Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D & DVD (Indomina)
Welcome to October! Get ready for a 3D Tsui Hark movie and Wong Kar-Wai in hi-def. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 10/2/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jet Li headlines this 2011 special FX-infused wuxia from legendary director Tsui Hark. The film is also available in 3D on Blu if you have a 3D capable TV set
In the Mood For Love (Blu-ray) – Wong Kar-Wai’s 2000 film – arguably his finest work – stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung. The Criterion Collection presents this tragic love story in hi-definition
Headshot (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2011 Thai-language film has won rave reviews from critics and been called ‘a bad-ass slice of neo-noir’
Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow (DVD) – this obscure 1982 Jackie Chan film is re-released on DVD by Sony Home Entertainment. The price tag isn’t cheap but the DVD reportedly has widescreen picture and the original Cantonese audio track with remastered subtitles
Retro Game Master: The Game Center CX Collection (DVD) – this popular TV series follows a Japanese comedian as he plays through some of the toughest old-school video games on camera. Highly recommended for gamers
FOREIGN CINEMA
Free Men (DVD) – in this 2012 French thriller set in Nazi-occupied Paris, a young Algerian man is arrested by the French police and forced to become a spy
Train of Life (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 1998 French-language film, a Jewish community tries to build their own train to escape the incoming Nazi invasion
Funkytown (DVD) – a 2012 French and English-language film that takes a look at the booming disco scene of late 70’s Montreal
Milk of Sorrow (Blu-ray) – this 2009 Spanish-language film follows a young woman’s quest for re-awakening after the death of her mother
Under the Same Moon (DVD) – this 2007 Spanish-language drama takes a romanticized look at Mexican illegal immigrants working in the US
MAINSTREAM
Dark Shadows (Blu-ray/DVD) – director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp team back up to revisit the late 60’s gothic soap opera in this 2012 film
Iron Lady (Blu-ray/DVD) – Luc Besson steps behind the camera once again for this 2012 drama starring Michelle Yeoh and based on the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s number one voice for democracy
Iron Sky (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2012 farce, space Nazis travel from their secret moon base to launch an attack on earth
Red Lights (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2012 drama/thriller, Robert De Niro plays a famous psychic investigated by Cillian Murphey’s paranormal researcher
Flesh & Blood (DVD) – director Paul Verhoeven’s absolutely brutal 1985 look at medieval life, starring Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh, receives a DVD re-release
Public Enemies (Blu-ray) – Universal Studios offers a budget-priced 1-disc edition of Michael Mann’s 2009 crime movie masterpiece
NEW TO BLU-RAY
Masters of the Universe (25th Anniversary) (Blu-ray) – this 1987 sci-fi/action/comedy cult classic features a muscle-bound Dolph Lundgren bringing the He-Man character to life
Princess Bride: 25th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) – the acclaimed 1987 comedic romance comes to Blu-ray
Double Impact (Blu-ray) – you get not one but two Jean-Claude Van Dammes as the Belgian thespian portrays ass-kicking twins in this 1991 action flick
Cyborg (Blu-ray) – one of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s more underrated films in this 1989 science-fiction movie from oft-reviled director Albert Pyun
Death Warrant (Blu-ray) – Jean-Claude Van Damme goes way, way undercover – in prison! – to catch an unstoppable killer named the Sandman in this 1990 action movie
Dark Star – Thermostellar Edition (Blu-ray) – John Carpenter’s wacky 1974 science-fiction film comes to Blu
Red River Range (Blu-ray) – the 1938 Western starring John Wayne is now on Blu-ray
ANIMATION
Cinderella (Blu-ray) – Disney’s 1950 animated classic receives the hi-def treatment
Superman/Batman (DVD) – in this Double Feature you receive two of DC’s recent animated films, “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” and “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse”
Batman Triple Feature (DVD) – likewise, in this Triple Feature set you receive the DC animated movies “Batman: Gotham Knight,” “Batman: Under the Red Hood,” and “Batman: Year One”
HORROR
Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 8-disc film set, you’ll receive eight of Universal’s classic monster movies in deluxe Special Editions. Includes the 1931 “Dracula” and “Frankenstein”
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (DVD) – Hammer Horror’s final Dracula tale is this 1973 picture starring Christophe Lee, now re-released at a budget price and with an accompanying CD of goth music ‘inspired’ by the film
Pet Cemetery (Blu-ray) – the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel receives the hi-def treatment
The Hole (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2009 film from director Joe Dante (“Gremlins”) has been sitting on the shelf for quite awhile, but reviews have been generally positive
Sound of My Voice (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2011 psychological thriller, a filmmaker couple investigate a beautiful cult leader who claims to be from the future
Chained (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 20012 serial killer thriller starring Vincent D’Onofrio and directed by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch
Hypothermia (DVD) – Michael Rooker (“Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer”) headlines this 2010 creature feature
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