New Quick Flicks for the Week of November 9, 2010

Charlie St Cloud By Steers, Burr 2010-11 - Universal Home Video 0025192050091 Check Our Catalog Zac Efron stars as Charlie St. Cloud, a small-town hero and an accomplished sailor who has it all: the adoration of his mother and younger brother, and a Stanford scholarship. His bright future is cut short when tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. Now Charlie is torn between honoring a promise he made years ago and pursuing his new found love with a former high-school classmate. Based on the acclaimed bestseller, comes this story of hope, second chances and the transformative power of love, also starring Ray Liotta and Academy Award winner Kim Basinger. …More

Grown Ups By Dugan, Dennis 2010-11 - Columbia Pictures 0043396350144 Check Our Catalog Five friends and former teammates reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn't mean growing up. …More

Ramona and Beezus By Allen, Elizabeth 2010-11 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543673217 Check Our Catalog The adventures of young Ramona Quimby (newcomer Joey King) and her big sister Beezus (Selena Gomez) come to life in this all new film based on the best-selling books (over 30 million...and counting) by Beverly Cleary. Ramona's vivid imagination, boundless energy, and accident-prone antics keep everyone she meets on their toes. But her irrepressible sense of fun, adventure and mischief come in handy when she puts her mind to helping save her family's home. …More

The Rolling Stones, Lets Spend the Night Together By Ashby, Hal 2010-11 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0012236109419 Check Our Catalog Film of the Rolling Stones' 1981 U.S. tour. The tenth tour of the Rolling Stones and one of the most ambitious musical presentations of all time, Let's Spend the Night Together, began on September 25, 1981, at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, and ended on December 19 in the Hampton Coliseum. Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Waters viewed by an audience of more than 90,000 fans per show. In total, more than two million people witnessed their success. Managed by the experienced Hal Ashby (Coming Home), the Stones hired him exclusively to document every second of their presentations. The result is one of the most spectacular musical concerts of all time, inspiring the megashows made in stadiums nowadays. Unprecedented in Brazil, this DVD shows the Stones' lavish musicality and songs that redefined the whole concept of rock and roll. …More

Scott Pilgrim Vs the World By Wright, Edgar 2010-11 - Universal Home Video 0025192035289 Check Our Catalog When dreamy delivery girl Ramona starts popping up in his life, slacker musician Scott Pilgrim takes notice. But to win the love of this rollerblading goddess, Scott must vanquish all seven of her evil exes in martial arts battles. …More

The Best Government Money Can Buy
Director Francis Megahy offers an unflinching look at the lobbying system in Washington, D.C., and the  influence of money on modern politics. By speaking with Washington, D.C. insiders, Megahy gets the inside scoop on where the money comes from and how it is used.

ExTerminators
Alex finds herself in a court ordered rage-therapy group after a bad breakup with her boyfriend. There she meets Stella, the owner of an extermination business who might be killing more than bugs, and Nikki, a dental technician with the face of an angel and the mind of a sociopath. Together these women form their own "silent revolution," wreaking havoc on the men of Texas with their own brand of girl justice--Container.

Me and Orson Welles
A young student finds love in the theater after being cast in a production of Julius Caesar directed by Orson Welles.

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
This original documentary is the first of its kind with a compelling look at the company that created the modern superhero, produced with unprecedented access to the archives of Warner Bros. and DC Comics. It explores 75 years of DC Comics, the memorable characters of  its universe, and the talented artists and writers who brought them to life.

No School Day Movie: How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon
Thursday November 11, 2010 at 2pm

Hiccup is a young Viking who defies convention when he befriends one of his deadliest foes — a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. But humans and dragons are supposed to be mortal enemies, not buddies, and this unlikely pair must overcome many obstacles and one ultimate challenge - to save both their worlds. (Rated PG; 98 minutes)

New Quick Flicks for the Week of November 2, 2010

Batman: Under the Red Hood By Vietti, Brandon Voice by Ackles, Jensen Voice by Harris, Neil Patrick 2010-11 - Warner Home Video 9781419890444 Check Our Catalog …More

Christmas Hope By 2010-10 - Gaiam Americas 0018713550057 Check Our Catalog …More

Dread By Diblasi, Anthony 2010-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398120629 Check Our Catalog …More

Psycho Legacy By 2010-10 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0826663122282 Check Our Catalog …More

Shrink By Pate, Jonas 2010-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398112846 Check Our Catalog What happens when the people we count on to hold us together are barely holding it together themselves? Jonas Pate's Shrink is a striking, fast-paced expos of the other Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. …More

Aisha
"Aisha  is a girl with a simple diktat -- everyone's business is her business. Arjun is a boy with a simpler belief -- Aisha  should mind her own business. Part of the Delhi upper class world with its own set of social rules, Aisha navigates her world with a great sense of style and even greater optimism. ... Welcome to Aisha's fabulous world where playing cupid is easy, if only that Arjun would stay out of her way!" -- Container.

