The Front Line Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
This week sees the release of two high profile Asian films and not much else, unless you’re a fan of the “Underworld” series. But hey, let’s get cracking. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 5/8/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
The Front Line (Blu-ray/DVD) – Well Go USA brings this 2011 critically acclaimed Korean War-era drama to North America
Shock Labyrinth 3D (Blu-ray/DVD) – “Grudge” director Takashi Shimizu takes a detour into 3D with this 2009 tale of terror
FOREIGN CINEMA
Murder Obsession (Follia Omicida) (Blu-ray) – RaroVideo USA offers this 1981 giallo in hi-definition
La Haine (Blu-ray) – the Criterion Collection offers this 1995 film about life on the fringe in Paris, starring Vincent Cassel
Reykjavik to Rotterdam (DVD) – the 2008 Icelandic crime thriller that became the basis for the Mark Wahlberg flick “Contraband”
Naughty Teen (DVD) – a voyeuristic love triangle develops in this vintage Italian sex comedy
Amador (DVD) – a 2010 Spanish black comedy about a young caretaker who finds a way to keep working even after her client dies
Cry of the Heart (Le cir du coeur) (DVD) – a 1974 slice-of-life drama from France about a single mother in search of love
MAINSTREAM
Underworld: Awakening (Blu-ray/DVD) – Kate Beckinsale dons skintight black leather one last(?) time in the 2011 installment of the vampire vs. werewolf franchise
CULT
42nd Street Forever (Blu-ray) – Synapse Films presents three hours of trailers for the wildest and most out there grindhouse and exploitation movies
CLASSICS
Tora! Tora! Tora! (Blu-ray) – the 1970 film about the events leading up to Pearl Harbor, starring Joseph Cotten
HORROR
Ganja & Hess: Kino Classics Remastered Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) – a landmark 1973 “blaxploitation” film that deals with vampirism in a smart and allegorical way
Mother’s Day (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 2010 remake of the obscure 80’s Troma horror film, starring Rebecca De Mornay
Playback (Blu-ray/DVD) – Christian Slater co-stars in this 2012 horror flick about a group of high school students who uncover a dark secret via video tape
The Shrine (DVD) – a 2010 horror movie about cults and demonic possession that has garnered praise online
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