New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 09, 2012
Kiss of the Spider Woman Blu-ray Movie
Le Baiser de la femme araignée
Carlotta Films | 1985 | 120 min | Not rated | Feb 16, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Two very different men are cell mates in a Brasilian prison; Luis Molina is a gay window-dresser jailed on a morals charge, while Valentin is a left-wing journalist accused of subversive revolutionary activities. To escape reality, Molina re-enacts a melodramatic film, impersonating its glamorous, but politically dubious heroine. Valentin's machismo and political convictions at first make him suspicious of Molina, but he gradually succumbs to his cell mate's kindness, and the two men develop a bond of friendship and respect for their sexual and social differences.
Drama / Foreign
Nurse Jackie: Season Three Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 335 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 21, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Jackie Peyton is a nurse trying to survive the chaotic grind of saving lives in a hectic New York City hospital. Sharp-tongued and quick-witted, Jackie's a woman of substance who knows how to handle it all. With a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a steady dose of pain relievers for her chronic back pain, Jackie does whatever it takes to get the job done.
Comedy / Drama
Mozart's Sister Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Music Box Films | 2010 | 120 min | Not rated | Feb 14, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A speculative account of Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right. Originally the featured performer, she has given way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French revolution Europe.
Drama
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2003 | 81 min | Rated PG | Feb 07, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Sally and Conrad, different as black and white, have pushed their single mom, Joan Walden, to the limit. Conrad endlessly breaks the rules rule and Sally, though well-behaved, has bossed away every friend she has. And on the Saturday that Joan is to host her company's party, her preparations have fallen prey to Conrad's shenanigans. Thus, she lays down a mom-sized decree: Sally and Conrad are not to leave the house while she is at work; furthermore, they are forbidden from making a mess or misbehaving in any way. While she's away, suddenly an unexpected guest--a six-foot-tall talking feline, sporting a red-and-white-striped stovepipe hat--appears. The original party animal himself arrives to turn their world upside down by showing Sally and Conrad that "it's good to have fun--but you have to know how!"
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
Nude Nuns With Big Guns Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2010 | 92 min | Unrated | Feb 14, 2012 | Michael Reuben
The devout Sister Sarah is abused, beaten and drugged by corrupt clergy who have turned to dealing heroin. Near death from a lethal overdose of drugs, she receives a spiritual calling to wreak God's vengeance on all the evildoers she has encountered, showing no mercy.
Crime / Thriller / Dark humor / Erotic
- February 08, 2012
The Rebound Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2009 | 95 min | Rated R | Feb 07, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
In New York City, a single mom captivates her new neighbor, a much younger man.
Comedy / Romance
The Son of No One Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 94 min | Rated R | Feb 21, 2012 | Martin Liebman
A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Twelve Kingdoms: Part 3: A Great Distance in the Wind, The Sky at Dawn Blu-ray Movie
十二国記「風の万里 黎明の空」
Media Blasters | 2003 | 300 min | Rated 13+ | Dec 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Yoko Nakajima, an unhappy high school student, is one day suddenly faced with a strange man who swears allegiance to her. After a battle with demon-like beasts, he then takes her to another world along with two of her classmates. There, her appearance has changed and she can understand the language even though her classmates cannot. But their status as "Kaikyaku" (people who come from Earth) makes them hunted fugitives, so they wander the land of the 12 countries, simply trying to survive and to figure out the reason why they were brought to this world.
Adventure / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Foreign
The Sunset Limited Blu-ray Movie
HBO | 2011 | 91 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 07, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
The Sunset Limited is a searing, two character drama that mixes humor and pathos while examining the relationship between two strangers who are brought together by desperate circumstances. The story focuses on two very different men – a deeply religious black ex-con (Samuel L. Jackson) who thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor (Tommy Lee Jones), who tried to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, the Sunset Limited. As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. As their philosophical debate progresses, each spar passionately to defend their personal credo and convert the other.
Drama
- February 07, 2012
Umphrey's McGee: Live Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2009 | 118 min | Not rated | Feb 07, 2012 | Michael Reuben
Legendary on the jam band circuit, Chicago-based Umphrey's McGee is presented in an extended version of the concert broadcast in February 2009 by Soundstage, the concert series jointly produced by WTTW, the PBS station in Chicago, and HD Ready.
Music
Weeds: Season Seven Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 353 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 21, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After serving 3 years in the joint, the onetime suburban soccer mom is making a fresh start in New York City and going back to doing what she does best - selling pot. But when some old friends return, they could send everything up in flames.
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Dark humor
Cell 211 Blu-ray Movie
Celda 211
Studio Canal | 2009 | 108 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 09, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
Action / Drama / Foreign
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings: Season 2 Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 07, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In feudal Japan, many generals struggled for power in unending warfare, but one man proved to be too big a threat - the dark lord Oda Nobunaga. Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune, two young warriors from different regions who become heated rivals, must form an unlikely alliance with the rest of the generals to take down the Devil King. Sengoku Basara is based on the PlayStation game Devil Kings by Capcom. The series was animated by Production I.G., and directed by Itsuro Kawasaki.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Drama / War / Foreign
WWE: The Best of Raw and SmackDown 2011 Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2011 | 720 min | Rated TV-PG | Jan 31, 2012 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Sport
Project X Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 1987 | 108 min | Rated PG | Jan 17, 2012 | Martin Liebman
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Four Flies on Grey Velvet Blu-ray Movie
4 mosche di velluto grigio | 40th Anniversary Edition
Shameless | 1971 | 103 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 30, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders...
Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
A Star Is Born Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1937 | 111 min | Not rated | Feb 07, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
The classic story about the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. A young woman arrives at Hollywood with dreams of stardom and with the help of a leading man achieves them, but his best days are behind him and she eclipses him.
Drama / Romance
- February 06, 2012
Tower Heist Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2011 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 21, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
When a group of hard working guys find out they've fallen victim to a wealthy business man's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Heist
Metal Shifters Blu-ray Movie
Iron Invader
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 07, 2012 | Martin Liebman
Two brothers desperate to keep the family business afloat soon find their prayers answered when a Russian satellite dislodges from orbit and crashes into the middle of a nearby field. Unaware the satellite carries a mysterious alien substance; the brothers sell the satellite to a local artist who uses the wreckage in his giant sculpture. But soon the substance brings the giant sculpture to life, creating an iron monster whose only mission is to kill.
Sci-Fi
Lindsey Buckingham: Live Blu-ray Movie
with Special Guest Stevie Nicks
Image Entertainment | 2005 | 58 min | Not rated | Feb 07, 2012 | Michael Reuben
The guitarist, singer and songwriter performs songs from his solo career and his years with Fleetwood Mac, which marked the period of the band's greatest success. He is accompanied on several songs by vocalist Stevie Nicks, who joined Fleetwood Mac with him after the release of their initial joint album "Buckingham Nicks".
Music