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Title |
Director |
Writer |
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Year |
Studio |
Genre |
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3:10 to Yuma (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
2007 |
Lions Gate |
Action & Adventure |
3:10 to Yuma (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 122
Rated: R
Date Added: 28 Nov 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Here's hoping James Mangold's big, raucous, and ultrabloody remake of 3:10 to Yuma leads some moviegoers to check out Delmer Daves's beautifully lean, half-century-old original. That classic Western spun a tale of captured outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford)--deadly but disarmingly affable--and the small-time rancher and family man, Dan Evans (Van Heflin), desperate enough to accept the job of helping escort the badman to Yuma prison. Wade, knowing that his gang will be along at any moment to spring him, works at persuading the ultimately lone deputy to accept a bribe, turn his back on "duty," and go home safe and rich to his family. That the outlaw has come to admire his captor intriguingly complicates the suspense. All of the above applies in the new 3:10, but it takes a lot more huffing and puffing to get Wade (Russell Crowe this time) and Evans (Christian Bale) into position for the showdown. Mostly, more is less. To Mangold's credit, his movie doesn't traffic in facile irony or postmodern detachment; it aims to be a straight-up Western and deliver the excitement and charisma the genre's fans are starved for. But recognizing that contemporary viewers might be out of touch with the bedrock simplicity and strength of the genre--not to mention its code of honor--Mangold has supplied both Evans and Wade with a plethora of backstory and "motivations." At the overblown action climax, the crossfire of personal agendas is almost as frenetic as the copious gunplay. (By that point the movie has killed more people than the Lincoln County War.) Best thing about the remake is Russell Crowe's Ben Wade, a Scripture-quoting career villain with an artist's eye and a curiously principled sense of whom and when to murder. As his second-in-command, Ben Foster fairly pirouettes at every opportunity to commit mayhem, and Peter Fonda contributes a fierce portrait of an old Wade adversary turned bounty hunter for the Pinkerton detective agency. --Richard T. Jameson
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- Christian Bale
- Russell Crowe
- Ben Foster
- Peter Fonda
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130 |
007-1962: Dr. No (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
1962 |
Fox/MGM |
Action & Adventure |
007-1962: Dr. No (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1962
Studio: Fox/MGM
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 110
Rated: PG
Date Added: 27 Apr 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Released in 1962, this first James Bond movie remains one of the best, and serves as an entertaining reminder that the Bond series began (in keeping with Ian Fleming's novels) with a surprising lack of gadgetry and big-budget fireworks. Sean Connery was just 32 years old when he won the role of Agent 007. In his first adventure James Bond is called to Jamaica where a colleague and secretary have been mysteriously killed. With an American CIA agent (Jack Lord, pre-"Hawaii Five-O"), they discover that the nefarious Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman) is scheming to blackmail the U.S. government with a device capable of deflecting and destroying U.S. rockets launched from Cape Canaveral. Of course, Bond takes time off from his exploits to enjoy the company of a few gorgeous women, including the bikini-clad Ursula Andress. She gloriously kicks off the long-standing tradition of Bond women who know how to please their favorite secret agent. A sexist anachronism? Maybe, but this is Bond at his purest, kicking off a series of movies that shows no sign of slowing down. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Sean Connery
- Ursula Andress
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131 |
007-1963: From Russia with Love (Blu-Ray) |
Terence Young |
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PG |
1963 |
Fox/MGM |
Action & Adventure |
007-1963: From Russia with Love (Blu-Ray) Terence Young
Theatrical: 1963
Studio: Fox/MGM
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 111
Rated: PG
Date Added: 27 Apr 2009
Languages: English, Russian, Turkish, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Directed with consummate skill by Terence Young, the second James Bond spy thriller is considered by many fans to be the best of them all. Certainly Sean Connery was never better as the dashing Agent 007, whose latest mission takes him to Istanbul to retrieve a top-secret Russian decoding machine. His efforts are thwarted when he gets romantically distracted by a sexy Russian double agent (Daniela Bianchi), and is tracked by a lovely assassin (Lotte Lenya) with switchblade shoes, and by a crazed killer (Robert Shaw), who clashes with Bond during the film's dazzling climax aboard the Orient Express. "From Russia with Love" is classic James Bond, before the gadgets, pyrotechnics, and Roger Moore steered the movies away from the more realistic tone of the books by Ian Fleming. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Sean Connery
- Daniela Bianchi
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132 |
007-1964: Goldfinger (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
1964 |
MGM (Video & DVD) |
Action & Adventure |
007-1964: Goldfinger (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1964
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 110
Rated: PG
Date Added: 27 Apr 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 03/24/2009 Rating: Pg
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133 |
007-1965: Thunderball (Blu-Ray) |
Terence Young |
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PG |
1965 |
Fox/MGM |
Action & Adventure |
007-1965: Thunderball (Blu-Ray) Terence Young
Theatrical: 1965
Studio: Fox/MGM
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 130
Rated: PG
Date Added: 27 Apr 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: James Bond's fourth adventure takes him to the Bahamas, where a NATO warplane with a nuclear payload has disappeared into the sea. Bond (Sean Connery) travels from a tony health spa (where he tangles with a mechanized masseuse run amuck) to the casinos of Nassau and soon picks up the trail of SPECTRE's number-two man, Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi), and his beautiful mistress, Domino (Claudine Auger), whom Bond soon seduces to his side. Equipped with more gadgets than ever, courtesy of the resourceful "Q" (Desmond Llewelyn), agent 007 escapes an ambush with a personal-size jet pack and takes to the water as he searches for the undersea plane, battles Largo's pet sharks, and finally leads the battle against Largo's scuba-equipped henchmen in a spectacular underwater climax. This thrilling Bond entry became Connery's most successful outing in the series and was remade in 1983 as "Never Say Never Again", with Connery returning to the role after a 12-year hiatus. Tom Jones belts out the bold theme song to another classic Maurice Binder title sequence. "--Sean Axmaker"
- Sean Connery
- Claudine Auger
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134 |
007-1973: Live and Let Die (Blu-Ray) |
Guy Hamilton |
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PG |
1973 |
Fox/MGM |
Action & Adventure |
007-1973: Live and Let Die (Blu-Ray) Guy Hamilton
Theatrical: 1973
Studio: Fox/MGM
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 121
Rated: PG
Date Added: 25 Jun 2009
Languages: English, Hungarian, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Roger Moore was introduced as James Bond in this 1973 action movie featuring secret agent 007. More self-consciously suave and formal than predecessor Sean Connery, he immediately reestablished Bond as an uncomplicated and wooden fellow for the feel-good '70s. This film also marks a deviation from the more character-driven stories of the Connery years, a deliberate shift to plastic action (multiple chases, bravura stunts) that made the franchise more of a comic book or machine. If that's not depressing enough, there's even a good British director on board, Guy Hamilton ("Force 10 from Navarone"). The story finds Bond taking on an international drug dealer (Yaphet Kotto), and while that may be superficially relevant, it isn't exactly the same as fighting supervillains on the order of "Goldfinger". "--Tom Keogh"
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135 |
007-1974: The Man with the Golden Gun (Blu-Ray) |
Guy Hamilton |
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PG |
1974 |
MGM (Video & DVD) |
Action & Adventure |
007-1974: The Man with the Golden Gun (Blu-Ray) Guy Hamilton
Theatrical: 1974
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 125
Rated: PG
Date Added: 11 Dec 2009
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/12/2009 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Pg
- Maud Adams
- James Cossins
- Carmen Du Sautoy
- Britt Ekland
- Clifton James
- Ted Moore Cinematographer
- Oswald Morris Cinematographer
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136 |
007-1981: For Your Eyes Only (Blu-Ray) |
John Glen |
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PG |
1981 |
Fox/MGM |
Action & Adventure |
007-1981: For Your Eyes Only (Blu-Ray) John Glen
Theatrical: 1981
Studio: Fox/MGM
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 128
Rated: PG
Date Added: 12 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: After a ship sunk off the coast of Albania, the world's superpowers begin a feverish search for its valuable lost cargo: the powerful ATAC system, which will give its bearer unlimited control over Polaris nuclear submarines. As Bond joins the search, he suspects the suave Kristatos (Julian Glover) of seizing the device. The competition between nations grows more deadly by the moment, but Bond finds an ally in the beautiful Melina Havelock (Caroline Bouquet), who blames Kristatos for the death of her parents. The non-stop action includes automobile chases, thrilling underwater battles, and even a breathtaking tour over razor-sharp coral reefs. But all of this is merely a prelude to 007's cliffhanging assault of a magnificent mountaintop fortress. "-- Robert Lynch"
- Roger Moore
- Carole Bouquet
- Topol
- Lynn-Holly Johnson
- Julian Glover
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137 |
007-1983: Never Say Never Again (Blu-Ray) |
Irvin Kershner |
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PG |
1983 |
MGM |
Action & Adventure |
007-1983: Never Say Never Again (Blu-Ray) Irvin Kershner
Theatrical: 1983
Studio: MGM
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 134
Rated: PG
Date Added: 17 Jul 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: In this remake and updated version of the 1965 THUNDERBALL, James Bond, who has been primarily teaching for the last few years, is quite happily yanked out of semiretirement to deal with the deadly SPECTRE organization's newest plan for the destruction of the planet. (The Bond story line mimics Sean Connery's semiretirement from the role, which he had last played in 1971's DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.) Agent Number 2, also known as Maximilian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer), has managed to steal two cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads, and Agent Number 1, Blofeld (Max von Sydow), has threatened to explode them in areas with large populations if a huge, and almost impossible, ransom demand from the NATO countries is not met. The film features an excellent gaming battle between Largo and Bond, as well as stunning turns by Barbara Carrera and Kim Basinger.
- Sean Connery
- Klaus Maria Brandauer
- Bernie Casey
- Barbara Carrera
- Kim Basinger
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138 |
007-2006: Casino Royale: Deluxe Edition (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 12 years and over |
2006 |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure: Contemporary |
007-2006: Casino Royale: Deluxe Edition (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure: Contemporary
Duration: 144
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Date Added: 17 Apr 2009
Summary: The most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since "Batman Begins", "Casino Royale" offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, "Casino Royale" is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty's Secret Service. Meet the new Bond; not the same as the old Bond. Daniel Craig gives a galvanising performance as the freshly minted double-0 agent. Suave, yes, but also a "blunt instrument," reckless and possessed with an ego that compromises his judgment during his first mission to root out the mastermind behind an operation that funds international terrorists. In classic Bond film tradition, his global itinerary takes him to far-flung locales, including Uganda, Madagascar, the Bahamas (that's more like it) and Montenegro, where he is pitted against his nemesis in a poker game, with hundreds of millions in the pot. The stakes get even higher when Bond lets down his armour by falling in love with Vesper (Eva Green), the ravishing banker's representative fronting him the money. For longtime fans of the franchise, "Casino Royale" offers some retro kicks. Bond wins his iconic Aston Martin at the gaming table, and when a bartender asks if he wants his martini "shaken or stirred," he disdainfully replies, "Do I look like I give a damn?". There's no Moneypenny or "Q," but Dame Judi Dench is back as the exasperated M who, one senses, admires Bond's "bloody cheek." A Bond film is only as good as its villain, and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre, who weeps blood, is a sinister dandy. From its punishing violence and virtuoso action sequences to its romance, "Casino Royale" is a Bond film that, in the words of one character, 'makes you feel it', particularly during an excruciating torture sequence. Double-0s, Bond observes early on, "have a short life expectancy". But with Craig, there is new life in the old franchise yet, as well as genuine anticipation for the next one when, at last, the signature James Bond theme kicks in following the best last line ever in any Bond film. To quote Goldie Hawn in "Private Benjamin", "now I know what I've been faking all these years". "--Donald Liebenson"
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Eva Green
- Giancarlo Giannini
- Jeffrey Wright
- Jesper Christensen
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139 |
007-2008: Quantum of Solace (Blu-Ray) |
Marc Forster |
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PG-13 |
2008 |
MGM (Video & DVD) |
Action & Adventure |
007-2008: Quantum of Solace (Blu-Ray) Marc Forster
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 106
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 08 Sep 2009
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese Subtitles: French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Daniel Craig hasn't lost a step since "Casino Royale"--this James Bond remains dangerous, a man who could earn that license to kill in brutal hand-to-hand combat… but still look sharp in a tailored suit. And "Quantum of Solance" itself carries on from the previous film like no other 007 movie, with Bond nursing his anger from the "Casino Royale" storyline and vowing blood revenge on those responsible. For the new plot, we have villain Mathieu Amalric ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"), intent on controlling the water rights in impoverished Third World nations and happy to overthrow a dictator or two to get his way. Olga Kurylenko is very much in the "Bond girl" tradition, but in the Ursula Andress way, not the Denise Richards way. And Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, and Giancarlo Giannini are welcome holdovers. If director Marc Forster and the longtime Bond production team seem a little too eager to embrace the continuity-shredding style of the "Bourne" pictures (especially in a nearly incomprehensible opening car chase), they nevertheless quiet down and get into a dark, concentrated groove soon enough. And the theme song, "Another Way to Die," penned by Jack White and performed by him and Alicia Keys, is actually good (at times Keys seems to be channeling Shirley Bassey--nice). Of course it all comes down to Craig. And he kills. "--Robert Horton"
- Daniel Craig
- Jesper Christensen
- Judi Dench
- Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere
- Tim Pigott-Smith
- Roberto Schaefer Cinematographer
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140 |
9 (Blu-Ray) |
Shane Acker |
Pamela Pettler |
PG-13 |
2009 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
9 (Blu-Ray) Shane Acker
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 80
Rated: PG-13
Writer: Pamela Pettler
Date Added: 02 Dec 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Nine small rag dolls, stitched together from burlap and clock workings and lenses, are all that stands in the way of the world being overtaken by the Machines. Actually, as "9" begins, it looks like the Machines have already had their way with Earth: this is one of those post-apocalyptic landscapes without life, hope, or sunlight. Clearly "9" director Shane Acker is willing to make an animated film that doesn't soar with Disney colors or Pixar cheer--in fact, main characters are killed off before the movie's halfway through. Our hero is 9 (voiced by Elijah Wood), so dubbed for the number on his back; after awakening to very confused consciousness, he bumps into other puppet survivors, such as the imperious 1 (Christopher Plummer), the warrior-like 7 (Jennifer Connelly), and the one-eyed comic sidekick 5 (John C. Reilly). They do battle with the Machines in a relentless (and eventually monotonous) series of battles, and the exploding hardware and endless warfare has a tendency to crowd out whatever character development might have been set up in the opening minutes. No question the movie's design is impressive, and the characters have a wonderfully expressive quality at first. But at some point it seems the Machines have taken over the moviemaking here, with tedious results. "--Robert Horton"
- Elijah Wood
- Jennifer Connelly
- Crispin Glover
- Christopher Plummer
- Martin Landau
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141 |
10. 5 Apocalypse/Category 7: The End of the World (Blu-Ray) |
Dick Lowry;John Lafia |
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Unrated |
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Echo Bridge Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
10. 5 Apocalypse/Category 7: The End of the World (Blu-Ray) Dick Lowry;John Lafia
Theatrical:
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 338
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 09 Aug 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Blu-Ray Double Feature with Category 7: The End of the World and 10.5 Apocalypse. 10.5 Apocalypse: A massive 10.5 quake tears apart the West Coast, triggering an unrelenting series of natural disasters that threaten to turn the American landscape into a hellish wasteland. Seismologist Samantha Hill sees an even greater threat: an ever-widening fault line that's heading for the country's two largest nuclear reactors. As the rumbling fault line continues to grow, Samantha races to find the one scientist who predicted this would happen years ago--and who can save millions from the ultimate nuclear apocalypse. Category 7: The End of the World: Tornadoes, hurricanes, and electrical storms - the effects of global warming - are brewing into a destructive superstorm that threatens to rend the earth with unprecedented power. Beautiful scientist Faith Clavell, storm chaser Tommy Tornado, and Judith Carr, the head of FEMA, can stop the inevitable from happening -- if they have the courage to venture into the rolling blackness of the storm itself.
- Randy Quaid
- Shannen Doherty
- Dean Cain
- Kim Delaney
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142 |
100 Feet (Blu-Ray) |
Eric Red |
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R |
2008 |
The Asylum |
Mystery & Suspense |
100 Feet (Blu-Ray) Eric Red
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: The Asylum
Genre: Mystery & Suspense
Duration: 101
Rated: R
Date Added: 03 Oct 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Famke Janssen
- Bobby Cannavale
- Michael Pare
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143 |
300: The Complete Experience (Blu-Ray) |
Zack Snyder |
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R |
2007 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
300: The Complete Experience (Blu-Ray) Zack Snyder
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 117
Rated: R
Date Added: 02 Aug 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Like "Sin City" before it, "300" brings Frank Miller and Lynn Varley's graphic novel vividly to life. Gerard Butler ("Beowulf and Grendel", "The Phantom of the Opera") radiates pure power and charisma as Leonidas, the Grecian king who leads 300 of his fellow Spartans (including David Wenham of "The Lord of the Rings", Michael Fassbender, and Andrew Pleavin) into a battle against the overwhelming force of Persian invaders. Their only hope is to neutralize the numerical advantage by confronting the Persians, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), at the narrow strait of Thermopylae. More engaging than "Troy", the tepid and somewhat similar epic of ancient Greece, "300" is also comparable to "Sin City" in that the actors were shot on green screen, then added to digitally created backgrounds. The effort pays off in a strikingly stylized look and huge, sweeping battle scenes. However, it's not as to-the-letter faithful to Miller's source material as "Sin City" was. The plot is the same, and many of the book's images are represented just about perfectly. But some extra material has been added, including new villains (who would be considered "bosses" if this were a video game, and it often feels like one) and a political subplot involving new characters and a significantly expanded role for the Queen of Sparta (Lena Headey). While this subplot by director Zack Snyder ("Dawn of the Dead") and his fellow co-writers does break up the violence, most fans would probably dismiss it as filler if it didn't involve the sexy Headey. Other viewers, of course, will be turned off by the waves of spurting blood, flying body parts, and surging testosterone. (The six-pack abs are also relentless, and the movie has more and less nudity--more female, less male--than the graphic novel.) Still, as a representation of Miller's work and as an ancient-themed action flick with a modern edge, "300" delivers. "--David Horiuchi"
- Gerard Butler
- Lena Headey
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144 |
2001: A Space Odyssey (Blu-Ray) |
Stanley Kubrick |
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NR |
1968 |
Warner Home Video |
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Blu-Ray) Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical: 1968
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre:
Duration: 141
Rated: NR
Date Added: 10 Apr 2009
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: When Stanley Kubrick recruited Arthur C. Clarke to collaborate on "the proverbial intelligent science fiction film," it's a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience. A daring experiment in unconventional narrative inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel," "2001" is a visual tone poem (barely 40 minutes of dialogue in a 139-minute film) that charts a phenomenal history of human evolution. From the dawn-of-man discovery of crude but deadly tools in the film's opening sequence to the journey of the spaceship "Discovery" and metaphysical birth of the "star child" at film's end, Kubrick's vision is meticulous and precise. In keeping with the director's underlying theme of dehumanization by technology, the notorious, seemingly omniscient computer HAL 9000 has more warmth and personality than the human astronauts it supposedly is serving. (The director also leaves the meaning of the black, rectangular alien monoliths open for discussion.) This theme, in part, is what makes "2001" a film like no other, though dated now that its postmillennial space exploration has proven optimistic compared to reality. Still, the film is timelessly provocative in its pioneering exploration of inner- and outer-space consciousness. With spectacular, painstakingly authentic special effects that have stood the test of time, Kubrick's film is nothing less than a cinematic milestone--puzzling, provocative, and perfect. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Keir Dullea
- Gary Lockwood
- Ed Bishop
- Penny Brahms
- Edwina Carroll
- John Alcott Cinematographer
- Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer
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145 |
2012 (Blu-Ray) |
Roland Emmerich |
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PG-13 |
2009 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
2012 (Blu-Ray) Roland Emmerich
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 158
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 06 Feb 2010
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Now this is how you destroy the world. Roland Emmerich's 2012 pounces on a Nostradamus-style loophole in the Mayan calendar and rams the apocalypse through it, gleefully conjuring up an enormous amount of Saturday-matinee fun in the process. A scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor) detects shifting continental plates and sun flares and realizes that this foretells the imminent destruction of the planet. Just as the molten lava is about to hit the fan, a novelist (John Cusack) takes his kids on a trip to Yellowstone; later he'll hook up with his ex (Amanda Peet) and her new boyfriend (Tom McCarthy) in a global journey toward safety. If there is any safety. The suitably hair-raising plot lines are punctuated--frequently, people, frequently--by visions of mayhem around the globe: the Vatican falls over, the White House is clobbered (Emmerich's Independence Day was not enough on that score), and the California coastline dives into the Pacific Ocean. Unlike other action directors we could name, Emmerich actually understands how to let you see and drink in these vast special-effects vistas--and they are incredible. He also honors the old Irwin Allen disaster-movie tradition by actually shelling out for good actors. Cusack and Ejiofor are convincing even in the cheesiest material; toss in Danny Glover (the U.S. president), Woody Harrelson (a nut-bar conspiracy-theorizing radio host), Thandie Newton, and Oliver Platt, and you've got a very watchable batch of people. Emmerich hasn't developed an ear for dialogue, even at this stage in his career, and the final act goes on a bit too long. This is a very silly movie, but if you've got a weakness for B-movie energy and hairbreadth escapes, 2012 delivers quite a bit of both. --Robert Horton
Stills from 2012 (Click for larger image)
- John Cusack
- Woody Harrelson
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146 |
2012: Doomsday & Countdown: Armageddon (Blu-Ray) |
A.F. Silver;Nick Everhart |
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Unrated |
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Echo Bridge Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
2012: Doomsday & Countdown: Armageddon (Blu-Ray) A.F. Silver;Nick Everhart
Theatrical:
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 175
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 18 May 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Dale Midkiff
- Cliff De Young
- Ami Dolenz
- Kim Little
- Clint Browning
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147 |
The A-Team (Blu-Ray) |
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PG-13 |
2010 |
20th Century Fox |
Thrillers |
The A-Team (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Thrillers
Duration: 118
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 24 Dec 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Give it up to the A-Team: they've always been good at demolishing things in big, big ways. Freed from the confines of the 1980s TV series, the 2010 blockbuster movie version allows the four members of the paramilitary squad to really amp up the mayhem to newly crazed heights. Liam Neeson plays team leader Hannibal Smith (inheriting the cigar-chomping from the show's George Peppard), and pro wrestler Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is "B.A." Baracus, the TV show's most iconic character (insert Mr. T "I pity the fool" joke here). As the vain Face, Bradley Cooper preens in convincing fashion, and "District 9" out-of-nowhere star Sharlto Copley plays the unhinged pilot "Howlin' Mad" Murdock. These boys are on the trail of some money-counterfeiting plates, from Bagdad to Germany to places in between. It would be understating it to say that the plot is not of primary importance, although Patrick Wilson has some fun as a CIA official and Jessica Biel occasionally strikes poses as Face's ex-flame, now a military officer displeased with the A-Team's extra-legal shenanigans. The storytelling is insipid and half-hearted--but when it comes to snarky dialogue and two-fisted action scenes, director Joe Carnahan is in his comfort zone. It's reasonably fun watching the working-out of such logistical puzzles as dropping a tank (with crew inside) from a plane, or scattering the main characters on a dockside as cargo containers rain down from a ship looming above them. Good times, although is it asking too much for certain basic laws of physics (if you drop a human body ten stories, for instance, it might actually sustain injuries) to be used as a guideline? But worrying about such matters isn't in the spirit of "The A-Team", which cheerfully ignores the petty concerns of credibility and logic. "--Robert Horton"
- Liam Neeson
- Bradley Cooper
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148 |
Across the Universe (Blu-Ray) |
Julie Taymor |
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Suitable for 12 years and over |
2007 |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Period |
Across the Universe (Blu-Ray) Julie Taymor
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 129
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Date Added: 30 Jul 2009
Summary: Set in America during the Vietnam War, "Across the Universe" is a powerful love story set against a backdrop of political and social unrest. It's a story of soul-searching, self-doubt, and individual powerlessness cleverly conveyed through a multitude of Beatles songs. Like young adults all across America during the 1960's, Jude (Jim Sturgess), Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood), Max (Joe Anderson), Sadie (Dana Fuchs), Prudence (T.V. Carpio), and JoJo (Martin Luther) are in turmoil over the war; questioning their individual roles in the war effort and struggling to find a way to hold true to their beliefs while making a difference in the world. While love proves a powerful uniting force, its limitations become clear as relationships are strained and broken over individual perceptions of responsibility to cause and country. A fairly bizarre juxtaposition of extremely stylized, almost hallucinogenic scenes of swirling colours and reflections, highly choreographed dance segments, seemingly commonplace character interaction, and emotionally packed close-up footage of characters lost in contemplative song, this film imparts a good sense of the confusion and passion of the time and is at once powerful, invigorating, and disturbing. The film runs a bit long at 2 hours 11 minutes and several segments drag noticeably, thanks to some incredibly slow song tempos. Warning: this production may change how you think about a favourite Beatles song forever. "--Tami Horiuchi"
- Evan Rachel Wood
- Joe Anderson
- Jim Sturgess
- Salma Hayek
- Eddie Izzard
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Adoration (Blu-Ray) |
Atom Egoyan |
Atom Egoyan |
R |
2008 |
Sony Pictures |
Art House & International |
Adoration (Blu-Ray) Atom Egoyan
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 100
Rated: R
Writer: Atom Egoyan
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: "Adoration" is welcome addition to Canada-based Atom Egoyan’s ("The Sweet Hereafter") oeuvre that slows down and examines our fast-paced, technology-laden information age. Egoyan’s new film, like his politically charged "Ararat", thematically tackles the fears and suspicions surrounding international travel, and attempts to expose what those fears are rooted in. "Adoration" riffs off of an actual failed terrorist attempt in 1986, for which a Jordanian man tried to pack explosives in his wife’s bag before boarding an airplane. In this film, brooding teen, Simon (Kevin Bostick), is implored by his French teacher, Sabine (Arsinée Khanjian), to tell his peers that his father was a terrorist under the same rubric, as a drama exercise. Simon, whose parents died in a car accident, is living with his Uncle Tom (Scott Speedman), and is also close to best friend Hannah (Katie Boland), though neither confidant learns of Simon and Sabine’s fiction until the escapade has spiraled out of control via internet video chat rooms. The film has a characteristically Egoyanian contemplative stillness throughout, and the mood remains heavy. Scenes of familial interaction, alternating between flashback and invented memory, weave a tale in which Simon’s fantastic plot is as palpable as the real one. Often, narrative is relayed through internet conversation, as Simon sits in his dark room debating ethical concerns amongst, at first, his friends, then teachers, then Jewish populations who take offense at the cultural insults Simon implies. While the film conveys how quickly information is disseminated in today’s media, it more seeks to address and question the validity and quality of our news, and our eagerness to judge what we know little about. --"Trinie Dalton"
- Devon Bostick
- Rachel Blanchard
- Louca Tassone
- Kenneth Welsh
- Yuval Daniel
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150 |
Adventureland (Blu-Ray) |
Greg Mottola |
Greg Mottola |
R |
2009 |
Miramax |
Comedy |
Adventureland (Blu-Ray) Greg Mottola
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Miramax
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 107
Rated: R
Writer: Greg Mottola
Date Added: 05 Apr 2010
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A sweet and slap-happy mix of indie coming-of-age drama and Judd Apatow’s scatological but heartfelt manchild comedies, Greg Mottola’s Adventureland is a winning look at the pleasures and frustrations of dead-end jobs and teenage kicks as viewed through a filter of mid-‘80s pop culture. The underutilized and always watchable Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale) is a sheltered, introspective New York college grad who discovers that his parents’ financial woes will not only quash his dream of a summer in Europe (to enjoy its more “sexually permissive” nations) but require a move to Pittsburgh, where he lands a job at a dilapidated amusement park. There, he’s thrown in with a motley crew of eccentrics, small-town types and a few genuine free spirits, most notably co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart), whose complicated past proves irresistible to his repressed psyche. Mottola, who directed Superbad and episodes of the well-loved Freaks and Geeks, and who once worked in a similar park as a teen, doesn’t shy from the crude laughs that make Apatow’s features so popular, but he tempers it with a wistful tone and layered characters that hew closer to his earliest work, The Daytrippers. Though ill-matched at first, Eisenberg and Stewart make a likable on-screen couple, and they’re well-supported by a terrific cast that includes such die-hard scene-stealers as Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig as the park’s offbeat owners, Martin Starr as a Russian lit aficionado, and Ryan Reynolds as a former town tamer, now reduced to working as the park’s handyman. A soundtrack performed by underground faves Yo La Tengo and filled with a smart mix of hip cuts (Hüsker Dü, the New York Dolls, the Replacements) and period faves (Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus”) underscores the film’s blend of tentative emotions and broad laughs. -- Paul Gaita
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- Jesse Eisenberg
- Kristen Stewart
- Ryan Reynolds
- Kelsey Ford
- Michael Zegen
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151 |
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Blu-Ray) |
Michael Curtiz |
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NR |
1938 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Blu-Ray) Michael Curtiz
Theatrical: 1938
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 102
Rated: NR
Date Added: 19 May 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Summary: Dashing Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood in the most gloriously swashbuckling version of the legendary story. Warner Brothers reunited Michael Curtiz, their top-action director, with the winning team of Flynn and Olivia de Havilland (Maid Marian) and perennial villain Basil Rathbone as the aristocratic Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and pulled out all stops for the production. It became their costliest film to date, a grandly handsome, glowing Technicolor adventure set to a stirring, Oscar-winning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The decadent Prince John (a smoothly conniving Claude Rains) takes advantage of King Richard's absence to tax the country into poverty but meets his match in the medieval guerrilla rebel Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, who rise up and, to quote a cliché coined by the film, "steal from the rich and give to the poor." Stocky Alan Hale Sr. plays Robin's loyal friend Little John (a part he played in Douglas Fairbanks's silent version), Eugene Palette the portly Friar Tuck, and Melville Cooper the bumbling Sheriff of Nottingham. Flynn's confidence and cocky charm makes for a perfect Robin Hood, and his easygoing manner is a marvelous counterpoint to Rathbone's regal bearing and courtly diction. The film climaxes in their rousing battle-to-the-finish sword fight, a magnificently choreographed scene highlighted by Curtiz's inventive use of shadows cast upon the castle walls. "--Sean Axmaker"
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152 |
Aeon Flux (Blu-Ray) |
Karyn Kusama |
Phil Hay |
PG-13 |
2005 |
Paramount |
Action & Adventure |
Aeon Flux (Blu-Ray) Karyn Kusama
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 93
Rated: PG-13
Writer: Phil Hay
Date Added: 05 Apr 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Like the animated series it's based on, "Aeon Flux" is the kind of sci-fi that's best appreciated by the MTV generation. It's a serious attempt at stylized, futuristic action/adventure (the title character, played by Charlize Theron, is essentially a female James Bond for the cyberpunk era) and taken for what it is, it's not all that bad. The action takes place in the year 2415, four centuries after a virus nearly decimated the human race, leaving only five million survivors in a utopian city called Bregna. Aeon belongs to the Monicans, a secret rebel resistance force that is struggling to destroy the Goodchild regime led by its namesake, Trevor Goodchild (Martin Csokas), the ruler of Bregna and a descendant of the man who found a cure for the deadly virus. As instructed by the Handler (Frances McDormand, gamely playing along in ridiculous sci-fi regalia), Aeon is assigned to assassinate Goodchild, but there are deeper secrets to be discovered, and conspiracies to be foiled. This leads director Karyn Kusama (who fared much better with her debut feature "Girlfight") to indulge in all sorts of routine action and fast-paced gunplay, but the elusive pleasures of "Aeon Flux" are mostly found in the sleek athleticism of Theron and costar Sophie Okonedo (as a fellow Monican), who commit themselves 100% to roles that are dramatically flat yet physically dynamic. Other highlights include Aeon's high-tech gadgetry (including an eyeball that doubles as a microsocope) and the amusing sight of Pete Postlethwaite in a costume resembling a construction-site disposal tube, but Flux fans may wonder what happened to the surreal, chromium sheen future that gave the MTV series its visionary appeal. As a live-action feature, "Aeon Flux" is a miscalculated exercise in cheesy style and dour tone, but it's entertaining enough to earn a small cadre of admirers. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Charlize Theron
- Frances McDormand
- Sophie Okonedo
- Marton Csokas
- Jonny Lee Miller
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153 |
The African Queen: Commemorative Edition (Blu-Ray) |
John Huston |
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NR |
1951 |
Paramount |
Action & Adventure |
The African Queen: Commemorative Edition (Blu-Ray) John Huston
Theatrical: 1951
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 105
Rated: NR
Date Added: 13 Jun 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Summary: John Huston made better, more powerful films than "The African Queen", but none so universally beloved, on first appearance and over the decades since. In this adaptation of the C.S. Forester novel, Humphrey Bogart (who would win the best-actor Oscar®) and Katharine Hepburn costar as an unlikely pair thrown together in German East Africa during the First World War. He's the gin-soaked skipper of what we might call the title character, a none-too-reliable steam launch chugging along the backwaters of the "Dark Continent." Hepburn's a straitlaced Methodist missionary who, following the demise of her bachelor brother (Robert Morley) and the burning of their village by Kaiser Wilhelm's troops, determines that the Queen should be used to attack the Königin Luise, a large German gunboat patrolling a lake downriver. It's an absurd proposition. Then again, John Huston and the absurd were always on familiar terms. It wasn't until he got to the Congo that the director realized what a funny picture "The African Queen" was going to be, thanks to the odd coupling of Bogie and Kate: "One brought out a vein of humor in the other, and this comic sense, which had been missing from the book and screenplay, grew out of our day-to-day shooting." Within the gunwales of a not-very-large boat, Huston managed to devise myriad ways to keep his two leading characters on separate visual planes even as circumstance and tender emotional urgency conspired to push them together. This was Huston's first feature film in Technicolor, and the peerless Jack Cardiff ("The Red Shoes") was there to shoot it. Unfortunately, neither of them could do anything about the process-screen technology needed for, and glaringly inadequate to, the sequence of Bogart and Hepburn shooting the rapids--just about the only lapse in an enchanting fairy tale for adults. The script is credited to Huston and James Agee; the uncredited Peter Viertel, summoned to the African locations to write some additional material, would later fictionalize the experience as "White Hunter, Black Heart", a savage "roman à clef". "--Richard T. Jameson"
- Theodore Bikel
- Humphrey Bogart
- Walter Gotell
- Katharine Hepburn
- Richard Marner
- Jack Cardiff Cinematographer
- Ralph Kemplen Editor
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154 |
After.Life (Blu-Ray) |
|
|
R |
2009 |
Starz / Anchor Bay |
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After.Life (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Genre:
Duration: 104
Rated: R
Date Added: 25 Sep 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: Spanish
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Quite a few folks in the movies have seen dead people, especially since "The Sixth Sense", but "After.Life" gives this by-now-familiar conceit an intriguing spin. As director-cowriter Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's 2009 film would have it, the deceased aren't exactly dead. At least not yet; in the days between whatever killed them and the moment they're put in a box and lowered six feet under, they're caught in some kind of purgatory, no longer alive but still able to move and communicate. Not to everyone, of course; only Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) has the ability, be it a gift or a curse, to converse with these infernal travelers as he readies them for their final rest in the basement of his funeral home. That's where he meets Anna Taylor (Christina Ricci), who died in a car crash following a nasty argument with her boyfriend, Paul (Justin Long). Anna, not surprisingly, is in denial. How can she be dead, when she can still walk, talk, and experience emotions? Well, it's complicated, but Eliot's there to help her sort it all out--that is, unless he's up to something considerably more sinister, a question that remains in doubt even at the very end. "After.Life" has a cool concept, a good look, an ominous vibe (driven by former Tangerine Dream member Paul Haslinger's relentlessly spacy, downbeat musical score), and some fine performances. But movies like this depend on the rules and boundaries the filmmakers establish. In "The Sixth Sense", those rules ("dead people don't know they're dead," etc.) are simple and consistent. Here they're a bit more confusing. How can the deceased wield a knife, open a locked door, or even make a phone call? If Anna is dead, why can she still see her breath on a windowpane? The willingness to accept such things may well affect one's appreciation of this very absorbing film. "--Sam Graham"
- Liam Neeson
- Justin Long
- Christina Ricci
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155 |
Alice In Wonderland (Blu-Ray) |
Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson |
Aldous Huxley, Bill Peet, Del Connell, Dick Huemer, Dick Kelsey |
G |
1951 |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Thrillers |
Alice In Wonderland (Blu-Ray) Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Theatrical: 1951
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Thrillers
Duration: 75
Rated: G
Writer: Aldous Huxley, Bill Peet, Del Connell, Dick Huemer, Dick Kelsey
Date Added: 31 Jan 2011
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Walt Disney seems to have had a special affection for Lewis Carroll's "Alice" stories. "Alice's Wonderland" (1923), a short about a live-action little girl in a cartoon world, led to his first successful series, the "Alice" comedies (collected on "Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities--Celebrated Shorts, 1920s -1960s"). During the early '30s, he talked about making an animation/live-action feature of "Alice in Wonderland" with Mary Pickford in the title role. But almost two decades would elapse before Disney released his "Alice". It's the most uneven of the classic Disney features, juxtaposing brilliant and dull sequences. The Mad Tea Party, the Queen of Hearts' Croquet Game, and Alice's encounters with the Caterpillar and Cheshire Cat fuse the spirit of Carroll's words, the vitality of the polished animation, and the stylized look and brilliant palette of designer Mary Blair. But the song "I Give Myself Very Good Advice" and the unsatisfying adaptation of "The Walrus and Carpenter" bring the story to a halt. Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" remains a beloved film, and its better moments are truly magical. (Rated G: cartoon violence, some scary moments, tobacco use) "--Charles Solomon"
- Kathryn Beaumont
- Ed Wynn
- Richard Haydn
- Sterling Holloway
- Jerry Colonna
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156 |
Alien Anthology (Blu-Ray) |
Ridley Scott |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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20th Century Fox |
Action & Adventure |
Alien Anthology (Blu-Ray) Ridley Scott
Theatrical:
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 14 Aug 2010
Summary:
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157 |
All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (Blu-Ray) |
Jonathan Levine |
|
Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Optimum Home Entertainment |
Foreign Horror Films |
All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (Blu-Ray) Jonathan Levine
Theatrical:
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Duration: 90
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 17 May 2009
Summary: `All the Boys Love Mandy Lane' is a teen slasher film in the style of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th and Scream and is about a girl named Mandy Lane (Amber Heard) who becomes something of a hottie over the summer break. All the guys want to be with her and all the girls want to be her. Then one weekend a group of horny teens head to one of their parents' ranch and are then picked off one by one by someone in the darkness.
I watched this film with low expectations as a majority of these types of films tend to be rubbish, but I was pleasantly surprised that this was actually quite different. The basic formula is the same as other slashers where scantily clad teens run about and getting killed off in various brutal ways by an unknown killer, but the thing that stood out in this movie was the ending which really was an excellent twist and quite a shock. The killings aren't all that original and there aren't that many of them either. In fact, the first person doesn't actually get killed until over 30 minutes into the film, which I felt built up the tension and the story a lot rather than just jumping straight into the murders. The killer is really obvious and if you don't get it within the first few scenes, you must really not be paying attention. It's not that important though as the suspense and surprises more than make up for that.
One thing I strongly advise though is NOT to buy this on Blu Ray as the picture quality is absolutely terrible - at times even worse than some bad quality standard DVDs.
Overall this is a watchable, enjoyable and typical teen slasher flick that is one of the better ones that have been released over the past few years and has some believable performances from the cast (after watching the interview with Heard, she must be a good actor as she seems quite intelligent in the film!) and a good story that is very easy to get into. Probably worth a rent rather than a buy as it isn't one I'd watch again, at least for a long while. This definitely has the potential to be a cult hit, I just hope that they don't follow this on with numerous unnecessary sequels.
- Anson Mount
- Michael Welch
- Amber Heard
- Aaron Himelstein
- Edwin Hodge
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Almost Famous (Blu-Ray) |
Cameron Crowe |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2000 |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Period |
Almost Famous (Blu-Ray) Cameron Crowe
Theatrical: 2000
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 162
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 08 Jul 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: "Almost Famous" is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalisation of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe ("Jerry Maguire"), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s Rock & Roll for years to come. We are introduced to Crowe's alter ego, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), at home, where his progressive mom (a superb Frances McDormand) has outlawed rock music and sister Anita (Zooey Deschanel) has slipped him LPs that will "set his mind free." Following the wisdom of Creem's disheveled editor, Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an instant-classic performance), Miller gets on the inside with the up-and-coming band Stillwater (a fictionalised mixture of the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, and others). A simple visit with the band turns into a three-week, life-altering odyssey into the heyday of American rock. Of the characters he meets on the road, the two most important are groupie extraordinaire Penny Lane (Kate Hudson in a star-making performance) and Stillwater's enigmatic lead guitarist (Billy Crudup), who keeps stringing Miller along for an interview. From the handwritten credits (done by Crowe) to the bittersweet finale, Crowe's comedic valentine is an indelible, heartbreaking romance of music, women, and the privilege of youth. "--Doug Thomas"
- Billy Crudup
- Zooey Deschanel
- Patrick Fugit
- Jimmy Fallon
- John Fedevich
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159 |
The Alphabet Killer (Blu-Ray) |
Rob Schmidt |
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Unrated |
2007 |
Starz / Anchor Bay |
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The Alphabet Killer (Blu-Ray) Rob Schmidt
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Genre:
Duration: 98
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 02 Mar 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: In the spirit of suspense films and television shows that focus on the sleuth’s attempt to make something out of senseless violence, Alphabet Killer is less about the murders it details than about the detective, Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku of Buffy the Vampire Slayer), who suffers mentally for studying brutality. Though opening scenes show young girls slayed at various wooded Rochester, New York crime scenes, the film quickly digresses into Megan’s stressed relationship with her co-detective lover, Kenneth Shine (Cary Elwes), who watches her obsession with the case spiral out of control. As murders continue, Megan gets psychic leads and is haunted by the ghosts of the wrongly deceased, but cannot solve the case. Megan’s diagnosis as a schizophrenic complicates matters greatly, and elevates the film into deeper story, especially when one senses, through subtle filmic clues, the creepiness of Megan’s therapist, Richard Ledge (Timothy Hutton). Some silly, dramatized enactments of mental illness on Dushku’s part do not help convince the viewer through fine acting, though one may be willing to look past this in hopes for pending potential spookiness. And the conundrum posed by Megan in her therapy group is engaging: manic people do often excel due to intuition, yet it is their ability to experience the world differently that gets them into trouble. Although the ghosts hallucinations are unconvincing, and Dushku probably could have used more research before she took the role, Alphabet Killer captivates because it shows how convoluted layers of reality can confuse even the sharpest detective. The disturbing thing about Alphabet Killer is not the film itself but the idea behind it: that the majority of what we know and trust is illusory, and that truth is discovered best through madness. --Trinie Dalton
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- Eliza Dushku
- Cary Elwes
- Larry Hankin
- Timothy Hutton
- Michael Ironside
- Joe Desalvo Cinematographer
- Frank Reynolds Editor
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160 |
Altitude (Blu-Ray) |
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|
R |
2010 |
Starz / Anchor Bay |
Action & Adventure |
Altitude (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 91
Rated: R
Date Added: 16 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Ryan Donowho
- Landon Liboiron
- Jake Weary
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161 |
Amadeus (Blu-Ray) |
Milos Forman |
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Parental Guidance |
1984 |
Warner Home Video |
Period |
Amadeus (Blu-Ray) Milos Forman
Theatrical: 1984
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Period
Duration: 173
Rated: Parental Guidance
Date Added: 17 Apr 2009
Summary: This film is definitely one of my favourites films. The fact it won 8 oscars underlines just how amazing the film is - the story,the acting, the editing and the music are extraordinary.
However I gave this 3 stars (and not 6!) simply because the video quality struck me as very lucklustre very quickly. I currently own the directors's cut DVD and to me the difference in quality throughout the film was only marginal. The majority of the transfer definitely showed a deeper range of colour and less signs of video compression. However it just isn't enough to warrant a release on blu ray. Indeed some scenes looked pretty much the same as my DVD, particularly the opening scene. And I'm in the group of people trying to persuade others how good blu ray is.
I mean if you look at how they have restored the Bond films from the 60s, this "upgrade" might well be seen as a rip off. I remember some of the scenes in Dr. No looked spectacular - as if they had been filmed yesterday with bitrates often above 30Mbps in visually rich scenes. Amadeus is certainly not short of visually rich scenes with all the costumes, palaces, salons and stages but nothing was made of it. The VC-1 transfer seemed to hover at around 15Mbps for the majority of the film sometimes climbing to the twenties (and rarely to 30) and sometimes dropping to 6Mbps.
So... if you own the film already on DVD, make sure you really love this film enough to buy it on blu ray. It is better quality - but with the smallest justifiable margin.
If you have not seen the film, buy it already - this film IS brilliant and this is still the best quailty in which you can view it.
(If anyone else agrees about the picture quality - post a review as well)
- F. Murray Abraham
- Tom Hulce
- Elizabeth Berridge
- Simon Callow
- Roy Dotrice
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162 |
Amer (Blu-Ray) |
Hélène Cattet;Bruno Forzani |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Foreign Horror Films |
Amer (Blu-Ray) Hélène Cattet;Bruno Forzani
Theatrical:
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 08 Jan 2011
Summary:
- Cassandra Forêt
- Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud
- Marie Bos
- Bianca Maria D'Amato
- Harry Cleven
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163 |
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (Blu-Ray) |
Bob Rafelson;Dennis Hopper;Henry Jaglom;Jack Nicholson;Peter Bogdanovich |
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Unrated |
1972 |
Criterion Collection |
Art House & International |
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (Blu-Ray) Bob Rafelson;Dennis Hopper;Henry Jaglom;Jack Nicholson;Peter Bogdanovich
Theatrical: 1972
Studio: Criterion Collection
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 691
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 01 Jan 2011
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Head (1968) While the Beatles delighted fans with A Hard Day's Night, the Monkees confounded theirs with Head. Bob Rafelson, who cocreated the prefab four's hit television series, penned this psychedelic showbiz satire with Jack Nicholson, star of the director's acclaimed follow-up Five Easy Pieces. In an accompanying interview, Rafelson acknowledges, "Quite frankly, there was a bit of acid involved." That's clear from the start as drummer Micky Dolenz jumps from the Golden Gate Bridge to the lilting, lysergic strains of Carole King and Gerry Goffin's "The Porpoise Song." Unharmed, Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork proceed to play pop stars, soldiers, and cowboys at war with the public, actor Victor Mature ("The Big Victor"), and the star-making machinery (Rafelson and Nicholson break the fourth wall with their brief cameos). Jones also boxes Sonny Liston, woos Annette Funicello, chats with Frank Zappa ("The Critic"), and dances with choreographer-turned-singer Toni Basil of "Hey Mickey" fame. It's rambling and discursive, but the musical sequences, which anticipate the video era to come, are great. This Criterion edition comes with a swell selection of extras, including commentary from the band, trailers and promo spots, a snazzy slide show, an awkward TV interview, screen tests in which the quartet's innate charm shines through, and an informative documentary about BBS (the production company of Rafelson, Bert Schneider, and Steve Blauner) with historian Douglas Brinkley and critic David Thomson, who describes Rafelson and associates as "hippies, dopers, party animals to the max." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Easy Rider (1969) This box-office hit from 1969 is an important pioneer of the American independent cinema movement, and a generational touchstone to boot. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper play hippie motorcyclists crossing the Southwest and encountering a crazy quilt of good and bad people. Jack Nicholson turns up in a significant role as an attorney who joins their quest for awhile and articulates society's problem with freedom as Fonda's and Hopper's characters embody it. Hopper directed, essentially bringing the no-frills filmmaking methods of legendary, drive-in movie producer Roger Corman (The Little Shop of Horrors) to a serious feature for the mainstream. The film can't help but look a bit dated now (a psychedelic sequence toward the end particularly doesn't hold up well), but it retains its original power, sense of daring, and epochal impact. --Tom Keogh
Five Easy Pieces (1970) This subtle, existential character study of an emotionally distant outcast (Nicholson) forced to confront his past failures remains an intimate cornerstone of American '70s cinema. Written and directed with remarkable restraint by Bob Rafelson, the film is the result of a short-lived partnership between the filmmaker and Nicholson--the first was the zany formalist exercise, Head, while the equally impressive King of Marvin Gardens followed Five Easy Pieces. Quiet and full of long, controlled takes, this film draws its strength from the acutely detailed, nonjudgmental observations of its complex protagonist, Robert Dupea--an extremely crass and frustrated oil worker, and failed child pianist hiding from his past in Texas. Dupea spends his life drinking beer and sleeping with (and cheating on) his annoying but adoring Tammy Wynette-wannabe girlfriend, but when he learns that his father is dying in Washington State, he leaves. After the film transforms into a spirited road movie, and arrives at the eccentric upper-class Dupea family mansion, it becomes apparent that leaving is what Dupea does best--from his problems, fears, and those who love him. Nicholson gives a difficult yet masterful performance in an unlikable role, one that's full of ambiguity and requires violent shifts in acting style. Several sequences--such as his stopping traffic to play piano, or his famous verbal duels with a cranky waitress over a chicken-salad sandwich--are Nicholson landmarks. Yet, it's the quieter moments, when Dupea tries miserably to communicate and reconcile with his dying father, where the actor shows his real talent--and by extension, shows us the wounded little boy that lurks in the shell of the man Dupea has become. --Dave McCoy
Drive, He Said (1971) Jack Nicholson's first directing effort is a sports movie as it might have been conceived by Jean-Luc Godard, rife with kinetic editing and easy eroticism (as well as the casual sexism of the time). Hector (William Tepper, who later played Tom Hanks's father in Bachelor Party) is a rising college basketball star in a troubled relationship with dance student Olive (Karen Black, Five Easy Pieces), while his roommate, guerrilla theater student/political activist Gabriel (Michael Margotta, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?), keeps himself awake so long to avoid the draft that he slips into madness. There is no plot per se, though the ebb and flow of Hector's relationship with his bullying coach (Bruce Dern, Silent Running) runs throughout the movie. Drive, He Said is mostly a state-of-consciousness film, striving to capture the mood of student unrest of the late 1960s/early '70s, a mix of manic frustration and existential dislocation (some scenes were shot during an actual student riot). The opening sequence, in which the guerrilla theater troupe disrupts a basketball game, is stunning, and the raw immediacy of how Nicholson, a notorious basketball fan, shot the playing was hugely influential. Contemporary audiences may grow impatient with the loose narrative, but visually intriguing moments and empathetic turns of character abound--if you surrender to the movie's idiosyncratic flow, Drive, He Said is a rewarding experience. --Bret Fetzer
A Safe Place (1971) A Safe Place, Henry Jaglom's first feature film, succeeds on so many levels it is difficult to name a mere few. In attitude, one could call it kin to Easy Rider, the film Jaglom assistant edited with Dennis Hopper, and which led to Jaglom's affiliation with Jack Nicholson, who plays Mitch, Susan's unscrupulous ex-boyfriend in A Safe Place. While the film technically tells the story of Susan, a.k.a. Noah (Tuesday Weld), and her tenuous relationship with the more conservative Fred (Phil Proctor), A Safe Place operates more like a poetic, colorful dip into the consciousness of the characters who star in the film. Editing goes chronologically awry, flashing back and forth, repeating and skipping scenes; settings and conversations tie loosely together according to Susan's skewed logic; and a few key plot digressions create a melancholy, psychedelic mood more than they fortify Susan's tale in any straightforward way. These traits make the film. While time slips away under the spells of a homemade Ouija board that Susan and her friends play with, and is marked by her preoccupations with a mysterious Magician (Orson Welles) pulling rainbows out of boxes and trying to make zoo animals disappear, A Safe Place evokes the mystical, idealistic climate of the 1960s. In its intimate portrayal of Susan/Noah, constantly staring into the camera and revealing her thoughts through breathy dialogue, the film also lays the groundwork for Jaglom's desire to make women's films, as he did with Eating: A Very Serious Comedy About Women and Food and Babyfever. Somehow, through Jaglom's abstract, theatrical storytelling method, which is further explained in some informative director interviews in the extras, themes reveal themselves elegantly. On one level a simple love story, A Safe Place invites viewers to dig deeply into the universal fears inherent to most relationships: fears of repeating the same mistakes, fears of inability to love, fears of the future, fears of becoming too attached. All these fears, collaged into a patchwork of scenic moments and clips, miraculously express levels of human awareness that far exceed those in the average romantic comedy. --Trinie Dalton
The Last Picture Show (1971) Like Easy Rider, Bonnie and Clyde, The Wild Bunch, and The Graduate, The Last Picture Show is one of the signature films of the "New Hollywood" that emerged in the late 1960s and early '70s. Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry and lovingly directed by Peter Bogdanovich (who cowrote the script with McMurtry), this 1971 drama has been interpreted as an affectionate tribute to classic Hollywood filmmaking and the great directors (such as John Ford) that Bogdanovich so deeply admired. It's also a eulogy for lost innocence and small-town life, so accurately rendered that critic Roger Ebert called it "the best film of 1951," referring to the movie's one-year time frame, its black-and-white cinematography (by Robert Surtees), and its sparse but evocative visual style. The story is set in the tiny, dying town of Anarene, Texas, where the main-street movie house is about to close for good, and where a pair of high-school football players are coming of age and struggling to define their uncertain futures. There's little to do in Anarene, and while Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) engages in a passionless fling with his football coach's wife (Cloris Leachman), his best friend Duane (Jeff Bridges) enlists for service in the Korean War. Both boys fall for a manipulative high-school beauty (Cybill Shepherd) who's well aware of her sexual allure. But it's not so much what happens in The Last Picture show as how it happens--and how Bogdanovich and his excellent cast so effectively capture the melancholy mood of a ghost town in the making. As Hank Williams sings on the film's evocative soundtrack, The Last Picture Show looks, feels, and sounds like a sad but unforgettably precious moment out of time. --Jeff Shannon
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) In The King of Marvin Gardens, Jack Nicholson plays against type; he's a depressive, introspective radio host, while Bruce Dern costars as his wild, dreamy brother always at work on his next scheme. When Dern invites Nicholson to get involved in a plot to buy a tropical island with someone else's money, Nicholson goes along for the ride. Everything about the film is surreal, from Ellen Burstyn as Dern's girlfriend, who begins to realize she's aging out of the games Dern plays, to the way the film is shot, with conversations on horseback and a private reenactment of the Miss America pageant with Nicholson in the Bert Parks role, singing "Here she comes, Miss America…." While the movie is not satisfying on every level, what director Bob Rafelson does best is to keep the audience off kilter, wondering who, if anyone, is the sane one. Extras include interviews with Burstyn, Dern, and Rafelson in which Rafelson admits Nicholson's opening monologue comes from a college essay that got him kicked out of class. --Paige Newman
- Davy Jones
- Michael Nesmith
- Dennis Hopper
- Peter Fonda
- Jack Nicholson
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164 |
An American Crime (Blu-Ray) |
Tommy O'Haver |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2007 |
Alive - Vertrieb und Marketing/DVD |
Action & Thriller |
An American Crime (Blu-Ray) Tommy O'Haver
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Alive - Vertrieb und Marketing/DVD
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 98
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Summary: Gesehen habe ich den Film erstmals auf dem Fantasie Film Fest 2007 in Frankfurt. Der Film ist hart, brutal und zerstört jegliches Vorstellung an das Gute im Menschen. Blut fließt hier so gut wie gar nicht (jeder Tatort ist blutiger!), auch gibt es keine explizite Gewaltdarstellungen (was die Freigabe ab 16 rechtfertigt!)und doch trifft einen dieser Film härter jeder Splatterfilm.
Ich will hier weder Werbung für den Film machen, noch mit erhobenen Zeigefinger vor ihm warnen. Ich möchte einfach nur den ein oder anderen unbedachten Schnäppchenkäufer darauf hinweisen, worauf er sich hier einlässt. Der Film berührt nachhaltig und trifft ungewollt den Nerv aktueller Themen. Wer nicht wirklich weiss, was man sich unter einem Martyrium vorzustellen hat, er wird es nach diesem Film wissen. Er ist definitv kein Film für einen gemütlichen Video-Abend zu Zweit, dafür ist er einfach zu unbequem. Jetzt aber genug der Worte und viel "Spaß". Ich bin gespannt wie der Film von anderen hier empfunden wird und bin auf deren Rezessionen gespannt.
- Ellen Page
- Catherine Keener
- Hayley McFarland
- Ari Graynor
- Evan Peters
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165 |
American History X (Blu-Ray) |
Tony Kaye |
David McKenna |
R |
1998 |
New Line Home Video |
Drama |
American History X (Blu-Ray) Tony Kaye
Theatrical: 1998
Studio: New Line Home Video
Genre: Drama
Duration: 119
Rated: R
Writer: David McKenna
Date Added: 26 Sep 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Perhaps the highest compliment you can pay to Edward Norton is that his Oscar-nominated performance in "American History X" nearly convinces you that there is a shred of logic in the tenets of white supremacy. If that statement doesn't horrify you, it should; Norton is so fully immersed in his role as a neo-Nazi skinhead that his character's eloquent defense of racism is disturbingly persuasive--at least on the surface. Looking lean and mean with a swastika tattoo and a mind full of hate, Derek Vinyard (Norton) has inherited racism from his father, and that learning has been intensified through his service to Cameron (Stacy Keach), a grown-up thug playing tyrant and teacher to a growing band of disenfranchised teens from Venice Beach, California, all hungry for an ideology that fuels their brooding alienation. The film's basic message--that hate is learned and can be unlearned--is expressed through Derek's kid brother, Danny (Edward Furlong), whose sibling hero-worship increases after Derek is imprisoned (or, in Danny's mind, martyred) for the killing of two black men. Lacking Derek's gift of rebel rhetoric, Danny is easily swayed into the violent, hateful lifestyle that Derek disowns during his thoughtful time in prison. Once released, Derek struggles to save his brother from a violent fate, and "American History X" partially suffers from a mix of intense emotions, awkward sentiment, and predictably inevitable plotting. And yet British director Tony Kaye (who would later protest against Norton's creative intervention during post-production) manages to juggle these qualities--and a compelling clash of visual styles--to considerable effect. No matter how strained their collaboration may have been, both Kaye and Norton can be proud to have created a film that addresses the issue of racism with dramatically forceful impact. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Edward Norton
- Edward Furlong
- Beverly D'Angelo
- Avery Brooks
- Jennifer Lien
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166 |
An American in Paris (Blu-Ray) |
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G |
1951 |
Warner Home Video |
Musicals & Performing Arts |
An American in Paris (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1951
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Musicals & Performing Arts
Duration: 113
Rated: G
Date Added: 07 Apr 2009
Summary: A GI (Gene Kelly) stays in Paris after the war to become an artist, and has to choose between the patronage of a rich American woman (Nina Foch) and a French gamine (Leslie Caron) engaged to an older man. The plot is mostly an excuse for director Vincente Minnelli to pool his own extraordinary talent with those of choreographer-dancer-actor Kelly and the artists behind the screenplay, art direction, cinematography, and score, creating a rapturous musical not quite like anything else in cinema. The final section of the film comprises a 17-minute dance sequence that took a month to film and is breathtaking. Songs include "'S Wonderful," "I Got Rhythm," and "Love Is Here to Stay." "--Tom Keogh"
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167 |
American Psycho (Blu-Ray) |
Mary Harron |
Bret Easton Ellis |
Unrated |
2000 |
Lions Gate |
Comedy |
American Psycho (Blu-Ray) Mary Harron
Theatrical: 2000
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 101
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Bret Easton Ellis
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The Bret Easton Ellis novel "American Psycho", a dark, violent satire of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the '90s, and that notoriety fueled its bestseller status. This smart, savvy adaptation by Mary Harron ("I Shot Andy Warhol") may be able to ride the crest of the notoriety; prior to the film's release, Harron fought a ratings battle (ironically, for depictions of sex rather than violence), but at the time the director stated, "We're rescuing [the book] from its own bad reputation." Harron and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner ("Go Fish") overcome many of the objections of Ellis's novel by keeping the most extreme violence offscreen (sometimes just barely), suggesting the reign of terror of yuppie killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) with splashes of blood and personal souvenirs. Bale is razor sharp as the blank corporate drone, a preening tiger in designer suits whose speaking voice is part salesman, part self-help guru, and completely artificial. Carrying himself with the poised confidence of a male model, he spends his days in a numbing world of status-symbol one-upmanship and soul-sapping small talk, but breaks out at night with smirking explosions of homicide, accomplished with the fastidious care of a hopeless obsessive. The film's approach to this mayhem is simultaneously shocking and discreet; even Bateman's outrageous naked charge with a chainsaw is most notable for the impossibly polished and gleaming instrument of death. Harron's film is a hilarious, cheerfully insidious hall of mirrors all pointed inward, slowly cracking as the portrait becomes increasingly grotesque and insane. "--Sean Axmaker"
- Christian Bale
- Justin Theroux
- Josh Lucas
- Bill Sage
- Chloë Sevigny
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168 |
An American Werewolf in London (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
1981 |
Universal Studios |
Comedy |
An American Werewolf in London (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1981
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 98
Rated: R
Date Added: 01 Aug 2009
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish Subtitles: Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Jenny Agutter
- Joe Belcher
- Sydney Bromley
- Michael Carter
- Brian Glover
- Robert Paynter Cinematographer
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169 |
Anamorph (Blu-Ray) |
Henry Miller |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2007 |
Koch Media GmbH - DVD |
Action & Thriller |
Anamorph (Blu-Ray) Henry Miller
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Koch Media GmbH - DVD
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 103
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 20 Jun 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Summary: Koch Media Anamorph - Die Kunst zu töten, USK/FSK: 16+ VÃ--Datum: 11.07.08
- Willem Dafoe
- Scott Speedman
- Peter Stormare
- Clea Duvall
- James Rebhorn
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170 |
Angel Heart (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
1987 |
Lions Gate |
Drama |
Angel Heart (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1987
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Drama
Duration: 112
Rated: R
Date Added: 01 Jan 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (THE WRESTLER) is Harry Angel, a down-and-out Brooklyn detective who is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Oscar® winner Robert De Niro, RAGING BULL, THE GODFATHER: PART II) to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite on an odyssey that will take Angel through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and ultimately to the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo in this cult thriller that is at once eerily thrilling, darkly sensual and completely unforgettable.
- Mickey Rourke
- Robert De Niro
- Stocker Fontelieu
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171 |
Antichrist (Blu-Ray) |
Lars Von Trier |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Artificial Eye |
Period |
Antichrist (Blu-Ray) Lars Von Trier
Theatrical:
Studio: Artificial Eye
Genre: Period
Duration: 104
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Dec 2009
Summary: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte GainsbourgDirector: Lars Von Trier
- Willem Dafoe
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
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172 |
Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Blu-Ray) |
Sacha Gervasi |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2008 |
Universal Pictures UK |
Comedy |
Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (Blu-Ray) Sacha Gervasi
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 80
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 27 Jan 2010
Summary: Nearly three decades on, is "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" finally the film that finally gives "This Is Spinal Tap" a run for its money? Quite possibly so. The recipient of far-reaching acclaim, and with a real run for being named film of the year, this is a superb documentary, that is all the more staggering for being true. "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" follows the band of its title, a heavy metal group who enjoyed moderate success in the late 70s and early 80s, but kept going even when the light of fame and success shone elsewhere. Thus, we meet the band’s members--Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and Robb Reiner--as they hold down day jobs, record an album and head off on a European tour that could have been taken straight out of the "Spinal Tap" playbook. As "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" develops, though, there’s a drama at the heart of it that mixes in with the many frequent laughs. And, as it turns out, it’s a film that out of nowhere manages to move you, pretty much the last thing you expect of it. This is, and there’s no two ways about it, a quite brilliant film, and one of the very best documentaries in some time. It’s outrageously entertaining, very funny and yet human to the core. "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" is going to take some beating, and don’t be surprised if it’s another three decades before anything else comes close to it and "This Is Spinal Tap"… --"Jon Foster"
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173 |
Any Given Sunday (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
2009 |
Warner |
African American Cinema |
Any Given Sunday (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Warner
Genre: African American Cinema
Duration: 150
Rated: R
Date Added: 08 Nov 2010
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: "Any Given Sunday", Oliver Stone's salute-cum-exposé of pro football, belabors some pretty obvious points for nigh onto three hours; but between the frenetic editing, the pounding rap-music beats, and several flashy performances, it's certainly never dull. Al Pacino, coach of the fictional Miami Sharks (the NFL declined involvement in this production), struggles with the most time-honored of sports movie dilemmas: what to do with the old friend who's past his prime and the young hotshot who could save the franchise but first has to learn what being a team player is all about. Comedian Jamie Foxx does a marvelous dramatic turn as the rookie quarterback whose ego and talent are equally impressive, while Pacino seems more at ease in Oliver Stone Land than any actor since regular James Woods (on hand as well as a sleazy team doctor). Prowling the sidelines, shouting spittle-flecked orders, seizing up in almost physical pain when a play goes the wrong way, Pacino is as unashamedly--and entertainingly--hyperbolic as Stone's whirling montages of boiling storm clouds, bloodthirsty fans, and players smashed into the mud. (Once again football, perhaps the most sophisticated of team sports, is viewed cinematically as a bunch of guys hitting each other in slow motion.) Unfortunately, all the self-conscious mythologizing and pumped-up macho posturing that Stone can muster doesn't conceal a clichéd, slapped-together script, whose few good ideas (mostly about race in America) jostle about with several hoary, terrible ones--including a too-literal analogy of football players as modern gladiators. (To drive the point home, Stone includes Charlton Heston--the aging "Ben-Hur"--in one of many star-powered cameos.) All in all, "Any Given Sunday" is never dull, but never very enjoyable, either. "--Bruce Reid"
- Ann-Margret
- Bill Bellamy
- Elizabeth Berkley
- Andrew Bryniarski
- Dick Butkus
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174 |
Apocalypse Now (Blu-Ray) |
Francis Ford Coppola |
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1979 |
Lionsgate |
Action & Adventure |
Apocalypse Now (Blu-Ray) Francis Ford Coppola
Theatrical: 1979
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rated:
Date Added: 30 Jul 2010
Summary: In the tradition of such obsessively driven directors as Erich von Stroheim and Werner Herzog, Francis Ford Coppola approached the production of "Apocalypse Now" as if it were his own epic mission into the heart of darkness. On location in the storm-ravaged Philippines, he quite literally went mad as the project threatened to devour him in a vortex of creative despair, but from this insanity came one of the greatest films ever made. It began as a John Milius screenplay, transposing Joseph Conrad's classic story "Heart of Darkness" into the horrors of the Vietnam War, following a battle-weary Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) on a secret upriver mission to find and execute the renegade Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), who has reverted to a state of murderous and mystical insanity. The journey is fraught with danger involving wartime action on epic and intimate scales. One measure of the film's awesome visceral impact is the number of sequences, images, and lines of dialogue that have literally burned themselves into our cinematic consciousness, from the Wagnerian strike of helicopter gunships on a Vietnamese village to the brutal murder of stowaways on a peasant sampan and the unflinching fearlessness of the surfing warrior Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall), who speaks lovingly of "the smell of napalm in the morning." Like Herzog's "Aguirre: The Wrath of God", this film is the product of genius cast into a pit of hell and emerging, phoenix-like, in triumph. Coppola's obsession (effectively detailed in the riveting documentary "Hearts of Darkness", directed by Coppola's wife, Eleanor) informs every scene and every frame, and the result is a film for the ages. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Martin Sheen
- Marlon Brando
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175 |
Appaloosa (Blu-Ray) |
Ed Harris |
Robert Knott |
R |
2008 |
New Line Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Appaloosa (Blu-Ray) Ed Harris
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: New Line Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 115
Rated: R
Writer: Robert Knott
Date Added: 15 Sep 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The Western has been an endangered species, on and off, for something like 40 years now. Welcome to Appaloosa, Ed Harris's film of the Robert B. Parker novel--first because it exists at all, but even more because Harris as star, director, and co-screenwriter (with Robert Knott) has managed to bring it to the screen with no hint of fuss or strain, as if the making of no-nonsense, copiously pleasurable Westerns were still something Hollywood did with regularity. Harris plays Virgil Cole, one of those ace gunfighter-lawmen whose name need only be mentioned to make a saloon go still. Cole and his shotgun-toting partner Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) accept a commission to enforce law and order in the New Mexico town of Appaloosa. That basically means protect it from rapacious rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons, looking right at home on the range), who murdered the previous town marshal like swatting a fly. Life becomes complicated when, about the time Bragg has been jailed to await trial, a fancy-dressing piano player calling herself Mrs. French (Renée Zellweger) steps down off the train. Cole commences to have feelings, and as he ruefully reminds Hitch, "Feelin's can get ya killed." In his second directorial effort (following the 2000 biopic Pollock), Harris takes his cue from novelist Parker's often deadpan-comic touch, allowing action and character to accumulate in accordance with an overall eccentric rhythm. (The film's main disappointment is that it would benefit from more running time to allow things to stew a bit longer, especially in the second half.) The character work is choice, from the moment Tom Bower, James Gammon, and Timothy Spall step into view as Appaloosa's civic leaders; the director's father Bob Harris contributes a cameo as a mellifluous-tongued circuit judge, and an age-thickened Lance Henriksen turns up midfilm as gunman Ring Shelton, trailing affability and menace. In collaboration with Dances With Wolves cameraman Dean Semler, Harris sets up shots and scenes in such a way that we often see into and out of Appaloosa's various buildings simultaneously, to excellent dramatic and atmospheric effect, and there's a thrillingly vertical dynamics to a scene involving a train at an isolated water stop. The action is lethal when it needs to be, but never dwelt upon. "That was over quick," Hitch observes after one gun battle. Cole's response says it all: "Everybody could shoot." --Richard T. Jameson
- Ed Harris
- Viggo Mortensen
- Renée Zellweger
- Robert Jauregui
- Jeremy Irons
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176 |
Arabian Nights (Blu-Ray) |
Pier Paolo Pasolini |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Bfi Video |
Period |
Arabian Nights (Blu-Ray) Pier Paolo Pasolini
Theatrical:
Studio: Bfi Video
Genre: Period
Duration: 125
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 19 Sep 2009
Summary:
- Ninetto Davoli
- Franco Citti
- Tessa Bouche
- Margaret Clementi
- Ines Pellegrini
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177 |
Armageddon (Blu-Ray) |
Michael Bay |
J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Hensleigh, Robert Roy Pool, Shane Salerno, Tony Gilroy |
PG-13 |
1998 |
Touchstone Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
Armageddon (Blu-Ray) Michael Bay
Theatrical: 1998
Studio: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 150
Rated: PG-13
Writer: J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Hensleigh, Robert Roy Pool, Shane Salerno, Tony Gilroy
Date Added: 01 Jun 2010
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The latest testosterone-saturated blow-'em-up from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay ("The Rock", "Bad Boys") continues Hollywood's millennium-fueled fascination with the destruction of our planet. There's no arguing that the successful duo understands what mainstream American audiences want in their blockbuster movies--loads of loud, eye-popping special effects, rapid- fire pacing, and patriotic flag waving. Bay's protagonists--the eight crude, lewd, oversexed (but lovable, of course) oil drillers summoned to save the world from a Texas-sized meteor hurling toward the earth--are not flawless heroes, but common men with whom all can relate. In this huge Western-in-space soap opera, they're American cowboys turned astronauts. Sci-fi buffs will appreciate Bay's fetishizing of technology, even though it's apparent he doesn't understand it as anything more than flashing lights and shiny gadgets. Smartly, the duo also tries to lure the art-house crowd, raiding the local indie acting stable and populating the film with guys like Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Owen Wilson, and Michael Duncan, all adding needed touches of humor and charisma. When Bay applies his sledgehammer aesthetics to the action portions of the film, it's mindless fun; it's only when "Armageddon" tackles humanity that it becomes truly offensive. Not since "Mississippi Burning" have racial and cultural stereotypes been substituted for characters so blatantly--African Americans, Japanese, Chinese, Scottish, Samoans, Muslims, French ... if it's not white and American, Bay simplifies it. Or, make that white "male" America; the film features only three notable females--four if you count the meteor, who's constantly referred to as a "bitch that needs drillin'," but she's a hell of a lot more developed and unpredictable than the other women characters combined. Sure, Bay's film creates some tension and contains some visceral moments, but if he can't create any redeemable characters outside of those in space, what's the point of saving the planet? "--Dave McCoy"
- Bruce Willis
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Ben Affleck
- Liv Tyler
- Will Patton
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Army of Darkness (Blu-Ray) |
Sam Raimi |
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R |
1992 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Army of Darkness (Blu-Ray) Sam Raimi
Theatrical: 1992
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 81
Rated: R
Date Added: 05 Nov 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A movie that only true horror buffs could love, "Army of Darkness" is officially part 3 in the wild and wacky "Evil Dead" trilogy masterminded by the perversely inventive director Sam Raimi, who would later serve as executive producer of the popular syndicated TV series "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys". Raimi's favorite actor, Bruce Campbell, returns as Ash (hero of the first two "Evil Dead" flicks), a hardware-store clerk who is magically transported--along with his beat-up Oldsmobile and a chainsaw attachment for his severed left forearm--to the brutal battlefields of the 14th century. He quickly assumes power (who else in the Middle Ages packs a shotgun and a chainsaw?), and unites his band of medieval knights against the dreaded Army of the Dead. Raimi gleefully subverts almost every horror-movie cliché as he serves up a nonstop parade of blood, gore, and vicious sword-bearing skeletons--an affectionate homage to animator Ray Harryhausen's classic "Jason and the Argonauts". The frantic action is fun while it lasts, but even at 80 minutes "Army of Darkness" nearly wears out its welcome. You know that Raimi can maintain the mayhem for only so long before it grows tiresome, and fortunately this madcap movie quits while it's ahead. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Bruce Campbell
- Embeth Davidtz
- Marcus Gilbert
- Ian Abercrombie
- Richard Grove
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Blu-Ray) |
Andrew Dominik |
Andrew Dominik, Ron Hansen |
R |
2007 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Blu-Ray) Andrew Dominik
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 160
Rated: R
Writer: Andrew Dominik, Ron Hansen
Date Added: 13 Jun 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Of all the movies made about or glancingly involving the 19th-century outlaw Jesse Woodson James, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" is the most reflective, most ambitious, most intricately fascinating, and indisputably most beautiful. Based on the novel of the same name by Ron Hansen, it picks up James late in his career, a few hours before his final train robbery, then covers the slow catastrophe of the gang's breakup over the next seven months even as the boss himself settles into an approximation of genteel retirement. But in another sense all of the movie is later than that. The very title assumes the audience's familiarity with James as a figure out of history and legend, and our awareness that he was--will be--murdered in his parlor one quiet afternoon by a backshooting crony. The film--only the second to be made by New Zealand–born writer-director Andrew Dominik--reminds us that Dominik's debut film, "Chopper" (2000), was the cunningly off-kilter portrait of another real-life criminal psychopath who became a kind of rock star to his society. The Jesse James of this telling is no Robin Hood robbing the rich to give to the poor, and that train robbery we witness is punctuated by acts of gratuitous brutality, not gallantry. Nineteen-year-old Bob Ford (Casey Affleck) seeks to join the James gang out of hero worship stoked by the dime novels he secretes under his bed, but his glam hero (Brad Pitt) is a monster who takes private glee in infecting his accomplices with his own paranoia, then murdering them for it. In the careful orchestration of James's final moments, there's even a hint that he takes satisfaction in his own demise. Affleck and Pitt (who co-produced with Ridley Scott, among others) are mesmerizing in the title roles, but the movie is enriched by an exceptional supporting cast: Sam Shepard as Jesse's older, more stable brother Frank; Sam Rockwell as Bob Ford's own brother Charlie, whose post-assassination descent into madness is astonishing to behold; Paul Schneider, Garret Dillahunt, and Jeremy Renner as three variously doomed gang members; and Mary-Louise Parker, who as Jesse's wife Zee has few lines yet manages with looks and body language to invoke a wellnigh-novelistic backstory for herself. There are also electrifying cameos by James Carville, doing solid actorly work as the governor of Missouri; Ted Levine, as a lawman of antic spirit; and Nick Cave, composer of the film's score (with Warren Ellis) and screenwriter of the Aussie "Western" "The Proposition", suddenly towering over a late scene to perform the folk song that set the terms for the book and movie's title. Still, the real costar is Roger Deakins, probably the finest cinematographer at work today. The landscapes of the movie (mostly in Alberta and Manitoba) will linger in the memory as long as the distinctive faces, and we seem to feel the sting of its snows on our cheeks. Interior scenes are equally persuasive. Few Westerns have conveyed so tangibly the bleakness and austerity of the spaces people of the frontier called home, and sought in vain to warm with human spirit. "--Richard T. Jameson"
- Brad Pitt
- Casey Affleck
- Sam Shepard
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Brooklynn Proulx
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Australia (Blu-Ray) |
Baz Luhrmann |
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PG-13 |
2008 |
20th Century Fox |
Action & Adventure |
Australia (Blu-Ray) Baz Luhrmann
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 165
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 10 Jan 2010
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Watching the early reels of Australia, there's certainly no doubt who's in charge: this could only be a film by Baz Luhrmann, that wacky purveyor of all things over-the-top. In this old-fashioned, 165-minute hymn to his native continent, Luhrmann travels back to the late 1930s/early '40s, for a scenario that would not have been out of place at MGM in that era. Straightlaced Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) journeys Down Under and is put under the protection of--crikey--a rugged cattle driver known only as the Drover (Hugh Jackman). When the two are forced to team up (along with a motley crew of misfits) to take a herd of cattle through the hostile landscape, their way is challenged by the dastardly plans of the local beef baron (Bryan Brown) and his elaborately evil lieutenant (David Wenham). At some point you realize that this film's main commodity is not cattle, but corn: Luhrmann piles on the melodrama and the old-school climaxes with his usual frantic glee. Employing "When You Wish Upon a Star" and the Japanese air force to make his case is not beyond Luhrmann, and he reaches big here. Those with a taste for un-ironic silliness might just go for this stuff, but even fans of the Baz will have their patience tested by the broad comedy and the absence of discernable chemistry between Kidman and Jackman. Australia does manage to skewer the culture's prejudices against the Aboriginal people, but in this context such a victory comes across as rather tinny. --Robert Horton
Stills from Australia (Click for larger image)
- Hugh Jackman
- Nicole Kidman
- Jack Thompson
- Bryan Brown
- David Wenham
- Mandy Walker Cinematographer
- Dody Dorn Editor
- Michael McCusker Editor
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Avatar: Three-Disc Extended Edition (Blu-Ray) |
James Cameron |
James Cameron |
PG-13 |
2009 |
20th Century Fox |
Action & Adventure |
Avatar: Three-Disc Extended Edition (Blu-Ray) James Cameron
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 162
Rated: PG-13
Writer: James Cameron
Date Added: 20 Dec 2010
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese Subtitles: English, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Experience the spectacular world of James Cameron's "Avatar" as never before with this all-new three-disc extended collector’s edition. The journey begins with three movie versions: the original theatrical release, the special edition re-release, and the exclusive extended cut not shown in theaters. And that's just what's on the first Blu-ray disc. The set's bonus feature run more than eight hours and include over 45 minutes of deleted scenes; actor's screen tests; on-location footage; feature-length documentaries on the film's groundbreaking production; an interactive scene-deconstruction feature that lets you explore different levels of production for 17 scenes; a comprehensive guide to the world of Pandora; and more. The greatest adventure of all time just got bigger and better.
Versions of "Avatar" on Blu-ray, DVD, and Video On Demand Edition Format Release Date Special Features "Avatar" (Extended Collector's Edition) Three Blu-ray Discs Nov. 16, 2010 Three versions of the movie including the previously unreleased extended cut, plus more than eight hours of bonus features including over 45 minutes of deleted scenes, interactive scene deconstruction, "Pandorapedia", documentaries and featurettes, and BD-LIVE content (requires compatible player and Internet connection) "Avatar" (Extended Collector's Edition) Three DVDs Nov. 16, 2010 Three versions of the movie including the previously unreleased extended cut, plus more than three hours of bonus features including documentaries and over 45 minutes of deleted scenes "Avatar" (Original Theatrical Edition) Digital Purchase Apr. 22, 2010 None "Avatar" (Original Theatrical Edition) Digital Rental May 9, 2010 None "Avatar" (Original Theatrical Edition) Two-disc Blu-ray/ DVD combo Apr. 22, 2010 None "Avatar" (Original Theatrical Edition) DVD Apr. 22, 2010 None
There is not a 3D edition of "Avatar" on any of these formats at this time.
Contents of the Blu-ray Extended Collector's Edition What follows is the back-of-the box summary of the Blu-ray set's contents and then a complete listing of everything that's included.
Disc 1: Three Movie Versions Original Theatrical Edition (includes family audio track with objectionable language removed) Special Edition Re-Release (includes family audio track with objectionable language removed) Collector’s Extended Cut with 16 additional minutes, including alternate opening on earth Disc 2: Filmmaker's Journey Over 45 minutes of never-before-seen deleted scenes "Capturing Avatar": Feature-length documentary covering the 16-year filmmakers’ journey, including interviews with James Cameron, Jon Landau, cast and crew "A Message from Pandora": James Cameron’s visit to the Amazon rainforest The 2006 art reel: Original pitch of the "Avatar vision" Brother termite test: Original motion capture test The ILM prototype: Visual effects reel Screen tests: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana Zoë’s life cast: Makeup session footage On-set footage as live-action filming begins VFX progressions Crew film: "The Volume" Disc 3: Pandora's Box Interactive scene deconstruction: Explore the stages of production of 17 different scenes through three viewing modes: capture level, template level, and final level with picture-in-picture reference Production featurettes: "Sculpting Avatar", "Creating the Banshee", "Creating the Thanator", "The AMP Suit", "Flying Vehicles", "Na’vi Costumes", "Speaking Na’vi", "Pandora Flora", "Stunts", "Performance Capture", "Virtual Camera", "The 3D Fusion Camera", "The Simul-Cam", "Editing Avatar", "Scoring Avatar", "Sound Design", "The Haka: The Spirit of New Zealand" "Avatar" original script "Avatar" screenplay by James Cameron "Pandorapedia:" Comprehensive guide to Pandora" Lyrics from five songs by James Cameron The art of "Avatar": Over 1,850 images in 16 themed galleries ("The World of Pandora", "The Creatures", "Pandora Flora", "Pandora Bioluminescence", "The Na’vi", "The Avatars", "Maquettes", "Na’vi Weapons", "Na’vi Props", "Na’vi Musical Instruments", "RDA Designs", "Flying Vehicles", "AMP Suit", "Human Weapons", "Land Vehicles", "One-Sheet Concepts") BD-Live Extras BD-Live extras require a BD-Live-enabled player and an Internet connection. The following extras may be available a limited-time only and are subject to change over time: Crew Short: "The Night Before Avatar"; additional screen tests, including Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, and Laz Alonso; speaking Na’vi rehearsal footage; Weta Workshop: walk-and-talk presentation
Review of the Original Theatrical Edition Here's what we had to say about the original theatrical edition of "Avatar" after seeing it on the big screen:
After 12 years of thinking about it (and waiting for movie technology to catch up with his visions), James Cameron followed up his unsinkable Titanic with Avatar, a sci-fi epic meant to trump all previous sci-fi epics. Set in the future on a distant planet, Avatar spins a simple little parable about greedy colonizers (that would be mankind) messing up the lush tribal world of Pandora. A paraplegic Marine named Jake (Sam Worthington) acts through a 9-foot-tall avatar that allows him to roam the planet and pass as one of the Na'vi, the blue-skinned, large-eyed native people who would very much like to live their peaceful lives without the interference of the visitors. Although he's supposed to be gathering intel for the badass general (Stephen Lang) who'd like to lay waste to the planet and its inhabitants, Jake naturally begins to take a liking to the Na'vi, especially the feisty Neytiri (Zoë Saldana, whose entire performance, recorded by Cameron's complicated motion-capture system, exists as a digitally rendered Na'vi). The movie uses state-of-the-art 3D technology to plunge the viewer deep into Cameron's crazy toy box of planetary ecosystems and high-tech machinery. Maybe it's the fact that Cameron seems torn between his two loves--awesome destructive gizmos and flower-power message mongering--that makes Avatar's pursuit of its point ultimately uncertain. That, and the fact that Cameron's dialogue continues to clunk badly. If you're won over by the movie's trippy new world, the characters will be forgivable as broad, useful archetypes rather than standard-issue stereotypes, and you might be able to overlook the unsurprising central plot. (The overextended "take that, Michael Bay" final battle sequences could tax even Cameron enthusiasts, however.) It doesn't measure up to the hype (what could?) yet Avatar frequently hits a giddy delirium all its own. The film itself is our Pandora, a sensation-saturated universe only the movies could create. --Robert Horton
- Sam Worthington
- Zoe Saldana
- Sigourney Weaver
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Stephen Lang
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The Aviator (Blu-Ray) |
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PG-13 |
2004 |
Warner Home Video |
Drama |
The Aviator (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Drama
Duration: 170
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: From Hollywood's legendary Cocoanut Grove to the pioneering conquest of the wild blue yonder, Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" celebrates old-school filmmaking at its finest. We say "old school" only because Scorsese's love of golden-age Hollywood is evident in his approach to his subject--Howard Hughes in his prime (played by Leonardo DiCaprio in his)--and especially in his technical mastery of the medium reflecting his love for classical filmmaking of the studio era. Even when he's using state-of-the-art digital trickery for the film's exciting flight scenes (including one of the most spectacular crashes ever filmed), Scorsese's meticulous attention to art direction and costume design suggests an impassioned pursuit of craftsmanship from a bygone era; every frame seems to glow with gilded detail. And while DiCaprio bears little physical resemblance to Hughes during the film's 20-year span (late 1920s to late '40s), he efficiently captures the eccentric millionaire's golden-boy essence, and his tragic descent into obsessive-compulsive seclusion. Bolstered by Cate Blanchett's uncannily accurate portrayal of Katharine Hepburn as Hughes' most beloved lover, "The Aviator" is easily Scorsese's most accessible film, inviting mainstream popularity without compromising Scorsese's artistic reputation. As compelling crowd-pleasers go, it's a class act from start to finish. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Alec Baldwin
- Kate Beckinsale
- Frances Conroy
- Willem Dafoe
- Stanley de Santis
- Robert Richardson Cinematographer
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator Collection (Blu-Ray) |
Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Paul W.S. Anderson |
Ronald Shusett |
Unrated |
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20th Century Fox |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
AVP: Alien vs. Predator Collection (Blu-Ray) Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Paul W.S. Anderson
Theatrical:
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 209
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Ronald Shusett
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Disc 1: AVP 1 BLU RAY Disc 2: AVP 2 BLU RAY
- Reiko Aylesworth
- Steven Pasquale
- Shareeka Epps
- Sanaa Lathan
- Lance Henriksen
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator Collection: Alien Vs Predator (Blu-Ray) |
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PG-13 |
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20th Century Fox |
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator Collection: Alien Vs Predator (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre:
Duration: 100
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 23 Sep 2010
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: In delivering PG-13-rated excitement, "Alien vs. Predator" is an acceptably average science-fiction action thriller with some noteworthy highlights, even if it squanders its opportunity to intelligently combine two popular and R-rated franchises. Rabid fans can justifiably ask "Is that all there is?" after a decade of development hell and eager anticipation, but we're compensated by reasonably logical connections to the "Alien" legacy and the still-kicking "Predator" franchise (which hinted at "AVP" rivalry at the end of "Predator 2"); some cleverly claustrophobic sets, tense atmosphere and impressive digital effects; and a climactic "AVP" smackdown that's not half bad. This disposable junk should've been better, but nobody who's seen "Mortal Kombat" or "Resident Evil" should be surprised by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson's lack of imagination. As a brisk, 90-minute exercise in generic thrills, however, Anderson's work is occasionally impressive... right up to his shameless opening for yet another sequel. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Lance Henriksen
- Andy Lucas
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator Collection: Requiem (Blu-Ray) |
Colin Strause, Greg Strause |
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Unrated |
2007 |
20th Century Fox |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
AVP: Alien vs. Predator Collection: Requiem (Blu-Ray) Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 94
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 23 Sep 2010
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: For those who found 2004's "Aliens vs. Predator" too lightweight in the gore-and-guns department, "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem" offers a marked improvement in both categories, as well as a respectable amount of rumbles between the title extraterrestrials. Set in the 21st century (which predates the story to all of the "Alien" features), "Requiem" sends a crippled Predator ship crashing to Earth in a small Colorado town; unbeknownst to the locals, the craft is loaded with H.R. Giger's insectoid monsters, which make quick work of most of the population. As the human cast is slowly whittled to a few hardy (if unmemorable) souls, a Predator warrior also arrives to complicate matters and do battle with the Aliens, as well as a ferocious alien-Predator hybrid (dubbed a Predalien by the sci-fi and horror press). Visual-effects designers and music-video helmers The Strause Brothers (who make their feature directorial debut here) keep the action on frantic throughout, which is wise, since the dialogue and characters are threadbare at best; that should matter little to teenage male viewers, who are inarguably the film's key audience. Fans of the "Alien" franchise, however, may find the offhanded nod to the series' mythology given during the finale its sole saving grace. --"Paul Gaita"
Beyond "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem" More from the "Alien" Series "AVP" Customer Community More blu-ray sci-fi from Fox
Stills from "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem"
- Steven Pasquale
- Reiko Aylesworth
- John Ortiz
- Johnny Lewis
- Ariel Gade
- Daniel Pearl Cinematographer
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Awaydays (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Optimum Home Releasing |
Period |
Awaydays (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Optimum Home Releasing
Genre: Period
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 25 May 2011
Summary:
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The Baader Meinhof Complex (Blu-Ray) |
Uli Edel |
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R |
2008 |
MPI HOME VIDEO |
Action & Adventure |
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Blu-Ray) Uli Edel
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 144
Rated: R
Date Added: 21 Mar 2010
Languages: German Subtitles: English
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation led by Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu), Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) and Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek) are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold (Bruno Ganz). And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he s only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.
- Martina Gedeck
- Moritz Bleibtreu
- Johanna Wokalek
- Bruno Ganz
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Babysitter Wanted (Blu-Ray) |
Jonas Barnes, Michael Manasseri |
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Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren |
2007 |
KSM GmbH |
Action & Thriller |
Babysitter Wanted (Blu-Ray) Jonas Barnes, Michael Manasseri
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: KSM GmbH
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 86
Rated: Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren
Date Added: 08 Dec 2009
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Wie schwierig es ist, einen guten Babysitter für seine Kinder zu finden, davon können einige Eltern ganze Arien singen. Doch manchmal ist es auch genau andersherum. Da wird das nette Aufpassen auf die Kinder anderer Leute zum echten Albtraum. Wie in Babysitter Wanted, der mit seiner unvorhersehbaren Story das Horrorgenre völlig auf den Kopf stellt. Die arme Angie muss hier wirklich durch die Hölle gehen. Unheimlich, blutig und spannend...alles was das Herz eines echten Horror-Fans begehrt. Der 2008 unter der gemeinsamen Regie von Jonas Barnes und Michael Manasseri gedrehte US-Streifen besticht in der Tat durch seine erstklassige Handlung. Völlig zurecht gewann Babysitter Wanted auf dem internationalen Nürnberger Filmfestival Weekend of Fear den Preis für den besten Film. Und hier wird das Kleinstadt-Collegegirl Angie (Sarah Thompson; Der Eissturm, Eiskalte Engel 2) von Jim Stanton (Bruce Thomas) und seiner Frau Violet (Kirsten Dalton) als Babysitterin für deren Sohn Sam engagiert. Schon auf dem Weg zur abgelegenen Farm der Stantons geht ihr Auto kaputt. Zum Glück trifft sie in der Einöde auf den Mechaniker Rick (Matt Dallas), der sie mitnimmt und verspricht ihr Auto zu reparieren. Denn diese Gegend ist nicht ganz ungefährlich, in letzter Zeit sollen hier einige Menschen verschwunden sein. Endlich angekommen auf der Farm, erhält Angie von den Eltern ihre Instruktionen für die Nacht. Der kleine Sam ist schon im Bett. Soweit, so gut. Doch in der Nacht hört Angie merkwürdige Geräusche draußen vor dem Haus und sie bekommt merkwürdige Anrufe. Voller Schrecken ruft sie die Polizei und Rick an. Die Polizei verspricht ihr, später in der Nacht noch einmal vorbei zu schauen. Doch die anonymen Anrufe sind erst der Anfang, denn bald steht ein unheimlicher Mann vor ihr, der sie angreift. Sie kann gerade noch so entkommen, doch leider hat sie die Schlüssel für den Jeep im Haus liegen gelassen. Und obendrein schläft im Haus auch noch der kleine, unschuldige Junge, auf den sie aufpassen sollte. Also geht sie zurück, holt den Jungen und die Schlüssel. Gerade als sie das Haus verlassen wollen, greift der furchtbare Mann wieder an. Mit letzter Kraft gelingt es Angie, den Angreifer mit einem Golfschläger niederzuschlagen. In all dem Durcheinander hat jedoch Sam seinen Cowboyhut verloren, den er bis dahin noch nicht einmal abgesetzt hatte. Und erst jetzt wird sichtbar, dass Sam Hörner hat, er ist niemand Geringeres als der Sohn des Teufels. Was nun passiert, entzieht sich jeglicher Vorstellungskraft. Kann die arme Angie diesem Horror entkommen? Babysitter Wanted aus dem Hause NewKSM bietet definitiv perfektes Horror-Entertainment. Was in diesen schrecklichen Minuten geschieht, ist wirklich der Hammer. Mehr Grusel kann man nicht erwarten und wählen Sie ihren nächsten Job bloß mit größter Vorsicht aus. Sonst blüht ihnen womöglich ähnliches und das will wirklich keiner.
- Nana Visitor
- Bill Moseley
- Sarah Thompson
- Kristen Dalton
- Matt Dallas
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Blu-Ray) |
Werner Herzog |
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R |
2009 |
FIRST LOOK PICTURES |
Action & Adventure |
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Blu-Ray) Werner Herzog
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 121
Rated: R
Date Added: 03 Jan 2010
Summary: Director Werner Herzog's career is a catalog of extremes, and "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" fits in nicely. Shot in post-Katrina New Orleans (presumably so that Herzog could take advantage of an atmosphere of decay and wreckage that no production design could match), "Bad Lieutenant" stars Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh, a cop who injures his back and becomes addicted to drugs. But even before he became addicted he wasn't a nice guy, and afterward he's still capable of being honorable... or at least a smart cop. As his drug use and gambling spiral out of control, he doggedly pursues a drug dealer suspected of murdering a family. Anyone looking for a conventional thriller or police procedural will be baffled by Herzog's unpredictable direction--the camera will suddenly linger on an alligator by the side of the road, for example--as well as Cage's weird yet compelling performance, reminiscent of some of his early, off-putting acting in movies like "Peggy Sue Got Married" and "Vampire's Kiss". He seems disconnected from the rest of the movie (arguably like his drug-ridden character is disconnected from reality), yet perfectly in sync with Herzog's off-kilter visions of iguanas and break-dancing souls. The tension that results between the realistic setting and Cage's meta-performance will make some viewers recoil, but others will have a unique and possibly wrenching experience. Featuring an astonishing supporting cast, including Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Brad Dourif, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, and a wealth of other recognizable faces. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Fairuza Balk
- Tom Bower
- Nicolas Cage
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Brad Dourif
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Bambi (Blu-Ray) |
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G |
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Kids & Family |
Bambi (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Kids & Family
Duration: 70
Rated: G
Date Added: 09 Nov 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French
Summary: It always comes up when people are comparing their most traumatic movie experiences: "the death of Bambi's mother," a recollection that can bring a shudder to even the most jaded filmgoer. That primal separation (which is no less stunning for happening off-screen) is the centerpiece of "Bambi", Walt Disney's 1942 animated classic, but it is by no means the only bold stroke in the film. In its swift but somehow leisurely 69 minutes, "Bambi" covers a year in the life of a young deer. But in a bigger way, it measures the life cycle itself, from birth to adulthood, from childhood's freedom to grown-up responsibility. All of this is rendered in cheeky, fleet-footed style--the movie doesn't lecture, or make you feel you're being fed something that's good for you. The animation is miraculous, a lush forest in which nature is a constantly unfolding miracle (even in a spectacular fire, or those dark moments when "man was in the forest"). There are probably easier animals to draw than a young deer, and the Disney animators set themselves a challenge with Bambi's wobbly glide across an ice-covered lake, his spindly legs akimbo; but the sequence is effortless and charming. If Bambi himself is just a bit dull--such is the fate of an Everydeer--his rabbit sidekick Thumper and a skunk named Flower more than make up for it. Many of the early Disney features have their share of lyrical moments and universal truths, but "Bambi" is so simple, so pure, it's almost transparent. You might borrow a phrase from Thumper and say it's downright twitterpated. "--Robert Horton"
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191 |
Band Of Brothers - HBO Complete Series (Blu-Ray) |
David Nutter, Tom Hanks, Phil Alden Robinson |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2001 |
Warner Home Video |
Television |
Band Of Brothers - HBO Complete Series (Blu-Ray) David Nutter, Tom Hanks, Phil Alden Robinson
Theatrical: 2001
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Television
Duration: 598
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 13 Nov 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English
Summary: A richly-acclaimed World War II drama, and one that deserved the many plaudits it garnered, "Band Of Brothers" remains as compelling, gripping and moving as it was when it first appeared over half a decade ago. And now it makes a very welcome debut in high definition. Across ten haunting episodes, "Band Of Brothers" follows the real-life story of the American army?s Easy Company, an elite paratrooper regiment, from their initial training through to the very end of the war. Along the way, not only do Easy Company take part in some of the most infamous battles and events of the War, but they also suffer many, often brutal losses. And "Band Of Brothers" pulls no punches in putting those moments across on screen. But that?s not, ultimately, what "Band Of Brothers" is about. At it's heart, this is the tale of a group of men relying on one another to get them through unthinkable situations. And this camaraderie is brilliantly put across by the generally unknown cast of actors, many of whom turn in outstanding performances here. The quality production values are sustained behind the camera, as "Band Of Brothers"? episodes are directed by the likes of Tom Hanks, Phil Alden Robinson ("Field of Dreams") and David Leland ("The Devil Wears Prada"). The show gives all the impression that little expense was spared in depicting the right visual look, and the results are on screen to be admired. In short, "Band of Brothers" remains a vital, brilliant piece of television drama, and one that will stick in your mind long after the credits have rolled on the final episode. --"Jon Foster"
- Damian Lewis
- David Schwimmer
- Robin Laing
- Dexter Fletcher
- James Madio
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192 |
The Bank Job (Blu-Ray) |
Roger Donaldson |
Ian La Frenais |
R |
2008 |
Lionsgate |
Action & Adventure |
The Bank Job (Blu-Ray) Roger Donaldson
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 111
Rated: R
Writer: Ian La Frenais
Date Added: 12 Sep 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A cheerful, energetic, and completely entertaining movie, "The Bank Job" follows some small-time hoods who think they've lucked into a big-time opportunity when they learn a bank's security system will be temporarily suspended--little suspecting that they're being manipulated by government agents for their own ends. The result is that the movie doubles its pleasures: While the robbery itself has the usual suspense of a heist film, when the robbery is over the hoods find themselves being hunted by the police, the government, and brutal criminal kingpins who were storing dangerous information in a safety deposit box. "The Bank Job" won't win any awards, but it's enormously fun. Director Roger Donaldson ("No Way Out, Species") propels the action along with vigor, editing zippily with perfect clarity among multiple storylines and various colorful characters. Jason Statham ("Snatch, The Transporter"), as the leader of the bank robbers, successfully steps away from his usual bone-crunching roles to a more human presence. The rest of the cast--including Saffron Burrows ("Deep Blue Sea"), Keeley Hawes ("Tipping the Velvet"), David Suchet ("Poirot"), and many faces familiar from British film and television--give their characters the right degree of personality and flavor without getting fussy or detracting from the headlong rush of the story. A little sex, a lot of action, a sly sense of humor, and a twisty plot; if more movies had these basic pleasures, the world would be a happier place. --"Bret Fetzer" Stills from "Bank Job" (click for larger image)
- Jason Statham
- Saffron Burrows
- Stephen Campbell Moore
- Daniel Mays
- James Faulkner
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Baraka (Blu-Ray) |
Ron Fricke |
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NR |
1993 |
MPI Home Video |
Documentary |
Baraka (Blu-Ray) Ron Fricke
Theatrical: 1993
Studio: MPI Home Video
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 97
Rated: NR
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The word "Baraka" means "blessing" in several languages; watching this film, the viewer is blessed with a dazzling barrage of images that transcend language. Filmed in 24 countries and set to an ever-changing global soundtrack, the movie draws some surprising connections between various peoples and the spaces they inhabit, whether that space is a lonely mountaintop or a crowded cigarette factory. Some of these attempts at connection are more successful than others: for instance, an early sequence segues between the daily devotions of Tibetan monks, Orthodox Jews, and whirling dervishes, finding more similarity among these rituals than one might expect. And there are other amazing moments, as when sped-up footage of a busy Hong Kong intersection reveals a beautiful symmetry to urban life that could only be appreciated from the perspective of film. The lack of context is occasionally frustrating--not knowing where a section was filmed, or the meaning of the ritual taking place--and some of the transitions are puzzling. However, the DVD includes a short behind-the-scenes featurette in which cinematographer Ron Fricke ("Koyaanisqatsi") explains that the effect was intentional: "It's not where you are that's important, it's what's there." And what's here, in "Baraka", is a whole world summed up in 104 minutes. "--Larisa Lomacky Moore"
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Barry Lyndon (Blu-Ray) |
Stanley Kubrick |
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Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Barry Lyndon (Blu-Ray) Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical:
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rated:
Date Added: 19 May 2011
Summary: In 1975 the world was at Stanley Kubrick's feet. His films "Dr. Strangelove", "2001: A Space Odyssey", and "A Clockwork Orange", released in the previous dozen years, had provoked rapture and consternation--not merely in the film community, but in the culture at large. On the basis of that smashing hat trick, Kubrick was almost certainly the most famous film director of his generation, and absolutely the one most likely to rewire the collective mind of the movie audience. And what did this radical, at-least-20-years-ahead-of-his-time filmmaker give the world in 1975? A stately, three-hour costume drama based on an obscure Thackeray novel from 1844. A picaresque story about an Irish lad (Ryan O'Neal, then a major star) who climbs his way into high society, "Barry Lyndon" bewildered some critics (Pauline Kael called it "an ice-pack of a movie") and did only middling business with patient audiences. The film was clearly a technical advance, with its unique camerawork (incorporating the use of prototype Zeiss lenses capable of filming by actual candlelight) and sumptuous production design. But its hero is a distinctly underwhelming, even unsympathetic fellow, and Kubrick does not try to engage the audience's emotions in anything like the usual way. Why, then, is "Barry Lyndon" a masterpiece? Because it uncannily captures the shape and rhythm of a human life in a way few other films have; because Kubrick's command of design and landscape is never decorative but always apiece with his hero's journey; and because every last detail counts. Even the film's chilly style is thawed by the warm narration of the great English actor Michael Hordern and the Irish songs of the Chieftains. Poor Barry's life doesn't matter much in the end, yet the care Kubrick brings to the telling of it is perhaps the director's most compassionate gesture toward that most peculiar species of animal called man. And the final, wry title card provides the perfect Kubrickian sendoff--a sentiment that is even more poignant since Kubrick's premature death. "--Robert Horton"
- Ryan O'Neal
- Marisa Berenson
- Patrick Magee
- Hardy Kruger
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195 |
Basic Instinct (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
1992 |
Lions Gate |
Horror |
Basic Instinct (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1992
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Horror
Duration: 128
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 04 May 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Summary: The take-no-prisoners sex thriller from 1992 now stands as a milestone in the career of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, but in the hands of director Paul Verhoeven "Basic Instinct" is an undeniably stylish and provocative study of obsession. In the role that made her a star (and showed the audience a little more skin than she intended), Sharon Stone plays the cleverly manipulative novelist Catherine Tramell who snares San Francisco detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) with her insatiable sexual appetite during the investigation of her boyfriend's murder. Tramell is the prime suspect, but the plot twists and turns until Curran is trapped in a dangerous cycle of dead ends and unsolved murders, never sure if Tramell is committing the crimes or if it is some other, unknown suspect. With a plot that keeps viewers guessing, "Basic Instinct" is the work of a director who is clearly in his element. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Peter Appel
- Denis Arndt
- Julie Bond
- William Duff-Griffin
- George Dzundza
- Jan de Bont Cinematographer
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196 |
Batman Begins (Blu-Ray) |
Christopher Nolan |
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Suitable for 12 years and over |
2005 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman Begins (Blu-Ray) Christopher Nolan
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 140
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Date Added: 01 Aug 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: In retrospect, "Batman Begins" is perhaps even more of a towering achievement than we first realised. Arriving eight years after the franchise-killing "Batman & Robin", it managed to not only shine fresh light on the "Batman" franchise, but also emerge as a template for what a top notch comic book movie should be. Much of the credit, of course, should go to the pairing of Christian Bale and director Christopher Nolan. Bale steps where the likes of Michael Keaton, Adam West and George Clooney have stepped before, and yet his Batman is darker and more complex than any of them. Behind the camera is perhaps "Batman Begins"’ secret weapon, as Nolan--previously responsible for "Memento" among others--rewards the gamble to give him the job in the first place. His film is packed full of memorable characters, and he draws together a staggering cast, yet none of them are shortchanged. From Rutger Hauer’s brief cameo as head of Wayne Enterprises through to Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson and Liam Neeson, it’s the finest cast in a film of this ilk since the first "Superman". The film’s belated Blu-ray debut has, fortunately, been worth the wait, with the reference-quality 1080p image simply sparkling on any screen that can handle the resolution. Backed up with a thumping surround sound mix, this is superb work, and it’s fitting that it should be used on a film of this quality. Now? We just need "The Dark Knight" to join it in high definition. "That’s" what you’d call a double bill...-"Jon Foster"
- Morgan Freeman
- Liam Neeson
- Katie Holmes
- Christian Bale
- Gary Oldman
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Batman: The Dark Knight (Blu-Ray) |
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PG-13 |
2008 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman: The Dark Knight (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 152
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 17 Aug 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: "The Dark Knight" arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City's new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralyzed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vigilante who seems to trust only Gordon--and whom only Gordon seems to trust. They make progress until a psychotic and deadly new player enters the game: the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers the crime bosses a solution--kill the Batman. Further complicating matters is that Dent is now dating Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, after Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise her role), the longtime love of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne. In his last completed role before his tragic death, Ledger is fantastic as the Joker, a volcanic, truly frightening force of evil. And he sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. Eckhart and Oldman also shine, but as good as Bale is, his character turns out rather bland in comparison (not uncommon for heroes facing more colorful villains). Director-cowriter Christopher Nolan ("Memento") follows his critically acclaimed "Batman Begins" with an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies like "Spider-Man 2" and "Iron Man" because of its sheer emotional impact and striking sense of realism--there are no suspension-of-disbelief superpowers here. At 152 minutes, it's a shade too long, and it's much too intense for kids. But for most movie fans--and not just superhero fans--"The Dark Knight" is a film for the ages. "--David Horiuchi" On the Blu-ray disc "The Dark Knight" on Blu-ray is a great home-theater showoff disc. The detail and colors are tremendous in both dark and bright scenes (the Gotham General scene is a great example of the latter), and the punishing Dolby TrueHD soundtrack makes the house rattle. (After giving us only Dolby 5.1 in a number of big Blu-ray releases this fall, Warner came through with Dolby TrueHD on this one.) One of the most interesting elements of "The Dark Knight" was how certain scenes were shot in IMAX, and if you saw the movie in an IMAX theater the film's aspect ratio would suddenly change from standard 2.40:1 to a thrilling 1.43:1 that filled the screen six stories high. For the Blu-ray disc, director Christopher Nolan has somewhat re-created this experience by shifting his film from 2.40:1 aspect ratio (through most of the film) to 1.78:1 in the IMAX scenes. While the effect isn't as dramatic as it was in theaters, it's still an eye-catching experience to be watching the film on a widescreen TV with black bars at the top and bottom, then seeing the 1.78:1 scenes completely fill the screen. The main bonus feature on disc 1 is "Gotham Uncovered: The Creation of a Scene," which is 81 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage about the IMAX scenes, the Bat suit, Gotham Central, and others. You can watch the film and access these featurettes when the icon pops up, or you can simply watch them from the main menu. A welcome and unusual feature is that in addition to English, French, and Spanish audio and subtitles, there's an audio-described option that allows the sight-impaired to experience the film as well. Disc 2 has two 45-minute documentaries on Bat-gadgets and on the psychology of Batman, both in high definition. They combine movie clips, talking heads, and comic-book panels, but aren't the kind of thing one needs to watch twice. More engaging are six eight-minute segments of Gotham Central, a faux-news program that gives some background to events in the movie, plus a variety of trailers, poster art, and more. The BD-Live component on disc 1 is more interesting than on some earlier Blu-ray discs, which could be simply a matter of the content starting to catch up with the technology. There are three new picture-in-picture commentaries, by Jerry Robinson (creator of the Joker), DC Comics president Paul Levitz, and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.--he's a Batman fan who's made some movie and TV cameos), plus you can record your own commentary and upload it for others to watch. There are also three new featurettes ("Sound of the Batpod," "Harvey Dent's Theme," and "Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard") and two motion comics ("Mad Love," featuring Harley Quinn, and "The Shadow of Ra's Al Ghul"). Last, there's a digital copy of the film compatible with iTunes and Windows Media (standard definition, expires 12/9/09). "--David Horiuchi" Product descriptionThe follow-up to "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Heath Ledger stars as archvillain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast as Rachel Dawes. Returning from "Batman Begins" are Gary Oldman as Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. Blu-ray features: Movie with Focus Points (picture in picture) Explore your favorite movies through BD-Live™, an interactive gateway to exclusive content 2.40:1 aspect ratio, with IMAX sequences in 1.78:1Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene: Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind the film, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX®, and the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod. Batman Tech: The incredible gadgets and tools (in HD) Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight: Delve into the psyche of Bruce Wayne and the world of Batman through real-world psychotherapy (in HD) Gotham Tonight: 6 episodes of Gotham Cable's premier news program The Galleries: The Joker cards, concept art, poster art, production stills, trailers and TV spots Digital Copy of the feature film Stills from " The Dark Knight " (click for larger image)
- Christian Bale
- Heath Ledger
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Aaron Eckhart
- Michael Caine
- Wally Pfister Cinematographer
- Timothy E. Angulo Cinematographer
- Lev Yevstratov Cinematographer
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198 |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology (Blu-Ray) |
Joel Schumacher, Tim Burton |
Akiva Goldsman, Bob Kane, Daniel Waters, Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Sam Hamm |
Suitable for 15 years and over |
1989 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology (Blu-Ray) Joel Schumacher, Tim Burton
Theatrical: 1989
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 479
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Writer: Akiva Goldsman, Bob Kane, Daniel Waters, Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Sam Hamm
Date Added: 20 Aug 2010
Summary: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George ClooneyDirectors: Joel Schumacher & Tim Burton
- Michael Keaton
- Danny DeVito
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- George Clooney
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199 |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 1) Batman (Blu-Ray) |
Tim Burton |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
1989 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 1) Batman (Blu-Ray) Tim Burton
Theatrical: 1989
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 121
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 20 Aug 2010
Summary: Michael Keaton, Tracey Walter, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Jack PalanceDirector: Tim Burton
- Michael Keaton
- Tracey Walter
- Jack Nicholson
- Kim Basinger
- Jack Palance
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200 |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 2) Batman Returns (Blu-Ray) |
Tim Burton |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
1992 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 2) Batman Returns (Blu-Ray) Tim Burton
Theatrical: 1992
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 121
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 20 Aug 2010
Summary: Michael Keaton, Pee-Wee Herman, Christopher Walken, Cristi Conaway, Danny De VitoDirector: Tim Burton
- Michael Keaton
- Pee-Wee Herman
- Christopher Walken
- Cristi Conaway
- Danny De Vito
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201 |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 3) Batman Forever (Blu-Ray) |
Joel Schumacher |
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Suitable for 12 years and over |
1995 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 3) Batman Forever (Blu-Ray) Joel Schumacher
Theatrical: 1995
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 115
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Date Added: 20 Aug 2010
Languages: ENDlanguages--> Subtitles: Dutch, English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Summary: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'DonnellDirector: Joel Schumacher
- Val Kilmer
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Jim Carrey
- Nicole Kidman
- Chris O'Donnell
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202 |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 4) Batman And Robin (Blu-Ray) |
Joel Schumacher |
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Parental Guidance |
1997 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology: 4) Batman And Robin (Blu-Ray) Joel Schumacher
Theatrical: 1997
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 120
Rated: Parental Guidance
Date Added: 20 Aug 2010
Languages: ENDlanguages--> Subtitles: Danish, English, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish
Summary: George Clooney, Kimberly Scott, Nicky Katt, Michael Bernardo, Dean CochranDirector: Joel Schumacher
- George Clooney
- Kimberly Scott
- Nicky Katt
- Michael Bernardo
- Dean Cochran
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203 |
Batman: Under the Red Hood (Blu-Ray) |
Brandon Vietti |
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PG-13 |
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Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Batman: Under the Red Hood (Blu-Ray) Brandon Vietti
Theatrical:
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 75
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 01 Aug 2010
Languages: ENDlanguages--> Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: This special edition boxed set includes an exclusive Red Hood figure (approx. 3" tall) on pack!
Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning Gotham City with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code. Killing "is" an option. And when The Joker falls in the balance between the two, hard truths emerge and old wounds reopen. With a fantastic voice cast headed by Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles and Neil Patrick Harris, this dazzling DC Universe Original Animated Movie twists and turns through action-packed battles and exciting surprises for a thrill ride you can't miss!
Blu-ray also includes Digital Copy and over 3 hours of exciting extras: "Robin: The Story of Dick Grayson;" "First Look: Superman/Batman Apocalypse;" "Bruce Timm Presents 4 Batman Animated Series Episodes;" "DC Showcase Presents Jonah Hex."
- Bruce Greenwood
- Jensen Ackles
- John Di Maggio
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Jason Isaacs
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204 |
Battle of the Bulge (Blu-Ray) |
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NR |
1965 |
Warner Home Video |
Thrillers |
Battle of the Bulge (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1965
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Thrillers
Duration: 169
Rated: NR
Date Added: 08 Nov 2010
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The German offensive in December 1944 became the basis for this all-star Hollywood take on the Battle of the Bulge. Henry Fonda is an officer who predicts the assault, Robert Ryan and Dana Andrews are Army brass skeptical of his intuitions, and Robert Shaw (his hair dyed yellow and his eyes glinting with malice) is a German officer leading the tank attack. Shaw is certainly the most compelling thing about the film, especially in his philosophical debates with ambivalent underling Hans Christian Blech. Elsewhere, the movie jumps around to sidebar stories (cowardly James MacArthur becomes a leader, wheeler-dealer Telly Savalas falls in love) while messing around with the historical facts of the battle. There are interesting episodes, such as the Malmedy massacre of American POWs and the Germans' use of English-speaking spies, but overall Battle of the Bulge has the feeling of having been patched together from different scripts. On the physical level the movie comes up short, with the Spanish locations rarely suggesting the wintry misery of the battle, and the use of models and studio sets highly inadequate. A number of war films from this era are compelling on their own terms, but in the wake of "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers", this one looks antique. "--Robert Horton"
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205 |
Battleship Potemkin (Blu-Ray) |
Sergei M. Eisenstein |
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NR |
1925 |
Kino Video |
Art House & International |
Battleship Potemkin (Blu-Ray) Sergei M. Eisenstein
Theatrical: 1925
Studio: Kino Video
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 75
Rated: NR
Date Added: 27 Jun 2010
Languages: Russian Subtitles: English
Summary: Sergei Eisenstein's revolutionary sophomore feature has so long stood as a textbook example of montage editing that many have forgotten what an invigoratingly cinematic experience he created. A 20th-anniversary tribute to the 1905 revolution, Eisenstein portrays the revolt in microcosm with a dramatization of the real-life mutiny aboard the battleship "Potemkin". The story tells a familiar party-line message of the oppressed working class (in this case the enlisted sailors) banding together to overthrow their oppressors (the ship's officers), led by proto-revolutionary Vakulinchuk. When he dies in the shipboard struggle the crew lays his body to rest on the pier, a moody, moving scene where the citizens of Odessa slowly emerge from the fog to pay their respects. As the crowd grows Eisenstein turns the tenor from mourning a fallen comrade to celebrating the collective achievement. The government responds by sending soldiers and ships to deal with the mutinous crew and the supportive townspeople, which climaxes in the justly famous (and often imitated and parodied) Odessa Steps massacre. Eisenstein edits carefully orchestrated motions within the frame to create broad swaths of movement, shots of varying length to build the rhythm, close-ups for perspective and shock effect, and symbolic imagery for commentary, all to create one of the most cinematically exciting sequences in film history. Eisenstein's film is Marxist propaganda to be sure, but the power of this masterpiece lies not in its preaching but its poetry. "--Sean Axmaker"
- Alexander Antonov
- Vladimir Barsky
- Grigori Aleksandrov
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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
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Universal Studios |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 01 Aug 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 04/06/2010
- Edward James Olmos
- Jamie Bamber
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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 1 (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
2004 |
Universal Studios |
Television |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 1 (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Television
Duration: 755
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 21 Sep 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: One of the best shows on television looks better than ever as Battlestar Galactica: Season One arrives on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def. Relive all 13 thrilling episodes plus the four-hour miniseries that started it all in this four-disc set. When a surprise Cylon attack scatters the remnants of humanity throughout the galaxy, it’s up to steely President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and battle-hardened Commander William Adama (Edward James Olmos) to unite the desperate survivors and seek mankind’s only chance for a future, a mythical planet called Earth. Presented in 1080p with Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and showcasing U-Control™ features that allow you to go deeper into the BSG universe, Battlestar Galactica: Season One on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def is gripping drama that explores the human condition at its worst…and its best.
- Edward James Olmos
- Jamie Bamber
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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 2 (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
2004 |
Universal Studios |
Television |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 2 (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Television
Duration: 963
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 21 Sep 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: As the epic second season begins, the fight to save humanity rages on. Relive all the intensity and excitement aboard the Galactica as the ongoing battle of President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell) and Commander William Adama (Edward James Olmos) continues in their heart-pounding crusade to save humanity from the deadly robot Cylons – even as civil war looms within the fleet between their followers. Featuring an extended version of the cliffhanger episode “Pegasus,” and packed with special features, including deleted scenes, podcasts and Producer David Eick’s video blog. It’s an explosive thrill-ride you can’t afford to miss!
- Edward James Olmos
- Jamie Bamber
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209 |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 3 (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
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Universal Studios |
Television |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 3 (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Television
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 21 Sep 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The adventure of one of television’s finest dramas continues on Blu-ray Hi-Def with the complete third season of the Peabody Award-winning Battlestar Galactica. The Colonies’ survivors have found their hopes of eluding their Cylon pursuers dashed by an invasion and occupation of their new home. As the fate of all human life hangs in the balance, friends become enemies, enemies become unexpected allies, and decisions are made that will haunt some people for the rest of their lives. Relive all 20 episodes of the season that challenges everything you thought you knew about the Battlestar Galactica universe. This 5-disc set features hours of extensive special features, including the extended version of the episode “Unfinished Business” containing 25 minutes of additional footage never aired on TV. You won’t want to miss a minute of the series considered “one of the best dramas on TV” (Time Magazine).
- Edward James Olmos
- Jamie Bamber
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210 |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 4 (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
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Universal Studios |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: Season 4 (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 25 Oct 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: All will be revealed as the thrilling final season of Battlestar Galactica lands on Blu-ray Hi-Def. From their initial action-packed battles against the Cylons to their desperate attempts to find the fabled 13th colony, Earth, a determined band of human survivors has captivated audiences everywhere with their desperate quest to find a new home for their dwindling numbers. Join them now as the fleet journeys into the farthest reaches of unexplored space and faces a crucial decision that will change all of their lives irrevocably. Containing all 20 Season Four episodes, this epic 6-disc set is loaded with hours of riveting bonus features and includes the unrated, extended version of Battlestar Galactica: Razor that never aired on television. Relive the anticipation, the action and the excitement of this groundbreaking series that is destined to live on as “one of the best dramas on TV.” (Time Magazine)
- Edward James Olmos
- Jamie Bamber
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211 |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: The Plan (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
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Universal Studios |
Television |
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series: The Plan (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Television
Duration: 112
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 21 Sep 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Debuting in late 2009 after the TV series ended, "Battlestar Galactica: The Plan" is a two-hour movie that at first glance appears to be a prequel but actually runs concurrently to the series. It takes its title from the famous opening credits (which end with "There are many copies. And they have a plan."), the plan being the Cylons' extermination of the human race in the bombing of Caprica and other cities in the original miniseries. However, the survival of a hardy band of humans means the Cylons need to finish the job in a much more intimate fashion, and no. 1 (Brother Cavil, played by Dean Stockwell) gathers a meeting of "skin jobs" (not including those who hadn't at that time learned their real identities) to figure out how to accomplish it. "Let's get this genocide started," he tells them, and the plan begins. While much of the action is revisited from key moments (and reused footage) from the series, such as number 8's (Grace Park) attempted assassination on Adama (Edward James Olmos, who also directed), and no. 1's coordinating and reacting to those events, there are some new angles. Anders (Michael Trucco) escapes the initial nuclear attack and participates in a resistance movement against the Cylons, and no. 4, Simon (Rick Worthy), is conflicted by his mission because he's married to a human (Lymari Nadal, Olmos' wife). It's interesting to see events from a different point of view and to get some more depth of thought on them, but overall it's a bit of a disappointment for those expecting a completely new, stand-alone story along the lines of "Razor". Note that the movie has spoilers for those who haven't watched the TV series to its end, and it would probably be rated R for female and male nudity that, while not jarring in the context of "Galactica"'s mature tone and themes, seems gratuitous. The DVD includes 14 minutes of deleted scenes, including a longer conversation between Ellen Tigh and Cavil, four featurettes, and a commentary track by Olmos and executive producer-writer Jane Espenson. "--David Horiuchi"
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The Bed Sitting Room (Blu-Ray) |
Richard Lester |
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Parental Guidance |
1969 |
Bfi Video |
Classics |
The Bed Sitting Room (Blu-Ray) Richard Lester
Theatrical: 1969
Studio: Bfi Video
Genre: Classics
Duration: 93
Rated: Parental Guidance
Date Added: 19 Sep 2009
Summary: There are a few movies out there which can be considered "lost" classics, movies unavailable in any format for years and worthy of great praise at the same time (hence, you couldn't call something like a Frank Stallone film a "Lost" classic, obviously). Ken Russell's "The Devils" is one, and Richard Lester's "The Bed-Sitting Room" is another. But the wait is over, as that indispensible institution the BFI are preparing to release this seminal film as part of their new "Flipside" range of little-known classics.
The film is an Absurdist classic of gargantuan proportions, almost as if Salvador Dali and Philip K. Dick cooked the whole thing up whilst drinking tea in Kings Cross one day. In cinematic history only the works of Luis Bunuel really come close, and Hell, he wasn't funny really, was he? In a post-nuclear British landscape dominated by broken crockery and other bric-a-brac, we soon learn that apparently only 20 people survived the apocalypse, and hence, the next in line to the throne is Mrs Ethel Schroake of 393a High Street, Leytonstone. Otherwise other odd characters such as Lord Fortnum of Alamein (Ralph Richardson) who is metamorphosising into a Bed-Sitting Room, and a mad Postman (Spike Milligan) who spouts mad non-sequiturs at random people populate the lanscape. I could go on forever about the characters and their quirks (amd transformations), but that would spoil the film somewhat. Let's just say that you'll be suprised how far a film script can go in terms of insanity.
As per usual, the BFI doesn't skimp on the Extra Features where available, and you can expect a lavish illustrated booklet with an essay on the film by journalist Michael Brooke; and archival interviews with Lester, Milligan and Peter Cook. God bless the BFI - And with releases of other lost classics planned in the near-future, they deserve our respect. Buy and watch in awe!
- Dudley Moore
- Peter Cook
- Spike Milligan
- Harry Secombe
- Rita Tushingham
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213 |
Beerfest (Blu-Ray) |
Jay Chandrasekhar |
Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske |
Unrated |
2006 |
Warner Home Video |
Television |
Beerfest (Blu-Ray) Jay Chandrasekhar
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Television
Duration: 110
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske
Date Added: 08 Nov 2010
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: While it didn't quite spark a trend in chug-a-lug brew comedies, "Beerfest" is the kind of zany time-killer that's a lot funnier if you're within reach of a six-pack and Doritos. In other words, this is yet another low-brow laff-a-thon from the Broken Lizard gang ("Super Troopers") that's likely to draw a bigger audience on DVD than it did in theaters, especially since there's a lot of duds (and flat suds) to sit through while waiting for the next big beer-belly-laugh. It's the kind of movie that thinks masturbating frogs are funny (OK, you decide), while serving up a gang of guzzling Americans (the aforementioned Broken Lizard troupe, who also write this stuff with director Jay Chandrasekhar) who compete in an epic beer-drinking contest against the nefarious German challenger Baron Wolfgang Von Wolfhausen (played by German actor Jurgen Prochnow, whose starring role in Das Boot inspires one of this movie's better jokes). When it's not trying to top itself in terms of sheer stupidity and juvenile humor, "Beerfest" satisfies its target audience (basically, frat-rats and party animals) with some gratuitously bare-breasted babes, rampant consumption of alcohol, and the welcomed appearance of Cloris Leachman, who sort-of reprises her "Frau Blucher" persona from "Young Frankenstein". So basically what you've got here is a dim-witted but energetic comedy called "Beerfest" that delivers exactly what you'd expect from a movie with that title. Who says truth in advertising is dead? "--Jeff Shannon"
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Kevin Heffernan
- Steve Lemme
- Paul Soter
- Erik Stolhanske
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214 |
Beetlejuice (Blu-Ray) |
Tim Burton |
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PG |
1988 |
Warner Home Video |
Kids & Family |
Beetlejuice (Blu-Ray) Tim Burton
Theatrical: 1988
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Kids & Family
Duration: 92
Rated: PG
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese Subtitles: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Before making "Batman", director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton teamed up for this popular black comedy about a young couple (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) whose premature death leads them to a series of wildly bizarre afterlife exploits. As ghosts in their own New England home, they're faced with the challenge of scaring off the pretentious new owners (Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones), whose daughter (Winona Ryder) has an affinity for all things morbid. Keaton plays the mischievous Beetlejuice, a freelance "bio-exorcist" who's got an evil agenda behind his plot to help the young undead newlyweds. The film is a perfect vehicle for Burton's visual style and twisted imagination, with clever ideas and gags packed into every scene. "Beetlejuice" is also a showcase for Keaton, who tackles his title role with maniacal relish and a dark edge of menace. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Alec Baldwin
- Geena Davis
- Annie McEnroe
- Maurice Page
- Hugo Stanger
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215 |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Blu-Ray) |
Sidney Lumet |
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R |
2007 |
Image Entertainment |
Mystery & Suspense |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Blu-Ray) Sidney Lumet
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Image Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Suspense
Duration: 117
Rated: R
Date Added: 22 Nov 2009
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Sidney Lumet’s "Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead" is an exceptionally dark story about a crime gone wrong and the complicated reasons behind it. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke are outstanding as brothers whose mutual love-hate relationship subtly colors their agreement to rob their own parents’ jewelry store, and more explicitly affects the anxious aftermath of their villainy when their mother (Rosemary Harris) ends up shot. Hoffman’s steely, emotionally locked-up Andy, despite pulling down six figures as a corporate executive, is supporting an expensive drug habit while trying to leave the country with his depressed wife, Gina (Marisa Tomei). Hank (Hawke), a whipped dog of low intelligence, owes back alimony and child support to his ex-spouse. Both men need money and agree to rip off their parents' business, a decision that goes awry and puts both men in various kinds of jeopardy while their mother remains comatose and their father (Albert Finney) lurches along trying to make sense of anything. Writer Kelly Masterson's screenplay employs a perhaps now-overly-familiar time-shifting tactic, jumping around the chronology of the story's events and replaying scenes from different vantage points. The effect is a little tedious but successfully deconstructs the film's drama in a way that shows how such terrible events are directly linked to family dysfunction, old wounds between parent and child, between siblings, that fester into full-blown tragedy. Eighty-three-year-old director Lumet ("Serpico") employs bleached colors and scenes of blunt sexuality and violence, adding to the moral rudderlessness and banality of this airless world. If "Devil" feels a little reductive and insistently grim, it is also a generally persuasive work by an old master. "--Tom Keogh"
- Rosemary Harris
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Ethan Hawke
- Marisa Tomei
- Albert Finney
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Being There (Blu-Ray) |
Hal Ashby |
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Suitable for 12 years and over |
1979 |
Warner Home Video |
Comedy |
Being There (Blu-Ray) Hal Ashby
Theatrical: 1979
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 124
Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over
Date Added: 17 Apr 2009
Summary:
- Peter Sellers
- Shirley Maclaine
- Jack Warden
- Melvyn Douglas
- Richard Basehart
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217 |
Belle De Jour (Blu-Ray) |
Luis Bunuel |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Optimum Home Entertainment |
Period |
Belle De Jour (Blu-Ray) Luis Bunuel
Theatrical:
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 100
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 10 Oct 2009
Summary: This is released in Australia already, same packaging. and the quality is wonderful.
Very sharp and beautiful colour.
also English dubbed as well as the original French tracks in 5.1
Highly Recommended
all REGIONS.
- Genevieve Page
- Michel Piccoli
- Jean Sorel
- Catherine Deneuve
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218 |
The Beyond (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Arrow Video |
Foreign Horror Films |
The Beyond (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Arrow Video
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 01 Jan 2011
Summary:
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219 |
Big Fish (Blu-Ray) |
Tim Burton |
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Parental Guidance |
2003 |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Comedy |
Big Fish (Blu-Ray) Tim Burton
Theatrical: 2003
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 120
Rated: Parental Guidance
Date Added: 21 Mar 2010
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: Italian, English
Summary: After a string of mediocre movies, director Tim Burton ("Corpse Bride", "Edward Scissorhands") regains his footing as he shifts from macabre fairy tales to Southern tall tales. "Big Fish" twines in and out of the oversized stories of Edward Bloom, played as a young man by Ewan McGregor ("Moulin Rouge") and as a dying father by Albert Finney (Tom Jones). Edward's son Will (Billy Crudup, "Almost Famous") sits by his father's bedside but has little patience with the old man's fables, because he feels these stories have kept him from knowing who his father really is. Burton dives into Bloom's imagination with zest, sending the determined young man into haunted woods, an idealised Southern town, a travelling circus, and much more. The result is sweet but--thanks to the director's dark and clever sensibility--never saccharine. Also featuring Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, and Steve Buscemi. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Ewan McGregor
- Albert Finney
- Billy Crudup
- Jessica Lange
- Alison Lohman
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220 |
Big Trouble in Little China (Blu-Ray) |
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PG-13 |
1986 |
20th Century Fox |
Action & Adventure |
Big Trouble in Little China (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1986
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 99
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 17 Jul 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Kate Burton
- Kim Cattrall
- Lia Chang
- George Cheung
- Chao Li Chi
- Dean Cundey Cinematographer
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221 |
Bigger Than Life (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
1956 |
Criterion |
Drama |
Bigger Than Life (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1956
Studio: Criterion
Genre: Drama
Duration: 95
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 04 Jan 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Talk about a film ahead of its time, Nicholas Ray's 1956 drama Bigger than Life tanked upon release in the US most likely because of its dark, brooding and unflinching observations on suburban life (the film is partially based on Ray's own childhood, if I'm recalling correctly.); people back then didn't want to be told about the monster next door, and to a lesser extent people today still don't want this, but Ray's film is so perfect in every respect that one can't look away from the screen for a moment.
Ray, like Fuller, unfortunately was, more or less, wholly ignored in the US during his life but was immensely popular with the Cahiers kids and I'm glad to see that in the past decade or so his films, besides the popular Rebel Without a Cause, are getting some serious reevaluations.
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Here's the details, for those interested, in regards to the Criterion release:
* New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
* Audio commentary featuring critic Geoff Andrew (The Films of Nicholas Ray)
* Profile of Nicholas Ray (1977), a half-hour television interview with the director
* New video appreciation of Bigger Than Life with author Jonathan Lethem (Chronic City)
* New video interview with Susan Ray, widow of the director and editor of I Was Interrupted: Nicholas Ray on Making Movies
* Theatrical trailer
* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic and video maker B. Kite
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Here is to hoping that they get their hands on Johnny Guitar.
- James Mason
- Walter Matthau
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222 |
Bill Douglas Trilogy (Blu-Ray) |
Bill Douglas |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
1972 |
Bfi Video |
Period |
Bill Douglas Trilogy (Blu-Ray) Bill Douglas
Theatrical: 1972
Studio: Bfi Video
Genre: Period
Duration: 175
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 19 Sep 2009
Summary:
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223 |
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Blu-Ray) |
Dario Argento |
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NR |
1969 |
Blue Underground |
Horror |
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Blu-Ray) Dario Argento
Theatrical: 1969
Studio: Blue Underground
Genre: Horror
Duration: 96
Rated: NR
Date Added: 09 Apr 2009
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Dario Argento takes sole writing credit for his directorial debut but "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" is actually an unofficial adaptation of Fredric Brown's novel "The Screaming Mimi". Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante), an American novelist in Italy, is a helpless spectator to a vicious attack in an art gallery. Initially a suspect, Sam becomes the key witness to the attempted murder, the fourth in a month but the first survived by the victim. Something about the attack haunts him and so he launches his own investigation as the murders continue, the killer finally turning on Sam. Argento exhibits a sure hand in his first film, creating an easy to follow thriller spiced with tightly choreographed murder scenes and leavened with character humor (his colorful cast includes a genial stuttering pimp and an eccentric artist who lives in a house with no doors). But it's his gift for arresting images and cinematic inventiveness that gives this thriller its edge, from the opening murder where Sam impotently watches the bleeding victim while trapped in a veritable glass cage to the killer's naked eye peering through a peephole at Sam's girlfriend (Suzy Kendall) as she hysterically searches for an escape from the killer's pounding attempts to break into her apartment. Future Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro shot the film and Ennio Morricone provides an unusual, often eerie score arranged for human voices. While less baroque than Argento's later work, it's a fine first film and a standout in the "giallo" genre. "--Sean Axmaker"
- Tony Musante
- Suzy Kendall
- Enrico Maria Salerno
- Eva Renzi
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224 |
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (Blu-Ray) |
James Nguyen |
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Unrated |
2008 |
Severin Films |
Science Fiction |
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (Blu-Ray) James Nguyen
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Severin Films
Genre: Science Fiction
Duration: 90
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 07 May 2011
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: There's very little to say about "Birdemic: Shock and Terror", unless you're in a room with at least 20 of your most ebullient, intoxicated friends who can yell at the screen, laugh at the primitive craftsmanship, howl at the ludicrous plot and dialogue, and generally have a good time at the expense of a movie that must know it's an awful affair designed to please for just those reasons. Filmmaker James Nguyen was probably a little surprised by the attention this shot-on-video labor sparked when it found a cult audience in a number of cities in the United States (and even abroad). It's certainly a surprise that the DVD is sparking another round of interest when the film itself is so dreadful. It's hard to make the argument that that's the point when the word "amateurish" doesn't even come close to describing the technical construction and acting, let alone the bizarre story of birds that fly amok and kill people with talons, with vomit, or by spontaneously exploding. The "special effects" consist of the most rudimentary home computer graphics, and the production values include just about everything they tell you not to do on your first day at film school. The film's 90 minutes would be cut at least by half without the abundant footage devoted to people walking, people driving, people standing and sitting, and people going in and out of doors. But on to the story, which starts with a romance, then moves to some bizarre tribute to Hitchcock's "The Birds" as the stupidly animated creatures begin attacking, then ends as a polemic about how global warming is turning the world upside down (beginning with the creation of killer birds). To be fair, this could fit into the so-bad-it-could-be-good category for a large number of people who applaud effort and appreciate lameness as high irony. But in order to walk away with that opinion, it might be best to save "Birdemic" for a movie-night party with a room or theater full of fuzzy-headed comrades who can take the head-shaking shenanigans with several canisters full of salt. "--Ted Fry"
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225 |
Black Dynamite (Blu-Ray) |
Scott Sanders |
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R |
2009 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
Black Dynamite (Blu-Ray) Scott Sanders
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 90
Rated: R
Date Added: 22 Dec 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: When drug dealers take out his kid brother, ex-CIA agent Black Dynamite ("Spawn"'s Michael Jai White) makes like a karate-chopping dynamo to track them down. Armed with a .44 Magnum, a set of nunchucks, and a sexy 'stache, Big D starts out in the City of Angels, where his buddies Cream Corn ("In Living Color"'s Tommy Davidson), a hustler, and Bullhorn (co-writer Byron Minns), a club owner, offer to lend a hand. The deeper Dynamite digs, the more endangered his life becomes as he uncovers a conspiracy to keep the black man down by flooding the streets with malt liquor and filling the country's orphanages with smack. Since the smooth operator has a way with the ladies, he also enlists Gloria ("I Am Legend"'s Salli Richardson-Whitfield), a socially-conscious soul sister, to aid in his clean-up campaign. Director Scott Sanders and White, who co-wrote the script, collaborated on 1998's "Thick as Thieves", and their chemistry shines through. If the supporting cast can be a little wooden, White gives "Shaft"'s Richard Roundtree a run for the money with his cool-cat charisma. Set in 1972, "Black Dynamite" doesn't just act like a movie from the "Superfly" era, it looks and sounds like one, too, courtesy Adrian Younge's old-school funk score, Shawn Maurer's 16mm cinematography, a cartoon credit sequence, and some carefully choreographed boom mic appearances. And dig those crazy cameos: Arsenio Hall as Tasty Freeze, Brian McKnight as Sweet Meat, and NBA veteran John Salley as Kotex. "--Kathleen C. Fennessy"
Stills from "Black Dynamite" (Click for larger image)
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226 |
Black Hawk Down (Blu-Ray) |
Ridley Scott |
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R |
2001 |
Columbia Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
Black Hawk Down (Blu-Ray) Ridley Scott
Theatrical: 2001
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 144
Rated: R
Date Added: 05 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down" conveys the raw, chaotic urgency of ground-force battle in a worst-case scenario. With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets of Mogadishu, attacked from all sides by armed Aidid supporters. Based on author Mark Bowden's bestselling account of the battle, Scott's riveting, action-packed film follows a sharp ensemble cast in some of the most authentic battle sequences ever filmed. The loss of 18 soldiers turned American opinion against further involvement in Somalia, but "Black Hawk Down" makes it clear that the men involved were undeniably heroic. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Josh Hartnett
- Ewan McGregor
- Tom Sizemore
- Eric Bana
- William Fichtner
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227 |
Black Narcissus (Blu-Ray) |
Michael Powell;Emeric Pressburger |
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Unrated |
1947 |
Criterion Collection |
Drama |
Black Narcissus (Blu-Ray) Michael Powell;Emeric Pressburger
Theatrical: 1947
Studio: Criterion Collection
Genre: Drama
Duration: 154
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 13 Jul 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Appropriately enough for a picture named for a flower, "Black Narcissus" exists in a color-drenched, hothouse atmosphere. The setting is a nunnery in the Himalayas, where sister Deborah Kerr has her hands full with an envious nun (the remarkable Kathleen Byron) and a sardonic Englishman (David Farrar). Director Michael Powell and screenwriter Emeric Pressburger, the team responsible for the mid-forties masterpieces "A Stairway to Heaven" and "The Red Shoes", decided to shoot "Black Narcissus" entirely in the studio, so they could create their own controlled, slightly unreal world. The choice paid off, as both art director Alfred Junge and cinematographer Jack Cardiff won Oscars for their blazing Technicolor work. The climactic sequence--a murder attempt on the cliffs of the cloister--bears special attention, as Powell "set" the sequence to a preexisting musical track, staging it as though it were a piece of visual choreography. Adding a bit of behind-the-scenes tension to the production was the fact that Kerr was the director's ex-mistress, and Byron his current one. "It was a situation not uncommon in show business, I was told," he later wrote, "but it was new to me." "--Robert Horton"
- Deborah Kerr
- Flora Robson
- Jean Simmons
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228 |
Black Snake Moan (Blu-Ray) |
|
|
R |
2007 |
Paramount |
Drama |
Black Snake Moan (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Drama
Duration: 115
Rated: R
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The lurid scenario--a nymphomaniacal white trash nymphet (Christina Ricci) is held prisoner by a bitter bluesman (Samuel L. Jackson)--gives way to an affecting tale of redemption in "Black Snake Moan", writer/director Craig Brewer's follow-up to the acclaimed "Hustle & Flow". Lazarus (Jackson, "Jungle Fever", "Pulp Fiction") finds Rae (Ricci, "Monster", "The Ice Storm") beaten unconscious on the road in front of his backwoods house. After bringing her inside, he learns of her wanton ways and decides to exorcise his own demons by curing Rae of her sexual compulsion. "Black Snake Moan" could have been terrible, but Brewer takes his story seriously enough to dig into the genuine emotions of such a situation (though along the way he certainly flirts with sexploitation overtones--several scenes look like they were plucked straight out of a hitherto unknown 1970s trash classic). Ricci, Jackson, and the supporting cast (including pop star Justin Timberlake, giving a surprisingly good performance as Rae's boyfriend) treat the characters with respect, honesty, and humor. The result is off-kilter and maybe a little too fond of its sleazy cinematic forbears to truly hit the emotional notes it's after, but "Black Snake Moan" has considerably more substance than its marketing would suggest. "--Bret Fetzer" Beyond "Black Snake Moan" The Soundtrack More Music Stars on DVD More DVDs with Samuel L. Jackson Stills from "Black Snake Moan" (click for larger image)
- Jr. John Cothran
- Son House
- Samuel L. Jackson
- John Malloy
- S. Epatha Merkerson
- Amy Vincent Cinematographer
- Amelia Allain Cinematographer
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Blade Runner: 5-Disc Collector's Edition (Blu-Ray) |
Ridley Scott |
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Unrated |
2007 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Blade Runner: 5-Disc Collector's Edition (Blu-Ray) Ridley Scott
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 578
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 27 Apr 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, Blade Runner returns in Ridley Scott's definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and never-before-seen special effects, now seen in sepcatacular hi-definition! In a signature role as 21st- century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his masculine-yet- vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high- tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, muderous replicants - and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul. This spectacular 5-Disc Set features all of the content of the standard definition Ultimate Collector's Edition. All five version of the legendary Sci-Fi film from Director Ridley Scott with all new 5.1 audio - the definitive Final Cut, three additional versions of the film, and the rare Work Print version - in addition to the in-depth feature length documentary "Dangerous Days", and one complete disc of bonus content including over 80-minutes of never- before-seen deleted scenes.
- Harrison Ford
- Sean Young
- Rutger Hauer
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230 |
Blazing Saddles (Blu-Ray) |
Mel Brooks |
Richard Pryor |
R |
1974 |
Warner Home Video |
Comedy |
Blazing Saddles (Blu-Ray) Mel Brooks
Theatrical: 1974
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 93
Rated: R
Writer: Richard Pryor
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Mel Brooks scored his first commercial hit with this raucous Western spoof starring the late Cleavon Little as the newly hired (and conspicuously black) sheriff of Rock Ridge. Sheriff Bart teams up with deputy Jim (Gene Wilder) to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamarr (Harvey Korman). The simple plot is just an excuse for a steady stream of gags, many of them unabashedly tasteless, that Brooks and his wacky cast pull off with side-splitting success. The humor is so juvenile and crude that you just have to surrender to it; highlights abound, from the lunkheaded Alex Karras as the ox-riding Mongo to Madeline Kahn's uproarious send-up of Marlene Dietrich as saloon songstress Lili Von Shtupp. Adding to the comedic excess is the infamous campfire scene involving a bunch of hungry cowboys, heaping servings of baked beans and, well, you get the idea. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Cleavon Little
- Gene Wilder
- Slim Pickens
- Harvey Korman
- Madeline Kahn
- Joseph F. Biroc Cinematographer
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231 |
Blood Diamond (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
2006 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Blood Diamond (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 143
Rated: R
Date Added: 18 Sep 2009
Languages: Afrikaans, English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Leonardo DiCaprio puts a handsome face on an ugly industry: In parts of Africa, diamond mining fuels civil warfare, killing thousands of innocents and drafting preteen children as vicious soldiers. DiCaprio ("The Departed") plays Danny Archer, a white African soldier-turned-diamond-smuggler who gets wind of a large raw jewel found by Solomon Vandy, a native fisherman (Djimon Hounsou, "In America") recently escaped from enslavement by a brutal rebel leader. Archer offers a deal: He'll help Vandy find his war-scattered family if Vandy will share the diamond with him. Drawn into this web of exploitation is journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly, "Little Children"), who agrees to help if Archer will tell her the details of how conflict diamonds make their way into the hands of the corporations who sell them to the Western world. DiCaprio is compelling because he never flinches from Archer's utter ruthlessness; Archer ends up doing the morally justifiable thing, but only because his desperate greed has led him to it. Hounsou and Connelly, though saddled with all the moral and political speeches, rise above the cant and keep the movie's treacherously formulaic plot rooted in human characters. But in the end, the story won't stick with you as much as the dead stillness in the child soldiers' eyes; the horror of African civil strife refuses to be contained by "Blood Diamond"'s uplifting message--and the movie is all the more potent as a result. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Leonard DiCaprio
- Djimon Hounsou
- Jennifer Connelly
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232 |
Blood: The Last Vampire (Blu-Ray) |
Chris Nahon |
Kenji Kamiyama |
R |
2009 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
Blood: The Last Vampire (Blu-Ray) Chris Nahon
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 91
Rated: R
Writer: Kenji Kamiyama
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The deadliest assassin to stand the test of time. From a Producer of "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" comes "Blood: The Last Vampire", based on the cult hit anime series. Demons have infested Earth. And only one warrior stands between the dark and the light: Saya, a half-human, half-vampire samurai who preys on those who feast on human blood. Joining forces with the shadowy society known as the Council, Saya is dispatched to an American military base, where an intense series of swordfights leads her to the deadliest vampire of all. And now after 400 years, Saya's greatest hunt is about to begin.
- Gianna Jun
- Allison Miller
- Liam Cunningham
- JJ Feild
- Koyuki
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233 |
Blow (Blu-Ray) |
Ted Demme |
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R |
2001 |
New Line Home Video |
Drama |
Blow (Blu-Ray) Ted Demme
Theatrical: 2001
Studio: New Line Home Video
Genre: Drama
Duration: 124
Rated: R
Date Added: 13 Jun 2010
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A briskly paced hybrid of "Boogie Nights" and "Goodfellas", "Blow" chronicles the three-decade rise and fall of George Jung (Johnny Depp), a normal American kid who makes a personal vow against poverty, builds a marijuana empire in the '60s, multiplies his fortune with the Colombian Medellín cocaine cartel, and blows it all with a series of police busts culminating in one final, long-term jail sentence. "Your dad's a loser," says this absentee father to his estranged but beloved daughter, and he's right: "Blow" is the story of a nice guy who made wrong choices all his life, almost single-handedly created the American cocaine trade, and got exactly what he deserved. As directed by Ted Demme, the film is vibrantly entertaining, painstakingly authentic... and utterly aimless in terms of overall purpose. We can't sympathize with Jung's meteoric rise to wealth and the wild life, and Demme isn't suggesting that we should idolize a drug dealer. So what, exactly, is the point of "Blow"? Simply, it seems, to present Jung's story as the epitome of the coke-driven glory days, and to suggest, ever so subtly, that Jung isn't such a bad guy, after all. Anyone curious about his lifestyle will find this film amazing, and there's plenty of humor mixed with the constant threat of violence and paranoid anxiety. Demme has also populated the film with a fantastic supporting cast (although Penélope Cruz grows tiresome as Jung's hedonistic wife), and this is certainly a compelling look at the other side of "Traffic". Still, one wishes that "Blow" had a more viable reason for being; like a wild party, it leaves you with a hangover and a vague feeling of regret. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Johnny Depp
- Penelope Cruz
- Franka Potente
- Rachel Griffiths
- Paul Reubens
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Blow Out (Blu-Ray) |
Brian de Palma |
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R |
1981 |
Criterion Collection |
Art House & International |
Blow Out (Blu-Ray) Brian de Palma
Theatrical: 1981
Studio: Criterion Collection
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 108
Rated: R
Date Added: 27 Apr 2011
Sound: DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Brian De Palma's 1981 thriller is something of a homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's masterful "Blowup", though there are hints of Francis Ford Coppola's paranoia-inducing "Conversation" sprinkled throughout. John Travolta plays a sound-effects man who witnesses what appears to be a tragic car accident killing a presidential candidate. The audio tape he happened to be recording at that moment (adding to his collection of natural sounds), however, suggests but doesn't prove that a murderous conspiracy is afoot. Trying to tease a shred of evidence from murky doubt, Travolta's character turns to a hooker (Nancy Allen) for help and stumbles into a web of evil spun by a right-wing kook (John Lithgow). De Palma's fetishistic fascination with obscured truth in a universe ruled by chance makes "Blow Out" one of his most operatic films. It's also perhaps one of his most revealing about the inherent decadence of creating verisimilitude for art. Sometimes knocked for its outrageous camera technique, "Blow Out" contains several exciting sequences that underscore De Palma's amped-up admiration for many of Hitchcock's best moves. "--Tom Keogh"
- John Travolta
- Nancy Allen
- John Lithgow
- Dennis Franz
- Peter Boyden
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235 |
Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection (Blu-Ray) |
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Alliance Films |
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Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance Films
Genre:
Rated:
Date Added: 09 Aug 2010
Summary:
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236 |
Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection: Boogie Nights (Blu-Ray) |
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Alliance (Universal) |
DVD |
Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection: Boogie Nights (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
Genre: DVD
Rated:
Date Added: 14 Aug 2010
Summary: Even if the notorious 1970s porn-filmmaking milieu doesn't exactly turn you on, don't let it turn you off to this movie's extraordinary virtues, either. "Boogie Nights" is one of the key movies of the 1990s and among the most ambitious and exuberantly alive American movies in years. It's also the breakthrough for an amazing new director, whose dazzling kaleidoscopic style here recalls the Robert Altman of "Nashville" and the Martin Scorsese of "Good Fellas". Although loosely based on the sleazy life and times of real-life porn legend John Holmes, at heart it's a classic Hollywood rise-and-fall fable: a naive, good-looking young busboy is discovered in a San Fernando Valley disco by a famous motion picture producer, becomes a hotshot movie star, lives the high life and then loses everything when he gets too big for his britches, succumbs to insobriety and is left behind by new times and new technology. Of course, it isn't exactly "A Star Is Born" or "Singin' in the Rain". Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson (in only his second feature!) puts his own affectionately sardonic twist on the old showbiz biopic formula: the ambitious upstart changes his name and achieves stardom in porno films as "Dirk Diggler." Instead of drinking to excess, he snorts cocaine (the classic drug of 70s hedonism); and it's the coming of home video (rather than talkies) that helps to dash his big-screen dreams. As for the britches ... well, the controversial "money shot" explains everything. And the cast is one of the great ensembles of the 90s, including Oscar nominees Burt Reynolds and Julianne Moore, Mark Wahlberg (who really can act--from the waist up, too!), Heather Graham (as Rollergirl), William H. Macy, John C. Reilly and Ricky Jay. "--Jim Emerson"
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Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
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Alliance (Universal) |
Comedy |
Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
Genre: Comedy
Rated: R
Date Added: 14 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Screenwriters rarely develop a distinctive voice that can be recognized from movie to movie, but the ornate imagination of Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich", "Adaptation") has made him a unique and much-needed cinematic presence. In "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", a guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend erased after she's had him erased from her own memory--but midway through the procedure, he changes his mind and struggles to hang on to their experiences together. In other hands, the premise of memory-erasing would become a trashy science-fiction thriller; Kaufman, along with director Michel Gondry, spins this idea into a funny, sad, structurally complex, and simply enthralling love story that juggles morality, identity, and heartbreak with confident skill. The entire cast--Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson, and more--give superb performances, carefully pitched so that cleverness never trumps feeling. A great movie. "--Bret Fetzer"
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238 |
Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection: Magnolia (Blu-Ray) |
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Alliance (Universal) |
DVD |
Blu-Ray Premium Series Collection: Magnolia (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
Genre: DVD
Rated:
Date Added: 14 Aug 2010
Summary:
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239 |
Body Heat (Blu-Ray) |
Lawrence Kasdan |
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R |
1981 |
Warner Home Video |
Mystery & Suspense |
Body Heat (Blu-Ray) Lawrence Kasdan
Theatrical: 1981
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Mystery & Suspense
Duration: 113
Rated: R
Date Added: 08 Apr 2009
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: While scoring high-profile credits as a screenwriter (including "The Empire Strikes Back", "Return of the Jedi", and "Raiders of the Lost Ark"), Lawrence Kasdan made his directorial debut with this steamy, contemporary film noir in the tradition of "Double Indemnity" and other classics from the 1940s. In one of his most memorable roles, William Hurt plays a Florida lawyer unwittingly drawn into a web of deceit spun by Kathleen Turner (in her screen debut) as a married socialite who plots to kill off her husband with Hurt's assistance. Kasdan's dialogue is a hoot (sometimes it borders on satire), and the sultry atmosphere is a perfect complement to the perspiration-soaked chemistry between Hurt and Turner, whose love scenes caused quite a stir when the film was released in 1981. John Barry's score sets the provocative mood, and both Ted Danson and Mickey Rourke are splendid in memorable supporting roles. "--Jeff Shannon"
- William Hurt
- Kathleen Turner
- Richard Crenna
- Ted Danson
- Mickey Rourke
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240 |
Body of Lies (Blu-Ray) |
Ridley Scott |
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R |
2008 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Body of Lies (Blu-Ray) Ridley Scott
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 128
Rated: R
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Set it next to the similar Middle-East intrigue of "Syriana", and "Body of Lies" is easy to follow--in fact, this movie's plot is amazingly straightforward for an espionage picture. Leonardo DiCaprio is the CIA agent on the ground, an Arabic-speaking chameleon who believes in forging personal relationships based on trust and professionalism. Russell Crowe is his supervisor, a meddler who makes up the rules as he goes along and is more than willing to trade long-term benefits for a short-term "win." (One of these characters is surely intended to represent the foreign policy style of the Bush administration in the first decade of the 21st century; take a guess which one.) While working on a case in Jordan, DiCaprio gets a modest flirtation going with a nurse (Golshifteh Farahani), although his most intense relationship is with a Jordanian intelligence chief (great role for Mark Strong) who takes a wary view of the CIA's activities. Ridley Scott directs as though weary of all the fuss, and his merriment in Crowe's breezy sociopath gives the movie a rather strange aftertaste. It gets the job done, although after it's over you might find yourself craving the head-scratching complications of "Syriana". "--Robert Horton"
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Russell Crowe
- Mark Strong
- Golshifteh Farahani
- Oscar Isaac
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241 |
Bolt (Blu-Ray) |
Chris Williams; Byron Howard |
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PG |
2008 |
WALT DISNEY VIDEO |
Animation |
Bolt (Blu-Ray) Chris Williams; Byron Howard
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Genre: Animation
Duration: 97
Rated: PG
Date Added: 26 Mar 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Bolt is a funny animated film about a dog who thinks he has superpowers. It is also a movie about friendship, perseverance, and the power of believing in oneself. Everyone knows that superheroes on television are not real, but super-dog Bolt (John Travolta) is a canine star who has been carefully raised to believe that he really possesses superpowers. Bolt is completely devoted to his human co-star Penny (Miley Cyrus), so when Penny is captured by the evil Dr. Calico (Malcolm McDowell) in their latest television episode and then Bolt accidentally gets loose in the real world, Bolt sets off on a journey to save her. Bolt is confounded when his super powers are suddenly ineffective, but inspiration strikes and Bolt quickly discovers the mysterious, power-stealing effects of Styrofoam packing peanuts. An encounter with alley cat Mittens (Susie Essman) gives Bolt some eye-opening lessons about being a real dog in the real world, while star-struck, ball-enclosed hamster Rhino (Mark Walton) revels in the opportunity to serve as Bolt's sidekick in the quest to rescue Penny. The trio traverses the United States from waffle house to waffle house on a hysterical quest to find Penny and prove that the relationship between Penny and Bolt is real. In the end, Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino learn that everyone is special in their own way and they discover the true power of believing in oneself and one's friends. Select theaters showed Bolt in Real-D 3-D which features some nice effects, but the film is probably equally enjoyable in the traditional format. A fun film with a nice message and a huge dose of cute, Bolt is good entertainment for the entire family. --Tami Horiuchi
Stills from Bolt (Click for larger image)
- John Travolta
- Miley Cyrus
- Susie Essman
- Mark Walton
- Malcom McDowell
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Bonnie and Clyde (Blu-Ray) |
Arthur Penn |
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R |
1967 |
WARNER HOME VIDEO |
Drama |
Bonnie and Clyde (Blu-Ray) Arthur Penn
Theatrical: 1967
Studio: WARNER HOME VIDEO
Genre: Drama
Duration: 111
Rated: R
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: One of the landmark films of the 1960s, "Bonnie and Clyde" changed the course of American cinema. Setting a milestone for screen violence that paved the way for Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch", this exercise in mythologized biography should not be labeled as a bloodbath; as critic Pauline Kael wrote in her rave review, "it's the absence of sadism that throws the audience off balance." The film is more of a poetic ode to the Great Depression, starring the dream team of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the titular antiheroes, who barrel across the South and Midwest robbing banks with Clyde's brother Buck (Gene Hackman), Buck's frantic wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons), and their faithful accomplice C.W. Moss (the inimitable Michael J. Pollard). "Bonnie and Clyde" is an unforgettable classic that has lost none of its power since the 1967 release. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Warren Beatty
- Faye Dunaway
- Owen Bush
- Evans Evans
- Harry Appling
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243 |
Book of Blood (Blu-Ray) |
John Harrison |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2008 |
SUNFILM Entertainment |
Action & Thriller |
Book of Blood (Blu-Ray) John Harrison
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: SUNFILM Entertainment
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 100
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby
Summary: BOOK OF BLOOD
- Sophie Ward
- Paul Blair
- Doug Bradley
- Jonas Armstrong
- Simon Bamford
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244 |
The Boondock Saints (Blu-Ray) |
Troy Duffy |
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R |
2000 |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
The Boondock Saints (Blu-Ray) Troy Duffy
Theatrical: 2000
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 110
Rated: R
Date Added: 24 Nov 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Charismatic young stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus play two Irish brothers, Connor and Murphy, who believe themselves ordained by God to rid the world of evil men. Their first killing is in self-defense; but after that, they start killing with devotion, gunning down a summit of the Russian mafia. Willem Dafoe plays a gay FBI agent (he listens to opera while examining crime scenes) who knows what the boys are doing but feels that their vigilante tactics are necessary. There's not much plot to "The Boondock Saints"--it's mostly a series of violent scenes in which the boys are partially ingenious and partially lucky. The movie seems to want to provoke debate about vigilantism, but the scenario is too implausible to stir any real controversy. The peculiar mix of earnestness and machismo will not appeal to everyone, but it's certainly unique and may acquire a cult following. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Willem Dafoe
- David Ferry
- Brian Mahoney
- Billy Connolly
- Ron Jeremy
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245 |
Bottle Rocket: The Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray) |
Wes Anderson |
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R |
1996 |
Criterion Collection |
Comedy |
Bottle Rocket: The Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray) Wes Anderson
Theatrical: 1996
Studio: Criterion Collection
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 164
Rated: R
Date Added: 14 Jul 2009
Sound: DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: This quietly daffy comedy should have been an indie hit, but ended up ignored by audiences. Too bad; it's a wonderfully sustained caper movie about friends whose career choice is all wrong. Low-key Anthony (Luke Wilson) and high-strung Dignan (Owen C. Wilson--the two actors are brothers) are brought into a life of crime by Dignan's ambition to be a small-time thief. After a few amusingly laid-back trial burglaries, they (and a third buddy) find themselves over their heads when they hook up with an experienced crime boss (James Caan). Because this movie is so relentlessly deadpan, you really have to be dialed in to its brand of humor--but once there, Bottle Rocket shoots off plenty of sparks. Above all, Owen Wilson's portrayal of Dignan is a terrifically original comic creation; Dignan is so sincerely focused on his goals that he can't see how completely absurd his ideas are. Owen Wilson, who went on to supply similarly knuckle-headed performances in Armageddon and Permanent Midnight, wrote the screenplay with director Wes Anderson. --Robert Horton
- Luke Wilson
- Owen Wilson
- James Caan
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246 |
The Box (Blu-Ray) |
Richard Kelly |
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Warner Home Video |
Drama |
The Box (Blu-Ray) Richard Kelly
Theatrical:
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Drama
Duration: 115
Rated:
Date Added: 13 Jan 2010
Summary: Director Richard Kelly has crafted yet another evocative, spectacular, maddening film guaranteed to provoke passionate love-it or hate-it responses. Though far more straightforward than his previous cult favorites, "Donnie Darko" or "Southland Tales", "The Box" is crammed just as full of stunning visuals and ambiguous metaphysics. Norma and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz of "Charlie's Angels" and James Marsden of "X-Men") find a plainly wrapped package on their doorstep one day. Inside is a strange box with a large, red button--and if they press that button, explains a courtly but alarming-looking gentleman (Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"), they will receive a million dollars… and someone they don't know will die. This is but the starting point for an increasingly creepy tale, featuring eye-popping wallpaper, spontaneous nosebleeds, allusions to Jean-Paul Sartre, overly attentive library patrons, boxes of water, warehouses full of light, and a bell-ringing Santa Claus standing in the middle of a road. Some of it makes sense, some of it doesn't, but the person who's going to love this movie won't care. "The Box"'s true power lies in the slow accumulation of dizzying hypnotic images and a tangible sense of unease and anticipation. Kelly aspires to capture the beauty and terror of existence on film; even if he doesn't succeed--and every viewer will have to decide that for himself or herself--his sheer ambition is remarkable. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Cameron Diaz
- James Marsden
- Frank Langella
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247 |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Blu-Ray) |
Francis Ford Coppola |
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R |
1992 |
Columbia Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Blu-Ray) Francis Ford Coppola
Theatrical: 1992
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 128
Rated: R
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Hungarian, Czech, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Swedish, Romanian, Icelandic, Russian Subtitles: Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: With dizzying cinematic tricks and astonishing performances, Francis Coppola's 1992 version of the oft-filmed Dracula story is one of the most exuberant, extravagant films of the 1990s. Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, as the Count and Mina Murray, are quite a pair of star-crossed lovers. She's betrothed to another man; he can't kick the habit of feeding off the living. Anthony Hopkins plays Van Helsing, the vampire slayer, with tongue firmly in cheek. Tom Waits is great fun as Renfield, the hapless slave of Dracula who craves the blood of insects and cats. Sadie Frost is a sexy Lucy Westenra. And poor Keanu Reeves, as Jonathan Harker, has the misfortune to be seduced by Dracula's three half-naked wives. There's a little bit of everything in this version of "Dracula": gore, high-speed horseback chases, passion, and longing.
- Gary Oldman
- Winona Ryder
- Anthony Hopkins
- Keanu Reeves
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248 |
Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season (Blu-Ray) |
Adam Bernstein, Bronwen Hughes, Jim McKay, Tim Hunter, Tricia Brock |
George Mastras, Patty Lin |
NR |
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Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season (Blu-Ray) Adam Bernstein, Bronwen Hughes, Jim McKay, Tim Hunter, Tricia Brock
Theatrical:
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 346
Rated: NR
Writer: George Mastras, Patty Lin
Date Added: 13 Jul 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: No one would confuse the desperate dad Bryan Cranston plays in this character-driven drama with the fun-loving Hal from "Malcolm in the Middle". In AMC's "Breaking Bad", Walter White lives in the suburbs with his wife--and wears tighty-whiteys--but the similarities end there. During the pilot, the cash-strapped chemistry teacher finds out he has inoperable lung cancer. He and Skyler ("Deadwood"'s Anna Gunn) have one son, Walter Jr. (R.J. Mitte), and a daughter on the way. With two years to get his affairs in order, Walter comes up with a wild plan: he and former student Jesse (Aaron Paul), a drug dealer, will open a meth lab. In the hands of creator Vince Gilligan ("The X-Files"), "Bad"'s first season plays like the improbable offspring of "Weeds" and "The Shield". With nothing left to lose, the Albuquerque 50-year-old uses his death sentence as a catalyst to break every rule he's ever followed while keeping his family--including Skyler's radiologist sister, Marie (Betsy Brandt), and her DEA agent husband, Hank (Dean Norris)--out of the loop. Throughout these seven episodes, Walt takes on a hostage, a dead body, and a partner who likes to sample his own product. Based on the description alone, the program shouldn't work as well as it does, except Gilligan and company keep the situations psychologically believable and Emmy winner Cranston makes Walt surprisingly sympathetic as he swings between compassion and self-interest. As he tells his students, "Chemistry is the study of change," a statement that applies equally well to the show, since Walt ends up in a very different place than the one he began. This three-disc set comes complete with cast and crew commentary, an installment of AMC's "Shootout", two featurettes, deleted scenes, and screen tests. "--Kathleen C. Fennessy"
- Bryan Cranston
- Anna Gunn
- Aaron Paul
- Dean Norris
- Betsy Brandt
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Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season (Blu-Ray) |
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NR |
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Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 615
Rated: NR
Date Added: 13 Jul 2010
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: As "Breaking Bad"'s first year concluded, chemistry teacher Walt (two-time Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston) and his meth-making partner, Jesse (Emmy-nominee Aaron Paul), hooked up with drug kingpin Tuco (Raymond Cruz), and the money started to roll in. They expected some degree of danger--but not a homicidal maniac. When DEA agent Hank (Dean Norris) starts to close in on Tuco, he kidnaps the duo, who eventually escape, but the experience creates a host of new complications, leaving Jesse temporarily homeless and driving a wedge between Walt and his pregnant wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn), and their 15-year-old son, Walt Jr. (R. J. Mitte). In his commentary, creator Vince Gilligan explains that the "chickens come home to roost" in season 2 as Walt's criminal activity catches up with him. In effect, he lives out the psychological version of "The Fly", with his double life merging into one, such that he starts to become as ruthless as Tuco. Hank, meanwhile, gets a promotion that expands his jurisdiction to El Paso, while Skyler takes an accounting job that could cause her to "break bad" in season 3. If this AMC hit lacked a sense of humor, it just might be too hard to take. Aside from Walt's incurable illness and Hank's post-traumatic stress disorder, there's a head crushing, a shooting, an explosion, and an overdose. Though Walt and Skyler get few humorous moments, Jesse, Hank, and ambulance-chasing attorney Saul ("Mr. Show"'s Bob Odenkirk, an inspired addition) make the most of theirs. Jesse even gets a girlfriend (Krysten Ritter), who comes with a wary father (John de Lancie)--but there's still more shadow than light (not counting those panoramic desert shots). Strong stuff, but it's impossible to look away. Extensive extras include commentaries, deleted scenes, and featurettes on every episode. "--Kathleen C. Fennessy"
Stills from "Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season" (Click for larger image)
- Bryan Cranston
- Aaron Paul
- Anna Gunn
- Dean Norris
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250 |
Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season |
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NR |
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Columbia/Tri-Star |
Television |
Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season
Theatrical:
Studio: Columbia/Tri-Star
Genre: Television
Duration: 780
Rated: NR
Date Added: 28 Mar 2011
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Bryan Cranston
- Aaron Paul
- Dean Norris
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251 |
The Breed (Blu-Ray) |
Nicholas Mastandrea |
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R |
2006 |
First Look Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
The Breed (Blu-Ray) Nicholas Mastandrea
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: First Look Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 87
Rated: R
Date Added: 06 Sep 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Wes Craven served as executive producer on this direct-to-video chiller about a group of friends who discover that the remote island they've chosen as a vacation spot is home to a wild pack of attack dogs. After dispatching a sailboater and his bikini-clad girlfriend, the canines (which look more cuddly than ferocious) pick off the interloping friends with all-too-human cunning; the survivors have just enough time to discover that the mutts are the product of military genetic experiments to create unstoppable attack dogs. Director Nick Mastrandrea (a longtime production associate of both Craven and George Romero) lends a professional look to his debut feature, and gets decent performances from his cast (which includes "Lost"'s Michelle Rodriguez, Taryn Manning, and Oliver Hudson), but the script is tired almost from page one, and the resulting action and gore do little to help this indie picture stand out from the rest of the horror crowd. Dog lovers with soft hearts should be forewarned that the CGI stand-ins for the animal actors endure some gruesome abuse in the course of the picture. "–-Paul Gaita"
- Hill Harper
- Oliver Hudson
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Taryn Manning
- Eric Lively
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252 |
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Blu-Ray) |
David Lean |
Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, Pierre Boulle |
PG |
1957 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Blu-Ray) David Lean
Theatrical: 1957
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 161
Rated: PG
Writer: Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, Pierre Boulle
Date Added: 13 Oct 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Director David Lean's masterful 1957 realization of Pierre Boulle's novel remains a benchmark for war films, and a deeply absorbing movie by any standard--like most of Lean's canon, "The Bridge on the River Kwai" achieves a richness in theme, narrative, and characterization that transcends genre.
The story centers on a Japanese prison camp isolated deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, where the remorseless Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) has been charged with building a vitally important railway bridge. His clash of wills with a British prisoner, the charismatic Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), escalates into a duel of honor, Nicholson defying his captor's demands to win concessions for his troops. How the two officers reach a compromise, and Nicholson becomes obsessed with building that bridge, provides the story's thematic spine; the parallel movement of a team of commandos dispatched to stop the project, led by a British major (Jack Hawkins) and guided by an American escapee (William Holden), supplies the story's suspense and forward momentum.
Shot on location in Sri Lanka, "Kwai" moves with a careful, even deliberate pace that survivors of latter-day, high-concept blockbusters might find lulling--Lean doesn't pander to attention deficit disorders with an explosion every 15 minutes. Instead, he guides us toward the intersection of the two plots, accruing remarkable character details through extraordinary performances. Hayakawa's cruel camp commander is gradually revealed as a victim of his own sense of honor, Holden's callow opportunist proves heroic without softening his nihilistic edge, and Guinness (who won a Best Actor Oscar, one of the production's seven wins) disappears as only he can into Nicholson's brittle, duty-driven, delusional psychosis. His final glimpse of self-knowledge remains an astonishing moment--story, character, and image coalescing with explosive impact.
Like Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Bridge on the River Kwai" has been beautifully restored and released in a highly recommended widescreen version that preserves its original aspect ratio. "--Sam Sutherland" Stills from "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (click for larger image) Beyond "The Bridge on the River Kwai" The David Lean Collection "WWII 60th Anniversary Collection" "The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai" (History Channel)
- William Holden
- Alec Guinness
- Jack Hawkins
- Sessue Hayakawa
- James Donald
- Jack Hildyard Cinematographer
- Peter Taylor Editor
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253 |
Bridge to Terabithia (Blu-Ray) |
Gabor Csupo |
Katherine Paterson |
PG |
2007 |
Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
Bridge to Terabithia (Blu-Ray) Gabor Csupo
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 96
Rated: PG
Writer: Katherine Paterson
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: French, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Based on Katherine Paterson's young-adult novel and filmed in picturesque New Zealand, Bridge to Terabithia has lessons to impart about empathy and self-expression, but the tone is never heavy-handed. Jesse (sleepy-eyed Josh Hutcherson, "Zathura"), a fifth-grade loner, lives in the country with his parents and four sisters, including pesky May Belle (Bailee Madison), who adores him. His strict father (Robert Patrick, "The Terminator 2") works in a hardware store. Money is tight and classmates make fun of his hand-me-downs, so Jesse finds refuge in running and drawing. Everything changes when two writers and their daughter Leslie (wide-eyed AnnaSophia Robb, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") move in next door. Leslie is faster than all the boys, which initially puts Jesse off, but the two soon bond over their love of make-believe. In the forest, they find a creek that can only be crossed by rope. Leslie names the land on the other side Terabithia, where they imagine themselves rulers of the kingdom. Jesse and Leslie also connect with their unconventional music teacher, Ms. Edmonds (Zooey Deschanel, "Elf"), who encourages their creativity. Despite the tension at home, Jesse's personal life is finally coming together when the unthinkable happens. Will he revert to his anti-social ways or will he grow from the experience? Though aimed at all ages, pre-school students may find Terebithia's creatures frightening. For grade-school kids and up, however, there's much to savor in this smartly written, sensitively acted film. "--Kathleen C. Fennessy"
- Josh Hutcherson
- AnnaSophia Robb
- Zooey Deschanel
- Robert Patrick
- Bailee Madison
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254 |
The Brit Indie Collection (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Channel 4 DVD |
Period |
The Brit Indie Collection (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Channel 4 DVD
Genre: Period
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Summary:
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255 |
The Brit Indie Collection: Gangster No. 1 (Blu-Ray) |
Paul McGuigan |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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4dvd |
Period |
The Brit Indie Collection: Gangster No. 1 (Blu-Ray) Paul McGuigan
Theatrical:
Studio: 4dvd
Genre: Period
Duration: 99
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Summary: "Gangster No. 1" is without doubt the most stylish British violent crime thriller from the many produced at the end of the 20th century. For all the pop-video glamour of Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch", neither have anywhere near as much a sense of danger as is shown here. Paul Bettany ignites the screen with a fury that explodes far more than it smoulders beneath his tautly kept temper. The tale concerns his ascent to the titular position of primacy in 1960s London, told in flashback by his present-day self (an equally riveting Malcolm McDowell). A lust for power won't allow anything to stand in either incarnation's way, especially the foppish posturing of established crime boss Freddie Mays (David Thewlis). What distinguishes this from many other tales of greed is that the never-named Gangster actually wants to be Freddie, not simply replace him. Saffron Burrows plays the suffering trophy moll in the middle of this personality clash and provides about the only level head and gentle tongue in what is otherwise a super-violent and super-profane script. This is what "The Krays" should have been, and therefore not for the squeamish. --"Paul Tonks"
- Malcolm McDowell
- David Thewlis
- Paul Bettany
- Kenneth Cranham
- Saffron Burrows
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256 |
The Brit Indie Collection: Sexy Beast (Blu-Ray) |
Jonathan Glazer |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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4dvd |
Comedy |
The Brit Indie Collection: Sexy Beast (Blu-Ray) Jonathan Glazer
Theatrical:
Studio: 4dvd
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 89
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Summary: Fed up with the seemingly endless succession of Brit gangster flicks? Or just wish that someone would reinvent the genre? Either way, "Sexy Beast" is for you. While reintroducing some of the well-worn characters of recent years, the film at least attempts to take a sideways look at the genre. Centred on the lives of two ex-con ex-pats and their new lives in Spain, the story is one concerning the conflict between the past and the present. Ray Winston is Gel, who, enjoying his life of early retirement in the sun, finds his loyalties called into question when asked to return to Britain to take part in an audacious heist. There's not much else to say plot wise, but the script and cast is so strong that the film gets away with it. Eschewing the younger brat pack in favour of the likes of Winston, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman (sadly under-used) and Ben Kingsley (whose ultra foul-mouthed Don steals every scene) gives the film a calm authority. Quite violent--although more in language than action--but not without its moments of brilliant humour, "Sexy Beast" is an intelligent, enthralling and welcome addition to the gangster-film genre. --"Phil Udell"
- Ray Winstone
- Ben Kingsley
- Ian McShane
- Amanda Redman
- James Fox
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257 |
The Brit Indie Collection: Shallow Grave (Blu-Ray) |
Danny Boyle |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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4dvd |
Period |
The Brit Indie Collection: Shallow Grave (Blu-Ray) Danny Boyle
Theatrical:
Studio: 4dvd
Genre: Period
Duration: 88
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Summary:
- Christopher Eccleston
- Ewan McGregor
- Kerry Fox
- Ken Stott
- Colin McCredie
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258 |
The Brit Indie Collection: Trainspotting: Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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4dvd |
Period |
The Brit Indie Collection: Trainspotting: Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: 4dvd
Genre: Period
Duration: 90
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Languages: English Subtitles: English
Summary: The film that effectively launched the star careers of Robert Carlyle, Ewan McGregor and Jonny Lee Miller is a hard, barbed picaresque, culled from the bestseller by Irvine Welsh and thrown down against the heroin hinterlands of Edinburgh. Directed with abandon by Danny Boyle, "Trainspotting" conspires to be at once a hip youth flick and a grim cautionary fable. Released on an unsuspecting public in 1996, the picture struck a chord with audiences worldwide and became adopted as an instant symbol of a booming British rave culture (an irony, given the characters' main drug of choice is heroin not ecstasy). McGregor, Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner play a slouching trio of Scottish junkies; Carlyle their narcotic-eschewing but hard-drinking and generally psychotic mate Begbie. In Boyle's hands, their lives unfold in a rush of euphoric highs, blow-out overdoses and agonising withdrawals (all cued to a vogueish pop soundtrack). Throughout it all, John Hodge's screenplay strikes a delicate balance between acknowledging the inherent pleasures of drug use and spotlighting its eventual consequences. In "Trainspotting"'s world view, it all comes down to a question of choices--between the dangerous Day-Glo highs of the addict and the grey, grinding consumerism of the everyday Joe. "Choose life", quips the film's narrator (McGregor) in a monologue that was to become a mantra. "Choose a job, choose a starter home... But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?" Ultimately, "Trainspotting"'s wised-up, dead-beat inhabitants reject mainstream society in favour of a headlong rush to destruction. It makes for an exhilarating, energised and frequently terrifying trip that blazes with more energy and passion than a thousand more ostensibly life-embracing movies. --"Xan Brooks"
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The Broken (Blu-Ray) |
Sean Ellis |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2008 |
Koch Media GmbH - DVD |
Sprachfassungen |
The Broken (Blu-Ray) Sean Ellis
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Koch Media GmbH - DVD
Genre: Sprachfassungen
Duration: 88
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 03 Oct 2009
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Summary: Spiegel zerbrechen ohne Grund, Hunde erkennen ihre Herrchen nicht mehr wieder, ehemals sympathische Liebhaber verhalten sich plötzlich emotionslos, und die Radiologin Lena Headey sieht ihre eigene Doppelgängerin auf der Straße vorbeifahren. Ist dies ein neuer Angriff der "Body Snatchers"? Und wem kann sie jetzt noch trauen...?
Die britisch/französische Produktion THE BROKEN von Sean Ellis aus dem Jahr 2008 ist eine Mischung aus Horror, Mystery und Arthaus-Kino. Der Film bietet eine sehr kühle, durchgestylte Atmosphäre, gute Darsteller und ein paar sehr gelungene Schockeffekte (wie einen wirklich beängstigenden Alptraum). Spektakulär neu oder sonderlich originell ist das alles nicht, aber sehr hübsch gefilmt und bis zum Schluss mysteriös und spannend. Brutalitäten sind so gut wie nicht vorhanden, weswegen sich "Hostel"-gewöhnte Horror-Fans eher langweilen dürften, denn THE BROKEN setzt durchgängig auf Beunruhigung statt Blut und Action. Der finale Twist kommt nicht sonderlich überraschend, rundet den Film aber befriedigend ab. Die Besetzung agiert auf gutem Niveau, wobei die meisten sich nur bemühen müssen, möglichst wenig zu spielen. Besonders über das Wiedersehen mit Melvil Poupaud (Die Zeit, die bleibt) habe ich mich persönlich gefreut. Lena Headey ist in der Hauptrolle durchaus charismatisch und anziehend.
Negativ fällt auf, dass einige Einstellungen deutlich zu lange gehalten werden bzw. sich wiederholen (wie ein Slow-Mo-Autounfall, in welchem man sehr genau den Dummy am Steuer erkennen kann, der wie Lena Headey aussehen soll). Dazu bleiben viele Fragen und Logiklöcher offen, was mich aber nicht weiter gestört hat. Ein Meilenstein des Horors ist THE BROKEN nicht, aber solide Unterhaltung für die eine oder andere Gänsehaut. Ich habe den Kauf nicht bereut.
Die Blu-Ray bietet - in diesem Sinne passend - ebenfalls sehr solide Qualität, ohne Begeisterungsstürme zu entfachen. Das Bild ist scharf, die entfärbte, beinahe schwarzweiße Bildästhetik kommt sehr gut zur Geltung. Der Ton liegt in Deutsch/Englisch DTS-HD 5.1 vor (deutsche Untertitel sind vorhanden, englische nicht) und ist makellos. Gerade das zerbrechende Glas - das Stilmerkmal des Films - wird immer wieder effektiv eingesetzt und sorgt für mehrere Herzinfarkte. Als Bonus bietet die Blu-Ray leider nur ein paar Trailer (nicht in HD), dafür aber immerhin ein Wendecover für alle FSK-Siegel-Gegner.
- Melvil Poupaud
- Richard Jenkins
- Lena Headey
- Ulrich Thomsen
- Michelle Duncan
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260 |
The Brothers Bloom (Blu-Ray) |
Rian Johnson |
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PG-13 |
2008 |
Summit Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
The Brothers Bloom (Blu-Ray) Rian Johnson
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 113
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 05 Apr 2010
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Summary: Writer-director Rian Johnson’s "The Brothers Bloom" has a lot going for it, like an excellent cast doing good work, fabulous locations, a sumptuous look, and some interesting ideas in a genre that’s rife with possibilities. Somehow, though, the film is a whole that’s less than the sum of its parts. We meet siblings Stephen and Bloom, the products of numerous foster homes, at ages 13 and 10, respectively, as they’re starting to develop the skills and savvy that will help them become the full-blown scam-meisters they are when we meet up with them in their thirties (with Mark Ruffalo taking over as Stephen and Adrien Brody as Bloom). It seems Bloom wants to pack it in and live "an unwritten life" free of his brother’s elaborate schemes. But Stephen, who is now accompanied by a sidekick named Bang Bang ("Babel"’s Rinko Kikuchi, in an amusing, mostly silent performance as what Stephen refers to as "our fifth Beatle"), convinces his younger brother to take part in one last swindle, this one targeting the filthy rich Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz), who lives alone in what’s described as the biggest house on the eastern seaboard. Penelope’s an oddball, to say the least, having overcome a sickly childhood and become a master hobbyist whose skills rage from origami and playing six or eight instruments to riding a unicycle while balancing two chainsaws. Posing as antiquities dealers, the brothers pull her into a scheme that takes the trio all over the world (Greece, Prague, Montenegro, St. Petersburg, Mexico). Needless to say, complications ensue. Penelope turns out to be pretty good at the con game herself; what’s more, we know from the moment Stephen warns Bloom not to fall in love with her that he’ll quickly do exactly that. For sure, "The Brothers Bloom" has its high points, with surreal touches and amusing moments that help counterbalance its fairly arch overall tone. But in the end, it feels as if Johnson is trying too hard, sacrificing character for cleverness, and it’s the audience--even those who enjoy and are adept at sorting through the various clues and red herrings to figure out what’s supposedly really happening--that feels conned, or at least finds it difficult to care. "--Sam Graham"
- Rachel Weisz
- Adrien Brody
- Mark Ruffalo
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261 |
The Brothers Grimm (Blu-Ray) |
Terry Gilliam |
Ehren Kruger |
PG-13 |
2005 |
Miramax Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
The Brothers Grimm (Blu-Ray) Terry Gilliam
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 118
Rated: PG-13
Writer: Ehren Kruger
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English, French, German, Italian Subtitles: English
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Fairy tales come vividly to life in "The Brothers Grimm", a long-delayed fantasy/horror comedy that greatly benefits from the ingenuity of director Terry Gilliam. In lesser hands, the ambitious screenplay by prolific horror specialist Ehren Kruger (who wrote the American versions of "The Ring" and "The Ring 2") might have turned into an erratic monster mash like "Van Helsing". But Gilliam's maverick sensibility makes the film more closely comparable to Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" and Neil Jordan's "The Company of Wolves", with the added benefit of impressive CGI effects and lavish (though cost-efficient) production design, making the most of a challenging $75 million budget. Kruger's clever conceit is to turn "folklore collectors" Wilhem and Jacob Grimm (Matt Damon and Heath Ledger, respectively) into 19th-century con artists who perform bogus exorcisms of "evil enchantments" while traveling from village to village in French-occupied Germany. The two soon find themselves ensnared in a genuinely supernatural crisis involving the curse of the Mirror Queen (Monica Bellucci) and such fantastical marvels as the Big Bad Wolf, the Gingerbread Man, and a host of other truly enchanted (and not altogether friendly) flora and fauna. It's kind of a mess, switching from over-the-top humor (mostly from Peter Stormare as a manic villain) to serious fantasy involving the beautiful Angelika (Lena Headey), who proves to be the Grimm Brothers' most reliable ally. And like many of Gilliam's films, "Grimm" suffered from production delays (during which Gilliam filmed "Tideland"), distributor fallout, and several changes in its theatrical release date, but none of these issues prevent the film from being a welcomed addition to Gilliam's remarkable list of credits. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Matt Damon
- Heath Ledger
- Monica Bellucci
- Petr Ratimec
- Barbora Lukesová
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262 |
Brüno (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
2009 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Brüno (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 82
Rated: R
Date Added: 17 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
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263 |
Brush With Death / Harvest of Fear (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
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Mill Creek Ent |
Action & Adventure |
Brush With Death / Harvest of Fear (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Mill Creek Ent
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rated: R
Date Added: 26 Jul 2010
Summary:
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264 |
Bubba Ho-Tep (Blu-Ray) |
Don Coscarelli |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2002 |
Rough Trade Distribution GmbH |
Komödie |
Bubba Ho-Tep (Blu-Ray) Don Coscarelli
Theatrical: 2002
Studio: Rough Trade Distribution GmbH
Genre: Komödie
Duration: 92
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Summary: Bubba Ho-Tep DV
- Ossie Davis
- Bruce Campbell
- Ella Joyce
- Bob Ivy
- Edith Jefferson
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265 |
Bullitt (Blu-Ray) |
Peter Yates |
Robert L. Fish |
Unrated |
1968 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Bullitt (Blu-Ray) Peter Yates
Theatrical: 1968
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 114
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Robert L. Fish
Date Added: 19 May 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Peter Yates's 1968 cop drama has its existentialist pretensions, but there is something seductive about its strained seriousness and Steve McQueen's intentionally stoic performance as a San Francisco police detective on the trail of a murderer. A couple of key action sequences boost the film's stature, the most memorable of which is a vertiginous car chase that Yates almost approaches as a dance. Jacqueline Bisset provides window dressing as Bullitt's girlfriend--worried about how much his job strips away his humanity--and Robert Vaughan is almost reptilian as an opportunistic politician. "--Tom Keogh"
- Steve McQueen
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Robert Vaughn
- Don Gordon
- Robert Duvall
- William A. Fraker Cinematographer
- Frank P. Keller Editor
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266 |
Burn After Reading (Blu-Ray) |
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen |
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R |
2008 |
Universal Studios |
Comedy |
Burn After Reading (Blu-Ray) Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 96
Rated: R
Date Added: 05 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: After the dark brilliance of No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading may seem like a trifle, but few filmmakers elevate the trivial to art quite like Joel and Ethan Coen. Inspired by Stansfield Turner's Burn Before Reading, the comically convoluted plot clicks into gear when the CIA gives analyst Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) the boot. Little does Cox know his wife, Katie (Tilda Swinton, riffing on her Michael Clayton character), is seeing married federal marshal Harry (George Clooney, Swinton's Clayton co-star, playing off his Syriana role). To get back at the Agency, Cox works on his memoirs. Through a twist of fate, fitness club workers Linda (Frances McDormand) and Chad (Brad Pitt in a pompadour that recalls Johnny Suede) find the disc and try to wrangle a "Samaratin tax" out of the surly alcoholic. An avid Internet dater, Linda plans to use the money for plastic surgery, oblivious that her manager, Ted (The Visitor's Richard Jenkins), likes her just the way she is. Though it sounds like a Beltway remake of The Big Lebowski, the Coen entry it most closely resembles, this time the brothers concentrate their energies on the myriad insecurities endemic to the mid-life crisis--with the exception of Chad, who's too dense to share such concerns, leading to the funniest performance of Pitt's career. If Lebowski represented the Coen's unique approach to film noir, Burn sees them putting their irresistibly absurdist stamp on paranoid thrillers from Enemy of the State to The Bourne Identity. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Stills from "Burn After Reading" (Click for larger image)
- George Clooney
- Frances McDormand
- Brad Pitt
- John Malkovich
- Tilda Swinton
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267 |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
1969 |
20th Century Fox |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1969
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre:
Duration: 110
Rated: PG
Date Added: 18 Jul 2010
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: Cantonese, English, Korean, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: This 1969 film has never lost its popularity or its unusual appeal as a star-driven Western that tinkers with the genre's conventions and comes up with something both terrifically entertaining and--typical of its period--a tad paranoid. Paul Newman plays the legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy as an eternal optimist and self-styled visionary, conjuring dreams of banks just ripe for the picking all over the world. Robert Redford is his more levelheaded partner, the sharpshooting Sundance Kid. The film, written by William Goldman ("The Princess Bride") and directed by George Roy Hill ("The Sting"), basically begins as a freewheeling story about robbing trains but soon becomes a chase as a relentless posse--always seen at a great distance like some remote authority--forces Butch and Sundance into the hills and, finally, Bolivia. Weakened a little by feel-good inclinations (a scene involving bicycle tricks and the song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" is sort of Hollywood flower power), the movie maintains an interesting tautness, and the chemistry between Redford and Newman is rare. (A factoid: Newman first offered the Sundance part to Jack Lemmon.) "--Tom Keogh"
- Paul Newman
- Robert Redford
- Katharine Ross
- Francisco Cordova
- Jeff Corey
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268 |
Butterfly Effect Trilogy (Blu-Ray) |
Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, John R. Leonetti, Seth Grossman |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2004 |
Icon Home Entertainment |
Foreign Horror Films |
Butterfly Effect Trilogy (Blu-Ray) Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, John R. Leonetti, Seth Grossman
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Duration: 294
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 10 Aug 2010
Summary: I have this set & have only watched the 1st movie so far but be aware that the version of the 1st film in this set is the original cinema cut & not the directors cut that was previously released on DVD so i am keeping the DVD because of this even though the original cut is still as good. I have seen part 2 before but not the currently released part 3 hope it is as good. if you like it as much as i do buy this set but if not just get the directors cut DVD if thats all you can get or want.
Great set
- Ashton Kutcher
- Amy Smart
- Ethan Suplee
- Erica Durance
- Dustin Milligan
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269 |
Cabin Fever (Blu-Ray) |
Eli Roth |
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R |
2003 |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
Cabin Fever (Blu-Ray) Eli Roth
Theatrical: 2003
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Drama
Duration: 102
Rated: R
Date Added: 16 Apr 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: As a last hurrah after college, friends Jeff, Karen, Paul, Marcy and Bert embark on a vacation deep into the mountains. With the top down and the music up, they drive to a remote cabin to enjoy their last days of decadence before entering the working world. Then somebody gets sick. Karen’s skin starts to bubble and burn as something grows inside her, tunneling beneath her flesh. As the others debate about how to save her, they look at one another and realize that any one of them could also have it. What began as a struggle against the disease soon turns into a battle against friends, as the fear of contagion drives them to turn on each other.
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270 |
Cabin Fever 2 (Blu-Ray) |
Ti West |
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Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren |
2009 |
SUNFILM Entertainment |
Action & Thriller |
Cabin Fever 2 (Blu-Ray) Ti West
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: SUNFILM Entertainment
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 91
Rated: Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren
Date Added: 07 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby
Summary: Cabin Fever 2 DV
- Rider Strong
- Noah Segan
- Alexander Isaiah Thomas
- Alexi Wasser
- Rusty Kelley
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271 |
Caligula (Blu-Ray) |
N/a |
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Unrated |
1979 |
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT |
Art House & International |
Caligula (Blu-Ray) N/a
Theatrical: 1979
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 156
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 03 Feb 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: Spanish
Sound: DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Remember the dumbstruck, jaw-dropped expressions on "Springtime for Hitler's" shocked opening-night audience in Mel Brooks's original film of "The Producers"? That will no doubt be your face through much of the two-and-a-half-hour running time of this infamous 1979 pornographic epic that was a ("Penthouse") pet project of publisher Bob Guccione. That's not necessarily a bad thing. But don't take our word for it. Listen to Helen Mirren--yes, the Oscar-winning "Queen" herself--who stars as Caesonia, Caligula's third wife and "the most promiscuous woman in Rome" (and in this film's salacious vision of Pagan Rome, that is saying something). In her very gracious, thoughtful and candid audio commentary that alone is worth the price of this set, she remarks, "I think it's a movie that is unlike any other, which is difficult to achieve." And for those of a more prurient bent, she adds, "It has an awful lot of bottoms." Malcolm McDowell ("A Clockwork Orange") gives a brave and fearless performance as Caligula, the hated and feared emperor corrupted by absolute power and no doubt voted Most Likely to Be Assassinated. The film unflinchingly charts his plummet into madness and the brutality of his reign in scenes of hardcore sex and violence that cannot be described here ("I can't watch," Mirren cries to her interviewers over one scene in which unfortunate characters are beheaded by a blade-spinning combine. "I can't even listen to it"). "Caligula" is also a career curiosity for author Gore Vidal, who wrote the original screenplay, but later demanded his name be removed from the credits, and venerable actors Peter O'Toole, appearing briefly as the syphilitic Emperor Tiberius Caesar, and John Gielgud as Nerva, a Senator who'd rather take his own life than "live with this reptile." This controversial film's tortured history is untangled in a very helpful booklet that is packaged along with this set's three discs. One is hard-pressed to think of a more reviled film graced with such a gala presentation, but "Caligula"'s defenders and the curious will be amply rewarded with both the original uncut theatrical version of the film and a re-edited alternate version. Supplementary material includes an hour of deleted footage, a pretentious "making of" documentary made during the film's production and a new interview with director Tinto Brass, whose softcore tendencies clashed with Guccioni's more extreme vision (Brass did not have final cut, allowing Guccione to insert more explicit footage into the film). McDowell contributes his own lively audio commentary. "God help us," he groans as the film begins, but by its bloody conclusion, he proclaims he has "no regrets at all" about making the film. "Caligula", Mirren maintains, is "an irresistible mix of art and genitals." And you've got to hand it to Guccione. Especially in these politically correct times, it is still strong and scandalous stuff. "--Donald Liebenson"
- Adriana Asti
- Paolo Bonacelli
- Mirella D'Angelo
- John Gielgud
- Guido Mannari
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272 |
Capitalism: A Love Story (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
2009 |
Starz / Anchor Bay |
Documentary |
Capitalism: A Love Story (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 94
Rated: R
Date Added: 23 Jun 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Michael Moore's didactic documentary style is actually a source of inspiration in Capitalism: A Love Story. This film, which explores the history of incongruence between American capitalism and democracy, is evidently a culmination of Moore's lifetime of research into this topic: he begins the movie by admitting his longstanding interest, rooted in childhood experiences in Flint, Michigan. As a result, the film displays an expertise that is less irritating than in Moore's earlier works, in which various loopholes can be found in one-sided presentations (see Bowling for Columbine). Here Moore employs his trademark tactics to make a satirical documentary that functions as a film-based, grassroots political strategy meant to provoke revolt. Consisting of patched-together clips from various eras and media outlets, the film weaves a narrative that underscores Moore's argument that while America is a success because of its democracy, it has been denigrated by capitalism, which he calls "a system of taking and giving, mostly taking." Capitalism: A Love Story is a patriotic call to arms that seeks to ignite rage in the viewer who is tired of political stupidity resulting in poverty and hardship among a dwindling middle class. It begins by tracing the growing gap between the rich and poor, from the Depression through the 1950s "free enterprise" boom. Using clips of FDR and Jimmy Carter warning against greed and inequality, Moore shows how gradually Americans came to accept Reaganomics, corporate corruption, then Bush-era swindling over time. This history serves as context for his explanation of the housing crisis, the collapse of banks, and Bush's covert, last-ditch efforts to pass sketchy bills on the cusp of Obama's election. Moore asks several lawyers, senators, and bankers, "What the **** happened?" and each offers intelligent assessments of situations that many American viewers still struggle to comprehend. Unfortunately, there are corny Moore moments throughout the film, such as when he takes an armored truck to various banking headquarters and harasses security guards to let him in to reclaim money stolen from the American public. Clips of Bush dancing juxtaposed with shots of people crying because they've lost their homes are melodramatic and only weaken Moore's arguments. Like Robin Hood, Moore seeks justice, but his greatest strength is as a translator between those speaking a complex political language and his viewers. Capitalism: A Love Story, while it does have a condescending tone throughout, does much to relay a complicated history that we all need to know for the sake of our own empowerment. --Trinie Dalton
Stills from Capitalism: A Love Story (Click for larger image)
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273 |
Carlito's Way (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
1993 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Carlito's Way (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1993
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 144
Rated: R
Date Added: 19 May 2011
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Al Pacino cuts a noble figure in this very enjoyable drama by director Brian De Palma ("Scarface"), based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres. Pacino plays a Puerto Rican ex-con trying hard to go straight, but his loyalty to his lowlife attorney (a virtually unrecognizable Sean Penn) and enemies on the street make that choice difficult. Penelope Ann Miller plays, somewhat unlikely, a stripper who has a romance with Pacino's character. The film finds De Palma tempering his more outlandish moves (think of "Body Double" or "Snake Eyes") just as he did with the popular "Untouchables" and "Mission: Impossible". But while "Carlito's Way" was not commercially successful and never rises to the level of greatness, it is a genuinely compelling movie graced with a fine performance by Pacino and a surprising one from Penn. "--Tom Keogh"
- Al Pacino
- Sean Penn
- John Leguizamo
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274 |
Carriers (Blu-Ray) |
Alex Pastor, David Pastor |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2009 |
Splendid Entertainment/WVG |
Action & Thriller |
Carriers (Blu-Ray) Alex Pastor, David Pastor
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Splendid Entertainment/WVG
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 85
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch, Niederländisch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Ein tödliches Virus hat sich der Menschheit bemächtigt und Massensterben zum Alltag werden lassen. Die Welt ist im Untergang begriffen. Mithilfe einer Handvoll selbst auferlegter Regeln hoffen sich die Brüder Brian (Chris Pine) und Danny (Lou Taylor Pucci) mit ihren Freundinnen Bobby (Piper Perabo) und Kate (Emily VanCamp) zum Golf von Mexiko vorzukämpfen, um dort die Epidemie "auszusitzen". Also gilt: Halte stets einen Sicherheitsabstand zu den Infizierten. Trage bei Kontakt Mundschutz und Handschuhe. Reinige jeden Gegenstand vor Gebrauch und vor allem: Habe niemals Mitleid mit den "Trägern". Sie sind ohnehin so gut wie tot. Auf staubigen Wüstenhighways treffen sie auf an Strommasten baumelnde Lynchopfer und schrecklich entstellte Infizierte, die sie das unbeschreibliche Ausmaß der Katastrophe erahnen lassen...
- Piper Perabo
- Chris Pine
- Lou Taylor Pucci
- Christopher Meloni
- Dale Malley
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275 |
Casablanca (Blu-Ray) |
|
|
NR |
2008 |
Warner Home Video |
Drama |
Casablanca (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Drama
Duration: 102
Rated: NR
Date Added: 07 Apr 2009
Summary: A truly perfect movie, the 1942 "Casablanca" still wows viewers today, and for good reason. Its unique story of a love triangle set against terribly high stakes in the war against a monster is sophisticated instead of outlandish, intriguing instead of garish. Humphrey Bogart plays the allegedly apolitical club owner in unoccupied French territory that is nevertheless crawling with Nazis; Ingrid Bergman is the lover who mysteriously deserted him in Paris; and Paul Heinreid is her heroic, slightly bewildered husband. Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Conrad Veidt are among what may be the best supporting cast in the history of Hollywood films. This is certainly among the most spirited and ennobling movies ever made. "--Tom Keogh"
- Humphrey Bogart
- Ingrid Bergman
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276 |
Casino (Blu-Ray) |
Martin Scorsese |
Nicholas Pileggi |
R |
1995 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Casino (Blu-Ray) Martin Scorsese
Theatrical: 1995
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 178
Rated: R
Writer: Nicholas Pileggi
Date Added: 01 Dec 2009
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Director Martin Scorsese reunites with members of his "GoodFellas" gang (writer Nicholas Pileggi; actors Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Frank Vincent) for a three-hour epic about the rise and fall of mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), a character based on real-life gangster Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. (It's modeled after on "Wiseguy" and "GoodFellas" and Pileggi's true crime book "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas".) Through Rothstein, the picture tells the story of how the Mafia seized, and finally lost control of, Las Vegas gambling. The first hour plays like a fascinating documentary, intricately detailing the inner workings of Vegas casinos. Sharon Stone is the stand out among the actors; she nabbed an Oscar nomination for her role as the voracious Ginger, the glitzy call girl who becomes Rothstein's wife. The film is not as fast paced or gripping as Scorsese's earlier gangster pictures ("Mean Streets" and "GoodFellas"), but it's still absorbing. And, hey--it's Scorsese! "--Jim Emerson"
- Robert De Niro
- Sharon Stone
- Joe Pesci
- James Woods
- Frank Vincent
- Robert Richardson Cinematographer
- Thelma Schoonmaker Editor
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277 |
Chaos (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
2006 |
Lionsgate |
Action & Adventure |
Chaos (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 106
Rated: R
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: After a deadly bank heist, detectives Quentin Conners (Jason Statham) and Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe) are drawn into a mysterious case where nothing is what it seems. Pulling the strings is a criminal mastermind (Wesley Snipes) who seems to kill without warning or reason. Amid random acts of violence and deception, the only hope for survival is finding an order to the chaos.
- Jason Statham
- Ryan Phillippe
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278 |
Charade: The Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray) |
Stanley Donen |
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Unrated |
1963 |
Criterion Collection |
Comedy |
Charade: The Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray) Stanley Donen
Theatrical: 1963
Studio: Criterion Collection
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 90
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 20 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Audrey Hepburn plays a Parisienne whose husband is murdered and who finds she is being followed by four men seeking the fortune her late spouse had hidden away. Cary Grant is the stranger who comes to her aid, but his real motives aren't entirely clear--could he even be the killer? The 1963 film is directed by Stanley Donen, but it has been called "Hitchcockian" for good reason: the possible duplicities between lovers, the unspoken agendas between a man and woman sharing secrets. "Charade" is nowhere as significant as a Hitchcock film, but suspense-wise it holds its own; and Donen's glossy production lends itself to the welcome experience of stargazing. One wants Cary Grant to be Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn to be no one but Audrey Hepburn in a Hollywood product such as this, and they certainly don't let us down. "--Tom Keogh"
- Audrey Hepburn
- Cary Grant
- Walter Matthau
- James Coburn
- George Kennedy
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279 |
Che: The Argentine / Guerilla (Blu-Ray) |
Steven Soderbergh |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2008 |
Optimum Home Entertainment |
Period |
Che: The Argentine / Guerilla (Blu-Ray) Steven Soderbergh
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 257
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 02 Jul 2009
Summary:
- Unax Ulgalde
- Santiago Cabrera
- Demian Bichir
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Jordi Molla
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280 |
The Children (Blu-Ray) |
Tom Shankland |
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R |
2008 |
Lions Gate |
Art House & International |
The Children (Blu-Ray) Tom Shankland
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 85
Rated: R
Date Added: 05 Oct 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: You brought them into the world. They will take you out. A family anticipates a Christmas filled with sledding, laughter and hot cocoa as they head to their vacation home in the secluded backcountry…The holiday cheer takes a fast turn for the worse after a mysterious flu-like virus sweeps through the kids. One by one the children become deadly. Amidst the suspicion, mayhem and murder, the parents fight for survival against their own twisted offspring.
- Rachel Shelley
- Eva Birthistle
- Jeremy Sheffield
- Stephen Campbell Moore
- Hannah Tointon
- Nanu Segal Cinematographer
- Tim Murrell Editor
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281 |
Chocolate (Blu-Ray) |
Prachya Pinkaew |
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R |
2008 |
Magnolia Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
Chocolate (Blu-Ray) Prachya Pinkaew
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 90
Rated: R
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English, Thai Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A young girl learns to fight from watching TV and the fighters from the boxing school next door. When she finds a list of debtors in her ailing mother s diary, she sets upon a violent quest to collect payment for medical expenses. Her quest is a dangerous one that ultimately leads her to her father, a gang member of the Yakuza.
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282 |
A Christmas Story (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
1983 |
Warner Home Video |
Kids & Family |
A Christmas Story (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1983
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Kids & Family
Duration: 93
Rated: PG
Date Added: 07 May 2009
Summary: Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/04/2008 Rating: Pg
- Yano Anaya
- Peter Billingsley
- Les Carlson
- Melinda Dillon
- Colin Fox
- Reginald Morris Cinematographer
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283 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
2005 |
WALT DISNEY VIDEO |
Drama |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Genre: Drama
Duration: 135
Rated: PG
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: C.S. Lewis's classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It's a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation--it really wants to be so much more than just a kids' movie--for the most part it is faithful enough to the story, and whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia. Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Narnia is inhabited by mythical, anthropomorphic creatures suffering under the hundred-year rule of the cruel White Witch (Tilda Swinton, in a standout role). The arrival of the children gives the creatures of Narnia hope for liberation, and all are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil (the Witch) and good (Aslan the Lion, the Messiah figure, regally voiced by Liam Neeson). Director (and co-screenwriter) Andrew Adamson, a veteran of the Shrek franchise, knows his way around a fantasy-based adventure story, and he wisely keeps the story moving when it could easily become bogged down and tiresome. Narnia is, of course, a Christian allegory and the symbology is definitely there (as it should be, otherwise it wouldn't be the story Lewis wrote), but audiences aren’t knocked over the head with it, and in the hands of another director it could easily have become pedantic. The focus is squarely on the children and their adventures. The four young actors are respectable in their roles, especially considering the size of the project put on their shoulders, but it's the young Georgie Henley as the curious Lucy who stands out. This isn't a film that wildly succeeds, and in the long run it won't have the same impact as the Harry Potter franchise, but it is well done, and kids will get swept up in the adventure. Note: Narnia does contain battle scenes that some parents may consider too violent for younger children. --Dan Vancini
Stills from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Click for larger image)
- Jim Broadbent
- Patrick Kake
- Shane Rangi
- Cassie Cook
- Jaxin Hall
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
2008 |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 149
Rated: PG
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Sound: Dolby
Summary: More exciting than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian continues the movie franchise based on C.S. Lewis' classic fantasy books. The movie picks up where the first left off... sort of. It's been a year since the Pevensie children--Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)--returned to England from Narnia, and they've just about resigned themselves to living their ordinary lives. But just like that, they're once again transported to a fantastical land, but one with a long-abandoned castle. It turns out that they are in Narnia again--and they themselves lived in that castle, but hundreds of years ago in Narnia time. They've been summoned back to help Prince Caspian (Stardust's Ben Barnes, resembling a young, cultured Keanu Reeves), the rightful heir to the throne who's become the target of his power-hungry uncle, King Mraz (Sergio Castellitto). And he's not the only one threatened: Mraz's people, the Telmarines, have pushed all the Narnians--the talking animals, the centaurs and other beasts, the walking trees--to the brink of extinction. Despite some alpha-male bickering, Peter and Caspian agree to fight Mraz alongside the remaining Narnians, including the dwarf Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage) and the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep (voiced by Eddie Izzard). (Also appearing is Warwick Davis, who was in Willow and the 1989 BBC Prince Caspian.) But of course they most of all miss the noble lion, Aslan, who would have never let this happen to Narnia if he hadn't disappeared. Prince Caspian is epic, evoking memories of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. (Some of the battle elements may seem too familiar, but they were in Lewis's book.) And it's appropriate for kids (Reepicheep could have come out of a Shrek movie), though the tone is dark and there is a lot of death, albeit bloodless. After two successful films, Disney and Walden Media's franchise has proved successful enough that many of the characters are scheduled to return in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. --David Horiuchi
Stills from The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Click for larger image)
- Simon Andreu
- John Bach
- David Bowles
- Warwick Davis
- Liam Neeson
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285 |
City of the Living Dead (Blu-Ray) |
Lucio Fulci |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Arrow Video |
Foreign Horror Films |
City of the Living Dead (Blu-Ray) Lucio Fulci
Theatrical:
Studio: Arrow Video
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Duration: 93
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 21 May 2010
Summary: Arrow video are currently putting together what appears to be a nigh on perfect edition of this Fulci classic.
The packaging will come with FOUR different art designs (ala their DAWN OF THE DEAD BLU RAY)
Extras will be in abundance with Giovanni Lombard Radice's input,plus many other features........if you're a serious collector,then this package is a MUST BUY.
- Christopher George
- Katherine MacColl
- John Morghen
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286 |
Clash of the Titans (Blu-Ray) |
Desmond Davis |
|
PG |
1981 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Clash of the Titans (Blu-Ray) Desmond Davis
Theatrical: 1981
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 118
Rated: PG
Date Added: 01 Mar 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: You have a classic tale full of drama, passion, and adventure. A tale of universal archetypes that speak to everyone. A tale that has remained unfailingly popular for thousands of years. Why not spice it up with a wacky mechanical owl? Such was the thinking behind "Clash of the Titans". Maggie Smith, Laurence Olivier, and Harry Hamlin (one of these things is not like the others...) star in a toga-ripper about a valiant hero, capricious immortals, and lots and lots of giant stop-action monsters. Perseus (Hamlin) is the favored son of the god Zeus (Olivier), but he has unwittingly ticked off the sea goddess Thetis (Smith). Just to make things worse, Perseus falls in love with the lovely Princess Andromeda, who used to be engaged to Thetis's son. Soon Perseus is off on one quest after another, with Zeus helping, Thetis hindering, and lots of innocent bystanders getting stabbed, drowned, and squished. Of course, the whole thing is just an excuse to show as much of Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation as possible, and good thing too. It's an old technique, but it still looks pretty darn cool, and it means the cast can just relax and do a bunch of reaction shots. Don't use this one to study for that big classical mythology exam, but if you just turn your brain off and enjoy the Kraken, it's pretty good fun. "--Ali Davis"
- Harry Hamlin
- Judi Bowker
- Burgess Meredith
- Maggie Smith
- Ursula Andress
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287 |
Class of Nuke 'Em High (Blu-Ray) |
Richard W Haines and Lloyd Kaufman |
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Unrated |
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Troma |
Comedy |
Class of Nuke 'Em High (Blu-Ray) Richard W Haines and Lloyd Kaufman
Theatrical:
Studio: Troma
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 85
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 07 Jul 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Created by the same lunatics who brought you the smash cult classic THE TOXIC AVENGER, CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH takes place in the radioactive halls of Tromaville High School, where a dangerous leak turns great minds into great mutants. Expose yourself to outrageously awesome doses of science fiction, horror action and bizarre humor. This nuclear age movie has something for everyone... and everything. Your entertainment level will shoot right off the meter!
- Janelle Brady
- Gil Brenton
- Robert Prichard
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288 |
Cliffhanger (Blu-Ray) |
Renny Harlin |
Sylvester Stallone, John Long, Michael France |
R |
1993 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
Cliffhanger (Blu-Ray) Renny Harlin
Theatrical: 1993
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 112
Rated: R
Writer: Sylvester Stallone, John Long, Michael France
Date Added: 31 May 2011
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Cliffhanger was a 1994 comeback of sorts for action hero Sylvester Stallone, this time thanks to director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) and some spectacularly rugged and vertigo-inducing high- mountain terrain. The opening sequence alone delivers what the title promises, and there's a doozy of an airplane stunt that was later reprised, with modifications, in Air Force One. Stallone, looking as tough and craggy as the mountains themselves, is a rescue climber who finds himself going after a gang of crooks (headed by John Lithgow in his bad-guy mode) who've hijacked a U.S. Treasury plane and crash landed in the Rockies (played by the Italian Dolomites) with millions of bucks. Outrageous action-packed, snow-packed, and scenery-packed chase sequences (featuring whirring helicopters, whooshing skis, popping gunfire, and clanging pitons that earned the movie Oscar nominations for sound and sound editing) take full advantage of the digital video disc's Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. --Jim Emerson
- Sylvester Stallone
- John Lithgow
- Michael Rooker
- Janine Turner
- Rex Linn
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289 |
A Clockwork Orange (Blu-Ray) |
Stanley Kubrick |
Anthony Burgess |
R |
1971 |
Warner Home Video |
Mystery & Suspense |
A Clockwork Orange (Blu-Ray) Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical: 1971
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Mystery & Suspense
Duration: 136
Rated: R
Writer: Anthony Burgess
Date Added: 17 Apr 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stanley Kubrick's striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgess's famous novel is a masterpiece. Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-in-cheek performance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of young hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs, breaking into people's homes, and raping women. While other directors would simply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick maintains Burgess's dark, satirical social commentary. We watch Alex transform from a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment that attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment. The catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick cure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime. "A Clockwork Orange" works on many levels--visual, social, political, and sexual--and is one of the few films that hold up under repeated viewings. Kubrick not only presents colorfully arresting images, he also stylizes the film by utilizing classical music (and Wendy Carlos's electronic classical work) to underscore the violent scenes, which even today are disturbing in their display of sheer nihilism. Ironically, many fans of the film have missed that point, sadly being entertained by its brutality rather than being repulsed by it. "--Bryan Reesman"
- Malcolm McDowell
- Patrick Magee
- Michael Bates
- Warren Clarke
- John Clive
- John Alcott Cinematographer
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290 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
1977 |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1977
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 137
Rated: PG
Date Added: 29 Apr 2009
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Summary: Anybody who has written him off because of his string of stinkers--or anybody who's too young to remember "The Goodbye Girl"--may be shocked at the accomplishment and nuance of Richard Dreyfuss's performance in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Here, he plays a man possessed; contacted by aliens, he (along with other members of the "chosen") is drawn toward the site of the incipient landing: Devil's Tower, in rural Wyoming. As in many Spielberg films, there are no personalized enemies; the struggle is between those who have been called and a scientific establishment that seeks to protect them by keeping them away from the arriving spacecraft. The ship, and the special effects in general, are every bit as jaw-dropping on the small screen as they were in the theater (well, almost). Released in 1977 as a cerebral alternative to the swashbuckling science fiction epics then in vogue, "Close Encounters" now seems almost wholesome in its representation of alien contact and interested less in philosophizing about extraterrestrials than it is in examining the nature of the inner "call." Ultimately a motion picture about the obsession of the driven artist or determined visionary, "Close Encounters" comes complete with the stock Spielberg wives and girlfriends who seek to tether the dreamy, possessed protagonists to the more mundane concerns of the everyday. So a spectacular, seminal motion picture indeed, but one with gender politics that are all too terrestrial. "--Miles Bethany"
- Norman Bartold
- Shawn Bishop
- Roberts Blossom
- Robert Broyles
- Adrienne Campbell
- John A. Alonzo Cinematographer
- Douglas Trumbull Cinematographer
- William A. Fraker Cinematographer
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291 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Blu-Ray) |
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller |
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PG |
2009 |
Sony |
Animation |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Blu-Ray) Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Sony
Genre: Animation
Duration: 90
Rated: PG
Date Added: 17 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Summary: Judi and Ron Barrett's "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is a much-loved, whimsical book about a tiny island where food falls from the sky like rain. The book serves as a jumping-off point for Sony's animated, digital 3-D " Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" which is not so much a retelling of the book as an exploration of what makes food rain from the sky on a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Flint (Bill Hader), a clever young inventor with a reputation for creations gone awry, has recently completed a machine that he claims will turn water into food. Like his past failed inventions, Flint's new food-converting machine doesn't work as planned, and on its initial test run it ends up getting launched into the sky where clouds form and begin to rain cheeseburgers. The falling burgers destroy the Swallow Falls community's latest attempt to bolster its failing, sardine-dependent economy, but the Mayor's (Bruce Campbell) initial fury quickly turns to greedy anticipation as he begins to realize that food falling from the sky could serve as an innovative tourist draw. As the entire town is caught up re-defining itself as "Chew and Swallow," only Flint's father (James Caan) remains skeptical of his son's invention. Greed leads to some very strange weather events like spaghetti twisters and extra-giant food which, while providing a huge career opportunity for brainy weather intern Sam Sparks (Anna Faris) who's masquerading as an air-headed television personality, also threaten to destroy the town and its inhabitants. In the end, only the collaborative efforts of Flint, his father, and Sam can save the town of Chew and Swallow from certain destruction by the out of control invention. " Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is a funny, imaginative film that's well-animated and immensely entertaining for kids and adults. Rated PG for brief mild language, but appropriate for most ages 5 and older. "--Tami Horiuchi"
Stills from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (Click for larger image)
- Anna Faris
- Bruce Campbell
- Bill Hader
- James Caan
- Andy Samberg
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292 |
Coco Before Chanel (Blu-Ray) |
Anne Fontaine |
Edmonde Charles-Roux |
PG-13 |
2009 |
Sony Pictures |
Art House & International |
Coco Before Chanel (Blu-Ray) Anne Fontaine
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 105
Rated: PG-13
Writer: Edmonde Charles-Roux
Date Added: 05 Apr 2010
Languages: French Subtitles: English
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Before she became Coco, the world-famous fashion designer, Gabrielle Chanel (Audrey Tautou in a fiercely determined performance) struggled to make ends meet. After her mother's death, her father deposited her and her sister, Adrienne (Marie Gillain), at an orphanage, where they learned to sew (and where Chanel developed a taste for monochromatic ensembles). They went on to become cabaret singers, but when Adrienne runs off with a wealthy suitor, the newly christened Coco must go it alone until she meets gentleman farmer Étienne Balsan (Benoît Poelvoorde). She lives comfortably at his chateau, but he refuses to take her out in public, so she puts her skills as a seamstress to good use and designs outfits for his lady friends, like Emilienne (Emmanuelle Devos), an actress. Chanel's situation improves further when British investor Arthur "Boy" Capel (Alessandro Nivola with an impeccable French accent) enters the scene. Her working-class origins present less of a problem with Capel, though the couple will have other issues with which to contend. In the meantime, he gives her the money to open her own Parisian studio, and the film ends with the tweed suit-clad Chanel of the popular imagination. Until that time, writer-director Anne Fontaine (The Girl from Monaco) presents a very different character, a woman who wasn't worldly or sophisticated, but who saw no reason why fashion--or "style," as she called it--should be complicated or uncomfortable. In transforming herself, Coco Chanel transformed an entire industry and, arguably, an entire gender. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Stills from "Coco Before Chanel" (Click for larger image)
- Audrey Tautou
- Benoît Poelvoorde
- Alessandro Nivola
- Marie Gillain
- Emmanuelle Devos
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293 |
Coffin Rock (Blu-Ray) |
Rupert Glasson |
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Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren |
2009 |
Koch Media GmbH - DVD |
Sprachfassungen |
Coffin Rock (Blu-Ray) Rupert Glasson
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Koch Media GmbH - DVD
Genre: Sprachfassungen
Duration: 93
Rated: Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Coffin Rock DV
- Lisa Chappell
- Robert Taylor
- Terry Camilleri
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294 |
The Collector (Blu-Ray) |
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NR |
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UNI DIST CORP (MUSIC) |
Action & Adventure |
The Collector (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: UNI DIST CORP (MUSIC)
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rated: NR
Date Added: 16 Aug 2010
Summary: Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 04/06/2010 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: R
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295 |
Company of Wolves (Blu-Ray) |
Neil Jordan |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
1984 |
ITV DVD |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Company of Wolves (Blu-Ray) Neil Jordan
Theatrical: 1984
Studio: ITV DVD
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 91
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 06 Jul 2009
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Summary: An amazing movie with the most bizarre over and undertones but well worth a watch, The blu-ray is quite good but not top notch as expected but an improvement over the dvd.
- Sarah Patterson
- Angela Lansbury
- David Warner
- Stephen Rea
- Tusse Silberg
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296 |
Complete Metropolis: Steelbook (Blu-Ray) |
Fritz Lang |
Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou |
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1927 |
Kino Video |
Action & Adventure |
Complete Metropolis: Steelbook (Blu-Ray) Fritz Lang
Theatrical: 1927
Studio: Kino Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 153
Rated:
Writer: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou
Date Added: 01 Sep 2010
Sound: AC-3
Summary:
- Brigitte Helm
- Alfred Abel
- Gustav Fröhlich
- Rudolf Klein-Rogge
- Fritz Rasp
- Günther Rittau Cinematographer
- Karl Freund Cinematographer
- Walter Ruttmann Cinematographer
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297 |
Cool Hand Luke (Blu-Ray) |
Stuart Rosenberg |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
1967 |
Warner Home Video |
Classics |
Cool Hand Luke (Blu-Ray) Stuart Rosenberg
Theatrical: 1967
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Classics
Duration: 121
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 17 May 2009
Summary: - Paul Newman, Harry Dean Stanton, George Kennedy, Joe Don Baker, Anthony Zerbe - Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- Paul Newman
- Harry Dean Stanton
- George Kennedy
- Joe Don Baker
- Anthony Zerbe
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298 |
Cornered (Blu-Ray) |
Daniel Maze |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2008 |
SchröderMedia HandelsgmbH & Co KG |
Action & Thriller |
Cornered (Blu-Ray) Daniel Maze
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: SchröderMedia HandelsgmbH & Co KG
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 87
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 22 Jun 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby
Summary: Ein Serienkiller treibt sein Unwesen. Er genießt es, Angestellte von kleinen Läden nach Ladenschluss zu terrorisieren und dann zu töten. Dabei foltert und ermordet er sie vor den Überwachungskameras und nimmt die Videos als Trophäe an sich. Der Schnapsladenbesitzer Steve und seine Kumpels unterhalten sich über das ausgelobte Kopfgeld, das auf den Killer ausgesetzt wurde: 500.000 Dollar. Sie träumen davon, was sie mit all diesem Geld anfangen könnten. Und haben keine Ahnung, dass ihr nächtliches Pokerspiel, das in Steves Laden stattfindet, das neueste Spielfeld für den Killer ist. Aus Spiel wird bitterer Ernst und einer nach dem anderen fällt dem Killer in die Hände. Haben Steve und seine Freunde überhaupt eine Chance, die Nacht zu überleben?
Nicht selten kommt es vor, das gerade Debut-Werken eines Regisseurs gern einmal auf den guten alten Slasher zurückgegriffen wird und so ist es auch nicht weiter verwunderlich, das Regie-Neuling Daniel Maze wohl eine ähnliche Idee hatte und mit seinem ersten Film eine Art Slasher-Komödie präsentieren wollte. Leider ist ihm dies aber nur ganz bedingt gelungen, denn kann dieses Werk doch weder durch gelungene und blutige Passagen, noch durch wirklich gelungenen Humor überzeugen. Sicher, es gibt einige gute Momente und einige Szenen können dem Zuschauer auch durchaus ein Schmunzeln auf das Gesicht zaubern, doch in der Regel ist der hier aufkommende Humor doch eher ziemlich flach ausgefallen. Ich möchte sogar behaupten, das ein Großteil des Filmes eher unfreiwillig komisch erscheint, als das einen das Gefühl überkommen würde, als das hier völlig beabsichtigt eine komödiantische Note beigefügt wurde. Das liegt vielleicht in erster Linie an den äusserst dümmlichen Charakteren, die sich einem präsentieren und die den gewollten Witz ganz einfach nicht so rüberbringen, wie er eigentlich gedacht war. Dabei ist es schon eine äusserst skurrile Ansammlung von Loosern, die sich hier zusammenfindet und im Laufe der Geschichte von einem Serienkiller niedergemetzelt werden.
Da wäre die übliche Quoten-Blondine, die sich ihren Lebensunterhalt mit Prostitution verdient, eine schwer übergewichtige Afro-Amerikanerin, die sich mit Telefon-Sex begnügt, der anscheinend knallharte Ladenbesitzer, der jeden rumkommandiert, wie es im in den Kram passt, ein kleines Dickerchen, das anscheinend den ganzen langen Tag nur Donuts in sich hineinstopft und nicht zu vergessen der drogensüchtige Neffe des ladenbesitzers, der bei seinem kalten Entzug schon Scharen von Kakerlaken auf sich zukommen sieht. So grotesk und skurril sich diese Ansammlung gescheiterter Existenzen anhört, so verhält sie sich dann auch und bei dem hier auftretenden und vollkommen unlogischen Verhalten wird wirklich so ziemlich jedes Klischee bedient, das man aus Horrorfilmen kennt. Dabei offenbaren sich dann auch so dermaßen unlogische Passagen, das es schon kaum noch als lustig anzusehen ist, viel zu überzeichnet erscheint das Verhalten der Akteure, das man im Prinzip nur noch als albern bezeichnen kann.
Diese Sichtweise entsteht aber lediglich, wenn man "Cornered" wirklich als Horror-Komödie ansieht, denn tut man das nicht und geht viel eher von einem extrem trashigen Film aus, dann kann man durchaus auf seine Kosten kommen, allerdings ist die Grundvorraussetzung dafür, das man eine gewisse Vorliebe für diese Art von Filmen hat. Und als Trashfilm, an dem man im Prinzip mit einer vollkommen anderen Erwartungshaltung herangeht, funktioniert diese Low Budget Produktion ausgezeichnet, denn man bewertet den Humor und die ziemlich miesen Darsteller ganz anders, denn mit einemmal erscheinen ihre dargebrachten Leistungen als sehr passend und verleihen dem Ganzen sogar eine ganz besondere Note. Allein die Dialoge erscheinen einem plötzlich recht witzig und viele Passagen, die man vorher wegen des anscheinend platten Humors eher mitleidig betrachtet hat, vermitteln dem geneigten Trash-Fan auf einmal einen viel höheren Unterhaltungswert, so das man richtig Gefallen an dem skurrilen Szenario findet, das sich einem offenbart.
Letztendlich bekommt man es mit einer sehr vorhersehbaren Geschichte zu tun, in der man schon äusserst früh erahnt, um wen es sich bei dem Killer handelt. Doch dieser Punkt ist gar nicht einmal maßgeblich und wichtig für die Story, die von haus aus nicht gerade über einen straff gezogenen Spannungsbogen verfügt, der wenn überhaupt, sowieso erst in der zweiten Filmhälfte etwas zum Vorschein gelangt. Vielmehr erfeut man sich am nicht gerade niedrig angesiedelten Trash-Gehalt eines Werkes, das durch die Bank mit eher unsymphatischen Charakteren besetzt ist, die zudem noch extrem dämlich agieren, so das man bei ihrem Ableben auch keinerlei Mitleid verspürt. Die dabei auftretenden Tötungen sind bei einer 16er Freigabe natürlich nicht besonders hart geraten, jedoch bekommt man auch einige wenige Szenen geboten, in denen es nicht gänzlich blutarm zur Sache geht.
Fazit:
Man sollte "Cornered" wirklich nicht unbedingt als Horror-Komödie, sondern vielmehr als echten Trashfilm ansehen, denn auch, wenn viele Leute der Meinung sind, das dies keine Unterschiede macht, ist die Herangehensweise an diesen Film allein schon von der Erwartungshaltung eine vollkommen andere. Manchmal kommt es letztendlich einzig und allein auf die Sichtweise an, wie man einen Film betrachtet, um feststellen zu können, ob er funktioniert oder nicht. Meiner Meinung nach handelt es sich hier um einen Rohrkrepierer, wenn man eine Horror-Komödie zugrunde legt, als Trashfilm jedoch funktioniert dieses äusserst skurrile Gesamtbild einwandfrei und bereitet jede Menge Spaß.
- Steve Guttenberg
- James Duval
- Elizabeth Nicole
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299 |
Corpse Bride (Blu-Ray) |
Mike Johnson, Tim Burton |
Pamela Pettler |
PG |
2005 |
Warner Home Video |
Animation |
Corpse Bride (Blu-Ray) Mike Johnson, Tim Burton
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Animation
Duration: 76
Rated: PG
Writer: Pamela Pettler
Date Added: 01 Nov 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Who else but Tim Burton could make "Corpse Bride", a necrophiliac's delight that's fun for the whole family? Returning to the richly imaginative realm of stop-motion animation (after previous successes with "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James and the Giant Peach"), Burton, with codirector Mike Johnson, invites us to visit the dour, ashen, and drearily Victorian mansions of the living, where young Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) is bequeathed to wed the lovely Victoria (Emily Watson). But the wedding rehearsal goes sour and, in the kind of Goth-eerie forest that only exists in Burton-land, Victor suddenly finds himself accidentally married to the Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter), a blue-tinted, half-skeletal beauty (how pleasantly full-bosomed she remains!) with a loquacious maggot installed behind one prone-to-popping eyeball. This being a Burton creation, the underworld of the dead is a lively and colorful place indeed, and Danny Elfman's songs and score make it even livelier, presenting Victor with quite a dilemma: Should he return above-ground to Victoria, or remain devoted to his corpse bride? At a brisk 76 minutes, Burton's graveyard whimsy (loosely based on a 19th century Russian folktale) never wears out its welcome, and the voice casting (which includes Tracey Ullman and Albert Finney) is superbly matched the film's gloriously amusing character design, guaranteed to yield a wealth of gruesome toys and action figures for many Halloweens to come. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Johnny Depp
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Emily Watson
- Tracey Ullman
- Paul Whitehouse
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300 |
The Cowboys (Blu-Ray) |
|
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NR |
1972 |
Warner Home Video |
Drama |
The Cowboys (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1972
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Drama
Duration: 135
Rated: NR
Date Added: 11 Aug 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Notorious as the first John Wayne film that does the unthinkable--subject Wayne's character to a nasty fate after only a short time--the 1972 "Cowboys" isn't much more interesting beyond that. The story finds Wayne playing a rancher who takes 11 boys on a cattle drive. They run into a nut case (Bruce Dern) who deprives the kids of their leader, and the rest of the film is a tale of revenge. Mark Rydell ("Cinderella Liberty") directs an unexciting production, although performances by some of the younger actors such as A. Martinez and Robert Carradine are memorable. "--Tom Keogh"
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301 |
Cradle Will Fall (Blu-Ray) |
Lars Jacobson, Amardeep Kaleka |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2008 |
Euro Video |
Action & Thriller |
Cradle Will Fall (Blu-Ray) Lars Jacobson, Amardeep Kaleka
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Euro Video
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 76
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 03 Apr 2011
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Summary:
- Colleen Porch
- Ridge Canipe
- Joel Bryant
- Kali Majors
- Gene Witham
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302 |
Crank (Blu-Ray) |
Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine |
Mark Neveldine |
R |
2006 |
Lions Gate |
Action & Adventure |
Crank (Blu-Ray) Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 87
Rated: R
Writer: Mark Neveldine
Date Added: 13 Sep 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Action anti-hero Jason Statham is competing with himself to make the most relentless, non-stop action flick imaginable. In "Crank", Statham stars as a hit man named Chev Chelios who's been poisoned by some Chinese toxin; the only way to stave it off is to keep his adrenalin flowing, which requires him to drive at top speeds through crowded traffic, start fights in bars, and run pell-mell down hospital corridors while wearing one of those humiliating smocks that tie in the back. In other words, Crank is high-end pop-trash, filled with many preposterous/ingenious stunts and over-the-top performances (Dwight Yoakam, "Sling Blade", is downright droll as a doctor offering Chev assistance), marred by an unpleasant attitude towards women (Amy Smart, "Outside Providence", will not look back on this as one of her signature roles). This is a movie for the audience who enjoyed "Transporter" and "Transporter 2" but wanted Statham's perpetual scowl to become a kind of theatrical mask, a perpetual signifier of intensity that begs--nay, demands--that everything around it rise to a mutual level of absurdity. Fans of Luc Besson ("Leon/The Professional, District 13") will find "Crank" to be simpatico. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Jason Statham
- Amy Smart
- Carlos Sanz
- Jose Pablo Cantillo
- Efren Ramirez
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303 |
Crank 2: High Voltage (Blu-Ray) |
Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor |
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R |
2009 |
Lions Gate |
Action & Adventure |
Crank 2: High Voltage (Blu-Ray) Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 95
Rated: R
Date Added: 19 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: You can’t keep a good man down. Jason Statham is back as Chev Chelios – this time to retrieve his stolen heart (that’s right, he’s running on battery power). High-octane and truly electrifying!
- Corey Haim
- Dwight Yoakam
- David Carradine
- Bai Ling
- Reno Wilson
- Brandon Trost Cinematographer
- Fernando Villena Editor
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304 |
The Crazies (Blu-Ray) |
|
|
R |
1973 |
Blue Underground |
|
The Crazies (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1973
Studio: Blue Underground
Genre:
Duration: 103
Rated: R
Date Added: 25 Nov 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
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305 |
The Crazies (Blu-Ray) |
|
|
R |
2009 |
Overture |
Horror |
The Crazies (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Overture
Genre: Horror
Duration: 101
Rated: R
Date Added: 08 Jul 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: This 2010 remake of a somewhat obscure 1973 George Romero picture injects a mysterious virus into the water supply of a small Iowa town, and the consequences are… well, you didn't expect the consequences to be positive, did you? The movie is called The Crazies, after all. So when local folk begin acting a mite peculiar, it just means they've gone to the well too often--literally. Borrowing the structure of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the remake gets off to a clumsy start, but as the noninfected rally around the sheriff (Timothy Olyphant) and his doctor wife (Radha Mitchell), the action becomes streamlined and reasonably inventive. Director Breck Eisner has a particular knack for finding ingenious ways of killing people (a knife through the hand becomes a useful tool for the sheriff in one turn-the-tables moment), and he's been wise enough to hire respectable actors for the top-lined duties; along with Olyphant and Mitchell, there's also Joe Anderson (Across the Universe) as a loyal, amped-up deputy. If the movie misses the tart social-context stuff that Romero does so well, it at least fills the bill when it comes to the chase-and-escape business of a contemporary horror picture. The spate of such 21st-century remakes of 1970s horror pictures misses the raw, raggedy unease of those low-budget projects, but if you're going to make a slick new update, The Crazies is the way to do it. --Robert Horton
Stills from The Crazies (Click for larger image)
- Timothy Olyphant
- Radha Mitchell
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306 |
Crumb (Blu-Ray) |
Terry Zwigoff |
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NR |
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Criterion Collection |
Documentary |
Crumb (Blu-Ray) Terry Zwigoff
Theatrical:
Studio: Criterion Collection
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 120
Rated: NR
Date Added: 14 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Robert Crumb is known for his disturbing, yet compelling, underground cartoons: his most famous works made countercultural icons out of Mr. Natural ("Keep on Truckin'...") and Fritz the Cat. Terry Zwigoff delves into the odd world of the cartoonist in his documentary film "Crumb", and the picture that emerges is not always pretty--at moments, it's almost repellent--but it's a fascinating glimpse into a very strange mind. Interviewing immediate family--Crumb has one suicidal brother, one semi-psychopathic brother, two sisters who declined to be interviewed, and a tyrannical mother--Crumb begins to look a bit saner. Given his surroundings, it's remarkable that he has survived so well. His hostilities toward women may turn some viewers off, but his wife, Aline, seems to be a grounding point, and she provides a solid counterbalance to the man. No one shies away from discussing incredibly intimate things (namely, sex!), which explains much of R. Crumb's cartoons. This documentary can definitely be considered a masterpiece for the cult crowd, and as for the rest of us, it's sure to make us feel a little better about our own lives! "--Jenny Brown"
- Robert Crumb
- Aline Crumb
- Charles Crumb
- Maxon Crumb
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307 |
The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross (Blu-Ray) |
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Exempt |
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History Channel |
Documentary |
The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: History Channel
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 180
Rated: Exempt
Date Added: 25 May 2011
Summary: The Christian invaders were regarded as infidels. The Arabs were scorned as lawless pagans. The Westerners saw their quest as literally a sanctified crusade, while the Muslims launched their own holy war, called a jihad, in retaliation. Sound familiar? It should, because although the events depicted in the History Channel's The Crusades - Crescent & The Cross took place nearly a thousand years ago, they are but a distant mirror to what's going on in the Middle East right now. This two-part, three-hour program, released here on two discs (the second includes over an hour of bonus material), impressively details all three Crusades, starting in the late 11th Century, when Pope Urban II dispatched a huge force to reclaim Jerusalem, which had been under Muslim control for some 400 years. For the knights and others who made the journey, it was a noble spiritual quest, not to mention an escape from Europe's petty wars and famines; in the end, the fact that many of them were greedy butchers who murdered Muslims, Jews, and even other Christians indiscriminately (sometimes even eating the flesh of the vanquished) detracted not at all from their conviction that they were acting in the name of God. Of course, so were the Muslims, who, after the bloody first crusade succeeded in seizing the holy city, mounted a massive counter-attack under leaders like Nur al-din and his son Saladin, who managed to take back Jerusalem (from whence Mohammed was said to have ascended to heaven) and hold on to it through the failed second and third crusades, the latter led by England's Richard the Lionheart. All of this is presented by way of techniques that will be recognizable to History Channel buffs. They include modern-day historians, who re-trace the routes of the crusaders and examine the ancient sites where the action took place, as well as actors who portray characters of the time (chroniclers, knights, and others); numerous re-enactments, aided by excellent cinematography and skilful use of CGI (whereby a few dozen extras could be made to look like many thousands), vividly illustrate the battles and other events that took place during this roughly 200-year period. Add to that a bonus documentary about the Knights Templar (the soldier-monks in charge of protecting the Kingdom of Jerusalem) and a decent "making of" documentary, and you have an absorbing, enlightening look at events that prove one thing above all: the more things change, the more they stay the same. --Sam Graham
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308 |
Cry Wolf (Blu-Ray) |
Jeff Wadlow |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2005 |
Rough Trade Distribution GmbH |
Sprachfassungen |
Cry Wolf (Blu-Ray) Jeff Wadlow
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: Rough Trade Distribution GmbH
Genre: Sprachfassungen
Duration: 97
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Cry Wolf DV
- Julian Morris
- Lindy Booth
- Jared Padalecki
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309 |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Blu-Ray) |
David Fincher |
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PG-13 |
2008 |
Paramount |
Drama |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Blu-Ray) David Fincher
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Drama
Duration: 166
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 26 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The technical dazzle of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a truly astonishing thing to behold: this story of a man who ages backwards requires Brad Pitt to begin life as a tiny elderly man, then blossom into middle age, and finally, wisely, become young. How director David Fincher--with makeup artists, special-effects wizards, and body doubles--achieves this is one of the main sources of fascination in the early reels of the movie. The premise is loosely borrowed from an F. Scott Fitzgerald story (and bears an even stronger resemblance to Andrew Sean Greer's novel The Confessions of Max Tivoli), with young/old Benjamin growing up in New Orleans, meeting the girl of his dreams (Cate Blanchett), and sharing a few blissful years with her until their different aging agendas send them in opposite directions. The love story takes over the second half of the picture, as Eric Roth's script begins to resemble his work on Forrest Gump. This is too bad, because Benjamin's early life is a wonderfully picaresque journey, especially a set of midnight liaisons with a Russian lady (Tilda Swinton) in an atmospheric hotel. Fincher observes all this with an entomologist's eye, cool and exacting, which keeps the material from getting all gooey. Still, the Hurricane Katrina framing story feels put-on, and the movie lets Benjamin slide offscreen during its later stages--curious indeed."--Robert Horton"
Stills from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Click for larger image)
- Brad Pitt
- Cate Blanchett
- Elias Koteas
- Julia Ormond
- Phyllis Somerville
- Claudio Miranda Cinematographer
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310 |
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb/Blackbeard (Blu-Ray) |
Kevin Conner;Russell Mulcahy |
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Unrated |
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Echo Bridge Home Entertainment |
Action & Adventure |
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb/Blackbeard (Blu-Ray) Kevin Conner;Russell Mulcahy
Theatrical:
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 339
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 20 Sep 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Blu-Ray Double Feature: Blackbeard and The Curse of King Tut's Tomb. Blackbeard: In the Golden Age of Piracy, at the dawn of the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the lawless rogues as the most fearsome and notorious seafarer of them all. He killed for the reputation, and his reputation has become legend. Now, for the first time, comes the true story of pirate Edward Teach, the man who terrorized the seas. The Curse of King Tut's Tomb: The search for King Tut's tomb and its treasures becomes a life-and-death adventure for two archaeologists. One wants to protect the purported powers of the tomb for the good of man -- the other wants to harness its incredible powers to control the world...
- Casper Van Dien
- Stacy Keach
- Rachel Ward
- Angus Macfadyen
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311 |
Cutthroat Island (Blu-Ray) |
Renny Harlin |
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PG-13 |
1995 |
Lions Gate |
Action & Adventure |
Cutthroat Island (Blu-Ray) Renny Harlin
Theatrical: 1995
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 119
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Geena Davis (THELMA & LOUISE, BEETLEJUICE) and Matthew Modine (MARRIED TO THE MOB, FULL METAL JACKET) deliver a tidal wave of nonstop action and adventure in this swashbuckling saga of ruthless pirates, buried treasure and bloodthirsty betrayal.
- Geena Davis
- Frank Langella
- Chris Masterson
- Matthew Modine
- Maury Chaykin
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312 |
Cyclops (Blu-Ray) |
Declan O'Brien |
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Unrated |
2008 |
Starz/Anchor Bay |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Cyclops (Blu-Ray) Declan O'Brien
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Starz/Anchor Bay
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 94
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 22 Oct 2009
Summary:
- Eric Roberts
- Kevin Stapleton
- Frida Farrell
- Craig Archibald
- Mike Straub
- Emil Topuzov Cinematographer
- Vikram Kale Editor
- Olena Kutaryeva Editor
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313 |
The Damned United (Blu-Ray) |
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To Be Announced |
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Sony Pictures |
Period |
The Damned United (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Period
Duration: 98
Rated: To Be Announced
Date Added: 25 May 2011
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Based on the best-selling book of the same name, "The Damned United" is the story of one of Britain’s finest ever football managers, Brian Clough, and his curtailed 44-day reign at the helm of Leeds United. It turns out it’s also the tale of his formative years at Derby County, the story of his rivalry with previous Leeds United boss Don Revie, and ultimately, the exploration of his relationship with his assistant, Peter Taylor. The film explores the story by moving backwards and forwards in time, but always at the heart of "The Damned United" is its trump card. Michael Sheen has already richly deserved an abundance of plaudits in his acting career, not least for his superb portrayal of David Frost in "Frost/Nixon", and he carves out another terrific performance here. Taking on the challenge of playing the larger than life Clough, his work here is tremendous, and the highlight of an already-strong cast that also features Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney. On the screen, the story of "The Damned United" is actually distilled into quite a straightforward tale, albeit one considerably enhanced by its aforementioned cast. It wisely keeps its running time trimmed, and while you can’t help but suspect that there’s much to the story that’s not explored here, it’s a good, solid telling of a quite extraordinary tale. Sheen won’t, of course, attract Oscar-attention for such a resoundingly British role, but surely his time, on this latest piece of evidence, will come. --"Jon Foster"
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314 |
Dan in Real Life (Blu-Ray) |
Peter Hedges (II) |
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PG-13 |
2007 |
WALT DISNEY VIDEO |
Comedy |
Dan in Real Life (Blu-Ray) Peter Hedges (II)
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 98
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 27 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Steve Carell’s best film performance to date can be found in the fitfully engaging "Dan In Real Life", where his long-suffering persona suits a character who lets his long-dormant hopes rise for a moment, only to be shot down again. Carell plays Dan Burns, a newspaper columnist who writes about family issues and relationships. As a widower with three growing girls to raise, however, the difference between Dan’s printed wisdom and his struggles with fatherhood and loneliness is often vast. He’s put to a severe test when he packs up the kids for a cabin holiday with his parents and siblings, then falls for the exotic, if elusive, Marie (Juliette Binoche) during a solo excursion to a bookstore. Stirred by a woman for the first time since his late wife, Dan is shocked to find that Marie is actually dating his brother Mitch (Dane Cook), and that she’ll be spending the vacation with him in the midst of his family. From that point, the script, co-written by director Peter Hedges ("Pieces of April"), pretty much becomes a parade of difficult circumstances under which both Dan and Marie have to keep their attraction to one another secret. Certain scenes work better than others, but there is an overall monotony to the movie that isn’t helped by a lack of onscreen chemistry between Binoche and Carell. Both actors are fine on their own terms, but whatever is supposed to be clicking between Marie and Dan isn’t compelling enough to make one truly care that they get together somehow. Still, this is a film with plenty of moments to like, especially when Carell gets to broaden his previous range of emotions in a movie. "--Tom Keogh"
- C.J. Adams
- Marlene Lawston
- Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman
- Ella Miller (III)
- Margot Janson
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315 |
Dario Argento's Inferno (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Arrow Video |
Foreign Horror Films |
Dario Argento's Inferno (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Arrow Video
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 12 Jul 2010
Summary:
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316 |
Dario Argento's Suspiria (Blu-Ray) |
Dario Argent |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Nouveaux Pictures |
Foreign Horror Films |
Dario Argento's Suspiria (Blu-Ray) Dario Argent
Theatrical:
Studio: Nouveaux Pictures
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Duration: 98
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 23 Jan 2010
Summary: So here it is finally, Dario Argento's 1977 masterpiece Suspiria finally makes it onto Blu-Ray in the UK coutesy of the new Nouveaux Pictures/Cine-Excess label. So for those unfamiliar with Argento and his stunning supernatural fairytale let's start from the beginning...
The son of a Brazilian fashion photographer and an Italian movie producer - his father Salvatore Argento produced all of his son's films until Inferno (1980) - it seemed natural that Argento should make his career within the film industry. Like many Italian filmmakers of his generation, Argento began his career as a critic, writing for Rome newspaper Paesa Sara, before moving into screenwriting. His most famous work before moving into directing was his collaboration with Sergio Leone and Bernardo Bertolucci on the story for Leone's epic western Once Upon A Time In The West (1969).
Argento's first film was the influential giallo, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970). The giallo, meaning yellow, takes its name from the fact that originally in Italy many crime/detective novels were published in distinctive yellow covers. Essentially the cinematic giallo combines elements of classical detective fiction with the visceral impact more often associated with the horror genre, to produce a distinctive and highly stylised from of murder mystery.
The film most often cited as the first giallo is Mario Bava's Blood And Black Lace (1964), though elements of the giallo may be seen in Bava's earlier film The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), but the genre did not really take off until the release of Argento's The Bird With The Crystal Plumage. This influential film inspired a vast number of imitations, and the giallo remained popular throughout the early 1970's until it seemed to metamorphosise into a form of the more traditional police procedural in films such as Massimo Dallamano's What Have They Done To Your Daughters? (1974).
Following the success of his directorial debut Argento made three further gialli: The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971), Four Flies On Grey Velvet (1972) and Deep Red (1975). Deep Red included a number of supernatural elements within it's narrative, such as telepathy, and can be seen as a transitional stepping stone between the early gialli and Argento's next film Suspiria.
Partly inspired by Thomas De Quincey's collection of short essays in psychological fantasy Suspiria de Profundis (1845) and co-written by Argento and his long-term partner Daria Nicolodi, Suspiria is one of the most visually stunning horror films ever made.
The plot follows Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper), an American ballet student, travelling to Germany to study at an exclusive dance academy in the Black Forest. After one of the students and her friend are hideously murdered in the first of Argento's breathtaking set-piece killings, Suzy discovers that the academy has a bizarre history and, as the body count rises, she gets involved in a hideous labyrinth of murder, black magic and madness.
With a distinctive dreamlike look courtesy of Luciano Tovoli's cinematography that emphasises primary colours, and a unique score by Italian progressive rock band Goblin, this is the film Argento film that has been crying out for a decent Blu-Ray release. An initial Italian Blu-Ray release was universally vilified for it's appalling transfer, so this new release has been eagerly awaited.
The remastered HD transfer is, on the whole, absolutely stunning showcasing new levels of detail that will be a revelation even for those familiar with the film. The colours saturate the screen giving life to Tovoli's cinematography. Occasionally the transfer betrays it's origins with the odd scene that doesn't seem to match the overall quality of the image, but don't let that put you off. Apart from viewing Suspiria on the big screen with which nothing can compare, this represents the definitive way to view Argento's classic.
The extras add value with an informative commentary by Argento expert Alan Jones and critic Kim Newman; a new documentary featuring contributions from Argento, Claudio Simonetti (of Goblin), Norman J. Warren, Newman and academic Patricia MacCormack; and extended interviews with Warren, Newman and MacCormack.
- Jessica Harper
- Barbara Magnolfi
- Udo Kier
- Stefania Casini
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317 |
Dark City (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
1998 |
New Line Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dark City (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1998
Studio: New Line Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 111
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 13 Jun 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: If you're a fan of brooding comic-book antiheroes, got a nihilistic jolt from "The Crow" (1994), and share director Alex Proyas's highly developed preoccupation for style over substance, you might be tempted to call "Dark City" an instant classic of visual imagination. It's one of those films that exists in a world purely of its own making, setting its own rules and playing by them fairly, so that even its derivative elements (and there are quite a few) acquire their own specific uniqueness. Before long, however, the film becomes interesting only as a triumph of production design. And while that's certainly enough to grab your attention ("Blade Runner" is considered a classic, after all), it's painfully clear that "Dark City" has precious little heart and soul. One-dimensional characters are no match for the film's abundance of retro-futuristic style, so it's best to admire the latter on its own splendidly cinematic terms. Trivia buffs will be interested to know that the film's 50-plus sets (partially inspired by German expressionism) were built at the Fox Film Studios in Sydney, Australia, home base of director Alex Proyas and producer Andrew Mason. The underground world depicted in the film required the largest indoor set ever built in Australia. "--Jeff Shannon"
- John Bluthal
- Jennifer Connelly
- Colin Friels
- Frank Gallacher
- William Hurt
- Dariusz Wolski Cinematographer
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318 |
Dark Nature |
Marc de Launay |
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Unrated |
2009 |
Troma |
Art House & International |
Dark Nature Marc de Launay
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Troma
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 76
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 01 Jul 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: THE NOTORIOUS U.K. SHOCKER IS RECEIVING ITS HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE.
Hoping to enjoy a nice holiday in the country, McKenzie and her rebellious daughter Chloe travel to a remote Scottish community, but their weekend getaway turns into a nightmare as an escalating series of disturbances force them into desperate fight for their lives. DARK NATURE offers bloody thrills and the blackest of comedy as these women struggle against a brutal attacker who is hiding a secret that threatens to tear them to shreds. In the spirit of psychological horror classics THE SHINING and LONG WEEKEND, this smart thriller has a twisting, turning narrative that creates a sense of dread from the first shot and never lets up until the final seconds.
SPECIAL FEATURES -Deleted scenes -Commentary with director Marc de Launay -Interviews -Slideshow
- Niall Greig Fulton
- Imogen Toner
- James Bryce
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319 |
Dark Star (Blu-Ray) |
John Carpenter |
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Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren |
1974 |
Starlight (Intergroove) |
Action & Thriller |
Dark Star (Blu-Ray) John Carpenter
Theatrical: 1974
Studio: Starlight (Intergroove)
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 80
Rated: Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren
Date Added: 08 Dec 2009
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Zum Film selbst muss man sicher nicht viel sagen. John Carpenters Spielfilmdebuet, ist ein genauso witzig wie trashiges Filmerlebnis, welches von seinen schrägen Ideen nur so lebt und vor allem mit einem tollen Soundtrack aufwarten kann. Carpenter hat schon damals gewusst, wie er aus minimalsten Mitteln einen gelungenen Film zusammschustern kann. Auch wenn die Qualitäten seiner späteren Werke noch nicht ganz deutlich zu sehen sind, für ein Erstlingswerk ist "Dark Star" definitiv gelungen.
Was die Blu-ray angeht, sieht es dagegen ganz anders aus. John Carpenter auf Blu-ray ist schon immer ein Thema für sich. Während z. Bsp. bei der US-BD von "Halloween" aller beste Arbeit geleistet wurde, um den Film in höchsten BD-Glanz zu versetzen (zumindest was das Bild angeht), war die hier zu lande erschienene BD von "Vampire" ein Grauen und auch "Die Klapperschlange" enttäuschte. Wie wird da also "Dark Star" aussehen? Kurz gesagt: Absolut schauderhaft.
Das man bei dem vorhanden Master keine Refenrenz-Qualitäten erwarten darf, ist sicherlich jedem bewusst, doch was Starlight hier abliefert ist schon keine Frechheit mehr, es ist regelrecht ein Verbrechen! Das Bild ist noch weit unter DVD-Niveau anzusiedeln und selbst VHS sehen mitunter noch besser aus, als das was einem hier geboten wird. Das Bild ist extrem unscharf, es rauscht wie sonst etwas, hat einen fürchterlichen Kontrast, ist verschmutzt bis zum geht nicht mehr und ist zudem derart rotstichig, dass man es mit den Augen bekommt. Gegen dieses Bild wirkt das Bild von "Die Klapperschlange" wie bestes HD-Material, so grauenhaft ist die Präsentation geworden. Kurzum, hier hat man extrem schlecht erhaltenes Master frech und ohne zu überarbeiten auf die BD gepackt, um noch schnell ein paar Mäuse aus den Taschen der Fans zu holen. Eine absolute Unverschämtheit!
Und auch der Ton ist furchtbar. Der DD 5.1-Ton ist nicht zu gebrauchen und der englische Stereo-Ton ist dumpf bis zum geht nicht mehr. Hochwertige Tonspuren sucht man hier vergebens, es wurden einfach die vorhandenen Tonspuren der DVDs übernommen.
Und auch die Extras sind nicht wirklich gut. Da haben wir einen nicht untertitelten Audiokommentar, sowie ein paar Texttafeln mit Filmografien und das wars dann auch schon. Da hatten selbst die DVDs weit mehr zu bieten und schon dort waren die Extras nicht so wirklich das Wahre. Einzig positiv: Es liegt ein FSK-Wendecover bei.
Fazit: Ein netter Film auf der vielleicht schlechtesten BD-VÖ überhaupt! Das Bild ist auf schlechtem VHS-Niveau, der Ton ist nicht zu gebrauchen und auch die Extras sind dünn gesät. Zudem wurden übrigens auch die Untertitel so klein an den unteren Bildschirmrand gequetscht, dass man eine Lupe bräuchte um diese lesen zu können. Wer den Film noch nicht hat, sollte sich nach einer DVD umschauen, die einem mittlerweile hinter geschmissen werden. Die BD ist aber nicht einmal eine Leihgebühr wert, geschweige denn 15-20 € Anschaffungspreis. Möge Starlight Film nie wieder eine Blu-ray auf den Markt bringen!
- Brian Narelle
- Dre Pahich
- Carl Kuniholm
- Dan O'Bannon
- Joe Saunders
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320 |
Darkman (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
1990 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Darkman (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1990
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 96
Rated: R
Date Added: 01 Aug 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: When attorney Julie Hastings (Frances McDormand) uncovers corrupt city real estate dealings, evil thugs attack her scientist boyfriend, Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson). Left for dead after his lab is detonated, he miraculously survives when the ensuing blast hurls him into the nearby harbor. Treated as a John Doe at a city hospital, he is unknowingly submitted to radical therapy which numbs his nerves to feeling--but which heightens his strength and his emotions. Once conscious, Peyton escapes from the hospital and builds a ramshackle lab in an abandoned industrial plant. Horribly burned and scarred by the lab explosion, he uses synthetic skin to impersonate his would-be murderers and seek retribution for their evil deeds. Peyton also tries to reunite with Julie, who believes him to be dead. While the film has an average script, it is overcome by the flashy cinematography of Bill Pope, the bombastic score by Danny Elfman, and the well-choreographed direction of Sam Raimi. The director confidently walks the line between suspense, action, comedy, and romance as he examines a bitter, victimized antihero who risks becoming as monstrous on the inside as he appears on the outside. "--Bryan Reesman"
- Liam Neeson
- Larry Drake
- Nelson Mashita
- Dan Hicks
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321 |
Daughters of Darkness (Blu-Ray) |
Harry Kumel |
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Unrated |
1971 |
Blue Underground |
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Daughters of Darkness (Blu-Ray) Harry Kumel
Theatrical: 1971
Studio: Blue Underground
Genre:
Duration: 100
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 06 Feb 2011
Languages: English Subtitles: French, Spanish, English
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Art-movie goddess Delphine Seyrig ("Last Year at Marienbad") slinks through the plush Eurotrash settings as the deathless Elizabeth Bathory, Vampire Countess, in Harry Kümel's minor Dutch classic of lesbian erotic-gothic. Blood mingles with water during the languorous shower scenes. Set at an upper-crust seaside resort, the 1971 film recounts Bathory's plot to replace her current consort (Andrea Rau) with a fresher specimen, an abused newlywed whose brutal young husband is an inconvenience waiting to be eliminated. Although both the bi-sex and the neck-biting violence are tame by today's standards, the film has a graceful, gliding sense of pace that gets under your skin; something unspeakably kinky always seems to be just about to happen. It never quite does, but the mood lingers. See it with someone you love--or would like to. "--David Chute"
- Delphine Seyrig
- John Karlen
- Danielle Ouimet
- Andrea Rau
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322 |
Dawn of the Dead (Blu-Ray) |
Zack Snyder |
James Gunn |
Unrated |
2004 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Dawn of the Dead (Blu-Ray) Zack Snyder
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 101
Rated: Unrated
Writer: James Gunn
Date Added: 03 Oct 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Are you ready to get down with the sickness? Movie logic dictates that you shouldn't remake a classic, but Zack Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" defies that logic and comes up a winner. You could argue that George A. Romero's 1978 original was sacred ground for horror buffs, but it was a "low-budget" classic, and Snyder's action-packed upgrade benefits from the same manic pacing that energized Romero's continuing zombie saga. Romero's indictment of mega-mall commercialism is lost (it's arguably outmoded anyway), so Snyder and screenwriter James Gunn compensate with the same setting--in this case, a Milwaukee shopping mall under siege by cannibalistic zombies in the wake of a devastating viral outbreak--a well-chosen cast (led by Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, and Mekhi Phifer), some outrageously morbid humor, and a no-frills plot that keeps tension high and blood splattering by the bucketful. Horror buffs will catch plenty of tributes to Romero's film (including cameos by three of its cast members, including gore-makeup wizard Tom Savini), and shocking images are abundant enough to qualify this "Dawn" as an excellent zombie-flick double-feature with "28 Days Later", its de facto British counterpart. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Sarah Polley
- Ving Rhames
- Mekhi Phifer
- Jake Weber
- Ty Burrell
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323 |
Dawn of the Dead (Blu-Ray) |
George A. Romero |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Arrow Films |
War and Westerns |
Dawn of the Dead (Blu-Ray) George A. Romero
Theatrical:
Studio: Arrow Films
Genre: War and Westerns
Duration: 139
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Summary:
- David Emge
- Ken Foree
- Scott Reiniger
- Gaylen Ross
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324 |
Day of the Dead (Blu-Ray) |
Steve Miner |
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R |
2006 |
FIRST LOOK PICTURES |
Action & Adventure |
Day of the Dead (Blu-Ray) Steve Miner
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 87
Rated: R
Date Added: 06 Sep 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames star in this horror film based on the George A. Romero classic zombie film. A mysterious virus has infected the small town of Leadville, Colorado, and the military is brought in to enforce a quarantine and stop the spread of the disease. As people perish, survivors realize that the virus is creating the walking dead who crave human flesh. Only a small number of people are immune to the virus, and those few survivors must battle to fend off the infected zombies while trying to make it out of town alive.
- Ving Rhames
- Mena Suvari
- Michael Welch
- Pat Kilbane
- Nick Cannon
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325 |
Day of the Dead (Blu-Ray) |
George A. Romero |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Arrow Video |
Foreign Horror Films |
Day of the Dead (Blu-Ray) George A. Romero
Theatrical:
Studio: Arrow Video
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Duration: 97
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Joseph Pilato
- Terence Alexander
- Lori Cardille
- Richard Liberty
- John Amplas
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326 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Blu-Ray) |
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G |
1951 |
20th Century Fox |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1951
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 92
Rated: G
Date Added: 05 May 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Summary: A hallmark of the science fiction genre as well as a wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is a sci-fi movie less concerned with special effects than with a social parable. A spacecraft lands in Washington, D.C., carrying a humanoid messenger from another world (Michael Rennie) imparting a warning to the people of Earth to cease their violent behavior. But panic ensues as the messenger lands and is shot by a nervous soldier. His large robot companion destroys the Capitol as the messenger escapes the confines of the hospital. He moves in with a family as a boarder and blends into society to observe the full range of the human experience. Director Robert Wise ("West Side Story") not only provides one of the most recognizable icons of the science fiction world in his depiction of the massive robot loyal to his master, but he avoids the obvious camp elements of the story to create a quiet and observant story highlighting both the good and the bad in human nature. "--Robert Lane"
- Frances Bavier
- Marshall Bradford
- John Burton
- Wheaton Chambers
- James Craven
- Leo Tover Cinematographer
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327 |
Daybreakers (Blu-Ray) |
Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig |
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R |
2010 |
Lions Gate |
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Daybreakers (Blu-Ray) Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre:
Duration: 98
Rated: R
Date Added: 12 Aug 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stills from Daybreakers (Click for larger image)
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328 |
Days of Heaven (Blu-Ray) |
Terrence Malick |
Terrence Malick |
PG |
1978 |
Criterion |
Drama |
Days of Heaven (Blu-Ray) Terrence Malick
Theatrical: 1978
Studio: Criterion
Genre: Drama
Duration: 94
Rated: PG
Writer: Terrence Malick
Date Added: 13 Jul 2010
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Richard Gere works in a Chicago steel mill at the turn of the century, but must flee the city after accidentally killing a man. Heading for the wheat fields of Texas, he packs up his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and his younger sister (Linda Manz). Instead of a better life, they head straight into tragedy when a wealthy farmer (Sam Shepard) falls for Adams. Believing him to be dying and expecting to inherit a fortune, she agrees to marry him. Their plans change when Shepard fails to die and Gere takes matters into his own hands. Aesthetically flawless, this film about a romantic love triangle is diminished by the small scope of video. Originally shown in 70mm, it is an eye-catching period piece that won its cinematographer, Néstor Almendros, a 1978 Oscar. Texture and color are the unbilled characters in this tragic tale, and are just as important as the players. The story, sadly, fades somewhat when compared to the glory of the visuals. "--Rochelle O'Gorman"
- Richard Gere
- Brooke Adams
- Sam Shepard
- Linda Manz
- Robert J. Wilke
- Néstor Almendros Cinematographer
- Billy Weber Editor
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329 |
Dead & Buried (Blu-Ray) |
Gary A. Sherman |
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R |
1981 |
Blue Underground |
Action & Adventure |
Dead & Buried (Blu-Ray) Gary A. Sherman
Theatrical: 1981
Studio: Blue Underground
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 94
Rated: R
Date Added: 16 Apr 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The Creators Of ALIEN Bring A New Terror To Earth Something very strange is happening in the quiet coastal village of Potters Bluff, where tourists and transients are warmly welcomed... then brutally murdered. But even more shocking is when these slain strangers suddenly reappear as normal, friendly citizens around town. Now the local sheriff (James Farentino of THE FINAL COUNTDOWN) and an eccentric mortician (Oscar(r) winner Jack Albertson in his final feature film appearance) must uncover the horrific secret of a community where some terrifying traditions are alive and well... and no one is ever really DEAD & BURIED. Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) co-stars in this genuinely chilling horror hit written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon (ALIEN), directed by Gary A. Sherman (RAW MEAT), and featuring ultra-grisly gore effects by Oscar(r) winner Stan Winston (ALIENS, TERMINATOR 2). DEAD & BURIED is now presented in eye-popping High Definition, completely uncut and uncensored, and loaded with revealing Extras. EXTRAS: Audio Commentary #1 with Director Gary A. Sherman Audio Commentary #2 with Co-Writer/Co-Producer Ronald Shusett and Actress Linda Turley Audio Commentary #3 with Cinematographer Steve Poster Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX Robert Englund: An Early Work of Horror Dan O'Bannon: Crafting Fear Theatrical Trailers
- James Farentino
- Melody Anderson
- Jack Albertson
- Lisa Blount
- Robert Englund
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330 |
Dead Calm (Blu-Ray) |
Phillip Noyce |
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R |
1989 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dead Calm (Blu-Ray) Phillip Noyce
Theatrical: 1989
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 96
Rated: R
Date Added: 27 Jan 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: There are several occasions when this rousing Australian thriller from 1987 should have ended with a well-placed shot from a speargun or a stronger knot of rope, but you don't think about these nit-picky details when you're being scared out of your wits. In a role that catapulted her to international stardom, Nicole Kidman plays a young wife who's joined her husband (Sam Neill) on a yachting trip to recover from the tragic death of their son. Far out to sea, they encounter a sinking ship with one survivor (Billy Zane, ten years before "Titanic"), but inviting him aboard turns out to be a very bad mistake. While Neill attempts to salvage the sinking boat, Kidman is fighting for her life against the psychotic Zane--a villain so creepy that you eagerly look forward to his demise. By the time that moment arrives director Phillip Noyce has resorted to a typical slasher-movie climax (proving that no boat should be without a flare gun), but until then "Dead Calm" is a nail-biting thriller that's guaranteed to keep you in a state of nail-biting suspense. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Nicole Kidman
- Sam Neill
- Billy Zane
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331 |
Dead Man's Shoes (Blu-Ray) |
Shane Meadows |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Optimum Home Entertainment |
Crime, Thrillers & Mystery |
Dead Man's Shoes (Blu-Ray) Shane Meadows
Theatrical:
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Crime, Thrillers & Mystery
Duration: 90
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 01 Jun 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Harrowing thriller about a hotwired ex-soldier (co-scripter Paddy Considine from "Cinderella Man") who returns to his sleepy Midlands hometown to dole out merciless revenge upon the booze and drug-sodden hoodlums who abused his mentally handicapped younger brother (the astonishing Toby Kebbel). Director Shane Meadows ("Once Upon a Time in the Midlands") doesn't shy away from delivering scenes of gripping suspense and violence, but the end result hews closer to an ambiguous meditation on the nature and effect of vengeance a la Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" than a "Death Wish"-style grindhouse effort. Taut and thought-provoking, "Dead Man's Shoes" is a must-see for indie film aficionados with a taste for the grittiest of fare. The DVD includes some rollicking commentary by Meadows, Considine, and producer Mark Herbert; an intriguing and heartfelt featurette on Meadows and his own violent past as a teenage skinhead in 1980s England, from which he drew inspiration for this film; and an alternate (and somewhat less satisfying) final scene. "-- Paul Gaita"
- Paddy Considine
- Gary Stretch
- Toby Kebbell
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332 |
Dead Snow (Blu-Ray) |
Tommy Wirkola |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
|
E1 Entertainment |
Comedy |
Dead Snow (Blu-Ray) Tommy Wirkola
Theatrical:
Studio: E1 Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 90
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 28 Sep 2009
Summary: Have just watched it... twice.
I really liked it.
Sound and picture is excellent. (Norsk dts)
The comedy, and there's not lots, is in the vein of Shaun of the Dead.
It's not too silly or knowingly winking at the camera but it's not a full on serious horror film either.
Acting is good and it's very well photographed - it does not look or sound like a budget horror film.
Gore when it starts is good and lots of it, including a chainsaw scene which The Evil Dead only hinted at.
Also, and this must be a first, this english cover is the best so far, the Norwegian one makes it look like a Carry On film and the French one although good features a scene that does not actually appear in the film.
- Charlotte Frogner
- Stig Frode Henriksen
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333 |
Deadline (Blu-Ray) |
Sean McConville |
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R |
2009 |
FIRST LOOK PICTURES |
Drama |
Deadline (Blu-Ray) Sean McConville
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
Genre: Drama
Duration: 89
Rated: R
Date Added: 01 Jan 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Alice (Brittany Murphy), an artist recovering from a psychological breakdown, retreats to a remote Victorian house to convalesce and focus on finishing her screenplay in time for a fast approaching deadline. When she begins hearing strange sounds and seeing apparitions, Alice searches for the source, only to find disturbing videotapes in the attic. Fascinated by her discovery, Alice digs deeper to uncover the mysterious story of the couple (Thora Birch and Marc Blucas) on the tapes, sending her on a twisting and terrifying pursuit to find out what is behind the endless mind games.
- Brittany Murphy
- Thora Birch
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334 |
Death Kappa - Blu-ray / DVD Combo |
Tomoo Haraguchi |
|
Unrated |
2010 |
Tokyo Shock |
Action & Adventure |
Death Kappa - Blu-ray / DVD Combo Tomoo Haraguchi
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: Tokyo Shock
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 90
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 03 May 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The kappa, in Japanese folklore, are water goblins that are closely associated with a certain town in the country. Unfortunately, the area is also home to a militant splinter group of researchers dedicated to developing amphibious super soldiers based on the kappa of legends. When their experiments result in murders by some escapees, the appearance of an actual kappa, and the triggering of an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin that is on the rampage with death in its eyes.
- Misato Hirata
- Mika
- Ryuki Kitaoka
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335 |
Death Race (Blu-Ray) |
Paul W.S. Anderson |
Robert Thom |
Unrated |
2008 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Death Race (Blu-Ray) Paul W.S. Anderson
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 111
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Robert Thom
Date Added: 15 Sep 2009
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Mayhem rules in Death Race, a head-over-heels remake of the Roger Corman cult classic Death Race 2000, in which cars become lethal weapons. The strength of this new version is its total single-mindedness about vehicular homicide; it has the virtue of no cluttering subplots or simpering sentimentality. And banish all memory of the original's wild satirical comedy: Death Race is as grim as a dinner tray to the face (a reference that will be explained in a key sequence). In a slightly futuristic maximum-security prison, cons take part in brutal races around the island prison, their violent deaths watched live by millions of viewers. Jason Statham, possibly cast because of his driving dexterity in the Transporter movies, plays a man wrongly imprisoned for murder. Joan Allen provides her brittle cool as the warden, who recruits Statham to assume the masked persona of a legendary driver called Frankenstein. Tyrese Gibson is Frankie's main rival, Natalie Martinez provides the fetching eye candy, but the acting honors go to Ian McShane, as the philosophical prison mechanic. One misses the cross-country race from the original film, as the setting here is claustrophobic and the cars are largely colorless and indistinguishable from each other. Director Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil) continues to display the sensibility of a video-game addict, which will either be a recommendation or a turn-off, depending on your own tastes. At least it doesn't have the hypocritical moral blathering of something like the somewhat similar Condemned--who knew you could be so grateful for simple, straight-forward head-bashing? --Robert Horton
Stills from Death Race (Click for larger image)
- Jason Statham
- Joan Allen
- Tyrese Gibson
- Ian McShane
- Natalie Martinez
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336 |
Death Race 2000 (Blu-Ray) |
Paul Bartel |
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R |
1975 |
Shout! Factory |
Action & Adventure |
Death Race 2000 (Blu-Ray) Paul Bartel
Theatrical: 1975
Studio: Shout! Factory
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 84
Rated: R
Date Added: 13 Jun 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: From the man who introduced us to Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese . . . Shout! Factory is proud to present a new collectors series of Roger Corman s most loved productions.
Welcome to the year 2000, now a place plagued by a lack of morals and political unrest. The only thing that society looks forward to is the three-day Transcontinental Death Race, a high-speed competition that is won by the driver who collects the most points by killing spectators and pedestrians. But this year the drivers have something to worry about other than getting killed by rival contestants: there is a group of anti-race activists trying to stop the race for good. The games all-time champion, Frankenstein (David Carradine), takes on such colorful characters as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (Sylvester Stallone), Calamity Jane (Mary Woronov), Nero The Hero (Martin Kove) and Matilda The Hun (Roberta Collins) in this dark comedy-science fiction classic directed by Paul Bartel (" Eating Raoul"). ?
Bonus Features:
* New Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) High-Definition Transfer From The Interpositive Film Element
* David On Death Race: Interview with David Carradine
* Audio Commentary With Roger Corman & Mary Woronov
* New Audio Commentary With Assistant Director Lewis Teague And Editor Tina Hirsh
* Playing The Game: Looking Back at Death Race 2000 * Ready To Wear: Interview with costume designer Jane Ruhm
* Designing Dystopia A detailed look at the design of the films now-legendary race cars, costumes and futuristic landscapes with members of the production, design and costume crew
* Start Your Engines: Interview with author Ib Melchior
* Killer Score: An all-new interview with composer Paul Chihara on the creation of the films eclectic score
* Leonard Maltin Interviews Roger Corman About Death Race 2000
* Theatrical Trailer
* Theatrical Trailer With Commentary By John Landis
* TV And Radio spots
* 12-Page Booklet * New World Trailers
- David Carradine
- Sylvester Stallone
- Mary Woronov
- Simone Griffeth
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337 |
The Deep (Blu-Ray) |
Peter Yates |
|
PG |
1977 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
The Deep (Blu-Ray) Peter Yates
Theatrical: 1977
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 123
Rated: PG
Date Added: 05 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: An obvious attempt to cash in on the success of "Jaws", this 1977 thriller was also based on a bestseller by Peter Benchley, and it features a memorable performance by Robert Shaw (the doomed shark hunter in "Jaws") in one of the last roles of his career. Looking very tanned and healthy, Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset play a young couple enjoying a tropical vacation who discover a glass ampoule while scuba diving off the coast of Bermuda. It takes a seasoned treasure hunter (Shaw) to identify the ampoule as part of a valuable shipment of World War II morphine lost at sea, coincidentally, atop the even greater treasure of a sunken Spanish galleon. Thus begins a race for drugs and treasure pitting Nolte, Bisset, and Shaw against a ruthless drug lord (Louis Gossett Jr.) who'll do anything--even resort to Haitian voodoo--to get what he wants. It's all rather contrived and exploitative (after all, the movie's best known for Bisset's wet T-shirt scuba-dive), but as escapist entertainment goes it's got some exciting highlights including a moray eel that attacks on cue and... well, uh, Jacqueline Bisset in a wet T-shirt. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Robert Shaw
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Nick Nolte
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- Eli Wallach
- Christopher G. Challis Cinematographer
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338 |
Deep Red (Blu-Ray) |
|
|
Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Arrow Video |
War and Westerns |
Deep Red (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Arrow Video
Genre: War and Westerns
Duration: 126
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 08 Jan 2011
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Macha Meril
- Eros Pagni
- Giuliana Calandra
- Piero Mazzinghi
- Glauco Mauri
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339 |
The Deer Hunter (Blu-Ray) |
Michael Cimino |
|
Suitable for 18 years and over |
1978 |
Optimum Home Entertainment |
Period |
The Deer Hunter (Blu-Ray) Michael Cimino
Theatrical: 1978
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 182
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 02 Jul 2009
Summary:
- Robert De Niro
- John Cazale
- John Savage
- Meryl Streep
- Christopher Walken
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340 |
Defendor (Blu-Ray) |
PETER STEBBINGS |
|
Unrated |
|
|
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Defendor (Blu-Ray) PETER STEBBINGS
Theatrical:
Studio:
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 25 Apr 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: While marketed as a comedy, Defendor is actually a dark and touching crime drama. But while you can't expect Woody's comedy antics a la Zombieland, expect one of the best performances of his career.
By day, Arthur Poppington is a construction worker with a below-average IQ. By night, he's Defendor, dishing out justice with makeshift weapons (reminding us in his gruff Batman voice that "guns are for cowards"). But while the movie starts out light and funny, it evolves into something both dark and sad. With the flood of recent superhero movies, Defendor reminds us that reality isn't always so super.
The real story here is the unlikely friendship between Defendor and a drug-addicted prostitute, in his ongoing mission to take down Captain Industry. Woody is terrific in the role, bouncing between his wacky self and a vulnerable man-child who still believes in justice.
For this being his first directing gig, Peter Stebbings hits a bullseye. There's great cinematography and lighting, and Stebbings playfully throws out a few superhero flick cliches. John Rowley serves up one of the best movie scores I've heard in a while, with a powerful and dark superhero soundtrack. The supporting cast is also top-notch, from Elias Koteas and Sandra Oh to Clark Johnson (The Wire/Homicide).
You will enjoy this movie if you go into it with the understanding that it's not a comedy. It's a dark drama with splashes of humor and violence, and a very powerful ending.
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341 |
Deliverance (Blu-Ray) |
John Boorman |
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R |
1972 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Deliverance (Blu-Ray) John Boorman
Theatrical: 1972
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 110
Rated: R
Date Added: 28 Nov 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: One of the key films of the 1970s, John Boorman's "Deliverance" is a nightmarish adaptation of poet-novelist James Dickey's book about various kinds of survival in modern America. The story concerns four Atlanta businessmen of various male stripe: Jon Voight's character is a reflective, civilized fellow, Burt Reynolds plays a strapping hunter-gatherer in urban clothes, Ned Beatty is a sweaty, weak-willed boy-man, and Ronny Cox essays a spirited, neighborly type. Together they decide to answer the ancient call of men testing themselves against the elements and set out on a treacherous ride on the rapids of an Appalachian river. What they don't understand until it is too late is that they have ventured into Dickey's variation on the American underbelly, a wild, lawless, dangerous (and dangerously inbred) place isolated from the gloss of the late 20th century. In short order, the four men dig deep into their own suppressed primitiveness, defending themselves against armed cretins, facing the shock of real death on their carefully planned, death-defying adventure, and then squarely facing the suspicions of authority over their concealed actions. Boorman, a master teller of stories about individuals on peculiarly mythical journeys, does a terrifying and beautiful job of revealing the complexity of private and collective character--the way one can never be the same after glimpsing the sharp-clawed survivor in one's soul. "--Tom Keogh"
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342 |
Demonic / Uninvited (Blu-Ray) |
|
|
R |
|
Mill Creek Ent |
Action & Adventure |
Demonic / Uninvited (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Mill Creek Ent
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rated: R
Date Added: 26 Jul 2010
Summary:
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343 |
The Departed (Blu-Ray) |
Martin Scorsese |
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R |
2006 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
The Departed (Blu-Ray) Martin Scorsese
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 151
Rated: R
Date Added: 13 Jun 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Martin Scorsese makes a welcome return to the mean streets (of Boston, in this case) with "The Departed", hailed by many as Scorsese's best film since "Casino". Since this crackling crime thriller is essentially a Scorsese-stamped remake of the acclaimed 2002 Hong Kong thriller "Infernal Affairs", the film was intensely scrutinized by devoted critics and cinephiles, and while Scorsese's intense filmmaking and all-star cast deserve ample acclaim, "The Departed" is also worthy of serious re-assessment, especially with regard to what some attentive viewers described as sloppy craftsmanship (!), notably in terms of mismatched shots and jagged continuity. But no matter where you fall on the Scorsese appreciation scale, there's no denying that "The Departed" is a signature piece of work from one of America's finest directors, designed for maximum impact with a breathtaking series of twists, turns, and violent surprises. It's an intricate cat-and-mouse game, but this time the cat and mouse are both moles: Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) is an ambitious cop on the rise, planted in the Boston police force by criminal kingpin Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a hot-tempered police cadet who's been artificially disgraced and then planted into Costello's crime operation as a seemingly trustworthy soldier. As the multilayered plot unfolds (courtesy of a scorching adaptation by "Kingdom of Heaven" screenwriter William Monahan), Costigan and Sullivan conduct a volatile search for each other (they're essentially looking for "themselves") while simultaneously wooing the psychiatrist (Vera Farmiga) assigned to treat their crime-driven anxieties. Such convenient coincidences might sink a lesser film, but "The Departed" is so electrifying that you barely notice the plot-holes. And while Nicholson's profane swagger is too much "Jack" and not enough "Costello," he's still a joy to watch, especially in a film that's additionally energized by memorable (and frequently hilarious) supporting roles for Alec Baldwin, Mark Wahlberg, and a host of other big-name performers. "The Departed" also makes clever and plot-dependent use of cell-phones, to the extent that it couldn't exist without them. Powered by Scorsese's trademark use of well-chosen soundtrack songs (from vintage rock to Puccini's operas), "The Departed" may not be perfect, but it's one helluva ride for moviegoers, proving popular enough to become the biggest box-office hit of Scorsese's commercially rocky career. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Matt Damon
- Jack Nicholson
- Mark Wahlberg
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344 |
The Descent (Blu-Ray) |
Neil Marshall |
Neil Marshall |
Unrated |
2005 |
Lions Gate |
Action & Adventure |
The Descent (Blu-Ray) Neil Marshall
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 99
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Neil Marshall
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Claustrophobia and bloody mayhem collide in the high-adrenaline horror flick "The Descent". Six women (including one who lost her husband and child the year before, and one who harbors a bitter secret) spelunk in an unexplored cavern system that turns out to harbor mysterious, predatory creatures. That sums up the story, but--as with writer-director Neil Marshall's previous low-concept movie, "Dog Soldiers"--the plot doesn't begin to describe the riveting, stomach-lurching thrills this movie provides. The script affords the relatively unknown cast (led by Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Mendoza, both excellent) just enough room to make their characters distinct and genuine, so that when they're dropped into utmost peril our empathy is engaged as much as our fear. The dynamic direction and editing make the cavern a palpable, physical presence, even before the creepy beasts crawl out of their nooks. This is not a movie for everyone; it is extremely gruesome and will induce panic attacks in anyone with even a mild fear of closed spaces. But for anyone seeking something smarter, faster, and more wrenching than static torture-fests like "Saw" or "Hostel", "The Descent" will draw you into its unsettling ooze. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Shauna Macdonald
- Natalie Jackson Mendoza
- Alex Reid
- Saskia Mulder
- MyAnna Buring
- Sam McCurdy Cinematographer
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The Descent 2 (Blu-Ray) |
Jon Harris |
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Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren |
2009 |
Universum Film GmbH |
Sprachfassungen |
The Descent 2 (Blu-Ray) Jon Harris
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Universum Film GmbH
Genre: Sprachfassungen
Duration: 93
Rated: Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren
Date Added: 22 Jun 2010
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Ohne Erinnerungen und schwer traumatisiert wacht die Höhlenkletterin Sarah im Krankenhaus auf. Der örtliche Sheriff Vaines und sein Deputy stehen vor einem Rätsel und sind misstrauisch. Zu sechst waren Sarah und ihre Freundinnen vor ein paar Tagen zu einer gewagten Höhlentour aufgebrochen, doch nur sie überlebte. Alle Indizien sprechen gegen die junge Frau und die Behörden zwingen sie, sich dem Rettungsteam anzuschließen, das sich auf den Weg in das abgelegene Höhlensystem macht. Nicht wissend, dass sie direkt ins Verderben hinabsteigen, dämmert der Truppe bald, dass hier etwas ganz und gar nicht stimmt. Nach und nach kehren nicht nur Sarahs schreckliche Erinnerungen zurück - auch das unterirdische Grauen zeigt erneut sein blutrünstiges Gesicht.
- Shauna MacDonald
- Natalie Mendoza
- Dan O'Herlihy
- Joshua Dallas
- Anna Skellern
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Dexter: The First Season (Blu-Ray) |
Adam Davidson, Keith Gordon, Michael Cuesta, Robert Lieberman, Steve Shill |
Daniel Cerone |
Unrated |
2006 |
Showtime Ent. |
Drama |
Dexter: The First Season (Blu-Ray) Adam Davidson, Keith Gordon, Michael Cuesta, Robert Lieberman, Steve Shill
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Showtime Ent.
Genre: Drama
Duration: 600
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Daniel Cerone
Date Added: 19 Sep 2009
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: An interesting and original idea that's very skillfully executed, Showtime's "Dexter" is never less than watchable, often quite compelling, and sometimes thoroughly riveting. As the 12 episodes from the show's first season (packaged here in a four disc set) reveal, it's also the epitome of "high concept," a kind of "Silence of the Lambs" for the "C.S.I." generation. Creator-executive producer James Manos Jr.'s title character, one Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall of "Six Feet Under" renown), works for the Miami Police Department as an blood spatter analyst, visiting crime scenes and helping figure out what happened. He has an avocation, too: during his off hours, he tracks down some very, very bad people who for various reasons have eluded the proper authorities. Seems his adoptive father, a cop himself, taught the kid how to channel his dark side in a "positive" direction; and so, having captured these evildoers (including a child molester-murderer and a recidivist drunk driver with a trail of bodies in his wake), Dex dispatches them with clinical precision, thus making him a serial killer who snuffs serial killers. But there's more--"much" more, as it turns out. By his own description, Dexter is "a monster," an empty shell who fakes all human interactions and admits to no real feelings for anything or anyone, including his foster sister (Jennifer Carter) and his nominal girlfriend (Julie Benz), a former crack addict and battered spouse who's as uninterested in sex as he is. There's an explanation for Dexter's weirdness, of course, one so deep and traumatic that even he isn't aware of it. It's gradually revealed over the course of the season as he and the cops (who include Erik King, Lauren Velez, and David Zayas, all first-rate) track down the so-called "Ice Truck Killer," a fellow monster whose grisly m.o. both fascinates and taunts our hero, leading to a genuinely shocking and squirm-inducing finale. "Dexter" can be a bit arch, with an ironic, too-hip-for-the-room tone that get a little old. Still, it's a safe bet that anyone who views this first season will be salivating for the second. Extras include audio commentary on two episodes, a featurette about real-life blood spatter analysis, and a variety of DVD-ROM items. --"Sam Graham" Beyond "Dexter" More TV Head-cases on DVD The Book that Started It All More from Showtime Stills from "Dexter: The First Season" (click for larger image)
- Michael C. Hall
- Julie Benz
- Jennifer Carpenter
- Erik King
- Lauren Vélez
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Dexter: The Fourth Season (Blu-Ray) |
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|
Unrated |
2009 |
Showtime / Paramount |
Television |
Dexter: The Fourth Season (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Showtime / Paramount
Genre: Television
Duration: 632
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 13 Oct 2010
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Unfolding with tragic inevitability, "Dexter"'s fourth season is a taut game of cat and mouse between Dexter (Emmy nominee Michael C. Hall) and Arthur Mitchell, "a very special kind of monster," unnervingly portrayed by John Lithgow in his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning performance. Whoever guest stars in seasons to come has a very hard act to follow. (Never mind all the blood, Mitchell's greeting, "Hello, Dexter Morgan," from the episode of the same name, will disturb your sleep.) But let's not forget Hall's consistently cutting-edge work. The "Dexter" saga has a rich back-story and mythology, but for those new to the series and lured to this season by Lithgow's justly celebrated performance, season 4 is a good place to start, because it represents something of a new beginning for Dexter himself. Married at the end of season 3, he is now dreaming of "having it all" as a husband and father, trying to juggle the demands of his job as a Miami Metro Police Department blood-spatter analyst, his new family, and his other calling as a serial killer. But he is more conflicted than ever. His new baby keeps him up nights, and the normally precise and methodical Dexter finds himself exhausted to the point of making mistakes in court. "Who knew life could get so unsimple?" he asks early on. Dexter and Mitchell are not the only characters harboring secrets. Some we can mention (Lieutenant Maria LaGuerta and Detective Angel Batista are in a relationship), but others we dare not even hint at (the episode "Hungry Man" has a doozy of a cliffhanger revelation). As the season unfolds, an incognito Dexter insinuates himself into Arthur's life and discovers disturbing parallels in their lives. Meanwhile, now-retired serial killer hunter Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine), who nearly uncovered Dexter's identity back in season 2, returns to ask for his help in catching the Trinity Killer. His reappearance upends the life of Dexter's sister Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), a homicide detective and Lundy's former lover. Debra has also been digging into the past of her late policeman father Harry (James Remar) and learns more about her twisted family tree. Disappointingly, interviews with Hall, Lithgow, and other cast members can be accessed only on a PC, but the DVD does contain episodes of "Californication", "Lock 'N Load", and "The Tudors". "--Donald Liebenson"
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Dexter: The Second Season (Blu-Ray) |
Jeremy Podeswa, Keith Gordon, Marcos Siega, Nick Gomez, Steve Shill |
Daniel Cerone |
Unrated |
|
Showtime / Paramount |
Drama |
Dexter: The Second Season (Blu-Ray) Jeremy Podeswa, Keith Gordon, Marcos Siega, Nick Gomez, Steve Shill
Theatrical:
Studio: Showtime / Paramount
Genre: Drama
Duration: 636
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Daniel Cerone
Date Added: 19 Sep 2009
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Dark and sinister is the new sexy, thanks to "Dexter", which in its second season has proven to be the most successful series Showtime has offered up yet. Remember how much you squirmed in your seat during the season one finale? Believe it or not, the premiere of season two felt like it could have been a season finale--because jaws were on the floor when the credits rolled. For being a supposed sociopath, Dex is pretty broken up about the gruesome events that concluded last season. The one and only person who could possibly understand him is six feet under, and it seems our unlikely hero is losing his homicidal grip. He’s even having a little trouble slicing up a few of his latest victims (from a murderous gang member to a chainsaw-wielding fiend from his past). Enter Lila (Jaime Murray, "Hustle"), a lady with a sweet British accent and a few dark secrets of her own. She seems to accept Dex for who he really is, and he finds himself feeling relaxed for the first time in his life. In contrast, his relationship with his girlfriend Rita (Julie Benz) has been stretched almost to a breaking point. The problem is, he should be anything but relaxed. Someone picked a poor place to go scuba diving off the Florida coast, and came across an underwater graveyard: Dex’s primo spot for dropping dismembered bodies wrapped in heavy-duty trash bags. Word about the "Bay Harbor Butcher" gets out quick, and the F.B.I. sends the best of the best, Special Agent Frank Lundy (Keith Carradine, "Deadwood") to work alongside the police to sniff out Miami’s latest serial killer. This guy is no schlub, and Dex may have met his match. And, yes, Dexter gets to work with Lundy on a daily basis, which provides some wonderfully awkward moments. It certainly doesn’t help that the intuitively paranoid Sergeant Doakes (Erik King, "Oz") is hot on Dex’s trail. Season two of "Dexter" is all about decisions. Lila or Rita? Old code or new code? Run or fight? Right or wrong? Well, one thing’s for sure: When it comes to writing, casting, acting, and production, the makers of this show made all the right decisions. Michael C. Hall is simply superb as the title character. You’ll never find yourself more willing to genuinely root for a serial killer. It’s bloody liberating. --"Jordan Thompson"
- Michael C. Hall
- Julie Benz
- Jennifer Carpenter
- Erik King
- C.S. Lee
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Dexter: The Third Season (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
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Paramount |
Television |
Dexter: The Third Season (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Television
Duration: 629
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 19 Sep 2009
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/18/2009
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350 |
The Dirty Dozen (Blu-Ray) |
Robert Aldrich |
Nunnally Johnson |
Unrated |
1967 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
The Dirty Dozen (Blu-Ray) Robert Aldrich
Theatrical: 1967
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 150
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Nunnally Johnson
Date Added: 13 Jun 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A group of conscripted convicts, most already destined for death row, are drafted to go on a near-suicide mission with the understanding that if the Nazis don't kill them, the U.S. Army won't, either. In the hands of hardboiled director Robert Aldrich and a tough-as-leather cast headed by Lee Marvin (as a troublesome U.S. Army major), that's all the plot that's needed to make one rip-roaring World War II action flick. Marvin's mission is two-fold: first turn his dozen prisoners into a fighting unit and then turn them loose on a French chateau occupied by partying German officers. His crime-minded charges include John Cassavetes as a chronic malcontent, Telly Savalas as a ready-to-blow psycho, Donald Sutherland as a lame-brained lummox, and Charles Bronson and then-just-retired NFL superstar Jim Brown as a couple of clutch performers. The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky bonds with their commander. The second part is all action, as the culprit commandos wreck havoc and then run for their lives. Despite the fact that few of the "heroes" survive the bloodbath, the message here isn't that war is hell. Rather, it seems to be: war can be a hell of a good time... if you've got nothing to lose. "--Steven Stolder"
- Lee Marvin
- Ernest Borgnine
- Charles Bronson
- John Cassavetes
- Telly Savalas
- Edward Scaife Cinematographer
- Michael Luciano Editor
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351 |
Dirty Harry Collection (Blu-Ray) |
Clint Eastwood, Don Siegel, Ted Post, James Fargo, Buddy Van Horn |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dirty Harry Collection (Blu-Ray) Clint Eastwood, Don Siegel, Ted Post, James Fargo, Buddy Van Horn
Theatrical:
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 504
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 01 Apr 2010
Summary: "Dirty" Harry Callahan was one of the first screen characters to embody contemporary fears about crime--and the uncompromising response to it that much of the audience would liked to have seen. Clint Eastwood's laconic rogue cop became an instant screen icon; his catchphrases ("Do you feel lucky?", "Make my day") were and still are endlessly quoted, and he even inspired a futuristic comic-strip counterpart in the person of Judge Dredd. Made at the time when the real "Zodiac" serial killer was terrorising San Francisco, the original "Dirty Harry" struck a frighteningly realistic note in 1971: aside from Eastwood, director Don Siegel's taught, pacey direction, Lalo Schifrin's nervy jazz score and Andrew Robinson's cackling psycopath "Scorpio" all make a strong impact. Such was the film's success that it gave rise to no less than four sequels, none of which are its equal but all of which get by on the charisma of Eastwood's anti-hero, even when he's increasingly trapped by the character's one-dimensional persona. This five-disc box set contains all the "Harry" movies: "Dirty Harry" (1971); "Magnum Force" (1973, with David Soul as a vigilante bike cop); "The Enforcer" (1976, with Tyne "Lacey" Daly as Harry's new and reluctant partner); "Sudden Impact" (1983, the weakest of the lot costarring Eastwood's then-partner Sondra Locke) and "The Dead Pool" (1988, a surprisingly upbeat end to the series). --"Mark Walker"
- Clint Eastwood
- Liam Neeson
- Patricia Clarkson
- Jim Carrey
- Andrew Robinson
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Dirty Harry Collection: Dirty Harry (Blu-Ray) |
Don Siegel |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
1971 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dirty Harry Collection: Dirty Harry (Blu-Ray) Don Siegel
Theatrical: 1971
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 98
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 07 May 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Clint Eastwood, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon, Albert PopwellDirector: Don Siegel
- Clint Eastwood
- Reni Santoni
- Andrew Robinson
- John Vernon
- Albert Popwell
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353 |
Dirty Harry Collection: Magnum Force (Blu-Ray) |
Ted Post |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
1973 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dirty Harry Collection: Magnum Force (Blu-Ray) Ted Post
Theatrical: 1973
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 117
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 07 May 2010
Summary: Clint Eastwood, David Soul, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell Ryan, Tim MathesonDirector: Ted Post
- Clint Eastwood
- David Soul
- Hal Holbrook
- Mitchell Ryan
- Tim Matheson
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Dirty Harry Collection: Sudden Impact (Blu-Ray) |
Clint Eastwood |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
1983 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dirty Harry Collection: Sudden Impact (Blu-Ray) Clint Eastwood
Theatrical: 1983
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 112
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 07 May 2010
Summary: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Carmen Argenziano, Bradford Dillman, Michael Gazzo, Pat HingleDirector: Clint Eastwood
- Clint Eastwood
- Sondra Locke
- Bradford Dillman
- Pat Hingle
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355 |
Dirty Harry Collection: The Dead Pool (Blu-Ray) |
Buddy Van Horn |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
1988 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dirty Harry Collection: The Dead Pool (Blu-Ray) Buddy Van Horn
Theatrical: 1988
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 87
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 07 May 2010
Summary: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Kim, Liam Neeson, Jim CarreyDirector: Buddy Van Horn
- Clint Eastwood
- Patricia Clarkson
- Evan Kim
- Liam Neeson
- Jim Carrey
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Dirty Harry Collection: The Enforcer (Blu-Ray) |
James Fargo |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
1976 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Dirty Harry Collection: The Enforcer (Blu-Ray) James Fargo
Theatrical: 1976
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 92
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 07 May 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Clint Eastwood, Bradford Dillman, Harry Guardino, John Mitchum, Tyne DalyDirector: James Fargo
- Clint Eastwood
- Bradford Dillman
- Harry Guardino
- John Mitchum
- Tyne Daly
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District 9 (Blu-Ray) |
Neill Blomkamp |
Terri Tatchell |
R |
2009 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
District 9 (Blu-Ray) Neill Blomkamp
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 112
Rated: R
Writer: Terri Tatchell
Date Added: 24 Oct 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A provocative science fiction drama, "District 9" boasts an original story that gets a little lost in blow-'em-up mayhem. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, "District 9" begins as a mock documentary about the imminent eviction of extraterrestrials from a pathetic shantytown (called District 9). The creatures, it turns out, have been on Earth for years, having arrived sickly and starving. Initially received by humans with compassion and care, the aliens are now mired in blighted conditions typical of long-term refugee camps unwanted by a hostile, host society. With the creatures' care contracted out to a for-profit corporation, the shantytown has become a violent slum. The aliens sift through massive piles of junk while their minders secretly research weapons technology that arrived on the visitors' spacecraft. Against this backdrop is a more personal story about a bureaucrat named Wikus (Sharlto Copley) who is accidentally exposed to a DNA-altering substance. As he begins metamorphosing into one of the creatures, Wikus goes on the run from scientists who want to harvest his evolving, new parts and aliens who see him as a threat. When he pairs up with an extraterrestrial secretly planning an escape from Earth, however, what should be a fascinating relationship story becomes a series of firefights and explosions. Nuance is lost to numbing violence, and the more interesting potential of the film is obscured. Yet, for a while "District 9" is a powerful movie with a unique tale to tell. Seamless special effects alone are worth seeing: the (often brutal) exchanges between alien and human are breathtaking. "--Tom Keogh"
"District 9" downloadables (Click for pdf file)
- Sharlto Copley
- David James
- Jason Cope
- Nathalie Boltt
- Sylvaine Strike
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358 |
Django (Blu-Ray) |
Sergio Corbucci |
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NR |
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Blue Underground |
Westerns |
Django (Blu-Ray) Sergio Corbucci
Theatrical:
Studio: Blue Underground
Genre: Westerns
Duration: 91
Rated: NR
Date Added: 08 Feb 2010
Languages: Italian, English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Sergio Corbucci's Immortal Classic - Fully Restored And Remastered From The Original Negative! Franco Nero (KEOMA, DIE HARD 2) stars as the lone stranger who roams the West dragging a coffin filled with chaos towards a destiny ruled by vengeance. Co-writer/director Sergio Corbucci (THE GREAT SILENCE, COMPANEROS) packs his landmark classic with indelible images, unforgettable performances and some of the most shocking brutality of any 'Spaghetti Western' ever made. This is the still-controversial epic that defined a genre, launched a phenomenon and inspired over 50 unofficial sequels. This is the one and only DJANGO! This definitive edition of DJANGO has been newly transferred in glorious High Definition from its camera negative, and includes the original Italian audio track featuring Franco Nero's own voice. Following extensive restoration work, Blue Underground is now proud to present the most stunning and complete version of DJANGO you will ever see! EXTRAS: "Django: The One And Only" - Interviews with Star Franco Nero and Assistant Director Ruggero Deodato "The Last Pistolero" - Starring Franco Nero "Western, Italian Style" - A 1968 documentary about the Spaghetti Western phenomenon containing interviews with Directors Enzo G. Castellari, Sergio Sollima and Sergio Corbucci International Trailer Italian Trailer Franco Nero Intro
- Franco Nero
- Loredana Nusciak
- Jose Bodalo
- Angel Alvarez
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Doctor Zhivago: Anniversary Edition (Blu-Ray) |
David Lean |
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|
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Warner Home Video |
Drama |
Doctor Zhivago: Anniversary Edition (Blu-Ray) David Lean
Theatrical:
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Drama
Rated:
Date Added: 16 Jan 2010
Summary: David Lean focused all his talent as an epic-maker on Boris Pasternak's sweeping novel about a doctor-poet in revolutionary Russia. The results may sometimes veer toward soap opera, especially with the screen frequently filled with adoring close-ups of Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, but Lean's gift for cramming the screen with spectacle is not to be denied. The streets of Moscow, the snowy steppes of Russia, the house in the country taken over by ice; these are re-created with Lean's unerring sense of grandness. The movie is so lush and so long that it becomes an irresistible wallow, even when logic suffers--like "Gone with the Wind" before it and "Titanic" after. Sharif, who achieved stardom in Lean's previous film, "Lawrence of Arabia", mostly looks noble, but the supporting cast is spiky: Rod Steiger as a fat-cat monster, Tom Courtenay as a self-righteous revolutionary, and Klaus Kinski and Alec Guinness in smaller roles. Geraldine Chaplin, in her adult debut, plays the doctor's compliant wife. Robert Bolt's screenplay won one of the film's five Oscars, with another going to perhaps the most immediately recognizable element of the movie: Maurice Jarre's romantic music, with its hugely popular "Lara's Theme" weaving in and out of a swooning score. "--Robert Horton"
- Omar Sharif
- Julie Christie
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Dog Soldiers (Blu-Ray) |
Neil Marshall |
Neil Marshall |
R |
2002 |
First Look Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
Dog Soldiers (Blu-Ray) Neil Marshall
Theatrical: 2002
Studio: First Look Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 105
Rated: R
Writer: Neil Marshall
Date Added: 06 Nov 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: This lean, efficient horror flick stands well above most bloated blockbusters. "Dog Soldiers" follows a military squad on a training mission in the Scottish wilds, where they run into a pack of werewolves. There's nothing fancy about the plot--the soldiers hole up in a farmhouse and desperately try to fend off the werewolves until dawn--but the script is full of smart dialogue and clever ideas, the direction is dynamic, and the performances (from Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee, Emma Cleasby, and Liam Cunningham, among a solid cast of relative unknowns) are strong and committed throughout. "Dog Soldiers" pays homage to "Night of the Living Dead", "Aliens", and "The Evil Dead", among other films, but the references are woven into the fabric of the movie. An unpretentious, tension-inducing flick like this is a pleasant reminder that even crude special effects can be more evocative than expensive computer flashiness. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Sean Pertwee
- Kevin McKidd
- Emma Cleasby
- Liam Cunningham
- Thomas Lockyer
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361 |
Dollhouse: Season One (Blu-Ray) |
Allan Kroeker, David Solomon, David Straiton, Dwight H. Little, Elodie Keene |
|
NR |
2009 |
Twentieth Century Fox |
Thrillers |
Dollhouse: Season One (Blu-Ray) Allan Kroeker, David Solomon, David Straiton, Dwight H. Little, Elodie Keene
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Thrillers
Duration: 694
Rated: NR
Date Added: 20 Dec 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stills from Dollhouse: Season One (Click for larger image)
- Eliza Dushku
- Harry Lennix
- Fran Kranz
- Tahmoh Penikett
- Enver Gjokaj
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362 |
Donkey Punch (Blu-Ray) |
Oliver Blackburn |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Optimum Home Entertainment |
Crime, Thrillers & Mystery |
Donkey Punch (Blu-Ray) Oliver Blackburn
Theatrical:
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Crime, Thrillers & Mystery
Duration: 99
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 28 Sep 2009
Summary: Robert Boulter, Jamie Winstone, Nichola Burley, Tim Burke, Sian Breckin Director: Oliver Blackburn
- Robert Boulter
- Jamie Winstone
- Nichola Burley
- Tim Burke
- Sian Breckin
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363 |
Donnie Darko (Blu-Ray) |
Richard Kelly |
Richard Kelly |
R |
2001 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
Donnie Darko (Blu-Ray) Richard Kelly
Theatrical: 2001
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Drama
Duration: 113
Rated: R
Writer: Richard Kelly
Date Added: 09 Apr 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: This unclassifiable but stunningly original film obliterates the walls between teen comedy, science fiction, family drama, horror, and cultural satire--and remains wildly entertaining throughout. Jake Gyllenhaal ("October Sky") stars as Donnie, a borderline-schizophrenic adolescent for whom there is no difference between the signs and wonders of reality (a plane crash that devastates his house) and hallucination (a man-sized, reptilian rabbit who talks to him). Obsessed with the science of time travel and acutely aware of the world around him, Donnie is isolated by his powers of analysis and the apocalyptic visions that no one else seems to share. The debut feature of writer-director Richard Kelly, "Donnie Darko" is a shattering, hypnotic work that sets its own terms and gambles--rightfully so, as it turns out--that a viewer will stay aboard for the full ride. "--Tom Keogh"
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Jena Malone
- Mary McDonnell
- Holmes Osborne
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Doomsday (Blu-Ray) |
Neil Marshall |
Neil Marshall |
Unrated |
2008 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Doomsday (Blu-Ray) Neil Marshall
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 113
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Neil Marshall
Date Added: 12 Sep 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Loud, violent, and proudly derivative, the post-apocalyptic action-thriller "Doomsday" is the latest from UK cult director Neil Marshall, who impressed horror fans with his previous efforts, "Dog Soldiers" and "The Descent". Both pictures established Marshall as a director with a knack for reinventing well-worn genre pictures, but here, he seems more interested in stitching together favorite scenes and elements from established horror and science-fiction films. "Escape from New York" is the main source for "Doomsday", though there are plenty of nods to "The Road Warrior" and its multitude of Italian-made carbon copies, as well as the zombie/plague subgenre; the lovely but impassive Rhona Mitra is the Snake Plissken-esque loner sent by police (represented by Bob Hoskins) to infiltrate Scotland, which has descended into anarchy following a viral outbreak. The disease has surfaced in London (now a walled city), and Mitra is dispatched to find a scientist who may possess a cure. Marshall's vision of Scotland in ruins brings together the punk/modern primitive costume design of George Miller's "Mad Max" trilogy with some eclectic homegrown elements (knights on horseback defending a gang leader's castle), and while these touches are novel, the picture as a whole should ring overly familiar to any viewer who's spent time in the exploitation trenches during the past 25 years. Younger and less discerning audience members will undoubtedly enjoy the plentiful violence and gore, as well as the unbridled performances of the supporting cast, especially stuntwoman/actress Lee-Ann Liebenberg as the heavily tattooed Viper. --"Paul Gaita"
Beyond "Doomsday" on DVD More from Universal Studios "Doomsday" on Blu-ray More from Director Neil Marshall
Stills from "Doomsday" (Click for larger image)
- Rhona Mitra
- Bob Hoskins
- Alexander Siddig
- Caryn Peterson
- Adeola Ariyo
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365 |
The Double Life of Veronique (Blu-Ray) |
Krzysztof Kieslowski |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
1991 |
Artificial Eye |
Period |
The Double Life of Veronique (Blu-Ray) Krzysztof Kieslowski
Theatrical: 1991
Studio: Artificial Eye
Genre: Period
Duration: 93
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 21 Mar 2010
Summary: Veronique is an endlessly fascinating film - thought-provoking, moving, and extraordinarily beautiful. Kieslowski never dictates to his audiences, leaving them room for their own imaginative worlds to interact with his work.. he provides inspiration but not instruction. I find in this film an exploration of the human condition - the desire to know and be known by another, the wish to be understood without question, and (perhaps) the futility of that desire. Irene Jacob, in the bilingual double title role, is luminous, communicating more in a glance or a sigh than pages of dialogue could provide. Suddenly bereft of her feeling of not being alone in the world, she seeks someone else to know her, thinking she may have found that intuitive connection with a mysterious puppeteer, but there is little room for certainty in this imaginative, emotive, philosophical film. Cinematographically, it is superb, every shot a glowing construction of high art, and the soundtrack goes straight to the heart. I originally saw it in the cinema and was thunderstruck. I WISH they'd release a DVD, as my video tape is wearing thin! I cannot recommend it too highly.
- Irene Jacob
- Philippe Volter
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Downfall (Blu-Ray) |
Oliver Hirschbiegel |
Bernd Eichinger, Joachim Fest, Melissa Müller, Traudl Junge |
Suitable for 15 years and over |
2004 |
Momentum Pictures |
Drama |
Downfall (Blu-Ray) Oliver Hirschbiegel
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Genre: Drama
Duration: 149
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Writer: Bernd Eichinger, Joachim Fest, Melissa Müller, Traudl Junge
Date Added: 23 May 2010
Languages: German Subtitles: English
Summary: This film follows the final few days of Hitler and the Nazis. It is mostly set in Hitler's bunker in Berlin just before the Russians take control. It is incredibly moving and I cannot praise Bruno Ganz, who plays Hitler, enough for his absolutely magnificent portrayal of the brutal dictator. He also looks frighteningly similar to his character. The film is harshly realistic and will definetly stay with you for a long long time after it's finished. Absolutely superb throughout.
- Bruno Ganz
- Alexandra Maria Lara
- Ulrich Matthes
- Juliane Köhler
- Corinna Harfouch
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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Blu-Ray) |
Joss Whedon |
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NR |
2008 |
NEW VIDEO GROUP |
Comedy |
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Blu-Ray) Joss Whedon
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: NEW VIDEO GROUP
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 42
Rated: NR
Date Added: 23 Jul 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Conceived as an "online miniseries event" during the 2008 writers' strike, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 42-minute musical romp that bears the distinctive stamp of Joss Whedon. Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) plays the title character, who video-blogs about his twin goals to join the Evil League of Evil and to woo the fair Penny (Felicia Day, of Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Web series The Guild), a woman he met at the local laundromat. Dr. Horrible is foiled on both fronts, however, by his arch-nemesis, the self-absorbed superhero Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion, Whedon's Firefly). Dr. Horrible was written by Whedon, his brothers Zack and Jed, and Jed's fiancee Maurissa Tancharoen, and the songs were written by Joss and Jed (who also produced, orchestrated, played, etc.) with some lyrics by Tancharoen. (Jed and Tancharoen have backup singing roles.) The offbeat, off-the-cuff humor is laugh-out-loud funny, and just like Dr. Horrible wants to take over the world, the songs will take over your head: they're engaging ("My Freeze Ray"), stirring ("My Eyes"), and sweet ("Penny's Song"). "So They Say" is particularly evocative of Jonathan Larson's Rent, but as with Joss Whedon's musical episode of Buffy, "Once More with Feeling," the influences are diverse. It's hard to imagine a better cast. Harris, who's sung Sondheim on Broadway, is a great lead and clearly the best singer, Day is completely charming, and who better than Captain Tightpants to play the pompous superhero? One could argue about the ending, and the independent budget shows, but Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a complete hoot for people who enjoy musicals with quirky humor. Plan on watching it multiple times. --David Horiuchi On the Blu-ray disc Even if you've already watched or downloaded Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, a number of bonus features might entice you. There are two commentary tracks: Harris, the three Whedons, Tancharoen, Day, and Fillion recorded a spirited track discussing the movie, and there's also "Commentary! The Musical" in which they ignore the movie and sing about the writers' strike and each other (e.g., Fillion sings "I'm Better than Neil")--the songs aren't as good as the Horrible songs, but it's good silly fun. A 20-minute making-of discusses the cast, the recording sessions, and how the movie became a phenomenon, and 10 videos (a half-hour total) were recorded by fans who want to join the Evil League of Evil. And when's the last time you wanted to pause the FBI warning? --David Horiuchi
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Nathan Fillion
- Felicia Day
- Simon Helberg
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Dr. Strangelove (Blu-Ray) |
Stanley Kubrick |
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NR |
1964 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
Dr. Strangelove (Blu-Ray) Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical: 1964
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 95
Rated: NR
Date Added: 08 May 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: Arabic, Dutch, English, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Arguably the greatest black comedy ever made, Stanley Kubrick's cold-war classic is the ultimate satire of the nuclear age. "Dr. Strangelove" is a perfect spoof of political and military insanity, beginning when General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden), a maniacal warrior obsessed with "the purity of precious bodily fluids," mounts his singular campaign against Communism by ordering a squadron of B-52 bombers to attack the Soviet Union. The Soviets counter the threat with a so- called "Doomsday Device," and the world hangs in the balance while the U.S. president (Peter Sellers) engages in hilarious hot-line negotiations with his Soviet counterpart. Sellers also plays a British military attaché and the mad bomb-maker Dr. Strangelove; George C. Scott is outrageously frantic as General Buck Turgidson, whose presidential advice consists mainly of panic and statistics about "acceptable losses." With dialogue ("You can't fight here! This is the war room!") and images (Slim Pickens's character riding the bomb to oblivion) that have become a part of our cultural vocabulary, Kubrick's film regularly appears on critics' lists of the all-time best. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Peter Sellers
- George C. Scott
- Sterling Hayden
- Keenan Wynn
- Slim Pickens
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369 |
Drag Me to Hell (Blu-Ray) |
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Unrated |
2009 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Drag Me to Hell (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 99
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 22 Aug 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Justin Long
- Dileep Rao
- David Paymer
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370 |
Dragon Wars - D-War (Blu-Ray) |
Hyung-rae Shim |
Hyung-rae Shim |
PG-13 |
2007 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
Dragon Wars - D-War (Blu-Ray) Hyung-rae Shim
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 90
Rated: PG-13
Writer: Hyung-rae Shim
Date Added: 13 Mar 2010
Languages: English, Korean, French Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stunning computer-generated special effects are the main selling point of "Dragon Wars: D-War", a Korean-made fantasy about ancient monsters wreaking havoc in modern Los Angeles. The complex plot, based on legend, pits an evil serpent and its demonic army against a young woman (Amanda Brooks) who is the reincarnation of a young woman imbued with the heaven-sent power to transform the creature into an all-powerful dragon. Jason Behr ("The Grudge") is the reporter who discovers that he too is a reincarnated warrior bound to prevent Brooks and her power from falling into the wrong hands. The elaborate premise isn't helped by the script, which delivers absurd dialogue and situations with child-like naivete; thankfully, the presence of Robert Forster (as another reincarnated hero) and solid actors like Elizabeth Pena, "The Office"'s Craig Robinson, and Chris Mulkey, help smooth over the frequent moments of unintentional humor. But this won't matter much to fantasy fans and (especially) younger viewers, who will tune in for the film's riot of special effects; director Shim Hyung-rae and his talented team offer scene after scene of exceptional CGI creations, most notably a aerial dogfight between helicopters and winged lizards in the skies above downtown L.A., and a climactic battle which makes good on the title's promise. The DVD includes a making-of featurette which outlines Shim's four-year struggle to complete the project, as well as storyboard galleries and an animatics display. "-- Paul Gaita"
- Jason Behr
- Amanda Brooks
- Robert Forster
- Jesse Jam Miranda
- Craig Robinson
- Hubert Taczanowski Cinematographer
- Timothy Alverson Editor
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Dread (Blu-Ray) |
Anthony DiBlasi |
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Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren |
2009 |
SUNFILM Entertainment |
Action & Thriller |
Dread (Blu-Ray) Anthony DiBlasi
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: SUNFILM Entertainment
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 94
Rated: Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren
Date Added: 20 Jun 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby
Summary: Dread - uncut Edition DV
- Shaun Evans
- Jackson Rathbone
- Hanne Steen
- Vivian Gray
- Elissa Dowling
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372 |
Dream Home (Blu-ray) |
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Dream Home (Blu-ray)
Theatrical:
Studio:
Genre:
Rated:
Date Added: 15 Jan 2011
Summary:
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373 |
Dumb and Dumber (Blu-Ray) |
Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly |
Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Bennett Yellin |
Unrated |
2008 |
New Line Cinema |
Comedy |
Dumb and Dumber (Blu-Ray) Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: New Line Cinema
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 113
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Bennett Yellin
Date Added: 08 Nov 2010
Languages: English, German Subtitles: English, German
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Delivering exactly what its title promises, this celebration of stupidity was Jim Carrey's 1994 follow-up to "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "The Mask". The film pairs the rubber- faced wacky man with Jeff Daniels as the not-so-dynamic duo of Lloyd and Harry, dunderheads who come into the possession of a briefcase containing ransom money that is intended for Mob-connected kidnappers. Lauren Holly costars as the woman who lost the briefcase, and with whom Carrey falls in love (both in real life and as his moronic on-screen character). As Lloyd and Harry make a mad dash to return the briefcase (never aware of its contents), the bumbling buddies attract Mobsters, cops, and trouble galore. This lowbrow laugh-a-thon scores some solid hits for hilarity, but with gags involving ill-fated parakeets, buxom bimbos, and an overdose of laxatives, be prepared to put your brain--and good taste--on hold. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Jim Carrey
- Jeff Daniels
- Lauren Holly
- Mike Starr
- Karen Duffy
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374 |
Dumbo Special Edition Combi Pack (Blu-Ray) |
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Universal, suitable for all |
1941 |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Children's |
Dumbo Special Edition Combi Pack (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1941
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Children's
Duration: 64
Rated: Universal, suitable for all
Date Added: 22 Mar 2010
Languages: ENDlanguages--> Subtitles: English
Summary: A Disney "classic" that actually is a classic, Dumbo should be part of your movie collection whether or not you have children. The storytelling was never as lean as in Dumbo, the songs rarely as haunting (or just plain weird), the characters rarely so well defined. The film pits the "cold, cruel, heartless" world that can't accept abnormality against a plucky, and mute, hero. Jumbo Jr. (Dumbo is a mean-spirited nickname) is ostracised from the circus pack shortly after his delivery by the stork because of his big ears. His mother sticks up for him and is shackled. He's jeered by children (an insightful scene has one boy poking fun at Dumbo's ears, even though the youngster's ears are also ungainly), used by the circus folk, and demoted to appearing with the clowns. Only the decent Timothy Q. Mouse looks out for the little guy. Concerns about the un-PC "Jim Crow" crows, who mock Dumbo with the wonderful "When I See an Elephant Fly", should be moderated by remembering that the crows are the only social group in the film who act kindly to the little outcast. If you don't mist up during the "Baby Mine" scene, you may be legally pronounced dead. --Keith Simanton
- James Baskett
- Herman Bing
- Edward Brophy
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375 |
Dying Breed (Blu-Ray) |
Jody Dwyer |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Dnc Entertainment |
Foreign Horror Films |
Dying Breed (Blu-Ray) Jody Dwyer
Theatrical:
Studio: Dnc Entertainment
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Duration: 92
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 22 Dec 2009
Summary: This film reminded me of wrong turn.
A group of tourists end up in a small but weird community and strange things start to happen as they all get chased and killed of one by one.
I'ts a better watch than I thought it was going to be, I was plesently surprised.
- Nathan Phillips
- Leigh Whannell
- Bille Brown
- Mirrah Foulkes
- Melanie Vallejo
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376 |
Eastern Promises (Blu-Ray) |
David Cronenberg |
Steven Knight |
R |
2007 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Eastern Promises (Blu-Ray) David Cronenberg
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 100
Rated: R
Writer: Steven Knight
Date Added: 05 Nov 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: David Cronenberg's signature obsessions flower in "Eastern Promises", a stunning look at violence, responsibility, and skin. Near Christmastime in London, a baby is born to a teenage junkie--an event that leads a midwife (Naomi Watts) into the world of the Russian mob. Central to this world is an ambitious enforcer (Viggo Mortensen) who's lately buddied up with the reckless son (Vincent Cassel) of a mob boss (Armin Mueller-Stahl, doing his benign-sinister thing). Screenwriter Steve Knight also wrote "Dirty Pretty Things", and in some ways this is a companion piece to that film, though utterly different in style. The plot is classical to the point of being familiar, but Cronenberg doesn't allow anything to become sentimental; he and his peerless cinematographer Peter Suschitzky take a cool, controlled approach to this story. Because of that, when the movie erupts in its (relatively brief) violence, it's genuinely shocking. Cronenberg really puts the viewer through it, as though to shame the easy purveyors of pulp violence--nobody will cheer when the blood runs in this film. Still, "Eastern Promises" has a furtive humor, nicely conveyed in Viggo Mortensen's highly original performance. Covered in tattoos, his body a scroll depicting his personal history of violence, Mortensen conveys a subtle blend of resolve and lost-ness. He's a true, haunting mystery man. "--Robert Horton" Stills from "Eastern Promises" (click for larger image). Photos by Peter Mountain. Vincent Cassel (left) and Viggo Mortensen (right) star in David Cronenberg's "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Armin Mueller-Stahl (center) stars in David Cronenberg's "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Viggo Mortensen (left) and Naomi Watts (right) star in David Cronenberg’s "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Viggo Mortensen (left) and Naomi Watts (right) star in David Cronenberg’s "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Naomi Watts stars in David Cronenberg's new thriller "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Armin Mueller-Stahl (left) and Naomi Watt (right) star in David Cronenberg's "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Mina E. Mina (left), Vincent Cassel (center) and Viggo Mortensen (right) star in David Cronenberg's "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Vincent Cassel stars in David Cronenberg’s "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release. Viggo Mortensen stars in David Cronenberg’s "EASTERN PROMISES", a Focus Features release.
- Naomi Watts
- Viggo Mortensen
- Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Josef Altin
- Mina E. Mina
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Easy A (Blu-Ray) |
Will Gluck |
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PG-13 |
2010 |
Sony Pictures |
Television |
Easy A (Blu-Ray) Will Gluck
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Television
Duration: 92
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 31 Dec 2010
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: "Easy A" is a frothy, fizzy, and "funny" romantic comedy for teens--and adults will love it too. Not since "Clueless" has a high-school heroine been able to delight both audiences, and "Easy A"'s Olive (the sparkling Emma Stone) is a stellar young star. But "Easy A" benefits from a great script by writer Bert V. Royal and assured direction by TV veteran Will Gluck. Olive is a smart girl happy to stay in the shadows of high school, until her good friend, Brandon (Dan Byrd), who's gay, begs her to pretend to have sex with him so the rest of the school will stop picking on him. She obliges, but soon she picks up not one but two reputations--as the girl who sleeps around, and, on the down-low, as the girl who'll "pretend" to sleep with a guy so he won't be branded a virgin. Soon "Easy A"'s complications pile up higher than the entrance of Olive's high school, and her two story lines, neither of which reflects the real Olive, take on lives of their own. There are backlashes and blacklists and repercussions galore. "I always thought "pretending" to lose my virginity would feel a little more special," muses Olive. "Judy Blume should have prepared me for that." Stone is accompanied by a strong supporting cast: Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson as her bemused parents, "Gossip Girl"'s dreamy Penn Badgley, the freshly unretired Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Lisa Kudrow, and Malcolm McDowell. And it's to the cast's and the writer's credit that the audience is kept engaged, and guessing, till the very end. "Easy A" should be awarded exactly that. --"A.T. Hurley"
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Easy Virtue (Blu-Ray) |
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PG-13 |
2008 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
Easy Virtue (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 96
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 13 Mar 2010
Languages: English, German, Spanish Subtitles: English, German, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stills from "Easy Virtue" (Click for larger image)
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379 |
Eden Lake (Blu-Ray) |
James Watkins |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Optimum Home Entertainment |
Foreign Horror Films |
Eden Lake (Blu-Ray) James Watkins
Theatrical:
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Foreign Horror Films
Duration: 91
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 02 Jul 2009
Summary: Anyone tempted to excuse or gloss over the real and terrible dangers posed by many of today's feral, amoral and evil children absolutely must see this extraordinarily true to life film which could double as a factual documentary. Many honest and upright citizens already cross the road when they see such a feral gang approaching, and this is a wise move that the lead actors should have heeded when the amoral monstrous gang of adolescents first confronted them at Eden Lake soon after they arrived.
However, because the lead actors were liberals, of the Guardianista tendency, and thought that everything would work out because the vile adolescents were, after all, "innocent children" who were simply blustering and posturing, this liberal blindness to the very real evil and darkness which defined the characters of these conscienceless monsters led rapidly and inexorably to the murders which followed.
Eden Lake is a brutal testament to the domination of the underclass in modern western society and exposes the liberal tendency to present these ferals as victims damaged by society as being entirely fatally flawed and will be the eventual undoing and downfall of civil society. Eden Lake is a brutal, terrifying, sickening and stomach-churning film and all the more important for these reasons. It should be mandatory viewing in all secondary schools, teacher-training institutes (the lead actress is a primary school teacher) and universities, as this film is unique in telling the truth about the feral children destroying western society and endangering the lives of all honest and upright citizens. Buy a copy of Eden Lake for a Guardian reader and save their lives.
- Michael Fassbender
- Bronson Webbe
- Kelly Reilly
- Thomas Turgoose
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Eight Below (Blu-Ray) |
Frank Marshall |
David DiGilio, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Susumu Saji, Tatsuo Nogami, Toshirô Ishidô |
PG |
2006 |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Thrillers |
Eight Below (Blu-Ray) Frank Marshall
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Thrillers
Duration: 120
Rated: PG
Writer: David DiGilio, Koreyoshi Kurahara, Susumu Saji, Tatsuo Nogami, Toshirô Ishidô
Date Added: 02 Feb 2011
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English
Sound: AC-3
Summary: Despite a likable cast of humans, it's the canine stars who steal the show in "Eight Below", a terrific live-action adventure in the time-honored Disney tradition. Based on a true story that was previously filmed (much differently) as the 1983 Japanese hit "Antarctica", this above-average family film takes place in 1993 and focuses on a dog-sled guide at an Antarctic research station (Paul Walker) who is forced by a severe storm to abandon eight beloved sled dogs for the duration of a harsh Antarctic winter. Left to fend for themselves, the rugged and resourceful dogs encounter danger at every turn, surviving for nearly six months while Walker and his closest colleagues (engagingly played by Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, and "American Pie"'s Jason Biggs) join forces to mount a daring rescue mission. Having endured similarly extreme conditions on his 1993 film "Alive", director Frank Marshall brings an abundance of natural splendor (and minimum use of digital wizardry) to spectacularly arctic locations in Norway, Greenland and Canada, and Walker (star of "The Fast and the Furious") lends an amiable sincerity to his compassionate role. For most viewers, however, it's the remarkable dogs (six Siberian huskies and two malamutes) who make "Eight Below" so thoroughly entertaining. It's not quite an instant family classic, but it comes pretty doggone close. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Paul Walker
- Jason Biggs
- Bruce Greenwood
- Moon Bloodgood
- Wendy Crewson
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381 |
El Cid (Blu-Ray) |
Anthony Mann |
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Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren |
1961 |
Koch Media GmbH - DVD |
Action & Thriller |
El Cid (Blu-Ray) Anthony Mann
Theatrical: 1961
Studio: Koch Media GmbH - DVD
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 188
Rated: Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Summary: Beschreibung Spanien im 11. Jahrhundert: Die Mauren bedrohen die zersplitterten Königreiche der Iberischen Halbinsel. Der Ritter Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston), genannt El Cid, stemmt sich gegen die Gefahr. Seine Siege bringen ihm aber auch Feinde im eigenen Lager. Des Verrates bezichtigt ...
- Charlton Heston
- Sophia Loren
- Raf Vallone
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382 |
Elephant (Blu-Ray) |
Gus Van Sant |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2003 |
Optimum Home Entertainment |
Period |
Elephant (Blu-Ray) Gus Van Sant
Theatrical: 2003
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 81
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 21 Mar 2010
Summary: ...as brilliantly realistic a film about high-school angst as one could imagine or need. There's no intrigue, and without any reason, it all ends in slaughter. The removal of media melodrama and predictable sentiment only heightens the impact of what actually happens here. An intellectual tour-de-force about adolescents - explored with a dull intensity that's interesting, insidious and perfect.
This British blu-ray represents the film with a superior transfer and no extras, a perfect choice for this particular film.
- Alex Frost
- John Robinson
- Eric Deulen
- Timothy Bottoms
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383 |
The Elephant Man (Blu-Ray) |
David Lynch |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Optimum Home Entertainment |
Period |
The Elephant Man (Blu-Ray) David Lynch
Theatrical:
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 123
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 10 Oct 2009
Summary:
- Anthony Hopkins
- John Hurt
- Anne Bancroft
- John Gielgud
- Wendy Hiller
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384 |
Elf (Blu-Ray) |
Jon Favreau |
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PG |
2003 |
New Line Home Video |
Comedy |
Elf (Blu-Ray) Jon Favreau
Theatrical: 2003
Studio: New Line Home Video
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 97
Rated: PG
Date Added: 13 Jun 2010
Languages: English, Spanish, German Subtitles: English, Spanish, German
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Elf is genuinely good. Not just Saturday Night Live-movie good, when the movie has some funny bits but is basically an insult to humanity; Elf is a smartly written, skillfully directed, and deftly acted story of a human being adopted by Christmas elves who returns to the human world to find his father. And because the writing, directing, and acting are all genuinely good, Elf is also genuinely funny. Will Ferrell, as Buddy the adopted elf, is hysterically sincere. James Caan, as his rediscovered father, executes his surly dumbfoundedness with perfect aplomb. Zooey Deschanel, as a department store worker with whom Buddy falls in love, is adorably sardonic. Director Jon Favreau (Swingers) shepherds the movie through all the obligatory Christmas cliches and focuses on material that's sometimes subtle and consistently surprising. Frankly, Elf feels miraculous. Also featuring Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart, Peter Dinklage, and Ed Asner as Santa Claus. --Bret Fetzer
Stills from Elf (click for larger image)
- Will Ferrell
- James Caan
- Zooey Deschanel
- Mary Steenburgen
- Edward Asner
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385 |
Elvis (Blu-Ray) |
John Carpenter |
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Universal, suitable for all |
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Fremantle Home Entertainment |
Period |
Elvis (Blu-Ray) John Carpenter
Theatrical:
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 179
Rated: Universal, suitable for all
Date Added: 18 Sep 2010
Summary: I remember going to see this film and it was great, Kirk Russell (kicked the real Elvis in the film it happened at the worlds fair) does a great job a must for any Elvis fan as this DVD has been long overdue. Hope they release the film soundtrack too.
Enjoy
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386 |
Embodiment Of Evil (Blu-Ray) |
Jose Mojica Marins |
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Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Anchor Bay Home Entertainment |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Embodiment Of Evil (Blu-Ray) Jose Mojica Marins
Theatrical:
Studio: Anchor Bay Home Entertainment
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 94
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 23 May 2010
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Ah...Coffin Joe, creator of a fascinating cycle of horror films from the 1960s-70s, culminating in the remarkable "Awakening of the Beast" which is a must-see for any fan of surreal cinema.
However, comebacks are rarely satisfying, and the fact that Joe is now a pensioner had me very worried about this film. I decided to bite the bullet and purchase the blu-ray edition, and I am very glad that I did. This is a lovely presentation of a very visually psychadelic film, and I can only hope the same care can be lavished on other oddball films from around the world.
This will certainly not be to everyone's taste, and this review is not for those people. This is a film for people who like Jean Rollin, who have purchased DVDs from Mondo Macabro, or who own anything from Turkish cinema. If you think horror films start and end at Saw, then don't bother.
Embodiment of Evil is silly, anachronistic, gory, misogynistic, laughably bad and beatifully stunning. It is a real modern mondo mess, and I love it. Long live Coffin Joe.
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387 |
Enchanted (Blu-Ray) |
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PG |
2007 |
WALT DISNEY VIDEO |
Action & Adventure |
Enchanted (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 107
Rated: PG
Date Added: 05 Apr 2010
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Life is idyllic in the fairytale world where conflict is minimal and breaking into song solves every problem, but what happens when a princess from the fairy world gets magically transported into the real world? "Enchanted" begins in the animated fairytale world of Andalasia where Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) is destined to marry Prince Edward (James Marsden) and live happily ever after. Problem is, Edward's step-mother Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) doesn't want to give up the throne and will do anything to get Giselle out of Edward's life. Queen Narissa's solution is to push Giselle into a well that magically lands Giselle smack in the middle of the real world--the center of Time Square in New York City, to be exact. This launches the live-action portion of the film where Giselle immediately realizes that things are frighteningly different in this new world and that she is ill-prepared for the callous ways of the people who inhabit it. Giselle finds herself alone on a stormy night in the wrong end of town, but a chance encounter with Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and his princess-loving daughter Morgan (Rachel Covey) leads to a warm, safe place to spend the night and the beginnings of a complicated, yet compelling relationship. As Giselle begins to question the fairy-tale truths she's always inherently believed, Robert's outlook on life and love also begins to change significantly. Parallels to the classic "Disney" fairytales, "Cinderella", "Snow White" and " Sleeping Beauty " abound in the form of a King's and Queen's ball, small animals and rodents who clean house when called, the threat of poisoned apples, characters impulsively breaking into song, and the power of the kiss of true love and the absurd juxtaposition of fairytale idealism and stark reality is hilariously funny. Features music by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz of "Pocahontas" and " The Hunchback of Notre Dame " fame, "Wicked's" Broadway Elpheba Idina Menzel as Nancy, and even a brief appearance by former Princess voice talent Judy Kuhn ("Pocahontas"). "Enchanted" is one of the best, most entertaining "Disney" films of the year. (Ages 6 and older with parental guidance due to some scary images and mild innuendo) "--Tami Horiuchi" On the DVD The Blu-ray edition of "Enchanted" is packed with special features including the exclusive-to-Blu-ray "D-Files," which highlight the multitude of references to other classic Disney films with an interactive trivia game that's fun for all ages. Much more engaging than your typical pop-up facts, this feature punctuates the action in the film with interactive questions: Which classic Disney film inspired the soap bubble? The coach scenes? What Disney song inspired the "Happy Working Song?" Which Disney films feature evil stepmothers? Correct answers earn viewers bonus interview footage with director Kevin Lima, songwriter Alan Menken, lyricist Stephen Schwarz, stars Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, and a host of others as well as side by side comparisons of scenes from classic Disney movies and "Enchanted". Other bonus features include a 17-minute exploration of the technical issues involved in the three biggest scenes in the movie; highlighting the challenges of combining multiple disciplines like CGI, live-action, casting animals and children, visual effects, and the choreography of a huge variety of dancers, skaters, and stilt-walkers in one film and, often, in a single scene. The animated, pop-up adventure "Pip's Predicament" illustrates Pip's behind-the-scenes role in leading the Prince out of Andalasia into New York and is sure to captivate young children. Two minutes of bloopers, six deleted scenes, and the Carrie Underwood music video "Ever After" round out the special features. "--Tami Horiuchi" Beyond "Enchanted" Disney Princesses on DVD Paperback Soundtrack Stills from "Enchanted" (click for larger image)
- Amy Adams
- Susan Sarandon
- Julie Andrews
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388 |
Encounters at the End of the World (Blu-Ray) |
Werner Herzog |
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G |
2007 |
Image Entertainment |
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Encounters at the End of the World (Blu-Ray) Werner Herzog
Theatrical: 2007
Studio: Image Entertainment
Genre:
Duration: 99
Rated: G
Date Added: 07 Apr 2009
Sound: DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Just about anywhere Werner Herzog goes becomes an interesting place, in part because the director shapes it with his distinctively sardonic eye. In "Encounters at the End of the World", the 'Zog heads off to Antarctica, finding there a population of unusual people, hallucinatory underwater life, and penguins. He doesn't appear on camera, but the unmistakably Teutonic Herzog voice is very much with us all the time, a baleful tour guide for this blank destination. In the human outposts of Antarctica, Herzog finds the kind of people you might expect would gravitate to the edge of existence--the curious, the oddball, the wanderers who've run out of other places to explore. He finds some deadpan hilarity, especially in filming a communication drill involving people practicing blizzard conditions (they wear buckets over their heads while roped together). The underwater photography (a realm previously explored in Herzog's "The Wild Blue Yonder") is by Henry Kaiser, and it meshes perfectly with the director's interest in alien eye-scapes. And when Herzog finally does find penguins, his imagination goes to the idea that some penguins go insane, scurrying off into their own suicidal directions. This isn't as arresting a film as "Grizzly Man", but it is an entertaining travelogue spiked with quirky observations. "--Robert Horton"
- Ryan Andrew Evans
- Werner Herzog
- Peter Zeitlinger Cinematographer
- Joe Bini Editor
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389 |
Enter the Dragon (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
1973 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Enter the Dragon (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1973
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 102
Rated: R
Date Added: 14 Jun 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The last film completed by Bruce Lee before his untimely death, "Enter the Dragon" was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong coproduction, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to "Dr. No") is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class martial artists puts this film in a category well above Lee's primitive Hong Kong productions. Unfortunately he's off the screen for large chunks of time as American maverick competitors (and champion martial artists) John Saxon and Jim Kelly take center stage, but once the fighting starts Lee takes over. The tournament setting provides an ample display of martial arts mastery of many styles and climaxes with a huge free-for-all, but the highlight is Lee's brutal one-on-one with the claw-fisted Han in the dynamic hall-of-mirrors battle. Lee narrows his eyes and tenses into a wiry force of sinew, speed, and ruthless determination. "--Sean Axmaker"
- Peter Archer
- Ana Capri
- Betty Chung
- Marlene Clark
- Darnell Garcia
- Gil Hubbs Cinematographer
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390 |
Equilibrium (Blu-Ray) |
Kurt Wimmer |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2002 |
Momentum Pictures |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Equilibrium (Blu-Ray) Kurt Wimmer
Theatrical: 2002
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 103
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 22 Oct 2009
Summary: What a Brilliant Movie, and also an excellent preformance by Christian Bale!
But blind me, what a worthless Blu-Ray, the picture quality is the same as my upscaled DVD, in fact my DVD have even a better sound. However I was so looking forward to this release, and now I am just dissapointed I do hope that there will be a new release coming out sooner or later with true DTS and the stunning Blu-Ray picture qualiy that you expect.
Sorry guys, but I do not understand how some of you can praise the picture quality as it's rubbish for a BD!
I can just recommend to keep your old DVD, as it is the same feeling while watching (just with better DTS sound).
- Christian Bale
- Emily Watson
- Angus MacFadyen
- Taye Diggs
- Sean Bean
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391 |
Exit Through The Gift Shop (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2010 |
Revolver Entertainment |
Documentary |
Exit Through The Gift Shop (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: Revolver Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 86
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 22 Jan 2011
Summary:
- Banksy
- Shepard Fairey
- Rhys Ifans
- Space Invader
- Tom Fulford Editor
- Chris King Editor
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392 |
The Exorcist (Blu-Ray) |
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Warner |
Action & Adventure |
The Exorcist (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Warner
Genre: Action & Adventure
Rated:
Date Added: 30 Jun 2010
Summary: Director William Friedkin was a hot ticket in Hollywood afterthe success of "The French Connection", and he turned heads (in more ways than one) when he decided to make "The Exorcist" as his follow-up film. Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controversial bestseller, this shocking 1973 thriller set an intense and often-copied milestone for screen terror with its unflinching depiction of a young girl (Linda Blair) who is possessed by an evil spirit. Jason Miller and Max von Sydow are perfectly cast as the priests who risk their sanity and their lives to administer the rites of demonic exorcism. Ellen Burstyn plays Blair's mother, who can only stand by in horror as her daughter's body is wracked by Satanic disfiguration. One of the most frightening films ever made, "The Exorcist" was mysteriously plagued by trouble during production, and the years since have not diminished its capacity to disturb even the most stoic viewers. "--Jeff Shannon"
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393 |
Expedition Africa (Blu-Ray) |
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Exempt |
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History Channel |
Documentary |
Expedition Africa (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: History Channel
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 420
Rated: Exempt
Date Added: 25 May 2011
Summary:
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394 |
The Expendables (Blu-Ray) |
Sylvester Stallone |
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R |
2010 |
Lionsgate |
Action & Adventure |
The Expendables (Blu-Ray) Sylvester Stallone
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 103
Rated: R
Date Added: 06 Oct 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: They might be expendable, but they sure are durable: "The Expendables" is crammed with well-traveled action heroes, called to a summit meeting here to capture some of that good old ultraviolent '80s-movie feel. Star-director Sylvester Stallone rides herd as the leader of this mercenary band, which includes Jason Statham, Jet Li, and Stallone's old "Rocky V" nemesis Dolph Lundgren. Mickey Rourke, looking like a car wreck on Highway 61, plays the tattoo artist who communicates the gang's assignments to Stallone; throw in Terry Crews and Ultimate Fighting champ Randy Couture, and you've got a badass crew indeed. The specifics here involve a Latin American island where US interests have mucked up the local politics beyond repair--but when Sly's eye is caught by the feisty daughter (Giselle Itie) of the local military jefe, a simple job gets complicated. Adding to the B-movie flavor of the enterprise, we've got Eric Roberts and Steve Austin bouncing around as badder-than-the-bad guys, plus Bruce Willis popping in for a one-scene bit, and… well, perhaps another unbilled cameo. The violence doesn't reach the frantic pace of Stallone's last "Rambo" picture, but it builds to a pretty crazy crescendo in the final reels, during which each cast member gets to show his stuff. Although Stallone's face looks younger than it did in the first "Rocky" movie, his line delivery is more sluggish than ever, and what lines! The dialogue is stuck in the '80s, too. Although it's pretty ham-handed throughout, "The Expendables" is likely critic-proof: the audience that wants to see this kind of body-slamming throwdown isn't going to care about the niceties. Let the knife throwing begin. "--Robert Horton"
- Sylvester Stallone
- Jason Statham
- Jet Li
- Dolph Lundgren
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395 |
Experiment Killing Room (Blu-Ray) |
Jonathan Liebesman |
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Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren |
2009 |
Ascot Elite Home Entertainment |
Action & Thriller |
Experiment Killing Room (Blu-Ray) Jonathan Liebesman
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Ascot Elite Home Entertainment
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 86
Rated: Freigegeben ab 16 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: DTS-HD 5.1
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Killing Room DV
- Timothy Hutton
- Chloe Sevigny
- Peter Stormare
- Bill Stinchcomb
- Michael Byrnes
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396 |
The Eye (Blu-Ray) |
David Moreau, Xavier Palud, Hideo Nakata |
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PG-13 |
2008 |
Lions Gate |
Action & Adventure |
The Eye (Blu-Ray) David Moreau, Xavier Palud, Hideo Nakata
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 97
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 30 Sep 2009
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Sydney Wells is blind and has been so since a childhood tragedy. After undergoing surgery to restore her sight she learns to see again. But soon after, unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Not knowing if they are an aftermath of surgery, her mind adjusting to sight, her imagination, or something horrifyingly real, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.
- Jessica Alba
- Danny Mora
- Rade Serbedzija
- Rachel Ticotin
- Parker Posey
- Jeffrey Jur Cinematographer
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397 |
Eyes Wide Shut (Blu-Ray) |
Stanley Kubrick |
Frederic Raphael |
Unrated |
1999 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Eyes Wide Shut (Blu-Ray) Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical: 1999
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 159
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Frederic Raphael
Date Added: 18 Apr 2009
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: It was inevitable that Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" would be the most misunderstood film of 1999. Kubrick died four months prior to its release, and there was no end to speculation how much he would have tinkered with the picture, changed it, "fixed" it. We'll never know. But even without the haunting enigma of the director's death--and its eerie echo/anticipation in the scene when Dr. Bill Harford (Tom Cruise) visits the deathbed of one of his patients--"Eyes Wide Shut" would have perplexed and polarized viewers and reviewers. After all, virtually every movie of Kubrick's post-U.S. career had; only 1964's "Dr. Strangelove" opened to something approaching consensus. Quite apart from the author's tinkering, Kubrick's movies themselves always seemed to change--partly because they changed "us", changed the world and the ways we experienced and understood it. And we may expect "Eyes Wide Shut" to do the same. Unlike Kubrick himself, it has time. So consider, as we settle in to live with this long, advisedly slow, mesmerizing film, how challenging and ambiguous its narrative strategy is. The source is an Arthur Schnitzler novella titled "Traumnovelle" (or "Dream Story"), and it's a moot question how much of "Eyes Wide Shut" itself is dream, from the blue shadows frosting the Harfords' bedroom to the backstage replica of New York's Greenwich Village that Kubrick built in England. Its major movement is an imaginative night-journey (even the daylight parts of it) taken by a man reeling from his wife's teasing confession of fantasized infidelity, and toward the end there is a token gesture of the couple waking to reality and, perhaps, a new, chastened maturity. Yet on some level--visually, psychologically, logically--every scene shimmers with unreality. Is everything in the movie a dream? And if so, who is dreaming it at any given moment, and why? Don't settle for easy answers. Kubrick's ultimate odyssey beckons. And now the dream is yours. "--Richard T. Jameson"
- Tom Cruise
- Nicole Kidman
- Madison Eginton
- Jackie Sawiris
- Sydney Pollack
- Larry Smith Cinematographer
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398 |
The Faculty (Blu-Ray) |
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Alliance (Universal) |
Horror |
The Faculty (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
Genre: Horror
Rated:
Date Added: 04 Oct 2009
Summary:
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399 |
Fallen Angels (Blu-Ray) |
Wong Kar-Wai |
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Unrated |
1995 |
KINO INTERNATIONAL |
Art House & International |
Fallen Angels (Blu-Ray) Wong Kar-Wai
Theatrical: 1995
Studio: KINO INTERNATIONAL
Genre: Art House & International
Duration: 96
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 27 Jun 2010
Languages: Cantonese Subtitles: English
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: "Fallen Angels" was originally planned as one section of director Wong Kar-Wai's best-known film, "Chungking Express", but eventually it grew into its own distinct and delirious shape. In many ways, "Fallen Angels" may be the better film, a dark, frantic fun-house ride through Hong Kong's nighttime world. Part of the film is a love story between two people who have barely met: a young, ultra-hip hit man (Leon Lai) and the dreamy operative (Michele Reis) who plans his jobs. Much of the movie is given over to a very strange subplot about a manic mute (Takeshi Kaneshiro) who goes on bizarre nocturnal prowls through a closed food market--like almost everything else in Wong's films, this is antic, stylish, and oddly touching, all at the same time. It must be said that, also like Wong's other films, "Fallen Angels" is fragmented and oblique to the point of occasional incomprehensibility…but then suddenly something wild or wonderful happens, such as the moment when the killer leaves the scene of a spectacular shooting and is promptly waylaid by a cheerful old school chum on a public bus. These coups--whether lyrical, violent, or simply "how on earth did they get that shot?"--are tossed off by Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle with all the cool of the hired killer, as though the movie were a cigarette dangling from a pair of oh-so-casual lips. This is exactly why so many otherwise calm critics fell all over themselves in hailing Wong Kar-Wai as one of the most exciting filmmakers of his generation. "--Robert Horton"
- Leon Lai Ming
- Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Michele Reis
- Karen Mok
- Charlie Yeung
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400 |
Fantasia / Fantasia 2000 (Blu-Ray) |
Ben Sharpsteen;Bill Roberts;Don Hahn;Eric Goldberg;Ford Beebe;Francis Glebas;Gaëtan Brizzi;Hamilton Luske |
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PG |
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Animation |
Fantasia / Fantasia 2000 (Blu-Ray) Ben Sharpsteen;Bill Roberts;Don Hahn;Eric Goldberg;Ford Beebe;Francis Glebas;Gaëtan Brizzi;Hamilton Luske
Theatrical:
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Animation
Duration: 200
Rated: PG
Date Added: 20 Dec 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Walt Disney's animated musical masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound-now brilliantly restored for the first time ever in high defi nition! Blu-ray technology fi nally allows you to experience Fantasia-and Fantasia 2000, the triumphant classic it inspired-the way Walt envisioned! Plus, for the first time ever on Blu-ray, experience the 2003 Academy Award®-nominated animated short Destino-the extraordinary collaboration between Walt Disney and legendary artist Salvador Dali! Revealing new bonus features and commentary bring the Fantasia experience to life, allowing generations of moviegoers all over the world to enjoy this timeless classic like never before. See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.
- James Levine
- Steve Martin
- Leopold Stokowski
- Ralph Grierson
- Kathleen Battle
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401 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Blu-Ray) |
Wes Anderson |
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PG |
2009 |
20th Century Fox |
Animation |
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Blu-Ray) Wes Anderson
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Animation
Duration: 87
Rated: PG
Date Added: 21 Mar 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: The visually ravishing animated movie "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" follows a fox, voiced by George Clooney and dressed in a natty brown corduroy suit, as he cheerfully and recklessly takes his thieving ways a little too far and brings down the wrath of some sour-faced poultry farmers on his family and friends. Based on a lesser-known book by children's author Roald Dahl (who wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach"), the movie is the work of Wes Anderson (writer-director of "Rushmore" and "The Royal Tenenbaums"), who expanded and elaborated on the original story; the combination is inspired. Anderson's sensibility--his fondness for meticulous compositions, coordinated colors, and narrative filigree--can sometimes seem finicky and stiff in live-action movies, but it's exquisitely suited to the painstaking art of stop-motion animation. Every corner of the screen crackles with visual invention and whimsical humor. The top-notch vocal cast (which also features Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Owen Wilson, and others) create vivid personalities that perfectly mesh with the movie's lush colors and luscious textures. "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" is an off-beat gem, a giddy mix of adult emotional issues, wild animal behavior, and childlike delight. "--Bret Fetzer"
- George Clooney
- Meryl Streep
- Wallace Wolodarsky
- Jason Schwartzman
- Eric Chase Anderson
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402 |
Fast & Furious (Blu-Ray) |
Justin Lin |
Gary Scott Thompson |
PG-13 |
2009 |
Universal Studios |
Action & Adventure |
Fast & Furious (Blu-Ray) Justin Lin
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 107
Rated: PG-13
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Fast & Furious is high octane torque-er porn that puts the franchise back on course after drifting in Tokyo. With the original cast once again in the driver's seat, we are good to go with a this-time-it's-personal plot and spectacular race and chase set-pieces that exceed the promise of the stripped-down title, beginning with an awesome highway hijacking of an oil truck led by former street racer Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel, at his glowering and gravel-voiced best). Dom is a fugitive in the Dominican Republic, but after a devastating personal loss, he is driven by revenge to return to Los Angeles to bring down an elusive drug smuggler. He is reunited with Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker), the undercover FBI agent who let him go eight years earlier. Brian, also on the case, must come to terms with Dom and make amends with Dom's sister (Jordana Brewster), whom he betrayed in his original pursuit of Dom. Fast & Furious is just the ticket for putting your mind on cruise control. From a see-what-you've-got racing challenge through the streets of L.A. to the illicit kicks of the street-racing subculture (this is extreme PG-13), there is nothing cheap about these thrills. A record-shattering opening weekend at the box office could mean faster and more furious action to come, but if this is the franchise's last time around the block, it goes out a winner. --Donald Liebenson Stills from Fast & Furious (Click for larger image) Click to learn more about the BD-Live Experience
- Vin Diesel
- Paul Walker
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Jordana Brewster
- John Ortiz
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403 |
The Fifth Element (Blu-Ray) |
Luc Besson |
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PG-13 |
1997 |
Sony Pictures |
Action & Adventure |
The Fifth Element (Blu-Ray) Luc Besson
Theatrical: 1997
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 126
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Thai, Mandarin Chinese
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Besson's high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. "--Geoff Riley"
- Bruce Willis
- Gary Oldman
- Ian Holm
- Milla Jovovich
- Chris Tucker
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404 |
Fight Club (Blu-Ray) |
David Fincher |
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R |
1999 |
Twentieth Century Fox |
Action & Adventure |
Fight Club (Blu-Ray) David Fincher
Theatrical: 1999
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 139
Rated: R
Date Added: 24 Nov 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: All films take a certain suspension of disbelief. "Fight Club" takes perhaps more than others, but if you're willing to let yourself get caught up in the anarchy, this film, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is a modern-day morality play warning of the decay of society. Edward Norton is the unnamed protagonist, a man going through life on cruise control, feeling nothing. To fill his hours, he begins attending support groups and 12-step meetings. True, he isn't actually afflicted with the problems, but he finds solace in the groups. This is destroyed, however, when he meets Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), also faking her way through groups. Spiraling back into insomnia, Norton finds his life is changed once again, by a chance encounter with Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), whose forthright style and no-nonsense way of taking what he wants appeal to our narrator. Tyler and the protagonist find a new way to feel release: they fight. They fight each other, and then as others are attracted to their ways, they fight the men who come to join their newly formed Fight Club. Marla begins a destructive affair with Tyler, and things fly out of control, as Fight Club grows into a nationwide fascist group that escapes the protagonist's control. "Fight Club", directed by David Fincher ("Seven"), is not for the faint of heart; the violence is no holds barred. But the film is captivating and beautifully shot, with some thought-provoking ideas. Pitt and Norton are an unbeatable duo, and the film has some surprisingly humorous moments. The film leaves you with a sense of profound discomfort and a desire to see it again, if for no other reason than to just to take it all in. "--Jenny Brown"
- Edward Norton
- Brad Pitt
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Meat Loaf Aday
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405 |
The Final Destination 3-D (Blu-Ray) |
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New Line |
Horror |
The Final Destination 3-D (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: New Line
Genre: Horror
Duration: 82
Rated:
Date Added: 06 Nov 2009
Summary: Installment #4 in the premonition-laden "Final Destination" series comes on like a poker-faced send-up of the previous episodes, featuring a collection of hilariously over-the-top deaths and the usual array of Rube Goldberg set-ups--except this time the chain reactions rarely result in mayhem. Fate, it seems, is more random than that. We open at a racetrack, where vapid teen Bobby Campo has a vision of slaughter involving cars crashing and bleachers crumbling. When he hustles girlfriend Shantal VanSanten and their friends out of the grandstands before the real conflagration, it doesn't take long to figure out that their time is going to come, and soon. (Which they would have known if they'd watched the first three "Final Destination" movies.) From there, it's just waiting around for the killings, which this time utilize a car wash, a beauty parlor, and a tow truck run amok. Perhaps the gruesomeness of the deaths this time is explained by the cheapjack production (gotta grab 'em with something) and surely the many jabbing, jutting implements are there because the film was released to some theaters in 3-D. As for the death that occurs in a swimming-pool drain, it seems somebody read Chuck Palahniuk's notorious story "Guts," or at least had an ear for urban legends. The bland characters and tin-ear dialogue don't help anything, even if the climactic sequence in a movie theater showing a 3-D film suggests a lurking sense of self-awareness. Moral: there may be three dimensions, but there's only one destination. "Robert Horton"
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Final Destination Collection (Blu-Ray) |
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Alliance (Universal) |
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Final Destination Collection (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
Genre:
Rated:
Date Added: 09 Aug 2010
Summary:
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Final Destination Collection: Final Destination (Blu-Ray) |
James Wong |
Jeffrey Reddick |
R |
2000 |
Warner |
Horror |
Final Destination Collection: Final Destination (Blu-Ray) James Wong
Theatrical: 2000
Studio: Warner
Genre: Horror
Duration: 98
Rated: R
Writer: Jeffrey Reddick
Date Added: 08 Sep 2009
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: While hardly a spiritual upgrade of the slasher film, this high-concept teen body-count thriller drops hints of "The Sixth Sense" into the smart-aleck sensibility of "Scream". Helmed by "X-Files" veteran James Wong, who cowrote the screenplay with longtime creative partner Glen Morgan, "Final Destination" is an often entertaining thriller marked by an unsettling sense of unease and scenes of eerie imagery. It suffers, however, from a schizophrenic tone and a frankly ludicrous premise. A high school Cassandra, Alex Browning (Devon Sawa of "Idle Hands"), wakes from a preflight nightmare and panics when he's convinced the plane is doomed. His ruckus bumps seven passengers from the Paris-bound plane, which immediately explodes into a fireball on takeoff, but fate hasn't finished with these lucky few and, one by one, death claims them. Wong brings such a funereal tone to these early scenes of survivor's guilt and inevitable doom that the already far-fetched film threatens to veer into unplanned absurdity. Thankfully, the tale loosens up with a playful morgue humor: one of the victims winds up the splattered punch line to a grim joke and elaborate Rube Goldbergesque chains of cause and effect become inspired spectacles of destruction. "Final Destination" is a pretty silly thriller when it takes itself seriously, and the filmmakers play fast and loose with their own rules of fate, but once they stick their tongues firmly in cheek, the film takes off with a screwy interpretation of the domino effect of doom. "--Sean Axmaker"
- Devon Sawa
- Ali Larter
- Kerr Smith
- Kristen Cloke
- Daniel Roebuck
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Final Destination Collection: Final Destination 2 (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
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Alliance (Universal) |
Horror |
Final Destination Collection: Final Destination 2 (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
Genre: Horror
Rated: R
Date Added: 14 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Good to have this title for my collection just a shame that it was just movie with not to many extras but its great quality
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409 |
Final Destination Collection: Final Destination 3 (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
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Alliance (Universal) |
Horror |
Final Destination Collection: Final Destination 3 (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance (Universal)
Genre: Horror
Rated: R
Date Added: 14 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: this is by far the goriest of the series.i can take a lot of gore,but
there are a couple of scenes which are almost too much for
me.almost,but not quite.the kills are much more gruesome than the two
previous movies.also,many of them are very sudden,and came as close to
scaring the crap out of me as any movie i've see.the intensity in this
one is almost through the roof.there's also some old style horror in
some scenes,and by that i don't mean gore,but something like Gothic
horror.i think this is the best movie of the series,unusual for a
second sequel.i applaud the filmmakers for making a horror movie that
is horrifying.and that what this movie is,a horror movie that is also
thrilling,and gory enough for all the gore hounds out there.the only
thing i didn't like is that most of the,characters(except for 2 or 3)
are dumb and shallow and not very likable at all.otherwise,a hugely
successful movie that does what it sets out to do.hopefully,this will
be the last of the series,since i don't think they can top it. 5/5
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The Final Patient (Blu-Ray) |
Jerry Mainardi |
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Unrated |
2005 |
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment |
Drama |
The Final Patient (Blu-Ray) Jerry Mainardi
Theatrical: 2005
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Duration: 100
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 20 Sep 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: When retired physician Daniel Green (Bill Cobbs, "Night at the Museum") lifts a 5-ton farm tractor off a boy trapped beneath, the enigma of his supernatural strength piques the curiosity of two med students passing through town. Visiting the old doctor at his isolated farmhouse, they soon learn his bizarre secret: he has uncovered the key to eternal youth. But sometimes the lust for immortality has deadly consequences. The night takes a twisted turn as the young men discover Dr. Green's "miracle" has come with a horrifying price...and a fate far worse than growing old. Special Feature(s): Full High Definition 1080p; 16x9 (1.78:1); 25GB Single Layer; English 5.1 Dolby Digital; English 5.1 Dolby Digital Uncompressed; English 2.0 Stereo; English 2.0 Stereo Uncompressed; Spanish Subtitles; Behind the Scenes: Staging & Effects; Behind the Faces: Prosthetics and Make-Up; The Beginning & End: From Storyboard to Editing; Deleted Scenes; The Final Patient Trailer; Director and Producer Commentary; Smart Menu Technology: Browse the menu, on screen, without leaving film.
- Bill Cobbs
- Alex Feldman
- Lizan Mitchell
- Jason Scott Campbell
- Guy Boyd
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411 |
Finding Neverland (Blu-Ray) |
Marc Forster |
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PG |
2004 |
Miramax Home Entertainment |
Drama |
Finding Neverland (Blu-Ray) Marc Forster
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Duration: 101
Rated: PG
Date Added: 22 Nov 2009
Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Korean
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Sweetness that doesn't turn saccharine is hard to find these days; "Finding Neverland" hits the mark. Much credit is due to the actors: Johnny Depp applies his genius for sly whimsy in his portrayal of playwright J. M. Barrie, who finds inspiration for his greatest creation from four lively boys, the sons of widow Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (Kate Winslet, who miraculously fuses romantic yearning with common sense). Though the friendship threatens his already dwindling marriage, Barrie spends endless hours with the boys, pretending to be pirates or Indians--and gradually the elements of "Peter Pan" take shape in his mind. The relationship between Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family sparks both an imagined world and a quiet rebellion against the stuffy forces of respectability, given physical form by Barrie's resentful wife (Radha Mitchell, "High Art") and Sylvia's mother (Julie Christie, "McCabe and Mrs. Miller"). This gentle silliness could have turned to treacle, but Depp and Winslet--along with newcomer Freddie Highmore as one of the boys--keep their feet on the earth while their eyes gaze into their dreams. Also featuring a comically crusty turn from Dustin Hoffman (who appeared in another Peter Pan-themed movie, "Hook") as a long-suffering theater producer. "--Bret Fetzer"
- Julie Christie
- Johnny Depp
- Ian Hart
- Dustin Hoffman
- Kate Winslet
- Roberto Schaefer Cinematographer
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412 |
Firefly: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray) |
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NR |
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20th Century Fox |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Firefly: The Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 665
Rated: NR
Date Added: 16 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: As the 2005 theatrical release of Serenity made clear, Firefly was a science fiction concept that deserved a second chance. Devoted fans (or "Browncoats") knew it all along, and with this well-packaged DVD set, those who missed the show's original broadcasts can see what they missed. Creator Joss Whedon's ambitious science-fiction Western (Whedon's third series after Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) was canceled after only 11 of these 14 episodes had aired on the Fox network, but history has proven that its demise was woefully premature. Whedon's generic hybrid got off to a shaky start when network executives demanded an action-packed one-hour premiere ("The Train Job"); in hindsight the intended two-hour pilot (also titled "Serenity," and oddly enough, the final episode aired) provides a better introduction to the show's concept and splendid ensemble cast. Obsessive fans can debate the quirky logic of combining spaceships with direct parallels to frontier America (it's 500 years in the future, and embattled humankind has expanded into the galaxy, where undeveloped "outer rim" planets struggle with the equivalent of Old West accommodations), but Whedon and his gifted co-writers and directors make it work, at least well enough to fashion a credible context from the incongruous culture-clashing of past, present, and future technologies, along with a polyglot language (the result of two dominant superpowers) that combines English with an abundance of Chinese slang.
What makes it work is Whedon's delightfully well-chosen cast and their nine well-developed characters--a typically Whedon-esque extended family--each providing a unique perspective on their adventures aboard Serenity, the junky but beloved "Firefly-class" starship they call home. As a veteran of the disadvantaged Independent faction's war against the all-powerful planetary Alliance (think of it as Underdogs vs. Overlords), Serenity captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) leads his compact crew on a quest for survival. They're renegades with an amoral agenda, taking any job that pays well, but Firefly's complex tapestry of right and wrong (and peace vs. violence) is richer and deeper than it first appears. Tantalizing clues about Blue Sun (an insidious mega-corporation with a mysteriously evil agenda), its ties to the Alliance, and the traumatizing use of Serenity's resident stowaway (Summer Glau) as a guinea pig in the development of advanced warfare were clear indications Firefly was heading for exciting revelations that were precluded by the series' cancellation. Fortunately, the big-screen Serenity (which can be enjoyed independently of the series) ensured that Whedon's wild extraterrestrial west had not seen its final sunset. Its very existence confirms that these 14 episodes (and enjoyable bonus features) will endure as irrefutable proof Fox made a glaring mistake in canceling the series. --Jeff Shannon
On the Blu-ray discs "Firefly" has a picture that's a little softer than most Blu-ray discs (especially in the effects shots), but it is an improvement over the DVDs (even in an upconverting DVD player or Blu-ray player), and the punchy sound (DTS HD 5.1 compared to the DVDs' 2.0 surround) is a definite upgrade. In addition to the original bonus features, there are a couple new ones: a 25-minute conversation among Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, and Alan Tudyk in which they discuss the series and a number of specific episodes (Fillion recalls thinking he was getting fired after the first episode), and a new commentary track by the four fellows on "Our Mrs. Reynolds." And since it's easy to get sucked into watching multiple episodes, it's nice to have a Play All feature on the BDs. --David Horiuchi Beyond Firefly on Blu-ray Stargate: Continuum Blu-ray Sci-Fi Bundle Sunshine
Stills from Firefly (Click for larger image)
- Nathan Fillion
- Gina Torres
- Alan Tudyk
- Morena Baccarin
- Adam Baldwin
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413 |
First Blood (Blu-Ray) |
Ted Kotcheff |
William Sackheim |
R |
1982 |
Lions Gate |
Action & Adventure |
First Blood (Blu-Ray) Ted Kotcheff
Theatrical: 1982
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 93
Rated: R
Writer: William Sackheim
Date Added: 03 Oct 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: It's easy to forget that this Spartan, violent film, which begat the "Rambo" series, was such a big hit in 1982 because it was a good movie. Green Beret vet John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into the wrong small town to find a fellow 'Nam buddy and gets the living heck kicked out of him by the local law enforcement (led by Brian Dennehy). The vet strikes back the only way he knows how, leading to a visceral, if unrealistic, flight and fight through the local mountains. Based on the 1972 novel by David Morrell, this film saved Stallone's then-foundering career and the Rambo character became the inspiration for countless political cartoons. But this film is "Deliverance" without the moral ambiguity. "--Keith Simanton"
- Sylvester Stallone
- Brian Dennehy
- Richard Crenna
- Bill McKinney
- Jack Starrett
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414 |
Flags of our Fathers (Blu-Ray) |
Clint Eastwood |
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Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren |
2006 |
Warner Home Video - DVD |
Action & Thriller |
Flags of our Fathers (Blu-Ray) Clint Eastwood
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: Warner Home Video - DVD
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 132
Rated: Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren
Date Added: 15 May 2010
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch, Englisch, Niederländisch
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Clint Eastwoods thematisch ambitioniertes und emotional komplexes amerikanisches Epos "Flags of our Fathers" weiss eine Menge über Heldentum und Krieg zu berichten. Basierend auf dem Bestseller von James Bradley (Koautor: Ron Powers), adaptiert für das Kino von Million Dollar Baby-Autor Paul Haggis (William Broyles Jr, verantwortlich für Jarhead schrieb eine erste Fassung, die verworfen wurde als Eastwood in das Projekt einstieg), ist "Flags of our Fathers" weniger konventioneller Kriegsfilm, als vielmehr eine zum Nachdenken anregende Meditation über das kollektive Bedürfnis nach Heldentum. Indem die Geschichte der sechs Männer (fünf Marines und ein Navyarzt) nacherzählt wird, die am 23.Februar 1945 die amerikanische Flagge auf Iwo Jima gehisst haben, erreicht Eastwood zweierlei: Zum einen führt er uns durch die exakt recherchierten und so authentisch als möglich inszenierten Schlachtsequenzen den Horror von Krieg vor Augen - zum anderen wird der Focus auf das weitere Schicksal dreier überlebender Flaggenträger (gespielt von Adam Beach, Ryan Philippe und Jesse Bradford) gelegt. Die Aufnahme von AP-Fotograf Joe Rosenthal, der das Hissen der Flagge für die Nachwelt festgehalten hat, wird durch die Propagandamaschinerie ausgeschlachtet – es ist heute das wohl berühmteste Foto der Militärgeschichte - und die Überlebenden Flaggenträger werden auf eine physisch und psychisch erschöpfende Tournee durch Amerika geschickt. Der Film entwickelt sich durch diese Beobachtung zu einer pointierten Studie über Tapferkeit, Kriegstraumata und die wahre Bedeutung von Heldentum in Kriegszeiten – so ganz nebenbei ist "Flags of our Fathers" auch eine Betrachtung über die Gefahren fehlgeleiteter Identifikationswünsche durch die Massenmedien. Eastwood erlaubt dem Zuschauer durch die zurückhaltende Inszenierung eigene Schlüsse zu ziehen und vermeidet klugerweise die Bezugnahme zu aktuellen Ereignissen. Das Schicksal der Flaggenträger erlaubt Rückschlüsse auf die Risiken von öffentlichem Ruhm und das gesellschaftliche Bedürfnis nach Vorbildern, gerade in Krisenzeiten. Die Erwartungen derer, die sich einen geradlinigen Kriegsfilm erhoffen, werden nicht eingelöst. Statt dessen ist "Flags of our Fathers" ein zutiefst bewegender, handwerklich ausgezeichnet gemachter Film, der durchaus patriotische Züge enthält (in der Betrachtung der Kameradschaft unter den Soldaten im Gefecht), ohne es zu versäumen die grundsätzliche Sinnlosigkeit von Krieg zu dramatisieren. Eastwood hat in "Letters of Iwo Jima", einer Fortsetzung, wenn man so will, den Konflikt aus der japanischen Perspektive beleuchtet."--Jeff Shannon"
- Jesse Bradford
- Adam Beach
- Robert Patrick
- Judith Ivey
- John Slattery
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415 |
Flash Gordon (Blu-Ray) |
Mike Hodges |
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PG |
1980 |
Universal Studios |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
Flash Gordon (Blu-Ray) Mike Hodges
Theatrical: 1980
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Duration: 112
Rated: PG
Date Added: 01 Aug 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: When the totalitarian planet of Mongo decides on a whim to obliterate Earth, it's up to the lunk-headed quarterback Flash Gordon and his oddball companions to make the universe safe for democracy. Based on the classic (and infinitely more reputable) comic strip and its '30s screen serialization, this cotton-candy-colored trash classic deserves immortality for Queen's unforgettably pulsating soundtrack alone. The legendary Max von Sydow appears to be having a blast as the evil Ming the Merciless, while Ornella Muti, as his daughter, is the living embodiment of what attracts adolescent boys to comics in the first place. (She makes Barbarella look mundane.) One of the most shamelessly entertaining movies ever made, this is a knowingly absurd sensory freak-out that'll have the viewer blissfully checking the sky afterward for signs of Hawkmen. "--Andrew Wright"
- Brian Blessed
- Timothy Dalton
- Max von Sydow
- Topal
- Sam J. Jones
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416 |
Fletch (Blu-Ray) |
Michael Ritchie |
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PG |
1985 |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
Comedy |
Fletch (Blu-Ray) Michael Ritchie
Theatrical: 1985
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 98
Rated: PG
Date Added: 27 Jan 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best as Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, a newspaper reporter who changes his identity more often than his underwear. While working on a drug exposé, he stumbles onto a scam that gets him up to his byline in murder, police corruption and forbidden romance. For this ace newsman, it’ll be the story of the year, if he can only stay alive till the deadline. Fletch is a must-own comedy-thriller classic. Just don’t call him “Irwin!”
- Chevy Chase
- Tim Matheson
- Joe Don Baker
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Reid Cruickshanks
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417 |
For All Mankind (Blu-Ray) |
Al Reinert |
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NR |
1989 |
Criterion |
Drama |
For All Mankind (Blu-Ray) Al Reinert
Theatrical: 1989
Studio: Criterion
Genre: Drama
Duration: 80
Rated: NR
Date Added: 17 Jul 2009
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: A Special Message from Jonathon Turell, Criterion CEO
I was nine when the Apollo 11 Eagle landed on the moon. I remember vividly watching it on a small black-and-white TV at sleepaway camp that summer of 1969. I’ve been hooked on the space program ever since. Just about twenty years ago, a friend told me he had seen a rough cut of a new space movie and I should see it. I got a tape and watched For All Mankind for the first time. It was unlike anything I had seen before, and I knew that I wanted to be a part of it. I met Al Reinert and we became friends. Janus Films helped to finish the film, and I became an associate producer as we completed the movie. For All Mankind was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary—losing out to Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt. It played festivals around the world. There was a special screening for NASA and the astronauts in Galveston, Texas, and the film showed at the Air and Space Museum at the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the moon landing.
We started working on the laserdisc release of For All Mankind before the film was complete, and I traveled to Houston to meet Al and interview Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean for inclusion on the disc. Bean’s comments were so good that Al recut the film to include a wonderful story about piloting the lunar module in orbit around moon. Meeting one of the astronauts who walked on the moon is still one of the greatest thrills of my life. Last year, when we began working on our Blu-ray release of For All Mankind, we got in touch with Bean again and asked him to participate. He happily agreed to update the feature on his paintings and also to sit down and talk with us about a subject I had become very interested in—science versus art. I wanted to explore the question of whether the astronauts (or the people at NASA) realized they were shooting some of the most artistic images ever recorded (and now some of the most famous) or if it was really all about moon rocks and beating the Russians. This second meeting with Bean didn’t disappoint; he says some wonderful things that are included on the disc. When we finished taping our interview session, he gave me a ride to lunch. The famous Apollo 12 Corvette is gone, replaced by a truck to carry his paintings, but that ten-minute ride will stay with me forever. He talked about walking on the moon; I talked about what movies I like. It didn’t seem quite parallel—for him it was an interesting conversation, for me, it was an audience with a hero.
Over the years, I think I’ve seen every film and TV miniseries about the Apollo program (at least twice), but for me For All Mankind still stands apart. It is unique in its poetic approach and ability to capture the pure emotion of the greatest journey of our time.
- Jim Lovell
- Kenneth Mattingly
- Russell Schweickart
- Eugene Cernan
- Michael Collins
- Susan Korda Editor
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418 |
Forbidden Planet (Blu-Ray) |
Fred M. Wilcox |
Allen Adler, Cyril Hume, Irving Block, William Shakespeare |
G |
1956 |
Warner Home Video |
Television |
Forbidden Planet (Blu-Ray) Fred M. Wilcox
Theatrical: 1956
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Television
Duration: 98
Rated: G
Writer: Allen Adler, Cyril Hume, Irving Block, William Shakespeare
Date Added: 23 Jan 2011
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: This 1956 pop adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" is one of the best, most influential science fiction movies ever made. Its space explorers are the models for the crew of "Star Trek"'s "Enterprise", and the film's robot is clearly the prototype for Robby in "Lost in Space". Walter Pidgeon is the Prospero figure, presiding over a paradisiacal world with his lovely young daughter and their servile droid. When the crew of a spaceship lands on the planet, they become aware of a sinister invisible force that threatens to destroy them. Great special effects and a bizarre electronic score help make this movie as fresh, imaginative, and fun as it was when first released.
- Walter Pidgeon
- Anne Francis
- Leslie Nielsen
- Warren Stevens
- Jack Kelly
- George J. Folsey Cinematographer
- Ferris Webster Editor
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419 |
Forbidden World (Blu-Ray) |
Allan Holzman |
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R |
1982 |
Shout! Factory |
Horror |
Forbidden World (Blu-Ray) Allan Holzman
Theatrical: 1982
Studio: Shout! Factory
Genre: Horror
Duration: 85
Rated: R
Date Added: 03 May 2010
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Wow, I love this movie from the android made from stormtrooper armor to the real big creature hanging out at Vasquez Rock. If you like Galaxy Of Terror you'll love this bit. To me it was not so much of a B-rate but an A minus rate.
- Jesse Vint
- Dawn Dunlap
- June Chadwick
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420 |
The Fountain (Blu-Ray) |
Darren Aronofsky |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2006 |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Period |
The Fountain (Blu-Ray) Darren Aronofsky
Theatrical: 2006
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: Period
Duration: 96
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 02 Jul 2009
Languages: English Subtitles: Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, French, Danish, Swedish
Summary: Science fiction and romance collide in "The Fountain", the ambitious third feature from director Darren Aronofsky ("Pi", "Requiem for a Dream"), who laboured for four years to complete this epic-sized love story that stretches across centuries and galaxies. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz (Aronofsky's real-life companion) play lovers in each of the film's three settings--16th century Europe and America (Jackman is a Spanish explorer searching for Incan magic), the present day (Jackman is a doctor attempting to cure his dying wife), and the 26th century (Jackman is a space traveller seeking a gateway to the afterlife)-–who struggle mightily to stay united, only to lose each other time and again. Aronofsky may not have chosen the easiest presentation for audiences to absorb his theories on the lasting qualities of life and the transformative powers of death-–the final sequence, in particular, with a bald Jackman floating through space in a bubble, harks back uncomfortably to "head movies" of the late '60s-–but his leads have considerable chemistry (and look terrific to boot), which goes a long way towards securing viewers' hopes for a happy ending. Critical reception for "The Fountain" has been nothing short of bloodthirsty, with Cannes audiences booing, but there are elements to enjoy here, even if the premise throws one for a loop. Ellen Burstyn (who earned an Oscar nomination for "Requiem for a Dream") delivers a typically solid performance as Jackman's boss in the present day sequence, and special effects (most done without the benefit of CGI) are also impressive given the film's low budget (spurred by a mid-production shutdown after original stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett ankled the picture). And science-fiction fans whose tastes run towards the metaphysical (Asimov, Le Guin) will appreciate the attempt to present the genre in a serious light. "-- Paul Gaita"
- Hugh Jackman
- Stephen McHattie
- Rachel Weisz
- Ellen Burstyn
- Ethan Suplee
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Four Lions (Blu-Ray) |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
2010 |
Elevation Sales |
Comedy |
Four Lions (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: Elevation Sales
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 101
Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added: 11 Nov 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: It really shouldn’t work. A black comedy that’s basically about four terrorists, planning an atrocity on UK soil? That’s surely a film that’s designed to wind up tabloid newspapers? In the wrong hands, it certainly could have been. But under the diligent stewardship of Chris Morris, "Four Lions" emerges as one of the best films of the year. It’s a perfectly pitched, at times rightly uncomfortable comedy, that brings together a quartet of inept terrorists, who when we meet them, can’t even put a video together without it falling into farce. It’s an opening scene that sets up "Four Lions" perfectly. And led by the terrific Riz Ahmed and the scene-stealing Nigel Lindsay, the company of actors rise to the challenge that Chris Morris sets them. "Four Lions" isn’t a perfect film, though. The tone is a little uneven at times, and it’s very much one that’s going to feel more at home on a television than a cinema screen. But it’s still a daring, risky and at times extremely funny piece of work. And it’s one not afraid to pull the rug on you, either, never shielding itself away from the undercurrents of its subject matter. It’s the most ambitious comedy in a long, long time, and it’s credit to all concerned that it works as well as it does. --"Simon Brew"
- Riz Ahmed
- Adeel Akhtar
- Alex MacQueen
- Kayvan Novak
- Arsher Ali
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422 |
The Fourth Kind (Blu-Ray) |
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PG-13 |
2009 |
Universal Studios |
Mystery & Suspense |
The Fourth Kind (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Mystery & Suspense
Duration: 98
Rated: PG-13
Date Added: 14 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Will Patton
- Corey Johnson
- Enzo Cilenti
- Elias Koteas
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423 |
Fragment (Blu-Ray) |
Andrew Miles |
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Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren |
2009 |
Euro Video |
Action & Thriller |
Fragment (Blu-Ray) Andrew Miles
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: Euro Video
Genre: Action & Thriller
Duration: 85
Rated: Freigegeben ab 18 Jahren
Date Added: 03 Apr 2011
Languages: Deutsch, Englisch Subtitles: Deutsch
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary:
- Wayne Bradley
- Bree Robertson
- Alexandra Davies
- Alexia Kelly
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424 |
Frailty (Blu-Ray) |
Bill Paxton |
Brent Hanley |
R |
2002 |
Lions Gate |
Drama |
Frailty (Blu-Ray) Bill Paxton
Theatrical: 2002
Studio: Lions Gate
Genre: Drama
Duration: 100
Rated: R
Writer: Brent Hanley
Date Added: 01 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Steeped in gloomy atmosphere, "Frailty" locates its horror in the tyranny of religious fanaticism. Making an assured directorial debut, actor Bill Paxton costars as a Texas widower who believes God has recruited him to destroy demons in human form. Feeling divinely justified in committing a series of ax murders (discreetly unseen), he urges his two young sons to assist him in the killings--a living nightmare recalled in flashback by one of the now-adult sons (Matthew McConaughey) to the FBI agent (Powers Boothe) who's investigating the murders. But mystery is of secondary importance in Brent Hanley's cleverly twisting screenplay; "Frailty" suggests, with unsettling subtlety, that Paxton's mission may not be delusional, thus burdening his deadly wrath with spiritually disturbing significance. It's definitely not a feel-good film, but with celebrity endorsements by Stephen King and directors James Cameron and Sam Raimi (who both made films with Paxton), "Frailty" gets under the skin with insidious efficiency. "--Jeff Shannon"
- Bill Paxton
- Matthew McConaughey
- Powers Boothe
- Matt O'Leary
- Jeremy Sumpter
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425 |
Freddy vs. Jason (Blu-Ray) |
Ronny Yu |
Wes Craven |
R |
2003 |
New Line Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Freddy vs. Jason (Blu-Ray) Ronny Yu
Theatrical: 2003
Studio: New Line Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 97
Rated: R
Writer: Wes Craven
Date Added: 13 Sep 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: After 11 years in development hell and screenplay drafts by 13 different writers, the long-awaited smackdown of "Freddy vs. Jason" finally arrives. After making their respective debuts in "Friday the 13th" (1980) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), the hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger, replacing long-time Jason performer Kane Hodder) and razor-gloved Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) square off in a slasher-franchise combo-deal that only their most devoted fans will appreciate; turns out this is a lightweight match in which nobody wins. It's an average entry in the histories of these horror icons, comparable to half of their previous sequels, and "Bride of Chucky" director Ronny Yu satisfies purists with plenty of gushing blood and mayhem when Freddy recruits Jason to slice 'n' dice the ill-fated teens who've forgotten Freddy's once-formidable reign of terror. While it logically connects the gruesome legacies of "Nightmare"'s Elm Street and "Friday"'s Camp Crystal Lake, this horror hybrid is shockingly uninspired. It briefly peaks when Freddy gives the unconscious Jason a dream-world pummeling, but their ultimate showdown's a draw. In the immortal words of Peggy Lee, is that all there is? "--Jeff Shannon"
- Robert Englund
- Ken Kirzinger
- Kelly Rowland
- Monica Keena
- Jason Ritter
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426 |
The French Connection (Blu-Ray) |
William Friedkin |
Edward M. Keyes, Ernest Tidyman, Howard Hawks, Robin Moore |
R |
1971 |
20th Century Fox |
Action & Adventure |
The French Connection (Blu-Ray) William Friedkin
Theatrical: 1971
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 104
Rated: R
Writer: Edward M. Keyes, Ernest Tidyman, Howard Hawks, Robin Moore
Date Added: 18 Jul 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: William Friedkin's classic "policier" was propelled to box-office glory, and a fistful of Oscars, in 1972 by its pedal-to-the-metal filmmaking and fashionably cynical attitude toward law enforcement. Gene Hackman's Popeye Doyle, a brutally pushy New York City narcotics detective, is a dauntless crime fighter and Vietnam-era "pig," a reckless vulgarian whose antics get innocent people killed. Loosely based upon an actual investigation that led to what was then the biggest heroin seizure in U.S. history, the picture traces the efforts of Doyle and his partner (Roy Scheider) to close the pipeline pumping Middle Eastern smack into the States through the French port of Marseilles. (The actual French Connection cops, Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, make cameo appearances.) It was widely recognized at the time that Friedkin had lifted a lot of his high-strung technique from the Costa-Gavras thrillers "The Sleeping Car Murders" and "Z"--he even imported one of Costa-Gavras's favorite thugs, Marcel Bozzuffi, to play the Euro-trash hit man plugged by Doyle in an elevated train station. There was an impressive official sequel in 1975, "French Connection II", directed by John Frankenheimer, which took Popeye to the south of France and got him hooked on horse. A couple of semi-official spinoffs followed, "The Seven-Ups", which elevated Scheider to the leading role, and "Badge 373", with Robert Duvall stepping in as the pugnacious flatfoot. "--David Chute"
- Gene Hackman
- Roy Scheider
- Fernando Rey
- Tony Lo Bianco
- Marcel Bozzuffi
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427 |
French Connection 2 (Blu-Ray) |
John Frankenheimer |
Alexander Jacobs, Laurie Dillon, Pete Hamill, Robert Dillon |
R |
1975 |
20th Century Fox |
Television |
French Connection 2 (Blu-Ray) John Frankenheimer
Theatrical: 1975
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Television
Duration: 119
Rated: R
Writer: Alexander Jacobs, Laurie Dillon, Pete Hamill, Robert Dillon
Date Added: 12 Mar 2011
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: FRENCH CONNECTION 2 - Blu-Ray Movie
- Gene Hackman
- Fernando Rey
- Bernard Fresson
- Philippe Lotard
- Ed Lauter
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428 |
Friday the 13th (Blu-Ray) |
Marcus Nispel |
Victor Miller |
R |
2009 |
New Line Home Video |
Horror |
Friday the 13th (Blu-Ray) Marcus Nispel
Theatrical: 2009
Studio: New Line Home Video
Genre: Horror
Duration: 97
Rated: R
Writer: Victor Miller
Date Added: 08 May 2009
Sound: Dolby
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: I have to say that Marcus Nispel really hit the mark with this Friday the 13th remake...it's dark, creepy & Jason in all his infamous glory in the right mixture without being too over-the-top such as Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' remake. I know these days that a lot of people want GORE, GORE, GORE but to me that DOESN'T make a TRULY good horror movie. Yes some gore is necessary in a horror movie, but you only need enough to get the point & the rest has to be emphasized on the atmosphere of the story..in other words the characters, the scenery, the plot. And without a doubt Nispel picked a place PERFECT for Jason to wreak havoc on his young victims. If you didn't know, Nispel directed the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake & as you watch this film you can truly see the similarities in terms of scenery & even plot lines but still this movie stands out in it's own right. GREAT story & imagery to bring new life to an old fan favorite horror series.
- Jared Padalecki
- Amanda Righetti
- Derek Mears
- Danielle Panabaker
- Travis Van Winkle
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429 |
Friday the 13th Uncut (Blu-Ray) |
Sean S. Cunningham |
Victor Miller |
Unrated |
1980 |
Paramount |
Action & Adventure |
Friday the 13th Uncut (Blu-Ray) Sean S. Cunningham
Theatrical: 1980
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 95
Rated: Unrated
Writer: Victor Miller
Date Added: 18 Sep 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2009 Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Ur
- Betsy Palmer
- Adrienne King
- Jeannine Taylor
- Robbi Morgan
- Kevin Bacon
- Barry Abrams Cinematographer
- Bill Freda Editor
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430 |
Friday the 13th, Part 2 (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
1981 |
Paramount |
Horror |
Friday the 13th, Part 2 (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1981
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Horror
Duration: 86
Rated: R
Date Added: 16 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Get ready for twice the terror with Friday the 13th Part 2: Deluxe Edition! Five years after the massacre at Camp Crystal Lake, the nerve-wracking legend of Jason Vorhees and his diabolical mother lives on. Despite ominous warnings from the locals to stay away from “Camp Blood” a group of counselors at a nearby summer camp decide to explore there area where seven people were brutally slaughtered. All too soon, they encounter horrors of their own and the killing begins again. You’ll be at the edge of your seat for this gruesome thriller about 24 hours of bone-chilling fear!
- Kirsten Baker
- Stuart Charno
- Steve Daskawisz
- Rex Everhart
- Warrington Gillette
- Peter Stein Cinematographer
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431 |
Friday the 13th, Part 3: 3D (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
1982 |
Paramount |
Horror |
Friday the 13th, Part 3: 3D (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 1982
Studio: Paramount
Genre: Horror
Duration: 95
Rated: R
Date Added: 08 Jan 2010
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/16/2009 Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R
- Richard Brooker
- Gloria Charles
- Steve Daskawisz
- Anne Gaybis
- Rachel Howard
- Gerald Feil Cinematographer
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432 |
From Dusk Till Dawn (Blu-Ray) |
Robert Rodriguez |
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|
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Alliance Canada |
DVD |
From Dusk Till Dawn (Blu-Ray) Robert Rodriguez
Theatrical:
Studio: Alliance Canada
Genre: DVD
Rated:
Date Added: 04 Oct 2009
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Scene, audio and subtitle selections are all you get with this Blu-ray release of From Dusk till Dawn. It doesn't bother me that much, as I hardly ever view special features. But seriously, nothing??
The transfer is okay, but really could've benefited from complete remaster. There is noticeable dust and clutter in various parts of the movie. Having said that, it is a marginal improvement over the Dimension DVD.
- George Clooney
- Maria Diaz
- Aimee Graham
- John Hawkes
- Brenda Hillhouse
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433 |
Frozen (Blu-Ray) |
Adam Green |
Adam Green |
R |
2010 |
ANCHOR BAY |
Action & Adventure |
Frozen (Blu-Ray) Adam Green
Theatrical: 2010
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 94
Rated: R
Writer: Adam Green
Date Added: 01 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Snow-sport enthusiasts, take note: Adam Green's unsettling thriller "Frozen" suggests that abiding by the rules and regulations of your local ski resort might not only be polite, but essential to your health. Green's hapless heroes--nice guy Dan (Kevin Zegers, "Transamerica"), his best pal Lynch (Shawn Ashmore, the "X-Men" franchise), and Dan's new girlfriend Parker (newcomer Emma Bell)--decided to cut a few corners in pursuit of more time on the slopes. Miscommunication with the staff results in the trio getting stuck on a lift some 60 feet in the air just moments before the resort closes for a three-day weekend. The hope for rescue soon dwindles, and the trio faces the decision to either endure the elements or somehow make their way to the ground without injury. All of the gruesome possibilities inherent to the situation--from frostbite and broken limbs to a pack of voracious wolves--are explored in unpleasant detail, but what sets "Frozen" apart from a simple splatterfest is the quality of the performances, especially Bell, who rises above her character's initial superficiality to present a wholly sympathetic character. Fans of Green's first film, the abysmal slasher tribute "Hatchet", might find the pacing glacial (ahem), but those who admired his sophomore effort, the psychological thriller "Spiral", will appreciate his attention to pacing and suspense, which puts "Frozen" on par with the very similar "Open Water". The DVD includes commentary by Green and his stars, along with deleted scenes and a wealth of behind-the-scenes featurettes focusing on conception of the project, as well as the crew's struggles with the genuinely contentious weather at the Utah filming location. "--Paul Gaita"
- Shawn Ashmore
- Emma Bell
- Kevin Zegers
- Ed Ackerman
- Rileah Vanderbilt
- Will Barratt Cinematographer
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434 |
Frozen River (Blu-Ray) |
Courtney Hunt |
Courtney Hunt |
R |
2008 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
Frozen River (Blu-Ray) Courtney Hunt
Theatrical: 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures
Genre: Drama
Duration: 97
Rated: R
Writer: Courtney Hunt
Date Added: 10 Mar 2010
Languages: English Subtitles: English, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: When her husband runs off with the payment for their new home, Ray (Melissa Leo, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada) turns to crime to keep herself and her two sons afloat. A chance encounter with Lila (Misty Upham, Edge of America), an equally desperate young Mohawk woman, leads Ray to smuggling illegal immigrants by driving across the frozen Hudson River onto tribal land. But with every trip, things go wrong in small and not-so-small ways, until Ray finds herself pushed into a more desperate corner than ever before. Leo delivers a gritty, restrained, but richly compelling performance; her raw face, beautiful but worn down by life, radiates a weary defiance. Frozen River has scenes as tense as any Hollywood thriller, but so grounded in the fully developed characters of these two women that the taut suspense grips the full spectrum of your emotions. This is an impressive debut by writer/director Courtney Hunt, featuring excellent supporting performances by Charlie McDermott (The Ten) as Ray's unhappy oldest son and Michael O'Keefe (The Great Santini) as a suspicious state trooper. --Bret Fetzer
Stills from Frozen River (click for larger image)
- Melissa Leo
- Misty Upham
- Charlie McDermott
- Michael O'Keefe
- Mark Boone Junior
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435 |
Full Metal Jacket (Blu-Ray) |
Stanley Kubrick |
|
R |
1987 |
Warner Home Video |
Action & Adventure |
Full Metal Jacket (Blu-Ray) Stanley Kubrick
Theatrical: 1987
Studio: Warner Home Video
Genre: Action & Adventure
Duration: 117
Rated: R
Date Added: 22 Apr 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stanley Kubrick's 1987, penultimate film seemed to a lot of people to be contrived and out of touch with the '80s vogue for such intensely realistic portrayals of the Vietnam War as "Platoon" and "The Deer Hunter". Certainly, Kubrick gave audiences plenty of reason to wonder why he made the film at all: essentially a two-part drama that begins on a Parris Island boot camp for rookie Marines and abruptly switches to Vietnam (actually shot on sound stages and locations near London), "Full Metal Jacket" comes across as a series of self-contained chapters in a story whose logical and thematic development is oblique at best. Then again, much the same was said about Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", a masterwork both enthralled with and satiric about the future's role in the unfinished business of human evolution. In a way, "Full Metal Jacket" is the wholly grim counterpart of "2001". While the latter is a truly 1960s film, both wide-eyed and wary, about the intertwining of progress and isolation (ending in our redemption, finally, by death), "Full Metal Jacket" is a cynical, Reagan-era view of the 1960s' hunger for experience and consciousness that fulfilled itself in violence. Lee Ermey made film history as the Marine drill instructor whose ritualized debasement of men in the name of tribal uniformity creates its darkest angel in a murderous half-wit (Vincent D'Onofrio). Matthew Modine gives a smart and savvy performance as Private Joker, the clowning, military journalist who yearns to get away from the propaganda machine and know firsthand the horrific revelation of the front line. In "Full Metal Jacket", depravity and fulfillment go hand in hand, and it's no wonder Kubrick kept his steely distance from the material to make the point. "--Tom Keogh"
- Adam Baldwin
- Bruce Boa
- Tim Colceri
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Harry Davies
- Douglas Milsome Cinematographer
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436 |
Funny Games (Blu-Ray) |
Michael Haneke |
|
Suitable for 18 years and over |
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Tartan Video |
Crime, Thrillers & Mystery |
Funny Games (Blu-Ray) Michael Haneke
Theatrical:
Studio: Tartan Video
Genre: Crime, Thrillers & Mystery
Duration: 107
Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over
Date Added: 25 May 2011
Sound: Dolby
Summary: Michael Haneke is a modern master, which his spellbinding films "Cache" and "The Piano Teacher" proved to an international audience. When it came time for a Hollywood remake of his ultra-disturbing 1997 picture "Funny Games", who better than Haneke himself to helm the new version? And indeed, the second "Funny Games" bears the impeccable sense of control and technique that the Austrian version had: it is a horrifyingly precise account of a family terrorized by two psychopathic young thugs at a vacation home. For anyone who's already seen the '97 film, this new one--a nearly shot-by-shot transcription of the original--will seem superfluous, no matter how impressive the performances of Naomi Watts and Tim Roth are. (Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet are suitably creepy as their menacers, too.) For newbies, the movie might be as infuriating and thought-provoking as Haneke intends it to be. That's because "Funny Games" is an intellectual game itself, a direct rebuke to the audience that gobbles up gratuitous violence and cynical manipulation. Haneke sets up our expectations, and then refuses to provide the conventional catharsis... or the conventional anything. All of this was pretty bracing in the first go-round, but feels like gamesmanship in the remake. Even if you dig what Haneke's up to, this is a brutal movie-watching experience. "--Robert Horton"
- Naomi Watts
- Tim Roth
- Michael Pitt
- Brady Corbet
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437 |
Funny Guy Collection (Blu-Ray Set) |
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|
Unrated |
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20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
Funny Guy Collection (Blu-Ray Set)
Theatrical:
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 284
Rated: Unrated
Date Added: 24 Jul 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/12/2009 Run time: 401 minutes Rating: Nr
- Jon Heder
- Jon Gries
- Aaron Ruell
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438 |
Funny Guy Collection: Napoleon Dynamite (Blu-Ray) |
Jared Hess |
|
PG |
2004 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
Funny Guy Collection: Napoleon Dynamite (Blu-Ray) Jared Hess
Theatrical: 2004
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 90
Rated: PG
Date Added: 24 Jul 2009
Languages: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stills from Napolean Dynamite (Click for larger image)
- Diedrich Bader
- Sandy Martin
- Tina Majorino
- Ellen Dubin
- Jon Gries
- Munn Powell Cinematographer
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439 |
Funny Guy Collection: Office Space (Blu-Ray) |
Mike Judge |
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R |
1999 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
Funny Guy Collection: Office Space (Blu-Ray) Mike Judge
Theatrical: 1999
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 89
Rated: R
Date Added: 24 Jul 2009
Languages: English, Spanish, French Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: Stills from Office Space (Click for larger image)
- Jennifer Aniston
- Diedrich Bader
- Gary Cole
- Todd Duffey
- Ron Livingston
- Tim Suhrstedt Cinematographer
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440 |
Funny Guy Collection: Young Frankenstein (Blu-Ray) |
Mel Brooks |
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PG |
1974 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
Funny Guy Collection: Young Frankenstein (Blu-Ray) Mel Brooks
Theatrical: 1974
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 106
Rated: PG
Date Added: 24 Jul 2009
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese
Sound: AC-3
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: If you were to argue that Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein ranks among the top-ten funniest movies of all time, nobody could reasonably dispute the claim. Spoofing classic horror in the way that Brooks's previous film Blazing Saddles sent up classic Westerns, the movie is both a loving tribute and a raucous, irreverent parody of Universal's classic horror films Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Filming in glorious black and white, Brooks re-created the Frankenstein laboratory using the same equipment from the original Frankenstein (courtesy of designer Kenneth Strickfaden), and this loving attention to physical and stylistic detail creates a solid foundation for nonstop comedy. The story, of course, involves Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) and his effort to resume experiments in re-animation pioneered by his late father. (He's got some help, since dad left behind a book titled How I Did It.) Assisting him is the hapless hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman) and the buxom but none-too-bright maiden Inga (Teri Garr), and when Frankenstein succeeds in creating his monster (Peter Boyle), the stage is set for an outrageous revision of the Frankenstein legend. With comedy highlights too numerous to mention, Brooks guides his brilliant cast (also including Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, and Gene Hackman in a classic cameo role) through scene after scene of inspired hilarity. Indeed, Young Frankenstein is a charmed film, nothing less than a comedy classic, representing the finest work from everyone involved. Not one joke has lost its payoff, and none of the countless gags have lost their zany appeal. From a career that includes some of the best comedies ever made, this is the film for which Mel Brooks will be most fondly remembered. Befitting a classic, the Special Edition DVD includes audio commentary by Mel Brooks, a "making of" documentary, interviews with the cast, hilarious bloopers and outtakes, and the original theatrical trailers. No video library should be without a copy of Young Frankenstein. And just remember--that's Fronkensteen. --Jeff Shannon
Beyond Young Frankenstein High Anxiety Spaceballs Blazing Saddles
Stills from Young Frankenstein (Click for larger image)
- Gene Wilder
- Peter Boyle
- Marty Feldman
- Teri Garr
- Madeline Kahn
- Gerald Hirschfeld Cinematographer
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441 |
Galapagos (Blu-Ray) |
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|
NR |
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BBC Warner |
Educational |
Galapagos (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical:
Studio: BBC Warner
Genre: Educational
Duration: 150
Rated: NR
Date Added: 02 Aug 2010
Picture Format: Widescreen
Summary: While its title may be superfluous, "Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World" is a beautifully filmed journey into "the islands of the tortoise." Located due west of Ecuador, the Galapagos islands are full of gorgeous scenery and exotic wildlife. And this 150-minute documentary shows it all, thanks to stunning cinematography shot from all viewpoints--the air, sea and, of course, land. The collection is both soothing and exhilarating as it allows viewers to peek in on mating albatrosses (which are monogamous), penguins fishing, and surprisingly graceful giant tortoises swimming in the ocean. The filmmakers also manage to capture a ferocious volcanic eruption that is amazing in its clarity. The problem with many documentaries lies in the narration. A documentary filmmaker hits the jackpot when he is able to get someone like Sigourney Weaver, whose crisp narration fits in beautifully with the sweeping footage in "Planet Earth". While Tilda Swanton lends a relaxing quality to "Galapagos", her voice at times is a bit too lulling to hold the viewer's interest. The writing also borders on melodramatic, with talk of the simmering sea and such. With visuals as stunning as this, hyperbole is unnecessary. Charles Darwin has described the Galapagos as a world within itself, and it is said that the islands were one of his inspirations for his book "The Origin of Species". While the film doesn't clearly explain why the Galapagos are unlike any other place on earth, it does showcase a destination that is unlike what most of us know. "--Jae-Ha Kim"
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442 |
Galaxina / Crater Lake Monster (Blu-Ray) |
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R |
2011 |
Mill Creek Ent |
Mystery & Suspense |
Galaxina / Crater Lake Monster (Blu-Ray)
Theatrical: 2011
Studio: Mill Creek Ent
Genre: Mystery & Suspense
Duration: 176
Rated: R
Date Added: 06 Feb 2011
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