New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 30, 2010
The White Ribbon Blu-ray Movie
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 144 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2010 | Martin Liebman
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Foreign / Period
- June 29, 2010
Living Landscapes: Sacred Canyons of the American Southwest Blu-ray Movie
Digital Environments | 2007 | 60 min | Not rated | Jan 13, 2009 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Peer through graceful stone arches carved by the wind, your windows on deep blue desert skies and vistas of rounded stone pillars, sun struck in glowing reds and gold. Cool off near the Weeping Cliffs of Zion, where thousands of silver droplets seep through layers of sandstone to feed tiny plants clinging to rocks. Wonder at the bizarre landscape of towering mazes and rose-tinted natural amphitheaters of Bryce Canyon, where piñon pines, the oldest trees on Earth, cling to life on multi-colored stone. Witness massive boulders balanced on spired sandstone pinnacles, awaiting the timeless moment when wind and frost will send them crashing to the desert floor.
Documentary / Nature
The Shortcut Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman
Happy Madison, Adam Sandler's production company, gets a little less funny with this terrifying trip. In 'The Shortcut', a pair of brothers decides to take the road less traveled, but they discover the dangers of this new route.
Horror / Thriller
Flashbacks of a Fool Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2008 | 114 min | Rated R | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman
A hedonistic British actor's Hollywood career is starting to nosedive as he hits his 40s. The death of his best friend from his English seaside childhood causes him to journey back home for the funeral, and prompts flashbacks to the tragedy that forced him to flee for a new life.
Drama
Merlin and the Book of Beasts Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 92 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman
A band of adventurers led by King Arthur's daughter recruit the legendary wizard Merlin to save Camelot from a plague of evil. Arkadian has the Book of Beasts, and he's about to unleash its malevolent powers on Camelot. Now, in order to defeat Arkadian and save their kingdom, the brave warriors and the reclusive wizard do battle with terrifying beasts while traveling though magical lands.
Adventure / Fantasy
Merlin and the War of the Dragons Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2008 | 92 min | Not rated | May 18, 2010 | Martin Liebman
Clashing swords, ferocious spells, and fire-spewing dragons collide in this medieval epic. When dragons take hold of England, only a young wizard by the name of Merlin can stop the devastation.
Adventure / Fantasy
- June 28, 2010
The Last Station Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 113 min | Rated R | Jun 22, 2010 | Martin Liebman
Having renounced his title and property, the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy makes plans to donate his royalties to the Russian people, supported by his trusted disciple Chertkov. Tolstoy’s outraged wife wages a one-woman war to challenge her husband’s outrageous act of idealism.
Biography / Drama / History
Predator Blu-ray Movie
Ultimate Hunter Edition
20th Century Fox | 1987 | 106 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2010 | Casey Broadwater
On a mission in a Central American jungle, a team of commandos find themselves hunted by something not of this world.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Micmacs Blu-ray Movie
Micmacs à tire-larigot
Entertainment One | 2009 | 104 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jun 21, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.
Comedy / Crime / Foreign / Surreal
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: London Calling: Live In Hyde Park Blu-ray Movie
Sony Music | 2009 | 173 min | Not rated | Jun 22, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Captured in London at the Hard Rock Calling Festival on June 28, 2009, this film documents 26 tracks of live Springsteen that begin in daylight and progress through a gorgeous sunset into night. It conveys both the experience of being on-stage and the vast crowd experience of the festival environment. Viewers are able to see Springsteen spontaneously directing the E Street Band and shaping the show as it evolves.
Music
- June 26, 2010
The White Ribbon Blu-ray Movie
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
Artificial Eye | 2009 | 144 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 15, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Foreign / Period
Ice Road Truckers: The Complete Season Three Blu-ray Movie
A&E Home Video | 2009 | 611 min | Not rated | Jun 08, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In Prudhoe Bay (250 miles north of the Arctic Circle), a network of ice roads in the tundra crisscross river systems and open ocean to connect America’s booming North Slope oil fields to dry land. Every winter, truckers have less than three months to shuttle critical supplies over the ice. The only problem is there’s just one way to get to this remote location: 400 miles of ice-covered, mountainous terrain known as the Dalton Highway. The Dalton is the lifeline to Alaska’s oil industry. It’s also the most dangerous road in North America and has claimed the lives of more than 400 people since it was built just 30 years ago. The next chapter in the hit HISTORY™ series returns this season with veteran drivers Hugh Rowland and Alex Debogorski, new drivers (including the show’s first female trucker) and more heart-stopping adrenaline than ever before
Documentary
Riverworld Blu-ray Movie
Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2010 | 175 min | Not rated | Jun 22, 2010 | Casey Broadwater
After being killed in an explosion, Matt finds himself reawakened on an unusual planet where people from all eras of history have been simultaneously resurrected under the watchful eye of a mysterious alien force. With a skilled 13th century female warrior and charismatic riverboat captain Mark Twain by his side, Matt sets off across the dangerous, unknown terrain determined to find his lost fiancée.
Drama / Sci-Fi
Mascagni / Leoncavallo: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci - Zurich Opera Blu-ray Movie
Arthaus Musik | 2010 | 2 Movies, 3 Cuts | 151 min | Apr 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two timeless stories of love, honour, justice and violence – a highlight for every opera lover. Pietro Mascagni‘s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Ruggero Leoncavallo‘s “Pagliacci” speak to one‘s heart and soul. They are regarded as the most absorbing tragedies of Italian music theater.
Music
Living Landscapes: Underwater Paradise Hawaii Blu-ray Movie
Digital Environments | 60 min | Oct 01, 2009 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary
- June 25, 2010
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur Blu-ray Movie
Arthaus Musik | 2009 | 151 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Live from the Teatro Regio di Torino, 2009.
Music
Mozart: Così fan tutte Blu-ray Movie
Zurich
Arthaus Musik | 2009 | 200 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Jealous men and unreliable women: Mozart’s “Opera buffa” Così fan tutte is a masterpiece of its genre. This operatic gem which is part comedy, part tragedy is a wry study in love, manipulation and trust.
Music
A Prophet Blu-ray Movie
Un prophète
Optimum Home Entertainment | 2009 | 155 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 07, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The rise through the criminal ranks of a young orphan of North African origin, who has only known a prison life and who will become, with the help of the Corsican mafia and an influential Imam, the ultimate crime kingpin of all of France's immigrant suburbs.
Crime / Drama / Foreign
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mojo Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Reprise | 2010 | 65 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have taken their recent freedom and experimentation to heart. This is the sound of a band playing together in a room, not a studio - facing each other, all singing and playing at the same time. The music is alive, with no overdubs or studio trickery. What you hear is what they created on the spot at that time.
Music
Minkus: La Bayadère Blu-ray Movie
Paris Opera Ballet
Kultur | 133 min | Not rated | Apr 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music