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Typhoon Noruda Blu-ray Movie  

Taifuu no Noruda

Sentai Filmworks | 2015 | 26 min | Rated TV-PG | Jan 23, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

The film takes place on a certain isolated island, at a certain middle school, and on the eve of the culture festival. A boy quits baseball after playing his whole life and has a fight with his best friend. Then, they suddenly meet a mysterious, red-eyed girl named Noruda, and a huge typhoon hits the middle school.

Anime / Drama / Short / Foreign

Ajin: Demi-Human - The OAD Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2016-2017 | 67 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 01, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

In the world of AJIN: DEMI HUMAN, a new subspecies of human has been discovered, one capable of creating lethal black "ghosts" and recovering from even the most extreme physical damage… even death itself! Feared and hunted by governments, no one knows how many Ajin exist, let alone who they all are, as many aren't even aware of their own nature until their first death. In this special collection of original stories, you'll follow a motorcyclist who dies in a crash, discovers that he's an Ajin and is tracked by the ruthless Ajin Management Committee (The Nakamura Shinya Incident), witness a US Marine who becomes fixated upon taking the risk of killing himself to find out if he is or isn't an Ajin (Sato: ZERO), and even explore the dark humor of the Ajin condition(Hidden Inn/Secret Den) - all in AJIN: THE OADS!

Action / Anime / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign

The Flesh and the Fiends Blu-ray Movie  

Mania

Kino Lorber | 1960 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 95 min | Not rated | Jul 07, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Based on the actual story of Burke and Hare, MANIA is a brutal film in which Edinburgh's Dr. Robert Knox (Peter Cushing), a slightly mad scientist, is in constant need of dead bodies for vivisection to further his studies. Donald Pleasence plays a graverobber who provides the corpses for Knox's experiments, first through the traditional, shady means of theft, but ultimately resorting to murder to meet his demands...

Drama / Horror

Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Raiders / Temple of Doom / Last Crusade / Crystal Skull / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1981-2008 | 4 Movies | 483 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 08, 2021 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses. Raiders of the Lost Ark / Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom / Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade / Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period

Raiders of the Lost Ark 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1981 | 115 min | Rated PG | Jun 06, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to still hold the ten commandments. Unfortunately, agents of Hitler are also after the Ark. Indy and his ex-flame Marion escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.

Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1984 | 118 min | Rated PG | Jun 06, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Dashing, whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones is joined by comely chanteuse Willie and a 12-year-old sidekick named Short Round. Together they search for a mystical stone stolen from an Indian community and stumble upon a dangerous Thuggee cult. Exotic locales, wild chases, death-defying cliffhangers, last-minute rescues, screaming damsels, and tribal sacrifices are the order of the day as the threesome attempt to acquire the stolen stone.

Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period

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 | Jun 06, 2023 | 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

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2008 | 122 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 06, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Indiana Jones' newest adventure begins in the desert Southwest in 1957 — the height of the Cold War. Indy and his sidekick Mac have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield. Now, Professor Jones has returned home to Marshall College — only to find things have gone from bad to worse. His close friend and dean of the college explains that Indy's recent activities have made him the object of suspicion, and that the government has put pressure on the university to fire him. On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt, who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventurous archaeologist: If he'll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaeological finds in history — the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition and fear.

Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period

The Douglas Sirk Collection I Blu-ray Movie  

To New Shores / La Habanera

Kino Lorber | 1937 | 2 Movies | 199 min | Not rated | May 11, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / History / Foreign / Melodrama / Period

La Habanera Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1937 | 98 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Trapped in Puerto Rico, a beautiful young Swede (Zarah Leander) is torn between her passionate, but mildly abusive Caribbean oligarch husband and her longing for her European homeland.

Drama / History / Foreign / Melodrama / Period

To New Shores Blu-ray Movie  

Zu neuen Ufern

Kino Lorber | 1937 | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Foreign

The Delicious Little Devil Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1919 | 65 min | Not rated | Apr 06, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

A poor hat-check girl loses her job and is forced to get a job as a dancer at a roadhouse. There she falls in love with the son of a rich businessman. The boy's father, believing her to be after the family's money, determines to embarrass her and show his son what she really is.

