New Blu-ray Reviews

Newsies Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary Edition

Disney / Buena Vista | 1992 | 121 min | Rated PG | Jun 19, 2012 | Michael Reuben

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer raises the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed band together and challenge the powerful.

Drama / Family / Musical

And Everything Is Going Fine Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2010 | 89 min | Not rated | Jun 19, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An intimate look at master monologist Spalding Gray, as described by his most critical, irreverent, and insightful biographer: Spalding Gray.

Documentary

Oranges and Sunshine Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 2010 | 105 min | Rated R | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, uncovered one of the most significant social scandals of recent times: the deportation of thousands of children from the United Kingdom to Australia. Almost single-handedly, against overwhelming odds and with little regard for her own well-being, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and drew worldwide attention...

Drama

The Hangman Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1959 | 87 min | Unrated | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.

Adventure / Western

Stone Temple Pilots: Alive in the Windy City Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2010 | 77 min | Not rated | Jun 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Filmed at a sold out Riviera Theatre in Chicago in March 2010, Alive In The Windy City is the first Stone Temple Pilots live concert to be authorized for video release. The band are in top form and the show both looks and sounds spectacular. The concert was held shortly before the release of their recent Stone Temple Pilots album and the tracklisting combines new songs interspersed with their classic hits. This is a great live concert by one of the most successful rock acts of the last twenty years. Line-up: Scott Weiland (lead vocals), Robert DeLeo (bass), Dean DeLeo (guitars), Eric Kretz (drums). Track Listing: 1) Vasoline 2) Crackerman 3) Wicked Garden 4) Hollywood Bitch 5) Between The Lines 6) Hickory Dichotomy 7) Big Empty 8) Sour Girl 9) Creep 10) Plush 11) Interstate Love Song 12) Bagman 13) Huckleberry Crumble 14) Sex Type Thing 15) Dead And Bloated 16) Lounge Fly 17) Piece Of Pie 18) Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart

Music

Flying Monsters 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD

National Geographic | 2011 | 39 min | Rated G | Jun 19, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

For thousands of years, humans have believed that there were once flying monsters. But did they really exist beyond our nightmares? 220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction.

Documentary

Les soeurs Brontë Blu-ray Movie    

The Bronte Sisters

Gaumont | 1979 | 120 min | Rated U Tous publics | May 16, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In rural England in the 1840s, three sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, live a simple life with their brother, Branwell, and their father, the pastor Patrick Brontë. Although urged to find posts as governesses or private tutors, the four loyal siblings continue to nurture their artistic aspirations. Branwell's poems are beginning to interest other writers, and each of the three sisters has published a novel, but then tragedy, including disease and heartache, befalls them.

Biography / Drama / Foreign / Period

Mac & Devin Go to High School Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2012 | 76 min | Rated R | Jul 03, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa team up to create a modern-day Cheech and Chong. Devin (Khalifa) is a nerd who wants to graduate first in his class to keep his girlfriend happy. Mac (Snoop Dog) is a 15-year senior whose weed obsession keeps him from graduating, until he meets a hot new substitute teacher who won't put out until he gets out of high school.

Comedy

Blackthorn Blu-ray Movie    

Blackthorn: Sin Destino

Chelsea Cinema | 2011 | 102 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 04, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

It's been said (but unsubstantiated) that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in a standoff with the Bolivian military in 1908. Cassidy survived, and is quietly living out his years under the name James Blackthorn in a secluded Bolivian village. Tired of his long exile from the US and hoping to see his family again before he dies, Cassidy sets out on the long journey home. But when an unexpected encounter with an ambitious young criminal derails his plans, he is thrust into one last adventure, the likes of which he hasn'’t experienced since his glory days with the Sundance Kid.

