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Home- April 15, 2011
Human Planet: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
BBC
BBC | 2011 | 480 min | Not rated | Apr 26, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Human Planet is an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series that marvels at mankind\'s incredible relationship with nature in the world today.
Documentary / Nature
Les Petits Mouchoirs Blu-ray Movie
Little White Lies / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Fox Pathe Europa | 2010 | 154 min | Rated U Tous publics | Feb 23, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Every year, Max, a successful restaurant owner, and Véro, his eco-friendly wife invite a merry group of friends to their beautiful beach house to celebrate Antoine's birthday and kick-start the vacation. But, this year, before they all leave Paris, their buddy Ludo is hurt in a serious accident, which sets off a dramatic chain of reactions and emotional responses...
Drama / Dark humor / Foreign
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Blu-ray Movie
Accentus | 2010 | 95 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Claudio Abbado and his hand picked Lucerne Festival Orchestratake their acclaimed Mahler cycle to a new level with this performance of the most complex and compelling of Mahler's symphonies.
Music
The Times of Harvey Milk Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1984 | 88 min | Not rated | Mar 22, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The life story of the visionary and charismatic political activist Harvey Milk. Milk was the first openly gay candidate ever elected to political office in California, but after only serving eleven months as city supervisor of San Francisco, Milk, along with the popular mayor George Moscone, was assassinated by deranged ex-supervisor Dan White.
Biography / Documentary / History
- April 14, 2011
Premonition Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2007 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 17, 2007 | Martin Liebman
Linda Hanson has a beautiful house, a loving husband and two adorable daughters. Her life is perfect, until the day she receives the devastating news that her husband Jim has died in a car accident. When she wakes up the next morning to find him alive and well, she assumes it was all a dream, but is shaken by how vivid it felt. She soon realizes it wasn't a dream, and her world is turned upside down as the surreal circumstances lead her to discover that her perfect life may not have been all that it appeared. Desperate to save her family, Linda begins a furious race against time and fate to try and preserve everything that she and Jim have built together.
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
El Topo Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 1970 | 125 min | Unrated | Apr 26, 2011 | Martin Liebman
An experimental tale in which master gunfighter and cosmic mystic El Topo must defeat his four sharp-shooting rivals while on an ever-increasingly bizarre path to allegorical self enlightenment and surreal resurrection.
Adventure / Western / Foreign / Surreal
Highwater Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2009 | 90 min | Not rated | Apr 12, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
"High Water" is an action-packed adventure centered around surfing's Triple Crown competitions,the professional surfing tour's final three competitions held each year on the North Shore of Oahu. Starting on Halloween and ending around Christmas, it attracts the sport's best surfers to the legendary North Shore, known for its huge waves and unparalleled surf. The Triple Crown is the ultimate proving ground for world class surfers, but the events also lure amateurs, surfers young and old, and hopefuls to the North Shore; where population, tension and commerce swell during the competition. Real life drama, humor, death-defying waves, rivalries, parties, heart-break, romance, injuries, and humanity all collide during the nearly two month competition on Hawaii's "7 Mile Miracle". The film will follow multiple story lines over the course of the entire competition and will rely upon Dana Brown's...
Adventure / Documentary
Lars and the Real Girl Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2007 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 05, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Lars Lindstrom is a loveable introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of what is almost solitude, he invites Bianca, a friend he met on the internet to visit him. He introduces Bianca to his brother Gus and his wife Karen and they are stunned. They don't know what to say to Lars or Bianca--because she is a life-size doll, not a real person and he is treating her as though she is alive. They consult the family doctor Dagmar who explains this is a delusion he's created--for what reason she doesn't yet know but they should all go along with it. What follows is an emotional journey for Lars and the people around him.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Beethoven: Symphonies 1-3 Blu-ray Movie
Christian Thielemann / Wiener Philharmoniker
C MAJOR | 2008-2010 | 325 min | Not rated | Feb 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour '74 Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1974 | 123 min | Not rated | Apr 12, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary / Music
- April 13, 2011
Assault Girls Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2009 | 70 min | Not rated | Oct 19, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Ghost in the Shell director Oshii Mamoru takes on live-action for the first time in eight years with the sci-fi action film Assault Girls. A continuation of his shorts in the omnibus films Kill and Shin Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden, Assault Girls stars hot young actresses Kikuchi Rinko (Babel), Saeki Hinako (Trick), and Kuroki Meisa (Crows Zero) as three butt-kicking warriors in a post-apocalyptic future. Fans of the director will immediately recognize his traits: deliberate pacing, cerebral storytelling, and a haunting score by Kawai Kenji. Similar to Miike Takashi's Sukiyaki Western Django, Oshii decided to shoot most of Assault Girls in English - a major challenge to his stars (and possibly to his viewers).
Action / Sci-Fi
Sharpe's Classic Collection Blu-ray Movie
Box set
BFS Entertainment | 1993-1997 | 14 Seasons | 1500 min | Not rated | Apr 12, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
In the midst of the desperate missions and battles of the Napoleonic Wars, maverick British officer Richard Sharpe rises through the ranks of Wellington’s army by his own daring deeds and ambition. Adapted from Bernard Cornwell's bestselling novels.
Action / Adventure / Drama / War
- April 12, 2011
Rubber Blu-ray Movie
Optimum Home Entertainment | 2010 | 82 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 11, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When Robert, a sentient, animate tire, discovers his destructive telepathic powers, he soon sets his sights on a desert town; in particular, a mysterious woman becomes his obsession.
Comedy / Horror / Dark humor / Imaginary / Supernatural / Surreal
Material Girls Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2006 | 97 min | Rated PG | Mar 29, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.
Comedy / Teen
Prokofiev: Cinderella Blu-ray Movie
Kultur | 2010 | 109 min | Not rated | Apr 26, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Award winning choreographer David Bintley creates his own stunning new Cinderella fairy story with an unsettling edge of darkness, reflecting Prokofiev's searing score.
Music
Chopin: Piano Concertos Warsaw 2010 Blu-ray Movie
Accentus | 2010 | 97 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An internationally celebrated concert featuring two Russian pianists performing in Warsaw on the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth.
Music
The King's Speech Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 118 min | Rated R | Apr 19, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war.
Biography / Drama / History
Country Strong Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2010 | 117 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 12, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star, the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer. Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
Drama / Music
Remember Me Blu-ray Movie
Summit Entertainment | 2010 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 22, 2010 | Martin Liebman
Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City, has a strained relationship with his father ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn't think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart.
Drama / Romance
Marwencol Blu-ray Movie
Cinema Guild | 2010 | 83 min | Not rated | Apr 12, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
After a vicious attacks leaves him brain-damaged and broke, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in "Marwencol", a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard.
Documentary