New Blu-ray Reviews

Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball Blu-ray Movie  

Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1997 | 97 min | Rated R | Mar 10, 2013 | Martin Liebman

After their partnership comes to an end, bounty hunters Jersey Bellini and B.B. are forced to once again team up when criminals come after them for revenge.

Action

The Great Escape Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1963 | 172 min | Not rated | May 07, 2013 | Michael Reuben

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Adventure / Drama / History / War / Epic / Period

History of The Eagles Parts 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Capitol Records | 2013 | 233 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 30, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Seeking to provide an unprecedented and intimate look into the history of the band and the legacy of its music, the Eagles partnered with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) to produce the film. Directed by Alison Ellwood (Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place), History of the Eagles is a meticulous creation featuring rare archival material, concert footage, and never-before-seen home movies that explore the evolution and enduring popularity of one of the world’s biggest-selling and culturally significant American bands.

Documentary / Music

The Killer Elite Blu-ray Movie    

Tueur d'élite

Wild Side Video | 1975 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 124 min | Rated U Tous publics | Feb 06, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Mike Locken is one of the principle members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A...

Action / Drama / Thriller

Broken City Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2013 | 109 min | Rated R | Apr 30, 2013 | Casey Broadwater

An ex-cop finds himself in over his head when he agrees to help out the mayor of New York City in this tense political thriller from director Allen Hughes. Having had to sacrifice a promising career when he was involved in a controversial shooting, tough street cop Billy Taggart is spared a prison stretch by the intervention of the city's popular Mayor Nicholas Hostetler. Starting afresh as a private investigator, Billy is soon hired by Hostetler to find out if his wife is being unfaithful. But when her suspected lover is later found dead, Billy realises too late that the mayor's motives run deeper than expected, and that if he's to stay alive, he needs to take the fight to his opponents, risking all to reveal the truth.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Small Apartments Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2012 | 92 min | Rated R | Apr 16, 2013 | Martin Liebman

Based on the novel by Chris Millis, when clumsy deadbeat Franklin Franklin accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother and a crew of misfit characters, force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.

Comedy / Crime / Drama

Crimewave Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 1985 | 83 min | Rated PG-13 | May 14, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Ernest hired a pair of exterminators. He had a rat in his place of security system business – his partner. Unfortunately, the exterminators dispatched the wrond rat and they frame a poor security guard for the murder of the company boss......

Comedy / Crime / Dark humor

Runaway Bride Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1999 | 116 min | Rated PG | May 07, 2013 | Michael Reuben

A controversial newspaper columnist writes a story about a woman who has left a string of fiances at the altar, with unexpected results.

Comedy / Romance

A Haunted House Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2013 | 86 min | Rated R | Apr 23, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

Marlon Wayans stars in this comedy that spoofs the 'found footage' horror genre. Over the moon that his girlfriend Keisha (Essence Atkins) has decided to move in with him, Malcolm (Wayans) takes the opportunity to record the event for posterity. The couple, however, soon find themselves beset by a phantom spirit that makes its presence felt in some distinctly un-phantom like ways. With his sex life plummeting, Malcolm decides to enlist the help of a clutch of paranormal healers, including a gay psychic (Nick Swardson) and a recently released ex-con exorcist (Cedric the Entertainer).

Comedy / Horror

Richard III Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1955 | 159 min | Not rated | Apr 23, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

Drama / History / War / Period

Funny Girl Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1968 | 155 min | Rated G | Apr 30, 2013 | Martin Liebman

Brice, a poor Jewish girl from New York's Lower East Side, rose to fame and won audience's hearts everywhere with her comic antics and powerful singing. Unfortunately, she had far less success in her personal life, and the film focuses on her doomed romance with her first husband, gambler Nicky Arnstein.

Biography / Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance

Patlabor The Mobile Police: Original OVA Series Blu-ray Movie  

機動警察パトレイバー アーリーデイズ / Patlabor: The Early Days

Maiden Japan | 1988-1989 | 210 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 30, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In the future, rapidly advancing technology gives birth to giant robots known as "Labors," so named for their usefulness in heavy industry. However, this also gives rise to "Labor crimes," resulting the the need for a new branch of law enforcement equiped with and dedicated to the policing of Labors. When Izumi Noa, a female police officer, becomes the newest recruit of Special Vechicals Devision 2, she and her top of the line "Patrol Labor" (or "Patlabor") Alphonse are swept into a series of adventures featuring crazed construction workers, eco-terrorists, and sea monsters.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Crime / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign

Meanwhile Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 2011 | 58 min | Not rated | Apr 23, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The funny and moving tale of Joe Fulton who can fix anything for anybody but he can't achieve success himself. But maybe today will be different!

Drama

Gamer 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2009 | 95 min | Rated R | May 07, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Set in the near future, a time when mind-control technology has taken society by storm. Humans control other humans in a mass-scale, multiplayer online game. Reclusive billionaire Ken Castle has created the controversial form of entertainment, "Slayers," a hugely popular game that allows millions to act out their innermost desires and fantasies -- online -- in front of a global audience. Gaming has evolved into a terrifying new dimension- mind control-manipulation-people playing people. At the center is Kable, the superstar and cult hero of "Slayers," the savage, ultra-violent first person shooter game. Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology.

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2013 | 120 min | Rated R | Apr 23, 2013 | Casey Broadwater

Legendary toker jokers Cheech & Chong in their very first animated movie.

Animation / Comedy

Jesus Christ Superstar Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1973 | 108 min | Rated G | May 07, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice rock opera about the life and death of Christ is brought to the big-screen after success on Shaftesbury Avenue and Broadway. The story of Christ's (Ted Neely) last week on Earth is told by a group of travellers who arrive in modern-day Jerusalem on a tour bus. Events are seen from the perspective of Apostle Judas, who betrays Jesus to the Judaic religious leaders in return for thirty pieces of silver. Songs include 'I Don't Know How to Love Him', 'Hosanna', 'Herod's Song' and the now-famous theme tune.

Drama / Musical

Spies of Warsaw Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

BBC | 2012 | 180 min | Not rated | Apr 16, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

At the French embassy in Warsaw, the new military attaché, Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier (Tennant), is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of the city. At the same time, the handsome aristocrat is involved in a passionate love affair with a Parisian woman of Polish heritage (Montgomery), a lawyer for the League of Nations. Risking his life, Mercier works in the shadows amid a remarkable cast of characters, some known to him as spies, some never to be revealed. It is a city where people drink and fight and spy and love, because no one knows what tomorrow will bring.

Drama / History / War

Earth from Space Blu-ray Movie  

Nova: Earth From Space

PBS | 2013 | 115 min | Not rated | Apr 30, 2013 | Brian Orndorf

Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustains life.

Documentary / Nature

War of the Wildcats Blu-ray Movie  

In Old Oklahoma

Olive Films | 1943 | 102 min | Not rated | Apr 23, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1906, on Oklahoma's Indian lands, a cowboy fights for oil lease rights against a greedy oilman while a pretty schoolteacher steals both men's hearts.

Romance / Western

Alanis Morissette: Live at Montreux 2012 Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2012 | 98 min | Not rated | Apr 23, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Alanis Morissette is one of the most successful female artists and songwriters of all time and has sold in excess of 60 million albums worldwide. Her voice is instantly recognisable and she is a consummate live performer. On 2 July 2012 Alanis Morissette returned to Montreux as part of her Guardian Angel Tour in support of her new album "Havoc and Bright Lights".

Music