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Elis Blu-ray Movie    

Paris Filmes | 2016 | 114 min | Rated BR: 14 | Sep 24, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The true story of Elis Regina, undoubtedly the greatest Brazilian singer of all time, is told with all the energetic and pulsating rhythm of her music. Winner of eight 2017 Brazilian Academy of Cinema Awards, including Best Actress for Andréia Horta as Elis, the film tells of her ascension from humble origins in an impoverished village in the country to the glamor of Rio de Janeiro. Despite her swift rise to success and international recognition before the age of 20, Elis’ life was filled with tumult and tragedy.

Biography / Drama / Music / Foreign

Born on the Fourth of July 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Select | Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 1989 | 144 min | Rated R | Nov 12, 2024 | Dr. Stephen Larson

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Biography / Drama / History / War / Melodrama

For Your Consideration Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 2006 | 86 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 29, 2024 | Randy Miller III

Mockumentary mastermind Christopher Guest turns his satirical eye away from dog shows, small-town theater, and folk music to offer a hilarious take on Hollywood award season in this comedy focusing on a trio of actors whose lives are turned upside down when they discover that their performances in an independent film are generating a sizable buzz in the entertainment industry.

Comedy

Ahsoka: The Complete First Season 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Disney / Buena Vista | 2023 | 356 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 03, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Black Tuesday Blu-ray Movie    

Masters of Cinema | Limited Edition

Eureka Entertainment | 1954 | 80 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.

Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller

Paris, Texas 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 1984 | 147 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Travis, a mysterious, nearly mute drifter, tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother in Los Angeles, and his missing wife.

Drama

Trick or Treat 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Cover C / Limited to 2,222 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + CD

Synapse Films | 1986 | 98 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Rocker Sammi Curr is brought back from the grave when a teenage heavy-metal fan plays his record backwards.

Drama / Horror / Music / Thriller / Teen / Supernatural

The Tenant 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome | 1976 | 126 min | Rated R | Nov 26, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill himself.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Foreign / Surreal

Alien: Romulus Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2024 | 119 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Alien: Romulus 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2024 | 119 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

What You Wish For Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2023 | 101 min | Unrated | Aug 27, 2024 | Randy Miller III

A down-on-his-luck chef with gambling problems flees to a Latin American villa, where he assumes the identity of another man.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Scala!!! Blu-ray Movie  

Or, The Incredibly Strange Rise And Fall Of The World's Wildest Cinema And How It Influenced A Mixed-up Generation Of Weirdos And Misfits

Severin Films | 2023 | 96 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.

Documentary

Zyzzyx Road 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Zyzzyx Rd. / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

MVD Visual | 2006 | 90 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An illicit affair between an accountant locked in an unhappy marriage and a seductive Las Vegas beauty leads them both down a dangerous path in this thriller that took in $30 at the box office when originally released in 2007. Grant (Leo Grillo) loves his daughter, but can't stand the sight of his wife. Determined to make a killing in Las Vegas, he heads into a local casino and crosses paths with Marissa (Katherine Heigl). Before long the pair is are back in Grant's hotel room, where things quickly get hot and heavy. But it all goes wrong when Marissa's violent ex-boyfriend Joey (Tom Sizemore) crashes through the door in a fit of rage.

Thriller

The Man Who Had Power Over Women Blu-ray Movie  

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1970 | 90 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. He moves in with his friend and begins an affair with the man's wife. He also gets a new difficult client whose public image must be preserved at any cost.

Comedy / Drama / Music

Seeing Red: 3 French Vigilante Thrillers Blu-ray Movie  

Shot Pattern / Street of the Damned / Black List | Slipcover Edition

Fun City Editions | 1982-1984 | 3 Movies | 284 min | Not rated | May 07, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Crime / Drama

Ultraman Blazar Series + Movie Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2023-2024 | 2 Movies | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 26, 2024 | Martin Liebman

Established in 1966 by nations all around the world in response to the worldwide outbreak of kaiju disasters, the Global Guardian Force deals with kaiju and extraterrestrial life forms’ attacks on Earth. Today, Earth sees continued destruction of nature and rapid rise in global warming. One night, a space crustacean kaiju Bazanga appears. The GGF’s cleanup operation is unsuccessful, and the special forces led by Gento Hiruma find themselves in a desperate situation. This is when a mysterious giant emerges from light. It is the unidentified humanoid alien that has been rumored among astronauts for decades, code-named “Ultraman”.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Foreign

The Blair Witch Project Blu-ray Movie    

Limited Edition

Second Sight | 1999 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 82 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 11, 2024 | Randy Miller III

Three film students head into the woodlands of Maryland in search of the Blair Witch, a local legend that has haunted the town of Burkittsville for centuries, as part of a documentary project. They were never seen again. This footage is all that remains of that fateful excursion.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

The Sugarland Express 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1974 | 110 min | Rated PG | Nov 12, 2024 | Justin Dekker

A woman attempts to reunite her family by breaking her husband out of prison and kidnapping their baby from his foster parents. But things don't go as planned and they are forced to take a cop hostage on the road.

Adventure / Crime

Talking Heads: 77 Super Deluxe Dolby Atmos Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Rhino Music | 1977 | 39 min | Not rated | Nov 08, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Alice Cooper: Muscle of Love Blu-ray Movie  

Deluxe Edition / Blu-ray + CD

Rhino Music | 1973 | 40 min | Not rated | Oct 25, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Muscle of Love is the seventh and final studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper. It was released in late 1973, the band played its last concert a few months later.

Music