Tuesday, September 22, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 9/22/09

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.

Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra
By Tsirbas, Aristomenis
2009-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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When the peaceful inhabitants of the beautiful planet Terra come under attack from the last surviving members of humanity adrift in an aging spaceship, the stage is set for an all-out war between the two species for control of the planet. But will an unlikely friendship between a rebellious young Terrian (voiced by Evan Rachel Wood) and an injured human pilot (Luke Wilson) somehow convince their leaders that war is not the answer? …More


Che: Part 1 - Argentine

Che: Part 1 - Argentine
By Soderbergh, Steven
2009-08 - E1 Entertainment
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Benicio Del Toro delivers a searing, emotional performance as Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an asthmatic Argentine doctor who became one of Latin America's most legendary revolutionary leaders in the 1950s. The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S. - friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. …More


Echelon Conspiracy



Echelon Conspiracy
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2009-07 - Paramount Home Video
0097360705140 Check Our Catalog

After stumbling upon a strange cell phone that seems to steer him toward limitless wealth, a young engineer goes along for the ride. But the road veers into dangerous territory when he becomes the target of a global conspiracy. …More


Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
By Waters, Mark
2009-09 - Warner Home Video
1419873776 Check Our Catalog

When he attends his younger brother's wedding, playboy Connor (Matthew McConaughey) is troubled to discover that the ghosts of his many girlfriends have come to give him a piece of their mind and teach him a thing or two about true love. As the apparitions visit him, he rediscovers old feelings for the first love of his life. Mark Waters directs this delightful romantic comedy also starring Jennifer Garner and Michael Douglas. …More


Frontline: Heat

Frontline: Heat
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2009-04 - PBS
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Observe and Report

Observe and Report
By Hill, Jody
2009-09 - Warner Home Video
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Rent-a-cop Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) is tasked with keeping the peace at the Forest Ridge Mall, but when a flasher strikes, Ronnie has no gun -- and no power to stop the exhibitionist. A rivalry ensues when the police send in Det. Harrison (Ray Liotta) to crack the case. Can Ronnie bring the flasher to justice before the well-armed Harrison does? …More


S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale

S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale
By Fisher, Chris
2009-08 - Twentieth Century-Fox
0024543575184 Check Our Catalog

Seven years after her brothers death, Samantha Darko is on the run]from her shattered home, from her bizarre past, and even from herself. But when she and her friend Corey are stranded in a desert town, they witness a meteorite crash that fractures time]and begins a countdown to the end of the world. Now Sam must rely on the frightening visions that plague her dreams to overcome her own dark destiny and set time back on course before everything she knows is destroyed! …More