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Blu-ray Added on 2009-11-07

November 7th, 2009
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Claudio Abbado: Mahler - Symphony No. 3 Blu-ray

$33.58USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
EUROARTS

Claudio Abbado leads the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in this performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3, with vocal accompaniment by contralto Anna Larsson and two choruses: the Arnold Schoenberg Chorus and the Tölzer Knabenchor. It was shot at the Lucerne Festival in the summer of 2007. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Cunning Little Vixen Blu-ray

$33.58USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
IDEALE AUDIENCE INTL



Daniel Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin: Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5 Blu-ray

$33.58USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
EUROARTS



Dido and Aeneas Blu-ray

$25.20USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
BBC / OPUS ARTE



Giselle Blu-ray

$33.58USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
TDK DVD VIDEO

The Ballet of the Opera Nationale de Paris mounted this production of Adolphe Adam's Giselle, with Nicolas Le Riche, Laetitia Pujol, and Marie-Agnès Gillot as the principal dancers. The featured dances were originally created by 19th century choreographers Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli. Paul Connelly conducts. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Halford: Resurrection World Tour - Live At Rock In Rio

$32.80USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-04-07)
METAL GOD ENT



Hansel und Gretel Blu-ray

$33.58USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
ARTHAUS MUSIK

This performance of Engelbert Humperdinck's fanciful opera Hansel und Gretel stars Lundmil Kuntschew and Alexandra Petersamer in the title roles, and was recorded at the Anhalt Theater in 2007. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

Otello Blu-ray

$33.58USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
BBC / OPUS ARTE

This stage production of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello features Jose Cura and Krassimira Stoyanova in major roles. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Smokin' Aces Blu-ray

$20.97USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2010-01-19)
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

When a shifty magician turns state's evidence against a Las Vegas underworld heavy, the high price placed on his head sparks a fevered race to rub the snitch out and collect a tidy paycheck in Narc director Joe Carnahan's dark action comedy. Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven) is a small-time scammer who has somehow managed to get the goods on big-time mobster Primo Sparazza. Upon discovering that Buddy is about to deliver the evidence needed to get him thrown in jail for life, Primo

Tristan und Isolde 2 Discs Blu-ray

$41.99USD (Added: 2009-11-07, Released: 2009-11-17)
BBC / OPUS ARTE



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Blu-ray Added on 2009-11-05

November 5th, 2009
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Christmas Tale Criterion Collection Blu-ray

$30.96USD (Added: 2009-11-05, Released: 2009-12-01)
CRITERION

The devastating reverberations of a profound tragedy echo through generations of a long-suffering French family in this emotional family drama from director Arnaud Desplechin. When Abel and his wife, Junon, started a family, it seemed like the seeds of true happiness had been planted. But while their daughter, Elizabeth, was healthy from the day she was born, things quickly turned dark when her brother Joseph was diagnosed with a rare and deadly genetic condition. Joseph's only hope fo

Chuck: The Complete Second Season 6 Discs Blu-ray

$54.91USD (Added: 2009-11-05, Released: 2010-01-05)
WARNER HOME VIDEO



Girls Gone Wild: Very Bad Girls, Vol. 2 Blu-ray

$16.25USD (Added: 2009-11-05, Released: 2010-01-05)
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Blu-ray Added on 2009-11-04

November 4th, 2009
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Cliffhanger Blu-ray

$20.61USD (Added: 2009-11-04, Released: 2010-01-12)
SONY PICTURES

In Cliffhanger, Sylvester Stallone plays Gabe Walker, a member of a mountain-climbing rescue team. Gabe is haunted by an incident from his past when he couldn't save the girlfriend of his best friend, Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker), from falling to her death. As the story begins, Gabe has left mountain-climbing rescue work and has set up business in Denver. He returns to the mountain rescue office to persuade his lover, Jessie (Janine Turner), to quit and come back to Denver with hi

Last Action Hero Blu-ray

$20.61USD (Added: 2009-11-04, Released: 2010-01-12)
SONY PICTURES

Arnold Schwarzenegger appears as a pumped-up Shakespearian hero while an announcer bellows, "Something is rotten in Denmark -- and Hamlet is taking out the trash!" This gag sets the stage for the post-modernist action epic The Last Action Hero. The film concerns Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien), a lonely eleven-year-old boy who escapes from his bleak New York City reality by glorying in the action adventure movies of his favorite film character, Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Danny's

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Blu-ray Added on 2009-11-02

November 2nd, 2009
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$5 a Day

$29.28USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-26)
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A con man and his traditional son compete to live on five dollars a day in this THINKFilm release starring Christopher Walken and Alessandro Nivola. Calendar Girls director Nigel Cole helms the picture, penned by Tippi and Neal H. Dobrofsky. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Across the Hall

$29.28USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-19)
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Artie Lange: Jack and Coke Blu-ray f.y.e. Exclusive

$20.34USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-19)
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Che

$38.71USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-19)
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Nearly 40 years after Che Guevara's execution in Bolivia, director Steven Soderbergh retraces the life of the iconic Cuban revolutionary in this nearly four-and-a-half-hour saga. Part 1 begins on November 26, 1956, as Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) sails into Cuban waters with 80 rebels in tow. Among those rebels is Argentine doctor Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), a man who shares Castro's dream of overthrowing corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista. As the struggle gets unde

CRITERION COLLECTION: EIGHT & A HALF / (WS SPEC)

$30.96USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-12)
CRITERION



GOODFELLAS (2PC) / (BOND WS ANIV DUB SUB AC3 DOL)

$29.67USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-02-16)
WARNER HOME VIDEO



Jennifer's Body

$31.96USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2009-12-29)
20TH CENTURY FOX

Demon possession, devilish cheerleaders, and Satanic rock stars are all on the chopping block with this horror comedy from the production team behind Juno. Screenwriter Diablo Cody provides the script, with producing duties handled by Jason Reitman and Dan Dubiecki. The story centers on an impish high-school student (Amanda Seyfried) who has to protect her town against her best friend, Jennifer (Megan Fox), who after being bedeviled by an evil rock band, develops a taste for h

Paris, Texas

$30.96USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-26)
CRITERION

Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) is wandering through the Texas desert, a bit shaky and in desperate need of water, when he stumbles into a bar and collapses. A German doctor of dubious credentials finds a phone number in Travis' wallet, which belongs to his brother, Walt (Dean Stockwell). Walt is shocked to hear about his brother's condition, since no one in the family has seen or heard from Travis in four years; Walt flies to Texas to bring him home, only to find Travis wandering by

SIMPSONS: SEASON 20 (2PC) / (WS DUB SUB AC3 DOL)

$47.28USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-12)
20TH CENTURY FOX



Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

$20.34USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-12)
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Canadian documentary filmmaker Stephen Low directs the IMAX movie Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, with Titanic director James Cameron as the executive producer. During its brief 40-minute running time, the film starts out with a 1977 expedition to find life at the bottom of the sea. At depths as low as 10,000 feet, the discovery proved the existence of underwater volcanoes and the plant life they help sustain. Using the deep-sea diving vehicle known as Alvin, the filmmakers capture large-format f

Wild Ocean

$20.34USD (Added: 2009-11-02, Released: 2010-01-26)
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Blu-ray Added on 2009-11-01

November 1st, 2009
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9 Blu-ray

$32.28USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2009-12-29)
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Academy Award-nominated for his groundbreaking animated short of the same name, filmmaker Shane Acker makes his feature directorial debut with this expanded version of his acclaimed post-apocalyptic fable. In a world parallel to our own, the worst has happened, and humanity is in danger of extinction. From the ashes of destruction emerges a courageous rag doll named 9 (voice of Elijah Wood) whose unique leadership skills could prove the key to survival for those who have not yet perished. Perhaps

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love Rated/Unrated Blu-ray

$28.42USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2009-12-22)
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS



City of Life and Death Blu-ray

$49.39USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2009-11-17)
MEGA STARS

Within the scope of Asian history, few events carry the ugly and sickening connotations of the Rape of Nanking. Japanese forces invaded that Chinese city on December 9, 1937, and in the six weeks to follow, soldiers raped thousands of women and annihilated hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. Director Lu Chuan directs this black-and-white, docudrama account of that horrifying six-week period, with the benefit of an ensemble cast that includes Hideo Nakaizumi as a conscience stricken Japanese

Extract Blu-ray

$30.36USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2009-12-22)
MIRAMAX

Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, Clifton Collins, and J.K. Simmons star in writer/director Mike Judge's comedy about a flower-extract plant owner contending with an ever-growing avalanche of personal and professional disasters. An employee at the factory has just suffered an unfortunate accident on the assembly line, but little does the put-upon owner realize that things are about to get much worse. As the injured employee threatens to sue and it begins to look

MLB: 2009 World Series - New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies Blu-ray

$21.32USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2009-12-15)
SHOUT FACTORY THEATR



Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Rated/Unrated Blu-ray

$28.42USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2010-01-19)
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS



Superstar Blu-ray

$24.82USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2009-11-24)
FACETS



Written By Blu-ray

$49.39USD (Added: 2009-11-01, Released: 2009-11-17)
MEI AH

Two competing works of fiction begin to take on lives of their own in this dark comic fantasy from director Wai Ka-fai. A lawyer (Lau Ching-wan) is driving with his wife (Kelly Lin), daughter (Mia Yam) and son (Chung Ying-kit) when the car is involved in a serious accident that leaves the father dead and the daughter blind. Mother is wracked with grief, and the young daughter tries to lift her spirits by writing a book in which an auto wreck claims the lives of the rest of the family but

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