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Futureworld Blu-ray (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2013 Warner presents the Blu-ray for 1976′s Futureworld, the sequel to Westworld (also on Blu-ray). An amusement park of the future caters to any adult fantasy. Lifelike androids carry out your every whim. A fun place, right? Wrong. It’s actually quite deadly. Starring Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner and Arthur Hill. Watch the Deutscher trailer.

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Cujo Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: January 22, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1983’s Cujo, an adaptation of a Stephen King horror novel. Cujo is the story of a lovable St. Bernard that terrorizes a community after he’s been bitten by a rabid bat. Starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Danny Pintauro. Watch the trailer.

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Flatland DVD (Xenon)

RELEASE DATE: January 8, 2013 Xenon presents the DVD for Flatland, a forgotten TV series starring Dennis Hopper, Phillip Rhys and Françoise Yip (Rumble in the Bronx). For 4000 years an apocalyptic battle has been raging in an alternate timeline. In the year 2010 the battle lands in Hong Kong where two ancient foes have been reincarnated to fight to the death.

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The Running Man Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for The Running Man, a sci-fi thriller based on an early story by Stephen King starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the near future, a top-rated TV show, where condemned criminals are given a chance for freedom by running through a gauntlet of heavily armed killers known as “Stalkers”. Watch the trailer.

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Punch DVD (5 Points Pictures)

RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2013 5 Points Pictures presents the DVD for Punch, a coming-of-age story with equal parts humor and humanity. Punch, a box-office smash, features direction by Lee Han (Lover’s Concerto) and standout performances from Yoo Ah-in (Antique) and Kim Yun-seok (The Chaser), along with Kim Sang-ho (Moss), Park Soo-young (Architecture 101) and Jasmine Lee. Watch the trailer.

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Cloud Atlas Blu-ray & DVD (Warner)

RELEASE DATE: February 5, 2013 Warners presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Cloud Atlas. Everything is connected. An exploration of how individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. Directed by The Wachowskis (The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run).

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Planet of Snail DVD (Cinema Guild)

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Cinema Guild presents the DVD for Yi Seung-jun’s Planet of Snail, a mesmerizing documentary about an accomplished young poet who can no longer hear or see and his relationship to the world around him. Watch the trailer. “A love story of uncommon loveliness and simplicity.” – Andrew O Hehir, Salon

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Die Screaming, Marianne: Remastered Edition Blu-ray (Redemption)

RELEASE DATE: February 12, 2013 Redemption presents the Blu-ray for Die Screaming, Marianne: Remastered Edition. After the death of her mother, a girl (Straw Dogs’s Susan George) inherits the family fortune. Now, her sister and her father both want their hands on Marianne’s inheritance, even if it means murder! Watch the trailer.

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Innocent Bystanders Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Innocent Bystanders, which stars Stanley Baker (Sands of the Kalahari) as John Craig, a James Bond like British secret agent who’s given one last chance to redeem himself after a failed mission. Stylishly directed by Peter Collinson (The Italian Job). Also starring Donald Pleasence. Watch the trailer.

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Looper Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)

RELEASE DATE: December 31, 2012 Sony presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Rian Johnson’s Looper. In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent 30 years into the past, where a hired gun awaits. Someone like Joe, who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by transporting back Joe’s future self.

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Monster Squad Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for the 1987 cult classic Monster Squad. Count Dracula and his gang adjourn to Earth in search of a amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. The Monster Squad are the only ones who can stop ’em. The original Lionsgate Blu-ray has been long out of print. Olive Films is bringing it back! Watch the … Continue reading

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Ichi the Killer & Ichi 1 Origin: 2-Disc Uncut Duo Edition DVD (Tokyo Shock)

RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2013 Tokyo Shock presents Takashi Miike’s Ichi the Killer & Ichi 1 Origin: 2-Disc Uncut Duo Edition DVD. Includes the original, along with the hard-to-find prequel, Ichi 1: Origin. Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic yakuza killer who relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man … Continue reading

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Night of the Demons 2 Blu-ray & DVD (Olive Films)

RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 Olive Films presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Night of the Demons 2, directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man from Hong Kong). In this 1994 horror flick, High-schoolers throw a Halloween party in a mansion that happens to be haunted by a young demon. Watch the trailer.

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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2013 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray for 1982’s Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann. When a motorcycle champion (Remo Williams’ Fred Ward) accidentally goes far off course, he stumbles across a time travel experiment that takes him to a past filled with rapists, thieves and murderers. Watch the trailer.

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Man From Shaolin DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: February 26, 2013 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Man From Shaolin, starring Li Zhang (The Last Kung Fu Monk). When news arrives that a relative has been killed in an accident, Li Bao (Li Zhang), rushes to New York to become the guardian of orphaned Janie. Li and Janie’s lives become complicated when they collides with a brutal promoter. Watch the trailer.

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