New Quick Flicks for the Week of January 22, 2013

Game Change By Roach, Jay 2013-01 - HBO Home Video 0883929251872 Check Our Catalog Game Change is a searing, behind- the-scenes look at John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from the decision to select Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate to the ticket's ultimate defeat in the general election just sixty days later. Told primarily through the eyes of senior McCain strategist Steve Schmidt, who originally championed Palin and later came to regret the choice, Game Change pulls back the curtain on the intense human drama surrounding the McCain team, the critical decisions made behind closed doors and how the choice was made to bring Palin on the ticket. The film examines how we choose our leaders by offering a unique glimpse into the inner workings of an historic campaign. …More

Betrayed at 17 By 2012-10 - Mti Home Video 0039414521740 Check Our Catalog …More

Crowsnest By Spencer, Brenton 2013-01 - MPI Home Video 0030306957890 Check Our Catalog …More

Nobody Walks By Russo-Young, Ry 2013-01 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 0876964005180 Check Our Catalog Peter (John Krasinski), a Hollywood sound designer, has agreed to help Martine (Olivia Thirlby) with her experimental art film as a favor to his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt). Martine, a beautiful and driven 23-year-old artist, comes to stay in the family's pool house at their posh Silver Lake home to work on her film. Her arrival ignites raw emotions and desires throughout the entire family, forcing everyone to confront the new landscape that emerges in her wake. …More

The Paperboy By Daniels, Lee 2013-01 - Millennium Media Services 0687797136992 Check Our Catalog A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious), The Paperboy takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter (Mulholland Falls, Rush), The Paperboy peels back a sleepy small town's decades-old facade of Southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou …More

Stolen By West, Simon Director Akerman, Malin 2013-01 - Millennium Media Services 0687797138491 Check Our Catalog Director Simon West and Nicolas Cage team-up for the first time since the 1997 blockbuster CON AIR for STOLEN, a unique fast paced action thriller that takes place during 10 frantic hours on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans. …More

Quick Flicks for the week of 1/15/13

Farewell, My Queen By Jacquot, Benoit 2013-01 - E1 0741952738091 Check Our Catalog Farewell, My Queen marks the return of acclaimed director Benoit Jacquot and brilliantly captures the passions, debauchery, occasional glimpses of nobility and ultimately the chaos that engulfed the court of Marie Antoinette in the final days before the full-scale outbreak of the Revolution. Based on the best-selling novel by Chantal Thomas, the film stars Lea Seydoux as one of Marie's ladies-in-waiting, seemingly innocent but quietly working her way into her mistress's special favors, until history tosses her fate onto a decidedly different path. With the action moving effortlessly from the gilded drawing rooms of the nobles to the back quarters of those who serve them, this is a period film at once accurate and sumptuous in its visual details and modern in its emotions. Diane Kruger gives her best performance to date as the ill-fated Queen and Virginie Ledoyen is the Queen's special friend Gabrielle de Polignac. …More

Found Memories By Murat, Julia 2013-01 - Film Movement 0616892184065 Check Our Catalog Like every morning, Madalena makes bread for Antonio's old coffee shop. Like every day, she crosses the railways where no trains have passed for years; she cleans up the gate of the locked cemetery, and listens to the priest's sermon before sharing lunch with the other old villagers. Clinging to the image of her dead husband and living in her memories, Madalena is awakened by the arrival of Rita, a young photographer who is arriving in the ghost village of Jotuomba, where time seems to have stopped. A deep relationship is forged between the two women, which gradually builds to have a profound effect on both of their lives, as well as the rest of the villagers. …More

The Possession By Bornedal, OLE 2013-01 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398163794 Check Our Catalog Based on a true story, THE POSSESSION is the terrifying story of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil. Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host. …More

Taken 2 By Megaton, Olivier 2013-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543832898 Check Our Catalog Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one. …More

To Rome with Love By Allen, Woody 2013-01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396413603 Check Our Catalog TO ROME WITH LOVE is a kaleidoscopic comedy movie set in one of the world's most enchanting cities. The film brings us into contact with a well-known American architect reliving his youth; an average middle-class Roman who suddenly finds himself Rome's biggest celebrity; a young provincial couple drawn into separate romantic encounters; and an American opera director endeavoring to put a singing mortician on stage. …More

Won't Back Down By Barnz, Daniel 2013-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543828006 Check Our Catalog …More

