New Blu-ray Reviews

The Beast Blu-ray Movie    

La bête / Arrow Academy / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1975 | 98 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 08, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Once upon a time in the 18th century a beast lived in the woods of an aristocratic estate. And this beast, possessed of a giant phallus and an insatiable lust, set upon the beautiful young lady of the house. Two centuries later, the tale of the beast would return in the dreams of an American heiress contracted to carry the male descendant of the same crumbling aristocratic family and their secret.

Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Other / Erotic / Foreign

Team Hot Wheels: The Origin of Awesome! Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 78 min | Not rated | Sep 30, 2014 | Martin Liebman

In the sloooooowest town in the world, four lucky kids are about to discover that life is better...in the fast lane! Meet Gage, Wyatt, Brandon and Rhett. Kids born to ride. Separately, they are seriously skilled racers, but together they become TEAM HOT WHEELS! When a mysterious black car roars into their town, it creates an incredible orange track wherever it goes, but it also creates insane transformations and rampaging monsters. Ride along on an awesome adventure as Team Hot Wheels discover their true inner racer, confront Mutant Machines, navigate chaotic track, learn to work together and race to save their town!

Action / Animation

One Piece: Film Z Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2012 | 108 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 30, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Said to be comparable to the Ancient Weapons of old, the Marines' trump card, the "Dyna Stones," have suddenly been stolen by a group of renegade vigilantes. The terrifyingly powerful man responsible, former Marine Admiral "Z", now stands in the path of Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates. Can the Straw Hats defeat "Z" and his crew, or will the New World meet its end at the hands of this mad man?

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Foreign

The Dogs of War Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT

Twilight Time | 1980 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 118 min | Rated R | Sep 09, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Jamie Shannon is a soldier of fortune. A mercenary who will stage a coup or a revolution for the right price. He is hired by British mining interests to scout out Zangaro, a small African nation with rich mineral deposits but a brutal and xenophobic dictatorship. Arrested soon after his arrival, Shannon is imprisoned as a spy, badly beaten, and tortured. While in prison he meets one of the country's leading intellectuals, Dr. Okoye, also imprisoned by the regime. Eventually released, he returns to London and is subsequently offered to opportunity to secretly invade Zangaro's capital and lead a military coup. Shannon accepts, but quietly has his own agenda to pursue.

Action / Adventure / Drama / War

Barbie and the Secret Door Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 81 min | Not rated | Sep 16, 2014 | Martin Liebman

In this magical, musical adventure, Barbie stars as Alexa, a shy princess who would rather read than perform her royal duties. While walking through the royal garden, Alexa discovers a secret door in her kingdom, much like the one in the book she was reading! She steps through the door and enters a whimsical land filled with magical creatures and surprises. Alexa meets Romy and Nori, a mermaid and a fairy, who explain that a spoiled ruler named Malucia is trying to take all the magic in the land. To her surprise, Alexa has magical powers in this world, and her new friends are certain that only she can restore magic to their land. Discover what happens when Alexa finds the courage to stand up for what’s right and learns that the power of friendship is far more precious than magic.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Music / Musical

The 100: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2014 | 545 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 23, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Ninety-seven years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a space station housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juveniles back to Earth to test whether the planet is now habitable. On the ground "the 100" encounter creatures and beings they never expected to find.

Drama / Sci-Fi / Teen

Trafic Blu-ray Movie  

Traffic

Criterion | 1971 | 95 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Monsieur Hulot is employed as an auto company's director of design, and accompanies his new product (a "camping car" outfitted with absurd gadgetry) to an auto show in Amsterdam. Naturally, the road there is paved with modern-age mishaps.

Comedy / Foreign

Nightcap Blu-ray Movie  

Merci pour le Chocolat

Cohen Media Group | 2000 | 100 min | Not rated | Sep 30, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In Lausanne, the aspirant pianist Jeanne Pollet has lunch with her mother Louise Pollet, her boyfriend Axel and his mother. Lenna learns that when she was born, a nurse had mistakenly told to the prominent pianist André Polonski that she would be his daughter. André has just remarried his first wife, the heiress of a Swiss chocolate factory Marie-Claire "Mika" Muller and they live in Lausanne with André's son Guillaume Polonski. Out of the blue, Jeanne visits André and he offers to give piano classes to help her in her examination. Jeanne becomes closer to André and sooner she discovers that Mika might be drugging her stepson with Rohypnol. Further, she might have killed his second wife Lisbeth.

