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Home- August 17, 2020
The Cremator Blu-ray Movie
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Criterion | 1969 | 101 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Czechoslovakian man who loves working at his crematorium begins to take the advice of an old war buddy concerning the importance of his German heritage and the issue of his half Jewish wife.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Dark humor / Psychological thriller / Foreign
The Dustwalker Blu-ray Movie
Gravitas Ventures | 2019 | 95 min | Not rated | Mar 17, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Set in an isolated town in the middle of a harsh red desert, Sergeant Joanne Sharp fights to protect the town's people as they try to survive an insidious parasite brought to earth by an Alien spacecraft.
Drama / Sci-Fi
His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 462 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 04, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two children embark on a magical adventure through parallel universes.
Adventure / Fantasy
- August 16, 2020
Shazam!: The Complete Live Action Series Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1974-1976 | 588 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2019 | Martin Liebman
By uttering a single magic word, young Billy Batson transforms himself into the world's mightiest mortal: Captain Marvel. That word is created from the first letters of the names of the six elders who train Billy with their special gifts – Solomon, wisdom; Hercules, strength; Atlas, stamina; Zeus, power; Achilles, courage; and Mercury, speed – SHAZAM! Now, the entire series has been meticulously remastered in High Definition from original elements, bringing a whole new viewing experience in this 4-disc set featuring every exciting episode of this classic television show!
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Comic book
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