Tuesday, February 8, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of February 8, 2011

For
 Colored Girls



For Colored Girls
By Perry, Tyler
2011-02 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Janet Jackson, Thandie Newton, and Whoopi Goldberg head up an all-star cast in a vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world. …More


Its Kind of a Funny Story



Its Kind of a Funny Story
By Boden, Anna
Director Fleck, Ryan
2011-02 - Universal Home Video
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16-year-old Craig (Gilchrist), stressed out from the demands of being a teenager, checks himself into a mental health clinic. There he learns that the youth ward is closed and finds himself stuck in the adult ward. One of the patients, Bobby (Galifianakis), soon becomes both Craigs mentor and protg. Craig is also quickly drawn to another 16-year-old, Noelle (Roberts). With a minimum five days stay imposed on him, Craig is sustained by friendships on both the inside and the outside as he learns more about life, love, and the pressures of growing up. …More


Middle Men



Middle Men
By Gallo, George
2011-02 - Paramount Home Video
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In 1995, everyone had a VCR, music was sold in record stores, and the world-wide-web was a new found discovery. Businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) had the perfect life - a beautiful family and a successful career fixing problem companies. And then he met Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), two genius but troubled men, who had invented the way adult entertainment is sold over the internet. When Jack agrees to help steer their business, he soon finds himself caught between a 23 year-old porn star and the FBI all the while becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time. Inspired by a true story that proves business is a lot like sex] getting in is easy, pulling out is hard. …More


Mutants



Mutants
By Morley, David
2010-11 - MPI Home Video
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In a world devastated by a pandemic virus that turns human beings into primitive and bloodthirsty creatures, Marco and Sonia set off to find a secret base to escape from the mutants. When the latter attack them, Marco is contaminated too. Little by little, he undergoes the same changes. Sonia, who is expecting a baby, is then forced to fight her worst enemy, the man she loves. …More


My Soul to Take



My Soul to Take
By Craven, Wes
2011-02 - Universal Home Video
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On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, theyre all turning 16... and turning up dead. Legendary director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream) keeps your heart racing with a suspense-thriller filled with twists, turns and a dark secret that will send your soul searching for cover. …More


Paranormal Activity 2



Paranormal Activity 2
By Williams, Tod
2011-02 - Paramount Pictures
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Just as Dan and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare. Security cameras capture the torment, making every minute horrifyingly real. …More


You
 Again



You Again
By Fickman, Andy
2011-02 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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For Marnie (Bell), high school was a horror movie, and her brothers wedding is the sequel when her archrival comes back to haunt her as his bride. Its nice girl versus mean girl in this hysterical reunion with the one person Marnie would really like to forget. And if that werent enough, Marnies mom (Curtis) reunites with her own high school nemesis (Weaver). …More


Frontline: Facing Death
How far would you go to sustain the life of someone you love or your own? When the moment comes, and you're confronted with the prospect of 'pulling the plug', do you know how you'll respond? Unfounded rumors of federal 'death panels' grabbed headlines last summer, but the real decisions of how we die, the questions that most of us prefer to put off, are being made quietly behind closed doors, increasingly on the floors of America's intensive care units.

The Girl
In the summer of 1981, a 9-year-old girl is left behind in her aunt's care while the rest of her family goes to Africa as aid workers. The aunt is soon courted by a man and leaves the girl with the promise to return in a few days. The abandoned girl keeps this a secret from everyone and uses her freedom to discover the world around her as the summer passes by. With sharpening senses she gradually discovers the often absurd and careless world of adults.

Gun
"In the face of rising crime rates and gun violence, the Detroit Police lauch a full-scale war against gun  runners."--Container.

Ong Bak 3
Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his archrival returns, challenging Tien to a final duel.

The Romantics
Alliances are tested when seven college pals reunite to watch two of their own say 'I do' at a seaside wedding. But the maid of honor and the groom share a passionate history, and the bride isn't the only one who's wondering if it's all in the past, proving that nothing complicates friendship like love. Included is a featurette.

San Qiang Pai An Jing Qi (A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop)
When an older, abusive husband discovers his younger wife is having an affair, he devises a scheme to murder her. This sets off a series of revengeful activities.