Wednesday, April 27, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of April 26, 2011

3 
Idiots



3 Idiots
By Hirani, Rajkumar
2011-04 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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In the tradition of Ferris Buellers Day off comes this refreshing comedy about a rebellious prankster with a crafty mind and a heart of gold. Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside downalong with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the schools uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's sexy daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all. …More


Blood Out



Blood Out
By Hewitt, Jason
2011-04 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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When big-city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brothers gang related murder, small town Sheriff Michael Spencer drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brothers killer and avenge his death. …More


Bunny and the Bull


Bunny and the Bull
By King, Paul
2011-04 - MPI Home Video
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Double Take


Double Take
By Grimonprez, Johan
2010-12 - Kino Video
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Finding Bliss



Finding Bliss
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2010-08 - Phase 4 Films
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Aspiring filmmaker Jody Balaban (Leelee Sobieski) takes a job at a porn studio, planning to use the companys lush facilities to secretly film her own movie after hours. When Jodys ruse is discovered, shes forced to collaborate with infamous porn director, Jeff Drake (Mat Davis) an initially fractious relationship that simmers into an unexpected romance. …More


Knockout



Knockout
By Wheeler, Anne
2011-04 - Phase 4 Films
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Steve Austin is Dan Barnes, a former heavyweight boxer who hangs up his gloves to escape his violent lifestyle. Dans life is quickly turned upside down when the resident boxing champion makes his presence felt by dominating all opponents who stand in his way. In order to put the title holder in his place, Dan prepares an unseasoned newcomer for the biggest challenge of his life. …More


Mean Girls 2



Mean Girls 2
By Mayron, Melanie
2011-02 - Paramount Home Video
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The Plastics are back in the long awaited follow-up to the smash-hit Mean Girls] and now the clique is more fashionable, funny and ferocious than ever! Confident senior Jo (Meaghan Martin) begins the new school year by breaking her own cardinal rule: dont get involved in girl drama. But when she sees timid Abby (Jennifer Stone) preyed upon by Queen Bee Mandi (Maiara Walsh) and her minions, she takes sides in a viciously funny girl-world-war that turns the whole school upside down. …More


The
 Narnia Code


The Narnia Code
By Ward, Michael
2010-12 - Entertainment One
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docudrama about C.S. Lewis and the Narnia Books. As seen on the BBC …More


The Possession of David O'Reilly


The Possession of David O'Reilly
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2010-11 - MPI Home Video
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The President's Book of Secrets


The President's Book of Secrets
By Adams, Jonathan
2011-04 - A & E Home Video
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Sacrifice



Sacrifice
By Lee, Damian
2011-04 - Millennium Media Services
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After a fatal crime is committed upon his wife and daughter, tough undercover cop John Hebron (Cuba Gooding Jr.) struggles to forgive himself for being unable to save them. Plagued by the past, he turns to the counsel of Father Porter (Christian Slater) who has recently experienced his own problems when the churchs holy Mary statue falls into the hands of hoodlum vandals. When on-the-run criminal Mike (Devon Bostick) tried to rehabilitate his life for the sake of his little sister, he entrusts each man with something that will change their lives forever. …More


Sniper: Reloaded


Sniper: Reloaded
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2011-04 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Marine Sgt. Brandon Beckett, son of renowned sniper Thomas Beckett, must turn to his father's protege to track down and kill a mysterious sniper before he becomes the next target. …More


Soul Kitchen



Soul Kitchen
By Akin, Fatih
2010-12 - MPI Home Video
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When Zinos (Adam Bousdoukos, Head-On) hires a gourmet chef for his struggling Hamburg restaurant, Soul Kitchen, it only serves to drive away his low-life regulars. Meanwhile, Zinos girlfriend, Nadine (Pheline Roggan, Dancing With Devils) has moved to Shanghai to take a reporting job. A new hip clientele helps bring the restaurant back from the brink, but Zinos heart still needs fixing, so he flies to China, leaving Soul Kitchen in the hands of his criminal brother, Illias (Moritz Bleibtreu, Run Lola Run, The Baader Meinhof Complex). Bad move on both counts: Illias gambles the eatery away and Nadine has a new lover. But the brothers have a chance to repair the damage if they can just stop arguing and work as a team. …More


Dogs Decoded: Understanding the Human-Dog Relationship
Dogs have been domesticated for longer than any other animal on the planet, and humans have developed a unique relationship with these furry friends. New research is revealing what dog lovers have suspected all along, that dogs have an uncanny ability to read and respond to human emotions. How did this incredible relationship between humans and dogs come to be? And how can dogs, so closely related to fearsome wild wolves, behave so differently? It's all in the genes.

Fathers of the Sport
Revealed is the exciting lineage of  playground basketball. Beginning with the  pioneers of the game, to the most dominant forces in the game such as Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, and Magic Johnson.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part 3
Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fundamental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher's Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways. The mythical gem lures exotic alchemists from distant kingdoms, scarring some deeply enough to inspire murder. Contains episodes 27-39.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part 4
Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fundamental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher's Stone, a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways.

The Greely Expedition
In 1881, 25 men led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely sailed from the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland. Their destination was Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a wealth of scientific data from a vast area of the world's surface that had been described by a British admiral as a 'sheer blank.' Three years later, only six survivors returned, with a daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny, and cannibalism.

Line in the Sand
Two U.S. Marines find themselves stranded in the desert after their unit is destroyed in a routine mission. One of their team is taken hostage in the attack. Corporal Kapler is injured in the ambush and wants to return back to the  base as he has already given up on the captured marine. Lance Corporal Miller wants to track the enemy down, believing 'no man should be left behind.' Injured and exhausted, the two men must battle the elements and put aside their differences to make it out alive.

Lucky: If Money Can't Buy Happiness, Can Winning the Lottery Come Close?
A look at the lottery system in the  United States and how it changed the lives of a few average people, from a Vietnamese refugee to an outcast living with numerous cats in a run-down home.

Oh!-Edo Rocket, Part 1
Based on a play Oh! Edo Rocket by Kazuki Nakashima.
Contains episodes 1-13 of the Japanese television program.


Stonewall Uprising
Explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights movement. When police raided a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, the Stonewall  Inn on June 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back. As the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations, the collective anger announced that the gay rights movement had arrived.

Symmetry of Love
Alex, a young female journalist, enters the life of Kyle by chance. He's an architect who doesn't know his psychologist ex-wife, Elizabeth, is back in town after the death of  her very old, rich, new husband. Elizabeth's new patient, Richard, is unhappy in his sex life with Jane. She is quiet and shy with hidden hobbies, and likes to chat on the internet with Enzo, Kyle's best friend. Richard is waiting for his novels to be published. One of the novels tells the story of his ex-girlfriend, Alex.

The Touch
After a suicide attempt, Hannah finds herself on the steps of the church's shelter. Not only does her life begin to change through a series of good 'touches', but the church is changed, and challenged, as well. This award winning film is based on the true story of the development of the Ministry Village by First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Florida.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Amazon Kindle Books Available Soon!

Today, OverDrive, the supplier of e-book and audiobook downloads to the library, announced that sometime later this year Kindle books will be available through the library's MyMediaMall service.  From Karen Estrovich, Manager of Content Sales at OverDrive:
 
Today, Amazon and OverDrive announced the Kindle Library Lending program, which will enable Kindle customers to borrow and enjoy eBooks from our library, school, and college partners in the United States. The program is scheduled for launch later this year, and will significantly increase the value of the investments that libraries have made in OverDrive-powered eBook catalogs.

Here is a brief introduction into what can be expected when the program launches:
  • The Kindle Library Lending program will integrate into [the] existing OverDrive-powered ‘Virtual Branch’ website [MyMediaMall].
  • [The] existing collection of downloadable eBooks will be available to Kindle customers.
  • A user will be able to browse for titles on any desktop or mobile operating system, check out a title with a library card, and then select Kindle as the delivery destination. The borrowed title will then be able to be enjoyed using any Kindle device and all of Amazon’s free Kindle Reading Apps.
  • The Kindle eBook titles borrowed from [the] library will carry the same rules and policies as all other eBooks [available from MyMediaMall].
  • The Kindle Library Lending program will support publishers’ existing lending models.
We’re thrilled that our library, school, and college partners will be able to provide Kindle customers with access to eBooks from their digital collections. 

