New Blu-ray Reviews

Vengeance Is Mine Blu-ray Movie    

復讐するは我にあり / Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari / Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1979 | 140 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Aug 02, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The story of Iwao Enokizu and his murderous rampage which sparked a 78-day nationwide manhunt.

Crime / Drama / Psychological thriller / Foreign

The Black Dahlia Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2006 | 121 min | Rated R | Sep 07, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two ambitious cops, Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert, investigate the shocking murder of an aspiring young starlet. With a corpse so mutilated that photos are kept from the public, the case becomes an obsession for the men, and their lives begin to unravel. Blanchard's relationship with his girlfriend, Kay, deteriorates, while Bleichert finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Madeleine, a wealthy woman with a dark and twisted connection to the victim.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Period

Robin Hood Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2010 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 156 min | Unrated | Sep 21, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After the death of Richard the Lionheart in the Crusades, Sir Robin of Loxley returns from war to his home in the north of England. There, he comes up against the oppressive regime imposed by the tyrannical new Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin summons up a group of supporters and puts his formidable archery skills to use in an effort to free the people from corruption and political injustice.

Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Romance

StarCrash Blu-ray Movie  

Roger Corman's Cult Classics

Shout Factory | 1978 | 92 min | Rated PG | Sep 14, 2010 | Martin Liebman

The lasting peace of the galaxy is threatened by the diabolical and relentless Count Zarth Arn, who is determined to take the universe for himself and make each planet his plaything, each inhabitant his slave. Can anyone save the universe from this megalomaniacal madman? Indeed there is, and she’s quite a beauty. Brave, bikini-clad star warrior Stella Star and her co-pilot Aktonare pressed into service to thwart the evil Zarth Arn’s plot. If they succeed, galactic peace will be achieved. If they fail, the universe will fall into decay and destruction at the hands of its sadistic new overlord.

Sci-Fi

Open House Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2010 | 87 min | Rated R | Aug 03, 2010 | Dustin Somner

A couple on the verge of a nasty divorce attempt to sell their empty love nest and move on with their lives, separately. After a successful open house they are horrified to discover, days later, that a potential buyer didn't leave their home. While Alice is being held captive in the basement, the unannounced house guest moves in upstairs. She senses her capture is being kept a rebellious secret. She knows her way only way out if she can only get out alive.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Blu-ray Movie    

Blu-ray + DVD

Park Circus | 1951 | 122 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Aug 09, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Albert Lewin's hauntingly romantic film of the famed legend of The Flying Dutchman stars Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds, a nightclub singer on vacation in Spain, with whom all men fall hopelessly in love.

Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance

Ondine Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2009 | 103 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 21, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Syracuse is a poor Irish fisherman whose life is changed forever when he fishes a beautiful live woman out of the sea. His disabled daughter, Annie, is convinced the mysterious beauty must be a selkie, a mythical creature who resembles a seal in the water but assumes human form on land. Theories abound regarding the origins of woman as she transforms the lives of Syracuse, Annie, and the local townspeople.

Drama / Romance / Supernatural

American Beauty Blu-ray Movie  

Sapphire Series

Paramount Pictures | 1999 | 122 min | Rated R | Sep 21, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Lester Burnham's wife Carolyn, who's cheating on him, hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the ax -- the typical suburban nightmare. When you've got nothing to lose, you might as well risk everything. Provoked by forbidden passions, Lester decides to make a few changes in his life that are less mid-life crisis than adolescence redux. The freer he gets, the happier he gets, which is even more maddening to wife and daughter alike. A pandora's box of fantasies as he begins lust after his daughter's over-developed friend. But Lester Burnham is about to learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price.

Drama / Dark humor / Coming of age

Breathless Blu-ray Movie  

À bout de souffle

Criterion | 1960 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 14, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A petty criminal, wanted for the murder of a police officer, returns to Paris where he reunites with an American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

Big Sur: Wild California Blu-ray Movie  

National Geographic | 2010 | 50 min | Not rated | Mar 30, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

National Geographic presents a comprehensive view of the spectacular California coastal area known as Big Sur—through the eyes of three intrinsically connected native creatures. Fly with the California condors and capture the panoramic view of Big Sur’s many topside layers, and dive with California’s sea otters to investigate life below the waves. Then, follow the stealthy mountain lions and see how the scavengers, the key-stone species and this top predator are all critical contributors to Big Sur’s unique habitat.

