Tuesday, January 13, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 1/13/09

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.

Drona
"From the times, when time itself was a newborn babe, the universe has kept one secret carefully camouflaged within its folds. A secret, which if unraveled, could unlock the destruction of mankind and the entire cosmos. Today, only one man can protect the universe's precious secret and thus, save the human race from absolute annihilation" In Hindi.

Heroes
Best friends Sammy and Ali travel a thousand miles to deliver three letters as part of their film school assignment. Little do they know that the journey that they have embarked on will give them a new meaning of life. In Hindi.

Hulla
Raj and his girlfriend seem to have a great life, great jobs, and now have moved into a great apartment. When the security guard starts keeping Raj up every night warding off prowlers, it causes problems in every part of Raj's life. In Hindi.

Pandurangadu
This is the story of Lord Panduranga, a flirt and irresponsible son. In Hindi.

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Appaloosa
By Harris, Ed
2009/01 - New Line Home Video
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When a malicious, land-hungry rancher has the marshal and deputy of Appaloosa killed, two gunmen arrive and try to bring law and order back to the frontier town. Based on the novel by Robert B. Parker. ...More

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Brick Lane
By Gavron, Sarah
2009/01 - Sony Pictures
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Set in the 1980s, this cross-cultural drama follows young Nazneem, a Bangladeshi woman who's immigrated to London for an arranged marriage to a middle-aged man, leaving her beloved family, including her sister Hasina, behind. While Hasina leads a life of adventure back home, Nazneem struggles to accept the isolation and unhappiness in her new life, until an unexpected visitor comes along and changes everything. ...More

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Brideshead Revisited
By Jarrold, Julian
2008/12 - Miramax
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Capt. Charles Ryder is an officer stationed at England's Brideshead Castle during World War II, in this big-screen adaptation of the classic novel by Evelyn Waugh. The suspenseful drama builds as Captain Ryder becomes infatuated with the castle's owners, the aristocratic Marchmain family -- particularly their grown son, Sebastian Flyte, and his elegant sister, Julia. ...More

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Mirrors
By Aja, Alexandre
2009/01 - 20th Century Fox
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This creepy supernatural thriller from director Alexandre Aja stars Kiefer Sutherland as troubled security guard Ben Carson, who discovers malevolent spirits living within the mirrors of a fire-ravaged department store. ...More

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My Best Friend's Girl
By Deutch, Howard
2009/01 - Lions Gate
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When Dustin's girlfriend, Alexis, breaks up with him, he employs his best buddy, Tank, to take her out on the worst rebound date imaginable in the hopes that it will send her running back into his arms. But when he begins to really fall for Alexis, Tank finds himself in an impossible position. ...More

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Swing Vote
By Stern, Joshua Michael
2009/01 - Touchstone Disney
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It's Election Day, and the eyes of the nation have fallen on one beer-swigging couch potato named Bud Johnson, who, through no fault of his own, finds himself in the position of being able to single-handedly choose the next American president. ...More

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The Family That Preys
By Perry, Tyler
2009/01 - Lions Gate
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Tyler Perry writes, directs and stars in this poignant dramedy centered on a pair of friends -- wealthy socialite Charlotte and working-class Alice -- whose families stand to be ripped apart by greed and scandal. ...More

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