Action / Adventure / Biography / Drama / Western / Period

The Faculty Blu-ray Movie  

Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1998 | 105 min | Rated R | Jul 31, 2012 | Martin Liebman

At a high school in small-town Ohio, a few students, including an introverted photographer and a charismatic drug dealer, begin to suspect their teachers are under the control of mind-controlling alien parasites. Outnumbered and endangered, they must fight to save their school, their town, and the world.

Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Teen

This Happy Breed Blu-ray Movie    

Network | 1944 | 111 min | Rated BBFC: U | Jun 18, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A working-class family's modest household is touched by joy and tragedy from the tail end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second.

Comedy / Drama

High Noon Blu-ray Movie  

60th Anniversary Edition

Olive Films | 1952 | 85 min | Not rated | Jul 17, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A retired Marshal must defend his town from a revengeful villain.

Drama / Thriller / Western

All Screwed Up Blu-ray Movie  

Tutto a posto e niente in ordine

Kino Lorber | 1974 | 104 min | Rated R | Jun 19, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

All Screwed Up is the exuberantly funny tale about the often tragic adventures of a group of young immigrants who have come to Milan to make their fortunes. In addition to Adelina and Carletto, there are Gigi, who drifts into a life of petty crimes, Isotta, who becomes a prostitute, and Sante and Mariuccia, who marry in bliss and, in two years, are something less than blessed with seven children (one set of twins followed by quintuplets). They all soon discover that Milan is a town where everything is in its place but nothing is in order.

Comedy / Drama

The Invisible Man: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Millennium Media | 1975-1976 | 653 min | Not rated | Jun 19, 2012 | Martin Liebman

The thirteen-episode story of Dr. Daniel Westin, invisible man. Inspired by the H.G. Wells novel.

Adventure / Sci-Fi

Cat Run Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2011 | 106 min | Rated R | Jun 19, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

When a sexy, high-end escort holds the key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up, two bumbling young detectives become her unlikely protectors from a ruthless assassin hired to silence her.

Action / Comedy

The Saphead Blu-ray Movie  

Ultimate Edition

Kino Lorber | 1920 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 77 min | Not rated | Jul 10, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Buster Keaton stars as Bertie Van Alstyne, the pampered son of a powerful Wall Street financier. Having known no other lifestyle but privilege, he wanders through a variety of misadventures—an attempt at courtship, a trip to an illegal gambling den, and a tumble onto the floor of the Stock Exchange—oblivious to the obstacles that stand before him.

Comedy

Evita Blu-ray Movie  

15th Anniversary Edition

Disney / Buena Vista | 1996 | 135 min | Rated PG | Jun 19, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Film adaptation of Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash stage musical detailing the life and death of Argentina's controversial First Lady.

Biography / Drama / Musical

Des vents contraires Blu-ray Movie    

Headwinds

Universal Studios | 2011 | 92 min | Not rated | Apr 17, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his childhood town to start anew after the loss of his wife and their mother.

Drama / Mystery

Wilfred: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2011 | 286 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 19, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

The story of Ryan, a depressed man who believes he is getting nowhere in his life and plans to kill himself. In the middle of his attempted suicide, he is asked to watch his neighbor's dog, Wilfred, but Ryan can only see Wilfred as a real person instead of an animal that everyone else sees. As they begin to bond more and become friends, Wilfred teaches Ryan a life lesson about people, love, and living.

Comedy / Dark humor / Imaginary / Surreal

The Plague of the Zombies Blu-ray Movie    

Hammer / Blu-ray + DVD

Studio Canal | 1966 | 91 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jun 18, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In a remote 19th-century Cornish village, an evil presence lurks within the darkness of the witching hour. A mysterious plague relentlessly consumes lives at an unstoppable rate. Unable to find the cause, Dr. Peter Tompson enlists the help of his mentor, Sir James Forbes. Desperate to find an antidote, they instead find inexplicable horror: empty coffins with the diseased corpses missing! Following a series of strange and frightening clues, they discover a deserted mine where they discover a world of black magic and a doomed legion of flesh-eating slaves ... the walking dead!

Horror