New Blu-ray Reviews

The Spy Next Door Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Lionsgate Films | 2010 | 94 min | Rated PG | May 18, 2010 | Dustin Somner

Bob Ho is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval. But when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula from his computer, Bob's archenemy, a Russian terrorist, moves in for the attack, forcing Bob to juggle the roles of spy and prospective stepfather in the most challenging mission of his career!

Action / Comedy / Family

The Man in the Iron Mask Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1998 | 132 min | Rated PG-13 | May 11, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

It is a time of both splendor and despair. France's self-serving King Louis XIV enjoys the riches of the world while his people die of starvation. Believing that he is all-powerful, Louis fears no one--except the one person who could bring his reign to an end: the man in he imprisoned for eternity behind a mask of iron. And when Louis' selfish excesses go too far, retired Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis vow to free the mysterious prisoner who may be France's only hope for survival. Only one question remains: will their old comrade, the legendary D'Artagnan, help them--or destroy them?

Action / Adventure / Drama / History

Dear John Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2010 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Soon after John and Savannah fall madly in love, their relationship is put on hold. With one leaving to complete his service, and the other to complete her college education, they pass the time by exchanging a continuous stream of love letters, until they can be reunited permanently a year later. But when war breaks out, their separation is extended indefinitely. Will their relationship survive the greatest test of all: the test of time?

Drama / Romance / War

The Edge Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 1997 | 117 min | Rated R | May 11, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

A plane crash in the freezing Alaskan wilderness pits intellectual billionaire Charles Morse against self satisfied fashion photographer Robert Green in a brutal struggle for survival. Each soon discovers that the greatest danger resides not in nature, but from human fear, treachery, and quite possible, murder.

Drama / Thriller

Spartacus Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1960 | 197 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A slave leads a violent revolt against the Imperial Rome at its glorious height. Filmed in Technirama.

Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / Romance / War / Epic / Period

Django Blu-ray Movie  

Blue Underground | 1966 | 91 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Django is a lone stranger who roams the West dragging a coffin filled with chaos towards a destiny ruled by vengeance.

Action / Western / Foreign

City of the Living Dead Blu-ray Movie  

The Gates of Hell / Paura nella città dei morti viventi

Blue Underground | 1980 | 93 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Martin Liebman

The Seven Gates of Hell have been torn open, a reporter and a psychic race to close the portals of the damned.

Horror / Supernatural / Foreign

Who Dares Wins Blu-ray Movie    

Arrow | 1982 | 125 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 05, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A band of desperate terrorists take over the American ambassador's home in London, and their violence sets into motion a chain of events that could lead to nuclear war.

Action / Drama / Thriller

The Last Sentinel Blu-ray Movie  

Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2007 | 94 min | Rated R | Apr 01, 2008 | Martin Liebman

No emotion. No fear. No pain. They were the perfect soldiers to protect civilization-until the drone police became the perfect enemy. With little hope left for mankind, Tallis, an electronically enhanced soldier, rescues a rebel beauty from a failed resistance mission. A force to be reckoned with, she will learn to fight and think like a machine for the final battle to save the human race.

Action / Sci-Fi

Hear Me Blu-ray Movie    

Ting Shuo / 聽說

AV-JET | 2009 | 109 min | Not rated | Mar 05, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

"Hear Me" is a story about a young and cheerful girl named Yang Yang, who single-handedly takes care of her sister, Peng, a swimmer-in-training for the Deaflympics. On an accidental occasion, Yang Yang meets Tian Kuo, who delivers lunch boxes to the swimming pool where Peng trains for the upcoming Deaflympics. Although Yang Yang and Tian Kuo communicate only through sign language, their love for each other transcends the gap through voiceless communication, creating a light-hearted romantic comedy about life and its possibilities.

