New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- July 15, 2012
Impostor Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2001 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 10, 2012 | Martin Liebman
An engineer creates the ultimate weapon in a battle against aliens, only to be suspected as an alien himself.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Frequency Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2000 | 119 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 10, 2012 | Michael Reuben
A tale of time travel in which a father and a son reach out to one another across a thirty-year gap to prevent a terrible crime.
Crime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Supernatural
Kasabian Live! - Live at the O2 Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2011 | 137 min | Not rated | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Filmed in high definition at London's renowned O2 Arena on December 15th 2011, this is Kasabian's first stand alone Blu-Ray release. The setlist combines tracks from that album with hits and classic album tracks from across their career so far. Bonus Features: I Hear Voices documentary following Kasabian on tour around the UK and Ireland in 2011. Track Listing: 1) Days Are Forgotten 2) Shoot The Runner 3) Velociraptor! 4) Underdog 5) Where Did All The Love Go? 6) I.D. 7) I Hear Voices 8) Thick As Thieves 9) Take Aim 10) Clubfoot 11) Re-Wired 12) Empire 13) La Fée Verte 14) Fast Fuse / Pulp Fiction 15) Goodbye Kiss 16) L.S.F. 17) Switchblade Smiles 18) Vlad The Impaler 19) Fire
Music
Dracula: Prince of Darkness Blu-ray Movie
Hammer / Blu-ray + DVD
Studio Canal | 1966 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 30, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Dracula is resurrected, preying on four unsuspecting visitors to his castle.
Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural / Period
- July 14, 2012
Hunting the Elements Blu-ray Movie
Nova: Hunting the Elements
PBS | 2012 | 115 min | Not rated | Jun 19, 2012 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary / Nature
Friends with Kids Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 107 min | Rated R | Jul 17, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on romantic relationships.
Comedy
Dirty Pretty Things Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2002 | 97 min | Rated R | Jul 17, 2012 | Martin Liebman
Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian doctor, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel. The hotel is run by Senor "Sneaky" and is the sort of place where "dirty business" like drug dealing and prostitution takes place. However, when Okwe finds a human heart in one of the toilets, he uncovers something far more sinister than just a common crime.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Doomsday Prophecy Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 92 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 17, 2012 | Martin Liebman
It begins with massive earthquakes. The Black Sea disappearing into the earth. Vast chasms spreading into populated areas. And the worst is still to come! Jewel Staite (''Stargate: Atlantis,'' ''Firefly'') and A.J. Buckley (''CSI: NY,'' ''Supernatural'') star in this paranormal thriller about the hunt for a modern-day Nostradamus who has predicted a celestial phenomenon that can annihilate nations and kill millions. Will the alignment of our solar system with the galactic equator lead to a globally cataclysmic disaster, or just a whole lot of creepy visions, shocking chaos and awesome destruction?
Sci-Fi
- July 13, 2012
Brainstorm Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1983 | 106 min | Rated PG | Jul 10, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Two scientists, Michael and Karen Brace are developing a virtual reality system that sends sensory inputs into the brain and can record sights, sounds, feelings, and even dreams. The military attempts to take over the project when a senior worker begins to die of a heart attack and uses the system to tape the experience. They will do anything to get it. Enhanced virtual reality scenes filmed in 70mm, the film switching formats and OAR in them.
Sci-Fi / Thriller
Red Scorpion Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Synapse Films | 1988 | 105 min | Not rated | Jun 12, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Nikolai is a Russian Spetznaz agent assigned to murder the leader of an African rebel movement. When he encounters the guerrilla faction, Nikolai discovers that he is sympathetic to their cause and, plagued by doubt, he botches the assassination. After being captured by the rebels, he is left in the desert to die, but is rescued by local bushmen. He adopts their lifestyle and launches a revenge attack against his former employers.
Action / Adventure
Casa de mi Padre Blu-ray Movie
House of My Father
Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 84 min | Rated R | Jul 17, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Armando Alvarez has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raul, shows up with his new fiancé, Sonia. It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul's business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza.
Comedy / Crime / Western / Foreign
- July 12, 2012
Senna Blu-ray Movie
Arc Entertainment | 2010 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 10, 2012 | Michael Reuben
The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80's, the film follows Senna's struggles both on track against his nemesis, French World Champion Alain Prost, and off it, against the politics which infest the sport.
Biography / Documentary / Sport
Margaret Blu-ray Movie
Theatrical and Extended Cut on DVD / Blu-ray + DVD
20th Century Fox | 2011 | 150 min | Rated R | Jul 10, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
Drama / Melodrama / Coming of age
The Blood Beast Terror Blu-ray Movie
Redemption | 1968 | 88 min | Rated G | Jul 17, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
Horror icon Peter Cushing stars as Inspector Quennell, a Scotland Yard detective sent to a small town in the English countryside to investigate a series of suspicious deaths.
Crime / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Singin' in the Rain Blu-ray Movie
60th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Warner Bros. | 1952 | 103 min | Rated G | Jul 17, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
A Hollywood star of the silent era, production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Comedy / Musical / Romance / Period
Rio Grande Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1950 | 106 min | Not rated | Aug 07, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A U.S. Cavalry unit, on the Mexican border in the 1880's, conducts a vain campaign against marauding Indians.
Romance / Western
Jimi Hendrix: Jimi Plays Berkeley Blu-ray Movie
Sony Music | 1970 | 65 min | Not rated | Jul 10, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Thin Ice Blu-ray Movie
The Convincer
20th Century Fox | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 94 min | Rated R | Jun 12, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer.
Crime / Drama / Dark humor
- July 11, 2012
Singin' in the Rain Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1952 | 103 min | Rated G | Jul 17, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
A Hollywood star of the silent era, production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Comedy / Musical / Romance / Period
The African Queen Blu-ray Movie
Special Restoration Edition
ITV DVD | 1951 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 06, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Captain of a tramp steamer and a maiden-lady can't stand each other on a trip down a river, However it does not take long before their dislike turns to love.
Adventure / Drama / Romance / War / Period