New Blu-ray Reviews

Anne & Muriel Blu-ray Movie    

Les deux Anglaises et le continent / Two English Girls

Artificial Eye | 1971 | 130 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 15, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

At the beginning of the 20th century, Claude Roc, a young middle-class Frenchman, befriends Ann, an Englishwoman. While spending time in England with Ann’s family, Claude falls in love with her sister Muriel, but both families lay down a year-long separation without contact before they may marry.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Edge of Tomorrow Blu-ray Movie  

Live. Die. Repeat. / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2014 | 113 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 07, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Involved in a war against alien invaders, Bill Cage finds himself caught in a time loop: each time he dies, he returns to the morning of the doomed fight. Alongside a female soldier, he uses the paradoxical situation to plan, train, and try to save his future.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Dark humor / Comic book

Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 4 Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1932-1937 | 81 min | Not rated | Sep 30, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Animation / Musical / Short

Bach: Johannes-Passion Blu-ray Movie  

St. John Passion / Simon Rattle / Berlin Philharmonic / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings | 2014 | 135 min | Not rated | Sep 30, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

My Darling Clementine Blu-ray Movie  

Theatrical and Prerelease Versions

Criterion | 1946 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Not rated | Oct 14, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When the Clantons steal his family's cattle and kill his brother, Wyatt Earp signs on as sheriff of Tombstone and vows to bring them to justice.

Drama / Western

South of St. Louis Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1949 | 88 min | Not rated | Sep 23, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The friendship of three Texas Ranchers. Later their ranch was destroyed by Cotrell, of the Union army,and his band of outlaw raiders.

Western

24: Live Another Day Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 522 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 30, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Live Another Day, set four years after Season 8, begins at 11:00 a.m. and finds fugitive Jack in London trying to stop an assassination attempt on President James Heller by terrorist Margot Al-Harazi. Later, Jack must prevent an old enemy and a Russian diplomat from sparking a war between the U.S. and China.

Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Once Upon a Time in America Blu-ray Movie  

Extended Director's Cut

Warner Bros. | 1984 | 251 min | Rated R | Sep 30, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Drama about the rise and fall of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York at the beginning of the century through the 1960s.

Crime / Drama / Epic / Period

Short Eyes Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition - 1,500 copies

Scorpion Releasing | 1977 | 99 min | Rated R | May 12, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City's infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.

Drama

Burt's Buzz Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2013 | 89 min | Not rated | Sep 16, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

A look at the world of Burt Shavitz, the face and co-founder of Burt's Bees.

Documentary

StageFright Blu-ray Movie  

Deliria / Bloody Bird / Sound Stage Massacre / StageFright: Aquarius

Blue Underground | 1987 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 23, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A group of young dancers rehearsing in an old theatre is accidentally locked-in for the night - but they are not alone. In the shadows, someone is watching, waiting and selecting victims at his demented leisure… tonight, serial killer Irving Wallace has escaped and is about to put on his own real-life horror show!

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology Blu-ray Movie  

The Exorcist / Exorcist II: The Heretic / The Exorcist III / Exorcist: The Beginning / Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

Warner Bros. | 1973-2005 | 5 Movies, 6 Cuts | 700 min | Rated R | Sep 23, 2014 | Michael Reuben

See individual titles for their synopses

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural

Exorcist: The Beginning Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2004 | 114 min | Rated R | Sep 23, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Archeologist and former priest Lankester Merrin is hired to excavate a church that has been found buried in sands of British East Africa. Accompanied by a young priest, Father Francis, Merrin discovers an ancient hiding place where evil has been buried for centuries.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural

Technicolor Dreams and Black & White Nightmares Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Thunderbean Animation | 1917-1947 | 97 min | Not rated | Jul 31, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Step into a surprising collection of magical, bizarre and colorful animated worlds! This toon-filled Blu-ray/DVD combo features some of the rarest cartoons you'll ever see from the 20s, 30s and 40s, preserved by collectors and archives, carefully digitally mastered and restored! Highlights include the Ted Eshbaugh shorts 'The Snowman,' 'Tea Pot Town' and 'The Wizard of Oz,' all transferred from beautiful 35mm materials in stunning, glorious 2-strip Cinecolor and 3-strip Technicolor: So, sit back, eyes wide open-and enjoy the dreams with the nightmares!

Animation / Short

From Dusk Till Dawn: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2014 | 452 min | Not rated | Sep 16, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After a bank heist leaves several people dead, brothers Seth and Richie Gecko escape to Mexico, taking a former pastor and his family hostage along the way. With the FBI and Texas Rangers hot on their trail, Seth and Richie use the familys RV to cross the border. Chaos ensues when they detour to a strip club filled with vampires and are forced to fight until dawn for survival. Featuring episodes directed by Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Machete Kills) and Eduardo Sánchez (The Blair Witch Project)

Action / Crime / Horror

Ida Blu-ray Movie  

Music Box Films | 2013 | 80 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 23, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In Poland in 1962, Anna is a novice, an orphan raised by nuns in the convent. She has to see Wanda, her only living relative, before her vows. Anna is told she is Jewish by Wanda. Both women start a journey not only to uncover their tragic family story, but who they are and where they belong. They question their religions and the ideas they previously believed in.

Drama / Foreign / Period / Coming of age

Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave - The Movie Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 63 min | Not rated | Sep 16, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Thomas and friends learn the importance of bravery.

Animation

Silent Night, Deadly Night Blu-ray Movie  

30th Anniversary Edition

Starz / Anchor Bay | 1984 | 85 min | Unrated | Sep 16, 2014 | Martin Liebman

After his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the Mother Superior.

Horror / Thriller / Holiday

A Million Ways to Die in the West Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 116 min | Rated R | Oct 07, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A cowardly farmer seeks the help of a gunslinger's wife to help him win back the woman who left him.

Comedy / Western

Faust Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2011 | 139 min | Not rated | Sep 16, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

A version of the German legend in which a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge.

Drama / Fantasy