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Home- October 26, 2011
Clannad: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2007-2008 | 600 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Tortured by his past and pained by an uncertain future, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming anger and emptiness. But when he meets the mysterious, charming and shy Nagisa, his world seems to change. Drawn in by her gentle but lonely spirit, he begins to experience the joy life can bring. But as he discovers the reason for his newfound friend's loneliness, Tomoya also finds that life can be frighteningly fragile. Poignant. Compelling. Heartbreaking. Clannad is one of the most cherished anime of all time. And now it's available for the first time in beautiful, high-definition clarity.
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Teen / Foreign
Amelie Blu-ray Movie
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Momentum Pictures | 2001 | 122 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 17, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Bursting with imagination and having seen her share of tragedy and fantasy, Amélie is not like the other girls. When she grows up she becomes a waitress in a Montmartre bar run by a former dancer. Amelie enjoys simple pleasures until she discovers that her goal in life is to help others. To that end, she invents all sorts of tricks that allow her to intervene incognito into other people's lives, including an imbibing concierge and her hypochondriac neighbor. But Amélie's most difficult case turns out to be Nino Quicampoix, a lonely sex shop employee who collects photos abandoned at coin-operated photobooths.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign / Surreal
- October 25, 2011
Heavenly Creatures Blu-ray Movie
Peccadillo Pictures | 1994 | 99 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 12, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The story concerns Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, outcasts who become best friends, whose bizarre fantasy life becomes more intense as their bond becomes increasingly more obsessive. When Pauline's mother tries to intervene and split the girls apart, they bring about a terrible revenge, resulting in what is to this day still a celebrated and controversial case.
Drama / Thriller / Erotic / Surreal / Period / Coming of age
Father of Invention Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 25, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Robert Axle, an eccentric inventor turned ego maniacal infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. After 8 years in maximum security prison, Axle is ready to redeem his name and rebuild his billion dollar empire. But first he must convince his estranged 22 year old daughter to let him live with her and her quirky, over protective roommates.
Comedy / Drama
The Howling: Reborn Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 18, 2011 | Martin Liebman
On the eve of his high school graduation, unremarkable Will Kidman finally bonds with the girl he has long yearned for, reclusive Eliana Wynter. But he also discovers a dark secret from his past... that he is about to become a werewolf. Now, in an effort to fight destiny and save their love as well as their lives, they must battle not only Will's growing blood lust but an army of fearsome beasts bent on killing them.
Horror
The House by the Cemetery Blu-ray Movie
Quella villa accanto al cimitero
Blue Underground | 1981 | 86 min | Not rated | Oct 24, 2011 | Martin Liebman
The plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England home - a home which happens to be hiding a particularly gruesome secret within its basement walls.
Horror / Supernatural / Foreign
Zombie Blu-ray Movie
Zombi 2 | Zombie Flesh Eaters | 2 Disc Ultimate Edition
Blue Underground | 1979 | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 24, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.
Horror / Foreign
Lully: Atys Blu-ray Movie
FRA Productions | 2011 | 295 min | Rated G | Nov 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera 'Atys' is performed by Opera Comique and William Christie's Les Arts Florissants.
Music
- October 24, 2011
Dragon Ball Z: Level 1.1 Blu-ray Movie
FUNimation Entertainment | 1989-1990 | 410 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Raditz, Goku\'s brother has traveled to Earth to find out why Gokuu has not yet destroyed the planet as he was supposed to do. But while as a baby, Goku was dropped (down a huge cliff) and forgot his real mission. Kakarot, Goku\'s real name battles his brother Raditzs along with former enemy Piccolo and friend Kurilin. Meanwhile, Gohan; Goku\'s son reveals his hidden powers against Raditz and nearly kills Raditz. However Gokuu is killed in the end, but Raditz is eventually defeated by Piccolo. Before he dies, he tells them that two evil Saiyans even more powerful then he is, are on route to Earth. The remaining fighters, Kurilin, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, and Chatsu begin their training to battle the evil saiyans, while Piccolo takes off with Gohan to train him in using his new found power.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Ceremony Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 90 min | Rated R | Jun 21, 2011 | Michael Reuben
A young man and his best friend crash the wedding of a 30-something woman with whom the young man is infatuated.
Comedy / Romance
- October 23, 2011
Touch of Evil Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1958 | 1 Movie, 5 Cuts | 111 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 14, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After a murder is committed in a small town right on the US-Mexico border a rogue cop from the US tries to frame his Mexican counterpart for it.
Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings Blu-ray Movie
Unrated
20th Century Fox | 2011 | 94 min | Unrated | Oct 25, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Follows a group of friends that decide to go snowmobiling during their winter break. They make a "wrong turn", getting lost in a storm.
Action / Horror / Thriller
Page One: Inside the New York Times Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 88 min | Rated R | Oct 18, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
A behind-the-scenes look at the New York Times' newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.
Documentary
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Oscilloscope Pictures | 2010 | 83 min | Rated R | Oct 25, 2011 | Michael Reuben
In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 metres deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up! This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign / Holiday
Dead Cert Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2010 | 93 min | Unrated | Sep 27, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A gang of tough London gangsters get more than they bargained for when a group of businessmen make an offer to buy their club, the Inferno. They turn out to be nothing less than Vampires wanting their land back and turn viciously on the gangsters when their demands are not met.
Horror
Tom & Jerry: Golden Collection, Volume One Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1940-1967 | 286 min | Not rated | Oct 25, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
A series of theatrical animated cartoon films created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, centering on a never-ending rivalry between a cat (Tom) and a mouse (Jerry) whose chases and battles often involved comic violence.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Short
The Strange Case of Angelica Blu-ray Movie
O Estranho Caso de Angélica
Cinema Guild | 2010 | 2 Movies | 97 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Set in the 1950s, a young photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter. But when he looks through his lens, the young woman appears to come to life. From that moment, Isaac will be haunted by Angelica day and night.
Drama / Foreign / Period
- October 22, 2011
Scrooged Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1988 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 01, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A contemporary comedy based on Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol," focusing on a television executive who decides to exploit the holidays to boost ratings.
Comedy / Dark humor / Supernatural / Holiday
Stripes Blu-ray Movie
Extended Cut
Sony Pictures | 1981 | 123 min | Rated R | Jan 24, 2012 | Martin Liebman
Thanks to a run of bad luck and go-nowhere jobs, John convinces Russell to join the army so they can get in shape, likening it to a health spa. Once in boot camp, wiseguy John tangles with his by-the-book Sgt. and becomes the unofficial leader for his platoon, made up mostly of other misfits and assorted losers. After somehow making it through graduation, they are given a special assignment but, thanks to John's romantic interest in a pretty MPO, the other men wind up behind the Iron Curtain until John, Russell, their dates and Sgt. Hulka make a daring rescue attempt in explosive style.
Comedy / War
Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2011 | 98 min | Rated R | Oct 18, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A portrait of one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as A Tribe Called Quest.
Documentary / Music