New Blu-ray Reviews

The Zen of Bennett Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Music | 2012 | 84 min | Unrated | Nov 19, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Zen Of Bennett is a seductive and soulful view into the mind of singer Tony Bennett as well as an intimate portrait of the artist's creative process as he turns 85 years old. In a first person narrative, Tony reflects back over his 60 year career while looking ahead within the context of his latest recording project. We experience inspirational insights as Tony discusses his philosophies of life, lessons learned, and his passion for art and music. Artfully filmed by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe, the documentary employs a voyeuristic approach while exploring and illustrating the isolation experienced by the artist in the midst of the whirlwind of activity that surrounds Tony during the recording. The film is a stylistic and compelling meditation of contradictions: memories and reality, crowded rooms and isolation, art and commerce, family and career, a golden age and a brave new world, the icon and the everyman.

Documentary / Music

The Living Daylights Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1987 | 131 min | Rated PG | Oct 02, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

After James Bond (Agent 007) helps Russian officer Georgi Koskov make a daring defection to the West, the intelligence community is shocked when Koskov is abducted from his remote hiding place. Bond leaps into action, following a trail that leads to the gorgeous Kara, who plays Bond as easily as she plays her Stradivari cello. As they unravel a complex weapons scheme with global implications, they are forced into soaring chases, a dangerous jailbreak, and an epic battle in the Afghanistan desert with tanks, airplanes, and a legion of freedom fighters on horseback.

Action / Adventure / Thriller

Up 3D Blu-ray Movie  

PIXAR / Lenticular Cover / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 96 min | Rated PG | Dec 04, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

A 78-year-old curmudgeonly balloon salesman, is not your average hero. When he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America, he finally fulfills his lifelong dream of adventure. But after Carl discovers an 8-year-old stowaway named Russell, this unlikely duo soon finds themselves on a hilarious journey in a lost world filled with danger and surprises.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

WWE: The Best of RAW 2010 Blu-ray Movie  

WWE Studios | 2010 | 540 min | Rated TV-PG | Jan 25, 2011 | Martin Liebman

The Best of 2010. This 2 disc Blu-ray release will include more than 8 hours of the best of Raw.

Sport

Dressed to Kill Blu-ray Movie    

Pulsions / Édition Collector

Carlotta Films | 1980 | 105 min | Rated 16 Interdit aux moins de 16 ans | Nov 21, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A mysterious woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the call girl who witnessed the murder.

Crime / Film-Noir / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic

WWE: The Attitude Era Blu-ray Movie  

WWE Studios | 2012 | 57 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 20, 2012 | Martin Liebman

A retrospective documentary chronicling the WWE's "Attitude Era" of the late 1990s.

Sport

Running Out of Time II Blu-ray Movie    

暗戰2 / Am jin 2

Kam & Ronson Enterprises | 2001 | 96 min | Rated IIA | Jun 09, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Johnny To and Law Wing-Cheung's sequel to To's popular action film Running out of Time plunges the hostage negotiator hero of that film, Sang (Lau Ching-Wan), into a whole new adventure. In Running out of Time 2 Sang has been promoted to a dull desk job, but when Ken (Ekin Cheng), a suave art thief with talent for magic tricks and an array of heist plots up his sleeve, draws Sang into a hostage situation, the chase is on all over again. The bulk of the film is a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game, with Ken keeping one step ahead of Sang; his bumbling sidekick, Assistant Commissioner Wong Kai Fa (Hui Shiu-hung); and Teresa (Kelly Lin), a beautiful insurance executive with a lot to lose if Ken's most dastardly plan succeeds.

