New Blu-ray Reviews

The Last Rites of Ransom Pride Blu-ray Movie  

Screen Media | 2010 | 82 min | Rated R | Oct 05, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After Ransom Pride (Scott Speedman) is gunned down in Mexico, Juliette Flowers (Lizzy Caplan) vows to bring his body home to Texas. She spills blood on the border to honor her oath and does battle with savage bounty hunters and a murderous reverend along the way.

Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Western

I Am Omega Blu-ray Movie  

Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2007 | 91 min | Unrated | Aug 03, 2010 | Martin Liebman

The last man on earth must battle the undead horde that rules Earth.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi

Demonic / Uninvited Blu-ray Movie  

Forest of the Damned - (Total Terror #1 Double Feature

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1993-2005 | 2 Movies | 173 min | Unrated | Aug 17, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Demonic Special-effects legend Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD) likes to occasionally dip his toe into the acting pool, and he takes a lead role in DEMONIC. The story is classic horror fare, with a group of teens hiking into a dense woodland area where they meet some gruesome creatures and ultimately face a pulse-racing battle to escape with their lives. Uninvited An evil and mysterious old man leads eight people to the top of a sacred mountain. These hapless searchers--misfits, outlaws, and dreamers--are lured to this remote wilderness by one thing: the promise of gold said to be buried deep within the mountain.

Horror / Thriller / Western / Supernatural

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos Blu-ray Movie  

Disneynature / Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2008 | 78 min | Rated G | Oct 19, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

This film takes viewers to the isolated shores of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania for a birds-eye view of the mysterious lives of flamingos.

Documentary

Les demoiselles de Rochefort Blu-ray Movie    

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Arte Vidéo | 1967 | 128 min | Not rated | Sep 22, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Twins Delphine and Solange, a dance instructor and a music teacher, long for big-city life; when a fair comes through their quiet port town, so does the possibility of escape.

Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance / Foreign

Arn: The Knight Templar Blu-ray Movie  

International Version

Entertainment One | 2007 | 133 min | Rated R | Oct 12, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Arn is a young Scandinavian lad raised in a monastery during the mid 12th century in an attempt by his noble family to get him a good education. As well as learning to read and religious instruction, Arn is trained in the art of combat by one of the monks who had spent a considerable part of his life in the Crusades.

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Romance / War / Foreign

Mad Max Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1979 | 93 min | Rated R | Oct 05, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

In the ravaged near future, a vengeful Australian police officer sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Apocalypse Now Blu-ray Movie  

Full Disclosure Edition

Lionsgate Films | 1979 | 2 Movies, 3 Cuts | 147 min | Rated R | Oct 19, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

During the Vietnam War, a U.S. army captain is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe.

Drama / War / Epic

Oceans Blu-ray Movie  

Disneynature / Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 84 min | Rated G | Oct 19, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.

Documentary / Nature / Foreign

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Blu-ray Movie    

Lionsgate Films | 2009 | 122 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 27, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A rogue detective is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves. Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

Warren Miller's Dynasty Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2009 | 98 min | Not rated | Oct 12, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Dynasty is Warren Miller's 60th feature ski snowboard film. From the rulers of the kingdom — like Chris Davenport, Daron Rahlves and Ingrid Backstrom — to the heirs apparent — like Austin Ross and Chris Benchetler; from the wise sages like Mike Wiegele to the princess Lexi Roland, Dynasty is more than just a family album of skiers and snowboarding. It’s a story. The story stretches back to the ancient mountains of China, to the deep Canadian bush — from a parking lot big-air jump in Michigan to Norway’s Arctic Circle. It’s shouted from the top of Colorado’s Rockies and around the rocky rim of Lake Tahoe. This is a story that’s rewritten each winter, and one we’ll never tire of telling. How else would our love of snow get passed down from generation to generation?

Documentary / Sport

Deep Blue Sea Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1999 | 105 min | Rated R | Aug 29, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Researchers on the undersea laboratory Aquatica have genetically altered the brains of captive sharks to develop a potential cure for Alzheimer's disease. There is one unexpected side effect. The sharks are getting smarter. Which could mean trouble for the researchers. And lunch for the sharks.

Action / Horror / Thriller

Feast Blu-ray Movie  

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2005 | 87 min | Unrated | Sep 14, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When a diverse group of strangers find themselves trapped in an isolated tavern, they must band together in a battle for survival against a family of flesh-hungry creatures that lay siege. 'Feast' is the winning film from the hit series 'Project Greenlight,' created by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Moore.

Action / Comedy / Horror / Thriller

Three Kings Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1999 | 115 min | Rated R | Oct 12, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Three Kings begins when the Gulf War is over. Amid the partying and confusion, four American soldiers, determined to take home more than sand fleas, go off into the Iraqi desert to find millions in stolen Kuwaiti bullion. They are plunged into the heart of a democratic uprising that spins the day and their lives out of control.

Drama / Thriller / War / Dark humor / Heist

I Am Love Blu-ray Movie  

Io sono l'amore

Magnolia Pictures | 2009 | 119 min | Rated R | Oct 12, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion and unconditional love

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Mulholland Drive Blu-ray Movie    

StudioCanal Collection

Optimum Home Entertainment | 2001 | 147 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 13, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Eventually, both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher, and the mysterious night club Silencio.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Surreal

Spirit of the Forest Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray

Screen Media | 2008 | 90 min | Rated PG | Sep 14, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A powerful businessman wants to build a highway through the forest. One of the town's most evil character, Mrs D'Abondo, loves the idea and orders her husband to cut down the trees. Everyone must flee... But Furi and his friends don't intend to give up so easily. They'll have the help of the Clan of the Free Cats, spearheaded by the conceited Tigre, and the flies, HUHU and HOHO. When they find out what Mrs D'Abondo is afraid of, Furi hatches a plot to bring to life the Spirit of the forest.

Animation / Documentary

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Blu-ray Movie  

Screen Media | 2008 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 07, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Fisher Willow is a headstrong young heiress who chafes under the constraints of proper Southern society. She rebels by asking the impoverished but handsome son of her father’s caretaker, Jimmy Dobyne, to escort her to the major social events of the season. The relationship is purely a business arrangement at the outset, with Fisher paying for Jimmy’s time and attention, but when she discovers that she really loves him, she finds it impossible to re-write the rules and earn the affection she tried to buy.

Drama

The Secret of Kells Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Cinedigm | 2009 | 76 min | Not rated | Oct 05, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Twelve-year-old Brendan lives a quiet life at the Kells monastery with his uncle, Abbott Cellach, but this changes with the arrival of the charismatic Brother Aidan, a master illuminator who takes Brendan under his wing and teaches him his ancient art. In order to finish the magnificent book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a journey that will take him beyond the abbey walls for the first time. In the enchanted forest beyond, he meets the good fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl who rescues him from wolves and helps him to complete his dangerous and top-secret quest, even as the Viking hordes close in around them.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Period

How to Train Your Dragon Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

DreamWorks | 2010 | 98 min | Rated PG | Oct 15, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A young Viking named Hiccup lives on the windswept island of Berk, where his father Stoic the Vast is the tribe's feared chief, and fighting dragons is part of every young warrior's training. But Hiccup's destiny of becoming a prized dragon fighter takes an unexpected diversion when he saves and befriends an injured dragon, Toothless. Hiccup now embarks on a mission of his own to convince his tribe to abandon its barbaric tradition of ruthless dragon-slaying and try out some new methods.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Teen