Documentary / Nature

Monster House 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 2006 | 91 min | Rated PG | Sep 14, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Even for a 12-year old, D.J. Walters has a particularly overactive imagination. He is convinced that his haggard and crabby neighbor Horace Nebbercracker, who terrorizes all the neighborhood kids, is responsible for Mrs. Nebbercracker's mysterious disappearance. Any toy that touches Nebbercracker's property, promptly disappears, swallowed up by the cavernous house in which Horace lives. D.J. has seen it with his own eyes! But no one believes him, not even his best friend, Chowder. What everyone does not know is D.J. is not imagining things. Everything he's seen is absolutely true and it's about to get much worse than anything D.J could have imagined.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Holiday

High Tension Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray

Lionsgate Films | 2003 | 91 min | Unrated | Aug 31, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Marie and Alexia are classmates and best friends. Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quiet, they decide to spend a weekend in the country at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But in the dead of night, a stranger knocks on the front door. And with the first swing of his knife, the girls' idyllic weekend turns into an endless night of horror.

Horror / Thriller / Foreign

Sons of Anarchy: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2009 | 583 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 31, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Sons of Anarchy, a dark drama set in Charming, a sheltered community watched over by a renegade motorcycle club intent on protecting the town from the newcomers that threaten it.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Nostradamus 2012 Blu-ray Movie  

A&E Home Video | 2009 | 120 min | Unrated | Sep 28, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A detailed, historical investigation of chilling prophecy is the mission of Nostradamus 2012--an exciting History special that casts the doomsday warning in a frighteningly modern context.

Documentary

2001 Maniacs Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2005 | 88 min | Rated R | Aug 31, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Eight college students traveling to Florida for Spring Break stumble into a remote town in Georgia where they are set upon by the residents who are out to avenge their deaths by Union troops over 100 years earlier during the Civil War.

Comedy / Horror

Rick Steves: Celtic Charms Blu-ray Movie  

Perseus | 2000-2010 | 210 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This special collection of Rick Steves' TV shows takes you on a high-definition trip to the Celtic charms of Europe.

Documentary

Lock Up Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 1989 | 115 min | Rated R | Jul 27, 2010 | Dustin Somner

"This is hell and I'm going to give you a guided tour!" With these chilling words, the warden welcomes Frank Leone to Gateway Prison, a nightmare jail where every minute is hard time. The warden wants vengeance for the past; Leone wants only to survive the present. Their explosive battle of wills is the electrifying heart of one of Stallone's most heroic thrillers, Lock Up. Stallone gives a monumental performance as Leone, a convict driven to break his own cherished code by a warden who will stop at nothing to get him.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Thin Red Line Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1998 | 171 min | Rated R | Sep 28, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal.

Drama / War

Clash of the Titans 3D Blu-ray Movie    

Kampf der Titanen / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 106 min | Rated FSK-12 | Aug 10, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Perseus is the son of the King of the Gods, Zeus, but is raised as a man. When Hades, the God of the underworld, threatens to seize power from Zeus, Perseus embarks on a life-threatening mission to defeat him. Joined by a group of brave warriors, Perseus is forced to battle beasts and demons in order to save his family, and will only succeed if he finally accepts and uses his power as a God.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk 3D Blu-ray Movie    

IMAX / Grand Canyon - Abenteuer auf dem Colorado / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Euro Video | 2008 | 45 min | Not rated | Jun 30, 2010 | Martin Liebman

'Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk' follows the great Colorado River as it reveals the most pressing environmental story of our time: the world's growing shortage of fresh water. Join environmental advocates Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Wade Davis as they set out with their daughters, traveling deep into the Grand Canyon and down the river that runs through it. Your pulse will quicken as you are invited to join this thrilling ride downriver through raging rapids and breathtaking canyons. With stunning photography and sweeping aerial shots the renowned filmmakers capture all the majesty of the Colorado and The Grand Canyon in the largest film format ever made.

Documentary / Nature