Quick Flicks for the Week of 6/22/10

Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This By 2010-04 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476013459 Check Our Catalog …More

Fuel By Tickell, Josh 2010-06 - Cinema Libre Studio 1595871306 Check Our Catalog Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues will be the catalyst for heated debates and positive change for many years to come. 2008 Sundance award-winning film FUEL exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity and non-food-based biofuels. Josh Tickell and his Veggie Van take us on the road as we discover the pros and cons of biofuels, how Americas addiction to oil is destroying the U.S. economy and how green energy can save us, but only if we act now. …More

Green Zone By Greengrass, Paul 2010-06 - Universal Home Video 0025195040266 Check Our Catalog Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) re-team for their latest electrifying thriller in Green Zone, a film set in the chaotic early days of the Iraqi War when no one could be trusted and every decision could detonate unforeseen consequences. …More

The Last Station By Hoffman, Michael 2010-06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396349995 Check Our Catalog Set in the last tumultuous years of famed Russian author Leo Tolstoy's life, centers on the battle for his soul waged by his wife Sofya Andreyevna and his leading disciple Vladimir Cherkov. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth, his thirteen children and a life of hedonism, Tolstoy makes a dramatic flight from his home. Too ill to continue beyond the tiny rail station at Astapovo, he believes that he is dying alone, while over one hundred newspapermen camp outside awaiting hourly reports on his condition. …More

Remember Me By Coulter, Allen 2010-06 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0025192067464 Check Our Catalog In the summer of 2001, New York college student Tyler (Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga) is still feeling lost from the tragedy that has strained his relationship with his father when he meets Ally (Emilie de Ravin, TVs Lost), a girl who understands his pain. The last thing Tylers looking for is love, but through their passionate relationship, he finds new possibilities for happiness. Its an unforgettable story about the power of the heart, the strength of family, and the importance of treasuring every day of ones life. …More

She's Out of My League By Smith, Jim Field 2010-07 - Dreamworks BL08104DVD Check Our Catalog In this outrageous comedy, Kirk, an average guy, can't believe his luck when the successful and gorgeous babe Molly falls for him. His smart-ass friends, his crazy family, and even his obnoxious ex-girlfriend are just as shocked as he is. …More

Jackie Chan in Shinjuku Incident By 2010-06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396347281 Check Our Catalog …More

180⁰ south: conquerors of the useless
Follow adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. Footage captures the amazing and beautiful mountain ranges and coastline along the west coast of North America, from California to deep Patagonia.

American radical: the trials of Norman Finkelstein
A definitive documentary about American academic Norman Finkelstein, a devoted son of holocaust survivors, ardent critic of U.S. and Israeli Mid-East policy, and author of five provocative books, including The Holocaust Industry. Finkelstein has been steadfastly at the center of many intractable controversies, including the recent denial of his tenure at DePaul University. He's called a lunatic and a self-hating Jew by some and an inspirational street-fighting revolutionary by others.

David Hockney: a bigger picture
Filmed over three years, an unprecedented record of a major artist at work. It captures David Hockney's return from California to paint his native Yorkshire, outside, through the seasons, and in all weathers. It tells the story of a homecoming and gives a revealing portrait of what inspires and motivates today's greatest living British-born artist.

Fullmetal alchemist. Brotherhood. Part one
Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fundamental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher's Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways.

I know what I saw: government and military officials reveal the truth about UFOs
Documentary film that assembles the most credible UFO witnesses from arount the world in Washington D.C. to testify and share their wide knowledge of UFOs.

Kujibiki unbalance. The collection
At the prestigious Rikkyouin High School, a lottery determines the next year's Student Council president, and this year it goes to Chihiro Enomoto. First he must pass a one-year apprenticeship and perform all tasks assigned, or be expelled from school!

My Lai
The words 'My Lai' are seared into our memories of the Vietnam War, but few know what really happened in the small Vietnamese village on March 16, 1968. Now, drawing on 400 hours of recently discovered audio recordings and new interviews with participants, eye witnesses, and investigators, the complete story can finally be told about one of the most shocking atrocities in modern times, and about lesser-known acts of remarkable courage.

Mystery Gorillas; Search for the great apes
In this double feature, National Geographic explores the amazing and secret world of the great apes. Mystery gorillas: Join primatologist Mireya Mayor at the heart of the jungle to explore the great apes' secret world. Search for the great apes: Join Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas to better understand the mountain gorilla and the elusive orangutan.

Not the Messiah: he's a very naughty boy
The Monty Python troupe reunites onstage for a one-night-only performance of a musical adaptation of their film Life of Brian which tells the story of Brian Cohen, a young Jewish man who is born on the same day as, and next door to, Jesus Christ, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah.

The Pluto files
Join Hayden Planetarium's director Neil deGrasse Tyson as he follows the story of Pluto's discovery and the science that surrounds this former planet, including the possibility of finding more Pluto-like planets in the mysterious Kuiper belt. From the scientists trying to classify Pluto to die-hard 'Pluto-philes, ' Tyson meets a fascinating cast of characters with just one thing in common: strong opinions about Pluto.

The Slayers evolution-R
Lina's gang and their new ally Pokota are hot on the trail of the Hellmaster's Jar. It's no ordinary piece of pottery; it holds the soul of Rezo the Red Priest. Opening the vessel and resurrecting Rezo is the only hope Pokota has of saving his kingdom's people.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 6/15/10

The Book of Eli By Hughes, Allen Director Hughes, Albert 2010-06 - Warner Home Video 1419892630 Check Our Catalog Determined to salvage a sacred text in order to protect humanity, Eli goes on a quest across the country in this action-packed sci-fi adventure. Meanwhile, a blind woman named Claudia tries to protect her daughter, Solara. It seems that tyrannical town bully Carnegie has taken a shine to the girl. …More

Cry of the Owl By 2002-03 - Image Entertainment 5553770742 Check Our Catalog …More

Lemon Tree By 2009-11 - MPI Home Video 0030306970592 Check Our Catalog A Palestinian widow fights to keep her lemon grove from being uprooted when Israeli security forces declare it a threat to the Israeli defense minister living next door. …More

Happy Tears By 2010-06 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398122104 Check Our Catalog Jayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their father Joe (Rip Torn). Dutiful daughters returning to the house they grew up in, Jayne and Laura are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives. Laura suspects that Joe needs full-time care, but Jayne refuses to believe that their fathers condition is serious. Jaynes compulsion to escape reality only increases Lauras attempts to yank her back down to earth. Meanwhile, Joe still sings and plays the blues on his prized guitar, and the lively widower even has a new ladyfriend, shameless and sassy Shelly (Ellen Barkin). Tensions flare as Joes senility increases and the close sisters must also juggle their own very different lives but their adventures back home are not without merriment, mischief and even a little childhood magic. …More

Not Forgotten By 2010-07 - Starz/Sphe 0013139000896 Check Our Catalog Simon Baker of THE MENTALIST stars as Jack Bishop, a picture-perfect husband and father in a peaceful Texas border town. But when his 11-year-old daughter is kidnapped, he'll hunt her abductors -- and unleash his own tortured soul -- into a Mexican hell of barrios and bordellos controlled by the mysterious religion of La Santa Muerte. When a man has too much to hide and nothing to lose, should he dare to search for the truth? Paz Vega (SPANGLISH), Benito Martinez (THE SHIELD) and Claire Forlani (CSI: NY) co-star in this shocking thriller where not everyone is who they seem to be and the darkest secrets of the past are NOT FORGOTTEN. …More

When in Rome By Johnson, Mark Steven 2010-06 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936786354 Check Our Catalog Disillusioned with romance, an ambitious New Yorker travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain. The coins attract an assortment of odd suitors, including a sausage merchant, a street magician and an artist. But, when a persistent reporter throws his hat in the ring, she wonders if his love is the real thing. …More

Youth in Revolt By Arteta, Miguel 2010-06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396351264 Check Our Catalog YOUTH IN REVOLT is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion. Based on the acclaimed novel by C.D. Payne, YOUTH IN REVOLT is the story of Nick Twisp - a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like Sinatra and Fellini - who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, free-spirited Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) while on a family vacation. But family, geography and jealous ex-lovers conspire to keep these two apart. With Sheeni's encouragement, Nick abandons his dull, predictable life and develops a rebellious alter ego: Francois. With his ascot, his moustache and his cigarette, Francois will stop at nothing to be with Sheeni, and leads Nick Twisp on a path of destruction with unpredictable and uproarious consequences. …More

Big heart city
After Frank Polowski is released from jail he returns home to pick up the pieces of his interrupted life. He manages to con his way into a warehouse job, but at home he finds the girl he expected to be waiting for him long gone. To find her, Polowski, follows clues, both real and imagined. Eventually, his perseverance gives way to obsession and paranoia.

