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Home- September 22, 2012
Bunny Drop: Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Usagi Drop | Premium Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
NIS America | 2011 | 251 min | Rated E | Aug 07, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Daikichi, a 30-year-old bachelor, meets the 6-year-old girl Rin at his grandfather Souichi's funeral. It is there that Daikichi and his family learn that Rin is Souichi's direct descendant. When the topic of who would care for her comes up, the family shirks all responsibility of raising this "shameful" child. Reacting emotionally, Daikichi declares his intention to take Rin into his home. This is the story of two very different individuals coming together under one roof and learning what it means to be a family, an experience that teaches Daikichi what it means to be a parent.
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Foreign
Paul Simon: Live In New York City Blu-ray Movie
Concord Music Group | 2012 | 95 min | Not rated | Sep 18, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
6 June 2011 at Webster Hall, New York, NY, USA
Music
Lady Snowblood / Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1973-1974 | 2 Movies | 186 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 24, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Comic book / Foreign / Period
- September 21, 2012
National Parks Exploration Series - The Great Smoky Mountains: Crown Jewel of the Appalachians Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2012 | 77 min | Rated G | Sep 04, 2012 | Martin Liebman
Nestled in the heart of America’s Great Plains are the distinct landscapes of a sacred land that beckons the visitor to enter the nation's mysterious and glorious west. A land of soaring pinnacles, deep canyons, hidden caves, national monuments and countless wildlife sanctuaries. It is also the place of the inglorious death of famed gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok and the most sacred spot for the Lakota Sioux.
Documentary / Nature
The War of the Roses Blu-ray Movie
Filmmakers Signature Series
20th Century Fox | 1989 | 116 min | Rated R | Sep 18, 2012 | Brian Orndorf
A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle.
Comedy / Dark humor
Bait 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2012 | 93 min | Rated R | Sep 18, 2012 | Martin Liebman
A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a pack of tiger sharks.
Action / Horror / Thriller
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again Blu-ray Movie
Fontana | 2012 | 54 min | Rated G | Aug 28, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Beach Boys are America's most successful band. With 56 U.S. Top 100 hits, 36 Top Ten Hits, and 4 Number One singles, their impression on American pop culture is rivaled only by the band that considered them to be their sole competition, The Beatles. To mark the group's 50th anniversary, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks gathered in 2012 for an emotional reunion to record their first album of new material in 20 years, to kick off a worldwide tour, and to reflect on their remarkable history.
Documentary / Music
Games of the XXX Olympiad: London 2012 Blu-ray Movie
Two-Disc Collector's Edition
Gaiam | 2012 | 250 min | Rated TV-G | Sep 18, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
British Coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Sport
Delicacy Blu-ray Movie
La délicatesse
Studio Canal | 2011 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Aug 06, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
Comedy / Romance / Foreign
- September 20, 2012
The Avengers Blu-ray Movie
Marvel's The Avengers / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2012 | 143 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 25, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When the Tesseract, a cube of pure energy with the power to destroy the Earth, is stolen by the nefarious God of Mischief, Loki, S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury embarks on a daring recruitment effort spanning the globe to assemble a team of the world's most powerful superheroes to get it back. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye and The Hulk are brought together to stop Loki. But unfortunately, it'll take more than just assembling them to save the world from the brink of destruction. Based on the Marvel Comics characters.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
The Avengers 3D Blu-ray Movie
Marvel's The Avengers 3D / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2012 | 143 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 25, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When the Tesseract, a cube of pure energy with the power to destroy the Earth, is stolen by the nefarious God of Mischief, Loki, S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury embarks on a daring recruitment effort spanning the globe to assemble a team of the world's most powerful superheroes to get it back. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye and The Hulk are brought together to stop Loki. But unfortunately, it'll take more than just assembling them to save the world from the brink of destruction. Based on the Marvel Comics characters.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Resident Evil: Damnation Blu-ray Movie
バイオハザード ダムネーション / Biohazard: Damnation / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2012 | 100 min | Rated R | Sep 25, 2012 | Martin Liebman
United States Special agent Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into a small Eastern European country to verify rumors that Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) are being used in war. Right after his infiltration, the US government orders him to leave immediately. Determined to uncover the truth, Leon ignores the order and enters the battlefield to end the chain of tragedies caused by the B.O.W.s.
Action / Anime / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
DC Universe Animated Original Movie #15 / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2012 | 76 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 25, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-five-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl, but does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
Action / Adventure / Animation / Crime / Film-Noir / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Brawler Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
XLrator | 2011 | 84 min | Rated R | Sep 18, 2012 | Michael Reuben
Two brothers, both underground fighters, become involved in a personal feud that spills into the ring.
Action / Drama / Martial arts
- September 19, 2012
In the Mood for Love Blu-ray Movie
花樣年華 / Faa yeung nin wa
Criterion | 2000 | 99 min | Rated PG | Oct 02, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan and Su Li-zhen move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them.
Drama / Romance / Foreign / Melodrama / Period
Katy Perry: Part of Me Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2012 | 93 min | Rated PG | Sep 18, 2012 | Martin Liebman
A documentary that chronicles Katy Perry's life on and off-stage.
Documentary / Music
Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2012 | 94 min | Rated PG | Sep 18, 2012 | Martin Liebman
A documentary that chronicles Katy Perry's life on and off-stage.
Documentary / Music
Chico & Rita Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + CD
Cinedigm | 2010 | 94 min | Not rated | Sep 18, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
Animation / Music / Romance / Foreign
Modern Family: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2011-2012 | 515 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 18, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
Join TV’s #1 family for another hilarious and refreshingly original season of Modern Family, winner of eleven Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series two years in a row! As the extended Pritchett/Dunphy clan faces an uproariously unpredictable array of family vacations, holiday hassles, troublesome in-laws, and surprising secrets, they still somehow manage to thrive together as one big, loving family — even as they drive each other absolutely insane! Season Three features a hilarious gag reel and never-before-seen couch confessions that will make you laugh out loud and remind you why viewers and critics alike have fallen in love with this thoroughly Modern Family.
Comedy / Family
The Best of Ancient Aliens Blu-ray Movie
New Video Group | 2010 | 226 min | Rated TV-G | Sep 18, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Have intelligent forms from outer space been visiting earth for millennia, bringing with them technology that drastically affected the course of history and man's own development? Do they visit us today? Ancient Aliens launches all-new expeditions to seek out and evaluate this evidence, with a concentration on discoveries of the last 30 years.Episodes included: The Evidence Mysterious Places Aliens and the Old West The Mayan Conspiracy
Documentary / History / Sci-Fi