New Blu-ray Reviews

Dear Mr. Gacy Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 103 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2010 | Martin Liebman

In 1980, John Wayne Gacy (William Forsythe) was convicted of the rape and murder of 33 young men and sentenced to death row. Years later, ambitious criminology student Jason Moss (Jesse Moss) began a bizarre correspondence with the serial killer and what followed was a nightmare journey into a world of violence, madness and sexual depravity that brought home the true horror of Gacy’s crimes.

Crime / Drama

Mr. Deeds Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2002 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 09, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Small-town guy Longfellow Deeds goes to the big city to collect a $40 billion inheritance from a long lost uncle. Living in a palatial mansion with the services of an unusual personal valet isn't too bad. Things get even better when he meets a beautiful school nurse. But money changes everything, and things aren't what they seem - his sweetie is actually ajournalist feeding reports of his outrageous behavior to the press! Now, it's up to Deeds to straighten everybody out - with a few right hooks and lots of common sense.

Comedy / Romance

Lottery Ticket Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 99 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 16, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.

Comedy

Barry Munday Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 94 min | Rated R | Dec 07, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Barry Munday, a suburban wanna-be ladies man, wakes up in the hospital after being attacked in a movie theater, only to realize that he is missing one of his most prized possessions... his testicles. To make matters worse, Barry learns he's facing a paternity lawsuit filed by a woman he can't remember having sex with. With this being Barry's last chance to ever be a father, Barry reaches out and embraces the journey of parenthood and the onslaught of bumps that face him along the way.

Comedy / Romance

Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Music | 2010 | 99 min | Unrated | Dec 07, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Beyoncé’s I Am. . .World Tour captures concert footage from numerous shows edited into one extraordinary concert.

Music

The Black Pirate Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1926 | 94 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Douglas Fairbanks is a simple shipwrecked man who vows revenge on the pirates who caused the death of his father. Through a bold attack he gains their ship and becomes their trusted captain. Adventure and intrigue abound in this early example of Technicolor.

Action / Adventure

Arahan Blu-ray Movie    

Arahan Jangpung Daejakjeon | 아라한 장풍 대작전 | CJ 008 | First Press Limited Edition

CJ Entertainment | 2004 | 114 min | Rated KMRB: 12+ | Oct 27, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Sang-hwan (Ryu Seung Bum) is a policeman who wishes to bring justice to the world. But the reality is he is too powerless to protect mankind and even a gangster can defeat him effortlessly. He meets The Seven Masters one day who intend to train him to be Murachi and join Eui-jin, an Arachi, to protect the world.

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign

The Universe: 7 Wonders of the Solar System 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

A+E Networks | 2010 | 44 min | Rated PG | Jan 11, 2011 | Martin Liebman

We are in the midst of the greatest era of space discovery. 21st century spacecraft and sophisticated imaging technology are venturing into un-chartered territory every day--and much of the extraordinary phenomenon is happing right in our own cosmic backyard. Take an exhilarating, unprecedented 3D tour of the seven most amazing wonders of our solar system.

Documentary / History / Nature

The Town Blu-ray Movie  

Extended Cut / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 150 min | Rated R | Dec 17, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

As he plans his next job, career thief Doug MacRay tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, while trying to stay one step ahead of the FBI agent looking to bring down him and his crew.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Heist

Dancing Across Borders Blu-ray Movie  

First Run Features | 2010 | 88 min | Not rated | Dec 07, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Dancing Across Borders is the intimate and triumphant story of Sokvannara "Sy" Sar, who as a young man in Cambodia was dancing with a small troupe in Angkor Wat when Anne Bass, a longtime patron of dance in America, saw him perform. Bass was so taken with Sy's talent and potential that she arranged for him to come to New York and audition for the prestigious School of American ballet.

Documentary

Official 2010 World Series Champions Film: Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2010 | 86 min | Not rated | Dec 07, 2010 | Martin Liebman

No synopsis for this title.

Sport

Big Daddy Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1999 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 15, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts five-year-old Julian to impress her. She's not impressed... and he can't return the kid.

Comedy / Drama

The Score Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2001 | 124 min | Rated R | Sep 11, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Nick Wells is ready to retire from crime. He'll settle down with his girlfriend Diane and focus on running his legitimate business: a Montreal jazz club. But Max, his fence, friend and financial partner, has other plans for him. Persuading Nick to violate two of his most important rules- always work alone and never operate in the city where you live -Max teams him up with Jack Teller. A young, aggressive and talented thief, Jack needs Nick's safe-cracking talents to make his first big score: a prize worth millions locked behind the walls of Montreal's Custom's House. It's a volatile combination in which egos clash and sparks fly, but the thrill of the heist has a grip on all three men, who won't give up no matter what the risk.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Heist

Battle Royale Blu-ray Movie    

バトル・ロワイアル / Batoru rowaiaru | Limited Edition

Arrow | 2000 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 122 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Dec 13, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

With school children all over the country growing increasingly delinquent, the Japanese government takes decisive action and introduces the Battle Royale Act. The Act sets forth a plan whereby a class will be chosen at random and flown to a remote island, where each student will then be given a weapon and set loose to fight their classmates, each student knowing that only one of their number will be allowed to leave the island alive. When Class B of Zentsuji Middle School are chosen to take part in the massacre, the different students quickly take sides against each other, but Shuya and Noriko form an alliance and try to weather it through together.

Action / Drama / Thriller / Teen / Dark humor / Foreign

I'm Still Here Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 107 min | Rated R | Nov 23, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

A portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the documentary follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

Documentary / Music

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

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 97 min | Rated PG | Dec 17, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

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

The Year of Getting to Know Us Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2008 | 98 min | Rated R | Dec 07, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A man devoted to his work but unable to commit to his girlfriend or anything else in his personal life returns to his hometown after his estranged father suffers a stroke.

Comedy / Drama

Lost in Translation Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2003 | 102 min | Rated R | Dec 07, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Bob Harris and Charlotte are two Americans in Tokyo. Bob is a movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial, while Charlotte is a young woman tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband. Unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life's possibilities.

Drama / Romance

Zemlinsky: The Dwarf / Ullmann: The Broken Jug Blu-ray Movie  

Der Zwerg; Der Zerbrochene Krug: La Opera

Arthaus Musik | 2008 | 122 min | Unrated | Oct 26, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The music of Alexander Zemlinsky and Viktor Ullmann remained buried for decades in the wake of the destruction wrought by the policies of the Nazi regime. This pairing of one act operas was presented as part of L.A. Opera's "Recovered Voices" project.

Music

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Highlights Blu-ray Movie  

C MAJOR | 2009-2010 | 130 min | Unrated | Nov 16, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Richard Wagner's dream becomes a reality through La Fura del Baus' visual fantasy and blending of video technology, lighting and props.

Music