New Quick Flicks for the Week of 1/26/10

Amreeka By Dabis, Cherien 2010-01 - Virgil Films and Entertai 0829567066621 Check Our Catalog Amreeka chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small town Illinois. In America, as her son navigates high school hallways the way he used to move through military checkpoints, the indomitable Muna scrambles together a new life cooking up falafel burgers as well as hamburgers at the local White Castle. Told with heartfelt humor by writer-director Cherien Dabis in her feature film debut, Amreeka is a universal journey into the lives of a family of immigrants and first-generation teenagers caught between their heritage and the new world in which they now live and the bittersweet search for a place to call home. …More

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt By Hyams, Peter 2009-12 - Starz/Sphe 0013139000490 Check Our Catalog Michael Douglas stars as corrupt district attorney Mark Hunter in this remake of Fritz Lang's noir classic about a reporter, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe), who sets himself up as the prime suspect in a murder he didn't commit in order to expose Hunter's misdeeds. Nicholas's plans go awry, however, when Hunter discovers the trap and destroys the evidence that would exonerate the cub reporter. …More

Bright Star By 2010-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1435996364 Check Our Catalog Critically acclaimed Australian filmmaker Jane Campion helms this drama detailing the passionate three-year romance between 19th-century Romantic poet John Keats -- who died tragically at age 25 -- and his great love and muse, Fanny Brawne. Much of the story was inspired by Keats's poetry and the actual love letters the pair exchanged. …More

Brothers at War By Rademacher, Jake 2010-01 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0025192055393 Check Our Catalog The documentary film follows Jake Rademacher in his directorial debut as he sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. Unprecedented access to US and Iraqi combat units take Jake behind the camouflage curtain with secret reconnaissance troops on the Syrian border, into sniper hide sites in the Sunni Triangle, through raging machine gun battles with the Iraqi Army. BROTHERS AT WAR is a rare look at the bonds and service of our soldiers on the frontlines and the profound effects their service has on the loved ones they leave behind. …More

Herb & Dorothy By Sasaki, Megumi 2009-12 - New Video Group 0767685210147 Check Our Catalog HERB & DOROTHY tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to Minimalist and Conceptual Art, Herb and Dorothy Vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Devoting all of Herb's salary to purchase art they liked, and living on Dorothy's paycheck alone, they continued collecting artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; most of those they supported and befriended went on to become world-renowned artists. …More

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell By 2010-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543635161 Check Our Catalog A connoisseur of fast times and faster women, Tucker Max (Czuchry) unleashes his wit and wants on every unsuspecting female around from horny hotties to aroused cougars to one amorous dwarf for one night of non-stop debauchery. But the night gets out of control when the boys meet a stripper who can match their misogynist mouths, and Tucker becomes the butt of a vengeful practical joke. …More

Local Color By Gallo, George 2009-09 - Monterey Home Video 0012233280920 Check Our Catalog A renowned artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974, when he befriended an elderly, alcoholic yet genius painter who has turned his back not only on art, but on life. As a student he wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. But time has not been kind to the old master and his life and work have lost their meaning. Over the course of the summer the students enthusiasm and innocence rekindles the masters artistic passion ~a tenuous relationship forms between student and master. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The student learns to see the world through the eyes of an artist, while the master remembers how to see past the ugliness in life and once again embrace the beauty. …More

Michael Jackson's This Is It By Ortega, Kenny 2010-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396338821 Check Our Catalog Rehearsal footage, backstage action and interviews comprise this moving Michael Jackson experience. He is shown here preparing for a series of 50 sold-out London shows, which were scheduled to kick off in late summer 2009. Singing his numerous hits at the Staples Center in Los Angeles during the days leading up to his untimely death, Jackson is also seen refining cues, delving into dance details and working with director Kenny Ortega. …More

Post Grad By 2010-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543626534 Check Our Catalog Eternal optimist Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has the most brutal of wake-up calls when she graduates from college and can't find a job, forcing her back home to live with her oddball family. Frustrated and confused about how her life is supposed to turn out, she soon realizes that her longtime platonic best friend is the only one who makes everything in her crazy life make sense. …More

