Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Le Video New Arrivals Week 26

 Warlords (2007)

It's a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. Remake of the 1973 The Blood Brothers. Trailer

Directors: Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip won Best Director at the Golden Horse Award.

Jet Li, Andy Law, Takeshi Kaneshiro
Foreign, Chinese. Mandarin - DVD and Blu-Ray



Shutter Island (2010)

Director: Martin Scorsese
Leonarda DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max Von Sydow.

Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. Trailer - DVD and Blu-Ray


Antarctica (2008)

Director: Yair Hochner

In two days, Omer will hit a milestone; his 30th birthday. Like many his age, he hasn't found himself. Trailer

Foreign, Israeli. Hebrew/English/German
Gay Romantic Drama - DVD



Bass Ackwards (2010)

Director: Linas Phillips
Linas Phillips, Davie-Blue, Jim Fletcher

An Official Selection of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, BASS ACKWARDS is a captivating and consummately human film that reminds us that whatever we think the road is about, the trip is probably about something else. Alternating between scripted action, improvisation and the unpredictable spontaneity of vérité encounters, the film is the semi-autobiographical story of Linas Phillips, who stars as well as directs. Born of the imagination of Phillips and his easy collaboration with old friends, costars and co-conspirators Davie-Blue, Jim Fletcher, Paul Lazar and Sean Porter, the film effortlessly and organically crosses the line between reality and fiction, incorporating the people and characters that Phillips meets on an unscripted and adventurous ride across America. Trailer     Independent, Adventure - DVD


Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

Director: Steve Pink
John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson

Four guy friends, all of them bored with their adult lives, travel back to their respective 80s heydays thanks to a time-bending hot tub. Trailer

Comedy, Sci-Fi - DVD and Blu-Ray


Percy Jackson & The Olympians:
The Lightning Thief (2010)

Director: Chris Columbus
Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario

Modern and mythical worlds collide in this thunderous fantasy-adventure starring Pierce Brosnan, Kevin McKidd and Uma Thurman as you’ve never seen them before! Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager...he’s just learned 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 amongst the gods that could destroy our world! Trailer

Adventure, Fantasy - DVD and Blu-Ray


Creation (2009)

Director: Jon Amiel
Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettan, Toby Jones

English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work. Trailer

Drama, Biography - DVD


 Pretty Bird (2008)

Director: Paul Schneider
John Behlmann, Anna Camp, Billy Crudup

A sweet-natured guy enlists his pals to help him create and market his idea for a rocket-powered belt. But can their friendship withstand unexpected success? Trailer

Comedy, Drama - DVD


Crazy (2008)

Director: Rick Bieber
Wayton Payne, Ali Larter, Lane Garrison

Inspired by the life of Hank Garland, CRAZY is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950's. Won 8 Awards including Best of the Fest at the Breckenridge Festival 2008 - Trailer

Drama, Biography, Music - DVD


The White Ribbon (2009)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte,
Le Ruban Blanc - Trailer

Director: Michael Haneke

Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery. B/W.

                           Foreign, International Co-Production - DVD and Blu-Ray


Everlasting Moments (2008)
Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick - Trailer

Director: Jan Troell
Maria Heiskanen, Michael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen

Swedish master Jan Troell (The Emigrants, The New Land) returns triumphantly with EVERLASTING MOMENTS, a vivid, heartrending story of a woman liberated through art at the beginning of the twentieth century. Though poor and abused by her alcoholic husband, Maria Larsson (Maria Heiskanen, in a beautifully nuanced portrayal) finds an outlet in photography, which opens up her world for the first time. With a burnished bronze tint that evokes faded photographs, and a broad empathetic palette, EVERLASTING MOMENTS--based on a true story--is a miraculous tribute to the power of image making.

Foreign, Swedish, Drama - DVD - Criterion Collection


Erste Liebe

First time on DVD! A beautiful love story by the masterful Russian author, Ivan Turgenev, has been made into an exquisite, internationally acclaimed film. Bittersweet study of a sixteen-year-old boy who becomes infatuated with an impoverished princess during an era of social decay and impending revolution.

Dominique Sanda and John Moulder. Directed by Maximilian Schell. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 19070's Academy Awards.

Bonus Features: Digitally Remastered & Restored, Original Theatrical Trailer, Uncut - European Version, Anamorphic Widescreen - Enhanced for 16x9 monitors. 1970 - Foreign, German - DVD



Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009) Part 1 
Hagane no renkinjutsusi

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood faithfully recreates the story from the classic manga - see Fullmetal Alchemist the way the creator intended!

Foreign, Japanese, Anime, Animation, Adventure. In Japanese. DVD


Hamlet (1990)

Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge. 

DVD (Replacing our VHS)



aka Black Dice

Director: St John Legh Clowes
Linden Travers, Jack La Rue, Hugh McDermott

Film Noir, Gangster, Crime, Drama

DVD




Alex in Wonderland (1970)

Director: Paul Mazursky
Donald Sutherland, Ellen Burstyn

After his first film is a hit, a young director is caught in the classic bind between art and commerce.
Comedy, Drama - DVD



It (1990 TV) Stephen King

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Seven youths have to defeat a demonic creature named Pennywise which dresses in a clown suit and terrorizes a 1960's town in Maine

DVD (replacing our VHS)



Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries (1972)
Collection 1
As seen on Masterpiece Theater
Various Directors
Actor: Ian Carmichael

Foreign, British Television, BBC Miniseries,

DVD
 


The Doors: When You're Strange (2009)

Director: Tom DiCillo
Narrated by Johnny Depp

A look at the late '60s and early '70s rock band The Doors, including rare exclusive footage. Trailer

Nominated at the Sundance Film Festival 2009

Documentary, Music - DVD



Next: A Primer on Urban Painting (2005)

Director: Pablo Aravena

An exploration of graffiti-based visual art as a world culture.

Documentary, Art - DVD




How the Earth Changed History (2010)
How Earth Made Us

The traditional interpretation of history has focused largely on human factors. Yet the natural environment has also shaped history since the dawn of time. This series reveals for the first time on television how geology, geography and climate have had a far more powerful influence on mankind than has previously been acknowledged. With passionate storytelling and extraordinary HD camerawork, this series combines bold ideas with a new science, geo-determinism, to form an original version of human history. Discover why societies have succeeded or failed, and how the environment has influenced every aspect of our history from art to industry, religion to war, world domination or collapse. This series overturns preconceptions about our nations and our cultures to offer a new perspective on who we are today.

Documentary, British, Nature - DVD and Blu-Ray

 
 A Traveler's Guide to the Planets (2010)

Take a trip of a lifetime to visit our neighboring planets with A Traveler s Guide to the Planets. National Geographic takes off beyond Earth s boundaries for the ultimate tour of our solar system. From Mars monstrous mountains to Saturn s glittering rings, the sights are out of this world. Each hour offers breathtaking tours of the planets using modern-day high-tech telescopes and stunning CGI. Programs include: Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus, Pluto and Beyond, Mars, Venus and Mercury.

                            Five Hour Documentary, Nature - DVD and Blu-Ray


A Walk Into the Sea:
Danny Williams and the Factory (2007)

Director: Esther Robinson

Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams -- Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right -- offers a exploration of the Factory era, an homage to Williams's talent, a journey of family discovery and a compelling inquiry into Williams's mysterious disappearance at age 27. Winner of 2 Awards including Best Documentary at the Berlin International Film Festival 2007. Trailer

Documentary, Biography, Art - DVD




 The Closer: The 5th Season

Kyra Sedgwick

TV serie, Crime, Drama - DVD





Madeline's Great Adventures

Join little Madeline, her loyal canine companion Genevieve, puckish next-door neighbor Pepito and her 11 delightful classmates from Miss Clavels Parisian school as they encounter their very own Arabian lamp, a visit from the Prince of Monaco, a band of pirates and even track down 40 charitable thieves in this thrilling DVD collection inspired by Ludwig Bemelmans beloved children s classic! Family, Children, Animation - DVD



Mannequin and Mannequin 2 (1987 and 2001)

Jonathan Switcher is a young artist. He just doesn't seem to last in any job he does. But when he builds a mannequin, he makes it so perfect, he falls in love with it.
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, James Spader

Romantic Comedy - DVD (replacing our VHS)





 Point Break (1991)
An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers who may be surfers
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey
Action, Adventure. DVD (replacing our VHS)






Wild in the Streets and Gas-s-s-s (1968)
Director Barry Shear
Shelley Winters, Christopher Jones

DVD (replacing our VHS)

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