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Home- April 18, 2020
Swift Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2019 | 89 min | Not rated | Apr 07, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Thinking he is a seagull, a bird named Manou discovers that he is actually a swift who was adopted. When tragedy strikes, Manou sets off on a quest to learn his true identity -- and save his friends and family along the way.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
The Big White Blu-ray Movie
MVD Visual | 2005 | 105 min | Rated R | May 14, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A black comedy centered on Paul Barnell, a down on his luck Alaska travel agent who's on the brink of bankruptcy and whose beloved wife, Margaret, is on the brink of insanity. So what's a nice guy with good intentions but bad business sense to do? The answer lies frozen in a dumpster outside of Barnell Great Escapes - a dead body Paul hopes to pass off as his long-lost brother Raymond and then collect on the life insurance. Unfortunately, investigator Ted Watters who's anxious to transfer back to the lower 48 with his girlfriend, isn't about to let Barnell walk away with a million bucks. Adding to Paul's avalanche of problems are two aspiring hit men-turned-kidnappers and the stunning return of the supposedly dead Raymond, who now has an ax to grind with his brother. Desperation is running high in the "big white," and if Paul is smart, he'll blow the snow, take the money and run...to South America.
Comedy / Crime / Drama
- April 17, 2020
The Grudge Blu-ray Movie
The Untold Chapter / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2019 | 94 min | Rated R | Mar 24, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that curses those who enter it with a violent death.
Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Blu-ray Movie
Anniversary Edition
Disney / Buena Vista | 1997 | 76 min | Rated G | Jul 17, 2018 | Martin Liebman
The original Disney classic inspired by the books of A.A. Milne is now available to own for the very first time on DVD. Once upon the last day of a golden summer, Christopher Robin prepares for an exciting event: his very first day of school! But he hasn't yet had a chance to tell Pooh, and when Christopher Robin doesn't show up to play at the usual time, Pooh sets off with Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and Rabbit on a brave quest across the Hundred Acre Wood to find him.
Adventure / Animation / Family
Alastair Sim's School for Laughter: 4 Classic Comedies Blu-ray Movie
The Belles of St. Trinian's / School for Scoundrels / Laughter in Paradise / Hue and Cry
Film Movement | 1947-1960 | 4 Movies | 363 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Adventure / Comedy / Crime
The Belles of St. Trinian's Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1954 | 91 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
First in the series of films based on the cartoon creations of Ronald Searle. Miss Millicent Fritton, headmistress of St Trinian's School for Girls, attempts to stave off her creditors by 'looking after' the pocket money of a wealthy sheikh's daughter currently enrolled at the school, and investing it on the sheikh's horse, Arab Boy, in the local derby. Unfortunately, Miss Fritton's bookmaking brother Clarence has backed another horse, and kidnaps Arab Boy to ensure his own sizeable win. Miss Fritton enlists the help of disreputable boot boy Flash Harry, the teaching staff and the Old Girls in rescuing Arab Boy and returning him to the race.
Comedy / Comic book
School for Scoundrels Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1960 | 94 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Endlessly finding himself on the wrong end of a situation, businessman Henry Palfrey seeks help at the College of Lifemanship run by the cunning Mr. Potter. An ideal pupil, it doesn't take long before Henry's picked up a few good tricks and sets out to show the world he's a winner. Taking aim at everyone who beat him in the past, he ultimately focuses on the ultra-charming bachelor who stole his girlfriend. As he discovers revenge can be quite enjoyable, the much improved Henry will soon learn what it really means to be a success.
Comedy
Laughter in Paradise Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1951 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
When a millionaire practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs who must carry out his zany instructions to cash in.
Comedy
Hue and Cry Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1947 | 82 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A bunch of crooks use a comic paper, featuring stories penned by Felix H. Wilkinson (Alastair Sim), to pass on coded messages for robberies. When the comic's readership, a bunch of East End boys, discover what's going on they go to the police. The local constabulary, however, are no help, and so the plucky lads set out to foil the robbers themselves.
Adventure / Comedy / Crime
- April 16, 2020
Mirror Mirror Blu-ray Movie
Dark Force Entertainment | 1990 | 104 min | Rated R | Oct 19, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Shy teenager Megan moves to a new town with her widowed mother and quickly becomes the most unpopular girl in high school. But when she starts to communicate with a mysterious mirror, her tormentors begin to meet with a horrifying series of 'accidents'. Is the mirror a reflection of Megan's own inner demons... or has she unwittingly opened the doorway of the damned?
Horror / Thriller
George of the Jungle Blu-ray Movie
Disney / Buena Vista | 1997 | 92 min | Rated PG | Aug 13, 2019 | Martin Liebman
Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari by grown-up George, and he takes her to jungle to live with him. He slowly learns a rules of human relationships, while Ursula's lover Lyle is looking for her and the one who took her. After they are found, Ursula takes George to the USA.
Adventure / Comedy / Family
The Current War Blu-ray Movie
Director's Cut / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2017 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Biography / Drama / History
- April 15, 2020
The Grand Budapest Hotel Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 2014 | 99 min | Rated R | Apr 28, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The film recounts the adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Dark humor / Period
Return of Ultraman Blu-ray Movie
帰ってきたウルトラマン / Kaettekita Urutoraman / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1971-1972 | 1530 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2020 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Return of Ultraman Blu-ray Movie
帰ってきたウルトラマン / Kaettekita Urutoraman / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1971-1972 | 1530 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2020 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Blowing Up Right Now Blu-ray Movie
Gravitas Ventures | 2019 | 81 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A millennial couple in a long-term relationship break up amid a nuclear missile crisis in LA.
Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Raw Courage Blu-ray Movie
Courage
Scorpion Releasing | 1984 | 90 min | Rated R | Mar 17, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Three ultra-marathoners are on a 72-mile race in the New Mexico desert when they encounter a group of weekend-warrior survivalist types who want to "play with the little runner boys." The runners are in the race of their lives when the demented trigger boys won't leave them alone in this Deliverance descendant.
Thriller
The Killing Time Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1987 | 92 min | Rated R | Feb 11, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A young psychopath (Kiefer Sutherland) murders a man who was en route to an idyllic California community, where the victim was slated to become the new deputy sheriff. The killer assumes the identity of the dead man and shows up in the beach town, where he's accepted as a new lawman. Meanwhile, the town's sheriff, Sam (Beau Bridges), plans to knock off the husband of his secret lover. Sam thinks his new deputy will make the perfect fall guy, but he doesn't know he's dealing with a dangerous man.
Thriller
Nemesis 2 / Nemesis 3 / Nemesis 4 Blu-ray Movie
Triple Feature / MVD Rewind Collection
MVD Visual | 1995-1996 | 3 Movies | 248 min | Rated R | Mar 26, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Nemesis 2: Nebula Blu-ray Movie
MVD Visual | 1995 | 85 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
It has been 73 years since Alex failed and the Humans lost the Cyborg Wars. Since then, the Humans have been enslaved. Scientists have developed a new DNA strain, which could signal the end of the Cyborgs, and they inject it into a volunteer. When the Cyborgs learn of the woman and the baby they list both for termination. To escape, she takes a stolen Cyborg ship and transports back in time to East Africa in 1980, where the mother is killed, but the baby is saved. It takes 20 years, but the Cyborg bounty hunter Nebula finally locates the girl, named Alex, and travels back in time to terminate her.
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller