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NEW RELEASES FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 6, 2008

 
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The 4400 - Season 4
DVD
Over the last century thousands of people have gone missing. Suddenly and inexplicably 4400 missing people are returned all at once exactly as they were on the day they vanished. Unclear what this world-altering event means the government investigates the 4400 to piece together where they've been and why they've been returned. It quickly becomes apparent that their presence will change the human race in ways no one could have foreseen.
 
Genre: TV Series; Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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Director: Morgan Beggs, Milan Cheylov, John Behring
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Specs: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen

Bella
DVD
An international soccer star (Eduardo Verastegui) is on his way to sign a multimillion dollar contract when something happens that brings his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress (Tammy Blanchard), struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she's unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down...until a simple gesture of kindness brings them both together, turning an ordinary day into an unforgettable experience.
Genre: Drama
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Director: Alejandro Monteverde
Cast: Eduardo Verástegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Ali Landry, Angélica Aragón
Specs: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen 1.85:1, NTSC

Business of Being Born
Birth is a miracle a rite of passage a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies. Epstein gains access to several pregnant New York City women as they weigh their options. Some of these women are or will become clients of Cara Muhlhahn a charismatic midwife who between birth events shares both memories and footage of her own birth experience. Footage of women having babies punctuates THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN. Each experience is unique; all are equally beautiful and equally surprising. Giving birth is clearly the most physically challenging event these women have ever gone through but it is also the most emotionally rewarding. Along the way Epstein conducts interviews with a number of obstetricians experts and advocates about the history culture and economics of childbirth. The film‟s fundamental question: should most births be viewed as a natural life process or should every delivery be treated as a potential medical emergency? As Epstein uncovers some surprising answers her own pregnancy adds a very personal dimension to THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN a must-see movie for anyone even thinking
Genre: Documentary
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Ricki Lake, Dr. Michel Odent, Abby Epstein, Cara Muhlhahn, Dr. Marsden Wagner
Specs: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Widescreen 1.78:1

Dan's Paris
Paul, depressed from his recent break-up with Anna, returns home to Paris and moves back in with his divorced father and amorous younger brother, Jonathan. While his carefree sibling and doting father try in vain to cheer him up, a visit from his mother seems to be the only thing that brings him joy. When Paul is then left in the house to brood and talk to one of his brother's girlfriends, he begins to realize that while things haven't gone according to plan, one can always find something to live for.
Genre: Drama; Romance
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Cast: Guy Marchand, Marie-France Pisier, Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Joana Preiss
Specs: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen

First Sunday
Ice Cube continues his winning streak as a likeable everyman in family movies with First Sunday, an initially silly, disposable comedy that picks up emotional power and authenticity by the second act. Cube plays ne'er-do-well Durell, an out-of-work Baltimore dad who needs over $17,000 to keep his ex from taking their son with her to Atlanta for good. Desperate to raise the cash but hamstrung by his self-defeating attitude and the criminal antics of his goofy sidekick, LeeJohn (Tracy Morgan), Durell gives in to temptation and decides he and LeeJohn should rob a church. The crime goes badly when it turns out a number of parishioners are in the building at the time, and a hostage situation develops. Events take a twist when the would-be thieves become the beneficiaries of Christian charity and forgiveness from the men and women they've kidnapped, and a bigger criminal is revealed in the congregation's mix. A terrific supporting cast including Michael Beach, Chi McBride, Keith David, Malinda Williams, Loretta Devine, and Katt Williams bring strong humor and dignity to the film's latter half, compensating for some unpleasant missteps (a pointless scene at a massage parlor) earlier in the story. Writer-director David E. Talbert is especially sharp during a spirited, gospel performance scene, which simply crackles on screen. --Tom Keogh
Genre: Drama; Sports
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Director: David E. Talbert
Cast: Ice Cube, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan (II), Loretta Devine, Michael Beach
Specs: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen 1.85:1


Gamers
Gamers is a comedy about the lives of four slacker friends (and one obsessive interloper) living at home "with my parents it's just temporary 'til they die" - working in the real world but playing in a fantasy world. Obsessed with a role playing game called Demons Nymphs and Dragons these "gamers" are the subject of this hilarious comedy which chronicles their journey to make it through their horrendous lives while attempting to break the world record for role playing for over 74558 hours.
Genre: Documentary
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Director: Christopher Folino
Cast: Beverly D'Angelo, John Heard, William Katt, Kelly LeBrock, Ben Messmer
Specs: Color, DVD-Video

Over Her Dead Body
Eva Longoria Parker (TV's Desperate Housewives) stars in this devilishly funny romantic comedy about holding onto the ones you love...even after you're gone. When Kate (Longoria Parker) is killed by an ice sculpture on her wedding day, her fiancé Henry (Paul Rudd, Knocked Up) gives up on romance until he falls for the beautiful psychic (Lake Bell, TV's Boston Legal) who's supposed to be helping him move on. But Kate's not having it, and she's going to do whatever it takes to send their budding relationship six-feet-under.
Genre: Romance; Comedy
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Director: Jeff Lowell
Rental Days: Jason Biggs, Stephen Root, Paul Rudd, Lindsay Sloane, Lake Bell
Specs: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen

PS I Love You
Buy a new outfit. Be a disco diva. Learn to fish. Take a chance. Travel. Laugh. Love. Sometimes all you need to start really living is a little shove in the right direction and that's just what Holly Kennedy gets. From the handsome big-hearted love of her life. From a series of mysterious letters. And from gal pals who know that a friend in need is a friend in need of some laughs! Based on Cecelia Ahearn's joyful bestseller and boasting a top cast led by two-time Academy Award winner* Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler (300) P.S. I Love You is your very own message full of fun love triumph and romance. Open it now. (P.S. You'll love it!)
Genre: Romance; Drama
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Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters
Cast: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen 1.85:1


Saawariya
Imagine a movie with the lavish production of Moulin Rouge!, the emotional complexity of a story by the great Russian writer Dostoevsky, a cast of staggeringly beautiful people, and the spectacular choreography of Bollywood extravaganzas? You've just imagined Saawariya, a lush romantic saga decked out in dazzling jewel tones--the entire world gleams with shades of sapphire, emerald, and amethyst. An innocent musician named Raj (Ranbir Kapoor, half Justin Timberlake, half the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz) falls madly in love with a lovely young woman named Sakina (Sonam Kapoor), who stands every night on a bridge with a black umbrella. But when he learns that she's in love with another man, a man who has been gone for a year but who promised to return that very week, Raj's pure soul turns corrupt with jealousy and longing.
Genre: Drama; Romance; Musical
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Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zohra Sehgal, Rani Mukherjee
Specs: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen 2.40:1

Senior Skip Day
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Genre: Comedy
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Director: Nick Weiss
Cast: Clint Howard, Ted Lange, Larry Miller, Lea Thompson, Tara Reid
Cast: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen 1.78:1



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