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Dan's DVD Picks for January 21st

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Dan's DVD Picks for January 21, 2014

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Captain Phillips (2013)
dir. Paul Greengrass

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Captain Richard Phillips attempts to escape from armed Somali pirates while the U.S. Navy tries to rescue him.

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Machete Kills (2013)
dir. Robert Rodriguez

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Danny Trejo returns as legendary ex-Federale Machete Cortez in this action-packed thrill ride from innovative director Robert Rodriguez. In his latest mission, Machete is recruited by the U.S. President (Carlos Estevez) to stop a crazed global terrorist (Mel Gibson) from starting a nuclear war. With a bounty on his head, Machete breaks all the rules as he faces death at every turn from a star-studded cast of deadly assassins. Featuring Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Antonio Banderas, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Demian Bichir, Machete Kills is "a bombastic over the top combo of mayhem and fun!" (Shawn Edwards, Fox-TV), one of the wildest save-the-world adventures ever captured on film!

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Blue Jasmine (2013)
dir. Woody Allen

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Cate Blanchett stars as a former New York socialite teetering between her troubled past and a fresh start in San Francisco.

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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (The Criterion Collection) (1963)
dir. Stanley Kramer

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Stanley Kramer followed his Oscar-winning Judgment at Nuremberg with this sobering investigation of American greed. Ah, who are we kidding? It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, about a group of strangers fighting tooth and nail over buried treasure, is the most grandly harebrained movie ever made, a pileup of slapstick and borscht-belt-y one-liners performed by a nonpareil cast, including Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Jonathan Winters, and a boatload of other playing-to-the-rafters comedy legends. For sheer scale of silliness, Kramer's wildly uncharacteristic film is unlike any other, an exhilarating epic of tomfoolery. DUAL-FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored 4K digital film transfer of the general release version of the film, with 5.1 surround Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray New high-definition digital transfer of a 202-minute extended version of the film, reconstructed and restored by Robert A. Harris using visual and audio material from the longer original road-show version-including some scenes that have been returned to the film here for the first time-with 5.1 surround Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray New audio commentary featuring It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo New documentary on the film's visual and sound effects, featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage of the crew at work and interviews with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Talk show from 1974 hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring Mad World actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters Press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and members of the film's cast Interviews recorded for the 2000 AFI program 100 Years . . . 100 Laughs, featuring comedians and actors discussing the influence of the film Two-part 1963 episode of the CBC television program Telescope that follows the film's press junket and premiere The Last 70mm Film Festival, a program from 2012 featuring cast and crew members from Mad World at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, hosted by Billy Crystal Selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio advertisements for the film, with a new introduction by Freberg Original and rerelease trailers, and rerelease radio spots Two Blu-rays and three DVDs, with all content available in both formats PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick.

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La Vie de Bohème (The Criterion Collection) (1992)
dir. Aki Kaurismäki

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This deadpan tragicomedy about a group of impoverished, outcast artists living the bohemian life in Paris is among the most beguiling films by Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre). Based on stories from Henri Murger's influential mid nineteenth-century book ScŠnes de la vie de bohŠme (the basis for the opera La bohŠme), the film features a marvelous trio of Kaurismäki regulars, Andr‚ Wilms, Matti Pellonpää, and Karl Väänänen, as a poet, painter, and composer who scrape by together, sharing in life's daily absurdities. Gorgeously shot in black and white, La vie de bohŠme is a vibrantly scrappy rendition of a beloved tale. DUAL-EDITION BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Where Is Musette?, an hour-long documentary on the making of the film New interview with actor Andr‚ Wilms Trailer New and improved English subtitle translation One Blu-ray and one DVD, with all content available in both formats PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante.

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Bad Milo! (2013)
dir. Jacob Vaughan

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Duncan's (Ken Marino) mounting stress starts to trigger an insufferable gastrointestinal reaction. Out of ideas and at the end of his rope, Duncan seeks the help of a hypnotherapist, who helps him discover the root of his unusual stomach pain: a pint-sized demon living in his intestine that, triggered by excessive anxiety, forces its way out and slaughters the people who have caused Duncan stress. Out of fear that his intestinal gremlin may target its wrath on the wrong person, Duncan attempts to befriend it, naming it Milo and indulging it to keep its seemingly insatiable appetite at bay.

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The Starving Games (2013)
dirs. Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

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The newest spoof by duo Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (Disaster Movie, Meet the Spartans) that references The Hunger Games, The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes, and the Harry Potter saga with hilarious pop culture shout outs, where teens compete in a brutal death match!

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In a World... (2013)
dir. Lake Bell

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An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice over star.

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Instructions Not Included (2013)
dir. Eugenio Derbez

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Resident bachelor Valentin Bravo has his life turned upside down when a former fling leaves a baby girl on his doorstep. He moves to L.A. in search of the mother, but unable to find her, he decides to raise the baby and gets a job as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen.

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Charlie Countryman (2013)
dir. Fredrick Bond

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When his late mother appears in a vision and tells him to go to Bucharest, Charlie Countryman immediately boards a plane across the Atlantic. A chance encounter with an ailing passenger leads Charlie to Gabi, a Romanian beauty, changing the course of his entire trip. As he falls head-over-heels in love with Gabi, he realizes that her dark past is riddled with dangerous baggage: namely her gangster ex-husband who has no intention of letting Gabi go. Determined to protect her, Charlie enters into a hallucinatory underworld filled with violence and, strangely enough, love.

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Best Man Down (2012)
dir. Ted Koland

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When their obnoxious and over-served best man, Lumpy (TYLER LABINE), unexpectedly dies at their destination wedding in Phoenix, bride Kristin (JESS WEIXLER) and groom Scott (JUSTIN LONG) are forced to cancel their honeymoon and fly home to the snowy Midwest to arrange for his funeral. But getting Lumpy's body back to Minneapolis is just the start of their adventure, as the well-intended sacrifice surprises at every turn. And when the newlyweds' path leads them to a fifteen-year-old girl in a small, northern Minnesota town - all bets are off on who Lumpy really was.

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Freezer (2013)
dir. Mike Salomon

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Dylan McDermott of the TV Series Hostages and American Horror Story, stars as Robert Saunders, a New York City mechanic who is knocked unconscious at his birthday dinner and wakes up to find himself locked inside the restaurant's walk-in freezer. But why he's there - and how he'll survive - will reveal a chilling nightmare of mistaken identity, the Russian mob, a missing $8 million, and a wounded cop (Peter Facinelli of THE TWILIGHT SAGA) who may hold the key it all. The temperature is dropping. The fear is growing. And for a man caught between frozen death and vicious thugs, what happens next may lead to the most cold-blooded twist of all.

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Zoo: The Movie (2012)
dir. Jay Rodriguez, Jr.

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Growing up in the city of Newark, New Jersey as a teen, Terrence ""Mustaffa"" Dent stayed on the straight and narrow until he succumbed to the lure of easy money in the streets. He later became the founder and leader of the Zoo Crew drug ring, a group that laundered its drug proceeds through a series of businesses in the city's south ward. After years of posing as a respectable merchant, the tragic and questionable shooting of a pregnant young woman by police had a life changing impact on Terrance's life. Unexpectedly, he found himself acting as a community organizer spearheading rallies and appearing before the city's mayor to complain about police brutality. Seeing the positive influence he had organizing the community, he realized the good in uplifting his community instead of tearing it down. As Terrance struggled to make the transition from the leader of a major drug ring to a civic leader and activist, he was met with resistance from his younger brother Quan and other Zoo Crew members who vowed to remain a criminal empire. Terrance became a changed man, but he was still considered the leader of the city's most dangerous drug ring. Once authorities mounted a crackdown on the Zoo Crew, Terrance past caught up with him forcing him to face the consequences of his past actions.

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Sunlight Jr. (2013)
dir. Laurie Collyer

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Sunlight Jr. is a love story set in the ruins of the American dream. Melissa is a convenience store clerk who lives in a motel with her paraplegic boyfriend, Richie. When they learn they are going to have a baby, they are genuinely excited. But when she loses her job and they are evicted from the motel, they face difficult choices about life and their relationship.

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After Death (2012)
dir. Martin Gooch

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When failed inventor James Jones (Paul Freeman) dies in a laboratory accident, his estranged children return to the family estate to settle his affairs. They each bring their own baggage: Eloise (Claira Watson Parr) has never recovered from the loss of her mother and brother, and can’t find a lasting job or relationship. Yossarian (Ben Shockley) is a presenter on a bad daytime TV show. Suki (Nicola Goodchild) has always been the practical one, and she takes out her ill humor on her timid spouse, Colin (Jonathan Hansler). The only thing the siblings seem to share is their guilt over abandoning their father seven years ago, when he accidentally killed their brother Tom (David Wayman). A lawyer (David Acton) hired by their shady Uncle Simon (Linal Haft) informs the siblings that their father had borrowed against the house for his last experiment, and that his estate belongs to the bank. This news sets the siblings on a scavenger hunt, which leads them to their fathers last invention: a link to the supernatural world. They must find what they need to make the link work, or the souls of their father and brother will be lost forever when they lose the house. Part family drama, part sci-fi mystery, part steampunk, theres something for everyone in this hugely original British indie, set in the lush green English countryside, and featuring a great ensemble cast.

