"War of the Arrows"American Blu-ray Cover
It’s slim pickings this week as far as Asian cinema goes but, hey, there’s plenty for fans of global cinema and classic Hollywood films to enjoy. So let’s get cracking. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 2/21/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
War of the Arrows (Blu-ray/DVD) – the biggest Korean box office sensation of 2011 comes to home formats courtesy of top Asian film distributor Well Go USA
Left Handed (DVD) – Vanguard Films releases this micro-budgeted 2008 Japanese-language film about a young boy who shuts himself in his room for two years
Alien vs. Ninja (Blu-ray+DVD combo) – this silly but fun 2010 Japanese splatterflick gets an update to a Blu-ray+DVD combo pack from Funimation
IMPORT ASIAN
Turning Point 2 (Blu-ray/DVD) – Michael Tse brings his popular character of Laughing Gor to life once again in this 2011 sequel to the blockbuster film. Also starring Francis Ng and Chapman To. On All Region Blu-Ray or Region 3 DVD from your friends at DDDHouse. Available February 23
Sector 7 (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 2011 South Korean monster movie comes to 3D Region A Blu-ray and Region 3 DVD from DDDHouse. Available February 23
FOREIGN CINEMA
World on a Wire (Blu-Ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection presents Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s landmark, surreal 1973 science fiction film in hi-def
Maigret – Set 1 (DVD) – the crime fiction of Georges Simenon comes to life in this series of adapted French-language films, collected together on DVD
Octubre (DVD) – a 2010 Spanish language dark comedy that won accolades at Cannes, about a loan shark who is left with a baby
MAINSTREAM
J. Edgar (Blu-ray/DVD) – Clint Eastwood’s 2011 biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover
Martha Marcy May Marlene (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 2011 critically acclaimed film starring Elizabeth Olson as a runaway member of a cult
Tower Heist (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2011 film from “Rush Hour” director Brett Ratner features the duo of Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller
London Boulevard (Blu-Ray/DVD) – the directorial debut of the writer of “The Departed” brings together Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley for a 2011 London crime thriller
The Son of No One (Blu-ray/DVD) – Channing Tatum stars alongside Ray Liotta in a 2011 cop drama from the director of “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints”
Retreat (DVD) – Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, and Thandie Newton co-star in this 2011 paranoid thriller
Track 29 (DVD) – Gary Oldman, Theresa Russell, and Christopher Lloyd star in this 1988 drama. Is Gary Oldman a troubled woman’s long lost son or just a figment of her imagination?
Blood Shed: Brother Revenge (DVD) – not much is known about this 2011 film but the cover art features a gun and promises “A Thrilling Jamaican Movie!”
CLASSICS
Anatomy of a Murder (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection offers this classic 1959 legal thriller starring Jimmy Stewart and Ben Gazzara
Fort Apache (Blu-ray/DVD) – John Ford directs John Wayne and Henry Fonda in this 1948 film
Conflict (DVD) – this 1945 classy crime thriller starring Humphrey Bogart will be available on February 23
Chain Lighting (DVD) – a 1949 Humphrey Bogart film of romance and heroics on DVD this February 23
In the Cool of the Day (DVD) – this 1963 film full of romantic intrigue and starring Peter Finch and Jane Fonda will be available on February 23 as well
The Stranger/Kansas City Confidential (Blu-ray) – two classic films on one Blu-ray. “Kansas City Confidential” came out in 1952. “The Stranger” stars Orson Welles and came out in 1946.
Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Weapon (DVD) – a 1943 film starring Basil Rathbone in the famous role
HORROR
Double Exposure (DVD) – Katrina’s Nightmare Theater presents a remastered widescreen version of this 1983 horror flick that has a cover reminiscent of Brian De Palma’s “Body Double”
Zaat (Blu-ray) – this 1971 creature feature is considered by many to be one of the worst movies of all time. And now it’s on Blu-ray
Big Foot (DVD) – a 1970 movie about big foot. What more could you ask for? The cover says “the greatest monster movie since King Kong”
Inkubus (DVD) – veteran character actors Robert Englund and William Forsythe star in this 2011 chiller involving a demon
Mark of Cain/Thrillkill (DVD) – Katrina’s Nightmare Theater offers two vintage 80’s horror flicks on one DVD
Whispers (DVD) – Katrina’s Nightmare Theater rolls out this 1990 adaptation of Dean R. Koontz’s novel
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