Tuesday, January 6, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 1/6/09

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.

Beethoven's big break
Single dad and struggling animal handler Eddie works with lots of creatures, but at home, he has a strict No Pets Allowed policy. He won't let his son Billy keep the adorable stray dog Beethoven and his family of puppies. Beethoven crashes into Hollywood and into Eddie's heart as well.

Cyrano de Bergerac
The classic tale of romance and tragedy tells the touching story of the big-nosed poet and philosopher Cyrano who feeds the handsome but empty-headed Christian the honeyed words to win the love of the beautiful Roxanne.

The girl who leapt through time
Something strange has happened to Makoto Konno. Time has suddenly stopped and moved her backwards. Unfortunately, her carefree time-traveling has adverse effects on the people she cares for. English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.

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An American Carol
By Zucker, David
2008/09 - Vivendi Entertainment
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Comedy about Michael Malone, a sarcastic, unpatriotic documentary filmmaker who wants to abolish the Fourth of July holiday -- at least until he is visited by three ghosts who want him to reconsider. But can the spirits of America's past, present and future spark a genuine change of heart? ...More

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Babylon A. D.
By Kassovitz, Mathieu
2009/01 - 20th Century Fox
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Hard-boiled mercenary Toorop accepts a risky mission to escort a virus-carrying woman and her guardian nun from Russia to China. But Toorop gets far more than he bargained for when a mysterious religious cult stops at nothing to kidnap the woman. ...More

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Bangkok Dangerous
By Pang, Danny
Oxide Pang Chun
2008/08 - First Look Home Entertain
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Kong, a professional killer, has been mute since childhood. He works the city's toughest streets; silence his only response to the killings he performs. He is numb, acting with a sociopathic coldness as he brings down his steady, impersonal revenge on the world. Ultimately, the chance for his transformation (and redemption) arrives in the form of shop assistant Fon. She is able to provide the only tenderness and warmth he's ever known. Suddenly stricken with remorse and guilt for his past actions, he fights back against those who would force him to remain a killing machine. . ...More

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Disaster Movie
By Friedberg, Jason
Seltzer, Aaron
2009/01 - Lions Gate
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Trapped in a city as temblors, tornadoes and asteroids ravage the land, three friends get swept up in a series of wacky adventures as they look for a way to stop the onslaught of natural disasters, while poking fun at pop-culture sensations. ...More

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The Duchess
By Dibb, Saul
2008/12 - Paramount Home Video
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Keira Knightley stars as Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire, in this adaptation of Amanda Foreman's novel. Unhappily married to the duke of Devonshire, Georgiana indulges in extravagant vices and begins a scandalous affair with politician Charles Grey. ...More

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Ghost Town
By Koepp, David
2008/12 - Dreamworks Video
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A hapless gent who's pronounced dead, only to be brought back to life with an unexpected gift: a new found ability to see ghosts. When he crosses paths with the recently departed Frank Herlihy, he gets pulled into Frank's desperate bid to break up his widowed wife's pending marriage to another man. ...More

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How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
By Riedel, Gerogina
2008/08 - Maya Entertainment Grp
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In the summer heat of a small Arizona boarder town, sparks start to fly for three Garcia girls. America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) plays 17-yeard-old Blanca, who discovers romance, love, and lust for the first time with the new bad boy in town. Her divorced mother Lolita (Elizabeth Pena, Rush Hour), seems to have hit a dry spell until the husband of one of her customers pays a visit. Meanwhile, Blanca¢¬¢s grandmother Dona Genoveva (Lucy Gallardo), enlists her gardener Don Pedro to give her driving lessons, learning about more than cars in the process. Combining raw passion with the graceful images of a rural Southwestern town, Georgina Garcia Riedel tells a story of a Mexican American family that speaks a universal language to women of all ages. ...More

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Pineapple Express
By Green, David Gordon
2009/01 - Sony Pictures
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After witnessing an underworld murder involving a corrupt cop and a drug kingpin, straitlaced pothead Dale Denton must go on the run with his dealer to escape the wrath of the vengeance-minded criminals. ...More

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Righteous Kill
By Avnet, Jon
2009/01 - Anchor Bay
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Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star in this taut thriller as a pair of New York City detectives tasked with investigating a rash of vigilante killings linked to a case years ago, suggesting they may have put an innocent man behind bars. ...More

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The Wackness
By Levine, Jonathan
2009/01 - Sony Pictures
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In the midst of a midlife crisis, psychiatrist Dr. Squires forms a relationship with teenage drug dealer Luke Shapiro, who trades his product for therapy sessions. Luke falls for the doctor's daughter, and the doctor falls for Luke's teen friend. Drugs, depression, relationships and New York City are the focus of this comedic film from sophomore director Jonathan Levine. ...More

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