NEW RELEASES - AUGUST 2010

  August 31, 2010

DVD-9TH COMPANY (2005)

ALEXEI CHADOV
FYODOR BONDARCHUCK
ARTUR SMOLYANINOV

Minutes: 134

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION, FOREIGN, WAR

RUSSIAN with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Fedor Bondarchuk, the son of noted Russian filmmaker Sergei Bondarchuk, debuts as a director with the harrowing and relentless military drama 9TH COMPANY, set between 1988 and 1989 at the tail end of the U.S.S.R. Afghani war (the Soviet equivalent of Vietnam). The picture opens in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, in late 1988, when military trainees Petrovsky, Ryaba, Chugun, Stas, Pinochet, Lyutev and Vorobyev are whipped into shape at a training camp by the brutal, sadistic commander, Warrant Officer Dygalo - prior to being sent off to the front lines. After several one-by-one dalliances with the local whore, Snow White, and a cautionary lecture on the history, geography and culture of Afghanistan (which most of the men sleep through), the trainees head off to battle - first to the Bagram air base, then to the Afghani province of Khost to secure supply lines. But nothing can begin to prepare them for the brutal devastation into which they are plunged, or the relentless tide of slaughter that scatters thousands of Soviet victims in its wake.

 

BEATDOWN (2010)

RUDY YOUNGBLOOD
MICHAEL BISPING
BOBBY LASHLEY

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

A young street fighter flees the city in order to escape from a vicious gangster, and stumbles into a whole new world of problems while brawling to raise the money needed to settle his late brother's debts. When Brandon's brother Frankie was murdered, he was carrying the $40,000 he owed to a local gangster. Now the money is nowhere to be found, and Brandon has just one week to pay up, or suffer the consequences. Panicked, Brandon flees to his father's house outside of the city, and learns of a local underground fight club that could be his ticket to freedom. When Brandon meets former MMA champion Drake Colby, the pair hatches a plan to raise the money fast, or die trying.

 

HARRY BROWN (2009)

    

MICHAEL CAINE
EMILY MORTIMER
CHARLIE CREED MILES

Minutes: 103

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

Academy Award nominee Daniel Barber (THE TONTO WOMAN) makes his feature directorial debut with this gritty critique on contemporary British society starring Michael Caine as an elderly shut-in who's spurred to action by a senseless act of violence. Harry Brown (Caine) resides in a desolate public-housing apartment block as his sickly wife lies dying in a local hospital. He spends most of his days in solitude, only getting out to play the occasional game of chess at a nearby pub with his best friend, Leonard (David Bradley). The days of basic human decency seem to be a thing of the past, because in recent years barbarous drug dealers and gangsters have overtaken the dilapidated complex. Killing is a way of life for these young thugs, and as a result overburdened detectives Frampton (Emily Mortimer) and Hicock (Charlie Creed-Miles) are essentially relegated to knocking on doors and notifying parents when their children have been killed in the latest fracas, instead of investigating the crimes and jailing the guilty parties. When Leonard is murdered just feet from his own apartment, former Royal Marine Harry utilizes the skills he learned while fighting the IRA to take on the aggressive chavs who have intimidated the police into inaction.

 

MARMADUKE (2010)

    

FEATURING THE VOICES OF:
OWEN WILSON
LEE PACE

Minutes: 88

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: FAMILY, TALKING ANIMALS

When advertising exec Phil Winslow (Lee Pace) gets an offer to head the account for a California-based dog-food company, he uproots his wife (($Judy Greer), three kids, and their beloved Great Dane, Marmaduke (voiced by Owen Wilson), from Kansas to the Sunshine State. Once there, the big canine befriends a group of mutts at the local dog park, but after a surfing competition brings Marmaduke celebrity, he turns his back on his new pals. Eventually, a disaster helps the oversized hound and Phil learn about the importance of family and friendship.

 

UFC 115: LIDDELL VS. FRANKLIN (2010)

CHUCK LIDDELL VS FRANKLIN
MIRKO CROP COP VS BARRY
PAULO THIAGO VS KAMPMANN

Minutes: 343

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FIGHTING, WRESTLING

The main event of the 115th Ultimate Fighting Championship event is a bout between Chuck Liddell and Rich Franklin, but the undercard includes Mirko Filipovic vs. Patrick Barry and Paulo Thiago vs. Martin Kampmann, as well as eight other matches.

