New Blu-ray Reviews

Berg: Lulu Blu-ray Movie  

Royal Opera House 2009

Opus Arte | 2009 | 177 min | Jul 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Last Chance to See Blu-ray Movie  

BFS Entertainment | 2009 | 360 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Stephen Fry teams up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to recreate the journey Cawardine made 20 years ago, with the late author Douglas Adams, in search of some of the rarest animals on the planet. The show takes the pair on six unique journeys, ranging from a war-torn landscape in Central Africa, to the tropical climes of the Amazonian rainforests, where they investigate how, and more importantly, if, the animals have managed to survive. Among the species featured are the Northern White Rhino, the Komodo Dragon, and the Pygmy Chimpanzee.

Documentary / Nature

The Prowler Blu-ray Movie  

Rosemary's Killer

Blue Underground | 1981 | 88 min | Not rated | Jul 27, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Avalon Bay, 1945: On the night of her graduation dance, young Rosemary and her date are brutally murdered by a prowler thought to be a jilted soldier home from the war. The killer was never found. 30 years later, the dance is held again for the first time since that horrific evening - but something else may have also returned Tonight, the teens of this sleepy town will meet their grisly ends at the hands - and pitchfork, blade and more - of THE PROWLER!

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Verdi: Aida Blu-ray Movie  

Naxos | 2009 | 131 min | Jul 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A spectacular production of Aida filmed at Bregenz Festival's lakeside stage in 2009, with Carlo Rizzi conducting the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra and the Polish Radio Choir.

Music

Crumb Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1994 | 121 min | Rated R | Aug 10, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An intimate documentary portrait of the underground artist Robert Crumb, whose unique drawing style and sexually and racially provocative subject matter have made him a household name in popular American art.

Biography / Documentary / Dark humor

Life After People: The Complete Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

A&E Home Video | 2009 | 470 min | Not rated | Jul 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Imagine what Earth would be like without people. ... Based on expert research and featuring Industrial Light and Magic's state-of-the-art imagery, this program reveals what the planet could be like centuries from now, without human inhabitants. Stunning animations present the effect a human-free Earth would have on natural resources, plants and animals. The program also examines the fate of many manmade structures.

Documentary / Sci-Fi

Death at a Funeral Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2010 | 92 min | Rated R | Aug 10, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Aaron is trying to get through his father's funeral in one piece despite the best efforts of his melodramatic mother, his baby-obsessed wife and his playboy brother. Meanwhile, his father's secret gay lover turns up demanding money, and his beautiful cousin spends the day dodging her infatuated ex while trying to look after her fiance - who accidentally imbibed a hallucinogen while searching for a tranquiliser to calm his nerves.

Comedy

Coraline 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Exclusive with Panasonic 3D HDTVs / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Universal Studios | 2009 | 101 min | Rated PG | Jun 01, 2010 | Martin Liebman

The story of a young girl who unlocks a mysterious door in her new home and enters an adventure in a parallel reality.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Imaginary / Supernatural

Heroes: Season 4 Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2009-2010 | 812 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 03, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

They thought they were like everyone else... until they woke with incredible abilities.

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Farao Records | May 25, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Operation: Endgame Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 82 min | Rated R | Jul 27, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Two rival teams of government assassins work out of a top-secret underground facility and use code names from the Tarot deck. When new hire “The Fool” (Anderson) joins the group, he arrives for his first day only to discover that the boss has been murdered and the office has been locked down and turned into a ticking time bomb. He must survive his ambitious co-workers, find the killer, and discover a way out before the whole place explodes.

Action / Comedy / Dark humor

Fanboys Blu-ray Movie  

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2009 | 90 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Four extreme "Star Wars" fans and childhood friends drive across the U.S. to Skywalker Ranch in order to sneak a peak at the yet unreleased "Episode 1: Phantom Menace" as one last hoorah for their dying friend.

