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Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 Live at The Royal Albert Hall Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2015 | 106 min | Not rated | Nov 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In 2015, Eric Clapton turned 70 and performed his 200th concert at London’s famous Royal Albert Hall fifty years after his first performance there with The Yardbirds. Clapton’s seven-night run at the venue was acclaimed by the critics and adored by the fans. The setlist blended vintage blues tracks and Eric Clapton classics from across his astonishing career. Clapton has become synonymous with the Royal Albert Hall, and this concert is the perfect combination of artist and venue, creating a truly magical night for Eric Clapton fans everywhere.
Music
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 1977 | 125 min | Rated PG | Nov 10, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empire, young Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Galactic Empire.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic
The LEGO Movie Blu-ray Movie
THE SPECIAL Special Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 101 min | Rated PG | Nov 03, 2015 | Kenneth Brown
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
- November 12, 2015
Je t'aime, je t'aime Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1968 | 91 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After attempting suicide, Claude is recruited for a time travel experiment, but, when the machine goes haywire, he may be trapped hurtling through his memories.
Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D Blu-ray Movie
Extended Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 164 min | Rated R | Nov 17, 2015 | Kenneth Brown
The Company of Thorin has reached Smaug's lair; but, can Bilbo and the Dwarves reclaim Erebor and the treasure? And, if so, can they hold on to it?
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Strange Invaders Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000
Twilight Time | 1983 | 92 min | Rated PG | Oct 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Charlie's ex-wife disappears, and he travels to where she grew up--a rural town in the Midwest--to look for her. But, surprisingly, nobody knows about her or any of her many relatives, the Newmans. He meets aliens; but when he contacts the FBI, they don't believe him. He tells his story to a tabloid; and suddenly, he is chased by the aliens.
Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi
A Black Veil for Lisa Blu-ray Movie
La morte non ha sesso
Olive Films | 1968 | 88 min | Rated R | Oct 27, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When a narcotics detective finds out that his beautiful wife - who is an ex-criminal - is cheating on him, he hires a professional hit-man to bump her off. However, things don't go quite according to plan.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign
Just Let Go: Lenny Kravitz Live Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Entertainment | 2015 | 102 min | Not rated | Oct 23, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary / Music
Tangerine Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2015 | 88 min | Rated R | Nov 10, 2015 | Michael Reuben
A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve, searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
Comedy / Drama / Holiday
- November 11, 2015
Passage to Marseille Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1944 | 109 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2015 | Michael Reuben
Jean Matrac, a freedom-loving French journalist, sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny. Framed by pro-fascists and sentenced to Devil's Island, Mantrac engineers a daring escape with other prisoners, but the escapees are picked up from their lifeboat by a vessel commanded by the pro-fascist Major Duval. Mantrac and the escapees ultimately thwart Duval's plans, enabling Mantrac to continue his battle against Nazism as a member of the RAF.
Adventure / Drama / War
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Blu-ray Movie
Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave
Arrow | 1972 | 96 min | Not rated | Apr 05, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Oliviero is a burned-out writer, living at his estate near Venice, his dead mother dominating his imagination. He is also a degenerate: sleeps with his maid and his ex-student, hosts Bacchanalia for local hippies, and humiliates his wife Irina in front of strangers. She lives in terror. When a young woman is murdered, police suspect Oliviero. Things get complicated when his young, beautiful, and self-confident niece, Floriana, pays an unexpected visit. A silver-haired stranger observes. More women die, and thoughts of harming Irina give Oliviero new inspiration. What's Floriana's game and who's the observant stranger? Watching all is a black cat named Satan.
Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Black Widow Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000
Twilight Time | 1987 | 102 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Ghost Story Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1981 | 110 min | Rated R | Nov 24, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Four successful elderly gentlemen share a gruesome, 50-year old secret.
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014-2015 | 710 min | Not rated | Dec 01, 2015 | Martin Liebman
The Walking Dead tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse and follows a small group of survivors traveling across the United States in search of a new home away from the hordes of zombies. The group is led by Rick Grimes, who was a police officer in the old world. As their situation grows more and more grim, the group's desperation to survive pushes them to do almost anything to stay alive.
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural / Comic book / Melodrama
- November 10, 2015
Self/Less Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 117 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 10, 2015 | Martin Liebman
An extremely wealthy elderly man, dying from cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man, but all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin and the secret organization that will kill to protect its cause.
Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Mobile Suit Gundam: Collection 01 Blu-ray Movie
機動戦士ガンダム
Right Stuf | 1979 | 525 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 03, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Available in high-definition on Blu-ray in North America for the first time - the series that launched one of the biggest anime franchises in history returns with an all-new transfer from the 35mm prints! Universal Century 0079. The rebel space colonies of the Principality of Zeon launch a war of independence against the Earth Federation, using humanoid fighting vehicles called mobile suits to overwhelm the Federation Forces and conquer half of Earth's surface. Months later, the Federation has finally developed its own prototype mobile suits at a remote space colony. But when the colony suffers a Zeon surprise attack, these new weapons fall into the hands of a motley crew of civilians and cadets, and fate places a youth named Amuro Ray at the controls of the white mobile suit Gundam. Contains episodes 1-21. Bonus features: Clean Opening, Clean Closing, and Blu-ray / DVD Commercials. English LPCM Stereo, Japanese LPCM Mono, English Subtitles
Action / Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / War / Foreign
Blood and Lace Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1971 | 87 min | Rated R | Nov 24, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by Mrs. Deere and her handyman. Taking an avid interest in her welfare is detective Calvin Carruthers. Taking almost no interest at all, is social worker Harold Mullins who is completely under Mrs. Deere's thumb. Lots of unpleasant surprises are in store for Ellie, not the least of which is the fact that Mrs. Deere and her handyman are both brutal sadists, who run the orphanage like a concentration camp and the strong possibility that her mother's hammer-wielding killer is now stalking her.
Horror
- November 09, 2015
One Deadly Summer Blu-ray Movie
L'été meurtrier
Tanelorn Films | 1983 | 133 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In a small town in the south of France, an earnest auto mechanic and aspiring firefighter falls under the spell of a mysterious and sexy newcomer to his community. Their burgeoning romantic bond is complicated by her mental instability and a brutal secret from the past.
Drama / Mystery / Romance / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Foreign
Trainwreck Blu-ray Movie
Unrated / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 129 min | Unrated | Nov 10, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Since she was a little girl, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her rascal of a dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo - enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment - but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners, Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to something.
Comedy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Blu-ray Movie
Extended Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 164 min | Rated R | Nov 17, 2015 | Kenneth Brown
The Company of Thorin has reached Smaug's lair; but, can Bilbo and the Dwarves reclaim Erebor and the treasure? And, if so, can they hold on to it?
Action / Adventure / Fantasy