New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 01, 2013
The Star Chamber Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 1983 | 109 min | Rated R | May 28, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Disgusted with criminals escaping the judicial system via technicalities, an idealistic young judge investigates an alternative method for punishing the guilty.
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
The Murderer Lives at 21 Blu-ray Movie
L'Assassin habite... au 21 / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1942 | 84 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | May 20, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Dapper Inspector Vorobechik (‘Wens’ for short) is assigned the case of a serial killer who leaves a calling card on his victims; Monsieur Durand. Wens’ mistress, struggling actress Mila Malou, determines to get publicity for herself by helping him. Learning that Durand is one of the eccentric tenants of a boarding house at No. 21 Avenue Junot, Wens takes a room in the guise of a Protestant minister; only to be followed by Mila who hardly seems like a minister’s wife! Suspects are arrested, but while each is in jail, there’s another murder…
Comedy / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor / Foreign
Bedazzled Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2000 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | May 28, 2013 | Martin Liebman
The Devil's never been so hot or hilarious! Elliot, a hapless, love-starved computer technician agrees to sell his soul in exchange for seven wishes. But the sly Princess of Darkness has more than a few tricks up her sleeve. And before you can say Fire and Brimstone, Elliot's life becomes a hysterical hell on earth.
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Straight A's Blu-ray Movie
Millennium Media | 2013 | 88 min | Rated R | Mar 19, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
Pressured by his deceased mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Shreveport
Comedy / Drama
Garbage: One Mile High...Live Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Vision Media | 2012 | 93 min | Not rated | May 28, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After a five year break, 2012 saw Garbage back in the spotlight with a new studio album Not Your Kind Of People followed by their first world tour for seven years. Filmed on this tour at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado on October 6, One Mile High...Live is the first ever Blu-ray release of a full Garbage live concert. Charismatic singer Shirley Manson leads from the front propelled by the twin guitars of Steve Marker and Duke Erikson and the powerhouse drumming of Butch Vig with Eric Avery providing bass guitar for the live shows. The band mix highlights from the new album with classic tracks from across their career to produce the ultimate Garbage live experience.
Music
Dio: Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986 Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1986 | 101 min | Not rated | May 28, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Finding The Sacred Heart Live In Philly 1986 was filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17th, 1986 during the second leg of the Sacred Heart tour, which featured new guitarist Craig Goldy. The show was issued in an edited form first on VHS and then DVD. Now for the first time the full concert is being released in the original running order, restored from the original 16mm film and with remastered sound. It s an extraordinary live show with a giant animatronic dragon towering over the stage and spectacular lasers and pyrotechnics. Ronnie James Dio is in fine voice as ever and the band deliver a blistering live performance featuring tracks from their first three albums alongside Black Sabbath and Rainbow classics. This will be a must-have release for any Dio fan!
Music
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Blu-ray Movie
C MAJOR | 2013 | 94 min | Not rated | May 28, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music / Foreign
Britten: Peter Grimes Blu-ray Movie
Opus Arte | 2012 | 168 min | Not rated | May 28, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Nature: Legendary White Stallions Blu-ray Movie
PBS | 2013 | 53 min | Unrated | Jun 04, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
The striking white Lipizzaner stallions of the famed Spanish Riding School in Vienna have been thrilling audiences for centuries.
Biography / Documentary / Family / Nature / Other
Breaking Bad: The Fifth Season Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2012 | 374 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 04, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Walter White is a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife and physically challenged son. Everything changes when Walter receives a startling diagnosis: terminal lung cancer. With only a few years to live and nothing to lose, Walter uses his training as a chemist to cook and sell crystal meth with one of his former students. As his status grows, so do his lies, but Walt will stop at nothing to make sure his family is taken care of after he's gone, even if it means putting all their lives on the line.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor
Atlantis: The Lost Empire / Atlantis: Milo's Return Blu-ray Movie
2-Movie Collection / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2001-2003 | 2 Movies | 176 min | Rated G | Jun 11, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
A young adventurer named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
- May 31, 2013
George Gently Collection, Series 1-4 Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2007-2011 | 4 Seasons | 973 min | Not rated | May 28, 2013 | Michael Reuben
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Crime / Drama / Mystery / Period
Atlantis: The Lost Empire Blu-ray Movie
Disney / Buena Vista | 2001 | 96 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Kenneth Brown
A young adventurer named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Atlantis: Milo's Return Blu-ray Movie
Disney / Buena Vista | 2003 | 80 min | Rated G | No Release Date | Kenneth Brown
The fearless explorers from Disney's hit animated movie, Atlantis - The Lost Empire, are back. During his initial expedition, Milo Thatch and company located the famous underwater city and rescued the mysterious kingdom and all it's people. Now, Milo, Kida and their team gear up for more action when trouble surfaces above water, but they discover mystifying powers at work. From the dusty deserts of the Southwest to the icy heights of the Nordic mountains, the team's newest quest sets them against gigantic sea monsters, spectacular spirits and powerful legends. In the midst of their excursion, Kida discovers the awesome power of her city's enchanted crystals and, ultimately, must decide whether it is wiser to hide the Heart of Atlantis or share it's light with the rest of the world. Hold your breath and get ready to dive into a world of excitement with the all new adventures of Atlantis.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy
The Girl Who Knew Too Much Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1969 | 95 min | Rated R | May 28, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A runaway truck containing the corpse of a slain gang leader rolls into a California nightclub owned by Johnny Cain, a hard bitten former free-lance adventurer. The gang threatens to kill ...
Crime
The Magic Christian Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1969 | 101 min | Not rated | May 28, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless boy, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought with money.
Comedy
- May 30, 2013
Foxy Brown Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1974 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 24, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
Action / Crime / Thriller
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 350 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 04, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
60 years ago, a young woman was left to die in the abandoned school building behind the exclusive Seikyou Academy. No one knows why. No one knows how. But the horrifying tale and the legends of the ghostly haunting that followed live on to this day. Perhaps it�s not so surprising then, that among Seikyou�s many school clubs is one for students interested in �paranormal investigations.� What might raise more than a few hairs, however, is that the founder of the club is the ghost herself. Unable to remember how she died and trapped in the grey land between life and death, Yuko latches onto Teiichi Niiya, a freshman who can inexplicably see her.
Anime / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign
George Gently, Series 2 Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2009 | 354 min | Not rated | May 28, 2013 | Michael Reuben
In the second series of this police drama set in Northeast England in the 1960s, Chief Inspector Gently and Sergeant Bacchus investigate cases involving a former school on land slated for redevelopment, a gentleman's club picketed by protesters and a ring selling forged passports.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Period
Shanks Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1974 | 94 min | Rated PG | May 28, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A mute puppeteer uses a deceased scientist's invention to control dead bodies like puppets.
Fantasy / Horror