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A Serial Killers Revenge (2011)
dir. Simon Tate

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Meet Ryan, a small time reporter in a dead-end job. Meet his wife, a pharmaceutical employee whose company is developing five pills that will easily and painlessly end human life. Then meet William a parolee who has just been released from prison after serving time for killing his entire family when he was just twelve years old. William is willing to give Ryan the inside scoop on the killings, including where he buried his baby brother, in exchange for the five pills that will allow William to end his own life. The terms of the bargain are that William will give Ryan five separate interviews as long as Ryan brings one of the pills to each of the interviews. At the end, Ryan will have the story of a lifetime and William will be dead but can Ryan trust a cold blooded killer to keep his word? Is it worth the risk of his wife losing her career for stealing the pills? Ryan is put to the test and has to ask himself if he has the courage to play the ultimate game of Russian roulette.

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Iron Girl (2012)
dir. Masatoshi Nagamine

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In a distant land and an unknown time, a small village is under siege, terrorized by the brutal reign of the bandits known as the Crazy Dogs. However, the legends of the village speak of an Iron Clad Savior, one who shall come to the aid of the people and liberate them from the forces of evil and oppression. So when brave young Anne is miraculously rescued from a vicious bandit attack by a superhumanly strong heroine in shining armor, she becomes convinced that this mysterious fighter must be the figure from the prophecy. However, the woman known only as Iron Girl has been cursed with amnesia, and not even she knows whether she can actually defeat the Crazy Dogs. Not that the Dogs are about to let any potential threat to their power stay alive. Prepare for a battle royale as a full frontal assault of female fury tears into the dogs of war in IRON GIRL!

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Paris Countdown (2013)
dir. Edgar Marie

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Unable to repay their debts, Milan and Victor, best friends and co-owners of a Paris nightclub are lured into a drug deal that goes bad. Tortured by police, they negotiate their freedom against an overwhelming testimony that condemns their psychotic liaison to prison. Six years later, the men's nightmare begins again when the psychopath is granted his freedom. Now, not having talked for years, Milan and Victor are united again in order to survive. Full of thrilling fights, car chases, gun fights and more, Paris Countdown is joyride not to be missed.

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Sake-Bomb (2013)
dir. Junya Sakino

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A Sake Bomb is a cocktail created by dropping a shot of sake into a pint of beer. It's also a comedic road movie about a sarcastic Asian American and his Japanese cousin. Sebastian is a bitter, self-deprecating wannabe Internet star from Los Angeles. He has recently been dumped by his girlfriend and on the look-out for someone new. When his cousin Naoto, a naive sake maker from Japan, shows up to find his own ex-girlfriend, Sebastian takes him to north California to find her. They are a clash of cultures waiting to happen. Someone has to break first. Together they meet a colorful group of characters as they come to grips with who they are and the true nature of the girlfriends they are pursuing.

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Garibaldi’s Lovers (2012)
dir. Silvio Soldini

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GARIBALDI'S LOVERS presents a fizzy ride through a magical vision of metropolitan Italy, while at the same time casting a critical eye on modern life in the city. Widowed plumber Leo is struggling to deal with the growing pains of his two adolescent children, when his life intersects with penniless artist Diana and her eccentric landlord Amanzio. Through a hilarious series of coincidences, they give each other new hope for their futures - and for the city itself, so emblematic of our times.

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Concrete Blondes (2012)
dir. Nicholas Kalikow

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A wild, party-night out leads three twenty-something women to stumble on a suitcase with 3 million dollars in cash. After a gruesome, gangland shootout where everybody dies, the girls step in and walk away with all the money. In a frantic attempt to keep it all, the girls hatch a plan to smuggle it out of the country. But things get more complicated when one of the women mentions their plan to her boyfriend who owes money to a violent, underworld crime boss. Now, everybody is after the girls' cash and one misstep will affect all their lives forever. Greed, jealousy, and betrayal threaten to break the friends apart, but in an intense final showdown, they face off against the criminals and each other...and nobody can predict who will walk away.

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The Insomniac (2013)
dir. Monty Miranda

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Although he recently lost his father, John Figg seems to have it all, a beautiful soon-to-be fiancé, a loving dog, a new promotion, and loyal friends - until the house he inherits gets viciously robbed. Convinced a robbery will happen again and by someone he knows, John develops a severe case of insomnia. John goes through a downward spiral, choosing to stay awake until he catches his culprit. Are his neighbors to blame? His friends? His girlfriend? His clients? He has reasons to accuse all and a ton of note pads to write out all his irrational - and sometimes rational - convictions.

