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Home- September 09, 2023
The Jackie Chan Collection: Volume 1 (1976-1982) Blu-ray Movie
The Killer Meteors / Shaolin Wooden Men / To Kill with Intrigue / Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin / Dragon Fist / Battle Creek Brawl / Dragon Lord
Shout Factory | 1976-1982 | 7 Movies, 8 Cuts | 812 min | Not rated | Jan 24, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Unbeatable. Unstoppable. Undeniable. Jackie Chan stands alone among action heroes thanks to his death-defying stunts, unparalleled fight scenes, and his signature sense of humor. An international superstar, Chan has thrilled fans around the globe for decades. As the standard bearer for martial arts action, Chan has forged a legacy that never has nor will be surpassed. Presented here are seven classic films which showcase the unique mixture of martial arts, action, and comedy that has made Jackie Chan a cultural icon.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Sport / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Dragon Lord Blu-ray Movie
龍少爺 | Long shao ye | Hong Kong Theatrical Cut & Extended Cut
Shout Factory | 1982 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 103 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon, who, while constantly pursuing a girl, gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves.
Action / Comedy / Sport
Battle Creek Brawl Blu-ray Movie
殺手壕 / Sha shou hao
Shout Factory | 1980 | 96 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
Action / Adventure
Dragon Fist Blu-ray Movie
龙拳 / Long quan
Shout Factory | 1979 | 97 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
A dishonored student of the Dragon Fist Sect seeks revenge for the death of his teacher.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
Black Sea Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2014 | 114 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to search for sunken treasure in the Black Sea.
Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller
State of Play Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2009 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director Spotlight: Black Sea / State of Play Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2009-2014 | 2 Movies | 241 min | Rated R | Sep 19, 2023 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller
No Hard Feelings Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2023 | 103 min | Rated R | Aug 29, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
A delivery driver desperate for cash accepts a Craigslist ad from a couple seeking someone to date their painfully awkward teenage son.
Comedy / Drama / Coming of age
- September 08, 2023
The Machine Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2023 | 112 min | Rated R | Aug 15, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
Bert's drunken past catches up with him 20 years down the road when he and his father are kidnapped by those Bert wronged 20 years ago while drunk on a college semester abroad in Russia.
Action / Comedy
River Wild Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2023 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 01, 2023 | Martin Liebman
Follows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
Thriller
Ghoulies Blu-ray Movie
MVD Rewind Collection
MVD Visual | 1985 | 81 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Upon returning to his family's abandoned mansion, Jonathan realizes he has inherited his father's powers of sorcery, which he uses to unwittingly unleash a handful of demons known as The GHOULIES! The tiny terrors run amok, getting into mischief and killing their unfortunate hosts before Jonathan summons the strength to defeat them...
Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor
Ghoulies 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
MVD Visual | 1985 | 81 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Upon returning to his family's abandoned mansion, Jonathan realizes he has inherited his father's powers of sorcery, which he uses to unwittingly unleash a handful of demons known as The GHOULIES! The tiny terrors run amok, getting into mischief and killing their unfortunate hosts before Jonathan summons the strength to defeat them...
Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor
Father's Little Dividend Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1951 | 82 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III
In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin Blu-ray Movie
蛇鶴八步 / She he ba bu
Shout Factory | 1978 | 101 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
To Kill with Intrigue Blu-ray Movie
劍花煙雨江南 / Jian hua yan yu jiang nan
Shout Factory | 1977 | 107 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
Shaolin Wooden Men Blu-ray Movie
少林木人巷 / Shao Lin mu ren xiang
Shout Factory | 1976 | 108 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Jackie witnesses his father's death by the skilled hands of a martial arts master with an unknown killing technique. Jackie vows to become a Shaolin monk and avenge his death (not very Buddhist of him...), but soon finds that he's the chump of the class. After befriending a variety of shaolin masters, each of whom teach Jackie a particular style of kung fu (drunken, killing, slippery snake, etc.), Jackie suddenly finds himself good enough to go give the beats to the 100 "wooden men" whom all shaolin (in this flick anyways) have to beat to get the funky haircut. Jackie then proceeds to go around laying the beats on everyone, but shows his humility and compassion at the end.
Action / Foreign
The Killer Meteors Blu-ray Movie
風雨雙流星 / Fung yu seung lau sing
Shout Factory | 1976 | 104 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Mi Wey is a local hero named after "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon which makes him invincible. However, when "Immortal" Wa Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, "Killer meteor" will face the greatest and the deadliest challenge of his life.
Action / Thriller
- September 07, 2023
If I Had a Million Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1932 | 88 min | Not rated | Mar 28, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Disappointed with his family and friends, a dying tycoon decides to give away his fortune in $1 million increments to strangers he randomly finds in the city directory.
Comedy / Drama
Matilda 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1996 | 98 min | Rated PG | Sep 05, 2023 | Martin Liebman
See The world from a kid's-eye view with Matilda, a modern fairy tale that mixes hilarious humor with the magical message of love.
Comedy / Family / Fantasy
The Last House on the Left Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 2009 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 115 min | Unrated | Aug 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari's only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma. Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story, they will make three strangers curse the day they came to the Last House on the Left.
Horror