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Home- October 28, 2014
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
Persecuted Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Millennium Media | 2014 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 14, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed. Out on personal recognizance, Luther escapes police surveillance in search of the truth. And suddenly a once-normal life is targeted by a team of ex-military operatives who wage a relentless campaign to eliminate the incriminating evidence. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with, or profiting from, the girl's murder. It's a mission that brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the entire American Christian community.
Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
The Prince Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 91 min | Rated R | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A retired assassin with ties to the underworld is drawn back into the life he gave up when his daughter is kidnapped but to rescue her, he must confront his former rival.
Action / Thriller
- October 27, 2014
Gorky Park Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1983 | 129 min | Rated R | Oct 21, 2014 | Michael Reuben
A Moscow police investigator relentlessly pursues the solution to a triple homicide which occurred in Gorky Park. He finds that no one wants him to solve the crime, because it is the tip of a conspiracy which reaches to the highest levels of government.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
La Dolce Vita Blu-ray Movie
Nouveaux Pictures | 1960 | 175 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 06, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Marcello is a third-rate reporter who lives a playboy's life as he pursues a shabby career of scandal mongering. His increasingly amoral interest in the "sweet life" of high society takes him to hedonistic parties and orgies throughout modern day Rome, as days and nights blur into one another.
Drama / Foreign
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Shout Factory | 2014 | 72 min | Rated TV-Y | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Canterlot High is hosting a musical showcase and Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy are going to be performing with their new band, The Rainbooms. But when a new girl group, The Dazzlings, arrives at CHS, they convince everyone to turn the friendly showcase into a Battle of the Bands. As tensions mount between the competing musical acts, a reformed Sunset Shimmer realizes that the Dazzlings may not be ordinary girls and are after something far more sinister than just being named Best Band at Canterlot High. The Rainbooms call on Princess Twilight to return to their world to help them perform a musical counter-spell so that they can win a battle that now determines the fate of the entire school.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Child of God Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2013 | 104 min | Rated R | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, Ballard descends to the level of a cave dweller as he falls deeper into crime and degradation.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Life of Crime Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2013 | 101 min | Rated R | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara hit it off in prison, where they were both doing time for grand theft auto. Now that they're out, they're joining forces for one big score.
Comedy / Crime
A Most Wanted Man Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 121 min | Rated R | Nov 04, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught up in the international war on terror.
Thriller
The Scribbler Blu-ray Movie
XLrator | 2014 | 89 min | Rated R | Oct 21, 2014 | Michael Reuben
A young woman is facing her destructive multiple personalities using an experimental new procedure known as "The Siamese Burn."
Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Comic book
- October 26, 2014
Night of the Comet Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1984 | 95 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 22, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls to fight the evil types who survive.
Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Stunt Squad Blu-ray Movie
La polizia è sconfitta / Elimination Force
RaroVideo U.S. | 1977 | 92 min | Not rated | Sep 30, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
After criminal gangs wreak havoc in the streets of Italy, a take-no-guff police commissioner forms a highly trained band of motorcycle riding cops to stop them.
Action / Crime / Thriller
- October 25, 2014
Mauvais Sang Blu-ray Movie
The Night is Young | Special Edition including Mr. X
Carlotta Films U.S. | 1986 | 116 min | Not rated | Nov 18, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Marc recruits Alex, son of his former, now dead colleague. Alex is a card shark with a big dream to go out to the world and leave his own mark. His determination leads him to break up with his girl friend, Lise. Alex initially refuses to help Marc and Hans for their "job" of stealing the culture of new drug. But Anna's charm and beauty were irresistible. Alex joins the elders. Alex's dance to David Bowie's Modern Love illustrates unfolding emotions of young Alex moving into an adult (graying if not dying) world. The interplay among the generations, between genders, among social classes, memory and hopes, all played against black and white and occasional red back drop. Anna's cobalt blue robe punctuates the moment when Alex confesses his love for her.
Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Foreign
Ghost in the Shell: Arise: Borders 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie
攻殻機動隊ARISE / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2013 | 114 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The anime's story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
- October 24, 2014
The Gang's All Here Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1943 | 103 min | Rated BBFC: U | Sep 22, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Playboy Andy Mason, on leave from the army, romances showgirl Eadie Allen overnight to such effect that she's starry-eyed when he leaves next morning for active duty in the Pacific. Only trouble is, he gave her the assumed name of Casey. Andy's eventual return with a medal is celebrated by his rich father with a benefit show featuring Eadie's show troupe, at which she's sure to learn his true identity...and meet Vivian, his 'family-arrangement' fiancée. Mostly song and dance.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
Deep Purple: Live in Verona Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2014 | 96 min | Not rated | Oct 21, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Filmed in the spectacular surroundings of the Arena di Verona, a Roman amphitheatre originally built in 30 AD, this concert from the summer of 2011 sees Deep Purple joined on stage by a full symphony orchestra for performances of all their classic tracks.
Documentary / Music