Wednesday, May 21, 2008

New Quick Flicks for the week of 5/20/08

Book Cover Beowulf and Grendel
By Gunnarsson, Sturla
Butler, Gerard
Curran, Tony

This tells the bloody tale of warrior Beowulf's battlewith Grendel, a murderous troll. The battle-scarred hero Beowulf leads a troop of warriors to help King Hrothgar, whose kingdom is destroyed by Grendel. However, Beowulf's attempts to fight the troll are thwarted when Grendel refuses to engage in battle. ...More

Book Cover The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream
By Gillard, Stuart
Lanter, Matt
Raisa, Francia

The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream follows in the footsteps of the original hit romantic comedy, The Cutting Edge which charmed audiences with its story of an unlikely pair of polar opposites who unite on the ice for a shot at Olympic gold. ...More

Book Cover Looking for Cheyenne
By Minetto, Valerie
Dekker, Mila
Zidi, Malik

Cheyenne is a journalist who decides to leave Paris after being laid off and settles down in the middle of nowhere, far from the society she hates.The trouble is that she has to leave Sonia, her true love, behind. Sonia is a teacher who loves her job and refuses to give up everything, including her comfort, to follow her. Sonia makes all the efforts in the world to forget Cheyenne, whether in the arms of Pierre, a charming anarchist, or in those of BĂ©atrice, a gay woman who soon proves perverse and dangerous, only to realize that her heart belongs to Cheyenne and nobody else. When Cheyenne does not come back, Sonia feels life is not worth living any longer. ...More

Book Cover National Geographic: Masters of the Arctic Ice

Global climate change's most noticeable impact occurs in the Arctic Circle. This fascinating documentary from National Geographic shows how Arctic wildlife, such as seals and polar bears, struggles to survive in a rapidly changing environment. Using innovative "critter cam" technology, filmmakers reveal the ways in which these creatures navigate the harsh seas and melting landscapes in this remote and often hostile region. ...More

Book Cover National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
By Turtletaub, Jon
Cage, Nicholas

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase -- who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure -- reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, Riley Poole, for another romp through U.S. history. Now, armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben is obsessed with finding the truth behind President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. ...More

Book Cover National Geographic: The Road to War Iraq

Provides frank insight into the decision-making process that led to the invasion of Iraq. Reveals how internal rivalries, murky intelligence and the events of September 11 influenced one of today's most controversial conflicts. Details the internal debate and controversy surrounding the seismic shift in American foreign policy. ...More

Book Cover Slipstream
By Hopkins, Anthony
Duncan, Michael Clarke
Slater, Christian

Written, directed and starring Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, and featuring a top-notch cast, SLIPSTREAM is an exciting and inventive drama about life and death - - and everything in between. Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer (Hopkins) has lived his life in two states of existence: reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery screenplay, Felix becomes baffled as his characters start appearing in his life, and his life starts slipping into his characters. Soon, he is thrown into a vortex where dreams, time and reality collide in an increasingly whirling slilpstream. ...More