New Blu-ray Reviews

Tell-Tale Blu-ray Movie  

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2009 | 93 min | Rated R | May 25, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A single father with a recently transplanted heart goes on a frantic search to find his donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.

Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D

Sony Pictures | 2009 | 90 min | Rated PG | Jun 22, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A scientist tries to solve world hunger only to see things go awry as food falls from the sky in abundance.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Beyond Sherwood Forest Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 93 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman

12th Century England: It is a deadly time of dark tyranny, black magic and the outlaw archer known as Robin Hood. But when the Sheriff of Nottingham unleashes a winged monster upon the town and woods to massacre Robin's men and capture Maid Marian, hearts run cold with fear and streets red with blood. Before he can rob from the rich or give to the poor, can the Prince of Thieves survive the demonic onslaught of a winged beast from another world?

Adventure

Death Race 2000 Blu-ray Movie  

Roger Corman's Cult Classics

Shout Factory | 1975 | 80 min | Rated R | Jun 22, 2010 | Martin Liebman

In the year 2000, hit and run has become the national sport. It's a no-holds barred cross-country race, in which the aim is to kill off not only your opponents, but as many pedestrians as possible. David Carradine takes on Sylvester Stallone in this classic adrenaline thriller that will make you look both ways twice before you cross.

Action / Sci-Fi

And Then Came Lola Blu-ray Movie    

Peccadillo Pictures | 2009 | 70 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | May 24, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Living in San Francisco, Lola is a talented yet completely unreliable photographer. When her beautiful girlfriend needs her to deliver some important photos, the question is whether or not she can do it and do it on time. Lola has three chances to deliver the goods, however, she is on the clock and the journey is full of obstacles.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom / xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream Blu-ray Movie  

Gekijôban tsubasa chronicle: Tori kago no kuni no himegumi / Gekijôban XXXHolic Manatsu no yoru no yume

FUNimation Entertainment | 2005 | 2 Movies | 100 min | Rated TV-PG | May 04, 2010 | Dustin Somner

No synopsis for this title.

Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Short / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign

TrondheimSolistene: In Folk Style Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + SACD

2L | 2010 | Not rated | Jun 29, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In "Nordic Melodies" we find Grieg in passionate play with folk songs. The work sparkles with harmonies and expression, developing a whole story from just a few short stanzas. The Holberg Suite, loved for its beauty and feared for its challenges, is a fusion of European musical tradition and a genuine Norwegian sound palette. The Trondheim Soloists follow up with two brilliant soloists, Emilia Amper on nyckelharpa and Gjermund Larsen on fiddle, in newly commissioned music characterized by the same energy and tenderness. Wild nature and Nordic light are essential elements of the folk style. This lies at the core of the Trondheim Soloist's soul, a meeting between the musical playfulness and passion. Suite "From Holberg's Time" op. 40 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Two Nordic Melodies op. 63 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) ABRÉGÉ - folk suite for nyckelharpa and string orchestra Emilia Amper (1981-) DIPLOM - folk suite for fiddle and string orchestra Gjermund Larsen (1981-) The Trondheim Soloists are regarded one of the top chamber orchestras in the world. Their DIVERTIMENTI was nominated for the 51st GRAMMY Awards as "Best Small Ensemble", "Best Engineered Album" and "Best Surround Sound Album" in 2008. Now IN FOLK STYLE sets a new standard for the performance of Edvard Grieg's "Suite From Holberg's Time" with the intense musical details revealed in this most spectacular surround sound recording ever made.

Music

Puccini: La Boheme Blu-ray Movie  

Kultur | 2010 | 120 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Mary and Max Blu-ray Movie  

IFC Films | 2009 | 93 min | Not rated | Jun 15, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

It is a simple tale of pen-friendship between two very different people; Mary Dinkle, living in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia and New Yorker Max Horovitz. Spanning 20 years and 2 continents, Mary and Max's friendship survives much more than the average diet of life's ups and downs

Animation / Comedy / Drama

Fire of Conscience Blu-ray Movie    

火龍

MegaStar | 2010 | 105 min | Rated IIB | May 14, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Director Dante Lam follows The Beast Stalker with the powerhouse action thriller Fire of Conscience. Leon Lai and Richie Jen headline the hardboiled crime actioner as opposing cops with dark pasts that build to even darker consequences. Packed with gritty action and stylistic shootouts choreographed by action director Chin Kar Lok, Fire of Conscience paves the way for a brooding, burning showdown between two flawed men with many bullets at their disposal.

Action / Crime / Mystery / Foreign

Green Zone Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2010 | 115 min | Rated R | Jun 22, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A U.S. Army officer uncovers a conspiracy that could plunge an unstable country deeper into war.

Action / Drama / Thriller / War

It Waits Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2005 | 88 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Emerging from the mind of writer/producer Stephen J. Cannell, 'It Waits' stars Cerina Vincent as a young woman plagued by guilt over the death of her friend. Trying to escape these thoughts, Danielle seeks solace at a home in the wilderness. But peace is not what she finds when an ancient spirit starts to torment her in an attempt to drive her out of the woods it has haunted for years.

Horror

Don McKay Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2009 | 90 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

A long time high school janitor leads a quiet life until he receives a letter from his ailing high school girlfriend for whom he has carried a torch. Returning to his hometown--and the scene of a past trauma that he inadvertently caused--the janitor reunites with the girl, but soon begins to suspect that her motives for summoning him are more nefarious than she's letting on.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Piotr Anderszewski: Unquiet Traveller Blu-ray Movie  

EUROARTS | 2010 | 83 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Everything about Piotr Anderszewski is extraordinary: his talent, his repertoire, his constant questioning of his work as a performer. Any film about this highly unconventional pianist owes it to itself to depart from the beaten path: On the borderline between documentary and fiction, this “road movie” is set against the backdrop of a winter journey by train across Poland with a piano installed on board... Punctuated by Piotr’s highly personal reflections, the repertoire consists of essential pages by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann and Szymanowski. Nominee of the 2010 Midem Classical Awards.

Music

Vengeance Blu-ray Movie    

Optimum Home Entertainment | 2009 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 28, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl Blu-ray Movie  

U2360° at the Rose Bowl

Interscope | 2009 | 129 min | Not rated | Jun 03, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

U2360° At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year's U2360° Tour in support of their Grammy nominated album No Line on The Horizon. The Rose Bowl performance was the band's biggest show of 2009 and U2's biggest ever US show, with a live audience in excess of 97,000.

Documentary / Music

The Rookie Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1990 | 121 min | Rated R | Jun 01, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Packing years of experience LAPD Detective figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Absolute Power Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1997 | 121 min | Rated R | Jun 01, 2010 | Martin Liebman

He was where he shouldn't have been and saw what he shouldn't have seen. Now, who will believe the word of a career thief and ex-con?

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Heartbreak Ridge Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1986 | 130 min | Rated R | Jun 01, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A Marine Corp lifer, starting his last tour of duty before retirement, sees the bumpy road his life has taken become more complicated, due to feisty recruits, by-the-book officers and a salty ex-wife to whom he's still attracted.

Action / Comedy / War

Undisputed III: Redemption Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 96 min | Rated R | Jun 01, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Eight elite fighters – prisoners from maximum security prisons around the world – are brought together by a powerful underground gambling syndicate for a secret, survival-of-the-fiercest battle competition. The prize: freedom for the champion…and a payday of millions to the organizers. Except the syndicate really doesn’t plan on allowing anyone to walk free.

Action / Crime / Drama / Sport