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Home- August 23, 2022
Jack Be Nimble Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Altered Innocence | 1993 | 96 min | Rated M | Aug 30, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a sadistic family. Dora, whose life has been somewhat better, has developed extra-sensory powers which tell her that Jack's in danger and drives her to search for him.
Horror / Thriller
The Hunted Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2003 | 94 min | Rated R | Jul 05, 2022 | Martin Liebman
An FBI deep-woods tracker captures a trained assassin who has made a sport of hunting humans.
Action / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts
Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie
Thunderbean Animation | 1948-1963 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 20, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Restored in HD from the materials at the US National Archives, this collection includes: Big Tim (1948), Destination Earth (1956), The Magic Fluke (1949), It's Only the Beginning, The Sailor and the Seagull (1949), Swab Your Choppers (1948), Planet Patrol (1959/60 TV pilot), a reel of Drive-In spots, a section of commercials for Nash, Soundac ‘TV Weatherman’ interstitials, Playhouse Pictures, Koolaid, and more.
Animation / Comedy / Documentary / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Short / Teen
- August 22, 2022
Night Gallery: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1971-1972 | 1164 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Created and hosted by the master of mystery, The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling, the spellbinding second season of this classic anthology series features a legendary roster of guest stars: David Carradine, John Carradine, Broderick Crawford, Sandra Dee, Patty Duke, Joel Grey, Yaphet Kotto, Elsa Lanchester, Cloris Leachman, Sondra Locke, Patrick Macnee, David McCallum, Ray Milland, Leslie Nielsen, Geraldine Page, Joanna Pettet, Vincent Price, Edward G. Robinson, Cesar Romero, Gale Sondergaard, Orson Welles, Adam West and many, many more. John Badham (Bird on a Wire), Robert Bloch (Psycho), Richard Matheson (The Raven) and Jeannot Szwarc (Jaws 2) are among the talents behind the nightmarish visions of Night Gallery: Season 2—available for the first time in HD, from 2K scans of the interpositives!
Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Exotica Blu-ray Movie
includes "Calendar" (1993)
Criterion | 1993-1994 | 2 Movies | 177 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The 'Exotica' is a nightclub on the outskirts of Toronto, where Eric, DJ and MC, watches nightly as his ex-girlfriend Christina performs. Watches jealously, especially as far as the extra attentions regular customer Francis garners are concerned. Thomas, meanwhile and erstwhile, goes through a series of, um, interesting situations involving his pet shop, a gruff taxi-sharing stranger, unexpected tickets to the opera and smuggled eggs of a rare bird. Multiple story lines unfold in a splendid tangle of cutbacks, forward and backward references and recurring themes, all woven around the Exotica, its customers and employees. A calm roller-coaster ride of a movie, visually and intriguingly and emotionally moving. O, and the sound track is notable, too.
Drama / Mystery
Murder Made Easy Blu-ray Movie
Scream Team Releasing | 2017 | 76 min | Unrated | Aug 09, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Pals Joan and Michael host an elaborate dinner party for their best friends on the anniversary of the death of Joan's husband. But as each guest arrives they find their very lives are on the menu to protect a secret that links them all.
A Force of One Blu-ray Movie
2K Restoration
Kino Lorber | 1979 | 90 min | Rated PG | Aug 02, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A team of undercover narcotics agents is conducting an investigation when things mysteriously begin to go haywire. One by one, the squad is eliminated by an assassin. To help discover the identity of the karate killer, the police enlist the aid of karate champion Matt Logan.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
FernGully: The Last Rainforest Blu-ray Movie
30th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1992 | 76 min | Rated G | Aug 23, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
There's magic in the rainforest and it's called FernGully. Deep in the heart of the forest awaits a paradise filled with tiny sprites, winged fairies and tree spirits who all live in joyful harmony. But when their home is threatened by humans, one courageous spirit gives her all to save it.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Jurassic World: Ultimate Collection 4K Giftset Blu-ray Movie
Limited to 5,315 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1993-2022 | 6 Movies | 750 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 16, 2022 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Girls und Panzer: das Finale - Part 2 Blu-ray Movie
ガールズ＆パンツァー 最終章 第2話
Sentai Filmworks | 2019 | 55 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 23, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
After falling for BC Freedom High’s clever deception, the Oarai Girl’s High tank-maidens find themselves faced with an entirely different battlefront than expected. However, Yukari suspects that any bluff that could have been carried out so easily by so many people must have some basis in fact. So, as the other school teams prepare for combat across the competition, Oarai digs down with a plan to undermine the groundwork beneath their opposition. Too much digging is dangerous, though, and the girls are next troubled to discover that the foundations of Momo’s personal life are equally unstable. With the victor of the Koala Forest High vs. Chi-Ha-Tan Academy battle as their next opponent, it’s a war on all fronts.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Foreign
Girls und Panzer: das Finale - Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
ガールズ＆パンツァー 最終章』第1話
Sentai Filmworks | 2017 | 48 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 14, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
The tank-crazy girls of Oorai Academy are shell-shocked when Momo's preoccupation with locating new tanks for the upcoming Caterpillar Tread Cup causes her to fail her college entrance exams! However, the diabolical minds of Miho and the Oorai teams concoct an uber-crafty battle plan to give Momo a second chance at her exams. The catch? They'll have to promote Momo to the position of overall commander while Miho steps down to vice commander! With Oorai's greatest challenge coming up, it's a terrible time to break in a new general, and that's only the first bombshell in a new series of barrages. Can duplicitous rivals, ridiculous contests and a maid-mad gang of juvenile delinquents stop Oorai's mechanized path to victory?
Action / Anime / Comedy / Foreign
Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun: Season 1 Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2019-2020 | 575 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 16, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
Iruma Suzuki's parents were horrible, nasty people who didn't just mistreat him, they literally sold his soul to a demon! Ironically, however, it turns out surprisingly well, as it seems that the Demon has always wanted a grandson and is determined to make Iruma fit into that role… even if that means that Iruma has to go to school with all the other demon kids. Since Iruma's never had a decent education, he's fine with that, but there's a catch: if anyone learns that he's human, his classmates will eat him! Talk about pressure to fit in! Amazingly, Iruma manages to blend in fairly well with his devilishly good new friends! Now, if he could only stop nearly giving himself away by trying to do nice things, he might even survive to graduate!
Anime / Comedy / Foreign
Red Dawn 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition | Shout Select / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 1984 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 16, 2022 | Martin Liebman
In the heartland of the United States of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet and Cuban forces.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / War / Teen
Red Dawn 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 1984 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 16, 2022 | Martin Liebman
In the heartland of the United States of America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet and Cuban forces.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / War / Teen
Hot Saturday Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1932 | 73 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an unsuccessful suitor that she spent the night with a notorious womanizer.
Drama / Romance
Scream, Pretty Peggy Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1973 | 74 min | Not rated | Oct 05, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
American Carnage Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 101 min | Rated R | Aug 30, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly.
Comedy / Horror / Mystery
- August 21, 2022
Le Corbeau Blu-ray Movie
The Raven
Criterion | 1943 | 92 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A French village doctor becomes the target of poison-pen letters sent to village leaders, accusing him of affairs and practicing abortion.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Man Without a Star Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1955 | 89 min | Not rated | Aug 27, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Dempsey Rae, a cowboy with no clear aim in life, winds up working on a spread with a hard lady owner just arrived from the East.
Western
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1989 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 16, 2022 | Martin Liebman
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from reaching the legendary sacred chalice.
Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period