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The Well-Digger's Daughter
BD - A bitter class war
erupts between two families after the daughter of a humble well
digger is impregnated by the son of a wealthy shopkeeper. Aging
widower Pascale Amoretti (Daniel Auteuil) works hard to provide
for his six daughters. As the first shots of World War I are
fired, his eldest daughter Patricia (Astrid Bergés-Frisbey)
returns home from Paris to help raise her younger siblings.
Meanwhile, Pascale wants to see Patricia marry his longtime
assistant Felipe (Kad Merad), a hard worker who would make a
loving husband. But shortly after arriving back home, Patricia
has a fling with Jacques Mazel (Nicolas Duvauchelle), a fighter
pilot from a wealthy family, who then disappears to the front
lines after getting Patricia pregnant. At first, the Mazels are
furious, accusing the impoverished Amorettis of using the
situation to stake a claim on their fortune. When Jacques goes
missing in action, however, the Mazels quickly realize that
Patricia's unborn child may be their only link to the son who
sacrificed his life fighting for their country.
Blu-ray Release date: December
24th, 2012
Elvis and Madonna - In
Copacabana, lesbian photographer Elvis is hired to deliver
pizzas in the night shift on her motorcycle. Her first
assignment is a delivery to the transvestite hairdresser Lady
Madonna. But when Elvis arrives at Madonna's apartment, she
discovers that her client has been beaten up and robbed by her
lover Joao Tripé. Elvis befriends Madonna, who invites Elvis to
photograph her performance in a nightclub. Before long, the two
fall in love and move in together. But Elvis' decision to sell
incriminating photos of Joao may come back to haunt her and
Madonna as he promises revenge... DVD Release Date: October
30th, 2012
6 Degrees of Hell - In
Northeast Pennsylvania, Uncle Jack s Hotel of Horror is besieged
by a dark presence after two friends of Uncle Jack, Chris and
Kellen, unwittingly release a deadly evil by transporting local
psychic Mary Wilkins collection of haunted objects as props for
the popular tourist attraction. At the same time, a local TV
ghost hunter confronts an evil that has haunted him all his life
one he believes is responsible for his sister s death years ago.
DVD Release Date: November 27th, 2012
Decasia
BD - Decasia (a silent film)
is composed entirely of decaying, nitrate-based footage which
seems to melt, burn, drip and deteriorate before our very eyes.
In his search for striking examples of emulsion deterioration,
Morrison examined close to a thousand archive prints from
numerous collections. The haunting footage is set to an eerily
dissonant symphonic score by Michael Gordon. The entire viewing
experience is surreal and fascinating.
Blu-ray Release Date: December 3rd, 2012
Baron Blood
BD - In director Mario
Bava's sumptuous Technicolor Gothic horror classic, an American
student Peter Kleist travels to Austria on summer holiday to
learn more about his family roots. By reciting an incantation on
a piece of ancient parchment, he succeeds in scaring up a
genuine ancestor--Baron Otto von Kleist, a 16th century sadistic
nobleman whose appetite for cruelty earned him the nickname
''Baron Blood''. Before Peter can reverse the incantation, the
parchment burns...How many innocents will die before Peter
learns how to send the evil Baron back to the hell from whence
he came? Blu-ray Release Date:
December 11th, 2012
Trouble With the Curve
BD - Gus Lobel (Clint
Eastwood) has been one of the best scouts in baseball for
decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to
catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just
by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be
the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The
front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his
judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom
on deck for the draft. The one person who might be able to help
is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickey
(Amy Adams), an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm
whose drive and ambition has put her on the fast track to
becoming partner. Against her better judgment, and over Gus's
objections, Mickey joins him on his latest scouting trip to
North Carolina, jeopardizing her own career to save his.
