NEW RELEASES - SEPTEMBER 2010

  September 28, 2010

BABIES (2010)

BAYAR
HATTIE
MARI, PONIJAO

Minutes: 79

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DOCUMENTARY

Filmmaker Thomas Balmes offers an adorable glimpse at the first phase of life in this film following four newborn babies through their first year of life. Ponijao, Bayar, Mari, and Hattie were born in Namibia, Mongolia, Japan, and California, respectively. By capturing their earliest stage of development on camera, Balmes reveals just how much we all have in common, despite being born to different parents and raised in different cultures.

 

CHASING 3000 (2010)

TREVOR MORGAN
RORY CULKIN
RAY LIOTTA

Minutes: 115

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA, SPORTS

As the 1972 baseball season draws to a close and star player Roberto Clemente prepares to knock hit number 3,000 out of the park, two brothers -- one of whom is afflicted with muscular dystrophy -- make the drive from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh in hopes of witnessing sports history in the making. Based on a true story, CHASING 3000 is directed by Gregory J. Lanesey and features Ray Liotta.

 

COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY (2009)

ANN MOUGLALIS
MADS MIKKELSEN
ELENA MOROZOVA

Minutes: 119

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE

Language: FRENCH with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

DOBERMANN’s Jan Kounen directs this drama that chronicles the romance between fashion designer Coco Chanel (Anna Mouglalis, MERCI POUR LE CHOCOLAT) and composer Igor Stravinsky (Mads Mikkelsen, CASINO ROYALE). Though the unlikely pair meet in Paris in 1913, it isn’t until seven years later--after the death of Chanel’s lover Arthur "Boy" Capel and Stravinsky’s exile following the Russian Revolution--that they realize their attraction.

 

FAMILY GUY: PARTIAL TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 23

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: COMEDY

Lois defies Peter's command and becomes a surrogate mother for a childless couple in this FAMILY GUY episode that was banned from television.

 

FROZEN (2010)

    

SHAWN ASHMORE
KEVIN ZEGERS
EMMA BELL

Minutes: 93

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

Director Adam Green (HATCHET, SPIRAL) takes the helm for this relentlessly tense tale of three snowboarders who must fight for their lives in the freezing cold after getting stranded on a ski lift. As the trio rides up the mountain in preparation for their final run of the day, the night lights suddenly go dark, and the lift chairs grind to a sudden halt. Realizing that the resort will be closed until the following weekend, the three friends decide to take their fate into their own hands, and find their way down to terra firma. Once they do, they realize that hypothermia isn't the only thing they have to fear. Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers, and Emma Bell star in the film.

 

GANGSTER'S PARADISE: JERUSALEMA (2008)

RAPULANA SEIPHEMO
JEFFREY SEKELE
RONNIE NYAKALE

Minutes: 119

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER, WAR

An uneducated gas station attendant with a taste for the finer things in life turns to crime as a means of making ends meet, only to find himself on a dangerous collision course with the biggest drug dealer in town. All Lucky Kunene wanted out of life was a house by the water, a beautiful wife, and a 7-series BMW. Unfortunately, Lucky hails from a poor Soweto family, and his application for a university grant has just been refused. Dejected at the thought of spending the rest of his life pumping gas, Lucky teams up with his best friend, Zakes, to start stealing cars. At first the endeavor proves remarkably lucrative -- providing Lucky with enough cash to purchase a refrigerator, a nice suit, a classy wardrobe, and a hi-fi stereo system -- but before long the two thieves realize that their profile is becoming dangerously high, and that in order to avoid arrest they will have to relocate. Five years after moving to Hillbrow, Lucky and Zakes are the operators of a deadbeat taxi service. Their criminal lifestyle has gotten them nowhere, and rival taxi gang members are literally gunning for them night and day. Lucky shares a cramped apartment with 20 other people, mostly junkies, prostitutes, and immigrants with nowhere else to go. Though their existence seems bleak, the group manages to pool their resources and form the Hillbrow People's Housing Trust. But just as Lucky enters into the world of real estate, local detective Blackie Swart makes it his mission to capture the so-called "Hoodlum of Hillbrow" and Nigerian drug kingpin Tony Ngu lays claim to the city. With two of the city's most notorious criminals both preparing for the ultimate showdown, Detective Swart will have to work overtime in order to prevent the streets from becoming a virtual war zone.

 

GET HIM TO THE GREEK (2010)

    

JONAH HILL
RUSSELL BRAND
ELISABETH MOSS

Minutes: 114

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: COMEDY

As ego-driven British rocker Aldous Snow in FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, Russell Brand stole scenes from people who were supposed to be the film’s stars. Now, Aldous gets his own film produced by Judd Apatow. Jonah Hill stars as a record-label intern who must take the easily distracted Aldous from London to California for a gig. GET HIM TO THE GREEK also stars Rose Byrne, Sean Combs, and Elisabeth Moss.

 

HARRIET THE SPY: BLOG WARS (2010)

JENNIFER STONE
KRISTIN BOOTH
WESLEY MORGAN

Minutes: 87

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: COMEDY, FAMILY

Determined to do whatever it takes to win the coveted job of class blogger over her bitter rival Marion Hawthorne (Vanessa Morgan), sleuthing teen Harriet Welsch (Jennifer Stone) realizes that she's finally gone too far when she attempts to get an exclusive scoop on teen heartthrob Skander Hill (Wesley Morgan), who has just been cast in her producer father's latest film. With Skander's career hanging in the balance and the production thrown into disarray as a result of her meddling, Harriet scrambles to do some serious damage control before her failed scheme backfires completely.

 

I'M GONNA EXPLODE (2008)

JUAN PABLO DE SANTIAGO
MARIA DESCHAMPS DANIEL
GIMENEZ CACHO

Minutes: 104

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA, FOREIGN

Language: SPANISH with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Mexico continues its cinematic revival with this crowd-pleasing film that could remind cineastes of the French New Wave. Young Ramon has a unique ability to offer at his school talent show: he tries to hang himself. His antics win favor with a fellow rebel, the pretty Maru, and the pair steals a Volkswagen and a gun, and so begins their road trip.

 

IRON MAN 2 (2010)

    

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
GWYNETH PALTROW
DON CHEADLE

Minutes: 124

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ACTION

As Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) owns up to being Iron Man before the world press, Anton Vanko lies dying in Russia. Years ago, Anton worked with Tony's father to create a new source of energy. But greed got the best of Anton, and now as he slips away, his son, Ivan (Mickey Rourke), vows to make Tony pay for the sins of his father. Meanwhile, Tony fends off efforts from smarmy Senator Stern} (Garry Shandling) and military weapons expert Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) to divulge the secrets of his powerful Iron Man suit. The powers that be are concerned that Tony's technology may fall into the wrong hands -- fears that are soon confirmed when the cocky billionaire entrepreneur is confronted in front of the entire world by Ivan, who has built his own weapon using stolen Stark blueprints. Later, as Lt. Rhodes (Don Cheadle) wrestles with the decision to personally deliver Tony's suit to the military, Ivan finds an unlikely ally in the quest to destroy Iron Man; Stark Industries legal consultant Natalie Rushman (Scarlett Johansson) reveals her connection to Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson); and Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) takes on some new responsibilities.

 

THE KID: CHAMACO (2009)

MARTIN SHEEN
KIRK HARRIS
ALEX PEREA

Minutes: 95

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: BOXING, DRAMA

Martin Sheen stars in this boxing drama about a doctor and his son, a former contender, who attempt to put aside their differences long enough to shape a scrappy Mexico City street fighter into a seasoned pugilist who will take the world of boxing by storm.

 

THE KILLER INSIDE ME (2010)

CASEY AFFLECK
JESSICA ALBA
KATE HUDSON

Minutes: 109

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

The second feature-length adaptation of author Jim Thompson's acclaimed 1952 crime novel, Michael Winterbottom's unflinching, psychosexual post-noir stars Casey Affleck as Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford, a stoic small-town lawman leading a secret life as a serial killer. His West Texas jurisdiction plagued by a series of unsolved murders, Deputy Sheriff Ford does his best to maintain a cool facade while working to deflect the suspicions of the locals. When those suspicions grow too strong to ignore, the psychotic sheriff begins to buckle under the pressure.

 

LEGENDARY (2010)

JOHN CENA
PATRICIA CLARKSON
DEVON GRAYE

Minutes: 107

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

His family shattered by the tragedy that took his father, an unathletic teen from a blue-collar town decides to follow in the family tradition by becoming a high school wrestler in this inspirational family drama from WWE Studios. Mac Chetley was a state collegiate wrester with a promising future when he was killed in a car accident, and years later, his family still hasn't recovered from their loss. His son, Mike (John Cena), a once-promising high school wrestler, gave up grappling and ran away from home. No one has heard from Mike since, not even his 15-year-old brother, Cal (Devon Graye), or their mother, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson). Despite the fact that he lacks the physique that made his father and brother perfect candidates for wrestling, skinny Cal decides that it's time to strap on the headgear and see what he's got after getting a little encouragement from mysterious local Harry "Red" Newman (Danny Glover). And just when Cal starts to think that he's gotten in over his head, he receives some much-needed help from a most unlikely source.

 

MERCY (2009)

SCOTT CAAN
WENDY GLENN
JAMES CAAN

Minutes: 87

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA, ROMANCE

A cynical novelist enters into an affair with the critic who isn't fooled by his romantic posturing in this romantic drama starring and written by Scott Caan. John (Caan) may write about being in love, but the truth of the matter is that he's never actually experienced it firsthand, and he's not entirely convinced that it even exists. He's a certified bachelor committed to remaining single, but he's also a master seducer capable of bedding practically any woman he wants. When John meets Mercy, he's instantly captivated by her insight and honesty. She sees right through his insincere sentimentality, and as a result John impulsively opens up to her -- something that he's never done with another woman. In doing so John makes himself vulnerable, and for the first time ever he's willing to take that risk.

 

SUPERMAN BATMAN: APOCALYPSE (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 78

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: FAMILY

Superman and Batman join forces to rescue an elusive Kryptonian from the malevolent Darkseid in this adaptation of author Jeff Loeb's popular Superman/Batman storyline. Shortly after a spacecraft carrying a powerful Kryptonian crashes down into Gotham Harbor, Darkseid kidnaps the extraterrestrial visitor and imprisons her in Apokolips. Rescuing the Kryptonian from Darkseid's grasp won't be easy, but thankfully Superman and Batman have just what it takes to get the job done.

 

WALL STREET: INSIDER TRADING (1987)

MICHAEL DOUGLAS
CHARLIE SHEEN
DARYL HANNAH

Minutes: 126

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA, THRILLER

Set during the height of the late 1980s insider-trading scandals, WALL STREET stars Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, an ambitious young broker who falls under the spell of superbroker Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Initially awed by the glitz and wealth of the older man, Bud is all too eager follow his commands, especially after enjoying their results. But he soon realizes that he too is merely a pawn in Gekko's game, as he labors frantically to disentangle his loved ones from the consequences of his own ambition.

 

  September 21, 2010

THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE (2010)

KWOK-KWAN CHAN
MICHELLE LANG
MICHAEL JAI WHITE

Minutes: 183

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ACTION, MARTIAL ARTS

Exploding on screen with flying fists galore, this biographical series follows martial arts legend Bruce Lee (Kwok-Kwan Chan) from his childhood in Hong Kong, through his breakout success in American movies, to his untimely death at only 32 years old. Originally filmed for Chinese television, the program offers insight into Lee's off-screen life as an instructor, philosopher and dedicated family man.

 

ONDINE (2009)

    

COLIN FARRELL
ALICJA BACHLEDA
ALISON BARRY

Minutes: 103

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

A man makes a startling discovery that may or may not be magical in this drama from writer and director Neil Jordan. Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a fisherman who lives in a small town on the Southern coast of Ireland. Syracuse is an alcoholic, and though he's been sober for two years, most of his neighbors still remember him as a embarrassing drunk, while his ex-wife now lives with another man. Syracuse tries to scratch out a living from the ocean and help support his young daughter, Annie (Alison Barry), who suffers from a serious kidney ailment, but good luck is rarely with him until one day, when he pulls up his nets and finds what appears to be a woman caught in them. To Syracuse's surprise, the woman is alive, and he brings her to shore. The woman is a mysterious and secretive type who doesn't want to tell Syracuse anything about herself or be seen by anyone; Annie proposes that she's a selkie, a mythic creature of the sea that can take human form when it falls in love with the right person. Syracuse almost believes that Annie is right, especially after good luck and good fishing begins coming his way after discovering her, but unfortunately the woman Syracuse has named Ondine (Alicja Bachleda) has certain concerns more pressing than the good fortune of her benefactor. ONDINE was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.

 

ROBIN HOOD (2010)

    

RUSSELL CROWE
CATE BLANCHETT
WILLIAM HURT

Minutes: 156

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ACTION ADVENTURE

Director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe reunite for their fifth big-screen outing, a retelling of the Robin Hood legend featuring the GLADIATOR star in the titular role. A bowman in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion, virtuous rogue Robin Hood rises from an unlikely background to become a hero to the impoverished people of Nottingham and lover to the beautiful Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett). Cyrus Voris, Ethan Reiff, and Brian Helgeland collaborate on the screenplay for a costume adventure produced by Brian Grazer (FROST/NIXON, AMERICAN GANGSTER).

 

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (2009)

    

RICARDO DARIN
SOLEDAD VILLAMIL
PABLO RAGO

Minutes: 129

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: FOREIGN

Language: SPANISH with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

A startling discovery comes to light for retired Argentine criminal investigator Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) as he pens a biographical novel about the unsolved case of a young newlywed's brutal rape and murder years ago. Past and present intertwine for Espósito and colleague Irene Menéndez Hastings (Soledad Villamil) in director Juan José Campanella's Oscar-winning character study in which justice, pain and love collide.

 

THE SECRET OF MOONACRE (2010)

IOAN GRUFFUDD
TIM CURRY
NATASCHA MCELHONE

Minutes: 103

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: FAMILY, FANTASY

A 13-year-old girl (played by THE GOLDEN COMPASS' Dakota Blue Richards) discovers that she is the only hope for banishing an ancient curse from a magical kingdom in director Gabor Csupo's adaptation of author Elizabeth Goudge's 1946 children's book THE LITTLE WHITE HORSE. Ioan Gruffudd, Tim Curry, and Juliet Stevenson co-star in a film penned by screenwriting partners Graham Alborough and Lucy Shuttleworth.

 

SPARTACUS: SEASON 1 (2010)

    

ANDY WHITFIELD
PETER MENSAH
JOHN HANNA

Minutes: 692

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: TV / MATURE AUDIENCE

Genre: TV SEASON

Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) is betrayed by a Roman general and sold into slavery to Lentulus Batiatus (John Hannah) to train at hisludus gladiatorius in Capua, Italy. Ultimately, Spartacus must fight for his freedom and his wife's (Erin Cummings). Lucy Lawless co-stars as Lucretia, Batiatus's wife, in this bloody, twist-filled Starz television series in which corruption, treachery and action reign while one man's journey unfolds.

 

STOMP THE YARD: HOMECOMING (2010)

COLLINS PENNIE
POOCH HALL
JASMINE GUY

Minutes: 88

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DANCE, DRAMA

With the national step-off competition fast approaching, Truth University dance troupe The Theta Nus take in a talented young pledge who may be able to help them take the top prize, if he can just stop dwelling on his own problems and start perfecting the moves that will blow their rivals off the stage. Chance Harris (Collins Pennie) just can't seem to focus on dancing, and who can blame him: his family like is a mess, his relationship with his girlfriend is on the rocks, and now a street gang is out to teach him a lesson for failing to pay on a lingering debt. In order to win the competition, Chance will have to put all of his problems aside and focus on leading his troupe to victory. It won't be easy, but Chance is up to the challenge, and this time he's determined to get it right.

 

TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE (2010)

    

TINKER BELL
ANIMATED

Minutes: 77

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: G

Genre: FAMILY

Disney fairy Tinker Bell is most well known as the friend and ally of Peter Pan, but in this CG adventure, we meet the pixie long before she knew Wendy or the Lost Boys. While summering in England, Tinker Bell meets her very first human, a little girl who believes in fairies, and who very much needs a friend. Tink may be small, but she soon learns that her big heart can help someone many times her size.

 

UNTITLED (THE MOVIE) (2009)

    

ADAM GOLDBERG
MARLEY SHELTON
EION BAILEY

Minutes: 96

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

BARTLEBY’s Jonathan Parker directs this indie romantic comedy/satire that comments on more than just love. Adrian Jacobs (Adam Goldberg, 2 DAYS IN PARIS) is an avant-garde composer whose artist brother, Josh (Eion Bailey, BAND OF BROTHERS), has sold out and whose work has become a favorite for office walls. When Josh introduces gallery manager Madeleine (Marley Shelton, PLANET TERROR) to his brother, the two begin a romance that also promises to help Adrian in his struggling career. But this introduction causes friction between Madeleine and Josh, whose mediocre paintings are the main moneymaker for Madeleine’s business. (UNTITLED) also stars Vinnie Jones and Zak Orth.

 

  September 14, 2010

AFTERSCHOOL (2008)

EZRA MILLER
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE
MICHAEL STUHLBARG

Minutes: 107

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA

Early twentysomething writer/director Antonio Campos makes a startlingly assured directorial debut with AFTERSCHOOL. Set in an exclusive Northeastern prep school, the film follows Robert (Ezra Miller), a confused youngster who spends most of his time watching videos on the Internet. Some of these are harmless, but some are much more troubling, including pornography and actual fights that have been captured on various consumer-grade video cameras. Robert himself doesn't appear to have violent desires, yet when he gets his hands on a video camera for a class project and starts becoming closer to fellow classmate Amy (Addison Timlin), he experiences feelings he has previously only encountered on a computer screen. During the filming of a class project, Robert unwittingly captures the overdose of two of the school's most popular girls--twins, no less--sending him into an introverted, despondent tailspin. Campos's film owes an obvious debt to the work of German provocateur Michael Haneke, and not only in its controversial subject matter. More directly, it's in Campos's ability to create a palpable sense of tension with the camera. Credit must be given here to cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes (WILD COMBINATION: A PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR RUSSELL), who uses a slowly roaming camera when necessary, but otherwise maintains a static, off-kilter frame, hinting at the dangers that lurk just beyond every corner. AFTERSCHOOL speaks volumes about the influence of the Internet and technology on our nation's impressionable youth.

 

BARBIE: A FASHION FAIRYTALE (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 83

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

This animated release follows Barbie on an adventure to Paris, where she is visiting her aunt - an important fashion designer. Unfortunately, upon arriving, she learns that her aunt's fashion business is in trouble, but when she discovers three Flairies with magical powers, Barbie comes up with a plan to save the day.

 

CASINO JACK & UNITED STATES OF MONEY (2010)

JACK ABRAMOFF
STANLEY TUCCI
PAUL RUDD

Minutes: 118

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DOCUMENTARY

Lobbyists have long played a powerful role in American politics, but it wasn't until Jack Abramoff became the center of a 2006 corruption scandal with ties to leading members of Congress (and even the White House) that many became aware of just how deep and pernicious their influence truly was. The son of a wealthy businessman, Abramoff became a Republican activist in college, involved in programs to raise funds for GOP candidates and supporting political movements in Angola and South Africa that he believed promoted a free-market ideology. In 2001, Abramoff took control of a profitable gaming empire after the murder of casino owner Gus Boulis, while also operating a lobbying business that curried political favor among Republican politicians through money and expensive gifts (one of his leading allies was GOP party whip Tom DeLay). However, when Abramoff was discovered to have defrauded a number of Native American groups hoping to open gambling casinos with promises of political favors that could be obtained for the right price, his empire came crashing to the ground, taking a number of important reputations along with it. Filmmaker Alex Gibney chronicles the rise and fall of Jack Abramoff and the often bizarre story of how his political and financial ambitions took root in the documentary CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY, which includes interviews with a number of his associates and rare newsreel footage of his early years as a political gadfly. CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY was an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

 

DORA: DORA'S SLUMBER PARTY (2010)

DORA THE EXPLORER
ANIMATED

Minutes: 147

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Dora the Explorer and her faithful friend boots help a fallen star travel back to the moon in "Little Star", one of six episodes in a compilation of Dora's bedtime adventures. Other episodes include "Boots' Cuddly Dinosaur", "Louder", "The Lost City", "Dora had a Little Lamb", and "Super Babies' Dream Adventure".

 

JANEANE GAROFALO: IF YOU WILL "LIVE IN SEATTLE" (2010)

JANEANE GAROFALO

Minutes: 65

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: STAND-UP COMEDY

Marking the first solo special in more than a decade, this stand-up comedy presentation features long-time comedienne Janeane Garofalo's notoriously satirical observations on life, popular culture, and the politics of the day.

 

JUST WRIGHT (2010)

    

QUEEN LATIFAH
COMMON
PAULA PATTON

Minutes: 101

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY

When NBA All-Star Scott McKnight (Common) suffers a debilitating injury, tough-talking physical therapist Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) pulls out all the stops to get him back on his game. But their professional relationship turns personal when Leslie finds herself falling for Scott, and discovers the feeling may be mutual. Paula Patton co-stars in a romantic comedy penned by Michael Elliot and directed by Sanaa Hamri.

 

LETTERS TO JULIET (2010)

    

AMANDA SEYFRIED
CHRISTOPHER EGAN
GAEL GARCIA BERNAL

Minutes: 105

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY

MAMMA MIA!’s Amanda Seyfried stars in this romantic drama set in Verona, Italy. A young American journeys to the town, where she becomes a volunteer, answering letters addressed to Shakespeare’s Juliet that ask for the fictional young character’s advice on love. When an older woman (Vanessa Redgrave) receives her response, she too travels to Italy, where romance is on the itinerary for both women.

 

MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE?(2009)

MICHAEL SHANNON
WILLEM DAFOE
CHLOE SEVIGNY

Minutes: 91

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: THRILLER

Brad McCullum (Michael Shannon) begins to have visions that make him believe he's living in a Sophocles play in this psychological thriller inspired by true events. The events he thinks he experiences lead him to commit a brutal, bloody crime with a sword. Directed by Werner Herzog and executive produced by David Lynch (Mulholland Dr.), the film also stars Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Peña, Grace Zabriskie and Brad Dourif.

 

THE NEXT HIT (2008)

FREDRO STARR
LARK VOORHIES
FLO RIDA

Minutes: 98

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

The hip-hop underworld erupts into violence after Super Star Records' top recording artist is gunned down in the prime of his career, and the tragic death helps to launch his best friend to super stardom. Just when it seemed as if Super Star Records was about to go belly up, sales begin to pick up after the label's marquee rapper becomes an unfortunate victim of industry violence. Before long, the deceased star's former best friend Rod (Fredro Star) is dodging bullets, too, but remarkably his close brushes with death only serve to spurn on his popularity. Fearing for his life, Rod and his girlfriend Ana (Lark Vorhees) go into hiding. Later, when Rod discovers that Ana and Super star Records have been playing him from the beginning, all hell breaks loose.

 

PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (2010)

    

JAKE GYLLENHAAL
BEN KINGSLEY
GEMMA ARTERTON

Minutes: 116

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ADVENTURE

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Prince Dastan, who pairs with spunky Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) to keep the Sands of Time -- a mystical dagger that gives its holder control over the flow of time -- from falling into the wrong hands and putting the world in peril. Mike Newell directs this sweeping live-action adventure based on the popular video game series, co-starring Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina.

 

PRINCESS KAIULANI (2010)

Q'ORIANKA KILCHER
BARRY PEPPER
SHAUN EVANS

Minutes: 98

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DRAMA

The incredible true story of Hawaiian princess Ka'iulani (Q'orianka Kilcher) comes to the screen in this historical drama from first time writer/director Marc Forby. The year is 1888; a rebel alliance with connections to the American government has succeeded in destabilizing Hawaii. When the fight comes to the royal palace, 13-year-old heir to the throne Princess Ka'iulani is spirited away to Victorian England -- where her royalty holds no bearing on her social standing. As Princess Ka'iulani struggles to adapt to her new surroundings, she finds herself falling in love with handsome, rebellious young Englishman Clive Davies (Shaun Evans). Four years later, the princess receives word that the queen has been incarcerated, and the monarch has fallen. In time Princess Ka'iulani realizes that in order to save her people she must give up her romance with Clive, and travel to America in order to speak with President Grover Cleveland. Convinced that she can restore her kingdom by proving to the Americans that her people are not the savage barbarians that the press portrays them to be, the princess makes her way to the United States and wages a valiant fight against the grave injustices being inflicted upon native Hawaiians.

 

RAGING PHOENIX (2009)

JIJA YANIN
PATRICK TANG
NUI SAENDAENG

Minutes: 114

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: MARTIAL ARTS

CHOCOLATE star Jija Yanin uses a revolutionary new form of martial arts to take down a human trafficking ring so formidable that Thailand authorities are powerless to stop it. Girls are vanishing all over Thailand, the unfortunate victims of a gang that kidnaps rich girls for ransom and organ harvesting. Enter Neu (Yanin), a wandering musician who was abandoned by her parents as a young girl, and left to fend for herself on the streets. Upon encountering a mysterious group of young fighters, Neu learns how to combine Muay Thai, drunken boxing, and hip-hop dance techniques in a way that gives her the upper-hand over almost any opponent. Now, the same organization that once terrorized her entire nation is about to crumble, one broken, bleeding henchman at a time.

 

SCOOBY-DOO! CAMP SCARE (2010)

SCOOBY-DOO
ANIMATED

Minutes: 75

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

This animated release from SCOOBY DOO follows the gang from Mystery Inc. on a summer camp adventure, as they find themselves solving a caper at Camp Little Moose, where there are too many ghost stories to keep track of. Together, Daphne, Velma, Fred, Shaggy, and of course, Scooby separate fact from fiction and figure out whether the camper's spooky tales are real.

 

SPIRIT OF THE FOREST (2010)

FEATURING THE VOICES OF:
GIOVANNI RIBISI
ANJELICA HUSTON

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: ANIMATED, FAMILY

Wicked landowner Mrs. D'Abondo (voiced by Anjelica Huston) can't see the friendly trees for the fearsome forest that stands in the path of a proposed highway, so when she pulls out the chain saw, it's up to gophers Furi (Sean Astin) and Linda (María Adánez) to jam the works. In this animated comedy, Tiger the Free Cat, Huhu and all the other critters go on the sniff for the mighty Spirit that can save them.

 

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: 10 HAPPIEST MOMENTS (2009)

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
ANIMATED

Minutes: 133

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

This release from the kids' series SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS offers ten episodes of the show, all featuring some of the biggest laughs in undersea history, like when SpongeBob attempts to enter Sandy's home - where he can't breathe - and when Squidward tries his first Krabby Patty.

 

WWE SUMMERSLAM 2010 (2010)

JOHN CENA
BRET "HIT MAN" HART
CHRIS JERICHO

Minutes: 180

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: WRESTLING

The 2010 edition of the annual World Wide Entertainment event known as SUMMERSLAM features some of the most popular professional wrestlers of their time including John Cena], Rey Mysterio, and Triple H.

 

  September 7, 2010

DOC WEST (2010)

TERENCE HILL
PAUL SORVINO
CLARE CAREY

Minutes: 97

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: WESTERN

An Old West gunslinger is forced to choose between siding with a gang of violent outlaws and law-abiding citizens while pursuing the bandits that stole his money. Doc West (Terence Hill) has a talent for winning at poker, and a steady hand with a six shooter. When a gang of bandits make off with his winnings, Doc follows them to the next town and seeks vengeance at the poker table. But the game quickly goes awry, and Doc winds up cooling his heels in the local jail. Later, when the streets of the dusty frontier town erupt into gunfire, Doc's realizes that his past has finally caught up with him, and realizes that if he's going to make it out alive, he'll have to choose sides.

 

KEVIN POLLAK: THE LITTLEST SUSPECT (2010)

KEVIN POLLAK

Minutes: 60

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: STAND-UP COMEDY

Master impressionist, admired stand-up, and noted character actor Kevin Pollak performs an hour of new material before an enthusiastic crowd on this special that was originally produced for Showtime.

 

KILLERS (2010)

    

ASHTON KUTCHER
KATHERINE HEIGL
TOM SELLECK

Minutes: 100

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY

Three years after settling down with the woman of his dreams, a former government assassin discovers there's a price tag on his head, and that his number could be up at any minute. Spencer Aimes (Ashton Kucher) was the man the government called on when they needed someone taken out on the sly. Fast, clean, and efficient, he always got the job done, and enjoyed the many perks that came with traveling the globe in search of his targets. But somewhere amidst all of the fast cars and exotic women, Spencer fell in love with Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl), a carefree computer expert on the mend from a relationship gone sour. Flash forward three years, when Spencer and Jen are happily married and living the domestic dream. On the heels of Spencer's 30th birthday, he and his happy wife discover that their life of bliss could come to a violent end at any second -- someone has put a multi-million-dollar contract on Spencer's life, and the hired killers who have been tracking him could be anyone from the checkout girl to the neighborhood curmudgeon. Time is running out for Spencer, and as the race to uncover his assassin intensifies, so too does his paranoia. With his in-laws making life miserable and the threat of death lurking around every corner, Spencer struggles to maintain appearances while staying out of the crosshairs, and keeping Jen safe from harm. Catherine O'Hara, Tom Selleck, and Martin Mull co-star in an action-packed comedy thriller from director Rob Luketic (LEGALLY BLONDE, THE UGLY TRUTH).

 

MACGRUBER (2010)

    

WILL FORTE
KRISTEN WILG
RYAN PHILLIPPE

Minutes: 95

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: COMEDY

Will Forte brings his SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE character MacGruber to the screen with this action comedy directed by Jorma Taccone. After bad guys killed his wife (Maya Rudolph), soldier of fortune MacGruber (Forte) devoted his life to peace. But when his old nemesis (Val Kilmer) gets control of a nuclear weapon, MacGruber's former boss (Powers Boothe) convinces him to risk life and limb one more time with the help of a new team (Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe).

 

MICKEY CLUB: ROAD RALLY (2010)

MICKEY MOUSE
GOOFY

Minutes: 70

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: G

Genre: ANIMATED, FAMILY

Mickey Mouse and his Clubhouse friends take a rollicking journey through Mickey Park, the desert, Mistletoe Mountain, and the wild jungle in this full-length animated adventure from Disney.

 

THE PHANTOM (2009)

RYAN CARNES
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI
CAMERON GOODMAN

Minutes: 176

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: ACTION

The purple-suited superhero is back, and ready to take on his most technologically-advanced adversaries to date in this live-action adaptation of the beloved comic book. Kit Walker (Ryan Carnes) is fearless; little does he realize that it's in his genes to seek out adventure. An adrenaline-addicted urban explorer, Kit discovers that he hails from a long line of crime fighters, and that now it's his turn to don the legendary Phantom suit and clean up the streets. But today's criminals are far more tech-savvy than the bad guys that his father and grandfather fought, and in order to keep the tradition alive he'll have to be stronger, faster, and smarter than all who came before him.

 

SOLITARY MAN (2009)

    

MICHAEL DOUGLAS
MARY-LOUISE PARKER
JENNA FISCHER

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

Frequent 1980s co-stars Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito reunite for this comedy-drama hybrid. In SOLITARY MAN, a middle-aged man finds he isn’t the person he wanted to be: his career is in shambles, and he turns off every woman he meets. This film from Brian Koppelman and David Levien (ROUNDERS) also stars Susan Sarandon and Mary-Louise Parker.

 

THAT EVENING SUN (2009)

HAL HOLBROOK
RAYMOND MCKINNON
WALTON GOGGINS

Minutes: 109

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

An aging farmer fights to keep the home that is rightfully his after fleeing from a nursing home and discovering that his son has leased the family farm to his old nemesis. Placed in a nursing home by his son and promptly forgotten, Abner Meecham (Hal Holbrook) realized that waiting to die was no way to live. Determined to enjoy his last days, Abner packed his bags and set his sights on the family farm. At least there he could die on his own land, in familiar surroundings. But Abner is in for a rude awakening, because upon returning home he discovers that his son has leased the farm to Lonzo Choat. Abner never cared much for Lonzo, and when Lonzo refuses to leave, Abner takes up residence in an old tenant shack on the property. Before long, their dispute becomes volatile, each man believing himself to be in the right, and refusing to back down from his position. Betrayed by his son and haunted by dreams of his beloved deceased wife, Abner draws a line in the sand in an attempt to reclaim his life. As threats are made and tension begins to brew, it's only a matter of time before the situation turns savage.

 

THOMAS & FRIENDS: MISTY ISLAND RESCUE (2010)

THOMAS THE TRAIN

Minutes: 60

Format: FULLSCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

The Island of Sodor sends a rescue team to find Thomas when he is stranded on a mysterious Island following a boating mishap, but Thomas is kept company by several engines whom he has never encountered during this unexpected visit.

 

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