Tuesday, June 15, 2010

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 6/15/10

The Book of Eli






The Book of Eli
By Hughes, Allen
Director Hughes, Albert
2010-06 - Warner Home Video
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Determined to salvage a sacred text in order to protect humanity, Eli goes on a quest across the country in this action-packed sci-fi adventure. Meanwhile, a blind woman named Claudia tries to protect her daughter, Solara. It seems that tyrannical town bully Carnegie has taken a shine to the girl. …More

Cry of the Owl



Cry of the Owl
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2002-03 - Image Entertainment
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Lemon Tree



Lemon Tree
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2009-11 - MPI Home Video
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A Palestinian widow fights to keep her lemon grove from being uprooted when Israeli security forces declare it a threat to the Israeli defense minister living next door. …More

Happy Tears



Happy Tears
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2010-06 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their father Joe (Rip Torn). Dutiful daughters returning to the house they grew up in, Jayne and Laura are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives. Laura suspects that Joe needs full-time care, but Jayne refuses to believe that their fathers condition is serious. Jaynes compulsion to escape reality only increases Lauras attempts to yank her back down to earth. Meanwhile, Joe still sings and plays the blues on his prized guitar, and the lively widower even has a new ladyfriend, shameless and sassy Shelly (Ellen Barkin). Tensions flare as Joes senility increases and the close sisters must also juggle their own very different lives but their adventures back home are not without merriment, mischief and even a little childhood magic. …More

Not Forgotten



Not Forgotten
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2010-07 - Starz/Sphe
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Simon Baker of THE MENTALIST stars as Jack Bishop, a picture-perfect husband and father in a peaceful Texas border town. But when his 11-year-old daughter is kidnapped, he'll hunt her abductors -- and unleash his own tortured soul -- into a Mexican hell of barrios and bordellos controlled by the mysterious religion of La Santa Muerte. When a man has too much to hide and nothing to lose, should he dare to search for the truth? Paz Vega (SPANGLISH), Benito Martinez (THE SHIELD) and Claire Forlani (CSI: NY) co-star in this shocking thriller where not everyone is who they seem to be and the darkest secrets of the past are NOT FORGOTTEN. …More

When in Rome






When in Rome
By Johnson, Mark Steven
2010-06 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Disillusioned with romance, an ambitious New Yorker travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain. The coins attract an assortment of odd suitors, including a sausage merchant, a street magician and an artist. But, when a persistent reporter throws his hat in the ring, she wonders if his love is the real thing. …More

Youth in Revolt






Youth in Revolt
By Arteta, Miguel
2010-06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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YOUTH IN REVOLT is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion. Based on the acclaimed novel by C.D. Payne, YOUTH IN REVOLT is the story of Nick Twisp - a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like Sinatra and Fellini - who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, free-spirited Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) while on a family vacation. But family, geography and jealous ex-lovers conspire to keep these two apart. With Sheeni's encouragement, Nick abandons his dull, predictable life and develops a rebellious alter ego: Francois. With his ascot, his moustache and his cigarette, Francois will stop at nothing to be with Sheeni, and leads Nick Twisp on a path of destruction with unpredictable and uproarious consequences. …More

Big heart city
After Frank Polowski is released from jail he returns home to pick up the pieces of his interrupted life. He manages to con his way into a warehouse job, but at home he finds the girl he expected to be waiting for him long gone. To find her, Polowski, follows clues, both real and imagined. Eventually, his perseverance gives way to obsession and paranoia.

Hannah free
Tells the moving story of the lifelong love affair between two very different women. Weaving between past and present, the story reveals how they maintained their love affair despite a marriage, a world war, infidelity, and family denial.

Undisputed III. Redemption
Eight elite fighters, prisoners from maximum security prisons around the world, are brought together by a powerful underground gambling syndicate for a secret, survival-of-the-fiercest battle competition. The prize: freedom for the champion, except the syndicate doesn't plan on allowing anyone to walk free.