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July 29, 2010
New Arrivals · DVDs—Domestic Feature FilmsThese titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Date night [videorecording]July 29, 2010
[United States] : 20th Century Fox, c2010.
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
An ordinary couple is in the right place, on the wrong night. Phil and Claire Foster are a sensible, suburban husband and wife slogging through their daily lives and marriage. But a case of mistaken identity sets off an outrageous chain of events involving small-time thieves, big-city mobsters, corrupt cops and a crazed cabbie, as the Fosters' 'date night' turns into a wild ride they'll never forget!
Rating: PG-13; for sexual and crude content throughout, language, some violence and a drug reference.
Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Common.
Title from container.
DVD ; Dolby digital, surround sound.
The ghost writer [videorecording]July 29, 2010
Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference.
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach.
Based on the novel The ghost by Robert Harris.
Special features: an interview with Roman Polanski; the cast of The ghost writer; The ghost writer: fiction or reality.
DVD ; Dolby digital.
Death at a funeral [videorecording]July 28, 2010
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
When Aaron's father dies, he must organize the funeral and give the eulogy. Keeping things civil is a problem right from the start when the undertaker makes a horrifying mistake. Then his brother Ryan wants to be in the spotlight and refuses to pay for anything. But this is nothing compared to information received from a mysterious dwarf at the funeral who exposes way too many family secrets.
Rated R.
Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Peter Dinklage.
DVD, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Kick-ass [videorecording]July 28, 2010
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso Frank D'Amico. But when D'Amico's son Chris is reborn as Red Mist, the showdown between the forces of good and evil will force Kick-Ass to live up to his name, or die trying.
MPAA rating: R.
Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage.
Based on the comic book written by Mark Millar and John S. Romita, Jr.
Videodisc release of the 2010 motion picture.
Special features: It's on!: The comic book origin of Kick-Ass ; Matthew Vaughn audio commentary ; The art of Kick-Ass ; Marketing archive.
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; 16x9 widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio).
Diary of a wimpy kid [videorecording]July 27, 2010
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life, middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies, and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!
Rated PG.
Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn.
Based on the book by Jeff Kinney.
Widescreen.
Bonus features: Greg's deleted diary pages (More gross, silly Fregley fun; The benefits of the cheese touch; Chirag's trail of tears; Rowley's lost zoo-wee mama cartoons).
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
A summer place [videorecording]July 27, 2010
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Set at an elite Maine resort the lovestruck Johnny and woman/child Molly struggle to cope with adult emotions. Johnny, Molly and their parents discover that love will find a way.
Not rated.
Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Arthur Kennedy, Troy Donahue, Constance Ford, Beulah Bondi.
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Sloan Wilson.
Special features: Theatrical trailer.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer.
The Prince & me [videorecording] : the elephant adventureJuly 27, 2010
[New York] : First Look Studios, c2009.
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy about her arranged marriage and is secretly in love with Alu, a young elephant handler. When the romance is revealed, Alu is thrown in jail and the wedding elephant goes missing. To save the princess, Paige and Eddie must find the elephant and free Alu, plus convince the king of Sangyoon that true love reigns.
Rated PG.
Kam Heskin, Chris Geere, Jonathan Firth, Selina Lo.
Title from container.
Special features: previews.
DVD, region 1, widescreen 16 x 9 (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
An angel at my table [videorecording] : a trilogyJuly 23, 2010
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2005.
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 p. ; 19 cm.).
The true-life story of Janet Frame, one of New Zealand's most distinguished authors. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.
Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson.
Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989.
Special features: audio commentary featuring Jane Campion, Stuart Dryburgh, and Kerry Fox; a documentary about the making; theatrical trailer; "My say, " an audio interview with Janet Frame from 1983; deleted scenes; stills gallery; a new essay by film critic Amy Taubin and reprinted excerpts from Frame's autobiography.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions ; Dolby digital 5.1 stereo. ; NTSC.
Diary of a tired black man [videorecording]July 22, 2010
Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2009]
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
James is a successful black man struggling to find a healthy loving relationship. He is constantly challenged by the anger he finds in the black women he gets involved with. From his wife, whom he has divorced, to the women he tried to date after her, he finds himself confronted with constant drama. He even goes so far as to date outside his race. This brings up a whole new set of issues for him to deal with.
MPAA rating: R.
James tells the country why he's a tired black man -- The backyard BBQ (early in their relationship) -- Angry Black Women Syndrome -- "Trifling ass negro" -- Bedroom confessions -- Parental influences -- Marital conflict -- Any good black men out there? -- Single parenting -- Sharing with girlfriends -- The men's point of view -- A man of honor -- The wrong way to start a day -- And now a word from James's conscience: taking responsibility for his choices -- Let's see... how will I test James today -- Power struggles -- A strong black woman is a woman who has weathered many storms without losing the goodness of her character -- The last supper -- Even a nice guy like James has limits... -- James is single again -- His first date -- Try the bar -- Meeting women online -- The clubs -- Younger women: hot, sexy, and irresponsible -- Back to reality -- The independent woman -- The blind date -- The challenge in dating white women -- James finally meets the right woman.
Jimmy Jean-Louis, Paula Lema, Natasha Dixon, Shavsha Israel, Tim Alexander.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: Optional profanity-free version (no cursing) audio track; extended scenes--over one hour of bonus footage not seen in theatres; must-hear director's commentary. The black man's "Waiting to Exhale." Main feature includes a series of dramatic vignettes dealing with specific issues of gender and race, followed by real-life interviews with blacks across the USA.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC.
Chloe [videorecording]July 22, 2010
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Catherine is suspicious that her husband David is having an affair, and hires Chloe, an alluring young escort to test his fidelity. Their arranged weekly meeting allows Catherine to hear the explicit details of the encounters Chloe has with David. As Catherine becomes caught up in a web of sexual desire herself, she begins a journey that will put her family in grave danger. Is it too late to stop Chloe?
MPAA rating: R.
Amanda Seyfried, Julianne Moore, Nina Dobrev, R. H. Thomson, Liam Neeson, Max Thieriot.
DVD release of the 2009 motion picture.
Special features: deleted scenes, making of the movie featurette and commentary by Amanda Seyfried, Atom Egoyan and Erin Cressdia Wilson.
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone. No remorse [videorecording]July 21, 2010
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Jesse starts moonlighting for one of his friends after he is suspended. He investigates a series of murders in Boston that he believes are all connected to a notorious mob boss.
Not rated.
Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, William Devane.
Based on novels by Robert B. Parker.
Anamorphic widescreen.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
Chicago [videorecording]July 19, 2010
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Flicker Alley, c2010.
2 videodiscs (ca. 213 min.) : sd., b&w and tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
The story of jazz-loving flapper Roxie Hart, put on trial for the murder of her lover, who hits the headlines with her courtroom theatrics.
disc 1. [Feature] (119 min.) -- disc 2. The golden twenties / produced by the March of Time ; producer, Richard de Rochemont ; writers, Frederick Lewis Allen, Samuel Wood Bryant (1950) (64 min.). The flapper story / producer/writer/director, Lauren Lazin (1985) (30 min.).
Phyllis Haver, Victor Varconi, Virginia Bradford, Robert Edeson.
Silent film with English intertitles and musical score.
Based on the stage play by Maurine Watkins.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1927.
Full screen.
DVD; stereo.
Make way for tomorrow [videorecording]July 16, 2010
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2009.
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
After losing their house to foreclosure, an elderly couple is separated when none of their five children will take them in together.
Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell.
"'Honor thy father and thy mother'"--Disc label.
Based on a novel by Josephine Lawrence and a play by Helen and Nolan Leary.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1937.
Special features: "Tomorrow, yesterday and today, " interview featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich discussing the career of Leo McCarey and Make way for tomorrow; interview with critic Gary Giddins in which he talks about McCarey's artistry and the political and social context of the film.
DVD; region 1, NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono., high definition digital transfer.
It takes two [videorecording]July 16, 2010
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2009.
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A streetwise orphan in the care of an attractive case worker and the refined daughter of a widowed tycoon meet, and the two lookalike girls scheme to bring the two adults together.
Rated PG.
Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen.
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Standard aspect ratio.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
The Runaways [videorecording]July 16, 2010
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
With the success of their all-girl teenage rock band the Runaways, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie's friendship begins to unwind after Currie decides to leave the group.
Rated R.
Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon.
Based on the book: Neon angel / by Cherie Currie.
Special features: commentary with Joan Jett, Kristen Stewart, and Dakota Fanning; Plugged in : making the film The Runaways; previews.
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio).
Clash of the Titans [videorecording]July 15, 2010
[Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, 2010.
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
When Hades, the god of the underworld, takes his family, Perseus embarks on a mission to defeat him before he can seize ultimate power and unleash hell on earth.
Rating: PG-13.
Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Danny Huston, Jason Flemyng.
Title from container.
Special features: additional scenes.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1; widescreen (16x9).
The positively true adventures of the alleged Texas cheerleader-murdering mom [videorecording]July 15, 2010
[New York, N.Y.] : HBO Home Video, c2001.
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The true story of a Texas mother who becomes entangled in a trial for solicitation of murder when she talks of killing the mother of her daughter's rival for a spot on the high school cheerleading team.
Rated R.
Holly Hunter, Beau Bridges, Swoosie Kurtz.
Videodisc release of a 1993 television motion picture.
Full screen.
DVD; Dolby Digital, stereo.
The losers [videorecording]July 14, 2010
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2010.
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
An explosive tale of double-cross and revenge centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team; Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar; find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda.
Rating: PG-13.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoë Saldana, Chris Evans, Jason Patric.
Based on the comic book series published by DC Comics/Vertigo.
Videodisc release of the 2010 motion picture.
Special features: Zoë and The losers: how Zoë Saldana held her own with the adrenaline-junkie guy cast.
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital surround 5.1; widescreen.
Greenberg [videorecording]July 14, 2010
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Roger Greenberg is single, fortyish and deliberately doing nothing. In search of a place to restart his life, he agrees to housesit for his brother in LA and tries to reconnect with his former bandmate and successful ex-girlfriend. But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself forging a connection with his brother's personal assistant, Florence. Greenberg has come to realize that he may at last have found a reason to be happy.
MPAA rating: R; for some strong sexuality, drug use, and language.
Ben Stiller, Chris Messina, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Duplass, Rhys Ifans.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features include: behind the scenes, "Greenberg loves Los Angeles, " director featurette.
DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cop out [videorecording]July 13, 2010
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2010.
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, and Paul is his "partner-against-crime" whose preoccupation with his wife's alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball.
Rated R.
Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Adam Brody, Kevin Pollak.
Special features: additional scenes.
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital surround 5.1; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio).
Hey hey it's Esther Blueburger [videorecording]July 9, 2010
Thousand Oaks, CA : Monterey Video, c2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A smart, rueful, and dead-on portrait of life's unending quest to fit in, and the girl who solves it by completely breaking out. Esther Blueburger's quest begins when she escapes from her own bat mitzvah party and is befriended by Sunni, the effortlessly cool girl who is everything Esther thinks she wants to be. With the help of Sunni, Esther goes AWOL from her ordinary life and leaves her malfunctioning Jewish family to hang out with Sunni's far breezier and super-hip single mum Mary, and attend Sunni's forbidden public school as a Swedish exchange student.
Rated PG-13.
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Danielle Catanzariti, Toni Collette, Essie Davis.
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Letterbox.
DVD; surround stereo.
Wildfire [videorecording] : the Arabian heartJuly 8, 2010
Burbank, Calif. : Mean Alien Media Co., c2010.
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Lindsey is a teenage girl who is talked into driving across country to visit her uncle in the Midwest, a man who has never recovered from a tragedy in his past. There she falls in love with a ranch hand and finds herself racing at the county fair.
Willa Townsend, Alexander Bartlett, Gary David Keast, Tucker Garborg.
Widescreen.
"Family approved"--Container.
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Our family wedding [videorecording]July 1, 2010
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
When college students Marcus and Lucia make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royale. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you've got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!
Rated PG-13.
Lance Gross, America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia.
Title from container.
Special features: deleted scenes; extended scenes; "Til dads do us part" featurette; gag reel; theatrical trailer; sneak peek.
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
The sundowners [videorecording]July 1, 2010
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2007.
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A married couple in Australia find themselves at odds when the wife wants to settle down on a farm of their own, but the husband finds settling down more than his untethered spirit can bear.
Not rated.
Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns.
From the novel by Jon Cleary.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
Special features: vintage featurette, On location with The sundowners; theatrical trailer.
Warner Home Video: 111352 (on container: 111348).
DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Starstruck [videorecording]June 30, 2010
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Small-town girl Jessica Olsen goes to Los Angeles to visit her grandparents. Little does she know that a chance meeting with hunky young pop star Christopher Wilde will set into motion an unplanned hilarious adventure, and maybe a little romance. Includes extended scene and song, rock-along tracks from the movie, plus three music videos.
Rating: TVG.
Sterling Knight, Danielle Campbell, Maggie Castle, Brandon Mychal Smith, Chelsea Staub.
Originally broadcast on television on the Disney Channel.
Bonus features: Rock along with the movie; Music videos.
DVD, region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
A single man [videorecording]June 30, 2010
Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2010]
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor in Los Angeles struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.
MPAA rating: R.
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, Ginnifer Goodwin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood.
Special features: director's commentary; "The making of A single man" featurette.
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio).
Brooklyn's finest [videorecording]June 29, 2010
Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
After having endured extremely different career paths, the lives of three disheartened Brooklyn police officers will collide with destiny when they all wind up at the same fatal crime scene.
Rated R.
Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes.
Title from container.
Anamorphic widescreen.
Special features: deleted scenes; audio commentary; featurettes.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
The bounty hunter [videorecording]June 29, 2010
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Milo, 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. He thinks it's an easy payday, until she gives him the slip to chase a lead on a murder cover-up. Milo soon realizes that nothing is ever simple with him and Nicole. As the two continue to one-up each other, they find themselves on the run for their lives. If they thought their promise to love, honor, and obey was tough, staying alive will be a lot tougher!
Rated PG-13.
Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Christine Baranski.
Anamorphic widescreen.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
Creation [videorecording]June 24, 2010
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Films, c2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A dramatized look at Charles Darwin, his family, and his love for his deeply religious wife, as he is torn between faith and science. Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book, On the origin of species, which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.
Rated PG-13.
Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Jeremy Northam, Toby Jones.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Based on the book: Annie's box / by Randal Keynes.
Bonus features: audio commentary, documentary, featurettes.
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1, widescreen.
Pump up the volume [videorecording]June 24, 2010
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Video, c2001.
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
By day, Mark Hunter is a painfully shy kid in a small Arizona town. But by night, he's Hard Harry, the cynical, uncensored DJ of a pirate radio station. Idolized by his high school classmates (who are unaware of his real identity), Harry becomes a hero with his fiercely funny monologues on sex, love and rock and roll. But when he exposes the corrupt school principal, she calls in the FCC to shut Harry down.
Rated R.
Christian Slater, Scott Paulin, Ellen Greene, Samantha Mathis.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Special features: Interactive menus, scene selection, original theatrical trailer, cast and crew filmographies.
DVD ; Dolby digital, surround sound.
