Blu-ray and DVD Releases for 2/26/13

Joshua Tree aka Army of One Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

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Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 2/26/13:

ASIAN CINEMA

A Simple Life (Blu-ray/DVD) – heralded by Roger Ebert and many other critics as one of 2012’s best films, this heartfelt drama arrives from Hong Kong New Wave director Ann Hui and stars Andy Lau and Deanie Ip

Sansho the Baliff (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection presents this 1954 epic from acclaimed director Kenji Mizoguchi, about slavery in feudal Japan

Red Tears (DVD) – Japanese horror meets Hong Kong-style action sequences in this 2011 feature, starring Yasuaki Kurata (“Fist of Legend”)

Suzane Paradise (DVD) – also known as “The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis x Evolution,” this 2011 Japanese thriller from Tokyo Shock follows a female doctor who specializes in disposing of erotic parasites

Hey Japanese (DVD) – fifty-eight of Tokyo’s suburban denizens take to the city for a wild night on the town in this 2009 ‘dark erotic comedy’

Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (DVD) – Tokyo Shock delivers this 2011 adult-oriented film about a group of female assassins who risk life, limb, and wardrobe malfunctions for their line of work

FOREIGN

Holy Motors (Blu-ray/DVD) – Leos Carax’s mind-bending French-language film was one of 2012’s most talked about pictures

Chronicle of a Summer (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collectio also releases this 1961 French film, considered one of the most influential works of the cinéma verité style

Monsieur Gangster (Blu-ray/DVD) – Olive Films releases this 1963 French comedy about a dying mob boss’ last request

Beyond the Clouds (DVD) – in 1995, legendary directors Michelangelo Antonioni and Wim Wenders teamed up for this dream-like anthology film, co-starring John Malkovich and Peter Weller

Madrid 1987 (DVD) – this 2011 Spanish-language film has been called ‘an artfully erotic 2-person play’

Silent Souls (DVD) – this 2011 Russian drama about a widow transporting his wife’s ashes has been declared a masterpiece of post-Soviet cinema

MAINSTREAM

Joshua Tree (Blu-ray/DVD) – Dolph Lundgren (“Rocky IV”) headlines this 1993 action flick, which contains an infamous shootout in a body shop that channels the spirit of John Woo’s “Hard Boiled.” Also known as “Army of One”

The Master (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2012 drama starring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman is the latest from “There Will Be Blood” and “Boogie Nights” director Paul Thomas Anderson

Man From Shaolin (DVD) – Zhang Li, the star of “The Last Kung Fu Monk,” is back with this 2012 martial arts film which features a similar premise

The Loneliest Planet (DVD) – a young couple engaged to be married finds their relationship tested on the hiking trip from hell in this acclaimed 2012 drama

Company of Heroes (Blu-ray/DVD) –  Tom Sizemore stars in this 2013 war film set during the Battle of the Bulge

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (Blu-ray/DVD) – the final 2012 chapter in the popular teen vampire saga comes to home formats, alongside The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Extended Edition) (Blu-ray/DVD)

Border Run (Blu-ray/DVD) – Sharon Stone and Billy Zane headline this 2013 direct-to-video thriller about immigration issues along the Arizona/Mexico border

CULT

Samurai Cop (Special Edition) (DVD) – you have the right to remain silent…deathly silent, in this 1989 cult flick starring Robert Z’Dar of “Maniac Cop” fame

Freaky Deaky (DVD) – this 2012 crime thriller features one of the most eclectic casts ever assembled, including Christian Slater, Michael Jai White, and Crispin Glover

Midnight Movies Vol 11: Mondo Triple Feature (Mondo Cane/Mondo Cane 2/Women of the World) (DVD) – Blue Underground presents a 3-disc collection of the notorious Italian “Mondo” documentaries, which straddle the line between journalistic filmmaking and exploitation

Midnight Movies Vol 12: Shockumentary Triple Feature (Africa Blood & Guts/Goodbye Uncle Tom/Godfathers of Mondo (DVD) – Blue Underground presents more ‘shockumentary’ fun from the Mondo label, including the notorious “Goodbye Uncle Tom,” which was reportedly an influence on Tarantino’s “Django Unchained”

CLASSICS

She Devil (Blu-ray/DVD) – Olive Films presents this 1957 chiller, from the director of the original “The Fly,” about a woman who becomes an inhuman she-monster after a science experiment gone wrong

HORROR

Zombie Lake (Blu-ray/DVD) – Redemption Films continues their string of hi-def releases from cult favorite French director Jean Rollin with this 1981 zombie flick

Oasis of the Zombies (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jean Rollin’s 1982 spiritual successor to “Zombie Lake” is not as well-regarded as that film. Now in hi-def from Redemption Films

Silent Hill: Revelation (3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2012 film continues the horror saga based on the popular Japanese video game series “Silent Hill”

Girls Against Boys (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2012 horror thriller, two female friends have had enough and decide to get revenge against the exploitative men in their lives

The House That Dripped Blood (DVD) – Hammer Horror icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee both feature in this 1971 horror anthology picture

Crawl (DVD) – boutique horror label Bloody Disgusting Selects offers this 2011 slow-burn thriller about a woman who becomes a hostage in her own home

Celia: Child of Terror (DVD) – the horror imprint Katrina’s Nightmare Theater delivers this 1989 chiller that’s been called a creepy mash-up of “Father Knows Best” and “Death Wish”

Nobody Gets Out Alive (DVD) – Clint Howard, brother of Ron Howard, stars in this 2011 slasher flick

Monster From Bikini Beach (DVD) – this 2008 beach-set horror flick offers bikini-clad exploitation in the vein of “Piranha 3D”

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