 

WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO? (2010)

    

JANET JACKSON
JILL SCOTT
TYLER PERRY

Minutes: 121

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY

An annual Caribbean retreat turns into a week of life-altering revelations when four couples bust their relationships wide open in filmmaker Tyler Perry's take on modern love, devotion, unfaithfulness and forgiveness. Angela (Tasha Smith) can't trust sportscaster Marcus (Michael Jai White) anymore, Sheila's (Jill Scott) ex (Richard T. Jones) toys with her new marriage and more. Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba, Lamman Rucker and Sharon Leal also star.

 

  August 24, 2010

$5 A DAY (2008)

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
ALESSANDRO NIVOLA
SHARON STONE

Minutes: 98

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: COMEDY

In this drama, Christopher Walken is well-suited to the role of Nat, a con man and the estranged father of Flynn (Alessandro Nivola). In one day, Flynn loses his job, is dumped by his girlfriend (Amanda Peet), and learns his father is dying. With nothing else to lose, Flynn travels across the country to reunite with his father and drive him to a treatment that may save his life. Directed by Nigel Cole (SAVING GRACE), $5 A DAY also stars Sharon Stone and Peter Coyote.

 

2:22 (2008)

VAL KILMER
MICK ROSSI
ROBERT MIANO

Minutes: 104

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

As co-written by Phillip Guzman and Mick Rossi and directed by Guzman, this direct-to-video crime thriller opens with a seemingly perfect caper: Gully Mercer (Rossi), one of the most hardened criminals alive, stages a diabolical heist at 2:22am one snowy New Year's Eve, at The Grange - a luxury hotel with a packed vault of safety deposit boxes. Their scheme involves tying up and impersonating the building's night staff, and lifting the boxes from the premises. For a time everything unfolds according to plan, but over the course of the evening, difficult and demanding guests begin to cause massive complications. Val Kilmer lends a supporting role as an eccentric jewelry expert; the supporting cast also includes Peter Dobson and Bruce Kirby.

 

41-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN WHO KNOCKED UP SARAH MARSHALL AND FELT SUPERBAD (2010)

BRYAN CALLEN
NOUREEN DEWULF
MIRCEA MONROE

Minutes: 82

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: COMEDY

A zany spoof of Judd Apatow comedies, THE 41-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN WHO KNOCKED UP SARAH MARSHALL AND FELT SUPERBAD ABOUT IT tells the tale of Andy, an aging virgin who attempts to score with a little help from his horny best pals.

 

ABANDONED (2010)

BRITTANY MURPHY
DEAN CAIN
MIMI ROGERS

Minutes: 93

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: THRILLER

In this taut indie thriller, bank executive Mary Walsh (Brittany Murphy) finds her sanity in question when her boyfriend, Kevin Peterson (Dean Cain), mysteriously vanishes from a hospital where he was taken for outpatient surgery. Deemed unstable by a staff shrink after an administrator (Mimi Rogers) finds no record of Kevin, Mary must not only prove her sanity but locate him before his captor -- who's demanding a $10 million ransom -- kills him.

 

THE BACK-UP PLAN (2010)

    

JENNIFER LOPEZ
ALEX O'LOUGHLIN
ERIC CHRISTIAN OLSEN

Minutes: 104

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY

Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) is well aware that her biological clock is ticking, but she just can't find the type of guy she'd want to settle down and start a family with. Eventually, she makes the decision to become a single mother. The very same day that Zoe follows through on her plan, however, she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin), a single charmer whom she thinks would make a great father. While at first Zoe struggles to hide her condition from Stan, before long there's no denying the truth and she decides to spill the beans. Much to her surprise, Stan responds enthusiastically, announcing that he's in it for the long haul. Over the course of the next nine months, Zoe and Stan enter into a whirlwind romance, begin drawing up wedding plans, and mapping out the rest of their lives together. But will their burgeoning relationship collapse under the stress of all this weight, or was it simply meant to be that Zoe and Stan would both find each other at such a crucial turning point in each other's lives?

 

THE BAD MOTHER'S HANDBOOK (2010)

ROBERT PATTINSON
CATHERINE TATE
HOLLY GRAINGER

Minutes: 70

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

A young mother attempts to steer her daughter away from sex, only to find that history has a way of repeating itself. Karen (Catherine Tate) was just a teenager when she gave birth to Charlie (Holly Grainger), but with a little help from Charlie's mother Nan (Anne Reid) everything worked out for the best. Even so, Karen can't help but feeling as if she missed out on her youth due to motherhood, and she's determined to see Charlie graduate from college. But when Charlie gets pregnant, her brainy friend Daniel (Robert Pattinson) steps in to help, and Karen finds her worst fears coming true.

 

CITY ISLAND (2009)

    

ANDY GARCIA
JULIANNA MARGULIES
STEVEN STRAIT

Minutes: 104

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: COMEDY

A dysfunctional family living on a picturesque island in the Bronx spares no expense in avoiding the truth about their messed-up lives in writer/director Raymond de Felitta's dark family comedy. The family patriarch, Vince (Andy Garcia) is a prison guard who is secretly plotting a new career as an actor. Meanwhile, as Vince takes acting lessons on the down low, his daughter moonlights as a stripper and his younger namesake harbors a secret fetish that involves the family's 300-pound neighbor. Under normal circumstances Vincent's wife, Joyce (Julianna Margulies), would be the family rock, but lately she's been preoccupied with uncovering the identity of the hired help, a secret that only her husband knows.

 

THE LEAST AMONG YOU (2010)

LOUIS GOSSETT, JR.
LAUREN HOLLY
CEDRIC SANDERS

Minutes: 97

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

Inspired by a true story, the directorial debut of filmmaker Mark Young tells the tale of a young black man who is railroaded by police following the 1965 Watts riots, and subsequently forced to endure a year's probation at an all-white seminary. His demons wrestling with his destiny, the man (Cedric Sanders) struggles to remain strong in the face of incredible adversity. Louis Gossett Jr. co-stars.

 

DVD-NICK JR. FAVORITES: HAPPY HALLOWEEN (2010)

ANIMATED
DORA, DIEGO, WONDER PETS
YO GABBA GABBA

Minutes: 149

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Join Dora the Explorer, Diego, Yo Gabba Gabba, and more favorites from Nick Jr.'s award-winning children's programming as they find themselves in a series of spooky and educational adventures for Halloween.

 

SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD (GEORGE ROMERO'S) (2010)

ALAN VAN SPRANG
KENNETH WELSH
KATHLEEN MUNROE

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

Rebel military man Crocket (Alan Van Sprang) and his band of rogue soldiers seek refuge from the living dead, only to land squarely in a family feud between the undead-hating O'Flynns and the Muldoons, a cure-seeking clan determined to help their zombie kinfolk. Cult horror master George A. Romero rises again to deliver another delicious zombie fest where the festering question is: Can a caring family coexist with their flesh-eating loved ones?

 

  August 17, 2010

BATMAN: BRAVE & BOLD SEASON 1 PART 1 (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 286

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Batman isn't going at it alone this time! From Warner Bros. Animation comes the latest interpretation of the classic Batman franchise. Our caped crusader is teamed up with heroes from across the DC Universe, delivering nonstop action and adventure with a touch of comic relief. Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others will get a chance to uphold justice alongside Batman. Though still based in Gotham, Batman will frequently find himself outside city limits, facing situations that are both unfamiliar and exhilarating. With formidable foes around every corner, Batman will still rely on his stealth, resourcefulness and limitless supply of cool gadgets to bring justice home.

 

BURNING BRIGHT (2010)

BRIANA EVIGAN
GARRET DILLAHUNT
CHARLIE TAHAN

Minutes: 86

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: HORROR

An autistic twelve year old boy and his older sister battle a Bengal tiger in a boarded up house as a massive hurricane blows into town, dashing any hope of a hasty escape. In the wake of her mother's death, Kelly (Briana Evigan) is forced to play the roles of sister and parent to her autistic younger brother, Tom. Upon discovering that their step-father, the owner of a safari park, has raided her college savings to purchase a volatile Bengal tiger, Kelly realizes that her dreams of getting a higher education are all but dashed. But just as Kelly begins to think that the worst is behind her, a powerful hurricane begins to batter their house with devastating winds. Even worse, her step-father's tiger has escaped from its cage, and it's been quite a while since the formidable man-eater has had a proper meal. Trapped, terrified, and completely defenseless against one of nature's most perfect predators, Kelly and Tom do their best to avoid the ferocious wild beast until the winds die down, and they can escape outside. Meat Loaf and Garret Dillahunt co-star.

 

CA$H (2010)

SEAN BEAN
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
VICTORIA PROFETA

Minutes: 108

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

Sam and Leslie Phelan (Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta) are feeling the crunch of the economic crisis. So when fast-talking Pyke Kubic (Sean Bean) enters their lives offering a big payout in exchange for their help retrieving his own stolen money, the answer's easy. But soon, Sam finds himself drawn so deeply into Chicago's underworld that he may never get out. Mike Starr, Michael Mantell and Glenn Plummer also star.

 

CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION (2009)

    

ANTHONY HOPKINS
LAURA LINNEY
CHARLOTEE GAINSBOURG

Minutes: 118

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

James Ivory's adaptation of Peter Cameron's THE CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION tells the story of a grad student (Omar Metwally) hired to write a deceased author's biography. The young man soon discovers that the writer's suicide has left his family, mistress, and partner feuding as they also struggle to make sense of their past decades with the author. The plot begins when a graduate student approaches the writer's offspring about access to their father's papers so that a biography about the man can be written.

 

FURRY VENGEANCE (2010)

    

BRENDAN FRASER
BROOKE SHIELDS
KEN JEONG

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: COMEDY

Brendan Fraser has tussled with mummies and the devil, but he takes on a cuter enemy in this comedy from director Roger Kumble (JUST FRIENDS). As a real-estate developer, he moves his family from cement-filled Chicago to the nature haven of Oregon. But when he starts to take over the home of animals to build his new neighborhood, the creatures who live there reveal their wild side.

 

A HELL OF A RIDE (2009)

MARK LEE
JORDANNA ALLEN
DAVID BARRY

Minutes: 91

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: WESTERN

 

KILLSHOT (2008)

DIANE LANE
MICKEY ROURKE
ROSARIO DAWSON

Minutes: 84

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

John Madden (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) directs this taut thriller adapted from a novel by Elmore Leonard (OUT OF SIGHT). Wayne (Thomas Jane, THE PUNISHER) and his wife, Carmen (Diane Lane, UNFAITHFUL), are in way over their heads after getting wrapped up in a con perpetrated by a scam artist (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, BRICK) and his partner (Mickey Rourke, THE WRESTLER), who also happens to be a hitman. Desperate to stay alive, can Wayne and Carmen avoid the bullets? Adapted by Hossein Amini (THE FOUR FEATHERS), this film also stars Rosario Dawson (SIN CITY).

 

THE LAST SONG (2010)

    

MILEY CYRUS
LIAM HEMSWORTH
GREG KINNEAR

Minutes: 107

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DRAMA

Miley Cyrus stars as a teenager who reconnects with her father years after her parents go through a nasty divorce in this adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel. The novelist also provides the screenplay for the production, which is directed by Julie Ann Robinson.

 

SKELLIG: THE OWL MAN (2009)

TIM ROTH
KELLY MACDONALD
BILL MILNER

Minutes: 104

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY

Tim Roth stars in this suburban tale with an otherworldly twist as Skellig, a seemingly weakened bird-like angel who young Michael finds living in a shed at the far end of his parent's garden. Distraught by the news of his baby sister's congenital heart problems, Michael is in need of a friend, and Skellig may be the unlikely soul to fulfill that duty. Funny, fantastic, and rooted in reality, this unconventional family-friendly mystery-fantasy is based on an award-winning novel by David Almond and co-stars John Simm (DOCTOR WHO), Kelly Macdonald (TRANSPOTTING), and Bill Milner as Michael.

 

SORORITY WARS (2009)

LUCY HALE
COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH
FAITH FORD

Minutes: 89

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: COMEDY

A college freshman sparks a campus war by pledging the wrong sorority. Years ago, Katie Parker's mother (Courtney Thorne-Smith) and her best friend Summer (Faith Ford) co-founded the Deltas. Over the years, the Deltas have become the hottest sorority on campus. When Katie (Lucy Hale) arrives on campus seeking to rush a sorority, careful consideration leads her to choose the Kappas over the Deltas. Now the Deltas are determined to smear Katie's image, but Katie isn't going down without a fight, and buy the time mid-terms arrive these coeds will be college combat veterans.

 

TIGGER & POOH: BEDTIME WITH POOH (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 72

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Tigger isn't tired, but it's time for bed! And who better to snuggle with than Pooh and his friends in this computer-animated adventure inspired by the hit Disney series "My Friends Tigger & Pooh"? When Darby and the gang throw a party to toast the first moon, they make a surprising discovery: The moon isn't there! But solving the mystery is almost as fun as the party they had planned in the first place.

 

WOLVERINE & X-MEN: FINAL CRISIS TRILOGY (2008)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 66

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

With the future of all humans and mutants hanging in the balance, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Beast and their fellow X-Men attempt to restrain the duplicitous Emma Frost, save Jean Grey's life and foil the mighty Inner Circle's sinister plans. Also in this thrilling three-part finale of the animated series, Magneto launches a war against humanity; Professor Xavier battles Master Mold; and Emma attempts to destroy the impossibly powerful Phoenix.

 

  August 10, 2010

DVD-UN BRILLANTE PROPOSITO (2009)

GERARDO ALBARAN
RADAMES DE JESUS

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: FOREIGN

SPANISH With ENGLISH Subtitles

Rogue federal agent Gerardo races to get two escaped convicts back behind bars, only to find his job complicated after his elusive targets rip-off Amir, a vicious diamond trafficker with an army of hired killers.

 

DATE NIGHT (2010)

    

STEVE CARELL
TINA FEY
MARK WAHLBERG

Minutes: 88

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: COMEDY

This action comedy tells the tale of mild-mannered married couple Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire (Tina Fey), who fear their relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, they impetuously steal a dinner reservation, which leads to a case of mistaken identity. Turns out the reservation was for a pair of thieves, and now a number of unsavory characters want Phil and Claire killed. If they can survive a wacky life-threatening night, they may just rediscover the passion missing from their marriage. Directed by Shawn Levy, the film co-stars Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, and Kristen Wiig.

 

DEATH AT A FUNERAL (2010)

    

CHRIS ROCK
MARTIN LAWRENCE
TRACY MORGAN

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

Frank Oz's 2007 black comedy DEATH AT A FUNERAL is given the remake treatment with an urban spin in this Chris Rock-produced production. When a dysfunctional clan reuintes to mourn the passing of the family patriarch, a respectful funeral quickly turns into an all-out fiasco marked by bitter resentment, blackmail attempts, and scandalous revelations. Dean Craig penned the script for director Neil LaBute (THE WICKER MAN), with Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, and Danny Glover co-starring.

 

THE GOOD HEART (2009)

BRIAN COX
PAUL DANO
ISILD LE BESCO

Minutes: 99

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA

Dagur Kari's character study THE GOOD HEART follows crusty old bar owner Jacques (Brian Cox) as he trains a generous young homeless man named Lucas (Paul Dano) to take over his beloved bar. Jacques suffers from a very bad heart, and understands that any day could be his last. However, this does not stop him from chain smoking, drinking nonstop, and hurling an endless stream of poetically vulgar insults at the regulars who gather at his establishment every night. As the two begin to slowly influence each other, Lucas falls in love with April, and Jacques insists that women have no place in his bar.

 

HELEN (2009)

ASHLEY JUDD
GORAN VISNJIC
LAUREN LEE SMITH

Minutes: 119

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA

Ashley Judd stars as Helen, an adored wife, mother and successful music professor who also struggles to mask her debilitating depression until a breakdown lands her in the hospital. But this apparent setback offers Helen a new perspective on life and her condition in the form of Mathilda (Lauren Lee Smith), a fellow patient with whom Helen forms a potent bond. Sandra Nettelbeck directs this touching drama; Goran Visnjic and Alexia Fast co-star.

 

THE JONE$ES (2009)

    

DEMI MOORE
DAVID DUCHOVNY
GARY COLE

Minutes: 109

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY, DRAMA

A picture-perfect family moves into an upscale community, impressing the locals and integrating themselves into every aspect of the community until a sudden tragedy forces them to reassess their priorities. Steve (David Duchovny) and Kate Jones (Demi Moore) have everything a happily married couple could ever want: their kids, Jenn (Amber Heard) and Mick (Ben Hollingsworth), are intelligent and attractive, they live in an affluent neighborhood, and their sprawling suburban home is jam-packed with all of the coolest gizmos and gadgets that money can buy. It isn't long before the Joneses have struck up a friendship with their next-door neighbors Larry (Gary Cole) and Summer (Glenne Headly), and become integral components of their community. But take a closer look at the situation and you'll start to see something ominous lurking just beneath the surface. It's only when the Joneses are confronted with an unexpected disaster that they finally discover who they really are beneath the glossy veneer of consumerism.

 

LETTERS TO GOD (2010)

TANNER MAQUIRE
JEFFREY JOHNSON

Minutes: 85

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DRAMA, FAITH

This family drama follows the true story of a young boy whose life is put on the line when he is diagnosed with cancer. Through his letters to God about the confusion and faith that come with his situation, he soon becomes a surprising source of hope and inspiration for those in his neighborhood -- including a substitute mailman, whose life becomes surprisingly mixed up in the ordeal.

 

LA MISSION (2010)

    

BENJAMIN BRATT
JEREMY RAY VALDEZ

Minutes: 117

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA

Ultra-macho ex-con Che Rivera (Benjamin Bratt) learns the true meaning of being a father when he discovers his son (Jeremy Ray Valdez) is gay. Rivera turns violent at first, but when a beautiful neighbor (Erika Alexander) helps him see through his anger, he begins to reconcile his long-held beliefs. Peter Bratt (Benjamin's brother) writes and directs this compelling drama, while Max Rosenak and Talisa Soto co-star.

 

MULTIPLE SARCASMS (2010)

TIMOTHY HUTTON
MIRA SORVINO
DANA DELANEY

Minutes: 97

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA

A frustrated architect tries his hand at being a playwright when his life hits a disheartening plateau. New York City, 1979: Gabriel Richmond (Timothy Hutton) is a family man with a high-paying job. Lately, however, he's been skirting his responsibilities -- both at home and at work. Turning introspective, Gabriel decides to pen a play about his life and his family. The goal is to be as honest and objective as possible, and the process ultimately proves somewhat therapeutic as he revisits his past decisions and ponders how he'd live his life again if given a second chance. But just as Gabriel's play starts to come together, his life starts to fall apart. Mira Sorvino, Mario Van Peebles, and Stockard Channing co-star.

 

MY NAME IS KHAN (2010)

SHAH RUKH KHAN
KAJOL
SHANE HARPER

Minutes: 161

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

A benevolent Asperger's sufferer, Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan), sets out on a journey across America on a mission to win back his one true love. As his travels continue, Khan inspires optimism and joy in the hearts of the people he encounters by spreading messages of goodwill wherever he roams.

 

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: HAPPY KING JULIEN DAY! (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 88

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Aided by his servants Mort and Maurice, pint-sized party animal King Julien repeatedly clashes with the penguins and other zoo animals as he invents a holiday to honor himself, steals a helmet with magical powers and misplaces his precious crown. This collection of animated episodes also finds the hilariously bossy lemur upsetting a grumpy kangaroo, becoming jealous of Mort and reluctantly handing over power to Maurice.

 

TRIAGE (2009)

COLIN FARRELL
PAZ VEGA
CHRISTOPHER LEE

Minutes: 99

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

A man bearing the unseen scars of war struggles to recover amidst a family in chaos in this drama from writer and director Danis Tanovic. Mark Walsh (Colin Farrell) is a photojournalist who has earned a reputation for working in some of the most unforgiving locations on Earth, so when his editor Amy (Juliet Stevenson) asks him to cover the fighting in Kurdistan, Mark takes the assignment and thinks little of it, though his wife Elena (Paz Vega) is considerably more concerned. Mark and his friend and fellow photographer David (Jamie Sives) head off to the war full of confidence, but when Mark comes home alone after being separated from David, he seems like a different person, gaunt and unable to relax. Elena can't get Mark to talk about what he saw that left him so traumatized, so she invites her father Joaquin (Christopher Lee), a veteran psychoanalyst with military experience, for a visit to see if he can help. But as Joaquin struggles to get Mark to open up, the father's presence ignites an old conflict between him and Elena; the doctor was a supporter of Franco during the Spanish Civil War and served under the dictator's regime, and Elena has never been able to forgive him for his actions against the Spanish loyalists. TRIAGE was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.

 

UFC 114: RAMPAGE VS EVANS (2010)

RAMPAGE JACKSON VS EVANS
MICHAEL BISPING VS MILLER
TODD DUFFEE VS RUSSOW

Minutes: 180

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FIGHTING, WRESTLING

The Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise hits Las Vegas's MGM Grand Garden Arena with an action-packed mixed martial arts extravaganza that's fueled by a well-stocked fight card, featuring five Ultimate Fighter season champions. Highlights include the main-event bout between longtime rivals Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and "Suga" Rashad Evans, both former champions who have the skills to take the title home.

 

UNDER THE MOUNTAIN (2009)

TOM CAMERON
SOPHIE MCBRIDE
SAM NEILL

Minutes: 91

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ADVENTURE

A brother and sister are chosen for a magical mission in this upbeat fantasy. Rachel (Sophie McBride) and Theo (Thomas Cameron) are twin siblings in their early teens with a special gift -- they can speak to one another without talking through telepathy. However, while Rachel is fascinated with this unusual talent, Theo is wary and avoids using it. After their mother dies under mysterious circumstances, Rachel and Theo are sent to live with an aunt and uncle in Auckland, where Theo becomes all the more determined not to abuse his supernatural powers. However, both siblings are fascinated by a strange old house not far from their new home, and when they sneak inside to get a closer look, they discover it's home to a handful of zombie-like brings living in a swampy pit. The day after, as Rachel and Theo try to figure out what they've found, they encounter Jones (Sam Neill), a centuries-old wizard who believes the twins have special powers that can defeat the dangerous creatures lurking in the old house once and for all. Adapted from a book for young people by Maurice Gee, UNDER THE MOUNTAIN was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival.

 

  August 3, 2010

AFTER.LIFE (2009)

    

CHRISTINA RICCI
JUSTIN LONG
LIAM NEESON

Minutes: 103

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

Young couple Paul (Justin Long) and Anna (Christina Ricci) are toying with the prospect of marriage when they have a chance encounter with Eliot (Liam Neeson), a mysterious undertaker who claims he can speak with the dead. When Anna becomes caught in the otherworldly realm between life and death, she risks being buried alive. Will Eliot help her, or is he being driven by darker motivations?

 

BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME (2009)

RICK SCHRODER
NATE PARKER
LELA ROCHON

Minutes: 128

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

Author Timothy Tyson's acclaimed novel is adapted for the screen in this sweeping civil rights drama from director Jeb Stuart. Set in Oxford, NC, in the 1970s, BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME tells the tale of Civil Rights leader Dr. Ben Chavis (Nate Parker), who played a pivotal role in desegregating North Carolina's public school system, and who would go on to become the youngest-ever executive director and CEO of the NAACP. The film centers on the racial tensions that flared after a white father and son were charged with murdering a black man, and were subsequently acquitted of the crime despite the fact that it took place in full view of the public.

 

CURIOUS GEORGE: BACK TO SCHOOL (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 108

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Your preschoolers will go ape for this compilation of episodes from the animated PBS series starring everyone's favorite chimp, Curious George, whose inquisitive and fearless nature lands him in trouble regularly. In these installments, the mischievous monkey heads back to school, where he learns important lessons from his teachers, makes new friends and finds a way to wiggle out of sticky situations.

 

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (2010)

    

ZACHARY GORDON
ROBERT CAPRON
RACHAEL HARRIS

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: COMEDY

Hapless preteen Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) endures bullies, swirlies, morons, and wedgies while navigating the treacherous world of middle school and recording his traumas in his personal journal in this family-oriented comedy inspired by author Jeff Kinney's best-selling series of illustrated novels. Try as he might, Greg just can't understand who thought it was a good idea to place kids who haven't even hit their first growth spurt in the same school as kids who get a five-o’clock shadow by lunch time. Realizing that he'll have to get creative if he hopes to survive until high school, Greg concocts a series of get-cool-quick schemes that all go hopelessly awry. Despite the fact that he's viewed as a dork by his peers, Greg never loses hope that someday, when all is said and done, he'll be able to look back on his middle school experiences and laugh. Steve Zahn and Rachael Harris co-star in this comedy from HOTEL FOR DOGS director Thor Freudenthal.

 

DORA: DORA'S BIG BIRTHDAY ADVENTURE (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 30

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

There's plenty at stake as the Magic Storybook trilogy comes to a close, and Dora and her monkey pal, Boots, find themselves stuck in Wizzle World! If Dora wants to make it back in time for her birthday bash, she'll have to find the Wishing Wizzle. But there's also the matter of getting past a not-so-nice witch who doesn't want them to succeed. Can they pull off the impossible before the party starts?

 

THE GHOST WRITER (2010)

    

EWAN MCGREGOR
PIERCE BROSNAN
KIM CATTRALL

Minutes: 128

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: THRILLER

A ghostwriter stumbles onto a secret that places his life in danger as he takes down the life story of a former U.K. prime minister in this Roman Polanski-helmed adaptation of the Robert Harris novel. Convinced by his agent that he's been granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, talented British screenwriter "The Ghost" (Ewan McGregor) agrees to aid British prime minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) in completing his memoirs after the leader's former aid dies under mysterious circumstances. Almost immediately after The Ghost arrives at a remote mansion in the U.S. to begin working with the prime minister, Lang is accused of committing a war crime by a former British cabinet minister. Amidst a deluge of protestors and reporters, The Ghost delves into the unfinished manuscript and comes to the terrifying conclusion that his predecessor died because he discovered a link between Prime Minister Lang and the CIA. The more information The Ghost uncovers, the more convinced he becomes that his life could be in danger as well.

 

KICK-ASS (2010)

    

AARON JOHNSON
CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE
NICOLAS CAGE

Minutes: 117

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

Adapted from Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book of the same name, director Matthew Vaughn's (LAYER CAKE) vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an average New York teenager who decides to don a costume and fight crime. Comic book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) may not have good coordination or special powers, but that doesn't mean he isn't a fully capable crime fighter. After purchasing a flashy wet suit on the Internet, Dave starts busting up baddies with nothing but brute force. He calls himself Kick-Ass, and he can take a beating as good as he can dish one out. Before long, Kick-Ass has become a local sensation, and others are following his lead. Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz) are a father-daughter crime-fighting duo who have set their sights on local mob heavy Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). They're doing a decent job of dismantling Frank's sizable underworld empire when Kick-Ass gets drawn into the fray. But Frank's men play rough, and his son, Chris (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), is about to become Kick-Ass' very first arch nemesis. When Chris assumes the persona of Red Mist, the stage is set for a superhero showdown that could spell the end of Kick-Ass once and for all.

 

OPEN HOUSE (2010)

BRIAN GERAGHTY
RACHEL BLANCHARD
ANNA PAQUIN

Minutes: 87

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

A woman trying to move on with her life is thrown into a potentially deadly situation in this independent thriller. Alice (Rachel Blanchard) has just broken up with her husband and has decided to sell the house they shared. Alice has been showing her home to prospective buyers when a strange couple sneaks into the house, David (Brian Geraghty) and Lila (Tricia Helfer). David and Lila are psychotic murderers who promptly kill a friend who was visiting Alice; Lila orders David to murder Alice as well, but for some reason he hesitates and instead locks her in a crawlspace in the basement. Over the next several days, David and Lily engage in kinky sex and pretend to live a life of bourgeois domesticity while slaughtering anyone who makes the mistake of stopping by the house; Alice, meanwhile, hears what's happening from her hiding place and begins to understand the strange bond between her captors and David's interest in her. OPEN HOUSE was the first feature film from director Andrew Paquin; his sister, Anna Paquin, appears in a supporting role, as does her TRUE BLOOD co-star Stephen Moyer.

 

A PROPHET (2009)

TAHAR RAHIM
NIELS ARESTRUP
ADEL BENCHERIF

Minutes: 155

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: FOREIGN

French with English Subtitles

At age 18, Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim) is just beginning a six-year prison sentence in this drama from THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED director Jacques Audiard. Though he cannot read or write, Malik soon figures out the politics of the prison system, giving him a prime spot in the power struggle between two battling groups of prisoners. THE PROPHET reunites Audiard with two of his stars from THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED, Niels Arestrup and Gilles Cohen, as well as that film’s director of photography, Stéphane Fontaine, and its composer, Alexandre Desplat.

 

TO SAVE A LIFE (2010)

    

RANDY WAYNE
DEJA KREUTZBERG
JOSHUA WEIGEL

Minutes: 120

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA, FAITH

After tragedy strikes a childhood friend, Jake Taylor (Randy Wayne) reevaluates his life. By reaching out to lonely outsider Jonny (Sean Michael), Jake risks losing everything that matters most to him, including a college scholarship and his friends. A poignant look at doing what's right and the power of unconditional love, this Christian drama also stars Deja Kreutzberg, Joshua Weigel and Steven Crowder.

 

TRICKS OF A WOMAN (2008)

SCOTT ELROD
ELIKA PORTNOY
CARLOS LEON

Minutes: 80

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY

A down on her luck woman unwittingly becomes the object of a shady wager between two rival fashion photographers in this romantic comedy featuring SOPRANOS star Vincent Pastore. Dessi is something of an ugly duckling, and she's relegated herself to the reality that she'll never amount to anything but a fish cleaner in a low-rent restaurant. Then one day, Dessi catches the eye of local fashion photographer Rex. Rex is debating the true nature of photography with his rival Albert when he reluctantly accepts a bet to transform frumpy fish girl Dessi into a world-renowned super model. Though Rex ultimately succeeds in his mission, he falls for Dessi in the process and their romance hits the rocks after she catches wind of her newfound love's original intentions.

 

WOW! WOW! WUBBZY! WUBBZY GOES TO SCHOOL (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 70

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Everybody's favorite yellow, bendy-tailed buddy loves to learn, learn, learn! Watch as Wubbzy faces his fear of going to school, Widget trains to be a ballerina and everybody tries to learn tricks from Moo Moo the Magi cian. Join the fun, as Wubbzy and his friends meet new kids and discover new experiences, with plenty of singing and dancing along the way!

 

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