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Home- October 07, 2015
American Horror Story: Freak Show Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2014-2015 | 647 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The fourth season is set in Jupiter, Florida in 1952, and follows the lives of a troupe of people belonging to one of the last remaining freak shows of its time.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Period
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Blu-ray Movie
Asylum | 2015 | 93 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Sharknados are forming up and down the east coast threatening everything from DC to Universal Studios Orlando.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Escobar: Paradise Lost Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 120 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman
In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then he meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.
Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller
The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 928 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 01, 2015 | Martin Liebman
After a sizzling summer with Damon, Elena leaves Mystic Falls and moves into a dorm with her roomie Caroline, ready for new adventures and new friends. But dark thoughts gnaw at Elena, and soon familiar faces are back in the girls' lives. There's Stefan with his shadow self Silas, plus Katherine, with a diabolical agenda and a jaw-dropping transformation. As the Doppelgangers test destiny, tearing lovers apart and pitting the Salvatore brothers against each other, the student body count rises, evidence of powerful forces on campus. Anchors, Rippers, Passengers and Travelers struggle to survive alongside witches and werewolves, teaching our favorite vampires painful lessons along the way. Sink your teeth into all 22 bloodthirsty episodes on 5 Discs of this passionate, heart-ripping, supernatural series.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Thriller / Teen / Supernatural
Manos: The Hands of Fate Blu-ray Movie
Synapse Films | 1966 | 74 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
An innocent family becomes lost and find themselves at a remote farmhouse. The only apparent resident of the property is a strangely deformed man named Torgo, who insists he is watching the place for “The Master”. What our travelers don’t know is “The Master” and his demon-worshipping wives have awakened from their slumber to prey upon them for their sacrifices.
Horror / Other / Surreal
- October 06, 2015
Taste the Blood of Dracula Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1970 | 95 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2015 | Michael Reuben
Three respectable gentlemen searching for excitement help one of Count Dracula's servants resurrect the vampire.
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural / Period
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1968 | 92 min | Rated G | Oct 06, 2015 | Michael Reuben
When his castle is exorcised, Dracula plots his revenge against the Monsignor who performed the rites by attempting to make the holy man's young niece his bride.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Supernatural / Period
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1988 | 48 min | Unrated | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Join the whole Playhouse gang for one of the wackiest Christmas specials ever with laughs for the whole family and all the imagination and charm of Saturday morning's most outrageous TV series, which became a cultural milestone when it aired from 1986 to 1991. In this unique triple Emmy« nominated Christmas special, Pee-wee gets into the spirit of the season with lots of singing, dancing and other holiday fun with his Playhouse pals and more than a dozen celebrity guest stars as you've never seen them before. Everything's going great, except Pee-wee's Christmas wish list is so long that there won't be enough presents for all the other kids in the world if he gets everything he wants! When Santa Claus pleads for help, Pee-wee reluctantly gets a lesson in the true meaning of Christmas.
Comedy / Fantasy / Holiday
The Mod Squad Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1999 | 92 min | Rated R | Sep 22, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A big screen version of the trend-setting 1960's television series, updating the premise for the '90s. A trio of juvenile delinquents becomes undercover cops to infiltrate a drug ring in the ultra-hip L.A. club scene.
Action / Crime
- October 05, 2015
The Life of David Gale Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2003 | 130 min | Rated R | Sep 08, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
David Gale is a man who has tried to live by his principles, but in a bizarre twist of fate, this devoted father, popular professor and respected death penalty opponent finds himself on Death Row for the rape and murder of a fellow activist. He decides to confide in a reporter who quickly realizes that a man's life is in her hands.
Drama / Thriller
A Snake of June Blu-ray Movie
六月の蛇 / Rokugatsu no hebi
Third Window Films | 2002 | 77 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 28, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A married phone counselor finds herself the blackmail victim of a mysterious caller who takes her through an odyssey of sexual exploration. When her husband becomes the stalker's target as well, things take a bizarre turn.
Drama / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Foreign
Zipper Blu-ray Movie
Alchemy | 2015 | 113 min | Rated R | Sep 29, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Sam Ellis is a man on the rise - a federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with a high-end escort instead turns into a growing addiction. His moral compass unraveling, his new demon threatens to destroy his life, family and career.
Drama / Thriller
When Marnie Was There Blu-ray Movie
思い出のマーニー / Omoide no Mânî / Blu-ray + DVD
Universal Studios | 2014 | 103 min | Rated PG | Oct 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman
A young girl is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of Marnie, a young girl with flowing blonde hair. As the friendship unravels it is possible that Marnie has closer ties to the protagonist than we might expect.
Anime / Drama / Family / Foreign
Arrow: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2014-2015 | 977 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 22, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Oliver Queen's Arrow has become a hero to the citizens of Starling City - but he will quickly discover that doesn't mean he can lead a normal life in the spectacular third season of the hit series based on the DC Comics character. A new wave of diabolical masterminds - including the insidious and pervasive havoc wrought by the lethal and secretive League of Assassins - threatens all he holds dear. Team Arrow has grown into a powerful force, but the dangers and secrets that bind them together often put them at odds with each other, as the shadows cast by Malcolm Merlyn and the omnipotent Ra's al Ghul trigger shifts in loyalties and alliances that test them to their core.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2015 | 169 min | Rated PG | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary / War
Jackie Chan's First Strike Blu-ray Movie
Police Story IV: First Strike
Warner Bros. | 1996 | 84 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 06, 2015 | Michael Reuben
When members of the Russian Mafia pose as KGB agents to steal a nuclear missile, the CIA calls on a supercop Inspector to stop them.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Lisa Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1990 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 22, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
A teenage girl's infatuation with a stranger that, unbeknownst to her, is a serial killer-stalker
Drama / Horror / Thriller
- October 04, 2015
Busting Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1974 | 92 min | Rated R | Sep 22, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
LA cops Gould and Blake get in over their heads when they don't heed orders from above and go after a big crime boss. While higher ups in the police department want the cop duo to just focus on nabbing petty criminals, the team does so while still going after LA kingpin Rizzo. Various fist fights, chases, shootouts and other carnage occur as the two cops go after Rizzo's crime syndicate.
Crime / Drama
- October 03, 2015
Aladdin Blu-ray Movie
Diamond Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 1992 | 91 min | Rated G | Oct 13, 2015 | Kenneth Brown
In the heart of an enchanted city, a commoner named Aladdin and his mischievous monkey Abu battle to save the free-spirited Princess Jasmine from the schemes of the evil sorcerer Jafar. Aladdin's whole life changes with one rub of a magic lamp as a fun-loving, shape-shifting Genie appears and grants him three wishes, setting him on an incredible journey of discovery.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Saint Laurent Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2014 | 150 min | Rated R | Sep 22, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Yves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.
Biography / Drama