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Robotech: 20-Disc Complete Set | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: November 5, 2013 Lionsgate presents the DVD collection for Robotech®: The Complete Set. It includes remastered versions of all 85 episodes from the three Robotech Wars: The Macross Saga, The Robotech Masters and The New Generation. It also includes the Robotech: 2-Movie Collection featuring the fan favorite — The Shadow Chronicles — and the latest film, Love Live Alive, as well as a bonus disc. For more details, … Continue reading

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Saturn 3 | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1980’s Saturn 3, starring Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett and Harvey Keitel. Two lovers (Douglas and Fawcett) stationed at a remote base in Saturn are intruded upon by a retentive technocrat (Keitel) and a malevolent 8-ft robot (C-3PO reject). Saturn 3 is definitely one of the greatest science fiction thrillers of all time (at least to a few … Continue reading

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Hanging for Django | Blu-ray (Raro Video USA)

RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2013 Raro Video USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1969’s Hanging for Django (aka Una lunga fila di croci or No Room To Die) directed by Sergio Garrone (SS Experiment Love Camp). This very hard-to-find Django title stars Anthony Steffen, William Berger, Mario Brega, and Nicoletta Machiavelli. Watch the trailer.

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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion Collection)

RELEASE DATE: November 26, 2013 Criterion Collection presents the Blu-ray & DVD (dual format) set for the Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman film collection. This deluxe set features the string of 25 Zatoichi films made between 1962 and 1973, in one package. The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to … Continue reading

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Game of Survival | DVD (Apprehensive Films)

RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2013 Apprehensive Films presents the DVD for 1989’s Game of Survival. Zane, a young rebel alien warrior from a distant planet, is teleported to Earth to battle six of the universe’s toughest fighters for the possession of a coveted spiked ball. First time on DVD! Blasting back from the past, this 1980’s cult classic was originally released on Rae-Don Home Video. Only a company like Apprehensive Films would bring … Continue reading

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Love and Bullets & Russian Roulette Double Feature | DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the DVD Double Feature for Love and Bullets & Russian Roulette. In 1979’s Love and Bullets, Charles Bronson (Death Wish) takes on the mob in a story that’s similar to Jackie Chan’s Police Story. In 1975’s Russian Roulette, George Segal (The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) is in the center of a KGB assassination plot.

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Cold War | DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: October 1, 2013 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Lok Man Leung and Sunny Luk’s Cold War. The police department has long been untouchable until tonight when hijackers kidnap 5 highly trained officers. Cryptic messages from the hijackers expose a mole within the task force. Cold War stars Aaron Kwok, Grace Huang, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Charlie Yeung, Andy On, Terence Yin, Andy Lau, Byron Mann and Aarif Lee. … Continue reading

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Action Packed Movie Marathon Vol. 2 | DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the DVD for the Action Packed Movie Marathon Vol. 2, which includes 1974’s Bamboo Gods & Iron Men (clip), 1988’s Bulletproof, 1976’s Trackdown (clip) & 1976’s Scorchy (trailer). Let’s see… Gary Busey, Filipino exploitation, cowboy vengeance and a sexy undercover bombshell. What’s not to love? Of course, don’t forget about Vol. 1!

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Oldboy: 10th Anniversary | Blu-ray (Palisades Tartan)

RELEASE DATE: October 8, 2013 Palisades Tartan presents the Blu-ray for Park Chan-wook ‘s Old Boy: 10th Anniversary edition. After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-Sik) is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days. Just in time for the release of Spike Lee’s remake, this new edition of the 2003 original film comes with a mess of supplemental features.

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Assault on Precinct 13: Collector’s Edition | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 29, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for Assault on Precinct 13: Collector’s Edition, directed by John Carpenter (The Thing). The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang. Starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston and Laurie Zimmer. Expect the usual bundle of Shout! Factory’s extras and supplemental features. Watch the trailer.

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Night of the Comet | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: November 5, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1984’s Night of the Cometm directed by Thom E. Eberhardt (The Night Before). A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls to fight the evil types who survive. Starring Robert Beltran, Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney. Watch the trailer.

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Predator 3D | Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D & DVD (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: 2013 Fox presents the Blu-ray + Blu-ray 3D & DVD for Predator 3D, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central American jungle, find themselves hunted by an extra-terrestrial warrior. This limited-edition gift set, which includes an exclusive keepsake sculpture with removable mask, celebrates the arrival of John McTiernan’s Predator on Blu-ray 3D™ — plus the 2D Blu-ray™ and DVD versions of the movie, along with … Continue reading

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Serpico | Blu-ray (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2013 Warner Bros. presents the Blu-ray for 1973’s Serpico, directed by Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon) and starring Al Pacino. Officer Frank Serpico (Pacino) refuses to take bribes like his fellow officers. He then becomes determined to expose the corruption within his department. Serpico’s information triggers an independent investigation by the Knapp Commission, but also make him a marked man.

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Snuff: Special Edition | Blu-ray & DVD (Blue Underground)

RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2013 Blue Underground presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1976’s  Snuff (aka The Slaughter or American Cannibale). This movie sat on the shelf for five years until producer Allan Shackleton devised a controversial new ending and released it as Snuff. Freshly transferred in high definition from one of the only remaining prints, now the fascinating true story behind this infamous piece of trash cinema can finally … Continue reading

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Death Hunt | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for 1981’s Death Hunt (aka Arctic Rampage), directed by James Bond veteran Peter R. Hunt (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service). Based on the trailer, Death Hunt has shades of First Blood and an all star “action” cast that pre-dates The Expendables. The film stars Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Andrew Stevens and Carl Weathers. Watch the trailer.

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