Quick Flicks for the week of January 8th, 2013

Cosmopolis By Cronenberg, David 2013-01 - E1 0741952730095 Check Our Catalog Unfolding in a single cataclysmic day, the story follows Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) - a 28-year old financial whiz kid and billionaire asset manager - as he heads out in his tricked-out stretch limo to get a haircut from his father's old barber, while remotely wagering his company's massive fortune on a bet against the Chinese Yuan. Packer's trip across the city quickly becomes dizzyingly hellish as he encounters explosive city riots, a parade of provocative visitors, and is thrust into a myriad of intimate encounters. Having started the day with everything, believing he is the future, Packer's perfectly ordered, doubt-free world is about to implode. …More

Dredd By Travis, Pete Director Thirlby, Olivia 2013-01 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398163732 Check Our Catalog In the future, catastrophic wars have transformed Earth into a barren wasteland with the remaining population crowded into megacities, where all-powerful cops -- including the ultraviolent Judge Dredd -- are on the hunt for drug-dealing terrorists. …More

Even the Rain By Bernal, Gael Garcia Director Bollain, Iciar 2012-11 - Image/Sphe 0014381815825 Check Our Catalog SPA Idealistic filmmaker Sebastian (Gael Garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries) and his cynical producer Costa (Luis Tosar, The Limits of Control) arrive in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about Christopher Columbus' conquest of the Americas. But as filming commences, the local citizens begin to riot in protest against a multi-national corporation that is taking control of their water supply. With the film shoot in jeopardy, both men find their convictions shaken. Inspired by the real-life Water Wars in Bolivia in the year 2000, EVEN THE RAIN explores the lasting effects of Spanish imperialism, still resonating some 500 years later in the continued struggle of indigenous people against oppression and exploitation. …More

Frankenweenie By Burton, Tim Voice by Ryder, Winona Voice by Capron, Robert 2013-01 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0786936814149 Check Our Catalog Frankenweenie is a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life--with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous. …More

House at the End of the Street By Tonderai, Mark 2013-01 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543816829 Check Our Catalog Seeking a fresh start, newly divorced Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her daughter Elissa (Jennifer Lawrence) find the house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the shadows of a chilling secret. Years earlier, in the house next door, a daughter killed her parents in their beds, and disappeared - leaving only a brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), as the sole survivor. Against Sarah's wishes, Elissa begins a relationship with the reclusive Ryan - and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined. …More

Looper By Johnson, Rian 2012-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396413511 Check Our Catalog In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good... until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. …More

Samsara By Fricke, Ron 2013-01 - MPI Home Video 0030306733999 Check Our Catalog Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. SAMSARA reunites filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, whose award-winning films BARAKA and CHRONOS brought a new visual and musical artistry to theaters. …More

Quick Flicks for the week of December, 24th 2012

Arbitrage By Jarecki, Nicholas 2012-12 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398161530 Check Our Catalog ARBITRAGE, the feature-directing debut of writer Nicholas Jarecki, is a taut and alluring suspense thriller about love, loyalty, and high finance. When we first meet New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) on the eve of his 60th birthday, he appears the very portrait of success in American business and family life. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed. Struggling to conceal his duplicity from loyal wife Ellen (Susan Sarandon) and brilliant daughter and heir-apparent Brooke (Brit Marling), Miller's also balancing an affair with French art-dealer Julie Cote (Laetetia Casta). Just as he's about to unload his troubled empire, an unexpected bloody error forces him to juggle family, business, and crime with the aid of Jimmy Grant (Nate Parker), a face from Miller's past. One wrong turn ignites the suspicions of NYPD Detective Michael Bryer (Tim Roth), who will stop at nothing in his pursuits. Running on borrowed time, Miller is forced to confront the limits of even his own moral duplicity. Will he make it out before the bubble bursts? …More

Killer Joe By Friedkin, William 2012-12 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398161998 Check Our Catalog Killer Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is a Dallas detective who doubles as a hit-man, with the charm of a Southern gentleman. Chris (Emile Hirsch) hires Joe to kill his mother, in order to collect her life insurance and pay off his debts. When Chris is unable to pay for the service up front, Joe takes Chris's sister Dottie (Juno Temple) as a retainer until he can be paid. …More

Looper By Johnson, Rian 2012-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396413511 Check Our Catalog In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good... until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. …More

Liberal Arts By Radnor, Josh 2012-12 - MPI Home Video 0030306983592 Check Our Catalog …More

Premium Rush By Koepp, David Director Ramirez, Dania 2012-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396411289 Check Our Catalog Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie -- super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and suicidal nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy who's used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when a routine delivery turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan. When Wilee picks up his last envelope of the day on a premium rush run, he discovers this package is different. This time, someone is actually trying to kill him. …More

Resident Evil: Retribution By Anderson, Paul W. S. Director Rodriguez, Michelle W. S. 2012-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396409675 Check Our Catalog The Umbrella Corporation's deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race's last and only hope, ALICE (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun. …More

The Words By Klugman, Brian Director Sternthal, Lee 2012-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396411494 Check Our Catalog The layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words. …More

Quick Flicks for the week of December 19, 2012

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays By Feifer, Michael 2012-12 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132592602 Check Our Catalog It's a sun-soaked holiday season for the Bannister family as they travel to Southern California to stay with Aunt Barbara (Shelley Long), who surprises them with a new puppy named Eve (voiced by Peyton List). Everyone is smitten with Eve - except for the Bannister's dog, Zeus (voiced by Joey Lawrence), who sees what a mischievous animal she is when no one else is around. After deciding to run away, Zeus sees Ted and Stewey, two thrifty thieves, trying to break into the family home while the Bannisters are at church. It's up to Zeus and his newest sister Eve to join together to save the holidays for their family! …More

The Good Doctor By Daly, Lance Director Keough, Riley 2012-12 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent 0876964005029 Check Our Catalog Martin Blake (Orlando Bloom) is an ambitious but anxious young doctor, eager to impress his superiors and colleagues: Chief Resident Waylans (Rob Morrow), self-assured fellow intern Dan (Troy Garity) and no-nonsense nurse Theresa (Taraji P. Henson). But things are not going Martin's way and he can't seem to shake off his insecurities. When 18-year-old patient Diane (Riley Keough) is admitted for a kidney infection, Martin steps in, getting the much-needed boost of self-esteem he craves. But things take a dark turn as his enthusiasm begins to become an obsession. …More

Pitch Perfect By Moore, Jason 2012-12 - Universal Home Video 0025192134319 Check Our Catalog This music-steeped comedy draws on the world of acappella groups to tell the story of an intense competition between three ensembles. Anna Kendrick stars in this airy look at an age-old art form that's steadily gaining modern popularity. …More

Total Recall By Wiseman, Len 2012-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 0043396409606 Check Our Catalog Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police - controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world - Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate. …More

Bro' By Parada, Nick 2012-12 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment 0031398161783 Check Our Catalog …More

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days By Bowers, David Director Capron, Robert 2012-12 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543800040 Check Our Catalog During his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley, the hero of the phenomenally successful book series, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club -- which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong. …More

Sleepwalk with Me By Birbiglia, Mike Director Barrish, Mike Birbiglia Seth Director Ambrose, Lauren 2012-12 - MPI Home Video 0030306983998 Check Our Catalog Grown out of his critically acclaimed one-man show, "Sleepwalk with Me" is the hilarious story of the perils and pitfalls of being Birbiglia. …More

Doomsday Book By Kim, Jee-Woon 2012-12 - Well Go USA, Inc 0812491013618 Check Our Catalog …More

Trouble with the Curve By Lorenz, Robert 2012-12 - Warner Home Video 0883929249077 Check Our Catalog …More

Love's Christmas Journey By Sr, David S. Cass Illustrator Various 2012-10 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543823445 Check Our Catalog …More

Hermano By Rasquin, Marcel 2012-12 - Southport Music Box Corpo 0741360538115 Check Our Catalog …More

The Greatest Miracle By 2012-11 - Anderson Merchandisers, L 0796019825030 Check Our Catalog …More

10 Years By Linden, Jamie 2012-12 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132558493 Check Our Catalog In this ensemble comedy, 10 Years follows a group of friends on the night of their high school reunion that, a decade later, they still haven't quite grown up. …More

Butter By Smith, Jim Field Director Burrell, Ty Field 2012-12 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132322896 Check Our Catalog A tale of competition at its most cut-throat, BUTTER surveys the raw ambition of Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), the wife of Bob Pickler (Ty Burrell), Iowa's long-reigning champion butter carver. For 15 years, Laura has relished her high-profile role as the beautiful, loyal helpmate to her affable, artistically gifted husband. But when Bob is pressured to retire and allow someone else a chance at glory, an indignant Laura decides to enter the competition herself. …More

Elf-Man By Acuna, Jason Wee-Man 2012-12 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz 0013132596006 Check Our Catalog …More