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Matchstick Men Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2003 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 13, 2015 | Michael Reuben
The life of a phobic con artist is thrown into turmoil when the teenage daughter he never knew arrives unexpectedly.
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller
San Andreas 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2015 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 13, 2015 | Martin Liebman
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Tomorrowland Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2015 | 130 min | Rated PG | Oct 13, 2015 | Martin Liebman
After teenager Casey Newton comes across a pin that transports her to an alternate world when she touches it, she seeks out former prodigy and inventor Frank Walker, hoping he can shed some light on her discovery. Now considered a fugitive, Casey finds herself on the run and, along with Frank, journeys to the other dimension known as 'Tomorrowland', where she realises she may be the key to saving the world....
Action / Adventure / Family / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Coming of age
The Larry Fessenden Collection Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1991-2006 | 4 Movies | 400 min | Not rated | Oct 20, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
No Telling Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1991 | 93 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the name of medical research, a man experiments on animals. His relationship with his wife becomes stressed when she becomes inquisitive about his work.
Horror
Habit Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1995 | 112 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
It's autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious vampire who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness.
Drama / Horror / Romance
Wendigo Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2001 | 91 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
George is a high-strung professional photographer who is starting to unravel from the stress of his work with a Manhattan advertising agency. Needing some time away from the city, Jake and his family head to upstate New York to take in the winter sights, though the drive up is hardly relaxing for any of them. George accidentally hits and severely injures a deer that ran onto the icy road; after George stops to inspect the damage, he's confronted by an angry local named Otis who flies into a rage, telling George that he and his fellow hunters had been tracking the deer for some time. An argument breaks out, which leaves George feeling deeply shaken. When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they discover that it's next door to Otis' property, and they soon find that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken over the cottage.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The Last Winter Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2006 | 101 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the pristine tundra of Northern Alaska, winter is brutal. But for one small team of oil scouts, this season is about to turn deadly. As an unseen evil stalks the isolated crew, nature's violent fury adds to their fear and torment. Horrifying visions in the snow close in, and they'll soon discover that not everything buried below the ice is resting in peace.
Horror / Thriller
The Oblong Box Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1969 | 96 min | Rated R | Oct 20, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Sir Edward Markham is the victim of a voodoo curse which has caused his face to become horribly disfigured. He is kept captive in the attic of his house by his brother Julian (Vincent Price). Sir Edward escapes, moves in with an unscrupulous doctor who hires grave robbers to steal bodies for his research, wears a red hood over his face, and kills a good number of townspeople before the surprise ending...
Horror
- October 12, 2015
Payroll Blu-ray Movie
I Promised to Pay / Vintage Classics
Studio Canal | 1961 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 13, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
Crime / Drama
Some Kind of Hero Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1982 | 97 min | Rated R | Sep 22, 2015 | Martin Liebman
A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.
Comedy / Crime / Drama / War
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1983 | 87 min | Not rated | Sep 22, 2015 | Martin Liebman
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.
Drama
Hammer Horror Classics, Volume One Blu-ray Movie
The Mummy / Dracula Has Risen from the Grave / Taste the Blood of Dracula - 95 Minute Uncut Version / Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed!
Warner Bros. | 1959-1970 | 4 Movies | 376 min | Oct 06, 2015 | Michael Reuben
See individual titles for their synopses.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Escape from Alcatraz Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1979 | 112 min | Rated PG | Oct 13, 2015 | Michael Reuben
Three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world, Alcatraz.
Biography / Crime / Drama / Thriller
- October 11, 2015
Team America: World Police Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2004 | 98 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Michael Reuben
Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counterterrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.
Action / Comedy / Musical / Dark humor
The Timber Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2015 | 80 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the wild west, two brothers embark on a journey to collect a bounty in a desperate attempt to save their home: but what they find along the way is more than they bargained for.
Adventure / Drama / Western
- October 10, 2015
Blame It on Rio Blu-ray Movie
Fabulous Films | 1984 | 100 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 10, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Best friends and their daughters holiday in Rio only for one to fall for the other's daughter.
Comedy / Romance
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2015 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
High school senior, Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
Drama / Teen / Coming of age
Mad Men: The Final Season, Part 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2015 | 352 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
Drama / History / Romance / Dark humor / Period
The Leftovers: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 559 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Revolves around mysterious disappearances, world-wide, and specifically follows a group of people who are left behind in the suburban community of Mapleton. They must begin to rebuild their lives after the loss of more than 100 people.
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery