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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

9-11-12 New on DVD

Goosebumps

The Headless Ghost / Ghost Beach

One Day at Horrorland / Go Eat Worms

The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight / A Night in Terror Tower

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111987/

The Headless Ghost: This spine-tingling installment of the popular Goosebumps series is sure to give you the creepy crawlies with these three chilling episodes: The Headless Ghost, Awesome Ants and Teacher's Pet. Ghost Beach: This ghoulish installment of the popular Goosebumps series will scare up so much fun it's frightening with these three spooky episodes: Ghost Beach, The Barking Ghost and Be Careful What You Wish For.

One Day at HorrorLand; The price of admission is hair-raising chills with these two episodes from the popular Goosebumps series: One Day at Horrorland and Welcome to Camp Nightmare. Go Eat Worms!: Hungry for a taste of terror? Dig in with these three scary helpings from the popular Goosebumps series: Go Eat Worms, Bad Hare Day and Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes.

The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight: This spine-tingling installment of the popular Goosebumps series features three chilling episodes: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight, Don't Go to Sleep and Calling All Creeps. A Night in Terror Tower: Scare up some creepy fun with these two terrifying episodes from the popular Goosebumps series: A Night in Terror Tower and Stay Out of the Basement.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

8-28-12 TV DVD of the Week

The Walking Dead

The Complete Second Season

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/

Official Site: http://www.amctv.com/shows/the-walking-dead

Rick negotiates with Hershel to let the group stay on the farm while the others settle in and must contend with an unusual threat. Glenn and a new friend go on a mission. Lori gets some surprising news.

8-28-12 DVD of the Week

You've got a Friend

2007 | C: USA | L: English | Rated: Not Rated | Family

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995065/

In 1976, 12 year old BOBBY GRAHAM, a recent orphan, moves to Albuquerque to live with his aunt and uncle. Determined to follow in his late father's creative footsteps, Bobby defies his uncle and teams up with the town recluse, Vietnam Vet JIM KLECAN, to build a soap box racing car and compete in the derby.

8-28-12 New TV DVD

Once Upon a Time

The Complete First Season

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843230/

Emma Swan gets the surprise of her life when Henry, the son she gave up 10 years ago, arrives on her doorstep. Returning the boy to his adoptive mother becomes complicated when Henry reveals a stunning theory to Emma. Everyone in Storybrooke, Maine is a fairytale character under a curse, and Emma - as the long lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming - is the one who can save them all. The story unfolds; interweaving scenes of the drama in the sleepy New England town and the inhabitants' past lives in the world of fairy tales. The timeless battle of good vs evil is ready to begin again.

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Two and a Half Men

The Complete Ninth Season

The ninth season of Two and a Half Men comes with big changes - and even bigger laughs! When hopelessly nerdish Alan (Jon Cryer) and his son Jake (Angus T. Jones) encounter a nagging cash-flow problem, their solution is to sell their newly inherited beach pad to internet gazillionaire Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher). Soon, the three guys bond, form a substitute family, and experience all sorts of comedic exploits that audiences come to expect from this hilarious hit comedy!

8-28-12 Foreign Selection

Monsieur Lazhar

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011971/

Official Site: http://www.monsieurlazhar.com/

Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While the class goes through a long healing process, nobody in the school is aware of Bachir's painful former life; nor that he is at risk of being deported at any moment. Adapted from Evelyne de la Cheneliere's play, Bachir Lazhar depicts the encounter between two distant worlds and the power of self-expression. Using great sensitivity and humor, Philippe Falardeau follows a humble man who is ready to transcend his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death.

8-28-12 New on DVD

Family of Four

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1225636/

FAMILY OF FOUR is a drama that explores the secret, hidden lives of four family members living under the same roof. A wife and mother who hides her propensity for alcohol, a father and husband who conceals his inner desire for another woman, a daughter who is experimenting with sex, drugs, and drinking, and a son who is so willfully ignored, he creates an imaginary friend as his caretaker. Family of Four: The rise and fall of the American family.

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I Am Gabriel

An unforgiving sun, a parched earth, and a failed economy have left a small Texas town desolate. For ten years Promise, Texas has known nothing but one curse after another. It's barren, broken, and dying, leaving a town full of despair. When a couple finds a boy walking along a dusty road, alone in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but a mat tucked under his arm, they pick him up in hopes of helping him. What they don't realize is that he has come to help them and the residents of Promise. No one knows who he is or where he came from. Some think he's an answer to prayer. Others think he's a runaway or a false prophet. And the only thing this boy will say about himself is that he's here to help. The town's sheriff, Brody, is determined to uncover the truth. But Brody has his own problems trying to hold a dying town together. Miracle after miracle takes place and the residents of Promise embrace the boy.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

8-21-12 DVD of the Week

Big Shots

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092655/

Following the death of his father, suburbanite Obie runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, he befriends con artist Scam. The two then embark on a Down South adventure involving gangsters, the police, and a search for Scam's father.

8-21-12 DVD Classic

A Hero's Climb

Also known as 'The Climb'

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118865/

Official Site: http://www.spellboundpictures.com/theclimb/

John Langer (John Hurt), a crusty old civil engineer, has an arsenal full of memories. With irreverent wit, he rattles on, in his humorous style, burning his spicy stories into the imagination of a young neighbor kid, Danny Himes (Gregory Smith). Danny is a gifted, spirited athlete with something to prove. Worldly, old man Langer has turned his back on proving anything at all. Old man Langer and Danny seem an unlikely pair. Their relationship turns from young caregiver/caretaker to student/mentor to comrades on a quest to free themselves from life's inequities and inevitabilities. Danny's father, Earl (David Strathairn), who did not serve in World War II, is considered a coward. Danny excels to overcome his father's reputation, but Earl is actually more of a man than the town knows. This is the story of "A Hero's Climb."

Starring: Gregory Smith

8-21-12 New on DVD

Bones

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447480/

Set in 1989 Long Island New York, Bones is the heartbreaking story of four teenagers who find themselves in a situation spinning out of control. Each with challenges of their own, the teens must grow up fast in order to survive. Despite the chaos, love blossoms, shining a bit of light into their seemingly dark world. The events that take place in the course of a summer will change them for life and bond them forever. A superbly acted coming of age tale, with a rich soundtrack Bones showcases young talent that has since been garnering increasing attention.

Starring: Jimmy Bennett

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Home Run Showdown

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1680311/

When 12-year-old Lorenzo doesn’t make the team for the Youth Baseball League, he decides to start his own and he recruits Joey (Matthew Lillard), a washed-up minor leaguer, to be the coach. Now Joey has to shape a ragtag team of kids into champions that can win the Home Run Showdown!

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Sedona

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1516577/

Official Site: http://www.sedonamovie.com/

Soul-searching drama depicting the profound personal transformations experienced by a powerful advertising executive and a stressed-out lawyer over the course of one life-altering day in mystical Sedona, Arizona. Successful ad woman Tammy is driving from Portland to Phoenix to meet a big potential client when she's run off the road by a small airplane making an emergency landing. At first infuriated by the eccentric locals, she gradually begins to suspect that she may have ended up in Sedona for a reason as she waits for the local mechanic to repair her car and faces her difficult past for the very first time. Meanwhile, amidst the towering red boulders, workaholic lawyer Scott, his partner Eddie, and their two sons embark on a hiking trip that turns unexpectedly tense when seven-year-old Denny disappears into the sun-scorched landscape. As Scott searches frantically for his missing son.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

amazon.com picks

Kid Racer

Buckle up for the ride of your life in this coming-of-age story about an aspiring go kart racer with a need for speed, a passion for the racetrack, and a hunger for victory! Marc Benton (Randy Shelly, Beowulf) has had the same dream his whole life.

Starring: Randy Shelly

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Logan

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483010/

Official Site: http://www.realbean.com/l/home.php

"Logan" is a story about two teenage brothers, Tyler and Logan. Logan, the younger of the two, has got his mind set on a seemingly impossible project which turns out to be much harder than he could ever imagine. At the turn of an unexpected tragedy, the brothers' relationship is altered forever and Tyler is challenged to do whatever it takes to see his little brother's project succeed, even if that means risking it all.

Starring : Leo Howard