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The Brainiac Blu-ray Movie    

El Barón del Terror / Indicator Series

Powerhouse Films | 1962 | 77 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet that was passing overhead on the night of the Baron's execution returns to earth, bringing with it the Baron in the form of a horrible, brain-eating monster that terrorizes the Inquisitor's descendants. This is the most bizarre horror movie. Ever...

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign

The Firm 4K Blu-ray Movie  

30th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1993 | 155 min | Rated R | Jun 20, 2023 | Martin Liebman

A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Angel Face Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1952 | 91 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Diane Tremayne (Jean Simmons) is just about the loveliest thing Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum) has ever seen. Well-to-do, cultured and delicate, she has the face of an angel. And the heart of a devil. Otto Preminger, who showed how to mix a beautiful woman with murder in the landmark LAURA, directs this tale of passion gone haywire. Frank's a regular guy with a steady girl and a dream of owning his own garage when he crosses paths with Diane. She wants him. Or does she want a fall guy to blame when Diane's stepmother plunges off a high cliff and leaves her fortune to Diane? Alibis, betrayals, courtroom thrills and the fire of a woman too dangerous to trust and too alluring to resist make ANGEL FACE a film-noir classic.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

Please Baby Please Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover only on Exclusive Retailer Pressing

Music Box Films | 2022 | 95 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Newlyweds Suse and Arthur become the dangerous obsession of a greaser gang that awakens a sleeping quandary into the couple's sexual identity.

Drama / Musical

The Tank Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2023 | 100 min | Rated R | Jun 27, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1978 Oregon, Ben and Jules inherit an abandoned coastal property from Ben's late mother, who's never mentioned it. The untouched house has been kept a secret for 40 years and comes with a beautiful private cove and beach. Jules searches for answers while Ben unwittingly awakens a fiercely protective creature.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Samurai Reincarnation Blu-ray Movie    

魔界転生 / Makai tenshô | Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1981 | 122 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 19, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When a demon is resurrected, he assembles a team of undead samurai warriors to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate. There is only one person to call to defeat the undead: Jubei Yagu.

Fantasy / Horror / Martial arts / Foreign

McBain Blu-ray Movie  

Synapse Films | 1991 | 103 min | Rated R | Jul 11, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

An ex-soldier who reunites his old army buddies in order to get revenge on a Colombian dictator who killed his old friend, a freedom fighter.

Action / Drama

Graveyard Alive Blu-ray Movie  

Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love / Slipcover in Original Pressing

ETR Media | 2003 | 81 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

A shy nurse is bitten by a zombie and becomes a flesh eating sex kitten.

Comedy / Horror

Vanilla Sky 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2001 | 136 min | Rated R | Jun 20, 2023 | Martin Liebman

A successful publisher finds his life taking a turn for the surreal after a car accident with a jilted lover.

Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Surreal

Quantum Leap: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2022-2023 | 759 min | Not rated | Jun 13, 2023 | Martin Liebman

It's been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (Raymond Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. At Ben's side throughout his leaps is Addison (Caitlin Bassett), who appears in the form of a hologram only Ben can see and hear. She's a decorated Army veteran who brings level-headed precision to her job. At the helm of the highly confidential operation is Herbert "Magic" Williams (Ernie Hudson), a no-nonsense career military man who has to answer to his bosses who won't be happy once they learn about the breach of protocol. As Ben leaps from life to life, putting right what once went wrong, it becomes clear that he and the team are on a thrilling journey. However, Addison, the team know that if they are going to solve the mystery of Ben's leap and bring him home, they must act fast or lose him forever.

Drama / Sci-Fi

Pet Shop Boys: Smash - The Singles 1985-2020 Blu-ray Movie  

2023 Remaster | Deluxe Edition / Blu-ray + CD

Rhino Music | 1985-2020 | 286 min | Not rated | Jun 16, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Smash is the brand new complete collection of Pet Shop Boys singles from across 35 years of the duo’s acclaimed career. The package includes all Pet Shop Boys’ hits starting with their debut single ‘West End girls’ and continuing through such iconic tracks as ‘Love comes quickly’, ‘It’s a sin’, ‘Always on my mind’, ‘Being boring’, ‘Suburbia’, ‘Opportunities’, ‘What have I done to deserve this?’, ‘Rent’ and ‘Heart’. Hit singles released between 1993-2003 include ‘Go West’, ‘Se a vida é (that’s the way life is)’, ‘New York City boy’, ‘Can you forgive her?’, ‘I don’t know what you want but I can’t give it any more’ and ‘Single bilingual’, while songsreleased in the most recent period of their career include ‘The Pop Kids’, ‘Monkey business’, ‘Dreamland’, ‘Love etc.’, ‘I’m with Stupid’, ‘Vocal’ and their most recent single ‘I don’t wanna’.

Music

The Queen of Hollywood Boulevard Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Dark Star Pictures | 2017 | 93 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

On her 60th birthday, the proud owner of a Los Angeles strip club, finds herself in hot water over a twenty-five year old debt to the mob, leading her on a downward spiral of violence and revenge through the underbelly of Los Angeles.

Crime / Drama

Trio Mediæval: An Old Hall Ladymass Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + SACD + Digital Copy

2L | 2023 | 51 min | Not rated | Jun 16, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Prague Nights Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Deaf Crocodile Films | 1969 | 99 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Rumor has it that the house of Prague hide secret obtain the philosopher's stone, and complex multi-level labyrinth of underground tunnels and cellars keep many unsolved mysteries and untold treasures.

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Foreign

Raymond Griffith: The Silk Hat Comedian Blu-ray Movie  

Undercrank Productions | 1925-1926 | 2 Movies | 134 min | Not rated | Jun 13, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Romance

Paths to Paradise Blu-ray Movie  

Undercrank Productions | 1925 | 70 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A con-woman has a nice business fleecing gullible tourists who want a genuine 'underworld' experience, but the tables are turned when one of her victims turns out to be less innocent than he looks. Dodging the city detective who knows her by sight and wants her to "go straight", she next sets her sights on a valuable diamond pendant; but when her elegant nemesis turns up at the scene of the would-be crime, a race begins to see who can carry out the con first.

Comedy / Crime / Romance

You'd Be Surprised Blu-ray Movie  

Undercrank Productions | 1926 | 67 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

At first it was a theft, then murders began - and every witness is under threat.

Comedy / Mystery

John Wick: Chapter 4 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 169 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.

Action / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts

Caliber 9 Blu-ray Movie  

4K Restoration | Milano calibro 9

RaroVideo U.S. | 1972 | 102 min | Not rated | Jun 13, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Big George Foreman Blu-ray Movie  

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2023 | 129 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 27, 2023 | Martin Liebman

The miraculous story of the once and future heavyweight champion of the world is based on the remarkable true story of one of the greatest comebacks of all time and the transformational power of second chances. Fueled by an impoverished childhood, Foreman channels his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that takes him from the boxing ring to the pulpit.

Biography / Drama / Sport