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Home- June 25, 2020
Pennyworth: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 564 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 23, 2020 | Randy Miller III
The story of Alfred Pennyworth, a former special-forces officer living in London and working for Bruce Wayne's father.
Action / Crime / Drama / Comic book
America as Seen by a Frenchman Blu-ray Movie
L' Amérique insolite
Arrow | 1960 | 90 min | Not rated | Jun 02, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
At the end of the 1950s, celebrated French documentarian François Reichenbach spent eighteen months travelling the United States, documenting its diverse regions, their inhabitants and their pastimes. The result, America As Seen by a Frenchman, is a wide-eyed – perhaps even naïve – journey through a multitude of different Americas, filtered through a French sensibility and serving as a fascinating exploration of a culture that is both immediately familiar and thoroughly alien.
Documentary / Foreign
The H-Man / Battle in Outer Space Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1958-1959 | 2 Movies, 3 Cuts | 155 min | Not rated | Jun 09, 2020 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
The H-Man Blu-ray Movie
Bijo to Ekitainingen
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1958 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 86 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
The Tokyo sewer system is an oozing mess after a radioactive liquid turns people into slimy blobs that float down the drains following a rainstorm. To add to the havoc, the gelatinous masses then begin to reproduce. The blobs are ultimately destroyed in a fire that lights up the city.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
Battle in Outer Space Blu-ray Movie
Uchū Daisensō
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1959 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing world's scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking earth. Two earth space ships damage attackers, giving the world time to prepare for gigantic battle in outer space.
Action / Sci-Fi / Foreign
- June 24, 2020
Forgotten Gialli: Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie
The Killer Is One of 13 / Trauma / The Police Are Blundering in the Dark | Limited Edition of 5,000 | SOLD OUT
Vinegar Syndrome | 1973-1978 | 3 Movies | 259 min | Not rated | Jan 28, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
The giallo remains one of the most popular sub-genres in Italian and Spanish film history. But for all of the well-known and classic films the genre has spawned, so many others have been nearly impossible to enjoy since their theatrical debuts. This first entry in our 'Forgotten Gialli' series presents three rarities, two from Spain and one from Italy, none of which have ever been legally available in the English speaking world.
Crime / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
Trauma Blu-ray Movie
Violación fatal
Vinegar Syndrome | 1978 | 87 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A writer arrives to an isolated guesthouse run by a beautiful but strange woman, then a series of killings starts.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
The Police Are Blundering in the Dark Blu-ray Movie
La polizia brancola nel buio
Vinegar Syndrome | 1975 | 87 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
During an outbreak of violent murders in the area targeting young women, a journalist searching for a female friend gone missing ends up in a villa owned by an eccentric photographer.
Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Foreign
The Killer Is One of Thirteen Blu-ray Movie
El asesino está entre los trece
Vinegar Syndrome | 1973 | 95 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A widow invites thirteen guests to stay at her rural mansion. She reveals to them that she suspects whoever killed her husband must be one of them. Soon, they too are being murdered one by one.
Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
LEGO DC: Shazam! - Magic and Monsters Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 81 min | Not rated | Jun 16, 2020 | Martin Liebman
10-year-old Billy Batson shouts a single word and, with lightning bolts flashing, he transforms into Shazam!, a full-fledged adult Super Hero. It doesn't take long for Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and the rest of the Justice League to take notice and invite the earnest do-gooder to join the team. But to become a member, Billy must reveal his true identity. While fighting off the evil Mr. Mind and Black Adam, Billy learns that he must trust others – and that nothing creates trust like helping those in need. Join the good fight with this giant-sized LEGO DC adventure!
Animation / Comic book
What the Waters Left Behind Blu-ray Movie
Los olvidados
Unearthed Films | 2017 | 98 min | Not rated | May 12, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The plot revolves around a group of young people that take a trip to the ruins in order to film a documentary about Epecuen. Ignoring the warnings, and after a brief tour, they get stranded...
Horror / Foreign
- June 23, 2020
And Then We Danced Blu-ray Movie
Da chven vitsek'vet
Music Box Films | 2019 | 113 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Merab has been training from a young age at the National Georgian Ensemble with his dance partner Mary. His world turns upside down when the carefree Irakli arrives and becomes both his strongest rival and desire.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
The Big Boss Blu-ray Movie
唐山大兄 / Tang shan da xiong / Fists of Fury
Criterion | 1971 | 101 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Chinese immigrant working at a Thai ice factory has sworn to an oath of nonviolence. When he discovers that the factory's ruthless higher-ups are running a secret heroin ring and offing their own workers, his commitment to pacifism is put to the test.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Howl's Moving Castle Blu-ray Movie
ハウルの動く城 / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2004 | 119 min | Rated PG | May 12, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A plain young hatter named Sophie has her life changed when an evil witch transforms her into an old woman. Unable to face her family in such a condition, Sophie runs away in search of a way to become young again. Along the way, Sophie helps a turnip headed scarecrow, who repays her by leading her to the moving castle owned by the dreaded wizard Howl. There she befriends Howl's apprentice Markl, Howl's fire demon Calcifer, and eventually, Howl himself. Sophie then becomes the castle's cleaning lady in an effort to not only find the solution to her problem but to save Howl from his own terrible secrets as well.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Game of Death Blu-ray Movie
死亡遊戲 / includes "Game of Death Redux"
Criterion | 1978 | 101 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts
Grave of the Fireflies Blu-ray Movie
火垂るの墓 | Hotaru no Haka | Remastered Edition
Sentai Filmworks | 1988 | 90 min | Rated TV-PG | Feb 11, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air-raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling-out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency funds and rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko must struggle to survive their hardships as well as those of their country, which is on the losing end of the war.
Adventure / Anime / Drama / History / War / Foreign
Ponyo Blu-ray Movie
崖の上のポニョ / Gake no ue no Ponyo / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2008 | 102 min | Rated G | May 12, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A young boy, Sōsuke, befriends a strange looking goldfish whom he names Ponyo. Unbeknownst to Sōsuke, Ponyo is a magic fish who has decided that she wants to live with Sōsuke and the other humans. Unfortunately, Ponyo's decision to give up her underwater life creates a crack in an ancient magic spell, and places the world in danger. Together, Sōsuke and Ponyo must set things right.
Adventure / Anime / Family / Fantasy / Foreign
- June 22, 2020
South Park: The Complete Twenty-Third Season Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2019 | 220 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Animation / Comedy / Dark humor
The War of the Worlds Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #01
Imprint | 1953 | 85 min | Rated ACB: PG | May 27, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A mysterious object has landed in a small California town. The Martian invasion of Earth has begun.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Genius Party / Genius Party Beyond Blu-ray Movie
ジーニアス・パーティ / ジーニアス・パーティ・ビヨンド
Shout Factory | 2007-2008 | 2 Movies | 166 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
A series of short animations by some of Japan's best animators comments to life in this collage of beautiful works of art.
Anime / Foreign