New Blu-ray Reviews

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Blu-ray Movie    

狄仁杰之通天帝国

Cine-Asia | 2010 | 123 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 27, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

Action / Adventure / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign / Period

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2010 | 70 min | Not rated | May 31, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A concert held in 2010 to celebrate Neil Young's contribution to the music industry and philanthropic efforts. Featuring performances by Crosby, Stills & Nash, Elvis Costello, John Fogerty, Elton John, Lady Antebellum, Dave Matthews, James Taylor, and more

Music

Hannie Caulder Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1971 | 85 min | Rated R | Jul 05, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Female victim of a brutal attack by three thugs learns to shoot and seeks revenge.

Crime / Drama / Western

The Warrior's Way Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox / Relativity | 2010 | 100 min | Rated R | Jun 28, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

An Asian warrior assassin struggles to finds peace, contentment and perhaps love in a forgotten western town on the edge of the desert.

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Western

Crack in the World Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1965 | 96 min | Not rated | Jul 05, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth's interior by means of a thermonuclear device detonated deep within the Earth. Despite dire warnings by fellow scientist Ted Rampian, Dr Sorenson proceeds with the experiment after secretly learning that he is terminally ill. This experiment causes a crack to form and grow within the earth's crust, which threatens to split the earth in two if it is not stopped in time

Drama / Sci-Fi

Honeymoon in Vegas Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1992 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 11, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A New York detective/mama's boy loses his fiancee to a rich con man in las Vegas.

Comedy / Romance / Thriller

Camille 2000 Blu-ray Movie  

Extended Edition

Cult Epics | 1969 | 131 min | Not rated | Jun 28, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand, but sacrifices her love for him for the sake of his future and reputation.

Drama / Romance / Erotic

Bobby G. Can't Swim Blu-ray Movie  

Smooth Pictures | 1999 | 81 min | Rated R | Jun 07, 2011 | Michael Reuben

Bobby G. is a Hell's Kitchen coke dealer with a big heart. He spends his days with his low-life but likeable neighborhood friends trying to evade a pair of undercover cops out to nail him. When a rich yuppie approaches him to buy a kilo of cocaine, Bobby decides to make this one last big score and retire from the business in style. However, when the buyer turns skittish and Bobby lays out the drugs before getting the money, what he thought was the deal of a lifetime turns into a slow-brewing nightmare with seemingly no way out.

Crime / Drama

Bolt 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Exclusive with Sony HDTVs / Blu-ray 3D

Disney / Buena Vista | 2008 | 96 min | Rated PG | Dec 10, 2010 | 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

Sharks 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Universal Studios | 2004 | 42 min | Not rated | Jun 07, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Jean-Michel Cousteau invites you to embark on a breathtaking underwater voyage to discover the ultimate predator: the shark. Experience an astonishing up-close encounter in 3D with the lions and tigers of the ocean.

Documentary / Nature

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade Blu-ray Movie  

FUNimation Entertainment | 2005 | 102 min | Rated R | Dec 28, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The year is 1614. Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun, Tokugawa. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja villages wracked by endless tragedy and a cycle of revenge. The blessing of their love should have brought peace to the suffering people. However, the conspiracy brought by Tokugawa once again tears the two villages apart. Gennosuke constantly speaks in favor of peace, while Oboro takes the choice to fight to resolve the conflict. With each Ninja having super human powers, the battle is set to fight off each other for their own existence. Now destined to meet as enemies, will Gennosuke and Oboro find a way to pursuit their star-crossed love?

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Martial arts / Foreign

Handel: Belshazzar Blu-ray Movie  

Tarver, Joshua, Mehta. Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin / Rene Jacobs

Harmonia Mundi | 2008 | 166 min | Rated G | Jun 14, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This live recording from the Festival of Aix-en-Provence in 2008 reveals one of Handel's most gripping dramatic works, based on the Book of Daniel.

Music

Eddie Vedder: Water on the Road Blu-ray Movie  

Monkeywrench Records | 2011 | 78 min | Not rated | Jun 28, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Water on the Road documents Eddie Vedder's 2008 solo tour. The film features mostly performances from two shows Vedder performed on August 16 and 17 2008, at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Music

Hobo with a Shotgun Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 86 min | Rated R | Jul 05, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

A hobo blows away anything that's crooked with his trusty pump-action shotgun.

Action / Crime / Thriller / Dark humor

Death at a Funeral Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2007 | 91 min | Rated R | Jun 07, 2011 | Michael Reuben

Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.

Comedy / Dark humor

Ocean Wonderland 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Universal Studios | 2003 | 41 min | Not rated | Jun 07, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Ocean wonderland 3D is the first 3D Large Format underwater movie entirely shot using digital technology. Thanks to this technology, the film was shot almost entirely with natural light, thus showing for the first time the underwater world as it exactly is. This is the closest you can get to dive without being there! Shot on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and in the Bahamas, Ocean Wonderland 3D brings to you the amazing beauty of the many varieties of coral and the immense diversity of the marine life thriving there. The mission of the film is to underline the crucial ecological role of coral reefs play in maintaining the well being of our planet, and to point out and warn against the dangers that are destroying the world's coral reefs.

Documentary / Nature

Demon King Daimao: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2010 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 14, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After enrolling at the Constant Magic Academy, Akuto Sai discovers he's not just a gifted student with magical powers, he's destined to become the Demon King. Though he's not that crazy about the idea, it drives the girls wild! From the sexy school girls in his class to the skin-obsessed android who's programmed to seduce him, Akuto has no shortage of wacky girl trouble. How much temptation can a demon king take? Contains episodes 1-12. Special Features: Clean Opening Animation, Clean Closing Animation, Production Sketches.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign

Cold Fish Blu-ray Movie    

冷たい熱帯魚 / Tsumetai Nettaigyo

Third Window Films | 2010 | 146 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 27, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. His second wife, Taeko, does not get along with his daughter, Mitsuko, and this concerns him. One day Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a local grocery store. A seemingly friendly man named Murata helps negotiate things between Mitsuko and the store manager. Since Murata also runs a tropical fish shop, Shamoto establishes a bond of friendship with him rather quickly. Mitsuko even begins working for Murata and living at his house. What Shamoto is unaware of is that Murata's friendly face disguises his many deep dark secrets.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign

Jumanji Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Sony Pictures | 1995 | 104 min | Rated PG | Jun 28, 2011 | Martin Liebman

When two kids play an old magic board-game they found, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.

Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy

13 Assassins Blu-ray Movie  

Jûsan-nin no shikaku / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 125 min | Rated R | Jul 05, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

At the end of Japan's feudal era, a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Martial arts / Foreign