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Safe Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1995 | 119 min | Not rated | Dec 09, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Carol White lives with her husband and son in suburban comfort until she collapses one day for no apparent reason. Her condition worsens in the weeks that follow as she suffers from coughing fits, exhaustion, and spontaneous nose bleeds, triggered by sources as disparate as car exhaust, cologne, and the sun. Failing to find any medical explanation for her maladies, her doctor refers her to a psychiatrist, who suggests that her physical ailments are psychosomatic—a theory echoed by her callous and increasingly frustrated husband.

Drama / Period

I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Yu-Sibu

Sentai Filmworks | 2013-2014 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Raul Chaser never wanted to work in retail, but when the war against the Demons ended unexpectedly, the Hero Training Program he was in shut down. But although combat-trained Raul may feel out of place dealing with customers in a department store instead of dealing out death with hardened steel, his newest co-worker’s culture shock is even worse. Because while Fino Bloodstone is ready, eager and willing to please, she’s also the daughter of the now deceased Demon King! So not only are her social skills a little challenged, but it’s going to be up to Raul and the staff to teach her the finer points of the human concept of a “pleasant shopping experience”… not to mention when it’s proper to wear what kind of clothes and whose bed you can sleep in. And they’ll have to do it quick, because there’s a sinister major retail chain moving into the area with plans for global domination. Their job isn’t to do or die, it’s to make the customers buy, buy, buy when the ultimate swords, sorcery and sales counter attack ensues in I COULDN’T BE A HERO, SO I RELUCTANTLY DECIDED TO GET A JOB!

Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Blu-ray Movie  

75th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1939 | 130 min | Not rated | Dec 02, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A newly appointed United States Senator fights against a corrupt political system.

Drama

Getting On: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

HBO | 2013 | 180 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 11, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy

Drum Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1976 | 100 min | Rated R | Nov 11, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Action / Drama

The Simpsons: The Seventeenth Season Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2005-2006 | 483 min | Rated TV-PG | Dec 02, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The satiric adventures of a working class family in the misfit city of Springfield.

Animation / Comedy / Family

The Long Goodbye Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1973 | 112 min | Rated R | Nov 25, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller

Shock & Awe: Four Films by Lars von Trier Blu-ray Movie    

Breaking the Waves / Antichrist / Melancholia / Nymphomaniac: Volumes I & II

Artificial Eye | 1996-2013 | 4 Movies, 5 Cuts | 638 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Dec 08, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Collection of four films by acclaimed Danish director Lars von Trier. 'Breaking the Waves' (1996) is set in 1970's Scotland, and follows young Bess as she meets and falls in love with oil rig worker Jan. Despite opposition, the couple marry, and when Jan returns to the rigs Bess counts the days until his return. However, their relationship is put to the test when Jan is paralysed in an accident and he urges Bess to take another lover and relate their sexual acts to him. 'Antichrist' (2009) follows a couple grieving the death of their young son. The mother is initially admitted to hospital following the incident, but her husband - a therapist - insists on taking her to their remote forest cabin, 'Eden', and looking after her himself. Presented in four chapters with a prologue and epilogue, the film charts the often violent and disturbing course of the couple's anguish as they immerse themselves in nature and act out their deep suffering in a sequence of increasingly bizarre and brutal rituals. In 'Melancholia' (2011), the film's first act opens with the wedding of Justine and Michael - a sumptuous affair paid for by Justine's sister Claire and her husband John. However, when Justine notices a strange star in the sky, she starts behaving oddly and the wedding is ruined. The film's second act follows Justine, now extremely weak and ill, after she goes to live with her sister. As Claire and John struggle to deal with Justine's condition, astronomy buff Claire becomes increasingly concerned about a large blue planet that is threatening to collide with the earth. Lastly, in 'Nymphomaniac - Volumes I and II' (2013), when the well-read and knowledgeable bachelor Seligman finds a beaten and bruised young woman in an alleyway, he takes her home to his flat to tend to her injuries. The woman introduces herself as Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, whose carefree and hedonistic lifestyle has led to her situation. Seligman presses Joe to tell her story and she proceeds to recount her experiences, from her childhood up to the present, where sex has been the most important thing in her life...

Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Psychological thriller / Erotic

Tasting Menu Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 07, 2014 | Michael Reuben

As one of the world's best restaurants opens for its final evening, a couple in the midst of a divorce who made their reservation a year ago (before separating) reunite for a once-in-lifetime meal. Meanwhile, two competing Japanese investors sample the cuisine, a widow returns for the first time since her husband's death, and a mysterious man, believed to be a food critic, makes specific demands.

Comedy

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Blu-ray Movie  

Blackened Recordings | 2004 | 141 min | Rated R | Nov 24, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

A documentary crew followed Metallica for the better part of 2001-2003, a time of tension and release for the rock band, as they recorded their album St. Anger, fought bitterly, and sought the counsel of their on-call shrink.

Documentary / Music

Shock Waves Blu-ray Movie  

Blue Underground | 1977 | 85 min | Rated PG | Nov 25, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the dark days of World War II, the Nazi High Command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers - un-living, unfeeling, unstoppable monstrosities that killed with their bare hands. They were known as The Death Corps. No member of this horrific SS unit was ever captured by the allied forces - and, somewhere off the coast of Florida, they have survived...!

Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi

The Hero of Color City Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 77 min | Rated G | Dec 02, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A colorful and diverse band of crayons strive to protect their magical, multi-hued homeland from an evil tyrant that threatens to rid their world of joy and color.

Animation / Family

Pocketful of Miracles Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1961 | 137 min | Not rated | Nov 18, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A good-hearted gangster turns an old apple seller into a society matron so she can impress her daughter.

Comedy / Drama

Wicked Lake Blu-ray Movie  

Director's Cut / Blu-ray + DVD + CD

Shriek Show | 2008 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Four mysterious, attractive girls embark on a road trip for a relaxing weekend getaway in the woods. Unbeknownst to them, two clans of deranged male misfits follow them to their secluded and picturesque lakeside cabin in the mountains. The girls appear to be easy prey for the predatory perverts until the fateful stroke of midnight when all hell, literally, breaks loose!

Horror

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 02, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 02, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Kite Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 90 min | Rated R | Dec 02, 2014 | Martin Liebman

When her cop father is killed, a young woman tracks the murder with the apparent help of his ex-partner. The film based on the 1998 anime of the same name.

Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller

Penance Blu-ray Movie  

贖罪 / Shokuzai

Music Box Films | 2012 | 300 min | Not rated | Nov 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A murder of a young child. The mother that gives life long penance to the four girlfriends that have witness whose the murderer, but in fear and shock can't remember the face of murderer. 15 years later it isn,t the spoken curse of the mother, but the self- created walk of life of the now 4 adult witnesses and their road to despair are shown in five parts.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign

The François Truffaut Collection Blu-ray Movie    

Shoot the Pianist / Jules & Jim / The Soft Skin / Anne & Muriel / A Gorgeous Girl Like Me / The Last Metro / The Woman Next Door / Finally, Sunday

Artificial Eye | 1960-1983 | 8 Movies | 859 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Dec 08, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / War / Dark humor / Foreign

Finally, Sunday Blu-ray Movie    

Vivement dimanche! / Confidentially Yours

Artificial Eye | 1983 | 111 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Claude Massoulier is murdered while hunting at the same place than Julien Vercel, an estate agent that knew him and whose fingerprints are found on Massoulier's car. As the police discovers that Marie-Christine Vercel, Julien's wife, was Massoulier's mistress, Julien is very suspected. But his secretary, Barbara Becker, while not quite convinced he is innocent, defends him and leads her private investigations...

Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign