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Home- March 25, 2020
Bug Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1975 | 100 min | Rated PG | Mar 10, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Legendary horror writer-producer-director William Castle presents a creeping, crawling film nightmare that will have you screaming and squirming with fright! A massive earth tremor opens a deep crevasse in the California desert, releasing a bizarre, fiery, deadly breed of foot-long cockroaches. With their numbers multiplying and the death toll mounting, obsessive entomologist Bradford Dillman desperately seeks a way to eliminate the seemingly indestructible critters before they spread clear across the country... and beyond!
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Whisky Galore! / The Maggie Blu-ray Movie
Two Films by Alexander Mackendrick
Film Movement | 1949-1954 | 2 Movies | 175 min | Not rated | Mar 10, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Comedy
Whisky Galore! Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1949 | 82 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.
Comedy
The Maggie Blu-ray Movie
High and Dry
Film Movement | 1954 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Ealing Studios comedy set in the Scottish isles. Hollywood's Paul Douglas plays Marshall, an American businessman who becomes involved with The Maggie, a rundown old shipping vessel captained by the taciturn skipper (Alex Mackenzie), when he is trying to find a way to convey his luggage to a remote island. It doesn't take Marshall long to realise that the skipper and his crew have pulled a fast one on him - but what can he do to stop them?
Comedy
Seven Worlds, One Planet 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
BBC | 2019 | 348 min | Not rated | Mar 10, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Millions of years ago incredible forces ripped apart the Earth's crust creating our seven continents - each with its own distinct climate, its own distinct terrain and its own unique animal life. From the colourful paradise of South America to the scorching heat of Africa, Seven Worlds: One Planet showcases the true character of each continent in turn and reveals just how it has shaped all life there. Be surprised by unexpected stories. Marvel at iconic landscapes. And be awestruck by spectacular wildlife. Seven Worlds: One Planet is an eye-opening journey around a world you thought you knew.
Documentary / Nature
- March 24, 2020
Lubitsch in Berlin 1918-1921 Blu-ray Movie
Ich möchte kein Mann sein / Die Puppe / Die Austernprinzessin / Sumurun / Anna Boleyn / Die Bergkatze | Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1918-1921 | 6 Movies | 580 min | Not rated | Sep 18, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Ich möchte kein Mann sein Blu-ray Movie
I Don't Want to Be a Man / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1918 | 45 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A teenaged tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun, but discovers that being the opposite sex isn't as easy as she had hoped.
Comedy / Romance / Foreign
Die Puppe Blu-ray Movie
The Doll / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1919 | 65 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Misadventures of an effete young man who must get married in order to inherit a fortune. He opts to purchase a remarkably lifelike doll and marry it instead, not realizing that the doll is actually the puppet-makers daughter.
Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign
Die Austernprinzessin Blu-ray Movie
The Oyster Princess / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1919 | 58 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
An American heiress seeks the hand of an impoverished German prince.
Comedy / Foreign
Sumurun Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1920 | 103 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Adventure / Drama / Romance / Foreign
Anna Boleyn Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1920 | 118 min | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry led to momentous political and religious turmoil in England.
Drama / Foreign
The Wildcat Blu-ray Movie
Die Bergkatze / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1921 | 79 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign
- March 23, 2020
Young Winston Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1972 | 151 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Oct 28, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
This historical drama is an account of the early life of Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
Biography / Drama / History / War
Radioflash Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2019 | 103 min | Not rated | Mar 03, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
When a nuclear device causes an electromagnetic pulse that kills power to more than 200 million people, a teenage girl must help lead her family to survival in a dark new world.
Drama / Thriller
Mystify: Michael Hutchence Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2019 | 102 min | Not rated | Mar 31, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Ghost Pictures and Passion Pictures and a documentary feature about the troubled heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, lead singer and songwriter of INXS.
Biography / Documentary / Music
Space Brothers #0 Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2014 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 100 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 18, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Set four years before the events of the Space Brothers TV series, Space Brothers #0 tells the story of two brothers on disparate paths. Hibito Namba is a rookie astronaut in training while his brother, Mutta, has found his own ambitions at a disappointing standstill. When Hibito is selected to train for a coveted NASA space mission, it sets in motion a series of events that takes the brothers to the crossroads of destiny and dreams.
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign
Bright Angel Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1990 | 93 min | Rated R | Jun 04, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Road-movie from Montana to Wyoming. A gullible, innocent young man assists a versatile girl on her long quest to get her brother out of jail.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Light at the Edge of the World Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1971 | 120 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks.
Adventure
Gwendoline Blu-ray Movie
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak | Limited Edition of 5,000 Made
Severin Films | 1984 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 105 min | Rated R | Nov 19, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Follow the adventures of the sweet and innocent Gwendoline in which she travels as a stowaway to the Far East with her sexy friend Beth on a mission to track down her father, who has mysteriously disappeared whilst on a mission to find a mythical butterfly.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Erotic
- March 22, 2020
Synonyms Blu-ray Movie
Synonymes
Kino Lorber | 2019 | 123 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young Israeli man absconds to Paris to flee his nationality, aided by his trusty Franco-Israeli dictionary.
Drama / Foreign