New Blu-ray Reviews

The New Daughter Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | May 18, 2010 | Martin Liebman

The imaginative world of author John Connolly ("The Book of Lost Things") comes alive in this haunting adaptation of one of his short stories. A father begins to worry when his young daughter doesn't seem like herself, and he looks to the burial mound near their new home for answers.

Horror / Thriller

Men of Honor Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2000 | 129 min | Rated R | Jan 23, 2007 | Martin Liebman

One of those rare films that grabs you by the gut and never lets go, Men of Honor was inspired by the life of Carl Brasher, an African American who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a bigoted training officer and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl never gives up and achieves the impossible in an incredible finish that will leave you cheering.

Drama

Five Minutes of Heaven Blu-ray Movie  

IFC Films | 2009 | 90 min | Not rated | Apr 27, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Lurgan Northern Ireland, 1975. A low level civil war has been underway, with the IRA targeting British loyalists and the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force exacting revenge on Catholics they claim are militant republicans. Alistair Little, 16 is the leader of a UVF cell, eager to be blooded. He and his gang are given the go ahead to kill a young Catholic man, James Griffin, as a reprisal and a warning to others. When the hit is carried out, Joe Griffin - the 11-year old little brother of the target - watches in horror his brother is shot in the head. Thirty years later Joe Griffin and Alistair are to meet, on camera, with a view to reconciliation. Alistair has served his sentence, and peace may have been agreed to in N. Ireland, but Joe Griffin is not coming on the program for a handshake. Unbeknownst to the production team, he intends to stick a knife in his brother's killer - live on air.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Tooth Fairy Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2010 | 101 min | Rated PG | May 04, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

When a pro hockey player, nicknamed the Tooth Fairy for his ability to knock out other players' teeth, dashes the hopes of a young boy, he is ordered to one week's hard labor as the real Tooth Fairy.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sport

Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Blu-ray Movie  

Paris Opera Ballet

Kultur | 1995 | 150 min | Not rated | Apr 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Manuel Legris, Monique Loudieres, Lionel Delanoe

Music

Salem Witch Trials Blu-ray Movie  

Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2002 | 189 min | Not rated | Sep 30, 2008 | Martin Liebman

Set during one of the darkest and most controversial times in American history, this enthralling drama tells the shocking true story of the witch hunts that gripped Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 as seen through the eyes of a fear-mongering preacher (Henry Czerny) and a local woman (Kirstie Alley) whose many miscarriages force her to question her own beliefs. With Shirley MacLaine, Rebecca De Mornay, Alan Bates, and Peter Ustinov.

Drama / History / Thriller

Dirty Dancing Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Keepsake Edition | with Book / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 1987 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | May 04, 2010 | Dustin Somner

In the summer of 1963, innocent 17-year-old Baby vacations with her parents at a Catskill's resort. One evening, she is drawn to the staff quarters by stirring music. There, she meets Johnny, the hotel dance instructor, who is as experienced as Baby is naive. Baby soon becomes Johnny's pupil in dance and love.

Drama / Music / Romance / Teen / Coming of age

Stagecoach Blu-ray Movie  

includes "Bucking Broadway" (1917)

Criterion | 1917-1939 | 2 Movies | 96 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A group of strangers are thrown together into extraordinary circumstances while traveling a dangerous route from Arizona to New Mexico.

Adventure / Western

K-19: The Widowmaker Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2002 | 138 min | Rated PG-13 | May 04, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must avoid core meltdown that will certainly kill all aboard.

Drama / History / Thriller

American Experience: Earth Days Blu-ray Movie  

PBS | 2010 | 120 min | Not rated | Apr 20, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Earth Days traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950s to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day and to its status as a major political force in America.

Documentary

Flightplan Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2005 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 19, 2006 | Martin Liebman

Flying at 40,000 feet in a state-of-the-art aircraft that she helped design, Kyle Pratt's 6-year-old daughter, Julia, vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle, desperate and alone, can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Tetro Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2009 | 127 min | Rated R | May 04, 2010 | Dustin Somner

An artistic immigrant family in Buenos Aires is marred by fierce rivalries, handed down through several generations.

Drama / Mystery

Fist of Legend Blu-ray Movie  

精武英雄

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 1994 | 103 min | Not rated | Apr 20, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Infuriated by Master Huo's brutal defeat at the hands of a Japanese master, a young martial arts student returns from studying in Japan to seek ultimate revenge.

Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign

Killing Zoe Blu-ray Movie    

Seven7 | 1993 | 99 min | Rated 16 Interdit aux moins de 16 ans | Jan 12, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An American safecracker named Zed is summoned to Paris by his childhood buddy, Eric to help pull a Bastille Day bank heist. Dreams of easy money quickly evaporate when the heist goes sour and Eric transforms into a psychotic, drug-crazed sociopath.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Heist

Saving Private Ryan Blu-ray Movie  

Sapphire Series

Paramount Pictures | 1998 | 169 min | Rated R | May 04, 2010 | Martin Liebman

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Action / Drama / History / War / Melodrama / Epic

District 13: Ultimatum Blu-ray Movie  

Banlieue 13: Ultimatum

Magnolia Pictures | 2009 | 101 min | Rated R | Apr 27, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Leito and Damien are back to the same Parisian ghetto, this time a few years later, and are once more battling the bad guys and the clock to save the city from catastrophe.

Action / Crime / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign

Elizabeth: The Golden Age Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2007 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Queen Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II -- with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada -- determined to restore England to Catholicism. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Sir Walter Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her love, Elizabeth encourages her favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess, to befriend Raleigh to keep him near. But this strategy forces Elizabeth to observe their growing intimacy. As she charts her course abroad, her trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham, continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home -- and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth's own cousin Mary Stuart, he unknowingly sets England up for destruction.

Biography / Drama / History / Romance / Period

M Blu-ray Movie    

Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1931 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 110 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Feb 22, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The mob sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign

Elizabeth Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1998 | 124 min | Rated R | Apr 27, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This is the England of 1554, but the veneer of traditional English composure and dignity has been stripped away. The British populace is in turmoil. Fearing a challenge to her throne, Queen Mary I imprisons her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth Tudor (The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), in the Tower of London. But, in 1558, when "Bloody Mary" dies, Elizabeth is swept onto the throne and, at the age of 25, is crowned Queen of England. In order to survive, let alone to rule, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas: the Court is rife with intrigue; military strategists are risking the lives of young Englishmen; religious leaders at home and abroad place no faith in her; and the man she loves might not be worthy of her trust. The male-dominated ruling class would appear to have the advantage, but intelligent Elizabeth will deploy whatever means necessary to keep, or take what's rightfully hers.

Biography / Drama / History / Romance / Period

Daybreakers Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2009 | 98 min | Rated R | May 11, 2010 | Dustin Somner

With the world overrun by vampires, humanity is dying out and the blood supply is nearly depleted.

Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Supernatural