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David Gilmour: Rattle That Lock Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Sony Music | 2015 | 111 min | Not rated | Sep 18, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
"Rattle That Lock" is David Gilmour’s fourth solo album and follows his 2006 No 1 On An Island. Primary lyricist is Gilmour’s long-term writing partner, Polly Samson, and it is co-produced by David Gilmour and Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera. This 2-Disc box set includes CD, Blu-ray with bonus 14 audio-visual items (four video tracks, four audio tracks, two promo films and four documentaries), album in Surround Sound and memorabilia including poster, postcard, plectrum and 32-page hardback lyric/photo book including artist photographs by Kevin Westenberg and album session photographs by Polly Samson. The package also includes the 48 page ‘Paradise Lost’ (Book II).
Music
Timebomb Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1991 | 96 min | Rated R | Aug 29, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Michael Biehn stars in this exhilarating story of a man who consults a psychiatrist (Patsy Kensit) for help after he begins suffering an unrelenting series of terrifying flashbacks.
Action / Thriller
My Love Story!!: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2015 | 600 min | Rated TV-PG | Dec 20, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Takeo Goda's hulking physique and affinity for sports make him popular with other guys, but girls just find him intimidating. Unaware of his gentle nature, the girls that Takeo likes always seem to fall for his handsome best friend, Suna, instead. Takeo is resigned to being Suna's wingman, with no hard feelings between them, until Takeo rescues Rinko Yamato from a molester on the train. Unfortunately, while Rinko might see past Takeo's brutish appearance, Takeo's become so conditioned to girls preferring Suna that he assumes Rinko is the same! Being the good, genuine guy he is, he's going to do everything he can to help the two of them be happy. Will Takeo let himself believe someone likes him? Love isn't blind: it's just a little dense in MY LOVE STORY!!
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Teen / Comic book / Foreign
God of War Blu-ray Movie
Dàng Kòu Fēng Yún / 荡寇风云 / Blu-ray + DVD
Well Go USA | 2017 | 128 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
During the 16th century, Japanese pirates proliferate along the Chinese coastline. In 1557, the pirates take over Cengang in Zhejiang. After months of futile advances, Commander Yu finally defeats them under the leadership of newly promoted General Qi. The Pirates, however, manage to escape.
Action / History / Foreign
Hype! Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1996 | 84 min | Not rated | Sep 29, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
A documentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle "grunge" music scene in the early 1990s.
Documentary / History / Music
Dudes Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1987 | 90 min | Rated R | Oct 10, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group of rednecks for killing their friend in this lighthearted road movie. Along the way, they enlist the help of a young woman who runs a wrecking service.
Adventure / Comedy
- October 15, 2017
Barry Lyndon Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1975 | 185 min | Rated PG | Oct 17, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Redmond Barry is an Irish country boy who falls in love with a well-to-do local girl and is subsequently tricked by her family into leaving town. Disillusioned with love, the brokenhearted youngster embarks on an adventure which sees him serve in the Seven Years War, earn a living as a professional gambler, and eventually move into the higher ranks of society, when he meets and marries the beautiful Lady Lyndon. Despite the luck that has brought him such riches, it is this final move, the cynical choice to marry for social advancement rather than love, which brings about his downfall.
Adventure / Drama / History / War / Epic / Period
Spider-Man: Homecoming Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2017 | 133 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 17, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), Peter Parker attempts to balance his life in high school with his career as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Spider-Man: Homecoming 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2017 | 133 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 17, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), Peter Parker attempts to balance his life in high school with his career as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Spider-Man: Homecoming 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2017 | 133 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 17, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), Peter Parker attempts to balance his life in high school with his career as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
- October 14, 2017
The Lure Blu-ray Movie
Córki dancingu
Criterion | 2015 | 92 min | Not rated | Oct 10, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In Warsaw, a pair of mermaid sisters are adopted into a cabaret. While one seeks love with humans the other hungers to dine on the human population of the city.
Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Musical / Foreign
American Gods: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 460 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 17, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A recently released ex-convict named Shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself "Wednesday" and who knows more than he first seems to about Shadow's life and past.
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Supernatural
- October 13, 2017
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series / 2nd Pressing master, corrected stock 5037899069912 Ltd Ed numbers 4,001-6,000 / Blu-ray + DVD
Powerhouse Films | 1977 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: U | Oct 17, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Sinbad must deliver a prince transformed into a monkey to the lands of the Ademaspai to restore him to his human form in time for his coronation. On the way he must contend with the evil witch Zenobia, her son and their magic, and several nasty-looking Ray Harryhausen beasties.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy
The Women's Balcony Blu-ray Movie
ישמח חתני / Ismach Hatani
Menemsha Films | 2016 | 96 min | Not rated | Nov 14, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A bar mitzvah mishap causes a major rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem.
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
America: Promised Land Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 180 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors whose stories are featured throughout the event series and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated, "America: Promised Land" uncovers the great forces that set mankind in motion.
Documentary
Puppet Master: The Legacy Blu-ray Movie
Puppet Master 8
Full Moon Features | 2003 | 74 min | Not rated | Aug 22, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Peter Hertz tells a woman the story of Andre Toulon and his puppets.
Horror
- October 12, 2017
Belle de Jour Blu-ray Movie
50th Anniversary Edition | Vintage World Cinema
Studio Canal | 1967 | 101 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Oct 02, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
Drama / Erotic / Foreign / Surreal
Dreamgirls Blu-ray Movie
Director's Extended Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2006 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 140 min | Unrated | Oct 10, 2017 | Martin Liebman
In the turbulent late 1960s and early ‘70s, a trio of women—Effie, Deena and Lorrell—form a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager, who offers them the opportunity to become the back-up singers for headliner James “Thunder” Early. Though the group becomes a crossover phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined.
Drama / Music / Musical / Period
Girls Trip Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2017 | 122 min | Rated R | Oct 17, 2017 | Martin Liebman
The film tells the story of four lifelong friends who travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Music Festival, where sisterhoods are rekindled and wild sides are rediscovered.
Comedy / Drama
The Who: Tommy - Live at the Royal Albert Hall Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2017 | 143 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In April 2017 The Who took to the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall to perform their rock opera “Tommy” live in its entirety for the first time in their long and illustrious career. Previous Who live shows had always dropped two, three or four tracks from the album but for this show in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust the band would perform every track. With specially created animations on a huge screen above the stage and creative use of lighting the concert told the story of the “deaf, dumb and blind kid who sure played a mean pinball.” In addition, at the end of Tommy, the sell-out crowd was treated to a short set of Who classics. Always a great live band, this performance was a thrilling ride from start to finish.
Music