Tuesday, May 24, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of May 24, 2011

The Big Bang


The Big Bang
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2011-05 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz
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The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!



The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
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2011-02 - Paramount Home Video
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The incorrigible cast of the most offensive animated reality show ever to air is back, and theyre starring in their very own feature-length movie! When the mystery-solving musician Foxxy Love notices she and her fellow housemates can curse without being bleeped something theyve never been able to do before she realizes their show has been canceled. Determined to get back on the air, the gang travels to Make-A-Point Land in order to get a point (and get back on the air). With more depravity than could have ever been shown on TV, this is the definitive Drawn Together experience. …More


Gnomeo and Juliet



Gnomeo and Juliet
By Asbury, Kelly
2011-06 - Disney
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An edgy Shakespeare adaptation like no other, this animated musical transports the classic tale of forbidden romance between two star-crossed lovers from warring families to the unlikely yet hysterical world of garden gnomes. …More


House of Fears


House of Fears
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2009-11 - Uni Dist Corp (Music)
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I Am Number Four



I Am Number Four
By Caruso, D. J.
2011-05 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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An extraordinary young man, John Smith, is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri, John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events -- his first love, powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny. …More


Land Girls



Land Girls
By Hughes, Steve
2010-09 - BFS Entertainment & Multimedia
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Set in England during the Second World War, Land Girls is a five-part drama that captures the sacrifices and experiences of four young women in the Womens Land Army. Sharing hardships and working alongside captured POWs, Annie, Bea, Joyce and Nancy toil in the fields to grow food for the war effort. Land Girls was commissioned by the BBC to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the start of World War II. …More


Mob Rules



Mob Rules
By Parmer, Keith
2011-05 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Time is running out for two elite criminals as they seek out revenge to get the money they are owed after a heist gone wrong, years ago. Theyve traveled across the country, tracked down their ex-partner and planned every detail of their attack. When they finally come face to face these two criminals will refuse to back down until they get what belongs to them. …More


Public Speaking



Public Speaking
By Scorsese, Martin
2011-05 - HBO Home Video
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Wise, brilliant, and funny, Fran Lebowitz hit the New York literary scene in the early '70s when Andy Warhol hired the unknown scribe to write a column for Interview magazine. Today, she's an acclaimed author with legions of fans who adore her acerbic wit. Public Speaking captures the author in conversation at New York's Waverly Inn, in an onstage discussion with longtime friend and celebrated writer Toni Morrison, and on the streets of New York City. Directed by Oscar winner Martin Scorsese (in the inimitable and energetic style of his early documentaries Italianamerican and American Boy), this feature-length documentary spotlights Lebowitz's experiences and sardonic worldview. …More


Small Island



Small Island
By Harris, Naomie
2010-06 - PBS
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When Hortense (Naomie Harris) leaves her native island of Jamaica and lands in 1948 London, she dreams of making a better life for herself and expanding her social opportunities. Instead, she's confronted with racism and life's harsh realities. One of the harshest is her marriage of convenience to a man (David Oyelowo) she doesn't love. John Alexander directs this televised adaptation of Andrea Levy's award-winning novel. …More


South Riding


South Riding
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2011-05 - Warner Home Video
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Speed-Dating


Speed-Dating
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2011-02 - Image/Sphe
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Vanishing on 7th Street



Vanishing on 7th Street
By Anderson, Brad
2011-05 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent
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When a massive power outage plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, a disparate group of individuals find themselves alone. The entire city's population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely, and as the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern, they realize the darkness is out to get them, and only their rapidly diminishing light sources can keep them safe. …More


The Duel
Escalating animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life is played out against the backdrop of a decaying seaside resort along the Black Sea coast. Laevsky is a dissipated romantic given to gambling and flirtation. He has run off to the sea with beautiful, emotionally empty Nadya, another man's wife. Laevsky has now grown tired of her, but two obstacles block his route to escape: he is broke, and he faces the absolute enmity of Von Koren.

Exit No. 6
One summer Van Dine, an urban Jedi, teams up with four of his buddies to investigate a series of disappearances among local high school girls. Their investigations lead them to believe a secret society, Autumn Leaves Club, may be involved.

Miles from Nowhere
High school football star Cameron is shocked when his best friend and fellow athlete, John, is killed in a car accident. Feeling responsible for the crash, Cameron sets out to honor his friend's memory.

Parlez-Moi de la Pluie (Let it Rain)
Feminist writer Agathe returns to France to help her sister, Florence, sort out their deceased mother's affairs. While there, Agathe decides to test the political waters and run in a local election. She also agrees to be interviewed for a documentary about successful women by two blundering reporters. As romantic entanglements, class resentments, and the uncooperative weather intrude, Agathe's life hysterically unravels, and the bumbling filmmakers are there to capture it all.

The Scenesters
Someone is killing beautiful young hipsters in East L.A. But while the  bloody trail is cold for the super-apathetic detectives, Charlie, a crime scene cleaner with a penchant for Sherlockian deduction, begins finding some unusual clues in the demo CDs of indie bands left behind at the murder sites, which he shares with two out-of-luck filmmakers turned crime scene videographers. Problem is, nobody is really sure that Charlie isn't the  serial killer.

Transcendent Man
Transcendent Man explores the theories of inventor, futurist, and best selling author Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near), who predicts that in the not-so-distant future, the science fiction behind The Terminator; Blade Runner; Total Recall; The Matrix; and I Robot will become science fact. The film follows Kurzweil as he journeys the world sharing his mind-bending vision of a future in which we merge with our computers.