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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

New DVD's...


"The Men Who Built America" - their names were Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan and Ford - how they transformed this nation is the subject of this History Channel docudrama

"Alex Cross" -  Follows the young homicide detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer.  The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting action thriller.

"Bully (The Bully Project)" - the results of this documentary about five teenagers and their families in school bullying situations include suicide and carrying a firearm 
 
"The Kid With A Bike" - from France - a kindly hairdresser helps a boy abandoned at a youth facility come to terms about his father's rejection of him - acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival and by the National Board of Review USA
 
"Nurse Jackie: Season Four" - from Showtime - Edie Falco returns as the brilliant yet troubled emergency nurse finally facing her addiction but also a new hospital adminstrator aiming to keep her in line

"Perks of Being a Wallflower" - The Perks of Being a Wallflower is based on the wildly popular novel by Stephen Chbosky about a freshman named Charlie who is always watching from the sidelines until a pair of charismatic seniors takes him under their wing. Beautiful, free-spirited Sam and her fearless stepbrother Patrick shepherd Charlie through new friendships, first love, burgeoning sexuality, bacchanalian parties, midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the quest for the perfect song
 
"Pitch Perfect" - the most unlikely assortment of college girls merge to become a one of a kind a cappella singing group - stars Anna Kendrick ("50/50) and Brittany Snow ("Hairspray")
 
"Robot and Frank" - a ex-jewel thief gets an automated helper while in a nursing home - or is it his partner in a future heist? - stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon and James Marsden
 
"The Sessions" - based on a true story - a writer locked in an iron lung since childhood wants to lose his virginity - stars John Hawkes, William H. Macy and Helen Hunt (Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actress)
 
"Skyfall" - the fate of MI6 and M herself is in the hands of Bond - James Bond! - nominated for five Academy Awards - starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes
 
"Teddy Bear" - from Denmark - a thirtyish bodybuilder with a domineering mother secretly travels to Thailand to find a wife - winner of the World Cinema Directing Award  (Mads Matthiesen) at the Sundance Film Festival
 
"Weeds: Season Eight" - from Showtime - Mary Louise Parker is back as Nancy Botwin, suburban pot dealer relocated in the Big Apple with a contract out on her

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