Action / Crime / Mystery / Foreign

Purple Noon Blu-ray Movie  

Plein soleil

Criterion | 1960 | 119 min | Not rated | Dec 04, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Tom Ripley travels to Italy to visit his playboy friend Philippe Greenleaf and Philippe's new fiancé, Marge Duval. What Philippe doesn't know is that his father has paid Tom to convince his son to abandon Europe and return to his family responsibilities in San Francisco. But when Philippe's family cuts off their funding of Tom's extravagant lifestyle during his covert mission, he discovers another way to maintain his newfound standard of living.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign

Finding Nemo 3D Blu-ray Movie  

PIXAR | Ultimate Collector's Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Pixar | 2003 | 100 min | Rated G | Dec 04, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist’s office aquarium in Sydney, Australia. It’s up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish named Dory to bring Nemo home, meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 1961-1965 | 5 Seasons | 3950 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 13, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Welcome one of TV's funniest couples ever into your living room. You'll be laughing hysterically as you join Rob Petrie struggling with the ups and downs of work and home, aided and agitated by his lovely wife Laura. Adding to the fun are Rob's wisecracking co-workers Sally and Buddy, long-suffering Mel Cooly and hot-tempered boss Alan Brady.

Comedy

Finding Nemo Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2003 | 101 min | Rated G | Dec 04, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist’s office aquarium in Sydney, Australia. It’s up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish named Dory to bring Nemo home, meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

The Pete Walker Collection Blu-ray Movie  

House of Whipcord / Die Screaming Marianne / The Comeback / Schizo

Redemption | 1971-1978 | 4 Movies | 410 min | Rated R | Nov 20, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

An influential figure in 1970s British indie cinema, producer/director Pete Walker tested the limits of film censorship in the UK with a string of gruesome and erotic thrillers, four of which are collected here.

Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural

Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2012 | 103 min | Not rated | Nov 20, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This film takes viewers on a journey through the history of The Doobie Brothers led by the band members as they share anecdotes and personal experiences. From their small-town, biker-bar image and electric rock sound to their world-wide commercial success and blue-eyed soul style, this film combines rare concert footage with intimate, personal moments in the lives of the band members and their families, industry peers and the people who have been involved with the band through their four decades of evolution, challenges and success.

Documentary / Music

Patti Smith Live at Montreux Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2005 | 83 min | Unrated | Nov 13, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Cosmopolis Blu-ray Movie    

Entertainment One | 2012 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 12, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into a odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.

Drama

Men in Black 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2012 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 30, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Agent Jay travels back in time to 1969, where he teams up with a younger version of Agent Kay to stop an evil alien from destroying the future.

Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi

Men in Black 3 3D Blu-ray Movie  

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

Sony Pictures | 2012 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 30, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Agent Jay travels back in time to 1969, where he teams up with a younger version of Agent Kay to stop an evil alien from destroying the future.

Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi

We Can't Go Home Again / Don't Expect Too Much Blu-ray Movie  

Oscilloscope Pictures | 1973-2011 | 2 Movies | 170 min | Not rated | Nov 13, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Restored and reconstructed from its 1973 version, legendary director Nicholas Ray's We Can't Go Home Again embodies the director's practice of filmmaking as a "communal way of life." Made with his college students in upstate New York, the film features Ray as mentor, friend, and reference point to his students and their stories of love, sex, rebellion, and lost innocence.

Documentary / Drama / Other

Dinotasia Blu-ray Movie  

Cinedigm | 2012 | 83 min | Unrated | Nov 06, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A collection of vignettes presenting possible experiences in the lives of dinosaurs during various periods.

Animation / Documentary

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2011 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 06, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When humans came down from the sky they brought with them the Testament, the guide to the path they must follow if they wish to return to the skies again. Now, in a strange world where only the islands of Japan are inhabitable, the nations of the world vie for power and protect the portions of Japan that they have claimed. And each is armed with its own ultimate weapon: a Roysmoi Opro, an Armor of Deadly Sins. But there may be a far greater threat to mankind than the Roysomi Opro, for the Testament ends abruptly, and it is now the last year. Is this the end of humanity, or can Tori Aoi and his fellow students from the aerial metropolitan ship Musashi somehow affect the course of destiny?

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Erotic / Foreign