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Critical Nexus (2013)
dir. Tirf Alexius

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When a 16-year-old girls video blog is seen by the wrong man, everyones sordid past comes into focus. Katie had no choice but to kill the man who tried to rape her, and now when girls who look like her are being brutally murdered, she has no choice but to run. Shes looking for answers on the road to Las Vegas, which she understands is the capital of both marriage and suicide. In her mind, she equates that fact to her own feeling that sex and death are inextricably intertwined. Now she wants to get to the bottom of it once and for all. She knows shes not alone on the road, but who will catch her first? Will it be Brendan, a dangerously unstable man who takes her blog too seriously and feels spurned? Will it be Mark, an aimless millionaire who wants to atone for all the money he made exploiting young girls on his pornographic website? Or will it be her father, who has ties to mafia figures and a corrupt senator? In the end, the one who catches her gets more than he bargained for, as she seeks revenge on the men who have abused her and the society that gave her the false choice of virgin or slut.

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Richard the Lionheart (2013)
dir. Stefano Milla

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The aging King Henry II has chosen his son Richard to lead England in the coming war against France. To test Richard's loyalty, honor and skill, Henry sends him to a hellish prison in which the captives must fight a never-ending stream of enemies in order to survive. As Richard overcomes each new challenger, his strength, ingenuity and character are proven, and the legend of Richard the Lionheart is born.

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Psychophony (2012)
dir. Xavier Berraondo

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In the mid 2000's, Dr. Helen Jara carried out a series of psychological experiments on a group of patients with schizophrenia. These experiments were not approved by the board of Psychological Studies. Dr. Jara was attempting to prove that these patients' hallucinations were of paranormal origin. She succeeded by recording unexplained paranormal phenomena on a series of devices; but in the process of doing so, the paranormal activity increased dramatically, culminating in the unexplained death of Dr. Jara, Parapsychologist Matias Kram and his assistant. When the videotapes and recordings were found by investigators, they discover bone chilling EVPs that were not documented in the journals, resulting in the unexpected manifestation of horrifying Psychophonies. The youngest patient is asked to return and resume the experiment, which results in a confrontation with dark and nefarious forces from the other world.

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Pretty Dead (2013)
dir. Benjamin Wilkins

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Regina Stevens has just passed her Medical Licensing exam. Her boyfriend Ryan has just proposed. The hard work Regina has put in throughout her life seemed like it was beginning to really pay off. That was until she woke up one day with an insatiable appetite for human flesh, no pulse and an impossibly heightened ability to heal. While attempting to unlock the mystery of how she can have these symptoms and still be alive, Regina, and a somewhat reluctant Ryan, begin to discover links between a parasitic fungus called cordyceps and her new-found cravings for human flesh.

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Trapped (2012)
dir. Drew Stewart

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On Laura's 27th birthday, her and six friends are trapped into a closet by a psycho killer. It turns out they're part of a twisted game, where fans watch the murders live over an Internet webcast.

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Dead Weight (2012)
dirs. Adam Bartlett, John Pata

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In the wake of a worldwide viral outbreak, a group of survivors travel across the country to reunite with loved ones only to encounter a zombie apocalypse. Will they survive the walking dead without killing each other first?

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Splash Area (2012)
dir. George Clarke

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Halloween night. A gang of killer clowns on are the rampage and after seeing their friend mutilated by them, three friends decided to go above the law in a bid to stop the red nosed crazies. Following them to an old asylum, they soon become the hunted in this fun house of blood and guts, fighting for survival against muscle, madness and chainsaws... Putting a spin on the usual 'teens vs killers' flick, Splash Area delivers a grindhouse horror with a cast of fresh faces, plenty of action and enough black comedy to keep everyone happy! Winner of Best SFX & Jurys Choice, Freak Show Horror Film Festival.

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Thanatomorphose (2012)
dir. Éric Falardeau

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Thanatomorphose is a french word meaning the visible signs of an organism's decomposition caused by death. One day, a young and beautiful girl wakes up and finds her flesh rotting.

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Zombie Pirates (2013)
dir. Steve Sessions

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A dangerous young woman (Sarah French) offers up human sacrifices to a ghost ship of the dead in return for an ancient treasure. When she comes up one sacrifice short, her zombie masters exact their bloody revenge in this gory tribute to Spain's popular Blind Dead Euro Horror series. This outrageous horror movie was directed by Steve Sessions (Sinister) and stars the beautiful Sarah French (Insectula). Presented in a 16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen Edition mastered from High Definition.

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Gingerbread Man vs. Evil Bong (2013)
dir. Charles Band

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It's a War of the Colossal Freaks when serial killing cookie, GINGERDEAD MAN, tracks down the lone survivor of his murderous rampage, SARAH LEIGH (Robin Sydney), to take care of unfinished business. But his devious plans go up in smoke when Sarah meets LARNELL (John Patrick Jordan), who has a pint-sized problem of his own. The EVIL BONG, EEBEE, has been unleashed once again. Bodies begin to pile up as Gingerdead Man carves a path for them. Their only salvation is to turn to help from the dastardly Bong. It's one tough cookie versus one bad trip mother when the two Titans of Terror hash out a war in the Bong World. The stakes have never been higher.

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Black Water Vampire (2013)
dir. Evan Tramel

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A group of young documentary filmmakers set off to uncover the true story behind the Black Water murders, a series of brutal killings where women were found dumped in the woods, savagely slain, with their mutilated bodies completely drained of blood. In an attempt to exonerate the man accused of the crimes, they journey into the wilderness where the deaths occurred and find themselves face to face with a form of evil they could have never imagined. What began as a mission to save a wrongly convicted man turns into a battle for their own lives.

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Knight of the Dead (2013)
dir. Mark Atkins

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A band of crusading knights escorts the Holy Grail through a plague-ridden countryside, destined for a distant land. Hunted by assassins, the knights venture into the forbidden Valley of Black Death. What they discover is even more terrifying than the plague and the ruthless killers hot on their trail; the Valley of Black Death is home to the undead. Overrun by hordes of flesh eating zombies, their only chance for survival is a mysterious maiden who can guide them out. Their final, chilling journey (to either death or success) becomes the ultimate battle of men vs. undead as they face a non-stop barrage of gruesome, murderous walking dead.

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Do You Like My Basement? (2012)
dir. Roger Sewhcomar

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Do You Like My Basement? tracks how one man's creative frustration bore a need to make the perfect horror film. Stanley Farmer was rejected universally by the film world. His frustration provoked a darker side and soon cunning, guile, devilish charm and a sociopath's streak compelled him to produce a homemade magnum opus. A film that blurs the lines between reality and fiction and demands the attention of the very world that spurned him.

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Phantom of the Grindhouse (2013)
dir. Chris Seaver

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Blood, ska and fun flow in this over-the-top, goofy re-imagining of the classic tale. When the Sleepy Hollow Heights Horror Club learns their local grindhouse will be shut down, they plan a 24-hour horror-movie-marathon as a last-ditch effort to save the theater. Unbeknownst to them, The Phantom, a derelict who has been hiding out at the theater for years, will stop at nothing to keep the meddling kids from ruining his sanctuary. But when The Phantom gets a load of their leader Christine, things turn from bad to worse as he falls head over heels for the girl of his dark dreams.

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The Prey (2011)
dir. Eric Valette

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A convicted bank robber breaks out of prison to protect his family after confiding sensitive information to a fellow cellmate, only to realize he’s actually a madman who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

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Island (2011)
dirs. Elizabeth Mitchel, Brek Taylor

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A psychological thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Jane Rogers, ISLAND is a haunting tale of yearning, retribution and redemption. Abandoned at birth, Nikki Black has spent most of her life in 'care' sustained only by fairy-tales and fantasy novels. Incapable of love, fearful and desperate for revenge, she decides to find her birth mother, confront her... then kill her. She travels incognito to the remote island where her mother Phyllis now lives as a recluse with Calum, her islander son. Weeks pass and Nikki gradually awakens to the magic of the island, her beguiling brother and their shared passion for storytelling. And, all the while, her murderous paranoia intensifies…

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House Rules for Bad Girls (2009)
dir. Danny LeGare

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Becca has just arrived back to New Hope (a girls ranch) to find that there is a new set of rules she is going to need to follow.

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Old Goats (2011)
dir. Taylor Guterson

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Old Goats is the hilarious and heartfelt story of a trio of gutsy septuagenarians who "refuse to go quietly into that good night". Britt, Bob, and Dave say what they please and don't hold anything back on their quest to make the most of their sunset years. Opinionated and set in their ways, each man confronts aging in his own unique fashion: conventional Dave quietly rebels against how his wife wants them to spend their retirement, hoarder Britt struggles to learn internet dating from his houseboat, and lively ladies' man Bob juggles an unstable girlfriend and a fanciful memoir about his so-called "notorious" past.

