Friday, May 24, 2013

Quick Flicks for Tuesday, May 21, 2013



Beautiful CreaturesBeautiful Creatures
By Lagravenese, Richard
2013-05 - Warner Home Video
0883929269358 Check Our Catalog A supernatural love story set in the South, "Beautiful Creatures" tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a young man longing to escape his small town, and Lena (Alice Englert), a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. …More

            
Down the ShoreDown the Shore
By Guskin, Harold
2013-04 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz
0013132604602 Check Our Catalog Bailey is the owner/operator of a rundown kiddie amusement park on the wintry Jersey shore. When a mysterious French stranger appears carrying the ashes of Bailey's younger sister and claiming to be her husband, dark secrets begin to be unearthed. Now with the help of his childhood best friend and former lover, Bailey must confront his own deadly past and desperate future. …More

            
A Haunted HouseA Haunted House
By Tiddes, Michel
2013-04 - Universal Home Video
0025192178290 Check Our Catalog In an outrageous send up of the Paranormal Activity movies, The Devil Inside and other "found footage" movies, A HAUNTED HOUSE features young couple Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) who have just moved in to their dream house. As they settle in, they quickly find they're not alone. But it's not the house that's haunted, it's Malcolm's girlfriend who is possessed by a demon. Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to modern day ghostbusters to rid her of this unwelcome intruder, determined not to let the evil spirit ruin his relationship... or, more importantly, his sex life. …More

            
The Last StandThe Last Stand
By Kim, Ji-woon
2013-05 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
0031398167273 Check Our Catalog Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a border town sheriff who's taken up his post after tragic events brought an end to his tenure with the LAPD. But his quiet life is interrupted when a drug boss escapes FBI custody and flees straight toward his town. …More

            
Promised LandPromised Land
By Damon, Matt
2013-04 - Universal Home Video
0025192157394 Check Our Catalog Promised Land is the new contemporary drama directed by Gus Van Sant. Matt Damon plays Steve Butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand), to close a key rural town in his company's expansion plans. With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski), as well as the interest of a local woman (Rosemarie DeWitt). Promised Land explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community converge. …More

            
Struck by LightningStruck by Lightning
By Dannelly, Brian
2013-05 - New Video Group
0767685288900 Check Our Catalog High school senior Carson Phillips was destined for bigger things than his close-minded small town could ever offer. He was on a path to greatness, but destiny had a different plan when he was suddenly killed by a bolt of lightning in his school parking lot. Demonstrating that life is what happens while you're busy planning your future, Carson recounts the last few weeks of his life via witty, insightful flashbacks, including a blackmail scheme targeting the popular kids in school that he concocts with his best friend, and a home life that includes a mother who's more interested in the bottle than her son's future and an estranged father who suddenly appears with a pregnant fiancee. …More