New Quick Flicks for the Week of 12/23/08

Do you want to know the newest DVD titles available at your library? Check here to find the newest Quick Flicks released at the Gail Borden Library. This fast turnover, no reserves collection is where you will find multiple copies of the most popular DVDs.

American Teen By Burnstein, Nanette 2008/10 - Paramount BL02886DVD Check Our Catalog Five high school seniors in Warsaw, IN, are the focus of this documentary from filmmaker Nanette Burstein. The film follows their struggles in and out of classrooms, their friendships, romantic relationships and the tough decisions they face. ...More

Bring It on: In It to Win It By Rash, Steve Benson, Ashley Scerbo, Cassie 2008/05 - Universal Home Video 5557547479 Check Our Catalog When two rival high school teams from opposite coasts battle it out for the number one title at Cheer Camp Nationals, tension mounts and the stakes are raised to see who will be crowned the top squad. ...More

Burn After Reading By Coen, Joel 2008/12 - Focus Features BL12089DVD Check Our Catalog In this dark comedy from Oscar winners Joel and Ethan Coen, ousted CIA official Osbourne Cox loses his recently penned memoir into the hands of a pair of moronic gym employees who use it to try to turn a profit. ...More

Death Race By Anderson, Paul W.S. 2008/12 - Universal Studios BL01098DVD Check Our Catalog Jensen Ames, an ex-con turned speedway champion who's framed for a grisly murder and forced to compete in a grueling three-day televised car race against his fellow inmates. Sitting behind the wheel of a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames is in the race of his life -- and the whole world is watching. ...More

House Bunny By Wolf, Fred 2008/12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1435921011 Check Our Catalog Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have -- a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves. ...More

The Note By Barr, Douglas Francis, Genie McGinley, Ted 2008/10 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1435923375 Check Our Catalog ...More

The Walker By Schrader, Paul 2008/05 - ThinkFilm BL11880DVD Check Our Catalog Openly gay Carter Page III often escorts middle-aged Washington, D.C., wives to high-society events their husbands can't attend. But when the lover of one of his women friends is killed, Page is drawn into a tangled murder investigation. To protect his friend's reputation, he claims to have found the body -- involving himself in a crime that may have been politically motivated. ...More

The Women By English Diane 2008/12 - New Line Home Video BL02097DVD Check Our Catalog Shocked by the discovery that their pal Mary's husband is having an affair with a beautiful young shop girl, a tight-knit circle of New York socialites comes up with a devious plan to help Mary win back her man. ...More