Legendary Amazons Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
It’s slim pickings this week. Studios are using this time to dump 3D Blu-rays on us, but let’s not overlook some of the quality foreign films and hi-def horror releases coming out as well. If you’re interested in any of these titles, you can support the site by ordering through our affiliate. We appreciate it!
Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 10/16/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
Legendary Amazons (Blu-ray/DVD) – distributor Well Go USA brings Frankie Chan’s 2011 Chinese historical action film to home formats. Starring Cecilia Cheung and Richie Ren in an adaptation of the same story that inspired the Shaw Brothers’ “The 14 Amazons”
Spellbound (DVD) – a horror-themed romantic comedy set in the world of professional magic! This 2011 Korean film arrives courtesy of CJ Entertainment
FOREIGN CINEMA
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2011 Norwegian coming-of-age comedy about a sexually frustrated teenage girl won rave reviews from critics
The Forgiveness of Blood (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 2011 film about a bloodfeud in northern Albania, in hi-def from the Criterion Collection
Nobody Else But You (DVD) – this 2011 French film is described as a cross between “Twin Peaks” and the Coen Brothers
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (DVD) – a 2012 French comedy about a family who is forced to confront their sexual mores
MAINSTREAM
Moonrise Kingdom (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2012 effort from writer/director Wes Anderson is a tale of young love with a high-profile cast, including Bruce Willis and Ed Norton
Avatar (Blu-ray+DVD) – in this re-release of James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster, you’ll receive a 3D Blu-ray + regular Blu-ray + DVD combo
H.B. Halicki’s Original Gone in 60 Seconds (Blu-ray) – not to be confused with the 90’s remake starring Nicolas Cage, this is the 1974 original film about grand theft auto
Dragon Eyes (DVD) – one of the 2012 ActionFest films, this gritty flick from “Universal Soldier: Regeneration” director John Hyams stars MMA fighter Cung Le and Jean-Claude Van Damme
Stash House (DVD) – Dolph Lundgren plays against type as an evil drug dealer in this 2012 ActionFest entry
El Gringo (DVD) – Cityonfire.com’s icon Scott Adkins head South of the Border for some heroic bloodshed in this 2012 ActionFest movie
Transit (DVD) – this 2012 ActionFest entry stars Jim Caviezel as a hapless motorist whose family is caught up in the bad guys’ scheme
Philly Kid (DVD) – in contrast to the other 2012 ActionFest flicks, this is a ‘Rocky’-style underdog story set in the world of UFC fighting
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li (Blu-ray/DVD) – if you can believe it, this extremely unpopular 2009 video game adaptation had long since gone out of print. Now it’s back on Blu-ray and DVD
Last Ride (DVD) – in this 2009 Australian drama, Hugo Weaving plays a petty criminal struggling with fatherhood
Mark (Blu-ray/DVD) – martial arts sensation Gary Daniels co-stars alongside Eric Roberts in this 2012 faith-based action movie made for families
ANIMATION
Pete’s Dragon: 35th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) – this beloved 1977 Disney film offers a blend of live-action and animation
CLASSICS
Letter From an Unknown Woman (Blu-ray) – a 1948 Hollywood melodrama from director Max Ophuls
Suddenly (Blu-ray/DVD) – Frank Sinatra stars as a hitman in this low-budget 1954 film noir
Three Secrets (Blu-ray/DVD) – Olive Films offers this 1950 drama about adoption and a child’s life hanging in the balance from “West Side Story” director Robert Wise
HORROR
The Funhouse (Blu-ray/DVD) – Shout! Factory’s new label Scream Factory presents this 1981 feature from Tobe Hooper, director of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
Terror Train (Blu-ray/DVD) – Scream Factory also presents this 1980 feature starring Jamie Lee Curtis. One of the first movies to capitalize on the post-“Halloween” slasher movie craze
Exorcism (with Demoniac): Remastered Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) – Redemption Films continues their exemplary hi-def releases of 70’s horror films with this 1974 feature from director Jess Franco
Female Vampire (with Erotikill): Remastered Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 1973 outing from the French master of horror sleaze, Jess Franco
Excision (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2012 sick ‘n twisted horror film follows a high school student who will do anything to please her domineering mother
Rite of Passage (Blu-ray/DVD) – Magnet Films delivers this 2011 horror/thriller about an ancient ritual gone horribly wrong. Starring Stephen Dorff, Wes Bentley, and Christian Slater
Chernobyl Diaries (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 2012 horror film about a group of teens who decide to go sight-seeing in the ruins of Chernobyl
Greystone Park (Blu-ray/DVD) – a low-budget, found footage 2012 horror movie debut for Sean Stone, the son of Oliver Stone
Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jeffrey Combs (“Re-Animator”) headlines this 2012 zombie tale…in 3D
Don’t Answer the Phone: Remastered Edition (DVD) – Katrina’s Nightmare Theater presents this 1980 horror/exploitation flick about a Vietnam vet strangling young women
Airborne (DVD) – a 2012 horror film about terror in the skies stars Mark Hamill as an air traffic controller
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