Audio/Visual

Feature Length Films and TV Series – September 2008

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Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Ace Ventura, pet detective is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins’ missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino, and whether he’s undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man … or beast!. Cast: Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courteney Cox, Tone L¯oc, Dan Marino. Rated PG-13

Band of Brothers
This is the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, drawn from interviews with survivors as well as soldiers’ journals and letters. Cast:Kirk Acevedo, Eion Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, David Schwimmer, Douglas Spain, Richard Speight Jr., Donnie Wahlberg. Originally broadcast by HBO in 2001. Based on the book by Stephen Ambrose.

Country Matters
Adaptations of short stories by A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates. Set against the English countryside during the post-World War I period. Reveals the timeless and constant qualities of the British landscape and its people. Cast: Ian McKellen, Prunella Ransome, Susan Penhaligon, Robert Keegan, Rosalind Ayres, Peter Firth, Penelope Wilton, Susan Fleetwood, Gareth Thomas, Brian Marshall, Jane Lapotaire, Stephen Chase, Keith Drinkel, Mary Weinbark, Prunella Scales, Nicholas Hoye. Originally broadcast on television between 1972 and 1973. Not rated.

Eleanor and Franklin: The Early Years & The White House Years
He was one of America’s greatest presidents leading the nation out of its darkest years and guiding it through one of its most difficult wars. She was his wife a First Lady who declined the role of White House hostess and instead devoted herself to public service. This exclusive HBO Double Feature brings together the two critically acclaimed films (“The Early Years” and “The Whitehouse Years”) detailing the Roosevelt’s saga presenting an intimate portrait of their public and private lives. Cast: Jane Alexander, Edward Hermann, Priscilla Pointer, Walter McGinn, Rosemary Murphy, Blair Brown. Based on the book by Joseph P. Lash. Not Rated.

The English Patient
Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, a complicated WWII saga told in flashback sequences. Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Naveen Andrews. Rated R

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Despite the success of his highly-rated (but critically-panned) sitcom, Andy can’t help but wonder if true artistic respectability will ever come his way. Andy decides to take drastic measures: he fires his loyal but useless agent Darren; pulls the plug on his hit show; and turns down roles he considers “beneath him.” Cast: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant. Originally broadcast on HBO in 2007. Rated TV-14.

Flying Leathernecks
It’s World War II. Major Dan Kirby (John Wayne) is hard on his marines. His subordinate Captain Carl Griffin thinks the Major is overdoing it, but Kirby proves that there is a method to his madness after all. Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. Not rated.

The Hiding Place
With the Nazi invasion of Holland, Corrie ten Boom’s family joins the resistance to help save persecuted Jewish families. When they are arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps themselves, they have nothing left to cling to but their faith. Cast: Julie Harris, Jeannette Clift, Eileen Heckart. Rated PG. Based on the true story by Corrie ten Boom.

House M.D. Season Four
Reunite with the perplexing and prickly Dr. Gregory House as he tackles impossible cases while putting a new staff of potential team members through the medical wringer with his trademark sarcasm and irreverent bedside manner. Cast: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Kal Penn, Peter Jacobson, Olivia Wilde. Not rated.

Inspector LynLey Mysteries: Series 6
Suave, sophisticated Detective Inspector Lynley and his prickly, plebian sidekick Detective Sergeant Havers are back with two new gripping mysteries in this sixth and final series. But with Lynley struggling to cope with his wife’s death — and Havers struggling with her partner’s heavy drinking — will they be able to focus on solving crime? Cast: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small. Based on Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley mysteries. Not rated.

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Story of a Kansas City couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, whose lives are affected in different ways as their children grow up and leave home, and more adventurous friends bring new ideas into their home. Mrs. Bridge questions the life she has led, but her husband remains a firm believer in family and home, regardless of the changes in the world around him. Based on the novels “Mr. Bridge” and “Mrs. Bridge”, by Evan S. Connell. Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Blythe Danner. Rated PG-13.

Partners
Sergeant Benson (Ryan O’Neal) is the biggest ladies man on the force. Kerwin (John Hurt) is a gay man, works a desk job and keeps quiet about his personal life. When a double murder lands on Benson’s desk, he’s forced to go undercover into the gay community in order to bring the killer to justice. It’s a tough job for a macho cop – but fortunately, he’s got a partner. Benson and Kerwin team up to solve the crime, and find themselves doing things that were never included in their job description. Written by Francis Veber (La Cage aux folles), this hilarious fish out-of-water comedy delivers equal parts thrills and laughs.

Top Gun
At the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School, cocky, young pilots compete against one another in the air as well as on the ground. Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt. Rated PG.

New Releases on DVD – September 2008

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Baby Mama
A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate. Cast: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco, Maura Tierney, Holland Taylor, Sigourney Weaver. Rated PG-13

The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Awards: Oscar – Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. Language: German, English, Hebrew, Russian or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Marie Bäumer, Martin Brambach, Dolores Chaplin. Based on the book The Devil’s Workshop by Adolf Burger. Rated: R

88 Minutes
A college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI has only 88 minutes to live and must tie up all loose ends. Cast: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, Deborah Kara Unger, Benjamin McKenzie, Neal McDonough. Rated R

Flywheel
A dishonest used car salesman turns his life around, after he is caught deceiving customers and must return their money. Cast: Alex Kendrick, Janet Lee Dapper, Tracy Goode, Walter Burnett, Treavor Lokey, Richie Hunnewell, Lisa Arnold, Rutha Harris, Steve Moore, Roger Breland. Not rated.

The Forbidden Kingdom
A discovery made by a kung fu-obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors. Cast: Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano, Jackie Chan. Rated PG-13

The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
In 1788, Mary Bryant, a starving young Cornwall girl, is convicted of a petty crime and sentenced to seven years in the Australian penal colony of Botany Bay. When Mary initiates an escape, she embarks on an arduous four thousand-mile journey toward freedom in a tragic and triumphant story that would make her one of history’s most fascinating and courageous unsung heroines. Cast: Romola Garai, Jack Davenport, Alex O’Laoughlin and Sam Neill. Rated R

The Love Guru
An American raised outside of his country by gurus returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. Cast: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Meagan Good, Omid Djalili, Ben Kingsley. Rated PG-13

Made of Honor
A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor. Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison, Chris Messina, Richmond Arquette, Busy Philipps, Whitney Cummings, Emily Nelson, Kathleen Quinlan. Rated PG-13

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
When a governess loses her job, she is thrown into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer. Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Cia`rn Hinds, Shirley Henderson, Mark Strong. Based on the novel by Winifred Watson. Rated PG-13

Persepolis
The coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. In French or English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. Voices: Chiara Mastroianni, Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Iggy Pop. Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. Rated PG-13

Pope Dreams
A coming-of-age tale about a young man at a crossroads in life. Filled with heart, music, life, loss…and a set of drums. Cast: Julie Hagerty, Stephen Tobolowsky, Phillip Vaden, Marnette Patterson. Not rated.

Recount
Explores one of the most dramatic and controversial events in recent U.S. election history, which shook a nation’s faith in the ability to stage a fair and open election. Cast: Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Laura Dern, John Hurt, Denis Leary, Bruce McGill, Tom Wilkinson. An HBO Production, Rated TV-MA.

Smart People
A widowed professor experiences both a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page, Ashton Holmes. Rated R

Then She Found Me
A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies, and her real one shows up. Cast: Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth, Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Ben Shenkman. Based on the novel by Elinor Lipman.

What Happens in Vegas
After the wildest party night of their lives, strangers Jack and Joy wake up to discover that they got married. When Jack wins a three-million-dollar jackpot using Joy’s quarter, their hopes of a quick annulment end as each wants to keep the money. After a no-nonsense judge sentences them to six months of “hard marriage,” the pair go to outrageous lengths to try to cheat each other out of the money. Cast: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, Treat Williams, Dennis Miller. Rated PG-13

Foreign Language Films – September 2008

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The Counterfeiters
Germany, 1936. Salomon “Sally” Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a life of cards, booze, and women. Suddenly his luck runs dry when he is arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. He is immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp. There, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Berhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany’s opponents. But, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop the operation. Now faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions are ultimately the right ones. Awards: Oscar – Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. Language: German, English, Hebrew, Russian or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Marie Bäumer, Martin Brambach, Dolores Chaplin. Based on the book The Devil’s Workshop by Adolf Burger. Rated: R

New DVDs: Feature Length Films and TV Series – August 2008

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Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
A look at the man who changed fashion during 18th century England, at a time when men wore heavy perfume, makeup, and wigs, by showing princes and lords how he felt a man should truly look. Cast: James Purefoy, Hugh Bonneville, Matthew Rhys. Based on Ian Kelly’s biography of Brummell.

Blue Murder: Set 3
Award-winning actress Caroline Quentin portrays Janine with the perfect combination of toughness and tenderness. And Ian Kelsey brings a subtle vulnerability to his role as DI Richard Mayne, the lead detective on Janine’s team. These tense, tightly plotted British mysteries show the everyday trials and triumphs of a woman balancing career and family.

Foyle’s War: Set Five
Michael Kitchen stars as DCS Christopher Foyle, investigating wartime crimes in an English coastal town. With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways.

Inspector Morse: Part 13 Sins of the Fathers
Real ale buff Inspector Morse is in his element when he investigates foul play at a family-run brewery. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, John Bird, Lisa Harrow, Alex Jennings, Betty Marsden, Paul Shelley, Kim Thomson, Trevor Martin, Paul Mooney, Simon Slater.

Inspector Morse: Part 14 Driven to Distraction
Morse’s investigations into the apparently motiveless murder of a young woman lead him to question his own driving ability and to consider selling his coveted Mark 2 Jaguar. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Patrick Malahide, David Ryall, Christopher Fulford, Mary Jo Randle and James Grout.

Inspector Morse: Part 15 Masonic Mysteries
Morse is top of the list of suspects when his lady friend is found murdered. Even the loyal Sergeant Lewis has to admit that all the clues point to Morse when Beryl Newsome is stabbed at a dress rehearsal for the local drama society’s production of the Magic Flute. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Madelaine Newton, Diane Fletcher, Richard Kane, Ian McDiarmid,Iain Cuthbertson, James Grout.

Inspector Morse: Part 17 Fat Chance
Romance threatens the well-ordered life of Inspector Morse when he is attracted to a female cleric whilst investigating the suspicious death of a young woman deacon. A strong candidate to become the first female chaplain of St. Saviour’s College in Oxford, the victim had a vociferous group of supporters. But could the strong feelings surrounding the campaign have developed into murder? Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Maurice Denham, Zoe Wanamaker, Maggie O’Neill, Kenneth Maig, James Grout, Caroline Ryder and Peggy Mount.

Inspector Morse: Part 18 Who Killed Harry Field?
Harry Field was an artist, a raconteur, a drinker, and not averse to forging the odd painting. When he is mysteriously killed, Morse takes over the investigation and is plunged into the arty world of Harry’s Bohemian friends. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Geraldine James, Nicola Cowper, Freddie Jones, Ronald Pickup.

Inspector Morse: Part 19 Greeks Bearing Gifts
The Greek community in Oxford closes ranks when a Greek restaurant chef is found dead and a baby goes missing. Morse feels more at home with Oxford’s other Greek connection – the classical scholars – and surprisingly discovers there could be a link between the two worlds. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Jan Harvey, Martin Jarvis, James Hazeldine, James Faulkner.

Inspector Morse: Part 21 Dead on Time
When an elderly Don apparently commits suicide, Inspector Morse is called in and finds he has a personal involvement in the case. The wife of the dead man is the woman Morse was engaged to be married to years ago. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Richard Pasco, Joanna David.

Inspector Morse: Part 24 Absolute Conviction
Bailey, Thornton and Cryer were eighties entrepreneurs until it was found that they had stolen millions of pounds from their investors. All three are serving sentences in the same prison where Cryer is found dead in his cell. It looks like a heart attack but the pathologist’s report quickly points to murder. Morse and Lewis go behind bars to investigate but must tread carefully with the prison governor. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Richard Wilson, Sean Bean, Diana Quick.

Inspector Morse: Part 25 Cherubim & Seraphim
When Morse visits his stepmother and half-sister, he finds himself in the middle of a tragedy. His stepniece has committed suicide. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Isla Blair, Sorcha Cusack, Jason Isaacs, John Junkin, James Grout.

Inspector Morse: Part 26 Deadly Slumber
Avril Steppings is permanently brain damaged after a minor operation. When the doctor who runs the clinic that treated Avril is murdered, Inspector Morse has an immediate suspect, Avril’s father. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Brian Cox, Penny Downie, Janet Suzman.

Inspector Morse: Part 27 The Day of the Devil
Chief Inspector Morse matches wits with a dangerous escaped mental patient who is a master of disguise. Morse also has to deal with growing Satanism in Oxfordshire. He is helped in the hunt by his psychiatrist, who appears to be a target. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Harriet Walter, Richard Griffiths, Keith Allen, Gilly Coman.

Inspector Morse: Part 29 The Way through the Woods
The Lovers Lane Killer is dead. The man accused of murdering five people has himself been killed in a prison fight before his trial. The body of Karen Anderson, supposedly the killer’s fifth victim, was never found. Although her bag was recovered at the bottom of the lake at Blenheim, Morse is convinced that Karen’s remains are in Wytham Woods. When a body is discovered at Blenheim, Morse and Sergeant Lewis are on the case. Will the woods at Wytham yield up their secrets to Morse and Lewis? Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Malcolm Storry, Neil Dudgeon, Michelle Fairley, James Grout, Nicholas Le Prevost, Clare Holman.

Inspector Morse: Part 30 The Daughters of Cain
Suspects abound after the murder of Dr. Felix McClure and so do their alibis. A retired university Fellow is stabbed to death in cold blood and Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis are plunged back into the heart of Oxford’s academic world. An apparent routine investigation for the two detectives is complicated as they unravel a story of undergraduate suicide, drugs in college and the dismissal of a college scout. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Gabrielle Lloyd, Phyllis Logan, Amanda Ryan, Tony Haygarth, Benjamin Whitrow.

Inspector Morse: Part 32 The Wench Is Dead
On a June morning in 1859, the body of a young woman was found by the Oxford Canal. In the present day, recovering after an operation in hospital, Morse is visited by Adele Cecil and American scholar Millie Van Buren whose book on the murder becomes his preoccupation. Morse soon becomes convinced that the two boatmen publicly hanged for the murder of the respectably married Joanna Franks were the victims of a gross miscarriage of justice. Inspector Morse is joined by Adrian Kershaw, a young graduate police constable, who assists him in his investigations. Cast: John Thaw, Judy Loe, Lisa Eichhorn, Matthew Finney, James Grout, Clare Holman.

Inspector Morse: Part 33 The Remorseful Day
In this last Morse dramatization, an ailing Inspector Morse returns to work to investigate new evidence that has surfaced regarding the brutal murder of the agreeably flirtatious nurse who attended to him when he was in the hospital. Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Paul Freeman, T. P. McKenna, Clare Holman, Anna Wilson-Jones, Jesse Birdsall, James Grout.

Lord Peter Wimsey: The Nine Tailors
Twenty years after visiting East Anglia, Lord Peter Wimsey (Ian Carmichael) is stranded there after an auto mishap. When a mutilated body is found on the estate, Wimsey discovers a connection to the jewels that were stolen 20 years before. The full picture eludes him until a natural disaster strikes and the nine church bells that signal death in a country town ring out. DVD release of the original 1974 BBC drama seen on PBS’ Masterpiece theatre. Based on the novel by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Mother Teresa
In a powerful portrayal Golden Globe-winner Olivia Hussey illuminates the life story of Mother Teresa the selfless missionary who brought hope love and salvation to the poorest of the poor. A shrewd diplomat and an indomitable force Mother Teresa is unwilling to accept what others deem impossible fearlessly fighting for the unloved and the forgotten. Her good works transcend hardships and ultimately earn her international acclaim including the Nobel Peace Prize. The small miracles and humble triumphs of Mother Teresa will inspire you in this poignant tale of a modern-day saint.

Porterhouse Blue
Set in a fictional, all-male Cambridge college this movie aims it’s barbs at aristocrats, politicians, and TV reporters as well as academics. Based on the novel by Tom Sharpe. Originally broadcast as single episodes of the TV series in 1987. Cast: Ian Richardson and David Jason.

Smallville: The Complete Fourth Season
Clark Kent will have plenty of reasons to remember senior year! Clark embarks on a quest for three Kryptonian crystals, and trying to keep the crystals from destroying Earth. He also stars on the football team, and the annoying Lois Lane comes to Smallville. Cast: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Jensen Ackles, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O’Toole, John Schneider.

Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season
During this exciting pivotal season: Clark faces rogue Kryptonians, Lex Luthor launches a vicious political campaign, the Fortress of Solitude rises, Clark’s love for Lana Lang deepens and he and Lois Lane remain friendly adversaries, Clark crosses paths with AC (aka Aquaman), Victor Stone (aka Cyborg) and the mysterious Milton Fine (aka Brainiac). Cast: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O’Toole, John Schneider.

Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season
They tried to be friends, but their chosen paths set them on a collision course. The Clark Kent-Lex Luthor rivalry explodes into the fierce good-versus-evil battle. Cast: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O’Toole. Originally broadcast on television during the 2006-2007 season.

Stargate Atlantis: The Complete First Season
A secret base built by the Ancients is found in the ice in Antarctica. The Stargate Atlantis team is sent on a one-way mission to explore the distant Pegasus galaxy. The team encounters many new civilizations, including the sinister Wraith. Cast: Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, Rainbow Sun Francks, David Hewlett, Paul McGillion.

Documentaries and Nonfiction Films – August 2008

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Attenborough in Paradise: and Other Personal Voyages
A collection of seven of David Attenborough’s celebrated nature programs. Topics covered include: the courtship displays of birds in New Guinea; the “music” of the wild; David Attenborough’s career as a nature filmmaker.

Earth: The Biography
Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh-hour coincidences that save it from extinction, and an astonishing power to continually regenerate. Uses breathtaking footage and special imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet – volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Traveling from Ethiopia’s unique lava lake to an ice cave under a glacier in Greenland and amazing locations in between, examine the forces that have helped create and foster life on Earth. Narrator, Iain Stewart.
Originally broadcast on the BBC in 2007.

Found in China: A Documentary
A group of six Midwestern families with Chinese adoptive daughters take a heritage trip to China. The documentary focuses on the 9- to 13-year old girls and their feelings about being adopted as they learn about the culture of their homeland and the circumstances of their adoption.

Galápagos: the Islands that Changed the World
The inspiration for Darwin’s theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals. Narrated by Tilda Swinton. Originally broadcast on the British Broadcasting Corporation, 2006.

Incredible Britain
Join actor Robbie Coltrane as he shows viewers the back roads of London to Glasgow, stopping along the way to learn of some of the more interesting customs of the local people. Includes fun facts map and biography.

Life in Cold Blood
David Attenborough tells the epic story of the most enduringly successful animals to ever walk on land – reptiles and amphibians. The latest technology enables extraordinary and previously unseen behavior to be captured in intimate detail.

Life in the Freezer
Hosted by David Attenborough, this BBC-TV six-episode television series explores the landscape, wildlife, and underwater reaches of Antarctica.

Life in the Undergrowth
David Attenborough guides the viewer through a miniature universe teeming with life, never normally seen, yet all around us. New technology reveals surreal vistas and their extraordinary inhabitants.

The Life of Birds
David Attenborough journeys across seven continents filming thousands of species of birds, revealing their patterns of behavior.

New Music CDs – Summer 2008

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Click on Titles to order from the Library Catalog.
All Sides O.A.R., CD 781.66 OAR 2008
O.A.R. has come to stand for authentic Rock music that reflects the collective triumphs and tragedies we all experience is this world: Real people making real music that resounds deeply with their fans. The songs on this album showcase every facet of the band and it’s musical tastes which led to calling the album ‘All Sides’.

Classical Barbra Barbra Streisand, CD 782.42 STR 1976

One of Barbra Streisand’s more esoteric projects, Classical Barbra is an album of European art songs composed by Debussy, Handel, Schumann, and others and sung in French, German, Latin, Italian, and English. Streisand is in typically good voice, and while the album must have been a stretch for her usual audience and a surprise to the classical audience, she carries the performances off.

 

Crayons Donna Summer, CD 781.63 SUM 2008

Summer helped to define the 70’s pop music generation and Crayons has all the characteristics that made Donna an icon. Containing a potent mix of the up-tempo tunes and ballads, the new album showcases incredible new material that is written by Donna (who wrote or co-wrote the majority of her hits of the 70’s and 80’s). Working with Donna were renowned writers and producers including: Greg Kurstin (Lilly Allen, Pink), Danielle Brisebois (Natasha Bedingfield, New Radicals), JR Rotem (Sean Kingston, Rihanna), Evan Bogart (co-writer of Rihanna’s smash “SOS” and the son of legendary record executive, Casablanca Records founder and Donna’s mentor, Neil Bogart), and Lester Mendez (Shakira, Santana).

 

The Dark Knight Various Artists, CD 781.542 ZIM 2008

Soundtrack album for the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Music composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. The Dark Knight is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. The film is a sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman film series after an eight-year hiatus. Actor Heath Ledger stars as The Joker.The CD contains 14 tracks of powerful punches of Batman’s adventures of good vs evil.

Esperanza Esperanza Spalding, CD 781.63 SPA 2008

Esperanza, bassist/vocalist/composer Esperanza Spalding’s debut on Heads Up International, is set for worldwide release on May 20, 2008. Armed with uncanny instrumental chops, a siren voice that spans three languages, and composing and arranging skills that weave together the best elements of the old-school with the progressive, this 23-year-old has crafted a debut album that takes a completely fresh and refreshing approach to jazz by borrowing from the rich traditions of soul, pop, world music and so much more. Esperanza is joined in the studio by a crew of A-list session players, including flamenco guitar virtuoso Niño Josele, percussionist Jamey Haddad, drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, saxophonist Donald Harrison and several other seasoned talents – all of whom collectively serve as further evidence of the kind of creative energy and magnetism that she radiates.

Forgiven Los Lonely Boys, CD 781.66 LON 2008

Forgiven is the third album from Grammy Award winning multi platinum artist Los Lonely Boys. This album was produced by Steve Jordan (John Mayer). Forgiven is the follow up to Sacred which debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts in July 2006. The album’s first single ‘Staying With Me’ premiered on May 5th Cinco De Mayo. Los Lonely Boys are a rock band from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music which they dub as Texican Rock n’ Roll, combining elements of Rock’N’Roll, Blues, Soul, Country, and Tejano.

 

Greatest Hits: Every Mile a Memory Dierks Bentley 2003-2008, CD 781.642 BEN 2008

Five years, five #1 hits, six Grammy nominations, and one CMA Horizon Award later, Platinum-selling country superstar Dierks Bentley brings you a collection of his fan’s favorites on Greatest Hits/Every Mile A Memory 2003-2008. The compilation features ten of Dierks’ most recognizable hits, two brand new songs, and five live songs selected exclusively by his fans! Dierks has given his loyal fans creative control of this project, allowing them to handpick the content of the album, cover art, and the album title. Participating fans will then have their names listed in the liner notes of the project as executive producers. Dierk says, ‘I can’t think of a better way to get my fans involved than to have them actually act as executive producers of this record’.

Joshua Tree U2, CD 781.66 U2 1987

Having nearly exhausted their capacity for pop-song politics on War and The Unforgettable Fire, U2 turned toward themes of personal identity and complex relationships on The Joshua Tree. Not that the group was willing to come down off the barricades entirely: “Mothers of the Disappeared” and “Bullet the Blue Sky” turned a jaundiced eye toward Central America and the United States’ role there. But the predominant mood here is one of self-discovery and the hunger for something more on tracks like the pulsating “Where the Streets Have No Name” and the gospel-ish “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.” The album’s masterstroke, however, is “With or Without You,” a nasty love song dressed up as an ode of devotion and care. It ranks with the Police’s “Every Breath You Take” as the most misread smash hit of the ’80s.

Julianne Hough Julianne Hough, CD 781.642 HOU 2008

Julianne Hough is already known to millions of fans as the two-time professional dance champion on ABC-TV’s top-rated Dancing with the Stars (DWTS). The show, which pairs professional dancers with music, sports, film and television celebrities, has become a cultural phenomenon and Julianne its top star. Julianne’s debut album is a compelling collection of songs about the joys and challenges of everyday life delivered by an evocative young voice.

 

Lay It Down Al Green, CD 781.643 GRE 2008

Lay It Down with 11 tracks by Al Green. Friends laying it down with Al Green are Anthony Hamilton on the opening album title track and on ‘You’ve Got the Love I Need’. Corinne Bailey Rae sings with Al on ‘Take Your Time’ and John Legend joins in on ‘Stay With Me (By The Sea)’.

 

Life, Death, Love & Freedom John Mellencamp, CD 781.66 MEL 2008

The man who has been called `the poet laureate of the interstate’ has reached deep into his soul, bringing forth an album of unparalleled maturity powered by a piercing musical vision. Produced by T Bone Burnett (“O’ Brother Where Art Thou,” Robert Plant, Allison Krauss)

Love on the Inside Sugarland, CD 781.642 SUG 2008

Mercury Nashville’s super duo Sugarland will release their third studio album entitled, Love On The Inside, July 29. Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush co-wrote all tracks and have teamed up with Byron Gallimore again to produce.

 

Loverly Cassandra Wilson, CD 781.65 WIL 2008

Long considered one of the finest singers in the jazz world, Cassandra Wilson’s new album is a tour de force of emotion, technique, interpretation and style as she brings her considerable powers to this collection of classic songs. Once again she has gathered a band of shining talent, featuring the brilliant Jason Moran on Piano with guitarist Marvin Sewell and Lonnie Plaxico on bass – a band that is so good together that Cassandra was happy to sit in the producer’s chair and let the songs speak for themselves. Featuring incredible interpretations of the classics like Black Orpheus, Caravan, and The Very Thought of You, Cassandra is one of the few singers that can genuinely re-invent a song that we all think we know, such as Wouldn’t It Be Loverly and turn it breathe new emotional life into it. However, the standout track has to be the stunning funky, soulful, brooding St. James Infirmary which has become a staple of her live set.

Modern Guilt Beck, 781.63 BEC 2008

The new album contains 10 new songs, and with the exception of last year’s Grammy-nominated, digital-only single “Timebomb”, Modern Guilt is the first new material Beck has written since the prolific stretch that produced 2005’s platinum Guero and 2006’s universally acclaimed The Information. Modern Guilt is a tightly assembled group of songs that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor. Musically, the album’s ten tracks vacillate between economy and experimentation, hybrid and pop classicism, while consistently manifesting Beck and Danger Mouse’s shared interest in psych-rock, folk, electronic minimalism and orchestration.

Pearl Janis Joplin, 781.66 JOP 1999

Janis Joplin made the blues her own. Though she didn’t live to finish this album before her 1970 death from a heroin overdose, her intense passion and frantic cries of pain and ecstasy were enough to make Pearl one of the most memorable recordings of her era. Her band does fill up some vinyl with the instrumental “Buried Alive in the Blues,” but it’s the vocals that make this album worth hearing these many decades later. Listen to the tortured heartbreak of “Cry Baby” or the hopeful declarations of Kris Kristofferson’s “Me & Bobby McGee” and understand why Joplin remains an essential, if tragic, figure in pop. This reissue of Joplin’s final album includes four live bonus tracks recorded during the 1970 Canadian Festival Express Tour.

 

Stone of Sisyphus (XXXII) Chicago, 781.66 CHI 2008

Formed in its namesake city in 1967, Chicago is the first American band ever to propel albums into Billboard®’s pop Top 40 for five consecutive decades, and is among the most successfully charting U.S.-grown acts of all time. Now, another page in the band’s history is revealed with the long-awaited release of Stone Of Sisyphus, the once shelved album that has attained legendary status among fans and critics alike. Recorded in 1993 and originally intended as Chicago XXII, the disc marked a return to the genre-transcending, adventurous fusion of sounds that defined the group’s 1970s-era heyday. Three tracks from it surfaced on Rhino’s 2003 Chicago box, but the album itself is previously unissued—now, this momentous release also features four incredibly rare bonus tracks.

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift, 781.642 SWI 2008

Three years ago, a 13-year old Taylor Swift set out to be a star and moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Nashville. By 14, she had a publishing deal, and by 15, a recording contract. In these days of Bianca Ryan (and before her, Tanya Tucker and LeAnn Rimes), many are called, but few are chosen. Swift, it appears, is one of the chosen ones. Her vocal talent is modest, though sweetly affecting, her style seemingly influenced by the radio hits of early Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch, and perhaps Cyndi Thomson. And at times, her youthfulness shows–she encoded messages in the lyrics of her CD booklet, starting with the name of the boy who cheated on her from “Should’ve Said No” (the album’s strongest offering). But in writing or co-writing all 11 songs on this debut, Swift demonstrates remarkable maturity, particularly in crafting a hooky, radio-ready chorus.

Temptation: Music from the Showtime Series Californication Various Artists, 781.546 TEM 2007

Album contains twenty tracks of music from Californication, the Showtime 12-part series production created by Tom Kapinos and starring David Duchovny as Hank Moody, a troubled novelist whose move to LA and problems with his job complicate the relationships with his ex-girlfriend Karen (Natascha McElhone) and daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin).Songs featured are from The Rolling Stones, Peeping Tom, My Morning Jacket and The Doors plus several songs from the series.

 

25th Anniversary of Thriller Michael Jackson, 781.63 JAC 2008

The Biggest Album Ever just got bigger. The 25th Anniversary Edition of Thriller celebrates this ground-breaking album with 7 bonus tracks, six of which are previously unreleased. The new tracks include exclusive remixes from Kanye West, Fergie, will.i.am and Akon along with a previously unreleased track from the Thriller sessions, “For All Time,” newly mixed and mastered by Michael Jackson. Also included is a BONUS DVD with new, digitally restored versions of the three videos from the album as well as the Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking performance of “Billie Jean” on the “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” television special.

Where the Light Is John Mayer, 781.66 MAY 2008

Two CD set. This album captures the multi-Grammy Award winning, platinum selling singer and songwriter in the element where fans love him the most – Live on stage! The special concert includes three sets: an acoustic performance, a rare set with John Mayer Trio (with Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino), as well as a set featuring Mayer’s full band, all recorded during the night of December 8, 2007 at the Nokia Theater in LA. This album features the quintessential performer as an acoustic songwriter, electric guitar slinger, bluesman and vocalist. Highlights include many of Mayer’s biggest hits, ‘Waiting On The World To Change’ new interpretations of cover songs, ‘Free Fallen’ and a previously unreleased Mayer gem ‘In Your Atmosphere’.

Wow Hits 2008 Various Artists, 781.7 WOW 2007

The most in-demand record of the year is back WOW Hits 2008, A 2 CD set of the year’s top Christian artists and songs. For over 10 years now the Christian music industry has partnered together to bring fans the most impressive collection of hits available anywhere! WOW Hits 2008 is also a perfect gift for those new to the experience of Christian music.

