New Blu-ray Reviews

Alan Partridge Blu-ray Movie  

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 90 min | Rated R | Jun 10, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Occupying a career stasis-defining role as a mid-morning DJ on North Norfolk Digital Radio, Alan Partridge's hopes for one last shot at the big time suffer a severe setback when it emerges that his employers have been taken over by a giant media conglomerate. Alan soon finds himself back in the spotlight, however, when newly-sacked fellow DJ Pat Farrell returns to the studio with a shotgun and begins taking hostages. Called in by the police to act as a hostage negotiator, can Britain's most famous Toblerone addict turn the tables and finally save the day?

Comedy

Capital Blu-ray Movie  

Le capital

Cohen Media Group | 2012 | 114 min | Rated R | Jun 10, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The newly appointed CEO of a giant European investment bank works to hold on to his power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy out his company.

Drama / Foreign

Inspector Lewis: Series 6 Blu-ray Movie  

Lewis: Series 7

PBS | 2013 | 278 min | Not rated | Jun 25, 2013 | Brian Orndorf

Lewis and Hathaway face three new mysteries inspired by the Inspector Morse novels of Colin Dexter. Episodes include - Down Among the Fearful; The Ramblin' Boy; and Intelligent Design.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

Porky's Blu-ray Movie    

Arrow | 1981 | 98 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 16, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

1950s. The clean-cut boys of Angel Beach High have very dirty minds. Pee Wee and his friends spend most of the time spying on girls in showers and trying to find ways to lose their virginity. They go to the Porky's strip club thinking they have a good chance of scoring, but the owner of the club embarrasses them, takes their money and kicks them out for being underage. Now the boys have a new obsession… Revenge.

Comedy / Teen / Coming of age

Amen. Blu-ray Movie  

Der Stellvertreter

Cohen Media Group | 2002 | 132 min | Not rated | Jun 10, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.

Biography / Crime / Drama / War / Foreign

Nature: Snow Monkeys Blu-ray Movie  

PBS | 2014 | 53 min | Not rated | Jun 03, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

In the frigid valleys of Japan’s Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys make their way and raise their families in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows their place.

Biography / Documentary / Family / Nature / Other

Devil's Knot Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Image Entertainment | 2013 | 114 min | Not rated | Jun 10, 2014 | Michael Reuben

The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing them as part of a satanic ritual.

Biography / Crime / Drama

The Grand Budapest Hotel Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 100 min | Rated R | Jun 17, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The film recounts the adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Dark humor / Period

The LEGO Movie 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Everything Is Awesome Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2014 | 101 min | Rated PG | Jun 17, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

The LEGO Movie Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2014 | 101 min | Rated PG | Jun 17, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from gluing the universe together.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

Crying Freeman Blu-ray Movie    

Édition limitée

Metropolitan | 1995 | 102 min | Rated 12 Interdit aux moins de 12 ans | Feb 10, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader. They soon realise the fatal mistake of underestimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman. Based on the "Portrait of a Killer" arc of the best-selling manga

Action / Crime / Comic book

The Birdcage Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1996 | 119 min | Rated R | Jun 03, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.

Comedy

Alexander Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2004 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 383 min | Unrated | Jun 03, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Oliver Stone's "Alexander" is based on the true story of one of history's most luminous and influential leaders – a man who had conquered 90% of the known world by the age of 25. The film chronicles Alexander's path to becoming a living legend, from a youth fuelled by dreams of myth, glory, and adventure, to his intense bonds with his closest companions, to his lonely death as a ruler of a vast empire.

Action / Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / War / Epic

All That Heaven Allows Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Criterion | 1955 | 89 min | Not rated | Jun 10, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.

Drama / Romance / Melodrama

Kissing Jessica Stein Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2001 | 97 min | Rated R | Jun 03, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The single life is no laughing matter for Jessica Stein, an attractive journalist working for a big-city newspaper. After a string of really bad dates. Jessica's search for "Mr. Right" seems pointless. But an intriguing personal ad catches her eye and ultimately leads her to find a quirky soul mate in Helen Cooper. With no previous experience to draw upon, the girls muddle along, making up the rules as they go!

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Tim's Vermeer Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Sony Pictures | 2013 | 80 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 10, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Documentary feature following the quest of Texan inventor Tim Jenison, to uncover the methods used by 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in his art. Vermeer is most famous for his painting 'Girl With a Pearl Earring', and has puzzled many analysts with his ability to achieve a photo-realistic effect in his work. Jenison sets out to find an answer to the mystery - a quest that takes him to Delft in the Netherlands, where Vermeer produced his work; Yorkshire, in England, to talk to influential English artist David Hockney; and to Buckingham Palace, to view a Vermeer painting owned by the royal family.

Documentary

Gamera: Ultimate Collection Volume One Blu-ray Movie  

Daikaijû Gamera / Gamera tai Barugon / Gamera tai Gyaosu / Gamera tai Bairasu

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1965-1968 | 4 Movies | 345 min | Not rated | Apr 29, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966), Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Viras (1968): The first 4 films of Daiei Studios’ monster series Gamera are unleashed and available on Blu-ray for the first time! Your favorite giant turtle returns to Earth leaving no fire-spitting scene behind. Beautifully captured to their lavish original cuts, viewers can experience four-times the thrills of this legend sci-fi classic like they have never seen before!

Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Gamera: The Giant Monster Blu-ray Movie  

Daikaijû Gamera

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1965 | 79 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathetic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.

Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Gamera vs. Barugon Blu-ray Movie  

Gamera tai Barugon

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1966 | 100 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

Six months after Gamera's first appearance, a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan and the new monster Barugon is born. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a rainbow ray from its back, along with a freezing spray from its mouth, and only a fire-breathing turtle can save the day.

Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Super Duper Alice Cooper Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2014 | 87 min | Not rated | Jun 03, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

From Banger Films, the creators of Iron Maiden: Flight 666 and Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, comes Super Duper Alice Cooper the story of Vincent Furnier, the preacher's son who struck fear into the hearts of parents everywhere as Alice Cooper, the most outrageous rock star of his generation. This unique doc opera, a dizzying blend of documentary archive footage, animation and rock opera goes from the early days of Alice as the front man for a cutting edge rock band in the sixties through the hazy decadence of global celebrity in the seventies and on to his winking comeback as the glam metal godfather in the eighties. This is the tale of Alice and Vincent battling for each others souls. Super Duper Alice Cooper combines audio interviews with a wealth of archive Alice Cooper footage covering concerts, TV appearances, movie cameos, dramatic headlines and magazine spreads. All the highlights of his career are covered aided by contributions from some of the biggest music icons of all time including Iggy Pop, Elton John, John Lydon, Bernie Taupin, Dee Snider and of course Alice Cooper himself. This is the definitive, extraordinary story of the man and the myth that is uniquely Alice Cooper.

Documentary / Music