New Quick Flicks for the Week of September 13, 2011

Bill Cunningham New York By Press, Richard 2011-09 - Zeitgeist Films 0795975113731 Check Our Catalog The Bill in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soires for the Times Style section in his columns On the Street and Evening Hours. Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefellerwho all appear in the film out of their love for Bill), downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunninghams enormous body of work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual flair. In turn, Bill Cunningham New York is a delicate, funny and often poignant portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming grace. …More

Clash By Son, Le Thanh 2011-08 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476032986 Check Our Catalog …More

Dark Days By Singer, Marc 2009-09 - video FL09220904004 Check Our Catalog For two years Marc Singer lived with the people who make their home in the tunnels beneath Penn Station in New York, creating an unflinching portrait of a part of society that is literally and figuratively beneath our notice. …More

Last Night By Tadjedin, Massy 2011-08 - Echo Bridge Home Ent 0096009785390 Check Our Catalog Set in New York City, LAST NIGHT is the story of a married couple, who, while, apart for one night, are confronted by temptation that may decide the fate of their marriage. Joanna (Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley) and Michael Reed (Sam Worthington) are seven years into a successful and happy relationship. They are moving along in their lives together until Joanna meets Laura (Eva Mendes), the stunningly beautiful work colleague whom Michael never mentioned. While Michael is away with Laura on a business trip, Joanna runs into an old but never quite forgotten love, Alex (Guillaume Canet), and agrees to have drinks with him. As the night progresses and temptation increases for the couple, each must confront who they are inside and outside of their relationship. Last Night is ultimately a film about choices the choice you make to be with someone, to give yourself to them physically, and emotionally, and how to survive after youve made your choice. …More

Meek's Cutoff By Reichardt, Kelly 2011-09 - Oscilloscope Pictures 0896602002319 Check Our Catalog MEEKS CUTOFF, from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt (WENDY AND LUCY, OLD JOY), is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous Oregon Trail. A wagon train of three families (including two-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams) has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and their own lack of faith in each others instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as their natural born enemy. …More

Neds By Mullan, Peter 2011-08 - New Video Group 0767685248379 Check Our Catalog In 1970s Glasgow, John is a bright boy. With no one willing to give him a chance, he descends into a life of crime. Actor/director Peter Mullans intense portrayal of NEDS is a gritty look at the loss of hope. 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection. …More

Somebody Help Me 2 By 2011-08 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476032924 Check Our Catalog Brendan and Darryl have both moved on with their lives following the events at the cabin in the woods; not unscathed however. Coming up on the anniversary, Brendan is still having nightmares that he feels will come true at any moment. His worse fears come to life when his wife and niece don't return home one night. …More

Thor By Branagh, Kenneth 2011-09 - Paramount Home Video 0097361439648 Check Our Catalog The epic adventure Thor spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the mystical realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. As a result, Thor is banished to Earth, where he is forced to live among humans. When the most dangerous villain of his world sends its darkest forces to invade Earth, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero. Thor is the tale of one mans mythic journey: from a petulant prince born to inherit the throne, to a humble super hero who earns the right to lead. …More

X-Men First Class By Vaughn, Matthew Director Bacon, Kevin Vaughn 2011-09 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543750871 Check Our Catalog X-MEN: FIRST CLASS charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men. …More

Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye, series part 2
Leina, Tomoe, and the rest of the finalists for the Queen's Blade Tournament take up residence in Gynos, the Queen's capital. Each of the girls is paired up in duels, and friends are forced to fight each other with their lives on the line.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of September 6, 2011

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff By McCall, Craig 2011-08 - Strand Releasing Home Video 0712267301423 Check Our Catalog A star studded documentary about one of the greatest Oscar winning cinematographers to capture the beauty of such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren in such memorable classics as THE AFRICAN QUEEN, THE RED SHOES, BAREFOOT CONTESSA and BLACK NARCISSUS. With a career spanning more than 80 years, this passionate documentary reveals the craft of one of cinema's most indelible image-makers, Jack Cardiff. …More

Con Artist By Sladek, Michael 2011-08 - New Yorker Films 0717119114640 Check Our Catalog Con Artist is a stylishly dark docu-comedy excavating America's cravings for fame and fortune via one of its most outrageous addicts. Once a legitimate art star in the 1980s New York scene, millionaire "business artist" Mark Kostabi hires others to conceive and create paintings which he openly signs and sells as his own. Over the course of this highly energetic character study, Con Artist focuses on Kostabi's current attempts to regain prominence and find happiness through fame, which he openly equates with love. …More

Everything Must Go By Rush, Dan 2011-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398142164 Check Our Catalog Adapted and directed by Dan Rush, and based on a short story by Raymond Carver, EVERYTHING MUST GO tells the story of NICK HALSEY (WILL FERRELL) a career salesman whose days of being on top are long gone. The same day Nick gets fired, for falling off the wagon one last time, he returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all his possessions out on the front yard. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line - or more properly, on the lawn - reluctantly holding a yard sale that becomes a unique strategy for survival. …More

Hanna By Wright, Joe 2011-09 - Universal Home Video 0025192074677 Check Our Catalog Raised by her father (Eric Bana of Star Trek), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland, Hannas upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity. …More

The High Cost of Living By Chow, Deborah 2011-08 - New Video Group 0767685248362 Check Our Catalog One night, Henry (Zach Braff) and Nathalies (Isabelle Blais) lives tragically collide. The impact of their choices forces them both to confront loss, love and life, and decide if the high cost of living is worth the price. …More

Red Faction: Origins By Nankin, Michael 2011-08 - Universal Home Video 0025192102783 Check Our Catalog Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason (Robert Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom ]and 12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra (Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake. Jake Mason (Brian J. Smith), Alecs last surviving son and an officer in the Red Faction Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them]a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction. Jake must now battle the relentless regime and somehow reunite a family torn apart by war. …More

Super Hybrid By Valette, Eric 2011-08 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132351094 Check Our Catalog …More

Vidal Sassoon: The Movie By 2011-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828587702 Check Our Catalog …More

New Quick Flicks for the Week of August 30, 2011

Bereavement By Mena, Stevan 2011-08 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132349190 Check Our Catalog In 1989, six year-old Martin Bristol was kidnapped from his backyard. Graham Sutter, a psychotic recluse, kept Martin imprisoned in his derelict slaughterhouse, forcing him to witness and participate in unspeakable horrors. For five years, Martins whereabouts have remained a mystery, until a young girl is sent to live with her uncle. Her curiosity about the deserted slaughterhouse disturbs a hornets nest of evil and despair that once torn open, can never be closed. …More

Empire of Assassins By Xiao, Dou 2011-07 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398136989 Check Our Catalog …More

Exporting Raymond By Rosenthal, Philip Director Rosenthal, Phil 2011-08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396380103 Check Our Catalog FRS EXPORTING RAYMOND tells the hilarious journey of Phil Rosenthal, considered an expert in his country having created one of the most popular television shows of all time, who travels to a foreign land to help people who don't seem to want his help. When Rosenthal joins forces with Hollywood studio Sony Pictures Television to recreate "Everybody Loves Raymond" for Russian TV audiences as "Everybody Loves Kostya," he finds himself lost in Moscow, lost in his mission, lost in translation. Rosenthal tries to connect with his Russian colleagues but runs into unique characters and situations that conspire to drive him insane. The movie is a true international adventure, a genuine, "fish out of water" comedy that could only exist in real life. …More

Forks Over Knives By Fulkerson, Lee 2011-08 - Virgil Films and Entertai 0829567076026 Check Our Catalog FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline traces the personal journeys of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional scientist from Cornell University, and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a former top surgeon at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic. Inspired by remarkable discoveries in their young careers, these men conducted several groundbreaking studies. Their separate research led them to the same startling conclusion: degenerative diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even several forms of cancer, could almost always be prevented-and in many cases reversed-by adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet. In addition, cameras follow "reality patients" who have chronic conditions from heart disease to diabetes, and are taught by their doctors to adopt a whole foods plant-based diet as the primary approach to treat their ailments. …More

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front By 2011-08 - Oscilloscope Pictures 0896602002388 Check Our Catalog On December 7th, 2005, federal agents conducted a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with the Earth Liberation Front an organization the FBI has called Americas number one domestic terrorism threat. IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT is the remarkable story of the group's rise and fall told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry (STREET FIGHT, RACING DREAMS) weaves a chronicle of McGowan facing life in prison with a dramatic investigation of the events that led to his involvement with the ELF, creating a film that is equal parts coming-of-age tale and cops-and-robbers thriller. Using never-before-seen archival footage and intimate interviews with cell members and with the prosecutor and detective who were chasing them IF A TREE FALLS asks hard questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define terrorism. …More

Ironclad By English, Jonathan 2011-07 - Anderson Merchandisers, L 0796019823517 Check Our Catalog A ragtag group of Knights Templar hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of Rochester Castle in the thirteenth Century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the Magna Carta treaty, the group struggles against the King to defend the freedom of their country. …More

Laugh to Keep from Crying By Swinton, Mark E. 2011-08 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398141778 Check Our Catalog Step into Tyler Perrys neighborhood, peel back the rough exterior and BEHOLD! Get on the laugh wagon as some of your favorite stage stars strut, sing and remind us, no matter how tough it gets, that laughter, faith and love are the best remedies. …More

Michael Flatley: Lord of the Dance By Viner, Marcus 2011-06 - E1 0741952698890 Check Our Catalog Michael Flatley: Lord of the Dance 3D was filmed at sold-out shows in Dublin and London in late 2010. The film was shot in full stereoscopic 3D on 40 state-of-the-art 3D cameras, and stars, for the first time since 1998, the shows creator and Irish dance legend, Michael Flatley. Having toured with multiple troupes every year since 1996, including a performance at The Oscars and recurring residencies in Las Vegas, Lord of the Dance has been seen so far by more than 13 million people worldwide. …More

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold By Spurlock, Morgan 2011-08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396384385 Check Our Catalog Intrepid filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) directs this entertaining, bitingly ironic documentary, which scrutinizes the pervasive marketing, advertising and product placement practices that have become de rigueur in the entertainment industry. Cheerfully using the proceeds gleaned from product placement within this film to finance it (and underscore his point), Spurlock reveals the corporate power that saturates both film and television. …More

Prom By Nussbaum, Joe Director Braun, Nicholas Nussbaum 2011-08 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936812091 Check Our Catalog At Prom, every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. Several intersecting stories unfold at one high school as the big dance approaches; Prom portrays the precarious passage from high school to independence as some relationships unravel and others ignite. For Nova Prescott (Aimee Teegarden), its a battle of wills as she finds herself drawn to the guy (Thomas McDonell) who gets in the way of her perfect prom. Fellow seniors Mei (Yin Chang) and Tyler (DeVaughn Nixon) harbor secrets, while others face all the insecurity and anticipation that surrounds one of high schools most seminal events. There are hundreds of nights in high school, but theres only one Prom. …More

Skateland By Burns, Anthony 2011-08 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543744399 Check Our Catalog Skateland, set against the landscape of upstart malls, Jordache jeans and iconic hang outs, is as much a story about embracing who you are as it is about moving on. The personal drama marks the poignant transition of a group of high school friends into adulthood. Set in the early 1980s, in small town Texas, it is genuine, touching and candid snapshot of the lives of a close-knit group of friends who are confronted with the realities of the precarious world around them. The film revolves around a charismatic young skating rink manager named Ritchie Wheeler (Shiloh Fernandez), brother and sister Brent and Michelle Burkham (Heath Freeman, Ashley Greene) and the legendary, wise-cracking, Kenny Crawford (Taylor Handley) as their dreams and carefree lives start to fade into an uncertain future. …More

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family By Perry, Tyler 2011-08 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398140948 Check Our Catalog Madea, everyone's favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can't manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs again. It's up to Madea, with the help of the equally rambunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan together and make things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of tough love, laughter... and the revelation of a long-buried family secret. …More

Yellowbrickroad By Holland, Jesse Director Mitton, Andy Director Mitton, Jesse Holland Andy 2011-08 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0883476032610 Check Our Catalog In the fall of 1940, the entire population of Friar, NH abandoned their homes and walked up an ancient trail, never to be seen alive again. Their fates have remained a mystery for over 70 years; until a team of researchers discover the trailhead and attempt to track the path the doomed citizens of Friar took. Starring Cassidy Freeman (SMALLVILLE), Anessa Ramsey (THE SIGNAL), and Lee Wilkof (BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOURE DEAD), YELLOWBRICKROAD is a return to the slow burn, character driven horror thrillers of the 1970s. …More

5th Quarter
In the spirit of The Blind Side comes this inspiring true story of family, faith, and football. Jon Abbate is a rising football star at Wake Forest University. Lives are suddenly shattered when the family's youngest son, Luke, is killed in a tragic accident. Inspired by Luke's memory, Jon courageously leads the Wake Forest team to a series of last-minute victories - leading to a thrilling climax.

Children of the Corn: Genesis
Tim and Allie seek shelter in a remote desert compound after becoming lost and stranded. A strange Preacher reluctantly allows them inside with strict orders to be gone by morning and not wander where they are not invited. At first, Preacher denies the faint cries that emanate from a crumbling outbuilding. When Allie sneaks outside to investigate, she discovers that she and Tim have stumbled onto a bizarre cult worshiping an entity that dwells inside a haunted little boy.

Smile
A carefree summer vacation turns into an inescapable terror trap for a group of young students who buy a vintage instant camera from a mysterious local shop owner, only to discover that every photo taken with the camera leads to the subject's death--in grisly ways linked to the picture itself. Unless they can unravel the bloody mystery before their dwindling group is wiped out completely by this supernatural, unstoppable force, the kids will be posing for their final snap-shot!

New Quick Flicks for the Week of August 23, 2011

Bambi II By Pimental, Brian Voice by Stewart, Patrick Voice by Gould, Alexander 2011-08 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936811827 Check Our Catalog …More

The Beaver By Foster, Jodie Director Gibson, Mel Foster 2011-08 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0025192108471 Check Our Catalog Walter, once a successful and happy family man, has hit rock bottom. But, in his darkest hour, he finds a rather unusual savior: a beaver hand-puppet that takes over Walter's life in an attempt to change things for the better. …More

Blitz By 2011-08 - Millennium Media Services 0687797133885 Check Our Catalog Tough, uncompromising and totally un-PC cop Brant (Jason Statham) joins forces with Officer DC Porter Nash (Paddy Considine) to hunt down a serial killer (Aidan Gillen) who has been targeting police officers. This fast-paced action-thriller is a raw, gritty tale of moral ambiguity, outsiders and the sacrifices the police make to keep crime off the streets. …More

Citizen Jane By Mastroianni, Armand 2011-08 - Green Apple Entertainment 0855982002340 Check Our Catalog Based on the book about a true story that dominated headlines, Citizen Jane is the gripping tale of Jane Alexander (Ally Sheedy). Attractive and successful, Jane lives an enviable life in San Francisco with handsome, charismatic Tom ODonnell (Sean Patrick Flanery, The Boondock Saints). But Janes idyllic life is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is brutally murdered. Heartbreak turns to horror when a persistent police detective, Jack Morris (Grammy Award-winning artist Meat Loaf, Fight Club), finally convinces an astonished Jane that the killer is Toma 25-year friend prior to their six-year romance. His unfathomable betrayal grows when he soon disappears with her money, leaving her near bankruptcy. Embarking on a 13-year journey to track down the cunning Tom, Jane with the support of a dear friend (Nia Peeples, TVs Pretty Little Liars, General Hospital) stuns authorities with her shrewd tenacity ] ultimately bringing her aunts killer to justice. …More

Dark Days By Singer, Marc 2009-09 - video FL09220904004 Check Our Catalog For two years Marc Singer lived with the people who make their home in the tunnels beneath Penn Station in New York, creating an unflinching portrait of a part of society that is literally and figuratively beneath our notice. …More

I Will Follow By Duvernay, Ava 2011-08 - Image/Sphe 0014381723021 Check Our Catalog Maye is a success. Hot career. Hot boyfriend. But when her world is turned upside down by tragedy, she must struggle to keep her balance. I WILL FOLLOW chronicles a day in the life of a woman at a crossroads, and the twelve people who help her move forward into a brave, new world. …More

Road to Nowhere By Young, Cliff de 2011-08 - Monterey Home Video 0012233370720 Check Our Catalog …More

Sympathy for Delicious By Ruffalo, Mark 2011-08 - Maya Entertainment Grp 0812034011750 Check Our Catalog …More

Tracker By Sharp, Ian Winstone Director Morrison, Temuera Sharp 2011-08 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398140481 Check Our Catalog An ex-war soldier has just returned to his beloved country and is quickly sent back out to track a man accused of killing a fellow soldier. While hunting through the country land he captures his fugitive only to learn that hes innocent of his accused crime. When faced with the life changing decision to turn him in our set him free only one man will walk away alive. …More

What on Earth? Inside the Crop Circle Mystery By 2011-08 - Passion River Films 0724101746123 Check Our Catalog …More

Win Win By McCarthy, Thomas Director McCarthy, Tom 2011-08 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543734369 Check Our Catalog Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti stars as a lovable yet long-suffering lawyer and high-school wrestling coach who takes us on a brilliantly heartfelt journey through the game of life...where you can't lose 'em all. When Mike Flaherty (Giamatti) comes across a teenage runaway who also happens to be a be a champion wrestler, Mike's luck turns around in spectacular fashion. But his win-win situation soon becomes more complicated than he ever imagined when the boy's family affairs come into play. …More

Beyond Limits
At 19,340 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world and a daunting climb for any person to attempt. Born with cerebral palsy, Bonner Paddock, not a mountain climber by his own admission and with only a few months of training under his belt, disregards his doctor's advice in the hopes of defying his condition and raising money for charity at the same time. Despite a weak lower body and spastic leg muscles, Bonner tackles Kilimanjaro head on.

Force of Nature
David Suzuki, iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster, and activist, delivers a lecture on the eve of his 75th birthday, which he describes as a distillation of his life and thoughts, his legacy, what he wants to say before he dies. Filmed before a live audience, in front of  a memory box of moving, distilled images, he articulates a core, urgent message: the limits of the biosphere have been exhausted and it is imperative that humans rethink their relationship with the natural world.

Henry's Crime
Henry Torne, a wrongly accused man who winds up behind bars for a bank robbery he didn't commit. After befriending a charismatic lifer in prison, Henry finds his purpose; having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. But his outlandish plan to rob the very same bank spins wildly out of control, as he finds himself performing in a stage play and falling in love with the production's seductive leading lady.

Sexting
Breslin and Simone want to get into a relationship. But first they must untangle themselves from the significant others they have been managing through their BlackBerrys.

John Carpenter's The Ward
Kristen, a troubled young woman in a 1960s mental institution, finds herself bruised, cut, and drugged. The other patients in the ward offer no answers, and Kristen quickly realizes things are not as they seem. The air is heavy with secrets, and at night, when the hospital is dark and foreboding, she hears strange and frightening sounds. It appears they are not alone. One-by-one, the other girls begin to disappear and Kristen must find a way out before she, too, becomes a victim.