Hannah free
Tells the moving story of the lifelong love affair between two very different women. Weaving between past and present, the story reveals how they maintained their love affair despite a marriage, a world war, infidelity, and family denial.

Undisputed III. Redemption
Eight elite fighters, prisoners from maximum security prisons around the world, are brought together by a powerful underground gambling syndicate for a secret, survival-of-the-fiercest battle competition. The prize: freedom for the champion, except the syndicate doesn't plan on allowing anyone to walk free.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of June 8, 2010

From Paris with Love By 2010-06 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398121305 Check Our Catalog A low-ranking intelligence operative (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (John Travolta) whos been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack. …More

Animation Express

Take a journey beyond your wildest imagination with this amazingly inventive, hugely entertaining collection of 26 animated shorts. With everything from modern masterworks such as Madame Tutli-Putli and Sleeping Betty to groundbreaking experimental shorts and classic cartoons, emerging talents join seasoned directors from the National Film Board of Canada. Includes: DVD 1. Madame Tutli-Putli -- Forming game -- Hungu -- Rosa Rosa -- Rains -- Retouches -- Subservience -- Spare change -- The spine -- The man who slept -- How people got fire -- Robes of war -- Drux flux -- DVD 2. Sleeping Betty -- The necktie -- Come again in spring -- Ha'Aki -- Here and there -- Flutter -- Engine 371 -- Invasion of the space lobsters -- Sainte Barbe -- Paradise -- Vive la Rose -- Land of the heads -- Runaway.

Code Geass, Lelouch of the rebellion R2, Part I

"The year is now 2018. With Zero dead and the remnants of the Black Knights being swept by the Britannian forces, a forced state of peace settles over Area 11. The rights of the Elevens remain limited but with no one to lead them and the defeat during the Black Rebellion hanging over them, the Japanese people remain under the boot of Britannian oppression with hope to overcome."

Code Geass, Lelouch of the rebellion R2, Part II

Nunnally aspires to re-establish "the Specially Administrated Zone of Japan," the cursed utopian project that once wiped out thousands of innocent Japanese. Lelouch has an existential crisis with his sister now leading the enemy forces. He decides to join the SAZJ with all members of his Black Knight force. Has he given up on rebellion, or conceived a new strategy?

Code Geass, Lelouch of the rebellion R2, Part III

Lelouch began his rebellion as Zero in order to defeat his own father, the emperor of the Holy Britannia. With his Geass, the absolute power to compel anyone to follow any order, and the Black Knights, his own military force, he succeeded in taking over the vast country of the Chinese Federation. While he amasses his strength as a political leader, his high-school girlfriend, Shirley, is killed after her destiny has been tossed around by the power of Geass, and he madly launches a ruthless assault into the secret religious organization called "Order of Geass."

Code Geass, Lelouch of the rebellion R2, Part IV

Lelouch has lost everything. Nunnally, his beloved sister and his reason to fight, disappeared within a nuclear blast of the new weapon, F.L.E.I. J.A., and Black Knights, his loyal armed force, has turned against him after they found out about the secrets of his Geass power. At the depth of his desperation, Lelouch renews his determination to defeat his own father, who is about to achieve his ultimate goal by activating a super-dimensional apparatus, the Sword of Akasha.

Hum Tum Aur Ghost

"Armaan's life is picture perfect; a loving girlfriend, a fabulous job as a fashion photographer, and yet, things aren't as perfect as they seem to be. A chronic patient of insomnia, his sleeplessness is not a function of any sleeping disorder. The truth is that he hears voices; voices that torture him, voices that don't let him have his peace, voices that nobody else can listen to ... Suddenly aware of his special ability to connect with the souls that haven't crossed over and equipped with a will to fulfill the wishes of the spirits that hound him, Armaan now sets out on a mission to help three souls..."

