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Home- August 11, 2017
Bowfinger Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1999 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 10, 2017 | Martin Liebman
How does Bobby Bowfinger, Hollywood's least successful director, get Kit Ramsey, Hollywood's biggest star, in his ultra low-budget film? Any way he can.
Comedy
Cover Girl Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1944 | 107 min | Rated BBFC: U | Feb 13, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
Shakes the Clown Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1992 | 87 min | Rated R | Aug 15, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control. When someone murders Shakes' boss and makes it look like Shakes did it, he goes undercover, posing as a hated mime, and tries to find information that will clear his name.
Comedy / Dark humor
Once Upon a Time in Venice Blu-ray Movie
Going Under / Blu-ray + DVD
RLJ Entertainment | 2017 | 94 min | Not rated | Aug 15, 2017 | Michael Reuben
An L.A. detective seeks out the ruthless gang that stole his dog.
Action / Comedy / Thriller
Snatched 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2017 | 103 min | Rated R | Aug 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When her boyfriend dumps her, Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. At Emily's insistence, the pair seek out adventure, but suddenly find themselves kidnapped. When these two very different women are trapped on this wild journey, their bond as mother and daughter is tested and strengthened while they attempt to navigate the jungle and escape.
Comedy
Snatched Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2017 | 91 min | Rated R | Aug 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When her boyfriend dumps her, Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. At Emily's insistence, the pair seek out adventure, but suddenly find themselves kidnapped. When these two very different women are trapped on this wild journey, their bond as mother and daughter is tested and strengthened while they attempt to navigate the jungle and escape.
Comedy
- August 10, 2017
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2017 | 126 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 08, 2017 | Michael Reuben
Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy - whether he likes it or not.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Jane's Addiction: Ritual de lo Habitual - Alive at 25 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + CD
MVD Visual | 2015 | 85 min | Not rated | Aug 04, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Legendary Band, Jane's Addiction performs their 2X Platinum Alt-Rock Masterpiece Album in it's entirety, along with the bands biggest hits- igniting the stage at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater.
Music
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2017 | 90 min | Rated PG | Aug 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Greg convinces his family to take a road trip to attend his great grandmother's 90th birthday as a cover for what he really wants: to attend a nearby gamer convention. Unsurprisingly, things do not go according to plan and Heffley family antics ensue.
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Coming of age
- August 09, 2017
Death in the Garden Blu-ray Movie
La mort en ce jardin / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1956 | 104 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jun 19, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Amid a revolution in a South American mining outpost, a band of fugitives are forced to flee for their lives into the jungle. Starving, exhausted, and stripped of their old identities, they wander desperately lured by one deceptive promise of salvation after another.
Adventure / Drama / Foreign
Teen Wolf Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1985 | 91 min | Rated PG | Aug 08, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Teen discovers that puberty for him means he turns into a werewolf. One of the beneficial side effects is that it also turns him into a top-notch basketball player. But will his notoriety cost him his friends and can he find true love?
Comedy / Sport / Teen / Supernatural / Coming of age
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Blu-ray Movie
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo | 50th Anniversary Edition
Kino Lorber | 1966 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 179 min | Not rated | Aug 15, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Adventure / Drama / Western / Epic / Period
How to Be a Latin Lover Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 15, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Finding himself dumped after 25 years of marriage, a man who made a career of seducing rich older women must now move in with his estranged sister, where he begins to learn the value of family.
Comedy
- August 08, 2017
Daughter of the Nile Blu-ray Movie
尼羅河女兒 / Ní luó hé nǚ ér | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1987 | 91 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | May 29, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The eldest daughter of a broken and troubled family works to keep the family together and look after her younger siblings, who are slipping into a life of crime.
Crime / Drama / Foreign
The Noose Hangs High Blu-ray Movie
ClassicFlix | 1948 | 77 min | Not rated | Aug 15, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Window washers Ted Higgins (Bud Abbott) and Homer Hinchcliffe (Lou Costello) are mistaken for messengers and sent to collect $50,000 by a gangster who runs a gambling syndicate. But Homer inadvertently mails the cash to a woman (Cathy Downs) who spends it before they can track her down. Faced with a thirty-six hour deadline to come up with the gangster's dough, the desperate trio must act quickly... or it'll be their necks!
Comedy
The Hunter's Prayer Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 91 min | Rated R | Aug 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
This high octane thriller focuses on a solitary assassin, hired to kill a young woman. When he can't bring himself to pull the trigger the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both are marked for death and forced to form an uneasy alliance. Relentlessly pursued across Europe, their only hope for survival is to expose those responsible for brutally murdering her family and bring them to justice.
Action / Thriller
Freebie and the Bean Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1974 | 113 min | Rated R | Aug 08, 2017 | Michael Reuben
Freebie and Bean are mismatched San Francisco cops who bird-dog a notorious mobster as if auditioning for a demolition derby, cutting loose with bullets and wisecracks all the way.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Dark humor
Going in Style Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2017 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 01, 2017 | Michael Reuben
Three retirees plan a bank heist.
Comedy / Crime
- August 07, 2017
Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
HBO | 2016 | 99 min | Rated TV-PG | Aug 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A quiet and honest physician, Wong Kei-Ying avoids conflict and focuses on saving lives. His medical ethics are of utmost importance - above any conflict in value, politics or power. Pretending to fight a local opium gang, the new governor of Canton, the ruthless and treacherous Wei, fools Wong into helping him. In reality, Wei just wants to control the business to keep all the profit for himself. When Wong finally figures out the truth, it is almost too late. Wei captured and tortured Wong's mentor and teacher, forcing him to become addicted to opium. Desperate to save his teacher, Wong agrees to help Wei to purify the opium to make even more profit. Secretly, he tries to find an antidote to the addiction but inadvertently gets himself addicted. Before he dies, the teacher passes on the illustrations of the legendary Shadowless Kick to Wong. With help from his family and friends, Wong fights the addiction and masters the Shadowless Kick to expose Wei.
Action / Adventure / Martial arts / Foreign
Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So Blu-ray Movie
HBO | 2016 | 98 min | Rated TV-PG | Aug 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The son of a wealthy merchant in Canton, So Chan was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Smart, ambitious, and one step away from becoming the Emperor’s top Martial Arts Warrior, he was dragged into a conspiracy between two political powers in the imperial court. Losing everything, including his family, he survived thanks to a gang of beggars who saved his life. Seeking revenge with the help of the beggars, he learned that money and status cannot define a person. With integrity and a sense of justice, even a beggar can be a real hero. In order to defeat the person who framed him and caused pain and suffering to the people around him, he worked very hard to improve his martial arts. With the help of the beggar gang chief and his daughter, and a little bit of precious Chinese liquor, he finally grasped the full essence of the long lost Kung Fu style – the Drunken Fist. From a lost gilded youth to a proud and driven man, Beggar So can finally get revenge and find the love of his life.
Action / Martial arts / Foreign