New Blu-ray Reviews

Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2007-2010 | 3 Movies | 159 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 21, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

No synopsis for this title.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Dark humor

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Part 3 Blu-ray Movie  

FUNimation Entertainment | 2009-2010 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 28, 2010 | Dustin Somner

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood faithfully recreates the story from the classic manga - see Fullmetal Alchemist the way the creator intended! Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fundamental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher's Stone: a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways. The Elrics are not alone in their search; the corrupt State Military is eager to harness the artifact s power. So too are the strange Homunculi and their shadowy creator. The mythical Stone lures exotic alchemists from distant kingdoms, scarring some deeply enough to inspire murder. As the Elrics find their course altered by these enemies and allies, their purpose remains unchanged and their bond unbreakable.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign

Rounders Blu-ray Movie    

Dernier Tour de Table

Alliance | 1998 | 121 min | Rated CA: 14 | Mar 03, 2009 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Mike is a law student who has once been burned playing poker, and has turned his back on gambling in order to settle in with his girlfriend Jo, and his studies. When his former partner in crime Worm is released from prison, though, he is tempted back to the card tables and realises how much he enjoys the thrill of gambling. Jo leaves him, and he goes on a poker spree with Worm, in an attempt to recoup a debt that Worm has carried over from before prison. The men to whom Worm owes the money get heavy, and Mike is forced into a showdown with Teddy KGB, the hood to whom he lost his life savings a year before.

Crime / Drama

Regina Spektor: Live in London Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Warner Music | 2010 | 71 min | Unrated | Nov 22, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Regina Spektor performs live at the Hammersmith Apollo Theater in London.

Music

Les vacances de M. Hulot Blu-ray Movie    

Mr. Hulot's Holiday / The Jacques Tati Collection / Blu-ray + DVD

BFI Video | 1953 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 88 min | Rated BBFC: U | Nov 29, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Monsieur Hulot takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another.

Comedy / Foreign

Merantau Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2009 | 112 min | Rated R | Dec 28, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

In Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his 'merantau,' a century's old rites of passage carried out by the community's young men which will see him leave the comforts of his village and make a name for him in the bustling city of Jakarta. After a series of setbacks, Yuda is left homeless and uncertain about his new future. Later on, he encounters an orphan named Astri and protects him from becoming a victim of a European human trafficking ring led by Ratger and his right- hand man Luc. With Ratger injured in the melee, he seeks both the boy and bloody retribution. Yuda is then forced to go on the run with Astri and her younger brother Adit. In the end, he has no choice but to face his attackers in an adrenaline charged finale.

Action / Drama / Foreign

Dragon Ball Z Kai: Part 3 Blu-ray Movie  

FUNimation Entertainment | 2009-2010 | 325 min | Rated TV-PG | Dec 14, 2010 | Dustin Somner

The nonstop action continues with a furious flurry of flying fists that will leave heads spinning! Krillin and Gohan test our their new and improved powers in a throwdown with Vegeta, Frieza struggles to unlock the magic of the Dragon Balls, and Goku races through space on a collision course with the Ginyu Force! This installment of Kai has it all: 7 Dragon Balls, 4 epic heroes, and 3 horrifying villains bent on universal domination!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Hard Gun Blu-ray Movie  

Navarre Corporation | 1996 | 82 min | Not rated | Jan 06, 2008 | Dustin Somner

Panna and Tony play members of a desperate gang of thieves who are forced into hiding after a robbery goes wrong; when the police launch a raid on their hide-out, the pair are forced to make a bid for freedom, and in the ensuing battle, Panna's 'brother' is shot and killed. Narrowly escaping the clutches of the law themselves, the duo plan to take revenge on Pitak, the cop who fired the fatal bullet.

Action / Foreign

Hard Boiled Blu-ray Movie  

辣手神探 | Ultimate Edition

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 1992 | 128 min | Rated R | Dec 14, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Criticized for "unnecessary violence," Inspector Yuen continues his investigations into the sales and smuggling of guns. Tony is a hired killer and the right hand man of Hoi, the head of the criminal consortium. He has a single rival, Johnny, who plans to double-cross Hoi in a gun deal.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign / Melodrama

Janeane Garofalo: If You Will, Live in Seattle Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2010 | 65 min | Not rated | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

She's funny. She's edgy. She's the one-and-only Janeane Garofalo. And now, in her first solo special in over a decade, this Emmy nominated stand-up superstar digs into the many myths we all live by and casts her unique insights and hilarious riffs on life, culture and politics. Filmed live before a sold-out audience in Seattle's Moore Theater, it's a virtuoso hour-long display of Garofalo’s uniquely outrageous takes on everything from the trouble with twitter, to the truth about rehab, to the end of sex as we know it, to the vaguely disturbing perfection of Natalie Portman's... anatomy.

Comedy

24: Season 8 Blu-ray Movie  

The Complete Final Season

20th Century Fox | 2010 | 1056 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Set in New York City, Jack Bauer is unwillingly drawn back into action just as President Allison Taylor negotiates international security with Omar Hassan, a determined Middle Eastern leader visiting the U.S. on a peacemaking mission. As the new day unfolds, an upgraded CTU operates under the command of M.B.A.-schooled, razor-sharp head honcho Brian Hastings, who supervises quirky Chloe O’Brian, expert data analyst Dana Walsh and systems analyst Arlo Glass.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Highlander: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

Davis-Panzer | 1994 | 1078 min | Not rated | Nov 30, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

The epic Highlander saga hits full stride in Season Three with a gripping collection of tales that introduce some of the legend's most vital characters and most vaunted weaponry. Through it all the mystery of the "Highlander" unfolds and deepens as his incredible story leaps time and emotions to bring us further into the tortured world of the Immortals. In the end, "There Can Be Only One."

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Mesrine: l'instinct de mort Blu-ray Movie    

Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct

Alliance | 2008 | 113 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Mesrine: Killer Instinct introduces us to Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), a loyal son and dedicated soldier back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido (Gerald Depardieu) Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder. After pulling off an audacious heist he and his lover Jeanne (Cecile de France) flee to Canada where the opportunity of one big payout lures him out of hiding and propels his towards international notoriety.

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Neil Young: Le Noise Blu-ray Movie  

Reprise | 2010 | 38 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 97 min | Rated PG | Dec 17, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Soren, is a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father's favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd's jealousy has terrible consequences--causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together hey seek the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole--Soren's only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the kingdoms

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy

La Rafle Blu-ray Movie    

The Round Up | Edition Prestige

Gaumont | 2010 | 125 min | Rated U Tous publics | Sep 07, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

Drama / History / War / Foreign

The Hunting Party Blu-ray Movie  

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2007 | 101 min | Rated R | Nov 23, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia; they find themselves in serious jeopardy when they are mistaken as a CIA hit squad and their target decides to come after them.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / War

Lost Highway Blu-ray Movie    

MK2 | 1997 | 134 min | Rated R | Nov 03, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Surreal

Reign of Assassins Blu-ray Movie    

劍雨

MegaStar | 2010 | 120 min | Rated IIA | Nov 25, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During the Ming Dynasty, a skilled assassin on a mission to return the remains of a mystical Buddhist monk to their resting place falls in love with a man named Jiang, whose father was killed by her gang. Unaware that he also is a trained martial artist, their love blossoms but tensions arise as the truth of her past unravels. Soon, a lethal triangle surfaces between her, Jiang and the team of assassins that are after the monk's remains.

Action / Adventure / Romance / Martial arts / Foreign

SuicideGirls: Guide to Living Blu-ray Movie  

First Look Studios | 2009 | 87 min | Not rated | Mar 16, 2010 | Dustin Somner

Through a series of titillating vignettes, the infamous SuicideGirls create a useful guide to their edgy lifestyle. These segments show how the provocative SuicideGirls handle life's challenges such as performing a strip tease, faking an orgasm and skinny dipping. Also included is a never-before-seen sneak peek at the Girls' first theatrical release, Suicide Girls Must Die!

Biography / Other