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TETRO - Francis Ford Coppola's first original screenplay since THE CONVERSATION, this is his semi-autobiographical story of an Argentine-Italian family of creative geniuses, shot in high-contrast black and white with occasional splashes of color.
NINE - A star-studded musical re-envisioning of Fellini's masterpiece 8 1/2, with Daniel Day-Lewis as famous director juggling the various women in his life (Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard, and Kate Hudson among them).
TOKYO SONATA - This oft-requested film is the latest from Kiyoshi Kurosawa. A middle-class businessman hides his "downsizing" job loss from his family, which sets him on a downward spiral of distancing lies.
GROWING OP - Canadian comedy about a teenage boy growing up in a suburban grow house, where he is sheltered and home-schooled by his loving parents, until he decides to explore the outside world and meet people his own age...
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' - This playful Romanian satire stars Armand Assante as an American military officer who finds himself stuck in a small Romanian town while attempting to deliver equipment to NATO forces in Kosovo, circa 1999. His troop finds themselves hampered by stubborn bureaucracy and local feuding and corruption.
VIRTUALITY - A new feature-length pilot from the producer of SyFy's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Twelve astronauts on a 10-year journey to explore a distant planetary system have their stressful journey broadcast as reality TV for everyone back home. The journey is soon made all the more stressful with revelations that Earth will soon undergo an extinction-level catastrophe, leaving the fate of humankind in their hands.
LEAP YEAR - Amy Adams stars in this PG-rated rom-com in which she travels to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend on February 29, in an old Irish custom.
TOOTH FAIRY - A hockey player (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) whose penchant for knocking out other players' teeth has earned him the nickname The Tooth Fairy, is sentenced to community service in which he has to actually perform the duties of a tooth fairy, complete with tutu.
9TO5: DAYS IN PORN - New documentary focusing on the lives of the people behind the adult entertainment industry.
DARK NATURE - Troma Team released this Scottish addition to the eco-thriller genre.
DOGORA - From French director Patrice Leconte (GIRL ON THE BRIDGE, MONSIEUR HIRE), this wordless documentary in the vein of the KOYAANISQATSI trilogy examines life in modern Cambodia, set to music.
And some highlights from our JUST ADDED section, available for the first time on DVD:
SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS: THE 80s
Attention, fellow Gen-Xers! These totally rad 80s favorites are guaranteed to bring back fond memories of popping pop rocks in front of the TV on Saturday mornings, surrounded by your collection of Garbage Pail Kids. Remember the MONCHICHIS theme song: "mon-chi-chi, mon-chi-chi, oh so cute and cuddly?" Or what about my personal favorite, THUNDARR THE
BARBARIAN? This treasure trove also contains MISTER T, THE BISKITTS (those stubby little dog creatures from medieval times), THE FLINTSTONE KIDS, the short-lived CHUCK NORRIS cartoon, THE KWICKY KOALA SHOW, ED GRIMLEY, GALTAR AND THE GOLDEN LANCE, and DRAGON'S LAIR!
NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (1958)
Naive country bumpkin Will Stockdale (Andy Griffith) is drafted into the army (which he accepts enthusiastically, as a great honor) and proceeds to annoy everyone around him with his sunny disposition and do-gooding, in this popular satire which was surprisingly ahead of its time. Be on the lookout for Don Knotts in a supporting role!
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