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WWE Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2013 | 422 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 08, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Goldberg was one of the most dominant and talented individuals ever witnessed in sports entertainment, exploding onto the scene by amassing an epic win streak of 173 matches. Throughout his WCW career he defeated legends such as Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page. As he crossed over to the WWE, this powerhouse continued his dominance taking on such Superstars as The Rock, Triple H, and Brock Lesnar among others. This 3-disc compilation features some of the biggest matches in Goldberg's impressive career and showcases why his legacy will forever be cemented in sports entertainment.
Sport
Volcano Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 1997 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 01, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A volcano erupts in downtown L.A., threatening to destroy the city.
Action / Thriller
Embrace of the Vampire Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 91 min | Unrated | Oct 15, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Sharon Hinnendael stars as Charlotte, a timid and sheltered teen who has just left an all-girls Catholic school for a new life at a co-ed university. But an ancient evil has followed her here, tormenting her with disturbing nightmares and tempting her with forbidden desires. It is a hunger that can only be satiated by sensual pleasures of the flesh...and a thirst for blood. It's a battle for her soul... and one she's losing. But Charlotte is a fighter. The chaos and torment threatens to unleash her own inner beast, and anyone even close to her may find themselves embracing their own horrific fate.
Horror / Thriller / Erotic
Sisters & Brothers Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 86 min | Not rated | Sep 10, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A Hollywood heartthrob, an LA-bound actress, and a schizophrenic who refuses to take his medication cause problems for their siblings in this ensemble comedy starring Cory Monteith, Tyler Labine, Amanda Crew, and Ali Liebert.
Comedy
The Other Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1972 | 100 min | Rated PG | Oct 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Down in American farm country, twins are born. One of them turns out to be good, while the other becomes rather evil.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection Blu-ray Movie
Corrected Set UPC 826663145960 | The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / Way of the Dragon / Game of Death | + DVD Docus / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1971-1978 | 4 Movies | 400 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses. Content includes: The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / Way of the Dragon / Game of Death + Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend / Bruce Lee: The Legend / I Am Bruce Lee / Bonus Disc
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
The Big Boss Blu-ray Movie
Tang shan da xiong / Fists of Fury
Shout Factory | 1971 | 100 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Chinese immigrant working at a Thai ice factory has sworn to an oath of nonviolence. When he discovers that the factory's ruthless higher-ups are running a secret heroin ring and offing their own workers, his commitment to pacifism is put to the test.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Fist of Fury Blu-ray Movie
Jing wu men / The Chinese Connection
Shout Factory | 1972 | 106 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
After his revered master is murdered by a rival dojo of Japanese imperialists, a marital arts student sets out to defend the honor of both his school and of the Chinese people.
Action / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
The Way of the Dragon Blu-ray Movie
Maang Lung Gwo Gong / Return of the Dragon
Shout Factory | 1972 | 99 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A rigorously trained martial artist travels from Hong Kong to Rome to help his cousin, whose restaurant is being threatened by a gang of thugs.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Game of Death Blu-ray Movie
Sei Mong Yau Hei
Shout Factory | 1978 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 85 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts
Love Is All You Need Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2012 | 116 min | Rated R | Sep 10, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Susanne Bier directs and co-writes this romantic comedy starring Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm. Danish hairdresser and cancer patient Ida (Dyrholm) finishes with chemotherapy and, upon arriving home, finds her husband cheating on her with his youthful colleague. In her vulnerable state she leaves for Italy where her daughter Astrid (Molly Blixt Egelind) is getting married and on the way encounters widower Philip (Brosnan), the estranged father of Astrid's husband-to-be Patrick (Sebastian Jessen). As Ida and Philip get to know one another they each begin to discover a new lease of life.
Comedy / Romance
Pacific Rim 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 131 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 15, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Night Tide Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1961 | 85 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
On leave in a shore side town, Johnny becomes interested in a young dark haired woman. They meet and he learns that she plays a mermaid in the local carnival. After strange occurrences, Johnny begins to believe that she may actually be a real mermaid that habitually kills during the cycle of the full moon.
Horror / Mystery / Romance
- October 09, 2013
Pacific Rim Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 131 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 15, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2003 | 117 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 08, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Lara Croft enlists the help of an old flame to find and recover the fabled Pandora’s Box before a mad biologist who plans to weaponize it does.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller
On the Riviera Blu-ray Movie
Fox Studio Classics
20th Century Fox | 1951 | 90 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An American entertainer impersonates a wealthy aviator and flirts with his lookalike's neglected wife.
Comedy / Musical
- October 08, 2013
Zombie Hunter Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2013 | 93 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Post-apocalyptic zombie horror starring Danny Trejo and Martin Copping. After a new drug has turned the majority of the world's population into zombies with an appetite for human flesh, Hunter (Copping) travels the country behind the wheel of his car getting drunk and tracking down the undead. When an accident results in his vehicle coming off the road, he awakens confronted by another band of survivors led by Father Jesús (Trejo) and decides to join them while they look for a secure site to set up camp. But with hordes of the undead and grotesque mutants on the prowl for living flesh, the group will have to put everything they have into succeeding...
Action / Horror / Thriller
House on Straw Hill Blu-ray Movie
Exposé / Trauma / Blu-ray + DVD
Severin Films | 1976 | 84 min | Rated R | Oct 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary, and then his troubles really begin.
Horror / Thriller / Foreign
Rebellion Blu-ray Movie
L'ordre et la morale
Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 135 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 26, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Mathieu Kassovitz writes, directs and stars in this French hostage drama. The film traces the events surrounding the real-life abduction of 30 gendarmes by local Kanak separatist rebels in France's South Pacific territory of New Caledonia in 1988. Sent to accelerate the release of the hostages, negotiator Capt. Philippe Legorjus (Kassovitz) soon finds himself caught between the demands of Kanak leader Alphonse Dianou (Iabe Lapacas) and the machinations of his political masters back in France, who, with an election looming, are eager to show their decisiveness by resorting to military action.
Action / Crime / Drama / History / Thriller / Foreign / Period
Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2013 | 44 min | Rated TV-G | Oct 07, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Children's animated adventure sequel. While Kate and Humphrey and their 3 young wolf pups Stinky, Claudette and Runt are getting ready for the approaching winter, Runt mysteriously disappears without trace. Now, with the snows about to fall, the pack must set out on an adventure to find Runt and bring him home before it's too late.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family