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Home- June 22, 2022
The American Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2010 | 105 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Jack is an American master assassin working in Europe. When a job in Sweden ends messily, Jack flees to the Italian countryside and vows that his next assignment will be his last. But this simple decision becomes complicated when his new client, Mathilde, appears to have sinister ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Jack pursues an ambiguous relationship with local prostitute Clara and is befriended by elderly priest Father Benedetto, who encourages him to put his past behind him and seek absolution. But which of these new acquaintances, if any, can Jack truly trust?
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Leatherheads Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2008 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sport
The Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray Movie
Il fantasma dell'opera
Scorpion Releasing | 1998 | 104 min | Not rated | Jun 07, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
In Paris 1877, rats save a baby from death and raise him in the underground of the Opera de Paris. This child becomes The Phantom of the Opera, a half-human half-animal breed, who falls in love with Christine Daaé, an opera singer just beginning her career. He fights for her love against the aristocratic Baron Raoul De Chagny, though Christine loves them both equally...
Horror
Videophobia Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Kani | 2019 | 88 min | Not rated | Jun 28, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
A film which looks at the modern implications of technology and the Internet and video in particular. When a person's personal video recording leaks online and becomes widely available without authorization the person experiences a severe phobia with many repercussions. The video's dissemination sens the person into hiding and agoraphobia.
Thriller / Foreign
Giant 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 1956 | 201 min | Rated G | Jun 21, 2022 | Randy Miller III
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict Jr., is a wealthy landowner and cattle rancher who marries a spoiled and wealthy Virginian woman. When the two return to his cattle empire in Texas, conflicts around race, class and changing traditions including former cowboy and now rich oil tycoon Jett Rink rise to epic proportions through the years and test the unity of the family and surrounding community.
Drama / Romance / Western
Morbius 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2022 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 14, 2022 | Martin Liebman
Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Where There's Life Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1947 | 75 min | Not rated | Feb 01, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Comedy legend Bob Hope stars as a timid New York radio personality who suddenly finds himself way over his head in Where There’s Life! Michael Valentine (Hope) has his world turned upside down when he is named the long-lost heir to a far-away kingdom. He soon becomes the target of spies, kidnapping, death plots and two determined women… his ex-fiancée (Vera Marshe) and General Grimovitch (Signe Hasso), a beautiful blonde militant who's trying to get him safely to his new country. Meanwhile, his ex's Manhattan cop brothers and revolutionaries from his new "kingdom" are all out to get him! Featuring a perfect blend of comedy and action, this classic showcases Bob Hope in top form.
Comedy
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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema VII Blu-ray Movie
The Boss / Chicago Confidential / The Fearmakers
Kino Lorber | 1956-1958 | 3 Movies | 249 min | Not rated | Jun 07, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller
The Fearmakers Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1958 | 85 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Korean War veteran returns to Washington D.C. only to discover his business partner had died and their public-research business sold, so he works there undercover to find out the trut
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller
The Northman Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2022 | 137 min | Rated R | Jun 07, 2022 | Martin Liebman
From acclaimed director Robert Eggers, The Northman is an epic revenge thriller that explores how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice for his murdered father.
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Thriller / Epic / Period
The Northman 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2022 | 137 min | Rated R | Jun 07, 2022 | Martin Liebman
From acclaimed director Robert Eggers, The Northman is an epic revenge thriller that explores how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice for his murdered father.
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Thriller / Epic / Period
Bungo Stray Dogs: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2016 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 06, 2018 | Neil Lumbard
Stalked by a beastly white tiger, Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that the menace lives inside him—a power that catches the attention of the Armed Detective Agency. Using inhuman abilities to combat crime, this team takes Atsushi under the wing of their most eccentric member, Dazai. Together, they tear through mafia-muddled mysteries while enemies keep an eye on the tiger’s lofty bounty.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign
Bungo Stray Dogs: Seasons One and Two Blu-ray Movie
文豪ストレイドッグス / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2016 | 2 Seasons | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 12, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Atsushi Nakajima has no idea that a beastly white tiger lives inside him—a power that interests the eccentric members of a crimefighting agency. Together with this motley crew, he'll claw through mafia-muddled mysteries, and face a gifted group of Americans who threaten his city!
Action / Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign
RahXephon: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Contains TV Series & Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2002-2003 | 2 Movies | 770 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 20, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
For 15 years, the human race has fought an ongoing battle against the Mu, the alien invaders who have trapped the city of Tokyo inside an impenetrable dome where time flows in a different path and the mind-wiped citizens have no idea that their city has been conquered. But as Earth's military begins to briefly breech the walls, one young man starts to realize that something is very wrong. That nothing is quite as it seems. And when he makes contact with a woman from outside, he learns that he, himself, is somehow at the center of the entire alien plan. A plan that will literally re-write reality itself.
Action / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Teen / Foreign
RahXephon: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Contains TV Series & Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2002-2003 | 2 Movies | 740 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 12, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
For 15 years, the human race has fought an ongoing battle against the Mu, the alien invaders who have trapped the city of Tokyo inside an impenetrable dome where time flows in a different path and the mind-wiped citizens have no idea that their city has been conquered. But as Earth's military begins to briefly breach the walls, one young man starts to realize that something is very wrong. That nothing is quite as it seems. And when he makes contact with a woman from outside, he learns that he, himself, is somehow at the center of the entire alien plan. A plan that will literally re-write reality itself.
Action / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Teen / Foreign
The Feast Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2021 | 93 min | Not rated | Jun 07, 2022 | Randy Miller III
Filmed in Welsh, the picture follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
City Hunter: The Complete First Series Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1987-1988 | 1122 min | Unrated | Oct 26, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Ryo Saeba, the legendary City Hunter, is a first-class sweeper for hire, taking on jobs from protecting beautiful women to taking out bad guys permanently. He can be a private detective or hitman, whatever the case calls for, and it often requires the use of his superhuman marksmanship. But even so, Ryo can’t do it alone. His partner is Kaori Makimura, the younger sister of his murdered best friend. Kaori serves as his assistant, while also protecting their attractive clients from Ryo’s “mokkori” advances with her trusty supply of 100 ton hammers. Though they always appear to be at each other’s throats, the partners trust each other implicitly when the chips are down, and together they’ve solved various tough cases.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Foreign
Ip Man: The Awakening Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2021 | 76 min | Not rated | Jun 21, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
While visiting Hong Kong, a young Master Ip intervenes in a kidnapping attempt, unintentionally igniting a turf war with a ruthless human trafficking ring. In retaliation, the gang kidnaps one of Ip Man's close friends, leaving him with no choice but to challenge the group's notoriously brutal boxing champion head-on.
Action / Drama / Foreign
Without Warning Blu-ray Movie
2K Restoration
Kino Lorber | 1980 | 97 min | Rated R | May 17, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A group of teenagers heads out to the lake for a relaxing camping trip in the mountains, ignoring the warnings of the local truck stop owner. Things go terribly wrong when they run into an extraterrestrial who throws deadly discs that suck the blood out of their victims. The group heads back to the truck stop for help from the eclectic residents, including a crazy war veteran and determined hunter.
Horror / Sci-Fi
Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century Blu-ray Movie
Code Red | 1977 | 101 min | Not rated | May 31, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
Yeti, a half-man half-animal creature, is brought back to life after a million years' hibernation on an iceberg of Greenland. He destroys all those who come within his reach, but becomes calm when he sees Herb and Jane.
Adventure / Fantasy / Foreign