New Quick Flicks for the Week of October 5, 2010

Calvin Marshall By 2010-09 - Passion River Films 0850700001964 Check Our Catalog Alex Frost stars in this heart-warming and hilarious comedy about a junior college kid pursuing a lifelong dream to play major league baseball. …More

Dinosaurs Decoded By National Geographic, 2010-07 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0727994754534 Check Our Catalog …More

George Lopez: America's Mexican By 2008-02 - HBO Home Video 9780783154527 Check Our Catalog …More

Hurricane Season By Story, Tim 2010-02 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476012186 Check Our Catalog …More

Karate Kid By Zwart, Harald 2010-10 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396359130 Check Our Catalog 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts the karate kid on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life. …More

Laughology By 2010-09 - E1 0826262006495 Check Our Catalog …More

Leaves of Grass By Nelson, Tim Blake 2010-10 - Millenium Media Services 0687797130297 Check Our Catalog Tim Blake Nelson's Leaves of Grass is a comic thriller seen through the dual perspectives of identical twins Bill and Brady Kincaid (both played by two-time Academy Award nominee Edward Norton). Bill, a classical philosophy professor at Brown University, returns home upon news of his brother Bradys murder in a drug deal gone awry. Bill quickly learns that Bradys death has been grossly exaggerated, as hes swept up into one of his brothers crazy schemes. Alongside his eccentric mother (Susan Sarandon) and a beautiful woman named Janet (Keri Russell), Bill participates in his brothers wild plan, leading him on a twisted path filled with unique characters and lifes most challenging questions. Also starring Richard Dreyfuss and writer-director Nelson, Leaves of Grass merges crime drama, drug comedy and classical philosophy, as it attempts to answer one of the oldest questions in the world: What does it truly mean to be happy? …More

A Nightmare on Elm Street By Bayer, Samuel 2010-10 - New Line Cinema Corporation 0794043132322 Check Our Catalog Samuel Bayer directs this reinvention of Wes Craven's 1984 slasher classic about Freddy Krueger, a serial killer who crosses the boundary between dreams and the waking world to gut his victims with his razor-sharp blade-fingered glove. …More

Rust By 2010-10 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396357501 Check Our Catalog …More

The Secret of Kells By Moore, Tomm Voice by Gleeson, Brendan Voice by Hourican, Liam 2010-10 - New Video Group 0767685229026 Check Our Catalog When Vikings attack an Irish abbey, the monks must stop work on the legendary Book of Kells and protect their home. So Brendan (voiced by Evan McGuire), the 12-year-old nephew of Abbott Cellach (Brendan Gleeson), is tasked with completing the magnificent work. Now, he must confront his most intense fears as he uses his illumination skills and braves the enchanted forest outside the abbey walls in this exhilarating, Oscar-nominated animated tale. …More

Suck By Stefaniuk, Rob 2010-09 - E1 0741952687092 Check Our Catalog A truly all-star cast couples with some of the greatest rock stars and music ever in the perfect-for-Halloween vampire spoof about a band that sells itself at any cost! With creepy producers, wild groupies and the legendary vampire hunter Eddie Van Helsing, a down and out rock band, The Winners, are launched into the spotlight only to find that fame may be a fate worse than death! …More

Wushu Warrior By 2010-03 - Phase 4 Films 0625828521102 Check Our Catalog …More

24 Hours after Hiroshima
On August 6th, 1945 a weapon unlike any other was unleashed on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Four days later, the Japanese surrendered, having been subjected to horrors and devastation previously unknown and unimaginable. A team of scientists and experts from the Manhattan Project was ordered by President Truman to investigate the facts of what really happened when the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Revealed is what happened moment by moment in those first 24 hours.

Astonishing X-Men, Vol. 1: Gifted
Cyclops and Emma Frost re-form the X-Men with the express purpose of 'astonishing' the world. But when breaking news regarding the mutant gene unexpectedly hits the airwaves, will it derail their new plans before they even get started? As demand for the 'mutant cure' reaches near-riot levels, the X-Men go head-to-head with the enigmatic Ord, with an unexpected ally, and some unexpected adversaries, tipping the scales! Includes six episodes.

Bill Maher "--but I'm not wrong"
In this freewheeling, no-holds-barred performance before a packed house in Raleigh, North Carolina, Bill fearlessly and hilariously lets loose on a comprehensive set of unique insights and controversial topics: the 'Great Recession,' fake patriotism, President Obama, Michael Jackson, the drug war, health care, the Tea Party movement, reverse racism, religion, and much more, including the first-ever burka fashion show.
 
Don't Let Me Drown
A young girl who lost her sister during the September 11 attacks meets and falls in love with another teen whose father works sifting through the Ground Zero debris.

Fade to Black
After a failed marriage and career, Orson Welles travels to  Italy, where he is swept up in intrigue, deceit, and romance when he falls for a woman whose stepfather is murdered.

George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano
Performed live in a front of a sold-out audience, George targets modern kids and family values, love, sex, immigration, his Latino roots and more as he gives us his hilarious take on living la vida Lopez.

"I need that record!  The death (or possible survival) of the independent record store"
Documentary feature examining why over 3000 independent record stores have closed across the U.S. in the past decade.

Listen to Your Heart
A struggling musician falls in love with a wealthy girl, who inspires him to write beautiful music that she cannot hear. Bonus features include music clips, deleted scenes, and auditions.

Milenge Milenge
"...charming romantic comedy has all the right ingredients and of a sugary romance and slapstick fun. Amit and Priya meet at a Youth festival in Bangkok. The attraction is instant and they spend days together cavorting around Bangkok City together. At the end of the festival when they are preparing to come back to Delhi, Amit loses Priya's trust and she decides to end the relationship. Amit tries to regain her trust by telling her that they are destined to be together and Priya decides that if it is fate that they should be together, they will find each other in Delhi again. So is all of life pre determined, even who our soul mate is? That's the theme explored in Milenge Milenge, a delightful fairy tale of a romantic comedy that makes you fall in love all over again"--Container.

The Rolling Stones: Born Under a Bad Sign
This videodisc examines the early part of The Rolling Stones  career. Archive interview material with the band themselves, contributions from those who worked closely with them, classic performance footage, numerous rare and seldom seen photos, location shoots, and a host of other features, this will prove a delight for every Stones fan as it sheds a  uniquely informative light on the early career of this extraordinary group.

This Movie is Broken
Bruno wakes up in bed next to Caroline, his longtime crush. But tomorrow she's off for school in France, and maybe she only granted this  miracle as a parting gift for her long time friend. So tonight is Bruno's last chance. And tonight, as it happens, Broken Social Scene, her favorite band, is throwing a big outdoor bash. Maybe if Bruno, with the help of his best pal Blake, can score tickets and give Caroline a night to remember, he can keep this miracle alive.

Woke Up Dead
Drex, a confused zombie, tries to solve the case of the mystery pill that left him drowned in a bathtub. With the help of his roommate Matt and sexy med student Cassie, he may be able to uncover leads about why his death didn't stick, why a mystery online chat buddy is after him, and why he's starting to show signs of superpowers. Will the group figure out why Drex is only sort of dead? Or is falling in love actually what Drex needs to do to stay alive? Includes featurettes, and more.