Wednesday, January 26, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of January 25, 2011

Alpha and Omega



Alpha and Omega
By Bell, Anthony
Director Gluck, Ben
Voice by Long, Justin
2011-01 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphreys motto make em laugh. Kates motto Im the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go. Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first, they have to survive each other. Desperate to get back in time to marry Garth and prevent war, and battling each others different points of view, the long distance and a few bears and porcupines along the way, Kate and Humphrey must work together to make the long journey home to their beloved Jasper Park. But Kate and Humphrey soon discover a new obstacle: somewhere along the way, Kate and Humphrey have fallen in love. …More


The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest



The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
By Alfredson, Daniel
2011-01 - Southport Music Box Corpo
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The final installment of Stieg Larssons Millennium trilogy, following The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest finds Lisbeth Salander fighting for her life in more ways than one. In an intensive care unit and charged with three murders, she will have to not only prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce the same corrupt government institutions that nearly destroyed her life. Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now, Lisbeth Salander is fighting back. …More


Like Dandelion Dust



Like Dandelion Dust
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2011-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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Sorvino and Pepper star as Wendy and Rip Porter, a working-class couple fighting to regain custody of Joey the young son Wendy gave up for adoption when Rip went to prison seven years earlier. But Joeys adoptive parents will stop at nothing to ensure that the small boy stays in the only home hes ever known. …More


Nowhere Boy



Nowhere Boy
By Wood, Sam Taylor
2011-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Raised by his aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) since he was a young boy, charismatic 15-year-old John Lennon (Aaron Johnson) is suddenly reunited with his mother, Julia (Anne-Marie Duff), which ignites a bitter battle between the two sisters for John's affections. Along the way, John inherits his mother's love of music and befriends fellow Liverpool lad Paul McCartney (Thomas Sangster) in this biopic of the music icon's formative years. …More


Open Season 3



Open Season 3
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2011-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Boog, Elliot and all their forest friends return with an all-new adventure that is their fastest and furriest yet this time in a big top circus! When Boogs buddies cant make their annual guys-only getaway, he decides to take a trip by himself. Stumbling across a visiting circus, Boog switches places with a look-alike circus grizzly and takes over his part in the act. But when the circus decides to go back to Russia, its a race against time for Elliot, McSquizzy, Mr. Weenie and the gang to rescue Boog before its too late! …More


Red



Red
By Schwentke, Robert
2011-01 - Summit Entertainment
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Frank, Joe, Marvin, and Victoria used to be the CIA's top agents -- but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters, where they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history. …More


Red Hill

Red Hill
By Hughes, Patrick
2011-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Saw: The Final Chapter



Saw: The Final Chapter
By Greutert, Kevin
2011-01 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Witness the last diabolical act of a legend as the final pieces of Jigsaw's puzzles are revealed! As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen. But Dagen hides his own dark secrets, ones that will unleash a wave of unrelenting terror and suffering in this heart-stopping finale to the most successful horror movie series of all time. …More


Secretariat



Secretariat
By Wallace, Randall
2011-01 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion. Out of the gate with never-before-seen bonus features, Secretariat is hours of pulse-pounding entertainment for the whole family! …More


Aakrosh
The film revolves around a lower caste guy who had gone along with his two friends to a village, Jhanjhar in Bihar, his native place, to watch Ramleela. These three students of Delhi University go missing in the dusty village. The media and students movement all over Bihar takes a pivotal step for getting hint of where to find these students, its then government appoints CBI officers Sidhant Chaturvedi and Pratap kumar and find out the truth.

Aashayein
At a party to celebrate his big win at gambling, Rahul proposes to his girlfriend, Nafisa. Within minutes of announcing his engagement to her, Rahul collapses on the floor. After a medical diagnosis, Rahul discovers that he has only a few months left to live. How will he make the most of this time and how does it change him? It is a journey about love, hate, life, death, and above all, hope.

Benny and Babloo
Benny gets a job as a bell-boy in a suburban five-star hotel and Babloo becomes a waiter in a ladies service bar. Benny considers his job to be far superior to Babloo's  job, but both men gradually realize that their jobs aren't so different.

Client 9
When he was NY's Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America's largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as governor, with the largest margin in the state's history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation's first Jewish president. Then, shockingly, Spitzer's meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the New York Times revealed that Spitzer had been caught seeing prostitutes.

Do Dooni Chaar
A charming picture of the family life of a middle class teacher.

Golmaal 3
India's first ever trilogy Golmaal 3 highlights the story of hatred among siblings within a family. One of nature's masterpieces, this is a family that eats together, prays together, lives together and a family that can't stand each other A beautiful journey full of madness, love and excitement, Golmaal 3 delivers rib tickling moments, ageless romance and some heart warming scenes.

Inspector Bellamy
Inspector Bellamy tries to go on vacation but murder travels with him, not to mention his black sheep of a brother, his bored wife, and enough suspects to fill a cruise ship. A suspenseful mystery in which even the inspector has a motive no one would suspect.

Knock Out
"In just two hours an enigmatic vigilante pulls off an incredible, mind blowing coup and a new chapter of Indian history is written"--Container.

Life Express
This film features two married couples: one living in the hustle and bustle of the city, and one living in an impoverished village.

Mirch
Plot Maanav is a struggling filmmaker who will not compromise on the script he has written. His girlfriend Ruchi, a successful film editor, arranges for him to meet film producer Nitin, who is not very convinced about Maanav's script. Maanav then suggests four stories on infidelity, woven together by a common story. The film itself echoes this structure, with four stories mingling with the main narrative.

No Problem
When Yash Ambani &  Raj Ambani rob a bank, the bank manager, Zandulal, is accused of being their accomplice.

Of Boys and Men
Set on Chicago's West Side, this moving drama highlights the strength of  family and the power of love. The long-awaited day has finally arrived: Holden and Rieta Cole's eldest son Terrell is graduating from college! But tragedy strikes suddenly, and now the Coles are forced to cope with overwhelming grief on top of life's everyday challenges. While Holden battles demons of pain and regret, his sister Janay steps in to help guide her loved ones on a healing path.

Peepli Live
In the week of local elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid government loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to 'do what needs to be done', a media frenzy ignites around whether or not Natha will commit suicide.

Red Alert
"Narasimha an impoverished farmer works as a cook for the underground Naxalite movement to provide for his family. At first he finds their cause justified, but when no money comes in, he confronts the group leader Velu who accuses him of selling out to the cops. An unexpected turn of events frinds Narasimha on the run from both the law and the Naxais. Faced with a Delemma wether to save his life or betray the group, Narasimha has to make one tough decision. But will that be enough to end his war that is going nowhere?"--Container.