Drama / Romance / Sport / Foreign

Elektra Blu-ray Movie  

Director's Cut

20th Century Fox | 2005 | 100 min | Unrated | May 04, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Not long after recovering from seemingly mortal wounds, Elektra, the deadly female ninja, has severed all ties with the world, living only for her next assignment. But in an unexpected turn of events, she is forced to make a decision that can take her life in a new direction - or destroy her. Key players in Elektra's journey are Stick, a blind martial arts master responsible for Elektra's 'resurrection', and Mark Miller and Abby Miller, a father and daughter on the run rom The Hand, a powerful syndicate whose members practice the dark martial art of ninjitsu.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller / Martial arts / Comic book

The Devil Wears Prada Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2006 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 12, 2006 | Martin Liebman

As assistant to impossibly demanding New York fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, young Andy Sachs has landed a job that "a million girls would die for." Unfortunately, her heaven-sent appointment as Miranda's personal whipping girl just might be the death of her!

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Blood & Chocolate Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2007 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 12, 2007 | Martin Liebman

As a young girl living in the remote mountains of Colorado, Vivian (Bruckner) watched helplessly as her family was murdered by a pack of angry men for the secret they carried in their blood. Vivian survived the attack by running into the woods and changing into a wolf. Ten years later, Vivian is living a relatively safe and normal life in Bucharest, Romania. Vivian spends her days working in a chocolate shop and nights trawling the city’s underground clubs, fending off the reckless antics of her cousin Rafe, and his gang of delinquents he refers to as "The Five". Vivian’s life begins to unravel when she has a chance encounter with Aiden (Dancy), an artist researching Bucharest’ ancient art and relics for his next graphic novel. Aiden pursues Vivian until she relents and begins to see him, but she can’t bring herself to tell him the truth - and lives in fear of showing him who she really is. Even though Vivian has sworn never to kill, she is as much an animal as she is human, and her love for Aiden threatens to cast him to the very wolves who saved her life and who are waiting for their chance to hunt him as prey.

Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Teen

Verdi: Falstaff Blu-ray Movie  

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Opus Arte | 2009 | 136 min | Not rated | Mar 30, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Inland Empire Blu-ray Movie    

Optimum Home Entertainment | 2006 | 180 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 19, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

As an actress delves ever deeper into her work for a high-profile filmmaker, her personality becomes increasingly fragmented while her world starts turning nightmarish and surreal.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Surreal

Eight Below Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2006 | 120 min | Rated PG | Sep 19, 2006 | Martin Liebman

'Eight Below' is the thrilling tale of friendship between eight amazing sled dogs and their guide Jerry. Stranded in Antarctica during the most unforgiving winter on the planet, Jerry's beloved sled dogs must learn to survive together until Jerry — who will stop at nothing — rescues them. Driven by unwavering bonds of friendship, enormous belief in one another and tremendous courage, Jerry and the dogs make an incredible journey to reunite in this triumphant and inspiring action-adventure the whole family will treasure.

Adventure / Drama / Family

The Proposition Blu-ray Movie  

First Look Studios | 2005 | 104 min | Rated R | Aug 19, 2008 | Martin Liebman

In Australia in the 1880s, Charlie Burns and his brother Mikey are captured by Captain Morris Stanley after a frenzied gunfight. Together with their psychopathic brother Arthur, the Burns are wanted for a brutal crime. Captain Stanley puts before Charlie a dangerous, yet tempting proposition in a bid to bring an end to the cycle of violence: Charlie will be released if he agrees to hunt down his murderous older brother in order to save his other brother from the noose.

Crime / Drama / Western / Period

Frederick Ashton's Tales of Beatrix Potter Blu-ray Movie  

Opus Arte | 2007 | 76 min | Apr 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Rise of the Footsoldier Blu-ray Movie    

Optimum Home Entertainment | 2007 | 119 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 29, 2008 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties. It is three decades of his life following him from football hooliganism, through to his burgeoning career as a bouncer, his involvement in the criminal aspects of the early "rave" scene and subsequently to his rise to power as one of the most feared and respected criminals in the country. In the end, three members of his firm are brutally murdered in the infamous shot-gun slaying at Rettenden.

Action / Crime

Handel: Acis and Galatea Blu-ray Movie  

Featuring De Niese/ Workman/ Agnew

Opus Arte | 2010 | 110 min | Rated G | Apr 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Christopher Hogwood conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Wayne McGregor's new production of Handel's opera. The cast includes Danielle de Niese and Charles Workman, and The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet appear in a rare and beautifully crafted collaboration.

Music