New Blu-ray Reviews

The Blue Angel Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Classics 2-Disc Ultimate Edition / Der blaue Engel

Kino Lorber | 1930 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 107 min | Not rated | Dec 17, 2013 | Casey Broadwater

Professor Immanuel Rath, the sexually-repressed instructor of a boys' prep school, after learning of the pupils' infatuation with French postcards depicting a local nightclub songstress, decides to personally investigate the source of such indecency. But as soon as he enters the shadowy Blue Angel nightclub and steals one glimpse of the smoldering Lola-Lola, commanding the stage in a top hat, stockings and bare thighs, Rath's self-righteous piety is crushed. He finds himself fatefully seduced by the throaty voice of the vulgar siren, singing "Falling in Love Again." Consumed by desire and tormented by his rigid propriety, Professor Rath allows himself to be dragged down a path of personal degradation.

Drama / Music / Romance / Foreign / Melodrama

Mary Poppins Blu-ray Movie  

50th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1964 | 139 min | Rated G | Dec 10, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

A magical nanny takes the two young children of a wealthy London banker on a journey into playful worlds and eccentric characters, eventually showing them and their cold-hearted father the power of love over money.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical

The Hunt Blu-ray Movie  

Jagten

Magnolia Pictures | 2012 | 116 min | Rated R | Dec 10, 2013 | Michael Reuben

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

Drama / Foreign

Streets of Fire Blu-ray Movie    

Second Sight | 1984 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 18, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Rock and Roll singer is taken captive by a motorcycle gang in a strange world that seems to be a cross of the 1950's and the present or future. Her ex-boyfriend returns to town and to find her missing and goes to her rescue.

Action / Crime / Drama / Music / Thriller

Man of Tai Chi Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 105 min | Rated R | Dec 10, 2013 | Martin Liebman

In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.

Action / Martial arts

Matilda Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1996 | 98 min | Rated PG | Dec 03, 2013 | Martin Liebman

See The world from a kid's-eye view with Matilda, a modern fairy tale that mixes hilarious humor with the magical message of love.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Galactic Adventures Double Feature Blu-ray Movie  

3D Sun / Mars 3D / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Image Entertainment | 2007 | 44 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

Two 3D documentaries examine NASA studies of the Sun and the planet Mars.

Documentary

North to Alaska Blu-ray Movie  

Fox Studio Classics

20th Century Fox | 1960 | 122 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

During the Alaska gold rush, a prospector sends his partner to Seattle to bring his fiancée but he returns with the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.

Comedy / Romance / Western

Murdoch Mysteries: Season 6 Blu-ray Movie  

Acorn Media | 2013 | 572 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2013 | Michael Reuben

At the dawn of the 20th century, Detective William Murdoch solves Toronto's trickiest cases with scientific insight and ingenuity in this award-winning mystery series. From flying early aircraft to infiltrating nudist communities, consulting with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to helping a young Winston Churchill, Murdoch has always been a man ahead of his time. In Season 6, he also confronts legal and social challenges to be with his love, pathologist-turned-psychiatrist Dr. Julia Ogden. Meanwhile, Constable Crabtree gains confidence as a policeman and a suitor to fetching coroner Emily Grace.

Action / Crime / Mystery / Period

Le Clan des Siciliens Blu-ray Movie    

The Sicilian Clan / Blu-ray + DVD

20th Century Fox | 1969 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 125 min | Rated U Tous publics | Nov 27, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

Jesse James Blu-ray Movie  

Fox Studio Classics

20th Century Fox | 1939 | 106 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The railroads are squeezing farmers off their land. When a railroad agent kills their mother, Frank and Jesse James take up robbing banks and trains. The public regard them as heroes. When Jesse retires, his erstwhile friend Robert Ford shoots him in the back to get the reward.

Biography / Crime / Drama / Western

The Undefeated Blu-ray Movie  

Fox Studio Classics

20th Century Fox | 1969 | 119 min | Rated G | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel and ex-Confederate Colonel are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico.

Western

Transformers Prime: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2013 | 300 min | Rated TV-Y7-FV | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Following the destruction of their base at the hands of Megatron, the Autobots, along with Jack, Miko, and Raf, are separated and struggle to reconnect with one another. However, Smokescreen returns to Jasper to rescue Optimus Prime, who is close to death. Meanwhile, Shockwave returns, having cloned an ancient Cybertronian, dragon-like beast called a Predacon in hopes of having it hunt down the Autobots. While Smokescreen tries to find a way to save Optimus, Ultra Magnus comes to Earth to lend the Autobots a hand as the Predacon named Predaking starts to get intelligent.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Sci-Fi

Good Ol' Freda Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 87 min | Rated PG | Dec 03, 2013 | Michael Reuben

Freda Kelly was a shy Liverpudlian teenager when she was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big. Freda had faith in The Beatles from the beginning, and The Beatles had faith in her. For the first time in 50 years, Freda tells her stories of serving as secretary to the Beatles even after their breakup. One of few films with the support of the living Beatles and featuring original Beatles music.

Biography / Documentary / History / Music

Doctor Who: Complete Series 1-7 Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition Giftset | w/ Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote

BBC | 2005-2013 | 11 Seasons | 4837 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 05, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

The Complete Doctor Who Seasons 1-7, plus Complete Specials and bonus disc.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Call of the Wild Blu-ray Movie  

Fox Studio Classics

20th Century Fox | 1935 | 89 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Western

Betty Blue Blu-ray Movie    

37°2 le matin

Second Sight | 1986 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 185 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Nov 25, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A story of two French lovers, Zorg and Betty, who fall into a deeply erotic and all-encompassing relationship.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

The Black Swan Blu-ray Movie  

Fox Studio Classics

20th Century Fox | 1942 | 87 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Recently reformed pirate Jamie Boy is supposed to be helping the new Governor of Jamaica, Captain Morgan, rid the Caribbean of black-hearted buccaneers. But when Jamie falls head over keel for the heavenly but hotheaded Lady Margaret, he gives caution the heave-ho, kidnaps Margaret and sets sail for the adventure of a lifetime!

Action / Adventure / Drama / Family / History

Fanny Hill / The Phantom Gunslinger Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1964-1970 | 2 Movies | 203 min | Not rated | Dec 10, 2013 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy / Drama / Western

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Blu-ray Movie  

Fox Studio Classics

20th Century Fox | 1947 | 104 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1900, strong-willed widow Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney, who received top billing) goes to live in Gull Cottage by the British seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. Sure enough, that very night she meets the ghost of crusty former owner Captain Gregg...and refuses to be scared off. Indeed, they become friends and allies, after Lucy gets used to the idea of a man's ghost haunting her bedroom. But when a charming live man comes courting, Lucy and the captain must deal with their feelings for each other.

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance