New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 16, 2020
Tokyo Godfathers Blu-ray Movie
東京ゴッドファーザーズ / Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2003 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 02, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Three homeless people find a lost baby girl and start seaching for her rightful parents on Christmas Day in Tokyo. Along the way, they must confront their own haunted pasts, and learn to face their futures.
Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Foreign / Holiday
- June 15, 2020
A Foreign Affair Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1948 | 116 min | Rated BBFC: U | Jun 22, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
Comedy / Drama / Film-Noir / Romance
Pretty in Pink Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Presents #6
Paramount Pictures | 1986 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 16, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Andie is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realizes that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Teen / Coming of age
Cannery Row Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1982 | 120 min | Rated PG | Jun 09, 2020 | Randy Miller III
The canneries stand empty now that the sardines have abandoned the waters, but life continues on the Row. Here you'll find Doc (Nick Nolte), a marine biologist and community mentor; Suzy (Debra Winger), a good-hearted newcomer gone astray; and Mack, Hazel and all the boys working hard at not working. And here you'll find the love of a man for a woman, of a writer for a place and of life for more life.
Comedy / Drama
Bush: Live in Tampa Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + CD
Cleopatra | 2019 | 82 min | Rated G | Apr 24, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
- June 14, 2020
The Cameraman Blu-ray Movie
includes "Spite Marriage" (1929)
Criterion | 1928-1929 | 2 Movies | 70 min | Not rated | Jun 16, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
Comedy / Family / Romance
A Midnight Clear Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1992 | 108 min | Rated R | May 26, 2020 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Set in 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and spend Christmas together before the surrender plan turns bad and both sides are forced to fight the other.
Drama / War / Holiday
Claude Sautet and Romy Schneider Duo Blu-ray Movie
César & Rosalie / Les choses de la vie
Film Movement | 1970-1972 | 2 Movies | 200 min | Not rated | Jun 16, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
César et Rosalie Blu-ray Movie
Cesar & Rosalie
Film Movement | 1972 | 111 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Claude Sauter's (Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud, Un Coeur en Hiver) romantic comedy follows Rosalie (Romy Schneider), a divorcee who is happily involved with Cesar (Yves Montand), an older man. Their relationship takes a sudden turn when David (Sami Frey), Rosalies old flame shows up determined to win her back. After years of changing dynamics between the three, Rosalie is finally forced to question her feelings towards both men and make her ultimate decision.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
Les choses de la vie Blu-ray Movie
The Things of Life
Film Movement | 1970 | 89 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
- June 13, 2020
Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 1 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington / Lawrence of Arabia / Dr. Strangelove / Gandhi / A League of Their Own / Jerry Maguire / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1939-1996 | 6 Movies | 910 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2020 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Adventure / Biography / Comedy / Drama / History / Romance / Sport / War / Dark humor / Imaginary / Epic / Period
Jerry Maguire 4K Blu-ray Movie
Columbia Classics: Volume 1 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1996 | 139 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2020 | Martin Liebman
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sport
Angela's Ashes Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1999 | 146 min | Rated R | May 26, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.
Drama
Jaws 4K Blu-ray Movie
45th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1975 | 124 min | Rated PG | Jun 02, 2020 | Martin Liebman
When a seaside community finds itself under attack by a great white shark, three men embark on a quest to kill it before it strikes again.
Adventure / Horror / Thriller
Spartacus Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1960 | 197 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 05, 2019 | Martin Liebman
A slave leads a violent revolt against the Imperial Rome at its glorious height. Filmed in Technirama.
Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / Romance / War / Epic / Period
A League of Their Own 4K Blu-ray Movie
Columbia Classics: Volume 1 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1992 | 128 min | Rated PG | Jun 16, 2020 | Martin Liebman
In a small town in Oregon, farm girls Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller are sisters who compete with each other, even over the little things. With so many young men overseas fighting the Axis, there is a danger that professional baseball will be shut down for the duration of the war. A well-known candy manufacturer, Walter Harvey, contrives the idea to create a professional baseball league for women; both the keep the sport alive and to make a buck or two. Dottie is recruited by a scout for this new league but refuses to go unless her sister is allowed on the team. These women, along with their team-mates, begin a journey that opens up a whole new world, far beyond that of the baseball diamond, lead by team manager, Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up star ruined by alcohol and angered and embarrassed to be the coach of a girl's team.
Comedy / Drama / Sport / Period
- June 12, 2020
The Duellists Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #04
Imprint | 1977 | 101 min | Rated ACB: M | May 27, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Two officers in Napoleon's army violently confront each other in a series of duels. The duels begin as a reaction to a minor incident and escalate into a consuming passion that rules the lives of both men for a period of 30 years. Based on Joseph Conrad's story.
Drama / War / Period
Rad 4K Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Vinegar Syndrome | 1986 | 93 min | Rated PG | May 22, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
The story of one young man, Cru Jones, who has the intensity and desire to win a BMX race called Helltrack.
Drama / Sport
Gandhi 4K Blu-ray Movie
Columbia Classics: Volume 1 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1982 | 191 min | Rated PG | Jun 16, 2020 | Martin Liebman
This acclaimed biographical drama presents major events in the life of Mohandas Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), the beloved Indian leader who stood against British rule over his country. Dedicated to the concept of nonviolent resistance, Gandhi is initially dismissed by English officials, including the influential Lord Irwin (John Gielgud), but eventually he and his cause become internationally renowned, and his gatherings of passive protest move India towards independence.
Biography / Drama / History / Epic / Period
Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel Blu-ray Movie
Menemsha Films | 2018 | 87 min | Not rated | May 05, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In this documentary, Team Israel is finally ranked among the world’s best in 2017, and they’re eligible to compete in the prestigious World Baseball Classic. Their line-up includes several Jewish American Major League players―Ike Davis, Josh Zeid and ex-Braves catcher Ryan Lavarnway. With their Mensch on the Bench mascot by their side, the team laughs, cries, and does much soul-searching as they discover the pride of representing Israel on the world stage. Following the film, we’ll be joined by guests to discuss Jewish athletes in film and how their lives and stories have been adapted for the big screen.
Documentary