New on Blu-ray: FILM NOIR - THE DARK SIDE OF CINEMA XXVII (The Great Train Robbery, Unmasked & The Man is Armed)

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Product Description: This collection features three B-noir treasures from Poverty Row studio Republic Pictures.

The Great Train Robbery (1941) – Duke Logan (Milburn Stone) and his gang hijack an entire train carrying gold bullion and passengers including nightclub entertainer Kay Stevens (Claire Carleton). Will Kay be saved by railroad detective Tom Logan (Bob Steele), who vows to halt the criminal activities of his brother Duke? Fast-paced direction by Republic’s top Western-maker, Joseph Kane (The Maverick Queen).

Unmasked (1950) – Raymond Burr (TV’s Perry Mason) sizzles as a sleazy tabloid publisher who tricks wealthy women into investing in his ventures. His latest conquest is the rich wife of a once-successful producer who has lavished her with expensive jewelry. The tabloidman promises her marriage after she is granted a divorce. Instead, she is granted murder—in this lean, mean noir gem.

The Man Is Armed (1956) – Framed by another man, truck driver Johnny Morrison (Dane Clark, Moonrise) serves a year in prison. After his release, Johnny confronts the man, who plunges off a roof to his death. However, Johnny later finds out that it was his old boss (William Talman, The Hitch-Hiker) who had framed him, and who now has blackmail on his mind. Twists and turns abound in this nifty thriller.

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New on Blu-ray: LAST RITES (1988) Starring Tom Berenger & Daphne Zuniga

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Product Description: Tom Berenger (The Dogs of War, The Big Chill, Platoon, Major League) and Daphne Zuniga (The Sure Thing, Modern Girls, The Fly II, TV's Melrose Place) set the screen ablaze in this controversial tale of a love affair between a priest and a sexy woman. A relentlessly entertaining tale of lust, betrayal and revenge with a shocking final twist, Last Rites administers equal measures of white-knuckle suspense... and white-hot romance. A Mafia hit... a vulnerable witness... a man of the cloth with a secret past. When Father Michael Pace (Berenger) finds himself drawn to the mistress (Zuniga) of a brutally murdered mobster, he risks his life, his standing and even his faith to protect her in this riveting thriller that will keep you guessing until the final frame. Beautifully shot on location in New York by legendary cinematographer David Watkins (Catch-22, Out of Africa, Chariots of Fire, Moonstruck) and featuring a strong supporting cast that includes Chick Vennera (The Milagro Beanfield War, Yanks), Anne Twomey (Deadly Friend, The Image Maker), Dane Clark (Moonrise, Skidoo), Paul Dooley (Breaking Away, SixteenCandles), Tony Lip (GoodFellas) and Adrian Paul (Duncan MacLeod of TV's Highlander).

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Classic Movies: MOONRISE (1948) - Criterion Collection

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Product Description: A small-town fable about violence and redemption, MOONRISE is the final triumph of Frank Borzage, one of Hollywood's most neglected masters. Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, young Danny (Dane Clark) is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, Danny makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man's fiancée (Gail Russell), a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression. With this postwar comeback, Borzage recaptured the inspiration that had animated his long and audacious early career, marrying the lyrical force of his romantic sensibility with the psychological anguish of film noir, in a stunning vindication of faith in the power of love.

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