New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 20, 2013
The Men Who Built America Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 360 min | Not rated | Jan 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Biography / Documentary / History
To Rome with Love Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2012 | 112 min | Rated R | Jan 15, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A story about a number of people in Italy, some from the US, some Italian, some residents, some visitors, and the romances and adventures and predicaments they get into.
Comedy / Drama
Sleeper Blu-ray Movie
The Woody Allen Collection
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1973 | 87 min | Rated PG | Jan 15, 2013 | Michael Reuben
After awaking from cryogenic suspension, a '70s man gets mixed up with a future revolution.
Comedy / Sci-Fi
- January 19, 2013
Gamera the Brave Blu-ray Movie
Tokyo Shock | 2006 | 96 min | Not rated | Jan 22, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
A young boy named Toru (Ryo Tomioka) is walking along the beach when he discovers a most unusual egg. When the egg hatches to reveal an adorable flying turtle, Toru names the creature "Toto" and attempts to hide it from his estranged father, still grief-stricken over the recent loss of his beloved wife. Though all evidence points to "Toto" being a baby Gamera, Toru refuses to believe the truth until the appearance of an enormous creature named Zedus unleashes the rapidly-growing terrapin's latent superpowers. Now, as Zedus carves a swath of destruction all across Tokyo, Toto's true identity is revealed and the two enormous monsters face off in an earth-shaking battle. One of the first kaiju films ever to be penned by a woman (Yukari Tatsui wrote the screenplay), Gamera the Brave is the twelfth entry in the long running Gamera film series.
Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Les amants de Montparnasse Blu-ray Movie
Montparnasse 19 / Modigliani of Montparnasse
Gaumont | 1958 | 108 min | Rated U Tous publics | Sep 19, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Biographic movie about the last year of the famous Italian painter Modigliani. Modigliani, a poor painter in Paris of 1919, falls in love with a daughter from a wealthy family. Her parents are against their relation and stop financial help.
Biography / Drama / Foreign
Shakugan no Shana the Movie Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2007 | 88 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Wielding a blazing sword, Shana's sole purpose is to fight demon-like beings that consume human lives. During a volatile war to stop a foe from devouring every life in Misaki City, Shana cuts Yuji in her crossfire. When the villain discovers this teenage boy is gifted with an immense power, he holds Yuji hostage to lure Shana into a trap that could to destroy the huntress and the entire city!
Adventure / Anime / Foreign
Trust Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1990 | 106 min | Not rated | Jan 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When high school dropout Maria Coughlin announces her pregnancy to her parents, her father drops dead on the floor...
Comedy / Drama / Dark humor
Ticks Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1993 | 85 min | Rated R | Jan 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A group of troubled teenagers are led by social workers on a California wilderness retreat, not knowing that the woods they are camping in have become infested by mutated, blood-sucking ticks.
Horror / Sci-Fi
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1976 | 114 min | Rated PG | Jan 22, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
To treat his friend's cocaine induced delusions, Watson lures Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud.
Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Period
Death Race 3: Inferno Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 105 min | Not rated | Jan 22, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, a.k.a. Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as the Death Race. He is only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew.
Action / Crime / Sci-Fi
- January 18, 2013
The Kid with a Bike Blu-ray Movie
Le gamin au vélo
Criterion | 2011 | 88 min | Not rated | Feb 12, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When Cyril's father abandons him, he obsessively searches for his bicycle—placing his last bit of hope in this symbol of their relationship. Almost by accident, he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser, who seems surprised to find herself so determined to help him. With his wild, unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures, Cyril risks losing her—though she refuses to give up without a fight.
Drama / Foreign
Mahler: Symphonies 1-10; Totenfeier; Das Lied Von Der Erde Blu-ray Movie
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Harmonia Mundi | 2009-2011 | 915 min | Rated G | Jan 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
How Green Was My Valley Blu-ray Movie
Fox Studio Classics
20th Century Fox | 1941 | 119 min | Not rated | Jan 15, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
Sixty year-old Huw Morgan looks back on his life as a boy in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of the closely knit Morgan's, and his devoted parents, while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.
Drama / Family / Melodrama / Period
- January 17, 2013
Cujo Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1983 | 93 min | Rated R | Jan 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A friendly St. Bernard contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small town in New England. Based on the Stephen King novel.
Horror / Thriller
A Simple Life Blu-ray Movie
桃姐 | Tou ze / Sister Peach
Arrow | 2011 | 118 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Nov 19, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Roger is a successful movie producer with a housekeeper, Ah Tao, who has worked for his family over the course of four generations. Ah Tao has been a nanny and maid for Roger's family for nearly all her adult life, and he looks upon her as a member of the family rather than an employee. When Roger comes home one day to discover Ah Tao has suffered a severe stroke, its' clear she's no longer up to the demands of her job, and he agrees to help her relocate to a nursing home. Roger, the only member of his family still living in Hong Kong, is eager to help, but he's unsure of just how much he's supposed to do for her and is afraid to seem neglectful; Ah Tao, on the other hand, doesn't want to be a burden to Roger, and their relationship goes through an awkward period.
Drama / Foreign
Allegiance Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
XLrator | 2012 | 91 min | Rated R | Jan 15, 2013 | Michael Reuben
When his transfer request to stay stateside is approved while his unit gears up for deployment to Iraq, a lieutenant in the National Guard faces a dilemma as one of his soldiers looks to go AWOL.
Drama / War
Love Me Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2012 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 15, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Is Sylvia's new boyfriend behind the disappearance of another girl?
Thriller
Being Human: Season Four Blu-ray Movie
BBC | 2012 | 457 min | Not rated | Jan 15, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
A vampire, a werewolf and a ghost try their best to lead normal lives.
Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Horror
- January 16, 2013
Antoine et Antoinette Blu-ray Movie
Gaumont | 1947 | 89 min | Rated U Tous publics | Sep 19, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
She's working in a big store, he's a typographer and they lost their winning lotery ticket.
Comedy / Drama
Taken 2 Blu-ray Movie
Unrated Cut / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2012 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 98 min | Unrated | Jan 15, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts