NEW RELEASES - APRIL 2011

  April 26, 2011

3 IDIOTS (2009)

AAMIR KHAN
KAREENA KAPOOR
R MADHAVAN

Minutes: 164

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: COMEDY

Refreshing comedy about a rebellious prankster with a crafty mind and a heart of gold. Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down-along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school's uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's sexy daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.

 

BLOOD OUT (2011)

    

CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON
VAL KILMER
VINNIE JONES

Minutes: 89

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

When big city detectives refuse to further investigate his brother's gang-related murder, small-town sheriff Michael Spencer drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother's killer and avenge his death. 

 

MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM (2010)

SEAN PATRICK FLANERY
VICTORIA PRATT
DREW WATERS

Minutes: 90

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: HORROR

Experimental oil drilling in Mongolia stirs a nest of bloodthirsty creatures that were once thought to exist only in myth, and draws them to the surface in search of fresh victims in this made for television shocker starring Sean Patrick Flanery. In a bid to locate untapped oil deep in the earth, an American contractor in Mongolia pumps superheated water miles underground. But there's no black gold under these desolate dunes, only screaming death. A nest of Mongolian Death Worms have been slumbering beneath these sands for centuries. Now they're awake, and they're ready to feed. And by the time these monstrous, crypto zoological anomalies make their way to the surface, it may already be too late. Mankind has lost his position at the top of the food chain, because when the Mongolian Death Worm strikes, the best you can pray for is a quick death.

 

SACRIFICE (2011)

    

CUBA GOODING JR.
CHRISTIAN SLATER
LARA DAANS

Minutes: 99

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

A haunted undercover cop teams with an enigmatic priest to solve the mystery of a missing statue that was stolen from a church by violent criminals. John Hebron (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) was a cop who always got his man. But when his wife and daughter became the victims of a terrible crime, something deep inside of John shattered. Desperate to forgive himself for failing to save his family in their hour of need, John turns to Father Porter (Christian Slater) for salvation. Later, after John learns that a statue from Father Porter's church has been stolen by some local thugs, repentant criminal Mike (Devon Bostick) reveals a secret that will plunge the two men into a treacherous world of crime and punishment.

 

SHARPAY'S FABULOUS ADVENTURE (2010)

ASHELY TISDALE
AUSTIN BUTLER
CAMERON GOODMAN

Minutes: 89

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: G

Genre: FAMILY

Just how fabulous do you have to be to make it big in the Big Apple? One aspiring diva is about to find out...the hard way! Ashley Tisdale shines in this totally captivating comedy. After a talent scout spots her performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala, Sharpay Evans sets off for the bright lights of NYC, convinced instant fame and fortune are in the bag (designer bag, that is). But theatre's a dog-eat-dog world, as she and Boi discover when they encounter the devious owner of a pampered pooch named ""Countess"" and a scheming Broadway starlet who will do anything to crush the competition.

 

UNA SEMANA SOLOS (A WEEK ALONE (2008)

MAGDALENA CAPOBIANCO
LUCAS DEL BO
ELEONORA CAOBIANCO

Minutes: 110

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FOREIGN

Language: SPANISH with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

A handful of children are left to their own devices in this subtle drama from Argentine filmmaker Celina Murga. Maria (Magdalena Capobianco) is a girl in her early teens whose family lives in an upscale gated suburb. Maria's parents are going out of town for a week, and rather than leave her with relatives or hire a babysitter, Maria is put in charge of looking after her little sister Sofia (Eleonora Capobianco), with housekeeper Esther (Natalia Gomez Alarcon) serving as a nominal adult authority figure, though for the most part she lets Maria and the others do what they please. With only their parents bedroom off-limits, Maria and Sofia have the run of the house, and soon they and their friends Facundo (Lucas Del Bo), Quique (Federico Pena), Rodrigo (Ramiro Saludas) and Timmy (Mateo Braun) are spending their days exploring the place. As the kids begin creating their own rules to run counter to the ones their absent parents set down, Esther brings a young relative, Fernando (Gaston Luparo), to play with them, and the privileged kids begin to get a notion of they ways of the outside world.

 

  April 19, 2011

BORN TO RAISE HELL (2011)

STEVEN SEAGAL
DAN BADARAU
DARREN SHAHLAVI

Minutes: 96

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION

Hard case Interpol agent Samuel Axel (Steven Seagal) forges a shaky alliance with his sworn enemy in order to take down a ruthless Russian arms dealer with a penchant for killing cops. When one of his team members is brutally gunned down in Eastern Europe, Axel vows to see that justice is served. But just as he closes in on the Russian gun trafficker responsible for the killing, an all-out war explodes between the Russians and Gypsies. Just when it stars to look like Axel's target may skate away scot free, the determined agent throws his cards on the table, and moves in for the kill.

 

FUBAR: BALLS TO THE WALL (2010)

DAVE LAWRENCE
PAUL J. SPENCE
TERRA HAZELTON

Minutes: 85

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

After throwing a final eviction blow-out party at their home, Terry and Deaner move to a new town. For the first time ever, they must get jobs. Terry gets a girlfriend and Deaner reconnects with his daughter. The crazy dynamic duo is back, getting into outrageously hilarious shenanigans once more. Michael Dowse directs this Spinal Tap meets The Trailer Park Boys comedy.

 

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (2010)

    

JACK BLACK
EMILY BLUNT
JASON SEGEL

Minutes: 85

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: FAMILY

Jack Black stars in the 20th Century Fox adaptation of Jonathan Swift's GULLIVER'S TRAVELS with this fantasy-filled comedic production. This take on the timeless tale revolves around a shipwrecked mailroom clerk (Black) who discovers an island in the heart of the Bermuda Triangle where he is the biggest occupant in comparison to its tiny inhabitants. SHARK TALE's Rob Letterman directs from a script by FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL's Nick Stoller and Joe Stillman (SHREK).

 

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS (3D) (2010)

JACK BLACK
EMILY BLUNT
JASON SEGEL

Minutes: 85

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: FAMILY

 

HYENAS (2010)

COSTAS MANDYLOR
CHRISTA CAMPBELL
AMANDA AAROSMA

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

A grieving widower goes on the hunt for his wife's killers, and discovers they are in fact shape-shifting hyenas in this vicious tale of terror from writer/director Eric Weston (EVILSPEAK, THE IRON TRIANGLE). When his wife becomes the victim of a savage attack, Gannon (Costas Mandylor) decides to take the law into his own hands. Gannon's vigilante mission takes an unexpectedly shocking turn, however, when he encounters a homeless man named Josiah (Meshach Taylor) who reveals the African legend of shape-shifting hyenas who disguise themselves as human. Upon unearthing evidence that a local pack of hyenas led by the cruel Wilda (Christa Campbell) has been stalking the area, Gannon vows to exterminate every last one of the creatures. Later, Gannon finds an unusual ally in the form Valerie (Amanda Aardsma), an alluring, half-human/half-hyena who isn't afraid to turn on her pack.

 

IP MAN 2: LEGEND OF THE GRAND MASTER (2010)

    

DONNIE YEN
SAMMO HUNG
HUANG XIAO-MING

Minutes: 108

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: MARTIAL ARTS

Hong Kong film star Donnie Yen reprises his role as Ip Man in this semi-autobiographical sequel following the adventures of the grand master of Wing Chun. The Sino-Japanese War has ended, and after defending his people with wushu, Ip escapes the wrath of the Japanese by fleeing to Foshan. Failing to find peace even in his own homeland, Ip relocates his family to Hong Kong in 1949. Once there, Ip begins teaching Wing Chun to a group of pupils that includes Wong Leung (Huang Xiao Ming), who soon clashes with Cheng Wei Ki (Dennis To). Embarrassed at having been beaten so badly by Wong in a fight, Cheng kidnaps his rival and takes him to a fish market owned by Master Hung (Sammo Hung). Blaming Ip for the damage done by Wong, Master Hung demands that the other teacher defeat practitioners of all wushu varieties in the time it takes to burn a single joss stick. Incredibly, Ip meets the challenge, impressing Master Hung, who then gives him permission to open his own wushu school. When Master Hung gives Ip a ticket to the King of Boxing Competition, a friendship is forged between the two former rivals. After a competitor nicknamed Twister is named the winner, he beats Cheng and friends for celebrating with wushu, and claims he can defeat Master Hung with three simple blows. Though Master Hung maintains the upper hand throughout most of the fight, Twister eventually lands a punch that knocks his superior down. In the wake of the fight, tensions between the locals and Westerners begin heating up, and the local superintendent responds by announcing a kung fu competition. When Ip defeats all challengers, including Twister, Wing Chun gains popularity throughout Hong Kong, and the highly respected master begins teaching a young disciple named Bruce Lee, who will bring the art of Chinese wushu to Westerners before dying tragically at the tender age of 32.

 

THE KING'S SPEECH (2010)

    

COLIN FIRTH
GEOFFREY RUSH
HELENA BONHAM CARTER

Minutes: 119

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA

Emmy Award-winning director Tom Hooper (JOHN ADAMS) teams with screenwriter David Seidler (TUCKER: A MAN AND HIS DREAMS) to tell the story of King George VI. When his older brother abdicates the throne, nervous-mannered successor George "Bertie" VI (Colin Firth) reluctantly dons the crown. Though his stutter soon raises concerns about his leadership skills, King George VI eventually comes into his own with the help of unconventional speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Before long the king and Lionel have forged an unlikely bond, a bond that proves to have real strength when the United Kingdom is forced to flex its international might.

 

RABBIT HOLE (2010)

    

NICOLE KIDMAN
AARON ECKHART
DIANNE WIEST

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

After finding success in the indie arena with HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and SHORTBUS, John Cameron Mitchell directs some of Hollywood’s biggest names with this drama. RABBIT HOLE stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as a married couple whose lives and relationship are shattered by the accidental death of their son. Based on a play by David Lindsay-Abaire, Mitchell’s film also stars Dianne Wiest and Tammy Blanchard.

 

A SHINE OF RAINBOWS (2010)

CONNIE NIELSEN
AIDAN QUINN
JOHN BELL

Minutes: 101

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: DRAMA, FAMILY

An orphaned boy named Tomas is adopted by Maire O'Donnell to live on a whimsical Irish isle filled with new friends, secret caves and a lost baby pup seal stranded on the coast. But when Maire's reluctant husband Alec refuses to accept Tomas as his own son, the boy drifts down a fateful path of adventure and self-discovery, illuminating how rainbows can shine around - and within - us all.

 

SOMEWHERE (2010)

STEPHEN DORFF
ELLE FANNING

Minutes: 98

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: DRAMA

From Academy Award-winning writer/director Sofia Coppola, "Somewhere" is a witty, moving, and empathetic look into the orbit of actor Johnny Marco. You have probably seen him in the tabloids; Johnny is living at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood. He has a Ferrari to drive around in, and a constant stream of girls and pills to stay in with. Comfortably numbed, Johnny drifts along. Then, his 11-year-old daughter Cleo from his failed marriage arrives unexpectedly at the Chateau. Their encounters encourage Johnny to face up to where he is in life and confront the question that we all must: which path in life will you take. 

 

STREET KINGS 2: MOTOR CITY (2011)

    

RAY LIOTTA
SHAWN HATOSY
CHARLOTTE ROSS

Minutes: 92

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: ACTION

Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) delivers an intense, electrifying performance in this explosive follow-up to the gritty urban crime thriller Street Kings. Liotta plays Detroit detective Marty Kingston, the leader of an undercover narcotics team, whose members are being systematically murdered one by one. To solve the brutal killings, Kingston joins forces with a cocky, young homicide detective. But neither of them is prepared for the shocking corruption their investigation will uncover — stunning secrets that will set both men on a violent collision course with betrayal and vengeance.

 

UFC 126: SILVA VS. BELFORT (2011)

SILVA VS BELFORT
GRIFFIN VS FRANKLIN
JONES VS BADER

Minutes: 312

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FIGHTING, WRESTLING

Middleweights Anderson "The Spider" Silva and Victor "The Phenom" Belfort battle in the main event of this UFC event that also features a match between light heavyweights Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin.

 

THE WAY BACK (2010)

    

COLIN FARRELL
ED HARRIS
JIM STURGESS

Minutes: 133

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA

Inspired by an incredible true story, THE WAY BACK begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they must withstand nature at its most extreme. Their humanity is further tested when they meet a teenage runaway who begs to join them on their quest.

 

  April 15, 2011

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT 1 (2010)

    

DANIEL RADCLIFFE
RUPERT GRINT
EMMA WATSON

Minutes: 146

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: FAMILY

Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction – the Horcruxes. On their own and on the run, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever…but Dark Forces in their midst threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile the wizarding world has become a dangerous place. The long-feared war has begun and the Dark Lord has seized control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting all who might oppose him. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort…alive.

 

  April 12, 2011

COUNTRY STRONG (2010)

    

GWYNETH PALTROW
TIM MCGRAW
GARRET HEDLUND

Minutes: 117

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: DRAMA, MUSIC

A fallen country star (Gwyneth Paltrow) strives to resurrect her ailing career with a little help from her supportive husband (Tim McGraw), an ambitious young songwriter (Garrett Hedlund), and an emerging country artist (Leighton Meester) with a rapidly growing fan base.

 

FAREWELL (2009)

    

DIANE KRUGER
WILLEM DAFOE
DAVID SOUL

Minutes: 118

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: UNRATED

Genre: THRILLER

The scenario of the film is based on real events, which happened at the beginning of the 80s, and which have accelerated the fall of the Berlin wall. Emir Kusturica will play the role of a KGB lieutenant-colonel who delivered to French counter-spies crucial information on Soviet spies in western countries, particularly in economical, militaro-industrial and high technology research domains. A treason under the code-name Farewell that the movie will revisit by mixing it with the intervention of a French engineer.

 

GARFIELD SHOW: THE PRIVATE-EYE VENTURES (2008)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 72

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Follow the clues and get ready for fun-filled adventures! You'll be on the case with Jon, Odie, and your favorite orange feline as he meanders from one caper to the next, investigating talking lasagna, undercover kitties, time travel, and the most important mystery of all: what time is dinner?

 

HIGHWATER (2009)

KELLY SLATER
ANDY IRONS
MALIK JOYEAUX

Minutes: 95

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DOCUMENTARY

The waves are monsters. The dangers are epic. The competitors are insanely gutsy. Or maybe just insane. But every winter, when breakers the size of office buildings topple onto the North Shore of Oahu, the world’s top-ranked extreme surfers risk injury and worse to win surfing’s fabled Triple Crown. With jaw-dropping rides from big-wave warriors like seven-time world champion Kelly Slater, 2003 Surfer of the Year, Andy Irons, the fearless Malik Joyeaux and 13-year-old phenom Jon-Jon Florence, it’s the ultimate, adrenaline-fueled battle of surfing’s mega-stars. And it’s a battle not all will survive. Captured by acclaimed director Dana Brown (Step Into Liquid), Highwater is “…a breathtaking celebration of surfing excellence.”

 

KJB: THE BOOK THAT CHANGED (2010)

PAOLA DIONSOTTI
SIMON GREGOR
ANDREW ROTHNEY

Minutes: 94

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: DRAMA, DOCUMENTARY

Actor John Rhys-Davies hosts this documentary about the famous King James Bible, bringing in experts and academics to discuss why this particular edition of the religious text became so definitive, beloved, and popular among both scholars and laymen, both religious readers and scholars.

 

MANDRAKE (2010)

MAX MARTINI
BETSY RUSSELL
JON MACK

Minutes: 89

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: HORROR

A greedy adventurer claims a mythical dagger, and awakens an ancient evil with a hunger for human flesh. Thanks to financier Harry Vargas, Darren McCall can scour the globe in search of priceless treasures. In his quest to retrieve a bejeweled blade from a sacred burial ground, however, McCall stirs a vicious creature made of half flora, and half fauna. Now that the beast has been awoken, only flesh and blood will satisfy its unholy appetite.

 

MUAY THAI FIGHTER (2007)

AKARA AMARTTAYAKUL
SONTHAYA CHITMANEE
SANGTHONG KET-U-THONG

Minutes: 116

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: ACTION, MARTIAL ARTS

Lifelong friends learn the traditional techniques of Muay thai fighting. The fighting in the ring reflects the fight for their life. When a highly anticipated fight proves to be their biggest challenge, they're prepared to die for one another.

 

UFC 125: EDGAR VS. MAYNARD (2011)

EDGAR VS MAYNARD
LEBEN VS STANN
VERA VS SILVA

Minutes: 340

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FIGHTING, WRESTLING

A rematch between lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and number one contender Gray Maynard headlines this UFC event that features Chris Lebon, Brian Stann, Clay Guida, and Takanori Gomi on the undercard.

 

  April 8, 2011

NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (2010)

    

BEN BARNES
GEORGIE HENLEY
SKANDAR KEYNES

Minutes: 112

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: FAMILY

Precocious siblings Lucy (Georgie Henley, The Chronicles of Narnia series) and Edmund Pevensie (Skandar Heynes, The Chronicles of Narnia series), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter, Son of Rambow), are swallowed into a painting and transported back to Narnia. They join King Caspian (Ben Barnes, Dorian Gray) and a noble mouse named Reepicheep in a quest to rescue noble lords who had been lost fighting evil on another island. Aboard the magnificent ship The Dawn Treader, the courageous voyagers travel to mysterious islands, confront mystical creatures, and reunite with the Great Lion Aslan on a mission that tests their characters to determine the fate of Narnia itself!

 

  April 5, 2011

CASINO JACK (2010)

    

KEVIN SPACEY
BARRY PEPPER
KELLY PRESTON

Minutes: 108

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

Kevin Spacey stars as Jack Abramoff, the real-life Washington power player who resorted to jaw-dropping levels of fraud and corruption. High-rolling excess and outrageous escapades are all in a day's work for Abramoff, as he goes to outrageous lengths to promote the Indian gambling industry, earning him the nickname "Casino Jack." But when Jack and his womanizing protege Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper) enlist a dimwitted business partner (Jon Lovitz) for an illegal scheme, they find themselves ensnared in a web of greed and murder that explodes into a worldwide scandal.

 

CHUGGINGTON: CHUGGERS TO THE RESCUE (2010)

ANIMATED

Minutes: 62

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: NOT RATED

Genre: FAMILY

Honk your horns for the worldwide hit television series that delivers action and laughter from CHUGGINGTON! In these six traintastic episodes, Brewster, Wilson and Koko find fun and excitement while helping each other out of jams, learning emergency rescue skills and taking on new responsibilities! There are jetpacks, storm machines and daring escapades too. Join the chuggers as they learn about patience, accountability, following instructions, and how to get the job done in Chuggers To The Rescue!

 

I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS (2010)

JIM CAREY
EWAN MCGREGOR
RODRIGO SANTORO

Minutes: 98

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: R

Genre: COMEDY

The improbable but true story of a spectacularly charismatic conman's journey from small-town businessman to flamboyant white-collar criminal, who repeatedly finds himself in trouble with the law and on the lam, brilliantly escaping from the Texas prison system on four separate occasions - all in the name of love. Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) leads a seemingly average life - an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie (Leslie Mann), and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he's gay and he's going to live life to the fullest - even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.

 

LITTLE FOCKERS (2010)

    

BEN STILLER
ROBERT DENIRO
OWEN WILSON

Minutes: 98

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG-13

Genre: COMEDY

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro return as the comic duo of a hapless, eager-to-please son-in-law and an overbearing father-in-law in Little Fockers. Despite the title, there's not much of the kids in this sequel; like Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, Little Fockers is all about the tension-fraught relationship between crusty ex-CIA agent Jack Byrnes (De Niro) and male nurse Greg Focker (Stiller). This time, Jack has decided that Greg just might have what it takes to replace him as the protector and guide to the family, if he can provide for and properly educate the children. From there it's a series of scenes in which Greg tries to meet Jack's expectations and fails spectacularly, this time complicated by the presence of sexy pharmaceuticals rep Andi (Jessica Alba), who hires Greg to represent an erectile dysfunction drug and gives him a bag of samples… which leads pretty much where you think it might lead. This time around, the jokes are broader (the movie starts with projectile vomiting and ends with a fistfight in a bouncy castle) and the plot is even less important, but the cast (including Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Owen Wilson, and Teri Polo) executes everything with professional skill. Fans of the previous movies will enjoy this latest installment.

 

TRON: ORIGINAL CLASSIC (1982)

    

JEFF BRIDGES
BRUCE BOXLEITNER
DAVID WARNER

Minutes: 96

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: ADVENTURE

The surprising truth about Disney's 1982 computer-game fantasy is that it's still visually impressive (though technologically quaint by later high-definition standards) and a lot of fun. It's about a computer wizard named Flynn (Jeff Bridges) who is digitally broken down into a data stream by a villainous software pirate (David Warner) and reconstituted into the internal, 3-D graphical world of computers. It is there, in the blazingly colorful, geometrically intense landscapes of cyberspace, that Flynn joins forces with Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) to outmaneuver the Master Control program that holds them captive in the equivalent of a gigantic, infinitely challenging computer game. Disney's wizards used a variety of cinematic techniques and early-'80s state-of-the-art computer-generated graphics to accomplish their dynamic visual goals, and the result was a milestone in cyberentertainment, catering to technogeeks while providing a dazzling adventure for hackers and nonhackers alike. Appearing just in time to celebrate the nascent cyberpunk movement in science fiction, Tron received a decidedly mixed reaction when originally released, but has since become a high-tech favorite and a landmark in special effects, with a loyal following of fans. DVD is a perfect format for the movie's neon-glow color scheme, and the musical score by synthesizer pioneer Wendy Carlos is faithfully preserved on the digitally remastered soundtrack.

 

TRON: LEGACY (2010)

    

JEFF BRIDGES
GARRETT HEDLUND
OLIVIA WILDE

Minutes: 125

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: ADVENTURE

The Master Control Program is booted back up in this revamped TRON continuation that sees the return of original star Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, the brilliant computer programmer whose disappearance leads his son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), to search for him in and out of the computer world. Original director and co-writer Steven Lisberger produces the new film, which is helmed by commercial director Joseph Kosinski. James Frain, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, and Michael Sheen also star, with Bruce Boxleitner returning as Alan Bradley and Tron, the heroic protagonist of the original film.

 

TRON: LEGACY (3D) (2010)

JEFF BRIDGES
GARRETT HEDLUND
OLIVIA WILDE

Minutes: 125

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: PG

Genre: ADVENTURE

*3D EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

 

YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS (2011)

ELISA DONOVAN
BRAD ROWE
JOHN SCHNEIDER

Minutes: 96

Format: WIDESCREEN

Rated: G

Genre: DRAMA

Your Love Never Fails is the story of Laura (Elisa Donovan), a working mother who just wants to spend more time with her daughter Kelsey, 9. Unfortunately, her demanding boss Paul (Fred Willard) has other ideas. When Kelsey's father, Dylan (Brad Rowe) files for joint custody, Laura is forced to take Kelsey to Texas, where she confronts the lifestyle, church and father (Tom Skerritt) that she left behind. With the help of the local church Pastor, Frank (John Schneider), Laura and Dylan will find their way back to the commitment they made to each other and to Kelsey.

 

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