Quick Flicks for tuesday, September 30, 2013

The Croods By Sanders, Chris Voice by Stone, Emma Voice by Cage, Nicolas 2013-10 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543861362 Check Our Catalog THE CROODS is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures - and their outlook is changed forever. …More

This Is the End By Rogen, Seth Director Goldberg, Evan 2013-10 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396417656 Check Our Catalog The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption. …More

The Frozen Ground By Walker, Scott With Cage, Nicolas With Hudgens, Vanessa 2013-10 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398176275 Check Our Catalog Frozen Ground is inspired by the incredible true story that follows Alaskan State Trooper Jack Halcombe (Nicolas Cage) as he sets out to end the murderous rampage of Robert Hansen (John Cusack), a serial killer who has gone unnoticed for 13 years. As the bodies of street girls start to pile up in Anchorage, fear strikes a chord with the public. Risking his life, Halcombe goes on a personal manhunt to find the killer before the next body surfaces. When a seventeen year old escapee (Vanessa Hudgens) reveals key information about the case, Halcombe is finally on the trail of the killer. But will he catch him in time to save the next victim?Nicolas Cage and John Cusakc star in the chilling true story of the hunt for Alaska's most notorious serial killer. …More

Quick Flicks for Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Fill the Void By Burshtein, Rama 2013-09 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396425439 Check Our Catalog HEB Fill the Void tells the story of an Orthodox Hasidic family from Tel Aviv. Eighteen-year-old Shira is the youngest daughter of the family. She is about to be married off to a promising young man of the same age and background. It is a dream-come-true, and Shira feels prepared and excited. On Purim, her twenty-eight-year-old sister, Esther, dies while giving birth to her first child. The pain and grief that overwhelm the family postpone Shira's promised match. Everything changes when an offer is proposed to match Yochay - the late Esther's husband - to a widow from Belgium. Yochay feels it's too early, although he realizes that sooner or later he must seriously consider getting married again. When the girls' mother finds out that Yochay may leave the country with her only grandchild, she proposes a match between Shira and the widower. Shira will have to choose between her heart's wish and her family duty. …More

Iron Man 3 By Black, Shane 2013-09 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936836745 Check Our Catalog Marvel's "Iron Man 3" pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man? …More

The Kings of Summer By Vogt-Roberts, Jordan 2013-09 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396426870 Check Our Catalog Premiering to rave reviews at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, THE KINGS OF SUMMER is a unique coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends -- Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias) - who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents' rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family - whether it is the one you're born into or the one you create -- is something you can't run away from. …More

Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit By Sun, Lijun Voice by Heder, Jon Voice by Arnold, Tom 2013-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398166184 Check Our Catalog …More

Quick Flicks for Tuesday, September 17, 2013

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor By Bernbaum, Zack 2013-09 - Virgil Films and Entertai 0829567094020 Check Our Catalog …More

Bless Me, Ultima By Franklin, Carl 2013-09 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396428690 Check Our Catalog Based on the controversial novel by acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultimate is a turbulent coming-of-age story about Antonio Marez, a young boy growing up in New Mexico during World War II. When a mysterious curandera named Ultima comes to live with his family, she teaches him about the power of the spiritual world. As their relationship grows, Antonio begins to question the strict Catholic doctrine that he has been taught by his parents. Through a series of mysterious and at times terrifying events Antonio must grapple with questions about his own destiny, the relationship between good versus evil and ultimately how to reconcile Ultima's powers with those of the God and his church. …More

The Bling Ring By Coppola, Sofia 2013-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398177456 Check Our Catalog In the fame-obsessed world of Los Angeles, a group of teenagers take us on a thrilling and disturbing crime-spree in the Hollywood hills. Based on true events, the group, who were fixated on the glamorous life, tracked their celebrity targets online, and stole more than 3 million in luxury goods from their homes. Their victims included Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and Rachel Bilson, and the gang became known in the media as "The Bling Ring." In THE BLING RING, Oscar Winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola takes us inside the world of these teens, where their youthful naivete and excitement is amplified by today's culture of celebrity and luxury brand obsession. The members of the Bling Ring introduce us to temptations that any teenager would find hard to resist. And what starts out as youthful fun spins out of control, revealing a sobering view of our modern culture. …More

The Contractor By Olson, Sean 2013-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398175513 Check Our Catalog …More

Disconnect By Rubin, Henry Alex 2013-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398175292 Check Our Catalog A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world. …More

The East By Batmanglij, Zal 2013-09 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543831730 Check Our Catalog In THE EAST, Sarah Moss (Marling) is a brilliant operative for an elite private intelligence firm whose top objective is to ruthlessly protect the interests of their A-list corporate clientele. She is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate an anarchist collective known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations. Living amongst them in an effort to get closer to their members, Sarah finds herself unexpectedly torn between two worlds as she starts to fall in love with the group's charismatic leader, finding her life and her priorities irrevocably changed. …More

Drift By Nott, Ben Director O'Neill, Morgan 2013-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398175438 Check Our Catalog …More

Love Is All You Need By Bier, Susanne 2013-09 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396423435 Check Our Catalog Philip (Brosnan), an Englishman living in Denmark, is a lonely, middle-aged widower and estranged single father. Ida (Dyrholm) is a Danish hairdresser, recuperating from a long bout of illness, who's just been left by her husband for a younger woman, Tilde. The fates of these two bruised souls are about to intertwine, as they embark for a trip to Italy to attend the wedding of Patrick and Astrid, Philip's son and Ida's daughter. It is a film about the simple yet profound pains and joys of moving on - and forward - with your life. …More

Peeples By Chism, Tina Gordon 2013-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398175643 Check Our Catalog Wade Walker is eager to propose to his girlfriend, Grace Peeples. But after a year of living together, the beautiful, successful Grace is still cagey about introducing average guy Wade to her ambitious, upper crust family. So when Grace leaves for an annual reunion at her parents' swanky Sag Harbor compound, Wade decides to crash the gathering, charm his soon-to-be in-laws and slip a ring on Grace's finger. However Wade's plans go hilariously awry when he meets the high-powered, seemingly picture-perfect family who'll do whatever it takes to keep up appearances. Wade soon finds himself caught in a web of white lies and comic dysfunction, and realizes that his only hope of ever marrying Grace means a take-no-prisoners face-off with Judge Peeples, Grace's disapproving dad who won't accept anything less than the very best for his favorite daughter. …More

Sisters and Brothers By Bessai, Carl 2013-09 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132605784 Check Our Catalog An ensemble comedy-drama that takes a surprising look at sibling dysfunctions: Hollywood star Justin and his struggling brother Rory uneasily confront the true price of fame. Long-bickering sisters Nikki and Maggie are thrown together on a road trip gone wrong. Louise struggles with the challenges of caring for her mentally ill brother. And spoiled teen Sarah is about to meet the gentle half-sister she never knew she had. An acclaimed charmer about the responsibilities, resentments and love that can only come between SISTERS & BROTHERS. …More

Star Trek Into Darkness By Abrams, J. J. Director Abrrms, J. J. 2013-09 - Paramount Home Video 0097363555049 Check Our Catalog When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. …More

Ruby Gloom: I Heart Rock & Roll By Budd, Robin Voice by Hampshire, Emily Voice by Gadon, Sarah 2013-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828621666 Check Our Catalog …More

Ruby Gloom: Tooth or Dare By Budd, Robin Voice by Hampshire, Emily Voice by Gadon, Sarah 2013-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828622014 Check Our Catalog …More

Ruby Gloom: Happiest Girl in the World By Budd, Robin Voice by Hampshire, Emily Voice by Gadon, Sarah 2013-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828621659 Check Our Catalog …More

Ruby Gloom: Welcome to Gloomsville By Budd, Robin Voice by Hampshire, Emily Voice by Gadon, Sarah 2013-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828622021 Check Our Catalog …More

Sofia the First: Ready to Be a Princess By Mitchell, Jamie Voice by Winter, Ariel Voice by Byrnes, Darcy Rose 2013-09 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936836035 Check Our Catalog …More

Tales from the Cryptkeeper: Myth Conception By Shepherd, Laura Voice by Hanna, Elizabeth Voice by Kassir, John 2013-09 - Phase 4 Films 0625828622038 Check Our Catalog

Quick Flicks for Tuesday, September 3, 2013

From Up on Poppy Hill By Miyazaki, Goro Voice by Bolger, Sarah Voice by Yelchin, Anton 2013-09 - New Video Group 0767685294178 Check Our Catalog From the legendary and highly celebrated Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Ponyo, and The Secret World of Arrietty) comes From Up on Poppy Hill, the uniquely inspired and highly anticipated coming-of-age story from Goro Miyazaki and Hayao Miyazaki. Set in Yokohama in 1963, this lovingly hand-drawn film centers on Umi (voiced by Sarah Bolger) and Shun (voiced by Anton Yelchin) and the budding romance that develops as they join forces to save their high school's ramshackle clubhouse from demolition. The top-grossing Japanese film of 2011 and winner of the Japan Academy Prize for Animation, From Up on Poppy Hill captures the innocence of new love as well as the beauty of Yokohama's harbor and lush surroundings. With its rich color palette, stunning exteriors, sun-drenched gardens, bustling cityscapes and painterly detail, From Up on Poppy Hill provides a pure, sincere, and nuanced evocation of the past, and marks yet another creative triumph for Studio Ghibli. …More

The Lords of Salem By Zombie, Rob 2013-09 - Anchor Bay 0013132606293 Check Our Catalog From the singular mind of horror maestro Rob Zombie comes a chilling plunge into a nightmare world where evil runs in the blood. "The Lords of Salem" tells the tale of Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie), a radio station DJ living in Salem, Massachusetts, who receives a strange wooden box containing a record, a "gift from the Lords." Heidi listens, and the bizarre sounds within the grooves immediately trigger flashbacks of the town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the "Lords of Salem" returning for revenge on modern-day Salem? …More

Now You See Me By Leterrier, Louis 2013-09 - Universal 0025192206078 Check Our Catalog NOW YOU SEE ME pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen," a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. …More

The Place Beyond the Pines By Cianfrance, Derek 2013-08 - Universal Home Video 0025192182976 Check Our Catalog Luke (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling) is in constant motion, a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels from town to town with the carnival. Passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes), only to learn that she has in his absence given birth to their son Jason. Luke resolves to forsake life on the road and to provide for his newfound family, taking a job as car mechanic with Robin (Ben Mendelsohn). Robin soon discovers Luke's special talents, and proposes to partner with him in a string of spectacular bank robberies. But it is only a matter of time before Luke will run up against the law - which comes in the form of Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper). Avery is an ambitious rookie cop navigating a local police department ruled by the menacingly corrupt detective Deluca (Ray Liotta). When Avery, just beginning to balance his profession and his family life with wife Jennifer (Rose Byrne) and their infant son AJ, confronts Luke, the full consequences will reverberate into the next generation. It is then that the two sons, Jason (Dane DeHaan) and AJ (Emory Cohen), must face their fateful, shared legacy. …More

Oblivion By Kosinski, Joseph 2013-08 - Universal Home Video 0025192150555 Check Our Catalog Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of TRON: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man's confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind. Jack Harper (Cruise) is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack's mission is nearly complete. Living in and patrolling the breathtaking skies from thousands of feet above, his soaring existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands. …More

Stories We Tell By Polley, Sarah 2013-09 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398174219 Check Our Catalog In this inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who's telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions. As each relates their version of the family mythology, present-day recollections shift into nostalgia-tinged glimpses of their mother, who departed too soon, leaving a trail of unanswered questions. Polley unravels the paradoxes to reveal the essence of family: always complicated, warmly messy and fiercely loving. Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story. …More

Quick Flicks for Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Great Gatsby By Luhrmann, Baz 2013-08 - Warner Home Video 0883929242511 Check Our Catalog The Great Gatsby follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin Daisy and her philandering, blue-blooded husband Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles. …More

Pain and Gain By Bay, Michael 2013-08 - Paramount Home Video 0097363411444 Check Our Catalog Based on the unbelievable true story of three personal trainers in 1990s Miami who, in pursuit of the American Dream, get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong. …More

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh By Lounsbery, John Voice by Holloway, Sterling 2013-08 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936832297 Check Our Catalog …More

Super Buddies By Vince, Robert Voice by Hanks, Colin Voice by Higgins, John Michael 2013-08 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936834543 Check Our Catalog …More