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The Boat That Rocked - Richard Curtis

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

The Boat That Rocked
Richard Curtis

Genre: Comedy
Album Price: $17.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 27 August 2009

In 1966—British pop music's finest era—the BBC played just two hours of rock and roll every week. But pirate radio played rock and pop from the high seas 24 hours a day. And 25 million people—more than half the population of Britain—listened to the pirates every single day. Recently expelled from school, Carl (Tom Sturridge) has been sent by his mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather, Quentin (Bill Nighy). However, Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock, a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, populated by an eclectic crew of rock-and-roll deejays. The pirate station comes to the attention of government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh), who is out for the blood of these lawbreakers. In an era when the stuffy corridors of power stifle anything approaching youthful exuberance, Dormandy seizes the chance to score a political goal, and The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act is passed in an effort to outlaw the pirates and to remove their ghastly influence from the land once and for all. What results is a literal storm on the high seas. With Radio Rock in peril, its devoted fans rally together and stage an epic Dunkirk-style hundred-boat rescue to save their deejay heroes. Some things may come to an end, but rock and roll never dies.
© 2009 Universal Studios and Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG. All Rights Reserved.

Twilight - Catherine Hardwicke

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

Twilight
Catherine Hardwicke

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Album Price: $17.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 22 April 2009

Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) doesn't expect much when she moves to the small town of Forks, Washington, untill she meets the mysterious and handsome Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson)- a boy who's hiding a dark secret: he's a vampire. As their worlds and hearts collide, Edward must battle the bloodlust raging inside him as well as a coterie of undead that would make Bella their prey. Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling sensation by Stephenie Meyer, Twilight adds a dangerous twist to the classic story of star-crossed lovers.
© 2008 Summit Entertainment, LLC

Earth - Alastair Fothergill & Mark Linfield

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

Earth
Alastair Fothergill & Mark Linfield

Genre: Documentary
Album Price: $24.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 30 June 2008

Five years in the making and told using the Sun as a guide, the remarkable breath-taking story of Earth is filmed with high definition cameras to create an unforgettable journey through the changing seasons and daily struggle for life across our planet. We follow a year on earth joining our fellow creatures, as they battle to raise their young in a world that is rapidly changing. Narrated by Patrick Stewart and with music composed and conducted by George Fenton, Earth offers us a chance to recognise and celebrate the beauty of our planet; whilst at the same time it serves as a timely reminder of its' ecological fragility and the creatures that live on it. From rarely seen stunning landscapes to the smallest details in the lives of our best loved, wildest and most elusive creatures, Earth combines rare action‚ unimaginable scale‚ impossible locations and intimate moments among our planet's best–loved‚ wildest‚ and most elusive creatures. All life on Earth is built on chance and powered by the sun, but the delicate balances of our world are faltering as the planet struggles to support our growing demands. This is the time to take stock of what we have and what we stand to lose.
© 2007 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

He's Just Not That Into You - Ken Kwapis

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

He's Just Not That Into You
Ken Kwapis

Genre: Comedy
Album Price: $24.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 02 June 2009

Remember that really cute guy who said he’d call...and didn’t? Maybe He’s Just Not That into You. An all-star cast looks for love and finds laughs in this savvy, sexy, right-now romcom. Based on the runaway (like some guys you know) bestseller by Sex and the City series writers Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He’s Just Not That into You sparkles with zingy aha moments any survivor of the dating wars will recognize. See it with someone you’d like to love.
© 2008 IFP Blackswan GmbH & Co. KG. TM New Line Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Secret Life of Bees - Gina Prince-Bythewood

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

The Secret Life of Bees
Gina Prince-Bythewood

Genre: Drama
Album Price: $24.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 03 February 2009

Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning lead a stellar ensemble cast including Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, and Paul Bettany in this wonderful film about family, independence and the transcendent power of love based on the acclaimed best-selling novel. To escape her cruel, angry father, and discover the truth about her late mother’s past, 14-year old Lily Owens flees with her caregiver and friend Rosaleen to a South Carolina town where she’s taken in by the bee-keeping Boatwright sisters. Surrounded by the unexpected love, grace and spirituality she encounters there, Lily forms a bond with each of these uniquely gifted women and discovers that sometimes you must leave home in order to find it.
© 2008 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

My Best Friend's Girl (Unrated) - Howard Deutch

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

My Best Friend's Girl (Unrated)
Howard Deutch

Genre: Romance
Album Price: $24.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 13 January 2009

Smart, beautiful and headstrong, Alexis is the girl of Dustin's dreams. But after only five weeks of dating, the love-struck Dustin is coming on so strong that Alexis is forced to slow things down – permanently. Devastated and desperate to get her back, Dustin turns to his best friend, Tank, the rebound specialist. A master at seducing – and offending – women, Tank gets hired by freshly dumped guys to take their ex-girlfriends out on the worst date of their lives – an experience so horrible it sends them running gratefully back to their beaus. But when Tank works his magic on Alexis, he ends up meeting the challenge of a lifetime. Alexis is the first girl who knows how to call his bluff, and Tank soon finds himself torn between his loyalty to Dustin and a strange new attraction to his best friend's girl.
© 2008 Lions Gate Films Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Confessions of a Shopaholic - P.J. Hogan

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

Confessions of a Shopaholic
P.J. Hogan

Genre: Comedy
Album Price: $24.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 09 June 2009

Get ready to fall in love with the adorable Becky Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) in the hilarious romantic comedy Confessions Of A Shopaholic. Living in glamorous New York, Becky desperately wants a job writing for a high-fashion magazine. She gets her stilettos in the door when she gets a job writing a personal finance column at a sister publication. Much to her surprise, her column, "The Girl In The Green Scarf," not only becomes a hit, but she falls head over high heels for her overworked yet handsome boss (Hugh Dancy). But Becky has a secret that leads to some hilarious hijinks that could unravel it all. Based on The New York Times bestselling Shopaholic book series by Sophie Kinsella, and featuring the perfect comedic cast, it's the feel-good must-have romantic comedy you’ll fall in love with over and over again.
© Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.

Marley & Me - David Frankel

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

Marley & Me
David Frankel

Genre: Comedy
Album Price: $24.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 31 March 2009

Marley is a yellow lab adopted by John Grogan (Owen Wilson), a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and his wife (Jennifer Aniston). Their idea was to give them a taste of parenthood, but the dog proved to be a hyperactive handful. He wreaks havoc, gets kicked out of obedience school and gets even worse when the children begin to arrive, yet becomes an indispensable part of the family. An adaptation of John Grogan's bestselling memoir about an incorrigible Labrador retriever.
© 2008 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas - Mark Herman

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas
Mark Herman

Genre: Drama
Album Price: $24.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 10 March 2009

From Miramax Films, the studio that brought you the Academy Award-winning Life Is Beautiful (Best Foreign Language Film, 1998) comes The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, it's an "unforgettable motion picture experience. Powerful and moving beyond words" (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com). Bored and restless in his new home, Bruno, an innocent and naive eight-year-old, ignores his mother and sets off on an adventure in the woods. Soon he meets a young boy, and a surprising friendship develops. Set during World War II, this remarkable and inspiring story about the power of the human spirit will capture your heart and engage your mind.
© Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.

Fast & Furious - Justin Lin

2009-11-20T17:52:37-07:00

Fast & Furious
Justin Lin

Genre: Action & Adventure
Album Price: $17.99
Rental Price: $6.99
Release Date: 09 August 2009

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam with Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed! When fugitive Dominic Toretto (Diesel) returns to Los Angeles to avenge a loved one’s death, it reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Conner (Walker). But, as they race through crowded city streets and across international lines, they must test their loyalties by joining together to bring down a shared enemy. From big rig heists to precision tunnel crawls, Fast & Furious takes you back into the high-octane world, which lives for speed, drives for the rush and breaks all the rules!

© 2009 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.