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Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 5 4K Blu-ray Movie  

All the King's Men 4K / On the Waterfront 4K / A Man for All Seasons 4K / Tootsie 4K / The Age of Innocence 4K / Little Women 4K / The Price She Paid 4K / The Scarlet Lady 4K / Ladies of Leisure 4K / The Belle of Broadway BD / The Desert Bride BD | Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1924-2019 | 11 Movies | 1030 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2024 | Kenneth Brown

See individual titles for their synopsis.

Action / Biography / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / History / Romance / Thriller / Foreign / Period / Coming of age

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2024 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 19, 2024 | Randy Miller III

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor / Supernatural

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2024 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 19, 2024 | Randy Miller III

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor / Supernatural

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2024 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 19, 2024 | Randy Miller III

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor / Supernatural

Little Women 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 2019 | 135 min | Rated PG | Oct 22, 2024 | Kenneth Brown

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Drama / Romance / Period / Coming of age

The Age of Innocence 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 1993 | 138 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Kenneth Brown

A 19th century lawyer risks his place in society when he falls in love with his fiancee's married cousin.

Drama / Romance / Period

Tootsie 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 1982 | 116 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Kenneth Brown

A down-on-his-luck New York actor poses as a woman to get a soap opera gig.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

A Man for All Seasons 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 1966 | 120 min | Rated G | No Release Date | Kenneth Brown

The story takes place in 16th century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Concentrating on the last seven years of English chancellor's life, the struggle between More and his King, Henry VIII, hinges on Henry's determination to break with Rome so he can divorce his current wife and wed again, and good Catholic More's inability to go along with such heresy. More resigns as chancellor, hoping to be able to live out his life as a private citizen. But Henry will settle for nothing less than that the much respected More give public approval to his headstrong course.

Biography / Drama / History

On the Waterfront 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 1954 | 108 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Kenneth Brown

Dockworker Terry Malloy had been an up-and-coming boxer until powerful local mob boss Johnny Friendly persuaded him to throw a fight. When a longshoreman is murdered before he can testify about Friendly's control of the Hoboken waterfront, Terry teams up with the dead man's sister Edie and the streetwise priest Father Barry to testify himself, against the advice of Friendly's lawyer, Terry's older brother Charley.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller

All the King's Men 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 1949 | 110 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Kenneth Brown

All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the spotlight. Along the way, he loses his initial innocence, and becomes just as corrupt as those who he assaulted before for this characteristic. Also included is the romance between one of his "right hand women" and the up-and-coming journalist who brings Stark to prominence. Written by Neal Scoones - verty@ritz.mordor.com

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

Tomie Blu-ray Movie  

富江 | Limited Edition

Arrow | 1998 | 95 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A traumatized young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from.

Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Comic book / Foreign

Reagan Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2024 | 141 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 19, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A drama based on the life of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood to his time in the oval office.

Biography / Drama

The Warrior Blu-ray Movie  

Jaka Sembung

Mondo Macabro | 1981 | 92 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Kuvaus Barry Prima plays Jaka Sembung, a Robin Hood figure who possesses mystical powers. Captured, tortured and left for dead, he returns even more powerful than before. In desperation the invaders resurrect an evil wizard and set him against Jaka Sembung in a fierce fight to the death.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Foreign

Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch / Slipcover in Original Pressing / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome | 1985 | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 29, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

A young man whose sister was murdered by werewolves helps an investigator track down a gang of the beasts through the U.S. and Europe.

Horror / Dark humor

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

ETR Media | 2018 | 96 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

The history of Mattel's definitive action figure toy line.

Documentary

A Simple Plan Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition

Arrow | 1998 | 121 min | Rated R | Nov 19, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hank Mitchell (Bill Paxton) and his wife Sarah (Bridget Fonda) have big dreams and a baby on the way, but are stuck in the small Minnesota town where Hank grew up alongside his sweet but naive brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton, Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor). One day while walking in the woods, Hank, Jacob, and Jacob's friend Lou (Brent Briscoe) discover a small plane buried in the snow, with a dead pilot inside... and a duffel bag containing over $4 million in cash. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to grasp the American dream in one fell swoop, if they can just keep it a secret - but Hank soon learns that keeping that secret will come at a terrible cost.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller

A Simple Plan 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 1998 | 121 min | Rated R | Nov 19, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hank Mitchell (Bill Paxton) and his wife Sarah (Bridget Fonda) have big dreams and a baby on the way, but are stuck in the small Minnesota town where Hank grew up alongside his sweet but naive brother Jacob (Billy Bob Thornton, Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor). One day while walking in the woods, Hank, Jacob, and Jacob's friend Lou (Brent Briscoe) discover a small plane buried in the snow, with a dead pilot inside... and a duffel bag containing over $4 million in cash. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to grasp the American dream in one fell swoop, if they can just keep it a secret - but Hank soon learns that keeping that secret will come at a terrible cost.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Bluey: Seasons 1-3 Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2018-2024 | 3 Seasons | 1078 min | Not rated | Nov 05, 2024 | Randy Miller III

Bluey is a loveable, inexhaustible, Blue Heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister, Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighborhood into her world of fun. Bluey showcases the joyful simplicity that can be found in families turning everyday events like going to the shops or visiting the doctor into unique adventures, bringing to life how children learn and grow through play. This set includes every Australian original episode from Seasons One, Two and Three!

Animation / Family

Zodiac 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Theatrical 4K | Director's Cut BD only / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2007 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 157 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2024 | Martin Liebman

A serial killer terrifies the San Francisco Bay Area. Police and reporters are obsessed learning the killer's identity and bringing him to justice.

Crime / Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Period

No Country for Old Men Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2007 | 122 min | Rated R | Dec 10, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Llewelyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back trunk. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law—namely aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell—can contain. Moss tries to evade his pursuers, in particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human lives.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / Period