Building the Great Cathedrals
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.

Centurion
AD 117: The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying Picts led by revenge-hungry Pict Warrior Etain. When the Roman legion is ambushed, the seven surviving Romans pledge to rescue their leader and return to Rome to re-group.

Dawn of the Oceans
Oceanographers have been gripped by a new spirit of discovery and have undertaken the biggest population census of ocean species ever conducted, a 'Census of Marine Life.' Join National Geographic as they travel more than four billion years into the past to uncover how oceans and marine life came to exist.

Everyone Else
A young couple's relationship is pushed to the brink while vacationing in the Mediterranean. On the surface, Chris and Gitti appear blissfully in love while enjoying the sun and sand of Sardinia. But as they spend more time together, their silly games and playful teasing begin to unmask hidden fears and desires. When they accidentally run into another, seemingly happier and more successful couple, the tensions between them erupt. Bonus features include: deleted scenes, outtakes, and more.

Lamhaa
Once known as a paradise on Earth, it is now a playground for bloodthirsty militants. A company is generating millions of unaccountable dollars that benefits all power, from politicians and leaders to bureaucrats in the Indian and Pakistani intelligence. From the high ranking army and police officer to the militants and their supporters, everyone gets a piece of the pie.

A Mother's Courage
Follow one woman's journey as she tries to help her severely autistic son break out of his own mind. Traveling to the United States from her home in Iceland to try to learn more about this complex condition, she meets along the way other families who have similar situations and all are looking for some answers.

Once Fallen
When Chance returns home after five years in jail, he is determined to escape his past, start a new life, and make peace with his father, who is the head of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang and serving a life sentence for murder. Upon his release, his dreams of a crime-free future begin to disintegrate when he is forced to assume his best friend's outrageous debt to a local mobster.

South of the Border
Director Oliver Stone visits seven presidents in five countries in South  America to gain some understanding about the  political and social ideas and the revolutions, and to clear up how people view them. Includes interviews with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Argentinean president Cristina Kirchner, Cuban president Raul Castro.

Brown Bag Lunch Classic Films: Way Out West

Way Out West
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 11:00 am

Stan and Ollie are charged with delivering the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. However, they reckon without the machinations of her evil guardian Mickey Finn (James Finlayson) who is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon singer wife Lola (Sharon Lynne). (Not rated, 65 minutes)

Quick Flicks for the week of October 26, 2010

The Girl Who Played with Fire By Alfredson, Daniel 2010-10 - Southport 0705105743752 Check Our Catalog Two journalists on the verge of exposing their story in the political magazine Millennium about an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden are brutally murdered. They key suspect is Lisbeth Salander the troubled, wise beyond her years genius hacker, whose finger prints are found on the murder weapon. Mickael Bloomkvist, Millenniums publisher who befriended Salander during a previous investigation, is alone in his belief in Salanders innocence and swiftly plunges into an examination of the slayings which implicate highly placed members of Swedish society, business and government. Fully aware that Salander is fierce when fearful, he is desperate to get to her before she is cornered and alone but she is nowhere to be found. …More

Holy Rollers By Asch, Kevin 2010-10 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476028279 Check Our Catalog Sam Gold reluctantly studies to become a rabbi to please his family. His neighbor senses Sam's discontent and propositions him to transport 'medicine' for an Israeli dealer. Exposed to the exciting worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam spirals deeper into the lifestyle. As his double life begins to rip his family apart, he realizes the facade behind the easy money and parties. Caught between the two worlds, Sam must make a decision that could bring the entire operation crashing down. …More

Jackie Chan: Kung Fu Master By 2010-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828543401 Check Our Catalog Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan style. When a young boy sets out to learn how to fight from the Master himself, he not only witnesses some spectacular fights, but learns some important life lessons along the way. …More

Night of the Demons By Gierasch, Adam 2010-10 - E1 0741952689492 Check Our Catalog Its Halloween night and a group of friends are partying at New Orleans notorious Broussard Mansion. Discovering a horrifying secret, they mistakenly unleash the wrath of hell. …More

Pontypool By McDonald, Bruce 2010-01 - MPI Home Video 0030306930794 Check Our Catalog …More

Sex and the City 2 By King, Michael Patrick 2010-10 - New Line Cinema Corporation 0794043135330 Check Our Catalog The fun, the fashion, the friendship: "Sex and the City 2" brings it all back and more as Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take another bite out of The Big Apple--and beyond--carrying on with their busy lives and loves. What happens after you say "I do"? Life is everything the ladies ever wished it to be, but it wouldn't be "Sex and the City" if life didn't hold a few more surprises--this time in the form of a glamorous, sun-drenched adventure that whisks the women away from New York to one of the most luxurious, exotic and vivid places on earth, where the party never ends and there's something mysterious around every corner. It's an escape that comes exactly at the right moment for the four friends, who are finding themselves in--and fighting against--the traditional roles of marriage, motherhood and more. After all, sometimes you just have to get away with the girls. …More

