New Blu-ray Reviews

IMAX: Born to Be Wild Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2011 | 41 min | Rated G | Apr 17, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

'Born to Be Wild' observes various orphaned jungle animals and their day-to-day behavioral interactions with the individuals who rescue them and raise them to adulthood. The film unfurls in two separate geographic spheres, one following baby orangutans and other, baby elephant calves.

Documentary / Family / Nature

Come Blow Your Horn Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1963 | 112 min | Unrated | Mar 27, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A big city swinger teaches his sheltered brother how to become a chick magnet.

Comedy

The Witches of Oz Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2011 | 164 min | Not rated | Apr 10, 2012 | Michael Reuben

The Witches of Oz follows the exploits of the grown Dorothy Gale, now a successful children's book author, as she moves from Kansas to present day New York City. Dorothy quickly learns that her popular books are based on repressed childhood memories, and that the wonders of Oz are very, very real.

Action / Comedy / Fantasy

Malena Blu-ray Movie    

Studio Canal | 2000 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 26, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Amidst the outbreak of World War II, Renato, a young Sicilian boy, becomes infatuated with beautiful war widow Malena. Malena is leered at by men, reviled by women and eventually suffers greatly for her beauty. Ever-watchful Renato does not come to her aid but, nevertheless, learns a valuable lesson about courage.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Erotic / Foreign / Coming of age

Who's Got the Action? Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1962 | 93 min | Not rated | Mar 27, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A hunch horse-player's marriage is threatened by his betting ways; in desperation, his wife becomes his bookie.

Comedy

It's Only Money Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1962 | 83 min | Unrated | Mar 27, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a missing heir in a rich family. He begins to notice little things, like how much those family portraits look like him. Surely..no..he can't be...can he ?

Comedy

ESPN Films Collection Vol. 1 Blu-ray Movie  

ESPN Films | 2011 | 5 Movies | 377 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 13, 2011 | Martin Liebman

From the producers of ESPN Films' Emmy(R)-nominated and critically acclaimed "30 for 30" series comes an exceptional collection of sports stories from some of today's best filmmakers. This two-disc Blu-Ray set includes "Catching Hell" from Oscar(R)-winner Alex Gibney, "Herschel", "Charismatic", "The Fab Five" and the acclaimed film "Renee" from director Eric Drath.

Documentary / Sport

We Bought a Zoo Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2011 | 124 min | Rated PG | Apr 03, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Based on a true story, Benjamin Mee is a recently-widowed father who moves his family to a beautiful estate miles outside the city. The only catch is that the estate is also a dilapidated zoo replete with 200 animals, and the purchase of the home is conditional on the new owner keeping the zoo and its entire staff. The Mee family subsequently sets out to rebuild and refurbish the zoo to its former glory, making new friends along the way.

Comedy / Drama / Family

Treme: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

HBO | 2011 | 660 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 17, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

14 months have passed since Hurricane Katrina, but residents of the Crescent City are finding it harder than ever to rebuild their lives, much less hold on to their unique cultural identity. Some have become expatriates in distant cities. The insurance checks that never arrived for homeowners were followed by the bureaucratic nightmare that was the Road Home program, and a land-grab is underway as developers and disaster capitalists press their advantage. Crime and drug use are up, and corruption and graft are endemic, with civic institutions unable to counter any of it. And yet the culture of New Orleans somehow endures.

Drama / Music / Period

The Darkest Hour Blu-ray Movie  

Summit Entertainment | 2011 | 89 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 10, 2012 | Martin Liebman

When aliens attack and swiftly conquer the world by frying our electronic grid and systematically hunting down the disorganized, pathetically under-defended survivors, a small band of tourists in Moscow combine to find a way to annihilate the aliens' powerful defenses.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

The Darkest Hour 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Summit Entertainment | 2011 | 89 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 10, 2012 | Martin Liebman

When aliens attack and swiftly conquer the world by frying our electronic grid and systematically hunting down the disorganized, pathetically under-defended survivors, a small band of tourists in Moscow combine to find a way to annihilate the aliens' powerful defenses.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Monteverdi: Coronation of Poppea Blu-ray Movie  

L'incoronazione di Poppea

EUROARTS | 2010 | 180 min | Unrated | Feb 24, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Norwegian National Opera performs this Monteverdi piece in a 2010 production that was broadcast as a miniseries on Norwegian television.

Music

Angels Crest Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 93 min | Rated R | Apr 03, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

During the first snow of the year 3 year-old Nate Denton wanders away from his father's truck and disappears. The fevered search for him ends with the devastating discover of his tiny, frozen body. Nate's death throws the small foothills community of Angel's Crest into disarray. The inhabitants confront what Nate's death means to them and in the face of that struggle they deal with their own concepts of right and wrong.

Drama

Marquis de Sade's Justine Blu-ray Movie  

The Misfortunes of Virtue / Cruel Passion

Redemption | 1977 | 97 min | Not rated | Apr 24, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Justine is a nubile young virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a depraved world of prostitution, predatory lesbians, a fugitive murderess, bondage, branding, and one supremely sadistic monk. It's a twisted tale of strange desires, perverse pleasures and the ultimate corruption of innocence as told by the Marquis de Sade.

Drama / Erotic

Air Collision Blu-ray Movie  

Asylum | 2012 | 92 min | Rated PG | Mar 27, 2012 | Martin Liebman

A fierce electromagnetic storm cripples communications; as a result, two planes - one a commercial jet, the other Air Force One, carrying the President of the United States and his family - are on a collision course.

Action / Adventure / Thriller

Buck Privates Blu-ray Movie  

Universal 100th Anniversary Collector's Series / Blu-ray + DVD

Universal Studios | 1941 | 84 min | Not rated | Apr 17, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Comedy legends Bud Abbott and Lou Costello cemented their place in film history with the hilarious wartime comedy classic BUCK PRIVATES. After spending years on stage in burlesque and on radio perfecting classic routines such as "Who's on First?," the duo transitioned to motion pictures at Universal in 1940. In their first leading roles, Bud and Lou play con artists who accidentally enlist in the U/S.Army to avoid going to jail. Making matters worse, their no-nonsense drill sergeant turns out to be the cop who tried to arrest them! Featuring classic routines such as "Drill," "Dice Game" and "You're Forty, She's Ten," the film also starred the popular singing group The Andrews Sisters performing the Academy Award-nominated song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Following the success of BUCK PRIVATES, Bud and Lou made an astounding 26 more movies at Universal leaving a legacy of laughter that will be treasured forever.

Comedy / Musical / War

The Terror Experiment Blu-ray Movie  

Fight or Flight

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 82 min | Not rated | Apr 10, 2012 | Martin Liebman

A terrorist sets off an explosion that rocks the Federal Building and unleashes a toxic gas throughout the ventilation system. His purpose: to expose the Government's secret biological warfare weapon, a deadly virus that instantly attacks a person's adrenal system, causing them to become inhumanly aggressive, with an uncontrollable urge to kill each other.

Action / Thriller

A Night to Remember Blu-ray Movie    

Digitally Re-Mastered Centenary Edition

ITV DVD | 1958 | 123 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Mar 19, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.

Drama / History

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, Part 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 17, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Ryner Lute is a lazy student of Roland Empire Royal Magician's school. One day, Roland Empire goes to war against a neighboring country Estabule, and he lost his classmates in the battle. After the war, Lute sets out for a journey to search the relics of a "Legendary Hero" at Emperor Sion Astar's command. And he finds out a deadly curse spreading the continent.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

Battle of the Bulge Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1965 | 170 min | Not rated | May 15, 2007 | Martin Liebman

This World War II spectacular tells the story of the tank battles of December, 1944, in which the Nazi Panzer forces staged a massive last-ditch offensive on the Belgian front.

Action / Drama / History / War