New Quick Flicks for the Week of May 3, 2011

The Dilemma By Vaughn, Vince Director Howard, Ron 2011-05 - Universal Home Video 0025192077111 Check Our Catalog Oscar-winning director Ron Howard serves up a delicious comedy about two best friends and business partners -- Ronny and Nick -- who are about to land a fantastic deal when Ronny learns something about Nick's wife, Geneva, that rocks his world. Ronny turns amateur sleuth to determine whether Geneva's cheating on Nick and learns that telling a friend the truth is even more difficult than concealing it. …More

The Green Hornet By Gondry, Michel 2011-05 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396376854 Check Our Catalog Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is a slacker by day, party animal by night... until he finds a serious career thats seriously cool: crime-fighting action hero. As the Green Hornet, he teams up with gadget wiz and martial arts master Kato (Jay Chou) to take down LA's underworld. Even Britts assistant Lenore (Cameron Diaz), doesn't suspect this mismatched pair is the masked duo busting the city's toughest thugs led by Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz). With style, swagger and an arsenal of awesome gear, the Green Hornet and Kato are doing justice their way, making every mission a mix of over-the-top action and outrageous comedy. …More

Mao's Last Dancer By Beresford, Bruce 2011-03 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543738213 Check Our Catalog From Academy Award nominee Bruce Beresford (DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER MERCIES) comes MAOS LAST DANCER, the inspiring true story of Li Cunxin and his extraordinary journey from a poor upbringing in rural China to international stardom as a world-class ballet dancer. Based on the best selling autobiography, MAO'S LAST DANCER weaves a moving tale about the quest for freedom and the courage it takes to live your own life. The film compellingly captures the struggles, sacrifices and triumphs, as well as the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity amid the pain of exile. …More

My Own Love Song By Dahan, Olivier 2011-05 - Inception Media Group 0815300010242 Check Our Catalog Jane and Joey (Renee Zellweger and Forest Whitaker) embark on an unforgettable road trip across the country in a moving and uplifting story of redemption, self-discovery and courage. From the acclaimed director of La Vie en Rose and featuring all-new music and songs by Bob Dylan. …More

What's the Matter with Kansas? By Winston, Joe 2011-01 - Passion River Films 0798576488963 Check Our Catalog Documentarian Joe Winston takes the premise of Thomas Frank's 2004 book of the same name -- namely that the GOP got working- and middle- class Midwesterners to vote Republican when it wasn't in their fiscal self-interest -- and puts it to the test. Checking in with a varied group of Kansans a few years later, he provides an often-surprising look at how they're feeling in the wake of two George W. Bush terms and a failed economy. …More

Eden of the East
Akira Takizawa wakes up naked outside the White House with no memories. He's got a gun in one hand, a cell phone in the other, and doesn't know if he's a good guy or one of the worst. He doesn't remember the phone gives him instant access to ten billion yen and a woman who can make his most outlandish requests a reality. He doens't recall his connection to the  ongoing missile attacks terrorizing the Japanese people. Or the part he played in the sudden disappearance of 20,000 shut-ins. He doesn't even remember he's supposed to save Japan and will be murdered if he fails. Whatever it is he's tangled up in, Takizawa's definitely in deep--and that's not even scratching the surface.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part 2
The path to the Philosopher's Stone now enters unfamiliar territory, where the Elrics face exotic strangers who use alkahestry, a version of alchemy native to the distant kingdom of Xing. As insight is gained into the secret world of the Homunculi and their enigmatic creator, Lust feels the fires of Mustang's rage in battle, and the outcome of the clash will shock you. Winry endures the trial of her life when new horrors of the Ishvalan massacre are revealed.

God Tussi Great Ho
A television newscaster loses his job and blames God, who gives him his powers for a week to see if he can do a better job.

Hostel
Vatsal Seth, a young engineering student, joins a new college, with stars in his eyes. All he wants to do is concentrate on his studies and build a successful career. But his first few encounters with ragging almost tear him apart. The in-house bullies, led by senior student, Mukesh Tiwari, function almost like a bunch of gangsters, subjecting the juniors to all kinds of humiliation and violence. The rookie student decides to stand up to the bullies and becomes an on-campus vigilante when the authorities turn their back towards the malpractice.--The Times of India.

I Spit on Your Grave
Now experience the acclaimed remake that dares to go even further: Jennifer Hills is a big-city novelist who rents an isolated country cabin to write her new book. But when she is brutally raped by a group of sadistic rednecks, Jennifer has plans for more than mere revenge. One-by-one she will find them. She will inflict horrific acts of agonizing torment upon them. And no jury in America would ever convict her.

Jhootha Hi Sahi
What if you had a secret hotline to the heart of the girl you love? If you could read her deepest thoughts. Know her every emotion. Manipulate her every choice. And all you had to do was lie a little. Siddharth doesn't know what to do when his phone number gets mixed up with a suicide helpline number in London. Various callers demand that poor Sid give them a reason to live. Or else. Until one fateful night, Mishka calls. And both discover a soul mate.

Oh!-Edo Rocket, Part 2
Based on a play Oh! Edo Rocket by Kazuki Nakashima.
Contains episodes 14-26 of the Japanese television program.

Yamla Pagla Deewana
The father-son duo of Dharam Singh and Gajodhar Singh are the biggest con-men in Banaras. Their happy-go-lucky existence involves drinking and pulling off hilarious cons on unsuspecting people. The only hitch in their perfect, albeit notorious, life arrives in the form of Paramveer Singh Dhillon, a brawny and honest NRI from Vancouver. Paramveer lands up in Banaras claiming to be Gajodhar's elder brother separated at childhood. The duo exploit his muscle power to serve their con games.