New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- March 25, 2011
Black Swan Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2010 | 108 min | Rated R | Mar 29, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.
Drama / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Surreal
Control Blu-ray Movie
Contrôle / Blu-ray + DVD
Alliance | 2007 | 122 min | Rated CA: 14 | Mar 08, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970's England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions that fuel his music slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band, Joy Division. The strain manifests itself in his health. With epilepsy adding to his guilt and depression, desperation takes hold. Surrendering to the weight on his shoulders, Ian's tortured soul consumes him.
Biography / Drama / Music
TRON Blu-ray Movie
Special Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 1982 | 96 min | Rated PG | Apr 05, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is digitized by a laser and finds himself inside "The Grid", where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program. With the help of a security program called "TRON", Flynn seeks to free The Grid from the MCP.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
- March 24, 2011
Green Day: Awesome as F**k Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Warner Music | 2011 | 80 min | Not rated | Mar 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Green Day recorded every show on the 21st Century Breakdown tour. When it concluded, the band members, singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool, sifted through the audio to deliver the best performances from their shows around the world. The footage on the bonus Blu-Ray was shot at the band’s show in Tokyo, Japan. The package includes Green Day’s biggest hits and fan favorites, including “21 Guns,” “American Idiot,” “When I Come Around,” and “Good Riddance.”
Music
Scream 2 Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 1997 | 120 min | Rated R | Mar 29, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Away at college, Sidney Prescott thought she'd finally put the shocking murders that shattered her life behind her...until a copycat killer begins acting out a real-life sequel! Now, as history eerily repeats itself, ambitious reporter Gale Weathers, deputy Dewey and other Scream survivors find themselves trapped in a terrifyingly clever plotline where no one is safe--or beyond suspicion!
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Teen
Scream Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 1996 | 111 min | Rated R | Mar 29, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A year after the murder of her mother, teenage girl is terrorized by a killer. A tabloid news reporter is determined to uncover the truth.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Teen / Dark humor
Riddick Collection Blu-ray Movie
Pitch Black / The Chronicles of Riddick | + Dark Fury DVD
Universal Studios | 2000-2004 | 2 Movies, 4 Cuts | 245 min | Unrated | Mar 22, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
See individual titles for their synopses. <br><br> Additional bonus, 'Dark Fury', is on DVD.
Action / Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- March 23, 2011
Anastasia Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 1997 | 94 min | Rated G | Mar 22, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
The only surviving child of the Russian Royal Family hooks up with two con men while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.
Adventure / Animation / Drama / Family / Musical / Romance
TRON: Legacy Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2010 | 125 min | Rated PG | Apr 05, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
King of Kings Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1961 | 168 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 29, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The life of Jesus Christ from the Nazarene’s humble birth to his nomadic ministry, from the teachings to murderous conspiracies, from death on a cross to resurrection.Filmed in Technirama.
Biography / Drama / History / Epic
True Legend Blu-ray Movie
Su Qi-Er / The Legend of Beggar Su
Optimum Home Entertainment | 2010 | 116 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 25, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
So Chan was a wealthy man obsessed with kung-fu who fell from grace after he and his family became the victims of conspiracies. Eventually, he rises from his compromised state as a beggar and transforms himself into a martial arts master, patriot and folk hero, honored as the "King of Beggars."
Action / Adventure / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
Yogi Bear 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 80 min | Rated PG | Mar 22, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear, his sidekick Boo-Boo, and Ranger Smith.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
Mummies: Secret of the Pharaohs 3D Blu-ray Movie
IMAX / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Image Entertainment | 2007 | 39 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2011 | Martin Liebman
In mind-blowing IMAX detail, unravel the enshrouded human time capsules that have become the most fascinating mystery of our time - Egypt's mummies. Probe ancient tombs to uncover these carefully hidden phenomena, and experience the dramatic adventure of their excavations. Follow top scientists as they embark on a modern-day forensic investigation of the mummies, extracting clues from our past that could have an enormous impact on medical science in our future.
Documentary / History / Nature
- March 22, 2011
71: Into the Fire Blu-ray Movie
포화 속으로 / 砲火 속으로 / Pohwasogeuro / Pohwa sokŭro
Cine-Asia | 2010 | 120 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 14, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
"Into the Gunfire" is based on the true story of 71 students who fight hundreds of North Korean soldiers in front of a middle school on June 25, 1950 during the Korean War. Kap-jo (Kwon Sang-Woo) was formerly a student who was convicted of murder. While serving his sentence he volunteers to fight as a soldier.
Drama / History / War / Foreign
The Reef Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2006 | 77 min | Rated G | Mar 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Grab your snorkel and swim on down to 'The Reef', a charming undersea adventure guaranteed to hook the entire family. When Pi, an orphaned fish escapes the fisherman's net to move in with his aunt on an exotic coral reef, he meets his true love, Cordelia. But before Pi can start his life with Cordelia, he must outsmart the bully tiger shark also determined to win her heart.
Animation / Family
Living Landscapes: Zen Garden Blu-ray Movie
Digital Environments | 54 min | Not rated | Oct 12, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Nature / Other
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection Blu-ray Movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles / The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror / Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon / Sherlock Holmes in Washington / Sherlock Holmes Faces Death / The Spider Woman / The Scarlet Claw / The Pearl of Death / The House of Fear / The Woman in Green / Pursuit to Algiers / Terror by Night / Dressed to Kill
MPI Media Group | 1939-1946 | 14 Movies | 974 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection stars Basil Rathbone as the legendary Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as the venerable Dr. John H. Watson. <br><br> The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection is comprised of all 14 classic films on 5 discs: <br><br> The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, Sherlock Holmes in Washington, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, The Spider Woman, The Scarlet Claw, The Pearl of Death, The House of Fear, The Woman in Green, Pursuit to Algiers, Terror by Night, Dressed to Kill
Adventure / Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor
Ip Man 2 Blu-ray Movie
葉問2:宗師傳奇 | Yip Man 2 / Legend of the Grand Master
Cine-Asia | 2010 | 108 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 07, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Action / Biography / History / Martial arts / Foreign
Ultimate G's: Zac's Flying Dream 3D Blu-ray Movie
IMAX / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Image Entertainment | 2000 | 37 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2011 | Martin Liebman
In 3-D, "Ultimate G's" has some pretty cool flying sequences, with the 3-D effect of watching planes flying in the air.
Short
Taxi Driver Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1976 | 114 min | Rated R | Apr 05, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller