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Alphaville Blu-ray Movie
Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
Kino Lorber | 1965 | 99 min | Not rated | Jul 09, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
A US secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.
Drama / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
Troop Beverly Hills Blu-ray Movie
30th Anniversary
Sony Pictures | 1989 | 105 min | Rated PG | Jul 23, 2019 | Martin Liebman
Phyllis Nefler, a soon to be divorced Beverly Hills society wife is determined to prove to her husband Freddy and herself that she can finish what she starts out to do. She soon realizes that being a Wilderness Girls' den mother to a troop of Beverly Hills-bred girls is not as easy as buying cookies.
Comedy / Family
Heroes Shed No Tears Blu-ray Movie
英雄無淚 / The Sunset Warrior / Blast Heroes / Soldier Dogs
Film Movement | 1986 | 89 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Thai government hires group of Chinese mercenaries to capture powerful druglord from Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the druglord, but his men are trying to set him free.
Action / Drama / War / Foreign
Léon Morin, Priest Blu-ray Movie
Léon Morin, prêtre
Kino Lorber | 1961 | 128 min | Not rated | Jul 02, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
As the Germans take over France during World War II, widowed mother Barny becomes increasingly anxious about her half-Jewish daughter. She decides to hide the girl on a nearby farm and have her baptized as a cover. The ceremony reminds Barny of the absurdity of religion, and inspires her to pick a fight with parish priest Léon. She's surprised to learn that he shares a great many of her views, and the two begin a chaste yet deep relationship.
Drama / Foreign
Universal Horror Collection: Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie
Murders in the Zoo / The Mad Ghoul / The Mad Doctor of Market Street / The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Shout Factory | 1933-1943 | 4 Movies | 254 min | Not rated | Jul 23, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
See individual titles for their synopses.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1942 | 66 min | Not rated | Jul 23, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
After five men previously acquitted of various criminal charges are murdered by a mysterious avenger known as Dr. Rx, police Inspector Hurd and Sergeant Sweeney ask private investigator Jerry Church to help them on the case. He takes the case after talking to Dudley Crispin, a brilliant attorney who had defended three of the murdered men. Crispin gains an acquittal for his latest client, Zarini, but the latter falls dead in the courtroom. Jerry marries Kit Logan, who becomes frightened and persuades Jerry to quit the case. He stays however after Ernie Paul, suspected of the Zarini murder, threatens to "get" him if he does not stay on and clear Paul. Dr. Rx captures Jerry and attempts to frighten him into insanity by strapping him on an operating table, and pretending to exchange the detective's brain for a gorilla.
Horror / Mystery
The Mad Doctor of Market Street Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1942 | 60 min | Not rated | Jul 23, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
A mad scientist is forced to leave San Francisco when his experiments become known. He lands on a tropical island, takes control and terrorizes the local populace. The survivor of a shipwreck washes ashore on the island, sees what is happening and determines to free the natives from his rule.
Horror
The Mad Ghoul Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1943 | 65 min | Not rated | Jul 23, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
A university chemistry professor experiments with an ancient Mayan gas on a medical student, turning the would-be surgeon into a murdering ghoul.
Horror
Murders in the Zoo Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1933 | 62 min | Not rated | Jul 23, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
Millionaire Eric Gorman spends his time and money collecting a private menagerie of wild animals. When his bored younger wife begins seeking entertainment in the arms of other men, Eric becomes consumed with jealousy and unleashes his dangerous pets on her paramours.
Horror / Thriller
- July 24, 2019
Swing Time Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1936 | 103 min | Not rated | Jun 11, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A performer and gambler travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry his fiancée, only to become entangled with a beautiful aspiring dancer.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
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 | Jeffrey Kauffman
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
Weird Science Blu-ray Movie
Remastered
Arrow | 1985 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 23, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A nerdy computer whiz and his best friend create the perfect woman. Like a computer-generated fairy godmother, the duo's out-of-this-world creation guides the pair through the pleasures and pitfalls of adolescence.
Comedy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Teen / Coming of age
Alita: Battle Angel Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2019 | 122 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 23, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
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
- July 23, 2019
The Leopard Man Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1943 | 66 min | Not rated | Jul 16, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Drama / Horror / Thriller
Alienate Blu-ray Movie
Gravitas Ventures | 2016 | 86 min | Unrated | Jul 04, 2017 | Martin Liebman
At the end of his marriage, David leaves on a business trip to give his wife much-needed space. When airplanes start mysteriously falling out of the sky and cell towers fail across the nation, he finds himself trapped. The Earth falling to an alien invasion, David fights to return to whatever is left of home.
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
Glory 4K Blu-ray Movie
30th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1989 | 122 min | Rated R | Jul 30, 2019 | Martin Liebman
Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army and the Confederates.
Action / Drama / History / War
They're Inside Blu-ray Movie
Epic Pictures | 2019 | 83 min | Not rated | Jul 16, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
When two sisters go to an isolated cabin in the woods to film a passion project, family secrets start to get in the way… as do masked strangers filming a passion project of their own.
Horror
Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Well Go USA | 2018 | 107 min | Not rated | Jul 23, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Since his duel with Ip Man, Cheung Tin Chi has left his fighting days behind and settled down to an ordinary life with his son. One day, he runs into debt-ridden opium addict Nana and single-handedly saves her from a gang of goons sent out by Tso Sai Kit. In retaliation, the mobster burns down Tin Chi's home and shop. Kit's older sister Kwan, who is transitioning the family syndicate to legal business, tries to settle the dispute peacefully. However, Kit seeks further revenge and expands into drug dealing, forcing Tin Chin to take action.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
Wolf's Rain: Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
ウルフズレイン / Urufuzu Rein / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2003-2004 | 702 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 07, 2017 | Neil Lumbard
Paradise-a legend, a myth, and a hopeless dream in a world that has become a wasteland. It is not meant for everyone, only the wolves thought to be extinct yet still roam the lands. When the Flower Maiden awakens, the path to the end will open. Kiba, a lone white wolf, wanders into a poverty stricken city on a quest. The scent of Lunar Flowers and the will to find Paradise is all he has. Along the way, he runs into other outcast wolves-Tsume, Hige, and Toboe, each with their own story and troubles. Fate bringing them together, they seek out the Flower Maiden, Cheza, and their way to Paradise. But, doing so is no simple matter. Up against a world that fears them and a man with mysterious abilities, their journey is overrun with challenges and worse-sacrifices. With limited time, they must fight to protect Cheza against everyone who seeks her and discover the hidden path to their destiny. This group of broken souls will form a pack and take their journey to the doors of Paradise. But is it worth the end of the world?
Adventure / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Triple Threat Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Well Go USA | 2018 | 96 min | Rated R | May 14, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A hit contract is taken out on a billionaires daughter intent on bringing down a major crime syndicate. A down and out team of mercenaries must take on a group of professional assassins and stop them before they kill their target.
Action / Martial arts