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Home- December 08, 2011
Rapture Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1965 | 104 min | Not rated | Dec 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young girl's lonely isolation under the watchful eye of her stern and bitter father is abruptly shattered by the arrival of a seductive fugitive from the law.
Drama / Coming of age
Fright Night Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1985 | 106 min | Rated R | Dec 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A horror-obsessed teenager discovers that his next-door neighbor is a murderous vampire.
Comedy / Horror / Thriller / Teen / Dark humor
Outrage Blu-ray Movie
Studio Canal | 2010 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Sekiuchi, boss of the Sannokai, a huge organized crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issues a warning to his lieutenant Kato and right-hand man Ikemoto. Kato, in turn, orders Ikemoto to bring a rival gang in line, and immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo, who runs with his own crew. The tricky jobs that no one wants to do always seem to end up in Otomo's lap.
Crime / Drama / Foreign
Catch .44 Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 94 min | Rated R | Dec 20, 2011 | Martin Liebman
For Tes and her two cohorts Kara and Tara, the job sounded simple enough: intercept a double-cross drug shipment for their crime boss Mel at an isolated diner. But when an unstoppable chain of events unfolds, everyone soon realizes no one is who they seem and the job may be something other than eliminating the competition. What started as simple instructions has now turned into a deadly cat-and-mouse game - with large guns pointed at everyone.
Action / Crime / Thriller
Mr. Popper's Penguins Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2011 | 94 min | Rated PG | Dec 06, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Comedy / Family
George Gently, Series 3 Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2010 | 176 min | Not rated | Jun 28, 2011 | Michael Reuben
In the third series of this British police drama set in Northeast England in the 1960s, Chief Inspector Gently and Sergeant Bacchus investigate the murder of a troubled mother with an equally troubled family that seems to be keeping a multitude of secrets. Then they're called to the local university to solve the murder of a professor who'd been the charismatic leader of an antiwar movement -- and a serial womanizer.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Period
Midnight in Paris Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2011 | 94 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 20, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A romantic comedy about a screenwriter and his girlfriend. At midnight, however, the screenwriter is whisked to the romantics of early 20th Century Paris, starting an affair.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Imaginary / Period
Fright Night Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2011 | 106 min | Rated R | Dec 13, 2011 | Martin Liebman
When a teenager suspects his new neighbor is a vampire, but is unable to convince anyone, he sets out to enlist the help of a famous, self-proclaimed vampire hunter.
Comedy / Horror / Teen / Dark humor
Fright Night 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2011 | 106 min | Rated R | Dec 13, 2011 | Martin Liebman
When a teenager suspects his new neighbor is a vampire, but is unable to convince anyone, he sets out to enlist the help of a famous, self-proclaimed vampire hunter.
Comedy / Horror / Teen / Dark humor
- December 07, 2011
Meet Me in St. Louis Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Warner Bros. | 1944 | 113 min | Not rated | Dec 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters. Seventeen-year-old Esther has fallen in love with John, who has just moved in next door. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transferred to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the 1903 St. Louis Fair.
Family / Musical / Romance
The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) Blu-ray Movie
La Vallée / Blu-ray + DVD
BFI Video | 1972 | 106 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 14, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Viviane, a straightforward young woman, sets out on a birding expedition in New Guinea, where she meets Olivier, an adventurer who's about to leave with some friends on an expedition into the jungle. The goal is to discover an unknown valley in the phantom regions of the island marked only by blank spots ("obscured by clouds") on the map. Only the natives suspect the valley is where the gods live.
Drama / Foreign
Kung Fu Panda 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
DreamWorks | 2011 | 90 min | Rated PG | Dec 13, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five – Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face this threat and vanquish it. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Martial arts
Nature: My Life as a Turkey Blu-ray Movie
PBS | 2011 | 52 min | Not rated | Nov 22, 2011 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Biography / Documentary / Family / Nature / Other
Peter Cetera: Live in Concert Blu-ray Movie
with Special Guest Amy Grant
Image Entertainment | 2003 | 55 min | Not rated | Dec 06, 2011 | Michael Reuben
The former Chicago lead singer performs some of his greatest hits before a live and enthusiastic audience as part of the Soundstage series jointly produced by WTTW, the PBS station in Chicago, and HD Ready. Included is the hit duet, "Next Time (I Fall In Love)", with gospel singer Amy Grant, who also performs several of her solo hits. Original broadcast date: Oct. 2003.
Music
Shakira: En Vivo Desde París Blu-ray Movie
Live From Paris
Sony Music | 2011 | 119 min | Not rated | Dec 06, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Shakira: En vivo desde París (English: Live from Paris) is the concert from the upcoming fourth live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It features performances from the June 13 and 14 concerts in Paris, France. Tracklisting: 1. Pienso en Ti 2. Why Wait 3. Te Dejo Madrid 4. Si Te Vas 5. Whenever Wherever 6. Inevitable 7. Nothing Else Matters 8. Despedida 9. Gypsy 10. La Tortura 11. Ciega Sordomuda 12. Underneath Your Clothes 13. Gordita 14. Sale el Sol 15. Las de lntuición 16. Loca 17. She Wolf 18. Ojos Así 19. Antes de las Seis 20. Hips Don’t Lie 21. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) 22. Je L'Aime a Mourir
Music
- December 06, 2011
Kinshasa Symphony Blu-ray Movie
C MAJOR | 2010 | 95 min | Not rated | Nov 15, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The only symphony orchestra in the Congo is featured in this French documentary.
Documentary / Music / Foreign
Seven Chances Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1925 | 56 min | Not rated | Dec 13, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
To inherit a fortune, a man races to find a bride by 7 p.m.
Comedy / Family / Romance
Point Blank Blu-ray Movie
À bout portant
Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 84 min | Rated R | Dec 06, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
A couple's lives are turned upside down when the woman is kidnapped and her boyfriend must negotiate her release.
Action / Crime / Thriller / Foreign
- December 05, 2011
Brideshead Revisited Blu-ray Movie
30th Anniversary Edition
Acorn Media | 1981 | 659 min | Not rated | Nov 01, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Two young men meet at Oxford. Charles Ryder, son of a middle class businessman, is befriended by Sebastian Flyte, a member of the noble House of Marchmain, after Sebastian throws up in his college room through an open window. Sebastian then invites Charles to lunch after his teddy bear Aloysius 'refuses to talk to him' unless he is forgiven. Charles becomes involved with Sebastian's family, Catholic peers in Protestant England. The story is told in flashback over twenty years later, as Charles, now an officer in the British Army, is moved with his company to an English country house that he discovers to be Brideshead, Sebastian's family home where Charles remembers happier days.
Drama
Medea Blu-ray Movie
Entertainment One | 1969 | 110 min | Not rated | Dec 06, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
To win the kingdom his uncle took from his father, Jason must steal the golden fleece from the land of barbarians, where Medea is royalty and a powerful sorceress, where human sacrifice helps crops to grow. Medea sees Jason and swoons, then enlists her brother's aid to take the fleece. She then murders her brother and becomes Jason's lover. Back in Greece, the king keeps the throne, the fleece has no power, and Medea lives an exile's life, respected but feared, abandoned by Jason. When she learns he's to marry the king's daughter, Medea tames her emotions and sends gifts via her sons; then, loss overwhelms her and she unleashes a fire storm on the king, the bride, and Jason.
Drama / Fantasy / Foreign