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Home- October 04, 2011
Terri Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2011 | 106 min | Rated R | Oct 11, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Abandoned by his parents, Terri is left with his ailing Uncle James, who needs the boy's help more than Terri needs his. Sensitive, overweight and awkward, Terri is painfully aware that his circumstances put him irredeemably outside the inner circle of high school life. He would love to make friends and flirt with girls, but the confusion and conflicts of adolescence keep him trapped in his singular...
Comedy / Coming of age
Zookeeper Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Sony Pictures | 2011 | 102 min | Rated PG | Oct 11, 2011 | Martin Liebman
The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style.
Comedy / Family / Romance
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 & 3 Blu-ray Movie
Freddy's Revenge / Dream Warriors
Warner Bros. | 1985-1987 | 2 Movies | 183 min | Rated R | Sep 27, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Freddy's Revenge: A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him to continue his murdering in the real world. Dream Warriors: Survivors of undead serial killer Freddy Krueger - who stalks his victims in their dreams - learn to take control of their own dreams in order to fight back.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Torso Blu-ray Movie
I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale
Blue Underground | 1973 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 93 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A series of sex murders shock a college campus, and four beautiful young girlfriends head for the safety of an isolated country villa. But as they succumb to their own erotic desires, their weekend of pleasure becomes a vacation of dismemberment at the hands – and blade – of a lecherous maniac.
Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
- October 03, 2011
The Haunting of Molly Hartley Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2008 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 13, 2011 | Brian Orndorf
Something evil lurks just beneath the surface of teenaged girl's private school world -- and it's ready to battle for her very soul. Now, on the eve of her 18th birthday, Molly Hartley is about to discover the devilish truth of just who, or rather what, it is she is destined to become.
Drama / Horror / Mystery
African Cats Blu-ray Movie
Disneynature / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2011 | 89 min | Rated G | Oct 04, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
A nature documentary centered on two cat families and how they teach their cubs the ways of the wild.
Documentary / Nature
Moby Dick Blu-ray Movie
Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2011 | 184 min | Rated TV-PG | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Ishmael sees his dream of a whaling voyage come true when he joins the crew of the Pequod, a sailing vessel leaving port in Nantucket. Unbeknownst to Ishmael and the mates, the Pequod s monomaniacal Captain Ahab is taking them all on a mad and personal mission to slay the great whale Moby Dick an obsession that will open their eyes to the wonder and spectacle of man, of beast, and the inescapable nature of both.
Adventure / Drama
Puccini: Turandot Blu-ray Movie
Metropolitan Opera
Decca | 2008 | 128 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Amer Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 2009 | 90 min | Not rated | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Three key moments, all of them sensual, define Ana's life. Her carnal search sways between reality and colored fantasies becoming more and more oppressive. A black laced hand prevents her from screaming. The wind lifts her dress and caresses her thighs. A razor blade brushes her skin, where will this chaotic and carnivorous journey leave her?
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign
Pee-wee's Big Adventure Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1985 | 90 min | Rated PG | Oct 04, 2011 | Michael Reuben
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman's beloved bike is stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on a quest to reclaim it.
Adventure / Comedy / Family
Yes: Symphonic Live Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2002 | 168 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Captures the band accompanied by a full orchestra for the first time in their career in support of their “symphonic” album “Magnification”. Tracklisting: 1. Overture 2. Close To The Edge 3. Long Distance Runaround 4. Don't Go 5. In The Presence Of 6. Gates of Delirium 7. Steve Howe Guitar Solo -- Lute Concerto In D Major, 2nd Movement -- Mood For A Day 8. Starship Trooper 9. Magnification 10. And You And I 11. Ritual 12. I've Seen All Good People 13. Owner Of A Lonely Heart 14. Roundabout
Music
- October 02, 2011
Vamp Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 1986 | 93 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2011 | Brian Orndorf
A group of fraternity pledges head for the seedy side of the city in search of strippers and discover a sinister spot called The After Dark Club. But when the bar's luscious dancers turn out to be bloodthirsty vampires led by the kinky Katrina (Grace Jones), the evening takes on a freaky new twist. Can these guys survive a bizarre onslaught of vixens and vamps, or will the armies of the undead take the ultimate bite out of their night?
Comedy / Horror
Dead Alive Blu-ray Movie
Braindead | Unrated US Cut
Lionsgate Films | 1992 | 97 min | Unrated | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Lionel, an innocent young man, is forced to care for domineering mother and finds the task a whole lot more demanding after she's bitten by the cursed Sumatran rat monkey. Passing the point of death, Lionel's mother sucks friends and family into her gruesome existence among the living dead and Lionel is sent spiraling into a ghoulish nightmare.
Comedy / Horror / Dark humor
Pretenders: Loose In L.A. Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2003 | 135 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The Pretenders have been consistently making classic albums and hit singles in a career that now spans 30 years. Lead by the charismatic Chrissie Hynde, possessor of one of the most recognisable voices in rock music, they have topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and in many other territories around the world. This show was filmed in high definition at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles in February 2003 on the tour for their album Loose Screw . It was the first Pretenders live show ever to be released on DVD. The concert combines tracks from the Loose Screw album with classic hits from across their career to deliver the definitive Pretenders live performance. Bonus Features - Promo Video for You Know Who Your Friends Are, Backstage Footage, Concert Montage
Music
- October 01, 2011
Brand New Day Blu-ray Movie
Bran Nue Dae
20th Century Fox | 2009 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 13, 2011 | Brian Orndorf
In the Summer of 1969 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. However his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that ultimately leads him back home.
Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance / Period
Scrooge Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1970 | 114 min | Rated G | Oct 11, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In 1860, the stingy and cranky Ebenezer Scrooge that hates Christmas; loathes people and defends the decrease of the surplus of poor population runs his bank exploiting his employee Bob Cratchit and clients, giving a bitter treatment to his own nephew and acquaintances. However, in the Christmas Eve, he is visited by the doomed ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley that tells him that three spirits would visit him that night. The first one, the spirit of past Christmas, recalls his miserable youth when he lost his only love due to his greed; the spirit of the present Christmas shows him the poor situation of Bob's family and how joyful life may be; and the spirit of future Christmas shows his fate.
Drama / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Holiday
Manhunter Blu-ray Movie
Optimum Home Entertainment | 1986 | 120 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 26, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Planes, Trains & Automobiles Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1987 | 92 min | Rated R | Nov 06, 2012 | Martin Liebman
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.
Comedy / Drama / Holiday
- September 30, 2011
Without Men Blu-ray Movie
Maya Home Entertainment | 2011 | 83 min | Rated R | Sep 27, 2011 | Michael Reuben
The women of a remote Latin American town are forced to pick up the pieces and remake their world when all the town's men are forcibly recruited by communist guerrillas.
Comedy
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1985 | 93 min | Rated PG | Jun 13, 2011 | Michael Reuben
While on a safari in Africa, a zoologist and her husband stumble on a family of dinosaurs. They want to share their remarkable discovery with the world but their attempt to bring back evidence is thwarted by a rival scientist. Danger and adventure await the couple, who only want to help these long-lost animals survive even longer and prevent their exploitation.
Adventure / Family / Sci-Fi