Quick Flicks for the week of October 26, 2010

The Girl Who Played with Fire By Alfredson, Daniel 2010-10 - Southport 0705105743752 Check Our Catalog Two journalists on the verge of exposing their story in the political magazine Millennium about an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden are brutally murdered. They key suspect is Lisbeth Salander the troubled, wise beyond her years genius hacker, whose finger prints are found on the murder weapon. Mickael Bloomkvist, Millenniums publisher who befriended Salander during a previous investigation, is alone in his belief in Salanders innocence and swiftly plunges into an examination of the slayings which implicate highly placed members of Swedish society, business and government. Fully aware that Salander is fierce when fearful, he is desperate to get to her before she is cornered and alone but she is nowhere to be found. …More

Holy Rollers By Asch, Kevin 2010-10 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476028279 Check Our Catalog Sam Gold reluctantly studies to become a rabbi to please his family. His neighbor senses Sam's discontent and propositions him to transport 'medicine' for an Israeli dealer. Exposed to the exciting worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam spirals deeper into the lifestyle. As his double life begins to rip his family apart, he realizes the facade behind the easy money and parties. Caught between the two worlds, Sam must make a decision that could bring the entire operation crashing down. …More

Jackie Chan: Kung Fu Master By 2010-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828543401 Check Our Catalog Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan style. When a young boy sets out to learn how to fight from the Master himself, he not only witnesses some spectacular fights, but learns some important life lessons along the way. …More

Night of the Demons By Gierasch, Adam 2010-10 - E1 0741952689492 Check Our Catalog Its Halloween night and a group of friends are partying at New Orleans notorious Broussard Mansion. Discovering a horrifying secret, they mistakenly unleash the wrath of hell. …More

Pontypool By McDonald, Bruce 2010-01 - MPI Home Video 0030306930794 Check Our Catalog …More

Sex and the City 2 By King, Michael Patrick 2010-10 - New Line Cinema Corporation 0794043135330 Check Our Catalog The fun, the fashion, the friendship: "Sex and the City 2" brings it all back and more as Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take another bite out of The Big Apple--and beyond--carrying on with their busy lives and loves. What happens after you say "I do"? Life is everything the ladies ever wished it to be, but it wouldn't be "Sex and the City" if life didn't hold a few more surprises--this time in the form of a glamorous, sun-drenched adventure that whisks the women away from New York to one of the most luxurious, exotic and vivid places on earth, where the party never ends and there's something mysterious around every corner. It's an escape that comes exactly at the right moment for the four friends, who are finding themselves in--and fighting against--the traditional roles of marriage, motherhood and more. After all, sometimes you just have to get away with the girls. …More

Winter's Bone By Granik, Debra 2010-10 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398126409 Check Our Catalog 17 year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin's code of silence and risking her life, Ree hacks through the lies, evasions and threats offered up by her relatives and begins to piece together the truth. …More

You Don't Know Jack By Levinson, Barry 2010-10 - HBO Home Video 9780780662131 Check Our Catalog Angel of mercy...or murderous Doctor Death? Jack Kevorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification. …More

Against the Current
When is life not worth living anymore? Paul Thomas talks old buddy Jeff into helping him fulfill a crazy childhood dream of swimming the  entire 150-mile length of the Hudson River. Joined by Liz, a teacher intrigued by their scheme, they plunge into their adventure with glee. But Jeff and Liz soon realize Paul is driven by more than just the stunt when they find out Paul's deadline to finish is also the  anniversary of his wife's unexpected death.

Blessed & Cursed
A talented gospel musician must make the hard choice between his dream of becoming a superstar and his family, who he feels obligated to help.

Clear Lake, WI
The small town of Clear Lake, WI, fell victim to a strange and horrible disease in 1994. The local preacher blamed the outbreak on the sins of the people and recruited a group of high school students to kidnap the worst of the sinners. By the time the government health officials arrived, most of the townspeople had fled. Fifteen years later, a filmmaker tracks down the four surviving students and convinces them to go back to tell their story. Upon their return, strange things begin to happen.

Dog Pound
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

Flick
Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and weird sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s. Now brought back to life in modern times, Johnny tries to find his teenage sweetheart (who is now age 62), and also seek revenge for his death.

The Infidel
Meet Mahmud Nasir, loving husband, doting father, and something of a relaxed Muslim. He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is a true Muslim. After his mother's death, Mahmud finds his birth certificate, which reveals that he was adopted at birth and he's Jewish, with the real name of Solly Shimshillewitz!

Kisses
After being abused by their dysfunctional families, pre-teen neighbors Dylan and Kylie decide to run away from home on Christmas Eve. The two set off in search of Dylan's brother who had made his own escape two years prior. After a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin, their dreams for a better life have dissolved and the two decide to return home, but only after swearing eternal friendship.

Lost Boys: The Thirst
After being hired by a novelist to protect her brother, Edgar Frog realizes that he is over his head and seeks the help of his brother Alan to fight an alpha vampire plotting against the lost youth of San Cazador.

Mentor
A story of love and ambition, centering on celebrated writer/professor Sanford Pollard and his two star pupils, Julia and Carter. A brilliant, charismatic, and lauded writer, Sanford inspires as he corrupts, teaches as he taunts, and takes as he gives, leaving young Carter emotionally drained and defenseless against his teacher and mentor  as he watches the girl of his dreams being snatched away before his eyes.

Nice Guy Johnny
Johnny is engaged to a girl who demands he drop his dream gig as a sports radio deejay and work for her dad in the cardboard box industry. But the bed-hopping, fun-loving Uncle Terry has different plans and soon whisks Johnny away to the Hamptons for a lost weekend so his nephew can have some fun.

October Country
"October Country is a beautifully rendered portrait of an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. A collaboration between filmmaker Michael Palmieri and photographer and family member Donal Mosher, this vibrant and penetrating documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life. Every family has its ghosts. The Mosher family has more than most. Shot over a year from one Halloween to the next, the film creates a stunning cinematic portrait of a family who are unique but also sadly representative of the struggles of America's working class. The film was created to be both a universal story of family struggle and a socially conscious portrait of compelling, articulate individuals grappling with the forces that tear at their homes and relationships"--Publisher's website.

Passenger Side
On the morning of his thirty-seventh birthday Michael Brown receives a telephone call from his estranged brother Tobey, which sends the two off on a day-long odyssey across a wild and weird Los Angeles in search of Tobey's 'reason for living.' Behind the wheel of a beat up old BMW, fuelled by hilarious banter and a killer soundtrack, the brothers' search leads them through a bizarre, beautiful land filled with surprising, comical characters to a very unexpected and magical destination.

What Would Jesus Do?
A singer, a newspaper editor, a wealthy philanthropist, and a minister who lost his faith all vow to walk in 'the steps of Jesus.' Every day and every decision becomes a turning point in their lives as they must ask themselves the question: 'What Would Jesus Do?'

Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' about Him?)
Provided is a brand new portrait of the late Grammy Award-winning musician, Harry Nilsson, who  the Beatles once proclaimed as their favorite artist. This gripping retrospective traces Nilsson's rise and his turbulent life as seen by many friends, including Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Richard Perry, Robin Williams, and more.