New Blu-ray Reviews

The Conversation Blu-ray Movie    

Collector's Edition

Studio Canal | 1974 | 114 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Oct 31, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A lone surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here Blu-ray Movie  

Immersion Edition / Blu-ray + CD

EMI | 1975-2011 | 180 min | Unrated | Nov 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Disc 1 / CD 1: Album<br> Disc 2 / CD 2: Bonus tracks<br> Disc 3 / DVD 1: Two surround mixes and stereo mix<br> Disc 4 / DVD 2: Various video content<br> Disc 5 / BD: The two DVDs combined with HD audio and video, minus one surround mix (quad mix)<br>

Music

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2011 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 11, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.

Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Epic

Peter Gabriel: New Blood - Live in London Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2011 | 141 min | Not rated | Oct 24, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Filmed at Hammersmith Apollo in March of this year, New Blood Live In London captures Peter Gabriel performing live with the 46 piece New Blood Orchestra. The repertoire mixes cover versions from his Scratch My Back album with classic tracks from across his solo career in brand new orchestral arrangements.

Music

The Collector Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 1965 | 119 min | Not rated | Nov 08, 2011 | Michael Reuben

Freddie, a socially withdrawn bank clerk and butterfly collector, decides to expand to collecting human specimens. That's where art student Miranda Grey comes in. Miranda matches wits with Freddie the icy psychopath.

Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Jethro Tull: Aqualung Blu-ray Movie  

40th Anniversary Collector's Edition | Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + DVD + CD

EMI | 1971 | 558 min | Unrated | Nov 01, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Aqualung is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released on 19 March 1971 by Chrysalis Records. Blending progressive rock, folk and hard rock, the album expands on the eclectic musical approaches explored on the band's previous albums by featuring riff-heavy rock songs alongside acoustic, singer-songwriter material placing greater emphasis on lead vocalist and primary songwriter Ian Anderson. Lyrically, the album addresses themes of religion and spirituality, alongside social issues such as homelessness and prostitution. Its prominent critique of organized religion led some critics to describe Aqualung as a concept album, a characterization the band has consistently denied.

Music

Charade Blu-ray Movie    

Blu-ray + DVD

Park Circus | 1963 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Oct 24, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A trio of crooks relentlessly pursue a young American woman through Paris in an attempt to recover the fortune her dead husband stole from them. The only person she can trust is a suave, mysterious stranger.

Comedy / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Mutiny on the Bounty Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1962 | 178 min | Not rated | Nov 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth but the savage on-board conditions imposed by the disciplinarian Captain trigger a mutiny.

Adventure / Drama / History / Romance

Blue Velvet Blu-ray Movie  

25th Anniversary Edition

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1986 | 121 min | Rated R | Nov 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Jeffery Beaumont is a naive young man who becomes involved in murder, voyeurism, sado-masochism and a terrifying evil after he discovers a severed ear in a deserted field. He discovers and follows a nightclub singer, who is ensnared in a brutal relationship with the psychopathic Frank Booth.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Surreal

The Change-Up Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 118 min | Rated R | Nov 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Growing up together, Mitch and Dave were inseparable best friends, but as the years have passed they've slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie, kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law...

Comedy / Romance

Angels of Evil Blu-ray Movie    

Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male / Angel of Evil

Artificial Eye | 2010 | 125 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 24, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A biography of Milanese bank robber Renato Vallanzasca.

Biography / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Haven: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2010 | 558 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 14, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

FBI Agent arrives in the tiny town of Haven, Maine and discovers a long history of paranormal phenomena and unexplained mysteries.

Crime / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Supernatural

Meet the Robinsons 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2007 | 95 min | Rated G | Nov 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Lewis is an orphan who dreams of finding a family. His journey takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson whisks him away to a world where anything is possible: the future. There, he meets an incredible assortment of characters and a family beyond his wildest imagination, The Robinsons, who help lead him on an amazing and hilarious adventure with heartfelt results. Based upon the book A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

Chicken Little 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2005 | 81 min | Rated G | Nov 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

After Chicken Little causes widespread panic — when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky — the young chicken is determined to restore his reputation. But just as things are starting to go his way, a real piece of the sky lands on his head. Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends, Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), Runt of the Litter and Fish Out of Water, attempt to save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

Bolt 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2008 | 96 min | Rated PG | Nov 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue - at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the canine star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet - a cross-country journey through the real world. Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and with the help of two unlikely traveling companions - a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens and TV-obsessed hamster in a plastic ball named Rhino - Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero.

Animation / Comedy / Family

G-Force 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 88 min | Rated PG | Nov 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, a covert team of highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-Force are guinea pigs Darwin, the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster, an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez, a sexy martial arts pro, plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert Mooch, and a star nosed mole Speckles, the computer and information specialist.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

The Ballad of Narayama Blu-ray Movie    

楢山節考 / Narayama bushikô / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1983 | 130 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 24, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In a small village in a remote valley where the harshness of life dictates that survival overrules compassion, elderly widow Orin is approaching her 70th birthday – the age when village law says she must go up to the mythic Mount Narayama to die. But there are several loose ends within her own family to tie up first.

Drama / Foreign

Pearl Jam Twenty Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2011 | 119 min | Not rated | Jan 03, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Twenty: In celebration of Pearl Jam's twentieth anniversary, Cameron Crowe created this definitive portrait of the seminal band with rare and never-before-seen footage. The Kids Are Twenty: Expanded, uninterrupted live performances for every song in the 'Pearl Jam Twenty' film plus bonus features. The Fans Are Alright: Over 80 minutes of extras created specifically for die-hard Pearl Jam fans and including rare live performances.

Documentary / Drama / Music

Sanctuary: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2010 | 880 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Dr. Helen Magnus and her team discover a hidden world in the third season of this popular Syfy series.

Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi

Chicago: Live in Concert Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2003 | 83 min | Not rated | Nov 01, 2011 | Michael Reuben

The band performs some of its 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. Original broadcast date: June 2003.

Music