New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 29, 2012
Demoted Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 94 min | Rated R | Jun 12, 2012 | Martin Liebman
What go around comes around for a pair of prank-playing tire salesmen who find themselves placed in secretarial jobs by their put-upon boss.
Comedy
Flame Over India Blu-ray Movie
North West Frontier
VCI | 1959 | 129 min | Not rated | Jun 21, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In northwestern India soon after the turn of the 20th Century, Moslem rebels seek to kill a six-year-old Hindu prince to end his family line. Captain Scott of the British Army is ordered to get the prince out of the region safely. Adventure ensues as Scott sneaks the child away, through Moslem held territory, by train. Also on board are the boy's American governess, an arms merchant, a cynical reporter, and two upper class Britons.
Action / Adventure / Drama
Mirror Mirror Blu-ray Movie
Lenticular Faceplate / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox / Relativity | 2012 | 106 min | Rated PG | Jun 26, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess. So, the sinister queen banishes Snow White from her own kingdom! Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil in this funny, magical movie that the whole family will enjoy.
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
Odd Man Out Blu-ray Movie
Network | 1947 | 116 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jun 18, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A revolutionary ex-con leads a robbery that goes horribly wrong. Injured and hunted by the police, he seeks refuge throughout the city, while the woman he loves searches for him among the shadows.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Best Laid Plans Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Well Go USA | 2012 | 108 min | Not rated | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the thuggish Danny and Joseph, a giant of a man with a mental age of seven. When Danny finds himself in debt to a local crime boss, he feels he is left with no choice but to manipulate Joseph into participating in a series of underground cage fights from which Danny can pay his debts.
Crime / Drama
- June 28, 2012
O Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2001 | 94 min | Rated R | Jul 17, 2012 | Martin Liebman
An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in a high school and centered around basketball player Odin.
Drama / Romance / Thriller
Sister Act / Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Blu-ray Movie
20th Anniversary Edition | 2-Movie Collection / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 1992-1993 | 2 Movies | 207 min | Rated PG | Jun 19, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
See individual titles for their synopses
Comedy / Crime / Musical
Towanoquon Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Towa no Quon
Sentai Filmworks | 2011 | 6 Movies | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the not-too-distant future, children are being born with special powers, marvelous and remarkable abilities. But what would seem like a wondrous gift turns out to be a dangerous curse. For the world is now run by The Order, and these miraculous “deviants” are hunted down-and killed. But Quon and his group of Attractors are out to rescue these children before The Order’s elite squad of ruthless cyborgs detect them. From their hideout beneath a popular amusement park, the Attractors use high tech gadgetry and their own remarkable abilities to save these children, and teach them to harness and control their powers to overthrow the very powers that seek to destroy them. With spectacular animation, stunning fight sequences, and richly detailed characters, Towanoquon is destined to be an anime classic and must-have for any animation fan’s library.
Action / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign
Bullhead Blu-ray Movie
Rundskop / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Image Entertainment | 2011 | 129 min | Rated R | Jun 26, 2012 | Michael Reuben
The young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious West-Flemish beef trader. But the assassination of a federal policeman, and an unexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jacky's past, set in motion a chain of events with farreaching consequences.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Foreign
God Bless America Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 105 min | Rated R | Jul 03, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement.
Comedy / Crime / Dark humor
Nature: The White Lions Blu-ray Movie
PBS | 2012 | 53 min | Not rated | Jun 19, 2012 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Biography / Documentary / Family / Nature / Other
- June 27, 2012
The Battle of Algiers Blu-ray Movie
La battaglia di Algeri
Argent Films | 1966 | 121 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 09, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to 1950s Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
Drama / History / War / Foreign
Johnny Guitar Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1954 | 110 min | Not rated | Aug 07, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Vienna has built a saloon outside of town, and she hopes to build her own town once the railroad is put through, but the townsfolk want her gone.
Western
George Gently, Series 4 Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2011 | 178 min | Not rated | Jul 03, 2012 | Michael Reuben
In the fourth series of this British police drama set in Northeast England in the 1960s, Chief Inspector Gently and Sergeant Bacchus investigate a murder related to a pop song TV show, as well as the death of Gently's former informant.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Period
- June 26, 2012
Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs & Ham and Other Stories Blu-ray Movie
Dr. Seuss on the Loose: The Sneetches / The Zax / Green Eggs and Ham | Deluxe Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Warner Bros. | 1973 | 25 min | Rated TV-G | Jun 26, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
The Cat in the Hat serves up three timeless tales from Dr. Seuss. First item on the menu is a yarn about those wacky snooty snobs, The Sneetches. They learn a valuable and expensive lesson about themselves that everyone can benefit from. Next up is the sad but humorous saga of The Zax, two of them specifically, who wind up paying the ultimate toll for their silly stubbornness. Last but not least we are pursued and pestered by Sam I Am as he beseeches us to try Green Eggs and Ham!
Animation / Family / Musical / Short
Albino Alligator Blu-ray Movie
Miramax Classics
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1996 | 94 min | Rated R | Jul 10, 2012 | Martin Liebman
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Bachman & Turner: Live at the Roseland Ballroom Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Vision Media | 2011 | 90 min | Not rated | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | 110 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Based on the PS3/Xbox 360 Tales game. In a mythical kingdom, the mighty Imperial Knights harness a magical substance known as Aer to power their weapons and protect humanity from the monsters of the forest. But something strange is afoot. The Aer is somehow changing, causing the wilderness to waste away and stirring the woodland beasts to attack with greater frequency. As danger creeps steadily closer to civilization, two young recruits - Flynn, the rigid son of a fallen hero, and the rebellious and brash Yuri - must ride with their fellow Imperial Knights to distant ruins in hopes of uncovering the truth behind the transforming Aer. Some will not survive the thrilling journey. Some will be betrayed. If Flynn and Yuri cannot overcome their differences and learn to fight together, all will be lost for the people of the realm.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Foreign
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2011 | 85 min | Not rated | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, was the follow up album to the globally successful The Dark Side Of The Moon and is cited by many fans, as well as band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour, as their favorite Pink Floyd album. On release it went straight to Number One in both the UK and the US and topped the charts in many other countries around the world. This program tells the story of the making of this landmark release through new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason and archive interviews with the late Richard Wright. Also featured are sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, guest vocalist Roy Harper, front cover “burning man” Ronnie Rondell and others involved in the creation of the album. In addition, original recording engineer Brian Humphries revisits the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios to illustrate aspects of the songs’ construction.
Documentary / Music
The Hunter Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 102 min | Rated R | Jul 03, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
A mercenary is hired by a private biotech company to search for the last Tasmanian Tiger, a dog-like animal believed to have been extinct since the mid 1900s.
Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller