New Quick Flicks for the Week of June 7, 2011

American The Bill Hicks Story By Hicks, Bill 2011-06 - Warner Home Video 0883929148493 Check Our Catalog The amazing true story of one of modern culture's most iconic figures. Much more than just a comedian, his comedy challenged the injustices of life head on, but his uncompromising approach met with conflict in America and it was instead on the international stage where he found fame. Over five hours of bonus features including: extended interviews; unseen performances; rare clips; deleted scenes; two hours of featurettes; Bill's personal audio journals; and more. …More

Blue Crush 2 By Elliott, Mike 2011-06 - Universal Home Video 0025192069758 Check Our Catalog From the filmmakers of Blue Crush comes a movie about fun, friendship and a thrilling adventure of a lifetime. Dana, a killer surfer from California, travels to the breathtaking coasts of South Africa, determined to fulfill her mothers dream of surfing the legendary Jeffreys Bay. With nothing but her moms journal as a guide and a fun-loving group of surf fanatics watching her back, Dana faces epic waves, tough locals and her own fears in this unforgettable surf odyssey. …More

Brian Eno: 1971-1977 the Man Who Fell to Earth By Eno, Brian 2011-05 - Music Video Dist 0823564524894 Check Our Catalog …More

The Company Men By Wells, John 2011-06 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132316895 Check Our Catalog Bobby Walker is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law which does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. …More

Just Go with It By Dugan, Dennis 2011-06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396376793 Check Our Catalog Danny Maccabee (Adam Sandler) meets the girl of his dreams (Brooklyn Decker) but has to enlist his loyal assistant Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherines kids become involved, and everyone heads off to Hawaii for a ridiculous, out-of-control weekend that tests the limits of how far well go for love. …More

Pros & Ex-Cons By 2011-06 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398136354 Check Our Catalog …More

Sanctum By Grierson, Alister 2011-06 - Universal Home Video 0025192073540 Check Our Catalog Master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team-including 17-year-old son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) and financier Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd)-are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever? …More

Shadows and Lies By Anania, Jay 2011-06 - Millennium Media Services 0687797133694 Check Our Catalog The talented James Franco stars in Shadows and Lies as William Vincent, a quiet and mysterious criminal. When he falls for a New York gangsters (Josh Lucas) favorite call girl (Julianne Nicholson), Vincent is forced to flee the city, threatened with death if he should ever return. But after four years in exile, Vincent secretly returns intent on rescuing the woman he loves from her dangerous fate. …More

A Small Act By Arnold, Jennifer 2011-05 - New Video Group 9781422927007 Check Our Catalog When Swedish citizen Hilde Back sponsors the education of Kenyan student Chris Mburu, she not only educates one child, but she sparks a lifelong love of learning. As an adult, Chris establishes a scholarship program in his home village. Later, when political violence threatens Kenya's educational system, Chris is determined to change it. One person's power to make an impact on the world is powerfully illustrated in this heartwarming documentary. …More

True Grit By Coen, Ethan Coen &. Joel 2011-06 - Paramount Home Video 0097363532842 Check Our Catalog True Grit is a powerful story of vengeance and valor set in an unforgiving and unpredictable frontier where justice is simple and mercy is rare. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn (Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges), a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Academy Award Winner Matt Damon) to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution. …More

7 Khoon Maaf
The romantic misadventures of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, a beautiful lass who over the course of thirty-five odd years, gets married seven times due to the untimely and mysterious deaths of half a dozen of her hapless husbands. The strange circumstances of their deaths makes Susanna a prime accused. Did the husbands deserve to die? Were the murders out of necessity or pure blood-lust? Does Susanna ever find her one true love?

Bitter/Sweet
Coffee expert Brian Chandler is sent to Thailand to buy a crop of exotic beans. Upon arriving, he meets Tisha, who escorts him through the countryside and to her family's farm. It becomes apparent that the two have chemistry. However, once he makes the deal to buy the beans, his boss arrives and revokes the purchase. Tisha then flees to the countryside after the renegade deal and Brian's fiancee arrives. Now, Brian must choose either to be married or follow his heart.

The Housemaid
Eun-yi's presence attracts the amorous attentions of Hoon, the master of the  house, and he begins an affair with her. Igniting the jealousy of an older maid who knows many family secrets, Eun-yi quickly finds herself in the  center of a familial power struggle.

The Illusionist
A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland. While performing in a village pub, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl, who will change his life forever.

Patiala House
A second-generation Sikh in London gives up his dream to save his father's reputation until he meets a girl who gives him the strength to stand up for what he believes. This cross-generation drama is about second chances.--IMDb.

The Royal Wedding: William & Catherine
This keepsake will capture all the pomp and pageantry of the historic occasion like no other memento. Includes Kate's arrival at Westminster Abbey, the  full ceremony, the carriage procession, and the traditional balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace, plus highlights from the  official BBC pre- and post-wedding coverage. Features include: William and Kate: A Royal  Engagement - narrated by Sophie Raworth, this special presents the story of William and Kate's relationship.

When We Leave
A German-born woman flees from her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her son with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflicts. Her family is trapped in their conventions. They are torn between their love for her and the traditional values of their community.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of May 31, 2011

Drive Angry By Lussier, Patrick Director Heard, Amber Lussier 2011-05 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0025192102998 Check Our Catalog Career criminal Milton breaks out of prison to pursue the cult members who killed his daughter and kidnapped her baby. Milton is in turn chased by a serial killer who's determined to catch him before he can find redemption. Aiding Milton in his quest is Piper, a comely waitress who supplies him with a muscle car that he uses to outrace the police that are hot on his trail. …More

Nova: Japan's Killer Quake By 2011-05 - PBS 0841887014885 Check Our Catalog …More

Street Kings 2: Motor City By 2011-04 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543720218 Check Our Catalog Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) delivers an intense, electrifying performance in this explosive follow-up to the gritty urban crime thriller Street Kings. Liotta plays Detroit detective Marty Kingston, the leader of an undercover narcotics team, whose members are being systematically murdered one by one. To solve the brutal killings, Kingston joins forces with a cocky, young homicide detective. But neither of them is prepared for the shocking corruption their investigation will uncover stunning secrets that will set both men on a violent collision course with betrayal and vengeance. …More

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
This documentary explores Japan's fascination and love affair with insects. The film intertwines their love for something so mundane, be it a beetle or butterfly, with their cultural values and traditions. In the end, it challenges viewers to not only alter their view of insects but also our lives.

From Prada to Nada
Nora and Mary only know the good life in Beverly Hills - shopping, posh parties, and more shopping - but they're in for a big shock when Daddy's fortune suddenly disappears. Thankfully, an aunt takes them under her wing but she lives on the other side of town. Laugh out loud as these princesses embark on the biggest adventure of their lives, without designer labels!

New Quick Flicks for the Week of May 24, 2011

The Big Bang By 2011-05 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132311791 Check Our Catalog …More

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! By 2011-02 - Paramount Home Video 0097368938540 Check Our Catalog The incorrigible cast of the most offensive animated reality show ever to air is back, and theyre starring in their very own feature-length movie! When the mystery-solving musician Foxxy Love notices she and her fellow housemates can curse without being bleeped something theyve never been able to do before she realizes their show has been canceled. Determined to get back on the air, the gang travels to Make-A-Point Land in order to get a point (and get back on the air). With more depravity than could have ever been shown on TV, this is the definitive Drawn Together experience. …More

Gnomeo and Juliet By Asbury, Kelly 2011-06 - Disney BL04119DVD000 Check Our Catalog An edgy Shakespeare adaptation like no other, this animated musical transports the classic tale of forbidden romance between two star-crossed lovers from warring families to the unlikely yet hysterical world of garden gnomes. …More

House of Fears By 2009-11 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476011899 Check Our Catalog …More

I Am Number Four By Caruso, D. J. 2011-05 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936812664 Check Our Catalog An extraordinary young man, John Smith, is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri, John is always the new kid with no ties to his past. In the small Ohio town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events -- his first love, powerful new abilities and a connection to the others who share his incredible destiny. …More

Land Girls By Hughes, Steve 2010-09 - BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 0066805310096 Check Our Catalog Set in England during the Second World War, Land Girls is a five-part drama that captures the sacrifices and experiences of four young women in the Womens Land Army. Sharing hardships and working alongside captured POWs, Annie, Bea, Joyce and Nancy toil in the fields to grow food for the war effort. Land Girls was commissioned by the BBC to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the start of World War II. …More

Mob Rules By Parmer, Keith 2011-05 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398135579 Check Our Catalog Time is running out for two elite criminals as they seek out revenge to get the money they are owed after a heist gone wrong, years ago. Theyve traveled across the country, tracked down their ex-partner and planned every detail of their attack. When they finally come face to face these two criminals will refuse to back down until they get what belongs to them. …More

