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Home- January 18, 2022
Cinematic Vengeance: 8 Kung Fu Classics from Director Joseph Kuo Blu-ray Movie
The 7 Grandmasters / The 36 Deadly Styles / The World of Drunken Master / The Old Master / Shaolin Kung Fu / The Shaolin Kids / 18 Bronzemen / Return of the 18 Bronzemen | Eureka Classics | Limited Edition
Eureka Entertainment | 1974-1979 | 8 Movies | 723 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 15, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Fantasy / War / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
The 7 Grandmasters Blu-ray Movie
Jue quan / Hu bao long she ying / 絕拳 / 虎豹龍蛇鷹
Eureka Entertainment | 1977 | 89 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
An aging martial arts expert is gifted a plaque from the Emperor declaring him the Kung Fu World Champion. Unsure of whether or not be is deserving of this title, he embarks on a journey to defeat the 7 Grandmasters.
Action / Comedy / Drama / Foreign
The 36 Deadly Styles Blu-ray Movie
迷拳三十六招 / Mi quan san shi liu zhao
Eureka Entertainment | 1979 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Hwang Jang-lee plays the main baddie, and along with his nasty henchmen, they cause all sorts of problems for the good guys, hero Wah-jee, pretty soy-milk seller Tsui-jee and Tsui-jee's father.
Action / Comedy / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
The World of Drunken Master Blu-ray Movie
酒仙十八跌 / Jiu xian shi ba die
Eureka Entertainment | 1979 | 98 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Drunken Boxing, a deadly kung fu technique that, as the name implies, requires its practitioner to be drunk. His relatively peaceful life is interrupted when he catches two boys stealing grapes from his vineyards and puts them to work for him. Over time, he teaches them the art of Drunken Boxing. When the two boys get into a fight with some local toughs, they provoke the wrath of Yeh Hu, Chang's enemy.
Action / Comedy / Drama / Foreign
The Old Master Blu-ray Movie
Shi fu chu ma / 師父出馬
Eureka Entertainment | 1979 | 89 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Foreign
Shaolin Kung Fu Blu-ray Movie
少林功夫 / Shao Lin gong fu
Eureka Entertainment | 1974 | 91 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
All is well until the dastardly Tongyang brings his rickshaws into town and starts using his hired muscle to dominate the clientele.
Action / Adventure / Foreign
The Shaolin Kids Blu-ray Movie
少林小子 / Shao Lin xiao zi
Eureka Entertainment | 1975 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
When a ruthless Premier Hu Wei Yung, writes a self-incriminating letter that ends up in the wrong hands (the delicate but deadly hands of the lovely Su Lin), he will stop at nothing to get it back. Premier kidnaps Miss Lin's father and she risks everything to free him. She poses as a male guard to access the castle where he's being held ; aided by General Lu, they find and rescue the...
Action / Comedy / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
18 Bronzemen Blu-ray Movie
少林寺十八銅人 / Shao Lin Si shi ba tong ren
Eureka Entertainment | 1975 | 94 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.
Action / Drama / War / Foreign / Period
Return of the 18 Bronzemen Blu-ray Movie
18 Bronzemen II / Yong zheng da po shi ba tong ren / 雍正大破十八銅人
Eureka Entertainment | 1976 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Despite the national resistance, the Manchurians have taken over China, but the Ching Emperor fears that the Shaolin Temple disciples would overthrow the dynasty. So he disguises himself as a disciple, in order to become a kung fu master and control the Shaolin monks. But according to custom, he must pass the test of the legendary 18 Bronzemen before he can leave the Temple...
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / War / Foreign
M. Butterfly Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1993 | 101 min | Rated R | Nov 16, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Drama
The Night House Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2020 | 107 min | Rated R | Oct 19, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Before long, disturbing visions of a presence in the house begin to beckon her with a ghostly allure. Yearning for answers, she begins digging into her husband’s belongings, only to discover strange and disturbing secrets.
Horror / Thriller
2021 World Series Collector's Edition: Atlanta Braves Blu-ray Movie
Includes 2021 World Series Champions: Atlanta Braves
Shout Factory | 2021 | 1320 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
- January 17, 2022
The Toolbox Murders 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Blue Underground | 1978 | 94 min | Rated R | Jan 18, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In a quiet apartment complex in Los Angeles, a deranged handyman goes on a killing spree, savagely murdering ‘immoral’ women with the tools of his trade – claw-hammers, screwdrivers, power drills and even a deadly nail gun! But these gruesome massacres are just the beginning of this landmark epic of violence and depravity that was vilified by critics, banned by censors, and treasured by splatter fans worldwide.
Horror / Thriller
Whispers in the Dark Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1992 | 101 min | Rated R | Jan 11, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
A psychiatrist is helping a neurotic art gallery owner who has a submissive and very satisfying sexual relationship with her new lover, a domineering man with a violent streak. An airline pilot that the psychiatrist recently started dating turns out to be having an affair with the patient. When someone is murdered, the psychiatrist must decide whether the lover is a homicidal maniac or someone who loves her. Her mentor and his wife attempt to help her, but things aren't what they seem.
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Splitting Heirs Blu-ray Movie
Retro VHS Collection
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1993 | 87 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 19, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Two children are switched at birth, with one growing up as a pampered British Duke, while the true heir is raised by a humble Pakistani family. This mistaken-identity comedy details the chaos that follows when the rightful Duke discovers the truth and attempts to reclaim his throne.
Comedy
The Temp Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1993 | 97 min | Rated R | Jan 11, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
The Temp stars Timothy Hutton as an executive with a history of paranoia and jealousy. When his company is taken over by a large corporation, everyone scrambles and jockeys for position -- but Hutton finds himself rising to the top with the assistance of his temporary secretary. As rivals and foes start turning up dead, Hutton struggles to figure out if his madness is returning, or is his curvaceous secretary taking her job a little too seriously?
Drama / Thriller
- January 16, 2022
Hoffman Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1970 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 17, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A businessman blackmails his pretty young secretary into spending the weekend with him.
Drama
Don't Go in the House Blu-ray Movie
The Burning / Op de Drempel van de Gruwel / La casa del terror / Pyromaniac / Maniac 2: Non andare in casa / Nie chodz do tego domu / Das Haus der lebenden Leichen
Severin Films | 1980 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 82 min | Not rated | Feb 08, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.
Horror
- January 15, 2022
The Great Escape 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 1963 | 172 min | Not rated | Jan 11, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Adventure / Drama / History / War / Epic / Period
La Cage aux Folles II Blu-ray Movie
Code Red | 1980 | 101 min | Not rated | Nov 23, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Nightclub owner Renato and his transvestite companion/lover Albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when Albin unwittingly gets his hands on a roll of stolen microfilm. The gay couple then hide out in Renato's native Italy, but find little peace there with their frequent bickering among themselves.
Comedy / Foreign