Quick Flicks for the Week of August 28, 2012

Agneepath By Malhotra, Karan 2012-02 - Eros International 0828970174299 Check Our Catalog Kancha Cheena is the uncrowned king of Mandwa Island and terminates the rebellious village schoolmaster. The master's son swears revenge and grows up to be Vijay Dinanath Chauhan under the wings of Rauf Lala. Lala, who trades in human and drug trafficking, rules the Mumbai underbelly. Vijay uses Lala to reach Kancha and thereby reclaim his island and self-esteem. …More

Battleship By Berg, Peter Kitsch Director Kitsch, Taylor Berg 2012-08 - Universal Home Video 0025192085635 Check Our Catalog …More

Darling Companion By Kasdan, Lawrence 2012-08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396399853 Check Our Catalog In DARLING COMPANION, Beth (Diane Keaton) saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the freeway on a wintry day in Denver. Struggling with her distracted, self-involved husband Joseph (Kevin Kline) and an empty nest at home, Beth forms a special bond with the rescued animal. When Joseph loses the dog after a wedding at their vacation home in the Rockies, the distraught Beth enlists the help of the few remaining guests and a mysterious young woman (Ayelet Zurer) in a frantic search. Each member of the search party is affected by the adventure, which takes them in unexpected directions -- comic, harrowing, sometimes deeply emotional and ultimately towards love. …More

Freelancers By Terrero, Jessy 2012-08 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398156734 Check Our Catalog The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, trust and respect. When the truth about his father's death is revealed, revenge takes over him and he won't stop until justice has been truly served. …More

Headhunters By Tyldum, Morten 2012-08 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 0876964004770 Check Our Catalog NOR HEADHUNTERS stars the talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. When his beautiful gallery owner wife introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all to get his hands on it, and in doing so discovers something which makes him a hunted man. HEADHUNTERS is based on Jo NesbA's best-selling thriller from 2008. …More

Monsieur Lazhar By Falardeau, Philippe 2012-08 - Southport Music Box Corpo 0736211215550 Check Our Catalog FRE Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, MONSIEUR LAZHAR tells the poignant story of a Montreal middle school class shaken by the death of their well-liked teacher. Bachir Lazhar (Fellag), a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, offers the school his services as a substitute teacher and is quickly hired. As he helps the children heal, he also learns to accept his own painful past. This moving film features exquisite performances by Fellag and a stunning ensemble of child actors. …More

One Direction-Only Way Is Up By 2012-08 - E1 0741952733195 Check Our Catalog …More

One in the Chamber By Kaufman, William 2012-08 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132389592 Check Our Catalog …More

The Pirates! Band of Misfits By Lord, Peter Director Newitt, Peter Lord Jeff Voice by Grant, Hugh 2012-08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396399891 Check Our Catalog In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain a a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure! …More

Thin Ice By Sprecher, Jill 2012-10 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543812197 Check Our Catalog Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife (Lea Thompson) and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story a all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer (Alan Arkin) who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission. But Mickey's attempt to con the old man spins out of control when a nosy, unstable locksmith (Billy Crudup) with a volatile temper dramatically ups the stakes, trapping him in a madcap spiral of danger, deceit and double-crossing. Blending dark comedy and delirious Midwestern noir, THIN ICE reaches a breaking point that no one-least of all Mickey Prohaska-could ever see coming. …More

Think Like a Man By Story, Tim Director Ferrara, Jerry Story 2012-08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396401006 Check Our Catalog Based on Steve Harvey's best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey's book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book's insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. …More

Warriors of the Rainbow By Te-Sheng, Wei 2012-08 - Well Go USA, Inc 0812491013236 Check Our Catalog JPN …More

Amy Winehouse: 1983-2011. Let's Be Frank
Amy Winehouse, the English singer/songwriter, was known for her powerful, deep contralto vocals, with an amazing ability to fuse modern R&B with classic soul and jazz influences. This documentary takes you on a journey through Amy's life and her music career, all the way to her tragic death in 2011. "Let's Be Frank" also features exclusive never before heard music, only available on this DVD. Additional features include interviews with her father, Mitch Winehouse, and fellow musicians and industry insiders, making it a must for all Amy Winehouse fans.

Attack of the Killer Backpacks
A serial killer is kidnapping young girls as they walk home from school, and the only thing that all the victims have in common is that they were all wearing backpacks.

Citizen Gangster
Eddie Boyd has returned from WWII and is dismayed by public indifference towards veterans and humiliated by his inability to fulfill his dream of being a Hollywood star. Moreover, his veteran status has done nothing to help him provide for his children and wife Doreen. Eddie becomes desperate and starts to rob banks. But what starts as friendly and flirtatious robberies evolves over time into a career not unlike that of Clyde Barrow or Butch Cassidy.

E2: Intervention Architecture
Examines five projects that have won the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which embrace the ethical and philosophical criteria that the awards represent, including the revitalizaion of a French colonial heritage site in Tunisia, China's Bridge School, the Ipekoyol Textile Factory, the Zahra Museum, and the Wadi Hanifa Wetlands Project. Narrated by Brad Pitt.