Red After trading in his professional past as a black-ops CIA operative for a new identity, Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is basking in normality. But he's forced to return to old habits when an assassin puts a target on his back and goes after the woman (Mary-Louise Parker) he loves. Helen Mirren and John Malkovich co-star as former members of Frank's team who reluctantly reassemble to save his life in this Golden Globe-nominated action-comedy.
Open Season 3 Grizzly bear Boog (voice of Matthew J. Munn) is all geared up for the annual guys' trip -- but this year, his buddies want to stay home and spend time with their families instead. Boog decides to head out on his own and lands smack-dab in the middle of a traveling circus. There, he meets devious doppelgänger Doug (Munn), who proposes that the two bears switch places for a while -- but secretly, Doug is plotting to escape.
Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated: Season 1: Vol. 1 Everybody's favorite mystery-busting hound returns for more mayhem in this collection of animated adventures, which finds Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the rest of the gang investigating spooky supernatural events in their hometown of Crystal Cove. But as the four pals and their pooch unmask faux ghosts and more, the enigmatic Mr. E gives them clues to a much older crime -- the decades-old disappearance of ... four young detectives and their dog!
Shaun the Sheep: Spring Shenanigans From the creators of "Wallace & Gromit" come seven more claymation adventures of Shaun the Sheep, an intrepid fellow determined to keep his eccentric flock in line and out of trouble, even if he has to pull the wool over the farmer's eyes to do it. Timmy the lamb eats some fertilizer and gets supersized; Pidsley the cat disguises himself as a rampaging cheetah; and Shaun and Bitzer the sheepdog race to keep the nearsighted farmer out of danger.
Adventures of Power Against his old man's (Michael McKean) wishes, a hopelessly dorky guy named Power (Ari Gold) up and jets out of his dingy hometown of Lode, N.M., to follow through on his ambition to become the greatest air drummer the world has ever witnessed. Power soon sets his sights on meeting Rush drummer Neil Peart in this comedy Gold also wrote and directed. Jane Lynch, Jimmy Jean-Louis and Adrian Grenier co-star.
My Last Five Girlfriends Thirtysomething Duncan (Brendan Patricks) takes a trip down memory lane, examining the highs and lows of his most recent relationships with women. Along the way, he picks up interesting advice and learns important lessons about love in the modern world. Based on the novel On Love by Alain de Botton, this romantic comedy co-stars Naomie Harris, Kelly Adams, Cécile Cassel, Edith Bukovics and Jane March.
White Wedding The chances that groom-to-be Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) will make it to his wedding on time dwindle with each passing hour as he and best man Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo) experience car trouble, meet up with a strange British hitchhiker and run into other obstacles en route to Cape Town. Meanwhile, Elvis's lovely fiancée, Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana), faces a crisis of her own. Jodie Whittaker co-stars in this comedy from South Africa, directed by Jann Turner.
Enter the Void When Oscar (Nathaniel Brown), a foreign drug dealer living in Tokyo with his stripper sister, Linda (Paz de la Huerta), is fatally shot in a police raid, his spirit leaves his body in a hallucinatory odyssey that merges his past, present and future into a chaotic whole. This riveting third film from provocative French auteur Gaspar Noe screened in competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Cyril Roy co-stars.
Nowhere Boy Raised by his aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) since he was a young boy, charismatic 15-year-old John Lennon (Aaron Johnson) is suddenly reunited with his mother, Julia (Anne-Marie Duff), which ignites a bitter battle between the two sisters for John's affections. Along the way, John inherits his mother's love of music and befriends fellow Liverpool lad Paul McCartney (Thomas Sangster) in this biopic of the music icon's formative years.
Secretariat When Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) agrees to take over her ailing father's thoroughbred stable, she transforms from housewife to horse breeder -- and owner of the colt that will take the 1973 Triple Crown -- in this dramatic biopic. The film explores Chenery's bond with "Big Red" and depicts her rise to greatness as the "first lady of racing." John Malkovich plays trainer Lucien Laurin, and Fred Dalton Thompson co-stars as big-shot breeder Bull Hancock.
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Taking its name from one of punk and new wave progenitor Ian Dury's most popular songs, this biopic about the Blockheads' British front man chronicles his childhood battle with polio and his subsequent, unlikely rise to rock fame. Lord of the Rings veteran Andy Serkis stars as the legendary musician, and Arthur Darvill, James Jagger, Tom Hughes, Clifford Samuel and Joe Kennedy play his bandmates.
Twelve High school dropout White Mike (Chace Crawford) is living large as a dealer of weed and an Ecstasy-like pill called Twelve to rich teens in New York's Upper East Side. But Mike's luck turns fast when his cousin is killed and his best friend is arrested for the crime. Based on 17-year-old Nick McDonell's acclaimed 2002 novel, this gripping drama also stars Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Kiefer Sutherland and 50 Cent.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Trader Jake (Shia LaBeouf) tries to mend the broken relationship between his fiancée, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), and her father, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), while avenging the fate of his mentor, Lou (Frank Langella), by getting close to Wall Street's new megalomaniac, Bretton James (Josh Brolin). Centered on the 2008 financial crisis, director Oliver Stone's follow-up is a modern-day ode to unfettered capitalism and, of course, greed.
Resident Evil: Afterlife The Undead Apocalypse continues unabated as super-soldier Alice (Milla Jovovich) finds her way to a supposed sanctuary in Los Angeles, which may just be a deadly trap set for her by the ruthless Umbrella Corporation. The fourth film in Paul W.S. Anderson's blood-soaked saga finds Alice teaming up with Claire (Ali Larter) and Chris (Wentworth Miller) and a handful of stragglers to save what's left of humanity.
Saw: The Final Chapter Insane, intense cruelty is the calling card of the Jigsaw killer (Tobin Bell), whose twisted spirit and terrifying human traps -- recalled in flashbacks following his death in Saw III -- inspire another installment of the hugely successful gore franchise. Led by fellow survivor Bobby Dagen (Sean Patrick Flanery), Jigsaw's past victims band together to support each other. Cary Elwes reprises his role as Dr. Lawrence Gordon.
The Traveler Val Kilmer stars in this creepy thriller as Mr. Nobody, a mysterious drifter who wanders into a small-town police station on Christmas Eve and confesses to a series of murders, none of which have actually occurred -- yet. But while the vagabond remains under lock and key, the cops themselves start turning up dead in precisely the ways that Mr. Nobody described. Dylan Neal co-stars in this suspenseful drama directed by Michael Oblowitz.
Inhale In a desperate move to save his daughter's life, a New Mexico district attorney (Dermot Mulroney) crosses the border to look into an illegal lung transplant. But upon arrival, he learns the truth about where these "donated" organs really come from. Diane Kruger, Sam Shepard and Rosanna Arquette co-star in this gritty examination of ethics, immigration and innocent lives from director Baltasar Kormácur.
Red Hill After being shot on duty, police officer Shane Cooper (Ryan Kwanten) moves with his pregnant wife to the quiet Outback town of Red Hill, where surly sheriff Old Bill (Steve Bisley) is downright unfriendly and Shane's first day on the job turns into the worst day of his life. When killer Jimmy Conway (Tommy Lewis) escapes from jail and heads for Red Hill, the police try to track the skilled hunter, and Shane soon realizes something is very wrong.
The American On the heels of a rough assignment, assassin Jack (George Clooney) declares that his next job will be his last. Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him. Although duty will surely call, Jack becomes friends with Father Benedetto (Paolo Bonacelli) and falls for villager Clara (Violante Placido) in this suspense thriller directed by Anton Corbijn.
Naruto Shippuden: Vol. 13 The epic adventures continue in these episodes from the hit anime series that follows the exploits of young ninja Naruto, who has just returned home from a years-long training mission with legendary warrior Jiraiya. As Naruto takes on his former master with the help of his old pal Sakura -- who's gained some impressive new powers herself -- members of the dreaded Akatsuki seek to capture Naruto's former rival, Gaara. Vol. 13 contains episodes 54 - 57.
Naruto Shippuden: Vol. 14 The epic adventures continue in these episodes from the hit anime series that follows the exploits of young ninja Naruto, who has just returned home from a years-long training mission with legendary warrior Jiraiya. As Naruto takes on his former master with the help of his old pal Sakura -- who's gained some impressive new powers herself -- members of the dreaded Akatsuki seek to capture Naruto's former rival, Gaara. Vol. 14 contains episodes 58 - 61.
Naruto Shippuden: Vol. 15 The epic adventures continue in these episodes from the hit anime series that follows the exploits of young ninja Naruto, who has just returned home from a years-long training mission with legendary warrior Jiraiya. As Naruto takes on his former master with the help of his old pal Sakura -- who's gained some impressive new powers herself -- members of the dreaded Akatsuki seek to capture Naruto's former rival, Gaara. Vol. 15 contains episodes 62 - 65.
At the Edge of the World In director Dan Stone's documentary, Canadian activist Paul Watson and his team from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society take aggressive steps to stop Japanese fishing ships from hunting whales. With a two-boat fleet and a helicopter for filming the whalers from the air, Watson and his crew of international volunteers use industrial-strength can openers, stink bombs and other unconventional combat gear to disable offending ships.
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Director Alex Gibney turns the spotlight on the life and career of politician Eliot Spitzer, the New York governor whose potential to become the first Jewish president of the United States was thwarted by his indiscretions. Supporters and opponents opine about Spitzer, who was a well-respected attorney general before becoming governor. Spitzer's career crashed and burned with the revelation that he was involved with prostitutes.
Still Bill Explore the remarkable life of singer-songwriter Bill Withers, a working-class man who rose to fame and fortune with hits such as "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me," then retreated from the spotlight to focus on his family. Packed with live performances, a tribute concert, and interviews with Sting, African American scholar Cornel West and others, this documentary follows Withers as he reflects on his past and contemplates his future.
What's the Matter with Kansas? Documentarian Joe Winston takes the premise of Thomas Frank's 2004 book of the same name -- namely that the GOP got working- and middle- class Midwesterners to vote Republican when it wasn't in their fiscal self-interest -- and puts it to the test. Checking in with a varied group of Kansans a few years later, he provides an often-surprising look at how they're feeling in the wake of two George W. Bush terms and a failed economy.
Which Way Home In 2006, Rebecca Cammisa received a Fulbright Scholar Grant to travel to Mexico to document the plight of the children left behind when their families travel to the United States to find work. This Oscar-nominated film is the result of her journey. Cammisa and her crew follow a trio of children who set out on their own from their Latin American abodes on a dangerous trek through Mexico en route to the U.S. border and -- they hope -- their families' embrace.
Downton Abbey Exposing the snobbery, backbiting and machinations of a disappearing class system, this seven-part British series chronicles the comings and goings of the upper-crust Crawley family and their assorted servants. Ensconced in their stately manor, the Crawleys delight in their aristocratic life -- until the sinking of the &NFi;RMS Titanic&NFi_; in 1912 muddles their line of inheritance. Maggie Smith plays the sneering Dowager Countess of Grantham.
Glee: Season 2 As Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) guides the glee club to soaring heights, his personal life grows increasingly complicated, his nemesis Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) devises new ways to derail the gang, and several standout singers encounter devastating dilemmas. Co-starring Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer and Dianna Agron, the sophomore season of this hit musical dramedy hits all the right notes.
MI-5: Vol. 8 Season 8 of this acclaimed spy drama finds case officer Lucas (Richard Armitage), newly returned intel analyst Ruth (Nicola Walker) and the rest of the Section D team scrambling to rescue their counterterrorism department head, Harry (Peter Firth), from mysterious Russian agents. Joined by rookie technician Tariq (Shazad Latif), the unit finds itself drawn into a web of intrigue involving the CIA and a shadowy organization called Nightingale.
Pie in the Sky: Series 4 When he isn't pursuing his first love -- cooking at his wife's restaurant, Pie in the Sky -- semiretired detective Henry Crabbe (Richard Griffiths) takes on special cases for the Westershire police in this spirited BBC crime drama. In the fourth series, Crabbe tackles police corruption, armed robbery, vandalism and murder as he tries to unravel the crimes -- all while managing the kitchen of his family's dining establishment.
Wish Me Luck: Series 2 In the second round of this topnotch British series, a pair of new operatives -- Vivien Ashton (Lynn Farleigh) and Emily Whitbread (Jane Snowden) -- joins the team, while veteran agent Liz Grainger (Kate Buffery) moves to the command center in London. But Emily's lack of experience and the troublesome secret that Vivien is harboring may jeopardize the organization's efforts to subvert the enemy and liberate Nazi-occupied France.
Crimenes de Lujuria This steamy thriller follows Arturo Bolaña (Plutarco Haza), a salesman who thinks he's finally found his shortcut to a life of wealth and leisure when he falls for Rebeca Solis (Maria De La Fuente), the adulterous wife of a rich hotel owner. Rebeca persuades the bewitched Arturo to murder her husband, but when a witness to the deed surfaces, they discover that blackmail is only the beginning of their woes.
Dogtooth In this Greek drama, siblings who grow up cut off from the world -- homeschooled and dependent on one another for entertainment -- develop their own blissful alternative universe. That universe is shattered when their father lets in an outsider. Sex enters the picture when dad begins bringing home a female security officer to satisfy his son's sexual needs. Suddenly, nothing is quite the same within this highly idiosyncratic family unit.
Inspector Bellamy From renowned French director Claude Chabrol comes this intriguingly low-key police thriller in which vacationing detective Paul Bellamy (Gérard Depardieu) can't keep himself from getting involved when a mystery rears its head on holiday. Of course, his wife (Marie Bunel) is less than thrilled to share her vacation with criminals, and when Bellamy's brother pays an unexpected visit, the family tensions ratchet up as high as the professional ones.
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