Tai Chi Zero Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
This week is jam-packed with Asian film releases. So let’s get started!
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Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 1/22/13:
ASIAN CINEMA
Tai Chi Zero (Blu-ray/DVD) – actor-turned-director Stephen Fung launches a new kind of action hero with this highly anticipated 2012 steampunk martial arts film
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Blu-ray/DVD) – director Takashi Miike returns to the samurai genre with this 2011 remake of 1962’s “Harakiri”
Dead Sushi (Blu-ray/DVD) – what happens when the sushi of Japan becomes sentient and decides they want revenge? Find out in this off-the-wall 2012 splatterflick, featuring “High Kick Girl” herself Rina Takeda
Bleak Night (DVD) – this 2011 teen drama explores complex topics such as bullying in a thought-provoking manner. It’s also one of the best Korean films we’ve ever seen
Hard Romanticker (DVD) – don’t be fooled by the title, this 2011 autobiographical Japanese film is about a hard-edged hoodlum who becomes targeted for violent revenge
End of Animal (DVD) – in this 2010 Korean film, civilization is reduced to a dog-eat-dog mentality with the global loss of electricity
FOREIGN CINEMA
Ivan’s Childhood (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection presents the hi-definition release of director Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1962 film, a landmark in Soviet cinema for its depiction of war’s affect on children
Breathing (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 2011 German-language film, a young criminal offender begins to repent his old ways after a job at the morgue
Son Of Sardaar (DVD) – a man returns to the village of his birth and finds himself in the middle of a longstanding family feud in this 2012 Bollywood film
Cuentos De Barrio (DVD) – two American teens travel to Mexico for a taste of illicit drugs but instead find a world of cannibals and blood magic in this 2012 Spanish-language chiller
MAINSTREAM
End of Watch (Blu-ray/DVD) – hit the streets with Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena in this popular 2012 ‘found footage’ police thriller
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (Blu-ray/DVD) – a breakout hit with critics and fight fans alike, John Hyams’ 2012 dark rumination on the “Universal Soldier” series stars Scott Adkins and Jean-Claude Van Damme
The Paperboy (Blu-ray/DVD) – a surreal crime drama from the director of “Precious,” starring Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman
Fat Kid Rules the World (DVD) – Matthew Lillard makes his directorial debut with this film about an overweight kid who befriends a punk rocker
Nobody Walks (Blu-ray/DVD) – the presence of a beautiful young woman disrupts a married couple’s life in this 2012 indie drama
Death Race 3: Inferno (Blu-ray/DVD) – the “Death Race” reboot lives on with another direct-to-video sequel, featuring Luke Goss (“Blade II”) and Danny Trejo
Officer Down (Blu-ray/DVD) – Stephen Dorff headlines this gritty 2012 police thriller as a crooked cop trying to do right
NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – in this 1976 film, Dr. Watson convinces Sherlock Holmes to seek treatment for his cocaine addiction from none other than Sigmund Freud
Trust (Blu-ray) – the second feature from indie auteur Hal Hartley, 1990’s “Trust” receives the hi-def treatment this week
The Sex Thief: Remastered Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) – believe it or not, this 1974 sexy comedy was an early feature for “Casino Royale” director Martin Campbell
CULT
Trancers (DVD) – Full Moon Entertainment presents a re-release of their 1985 sci-fi thriller, in which people are able to travel back in time by inhabiting the bodies of their ancestors. Assassin’s Creed, anyone?
CLASSICS
The Quiet Man (Blu-ray/DVD) – in this 1952 film, screen icon John Wayne plays a retired boxer returning to his homeland of Ireland
Indiscreet (Blu-ray/DVD) – movie legends Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman star in this 1958 romantic comedy
HORROR
Cujo (Blu-ray/DVD) – Olive Films presents a new Blu-ray and DVD release for this 1983 thriller about a killer St. Bernard, based on a novel by Stephen King
Deadly Blessing (Blu-ray/DVD) – Shout! Factory’s horror branch Scream Factory presents a new Collector’s Edition release of this obscure 1981 effort from Wes Craven
Ticks (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 1993 creature feature about a bunch of giant, blood-sicking ticks was a perennial favorite during the early days of the Sci-Fi Channel
The Incubus (DVD) – legendary actor/director John Cassavetes stars in this 1982 horror movie, on DVD from Katrina’s Nightmare Theater
A Thousand Cuts (Blu-ray/DVD) – a horror movie director learns the hard way that violence in films has consequences in this 2011 thriller
Lurking Fear (DVD) – Full Moon’s 1994 cheapie is another early 90’s horror movie loosely inspired by the work of author H.P. Lovecraft
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