Adventure / Comedy

In Bruges Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2008 | 107 min | Rated R | Jul 13, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Hit men Ray and Ken have been ordered to cool their heels in the storybook city of Bruges, Belgium, after botching a big job. But since hit men make the worst tourists, they soon find themselves in a life-and-death struggle of comic proportions against one very angry crime boss.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor

Kill Switch Blu-ray Movie  

First Look Studios | 2008 | 96 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2010 | Dustin Somner

After witnessing the death of his twin brother, a Memphis homicide detective goes on a furious hunt for the serial killers.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Bon Jovi: Live at Madison Square Garden Blu-ray Movie  

Island/Mercury | 2008 | 219 min | Not rated | May 11, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

01 Lost Highway 02 Born To Be My Baby 03 Blaze Of Glory 04 It's My Life 05 Keep The Faith 06 Raise Your Hands 07 Living In Sin/Chapel Of Love 08 Always 09 Whole Lot Of Lovin' 10 In These Arms 11 We Got It Going On 12 I'll Be There For You 13 (You Want To) Make A Memory 14 Blood On Blood 15 Dry County 16 Have A Nice Day 17 Who Says You Can't Go Home 18 Hallelujah 19 Wanted Dead Or Alive 20 Livin' On A Prayer 21 You Give Love A Bad Name 22 Runaway 23 Bed Of Roses Documentary "When We Were Beautiful"

Music

To Save a Life Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2009 | 120 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 03, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Jake Taylor has it all: friends, fame, a basketball scholarship and the hottest girl in school. What could be better? Enter Roger Dawson. Roger has nothing. No friends. No hope. Nothing but putdowns and getting pushed aside. Things couldn’t get worse. Jake and Roger were best friends when they were kids. But the politics of high school quickly pulled them apart. Now Roger doesn’t fit in Jake’s – or anyone’s circle – and he’s had enough. He walks onto campus with a gun in his pocket and pain in his heart and makes a tragic move. Jake’s last-ditch effort can’t stop Roger, and the sudden tragedy rocks Jake’s world. Something breaks loose inside and sends him questioning everything.

Drama / Family

Alpha Dog Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2006 | 112 min | Rated R | Jul 13, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Johnny is a 19-year-old drug dealer in Los Angeles. He comes from a good family, owns his home, several cars and enjoys partying with his friends. When his friend Jake reneges on a debt, Johnny and his boys kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother, Butch, and hold him as a marker. Even though Butch has numerous chances to escape, he doesn't. He enjoys partying with them, losing his virginity and having a good time—until something goes horribly wrong.

Biography / Crime / Drama

Force of Five Blu-ray Movie    

5 huajai hero / Power Kids

Cine-Asia | 2009 | 110 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 05, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Wut, Kat, Pong, Woon and Jib are five kids who have grown up in a martial art school. Jib urgently needs to a heart transplant but the hospital is being occupied by ruthless terrorists so the children join forces to protect their friend and the country to fight for victory.

Action / Comedy / Martial arts / Foreign

G.I. Joe: The Movie Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 1987 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 27, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A 40,000-year-old race of snake people resurface, and with help of Serpentor, Destro, Baroness and Dr. Mindbender, they plan to eliminate all of mankind and rebuild COBRA-LA. Once rulers of Earth, the Snake people were driven underground by ice-age temperatures. While in exile, they developed a plant whose spores turn ordinary men into mindless, weak animals. The key to their plan is the G.I. JOE team�s secret project � the Broadcast Energy Transmitter. Only this device generates enough heat so that the spores can mature. Humankind's very existence depends on the G.I. JOE team, but are they strong and smart enough to fight a warrior race with 40,000 years of experience?

Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Sci-Fi

Being Human: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2009 | 345 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2010 | Martin Liebman

At first sight there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary about flatsharers George and Mitchell, but both harbour dark secrets. Once a month, geeky hospital porter George is transformed into a rabid, flesh-tearing werewolf, while womanising, man-about-town Mitchell is trying to forego his blood-sucking vampire instincts. As they take the keys to their new home, the boys discover that their flat has another occupant - lonely ghost Annie, who died in a car accident days before she was due to marry her fiance.

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Horror