Paa

Auro is an intelligent, witty 13-year-old boy with an extremely rare genetic defect that causes accelerated aging. He suffers from a progeria like syndrome. Mentally he is 13, very normal, but physically he looks five times older. In spite of his condition, Auro is a very happy boy. He lives with his mother Vidya, who is a gynecologist, and his father Amol Arte, a young, progressive, and full of ideals politician.

Shutter Island

When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Max Von Sydow. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Directed by Martin Scorsese.

Strike Witches, complete first season

The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs. Meet the girls of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, better known as the Strike Witches.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 6/1/10

Alice in Wonderland By Carter, Helena Bonham 2010-06 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936797985 Check Our Catalog A 19-year-old Alice journeys through Underland, where she experiences strange ordeals and encounters peculiar characters, including the vaporous Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the sadistic Red Queen. …More

The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha By 2010-04 - PBS 0841887011983 Check Our Catalog …More

Dolan's Cadillac By 2010-04 - E1 9781417212668 Check Our Catalog Dolans Cadillac tells the action-packed story of retribution involving a middle-school teacher and the crime boss responsible for the murder of his wife. …More

The Lost and Found Family By Provident-Integrity Distribution 2010-02 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1435979222 Check Our Catalog In this inspirational family drama, the luxurious lifestyle Ester Hobbes leads is shattered by the death of her husband. Left with nothing but a house rented to a foster family, Ester soon finds a deeper purpose in life. Forced to move in, she plans to sell the home, but her growing faith and attachment to troubled teen Justin and the others lead her on a divine journey as all their lives are transformed. …More

Naruto Shippuden: Volume 7 By 2010-03 - Warner Home Video 1421529807 Check Our Catalog …More

Naruto Shippuden: Volume 10 By 2010-06 - Warner Home Video 1421529874 Check Our Catalog …More

The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure By Cyran, Catherine 2010-06 - Millenium Media Services 0687797130594 Check Our Catalog One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu. When the secret romance between Myra and Alu is revealed, Alu is thrown into jail, and the sacred wedding elephant goes missing in the jungle! In order to save Princess Myra, Paige and Eddie must find the elephant and free Alu before convincing the king of Sangyoon that true love reigns supreme over all. The perfect adventure to celebrate their first anniversary! …More

The Red Baron By 2010-06 - Monterey Home Video 0012233366525 Check Our Catalog …More

Small Town Saturday Night By Craig, Ryan 2010-06 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398123033 Check Our Catalog Just days before Rhett (Chris Pine) is leaving for Nashville to pursue a lifelong dream of being a singer/songwriter, his girlfriend Samantha (Bre Blair) realizes that his future may not be their future. This news comes as a shock to Rhett, and he is faced with having to choose between following his dream and staying in his hometown in order to be with the woman he loves. …More

The Wolfman By 2010-06 - Universal Home Video 0025195038430 Check Our Catalog Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins and Benicio Del Toro tear up the screen in this action-packed thriller. Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) is lured back to his family estate to investigate the savage murder of his brother by a bloodthirsty beast. There, Talbot must confront his childhood demons, his estranged father (Hopkins), his brothers grieving fiance (Emily Blunt) and a suspicious Scotland Yard Inspector (Hugo Weaving). When Talbot is bitten by the creature, he becomes eternally cursed and soon discovers a fate far worse than death. Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. …More

Apollo 11, a night to remember
A new compilation of original footage, this program has an in-depth montage of the moon landing story. It contains rare and previously unseen footage from the BBC live coverage in 1969, footage of the landing, and also the buildup to the launch. Includes an episode of The sky at night.

Art & copy
A powerful film about advertising and inspiration. It reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time, people who've profoundly impacted our culture. Their work grabbed the attention of millions and truly moved them. The social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

Dark legacy: George Bush and the murder of John Kennedy
Relying exclusively on government documents, statements from the best witnesses available, and the words from the mouths of the killers themselves, Dark legacy produces a thoroughly substantiated criminal indictment of George Herbert Walker Bush, establishing beyond a reasonable doubt his guilt as a supervisor in the conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy.

Defamation: anti-Semitism, the movie
Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative and at times irreverent quest to answer the question: What is anti-Semitism today? Does it remain a dangerous and immediate threat? Or is it a scare tactic used by right-wing Zionists to discredit their critics? Speaking with an array of people from across the political spectrum and traveling to places like Auschwitz and Brooklyn, Shamir discovers the realities of anti-Semitism today.

