Nightfall Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
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Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 5/21/13:
ASIAN CINEMA
Nightfall (Blu-ray/DVD) – fan favorite Hong Kong actors Nick Cheung and Simon Yam star in this gritty 2012 crime thriller, available from Well Go USA
This Girl is Badass (Blu-ray/DVD) – the star of Thai martial arts film “Chocolate, Jeeja Yanin, headlines this 2011 action/comedy
Yakuza vs. Ninja (DVD) – in this Japanese action film set in ancient days, early organized crime squares off against deadly ninjas
Assassin (DVD) – in this 2011 Japanese action film, a deadly assassin tries to quit his way of life when he falls for an innocent high school girl. But it’s never that easy
Penny Pinchers (DVD) – this 2011 Korean romantic comedy follows an unlikely duo of ‘penny pinchers’ out to make a buck
In My End is My Beginning (DVD) – this 2009 dark erotic drama about sapphic love arrives from South Korea
MARTIAL ARTS AND ACTION
Prince of the City (DVD) – Michael Madsen of “Reservoir Dogs” fame co-stars in this 2012 direct-to-video action picture set in the Malaysian underworld
FOREIGN
Neighboring Sounds (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2012 Portugese-language film, a neighborhood in Brazil hires a private security firm but the company just ends up making things worse
MAINSTREAM
The Last Stand (Blu-ray/DVD) – Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in this 2013 action picture from acclaimed Korean director Kim Ji-woon (“I Saw the Devil”)
Parker (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jason Statham slips into a role previously portrayed by Lee Marvin and Mel Gibson in this 2013 crime thriller
Side Effects (Blu-ray/DVD) – Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum star in this 2013 medical thriller that might just be the last big screen effort from director Steven Soderbergh
Stand Up Guys (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2013 comedy features Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin doing their thing
A Common Man (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2012 thriller, Ben Kingsley plays a man who has placed several bombs around a highly populated Indonesian city for an unknown purpose
NEW TO BLU-RAY
Medium Cool (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection releases this 1969 curio, a melding of fact and fiction as the filmmakers cover a real life riot, starring Robert Forster (“Jackie Brown”)
Captain America (Blu-ray) – Shout! Factory presents the Collector’s Edition of this 1990 superhero film from “Cyborg” director Albert Pyun
Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics (Blu-ray) – this set of vintage gangster films features the classics “Little Caesar,” “The Public Enemy,” “The Petrified Forest,” and “White Heat,” all in hi-definition. Also available separately (click on individual titles).
Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Contemporary (Blu-ray) – this set of modern gangster pictures includes “Mean Streets,” “The Untouchables,” “Goodfellas,” “Heat,” and “The Departed”
CULT
Spaghetti Westerns Unchained (DVD) – your friends at Blue Underground present a 3-disc, 400-minute long collection of Spaghetti Western movies, including “Django” and “Django Kill…If You Live, Shoot!”
Castle Freak (DVD) – long out of print, this 1995 effort from “Re-Animator” director Stuart Gordon returns to DVD
Thor the Conquerer (DVD) – this 1983 lost ‘grindhouse’-style film is a swords ‘n sandals epic out of Italy
Riot in a Woman’s Prison (DVD) – a 1974 grindhouse movie in the ‘women’s prison’ genre
SS Hell Camp (DVD) – this 1977 entry in the ‘Nazisploitation’ genre has to be seen to be believed
Zambo (DVD) – at one with the animals of the jungle, Zambo fights to protect Africa in this 1974 exploitation flick
HORROR
Cold Eyes of Fear: Remastered Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) – Redemption Films presents this 1971 picture, a rare giallo-style effort from cult Italian director Enzo G. Castellari
The Sinful Nuns of St. Valentine: Remastered Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 1974 Italian exploitation picture asks the question: what happens when a nun ends up being a sadist?
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – Shout! Factory presents this 1974 horror film about a real life killer, which has developed a strong cult following over the years
The Burning (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – a 1981 slasher movie that many horror buffs consider superior to the “Friday the 13th” sequels
The ABC’s of Death (Blu-ray/DVD) – several of the biggest names in indie horror contribute to this 2012 series of 26 horror shorts based around letters of the alphabet
Subspecies: The Blu Ray Collection Volume 1 (Blu-ray) – the first three films in the cult vampire series are available together in hi-def
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