Pretty Ugly People By Taylor, Tate 2010-01 - Osiris Entertainment, LLC 0813153010112 Check Our Catalog College pals reunite under the false pretense of saying goodbye to dying Lucy. …More

Saw VI By Greutert, Kevin 2010-01 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398117117 Check Our Catalog Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood. …More

Surrogates By Mostow, Jonathan 2010-01 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936792836 Check Our Catalog Based on Robert Venditti's graphic novel of the same name, director Jonathan Mostow's sci-fi thriller is set in a futuristic world in which humans hibernate at home while living their lives vicariously through robot surrogates. When a series of mysterious surrogate murders occurs, FBI agent Greer (Bruce Willis) ventures out into the world for the first time in years to investigate. …More

Whip It By Barrymore, Drew 2010-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543641964 Check Our Catalog Hang onto your helmet and get ready to break away from the pack! Ellen Page scores huge laughs as Bliss Cavendar, a small-town teenager with a big dream: to find her own path in the world. Tired of following in her familys footsteps of compliance and conformity, Bliss discovers a way to put her life on the fast track...literally. She lands a spot on a rough-and-tumble roller derby team and becomes Babe Ruthless the hottest thing on eight wheels! …More

Act of God
Is being hit by lightning a random occurrence or a predestined event? Jennifer Baichwal explores the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning with riveting personal stories from around the world. Captured is the harsh beauty of the skies and the lives of those who have been forever touched by their fury. In a neurological experiment, musician Fred Frith improvises with his guitar to demonstrate the ubiquity of electricity in our bodies and the universe.

Armageddon: exploring the doomsday myth
Doomsday 2012: the End of Days: An examination of the forecasts that discuss the end of the world, including the ancient Mayan calendar, the medieval predictions of Merlin, the Book of Revelation in the Bible, and the Chinese oracle of the I Ching. Considers whether December 21, 2012 will be the end of time. Mayan doomsday prophecy: The Maya were legendary astronomers and timekeepers. They tracked stars and planets and assigned great meaning to astronomical phenomena, making a 2012 doomsday prediction.

Beauty in trouble
A married woman meets a wealthy, educated man, who causes her to question her path in life.

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Documents Barack Obama's history-making road to the White House as the nation's first African-American president. Follows the former Senator from his decision to throw his hat in the ring to his historic election, and inauguration. Includes interviews, candid moments with his wife Michelle, and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, plus his senior campaign staff, his supporters, aids, and the media.

Copyright criminals
As hip-hop rose from the streets of New York to become a multibillion-dollar industry, artists such as Public Enemy and De La Soul began reusing portions of previously recorded music for their songs. But when record company lawyers got involved everything changed. Years before people started downloading and remixing music, hip-hop sampling sparked a debate about copyright, creativity, and technological change that still rages today.

A finished life: the goodbye & no regrets tour
Gregg Gour, a 48-year-old gay man with AIDS, takes the road trip of his life after he is given only six months to live. Discontinuing his medication, Gour embarks on an emotional and surprisingly upbeat trip across America to visit friends and family for the last time before ending his life on his own terms.

Objectified
A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. In his second film, director Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) documents the creative processes of some of the world's most influential product designers, and looks at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets.

Ripped Off: Madoff & the Scamming of America
Compares and contrasts what Bernie Madoff did with other Ponzi schemes throughout history. An additional documentary, Crash: The Next Great Depression? looks at the current financial crisis in the U.S. and compares and contrasts it with what led up to the Great Depression, its immediate aftermath, and the efforts that helped the country break free from it. Includes interviews

You the living
Hypnotic and darkly humorous, Roy Andersson's You, the living is a uniquely Scandinavian take on the absurdities of life. Expertly shot and whimsically written, You, the living traces a series of bizarre, deadpan and comic vignettes which wryly address the meaning (or lack thereof) of life. Visually striking, strangely hilarious, utterly surreal and fantastical in its execution, You, the living is sure to be an instant cult classic.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 1/19/10

The Answer Man By Hindman, John 2009-11 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 0876964002349 Check Our Catalog Arlen Faber is the reclusive author of Me and God, a book that has redefined spirituality for an entire generation and has been translated into over 100 languages. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his still wildly popular book, Arlen is still sought after as the man who has all the answers. Arlen's life collides with Elizabeth a single mom raising her seven year-old son, and Kris, a young man fresh out of rehab who is searching for meaning. Both Elizabeth and Kris are hopeful that Arlen has the answers, but the truth is, he hasn't got a clue. …More

Gamer By 2010-01 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398116714 Check Our Catalog GAMER is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online games: people play people... for keeps. …More

I.O.U.S.A. By Creadon, Patrick 2009-04 - PBS 0841887010481 Check Our Catalog America is on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. …More

Frontline: Inside the Meltdown By 2009-05 - PBS 0841887010665 Check Our Catalog Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. The film chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, Lehman Brothers collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. …More

Introducing Neale Donald Walsch - God's Latest Scribe? By Walsch, Neale Donald 2009-07 - Hay House 1401925855 Check Our Catalog …More

The Invention of Lying By 2010-01 - Warner Home Video 0883929047871 Check Our Catalog In an alternate reality, lying - even the concept of a lie - does not even exist. Everyone - from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street - speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune. But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves. …More

Pandorum By Alvart, Christian 2009-12 - Video BL02109DVD Check Our Catalog Upon rousing themselves from hyper-sleep, Payton and Bower, a pair of crewmen assigned to work on a spacecraft, discover startling gaps in their collective memory -- including who they are and what, exactly, their mission was in the first place. The plot thickens when they realize they're not the only ones on board the ship. …More

Somers Town By Meadows, Shane 2009-12 - Repnet LLC 0616892004714 Check Our Catalog Tomo, just turned sixteen, and released from social care, runs away to London from a lonely difficult life in the Midlands. Marek, a Polish immigrant, lives with his father who drinks with his friends most evenings after working on a construction site. Marek is a keen photographer, quiet and sensitive. He is not comfortable in his father's world. Both struggle to make sense of their new world, and a chance meeting in Somers Town, London leads the two to form an unexpected partnership. …More

All the best
Veer in greed of extracting extra pocket money from his step-brother Dharam, a business-honcho from London, tries to lie about his single status and puts it forth as 'happily married'. His friend Prem, a concept car expert, lends a helping hand in this falsely embossed projection. Veer and Prem land up in debts as they had opted for a short-cut to earn easy money. The two get into a bigger soup when Veer's step-brother, Dharam pays a sudden visit to their place.

The Appalachians
Episode 1 (55 min.). Examines the earliest settlers of the Appalachians, the Cherokee; the arrival in the 1700s of European settlers who brought their traditions and music with them; the regional role of whiskey distilling; the large evangelical tent meetings which brought together blacks and whites and fostered the development of regional white gospel influenced by African rhythms -- Episode 2 (55 min.). The Cherokees are cruelly relocated along the Trail of Tears; the Civil War splits families; modernization arrives as railroads make it possible to strip raw materials and timber from the mountains; mining companies change entire towns and ways of life; miners demands better working conditions and the region suffers from the violence of the great Coal Wars -- Episode 3 (62 min.). The phonograph and radio take mountain music to the outside world; Great Depression devastates the region; the New Deal provides new ways of making a living and brings wider access to electricity; strip mining and mountain-top removal change the landscape forever; people of Appalachia keep their traditional culture alive and vibrant.

As seen through these eyes
The story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper, and memories etched in their minds. These artists took their fate into their own hands to make a compelling statement about the human spirit enduring against unimaginable odds.

Ballast
In the cold winter light of the Mississippi Delta, three lonely people stumble under the weight of a shared tragedy. Lawrence is paralyzed with grief after the suicide of his twin brother. Twelve-year-old James drifts into the perilous orbit of local teenagers while his single mother, Marlee, is too exhausted from her menial job to interpret the clues. Sudden violence forces mother and son to flee their home and they alight on Lawrence's property. This safe harbor rekindles the fury of a bitter, longstanding conflict.

Becoming human: unearthing our earliest ancestors
Where did we come from? What makes us human? NOVA's...investigation explores how new discoveries are transforming views of our earliest ancestors. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists, footage shot "in the trenches" as fossils were unearthed, and...computer-generated animation, [these programs] bring early hominids to life, examining how we became the creative and adaptable modern humans of today...In the first episode...encounter..."Selam," the amazingly complete remains of a 3 million year-old child, packed with clues to why we split from the apes, came down from the trees, and started walking upright...[T]he second episode investigates the riddle of "Turkana Boy" -- a tantalizing fossil of Homo erectus, the first ancestor to leave Africa and colonize the globe...[T]he final episode...explores the origins of "us" -- where modern humans and our capacities for art, invention, and survival came from, and what happened when we encountered the mysterious Neanderthals...

Brain fitness frontiers
Explores how ordinary people are utilizing their brain plasticity to create lasting and astonishing changes. From aging to recovery from injury, the frontiers of neuroscience research are proving that our own neuroplasticity holds the key to previously unimaginable and incredible transformations.

Earth 2100
It's an idea that most of us would rather not think about, but within the next century, life as we know it could come to an end. Our civilization could crumble, leaving only traces of modern human existence behind. It seems outlandish, extreme, even impossible. But according to cutting-edge scientific research, it's a real possibility, unless we make drastic changes now.

Everest
After a catastrophe ends the trek to Mt. Everest for John Laughlin, inspired fellow climbers set out to brave the elements and follow John's dream to conquer the world's tallest peak. Determined investigative reporter Norman Kelly chronicles their daily struggle and, when mutiny seems to destroy hope of reaching the summit, injured climber Laurie Skreslet leads the group across creaking icefalls, gaping chasms, and through the 'death zone' in an effort to survive.

Falling up
Henry O'Shea is on his way to a nursing degree until his father's sudden death forces him to take a job as a doorman in an elite Manhattan apartment building. Against the warning of his boss and co-worker, he ends up falling for the beautiful daughter of one of the wealthiest tenant's in the building. Can a romance between a regular Joe and a 5th Avenue girl make it past the front door?

Half-life
Wendell, a Korean adoptee, struggles to come out to his fundamentalist parents. In his effort to communicate with them, he accidentally jeopardizes his boyfriend's job, and their entire relationship. Wendell's best friend, Pam, and her precocious brother Timothy must deal with their mother's younger, charming, and manipulative boyfriend. Using their imaginative powers, they escape their confining home life and reinvent their world in a mind-bending conclusion. Includes featurette and trailer.

The Hip Hop Project
Inspired by a former homeless teen, a group of New York City kids try to write music about what is affecting their lives. After years of struggling, they finally record and produce their album, with the help of some very generous celebrities. The Hip Hop Project was launched by Chris "Kazi" Rolle at Art Start, a non-profit outreach organization in New York City.

Inside the meltdown
Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. The film chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout.

Roadside Romeo
This is the story of Romeo. A dude who was living the life. He had the works - the mansion to live in, the chicks to party with and the cars to be driven around in. Until one day, the family he was the favourite pet of, decided to move and left him back, abandoned on the mean streets of Mumbai. Romeo is now faced with situations he has never been in before. He encounters four strays, who scare the daylights out of him. But soon, he smooth talks his way into their hearts and he makes friends.

Whiteout
U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko is the only law-enforcement officer assigned to Antarctica. Carrie is on the verge of shipping out before the really bad weather hits, when she is confronted with a mysterious murder that sounds like a riddle: how'd a lone corpse find its way to the middle of an ice field, as though dropped from a great height? And what does this have to do with the prologue about a Soviet fighter jet crashing some decades earlier? Along with other snowbound stragglers are a U.N. investigator, some cocky pilots, and a grizzled doctor.

Reel Women for Real Women: Julie & Julia

Reel Women for Real Women: Julie & Julia
Tuesday January 26, 2010 at 6:00pm

Amy Adams stars in this truth-inspired tale as Julie Powell, a disenchanted government secretary who decides to enliven her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child's culinary classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Based on Powell's book Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, director Nora Ephron's heartwarming drama also stars Meryl Streep as legendary chef Child.

Co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women Elgin Area Branch. Enjoy a film and discussion focused on women’s issues at 6 p.m. in COMMUNITY ROOM B. Pick up dinner at La Tazza Café to enjoy during the movie. No registration.

The Golden Globes

Here are some of last night's Golden Globes winners:

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical The Hangover By Phillips, Todd 2009-12 - Warner Home Video 1419878948 Check Our Catalog Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three friends drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party they'll never forget. But, in fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing. For some reason, they find a tiger in the bathroom and a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite at Caesars Palace. The one thing they can't find is Doug. With no clue as to what transpired and little time to spare, the trio must retrace their hazy steps and all their bad decisions in order to figure out where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to L.A. in time to walk down the aisle. …More

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: Meryl Streep Julie and Julia By Ephron, Nora 2009-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1435951174 Check Our Catalog Amy Adams stars in this truth-inspired tale as Julie Powell, a disenchanted government secretary who decides to enliven her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child's culinary classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Based on Powell's book Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, director Nora Ephron's heartwarming drama also stars Meryl Streep as legendary chef Child. …More

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds By Tarantino, Quentin 2009-12 - Weinstein Company BL02107DVD Check Our Catalog A Jewish cinema owner in occupied Paris is forced to host a Nazi movie premiere, where a radical group of American Jewish soldiers called the Basterds, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, plans to roll out a score-settling scheme. The face-off is about to go down -- that's if Col. Hans Landa aka "The Jew Hunter" doesn't get in the way. …More

Best Animated Feature Film Up By Docter, Pete 2009-10 - Disney Pixar BL10090DVD Check Our Catalog Up is a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. …More

Best Television Series - Drama Mad Men: Season Two By Hamm, Jon 2009-07 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398104858 Check Our Catalog As changes mount within New York advertising agency Sterling Cooper, brilliant executive Don Draper finds that he must work harder at staying ahead of the competition -- which includes the young execs within his own firm who are eyeing his job. …More

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Michael C. Hall Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: John Lithgow Dexter: The Third Season By 2009-08 - Paramount Home Video 0097368938045 Check Our Catalog Good-natured forensics specialist Dexter Morgan continues his secret moonlighting activities as a serial murderer in the third season of the popular drama from Showtime. …More

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical: Alec Baldwin 30 Rock Season 3 By Fey, Tina 2009-09 - Universal Home Video 0025195050326 Check Our Catalog Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) and the rest of the "TGS" crew return for a third season of this Emmy and Golden Globe winning series inspired by Fey's stint as head writer on "Saturday Night Live." With Jack taking a new job at Homeland Security, Liz's decision to have a baby and Tracy's high jinks continuing nonstop, there's no telling what's in store for the gang at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. …More

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Drew Barrymore Grey Gardens By Sucsy, Michael 2009-07 - HBO Home Video 1419882473 Check Our Catalog Thirty-five years after the Maysles brothers' famed documentary of the same name, Grey Gardens offers a wry, behind-the-scenes look at Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, two charming eccentrics who were relatives of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and inhabitants of a decaying mansion in the Hamptons. Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange star as the reclusive mother and daughter whose unconventional tastes and social rebellion transcended public opinion and forged a unique and unbreakable bond. …More

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Kevin Bacon Taking Chance By 2009-05 - HBO Home Video 0883929033065 Check Our Catalog Taking Chance is the remarkable true story of one soldier's death in battle, another soldier's journey of discovery and a nation's reverence and gratitude toward its war dead. After hearing of the heroic death of a young Marine in Iraq, veteran officer Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl (Kevin Bacon) volunteers to escort the remains of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps back to his hometown, where he embarks on an unexpected emotional journey. …More

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Chloe Sevigny Big Love: The Complete Second Season By Garcia, Rodrigo 2007-12 - HBO Home Video BL02904DVD Check Our Catalog Life is anything but dull for business owner and suburbanite Bill Henrickson -- who has his hands full trying to keep three wives happy in this edgy cable series. Follow the joys and sorrows of the busy clan of polygamists as they continue to laugh and love in the show's second season. …More

Here is a list of all winners of the 2010 Golden Globes.

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Departures By Hirosue, Masahiro Motoki Ryoko 2010-01 - E1 9781417232918 Check Our Catalog When his orchestra disbands, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his home town and takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to admit his new career to his family, he keeps his profession a secret until] …More

Halloween II By Zombie, Rob 2010-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396341883 Check Our Catalog After Michael Myers's horrific Halloween night rampage in Haddonfield, the townspeople try to recover -- but the nightmare isn't over in Rob Zombie's bloody sequel to his reimagining of the original Halloween horror flick. …More

The Hurt Locker By Bigelow, Kathryn 2010-01 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 0025192048555 Check Our Catalog When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever. …More

In the Loop By Iannucci, Armando 2010-01 - MPI Home Video 0030306971391 Check Our Catalog When the U.S. president and the U.K. prime minister decide to invade a certain Middle Eastern country, skeptical American and British operatives do their best to stop the runaway train to war in director Armando Iannucci's scathing political comedy. …More

Jennifer's Body By Kusama, Karyn 2009-12 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543631491 Check Our Catalog When a gorgeous cheerleader is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a small Minnesota farming town, her plain Jane best friend must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the Satan-worshipping rock band responsible for the horrible transformation. …More

Laid to Rest By Luther, Bobbi Sue 2009-04 - Starz/Sphe 0013131605792 Check Our Catalog …More

Like Stars on Earth By Khan, Aamir 2010-01 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936789706 Check Our Catalog A chronic daydreamer, 8-year-old Ishaan finds his life take a turn for the worse when his parents, frustrated that he keeps getting into trouble, send him away to a boarding school in hopes he'll become more disciplined. But Ishaan's misery abates when the unconventional new art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, decides to try to help his imaginative young student discover his true identity in this charming Indian drama. …More

Facing Ali

Ten of boxing's finest fighters tell what it was like to battle Muhammad Ali, the man many consider to be the best boxer ever. Ali's incomparable journey is recounted through the eyes of those who stepped through the ropes and into history. Join these respected fighters as they weigh in on 'The Greatest' and pay tribute to a living legend.

Future Earth

Find out why Earth's climate machine, the North Pole, is melting alarmingly fast. Learn about our planet's future, and how you can stop its decline. A four-part series. Narrated by Lester Holt. Special features: interviews with some of the leading experts on Arctic and global warming.

Moon

Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth's primary source of energy on the dark side of the moon: Helium-3. His declining health is causing headaches and hallucinations that lead to a near-fatal accident, rendering him unconscious. After recuperating, an unexpected discovery leads him to doubt his sanity, his identity, and the integrity of the company. Believing he is alone on his mission, his sole purpose is getting back home on his own.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The story of what happens when you open your heart to the power of Christmas. Disenchanted single mom Jennifer Cullen is a Scroogette when it comes to anything Christmas. In fact, even her six-year-old son, Brian, is having trouble believing in Santa Claus. But when Uncle Ralph visits and brings a fellow passenger from his flight name Morgan Derby, Jennifer's dubious heart awakens to the possibility that perhaps Christmas really does hold miracles.

Passing Strange

A young man leaves behind his mother and life in a Los Angeles neighborhood and sets out on a journey of self-discovery in Europe during the 1970s in order to find his purpose in life through his music.

The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

Computer-generated imagery, re-enactments, archival footage, and expert commentary provide political and historical context while helping to illustrate how construction progressed over time and how it was suddenly demolished by civilians in 1989.

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

After Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with them. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April's basement room. Making amends for his own past, Sandino challenges April to open her heart. Now, April has to decide between her old ways and the new possibilities of family, faith, and love. Based on the play "Dear God, are all men dogs?: I can do bad all by myself" by Tyler Perry. Special features: "A soulful ensemble" featurette; "Tyler's block party" featurette; "The power of music" featurette.