New Blu-ray Reviews

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life Blu-ray Movie  

Gainsbourg: Vie héroïque

Music Box Films | 2010 | 130 min | Not rated | Mar 20, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Biopic of notorious French singer-songwriter and provocateur Serge Gainsbourg, adapted by Joann Sfar from his graphic novel. Starring Eric Elmosnino in the title role as the chain-smoking Jewish iconoclast who flouts authority at every turn, the film traces his life from his childhood in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris to his rise to success in the 1960s and relationships with French icons Juliette Greco (Anna Mouglalis), Brigitte Bardot (Laetitia Casta), France Gall (Sara Forestier) and Jane Birkin (Lucy Gordon).

Biography / Drama / Music / Foreign

Phil Collins: Live At Montreux Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2012 | 231 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

7 July 2004 & 17 July 1996 at Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland

Music

The B-52s with the Wild Crowd! Live In Athens, GA Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2011 | 90 min | Not rated | Mar 20, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The B-52s performed their first ever gig in February 1977. 34 years later, on Valentine s Day 2011, they returned to their home town of Athens, Georgia to celebrate with this brilliant live show. Wig-wearing, boa-draped, glitter-covered fans came to join in and saw the band deliver a sizzling 90 minute set that turned Athens Classic Center into a cosmic dancehall. A B-52's live show is always the best party in town, yet here in front of their home crowd they even managed to turn it up a notch further. Packed with all their fans favourites, this is high spirited good time rock 'n' roll packed with great tunes, wild romance, blood pumping grooves and a lot of fun!

Music

Black Narcissus Blu-ray Movie    

Le Narcisse noir

Carlotta Films | 1947 | 103 min | Unrated | Mar 07, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.

Drama

Parenthood Blu-ray Movie  

Universal 100th Anniversary / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1989 | 124 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 06, 2012 | Michael Reuben

A comedy about parenthood, and dealing with the lives of a family, from several points of view.

Comedy / Drama

Recoil Blu-ray Movie  

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2011 | 93 min | Rated R | Mar 06, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.

Action

The Last Temptation of Christ Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1988 | 164 min | Rated R | Mar 13, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A humanizing depiction of Christ's life including a vision of how his life may have continued had he not been crucified.

Drama / History / Epic

Hop Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2011 | 95 min | Rated PG | Mar 23, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In Los Angeles, he is taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Imaginary

Fairy Tail: Part 4 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | 293 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 20, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Forced to face her demons at the Tower of Heaven, Erza is in real danger of becoming a live sacrifice in Jellal's demented plan - which spells disaster for Fairy Tail's strongest team! As the Council prepares to wipe out the island with the Etherion beam, Erza's allies endure a heart-wrenching battle to get her back! Big surprises await the comrades as they return for Magnolia's annual Harvest Festival. But the celebrations are cut short when Master Makarov's grandson hotwires a contest to determine who's the fiercest wizard in a supercharged scheme to take over the guild!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign

Carnage Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2011 | 80 min | Rated R | Mar 20, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Two sets of parents meet to discuss their sons' involvement in a schoolyard fight. The meeting quickly becomes an argument in which the parents attack each other's parenting skills and expose problems in their marriages.

Comedy / Drama / Dark humor

Melancholia Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 135 min | Rated R | Mar 13, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Troubled sisters Justine and Claire find their already-strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet, Melancholia, threatens to collide with Earth.

Drama / Sci-Fi

The French Connection Blu-ray Movie  

Filmmakers Signature Series | Remastered

20th Century Fox | 1971 | 104 min | Rated R | Mar 18, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Tough-talking New York City detective Popeye Doyle and his partner uncover an international drug smuggling ring, but it's Doyle's feverish and relentless pursuit of the suspects that drives the investigation forward.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Mountain Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1956 | 105 min | Unrated | Feb 28, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When a plane crashes on a mountaintop Chris wants to plunder the wreckage. His older brother Zachary has given up mountain guide work but goes along rather than letting his brother risk it alone. The only survivor is a Hindu girl who Chris wants to kill. Zachary fights him off. While Chris steals from the dead passengers, Zachary prepares a sled to take the girl down the mountain. Filmed in VistaVision.

Adventure / Drama

Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Music | 2011 | 89 min | Not rated | Mar 06, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

To mark the occasion of his 85th birthday, Tony Bennett released DUETS II, which made music history, hitting #1 on the Billboard chart. As a follow-up to DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC, Tony once again recorded his greatest hits with today’s greatest artists. DUETS II: THE GREAT PERFORMANCES provides a visually-stunning video collection of the full song performances as they were recorded live in the studio.

Documentary / Music

The Muppets Blu-ray Movie  

Wocka Wocka Value Pack + Soundtrack DL / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2011 | 103 min | Rated PG | Mar 20, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary and Mary from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

Comedy / Family / Musical

Poirot: Series 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Acorn Media | 1991 | 682 min | Not rated | Mar 06, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Agatha Christie's brilliant Belgian detective is on the case in the third series of this television adaptation, which aired on ITV in the U.K. and PBS in the U.S. The setting is 1930s Europe and the glittering Art Deco era, where Christie's dapper sleuth solves the thorniest of cases with his formidable intellect. Includes "The Mysterious Affair at Styles".

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Period

Tribute to Jerome Robbins Blu-ray Movie  

Ravel: En Sol, Chopin: In The Night and The Concert - Paris Opera Ballet

Bel Air Classiques | 2011 | 111 min | Not rated | Feb 28, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Three ballets by Jerome Robbins, and one world premiere written by a student of Robbins, are presented by the Paris Opera Ballet.

Music

Special Forces Blu-ray Movie    

Forces spéciales

Studio Canal | 2011 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 12, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.

Action / Adventure / Drama / War / Foreign

Tooth Fairy 2 Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2012 | 90 min | Rated PG | Mar 06, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Larry Guthrie is a fun-loving guy with a serious mission: to win back Brook, the love of his life. But when Larry upsets a small boy with a loose tooth, he's "sentenced" to become a real tooth fairy.

Comedy / Family

UFC Presents WEC: Aldo vs. Faber Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2010 | 159 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2010 | Martin Liebman

In the most explosive World Extreme Cagefighting® event ever, featherweight champion and Brazilian phenom Jose Aldo makes the first defense of his title when he takes on former world champion “The California Kid” Urijah Faber. If one title fight wasn’t enough, lightweight champion Ben Henderson takes on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a rematch of their 2009 Fight of the Year. Plus, former featherweight champion Mike Brown battles judo ace Manny Gamburyan.

Sport