Please continue to check the GBPL Downloadable Media web page for more information. 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of April 19, 2011

Bambi



Bambi
By Hand, David
Voice by Albright, Hardie
2011-04 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Bambi the deer grows up in the forest with Thumper the rabbit, Flower the skunk and Owl the owl. …More


Born to Raise Hell



Born to Raise Hell
By Chartrand, Lauro
2011-04 - Paramount Home Video
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Action legend Steven Seagal stars as ass-kicking Interpol agent Samuel Axel in the high-octane, thrill ride Born to Raise Hell. Fueled by vengeance, Seagal leads an international task-force in a bloody street war that will have you on the edge of your seat from the opening shoot-out to the explosive finale. …More


Gulliver's Travels



Gulliver's Travels
By Letterman, Rob
2011-04 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock) is larger than life in this epic comedy-adventure based on the classic tale. When a shipwreck lands a lowly mail room clerk named Gulliver (Black) on the fantastical island of Lilliput, he transforms into a giant in size and ego! Gullivers tall tales and heroic deeds win the hearts of the tiny Lilliputians, but when he loses it all and puts his newfound friends in peril, Gulliver must find a way to undo the damage. Through it all, Gulliver may just learn that its how big you are on the inside that counts. …More


Hatchet II



Hatchet II
By Green, Adam
2011-02 - MPI Home Video
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Just as the '80s had their signature murderous maniacs -- HALLOWEEN's Michael Myers of Haddonfield and FRIDAY THE 13th's Jason Voorhees of Camp Crystal Lake -- the original HATCHET marked the arrival of the latest and most lethal of the genre's stalking murderers: Victor Crowley, a crazed backwoods killer stalking the bayous of New Orleans. HATCHET II picks up right where the 2007 original film ends, as Marybeth (Danielle Harris from HALLOWEEN) escapes from the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling killer Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder from FRIDAY THE 13th). Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact her revenge against Victor Crowley. …More


Highwater



Highwater
By Brown, Dana
2011-04 - Image/Sphe
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The King's Speech



The King's Speech
By Hooper, Tom
2011-04 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz
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Britain's King George VI (Colin Firth) struggles with an embarrassing stutter for years until he seeks help from unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) in this biographical drama that chalked up multiple Oscar nods, including Best Picture. Logue's pioneering treatment and unlikely friendship give the royal leader a sense of confidence that serves him and his country well during the dark days of World War II. …More


Love Me or Leave Me



Love Me or Leave Me
By Vaughn, Terri J.
2011-04 - Image/Sphe
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Night Catches Us



Night Catches Us
By Hamilton, Tanya
2011-02 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent
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In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone's beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia. …More


Rabbit Hole



Rabbit Hole
By Mitchell, John Cameron
Director Eckhart, Aaron Cameron
2011-04 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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In this raw drama based on David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, Becca and Howie grapple with the realities of life eight months after the death of their 4-year-old son, Danny. Even with Becca's well-meaning mother offering comfort and weekly group therapy always available, the couple go about their own secret ways of coping. …More


Somewhere



Somewhere
By Coppola, Sofia
2011-04 - Universal Home Video
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Set amid the hallowed grounds of Hollywood's legendary Chateau Marmont, this atmospheric dramedy centers on hard-living actor Johnny, whose life is thrown for a loop when his 11-year-old daughter, Cleo, pays him a surprise visit. As the two become better acquainted, Johnny realizes he needs to make changes. …More


The Way Back



The Way Back
By Weir, Peter
2011-04 - Image/Sphe
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Four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris (Apollo 13), Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe) and Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Atonement) and Colin Farrell (In Bruges) star in this epic saga of survival from six-time Oscar-nominee Peter Weir (Witness, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World). Inspired by an incredible true story, THE WAY BACK begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But together, they must withstand nature at its most extreme. Their humanity is further tested when they meet a teenage runaway who begs to join them on their quest. …More


Gashole
Documented is the history of oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. Included are interviews with a wide range of viewpoints from U.S. Department of Energy officials, congressional leaders, alternative fuel producers, alternative fuel consumers, and more. What are the causes that led America from being a leading exporter of oil to becoming the world's largest importer? Examined are many different potential solutions to the dependence on oil.

If God is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise
Directed by Spike Lee, this two-part, four hour documentary revisits New Orleans five years after Katrina, and four years since the premiere of Lee's landmark, triple Emmy-winning HBO documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. Featuring many of the principals seen in the first documentary, the new film opens with February's celebratory Super Bowl parade before delving into such issues as relocation, rebuilding, mental-health concerns, and more.

Marwencol
After being brutally attacked outside a bar and recovering from a coma and extensive physical injuries, Mark Hogancamp suffered brain damage and nearly total memory loss. Unable to afford therapy he spent the next few years building a scale model, World War II-era town, Marwencol, populated with dolls, where he lived out his fantasy life, and which he documented in photographs. When his photographs were discovered by an art magazine, a New York gallery invited him to show his work, forcing him to choose between his self-contained world and the larger world from which he had retreated.

Nova Science: How Smart are Animals?
Episodes include: Dog genius; Creative dolphins; Octopus & cuttlefish; and Profile - Irene Pepperberg and her talking parrot, Alex.

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
The story of Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine nun, who was one of the first women to preach and interpret Biblical scripture.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of April 12, 2011

The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader



The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
By Apted, Michael
Voice by Pegg, Simon
Voice by Neeson, Liam
2011-04 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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Precocious siblings Lucy (Georgie Henley, The Chronicles of Narnia series) and Edmund Pevensie (Skandar Heynes, The Chronicles of Narnia series), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter, Son of Rambow), are swallowed into a painting and transported back to Narnia. They join King Caspian (Ben Barnes, Dorian Gray) and a noble mouse named Reepicheep in a quest to rescue noble lords who had been lost fighting evil on another island. Aboard the magnificent ship The Dawn Treader, the courageous voyagers travel to mysterious islands, confront mystical creatures, and reunite with the Great Lion Aslan on a mission that tests their characters to determine the fate of Narnia itself! …More


Country Strong



Country Strong
By Feste, Shana
2011-04 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter (Hedlund) gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star (Paltrow), the pair embarks on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager (McGraw) and featuring a beauty-queen-turned-singer (Meester). Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all. …More


Goodnight for Justice



Goodnight for Justice
By Priestley, Jason
2011-04 - E1
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When John Goodnight was a boy he watched in the weeds as his entire family was killed in a ruthless outlaw attack. Now, as a Circuit Judge of the Western Territories, Goodnight travels the west protecting the innocent from injustice. …More


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1



Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
By Yates, David
2011-04 - Warner Home Video
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The first installment of the two-part conclusion to the Harry Potter series finds the bespectacled wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) walking away from his last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever. …More


Ricky


Ricky
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2011-04 - MPI Home Video
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A Summer in Genoa



A Summer in Genoa
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2011-04 - E1
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After his wife dies in a tragic accident, Joe moves with his two daughters to Genoa. Seduced by the mysterious city and haunted by their past, the family soon finds themselves in peril. …More


White Material



White Material
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2011-04 - Image/Sphe
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In WHITE MATERIAL, the great contemporary French filmmaker Claire Denis (Chocolat, Beau travail), known for her restless, intimate dramas, introduces an unforgettably crazed character. Played ferociously by Isabelle Huppert (Story of Women, The Piano Teacher), Maria is an entitled white woman living in Africa, desperately unwilling to give up her familys crumbling coffee plantation despite the civil war closing in on her. Created with Denis signature full-throttle visual style, which places the viewer in the center of the maelstrom, WHITE MATERIAL is a gripping evocation of the death throes of European colonialism and a fascinating look at a woman lost in her own mind. …More


Behind the Burly Q
"Burlesque and vaudeville acts were America's most popular form of live entertainment in the first half of the 20th century - until cinema drove them from the mainstream. To add insult to injury, the art of burlesque became vilified and misunderstood, and was largely left out of our cultural history. By telling the intimate and surprising stories from its golden age through the women (and men!) who lived it, Behind the Burly Q  reveals the true story of burlesque, even as it experiences a new renaissance."--publisher's website.

Disconnect
A distraught college student finds a phone that enables her to talk to her diseased mother in the past. She learns that her mother was murdered and tries to prevent it using the phone before the killer finds and murders her, too.

Glenn: the Flying Robot
Henry and Jack are two famous, talented pianists: they are rivals and try to outdo each other in the various music events where they regularly compete. They have known each other since their days at the music academy. They met Lana there and Jack had an affair with her then. This friendship deteriorated along the years and Lana left Jack for Henry. Lana slowly realizes that the only thing Henry cares about is his job, she leaves him and finds refuge with Jack who finds a way to get back at Henry.

Heartless
Jamie is a talented young photographer who has a disfiguring birthmark that makes him feel like an outsider. While he is developing pictures, Jamie sees a hooded figure peering from behind a window. Investigating, he stumbles into a horrific world of reptilian monsters posing as street gangs, violence inflicted on the most innocent, and a demon with the power to offer Jamie everything he has ever dreamed of, but at a deadly price.

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
The story of Daniel Burnham, a dreamer, who shaped some of America's best-known places and spaces. The film explores Burnham's fascinating career and complex legacy as public debate continues today about how and for whom cities are planned.

Miracle of the Widow
Grace Harrington ran from God, ran from her family, and ran from herself until history caught up with her. Ruth Zeller's family has kept the  secret for centuries. Greedy men, disasters, persecution, even the Nazis could not remove the treasure entrusted to them by God. Humbly and quietly the servants of Yahweh continued their work, always on guard. From the first moment Grace Harrington enters the bakery she is uneasy. Previous prejudices lead Grace to take matters into her own hands. Events intensify as Grace encounters locked doors, odd rumors, and an insistent art dealer. Can Ruth entrust Grace with her family's history? Will Grace have the faith to accept the truth? Or will the gift, kept safe for a thousand generations, be forever lost?

Payback
Kunal Sahay is injured in a fatal accident and admitted to a hospital by a man named Raghu, who disappears into thin air. Three months later, Raghu appears at Kunal's doorstep with a bullet in his shoulder. Kunal impulsively helps him, but as the night progresses, he realizes that Raghu may actually be an assassin. When things get dangerous and his love, Ishita, is dragged into it, Kunal is forced to make a decision. How far will Kunal go to repay Raghu's debt?

Spice & Wolf: Season 1
"Lawrence, a traveling merchant searching for profit, finds a naked girl with the ears and tail of a wolf asleep in his cart. Her name is Holo -- a harvest goddess with an untamed beast lurking inside who longs to return to her beloved northern home. Armed with his street smarts and her animal insticts, a simple peddler and a forgotten deity begin a journey through the wild countryside. Along their path, the riches of happiness shall be reaped, even as the bankruptcy which dwells in the human heart is exposed."--Container.

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of the Black Adam
Chosen the world's protector against the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man (pride, envy, greed, hatred, selfishness, laziness, and injustice) young Billy Batson accepts his destiny as Captain Marvel. Battling alongside Superman against nefarious Black Adam, Billy soon discovers the challenge superheroes ultimately face; is it revenge or justice? Superman, Green Arrow and Black Canary follow an internal moral code to guide their actions.

Well Done Abba
Mumbai-based businessman Rahul Singh decides to fire his chauffeur, Armaan Ali, who has returned to work after being absent without authorization for about two months. Armaan pleads to reinstate him and offers to drive him to Pune, to which Rahul wearily relents. It is during this journey that Armaan offers an explanation to his employer as to why he was absent from work. First to try and get his Chikatpally-based feisty daughter, Muskan, married. Next to drill a well on his property in this parched region where theft of water is common, and finally to comically try and stay below the poverty line in order to get benefits under the Kapildhara scheme. His tale includes his arrest at the hands of the local police, his truant twin, Rehman, and the mysterious 'theft' of his well.--IMDb.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

New Quick Flicks for the Week of April 5, 2011

Casino Jack



Casino Jack
By Hickenlooper, George
2011-04 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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Spacey stars as Jack Abramoff, the real-life Washington power player who resorted to jaw-dropping levels of fraud and corruption. High-rolling excess and outrageous escapades are all in a days work for Abramoff, as he goes to outrageous lengths to promote the Indian gambling industry, earning him the nickname Casino Jack. But when Jack and his womanizing protg Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper) enlist a dimwitted business partner (Jon Lovitz) for an illegal scheme, they find themselves ensnared in a web of greed and murder that explodes into a worldwide scandal. …More


Dead Awake



Dead Awake
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2011-01 - Millenium Media Services
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A man stricken with a bizarre form of insomnia walks the city streets at all hours of the night in a coma-like state. During one of his walks, he witnesses a murder and quickly becomes the main suspect when he's unable to provide a solid alibi. …More


I 
Love You, Phillip Morris



I Love You, Phillip Morris
By Ficarra, Glenn
Director Requa, John
Director Requa, Glenn Ficarra John
2011-04 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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When upstanding Texas cop Steven Russell realizes he's gay, he changes his entire life and pulls a series of bold con jobs that lands him jail -- where he meets his one true love, cellmate Phillip Morris. When Morris is transferred to another prison, lovesick Russell mounts a series of jailbreaks just to be with his beloved soul mate. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa direct this comedy based on a true story. …More


The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle



The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
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2010-12 - New Video Group
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After he loses his high-paying computer programmer job, Dory lands a gig as a night janitor at a market research firm. To make some extra money, he agrees to be a test subject for a study run by the deceptively innocent Tracy (Natasha Lyonne, American Pie) involving deliciously addictive cookies that simulate oven freshness. However, the cookies leave Dory and his fellow male janitor subjects feeling a bit more than just odd. Hallucinations, intestinal distress and wild mood swings ensue leading to the wholly unexpected birth of a beautiful blue fish. Wildly inventive with innovative animation, Little Dizzle is a lighthearted romp with a liberated vision. …More


Little Fockers



Little Fockers
By Weitz, Paul
2011-04 - Universal Home Video
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Greg Focker has finally won the approval of his intimidating father-in-law, retired CIA agent Jack Byrnes. But when Greg and wife Pam add a pair of rambunctious kids to the mix, the tension between the two men rises to the surface once again. Expect chaos as the couple tries to juggle the demands of raising children in the hilarious third installment of the Meet the Parents story. …More


Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1



Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
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2011-03 - Southport Music Box Corpo
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In the climactic second part of the the Mesrine saga, Jacques Mesrine is back in France after his brazen assault on the maximum-security prison from which he daringly escaped. Once again in police custody and facing stern justice for his crimes, the man of a thousand faces escapes directly from the courtroom after kidnapping the judge at gunpoint. The life of Jacques Mesrine comes once and for all to a full bloody circle in a climax only fitting for Public Enemy #1. …More


Tron: Legacy



Tron: Legacy
By Kosinski, Joseph
2011-04 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), a man once known as the worlds leading video-game developer. When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the old Flynns Arcadea signal that could only come from his fatherhe finds himself pulled into a digital world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years. With the help of the fearless warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universea universe created by Kevin himself that has become far more advanced with never-before-imagined vehicles, weapons, landscapes and a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape. …More


2 Weeks in Hell
Green Berets are American's unconventional warfare specialists. Go inside their selection process, a two-week hellish assessment with tasks specifically designed to mentally and physically break a man and expose his real character. Finishing this test doesn't mean they passed.

Afterlife
The afterlife is scientifically explored through modern research into near-death experiences. Included are interviews with noted researchers, testimonials from people that have had near-death experiences, re-enactments, and rich rendering of classic spiritual art on the subject. Provided is a provocative and inspirational examination of the science, and evidence, of life after death.

Your Love Never Fails
The story of Laura, a working mother who just wants to spend more time with her daughter Kelsey. Unfortunately, her demanding boss Paul has other ideas. When Kelsey's father Dylan files for joint custody, Laura is forced to take Kelsey to Texas, where she confronts the lifestyle, church, and father that she left behind. With the help of the local church minister, Pastor Frank, Laura and Dylan will find their way back to the commitment they made to each other and to Kelsey.