New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- March 02, 2013
Strangers in the Night Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1944 | 56 min | Not rated | Feb 26, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Marine sergeant stationed overseas falls in love with a woman only through correspondence. On the train back home, he meets a beautiful young doctor who's starting a new practice in the same small town. Once in town, he finds his pen pal's place of residence, but to his surprise he only finds the girl's mother living at the old mansion with her servant. The old woman informs him that her daughter has gone away and will return shortly, but asks him to stay at the mansion until her return.
Crime / Drama / Mystery
The Intouchables Blu-ray Movie
Intouchables / Untouchable / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2011 | 112 min | Rated R | Mar 05, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A true story of two men who should never have met - a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Biography / Comedy / Drama / Foreign
- March 01, 2013
Diary of a Chambermaid Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1946 | 91 min | Not rated | Feb 26, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Drama / Romance
The Red Menace Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1949 | 88 min | Not rated | Feb 26, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A disillusioned, bitter ex-GI gets involved with the Communist party, and winds up falling in love with one of his "instructors." At first true believers...
Drama
Amour Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 2012 | 127 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Mar 18, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
- February 28, 2013
Attenborough's Life Stories Blu-ray Movie
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild: The Complete Three-Part Documentary Series
BBC | 2013 | 156 min | Not rated | Feb 12, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough has a remarkable treasure trove of stories following his 60-year career with the BBC. This 3-part series will bring to life some of his most memorable and is sure to be beloved by his legion of fans. Part 1: Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild: Life on Camera Part 2: Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild: Understanding the Natural World Part 3: Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild: Our Fragile Planet Released under the 'BBC Earth' brand. Also re-aired on 'Nature' (Master ID: 1246511) as "A Nature Special Presentation" for 'Nature' episodes S31.E5-S31.E7.
Biography / Documentary / Family / Nature
Lay the Favorite Blu-ray Movie
Lady Vegas
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2012 | 94 min | Rated R | Mar 05, 2013 | Michael Reuben
An adventurous young woman gets involved with a group of geeky older men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage.
Comedy / Drama
Immortality Blu-ray Movie
The Wisdom of Crocodiles
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1998 | 99 min | Rated R | Jan 27, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Vampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to 'redempt' him.
Crime / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Tristana Blu-ray Movie
Cohen Media Group | 1970 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 12, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After the death of her mother, Tristana goes to live with her guardian, Don Lope, an older man who eventually breaks through his facade of respectability and seduces her. She repays him a hundred fold, preying on his jealousy and taunting him with perverse whimsies.
Drama / Foreign
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 77 min | Rated R | Mar 05, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A squad of Ultramarines answer a distress call from an Imperial Shrine World. A full Company of Imperial Fists was stationed there, but there is no answer from them. The squad investigates to find out what has happened there.
Action / Animation / Sci-Fi
The Hudsucker Proxy Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1994 | 111 min | Rated PG | Feb 26, 2013 | Michael Reuben
When the head of a large corporation dies, the Chairman installs a mailroom clerk as CEO so that he and the Board of Directors can become rich by shorting the stock. But the unassuming pawn takes his new position seriously and steadfastly pursues his own ideas, which only increase the company's worth.
Comedy / Fantasy / Period
A Late Quartet Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2012 | 105 min | Rated R | Feb 05, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
Music-based drama directed by Yaron Zilberman in which a world-renowned string quartet from New York must come to grips with the thought of losing one of their members. After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, Peter (Christopher Walken), the eldest of the group, expresses his wish to leave. As his departure threatens the future of the quartet, so does the breakdown of Robert (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Juliette (Catherine Keener)'s marriage. Tensions increase further when Robert becomes dissatisfied with his position as second violinist, while first violinist Daniel (Mark Ivanir) becomes involved with Alexandra (Imogen Poots), Robert and Juliette's much younger daughter.
Drama / Music
Atlas Shrugged: Part II - The Strike Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2012 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 19, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
With the global economy on the brink of collapse, Dagny Taggart discovers what might be the answer to a mounting energy crisis and races against the clock to prevent the motor of the World from being stopped for good.
Drama
- February 27, 2013
Marvin's Room Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1996 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 27, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Years ago, the fiercely independent Lee took off for Ohio, while her older sister Bessie returned to the family's Florida home to look after their bedridden father Marvin and his lovably child-like sister Ruth. In Bessie's words, Marvin has been dying slowly for the past twenty years... just to make sure she doesn't miss anything. But after a talk with Dr. Wally, Bessie realizes that the family caregiver needs a little loving herself. Lee, on the other hand, has troubles of her own--starting with her mischievous son Hank, who has a knack for burning down the neighborhood when she's not looking. Seventeen years since her last visit, but after an unexpected call from Bessie, Lee's packs up Hank and his younger brother Charlie for the trip home.
Drama
The Eagles: Farewell I Live From Melbourne Blu-ray Movie
Rhino Music | 2005 | 164 min | Not rated | Feb 26, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Eagles are one of the all-time biggest acts in popular music since the dawn of the rock'n'roll era. The band's roots go back to their role as defining artists in the phenomenally popular Southern California rock scene of the '70s, a decade in which they delivered four consecutive #1 albums. Their momentous 2004 farewell tour filled stadiums around the world, and this film captures one of the most stellar events from that now-historic global sweep.
Documentary / Music
Westworld Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1973 | 89 min | Rated PG | Mar 05, 2013 | Michael Reuben
An amusement park for rich vacationers, the park provides its customers a way to live out their fantasies through the use of robots that provide anything they want. Two of the vacationers choose a wild west adventure. However, after a computer breakdown, they find that they are now being stalked by a rogue robot gun-slinger.
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Western
The Heineken Kidnapping Blu-ray Movie
De Heineken Ontvoering
MPI Media Group | 2011 | 122 min | Not rated | Aug 28, 2012 | Michael Reuben
The story about the abduction of beer magnate Freddy Heineken in 1983. Loosely based on real events.
Crime / Drama / History / Thriller
Five Corners Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 1987 | 94 min | Rated R | Feb 08, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Set in 1964 in a lower middle-class New York neighborhood, Heinz has just been released from prison but is still obsessed with Linda. She turns for help to Harry, an ex-boyfriend who has recently taken up the cause of non-violence. But Harry soon finds himself in a morally compromising situation where violence is the only solution.
Drama / Romance
Barbie in The Pink Shoes Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 75 min | Not rated | Feb 26, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
Dance your way to a magical adventure with Barbie as Kristyn, a ballerina with big dreams! When she tries on a pair of sparkling pink shoes, she and her best friend, Hailey, are whisked away to a fantastical ballet world. There, Kristyn discovers she must dance in her favorite ballets in order to defeat an evil Snow Queen. With performances to the legendary Giselle and Swan Lake ballets, it's a wonderful journey where if you dance with your heart, dreams come true!
Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1995 | 91 min | Rated R | Jan 27, 2013 | Martin Liebman
An outsider battles white supremacists in small-town America.
Action