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Dio: Live In London Blu-ray Movie
Hammersmith Apollo 1993
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1993 | 114 min | Not rated | May 13, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Filmed at London s Hammersmith Apollo on 12th December 1993, this previously unreleased concert film captures the then newly reformed Dio on the last night of their European tour in support of the Strange Highways album. With a line-up of Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Vinny Appice (drums), Jeff Pilson (bass) and Tracy G (guitar) the band delivered a blistering performance of tracks from their new album, previous Dio classics and favourites from Ronnie s career with Black Sabbath and Rainbow. So take a ride on Strange Highways and be blown away by one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
Music
Final Exam Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1981 | 89 min | Rated R | May 13, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
At Lanier College, the semester is almost over. Exam week is coming to a close when some upper classmen play a prank by staging a phony terrorist attack. But the next excitement in the school won't be a prank. It's something a lot more final than an exam. Students are falling prey to the knife-wielding maniac hell bent on making sure that school is out....forever!
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Special ID Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2013 | 99 min | Rated R | May 13, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A cop goes undercover in a ruthless underworld organization to stop a gang leader, only to put himself in great danger after being exposed by his former protégé and best friend.
Action / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Evilspeak Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1981 | 92 min | Unrated | May 13, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
Horror
Her Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 126 min | Rated R | May 13, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Newly separated from his wife Catherine, Theodore Twombly works for a company that composes love letters for those who lack the creativity to pen their own. Growing more and more isolated from the outside world, his curiosity is piqued by a campaign advertising the latest artificially intelligent operating system. When he is first introduced to his new technological assistant Samantha, he is surprised by her ever-growing emotionality, and her fresh way of looking at the world. As time passes, Theodore finds himself connecting with Samantha in ways he could never have imagined....
Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi
- May 12, 2014
An Inspector Calls Blu-ray Movie
60th Anniversary Edition | Vintage Classics
Studio Canal | 1954 | 80 min | Rated BBFC: PG | May 12, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The Birling family are rich, pampered and complacent. It is 1912, and the shadow of the impending war has yet to fall across their lives. As they sit down to dinner one night, a knock at the door announces the arrival of Inspector Poole, who insists on questioning the family about the suicide of a young working-class woman.
Crime / Drama / Mystery
Crocodile Dundee Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1986 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.
Adventure / Comedy
Crocodile Dundee II Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1988 | 112 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
New York gangsters are pursuing Sue, so for her safety, Mick takes her back to Oz. When the gangsters follow them, Mick demonstrates his outback skills once more.
Action / Adventure / Comedy
Crocodile Dundee / Crocodile Dundee II Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1986-1988 | 2 Movies | 205 min | Rated PG | May 13, 2014 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Comedy
Fate Is the Hunter Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1964 | 106 min | Not rated | May 13, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for another reason.
Drama / Mystery / War
Orange Is the New Black: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2013 | 730 min | Rated TV-MA | May 13, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of Piper Chapman, a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to fifteen months in prison after being convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting money for her drug-dealing girlfriend.
Biography / Comedy / Drama / Dark humor
Thunderbirds Are Go / Thunderbird 6 Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1966-1968 | 2 Movies | 182 min | Rated G | May 13, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Thunderbirds Are Go: Zero-X, a manned exploration mission crashes during lift-off on its maiden flight. Two years later an investigative committee finally concludes sabotage, and decides to call on the services of International Rescue to oversee security at the impending second launch. The second Zero-X successfully reaches its destination, but encounters unexpected hazards, ultimately leading to another call for assistance on its return to Earth. International Rescue respond, and once again Thunderbirds are GO! Thunderbird 6: The International Rescue team is faced with one of its toughest challenges yet, as the revolutionary lighter-than-air craft Skyship One is hijacked while on her maiden voyage around the world. Against backdrops including the Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx, Lady Penelope, Parker, Alan and Tin-Tin fight the hijackers from on-board, while the rest of the team tries to stop the airship crashing into a missile silo.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Thunderbirds Are Go Blu-ray Movie
Twilight Time | 1966 | 93 min | Rated G | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Zero-X, a manned exploration mission crashes during lift-off on its maiden flight. Two years later an investigative committee finally concludes sabotage, and decides to call on the services of International Rescue to oversee security at the impending second launch. The second Zero-X successfully reaches its destination, but encounters unexpected hazards, ultimately leading to another call for assistance on its return to Earth. International Rescue respond, and once again Thunderbirds are GO!
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Thunderbird 6 Blu-ray Movie
Twilight Time | 1968 | 89 min | Rated G | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
The International Rescue team is faced with one of its toughest challenges yet, as the revolutionary lighter-than-air craft Skyship One is hijacked while on her maiden voyage around the world. Against backdrops including the Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx, Lady Penelope, Parker, Alan and Tin-Tin fight the hijackers from on-board, while the rest of the team tries to stop the airship crashing into a missile silo.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Poirot: Series 12 Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2010-2011 | 371 min | Not rated | May 06, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Three Act Tragedy | Hallowe'en Party | Murder on the Orient Express | The Clocks
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Period
Blazing Saddles Blu-ray Movie
40th Anniversary Edition
Warner Bros. | 1974 | 93 min | Rated R | May 06, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
Comedy / Western
Stranger by the Lake Blu-ray Movie
L'inconnu du lac
Strand Releasing | 2013 | 100 min | Not rated | May 13, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants to live out his passion anyway.
Crime / Drama / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Foreign
- May 11, 2014
Nashville Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1975 | 160 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 16, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The lives of 24 major characters interweave during five days in the country music capital of the world.
Comedy / Drama / Music
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection Blu-ray Movie
State Fair / Oklahoma! / The King and I / Carousel / South Pacific / The Sound of Music
20th Century Fox | 1945-1965 | 6 Movies, 8 Cuts | 851 min | Rated G | Apr 29, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Comedy / Drama / Family / History / Musical / Romance / War / Western / Melodrama / Epic
State Fair Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 1945 | 100 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A farming family, the Frakes, go to the Iowa State Fair to show the father’s prize hog, Blue Boy, and enjoy the big event of the year.
Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance