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Home- February 27, 2013
A Man Escaped Blu-ray Movie
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé
Criterion | 1956 | 101 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.
Drama / Thriller / War / Foreign
- February 26, 2013
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
Extended Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 124 min | Not rated | Mar 02, 2013 | Martin Liebman
The Quileute and the Volturi close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and vampire coven.
Fantasy / Romance / Teen / Supernatural
Muay Thai Warrior Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2010 | 102 min | Not rated | Mar 05, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Based on a true historic figure during Ayothaya Era, the film depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
La Poison Blu-ray Movie
Poison / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1951 | 85 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Feb 25, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After thirty years together, a village gardener and his wife find themselves contemplating how to do away with each other, with the former even planning how he'll negotiate his eventual criminal trial.
Comedy / Crime / Foreign
Seeds of Destruction Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 19, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Militant environmentalists Kate and Joe witness, and videotape, the rapid growth of a gigantic root system that literally begins mowing through the country like an earthquake. At the same time, government agent Jack Taylor contacts plant expert Jocelyn Snow, who discovers that her ex-colleague, Frame Marcos, is the probable source of the ancient seed that started the whole ecological disaster. Under the growing threat of massive tsunamis should the enormous root system burrow under the ocean, Jack, Jocelyn, Joe and Kate confront Frame in his compound, then return to the place where it all began, with the hopes that Jocelyn can disable the embryonic root and bring the disaster to an end.
Action / Sci-Fi
- February 25, 2013
Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2012 | 76 min | Rated TV-Y7 | Feb 26, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
The gang meet the faded Blue Falcon lead actor at a comic book convention, as he swears revenge for being left out of Hollywood. Later, an antagonist from the actual Blue Falcon animated series, Mr. Hyde, begins terrorizing the convention, trying to stop the release of the new Falcon film.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
Girls Against Boys Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2012 | 93 min | Rated R | Feb 26, 2013 | Martin Liebman
After a series of bad experiences with men, Shae teams up with her co-worker, Lu, who has a simple, deadly way of dealing with the opposite sex.
Drama / Thriller
New Year's Concert 2013: Franz Welser-Möst & The Vienna Philharmonic Blu-ray Movie
Sony Music | 2013 | 123 min | Not rated | Feb 05, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra performs the 2013 New Year’s Concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in the annual celebratory concert of waltzes, polkas and marches, this year conducted by Franz Welser-Möst for the second time. <br><br> As well as popular works by members of the Strauss family, we hear from anniversary composers Verdi and Wagner as well as Lanner and Hellmesberger.
Music / Foreign
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Summit Entertainment | 2012 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 02, 2013 | Martin Liebman
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Teen
- February 24, 2013
À nos amours Blu-ray Movie
To Our Loves
Gaumont | 1983 | 99 min | Rated U Tous publics | Jan 09, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Suzanne is a fifteen-year-old Parisian who embarks on a sexual rampage in an effort to separate herself from her overbearing, beloved father, ineffectual mother, and brutish brother.
Drama / Romance / Foreign / Coming of age
Heaven's Lost Property: The Movie - The Angeloid of Clockwork Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2011 | 98 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 26, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Hiyori’s a sweet, shy girl who’s used to living in the background. Now, the wallflower is ready to bloom and reveal a big secret: she’s totally infatuated with Tomoki! To get closer to the dirty-minded object of her affection, she joins the New World Discovery Club. With Tomoki’s lazy love of peace and quiet, he’s not interested in accommodating any new Club members and tries to scare Hiyori away with his usual perverted antics. Nonetheless, she remains committed to her crush and starts bonding with Ikaros, Nymph, and the gang – until a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. It seems Hiyori has a deeper – and more dangerous – link to the Angeloids than anyone suspected! How is she connected to the Synapse? Why is she trying to kill Tomoki, even after confessing her feelings? Find out in the hilarious, super-sexy Heaven’s Lost Property Movie, The Angeloid Of Clockwork!
Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign
- February 23, 2013
Interview with a Hitman Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2012 | 95 min | Not rated | Mar 05, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Action / Thriller
Waiting for Lightning Blu-ray Movie
First Run Features | 2012 | 80 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 05, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Danny Way overcame a dysfunctional childhood to become a well-known and respected pro skateboarder. Disregarding injuries and setbacks, constantly pushing himself to ever greater tricks, Danny attempts a 70-foot jump across the Great Wall of China.
Biography / Documentary / Sport
Billy Bathgate / Blaze Blu-ray Movie
Double Feature
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1989-1991 | 2 Movies | 226 min | Rated R | Oct 23, 2012 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Biography / Comedy / Crime / Drama
Blaze Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1989 | 118 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Fiery, eccentric Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long falls head over heels in love with dazzling Blaze Star, an innocent New Orleans stripper with a heart of gold.
Biography / Comedy
Billy Bathgate Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1991 | 107 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Based loosely on the organized crime syndicates of the 20's and 30's, Billy Bathgate is the story of a young man's rise from gopher to right hand man in Dutch Schultz' gang. Having been impressed by the youth, Schultz takes him under his wing so to speak. Billy soon finds himself in a world where wealth and fortune live next door to danger and death.
Action / Crime / Drama
Eastbound & Down: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
HBO | 2012 | 240 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 04, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Kenny Powers, an arrogant, burned-out, former major-league pitcher takes up residence in a small Mexican town; there, joined by his lackey Stevie Janowski and a new love interest, Vida, he fashions a comeback scenario that involves a local baseball team, the Charros, and its filthy-rich owner, Sebastian Cisneros.
Comedy / Sport / Dark humor
- February 22, 2013
Border Run Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2012 | 96 min | Rated R | Feb 26, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A female American reporter searches for her missing brother against the backdrop of violence and human smuggling across the US/Mexican border.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Teaching Mrs. Tingle Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1999 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 27, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Leanne is salutatorian when she needs to be valedictorian to get her scholarship to Harvard. The only class she is worse than the leader in is history, taught by Mrs. Tingle, and the teacher hates her. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.
Comedy / Thriller / Teen / Dark humor
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2011-2012 | 90 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 05, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Although she’s only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshū ninja clan. Which is a fortunate thing for Misao, as her onimitsu talents may be all that keeps her alive when a journey in search of the leader of the clan, Aoshi Shinomori, leads her instead into a face-to-face encounter with an even more dangerous man and a plot to overthrow the Meiji government! Quickly enmeshed in the affairs of the legendary assassin Hitokiri Battōsai, now known as Kenshin Himura wielder of the reverse-blade sword, Misao finds herself pulled into the middle of a deadly intrigue against Makoto Shishio, who is orchestrating the conquest of all Japan, beginning with Kyoto!
Action / Anime / Comic book / Foreign / Period