Tuesday, September 8, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 9/8/09

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.
Beyond Our Differences

Beyond Our Differences
By
2009-03 - PBS
0841887010221 Check Our Catalog

…More

Crank 2-High Voltage

Crank 2-High Voltage
By
2009-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
0031398112655 Check Our Catalog

In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios' (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. …More

Dance Flick

Dance Flick
By Wayans, Damien Dante
2009-09 - Paramount Home Video
0097360726947 Check Our Catalog

Dance Flick is a hilarious new comedy that brings together the talents of two generations of the Wayans family, the explosively funny clan who brought us the Scary Movie franchise and White Chicks, as well as the groundbreaking TV series In Living Color. In Dance Flick, a young street dancer, Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans, Jr.), from the wrong side of the tracks and a beautiful young woman, Megan White (Shoshana Bush), are brought together by their passion for dancing and put to the test in the mother of all dance battles. Dance Flick sends up the dance movie genre, including such recent hits as Step Up and You Got Served, as well as the classic Flashdance. …More

Home

Home
By Harden, Marcia Gay
2009-06 - Monterey Home Video
0012233224825 Check Our Catalog

There are moments frozen under glass] Inga (Academy award winner Marcia Gay Harden) is a poet. She wants to buy and restore a house she is drawn to that reminds her of her childhood home, but her distant husband Hermann (Michael Gaston) sees little value in it or many of the things Inga loves. Inga realizes that many things in her life are coming full circle. Her crumbling marriage is a stark contrast to her relationship with her 8-year-old daughter, (Eulala Scheel, Ms. Harden's real life daughter) with whom she shares her hopes, fears and inner-most thoughts following her recovery from breast cancer. By day their lives seem magical, full of cloud watching, kite flying and lazy summer drives. But at night, Inga is troubled by her marriage, its lack of intimacy and her fear of her own mortality. By weaving optimism into her lifes story it is in her own writing that she hears the echo of her mothers journey and experiences the revelation that allows her transformation. …More

Music Within

Music Within
By Sawalich, Steven
2009-02 - Tcfhe/MGM
5557459413 Check Our Catalog

Ron Livingston delivers the performance of a lifetime in this acclaimed film based on the incredible true-life story of Richard Pimentel. Deafened by a bomb blast in Vietnam, Richard (Livingston) returns home and discovers his lifes calling: helping others with disabilities, including his fellow veterans. Along with his best friend Art (Michael Sheen), a wheelchair-bound rebel with a wicked wit, Richard fights for the rights of those whose voices cant always be heard. MUSIC WITHIN is a powerful and inspiring journey that every American should take. …More

American Experience: Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

American Experience: Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By
2009-04 - PBS
0841887010382 Check Our Catalog

…More

No comments: