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Home- August 16, 2020
Weird Science Blu-ray Movie
Remastered
Arrow | 1985 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 94 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 23, 2019 | Martin Liebman
A nerdy computer whiz and his best friend create the perfect woman. Like a computer-generated fairy godmother, the duo's out-of-this-world creation guides the pair through the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescence.
Comedy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Teen / Coming of age
Universal Horror Collection: Volume 6 Blu-ray Movie
The Black Castle / Cult of the Cobra / The Thing That Couldn’t Die / The Shadow of the Cat
Shout Factory | 1952-1961 | 4 Movies | 320 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
See individual titles for their synopses.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The Black Castle Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1952 | 82 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A forbidding castle in the Black Forest holds dangers for Sir Ronald Burton (Richard Greene) when he is invited there for a hunt by the cruel Count von Bruno (Stephen McNally). Burton, searching for evidence that the count murdered his friends, becomes ensnared in a cat-and-mouse game that turns deadly when he falls in love with the count's wife, Elga (Paula Corday). Lovely Elga is being held prisoner by the count with the help of his hulking servant Gargon (Lon Chaney, Jr.). Only the castle physician, Dr. Meissen (Boris Karloff), may have the power to free the lovers, but his method could put them in even greater jeopardy.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Cult of the Cobra Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1955 | 80 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
American G.I.s who trespass on a Hindu ceremony are hunted down by a beautiful woman who has the power to transform herself into a cobra.
Horror
The Thing That Couldn't Die Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1958 | 69 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
"If ye valuest thy immortal soul, open not this accursed chest." So reads the inscription on the 400-year-old metal box found by teen psychic Jessica Burns (Carolyn Kearney) on her Aunt Flavia's farm. Although archeologist Gordon Hawthorne (William Reynolds) warns it should remain untouched, two greedy ranch hands break it open, believing there's treasure inside. What they find instead is the living head of executed devil worshipper Gideon Drew (Robin Hughes), "the foulest and wickedest man to ever set feet upon the earth." Condemned to a living death until he's rejoined, Drew hypnotizes Jessica into unearthing his body so he can "spread hell's flames around the world". A terrifying tale from the Atomic Age of horror movies, The Thing That Couldn't Die is a devilish gem that's a head above the rest.
Horror
The Shadow of the Cat Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1961 | 79 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A female house cat sees her mistress murdered by her husband and two servants, and becomes ferociously bent on revenge.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Streets of Fire Blu-ray Movie
35th Anniversary
Shout Factory | 1984 | 93 min | Rated R | Nov 20, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Rock and Roll singer is taken captive by a motorcycle gang in a strange world that seems to be a cross of the 1950's and the present or future. Her ex-boyfriend returns to town and to find her missing and goes to her rescue.
Action / Crime / Drama / Music / Thriller
- August 15, 2020
The Elephant Man Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1980 | 124 min | Rated PG | Sep 29, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.
Biography / Drama / History
The Puppetoon Movie Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition of 3000 Copies
B2MP | 1987 | 79 min | Rated G | Nov 05, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Academy Award winning genius George Pal created a series of stop motion animated shorts in the 1930's and 1940's which he labeled "Puppetoons. Brilliant even by today's standards, they need to be seen to be believed. In 1987, Arnold Leibovit, working with Mrs. George Pal, created a loving compilation of these shorts framed by opening and closing segments featuring Gumby, Pokey, and Arnie the Dinosaur. Featuring John Henry and the Inky Poo, Tubby the Tuba, Jasper in a Jam, Together in the Weather, Tulips Shall Grow, and others.
Adventure / Animation / Family / Music / Musical / Surreal
- August 14, 2020
Date with an Angel Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1987 | 106 min | Rated PG | Aug 11, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Aspiring composer Jim Saunders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up hung over to discover a broken-winged, real-life angel in his swimming pool.
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
The Blacklist: The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2019-2020 | 815 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 11, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Former government agent turned international criminal Raymond "Red" Reddington has eluded capture for decades. One day, he abruptly surrenders to the FBI and agrees to help them capture terrorists under the condition he only communicate with Elizabeth Keen, an inexperienced profiler who just recently graduated from Quantico.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2007-2019 | 12 Seasons | 5844 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 12, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
A aspiring but so far unsuccessful actress moves into the apartment next door to two brilliant but socially awkward physicists in Pasadena, California.
Comedy / Romance
The Big Bang Theory: The Twelfth and Final Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2018-2019 | 483 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 12, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
No synopsis for this title.
Comedy / Romance
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eleventh Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2017-2018 | 486 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 11, 2018 | Neil Lumbard
With the arrival of baby Halley and a government contract to deliver experimental technology, new adventures await the series' gang of nerds and the women who love them.
Comedy / Romance
A Dog's Courage Blu-ray Movie
언더독 / Eondeodog / The Underdog
Well Go USA | 2018 | 102 min | Not rated | Aug 18, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Stray dogs who have been abandoned by humans find "a place without humans" and realize their identities and the meaning of freedom and self-identity.
Adventure / Animation / Drama / Foreign
Einstein's Universe Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Corinth Films | 1979 | 117 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A documentary produced in 1979 by WGBH and the BBC to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder, the author of the accompanying book of the same title, the film takes place at the University of Texas’ McDonald Observatory where a staff of renowned scientists and physicists take both Ustinov and the viewer through a hands-on experience of the various facets of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
Documentary
- August 13, 2020
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 87 min | Rated R | Aug 18, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Ten years ago, Slade Wilson - aka the super-assassin called Deathstroke - made a tragic mistake and his wife and son paid a terrible price. Now, a decade later, Wilson's family is threatened once again by the murderous Jackal and the terrorists of H.I.V.E. Can Deathstroke atone for the sins of the past - or will his family pay the ultimate price?
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comic book
- August 12, 2020
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1989 | 104 min | Rated R | Jun 30, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The widow's houseboy and the divorcee's chauffeur bet on which will bed the other's employer first.
Comedy
Casper Blu-ray Movie
25th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1995 | 100 min | Rated PG | Aug 11, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by 3 mischievous ghosts and one friendly one.
Comedy / Family / Fantasy
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1990 | 93 min | Rated R | Aug 25, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Three chilling tales with a connecting story. In "Lot 249", a college student is menaced by a mummy. "Cat From Hell" finds the millionaire owner of the titular feline hiring a hitman to kill the pet. Finally, in "Lover's Vow" an artist suffers severe retribution after taking a vow of silence after witnessing the murder of a friend.
Fantasy / Horror / Supernatural