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Release: October 4, 2016

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Summary: X-Men: First Class - ULTRA HD - X-Men: First Class is the thrilling, eye-opening chapter you've been waiting for... Witness the beginning of the X-Men Universe. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire Club and a global nuclear war. CREDITS: CAST: James McAvoy, Laurence Belcher, Michael Fassbender, Bill Milner, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn FEATURES: Format: 4K, AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC Language: English (Dolby Surround) Subtitles: English, Spanish Dubbed: French, Spanish Region: Region A/1 Number of discs: 2 Rated: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Run Time: 131 minutes X-men: First Class - 4K ULTRA HD

Release: August 19, 2025

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Olivia Newton-John stars in this fantastical musical odyssey as Terpsichore, the Greek muse of dance, who visits Earth as a human to inspire a young artist (Michael Beck). Aided by an ex-Big Band musician (Gene Kelly), they open a glitzy disco roller rink, but what happens when muse and mortal fall in love? Colorful updating of 1947's "Down to Earth" features songs by Newton-John and ELO, including "Suddenly," "Magic," and "All Over the World." 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English. Two-disc set.

Release: August 19, 2025

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Olivia Newton-John stars in this fantastical musical odyssey as Terpsichore, the Greek muse of dance, who visits Earth as a human to inspire a young artist (Michael Beck). Aided by an ex-Big Band musician (Gene Kelly), they open a glitzy disco roller rink, but what happens when muse and mortal fall in love? Colorful updating of 1947's "Down to Earth" features songs by Newton-John and ELO, including "Suddenly," "Magic," and "All Over the World." 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English. Two-disc set.

Release: July 1, 2016

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The first female U.S. President is shot dead by a sniper during her Independence Day speech. Three months later, a wounded man is washed up on a beach with no memory of his identity. The only clue is a tattoo on his neck, 'XIII'. Submerged in a far-reaching conspiracy which threatens to overthrow the entire government, XIII's identity becomes the key to unraveling a complex and dangerous truth that will shock and excite. From the first bullet, this gripping action-thriller will leave audiences gasping for breath.

Release: August 25, 2023

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Very few of the silent films of Laurel and Hardy's negatives survive, and the available elements scattered throughout the world are always mediocre or unwatchable. It took three years to gather all the surviving prints of these shorts, compare them shot by shot and give them the best digital restoration possible. Today, these invisible films look as young as they did 95 years ago. A world premiere for all the Laurel and Hardy fans.Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy first appeared on film together in 1921, after an initial period in their careers spent apart. The two would formally team up in 1927 and found success by following a simple comic formula that displayed the hilariously ambitious and anarchic qualities of their joint personality. Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rare opportunity to observe the evolving partnership of the comedy team that would reach enormous popularity. Featuring all new restorations sourced from best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films® and Lobster Films in Paris, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-Disc collection features thirteen extant films produced in 1927 and two additional films from before they were officially a team. It includes new scores from some of the best silent film composers working today: Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen, and Donald Sosin. The films included are Lucky Dog (1921), 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), Duck Soup (1927), Slipping Wives (1927), Love 'em and Weep (1927), Why Girls Love Sailors (1927), With Love and Hisses (1927), Sugar Daddies (1927), Sailors, Beware! (1927), The Second 100 Years (1927), Call of the Cuckoo (1927), Do Detectives Think? (1927), Putting Pants on Phillip (1927), The Battle of the Century (1927), and Flying Elephants (1928). It is curated by film historians and Laurel and Hardy specialists; Randy Skretvedt, Dick Bann, Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange, and Ulrich Ruedel.Arthur Stanley Jefferson for a time understudied Chaplin in England and the US. Meanwhile Oliver Norvell Hardy was a serviceable role player in comedies and melodramas, yet neither had reached the status of movie star. It became clear upon their teaming up that their contradictory physiques and personalities complimented each other perfectly. The team would go on to do many films together reaching wide acclaim, and eventually becoming nearly unanimously considered by film critics, scholars, and movie fans alike, the funniest comedy duo in film history.

Release: August 25, 2023

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Very few of the silent films of Laurel and Hardy's negatives survive, and the available elements scattered throughout the world are always mediocre or unwatchable. It took three years to gather all the surviving prints of these shorts, compare them shot by shot and give them the best digital restoration possible. Today, these invisible films look as young as they did 95 years ago. A world premiere for all the Laurel and Hardy fans.Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy first appeared on film together in 1921, after an initial period in their careers spent apart. The two would formally team up in 1927 and found success by following a simple comic formula that displayed the hilariously ambitious and anarchic qualities of their joint personality. Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films®, offers fans new and old the rare opportunity to observe the evolving partnership of the comedy team that would reach enormous popularity. Featuring all new restorations sourced from best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films® and Lobster Films in Paris, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-Disc collection features thirteen extant films produced in 1927 and two additional films from before they were officially a team. It includes new scores from some of the best silent film composers working today: Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen, and Donald Sosin. The films included are Lucky Dog (1921), 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), Duck Soup (1927), Slipping Wives (1927), Love 'em and Weep (1927), Why Girls Love Sailors (1927), With Love and Hisses (1927), Sugar Daddies (1927), Sailors, Beware! (1927), The Second 100 Years (1927), Call of the Cuckoo (1927), Do Detectives Think? (1927), Putting Pants on Phillip (1927), The Battle of the Century (1927), and Flying Elephants (1928). It is curated by film historians and Laurel and Hardy specialists; Randy Skretvedt, Dick Bann, Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange, and Ulrich Ruedel.Arthur Stanley Jefferson for a time understudied Chaplin in England and the US. Meanwhile Oliver Norvell Hardy was a serviceable role player in comedies and melodramas, yet neither had reached the status of movie star. It became clear upon their teaming up that their contradictory physiques and personalities complimented each other perfectly. The team would go on to do many films together reaching wide acclaim, and eventually becoming nearly unanimously considered by film critics, scholars, and movie fans alike, the funniest comedy duo in film history.

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Feeling unappreciated and under the weather, Santa decides to skip Christmas until Mrs. Claus and a pair of elves set out to restore everyone’s spirit.

Release: May 11, 2021

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Life abounds in the 1870s Florida scrubland that's home to young Jody Baxter. There are bears to hunt, cash crops to plant, evenings of storytelling with Pa and Ma. And there are timeless lessons of love and letting go that Jody learns from Flag, the orphaned pet fawn that follows him around with devotion. From Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and sensitively directed by Clarence Brown (National Velvet), The Yearling is superb family entertainment that knows well what a shiny harmonica means to a lonely boy or what a six-day rain means to hard-luck farmers. Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman and Claude Jarman, Jr. play the Baxters in a resplendent film nominated for seven Academy Awards and the winner of two, plus a Special Award for the year's Outstanding Child Actor to young Jarman

Release: July 12, 2016

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YELLOW SKY (1948) Blu-ray The story is believed to be loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's The Tempest. A band of reprobate outlaws flee after a bank robbery and encounter an old man and his granddaughter in a ghost town. Stars: Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark

Release: October 3, 2017

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Inspired by the famous 1897 editorial that has become a holiday staple, Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus tells the story of young Virginia O'Hanlan (Katharine Isabelle, Ginger Snaps) who, at the urging of her father (Richard Thomas, The Waltons), writes a letter to New York newspaper The Sun asking for the truth about the existence of Santa Claus. Reporter Francis Church (screen legend Charles Bronson), who is struggling with the passing of his beloved wife, is tasked by The Sun to answer Virginia's query—and finds himself composing what would become one of the most heartfelt and fondly regarded pieces of writing about the holiday spirit. Also starring Edward Asner (Lou Grant), Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus is a sincere and charming telling of the story behind the time-honored Christmas classic—and a testament to the power of the holidays and the kindness of others to lift our spirits.

Release: January 16, 2018

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A blond warrior in a primitive age uncovers a startling link between his world and a lost technological civilization.

Release: April 19, 2022

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In one of his most immortal roles, comedy legend W.C. Fields (It’s a Gift) plays Larson E. Whipsnade, raconteur and ringmaster of the Circus Giganticus. On the run from the law and on the lam from creditors, Whipsnade pauses only long enough to crack his whiplike wit on the brilliant ventriloquist Edgar Bergen (Fun and Fancy Free) and his wooden pals Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Directed by Hollywood great George Marshall (The Ghost Breakers) and co-starring Eddie “Rochester” Anderson (Gone with the Wind) and Constance Moore (Buck Rogers), it’s a three-ring circus of madness, mayhem and Ping-Pong—a side-splitting spectacle any honest man can enjoy. And as Whipsnade’s dear old grandfather used to say: You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man

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A straight-laced banker’s son falls for a woman from a delightfully eccentric family.

Release: April 19, 2022

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Comedy legend W.C. Fields (The Bank Dick) plays an inventor with a taste for drink in You’re Telling Me!, a rough-and-tumble Pre-Code. Having failed to sell his latest invention, Sam Bisbee (Fields) meets Marie Lescaboura (Adrienne Ames, The Death Kiss) on the train back to Crystal Springs, unaware that she is a foreign princess traveling incognito. Deciding to help make her new friend a success, Marie pays a visit to Sam’s hometown where she attempts to turn an uncouth eccentric into the darling of the country club set. Directed by Erle C. Kenton (Island of Lost Souls) and co-starring Joan Marsh (Road to Zanzibar) and Larry “Buster” Crabbe (Buck Rogers), this zany gem also features Fields’ uproarious recreation of his classic golfing sketch first performed in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1918. Special Features: -Brand New 2K Master -Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at W.C. Fields: Vintage Documentary -W.C. Fields Trailers -Optional English Subtitles Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews You're Telling Me

Release: October 31, 2017

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There's almost always something funny at City Hospital, where the amorous young interns think that love - or at least lust - is the cure for everything! Michael McKean (This is Spinal Tap), Sean Young (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective), Hector Elizondo (The Flamingo Kid), Harry Dean Stanton (Paris, Texas), Dabney Coleman (9 to 5), Patrick Macnee (TV s The Avengers), Ted McGinley (TV s Married with Children), Crystal Bernard (TV s Wings) and Michael Richards (TV s Seinfeld) star in this refreshingly wacky hospital parody from the director of Overboard, Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride! The new interns at City Hospital are desperately hoping to survive their first year of residency, which could prove difficult, since their minds are on the wrong body parts! Garry Marshall made his feature film directorial debut with this hilarious comedy in a similar vein to Airplane!, Stripes and The Naked Gun. Special Features: -Audio Commentary by Actor/Filmmaker Pat Healy and Film Curator Jim Healy -Reversible Blu-ray Art -Trailer Gallery

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Three soldiers on different sides of World War II experience ambition, prejudice, and disillusionment in this sweeping wartime drama.

Release: February 19, 2019

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Are you ready for exhilarating speed, invigorating competition and skating so sharp-edged you can feel the ice spraying in your face? Then prepare yourself for YOUNGBLOOD! Showcasing the talents of Rob Lowe (The Hotel New Hampshire, St. Elmo’s Fire) and Patrick Swayze (Point Break, Ghost), Youngblood is fist-flying, stick-smashing, body-checking thrills right up to the final buzzer. Teenager Dean Youngblood (Lowe) has out-skated just about everybody since he was six. Now he's set his sights toward National Hockey League fame with the ragtag Hamilton Mustangs, an amateur Canadian team just across the border from his family's farm. Certain that his swift moves on the ice will dazzle the crowds, Dean quickly learns that his speed and finesse won't pack enough punch against the bad boys of the league, the Thunder Bay Bombers. And when the Mustangs' top scorer (Swayze) gets knocked out, Dean has to turn from a rookie to an all-star fast. Directed by Peter Markle (Bat 21) and featuring Cynthia Gibb (Modern Girls), Ed Lauter (Breakheart Pass), Jim Youngs (The Wanderers) and Keanu Reeves (River’s Edge). Special Features: -NEW Audio Commentary by director Peter Markle -Theatrical Trailer

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Delinquent Yusuke Urameshi dies saving a child and returns as a Spirit Detective battling demons and supernatural threats.

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Delinquent Yusuke Urameshi dies saving a child and returns as a Spirit Detective battling demons and supernatural threats.

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Delinquent Yusuke Urameshi dies saving a child and returns as a Spirit Detective battling demons and supernatural threats.

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Yusuke and his allies confront new spirit-world missions and deadly tournaments as the series deepens its mythology.

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Yusuke and his allies confront new spirit-world missions and deadly tournaments as the series deepens its mythology.

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Yusuke and his allies confront new spirit-world missions and deadly tournaments as the series deepens its mythology.

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As the Dark Tournament saga crescendos, Yusuke and Team Urameshi face increasingly lethal opponents.

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As the Dark Tournament saga crescendos, Yusuke and Team Urameshi face increasingly lethal opponents.

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As the Dark Tournament saga crescendos, Yusuke and Team Urameshi face increasingly lethal opponents.

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The final season pushes Yusuke toward the Makai Tournament and the truth about his heritage.

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The final season pushes Yusuke toward the Makai Tournament and the truth about his heritage.

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The final season pushes Yusuke toward the Makai Tournament and the truth about his heritage.

Release: March 19, 2013

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Focuses on the black ops mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.

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A relentless CIA analyst dedicates years to the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

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A reclusive computer genius works on a cosmic theorem meant to prove life's meaninglessness while corporate forces manipulate his fragile mind.

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A rising politician’s reckless affair and taste for risk threaten to destroy his career and family.

Release: October 29, 2024

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Director David Fincher's involving thriller tells the true story of the Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer who terrorized Northern California in the late '60s. As the killer leaves behind clues to taunt the authorities, four men-Bay Area cops Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) and William Armstrong (Anthony Edwards), crime reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey, Jr.), and cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose book served as the film's inspiration-become obsessed with bringing him to justice. Brian Cox co-stars. Director's cut; 162 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.

Release: October 29, 2024

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Director David Fincher's involving thriller tells the true story of the Zodiac Killer, a serial murderer who terrorized Northern California in the late '60s. As the killer leaves behind clues to taunt the authorities, four men-Bay Area cops Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) and William Armstrong (Anthony Edwards), crime reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey, Jr.), and cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal), whose book served as the film's inspiration-become obsessed with bringing him to justice. Brian Cox co-stars. Director's cut; 162 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.

Release: October 25, 2011

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Product Description In Italy, it was considered the 'unofficial sequel' to DAWN OF THE DEAD. In England, it was known as ZOMBIE FLESH-EATERS and banned as obscene. In America, it was called ZOMBIE and advertised with the depraved tag line "WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU! " Tisa Farrow (MANHATTAN), Richard Johnson (THE HAUNTING) and Ian McCulloch (CONTAMINATION) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed by the Maestro Of Gore Lucio Fulci (CONTRABAND, CONQUEST, THE BEYOND) that remains one of the most eye-skewering, skin-ripping, gore-gushingly graphic horror hits of all time! Blue Underground is proud to present ZOMBIE in a new 2K High Definition transfer from the original uncut and uncensored camera negative. Each flesh-eating frame has been lovingly restored to skull-rotting perfection under the supervision of Cinematographer Sergio Salvati (THE BEYOND). Now fully-loaded with hours of brand new Extras, this is the Ultimate Edition of ZOMBIE! Special Features: Disc 1 Extras: Audio Commentary with Star Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine Editor Jason J. Slater Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Radio Spots Poster & Still Gallery Guillermo del Toro Intro Disc 2 Extras: Zombie Wasteland - Interviews with Stars Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson & Al Cliver, and Actor/Stuntman Ottaviano Dell'Acqua Flesh Eaters on Film - Interview with Co-Producer Fabrizio De Angelis Deadtime Stories - Interviews with Co-Writers Elisa Briganti and (Uncredited) Dardano Sacchetti World of the Dead - Interviews with Cinematographer Sergio Salvati and Production & Costume Designer Walter Patriarca Zombi Italiano - Interviews with Special Make-Up Effects Artists Gianetto De Rossi & Maurizio Trani and Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi Notes on a Headstone - Interview with Composer Fabio Frizzi All in the Family - Interview with Antonella Fulci Zombie Lover - Award-Winning Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about one of his favorite films Review "A Veritable Orgy Of Cannibalistic Dismemberment!" -- Cinefantastique "An Instant Gorehound Classic!" -- Fangoria "As Gory As The Law Allows, ZOMBIE Set New Standards For Eyeball Violence, Arterial Spurting, Maggot Infestations, Topless Skin-Diving And Zombie Table Manners!" -- Chas Balun, Gorezone "Belongs In Every Horror Film Collection!" -- DVD Review "ZOMBIE Holds A Special Place In The Hierarchy Of Hardcore Horror!" -- DVD Talk "Zombie" is a film that belongs in every horror film collection, plain and simple, and Blue Undergrounds presentation on this release is nothing short of a revelation. -- DVD Review

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A woman searching for her missing father travels to a Caribbean island where flesh-eating zombies have begun to overrun the living.