Hot tub time machine [videorecording]June 24, 2010
[United States] : MGMayer Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The outrageous laughs bubble up when four friends share a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, only to wake up with serious hangovers in 1986; back when girls wore leg warmers, guys watched 'Red Dawn' and Michael Jackson was black! Now, nice-guy Adam, party animal Lou, married man Nick, and mega-nerd Jacob must relive a wild night of sex, drugs and rock-n-roll and try to change their future, forever!
MPAA rating: R; for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use and pervasive language.
John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke.
Title from container.
DVD ; Dolby digital.
Happily n'ever after 2. Snow White, another bite @ the apple [videorecording]June 23, 2010
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, c2008.
1 videodisc (ca. 70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Princess Snow White is a misguided teenager who'd rather have fun with friends than help peasants. Her father is matched up with Lady Vain, a scheming witch, who is brewing up a plan to rule the kingdom. Snow White becomes a thorn in Lady Vain's side and is tricked by Lady Vain into spreading vicious gossip about the townspeople, forcing her to flee. Through rebuilding the three little pigs' houses with the seven dwarves leading the way, Snow White learns the value of helping others. Snow White foils her dad's plan to wed Lady Vain and proves she can rule the kingdom by bringing balance back to the scales of good and evil.
Not rated.
Voices: Kate Higgins, Cindy Robinson, Christine Lakin, Keith Ferguson.
Title from container.
Originally released in 2008.
Special features: "Snow White and the great hall" game; "Red Riding Hood challenge" game; "Bo Peep and the sheep" game; trailer gallery.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Attack of the 50 foot woman [videorecording]June 23, 2010
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
1 videodisc (66 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
"Nancy Archer is a wealthy woman who is fresh from the loony bin and ticked off. Her husband has been putting the moves on Honey Parker and scheming about the day when Nancy's fortune will be theirs. That day will never come, especially not since Nancy has an alien encounter that zaps her metabolism into overdrive. Soon, Nancy's size matches her rage".
Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Special features: Commentary by Yvette Vickers and film historian Tom Weaver; theatrical trailer.
DVD, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
The crazies [videorecording]June 23, 2010
Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
After a strange toxin contaminates the water supply in a small town in Iowa, the residents are suddenly turned into bloodthirsty psychopaths. The town sheriff does all he can to make sense of the outbreak, as his wife and two other unaffected people fight for their survival.
Rating: R; for bloody violence and language.
Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson, Danielle Panabaker.
Based on the 1973 film directed by George A. Romero.
Bonus features: audio commentary with director Breck Eisner; behind-the-scenes; paranormal pandemics; the George A. Romero template; make-up mastermind Rob Hall in action; The Crazies motion comic episodes 1 and 2; visual effects; storyboards.
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio).
Robin Hood [videorecording] : men in tightsJune 23, 2010
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2009.
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Robin Hood attempts to save England from Prince John and the Sheriff of Rottingham, while also winning the heart of Maid Marian.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck, Mark Blankfield, Dave Chappelle, Isaac Hayes, Megan Cavanagh, Eric Allan Kramer, Matthew Porretta, Tracey Ullman, Patrick Stewart, Dom DeLuise, Dick Van Patten, Robert Ridgely, Mel Brooks.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993.
Special features (27 min.): "'Robin Hood, men in tights' : the legend had it coming" HBO special (c1993, 26 min.); theatrical trailer (1 min.).
DVD, region 1, dual-layer; Dolby digital 3.0 surround.
Wild hearts can't be broken [videorecording]June 23, 2010
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Video, c2006.
1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
True story of an orphan who is about to become a star diving girl when an accident threatens to destroy her dream.
Rated G.
Gabrielle Anwar, Michael Schoeffling, Cliff Robertson.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
DVD ; Dolby digital.
Enemy mine [videorecording]June 22, 2010
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2000.
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Science fiction drama about two space enemies who crash on a desolate planet and gradually realize that in order to survive they must overcome their hatred of each other.
Rated PG-13.
Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Based on a story by Barry Longyear.
