Tuesday, September 6, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of September 6, 2011

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
By McCall, Craig
2011-08 - Strand Releasing Home Video
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A star studded documentary about one of the greatest Oscar winning cinematographers to capture the beauty of such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren in such memorable classics as THE AFRICAN QUEEN, THE RED SHOES, BAREFOOT CONTESSA and BLACK NARCISSUS. With a career spanning more than 80 years, this passionate documentary reveals the craft of one of cinema's most indelible image-makers, Jack Cardiff. …More


Con
 Artist
Con Artist
By Sladek, Michael
2011-08 - New Yorker Films
0717119114640 Check Our Catalog

Con Artist is a stylishly dark docu-comedy excavating America's cravings for fame and fortune via one of its most outrageous addicts. Once a legitimate art star in the 1980s New York scene, millionaire "business artist" Mark Kostabi hires others to conceive and create paintings which he openly signs and sells as his own. Over the course of this highly energetic character study, Con Artist focuses on Kostabi's current attempts to regain prominence and find happiness through fame, which he openly equates with love. …More


Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go
By Rush, Dan
2011-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Adapted and directed by Dan Rush, and based on a short story by Raymond Carver, EVERYTHING MUST GO tells the story of NICK HALSEY (WILL FERRELL) a career salesman whose days of being on top are long gone. The same day Nick gets fired, for falling off the wagon one last time, he returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all his possessions out on the front yard. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line - or more properly, on the lawn - reluctantly holding a yard sale that becomes a unique strategy for survival. …More


Hanna
Hanna
By Wright, Joe
2011-09 - Universal Home Video
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Raised by her father (Eric Bana of Star Trek), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland, Hannas upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity. …More


The High Cost of Living
The High Cost of Living
By Chow, Deborah
2011-08 - New Video Group
0767685248362 Check Our Catalog

One night, Henry (Zach Braff) and Nathalies (Isabelle Blais) lives tragically collide. The impact of their choices forces them both to confront loss, love and life, and decide if the high cost of living is worth the price. …More


Red Faction: Origins
Red Faction: Origins
By Nankin, Michael
2011-08 - Universal Home Video
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Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason (Robert Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom ]and 12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra (Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake. Jake Mason (Brian J. Smith), Alecs last surviving son and an officer in the Red Faction Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them]a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction. Jake must now battle the relentless regime and somehow reunite a family torn apart by war. …More


Super Hybrid
Super Hybrid
By Valette, Eric
2011-08 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz
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Vidal Sassoon: The Movie
Vidal Sassoon: The Movie
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2011-09 - Phase 4 Films
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