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Home- October 31, 2014
Death Comes to Pemberley Blu-ray Movie
Masterpiece Mystery | Original UK Edition
PBS | 2013 | 183 min | Not rated | Oct 28, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
It is the eve of the Darcys’ annual Lady Anne ball at their magnificent Pemberley home and Elizabeth’s fifth ball as lady of the house. Darcy and Elizabeth are relaxing with their guests after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. A scream calls them to the window and a hysterical Lydia Bennett tumbles out of a carriage screaming murder. What follows is the sombre discovery of a dead man in Pemberley woods, a brother accused of murder, and the beginning of a nightmare which will threaten to engulf Pemberley and all the Darcy's hold dear.
Drama / Mystery / Period
- October 30, 2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2014 | 84 min | Rated PG | Nov 04, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
Maleficent Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2014 | 97 min | Rated PG | Nov 04, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the lands over which she presides, the scorned fairy Maleficent places a cruel curse upon the human king's newborn daughter, Aurora. As she grows and comes of age, Aurora is caught in the center of the dangerous conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom which is to be her legacy. Maleficent realizes Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced into bold action which may change both of their worlds forever.
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Romance
Hercules Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2014 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 04, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Long ago a tormented soul named Hercules walked the earth. Being the son of Zeus was a curse. He received nothing but suffering his entire life because of it. After twelve arduous tasks and the loss of his family, he turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in the heat of battle. Over the years he forged an alliance with six other like minded rogues. Their only bond was their love of battle and the presence of death. This motley crew never questions where, why or for whom they fight, just the amount paid for their bloody labor. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. The realization of how far they have fallen hits them hard. They must train the army to be as ruthless and blood thirsty as they have become!
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Comic book
Hercules 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2014 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 04, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Long ago a tormented soul named Hercules walked the earth. Being the son of Zeus was a curse. He received nothing but suffering his entire life because of it. After twelve arduous tasks and the loss of his family, he turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in the heat of battle. Over the years he forged an alliance with six other like minded rogues. Their only bond was their love of battle and the presence of death. This motley crew never questions where, why or for whom they fight, just the amount paid for their bloody labor. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. The realization of how far they have fallen hits them hard. They must train the army to be as ruthless and blood thirsty as they have become!
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Comic book
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 | 143 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A multi-layered series that looks back to the formative years of Ryu and Ken as they live a traditional warrior's life in secluded Japan. The boys are, unknowingly, the last practitioners of the ancient fighting style known as "Ansatsuken" (Assassin's Fist). The series follows them as they learn about the mysterious past of their master, Goken, and the tragic, dark legacy of the Ansatsuken style. Can their destiny be changed, or will history repeat itself?
Action / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Earth to Echo Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox / Relativity | 2014 | 91 min | Rated PG | Oct 21, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A group of friends investigate a series of bizarre text messages they receive after a construction project begins in their neighborhood.
Adventure / Family / Sci-Fi
- October 29, 2014
Youth of the Beast Blu-ray Movie
野獣の青春 / Yajū no seishun / Wild Youth | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1963 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 27, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A tough guy with a secret agenda. His violent behavior comes to the attention of a yakuza boss who immediately recruits him. He soon tries to make a deal with a rival gang a starts a gang war. His real motivations are gradually revealed as we find out how this all ties in with the murder of a policeman shown at the beginning of the film.
Action / Crime / Mystery / Foreign
Miss Marple: Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie
The Murder at the Vicarage / The Body in the Library / The Moving Finger / A Murder is Announced
BBC | 1984-1986 | 527 min | Not rated | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Gather your wits and join best-selling author Agatha Christie’s popular sleuth Miss Jane Marple in four delightfully baffling mysteries starring Joan Hickson, the actress Christie herself wanted for the title role.
Crime / Drama / Period
The First Power Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1990 | 98 min | Rated R | Oct 07, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
A killer is given the gas chamber after committing several demonic murders. His spirit is released and given power by the Devil. Now the cop that caught him before must find a way to do it again.
Crime / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
See No Evil 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 90 min | Rated R | Oct 21, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A group of friends pays a late-night visit to the city morgue to surprise Amy on her birthday. But the surprise is on them when the one-eyed corpse of brutal psychopath Jacob Goodnight unexpectedly rises from a cold sub-basement slab. Their wild party quickly turns into a terrifying slay-fest as the sadistic mass-murderer resumes his savage rampage complete with hooks, surgical knives and power saws.
Horror
Duck Dynasty: Season 6 Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 440 min | Rated TV-PG | Oct 07, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Adventure / Comedy / Nature
Possessed Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1947 | 108 min | Not rated | Oct 21, 2014 | Michael Reuben
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
The Last Metro Blu-ray Movie
Le dernier métro
Artificial Eye | 1980 | 131 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 29, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
During the Nazi occupation, a beautiful actress hides her Jewish husband in the theater they both run.
Drama / Romance / War / Foreign
- October 28, 2014
Good People Blu-ray Movie
Millennium Media | 2014 | 90 min | Rated R | Oct 28, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Discovering a cache of cash in their dead tenant's apt, a couple in debt take the money and find themselves the target of a deadly adversary-the thief who stole it.
Action / Crime / Thriller
The Vanishing Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1993 | 110 min | Rated R | Oct 14, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2013 | 90 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 21, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Twenty years after her awakening, Bayonetta is still searching for clues that could help unravel the mysteries of her dark past. Aided in her quest by the clandestine weapon smith Rodin - and his deadly creations: Scarborough Fair - Bayonetta continues to leave a trail of angel corpses in her wake. Her search for answers leads to encounters with a mysterious - and eerily familiar - little girl, a vengeance-obsessed journalist, and a deadly white-haired beauty that seems to know more about Bayonetta than the witch herself.
Action / Anime / Fantasy / Mystery / Supernatural / Foreign
WWE John Cena: Greatest Rivalries Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2014 | 456 min | Rated TV-PG | Oct 14, 2014 | Martin Liebman
A non-chronological look at several of the most influential rivals in John Cena's career, from Eddie Guerrero to The Rock.
Sport
F for Fake Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1973 | 89 min | Not rated | Oct 21, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A documentary about fraud and fakery.
Documentary
A Nutcracker: Compagnie Malka Blu-ray Movie
Arthaus Musik | 2013 | 70 min | Not rated | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music / Holiday