Public Speaking By Scorsese, Martin 2011-05 - HBO Home Video 0883929180592 Check Our Catalog Wise, brilliant, and funny, Fran Lebowitz hit the New York literary scene in the early '70s when Andy Warhol hired the unknown scribe to write a column for Interview magazine. Today, she's an acclaimed author with legions of fans who adore her acerbic wit. Public Speaking captures the author in conversation at New York's Waverly Inn, in an onstage discussion with longtime friend and celebrated writer Toni Morrison, and on the streets of New York City. Directed by Oscar winner Martin Scorsese (in the inimitable and energetic style of his early documentaries Italianamerican and American Boy), this feature-length documentary spotlights Lebowitz's experiences and sardonic worldview. …More

Small Island By Harris, Naomie 2010-06 - PBS 0841887012362 Check Our Catalog When Hortense (Naomie Harris) leaves her native island of Jamaica and lands in 1948 London, she dreams of making a better life for herself and expanding her social opportunities. Instead, she's confronted with racism and life's harsh realities. One of the harshest is her marriage of convenience to a man (David Oyelowo) she doesn't love. John Alexander directs this televised adaptation of Andrea Levy's award-winning novel. …More

South Riding By 2011-05 - Warner Home Video 0883929173662 Check Our Catalog …More

Speed-Dating By Jr, Joseph A. Elmore 2011-02 - Image/Sphe 0014381700121 Check Our Catalog …More

Vanishing on 7th Street By Anderson, Brad 2011-05 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 0876964003872 Check Our Catalog When a massive power outage plunges the city of Detroit into total darkness, a disparate group of individuals find themselves alone. The entire city's population has vanished into thin air, leaving behind heaps of empty clothing, abandoned cars and lengthening shadows. Soon the daylight begins to disappear completely, and as the survivors gather in an abandoned tavern, they realize the darkness is out to get them, and only their rapidly diminishing light sources can keep them safe. …More

The Duel
Escalating animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life is played out against the backdrop of a decaying seaside resort along the Black Sea coast. Laevsky is a dissipated romantic given to gambling and flirtation. He has run off to the sea with beautiful, emotionally empty Nadya, another man's wife. Laevsky has now grown tired of her, but two obstacles block his route to escape: he is broke, and he faces the absolute enmity of Von Koren.

Exit No. 6
One summer Van Dine, an urban Jedi, teams up with four of his buddies to investigate a series of disappearances among local high school girls. Their investigations lead them to believe a secret society, Autumn Leaves Club, may be involved.

Miles from Nowhere
High school football star Cameron is shocked when his best friend and fellow athlete, John, is killed in a car accident. Feeling responsible for the crash, Cameron sets out to honor his friend's memory.

Parlez-Moi de la Pluie (Let it Rain)
Feminist writer Agathe returns to France to help her sister, Florence, sort out their deceased mother's affairs. While there, Agathe decides to test the political waters and run in a local election. She also agrees to be interviewed for a documentary about successful women by two blundering reporters. As romantic entanglements, class resentments, and the uncooperative weather intrude, Agathe's life hysterically unravels, and the bumbling filmmakers are there to capture it all.

The Scenesters
Someone is killing beautiful young hipsters in East L.A. But while the  bloody trail is cold for the super-apathetic detectives, Charlie, a crime scene cleaner with a penchant for Sherlockian deduction, begins finding some unusual clues in the demo CDs of indie bands left behind at the murder sites, which he shares with two out-of-luck filmmakers turned crime scene videographers. Problem is, nobody is really sure that Charlie isn't the  serial killer.

Transcendent Man
Transcendent Man explores the theories of inventor, futurist, and best selling author Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near), who predicts that in the not-so-distant future, the science fiction behind The Terminator; Blade Runner; Total Recall; The Matrix; and I Robot will become science fact. The film follows Kurzweil as he journeys the world sharing his mind-bending vision of a future in which we merge with our computers.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of May 17, 2011

Elephant White By Pinkaew, Prachya 2011-05 - Millennium Media Services 0687797133793 Check Our Catalog Mercenary Curtie Church (Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond) is hired to take out a notorious Thai sex-trafficking gang by a fathers whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered by the gang. With the help of a ruthless weapons dealer (Kevin Bacon, Mystic River), Church finds the men he is hired to kill. But what starts as a paying job turns into an outright war between two rival gangs, and Church finds himself caught between the corrupt world that surrounds him and the truth behind the man who hired him. …More

Ingredients By 2011-03 - New Video Group 0767685238394 Check Our Catalog …More

Mechanic By West, Simon Director Foster, Ben West 2011-05 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396379411 Check Our Catalog Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back on Harry's son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves. …More

The Other Woman By Roos, Don 2011-05 - MPI Home Video 0030306956695 Check Our Catalog Natalie Portman plays Emilia, a law-school graduate who falls in love with her married boss, Jack (Scott Cohen, Love and Other Drugs, The Understudy), senior partner at the law firm where she is an associate. After Jack divorces his bitter wife, he and Emilia marry and soon have a baby. But Emilias joy turns to grief when the newborn dies. Emilia is devastate but nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her 8-year-old stepson, William (Charlie Tahan, I Am Legend), and to resist the interference of Jacks jealous ex-wife (Lisa Kudrow, Easy A, The Opposite of Sex, Friends). …More

The Rite By Hafstrom, Mikael 2011-05 - New Line Cinema Corporation 0794043144622 Check Our Catalog Despite his conviction that demonic possession is just so much superstitious mumbo jumbo, Catholic priest-in-training Michael Kovak journeys to Rome to attend a special exorcism school being taught at the Vatican. Before long, true-believer Father Lucas introduces the young cleric to the devil's power firsthand. …More

Roommate By Christiansen, Christian E. 2011-05 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396379473 Check Our Catalog She's cute. She's loyal. She's psychotic. And, unfortunately for college freshman Sara (Minka Kelly) she's The Roommate. When Sara arrives at school, she finds new romance with Stephen (Cam Gigandet) and forms a fast friendship with her roommate Rebecca (Leighton Meester). What begins as camaraderie soon turns creepy, and Sara comes face-to-face with the terrifying realization that her new best friend is obsessive, unbalanced...and maybe even a killer! …More

New Quick Flicks for the Week of May 10, 2011

Black Death By Smith, Christopher 2011-05 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 0876964003858 Check Our Catalog The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric (Sean Bean), a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors. Their journey to the village and the events that unfold take them into the heart of darkness and to horrors that will put their faith to the ultimate test. …More

Blue Valentine By Cianfrance, Derek 2011-05 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132317892 Check Our Catalog Once crazy about each other, Cindy and Dean have now grown apart. Cindy is bored and disenchanted with her life while Dean languishes in the emotional emptiness of their sexless, routine life in rural Pennsylvania. As they muddle through their marriage, they hearken back to the golden days when life was filled with possibility and romance. …More

Cougars, Inc. By Levin, K. Asher 2011-05 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398135517 Check Our Catalog Sam has been kicked out of every school across the country. When he learns that his mother can no longer afford to keep him in school, he and his friends start their own escort service, Cougars, Inc., to help pay for his tuition. Through this hilarious new job, Sam and his friends explore the generation of "Cougars" who are desperately trying to stay young, and love every lesson they are taught. …More

Fly Away By Grillo, Janet 2011-04 - New Video Group 0767685243244 Check Our Catalog …More

The Hit List By Kaufman, William Gooding 2011-05 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396356207 Check Our Catalog Ever wish you had the chance to get back at the boss who undermined you...the spouse who cheated on you...or the friend who deceived you? One night, a down-on-his-luck businessman, Allan Campbell (Hauser), meets a mysterious stranger, Jonas Arbor (Gooding Jr.), who claims to be a professional hit man. Jonas offers to take out five targets, free of charge. Thinking it's a bad joke, Allan jots down his own private hit list. The next day, the people he named start turning up dead, and all the evidence points to Allan. Hunted by the police and haunted by guilt, Allan races against time to stop the murders he set in motion. In this world, vengeance always has a price. …More

Justin Bieber Never Say Never By Chu, Jon 2011-05 - Paramount Home Video 0097363571544 Check Our Catalog In this high-energy musical documentary, teen singing sensation Justin Bieber provides personal snapshots from throughout his career, starting with his first set of drums and culminating with scenes from his triumphant 2010 concert tour. …More

No Strings Attached By Reitman, Ivan 2011-05 - Paramount Home Video 0097363519546 Check Our Catalog Emotionally unencumbered and sexually satisfied, friends with benefits Emma and Adam have an open relationship that suits them just fine. That is, until those pesky little things called feelings enter the picture. Ivan Reitman directs this comedy that explores the perks and pitfalls of modern romance. …More

Bananas!
A suspenseful courtroom drama that focuses on the intricacies of the global politics of food by examining the actual case of Nicaraguan banana plantation workers and their suit against Dole Food Corporation. Their corporation was suspected of using banned pesticides, which were linked to generations of sterilized workers.