Winter's Bone By Granik, Debra 2010-10 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398126409 Check Our Catalog 17 year-old Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin's code of silence and risking her life, Ree hacks through the lies, evasions and threats offered up by her relatives and begins to piece together the truth. …More

You Don't Know Jack By Levinson, Barry 2010-10 - HBO Home Video 9780780662131 Check Our Catalog Angel of mercy...or murderous Doctor Death? Jack Kevorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification. …More

Against the Current
When is life not worth living anymore? Paul Thomas talks old buddy Jeff into helping him fulfill a crazy childhood dream of swimming the  entire 150-mile length of the Hudson River. Joined by Liz, a teacher intrigued by their scheme, they plunge into their adventure with glee. But Jeff and Liz soon realize Paul is driven by more than just the stunt when they find out Paul's deadline to finish is also the  anniversary of his wife's unexpected death.

Blessed & Cursed
A talented gospel musician must make the hard choice between his dream of becoming a superstar and his family, who he feels obligated to help.

Clear Lake, WI
The small town of Clear Lake, WI, fell victim to a strange and horrible disease in 1994. The local preacher blamed the outbreak on the sins of the people and recruited a group of high school students to kidnap the worst of the sinners. By the time the government health officials arrived, most of the townspeople had fled. Fifteen years later, a filmmaker tracks down the four surviving students and convinces them to go back to tell their story. Upon their return, strange things begin to happen.

Dog Pound
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.

Flick
Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and weird sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s. Now brought back to life in modern times, Johnny tries to find his teenage sweetheart (who is now age 62), and also seek revenge for his death.

The Infidel
Meet Mahmud Nasir, loving husband, doting father, and something of a relaxed Muslim. He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is a true Muslim. After his mother's death, Mahmud finds his birth certificate, which reveals that he was adopted at birth and he's Jewish, with the real name of Solly Shimshillewitz!

Kisses
After being abused by their dysfunctional families, pre-teen neighbors Dylan and Kylie decide to run away from home on Christmas Eve. The two set off in search of Dylan's brother who had made his own escape two years prior. After a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin, their dreams for a better life have dissolved and the two decide to return home, but only after swearing eternal friendship.

Lost Boys: The Thirst
After being hired by a novelist to protect her brother, Edgar Frog realizes that he is over his head and seeks the help of his brother Alan to fight an alpha vampire plotting against the lost youth of San Cazador.

Mentor
A story of love and ambition, centering on celebrated writer/professor Sanford Pollard and his two star pupils, Julia and Carter. A brilliant, charismatic, and lauded writer, Sanford inspires as he corrupts, teaches as he taunts, and takes as he gives, leaving young Carter emotionally drained and defenseless against his teacher and mentor  as he watches the girl of his dreams being snatched away before his eyes.

Nice Guy Johnny
Johnny is engaged to a girl who demands he drop his dream gig as a sports radio deejay and work for her dad in the cardboard box industry. But the bed-hopping, fun-loving Uncle Terry has different plans and soon whisks Johnny away to the Hamptons for a lost weekend so his nephew can have some fun.

October Country
"October Country is a beautifully rendered portrait of an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. A collaboration between filmmaker Michael Palmieri and photographer and family member Donal Mosher, this vibrant and penetrating documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life. Every family has its ghosts. The Mosher family has more than most. Shot over a year from one Halloween to the next, the film creates a stunning cinematic portrait of a family who are unique but also sadly representative of the struggles of America's working class. The film was created to be both a universal story of family struggle and a socially conscious portrait of compelling, articulate individuals grappling with the forces that tear at their homes and relationships"--Publisher's website.

Passenger Side
On the morning of his thirty-seventh birthday Michael Brown receives a telephone call from his estranged brother Tobey, which sends the two off on a day-long odyssey across a wild and weird Los Angeles in search of Tobey's 'reason for living.' Behind the wheel of a beat up old BMW, fuelled by hilarious banter and a killer soundtrack, the brothers' search leads them through a bizarre, beautiful land filled with surprising, comical characters to a very unexpected and magical destination.

What Would Jesus Do?
A singer, a newspaper editor, a wealthy philanthropist, and a minister who lost his faith all vow to walk in 'the steps of Jesus.' Every day and every decision becomes a turning point in their lives as they must ask themselves the question: 'What Would Jesus Do?'

Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' about Him?)
Provided is a brand new portrait of the late Grammy Award-winning musician, Harry Nilsson, who  the Beatles once proclaimed as their favorite artist. This gripping retrospective traces Nilsson's rise and his turbulent life as seen by many friends, including Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Richard Perry, Robin Williams, and more.