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Home- July 04, 2020
Ultraman: The Birth of Ultraman Collection Blu-ray Movie
includes The Birth of Ultraman - Ultraman Pre-premiere Special / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1966-1967 | 204 min | Not rated | Jul 10, 2020 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Dream Demon Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1988 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 89 min | Rated R | Jun 23, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into an apartment within an otherwise unoccupied, sprawling London house where she starts to experience strange and terrifying nightmares. But are these troubling night terrors merely the symptom of an unsettled mind, or the sign of something far more sinister at work? Hounded by a pair of sleazy journalists, Diana soon crosses paths with American tourist Jenny, who appears to have a strange connection to the foreboding house and its dark past.
Horror
- July 03, 2020
The Magicians: Season Four Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2019 | 572 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman
After being recruited to a secretive academy, a group of students discover that the magic they read about as children is very real-and more dangerous than they ever imagined.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Teen / Supernatural
The Great Commission Blu-ray Movie
Ligonier Ministries | 2018 | 120 min | Not rated | Jun 01, 2018 | Martin Liebman
Our Lord Jesus Christ gave His people the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. This is a significant task, yet it is one that the Holy Spirit enables us to accomplish as we rest in the authority of Christ over all things. In this series, Dr. Burk Parsons walks us through every phrase of the Great Commission, carefully examining how Christ calls us to fulfill the Great Commission in our homes, our churches, our communities, and to the ends of the earth.
Family / History
The Road to Wellville Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1994 | 120 min | Rated R | Jun 23, 2020 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Will and Eleanor Lightbody, guests at cereal mogul Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's health spa, are forced to undergo an array of hilariously absurd medical treatments. Meanwhile, a con artist and Kellogg's adopted son plot to steal the doctor's coveted corn flake recipe.
Comedy / Foreign / Period
The Spider Blu-ray Movie
Earth vs. the Spider
Shout Factory | 1958 | 73 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider.
Horror / Sci-Fi
The Mechanic Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1972 | 100 min | Rated PG | Jun 02, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.
Action / Crime / Thriller
The Mad Fox Blu-ray Movie
恋や恋なすな恋 / Koi ya koi nasuna koi
Arrow | 1962 | 109 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Amidst a mythically-depicted medieval Japan, a court astrologer foretells a great disturbance that threatens to split the realm in two. His bitter and treacherous wife conspires to have the astrologer killed, as well as their adopted daughter, Sakaki. The astrologer’s master apprentice, Yasuna, who was in love with Sakaki, is driven mad with grief and escapes to the countryside. There, he encounters Sakiki’s long-lost twin, Kuzunoha, and the pair meet a pack of ancient fox spirits in the woods, whose presence may be the key to restoring Yasuna’s sanity, and in turn bringing peace to the fracturing nation.
Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
- July 02, 2020
Force 10 from Navarone Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1978 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 126 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 29, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A group of allied commandos, infiltrate Yugoslavia on a secret mission against the Third Reich.
Action / Drama / War
Enter the Fat Dragon Blu-ray Movie
肥龍過江 / Fei lung gwoh gong
Well Go USA | 2020 | 97 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A cop is assigned to a case of escorting a criminal to Japan while dealing with relationship problems, and his enormous change in appearance as a result of being dumped.
Action / Comedy / Martial arts / Foreign
The Lodge Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2019 | 108 min | Rated R | May 05, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A soon-to-be-stepmom is snowed in with her fiance's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations finally begin to thaw between the trio, strange and frightening events threaten to summon psychological demons from her strict religious childhood
Drama / Horror / Psychological thriller
- July 01, 2020
Brian's Song Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1971 | 75 min | Rated G | Jun 09, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears and is befriended by Brian Piccolo, an over-achieving running back. Although they compete for the same spot on the team, and despite the fact that Sayers is black and Piccolo white, they become roommates on the road and very close friends, especially when Sayers is injured and Piccolo helps his recovery. Later, they and their wives must both deal with the harsh reality of Piccolo's cancer.
Biography / Drama / Sport
KJV: The Making of the King James Bible Blu-ray Movie
FilmRise | 2010 | 46 min | Not rated | Aug 31, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Award-winning director Jerry Griffith brings to life the fascinating history of this great work, along with its impact for us today.
Documentary / History
Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits Blu-ray Movie
The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / The Way of the Dragon / Enter the Dragon / Game of Death / Game of Death II
Criterion | 1971-1981 | 6 Movies, 7 Cuts | 508 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
You Don't Nomi Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2019 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 21, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
Documentary
- June 30, 2020
Game of Death II Blu-ray Movie
死亡塔 / Si wang ta / Tower of Death
Criterion | 1981 | 97 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Billy Lo, famed martial arts star is murdered. His brother, Bobby goes to Korea, and in an underground pagoda finds his brother's killers and exacts revenge. Featuring archived footage of the legendary Bruce Lee.
Action / Mystery / Foreign
Enter the Dragon Blu-ray Movie
龍爭虎鬥 | Special Edition
Criterion | 1973 | 103 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A martial-arts expert is determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts
Strike Up the Band Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1940 | 120 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Hey, gang! Let's put on a swell show and call it Strike Up the Band! Yes, it's the irrepressible Mickey Rooney, teamed up again with Judy Garland to show the grownups how to do things right. This time, Rooney wants to organize a high-school band. He hopes to enter a competition being held in Chicago by the great orchestra leader Paul Whiteman; all he needs is two hundred dollars for train fare. To raise the money, Rooney, Garland and company stage a student "mellerdrammer" that in real life would have cost the equivalent of a third-world-nation annual budget. They get the dough, but soft-hearted Rooney turns over the money to the mother of student musician Larry Nunn, who is in desperate need of emergency surgery. It looks hopeless until, luck of luck, Paul Whiteman arrives in Rooney's town.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
The Kiss of the Vampire Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1963 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 88 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Gerald and Marianne Harcourt, are a honeymooning couple in early 20th-century Bavaria who become caught up in a vampire cult led by Dr. Ravna and his two children Carl and Sabena. The cult abducts Marianne, and contrive to make it appear that Harcourt was traveling alone and that his wife never existed. Harcourt gets help from hard-drinking savant Professor Zimmer, who lost his daughter to the cult and who finally destroys the vampires through an arcane ritual that releases a swarm of bats from hell...
Horror
Torpedo U-235 Blu-ray Movie
Epic Pictures | 2019 | 102 min | Not rated | May 26, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
World War II. A gang of rebels tough as nails, terrorizing the Nazi's in the woods of Flanders, gets a dangerous, secret mission: travel to the Belgian Congo to embark on a stolen German U-Boat carrying an extremely important cargo to the United States.
Action / Adventure / History / Foreign