New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- September 14, 2011
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Blu-ray Movie
Disney / Buena Vista | 2000 | 107 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 13, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", set in the deep south during the 1930's. In it, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Music / Period
The Kennedys Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2011 | 354 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 20, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of the most fabled political family in American history, told in a manner similar to The Godfather: a manipulative, egocentric father determined to live out his own ambitions through his sons, who in turn spent their lives dancing to his tune while at the same time trying to stand on their own. This is history through personality - the tangled relationships through which paint a picture of one of the most turbulent periods of the modern age. Viewers will be upstairs at the White House, not in the Cabinet Room. Through iconic events in history - the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights struggle, the mob connection - viewers will learn about the lesser known, yet critical personal stories.
Drama / History
Halloween II Blu-ray Movie
30th Anniversary Edition | Includes "Terror in the Aisles"
Universal Studios | 1981 | 2 Movies | 93 min | Rated R | Sep 13, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Dr. Loomis and Sheriff Brackett are again searching the dark streets for Micheal Myers but meanwhile Laurie Strode is taken to the Haddenfield Hospital where she is still not safe. Micheal, being shot by Dr. Loomis six times, is also still looming in the shadows hunting for her yet this time, there is a reason why he is after her.
Horror / Thriller
- September 13, 2011
Scream 4 Blu-ray Movie
Scre4m / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 111 min | Rated R | Oct 04, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately, Sidney's appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface, putting Sidney, Gale, and Dewey, along with Jill, her friends, and the whole town of Woodsboro in danger.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Teen
Breaking Glass Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1980 | 94 min | Rated PG | Aug 16, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
1980s London punk scene is captured in the gritty new wave musical with poignant rags to riches story of a talented and rebellious young singer-songwriter. Kate is the lead singer of the rock group Breaking Glass. Kate’s socialist ideals are juxtaposed to her pragmatic rock manager's, Danny, a streetwise hustler who discovers her and develops her into a star. The energetic singer, whose talent and sanity are jeopardized by the music business’ power structure, struggles for artistic recognition . Hazel O’Connor wrote and performs 13 captivating and provocative songs for the film.
Drama / Musical
K-ON!: Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie
Bandai Entertainment | 2009 | 100 min | Rated 13+ | Jul 05, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
It's Yui Hirasawa's first year in high school, and she's eagerly searching for a club to join. At the same time, Ritsu Tainaka, a drummer, and her friend Mio Akiyama, a bassist, are desperately trying to save the school's light music club, which is about to be disbanded due to lack of members. They manage to recruit Tsumugi Kotobuki to play the keyboard, meaning they only need one more member to get the club running again. Yui joins, thinking it will be an easy experience for her to play the castanets, the only instrument she knows. However, the other members think their new addition is actually a guitar prodigy...
Anime / Comedy / Music / Teen / Comic book / Foreign
Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part 6 Blu-ray Movie
FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | 300 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The epic showdown between Goku and Frieza reaches its climax as planet Namek crumbles beneath their feet! In the aftermath of battle, neither fighter is anywhere to be found, but Earth’s few remaining heroes have much bigger problems. A mysterious and powerful stranger known only as Trunks arrives from the future with a warning: the Androids are coming, they take no prisoners, and even Goku – wherever he may be – is no match for their kind!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Nostalgia for the Light Blu-ray Movie
Nostalgia de la luz
Icarus Films | 2010 | 90 min | Rated PG | Sep 13, 2011 | Michael Reuben
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is where astronomers come to chart the heavens, archaeologists prospect for ancient civilizations — and women dig for the remains of loved ones killed by the brutal military dictatorship that seized Chile in September 1973. Why are some memories deemed worthy of recovery, while others are deemed best forgotten?
Documentary / Drama / Foreign
M Blu-ray Movie
M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder | 80th Anniversary 2-Disc Edition
Universum Film | 1931 | 111 min | Rated FSK-12 | May 20, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign
Camelot: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 515 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 13, 2011 | Martin Liebman
In the wake of King Uther’s sudden death, chaos threatens to engulf Britain. When the sorcerer Merlin has visions of a dark future, he installs the young and impetuous Arthur, Uther’s unknown son and heir, who has been raised from birth as a commoner. But Arthur’s cold and ambitious half sister Morgan will fight him to the bitter end, summoning unnatural forces to claim the crown in this epic battle for control. These are dark times indeed for the new king, with Guinevere being the only shining light in Arthur’s harsh world. Faced with profound moral decisions, and the challenge of uniting a kingdom broken by war and steeped in deception, Arthur will be tested beyond imagination. Forget everything you think you know…this is the story of Camelot that has never been told before.
Drama / Fantasy / History / Romance / Period
The Exterminator Blu-ray Movie
Unrated Director`s Cut / Blu-ray + DVD
Synapse Films | 1980 | 102 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Vietnam veteran decides to wreak revenge upon anyone who crosses his path after his friend is paralyzed in a gang attack.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
- September 12, 2011
Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray Movie
Episodes I-VI
20th Century Fox | 1977-2005 | 6 Movies | 805 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 16, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic
Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff Blu-ray Movie
Strand Releasing | 2010 | 90 min | Unrated | Aug 09, 2011 | Brian Orndorf
Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff had a career that spanned nine decades of moving pictures, providing a number of timeless classics such as "The African Queen" and "The Red Shoes." Through his pioneering use of Technicolor photography, his work behind the camera altered the look of films permanently.
Documentary
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2010-2011 | 501 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 13, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj continue their trek for love and happiness.
Comedy / Romance
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | 132 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 20, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
"TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU."
Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign
Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror Blu-ray Movie
Le notti del terrore
Shriek Show | 1981 | 83 min | Unrated | Aug 23, 2011 | Brian Orndorf
A professor opens a crypt and reanimates rotten zombies. The zombies attack a jet-set-group which is celebrating a party in a villa nearby.
Horror / Foreign
Our Day Will Come Blu-ray Movie
Notre jour viendra
Optimum Home Entertainment | 2010 | 95 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Aug 22, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Patrick and Remy are two warriors who fight not for any one country or any one people, but for their own cause. Together they are ready to take on the entire world and are certain that they will win...
Drama / Foreign
Supernatural: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2010-2011 | 924 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 13, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Sam Winchester grew up hunting unearthly horrors. But now law school and a normal life beckon. That is, until Sam’s estranged brother Dean appears with troubling news: their father has disappeared, a man who’s hunted evil for 22 years. So to find their father, the brothers must hunt what he hunts... and Sam must return to the life he’d rather leave behind.
Action / Horror / Thriller / Dark humor / Supernatural
Scenes from a Mall Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1991 | 89 min | Rated R | Jun 13, 2011 | Michael Reuben
An L.A. "power couple", Deborah and Nick Fifer, spend their sixteenth wedding anniversary at a local luxury mall during the Christmas season. They exchange gifts, reminisce and surprise each other with unexpected confessions.
Comedy
- September 11, 2011
Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 57 min | Not rated | Sep 06, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Steamies and the Diesels face off in this action-packed movie adventure! When a fire breaks out on the Island of Sodor, two new firefighting engines - Flynn and Belle - join Thomas and Percy to save the day! When Thomas starts spending all his time with Sodor's newest heroes, Percy is left feeling alone. Diesel sees this and invites Percy to the Dieselworks, where Percy is made to feel special by none other than the master of mischief Diesel 10!
Animation