Helldriver Blu-ray/DVD (Well Go USA)
Not a lot on the table this week but cinema buffs should still be able to find something to enjoy, whether you’re craving a gory Japanese flick or a Criterion Collection blu-ray. So here are your Asian and genre-related blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 11/22/11:
ASIAN CINEMA
Helldriver (blu-ray/DVD) – a 2010 post-apocalyptic zombie road movie from the director of “Tokyo Gore Police.” For fans of Japanese splatterpunk!
Saki the Killer (DVD) – an art teacher to prison inmates takes on the Yakuza in this 2011 low-budget Japanese film. Tagline: “Her paint is her enemy’s blood!”
Street Battle Los Angeles (DVD) – an ex-Yakuza seeks peace in Los Angeles. What he finds is an all-out gang war between the Yakuza, Korean gangs, and the Mafia in this 2011 film
ANIMATION
Tekken: Blood Vengeance (DVD) – I don’t really understand the point of releasing a computer-generated film and not putting it on blu-ray, but you still may want to check out this 2011 animated feature based on the popular “Tekken” video game series
The Adventures of Tintin: Season One (DVD) – the early 90’s Tintin animated series is released on DVD, just in time for Steven Spielberg’s big screen adaptation
Coicent/Five Numbers (blu-ray/DVD) – two anime features on one disc from Sentai Filmworks. Total runtime: 60 minutes
CULT
Devil’s Double (blu-ray/DVD) – Dominic Cooper stars as the double for one of Sadam Hussein’s evil sons in this critically-acclaimed 2011 film that has drawn comparisons to “Scarface”
Rushmore (blu-ray) – the Criterion Collection releases Wes Anderson’s 1998 breakthrough hit on blu-ray, starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray
MAINSTREAM
Super 8 (blu-ray/DVD) – J.J Abrams’ 2011 ‘kids and aliens’ thriller is an homage to the 80’s era of Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment
Conan the Barbarian (blu-ray/DVD) – the 2011 remake of the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger film didn’t exactly slay at the box office but now you can watch it on home formats
12 Angry Men (blu-ray) – the Criterion Collection releases this classic 1957 film on blu-ray, starring Henry Fonda
Three Amigos (blu-ray) – the beloved 1986 comedy starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short, now on blu-ray
Hollywood Man (DVD) – it’s a biker gang vs. the Hollywood mafia in this 1976 action flick
Carjacked (blu-ray/DVD) – Maria Bello (“A History of Violence”) and Stephen Dorff (“Blade”) headline this 2011 direct-to-video thriller from the director of “The Marine”
Jean Claude Van Damme 3 Pack (DVD) – need some more Van Dammage in your life? Now you can procure “Death Warrant,” “Double Impact,” and “Cyborg” in one DVD set
HORROR
Scream 4 (blu-ray) – Wes Craven’s 2011 horror film is now available as a standalone blu-ray disc instead of a combo pack
Naked Massacre (DVD) – a 1976 horror movie based on the Richard Speck murders
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