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

Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 2009-2011 | 590 min | Rated TV-Y7-FV | Sep 09, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Batman isn't going at it alone this time! Our caped crusader is teamed up with heroes from across the DC Universe, delivering nonstop action and adventure with a touch of comic relief. Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others will get a chance to uphold justice alongside Batman. Though still based in Gotham, Batman will frequently find himself outside city limits, facing situations that are both unfamiliar and exhilarating. With formidable foes around every corner, Batman will still rely on his stealth, resourcefulness and limitless supply of cool gadgets to bring justice home.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Crime / Family / Fantasy / Comic book

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Blu-ray Movie    

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1920 | 78 min | Rated BBFC: U | Sep 29, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Francis recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The next morning Alan is found dead. Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr. Caligari. The following night Cesare is going to stab Jane in her bed, but softens when he sees the beautiful woman, and instead of committing another murder, he abducts her. Francis pursues the fleeing Dr. Caligari, and sees him disappear into a madhouse, where he is sure he will find the truth behind all these mysterious events...

Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign / Surreal

Yes: Songs from Tsongas Blu-ray Movie  

The 35th Anniversary Concert

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2013 | 145 min | Not rated | Sep 23, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This Special Edition of 'Songs From Tsongas' contains 2 concerts from Yes 35th Anniversary Tour in 2004, the last tour by the band to feature the classic line-up of Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman Alan White. Disc 1 contains the whole of the concert from the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts, previously spread across 2 discs. This epic show features a brand new stage set by legendary designer and Yes collaborator Roger Dean, and the setlist features tracks from across the band s career including an extensive acoustic section (tracks 11 18) and some tracks that have rarely been performed live. Disc 2 contains 70 minutes of highlights from a very different concert on the same tour filmed at Estival in Lugano, Switzerland. This outdoor concert sees a stripped down stage and full-on rock versions of the acoustic tracks from Tsongas, while the crowd wield a multitude of umbrellas against the pouring rain, which doesn t stop them having a great time!

Documentary / Music

Gone with the Wind Blu-ray Movie  

75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1939 | 233 min | Rated G | Sep 30, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Story of the romance between the tempestuous Scarlett O’Hara and the dashing Rhett Butler, against the tragic backdrop of the Civil War.

Drama / History / Romance / War / Melodrama / Epic / Period

Elmer Gantry Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1960 | 147 min | Rated PG | Sep 23, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hard-living traveling salesman Elmer Gantry joins with tent-revival evangelist Sister Sharon Falconer to sell their boisterous vision of Christianity to the American people in the 1920s, but Elmer's womanizing past threatens his new career as a preacher.

Drama / Period

Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Movie  

Diamond Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1959 | 75 min | Rated G | Oct 07, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

A witch curses a newborn princess to die on her 16th birthday. However, a fairy alters the curse, allowing the princess to survive by going into a deep sleep that can be broken by true love's kiss.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

Sharknado 2: The Second One Blu-ray Movie  

Asylum | 2014 | 95 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 07, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites - and only Fin and April can save the Big Apple.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Ivory Tower Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2014 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 30, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A documentary that questions the cost -- and value -- of higher education in the United States.

Documentary

Are You Here Blu-ray Movie  

Millennium Media | 2013 | 114 min | Rated R | Sep 30, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Two childhood best friends embark on a road trip back to their hometown after one of them learns he has inherited a large sum of money from his recently deceased estranged father.

Comedy

Interview with the Vampire Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary Edition

Warner Bros. | 1994 | 123 min | Rated R | Sep 30, 2014 | Michael Reuben

In 18th-century Louisiana, wealthy landowner Louis is transformed into a vampire by the ancient, charismatic, and decadent Lestat. Afterward, however, Louis is hesitant to embrace Lestat's cavalier blood lust and disregard for human life. Their bond is further tested when Louis adopts and turns an orphaned child, Claudia.

Drama / Horror / Romance / Thriller / Supernatural / Period

Attack on Titan Part 2 Blu-ray Movie  

進撃の巨人 / Shingeki no Kyojin / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2013 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 23, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the heroic members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls -- but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill -- or be devoured!

Action / Anime / Fantasy / Horror / Comic book / Foreign

Houdini Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 174 min | Not rated | Oct 07, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Follow the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin.

Biography / Drama