Tuesday, October 20, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 10/20/09

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.

Cheri

Cheri
By Frears, Stephen
2009-10 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Cheri tells a sensational controversial love story with Parisian flare and style. Experience the thrill of the chase, the indulgence of lust and the rush of falling in love again and again. …More



Death Note: L Change the World

Death Note: L Change the World
2009-08 - Warner Home Video
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Doing DaVinci

Doing DaVinci
2009-09 - Image Entertainment
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O'Horten

O'Horten
By Hamer, Bent
2009-09 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
1435968867 Check Our Catalog

Odd Horten is having trouble adjusting to retirement. In the skewed vision of filmmaker Bent Hamer, Horten's restlessness launches encounters with a host of strange characters, new behavior and unlikely adventures. He makes new friends, including a doctor he finds sprawled on the sidewalk and a blindfolded motorist, reconnects with an old flame and tries wearing heels -- all representing the end of 40 years of routine. …More



Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
By Bay, Michael
2009-10 - Paramount Home Video
0097360724240 Check Our Catalog

Unlikely hero Sam Witwicky and his girlfriend, Mikaela Banes, return with tough-as-nails Capt. Lennox to assist the Autobots in another epic battle against the evil Decepticons in this supercharged sequel to the 2007 megahit. …More


Agyaat
A film crew ventures into a forest for a film shoot. Cut off from any communication they find themselves being hunted -- can they make it out of the forest alive?
Angels vs. demons: fact or fiction?
Separate the fact from the fiction of the controversial bestseller by Dan Brown. Questions the historical accuracy of theology, symbolism, and cults.
The ascent of money: a financial history of the world
Bestselling author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson takes a look at how money evolved, from the concept of credit and debt in the Renaissance to the emergence of a global economy and the subprime crisis we face today.
Champions forever
These never-before-seen interviews were originally filmed in 1990 during the making of the acclaimed documentary 'Champions Forever' and at Ali's Michigan home. They capture the playful, fiesty and inspiring boxing legend. Excited about how the historic documentary would bring together the greatest boxing legends to date - for the first and only time. Ali talks about his place in history and his love for his fellow heavyweight champs. He even throws a few punches in the young Ali's inimitable style.
The elephant king
Eight months pregnant, Madeline Matheson deflects her demanding mother-in-law's insistent pressure for standard hospital treatment, instead opting for the peaceful companionship of a trusted midwife. A tragic accident leaves her unborn baby lifeless inside her. Madeline remains determined to carry the stillborn to term, where she miraculously wills the delivered corpse into life. Soon, however, the increasingly isolated mother realized the miracle is not without consequence. Something is not right with baby Grace.
Kambakkht ishq
Viraj Shergill (Akshay Kumar) is a swashbuckling stuntman in Hollywood who lives by the mantra "women are only good for two things, "making love and making love". Simrita Rai (Kareena Kapoor) is a firebrand who is more than able to stare down the most arrogant male with her caustic wit and sardonic tongue. Her firm belief is that, "all men are dogs". Forces of nature make sure the two people who hate each the most are thrown together in the most absurd, hilarious situations until one dramatic twist of fate binds the two together in a manner that they could never ever have even dreamed of in their wildest fantasies. If there ever was a marriage between the east and the west, a romantic comedy and Action, Hollywood and Bollywood ...this would be it.
Love n' dancing
Jessica is a bored-with-life middle-school English teacher who meets Jake, a West Coast Swing champion dancer. The two have an instant connection. Both feel that the other can fulfill what has been missing in their lives. But Jessica has a workaholic fiancé who's not a bad guy - when he's not on his Blackberry. Corinne is Jake's former dance partner, who just won't let Jake get away from the dangling carrot of a rekindled relationship. Now, Jake and Jessica must try to elude all obstacles, romantic or otherwise, to stay focused on their goal - winning the World Title and winning each other.
Morning walk
After suffering a heart attack during his morning walk, Joymohan begins to realize how he needs to spend more time with his family and also reconnects with an old friend.
New York
"New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of his American friends -- Sam and Maya. It is the story of these three friends discovering a new world together. But one day the world around them changed..."--Container.
Rock on!!
"Story of four boys who put together a great band but never make it and break up. Ten years later, fate conspires to bring them together again and sets them on a journey back to where they left off and a soul searching pilgrimage into their past"--Container.
Short kut: the con is on
"...a heart-warming, young slice-of-life comedy about the traials and tribulations of two con artists, a struggling director and actor and the zany situations they face in the pursuit of their tinsel-town dreams."--Container.