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
dirs. Daniel Farrands, Andrew Kasch

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Murderer. Dream Demon. The bastard son of a hundred maniacs. Any way you slice it, there can only be one man - one monster - who epitomizes those words: Freddy Krueger. For decades, he has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters and shows no signs of ever resting in peace. A Nightmare on Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp is your dream guide in this thrilling "shockumentary" that takes you deeper into Freddy's realm than ever before, featuring exciting clips, never-before-seen photos, behind-the-scenes footage, conceptual art, publicity materials and exclusive new interviews with over 100 key cast and crew from every Nightmare, including Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jack Sholder, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Chuck Russell, Jennifer Rubin, Renny Harlin, Lisa Wilcox, Tuesday Knight, Stephen Hopkins, Kelly Jo Minter, Rachel Talalay, Lisa Zane, Alice Cooper, Patrick Lussier, Miko Hughes, Monica Keena, Brendan Fletcher, Ronny Yu and many more. So get ready for Freddy in the definitive account of modern cinema's eternal bogeyman and what has been called the most frightening and imaginative horror franchise in motion picture history!

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The Hidden Hand: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up (2013)
dir. James Carman

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The Hidden Hand is a controversial Award-winning documentary that explores the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence here on Earth. The film takes a keen look at a spectrum of topics like alien abduction, human/alien hybridization, the military's reverse-engineering of alien technology and the government cover-up of anything related to extraterrestrials. Is preoccupation with E.T.'s a form of cultural madness, or is something really going on? How would E.T. contact change the religious and political institutions of our society? The Hidden Hand is full of riveting interviews with experts and experiencers alike: Whitley Strieber, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the 6th astronaut on the moon, Paul Hellyer, a former Canadian Defence Minister, Richard Dolan, Jim Marrs, Linda Moulton Howe, Col. John Alexander, Lyn Buchanan, Clifford Stone, Nassim Haramein, David Icke, Dr. Roger Leir, Graham Hancock and Paola Harris, among others. The shadowy world of UFOs is suddenly brought to light.

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The Conspiracy (1973)
dir. René Gainville

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In 1962, members of the OAS (Organisation de l'Armée secrète - Organization of the Secret Army), led by General Clavet (Jean Rochefort - Innocents with Dirty Hands; The Hairdresser's Husband; Prêt-à-Porter), steal weapons and rob banks in their efforts to free General Challe from Tulle Prison. The Police assign Paraux (Raymond Pellegrin - Le Deuzieme Souffle) to assist Police Chief Lelong (Michel Bouquet - The Unfaithful Wife) in tracking them down. Despite having men on the inside of the Police, Clavet may be losing control of some of his factions, as terrorist acts begin to play a part.
With the Algerian War as a backdrop, The Conspiracy (Le Complot) is a classic spy tale based on true events, ripe with espionage and double-crosses! Also Starring Michel Duchaussoy (This Man Must Die; Mesrine).


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Baffled! (1973)
dir. Philip Leacock

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LEONARD NIMOY stars in this suspenseful tale! Tom Kovack (Leonard Nimoy - STAR TREK) is a hard-nosed racing driver until a sudden supernatural vision causes a near fatal crash while he s hurtling down the backstretch at 140 miles an hour. Michele Brent (Susan Hampshire - Night Must Fall) is the woman who convinces Kovack that his visions are significant. She leads him to the manor house that appears in his vision, which in turn leads him into a world of revenge and murder from beyond the grave. Kovack must tap into his new found power to conquer the evil forces at work. Also starring Vera Miles (PSYCHO) and Racheal Roberts (WHEN A STRANGER CALLS), Scorpion presents both the UK version and the U.S version!

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Nostalghia (1983)
dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

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The Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia, is traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th-century Russian composer. In an ancient spa town, he meets the lunatic Domenico, who years earlier had imprisoned his own family in his house for seven years to save them from the evils of the world. Seeing some deep truth in Domenico's act, Andrei becomes drawn to him. In a series of dreams, the poet's nostalgia for his homeland and his longing for his wife, his ambivalent feelings for Eugenia and her Italy, and his sense of kinship with Domenico become intertwined.

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Comedy Bang! Bang!: The Complete First Season (2013)

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Created, written by and starring Scott Aukerman (co-creator/director/producer, Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis; writer/performer, Mr. Show) and based on Scott's popular podcast of the same name, Comedy Bang! Bang! infuses celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by his bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts (Conan). Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, Comedy Bang! Bang! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun.

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Crossing Lines: Season One (2013)

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Set in exciting and exotic locations Crossing Lines taps into the charter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to mandate a special crime unit to investigate serialized crimes that cross over borders, hunt down criminals and bring them to justice. a global FBI is born. Crossing Lines stars William Fichtner ("Prison Break") as Carl Hickman, a wounded New York cop, pulled from the edge by a group of unlikely saviors, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Donald Sutherland ("The Hunger Games") as Michel Dorn, an inspector in the International Criminal Court, and Marc Lavoine ("The Good Thief") as Louis Daniel, the head of an elite cross-border police unit charged with hunting down the world's most brutal criminals.

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Bullet in the Face (2012)

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Violent criminal Gunter Vogler (Max Williams) is a sociopath who hates everyone and everything. During a bloody jewelry store robbery he is shot by his accomplice and girlfriend Martine (Kate Kelton). He wakes up in hospital having received a face transplant - the face of a police officer he had killed earlier! What's more is that the police tell that by saving his life and now he has to work for them to fight crime! With old friends becoming his new foes and enemies turning into allies, Gunter suffers an identity crisis that has him seeking revenge against the entire human race. Law enforcement thought that with Gunter in their ranks they were fighting fire with fire, but instead, Gunter is scorching the earth. He is a one man wrecking crew, a raging inferno carrying a police badge. He's also a man on a mission to reunite with the woman he loves, Martine, who gave him the ultimate parting shot a Bullet in the Face.

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NYPD Blue: Season 05 (1997)

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The groundbreaking and award winning cop series returns with more gritty drama and frenzied New York City action at the 15th precinct. Season five finds Sipowitz (Dennis Franz) and Simone (Jimmy Smits) dealing with the aftermath of the Joey Salvo Homicide, setting up a rape sting on the trail of a stripper killer and investigating a murderous home invasion. Meanwhile Medavoy (Gordon Clapp), Martinez (Nicholas Turturro) and Russell (Kim Delaney) uncover a body snatching ring, investigate the murder of a rock n roll manager and look for a man suspected of robbing taxis. Airing on ABC primetime from 1993-2005 and seen by millions, NYPD Blue was created by Emmy award winning show runner Steven Bochco (LA Law, Hill Street Blues) NYPD Blue continues to tackle cases ripped from the headlines capturing the tumultuous and unpredictable nature of New York City crime fighting.

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Borgen: Season 3 (2013)

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Borgen is a modern Danish political drama about the personal costs of the struggle for power for the people at the center of the political world and the media.
In this third and final season of Borgen, Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) is a very different person than the confident prime minister who spoke at the lectern in parliament. She is no longer prime minister. It has been two and a half years since she called an election in which she failed to win the required number of seats to maintain the existing government. She has since left politics and is now a highly-paid speaker in the business world. During a talk she is holding for yet another group of Danish businesspeople, it all suddenly becomes too much for her. She can no longer brush off the recurring question of what she would do if she were Prime Minister.


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Sebastian Bergman: The Cursed One Parts 1 & 2 (2010)

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Every criminal has his own handwriting, but only Sebastian Bergman can read it.
Bergman is Sweden's most famous criminal profiler, having written a definitive, best-selling book about workings of the criminal mind. He's played by Swedish actor Rolf Lassgard, famous for his performance as the original Wallander, based on Henning Mankell's wildly popular crime novels. Bergman is strong-headed, politically incorrect, intuitive, abrasive and grief stricken. He's yet to come to terms with the loss of his wife and daughter from the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, an event that caused his life to careen out of control and derailed his work with the Stockholm police department. Personal compulsions numb the pain and make him into his own worst enemy. His life and career are completely on the skids when he returns to his hometown, two weeks late for his mother's funeral but just in time to help the local police solve the brutal murder of a 15-year-old boy. Then, a revelation from his past jump-starts his efforts to get his life back in order and deal with his sexual addiction. He s learned that therapy won't help; what he needs is to get back to work. When the Stockholm police realize they have a serial killer on their hands, Bergman knows he s still got it and insists they hire him. It's a race against the clock to catch a murderer who appears to be modeling his attacks on those of a deadly criminal Bergman put behind bars years ago. The chase is on; catching killers is the one thing he knows how to do best.


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Dolmen (2005)

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What could be more perfect than coming home to marry your childhood sweetheart? Police officer Marie Kermeur returns to the beautiful craggy island of Ty Kern, off the coast of Brittany, to marry Christian, the man she grew up with on the island. But wedding planning turns into funeral preparations as the island becomes the stage for strange, nightmarish happenings. One by one, members of Marie's and other well-known local families die in mysterious circumstances. Adding an element of the bizarre to each tragedy is the fact that at the moment of death, one of the large stone outcroppings called menhirs begins to bleed with blood identical to that of the victim. And, in the hand of each corpse is found the cryptic note, For Marie, He will judge. From the stone, blood will spill. The strange phenomenon revives an old and sinister island legend that of the Shipwreckers. They were the starving islanders who, centuries ago during a famine, misdirected ships heading to lighthouse and caused them to wreck upon the rocks. Desperate to stop the carnage, Marie starts her own investigation, but a top cop from Paris, Lucas Fersen, supplants her and is officially put in charge of the case. However, given that her family is directly affected by the eerie events, Marie is determined to play a part in the investigation and help solve the mystery. Despite their initial mutual mistrust, a strong attraction grows between Marie and Lucas. Together they reveal Ty Kern's darkest secrets.

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Dilbert: The Complete Series (1999)

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The Most Popular Comic Strip Of The 90's Is Now On DVD!
With his signature turned-up tie, round glasses and buzz cut, Dilbert is already a pop culture phenomenon, providing an irreverent reference point for workers everywhere. Now you can follow Dilbert and his co-workers as they try to make sense of corporate culture through witty banter and silly slapstick.
Developed and produced by Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Dilbert follows the every man as he copes with daily life at The Company. Daniel Stern (The Wonder Years) stars as the voice of Dilbert, while Chris Elliott (How I Met Your Mother) voices his roommate Dogbert, who views the entire world as existing for his personal entertainment. Joining Dilbert in the office are his fellow engineers: the no-nonsense, caffeinated Alice (Kathy Griffin) and selfish, slothful Wally (Gordon Hunt).
Guest voice talent includes Jason Alexander, Andy Dick, Eugene Levy, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Tom Green and more!


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Blue Submarine No. 6: Complete Collection (1998)

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In the future, the rising temperature of the Earth has melted the polar ice caps. As a result, the planet's last remaining land masses are in danger of sinking into the ocean. As if humanity didn't have enough problems, an army of ocean-dwelling creatures led by the scientist Zorndyke have seemingly declared war on mankind! Humanity's last hopes rest with the state-of-the-art vessel, Blue Sub 6 and her crew! Can Tetsu and Mayumi stop Zorndyke's mutant army and save what remains of humanity?

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Medaka Box Abnormal: Season Two (2012)

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What started as a simple assistance program has escalated insanely out of control, and now Medaka Kurokami finds herself exposed as something far more than human. But that's only the beginning of a new series of shocking revelations that lead towards a dark secret plan that not even the unbelievable power of her War God Mode may be able to withstand. Still, Medaka's proving to be good at thinking outside of the box, and if she needs the full backing of every hidden resource of the Student Council to meet the challenge, then that's what she's going to get. Even the Abnormal ones! Get ready for action, violence and gorgeous girls the way only Studio Gainax can make them as the hits, grins, jiggles and girls gone wild enter the berserker stage in the incredible: MEDAKA BOX ABNORMAL!

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Marc Maron: Thinky Pain (2013)

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Marc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn’t real, it’s just Thinky Pain.
Maron is brutally honest as he dissects his life wide open in the public sphere. Probably best known for his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed, and massively successful podcast WTF, Maron taps into his and his guest’s neuroses, as Marc tries to understand his life. He also stars in the show "Maron, " and his appearance on "Louie" (along with Louis CK’s prior appearance on WTF) cemented his position as a comic’s comic.


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Mac Dre and Kilo Curt Present: From the Ground Up

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Get a close look into Thizz Nation 'From The Ground Up'. This DVD will give fans a clear understanding how Mac Dre built the Thizz Nation with his name and lifestyle. Also explored is how his fellow Thizz artists carried the torch after his death. Includes interviews with the Thizz Nation CEO, artists, producers, promoters, and others.

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The Doors: R-Evolution

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Combining early TV appearances with their own music films, it illustrates how The Doors evolved from the constraints of late sixties television to a point where they had the creative input and power to shape how they were portrayed on screen. Throughout the unique charisma and talent of The Doors comes across, whether it be on a lightweight pop show or on a film created from their own imaginations, along with some of the most influential music ever made.

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Dump the DVD
Notable releases finally on Blu-ray.

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Re: Dan's DVD Picks for January 21st

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that nightmare on elm st documentary is pretty cool.

anyone seen gingerbread man vs evil bong?

sounds like a winner.

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Re: Dan's DVD Picks for January 21st

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dat laboof cover
solidweek
moved by duck muscles

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Re: Dan's DVD Picks for January 21st

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Anyone want to talk me out of Bad Milo? Love Marino, trailer looks funny enough.
Had no idea Kino was putting out Nostalghia, wish they'd stop fucking around and put out Stalker on blu.
Definitely in for Zulu, Cat People and Lady From Shanghai

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Re: Dan's DVD Picks for January 21st

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figure milo to be worth a d/l or rental, wouldn't have hopes beyond that
moved by duck muscles

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