Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD June 18, 2024
A gigolo living it up in Los Angeles, surrounded by beautiful, rich women suddenly finds himself the prime suspect in a crime he did not coming. While trying to clear his name, other discoveries are made.
Category Archives: Collector’s Den
Blue Velvet (1986): The Criterion Collection [4K UHD/Blu-Ray]
Now Available from Criterion Collection.
My first experience with David Lynch was with “Mulholland Dr.,” a film that is far and away breath taking but also difficult to decode. After trying to find an explanation for it someone told me that it was only one of his easiest to access. But I like to think that it’s “Blue Velvet.” Lynch’s 1986 Neo Noir is a nightmarish fever dream in to the American dream. Lynch paints a portrait of two mirror worlds, one with the perfect Norman Rockwellian picket fences and women with babies on their shoulders. The other America is a bleak and violent Wonderland where deviants and criminals lurk in every corner waiting to prey on the weak.
Welcome Back, Kotter: The Complete Series (DVD)
Now Available from Warner Home Entertainment.
“Welcome Back Kotter” is mainly known as the launch pad for John Travolta’s huge career beginnings, but on its own it’s a solid sitcom. “Welcome Back Kotter” garners a fun premise teeming with so much comedic cache, and it’s remained immortal thanks to John Sebastian’s theme “Welcome Back.” Sebastian who spent most of his career in the band Loving Spoonful delivers on a theme that sets the stage for the series quite well and is definitely catchy enough to where you’ll hum along to it on occasion. Comedian Gabriel Kaplan is a teacher who returns to New York to teach in an inner city school.
He’s an idealist tasked with teaching the special ed class which is taken up by local gang “The Sweathogs.” Kotter, being an ex-“Sweathog,” takes an interest in getting his students in the right track amounting to some hilarity.
Mute Witness (1995)
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD June 11th, 2024, from Arrow Video.
A mute woman witnessed a murder while stuck in the studio after hours on the set she is a makeup artist for a slasher film.
The Valiant Ones (1975) (aka Zhong lie tu) [The Masters of Cinema Series]
Available on Blu-ray and 4K UHD June 11th, 2024, from Eureka Entertainment
When pirates invade the land, the emperor dispatches an officer and his cohorts to take care of the problem.
Blind War (2022) (Mang zhan)
Available from WellGoUSA on 06/11/2024 on Digital and Blu-ray.
A SWAT captain blinded in a mission that went awry must get back into fighting shape when his daughter is in danger from a former foe.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) [Blu-Ray/Digital HD]
Now Available from Warner Home Entertainment.
After two whole months “Godzilla x Kong” is now available on physical media. Two whole months. Sixty days. 1,460 hours. I’m old enough to remember when it usually took eleven months for movies to be put on home video, but I digress. If you missed “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” after its theatrical run, it’s still a humdinger of a monster movie that is sadly Adam Wingard’s last outing in this monsterverse. It’s a fun note to exit on as I’m sure Warner and co. are planning to take the inevitable next chapter and use it as a chance for a soft reboot with Godzilla or Kong finding new challenges. Until then, there’s “The New Empire.”