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Home- August 12, 2014
Breathe In Blu-ray Movie
Cohen Media Group | 2013 | 97 min | Rated R | Aug 12, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Keith and Megan's marriage is put to the test when they invite British exchange student Sophie to stay with them for the course of a semester. Musically gifted yet troubled, Sophie finds she shares a connection with her new host, the failed rocker and unhappy music teacher Keith. But will Keith be able to control his feelings and protect his marriage or will the potentially fleeting connection get the better of him?
Drama
Swelter Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2014 | 118 min | Not rated | Aug 12, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the vein of the brutal heist drama Reservoir Dogs, the modern crime thriller A History of Violence, and the classic western High Plains Drifter, SWELTER is a violent story of greed and retribution.
Action / Drama / Thriller
Filth Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 98 min | Rated R | Aug 12, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Scheming Bruce Robertson, a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. Can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Dark humor
- August 11, 2014
The Blacklist: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013-2014 | 939 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 12, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Former government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington has eluded capture for decades. But he suddenly surrenders to the FBI with an offer to help catch a terrorist under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth "Liz" Keen, a young FBI profiler who's just barely out of Quantico.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
That Sinking Feeling Blu-ray Movie
BFI Flipside / Blu-ray + DVD
BFI Video | 1979 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Apr 21, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Unemployed teenager Ronnie and his hapless pals spend their time hanging around the rainy parks and dingy cafes in Glasgow, but their world is about to change when Ronnie hatches a plan to make them all rich by stealing a job-lot of stainless steel sinks.
Comedy
The Children's Hour Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1961 | 108 min | Not rated | Aug 12, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Karen and Martha are the headmistresses of an exclusive school for girls. When they discipline a malicious little girl, the vindictive child twists an overheard comment into slander and accuses her teachers of questionable behavior. Soon the scandalous gossip engulfs the school's community, with repercussions that are swift, crushing and tragic.
Drama
The Unforgiven Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1960 | 125 min | Rated PG | Aug 12, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In 1850s, a cattling raising Texas family is turned upside down when it is revealed that one of their women is of Native American blood.
Drama / Romance / Western
The Skeleton Key Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2005 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 07, 2010 | Martin Liebman
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2014 | 142 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 19, 2014 | Martin Liebman
For Peter Parker, life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen, high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2014 | 142 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 19, 2014 | Martin Liebman
For Peter Parker, life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen, high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
- August 10, 2014
Out of the Past Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1947 | 97 min | Not rated | Aug 12, 2014 | Michael Reuben
A private eye falls for a gambler's duplicitous ex-girlfriend.
Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Le Désert des Tartares Blu-ray Movie
Il Deserto dei Tartari / The Desert of the Tartars
Pathe Distribution | 1976 | 140 min | Not rated | Jul 16, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
As his first assignment, lieutenant Drogo is sent to an isolated fortress on the borders of a desert and of a range of high mountains. The mission of the garrison is to prevent a possible incursion by the fearsome Tartars, coming from beyond the desert. Some fellow officers are eagerly awaiting an attack; some no longer want to believe in it; others take advantage of the vague threat to further their career. All of them are sacrificing everything -- health, youth, friends, family -- for a distant military ideal: leading the defence against the onslaught of the enemy.
Drama / History / War / Foreign
The Avengers Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1998 | 89 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 12, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Dapper John Steed and cat-suited Emma Peel are secret agents who fight world threats with style. Their latest enemy is Sir August De Wynter, an evil genius who has learned to control the weather and threatens the world with raging ice storms, scorching temperatures and mechanical buzz-bombing bees.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Breakheart Pass Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1975 | 95 min | Rated PG | Aug 12, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
A mysterious prisoner is on a train that races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission. But one by one, the passengers are being murdered!
Mystery / Western
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers Blu-ray Movie
10th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2004 | 68 min | Rated G | Aug 12, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Best buddies Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are small-time janitors with big dreams of becoming Musketeers. Their lives are turned upside down when Peg-Leg Pete, captain of the Musketeers, and his sinister lieutenant Clarabelle use them in a dastardly plot to rid the kingdom of Princess Minnie -- the only mouse standing in Pete's way of the throne. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy may not look like heroes, but they have a surprise for Pete. Powered by teamwork and friendship, they soon learn that they can accomplish anything if they work together.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical / Period
- August 09, 2014
Rosemary's Baby Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 170 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 19, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Based on the 1967 best-selling suspense novel by Ira Levin, this new adaptation of "Rosemary's Baby" centers on a young married couple who escapes New York and moves to Paris with hopes of leaving their sad past behind. After a series of unfortunate events, Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are presented with an offer they can't refuse—an apartment at the most prestigious address in the city. Problem is, it comes with a haunted past and an immeasurable price.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Supernatural
Oculus Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox / Relativity | 2013 | 104 min | Rated R | Aug 05, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Horror / Psychological thriller / Supernatural
Ninja Apocalypse Blu-ray Movie
Naedomi Media | 2014 | 83 min | Not rated | Aug 05, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Framed for assassinating the Grandmaster, the Lost Ninja Clan must battle their way up an underground nuclear bunker filled with hordes of supernatural enemies, mutants and flesh-eating zombies. Trapped a thousand feet below the earth's crust, these ninjas will face hell! The Raid meets The Warriors in a picture that delivers a heart-pounding, adrenaline injected ride.
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Blu-ray Movie
¡Átame! / Blu-ray + DVD
Criterion | 1989 | 102 min | Rated NC-17 | Aug 19, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Newly released from a mental institution, Ricky heads straight for a reunion with the love of his life, B-movie actress Marina. The trouble is, Marina doesn't remember him—or the fling they had during her years as a junkie and porn star. Determined to make Marina love him, Ricky barges into her apartment and ties her up. With a captive audience, Ricky is sure it's only a matter of time before his beloved returns his affections.
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance / Foreign
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad / Fun and Fancy Free Blu-ray Movie
2-Movie Collection / Includes The Reluctant Dragon / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 1941-1949 | 3 Movies | 141 min | Rated G | Aug 12, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Two stories. The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Musical / Period