New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- July 21, 2011
Lucky Star Blu-ray Movie
L'isolé
Carlotta Films | 1929 | 90 min | Not rated | Nov 03, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs. Home again, Tim is visited by Mary, and they are powerfully attracted to each other; but his physical handicap prevents him from declaring his love for her. Deeper complications set in when Martin, Tim's former sergeant and a bully, takes a shine to Mary.
Drama / Romance
Peep World Blu-ray Movie
MPI Media Group | 2010 | 79 min | Not rated | Jul 19, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
On the day of their father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.
Comedy / Drama
When Harry Met Sally... Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1989 | 96 min | Rated R | Jul 05, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray Movie
La belle et la bête
Criterion | 1946 | 94 min | Not rated | Jul 19, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When a merchant is told he must die for picking a rose from the garden of a mysterious beast, his beautiful, courageous daughter Belle offers to take his place. The Beast falls in love with Belle and proposes marriage on a nightly basis, but she refuses, having already promised her hand to a handsome young prince. Eventually, however, Belle finds herself drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast.
Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
- July 20, 2011
Hitman Blu-ray Movie
Sat sau ji wong / 殺手之王
Kam & Ronson Enterprises | 1998 | 104 min | Rated IIB | Mar 08, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A dying old man hires a mysterious rogue assassin known as the 'King of Assassins' to kill the former yakuza boss who murdered his family during the Sino-Japanese war. Ironically, the yakuza boss forsees his own death and establishes a $100 million dollar revenge fund to reward the person who kills the instigator.
Action / Comedy / Martial arts / Foreign
B.B. King: Live Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2011 | 54 min | Not rated | Jul 12, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Legendary bluesman B.B. King plays a string of hits in this 2009 concert in Chicago.
Music
Tropical Rainforest Blu-ray Movie
IMAX
Inception Media Group | 1992 | 38 min | Not rated | Jul 12, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Journey into the heart of the remote and far-flung rainforests of Australia, Costa Rica, French Guiana and Malaysia.
Documentary / Nature / Short
Paul Blu-ray Movie
Unrated + Theatrical / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 109 min | Unrated | Aug 09, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smart ass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town -- a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy and Clive Gollings. Chased by federal agents and the fanatical father of a young woman that they accidentally kidnap, Graeme and Clive hatch a fumbling escape plan to return Paul to his mother ship.
Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi
- July 19, 2011
The Nesting Blu-ray Movie
Blue Underground | 1981 | 103 min | Rated R | Jun 28, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A writer of gothic mysteries moves into a secluded mansion to write novels. Her plans are changed when she discovers the house is haunted.
Horror / Supernatural
Potiche Blu-ray Movie
Music Box Films | 2010 | 103 min | Not rated | Jul 19, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A housewife takes over her husband's umbrella business after his illness.
Comedy / Foreign
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Part 5 Blu-ray Movie
FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 02, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Flame Alchemist's rebel army pushes the forces of Central to the brink of collapse until the enemy's fallen leader returns to take control. As mortals and monsters wage war, young Edward and Alphonse Elric must face a cruel being with the unholy power of a god.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign
Take Me Home Tonight Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox / Relativity | 2011 | 97 min | Rated R | Jul 19, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
A coming-of-age comedy that follows an aimless college graduate who pursues his unrequited high school crush at a wild Labor Day weekend party. He, his twin sister, and their best friend struggle with their burgeoning adulthood over the course of one crazy night.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Went the Day Well? Blu-ray Movie
Vintage Classics
Optimum Home Entertainment | 1942 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 25, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The residents of a British village during WWII welcome a platoon of soldiers who are to be billeted with them. The trusting residents then discover that the soldiers are Germans who proceed to hold the village captive.
Thriller / War
Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One Blu-ray Movie
BBC | 2011 | 315 min | Rated TV-PG | Jul 19, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
The adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS. Along with a series of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help people and right wrongs.
Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Another Year Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Sony Pictures | 2010 | 129 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 07, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Mike Leigh writes and directs this observational comedy drama depicting a year in the life of a contented middle-aged London couple. Medical counsellor Gerri is happily married to Tom. The film follows Gerri over the course of the year as she opens her home and heart to her emotionally needy colleague Mary, counsels a chronic insomniac, spends time on her allotment with Tom and plays host to their 30-year-old lawyer son Joe and his wife and baby.
Comedy / Drama
- July 18, 2011
Miami Rhapsody Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1995 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 13, 2011 | Michael Reuben
A recently engaged young woman begins to doubt her future as she sees her parents and siblings struggle with issues of fidelity, compatibility and happiness.
Comedy / Romance
Sands of the Kalahari Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1965 | 119 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A chartered plane crashes in a remote African desert after colliding with a swarm of locusts. It’s not the harsh surroundings or the vicious baboons that the survivors have to worry about, but a fellow crazed passenger.
Adventure
White Irish Drinkers Blu-ray Movie
Screen Media | 2010 | 109 min | Rated R | Jul 12, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two Irish American brothers growing up in Brooklyn in 1975 confront life choices as well as their abusive, hard-drinking father.
Farewell Blu-ray Movie
L'affaire Farewell
NeoClassics Films Ltd | 2009 | 113 min | Unrated | Apr 12, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The French intelligence service alerts the U.S. about a Soviet spy operation during the height of the Cold War, which sets off an unfortunate chain of events.
Thriller / Foreign
- July 17, 2011
Buster Keaton: The Short Films Collection Blu-ray Movie
One Week / Convict 13 / Neighbors / The Scarecrow / The Haunted House / Hard Luck / The High Sign / The Goat / The Play House [Playhouse] / The Boat / The Paleface / Cops / My Wife's Relations / The Frozen North / The Electric House / Day Dreams [Daydreams] / The Balloonatic / The Love Nest
Kino Lorber | 1920-1923 | 386 min | Not rated | Jul 12, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Authorized by the Buster Keaton estate and mastered in HD from 35mm archival film elements, The Short Films Collection gathers all of Keaton’s solo silent comedies in one monumental three-disc set. Widely considered to be among Keaton’s finest work, the nineteen two-reel shorts are loaded with laughs, punctuated by breath-taking stunts, and bursting with raw creativity. Over the course of this three-year period, Keaton evolved from a successful slapstick comedian into one of cinema’s most inventive visual stylists, and became an enduring icon of American popular culture.
Action / Comedy / Short