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Home- December 18, 2016
Taxi Driver Blu-ray Movie
40th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1976 | 114 min | Rated R | Nov 08, 2016 | Martin Liebman
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Porky's II: The Next Day / Porky's Revenge Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1983-1985 | 2 Movies | 190 min | Rated R | Dec 13, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Comedy
Porky's Revenge Blu-ray Movie
Porky's 3: Revenge
Kino Lorber | 1985 | 92 min | Rated R | Dec 13, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game because he's betting on the opposing team.
Comedy
Porky's II: The Next Day Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1983 | 98 min | Rated R | Dec 13, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
The naughty high schoolers of Angel Beach High now seek revenge on a group of KKK religious fanatics and corrupt politicians who want to shut down their Shakespeare production after they cast a Seminole transfer student in the lead.
Comedy
- December 17, 2016
Brazil Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1944 | 91 min | Not rated | Dec 06, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A songwriter struggles to produce another successful hit for the National Brazilian song contest.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
2016 World Series Collector's Edition: Chicago Cubs Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2016 | 1020 min | Not rated | Dec 13, 2016 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Sport
Moving Violations Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1985 | 90 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 13, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
A charming smart ass (John Murray), a spacey rocket scientist (Jennifer Tilly), a nebbish puppeteer (Brian Backer), a terminal hypochondriac (Wendie Jo Sperber), an auto 'doctor' (Fred Willard), a blind old lady (Nedra Volz), a creepy gorehound and more, all have their licenses suspended and all sentenced to traffic school. But when a vengeful traffic cop (James Keach) and a crooked judge (Sally Kellerman) plot to sell everyone's impounded cars, the class hits the gas with their own plan for high-speed payback on a road full of MOVING VIOLATIONS! Also co-starring Robert Conrad, Don Cheadle and Clara Peller (the "Where's The Beef?" lady).
Comedy
Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1966-1969 | 605 min | Not rated | Dec 13, 2016 | Martin Liebman
During the production of Star Trek: The Original Series, bits and pieces of footage were left on the cutting room floor, then stored away in film cans for decades by the Gene Roddenberry Estate. Now, in celebration of the show’s 50th Anniversary, The Roddenberry Vault has finally been opened. Along with 12 of their favorite episodes, fans can see and own behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the series as well as alternate takes, deleted scenes, omitted dialogue, outtakes, and original visual FX elements.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
The Magnificent Seven 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2016 | 132 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 20, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Seven gunmen in the Old West unite to help a poor village defend itself against savage thieves.
Action / Western / Period
Death Machines Blu-ray Movie
Death Machine
Vinegar Syndrome | 1976 | 93 min | Not rated | Nov 29, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
An evil Oriental Dragon Lady injects three martial arts fighters with a serum that turns them into zombie-like assassins, and she sends them out against her enemies.
Action / Thriller
Jack Frost Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Vinegar Syndrome | 1997 | 89 min | Not rated | Dec 13, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
He's got ice in his veins and he's giving cold-blooded a whole new meaning...his name is Jack Frost. After five years of terror and 38 bodies in five states, serial killer Jack is on his way to execution. But a freak accident with a truckload of genetic material in the middle of a snowstorm mutates Jack into a killer snowman. Now only an army can stop the slayride of terror from this frosty monster with icicle fangs. Hell has just frozen over...he's the abominable Jack Frost.
Comedy / Horror / Dark humor / Supernatural / Holiday
- December 16, 2016
Jaws 3 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D
Universal Studios | 1983 | 99 min | Rated PG | Jun 14, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Another giant Great White shark is wreaking havoc on an aquatic amusement park in Florida after following her newly born offspring inside and getting trapped.
Adventure / Horror / Thriller
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2016 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 13, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures out to destroy them.
Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2016 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 13, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures out to destroy them.
Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy
Argo 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2012 | 120 min | Rated R | Dec 06, 2016 | Michael Reuben
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA agent concocts a plan to free Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Biography / Drama / History / Thriller / Period
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1943 | 73 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2016 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Larry Talbot finds himself in an asylum, recovering from an operation performed by the kindly Dr. Mannering. Inspector Owen finds him there, too, wanting to question him about a recent spate of murders. Talbot escapes and finds Maleva, the old gypsy woman who knows his secret: he's a werewolf. She travels with him to locate the one man who can help him to die - Dr. Frankenstein. The brilliant doctor proves to be dead himself, but they do find Frankenstein's daughter. Talbot begs her for her father's papers containing the secrets of life and death. She doesn't have them, so he goes to the ruins of the Frankenstein castle to find them himself. There he finds the Monster, whom he chips out of a block of ice. Dr. Mannering catches up with him only to become tempted to monomania while using Frankenstein's old equipment...
Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
House of Frankenstein Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1944 | 70 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2016 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Dr. Niemann regales his hunchbacked cellmate, Daniel, with tales of how he had nearly put the brain of a human into a dog. A thunderstorm destroys their prison, and they escape to find refuge in a carnival. The carnival owner has possession of the skeleton of Count Dracula, who can be revived. Niemann has the hunchback kill the owner, and then resurrects Dracula. Later, Niemann and the hunchback encounter a gypsy caravan where Daniel falls in love with a beautiful gypsy girl. She travels with them to Frankenstein's ruined castle, where they find Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man frozen in ice. Niemann thaws them out, finding the Monster fairly inert and the Wolf Man changed back to the tormented Larry Talbot. To Daniel's misery, the gypsy girl falls in love with Talbot. Meanwhile, Niemann promises both the hunchback and Talbot new bodies...
Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
House of Dracula Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1945 | 67 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2016 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman's office asking for a cure to his vampirism. However, this is a ruse by Dracula to get near Dr. Edelman's beautiful female assistant and turn her into a vampire. Meanwhile, a sincere Lawrence Talbot (the Wolfman), arrives seeking a cure for his lycanthropy. When Dr. Edelman's first attempt fails, Talbot tries to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, but instead finds a network of underground caves where Frankensteins Monster is in stasis. Chaos ensues as the three monsters fight for dominance of each other...
Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Werewolf of London Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1935 | 75 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2016 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Dr. Wilfred Glendon returns to London with a rare flower he sought and discovered in Tibet. He also returns with the bite of a werewolf, which causes him to change into one himself during a full moon. Only the juice from his new flower can provide a temporary antidote. But the disease puts a strain on his relationship with his wife; worse, she's still in love with her old beau. Meanwhile, the flower has attracted the attention of the mysterious Dr. Yogami from Tibet...
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
She-Wolf of London Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1946 | 61 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2016 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Several murders have been committed in a London park and the victims have been savagely clawed about the throat. The police believe that a woman is a killer, and perhaps she is a (she) werewolf. Heiress Phyllis Allenby, fears she is the criminal, based on the family legend of the "Allenby Curse" which was the belief that members of the family at times assumed the form of a wolf. Her aunt's constant reminders to her of the "Allenby Curse" only serves to keep her niece's fears alive...
Crime / Horror / Mystery