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Waiting for me when I got home from work last night...

Fast & Furious Blu-ray Collection | Year: 2001 | 689 Min. Buckle up for nonstop action and mind-blowing speed in the adrenaline-fueled Fast & Furious 6-Movie Collection. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez and an all-star cast put pedal to the metal in pursuit of justice and survival as they race from L.A. to Tokyo, Rio and London. Packed with full-throttle action and jaw-dropping stunts, these six turbo-charged thrill rides place you behind the wheel of the most explosive film franchise in history!

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Stir of Echoes | Year: 1999 | 99 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) is a blue-collar worker, a family man, the most ordinary guy in the world...who is about to be plunged into a shattering encounter with another world. And it doesn't matter that Tom doesn't believe in the supernatural. Because something supernatural has started to believe in Tom. After he is hypnotized at a neighborhood party, Tom changes. He sees things he can't explain and hears voices he can't ignore. As the horrific visions intensfy, Tom realizes they are pieces of a puzzle, echoes of a crime calling out to be solved. But when his other-worldly nightmares begin coming true, Tom wants out. He desperately tries to rid himself of his eerie, unwanted powers - only to be seized by an irresistible compulsion to dig deeper and deeper into the mystery that is consuming his life. When at last he unearths the truth, it will draw him into the long-buried secret of a ghastly crime, a vengeful spirit...and the lethal price of laying that spirit to rest.

Faster | Year: 2010 | 98 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro After 10 years in prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has focused on one thing – hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother. Now a free man with a terrifying purpose, he sets out to find and kill all those on his list. But on his heels are two men who will do anything to stop him – a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and a hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) who finds his match in this worthy opponent. Now, the hunter is also the hunted.

Ghost Town | Year: 2008 | 102 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro A spirited romantic comedy, Ghost Town is the story of Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais), a cranky Manhattan dentist who develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. But, when a smooth-talking ghost (Greg Kinnear) traps Bertram into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen (Téa Leoni), they become entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

Major League | Year: 1989 | 107 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro She's beautiful, smart, goal-oriented, and she just inherited the Cleveland Indians. Unfortunately, she wants to move the franchise to Miami, and a losing season is her only ticket to Florida. So she signs the wildest gang of screwballs that ever spit tobacco. They're handsome, but they're hopeless! Her catcher (Tom Berenger) is a washed-up womanizer who struck out in life. Her ace pitcher (Charlie Sheen) is a punked-out crazy who struck out with the law. And her third baseman (Corbin Bersen) is more concerned about fielding endorsements than grounders. Throw in a busload of other misfits and you've got yourself a hilarious line-up that's destined for disaster. Or is it?

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Year: 2014 | 119 min. | United States "Michael Keaton delivers the best performance of his career" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) in this "funny, frenetic..." (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times) film from co-writer/director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. When a has-been movie superhero (Keaton) risks everything for Broadway, he faces harsh critics, a deranged alter ego, his estranged daughter (Emma Stone) and a difficult stage star (Edward Norton). Also starring Naomi Watts And Zach Galifianakis, Birdman is "audacious, original, and bold" (Leonard Maltin, Indiewire.com). Go behind the scenes with exclusive extras on Blu-ray! The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1 | Year: 2014 | 123 min. | United States KATNISS EVERDEEN, girl on fire, has survived. She awakens from the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell deep inside the bunkered catacombs of District 13. Separated from some of her closest allies and fearing for their safety in the Capitol, Katniss finally agrees to be the Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion. Still uncertain as to whom she can trust, Katniss must help 13 rise from the shadows, all the while knowing that President Snow has focused his hatred into a personal vendetta against her—and her loved ones.

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The Twilight Zone: Season 1 | Year: 1985 | 1440 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Travel into the fifth dimension once again with The Twilight Zone, testing the limits of reality and exploring the mysteries of the universe. Airing from 1985 to 1989, this critically acclaimed anthology series carried on the legacy of the original Rod Serling program and attracted a brand-new audience of fans. The series features major stars in compelling tales of intrigue by such noted writers as Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Rockne S. O’Bannon, Arthur C. Clarke and Theodore Sturgeon. Now the entire thrilling first season of 24 one-hour episodes can be seen in their entirety! EPISODES: 1. Shatterday / A Little Peace and Quiet 2. Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon 3. Healer / Children's Zoo / Kentucky Rye 4. Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers 5. If She Dies / Ye Gods 6. Examination Day / A Message From Charity 7. Teacher's Day / Paladin of the Lost Hour 8. Act Break / The Burning Man / Dealer's Choice 9. Dead Woman's Shoes / Wong's Lost / Found Emporium 10. The Shadow Man / The Uncle Devil Show / Opening Day 11. The Beacon / One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty 12. Her Pilgrim Soul / I of Newton 13. Night of the Meek / But Can She Type / The Star 14. Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie 15. Monsters! / A Small Talent for War / A Matter of Minutes 16. The Elevator / To See the Invisible Man / Tooth or Consequences 17. Welcome to Winfield / Quarantine 18. Gramma / Personal Demons / Cold Reading 19. The Leprechaun Artist / Dead Run 20. Profile in Silver / Button, Button 21. Need to Know / Red Snow 22. Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library 23. Shadow Play / Grace Note 24. A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot

The Other Woman | Year: 2014 | 109 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Cameron Diaz leads a knockout cast in this irreverent comedy about love, lust and the laws of karma. When a New York attorney (Diaz) learns that her sexy boyfriend (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has a wife (Leslie Mann) and another mistress (Kate Upton), she teams with the other women to teach the three-timing man a lesson. Only with Blu-ray™, see hilarious deleted and alternate scenes not shown in theaters!

Inception | Year: 2010 | 148 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in this sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the best there is at extraction: stealing valuable secrets inside the subconscious during the mind's vulnerable dream state. His skill has made him a coveted player in industrial espionage but has also made him a fugitive and cost him dearly. Now he may get a second chance if he can do the impossible: inception, planting an idea rather than stealing one. If they succeed, Cobb and his team could pull off the perfect crime. But no planning or expertise can prepare them for a dangerous enemy who seems to predict their every move. An enemy only Cobb could have seen coming.

Sucker Punch | Year: 2011 | 128 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro In this epic action fantasy, Babydoll, locked away against her will, must band together with four fellow prisoners and use imagination and dreams to escape her dark reality.

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Immortal Beloved | Year: 1994 | 121 min. | United States Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini and Valeria Golino star in IMMORTAL BELOVED, a mesmerizing mystery based on the tumultuous real life of Ludwig van Beethoven. Oldman gives a tour de force performance as the passionate, volatile genius who inspired love and hatred in equal measure. Whether seducing regal followers or criticizing the ruling class, Beethoven made many enemies. But he also had one true love — the unnamed Immortal Beloved mentioned in an enigmatic letter discovered upon his death. The thrilling search for the identity of this mystery woman leads us into Beethoven's dark past, his hidden passions and, ultimately, into the unparalleled genius of his music. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Year: 2001 | 115 min. | Japan Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a bigger, even more devastating biochemical attack, an astronomical reward is offered for the arrest and capture of the person behind the destruction. On the space ship "Bebop," Spike Spiegel and his crew of bounty hunters are bored and short of cash. But with the news of the reward everything changes. Based on the wildly popular TV series, "Cowboy Bebop," the big-screen smash COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE pits Spike and Co. against their deadliest adversary ever. Featuring stunning, state-of-the-art animation, this action-packed sci-fi adventure builds to a breath-taking, nail-biting climax, guaranteed to keep you hanging on the edge of your seat. Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series | Year: 1998 | 650 min. | Japan The Bebop crew is just trying to make a buck. This motley lot of intergalactic loners teams up to track down fugitives and turn them in for cold hard cash. Spike is a hero whose cool facade hides a dark and deadly past. The pilot Jet is a bruiser of a brute who can't wait to collect the next bounty. Faye Valentine is a femme fatale prone to breaking hearts and separating fools from their money. Along for the ride are the brilliant-but-weird hacker Ed and a super-genius Welsh Corgi named Ein. On their own, any one of them would be likely to get lost in the sprawl of space, but together, they're the most entertaining gang of bounty hunters in the year 2071.

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Employee of the Month | Year: 2006 | 108 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro For years, Zack Bradley (Dane Cook) has been working hard at hardly working hard at all at the local Super Club. That's until a hottie named Amy (Jessica Simpson) becomes the new cashier. After discovering she's willing to date the next guy to become "Employee of the Month," Zack takes on current titleholder (Dax Shepard) in a supersmackdown to see who will win the honor – and Amy's heart – in this outrageous comedy that proves you can't succeed at life and love till you get your shift together.

The Eye | Year: 2008 | 97 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Sydney Wells is blind and has been so since a childhood tragedy. After undergoing surgery to restore her sight she learns to see again. But soon after, unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Not knowing if they are an aftermath of surgery, her mind adjusting to sight, her imagination, or something horrifyingly real, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.

The Brave One | Year: 2007 | 122 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro "Why don't they stop me?" Erica Bain wonders. Bain, a popular New York radio host, watched her fiancé die and nearly lost her own life to a vicious, random attack. Now she discovers a stranger within herself, an armed wanderer in the urban night, out for vengeance and at war with her own soul. Two-time Academy Award® winner* Jodie Foster as Erica joins Oscar® nominee* Terrence Howard as a determined cop hot on her trail. Erica's future is uncertain but one thing is not: The Brave One is a high-tension thriller that packs a visceral and emotional punch. *Foster – Best Actress for The Accused (1988) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). **Howard – Best Actor for Hustle & Flow (2005).

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Devil | Year: 2010 | 80 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, five people discover that the Devil is among them - and no one can escape their fate. This chilling, supernatural thriller from producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixt Sense, Signs) will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way to a heart-stopping ending with a truly wicked twist.

Ouija | Year: 2014 | 89 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro How far would you go to make contact with someone you lost? From the Producers of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Insidious comes a supernatural thriller in which a group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they unwittingly release a dark power from the other side. What started as a game will unleash an evil only they can stop. Starring Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel), Douglas Smith (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters), Bianco Santos (The Fosters), and Daren Kagasoff (The Secret Life of the American Teenager).

Doom/The Scorpion King/The Rundown | Year: 2002 | 310 Min. DOOM: A frantic call for help from a remote research station sends a team of mercenary Marines, led by The Rock and Karl Urban, to Mars where they find a legion of nightmarish creatures killing at will. Based on the hugely popular video game, DOOM is an explosive action-packed thrill ride! THE SCORPION KING: Unleashing The Rock as the most fearsome warrior of the ancient world, The Scorpion King plunges you into a sweeping tale filled with stunning fight sequences, awe-inspiring battles and pulse-pounding action. THE RUNDOWN: Beck (The Rock) is a bounty hunter sent into the treacherous jungles of the Amazon to bring the rebellious Travis (Seann William Scott) back to the States. When Beck and Travis reluctantly join forces to hunt down a priceless treasure, this unlikely team embarks on a pulse-pounding, non-stop thrill-ride.

The Dark Knight Trilogy | Year: 2005 | 458 Min. BATMAN BEGINS In Batman Begins, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan explores the origins of the legendary Dark Knight. In the wake of his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred (Michael Caine), detective Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and his ally Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Wayne returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and an array of high-tech weaponry to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. THE DARK KNIGHT The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The trio proves effective. But soon the three find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastemtind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.   THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Eight years ago, after assuming the blame for D.A. Harvey Dent's death, a disgraced Batman (Christian Bale) mysteriously vanished. But everything changes with the appearance of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hathaway) and the arrival of Bane (Tom Hardy), a ruthless madman. Bane's reign of terror forces Bruce out of his self-imposed exile and into the ultimate battle for Gotham City's survival...and his own.

American Sniper | Year: 2014 | 132 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Chris Kyle's (Bradley Cooper) mission is to protect his brothers in arms while being a prime target of insurgents. Despite the dangers, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the spirit of the SEAL creed to "leave no one behind." But upon returning to his wife, Taya (Sienna Miller), and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.

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The Sentinel | Year: 2006 | 108 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro There's never been a traitor in the U.S. Secret Service...until now. And the evidence points to Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas), one of the most trusted agents on the force. Now on the run, with two investigators (Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria) hot on his heels, Garrison must fight to clear his name and save the president's life!

Gridiron Gang | Year: 2006 | 125 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in this gritty and inspirational movie based on a true story about a group of teenage delinquents given a second chance to redeem themselves by playing football. Sean Porter (Johnson) is a frustrated juvenile probation officer. Most of the kids in his detention camp are either sent back to prison once they leave or meet a violent end when they return to the streets. Desperately looking for a way to make a difference, he and his co-worker Malcolm Moore (Xzibit, TV's "Pimp My Ride") devise a plan to teach discipline and responsibility through the game of football. But with only four weeks before the start of the season, Porter must overcome insurmountable odds to put together a competitive team. It's a season that will test their minds, spirit, and bodies as Porter teaches his players the principles of good character, strength through resiliency, and genuine respect for one another.

Anaconda | Year: 1997 | 89 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro ANACONDA is an action-packed thriller starring JENNIFER LOPEZ (The Wedding Planner), rap supertsar ICE CUBE (xXx: State of the Union), Academy Award® Winner JON VOIGHT (1978 Best Actor, Coming Home) and ERIC STOLTZ (The Butterly Effect). A documentary film crew, headed by anthropologist Steve Cale (Stoltz) and director Terri Flores (Lopez), ventures into the world's most isolated jungle — the Amazon — in search of a lost and forgotten civilization. Early in their journey they come to the aid of Paul Serone (Voight), a Paraguayan guide, who joins their expedition. But Serone is actually a poacher on the trail of a legendary snake. When Serone hijacks the boat and its crew on his quest to track and kill the giant snake, he steers the expedition right into the path of the deadly monster. Get ready for a wild, scare-a-minute thrill ride because ANACONDA will grab you and take your breath away.

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Since it is only 1 week apart Danae Cassandra and I celebrate our birthdays together... Our celebration was yesterday... I came home with...

An American Werewolf in London | Year: 1981 | 98 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Re-discover one of the most gripping horror films of all time with the cult classic, An American Werewolf in London. Blending the macabre with a wicked sense of humor, director John Landis (National Lampoon's® Animal House) delivers a contemporary take on the classic werewolf tale in this story of two American tourists who, while traveling in London, find their lives changed forever when a vicious wolf attacks them during a full moon. Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection | Year: 1980 | 1117 Min. 40-page soft cover book.  Official Camp Crystal Lake embroidered Counselor Patch. • Disc 1 - Friday the 13th (1980) • Disc 2 - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) • Disc 3 - Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D (1982) • Disc 4 - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) NEW TO BLU-RAY • Disc 5 - Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) / Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) NEW TO BLU-RAY • Disc 6 - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) / Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) NEW TO BLU- RAY • Disc 7 - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) / Jason X (2002) NEW TO BLU-RAY • Disc 8 - Freddy vs. Jason (2003) • Disc 9 - Friday the 13th (2009) (Theatrical Version and “Killer Cut” Extended Version) • Disc 10 - Killer Bonus DVD Disc And with Amazon Gift Cards that I got... I ordered.... Speed | Year: 1994 | 116 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Keanu Reeves stars as an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Dennis Hopper) has planted on a bus. But until he does, one of the passengers (Sandra Bullock) must keep the bus speeding through the streets of L.A. at more than 50 miles per hour—or the bomb will detonate! The Mel Brooks Collection | Year: 1970 | 969 Min. "Enjoy! Revel! Live!"as Mel says... and "have yourselves one sweetheart of a good time." Presenting nine hugely popular films from one of cinema's most celebrated, prolific and funniest filmmakers, Mel Brooks! The undisputed king of hilariously quotable films, Mel has delivered hit after hit after hit, each one as memorable as the next. This nine-disc Blu-ray™ collection includes some of the most sidesplitting, gut-busting, guffaw-inducing films ever made. It really is "good to be the king!"

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I found this set waiting for me when I got home from work last night...

Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures | Year: 1981 | 483 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro From the award-winning duo of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, experience every heart-pounding thrill like never before with Indiana Jones®: The Complete Adventures on Blu-ray! For the first time ever, all four unforgettable films are offered together on Blu-ray, featuring brilliant high definition picture quality and 5.1 audio presentation. This five-disc collection boasts fully color-corrected digital master versions of The Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade and the highly anticipated frame-by-frame full restoration of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Dive into the adventures and spectacular action of the Academy Award®-winning* Indiana Jones series with hours of special features including new content created exclusively for this release. Only one name defines the ultimate hero... only one format delivers the ultimate experience! *Raiders of the Lost Ark: Best Visual Effects; Best Art Direction; Best Film Editing; Best Sound; and Special Achievement Award - Sound Effects Editing; 1981. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Best Visual Effects, 1984. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Best Sound Effects Editing, 1989.

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Wild | Year: 2014 | 115 min. | United States ACADEMY AWARD® Winner Reese Witherspoon* stars in this inspirational true story from the director of Dallas Buyers Club and based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed. After years of reckless behavior and being haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi (ACADEMY AWARD® Nominee Laura Dern**), Cheryl (Witherspoon) makes a rash decision to embark on a challenging trek across the Pacific Crest Trail. With absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles all on her own — in what becomes a remarkable journey of self-discovery and redemption that strengthens and ultimately heals her. *Actress: Walk the Line, 2005 **Actress: Rambling Rose, 1991 Battle of Britain | Year: 1969 | 132 min. | United Kingdom Featuring a stellar cast, including Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave and Robert Shaw, Battle of Britain re-creates the greatest air battle in history, when the outnumbered British Royal Air Force defeated the German Luftwaffe at the beginning of World War II and saved England from invasion. From a Whisper to a Scream | Year: 1987 | 100 min. | United States Prepare to be shocked out of your skin with four grisly tales of terror in one small town! Legendary king of horror Vincent Price gives "his fullest, most sepulchral tones of macabre camp" (Los Angeles Times) to this gruesome anthology that will haunt you for days! On the night his niece is executed for committing a string of brutal killings, historian Julian White (Price) reveals the sinister secrets of her hometown, Oldfield, Tennessee, a horrific hamlet that spawns evil! But as the town's murderous legacy is exposed with White's chilling accounts – including stories of a necrophilic madman, a voodoo priest with life-prolonging powers and a legion of children with an appetite for flesh – White doesn't realize that he is about the write the final chapter of Oldfield's morbid history... in his own blood! NOVA: Emperor's Ghost Army | Year: 2014 | 60 min. | United States In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di, in the afterlife.  Lost and forgotten for over 2,200 years, this clay army, 8,000-strong, stands poised to help the first emperor rule again beyond the grave.  Now, a new archeological campaign is probing the thousands of figures entombed in the mausoleum. With exclusive access to pioneering research, Emperor's Ghost Army reveals how the emperor directed the manufacture of the tens of thousands of bronze weapons carried by the clay soldiers including lethal crossbows engineered with astonishing precision.  NOVA test the power of these weapons with high-action experiments and reports on revolutionary 3D computer modeling techniques that are revealing new insights into how the clay figures were made.  The program reveals the secrets of one of archeology's greatest discoveries and brings to life the startlingly sophisticated world of Qin's legendary empire. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Year: 1974 | 104 min. | United States WALTER MATTHAU, ROBERT SHAW and MARTIN BALSAM lead an all-star cast in this "gripping and exciting" (The Hollywood Reporter) suspense film based on the sizzling best seller by John Godey. A gang of thugs who have hijacked a subway train near New York's Pelham Station threaten to kill one hostage per minute. Forced to stall the assailants until a ransom is delivered or a rescue made, transit chief Lt. Garber (Matthau) must somehow ad-lib, con and outmaneuver one of the craftiest, cruelest villains (Shaw) ever. It's a race against time, and no one knows whether things will end heroically or tragically in this pulse-pounding thrill ride! The Birdcage | Year: 1996 | 119 min. | United States Robin Williams and Nathan Lane team up with a top-notch cast in this hilarious comedy. Williams delivers an uproarious performance as Armand, a gay cabaret owner whose son announces he's marrying the daughter of a right-wing politician (Gene Hackman). It's an outrageously funny culture clash as Armand and his drag-queen partner Albert (Lane) try to transform themselves into straight shooters at a dinner party and pull the chiffon over the eyes of the uptight senator and his wife (Dianne Wiest). Airplane! | Year: 1980 | 87 min. | United States Voted "one of the the 10 funniest movies ever made" by the American Film Insitute, "Airplane!" is a masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy. Featuring Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/stewardess/co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...and more! Their hilarious high jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love... the lists whirl by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next! And then, from our birthday party day (still have Amazon cards to spend ... haven't made those decisions yet ...): Watership Down | Year: 1978 | 92 min. | United Kingdom With this passion project, screenwriter-producer-director Martin Rosen brilliantly achieved what had been thought nearly impossible: a faithful big-screen adaptation of Richard Adams's classic British dystopian novel about a community of rabbits under terrible threat from modern forces. With its naturalistic hand-drawn animation, dreamily expressionistic touches, gorgeously bucolic background design, and elegant voice work from such superb English actors as John Hurt, Ralph Richardson, Richard Briers, and Denholm Elliott, Watership Down is an emotionally arresting, dark-toned allegory about freedom amid political turmoil. Nature: Fabulous Frogs | Year: 2014 | 53 min. | United States Sir David Attenborough takes us on a journey through the weird and wonderful world of frogs, shedding new light on these charismatic, colorful and frequently bizarre little animals through first-hand stories, the latest science, and cutting-edge technology.  Frogs from around the world are used to demonstrate the wide variety of frog anatomy, appearance and behavior.  Various courtship techniques can involve anything from calling, waving, or changing color, to knock-down, drag-out fights for the right to mate.  Parental care can get interesting, as well.  Some parents carry their tadpoles on their backs to safe poos of water in the sky provided by bromeliad plants growing in the branches of trees.  One male frog cares for his fertilized eggs in his throat pouch, then "gives birth" out of his mouth.  Frogs can survive Arctic winters and live in some of the hottest places on the planet.  Their amazing adaptations and survival techniques have made them the most successful of amphibians. Soylent Green | Year: 1973 | 97 min. | United States Soylent Green is landmark screen science-fiction, a riveting entertainment and a cautionary tale that holds a mirror to a tomorrow rife with ecological disaster. Working well again in the futuristic genre following Planet of the Apes and The Omega Man, action titan Charlton Heston portrays Thorn, a detective prowling the dank streets of a polluted, overpopulated Big Apple gone rotten in 2022. He's trailing a murderer – and the trail leads to a stunning discovery. Vividly realized, Soylent Green's world gains its power not just from its special effects but from its heart – a human dimension magnified by the performance of legendary Edward G. Robinson in his moving screen farewell. Camelot | Year: 1967 | 180 min. | United States THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR has enchanted generations.  His pure, perfect kingdom was shattered because of the tragic passion between Queen Guenevere and the Round Table’s  bravest knight, Lancelot.  Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe shaped that saga into the 1960 musical Camelot.  Seven years later, the stage hit became a triple Academy Award® winner* with glowing performances by Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Franco Nero and a glittering score.  Experience anew the melodic romance of “one brief, shining moment” known as Camelot. *1967 Best Adaptation Scoring, Art Direction - Set Decoration and Costume Design

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While out and about yesterday...

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings | Year: 2011 | 93 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro This new unrated chapter of Wrong Turn takes you to the most terrifying place of all – the Bloody Beginnings! An isolated sanatorium deep in the West Virginian wilderness is deserted after an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals escape and take revenge on their captors. Decades later, a group of college students seeks refuge in the now-abandoned hospital after a blizzard derails their plans for a weekend winter break. But when the students encounter the medical ward's most frightening former patients, their only choice is to fight back...or die trying!

Kick-Ass 2 | Year: 2013 | 103 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Self-made superhero Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and sweet faced foul-mouthe assassin Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) try to return to life as "normal" teenagers, but soon they are faced with their deadliest challenge yet. To seek revenge for his father's death, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) has re-invented himself as the leader of an evil league of super-villains. To defeat their new nemesis, Kick-Ass and Hit Girl must team up with a new wave of masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), in this battle of real villains and heroes.

Wild Hogs | Year: 2007 | 100 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Join four friends who aim to rev up their ho-hum suburban lives with a cross-country motorcycle adventure. Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy star in Wild Hogs, the born-to-be-wildly funny comedy that'll get your motor runnin' faster than ever on Blu-ray Disc®! Hitch a ride as these hapless weekend warriors don their leathers, fire up their bikes and throw caution and their cell phones to the wind as they hit the open highway. But a lot can happen on the road to nowhere, including a run-in with the Del Fuegos, a bad-to-the-bone biker gang. Feel the breeze in your hair - and the bugs in your teeth! - as the open highway races by in the eye-popping clarity of high definition, while engines roar and tires screech in spectacularly souped-up audio. Your whole family will go hog wild over the hilarious misadventures and madcap mayhem that ensue with Blu-ray™ High Definition.

The Cell 2 | Year: 2009 | 93 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Imagine a serial killer who flatlines his victims and then brings them back to life over and over again, until they beg to die. Beautiful psychic investigator Maya Casteneda (Tessie Santiago) was his last victim and swore vengeance on her tormentor before she escaped. Now The Cusp is back, and the FBI taps Maya to help capture the elusive monster. Maya soon discovers the only way she can locate The Cusp is to enter his head. The danger: if Maya dies in the killers brain, she dies in real life! Like the trailblazing original, The Cell 2 is a mind-blowing mix of fantasy and reality that enters a place of fear and power like no other: the thoughts of a psychopath. Chris Bruno (The Dead Zone), Frank Whaley (World Trade Center) and Bart Johnson (High School Musical) costar.

[DJ Doena]

That was a close one. If this hadn't arrived yesterday from the UK, I would have bought nothing in May!

Annie (1982)


May 29th - €5.79 (£2.98) @ Amazon.co.uk

Collection no. 1207


Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)


May 29th - €7.22 (£3.97) @ Amazon.co.uk

Collection no. 1208


Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)


May 29th - €6.53 (£3.49) @ Amazon.co.uk

Collection no. 1209


Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)


May 29th - €6.48 (£3.46) @ Amazon.co.uk

Collection no. 1210

[addicted2dvd]

While out and about yesterday I picked up...

U-571 | Year: 2000 | 117 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro A U.S. Navy Captain and his crew are just beginning to enjoy 48 hours of leave when they receive word to immediately return to duty. On a top-secret assignment, they must disguise themselves as Nazis and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat. Once on board, they are to steal the Nazis' top-secret decoding device and sink the sub before the Germans catch on to what's really happening. Their mission is more dangerous and frightening than anything they could have ever imagined, but one which has the power to turn the tide of battle.

Hoosiers | Year: 1986 | 115 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) is a high school basketball coach whose checkered past has led him to a position with a last-chance team. Made to feel unwelcome by squad members, an icy fellow teacher (Barbara Hershey) and townspeople who nearly have him fired, Dale perseveres with an unwavering passion for the game.

The Killer Inside Me | Year: 2010 | 109 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Oscar®-nominated actor Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse Jones) gives his most chilling performances yet in the controversial crime drama The Killer Inside Me. Co-starring Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four), Oscar nominee Kate Hudson (Almost Famous), Emmy® nominee Simon Baker (TV's The Mentalist) and Bill Pullman (Independence Day), this mordern-day film noir shows a small town sheriff up to his neck in murders: his own. When Affleck's sheriff is asked to railroad a talkative prostitute out of town before she makes trouble, he realizes it's easier to just get rid of her for good. Unfortunately, covering up that murder means eliminating more and more people as his problems and complications spiral out of control. Even worse, he's starting to enjoy committing the crimes a lot more than he ever enjoyed dishing out punishment. Based on the pulp fiction classic by Jim Thompson (The Grifters), The Killer Inside of Me is "an assured, stylish film" [Guardian UK] that reveals the danger when a lawman's badge is hiding a cold, cold heart.