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Little Angels: Animals
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Publisher: 20th Century Fox (2012, Feb 14th).
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The Valentines Collection Featuring One Zillion Valentines (2012)
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Publisher: New Video Group (2012, Jan 10th).
Pages: 1
ONE ZILLION VALENTINES (Written and illustrated by Frank Modell) Two enterprising friends, Milton and Marvin, prove that valentines are for everyone.A LETTER TO AMY (Written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats) The wind spoils Peter s attempt to mail a special birthday invitation to Amy.GOGGLES! (Written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, narrated by Geoffrey Holder) Peter and his friend Archie call upon faithful dog Willie to outsmart a gang of tough bullies who want Peter s motorcycle goggles.WILFRID GORDON McDONALD PARTRIDGE (Written and narrated by Mem Fox, illustrated by Julie Vivas) In this gentle, moving story about caring and sharing, a small boy helps a friend remember her past by sharing his own special items.WILL I HAVE A FRIEND (Written by Miriam Cohen, illustrated by Lillian Hoban, narrated by David de Vries) On Jim s first day of school he worries, Will I have a friend? in this universal story about growing up. more
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Globe Trekker - Ultimate Australia
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Publisher: Pilot Productions (2011, Jul 20th).
Pages: 2
Admire Uluru, dive the Great Barrier Reef, experience Surfers Paradise, visit the Port Arthur prison colony site, come face to face with Tasmania's wildlife, mine for opals in Cooper Pedy, attend a traditional Aboriginal corroboree ritual - Globe Trekker's Ultimate Australia offers all of these experiences and more. Our intrepid travelers, Ian Wright, Justine Shapiro, Megan McCormick and Estelle Bingham have traversed the Australian continent to find the country's most unusual and exciting places. Features the Globe Trekker programs: Outback Australia, South West Australia, South East Australia, Sydney City Guide, Queensland & The Great Barrier Reef, and A Short History of Convict Australia more
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My Kingdom (2011)
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Publisher: New Video Group (2012, Feb 14th).
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A story of honor, love and revenge set against the backdrop of the Chinese opera during its heyday in 1920s Shanghai, MY KINGDOM centers on two sworn brothers and their quest to regain their master s honor. After years spent training in martial arts, Guan Yilong (Wu Chun, 14 Blades) and Meng Erkui (Han Geng, Beginning of the Great Revival) pursue revenge and quickly succeed, establishing themselves as the newest sensations of the Shanghai opera scene. They experience fame and love with a beautiful actress, Xi Mulan (Barbie Hsu, Future XCops), but soon their collective pasts catch up with them and all three are tangled in a complex web of love, lust, deceit and betrayal.Directed by Gao Xiaosong (Rainbow), with action scenes choreographed by Sammo Hung (IP Man 2), MY KINGDOM blends martial arts with a suspensefilled love story that augments the genre's typically thrillpacking action sequences by upgrading them to eyepopping opera battles (Slant Magazine). more
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My Fair Lady
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Publisher: Paramount (2011, Nov 15th).
Pages: 1
Hollywood's legendary "woman's director," George Cukor (The Women, The Philadelphia Story), transformed Audrey Hepburn into street-urchin-turned-proper-lady Eliza Doolittle in this film version of the Lerner and Loewe musical. Based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, My Fair Lady stars Rex Harrison as linguist Henry Higgins (Harrison also played the role, opposite Julie Andrews, on stage), who draws Eliza into a social experiment that works almost too well. The letterbox edition of this film on video certainly pays tribute to the pageantry of Cukor's set, but it also underscores a certain visual stiffness that can slow viewer enthusiasm just a tad. But it's really star wattage that keeps this film exciting, that and such great songs as "On the Street Where You Live" and "I Could Have Danced All Night. more
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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Publisher: Warner Home Video (2011, Nov 8th).
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Moral equivocation was a common trait among several of Marlon Brando's characters in the early part of his career, and so it makes good theoretical sense that he would play the role of Fletcher Christian, the tormented first mate aboard the British naval vessel Bounty. But in fact the part is an ill fit for the actor, whose British accent is poor and who never looked quite right in period costume, anyway. Director Lewis Milestone (All Quiet On the Western Front) makes a good-looking and at times (especially during scenes of shipboard cruelties and conflict) compelling movie out of the material, but overall the film just isn't there. --Tom Keogh more
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The Ledge (2011)
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Publisher: MPI HOME VIDEO (2011, Sep 27th).
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Gavin (Charlie Hunnam, Cold Mountain) is on the ledge. Hollis (Terrence Howard, Crash), who just learned that he is not the biological father of his children, is tasked with talking Gavin down. Their conversation eventually reveals Gavin s deep-rooted conflict with his fundamentalist Christian neighbor Joe (Patrick Wilson, Watchmen), whose theological opposition to Gavin was intensified by Gavin s gay roommate and later by Joe s wife's infidelity. The negotiations take a drastic turn when Hollis learns that Gavin has a deadline, and his life is not the only one hanging in the balance. Writer/director Matthew Chapman (Runaway Jury) returns after a long hiatus to helm this unpredictable thriller that asks challenging questions about faith and reason; the nature of belief; and the value of human life. more
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Take Shelter (2011)
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Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012, Feb 14th).
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The looming presence of Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) was made for a role like Curtis, the haunted protagonist of Take Shelter. On paper, Curtis would appear to be a normal mid-American husband and father; a construction manager, he has a wife (Jessica Chastain) and a hearing-impaired daughter, and a nice piece of land in tornado country. But, of course, he can't be entirely normal, because he's played by Michael Shannon. So, after suffering nightmares that gradually turn into waking hallucinations, Curtis becomes convinced that a great disaster is coming. His behavior, and his insistence on building out the storm shelter in the backyard, suggests he is either visionary or going out of his mind. This film by Shotgun Stories director Jeff Nichols is all eerie buildup, a series of ominous signs or concerned conversations. more
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Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
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Publisher: Paramount (2012, Feb 14th).
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A leaner, meaner, and altogether scarier entry in the Paranormal Activity horror franchise, Paranormal Activity 3 is a well-oiled scare machine that delivers the gut-wrenching shocks of the original 2007 film. Fans may initially groan over the plot, which takes the tried-and-true sequel tack of flashing back to the "origin" of the first film's phenomena; here, we discover that the diabolical entity that plagued sisters Katie and Kristi (Katie Featherston and Sprague Grayden, both of whom return in "found footage" clips) has been after the girls since their adolescent years in the late '80s. There's an attempt to provide a reason for the haunting, which may or may not rankle franchise fans; its inclusion, however, doesn't interrupt the barrage of shudders and armrest-clutching frights encountered by the girls' father (Chris Smith), a wedding videographer whose skill with cameras uncovers glimpses of the monstrous presence in his house. more
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The Double (2011)
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Publisher: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT (2012, Jan 31st).
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The murder of a U.S. senator bears the stamp of a notorious Soviet-era assassin retired CIA agent Richard Gere was convinced he had killed years earlier. With the threat of this lethal murderer revived, Gere is asked to return to duty alongside rookie colleague Topher Grace--who is certain he knows as much about the hit man as Gere does...perhaps more. With Martin Sheen, Stephen Moyer, and Stana Katic. 98 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; audio commentary; featurette; theatrical trailer. more
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