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Home- October 14, 2013
The Colony Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2013 | 94 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.
Action / Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
A Hijacking Blu-ray Movie
Kapringen
Magnolia Pictures | 2012 | 103 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Danish thriller in which the crew of a cargo ship is held hostage by Somali pirates. After hijacking the ship, the pirates demand a ransom be paid by the firm who owns the freighter. The head of the company enters into negotiations with them while seeking advice about how best to handle the situation, but when the ransom isn't met things becomes increasingly dangerous for those on board the vessel.
Drama / Thriller / Foreign
Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1993 | 98 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
This sequel to the 1986 horror film 'Witchboard' follows a young woman who finds a ouija board in her new apartment, and begins to think that the former tenant was murdered. Soon, she also starts to fear for her own life.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
The Monster Club Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1981 | 98 min | Not rated | Oct 01, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs. In the end, it's recognized he's the greatest monster of all .
Comedy / Horror
The Wicker Man Blu-ray Movie
The Final Cut / Blu-ray + CD
Studio Canal | 1973 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 88 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 14, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Police sergeant travels to a remote Scottish island in search of a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there.
Drama / Horror / Musical / Mystery / Thriller
The Mentalist: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 2008-2009 | 998 min | Not rated | Nov 05, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
"A mentalist is a master manipulator of thought and behavior." The mentalist is Patrick Jane, a celebrity psychic whose wife and child are viciously murdered by an elusive serial killer called Red John. Devastated, Patrick admits his paranormal act is fake, renounces his earlier life and uses his astonishing skills of observation and analysis - talents that made him appear psychically gifted - to bring killers to justice. At crime scenes across California, Patrick now helps an elite team of detectives break their toughest cases. But no matter how many criminals he catches, Patrick never forgets his central goal: Find Red John. And bring him down.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
- October 13, 2013
Maniac Blu-ray Movie
IFC Films | 2012 | 89 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
Just when the streets seemed safe, a serial killer with a fetish for scalps is back and on the hunt. Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank's obsession escalates, it becomes clear that she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill.
Horror / Thriller / Foreign
Stuck in Love Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Millennium Media | 2013 | 97 min | Rated R | Oct 08, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Independent comedy-drama following an acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children over the course of one tumultuous year as they come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms. Novelist Bill Borgens's work has suffered since his wife Erica left him for another man three years previously. Instead of putting all his efforts into his writing and personal love life, he is concerned more with her and her new boyfriend. When his daughter Sam tells him that her first novel has been accepted by a publisher, he is of course happy for her, but likewise a little disappointed she didn't need his help. Not only is his daughter becoming an accomplished writer in her own right, but his son Rusty is also an aspiring poet and spends most of his time trying to seduce Kate, a beautiful but troubled young woman....
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Coming of age
- October 12, 2013
Jack the Ripper Blu-ray Movie
Goya Collection / Jack The Ripper – Der Dirnenmörder von London
Ascot Elite Home Entertainment | 1976 | 92 min | Rated FSK-18 | Sep 24, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
Drama / Horror / Thriller
In the Mouth of Madness Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1994 | 95 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Sutter Cane is this century's most widely read author and his novels have been translated into 18 different languages, spawning a billion dollar industry. When Cane vanishes just days before he's expected to deliver his last manuscript, his publisher hires John Trent to investigate his disappearance. Trent believe at first it's an ill conceived publicity stunt--until he and Linda Styles, Cane's editor, travel to New England. There, they wind up in a town that cannot be found on any ordinary map- called Hobbs End, a fictional village that exists only in Cane's novels. Has the investigation unearthed a fantasy world or has reality blended with the macabre imagination of Sutter Cane?
Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Surreal
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Summit Entertainment | 2013 | 75 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Filmed at a sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden, comedian Kevin Hart delivers material from his 2012 "Let Me Explain" concert tour.
Comedy / Documentary
Drums Along the Mohawk Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1939 | 104 min | Not rated | Sep 10, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.
Drama / Romance / War / Western
Corruption Blu-ray Movie
Carnage / Blu-ray + DVD
Grindhouse Releasing | 1968 | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
A doctor goes to extreme lengths--even murder--to restore the badly burned face of his fiance.
Horror
Nikita: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2012-2013 | 946 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 22, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
Division is now officially under government control and under the leadership of Ryan Fletcher, tasked with hunting down rogue agents, nicknamed the "Dirty Thirty", who refused the recall order, as well discover the mysterious group Percy was seeking to join.
Action / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts
- October 11, 2013
Oka! Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2011 | 105 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of Louis Sarno, an American ethno-musicologist who lived among the Bayaka Pygmies in Central Africa for 25 years.
Drama
Michiko & Hatchin: Part 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | 275 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 17, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Hatchin is a girl raised by strict foster parents who has long given up her dreams of freedom. Michiko is a sexy criminal who escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison. When she suddenly enters Hana's life, these two very different women set off on a journey across a lawless land in search of a missing man from both their pasts.
Action / Anime / Crime / Drama / Foreign
Michiko & Hatchin: Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2008-2009 | 275 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 17, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Hatchin is a girl raised by strict foster parents who has long given up her dreams of freedom. Michiko is a sexy criminal who escapes from a supposedly inescapable prison. When she suddenly enters Hana's life, these two very different women set off on a journey across a lawless land in search of a missing man from both their pasts.
Action / Anime / Crime / Drama / Foreign
The Man in the Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Hen's Tooth Video | 1977 | 106 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2013 | Michael Reuben
The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother, Philippe, imprisoned and out of the public's sight and knowledge. Philippe is rescued by the aging Musketeer, D'Artagnan, who has joined forces with Minister Colbert to place him on the throne.
Adventure
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1988 | 110 min | Rated PG | Oct 08, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time, respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) ain't big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two.
Comedy / Crime
Breathe In Blu-ray Movie
Curzon Film World | 2013 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 07, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
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