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Home- October 23, 2013
Defiance: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 559 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 15, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
<i>Defiance</i> is the first of its kind. A convergence of television and multi-platform videogame featuring an interconnected world that evolves together -- series and videogame -- into one story. The year is 2046 and more than three decades have passed since aliens arrived, changing life on Earth forever. In the frontier town of Defiance, a drifter-turned-lawkeeper, Nolan (Bowler, <i>True Blood</i>), and Mayor Rosewater (Julie Benz, <i>Dexter</i>) attempt to lead the human and alien residents through the prejudices and politics that threaten the fragile peace they’ve fought for.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
La Belle et la Bęte Blu-ray Movie
Beauty and the Beast / Blu-ray + DVD
M6 Video | 1946 | 96 min | Not rated | Oct 09, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When a merchant is told he must die for picking a rose from the garden of a mysterious beast, his beautiful, courageous daughter Belle offers to take his place. The Beast falls in love with Belle and proposes marriage on a nightly basis, but she refuses, having already promised her hand to a handsome young prince. Eventually, however, Belle finds herself drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast.
Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Billy Rose's Jumbo Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1962 | 127 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2013 | Michael Reuben
A debt-ridden circus struggles to survive against competition from a well-financed competitor who is determined to acquire its number one attraction, Jumbo, the greatest performing elephant in show business.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
- October 22, 2013
Eyes Without a Face Blu-ray Movie
Les yeux sans visage
Criterion | 1960 | 90 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
At his secluded chateau in the French countryside, a brilliant, obsessive doctor attempts a radical plastic surgery to restore the beauty of his daughter’s disfigured countenance—at a horrifying price.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign
The Kings of Summer Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 95 min | Rated R | Sep 24, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Coming-of-age comedy following three friends in pursuit of independence. Joe Toy has long suffered under his controlling father Frank and when his home life ultimately becomes too much for him, he decides to build a house in the woods and begin living off the land. Knowing his best friend Patrick has also been struggling with the hold his parents have over him, he invites him along on the journey. With the help of local oddball and newcomer to the group Biaggio, the trio commence building their new abode, but with this newfound independence comes greater responsibility and the three learn that the escape may not be as favorable as initially thought.
Comedy / Drama / Coming of age
Van Morrison: Moondance Blu-ray Movie
Deluxe Edition | Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + CD
Rhino Music | 1970 | 39 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
The Internship Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2013 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
Comedy
Embrace of the Vampire Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 1995 | 93 min | Unrated | Oct 15, 2013 | Martin Liebman
In the tradition of "Poison Ivy," Charlotte, a sensuous but innocent college freshman who is being seduced by an obsessive lover. A lover who comes to her only in dreams—a dark, handsome vampire who touches her in forbidden places and will stop at nothing to arouse her passion. As she is drawn deeper and deeper into the vampire's erotic world of carnal pleasure, Charlotte is forced to make a choice between her college boyfriend and her nighttime lover, between sweet romance and uncontrollable lust, between the forces of light and the power of darkness, between true love... and eternal possession.
Horror / Thriller / Erotic
Slap Shot Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1977 | 123 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Paul Newman stars as (Reggie 'Reg' Dunlop) the coach of the Chiefs, a struggling minor-league hockey team. To build up attendance at their games, management signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Comedy / Drama / Sport
America's National Parks: An Eagle's View Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2013 | 64 min | Rated TV-G | May 14, 2013 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary / Nature
- October 21, 2013
Blood-C: The Last Dark Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2012 | 105 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Saya is part human, part monster, and has one thing on her mind: revenge. Visions of twisted experiments and creatures slaughtering everyone she loved fuel her thirst for vengeance. With blade in hand and rage boiling in her veins, she tracks her tormentor to Tokyo, where flesh-hungry beasts have begun to feed. There, she joins a group of young hackers hunting for the same man. As Saya slices her way through lies, traps, flesh, and bone, how much blood will she shed to cut down the mastermind behind her madness?
Action / Anime / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign
Morrissey 25 Live Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2013 | 116 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
MORRISSEY 25 LIVE is a legacy concert film marking 25 years of the solo career of one of the world's most iconic and enigmatic performers. Shot during Morrissey's most intimate gig in decades at the Hollywood High School in Los Angeles on March 2nd, 2013, the film opens with fans talking about their unwavering devotion to the singer and the unique appeal of this unusual venue a striking contrast to the sold out arena concert at the Staples Center on the previous night. Tickets to the concert in the 1,800-seater school auditorium had sold out in 12 seconds and this now legendary concert became Morrissey's penultimate performance on the US Tour. The first authorized Morrissey film for nine years and featuring many classic tracks from the artist's prolific repertoire, Morrissey 25: LIVE is an unmissable DVD release for fans worldwide. Bonus material includes a behind the scenes documentary at Hollywood High. Track Listing: 1) Alma Matters 2) Ouija Board, Ouija Board 3) Irish Blood, English Heart 4) You Have Killed Me 5) November Spawned A Monster 6) Maladjusted 7) You're The One For Me Fatty 8) Still Ill 9) People Are The Same Everywhere 10) Speedway 11) That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore 12) To Give (The Reason I Live) 13) Meat Is Murder 14) Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want 15) Action Is My Middle Name 16) Everyday Is Like Sunday 17) I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris 18) Let Me Kiss You 19) The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Documentary / Music
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2013 | 156 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Primeval: New World Blu-ray Movie
Complete Series
Entertainment One | 2012 | 585 min | Rated TV-PG | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Adventure / Sci-Fi
The Fury Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1978 | 118 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Oct 28, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Young men and women with paranormal abilities are collected by the government. The father of one of these seeks to save his son with the help of another.
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
I Give It a Year Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 98 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Nine months after the wedding that all their friends thought wasn't such a great idea, Nat and Josh are beginning to wonder whether the naysayers were right after all. As they both agree to try and make a go of it, neither wanting to admit defeat, Nat begins to fall for the charms of Guy, one of her clients, while Josh realizes that he still has feelings for his ex, Chloe.
Comedy / Romance
Internal Affairs Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1990 | 115 min | Rated R | Oct 08, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Keen young Raymond Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Space Junk 3D Blu-ray Movie
IMAX / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Image Entertainment | 2013 | 37 min | Not rated | Sep 17, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
Tom Wilkinson narrates this documentary about the expanding ring of debris circling Earth.
Documentary
- October 20, 2013
Rosemary's Baby Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1968 | 137 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Oct 07, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young couple move into an apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Supernatural / Surreal
The Vincent Price Collection Blu-ray Movie
The Fall of the House of Usher a.k.a House of Usher / The Pit and the Pendulum / The Haunted Palace / The Masque of the Red Death / Witchfinder General / The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Shout Factory | 1960-1971 | 6 Movies | 521 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Biography / Drama / History / Horror / Thriller / Dark humor