Thursday, November 4, 2010

No School Day Movie: How to Train Your Dragon


How to Train Your Dragon
Thursday November 11, 2010 at 2pm

Hiccup is a young Viking who defies convention when he befriends one of his deadliest foes — a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. But humans and dragons are supposed to be mortal enemies, not buddies, and this unlikely pair must overcome many obstacles and one ultimate challenge - to save both their worlds. (Rated PG; 98 minutes)

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

New Quick Flicks for the Week of November 2, 2010

Batman: Under the Red Hood



Batman: Under the Red Hood
By Vietti, Brandon
Voice by Ackles, Jensen
Voice by Harris, Neil Patrick
2010-11 - Warner Home Video
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Christmas Hope


Christmas Hope
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2010-10 - Gaiam Americas
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Dread


Dread
By Diblasi, Anthony
2010-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Psycho Legacy


Psycho Legacy
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2010-10 - Uni Dist Corp (Music)
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Shrink



Shrink
By Pate, Jonas
2010-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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What happens when the people we count on to hold us together are barely holding it together themselves? Jonas Pate's Shrink is a striking, fast-paced expos of the other Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. …More


Aisha
"Aisha  is a girl with a simple diktat -- everyone's business is her business. Arjun is a boy with a simpler belief -- Aisha  should mind her own business. Part of the Delhi upper class world with its own set of social rules, Aisha navigates her world with a great sense of style and even greater optimism. ... Welcome to Aisha's fabulous world where playing cupid is easy, if only that Arjun would stay out of her way!" -- Container.

Building the Great Cathedrals
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.

Centurion
AD 117: The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying Picts led by revenge-hungry Pict Warrior Etain. When the Roman legion is ambushed, the seven surviving Romans pledge to rescue their leader and return to Rome to re-group.

Dawn of the Oceans
Oceanographers have been gripped by a new spirit of discovery and have undertaken the biggest population census of ocean species ever conducted, a 'Census of Marine Life.' Join National Geographic as they travel more than four billion years into the past to uncover how oceans and marine life came to exist.

Everyone Else
A young couple's relationship is pushed to the brink while vacationing in the Mediterranean. On the surface, Chris and Gitti appear blissfully in love while enjoying the sun and sand of Sardinia. But as they spend more time together, their silly games and playful teasing begin to unmask hidden fears and desires. When they accidentally run into another, seemingly happier and more successful couple, the tensions between them erupt. Bonus features include: deleted scenes, outtakes, and more.

Lamhaa
Once known as a paradise on Earth, it is now a playground for bloodthirsty militants. A company is generating millions of unaccountable dollars that benefits all power, from politicians and leaders to bureaucrats in the Indian and Pakistani intelligence. From the high ranking army and police officer to the militants and their supporters, everyone gets a piece of the pie.

A Mother's Courage
Follow one woman's journey as she tries to help her severely autistic son break out of his own mind. Traveling to the United States from her home in Iceland to try to learn more about this complex condition, she meets along the way other families who have similar situations and all are looking for some answers.

Once Fallen
When Chance returns home after five years in jail, he is determined to escape his past, start a new life, and make peace with his father, who is the head of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang and serving a life sentence for murder. Upon his release, his dreams of a crime-free future begin to disintegrate when he is forced to assume his best friend's outrageous debt to a local mobster.

South of the Border
Director Oliver Stone visits seven presidents in five countries in South  America to gain some understanding about the  political and social ideas and the revolutions, and to clear up how people view them. Includes interviews with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Argentinean president Cristina Kirchner, Cuban president Raul Castro.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Brown Bag Lunch Classic Films: Way Out West

Way Out West
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 11:00 am

Stan and Ollie are charged with delivering the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. However, they reckon without the machinations of her evil guardian Mickey Finn (James Finlayson) who is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon singer wife Lola (Sharon Lynne). (Not rated, 65 minutes)