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The bounty hunter
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
DVD BOU
Milo, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter Nicole. He thinks it's an easy payday, until she gives him the slip to chase a lead on a murder cover-up. Milo soon realizes that nothing is ever simple with him and Nicole. As the two continue to one-up each other, they find themselves on the run for their lives. If they thought their promise to love, honor, and obey was tough, staying alive will be a lot tougher!
Brooklyn's finest
Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, c2010.
DVD BRO
After having endured extremely different career paths, the lives of three disheartened Brooklyn police officers will collide with destiny when they all wind up at the same fatal crime scene.
Chloe
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010, c2009.
DVD CHL
Catherine is suspicious that her husband David is having an affair, and hires Chloe, an alluring young escort to test his fidelity. Their arranged weekly meeting allows Catherine to hear the explicit details of the encounters Chloe has with David. As Catherine becomes caught up in a web of sexual desire herself, she begins a journey that will put her family in grave danger. Is it too late to stop Chloe?
Clash of the Titans
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2010.
DVD CLA
The ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth.
The closer
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2010, c2009.
SERIES DVD CLO Season 5
At work, L.A. Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson is a woman in charge. Got a suspect to grill, a case to crack, a murderer about to walk? Call Brenda in and watch the fireworks. But at home... well, that's another story.
Cop out
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2010.
DVD COP
Officers Jimmy Monroe and Paul Hodges have their weapons drawn on a gun-wielding killer. They agree to shoot on three. But, wait, does that mean 1, 2, shoot, or 1, 2, 3 then shoot? Punches hit hard and laughs hit harder (or is it the other way round?) when action star Bruce Willis and ace comic Tracy Morgan pair up as bickering-but-got-your-back Brooklyn buddy cops.
Diary of a wimpy kid
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2010.
DVD DIA
The hysterically funny, best-selling book comes to life in this smash-hit family comedy! Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid's life -- middle school! That won't be easy, considering he's surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties!
The ghost writer
Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment, c2010.
DVD GHO
When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, c2010.
DVD GIR Foreign language
Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found and her beloved uncle is convinced she was murdered and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed and troubled yet resourceful computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate.
The greatest
Port Washington, NY : dist. by E1 Entertainment, 2010, c2008.
DVD GRE
Three months after Allen (Pierce Brosnan) and Grace's (Susan Sarandon) son dies, Rose (Carey Mulligan) shows up on their doorstep pregnant with his child. At first, her arrival stirs up their emotions and threatens to tear the family further apart, but as time passes, she may just be the very thing that brings them back together.
Greenberg
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2010, c2009.
DVD GRE
Roger Greenberg is single, fortyish and deliberately doing nothing. In search of a place to restart his life, he agrees to housesit for his brother in LA and tries to reconnect with his former band mate and successful ex- girlfriend. But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself forging a connection with his brother's personal assistant, Florence. Greenberg has come to realize that he may at last have found a reason to be happy.
Happy tears
Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, c2010.
DVD HAP
Jayne and Laura are about to take on the first man they just may not be able to handle: their father Joe. Dutiful daughters returning to the house in which they grew up, Jayne and Laura are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives. Laura suspects that Joe needs full-time care, but Jayne refuses to believe that their father's condition is serious. Joe still sings and plays the blues on his prized guitar, and the lively widower even has a new 'lady friend.'
How to use Dianetics
[United States] : CSI, c2009.
DVD 158.9 HOW
Reveals how negative experiences in your past cause your mind to depart from rational thought and behavior without you even knowing it. This film will teach you exactly how to use a precise Dianetics procedure of auditing to locate these past experiences and eliminate their negative effects.
Jesse Stone : no remorse
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
DVD JES
Jesse Stone is an anguished and relentless former police Chief in the small town of Paradise, Massachusetts. While in self-imposed seclusion following his suspension from the Paradise Police Force, a mysterious series of related murders in nearby Boston draws Stone back into the fold. Before long, he's following a crooked path that leads to none other than the city's most notorious crime boss, Gino Fish.
Kick-ass
Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, c2010.
DVD KIC
Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick- Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso Frank D'Amico. But when D'Amico's son Chris is reborn as Red Mist, the showdown between the forces of good and evil will force Kick-Ass to live up to his name, or die trying.
Line dance
[S.l.] : ZYX Music : c&b productions, pc2010.
DVD 793.36 LIN
The losers
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2010.
DVD LOS
An explosive tale of double cross and revenge centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda.
Our family wedding
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2010.
DVD OUR
When college students Marcus and Lucia make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royal. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you've got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!
A prophet
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
DVD PRO
Academy Award nominated, "A prophet" details the gritty prison career of nineteen-year-old Malik (Tahar Rahim, 2009 European Film Award winner for Best Actor). Arriving at the jail, he is cornered by the leader of the ruling Corsican gang (Niels Arestrup, 2010 Cesar Award Winner for Best Supporting Actor) and forced to carry out a number of dangerous missions including drug trafficking and brutal hits. Over time Malik is able to earn the gang leader's confidence and rise up the prison ranks, all while secretly devising his own plans.
Repo men
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, 2010, c2009.
DVD REP
Humans have extended and improved their lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called the Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, the Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property, with no concern for your comfort or survival.
The Runaways
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
DVD RUN
Follows the outrageous success and then inevitable split of an all- girl teenage rock band lead by rebellious Southern California friends Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. With Jett's tough-girl image and Currie's sex-kitten looks the band easily rose to the top under the tutelage of rock impresario Kim Fowley. After Currie pushes her life to the edge, she decides to leave the group, which causes the girls' friendship to suffer. However, Jett continues on to further success.
Shinjuku incident
[United States] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.
DVD SHI
Illegal immigrant Tietou loses his Chinese papers and can't return home. His fellow countrymen help him find illegal work. An incident causes Tietou to save the powerful Yakuza boss Toshinari Eguchi. The mobster offers him the job of boss over the Chinese illegal immigrants. However, his non-violent methods soon make him unpopular and he begins to lose control over his men which leads to a giant gang war. Includes commentary and featurette.
A Single man
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2010.
DVD SIN
After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor in Los Angeles struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells on the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.
Tetro
[United States] : Lions Gate Entertainment, 2009.
DVD TET
Naive 17-year-old Bennie goes to Buenos Aires to search for his older brother whom he has not seen for ten years. With the success of their father Carlo, a renowned symphony conductor, the family moved from Argentina to New York. When Bennie finds his brother, Tetro, he is surprised to find that he is not the person he remembered. While staying with Tetro and his girlfriend Miranda, the two brothers grapple with the haunting experiences of their shared past. Includes commentary and more.
To save a life
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2010.
DVD TO
Jake is the most popular kid in school and has a promising future, but his world is rocked when tragedy strikes his childhood best friend. Now Jake is forced to ask," Could I have saved him?" With help from a few new friends, he embarks on a journey to live a life of purpose, knocking down the sacred social barriers of high school life and befriending a loner, Jonny Garcia. But when Jonny's life spirals out of control, will Jake have what it takes to stop him from the same tragic end? Can one person really make a difference?
Warehouse 13
Universal City, CA : Universal, 2010.
SERIES DVD WAR Season 1
After saving the life of the president, two top Secret Service agents find themselves abruptly transferred to Warehouse 13, a massive, top- secret storage facility in the badlands of South Dakota that houses U.S. government. Now the pair, off-the-cuff Agent Pete Lattimer and by-the-book Agent Myka Bering, must chase down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects for their eccentric new boss, Artie Nielsen, to safeguard at the Warehouse.