Blu-ray Release date: December
18th, 2012
Death Ship
BD - After a passenger liner
is rammed and sunk by a derelict German freighter from World War
II, the handful of survivors (which include George Kennedy and
Richard Crenna) manage to board the unmanned hulk but soon
discover that their perils have just begun. Apparently the
freighter served as a kind of floating Nazi torture dungeon, and
its corridors and bulkheads have somehow become imbued with the
very forces of evil that once tormented its captive cargo. When
the rather lethargic resident ghosts finally work up the energy
to harass their new visitors, viewers are treated to a gallery
of decomposing corpses, a supernaturally-triggered case of acne,
and the somewhat bland demonic possession of Kennedy, who
suddenly declares himself Nazi commandant for a day. This rusty,
waterlogged variant on the standard haunted-house theme begins
with the interesting premise of ship-as-predator, but provides
nothing new in the way of shocks, effects or atmosphere -- and
the sleepwalking leads don't help matters either.
Blu-ray Release date: December
18th, 2012
Hans Christian Andersen
BD - Hans Christian Andersen
was Sam Goldwyn's final production for RKO Radio release, and
also the producer's last Danny Kaye vehicle. The Moss Hart-Myles
Connolly screenplay largely disregards the facts concerning
Denmark's great storyteller, opting for a fanciful blend of
comedy, fantasy, romance and music. As played by Kaye, Hans
Christian Andersen starts out as a small-town cobbler whose gift
for spinning fairy tales is keeping the local kids from
attending school. Asked to leave town, Hans heads to Copenhagen
to seek his fortune as a writer. After having his heart broken
by the beautiful ballerina Doro (Jeanmaire), Hans finds
solace--and happiness--in the knowledge that hundreds of
thousands of children the world over are devoted to his
enchanting fantasy stories. The lilting Frank Loesser score
includes such tunes as "No Two People," "The King's New
Clothes," "Wonderful Copenhagen," "Inchworm," "The Ugly
Duckling," "Thumbelina," and the title song. Though Hans
Christian Andersen was a smashing box-office success, and as a
bonus earned five Oscar nominations.
Blu-ray Release date: December 18th, 2012
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
BD - It's almost impossible
to define this 1943 masterpiece by Michael Powell and Emeric
Pressburger. It was ostensibly based on a cartoon series that
satirized the British military class, yet its attitude toward
the main character is one of affection, respect, and sometimes
awe; it was intended as a propaganda film, yet Churchill wanted
to suppress it; it has the romantic sweep of a grand love story,
yet none of the romantic relationships it presents is truly
fulfilled, and the film's most lasting bond is one between the
British colonel (Roger Livesey) and his Prussian counterpart
(Anton Walbrook). Blu-ray
Release Date: October 22nd, 2012
Miami Connection
BD - The year is 1987.
Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida’s narcotics
trade, viciously annihilating anyone who dares move in on their
turf. Multi-national martial arts rock band Dragon Sound have
had enough, and embark on a roundhouse wreck-wave of
crime-crushing justice. When not chasing beach bunnies or
performing their hit song “Against the Ninja,” Mark (kung-fu
master/inspirational speaker Y.K. Kim) and the boys are kicking
and chopping at the drug world’s smelliest underbelly. It’ll
take every ounce of their blood and courage, but Dragon Sound
can’t stop until they’ve completely destroyed the dealers, the
drunk bikers, the kill-crazy ninjas, the middle-aged thugs, the
“stupid cocaine”...and the entire MIAMI CONNECTION!
Blu-ray Release date: December
11th, 2012
Sometimes a Great Notion
BD - Paul Newman makes his
directorial debut in the sweeping saga Sometimes a Great Notion.
Based on the best-selling novel from author and icon Ken Kesey
(his follow-up to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest), the story
focuses on a two-fisted Oregon family that bucks their
close-knit timber community to deliver a shipment of logs in
defiance of a strike. In the process, one man is killed, the
family patriarch Henry (Henry Fonda) is injured, and the eldest
son Hank (Paul Newman) almost loses his wife (Lee Remick) to his
half brother (Michael Sarrazin). Filled with complex characters
and issues that still resonate today, Sometimes a Great Notion
is an intense and riveting portrait of life set against the
rugged backdrop of logging. Blu-ray
Release date: December 18th, 2012
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