The end of poverty?
Explains how global poverty began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. Today's financial crisis is a direct consequence of these unchallenged policies that have lasted centuries. Features expert insights from Nobel Prize winners, acclaimed authors, university professors, government ministers, and the leaders of social movements. Narrated by Martin Sheen. Includes interviews, photo galleries, and more.

No impact man
Colin Beavan is a New York City writer and self-proclaimed liberal. He has big plans for his new book. He decides on a grand experiment: to live one year with as little impact on the environment as possible. The problem is, the project requires his wife Michelle, an espresso-guzzling, Prada-worshipping business writer, and their young daughter to be fully on board. The family embarks on a year of no electricity, television, cars, toilet paper, elevators, or newspapers.

Petropolis
The Athabasca tar sands in Alberta are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting crude oil that lies beneath the unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort, effecting catastrophic damages on land, air, water, and climate.

Preacher's kid
Angie is the daughter of a stern but loving bishop. She becomes attracted to the hunky star of a traveling gospel show. They decide to hit the road, and head straight into romance. But life on the road isn't what it seems and the actor's ongoing lies and abuse eventually trigger an epiphany for her, sending the prodigal daughter home to the father and the keyboardist that love her.

Roads to Memphis
Documents the story of assassin, James Earl Ray, his target, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the seething, turbulent forces in American society that led these two men to their violent and tragic collision in Memphis in April of 1968. Explores the wildly disparate, yet fatefully entwined stories of Ray and King to create a complex, engaging, and thought-provoking portrait of America in that crisis-laden year.

Soul eater. Part three, episodes 27-39
After 800 years, the witch Arachne has returned to spin a web of wickedness, leading an army of ghoulish minions in a war against Death Weapon Meister Academy. As demons from the past rise amid betrayal and madness, Maka and Soul are definitely in for the fight of their lives. But, hey -- luckily for the fate of the world, they're a freakin' lethal team!

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 5/25/10

Dear John By Hallstrom, Lasse 2010-05 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396343443 Check Our Catalog It was two weeks that would change their lives forever. Soon after John (Channing Tatum) and Savannah (Amanda Seyfried) fall madly in love, their relationship is put on hold. With one leaving to complete his service, and the other to complete her college education, they pass the time by exchanging a continuous stream of love letters, until they can be reunited permanently a year later. But when war breaks out, their separation is extended indefinitely. Will their relationship survive the greatest test of all: the test of time? Based on the bestselling novel from the author of The Notebook, DEAR JOHN is a timeless romance that will warm your heart. …More

The Road By Hillcoat, John 2010-05 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396347632 Check Our Catalog From Cormac McCarthy, author of No Country For Old Men, comes the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, THE ROAD. An all-star cast are featured in this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young son as they journey across a barren America that was destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. A masterpiece adventure, THE ROAD boldly imagines a future in which men are pushed to the worst and the best that they are capable of - a future in which a father and his son are sustained by love. …More

1981
When his family moves into their new home, young Ricardo Trogi feels different from his classmates. He creates a new reality to avoid being discovered for what he really is. How long can the truth be denied?

Naruto, shippuden. 9
Everything about Team Kakashi's newest member Sai rubs Naruto the wrong way, and Sakura and their new leader Yamato have their hands full trying to keep them apart. A night at a hot springs inn doesn't do much to promote team unity, but Naruto decides that he will do anything, even pair up with Sai, to help their mission succeed: to find Sasuke and bring him back. Sai has a hard time understanding Naruto's feelings, but that may be because he himself has no feelings at all!

Owl and the sparrow
On the bustling streets of Saigon, three very different people all seeking connection are about to collide. A beautiful flight attendant looking for love, a zookeeper hiding within his animal kingdom to nurse a broken heart, and the young flower-selling runaway who brings them together.

Waiting for Armageddon
America's 50-million-strong Evangelical community is convinced that the world's future is foretold in Biblical prophecy, from the Rapture to the Battle of Armageddon. Explore this apocalyptic worldview, from the homefront in America to the future battlefield of Israel. By weaving Christian, Zionist, and Jewish perspectives along with telling archival materials, this eye-opening film also proves the potentially explosive alliance between Evangelical Christians and Israel.