Comedy / Drama

The Reason I Jump Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2020 | 82 min | Not rated | May 11, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Based on the book by Naoki Higashida this immersive film explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world.

Documentary

Iron Girl: Final Wars Blu-ray Movie  

Switchblade Pictures | 2019 | 90 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 06, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Chris may have survived the Apocalypse, but there are still plenty of threats from the past lurking in the ruins of civilization… and now one of them is actively looking for her! At least, that's how it seems when she encounters Joe, a member of the resistance who is trying to discover why the artificial intelligence known as JUDA has been sending out murderous cyborgs with a certain heroine as their target! Even more unnerving is the fact that a mysterious young girl Sara has been having dreams calling to Chris for help… even though the two of them have never met! And if killer cyborgs alone aren't terrifying enough, JUDA has doubled their lethality by equipping their resurrected warriors with the latest in sword technology in Iron Girl: Final Wars!

Action / Foreign

Children of Divorce Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Flicker Alley | 1927 | 72 min | Not rated | Dec 06, 2016 | Neil Lumbard

A young flapper tricks her childhood sweetheart into marrying her. He really loves another woman, but didn't marry her for fear the marriage would end in divorce, like his parents'. Complications ensue.

Drama / Romance

Columbia Noir #3 Blu-ray Movie    

Johnny O'Clock / The Dark Past / Convicted / Between Midnight and Dawn / The Sniper / City of Fear | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1947-1959 | 6 Movies | 519 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | May 17, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

For the third volume in our ongoing Columbia Noir series, we return once again to the studio’s archives for a sextet of films which brings together some of the great names of film noir – including Dick Powell, Lee J Cobb, Nina Foch, William Holden, Edmond O’Brien, Dorothy Malone, Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Marie Windsor, and Vince Edwards – in stories of psychoanalysis and cynicism, racketeers and radioactivity, casinos and killing sprees, and cops and convicts.

Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller

Convicted Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series

Powerhouse Films | 1950 | 91 min | Rated BBFC: PG | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During a barroom brawl, Joe Hufford (Glenn Ford) accidentally kills the son of a powerful, prominent man. The district attorney, George Knowland (Broderick Crawford), wins a manslaughter conviction, despite having doubts about the defendant's guilt. Joe is sent to prison, and George, who eventually becomes the warden there, hopes to get him released. But Joe gets so immersed in the culture and codes of the jailhouse that he finds it difficult to believe in his own innocence.

Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

Circus of Horrors Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1960 | 92 min | Not rated | Sep 10, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson

In 1947 England, a plastic surgeon must beat a hasty retreat to France when one of his patients has ghastly problems with her surgery. Once there, he operates on a circus owner's daughter, deformed by bombs from the war. Later he becomes the owner of the circus, and continues transforming disfigured women into the beautiful stars of his show.

Horror

Baphomet Blu-ray Movie  

Cleopatra | 2021 | 71 min | Not rated | May 14, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Richardson family celebrates their 28-year-old daughter's pregnancy in Northern California. The celebration is interrupted when a Satanic cult member, Aksel Brandr, pays them an unexpected visit. Aksel, on behalf of the cult's leader Henrik Brandr, offers to pay the family a large sum for ownership of their land. Jacob Richardson, the father, rejects the offer due to the priceless sentimental value of their home. Henrik and his cult, displeased, begin to put devastating curses on the Richardsons, trying to force them off their land - even if it means murdering them. After suffering unexplainable tragedies, the Richardsons seek help from Marybeth, a white witch high priestess. They soon discover a terrible secret about their home, revealing why it is so valuable to the cult. They realize they must protect their property from the cult at all costs, and a violent battle between good and evil ensues.

Horror / Thriller

Walking the Edge Blu-ray Movie  

Standard Edition

Fun City Editions | 1985 | 94 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Jason Walk is a part-time cabbie and small-time numbers runner on the seedy fringes of Hollywood. But when he accidentally helps a woman kill the drug dealers who murdered her son, he finds himself hunted through a deadly underworld of pimps, players and sadistic killers. As the violence hits closer, Jason hits back with a plan that puts him far out of his league and dangerously close to the edge.

Action / Crime / Drama