RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2012 Warner Bros. presents the Blu-ray for 1981’s Outland, a sci-fi thriller directed by Timecop’s Peter Hyams and starring 007’s Sean Connery and Peter Boyle. Outland takes place in the future and centers around an officer (Connery) who gets into galactic trouble when he uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy. Check out the trailer.

RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2012 Warner Bros. presents the Blu-ray for 1983’s Brainstorm, directed by Silent Running’s Douglas Trumbull and starring Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood. With its groundbreaking (for the time) effects, Brainstorm was one of the first films that toyed with virtual reality. Sadly, the real-life death of Natalie Wood (a lookalike was used to finish the film) overshadows this underrated gem. Check out the trailer.

RELEASE DATE: May 15, 2012 Mill Creek Entertainment presents The Spaghetti Western Double Feature on Blu-ray, featuring Lee Van Cleef in Giancarlo Santi’s The Grand Duel (aka The Big Showdown) & Franco Nero in Enzo G. Castellari’s Keoma. Check out the trailers for The Grand Duel and Keoma.

RELEASE DATE: July 17, 2012 Warner Brothers presents – for the first time on Blu-ray – 1973’s Mean Streets, an early gangster film by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. What else is there to say? Check out the opening sequence, featuring Phil Spector’s The Wall of Sound.

RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2012 Raro Video USA presents 1976’s Plot of Fear, a giallo directed by Mondo Cane’s Paolo Cavara. Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies, drugs and murder on the outskirts of Milan. The film stars Corinne Clery, Michele Placido, Tom Skerritt and Eli Wallach. Sorry, no trailer to be found.

RELEASE DATE: May 29, 2012 While the Civil War rages on, President Abraham Lincoln must undertake an even more daunting task – destroying the Confederate Undead. The Asylum Home Entertainment presents Abraham Lincoln Vs. Zombies, the low budget alternative to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Check out the trailer.

RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2012 The Asylum Home Entertainment is back with yet another exploitive copycat: American Battleship (aka American Warships) starring Mario Van Peebles and Carl Weathers. You know, some sucker will think it’s the other movie (and here I am spreading it). By the way, why the hell isn’t Carl Weathers in any of The Expendables flicks? Come on Sly, the guy would obviously say YES to you. Anyway, check out … Continue reading →

RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2012 Screen Media Films presents The Assault on DVD. Judging from the trailer, this tense French hostage drama looks pretty bad-ass! The film is based on true events: on Christmas Eve, 1994, armed terrorists hijacked a passenger plane and threatened all of Paris. The Assault follows France’s elite counter-terrorism unit as they plan and execute their daring rescue mission. Check out the trailer.