Blu-ray and DVD Releases for 9/4/12

Quick Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

September is upon us. The first week is a little bare but there’s still plenty of Asian releases to go around, whether you’re looking for the modern day action of “Quick” or the old-school stylings of “White Vengeance.” So let’s get at it. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 9/4/12:

ASIAN CINEMA

Quick (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 2011 Korean action blockbuster races onto Blu-ray and DVD from Shout! Factory. Be sure to check out our review

Sacrifice (DVD) – this 2011 Chinese historical epic arrives from the acclaimed director of “Farewell My Concubine”

White Vengeance (Blu-ray/DVD) – Well Go USA delivers this 2011 Chinese-language historical epic from the director of “Black Mask,” and starring Leon Lai and Anthony Wong

FOREIGN CINEMA

Umberto D. (Blu-ray/DVD) – the Criterion Collection delivers this 1952 classic of the Italian Neo-Realism movement

Lisztomania (DVD) – director Ken Russell’s 1975 follow-up to The Who’s “Tommy”

The Pinochet Case (DVD) – a 2001 Spanish-language dramatic retelling of General Augusto Pinochet’s trial for crimes against humanity

MAINSTREAM

Safe (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jason Statham does what he does best, kick people and punch heads, in this underrated 2012 action-thriller

MegaForce (DVD) – HensTooth video presents this 1982 cult classic about a team of rapidly deployed, futuristic soldiers fighting an evil dictator – it’s like a live-action adaptation of the G.I. Joe cartoon before there even was a cartoon!

For the Love of Money (DVD) – Edward Furlong, Paul Sorvino, and James Caan headline this 2012 direct-to-video drama about a former gangster looking to go straight

Amsterdam Heavy (DVD) – Michael Madsen co-stars in this 2011 direct-to-video look at the gritty underworld of Amsterdam

Ca$h: The Root of All Evil (Director’s Cut) (DVD) – Chris Hemsworth and Sean Bean co-star in this 2010 direct-to-video psychological thriller

RE-ISSUES

Resident Evil Set (Blu-ray) – in advance of the upcoming “Resident Evil: Retribution 3D,” you can own the previous four “Resident Evil” films together in a Blu-ray set

NEW TO BLU-RAY

Arachnophobia (Blu-ray) – the 1990 horror-comedy favorite crawls onto hi-definition formats this week

Child’s Play (Blu-ray) – the 1972 thriller co-starring James Mason and directed by the great Sidney Lumet (“Dog Day Afternoon”)

CLASSICS

The Dark Mirror (Blu-ray) – Olivia De Havilland plays twin sisters in this noir-ish 1946 psychological tale 

Pursued (Blu-ray/DVD) – one of Robert Mitchum’s first film was this gripping and introspective 1947 Western

Secret Beyond the Door (Blu-ray) – director Fritz Lang’s 1947 atmospheric film noir

HORROR

Piranha 3DD (Blu-ray/DVD) – just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, this 2012 sequel strikes

Re-Animator (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 1985 horror cult classic comes to hi-def courtesy of Image Entertainment. You’ll never look at H.P. Lovecraft the same way again

Sleepwalkers (Blu-ray) – with cameos by Stephen King and Clive Barker, and a starring role for “Twin Peaks” beauty Madchen Amick, this 1992 horror flick is a slice of early 90’s nostalgia

Mother’s Day (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 1980 Troma flick that recently spawned a remake is now arriving in hi-def

It Came From Outer Space (DVD) – Universal celebrates the 100th anniversary of their studio with this 1953 sci-fi/horror flick

Classic Monsters Spotlight Collection (DVD) – featuring The Mummy (1932) / The Wolf Man (1941) / The Invisible Man (1933) / Phantom of the Opera (1943)

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