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Home- August 09, 2019
Youngblood Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1978 | 87 min | Rated R | Jul 30, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
A gang war story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a young black youth.
Action / Drama
Tolkien Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2019 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 06, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
Biography / Drama
- August 08, 2019
Don't Look Now 4K Blu-ray Movie
Vintage Classics | Remastered | Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + CD
Studio Canal | 1973 | 110 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 29, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural / Surreal
Don't Look Now Blu-ray Movie
Vintage Classics | Remastered
Studio Canal | 1973 | 110 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 29, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural / Surreal
Pandas 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2018 | 42 min | Rated G | Apr 16, 2019 | Martin Liebman
At Chengdu Panda Base in China, scientists are dedicated to protecting the species by breeding adult Giant Pandas in order to introduce cubs into the wild. This film follows one such researcher, whose passion leads her to initiate a new technique inspired by a black bear program in rural New Hampshire. What starts as a cross-culture collaboration becomes a life-changing journey for an American biologist who crosses an ocean to join her; a scientist from Inner Mongolia; and a very curious female cub named Qian Qian, born in captivity.
Documentary
Fast & Furious 8-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2001-2017 | 8 Movies, 12 Cuts | 1366 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 11, 2019 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Thriller / Heist
Pacific Heights Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1990 | 102 min | Rated R | Jul 23, 2019 | Martin Liebman
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Mystery / Thriller
Girls of the Sun Blu-ray Movie
Les filles du soleil
Cohen Media Group | 2018 | 115 min | Not rated | Aug 06, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.
Drama / War / Foreign
- August 07, 2019
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 104 min | Rated PG | Aug 06, 2019 | Martin Liebman
When ace private eye Harry Goodman goes missing, his 21-year-old son Tim is prompted to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Pokémon and Harry's former partner: Detective Pikachu. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces to unravel the tangled mystery.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 104 min | Rated PG | Aug 06, 2019 | Martin Liebman
When ace private eye Harry Goodman goes missing, his 21-year-old son Tim is prompted to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Pokémon and Harry's former partner: Detective Pikachu. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces to unravel the tangled mystery.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Furious 7 4K Blu-ray Movie
Extended and Theatrical versions / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 140 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 28, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner & Hobbs are targeted by a cold-blooded black-ops assassin with a score to settle, and their only hope is to get behind the wheel again and secure an ingenious prototype tracking device. Facing their greatest threat yet in places as far away as Abu Dhabi and as familiar as the Los Angeles streets they call home, the crew must come together once again as a team, and as a family, to protect their own.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Thriller / Heist
Batman: Hush 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 82 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 06, 2019 | Randy Miller III
A mysterious villain puppeteering Gotham’s most dangerous forces leads the Dark Knight into uncharted waters in Batman: Hush, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. An adaptation of the seminal DC classic tale, Batman: Hush centres on a shadowy new villain known only as Hush, who uses Gotham’s Rogues Gallery to destroy Batman’s crime-fighting career, as well as Bruce Wayne’s personal life—which has already been complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Shadow Blu-ray Movie
影 / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Well Go USA | 2018 | 116 min | Not rated | Aug 13, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Set during China's Three Kingdom's era (AD 220-280). The story of a great king and his people, who will be expelled from their homeland and will aspire to claim it. The king, violent and ambitious, of mysterious methods and motives; his general, a visionary who yearns to win the final battle but needs to prepare his plans in secret; the women of the palace, who struggle to find redemption in a world where they have no place; and a commoner called "Lord of all the world", will be the characters around who turn the inexorable forces of this story.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
Strays Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1991 | 83 min | Rated R | Jul 16, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
A troubled family moves to an isolated house, and find and adopt a couple of cats already in residence. These are not the only occupants however...
Horror
- August 06, 2019
Eddie Macon's Run Blu-ray Movie
Eddie Macons Flucht
Explosive Media | 1983 | 95 min | Rated FSK-16 | Apr 26, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young man, harshly sentenced for a few minor infractions, escapes from a prison in Huntsville Texas and flees to Laredo, Texas, where he hopes to cross into Mexico for a reunion with his wife and small son.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
3 Games to Glory VI Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2019 | 350 min | Not rated | May 07, 2019 | Martin Liebman
For the sixth time in 18 years, the Patriots are Super Bowl Champions. To commemorate this historic achievement, the Patriots, in conjunction with NFL Films, present 3 Games to Glory VI.
Biography / Documentary / Sport
NHL Stanley Cup 2019 Champions: St. Louis Blues Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Cinedigm | 2018-2019 | 63 min | Not rated | Jul 30, 2019 | Martin Liebman
Now you can relive every step of the championship season to the dramatic Stanley Cup Final. Go inside the glass and into the locker room with exclusive footage and interviews with players and coaches that provide an inside look at one of the most memorable championship runs in NHL history. Experience every historic moment of the 2018-2019 Stanley Cup Championship season.
Documentary / Sport
Penguin Highway Blu-ray Movie
ペンギン・ハイウェイ / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2018 | 118 min | Not rated | Aug 06, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
A fourth-grader, Aoyama-kun, investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.
Adventure / Anime / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign / Coming of age
Alita: Battle Angel 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2019 | 122 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 23, 2019 | Martin Liebman
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.
Action / Adventure / Romance / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Batman: Hush Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 82 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 06, 2019 | Randy Miller III
A mysterious villain puppeteering Gotham’s most dangerous forces leads the Dark Knight into uncharted waters in Batman: Hush, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe Movies. An adaptation of the seminal DC classic tale, Batman: Hush centres on a shadowy new villain known only as Hush, who uses Gotham’s Rogues Gallery to destroy Batman’s crime-fighting career, as well as Bruce Wayne’s personal life—which has already been complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Sci-Fi / Comic book