Anamorphic widescreen.
Special features: theatrical trailer and stills.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
Jack and the beanstalk [videorecording]June 18, 2010
[United States] : Screen Media Films, 2010.
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Jack must perform a heroic deed by Monday, or flunk out of fairy tale school, just like his father before him. To succeed, Jack sells his C.O.W. (Computer of Wonder) for a handful of beans that overnight, magically grow into a gigantic beanstalk reaching high into the sky. Desperate to be a hero, Jack climbs up the enchanted beanstalk into a magical and dangerous world, and with the help of some friends he learns the true meaning of heroism on his adventure.
MPAA rating: G.
Christopher Lloyd, Gilbert Gottfried, Katey Sagal, Wallace Shawn, Chevy Chase, James Earl Jones, Colin Ford.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
DVD; 1.78 anamorphic widescreen; Dolby 5.1 surround.
The new year parade [videorecording]June 18, 2010
[Brooklyn, N.Y.] : Carnivalesque Films, c2009.
1 videodisc (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Story of a south Philadelphia Irish American family in crisis, set over the course of a year against the background of a string band preparing for the annual New Year's parade. When Mike McMonogul and his wife of 36 years Lisa separate, their children suffer quietly. Sixteen-year-old Kat believes they will reconcile and keeps the situation secret. As months pass and tensions mount, she becomes isolated between family and friends with no one to confide in. Meanwhile, son Jack is forced to mediate between parents and carry the family finances. While his mom avoids confrontation, their dad works to lead his South Philadelphia String Band to victory in Philadelphia's annual Mummer's Parade. A band member himself, Jack questions his loyalty as his parents' actions wear on his own relationships.
Andrew Conway, Greg Lyons, MaryAnn McDonald, Jennifer Welsh ; the South Philadelphia String Band.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Bonus features: making of The new year parade; history of the South Philadelphia String Band; deleted scenes, interviews with children of divorce; mummer oral histories.
DVD, NTSC; widescreen presentation.
The Golem [videorecording]June 18, 2010
New York : Kino, 2002.
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
In 16th century Prague, Rabbi Loew creates a giant Golem from clay to protect his people from their persecutors. Employing sorcery, he brings the artificial man to life, endowing him with human emotions. Famulus, Loew's evil assistant, manages to take control of the Golem, commanding it to perform sordid criminal acts culminating in the kidnapping of the Rabbi's daughter Miriam. The monster, outraged, rebels and a rampage ensues.
Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch, Lydia Salmonova, Hans Stürm.
Videodisc release of the 1920 motion picture.
DVD, stereo.
The BRD trilogy, the supplements [videorecording].June 17, 2010
[Santa Monica, Calif. : Criterion Collection?], c2003.
1 videodisc (202 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (52 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm).
This supplementary disc contains biography and interviews about the career of director Rainer Fassbinder.
Juliane Lorenz with Laurence Kardish (32 min.) -- I don't just want you to love me (Ich will nicht nur, dass Ihr mich liebt) (96 min.) -- Life stories : a conversation with R.W. Fassbinder (1978, 49 min.) -- Xaver Schwarzenberger interview (25 min.).
Juliane Lorenz, Laurence Kardish, R.W. Fassbinder, Xaver Schwarzenberger..
DVD.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians [videorecording] : the lightning thiefJune 17, 2010
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager: he's the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, the most powerful weapon ever created! With storm clouds brewing, Percy embarks on an incredible cross-country journey to prove his innocence, recover the bolt, and prevent a war among the gods that could destroy our world!
Rated PG.
Logan Lerman, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin McKidd, Uma Thurman.
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Rick Riordan.
Special features: 5 deleted scenes; Discover your powers quiz; "The book comes to life" featurette.
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround.
The last station [videorecording]June 17, 2010
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
In honor of his newly created religion, Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy renounces his title, property, and family in favor of poverty and celibacy. For the Countess Sofya, his wife of nearly fifty years, this is the last straw! After she discovers his plans to leave the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his own family, she decides to use every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, to fight for what she believes is rightfully hers.
