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Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1942-1957 | 149 min | Not rated | Dec 15, 2020 | Randy Miller III

There were several masters of animation during Hollywood's golden era. Of the top two geniuses, one created elaborate fairy tales and ornate feature-length fantasias -- the other guy was Tex Avery. He just wanted to make you laugh. After helping develop Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny for Warner Bros., Avery moved to MGM in 1941 to create a set of comedy masterpieces that defined a new slapstick style for animation.

Animation / Comedy / Short / Dark humor

The Happiness of the Katakuris Blu-ray Movie  

カタクリ家の幸福 / Katakuri-ke no kôfuku / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 2001 | 113 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The story of a modern dysfunctional family and their shared dream of opening an inn in the country. Despite all their best efforts, the inn has the unfortunate habit of attracting guests who all turn up dead in the morning. The Katakuris do their utmost to make a success of the place despite the growing number of guests now planted in the grove behind the house. In an incredible subplot, a Japanese conman claims to be the bastard son of Queen Elizabeth of England.

Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Musical / Dark humor / Foreign / Surreal

The Office: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2005-2013 | 9 Seasons | 4507 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 10, 2020 | Martin Liebman

The Office is a hilarious documentary-style look at the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the 9-to-5 world.

Comedy / Dark humor

Blade 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1998 | 120 min | Rated R | Dec 01, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the human race while slaying evil vampires.

Action / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book

I Vitelloni Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1953 | 109 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Five young men linger in a postadolescent limbo, dreaming of adventure and escape from their small seacoast town.

Comedy / Drama / Foreign

300 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2007 | 116 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Leonidas, the Grecian king leads 300 of his fellow Spartans into a battle against the overwhelming force of Persian invaders.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / History / War / Comic book / Epic

V for Vendetta 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2005 | 133 min | Rated R | Nov 03, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself – and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

V for Vendetta 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Exclusive Giftset / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2005 | 133 min | Rated R | Nov 03, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he detonates two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled airwaves, urging his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself – and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Made in Italy Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2020 | 94 min | Rated R | Dec 01, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.

Comedy

Claudine Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1974 | 93 min | Rated PG | Oct 13, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

In 1970s Harlem, garbage collector Roop feels intimidated by the idea of dating Claudine who is a single mother of six on welfare.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Giant from the Unknown Blu-ray Movie  

The Film Detective | 1958 | 78 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In Richard Cunha's Giant from the Unknown, scientists come upon a petrified lizard in the California Mountains. The lizard revives, proving the theory of suspended animation. Excitedly, scientist Wayne Brooks (Ed Kemmer) begins searching for a legendary Spanish giant called Vargas, who disappeared in the region 500 years earlier and who also may be in a suspended-animation state. Brooks discovers all too soon that his instincts a correct: a bolt of lightning releases Vargas (Buddy Baer) from his centuries-long slumber, whereupon the big brute goes on a homicidal rampage.

Drama / Horror

The Secret Ways Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1961 | 112 min | Not rated | Oct 27, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Vienna, 1956. After Soviets crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist escape from Budapest.

Adventure / Mystery / Thriller

Coincoin and the Extra-Humans Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2018 | 219 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Quinquin is now a grown-up and goes by the nickname CoinCoin. He hangs out on the Côte D'Opale and attends meetings of the Nationalist Party with his childhood friend Fatso. His old love, Eve, has abandoned him for Corinne. When a strange magma is found near the town, the inhabitants suddenly start to behave very weirdly. Our two heroes, Captain Van Der Weyden and his loyal assistant Carpentier, investigate these alien attacks. The Extra-Human invasion has begun.

Comedy / Crime / Fantasy / Mystery / Foreign

The Face at the Window Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1939 | 70 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

In 1880, the criminal called "The Face" is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chavalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chavalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police...

Drama / Horror

The Ape Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1940 | 62 min | Not rated | Oct 20, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly mad scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs spinal fluid from a human to complete the formula for his experimental serum. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage, and is terrorizing towns people...

Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi

Tales of Terror Blu-ray Movie    

Der grauenvolle Mr. X / Phantastische Filmklassiker - Die 60er #4 / Cover A

Anolis Entertainment | 1962 | 89 min | Rated FSK-16 | Apr 09, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe. A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences...

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor

Puzzle of a Downfall Child Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1970 | 105 min | Rated R | Dec 15, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York...

Drama

Love Me Tonight Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1932 | 104 min | Not rated | Sep 29, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

LOVE ME TONIGHT is a madcap musical tour de force of infectious melody, effortless vivacity and ceaseless invention from first frame to last. Building on a foundation of songs by Rodgers and Hart (BABES IN ARMS, PAL JOEY), director Rouben Mamoulian (APPLAUSE) shepherds Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette Macdonald through an exuberant romp that film maven Leslie Haliwell declared, "the most fluently cinematic comedy musical ever made." Carefree tailor Maurice Chevalier leaves a backlot Paris where music literally radiates from every shop, sidewalk and boudoir to collect on a past due bill at a recalcitrant aristocratic client's family chateau. Mistaken for royalty, Maurice runs a gauntlet of lunatic blue-bloods, including love-happy Myrna Loy and screwball icon Charlie Ruggles. But it is Princess Jeanette MacDonald's closely guarded heart that Maurice desires and it will take every ounce of his ingenious pluck to woo her without revealing his well-meaning romantic deception.

Musical / Romance

Frankenstein Created Woman Blu-ray Movie    

Frankenstein schuf ein Weib Mediabook - Cover A - Limited Edition - Hammer Edition Nr. 30 | inkl. Postkarte

Anolis Entertainment | 1967 | 92 min | Not rated | Oct 16, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A tormented girl (Susan Denberg) drowns herself after her lover is framed for her father s murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing), experimenting with the transfer of souls, places her lover s soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. With no memories of her past life, she becomes driven by a ghostly revenge and carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.

Horror / Sci-Fi

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Extended & Theatrical / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2001-2003 | 3 Movies, 6 Cuts | 682 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 01, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Epic