Tuesday, January 12, 2010

New Quick Flicks for the Week of January 12, 2010

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Departures

Departures
By Hirosue, Masahiro Motoki Ryoko
2010-01 - E1
9781417232918 Check Our Catalog

When his orchestra disbands, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his home town and takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to admit his new career to his family, he keeps his profession a secret until] …More

Halloween II

Halloween II
By Zombie, Rob
2010-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
0043396341883 Check Our Catalog

After Michael Myers's horrific Halloween night rampage in Haddonfield, the townspeople try to recover -- but the nightmare isn't over in Rob Zombie's bloody sequel to his reimagining of the original Halloween horror flick. …More

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker
By Bigelow, Kathryn
2010-01 - Uni Dist Corp (Music)
0025192048555 Check Our Catalog

When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever. …More

In the Loop

In the Loop
By Iannucci, Armando
2010-01 - MPI Home Video
0030306971391 Check Our Catalog

When the U.S. president and the U.K. prime minister decide to invade a certain Middle Eastern country, skeptical American and British operatives do their best to stop the runaway train to war in director Armando Iannucci's scathing political comedy. …More

Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body
By Kusama, Karyn
2009-12 - Twentieth Century-Fox
0024543631491 Check Our Catalog

When a gorgeous cheerleader is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a small Minnesota farming town, her plain Jane best friend must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the Satan-worshipping rock band responsible for the horrible transformation. …More

Laid to Rest

Laid to Rest
By Luther, Bobbi Sue
2009-04 - Starz/Sphe
0013131605792 Check Our Catalog

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Like Stars on Earth

Like Stars on Earth
By Khan, Aamir
2010-01 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
0786936789706 Check Our Catalog

A chronic daydreamer, 8-year-old Ishaan finds his life take a turn for the worse when his parents, frustrated that he keeps getting into trouble, send him away to a boarding school in hopes he'll become more disciplined. But Ishaan's misery abates when the unconventional new art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, decides to try to help his imaginative young student discover his true identity in this charming Indian drama. …More

Facing Ali

Ten of boxing's finest fighters tell what it was like to battle Muhammad Ali, the man many consider to be the best boxer ever. Ali's incomparable journey is recounted through the eyes of those who stepped through the ropes and into history. Join these respected fighters as they weigh in on 'The Greatest' and pay tribute to a living legend.

Future Earth

Find out why Earth's climate machine, the North Pole, is melting alarmingly fast. Learn about our planet's future, and how you can stop its decline. A four-part series. Narrated by Lester Holt. Special features: interviews with some of the leading experts on Arctic and global warming.

Moon

Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon: Helium-3. His declining health is causing headaches and hallucinations that lead to a near-fatal accident, rendering him unconscious. After recuperating, an unexpected discovery leads him to doubt his sanity, his identity, and the integrity of the company. Believing he is alone on his mission, his sole purpose is getting back home on his own.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The story of what happens when you open your heart to the power of Christmas. Disenchanted single mom Jennifer Cullen is a Scroogette when it comes to anything Christmas. In fact, even her six-year-old son, Brian, is having trouble believing in Santa Claus. But when Uncle Ralph visits and brings a fellow passenger from his flight name Morgan Derby, Jennifer's dubious heart awakens to the possibility that perhaps Christmas really does hold miracles.

Passing Strange

A young man leaves behind his mother and life in a Los Angeles neighborhood and sets out on a journey of self-discovery in Europe during the 1970s in order to find his purpose in life through his music.

The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

Computer-generated imagery, re-enactments, archival footage, and expert commentary provide political and historical context while helping to illustrate how construction progressed over time and how it was suddenly demolished by civilians in 1989.

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

After Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with them. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April's basement room. Making amends for his own past, Sandino challenges April to open her heart. Now, April has to decide between her old ways and the new possibilities of family, faith, and love. Based on the play "Dear God, are all men dogs?: I can do bad all by myself" by Tyler Perry. Special features: "A soulful ensemble" featurette; "Tyler's block party" featurette; "The power of music" featurette.

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