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Home- May 14, 2017
The Return of Sabata Blu-ray Movie
Č tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta
Kino Lorber | 1971 | 105 min | Rated PG | May 09, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
The man with gunsight eyes is back and this time, he's judge, jury and executioner. The great Lee Van Cleef returns as the famous freewheeling gunslinger Sabata. This third and final go-round for the enigmatic sharpshooter who administers a unique brand of justice in the American West in the years following the Civil War finds Sabata in the role of victim. Sabata's skills as a gambler and thief are unparalleled. However, when a shifty band of desperadoes bilks him out of $5,000, he wants revenge.
Action / Western
Dead of Winter Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1987 | 101 min | Rated R | Jan 10, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
Drama / Horror / Thriller
Wonder Woman Blu-ray Movie
Commemorative Edition | DC Universe Animated Original Movie #4 / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 74 min | Rated PG-13 | May 16, 2017 | Michael Reuben
On the mystical island of Themyscira, a warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of beauty, grace and strength: Princess Diana. When Army fighter pilot Steve Trevor crash-lands on the island, Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares, the god of war, has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazonians and intends to start a world war that will wipe out every living being on the planet. It is up to Diana to save her people and the world by becoming Wonder Woman!
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Broken Arrow Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1950 | 93 min | Not rated | Apr 18, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
By 1870, there has been 10 years of cruel war between settlers and Cochise's Apaches. Ex-soldier Tom Jeffords saves the life of an Apache boy and starts to wonder if Indians are human, after all; soon, he determines to use this chance to make himself an ambassador. Against all odds, his solitary mission into Cochise's stronghold opens a dialogue. Opportunely, the president sends General Howard with orders to conclude peace. But even with Jeffords' luck, the deep grievance and hatred on both sides make tragic failure all too likely...
Drama / Romance / Western
- May 13, 2017
Brain Damage Blu-ray Movie
Special Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1988 | 86 min | Not rated | May 09, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
One morning a young man wakes to find a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. The creature gives him a euphoric state of happiness but in return demands human victims.
Comedy / Horror
Adiós, Sabata Blu-ray Movie
Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di... / Adiós, Sabata
Kino Lorber | 1971 | 105 min | Rated PG | May 09, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
Mexican revolutionaries, determined to be free of European tyranny, hire gunslinger Sabata to rob a transport of Austrian gold in order to buy weapons - and shame the brutal Colonel Skimmel, ruler of the local garrison. The robbery goes well, until the gang discovers that Skimmel has tricked them and kept the gold for himself. But no scheming coloniser is going to keep Sabata from earning his pay, and he decides that this laugh is the last one Skimmel will ever enjoy!
Action / Western
- May 12, 2017
Kiss of Death Blu-ray Movie
Signal One Entertainment | 1947 | 99 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jul 25, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Orphan Black: Season Four Blu-ray Movie
BBC | 2016 | 437 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Orphan Black follows Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looks just like her.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- May 11, 2017
The Space Between Us Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2017 | 121 min | Rated PG-13 | May 16, 2017 | Martin Liebman
In this interplanetary romance, Gardner Elliot (Asa Butterfield), the first person born on Mars, falls in love with a teenage girl in Colorado and makes plans to meet her.
Adventure / Romance / Sci-Fi / Teen / Coming of age
Fargo: Year Two Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2015 | 533 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 23, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The lives of several people in Minnesota, including a sardonic hit man, a put-upon insurance salesman, and an eager policewoman, intersect amidst a series of lies and murders.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor
- May 10, 2017
Amuck! Blu-ray Movie
Alla ricerca del piacere / Haus der tödlichen Sünden / IGCC No. 16 / Limited to 1000 / Blu-ray + CD
Camera Obscura | 1972 | 100 min | Not rated | Apr 10, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A writer's secretary tries to find her missing friend and uncovers a murder plot.
Mystery / Thriller
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1976 | 92 min | Rated PG | Mar 21, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Won Ton Ton is an amazing mutt who gets discovered by a studio bus driver. He soon touches the lives and changes the fortunes of all who cross his path. There's a who's who of Golden Age Hollywood talent on display here, singing and dancing and getting big laughs.
Comedy
xXx: Return of Xander Cage Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2017 | 107 min | Rated PG-13 | May 16, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
xXx: Return of Xander Cage 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2017 | 110 min | Rated PG-13 | May 16, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
xXx: Return of Xander Cage 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2017 | 107 min | Rated PG-13 | May 16, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism Blu-ray Movie
Eros + Massacre / Heroic Purgatory / Coup d’état | Limited Edition of 3000 / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1969-1973 | 3 Movies, 4 Cuts | 617 min | Not rated | May 09, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Biography / Drama / History / Foreign
Eros + Massacre Blu-ray Movie
エロス+虐殺 / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1969 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 216 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the 1920s, the anarchist revolutionary Sakae Osugi is financially supported by his wife, journalist Itsuko Masaoka. He spends his time doing nothing but philosophizing about political systems and free love and visiting with his lovers Yasuko and the earlier feminist Noe Ito. He conveniently defends three principles for a relationship between a man and a woman: they should be financially independent (despite the fact that he is not); they should live in different places; and they should be free to have sex with other people. In 1969, twenty-year-old student, Eiko Sokuta is sexually active with various men. Her friend, Wada, is obsessed with fire and they usually play odd games using a camera while they read about Osugi and Ito.
Biography / Drama / Foreign
Heroic Purgatory Blu-ray Movie
煉獄エロイカ / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1970 | 118 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
An engineer's wife returns home with a lost teenager. A man posing as her dad tries to get her back, causing the engineer to recall his youth as a revolutionary, obscured by dreamlike disruptions of time and space, fantasy and reality.
Drama / Foreign
Coup d’état Blu-ray Movie
戒厳令 / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1973 | 110 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.
Biography / Drama / History / Foreign
- May 09, 2017
Heat Blu-ray Movie
Director's Definitive Edition | Remastered / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 1995 | 170 min | Rated R | May 09, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Master criminal Neil McCauley is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hanna attempts to track down McCauley as he deals with the chaos in his own life, including the infidelity of his wife and the mental health of his stepdaughter. McCauley and Hanna discover a mutual respect, even as they try to thwart each other's plans.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Heist