Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Quick Flicks for the week of August 21, 2012

Gettysburg
Gettysburg
By Scott, Ridley
2011-09 - A & E Home Video
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Bad Ass
Bad Ass
By Moss, Craig
2012-06 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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Bernie
Bernie
By Linklater, Richard
2012-08 - Millennium Media Services
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In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town's most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs. Marjorie quickly became fully dependent on Bernie and his generosity and Bernie struggled to meet her increasing demands. Bernie continued to handle her affairs, and the townspeople went months without seeing Marjorie. The people of Carthage were shocked when it was reported that Marjorie Nugent had been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede was being charged with the murder. …More


The Dictator
The Dictator
By Charles, Larry
2012-08 - Paramount Home Video
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The film tells the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. It is inspired by the best selling novel "Zabibah and The King" by Saddam Hussein. …More


Home Run Showdown
Home Run Showdown
By Scott, Oz
2012-08 - Image/Sphe
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
By Ross, Gary
2012-08 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight to the death with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. …More


I Kissed a Vampire
I Kissed a Vampire
By Nolan, Chris
2012-07 - Monterey Home Video
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Lol
Lol
By Azuelos, Lisa
2012-07 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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The Myth of the American Sleepover
The Myth of the American Sleepover
By Mitchell, David Robert
2012-02 - MPI Home Video
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A Separation
A Separation
By Farhadi, Asghar
2012-08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Set in contemporary Iran, A SEPARATION is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents' home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife's absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage. …More


World on a Wire
World on a Wire
By Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
2012-02 - Image/Sphe
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The noir-spiked tale of a reluctant action hero, Fred Stiller, a cybernetics engineer who uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy. At risk? Virtual reality. Originally made for German television, the recently rediscovered, three-and-a-half-hour labyrinth is a satiric and surreal look at the weird world of tomorrow from one of cinema's kinkiest geniuses. It's a gloriously paranoid, boundlessly inventive take on the future from German wunderkind Rainer Werner Fassbinder. …More


Payback
Fascinating look at debt as a mental construct and traces how it influences relationships, societies and governing structures.

Disneynature: Chimpanzee
Oscar, a baby chimpanzee, is enjoying his life with his mother in the jungles along the Ivory Coast. Without warning, young Oscar is orphaned during an attack from a rival group of chimpanzees. Afterwards, he attempts to survive on his own, and to be accepted by the other chimps. Oscar struggles until he is adopted by the alpha male of his group.

Virginia
A mentally unstable woman who has hidden a 20 year affair with a married sheriff, discovers that her son has fallen in love with the sheriff's daughter while searching for his father's identity.