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Home- December 02, 2020
Crash Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1996 | 100 min | Rated NC-17 | Dec 01, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Unsatisfied by his marriage, James Ballard joins Dr. Helen Remington and begins to explore the eroticism of the car and the sexual violence of auto accidents. His quest eventually leads him to Vaughan, a renegade scientist overcome by the erotic power of the crash.
Drama / Erotic
The Hobbit: The Motion Picture Trilogy 4K Blu-ray Movie
Extended & Theatrical / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2012-2014 | 3 Movies, 6 Cuts | 1006 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 01, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Epic
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 4K Blu-ray Movie
Theatrical / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 144 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
The Company of Thorin has reached Smaug's lair; but, can Bilbo and the Dwarves reclaim Erebor and the treasure? And, if so, can they hold on to it?
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 4K Blu-ray Movie
Extended / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 164 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
The Company of Thorin has reached Smaug's lair; but, can Bilbo and the Dwarves reclaim Erebor and the treasure? And, if so, can they hold on to it?
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 4K Blu-ray Movie
Theatrical / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 161 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Return to Middle Earth where the dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 4K Blu-ray Movie
Extended / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 186 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Return to Middle Earth where the dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 4K Blu-ray Movie
Theatrical / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Warner Bros. | 2012 | 169 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Epic
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 4K Blu-ray Movie
Extended / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Warner Bros. | 2012 | 182 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Epic
- December 01, 2020
Midsommar Blu-ray Movie
Director's Cut | Collector's Edition
A24 | 2019 | 171 min | Unrated | Jul 20, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young woman reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip to a Swedish commune where things quickly go awry.
Drama / Horror / Nature / Psychological thriller / Surreal
Raining in the Mountain Blu-ray Movie
Kong shan ling yu
Film Movement | 1979 | 120 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An esquire and a General eyes a priceless handwritten scroll by Tripitaka, held in a Temple library. The Abbot of the Temple selects his successor.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
- November 30, 2020
Le Cercle Rouge 4K Blu-ray Movie
Vintage World Cinema / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Studio Canal | 1970 | 141 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Nov 23, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A master thief, fresh out of prison, crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic ex-cop. The unlikely trio plot a heist, against impossible odds, until a relentless inspector and their own pasts seal their fates.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign / Heist
Grace of My Heart Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1996 | 115 min | Rated R | Nov 17, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Movie follows the career and personal life of its protagonist, Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton, who temporarily sacrifices her own singing career by writing songs for other artist during the 1960's through 1970's.
Comedy / Drama / Music
Pumpkinhead Blu-ray Movie
4K Remaster | Limited Edition
Shout Factory | 1988 | 87 min | Rated R | Oct 20, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A storekeeper leverages a local witch's ability to call upon the mythical beast Pumpkinhead to exact revenge upon the death of his son.
Horror
Delta Rae: Coming Home to Carolina Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + CD
Cleopatra | 2019 | 101 min | Not rated | Nov 20, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
The Killing Floor Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1984 | 118 min | Rated R | Nov 24, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement. He becomes prominent as a leader of fellow African-Americans in the union, though many, including his best friend, view him as a sell-out.
Drama / History
- November 29, 2020
The Lost Weekend Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1945 | 101 min | Not rated | Nov 24, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
Drama / Film-Noir
Possessor Blu-ray Movie
Uncut
Well Go USA | 2019 | 104 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Possessor 4K Blu-ray Movie
Uncut / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Well Go USA | 2019 | 104 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- November 28, 2020
Columbia Noir #1 Blu-ray Movie
Escape in the Fog / The Undercover Man / Drive a Crooked Road / 5 Against the House / The Garment Jungle / The Lineup | Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1945-1958 | 6 Movies | 491 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 30, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Six tough, no-nonsense noirs from six of the genre’s toughest, no-nonsense directors: Budd Boetticher’s Escape in the Fog, in which a nurse and a war veteran take on Nazi spies in San Francisco; Joseph H Lewis’ The Undercover Man, inspired by the real-life case against Al Capone; Richard Quine’s Drive a Crooked Road, which finds Mickey Rooney moving away from comedies and musicals to a tougher persona; Phil Karlson’s 5 Against the House, starring Kim Novak as a nightclub singer embroiled in a casino heist; Vincent Sherman’s The Garment Jungle, from which Kiss Me Deadly director Robert Aldrich was famously fired; and Don Siegel’s police procedural The Lineup, based on the radio and television series, and as brutal a film as he ever made.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Heist
Escape in the Fog Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1945 | 63 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 30, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Acclaimed director Oscar Boetticher, Jr. tackles the Film Noir genre with this tale of dramatic suspense. A nurse suffering from a nervous breakdown starts having nightmares about a man being murdered. When she awakens, the man she dreamt of is standing right in front of her. What follows is a tale of intrigue involving international espionage, a missing package, and a gunfight through the fog of San Francisco.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir