Blu-ray and DVD Releases for 9/25/12

Lone Wolf & Cub Complete Blu-ray Set (Animeigo)

It’s the end of September and there are plenty of great new releases on Blu-ray and DVD to look forward to, from Lone Wolf and Cub to Bond, James Bond. So let’s get started.

Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 9/25/12:

ASIAN CINEMA

Lone Wolf and Cub Complete (Blu-ray) – AnimEigo presents the entire 6-film “Lone Wolf and Cub” series, uncut and subtitled in hi-definition

Gamera the Brave (Blu-ray) – Tokyo Shock brings this 2006 family-friendly entry in the popular Gamera series to Blu

Wong Kar-Wai Double Feature: Fallen Angels + Happy Together (Blu-ray) – two 90’s Hong Kong classics from that master of cool, Wong Kar-Wai, courtesy of Kino Video

Man of Vendetta (DVD) – in this 2010 Korean thriller, a preacher must set aside his faith for some more secular-style revenge when his daughter is kidnapped

The Outlaw (DVD) – a detective turns bitter as he watches the worst of society get away with brutal crimes in this 2010 Korean thriller

Lady Ninja Kasumi Collection 1 (DVD) – Warning: Contains Adult Content! Tokyo Shock brings you 2006 female ninja’sploitation

Shaolin Deadly Kicks / Chase Step By Step (DVD) – Screenmagic Films delivers the low-budget 1974 kung-fu action

FOREIGN CINEMA

Sleepless Night (DVD) – this gritty 2011 French action flick has won praise from internet critics, who billed it as ‘Die Hard in a nightclub’

Ek tha Tiger (DVD) – a rip-roaring 2012 Bollywood action/romance starring Salman Khan of “Dabangg” and “Bodyguard” fame

Klown (Blu-ray/DVD) – a misguided man-child kidnaps his pregnant girlfriend’s nephew in order to show he has father potential in this raunchy 2010 Danish comedy

Delicacy (Blu-ray/DVD) – international cinema sweetheart Audrey Tautou (“Amelie”) stars as a widow trying to rebuild her life in this 2011 French drama

Goodbye First Love (DVD) – in this acclaimed 2011 French-language film, a 15 year-old girl tries to move on from her first true love as she grows older

The Man From Beijing (DVD) – despite the title, this is a 2011 German-language mystery/thriller based on a novel by the creator of Wallander

Snowman’s Land (DVD) – in this 2010 German thriller set in the Carpathian Mountains, what should be a routine job for a dogged hitman becomes a battle for survival

Shut Up! (Tais Toi) (DVD) – Jean Reno and Gerard Depardieu team up in this 2003 French film labeled as the ultimate buddy-caper comedy

Soul of Sand (Pairon Talle) (DVD) – this 2010 Indian drama shot on HD is a scathing satire on Indian politics and the caste system

Twisted Romance (DVD) – this 2008 Spanish-language film tells the story of an abusive romance between two men

The Light Thief (DVD) – a 2012 satire from Kyrgyzstan, detailing life in post-Soviet Central Asia

El Tinte De La Fama (the Color Of Fame) (DVD) – in this 2008 Spanish drama, a woman enters a ‘Marilyn Monroe Lookalike Contest’ at the behest of her husband and suffers an identity crisis as a result

MAINSTREAM

Marvel’s The Avengers (Blu-ray/DVD) – do I even need to introduce this movie? The biggest blockbuster of 2012, featuring Marvel comics’ colorful but dysfunctional heroes, is coming to home formats

Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection (Blu-ray/DVD) – every Bond film released to date, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, is collected in one box set

Resident Evil: Damnation (Blu-ray/DVD) – not to be confused with Paul W.S. Anderson’s live-action series, this 2012 original Computer-Generated film follows the video game “Resident Evil” series continuity

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 (Blu-ray/DVD) – Frank Miller’s popular graphic novel from the Eighties is adapted into a two-part 2012 animated film

Soliders of Fortune (DVD) – Christian Slater, Sean Bean, and Ving Rhames get their own ‘Expendables’-style action flick with this 2012 movie

FDR: American Badass (DVD) – a 2012 action-packed Presidential spoof featuring Kevin Sorbo

The Samaritan (Blu-ray/DVD) – Samuel L. Jackson stars as a grifter trying to get back on the straight and narrow after a stint in prison in this 2012 thriller

CULT

Eating Raoul (Blu-ray) – the Criterion Collection offers this 1982 out there black comedy from director Paul Bartel in hi-def

Damsels in Distress (Blu-ray/DVD) – this 2012 comedy starring Greta Gerwig is the latest sharp-witted satire from writer/director Whit Stillman (“Last Days of Disco”)

CLASSICS

Mark of Zorro (DVD) – Douglas Fairbanks stars in a budget release of this 1920 swashbuckler that many consider to be the best Zorro film ever

HORROR

The Tall Man (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jessica Biel stars in the 2012 English-language debut of Pascal Laugier, the director of “Martyrs”

Night of the Devils (Blu-ray/DVD) – RaroVideo USA delivers this 1972 obscure Italian horror film to hi-def

Zombie (Blu-ray) – Blue Underground re-issues Lucio Fulci’s classic 1979 Italian horror classic as a single-disc, budget-priced Blu-ray

Maniac (Blu-ray) – the grimy 1980 slasher movie cult classic arrives on a one-disc Blu-ray from Blue Underground

388 Arletta Avenue (DVD) – Nick Stahl and Mia Kirshner star in this 2011 ‘found footage’ horror film

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Blu-ray) – the 1972 monster mash-up in hi-definition

Demonic Toys (DVD) – the 1992 low-budget horror film from Full Moon Pictures

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (DVD) – Full Moon Pictures delivers a crossover between the Dollman and Demonic Toys franchise with this 1993 horror flick

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