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Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Cut-Throats Nine/Joshua aka Joshua the Black Rider DVD (Navarre)
RELEASE DATE: August 16, 2011 Cut-Throats Nine: A film acclaimed by critics is the most violent motion picture ever portrayed on the screen. Watch the trailer, if you dare. Also contains Joshua, the story of a black soldier (Fred Williamson) who returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs.
Julie Darling DVD (Navarre)
RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011 If you don’t want to see this movie based on the advertisment alone, then maybe you should check out these two clips: clip 1 | clip 2… come on, you know you’re intrigued!
Stoney/Killer Likes Candy DVD (Navarre)
RELEASE DATE: August 16, 2011 No trailers for these two exploitation flicks, but check out this Killer Likes Candy clip (reminds me of a scene from “The Big Boss”); also check out this Barbara Bouchet Tribute (star of “Stoney”).
Nightmare: 30th Anniversary Edition aka Nightmares in a Damaged Brain DVD (Navarre)
RELEASE DATE: July 26, 2011 Directed by Italian filmmaker Romano Scavolini, Nightmare (1981) is a gruesome horror film that was banned in the UK. The trailer was too gruesome to post! (actually, the truth is, I couldn’t find it).
Poetry Blu-ray/DVD (Kino)
RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2011 From Lee Chang-dong (Oasis, Green Fish) comes Poetry. Michael Philips, Chicago Tribune, calls it “One of the heartening glories of the film going year.” It has also won Best Screenplay at the Cannes International Film Festival. Check out the trailer here.
Breath DVD (Palisades Tartan)
RELEASE DATE: August 16, 2011 Kim Ki-Duk’s (Address Unknown) 10th film, starring Chang Chen, Zia and Ha Jung-woo is a love story involving a convicted prisoner who “slowly falls for a woman who decorates his prison cell”. Check out the trailer here.
Brute Corps DVD (Navarre)
RELEASE DATE: 5/31/11 A beautiful hitchhiker and a draft dodger travel to Mexico and encounter a pack of mercenaries awaiting their next mission in Central America. A terribly psychotic merc takes a liking to the girl which sets the couple on a brutal and violent course of torture and rape. Not for the faint of heart. Exploitation at its best. Check out the trailer.
The Anger aka La Rabbia DVD (Raro)
RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2011 “La Rabbia” employs documentary footage (from the 1950’s) and accompanying commentary to attempt to answer the existential question: Why are our lives characterized by discontent, anguish, and fear?
Italian Connection DVD (Raro)
RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2011 The second film in Fernando Di Leo’s Milieu Trilogy focuses on Luca Carnali, a small-time mobster and pimp who has been set up by his gangland boss. Referenced (or stolen) by Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction (1994). Check out the trailer (fan made).
Live Like a Cop Die Like a Man DVD (Raro)
RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2011 Fred and Tony are members of an elite ‘special squad’ of police in Rome, Italy whom are licensed-to-kill, undercover cops whom thrive on living dangerously. Check out the trailer. Read cityonfire.com’s review here.
Caliber 9 DVD (Raro)
RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2011 Caliber 9’s stylized violence, fast-paced action sequences, tight editing and plot twists prefigure the work of Quentin Tarantino and John Woo. The film also features a notable score by Luis Bacalov and the stunning Barbara Bouchet as Ugo’s go-go dancing girlfriend. Check out the trailer.
The Boss aka Wipeout!, Murder Inferno DVD (Raro)
RELEASE DATE: June 28, 2011 Based largely on real people and actual events, Fernando Di Leo’s action-packed film – the final part of his Milieu Trilogy – is his boldest commentary on corruption and the criminal underworld. Starring Henry Sylva, Richard Conte, Gianni Garko, and Antonia Santilli. Check out the trailer.
Super Blu-ray/DVD (IFC)
RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2011 After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt (Rainn Wilson), a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills. Directed by James Gunn (Slither). Also starring Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon and Michael Rooker. Read review. Check out the trailer.
United 93 Blu-ray (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011 A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. No punches are pulled, no Nicolas Cage. Highly recommended! Check out the trailer.
Clash of Empires aka Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines Blu-ray/DVD (Image)
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011 The might of the two greatest superpowers of the ancient world collide in an almighty clash the likes of which have never been seen before in this stunning tale of magic, myth and legend. Combining epic action with dazzling visual effects, and featuring an array of fighting styles and intense battles. Check out the trailer.
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