Sunday, April 25, 2010

Arriving in Stores April 27, 2010

Now available Tuesday 4/27/10

It's Complicated (R)


Chloe (2010)


Plot: Catherine and David, she a doctor, he a professor, are at first glance the perfect couple. Happily married with a talented teenage son, they appear to have an idyllic life. But when David misses a flight and his surprise birthday party, Catherine's long simmering suspicions rise to the surface. Suspecting infidelity, she decides to hire an escort to seduce her husband and test his loyalty. Catherine finds herself 'directing' Chloe's encounters with David, and Chloe's end of the bargain is to report back, the descriptions becoming increasingly graphic as the meetings multiply.

Rated: R

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Arriving in Stores April 19, 2010

Now available Tuesday 4/19/10

Avatar (PG-13)
















The Lovely Bones (PG-13)



Extraordinary Measures (2010)

Plot: From his working class roots, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) has finally begun to taste success in corporate America. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with a fatal disease. Joining forces with reclusive medical researcher, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford) they form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. Together, this unlikely pair face impossible odds as they battle the entire medical establishment and time itself to find a cure before it’s too late. Inspired by the book “The Cure” by Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Greeta Anand.

Rated: PG

The Crazies (2010)

Plot: David Dutten is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house-after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh with insanity. Now complete anarchy reigns as one by one the townsfolk succumb to an unknown toxin and turn sadistically violent. In an effort to keep the madness contained, the government uses deadly force to close off all access and won't let anyone in or out - even those uninfected.

Rated: R


Dear John (2010)

Plot: A soldier home on leave falls for a conservative college girl. Instead of returning home to her, he reenlists after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. Time and distance begin to take a toll on the young lovers.

Rated: PG-13


Sunday, April 11, 2010

The Bounty Hunter (2010)

Plot: Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler), a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurly (Jennifer Aniston). He thinks all that’s ahead is an easy payday, but when Nicole gives him the slip so she can chase a lead on a murder cover-up, Milo realizes that nothing ever goes simply with him and Nicole. The exes continually one-up each other – until they find themselves on the run for their lives. They thought their promise to love, honor and obey was tough – staying alive is going to be a whole lot tougher.

Rated: PG-13

Little Big Soldier (2010)

Plot: Set during the Warring States Period of China (476 BC-221 BC), a Liang foot soldier (Chan) and a young general (Leehom) from the rival state of Wei became the sole survivors of a brutal battle. The soldier takes the general hostage in hopes of a reward and together they set off back to Liang. The injured general needs his captor if he is to reach civilization, but that doesn't stop him attempting to escape, or at least take a swing or two, whenever the opportunity presents itself. Hotly pursued by Prince Wen and his personal entourage, and set upon by a varied assortment of opportunistic peasants and marauding nomads along the way, the mismatched pair are frequently forced to fight side-by-side to save their hides and sure enough, a begrudging mutual respect slowly develops.

Starring: Jackie Chan, Wang Leehom, Steve Yoo, Lin Peng, Mei Xiao-dong

Rated: PG-13, Chinese with English subtitles

14 Blades (2010)

Plot: During the Ming Dynasty the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Jinyiwei, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans. Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, these Imperial Guards were masters of the 14 Blades, eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. Above the law, with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone.

When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch Jia, the best of the Jinyiwei, Qinlong (Donnie Yen) and Xuanwu, are assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinlong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission he is betrayed by Xuanwu and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land Qinlong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.

Starring: Donnie Yen, Wei Zhao, Chun Wu, Yuwu Qi, Sammo Hung

Rated: R, Chinese with English subtitles


Sunday, April 4, 2010

Arriving in Stores April 6, 2010

Now available Tuesday 4/6/10

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (R)
















The Collector (R)