Release: May 26, 2020

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Product Description The Dead Are Among Us on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray! In Italy, it was considered the 'unofficial sequel' to DAWN OF THE DEAD. In England, it was known as ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS and banned as obscene. In America, it was called ZOMBIE and advertised with the depraved tag line ''WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU!'' Tisa Farrow (THE GRIM REAPER), Ian McCulloch (CONTAMINATION), Al Cliver (CANNIBALS), and Richard Johnson (THE HAUNTING) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed by 'Maestro Of Gore' Lucio Fulci (CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY) that remains one of the most eye-skewering, skin-ripping, gore-gushingly graphic horror hits of all time! Blue Underground's critically acclaimed restoration of ZOMBIE, scanned in 4K 16-bit from the original 35mm 2-perf camera negative, is now presented with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix, bursting at the seams with hours of Extras! SPECIAL FEATURES: * Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) Widescreen 2.40:1 Feature Presentation and Bonus Extras Blu-ray * Audio: English: Dolby Atmos; English: 5.1 DTS-HD; English: 1.0 DTS-HD; Italian: 7.1 DTS-HD; Italian: 1.0 DTS-HD; French: Dolby Digital 1.0 * Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, English for Italian Audio * Audio Commentary #1 with Troy Howarth, Author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films * Audio Commentary #2 with Star Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine Editor Jason J. Slater * When The Earth Spits Out The Dead - Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci * Zombie Wasteland Interviews with Stars Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson&Al Cliver, and Actor/Stuntman OttavianoDell'Acqua * Flesh Eaters on Film Interview with Co-Producer Fabrizio De Angelis * Deadtime Stories Interviews with Co-Writers Elisa Briganti and (Uncredited) DardanoSacchetti * World of the Dead Interviews with Cinematographer Sergio Salvati and Production & Costume Designer Walter Patriarca * ZombiItaliano Interviews with Special Make-Up Effects Artists Gianetto De Rossi&Maurizio Trani and Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi * Notes on a Headstone Interview with Composer Fabio Frizzi * All in the Family Interview with Antonella Fulci * Zombie Lover Award-Winning Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about one of his favorite films * Theatrical Trailers * TV Spots * Radio Spots * Poster & Still Gallery * Guillermo del Toro Intro Review Belongs In Every Horror Film Collection! --DVD Review An Instant Gorehound Classic! --Fangoria A Veritable Orgy Of Cannibalistic Dismemberment! --Cinefantastique

Release: March 15, 2022

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Part fascinating fact, part dazzling fiction, Zoot Suit is Luis Valdez’s (La Bamba) blistering film adaptation of his own critically acclaimed stage drama based on the “zoot suit riots” that rocked 1940s Los Angeles. When barrio leader Henry Reyna (Daniel Valdez, The China Syndrome) and a group of his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence and sent to San Quentin, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield (Tyne Daly, The Enforcer) and George Shearer (Charles Aidman, Kotch) fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win Henry and his friends their freedom. Featuring Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver) in the role of the mythical “Pachuco” that catapulted him to stardom, Zoot Suit is a scorchingly searing and seductively provocative work that skillfully blends action, drama, romance and music! Zoot Suit features a rousing score by the film’s star Daniel Valdez and beautiful cinematography by David Myers (THX 1138). Special Features: • NEW Interview with Writer/Director Luis Valdez • NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Daniel Kremer • Reversible Art • Theatrical Trailer (Newly Mastered in 2K) • Optional English Subtitles

Release: March 28, 2017

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In an overpopulated future where childbirth is outlawed, a couple risks everything when they decide to have a child.

Release: February 26, 2013

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Product Description At the age of only 26 Zubin Mehta became the youngest person ever to head a major American orchestra. In his 16 years as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic he elevated the orchestra to international acclaim. These renowned concerts from 1977 show them at their best with Mozart, Bartok, and Dvorak works. Review The first thing you notice are Zubin Mehta's sideburns, as he stands on the podium in a newly released 1977 video of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, about to give the downbeat for Mozart's Bassoon Concerto. A tall, bearded young man, David Breidenthal, who plays with fluid elegance, is the soloist; he retired from the orchestra last year, somewhat wizened but still a terrific player. Although