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Home- March 28, 2023
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist Blu-ray Movie
101 Films | 2023 | 116 min | Not rated | Mar 21, 2023 | Martin Liebman
The only light after the world falls into chaos is a charming new leader who rises to the head of the UN, but does he bring hope for a better future? Or is it the end of the world?
Action / Drama / Thriller
Flamingo Road Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1949 | 94 min | Not rated | Mar 14, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Carnival dancer Lane Bellamy finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by corrupt political boss Titus Semple. Lane becomes romantically involved with sheriff Fielding Carlisle, a weakling whose career is being driven by Titus. Seeing Lane as a liability to his own political ambitions, Titus mounts a campaign to get her driven out of town.
Drama / Film-Noir / Romance
The Lighthouse Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
A24 | 2019 | 110 min | Rated R | Mar 28, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror
The Lighthouse 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
A24 | 2019 | 110 min | Rated R | Mar 28, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror
- March 27, 2023
Hollywood Shuffle Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1987 | 81 min | Rated R | Feb 28, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
Comedy
Sorry, Wrong Number Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1948 | 89 min | Not rated | Mar 21, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Whilst on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a plot to murder her.
Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller
Red Eye 4K Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Presents #39 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2005 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 21, 2023 | Martin Liebman
A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.
Thriller / Psychological thriller
The Last Emperor Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Arrow | 1987 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 219 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 13, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and without the walls of the Forbidden City.
Biography / Drama / History / Epic / Period
The Last Emperor 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | + Extended cut in BD / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Arrow | 1987 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 163 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 13, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and without the walls of the Forbidden City.
Biography / Drama / History / Epic / Period
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1939 | 105 min | Not rated | Mar 14, 2023 | Randy Miller III
In the wake of a trial that convicted four Nazi agents of spying against the U.S., Warner Bros. became the first Hollywood studio to fire a salvo at Hitler's Germany. Months before World War II erupted, it released this thriller based on revelations that emerged from the trial and other real-life sources. The story is a brisk connect-the-dots tale that ties German-American Bund operatives (Francis Lederer, George Sanders and Paul Lukas among others) to Berlin. Chief among those connecting the dots: FBI agent Edward Renard (Edward G. Robinson). The drama wasn't limited to the screen. Production personnel received threats and violence erupted at some screenings. Directed with hard-hitting verve by Anatole Litvak, CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY struck a nerve in its era. It remains a milestone of filmmaking commitment today.
Drama / Thriller / War
- March 26, 2023
The Big Sweat Blu-ray Movie
Dark Force Entertainment | 1991 | 86 min | Unrated | Oct 19, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Just released from jail, an ex-con returns home only to become embroiled in a robbery and is hounded by a tenacious FBI agent every step of the way.
Thriller
Heart of Dragon Blu-ray Movie
龍的心
Arrow | 1985 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 91 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
It's the two brothers of Hong Kong action as you have never seen them before in a gripping drama where the lines blur between family loyalty and upholding the law. Jackie Chan plays Ted, a SWAT officer with thwarted dreams of being a sailor because he has to look after his mentally disabled brother Danny (Sammo Hung). The resentment boils over in a terse showdown between the two brothers. When Danny accidentally ends up with a robbery! While playing a harmless game of cops and robbers with his friends, Ted has to make an agonizing decision: Does he save the hapless Danny? Or arrest him?
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Babe Blu-ray Movie
Peekarama Collection / Slipcover in Original Pressing
Vinegar Syndrome | 1981 | 82 min | Rated X | Mar 28, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
Babe is one of New York's top fashion models. She's got almost everything anyone could ask for, but when her grandfather dies, making her the sole heir of his vast wealth, Babe is ready to leave her career behind and settle into the lap of luxury. Although, in order to clear the will's stipulations she must make one major lifestyle change: get married or lose her fortune. Her boss, Dori, is dealing with an equally significant dilemma: the prospect of losing her best model - and most valuable asset. Therefore putting her mind to the matter, Dori devises a devious plan to set Babe up with an eligible bachelor - only to bilk her of her cash, thus forcing her to go back to work.
Romance / Erotic
The Devonsville Terror Blu-ray Movie
Vinegar Syndrome | 1983 | 88 min | Rated R | Feb 14, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
Dr. Worley investigates a 300-year-old witch's curse in the New England town of Devonsville. Three liberated, assertive women move into town, which angers the bigoted, male-dominated town fathers. One of the women is a reincarnation of the witch, who proceeds to exact revenge on the town males.
Horror
- March 25, 2023
Unconquered Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1947 | 146 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Discover the lavish spectacle, sizzling romance and intense drama of Cecil B. DeMille's vivid pre-Revolutionary settlers vs. Indians saga! Academy Award winner Gary Cooper stars as peace-loving Chris Holden, a militiaman who buys and then frees beautiful English slave Abby Hale (Paulette Goddard). When a supplier of illegal firearms covets Abby for himself, he sparks a vicious battle between an Indian tribe and a few brave colonists. "Primitive in its passion; exciting in its action; colorful and spectacular in its pageantry" (Hollywood Reporter), UNCONQUERED is an epic accomplishment that captures an important period in American history!
Adventure / Drama / History / Western
Beginning Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 2020 | 130 min | Not rated | Aug 24, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah's Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yana, the wife of the community leader, slowly crumbles. Yana's inner discontent grows as she struggles to make sense of her desires.
Drama / Foreign
Plane Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 107 min | Rated R | Mar 28, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he's forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Plane 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 107 min | Rated R | Mar 28, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A pilot finds himself caught in a war zone after he's forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
- March 24, 2023
The Night of the Following Day Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1969 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Feb 27, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Four professional criminals kidnap the teenage daughter of a millionaire in order to extort money from him. Keeping her in an isolated location, their plans become derailed when their personal demons and greed lead to a series of betrayals that culminate in a furious and explosive climax.
Crime / Drama
Dragonslayer Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1981 | 109 min | Rated PG | Mar 21, 2023 | Martin Liebman
A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrifices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone. An old wizard, and his keen young apprentice volunteer to kill the dragon and attempt to save the next virgin in line, the Kings own daughter.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy