DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for March 15, 2011

It’s Monday! That means it’s time for us to give you the new DVD & Blu-Ray releases for this week. We got some hi-def Brian Trenchard-Smith plus some kaiju, an Asylum release and SHARKTOPUS! Read on fiends to see the full list.

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The Absent

Format: DVD
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When twin brothers Oscar and Vincent discover their parents are plotting to kill them for insurance money, they beat them to the punch. Twenty-five years later, adult Oscar (Denny Kirkwood) languishes in prison while his brother (Bryan Kirkwood) lives a quiet life as a science teacher in a small town. Their worlds collide when Oscar is released from prison and strange things start happening to Vincent’s students.

The Absent on Netflix

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Battle of Los Angeles

Format: DVD
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No description provided at Amazon.com or IMDB. This is the Asylum mockbuster of Battle: Los Angeles and aired on the Syfy channel on March 12, 2011. Here is the synopsis on The Asylum’s website:

In February 1942 US forces engaged an unidentified flying object above Los Angeles. Now almost 70 years later, the alien invaders have returned.

Battle of Los Angeles on Netflix

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Blood

Format: DVD | Blu-Ray

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Police Detective Hoshino (Kanji Tsuda) investigates the murder of a maid at a mansion belonging to Miyako Rozmberk (Sugimoto), a seductive vampire mistress and cougar all in one. Ukyo Kuronuma (Jun Kaname), an Edo-era swordsman who was turned into a vampire by Miyako is fingered for the crime but before anything can be done about it Hoshino ends up under Miyako s spell as well. This leads Hoshino and Ukyo to battle one another for the privilege of staying with Miyako for eternity.

Blood on Netflix

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BMX Bandits

Format: DVD | Blu-Ray

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After THE OTHERS, Quentin Tarantino says, this is my favorite Nicole Kidman performance! The future Academy Award® winner made her movie debut at 16 years old as the pouffy-haired star of this action/comedy about a cache of stolen walkie-talkies, three BMX-riding friends, and the ruthless bank robbers who will pursue them through every graveyard, shopping mall, construction site and waterpark in New South Wales, Australia. It s a high-flying ride to adventure filled with wild stunts, cool BMX outfits, creepy innuendo, cheezy synth music, an obnoxious fat kid, and gobs of fast & furious fun. John Ley (MAD MAX), David Argue (RAZORBACK) and Bryan Marshall (THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY) co-star with thrilling cinematography from future Oscar® winner John Seale (THE ENGLISH PATIENT) in this Down Under 80’s cult classic from Ozsploitation master Brian Trenchard-Smith, the legendary director of TURKEY SHOOT, DEAD-END DRIVE IN and STUNT ROCK!

BMX Bandits on Netflix

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Gamera Vs. Zigra / Gamera: The Super Monster [Double-Feature]

Format: DVD

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From Shout! Factory come the final two films in the illustrious Gamera franchise: Gamera Vs. Zigra and Gamera: Super Monster! Witness twice the excitement as Gamera takes on the malevolent underwater alien creature Zigra and then revisits each of his deadliest foes one by one while trying to save the world! Both films feature newly remastered transfers in their original Japanese language as well as English dubs!

Not Available on Netflix

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The Human Trace

Format: DVD
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Over the last year, a series of grisly murders has plagued the small town of Solace. Investigators are baffled because no cuase of death can be determined for the victims. Because local law enforcement is under suspicion, county detective Kyle Fishburn is sent undercover to find the killer. He stays at a bed and breackfast and befriends the owner, Gordy, an obsessive-compulsive neat freak, whose extensive knowledge of the town proves invaluable. Kyle quickly learns the dirt, the lies and the secrets of the suspects and the victims. Kyle discovers a frightening twist to Solace’s secrets when he realizes that the murders are not your garden variety homicides. Something much more sinister is gripping this town and may soon be headed for Kyle too!

Not Available on Netflix

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Interplanetary

Format: DVD

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Nine men and women, employees of Interplanetary Corporation, live and work on Mars. Their days aren’t particularly interesting, much less exciting, until they are assaulted by a murderous band of strangers and a seemingly unstoppable alien creature. Do these attacks have anything to do with the Martian fossil recently uncovered by one of the employees? Will the rapidly increasing body count adversely affect Interplanetary’s stock price? And can anyone survive long enough to fill out the inevitable paperwork?

Not Available on Netflix

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Sharktopus

Format: DVD | Blu-Ray

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It is known as S-11, a diabolical hybrid of shark and octopus created by genetic scientist Nathan Sands (Oscar®-nominee Eric Roberts of THE EXPENDABLES and THE DARK KNIGHT) as the U.S. Navy’s next super-weapon. But when its control implants are damaged during a training experiment, the beast escapes to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for a taste of sun, sand, bikini babes, jet-skiers, spring breakers and beyond. Now a hotshot mercenary, an investigative reporter, and Sand’s biomechanical engineer daughter must stop a creature like none ever witnessed before: It has superior intelligence. It attacks without warning. And it likes to snack on bungee jumpers. Kerem Bursin and Sara Malakul Lane co-star with a hilarious cameo by legendary producer Roger Corman in the unforgettable Syfy Original Movie about the 8-tentacled eating machine called SHARKTOPUS!

Sharktopus on Netflix

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Sugar Boxx

Format: DVD
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Reporter Valerie March goes undercover inside Sugar State Woman’s Prison to expose a prostitution ring run by the warden. But all hell breaks loose when her fellow inmates decide to take bloody, unforgettable revenge on their captors. Starring Jack Hill, Tura Satana and Kitten Natividad.

Sugar Boxx on Netflix