MPAA rating: R; for a scene of sexuality/nudity.
Anne-Marie Duff, Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Paul Giamatt, Kerry Condon.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
DVD, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Remember me [videorecording]June 17, 2010
Universal City, Calif. : Summit Entertainment, c2010.
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
In the summer of 2001, New York college student Tyler is still feeling lost from the tragedy that has strained his relationship with his father when he meets Ally, a girl who understands his pain. The last thing Tyler's looking for is love, but through their passionate relationship, he finds new possibilities for happiness. It's an unforgettable story about the power of the heart, the strength of family, and the importance of treasuring every day of one's life.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, sexual content, language and smoking.
Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin, Tate Ellington, Ruby Jerns.
Special features: Commentary with director Allen Coulter; commentary with cast; "The making of Remember me" featurette.
DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.), dual-layer.
Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the lion [videorecording]June 16, 2010
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010]
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Coliseum as a result of this kind act.
Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, Maurice Evans, Alan Young, Elsa Lanchester, Reginald Gardiner, Gene Lockhart, Noel Willman.
Based on the play by Bernard Shaw.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Issued in slipcase with "Major Barbara" and "Caesar and Cleopatra."
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra [videorecording]June 16, 2010
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010]
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Experience a lavish epic about love and politics in ancient Rome and Egypt.
Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson, Francis L. Sullivan, Basil Sydney, Cecil Parker, Ernest Thesiger, Antony Eustrel, Anthony Harvey, Michael Rennie.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945.
Issued in slipcase with "Major Barbara" and "Androcles and the lion."
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara [videorecording]June 16, 2010
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010]
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Barbara Undershaft is a Salvation Army officer who speaks out against the hypocrisy she believes exists in her organization.
Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, Robert Newton, Sybil Thorndike, Emlyn Williams, Deborah Kerr, Walter Hudd.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Issued in slipcase with "Caesar and Cleopatra" and "Androcles and the lion".
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
The Italian straw hat [videorecording]June 14, 2010
[United States] : Flicker Alley, 2010.
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., b & w ; 4 3/4 in.
A bridegroom is riding to his marriage when his horse eats a straw hat hanging on a branch while its owner, a married lady, enjoys a tryst behind the bush with her lover, a fierce hussar. She cannot go home without her hat, so the groom interlaces his wedding with an attempt to find madam a twin chapeau, launching a series of misunderstandings and embarrassments.
Albert Préjean, Marise Maia, Olga Tschekowa, Alice Tissot, Alexis Bondireff, Vital Geymond.
From the play by Eugene Labiche and Marc Michel.
Originally produced as a silent motion picture in 1928.
"There is a choice of two accompaniments, one by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra and the other by pianist Philip Carli."
Special features include silent films, La Tour (Eiffel Tower), Noce en goguette (Fun after the wedding), Leghorn hat (PDF) and the essay, Eugene Labiche, Vaudevillist Member of the Academy by Clair Vincent (PDF)
DVD, NTSC, Stereo.
Designing woman [videorecording]June 14, 2010
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2002.
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
An easy-going, unpolished sportswriter and a sophisticated clothing designer meet, fall in love, and marry while both are visiting California. When they return to their homes in New York, they decide to live in her plush apartment, and their differences soon emerge.
Not rated.
Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, mono.
Neil Simon's Seems like old times [videorecording]June 14, 2010
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2002.
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
A comedy in which a writer becomes involved in a bank robbery and turns to his ex-wife for help.
Rated PG.
Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin, Robert Guillaume.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
Anamorphic widescreen or full screen.
DVD; mono.
The fugitive kind [videorecording]June 14, 2010
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2010.
2 videodiscs (121 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Smoldering, snakeskin-jacketed Val Xavier is a guitar-strumming drifter trying to go straight. He finds work and solace in a Southern small-town variety store run by Lady Torrance, who's lonely, sexually frustrated, and abused by her vile, deathly ill husband, and who proves as much a temptation for Val as local wild child Carol, who tries to seduce him.
Not rated.
disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements.
Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapleton.
Based on the play: Orpheus descending / by Tennessee Williams.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1960.
Special features: video interview with Lumet; "Three plays by Tennessee Williams, " an hour long television presentation of one-act plays; program discussing Williams' work in Hollywood and The fugitive kind.
DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen; Dolby digital mono.
Robin Hood [videorecording]June 11, 2010
New York, NY : Kino International Corp., c2004.
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. tint ; 4 3/4 in.
"A big-screen spectacle that ranks as one of the monumental accomplishments of the era, 'Robin Hood' is a timeless story of romance and intrigue, staged on a herculean scale. Its sets were erected by an army of 500 carpenters and towered 90 feet in the air, covering ten acres of land, historically accurate to the smallest detail. Robin Hood recreates 'the chivalry of England in all its glory' as it unveils the conflicts and betrayals that threaten to destroy the kingdom of Richard the Lion-Hearted (Wallace Beery). As the Earl of Huntington, Fairbanks epitomizes the valiant, loyal knight immortalized in Arthurian legend, gently wooing the virtuous lady Marian (Enid Bennett). When King Richard, Huntington and a band of warriors embark on a crusade to Palestine, Richard's conniving brother John (Sam De Grasse) assumes the throne and turns the once-idyllic empire into a Dante-esque sty of corruption. In the darkest hour, Huntington shirks off his noble demeanor and is transformed into Robin Hood, a hyper-animated avenger who, just a few leaps ahead of his merry men, breathlessly storms the battlements in pursuit of Prince John, the High Sheriff of Nottingham (William Lowery) and all who stand in the way of justice."--DVD container insert.
Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Sam De Grasse, Alan Hale, Enid Bennett, William Lowery, Willard Louis.
"DVD packaging: c2004"--DVD container insert.
"Kino on video."
"Licensed from the Douris Corp."--DVD container insert.
DVD release of the motion picture originally produced in 1922.
"Remastered from an archival 35 mm negative at the correct production speed with color tints and a stereo soundtrack by Eric Beheim."--DVD container insert.
Special features: rare outtake footage ; Will Rogers parodies Robin Hood.
Container includes credits, synopsis, and chapter index (unnumbered).
"K331."
DVD.
Green zone [videorecording]June 9, 2010
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2010.
1 videodisc (1 hr., 55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.
Rated R.
Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan.
Title from container.
Inspired by the book: Imperial life in the emerald city / by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.
Anamorphic widescreen.
Bonus features: deleted scenes; Matt Damon : ready for action; Inside the green zone; feature commentary with Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass.
DVD; Dolby Digital, surround stereo.
She's out of my league [videorecording]June 9, 2010
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2010.
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Average guy Kirk can't believe his luck when, against all odds, Molly, a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe, falls for him. Kirk is stunned and so are his friends, his family, and even his ex-girlfriend. Now, he must go to great lengths to figure out how to make the relationship work and prove to himself and everyone else that she is not out of his league.
Rated R.
Jay Baruchel, Mike Vogel, T.J. Miller, Alice Eve.
Title from container.
Special features: commentary; Devon's dating show; deleted scenes with optional commentary; blooper reel.
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Mary & Max [videorecording]June 9, 2010
[United States] : IFC Films, 2010.
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Mary is a lonely eight-year-old in the suburbs of Melbourne. Struggling with questions that no one can answer, she writes to Max, an obese 44-year-old Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in New York City, which starts a friendship that spans 20 years and two continents.
Voices: Eric Bana, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette.
Title from container.
Special features: US trailer ; International trailer ; Commentary ; Behind the scenes ; Making of ; Alternate scenes ; Casting call ; Short film: Harvie Krumpet.
DVD, widescreen.
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