New Releases on DVD – July 2008

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The Air I Breathe
In this powerful film, four very different people teetering on the edge of desperation are unexpectedly linked by their destinies. In search for happiness in a gritty urban world, brought to life are the stories of a clairvoyant gangster, a rising pop star, an unlikely bank robber and a doctor desperate to save the love of his life. Cast: Kevin Bacon, Julie Delpy, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Clark Gregg, Emile Hirsch, Forest Whitaker. Rated R

The Bank Job
Based on the greatest heist in British history, small-time crook Terry Leather takes on a bank heist when an old friend offers him an inside track to the vault. Along with his hastily assembled team of low-rung criminals, Terry finds himself the target of ruthless mobsters, the police, government officials at the highest level, and even the royal family. Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows. Rated R

Bonneville
Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden hijacks her two best friends and sets off in a vintage ’66 Bonneville convertible across the great American West to deliver her husband’s ashes to her step-daughter. What begins as a simple road trip for the trio, will end up becoming a chance to rediscover themselves, their friendship, the importance of promises and always living life to the fullest. Cast: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Christine Baranski, Victor Rasuk, Tom Skerritt. Rated PG

Cassandra’s Dream
When a gambling debt and an expensive courtship place working-class brothers in a financial bind, a rich uncle offers them an out in exchange for committing murder. Cast: Hayley Atwell, Colin Farrell, Sally Hawkins, Ewan McGregor, Tom Wilkinson. Rated PG-13

Charlie Bartlett
When Charlie Bartlett moves to town, his honest charm and likability gives him the position as the resident ‘psychiatrist’ among Western Summit High’s students. Along with fellow student Murphy Bivens, Charlie dishes out advice and the occasional prescription to other students in need. Along the way, he decides to take some of his own advice. Cast: Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Kat Dennings, Robert Downey Jr., Tyler Hilton. Rated R

City of Men
Growing up in a culture of violence, Acerola and Laranjinha have become as close as brothers. When they find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past. In Portuguese with optional English subtitles. Cast: Darlan Cunha, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos, Camila Monteiro, Naima Silva, Eduardo BR, Luciano Vidigal, Pedro Henrique Vítor, Vinicius Oliveira. Rated R

Cleaner
Single father and former cop Tom Carver has an unusual job– he cleans up crime scenes. But when he’s called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Carver is shocked to learn that he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover up. Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes. Rated R

Definitely, Maybe
A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter. Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz. Rated PG-13

Drillbit Taylor
Ryan, Wade and Emmit attend their first day of high school and immediately meet up with Filkins, the school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins’ reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of fortune magazine. Their best response and the cheapest comes from Drillbit Taylor, a down-on-his-luck soldier of furtune who lives a homeless existence on the beach. He enrolls them in a sort of physical and mental training, steeling them, and possibly himself, for the ultimate clash against the forces keeping them down. Cast: Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Danny McBride, Josh Peck. Rated PG-13

Flawless
Laura Quinn is an executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself routinely stifled on the corporate ladder. Hobbs is an equally overlooked nighttime janitor with an intimate knowledge of the security system. Hobbs has a score to settle with the Corporation. Sensing Laura’s frustration, Hobbs convinces her to help him pull off an ingenious heist. Cast: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Joss Ackland. Rated PG-13

Flock
Erroll Babbage has spent his career tracking sex offenders, due to his abusive behavior against the sex offenders that he monitor’s, he is forced to an early retirement and has to spend his last eighteen days training his replacement Allison Lowry. When he links one of his deranged parolees to the disappearance of a local girl, he and his new partner must scour the S&M underground to find her before it’s too late. Cast: Richard Gere, Claire Danes, KaDee Strickland. Rated R

Fool’s Gold
A recently-divorced couple bicker and banter their way through an adventure packed undersea hunt as they search for the gold (and the diamonds, emeralds and rubies). Finn, in love with his ex-wife and in deep with gangster Bigg Bunny, has been searching for eight years when he gets a clue about the whereabouts of the Queen’s Dowry, a fabulous fortune that mysteriously disappeared in the Caribbean in 1715. Now, all he has to do is get the gold, get the girl and get going before Bigg Bunny gets him. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, Ewen Bremner, Alexis Dziena, Kevin Hart, Ray Winstone. Rated PG-13

In Bruges
After finishing a big job, hit men Ray and Ken have been ordered to cool their heels in the storybook city of Bruges, Belgium. But since hit men make the worst tourists, they soon find themselves in a life-and-death struggle of comic proportions against one very angry crime boss.
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Rénier. Rated R

Introducing the Dwights
Shy, warm-hearted, good-looking Tim Dwight has two women crazy about him. One is a dream girl named Jill. The other is his mum, Jean, a bawdy aging comedienne who doesn’t realize she’s past her sell-by date for a big break. As Jean tries to make it in show biz, she also struggles to hold her family, including Tim and his disabled brother Mark, together. Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Khan Chittenden, Emma Booth, Richard Wilson, Frankie J. Holden, Rebecca Gibney, Philip Quast, Katie Wall. Rated R

Ira & Abby
A sweet, hilarious romantic comedy that examines the issues of marriage, monogamy and whether ‘I do’ is the only path to life-long love and happiness. Cast: Jennifer Westfeldt, Chris Messina, Frances Conroy, Judith Light, Robert Klein, Fred Willard, Jason Alexander, Chris Parnell, Darrell Hammond. Rated R

Jumper
David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world, which creates a fun and exciting life. Things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. He forms an uneasy alliance with another Jumper and becomes a player in a war that has been raging for thousands of years. Cast: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Diane Lane, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Michael Rooker, Annasophia Robb, Max Thieriot. Based on the novel by Steven Gould. Rated PG-13

Justice League: The New Frontier
The epic tale of the founding of the Justice League. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are all here, and so are Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and The Flash – whose incredible origins will be told for the very first time. Voices: David Boreanaz, Miguel Ferrer, Neil Patrick Harris, John Heard, Lucy Lawless, Kyle MacLachlan, Phil, Morris, Kyra Sedgwick, Brooke Shields, Jeremy Sisto. Based on the graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke. Rated PG-13

The Last Time
In the cutthroat world of New York City business sales, Ted Riker is the undisputed king. He’s bitter, cynical and ruthless – the exact opposite of Jamie, his naïve new sales partner from the Midwest. As Jamie fails time after time, he tries to befriend Ted and introduces him to his beautiful fiancée, Belisa. She awakens something in Ted. Ted has to decide to follow his heart, or go on to break Jamie’s. With Jamie increasingly on edge, that could be an extremely dangerous idea. Cast: Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser, Amber Valletta, Daniel Stern, Neal McDonough, Michael C. Hagerty, Michael Lerner. Rated R

Meet Bill
By all appearances Bill’s life is perfect– a perfect mess, that is. His wife is having an affair with the local news anchor and he is stuck in a dead-end job at his father-in-law’s bank. Bill sees no escape from his miserable life until he becomes a mentor to a self-assured teen who is determined to help Bill reinvent his life by setting him up with a sexy lingerie saleswoman who promises to spice things up. Together, the trio confronts Bill’s hapless life with humor and energy while forcing him to capture his dream of becoming his own man. Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks, Timothy Olyphant, Logan Lerman. Rated R

My Blueberry Nights
Jeremy, a big-hearted owner of a small New York diner, tries to soothe Elizabeth’s jilted heart with his blueberry pie. But only after going on a year-long cross-country odyssey does she realize love was right at her doorstep all along. Cast: Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman. Rated PG-13

Penelope
Penelope is a lonely heiress who has spent her entire life trying to break a strange family curse that left her with a nose of pig. When she meets a charming aristocrat who seems to see beyond her physical appearance, penelope begins to learn that loving herself if more important than breaking the curse. Cast: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O’Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant. Rated PG

Rails & Ties
After a train collides with a car, an unlikely bond is forged between the train engineer and a boy riding in the car. Cast: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden. Rated PG-13

Saving Sarah Cain
Sarah Cain is a sweet, successful, somewhat self-absorbed city girl through and through. But when the untimely death of her sister draws her to Amish country for a funeral, she makes a discovery that will change her life–she is now the legal guardian to five Amish nieces and nephews. Cast: Lisa Pepper, Tess Harper, Elliott Gould, Tom Tate, Abigail Mason, Soren Fulton, Jennifer O’Dell, Danielle Chuchran, Tanner Maguire, Bailee Maidson, David Clennon. Based on the book The redemption of Sarah Cain by Beverly Lewis. Rated PG

Semi-Pro
1970s, Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon is a former pop sensation who somehow made enough money from a couple of hit records to buy Flint’s semi-pro basketball team, the Tropics. The team consists of a bunch of disorganized losers with one genuine talent named Coffee Black. Despite knowing little about the game, Jackie is the Tropics’ coach as well as a player. His greater love involves coming up with bizarre marketing stunts to draw in an audience. His stunts include wrestling a bear and attempting a motorcycle jump over a line of cheerleaders. When the league plans to merge with the NBA and in order to survive, the Tropics must do the seemingly impossible – win. The Tropics look like they might be shut down so Jackie desperately agrees to let washed-up veteran player Monix take over coaching. Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, David Koechner. Rated R

The Spiderwick Chronicles
The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. As curious Jared investigates, he discovers Arthur Spiderwick’s field guide and the unbelievable truth of the Spiderwick Estate. Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn. Based on the book by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Rated PG

Stop-Loss
Following his tour of duty in Iraq, Brandon King faces an unexpected challenge that puts him at odds with some of his fellow soldiers. Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ciaran Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk, Rob Brown. Rated R

10,000 B.C.
In a remote mountain tribe, the young hunter D’Leh finds his heart’s passion in the beautiful Evolet. But when a band of mysterious warlords raid their village and kidnaps Evolet, D’Leh leads a small group of hunters to save her. As they venture into unknown lands for the first time, the group discovers there are civilizations beyond their own and that mankind’s reach is far greater than they ever knew. At each encounter the group is joined by other tribes who have been attacked by the slave raiders. Soon the small band has turned into army. At a massive temple, the band will take their stand against a tyrannical god who has brutally enslaved their own. It is here that D’Leh finally comes to understand that he has been called to save not only Evolet but all of civilization. Cast: Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis. Rated PG-13

21
Inspired by the true story of MIT students who mastered the art of card counting and took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Looking for a way to pay for tuition, Ben Campbell finds himself quietly recruited by MIT’s most gifted students in a daring plot to break Vegas. With the aid of a brilliant statistics professor and armed with fake IDs, intelligence and a complicated system of counting cards, Ben and his friends succeed in breaking the impenetrable casinos. Now, his challenge is keeping the numbers straight and staying one step ahead of the casinos before it all spirals out of control. Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey. Based on the book: Bringing Down the House, by Ben Mezrich. Rated PG-13

Vantage Point
U.S. president Ashton is in Salamanca, Spain to announce plans for a major global summit on terrorism. As he stands behind the podium in front of a loudly cheering crowd, he is shot twice. This is followed minutes later by a small explosion and then a massive blast. Secret Service agents Barnes, Taylor, and Holden immediately jump into action, trying to find the terrorists responsible amid all the chaos. First, the events are seen through the eyes of television news producer Rex Brooks. Then, the assassination attempt is replayed from seven different points of view. Each perspective reveals a few more clues. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt. Rated PG-13

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacat ion! It’s one predicament after another when big-city attitude and small-town values collide. Cast: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, Mo’Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones. Rated PG-13