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October 12, 2013

White House Down



Synopsis
Capitol Policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx). Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, during which the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. Co-starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins and James Woods.

Cast
Lance Reddick
Rachelle Lefevre
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Peter Jacobson
Richard Jenkins
Jake Weber
Barbara Williams
Michael Murphy
Jamie Foxx
Matt Craven
James Woods
Jimmi Simpson
Channing Tatum
Nicolas Wright
Kevin Rankin
Jason Clarke
Joey King

Director
Roland Emmerich

Mortal Instruments, The - City of Bones



Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray (Lily Collins), discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother (Lena Headey), Clary must join forces with a group of Shadowhunters, who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures. Based on the worldwide best-selling book series.

Actors: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers, Lena Headey
Directors: Harald Zwart

Monsters University



Synopsis
Disney-Pixar proudly presents the hilarious story of how two mismatched monsters met and became lifelong friends in a movie screaming with laughter and oozing with heart. Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he's dreamed of becoming a Scarer - and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike's plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, "Sulley" (John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. The pair's out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University's elite Scare Program. With their dreams temporarily dashed, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.

Cast
John Goodman
Billy Crystal
Steve Buscemi

Internship, The



Synopsis
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson team up to crash the digital world in this laugh-out-loud buddy comedy you've been searching for! Trying to reboot their obsolete careers, old-school salesmen Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson) talk their way into an internship program at the state-of-the-art Google campus, vying for a handful of spots among tech-savvy college students who are half their age and twice as smart. The competition is fiercely funny as Billy and Nick break all the rules in a hilarious quest to land their dream jobs!

Cast
Rose Byrne
Owen Wilson
Vince Vaughn

Director
Shawn Levy

Vikingdom



A forgotten king, Eirick, is tasked with the impossible odds to defeat Thor, the God of Thunder.

Director: Yusry Abd Halim
Writer: James Coyne
Stars: Dominic Purcell, Natassia Malthe, Conan Stevens

Conjuring, The



Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

Cast
Patrick Wilson
Vera Farmiga
Lili Taylor
Ron Livingston

Director
James Wan

October 9, 2013

Ghost in the Shell: Arise



Note: In Japanese Language with English subs


Second DVD release from legendary cyber punk/SF anime and manga created by Masamune Shirow! OVA anime series was directed by Kazuchika Kise ("XxxHOLiC"), music composed by Cornelius, and main character Motoko Kusanagi performed by Maaya Sakamoto ("Escaflowne".)

Stuck In Love



An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.

Director: Josh Boone
Writer: Josh Boone
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins

Sesame Street - Being Brave

Penthouse North



A reclusive photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.

Director: Joseph Ruben
Writer: David Loughery
Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane

Pacific Rim



Synopsis
When legions of monstrous alien creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a deadly war began. To combat them, humans devised massive robots called Jaegers as weapons. Controlled simultaneously by two pilots, even the Jaegers proved nearly defenseless against the Kaiju. Now on the verge of defeat, mankind must turn to a washed-up former pilot and an untested trainee teamed in a seemingly obsolete Jaeger, as the last hope against a mounting apocalypse.

Cast
Rinko Kikuchi
Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Day
Idris Elba
Ron Perlman

Director
Guillermo Del Toro

Orc Wars



A battle-weary ex-Special Forces Operative buys a ranch in remote American West to flee from the world, and encounters a strange series of trespassers, including a beautiful elf princess

Director: Kohl Glass
Writers: Jason Faller (story), Kohl Glass
Stars: Rusty Joiner, Masiela Lusha, Wesley John

Only God Forgives



Synopsis
Julian (Ryan Gosling), an American fugitive from justice, runs a boxing club in Bangkok as a front for his drug business. His mother (Kristin Scott Thomas), the head of a vast criminal organization, arrives from the US to collect the body of her favorite son, Billy. Julian's brother has just been killed after having savagely murdered a young prostitute. Crazy with rage and thirsty for vengeance she demands the heads of the murderers from Julian. But first, Julian must confront Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm), a mysterious retired policeman - and figurehead of a divine justice - who has resolved to scourge the corrupt underworld of brothels and fight clubs.

Cast
Kristin Scott Thomas
Ryan Gosling
Tom Burke

Director
Nicholas Winding Refn

Lone Ranger, The



Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.

Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Justin Haythe (screenplay), Ted Elliott (screenplay), 4 more credits »
Stars: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner

Smurfs, The: The Legend Of Smurfy Hollow



Synopsis
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy's investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow-and right into Gargamel's trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them-or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?

Featuring the voice talents of Hank Azaria (Gargamel), Alan Cumming (Gutsy), Fred Armisen (Brainy) and Anton Yelchin (Clumsy), who all reprise their roles from the film, The Smurfs.

Cast
Fred Armisen
Anton Yelchin
Alan Cumming
Hank Azaria

Director
Stephan Franck

In The Hive



Synopsis
Where do you turn when the streets turn against you?

Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when he's thrust into the world of the Hive, an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys.

Based on an actual North Carolina school, In The Hive is a film about the power of love and a gripping reminder that we can all make a difference in a child's life.

Cast
Vivica A. Fox
Jonathan McDaniel
Roger Guenveur Smith
Michael Clarke Duncan
Loretta Devine

Director
Robert Townsend

Heat, The



An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.

Director: Paul Feig
Writer: Katie Dippold
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald, Melissa McCarthy

Hangover, The: Part III



Synopsis
Two years post-Bangkok, with disaster-magnet Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) supposedly locked up in a Thai prison, Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) are finally living blissfully uneventful lives - until their best friend Alan (Zach Galifianakis) ditches his meds, goes off the rails and triggers a final odyssey of comic mayhem. Director Todd Phillips saves the best for last in this hysterically funny, action-packed epic conclusion to his incomparable Wolfpack Trilogy.

Cast
Ken Jeong
Ed Helms
Justin Bartha
Zach Galifianakis
Bradley Cooper
Jeffrey Tambor
Heather Graham
John Goodman

Director
Todd Phillips

This Is The End



Synopsis
This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.

Cast
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Mindy Kaling
Jonah Hill
Michael Cera
Seth Rogen
Rihanna
Martin Starr
Emma Watson
Jay Baruchel
James Franco
David Krumholtz
Craig Robinson
Danny McBride

Director
Seth Rogen
Evan Goldberg

Frozen Ground, The



Synopsis
The hunt for Alaska's most prolific serial killer

Frozen Ground is inspired by the incredible true story that follows Alaskan State Trooper Jack Halcombe (Nicolas Cage) as he sets out to end the murderous rampage of Robert Hansen (John Cusack), a serial killer who has gone unnoticed for 13 years. As the bodies of street girls start to pile up in Anchorage, fear strikes a chord with the public. Risking his life, Halcombe goes on a personal manhunt to find the killer before the next body surfaces. When a seventeen year old escapee (Vanessa Hudgens) reveals key information about the case, Halcombe is finally on the trail of the killer. But will he catch him in time to save the next victim?

Cast
Olga Valentina
Katherine Lanasa
Brad William Henke
Vanessa Hudgens
50 Cent
Radha Mitchell
Dean Norris
Michael McGrady
John Cusack
Nicolas Cage

Director
Scott Walker (X)



Fright Night 2: New Blood



Synopsis
By day Gerri Dandridge is a sexy professor, but by night she transforms into a real-life vampire with an unquenchable thirst for human blood. So when a group of high school students travel abroad to study in Romania, they find themselves ensnared in Gerri's chilling web of lust and terror. Charley and "Evil" Ed must stop Gerri from drinking and bathing in the blood of a "new moon virgin," which just so happens to be Charley's ex-girlfriend, Amy. They enlist help from Peter Vincent, the vampire hunting host of a reality show called "Fright Night," to drive a stake through Gerri's plan and save Amy from a fate far worse than death.

Cast
Sean Power
Chris Waller
Sacha Parkinson
Will Payne
Jaime Murray

Director
Eduardo Rodriguez

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods



Note - Language= Japanese

The Z-Fighters must contend with Bills, the God of Destruction. But it takes a god to fight a god, and none of them are gods... not even the Saiyans.

Director: Masahiro Hosoda
Writers: Akira Toriyama (manga), YĆ»suke Watanabe (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Shigeru Chiba, Hiroko Emori

Curse of Chucky



Synopsis
He's back! From the filmmakers that brought you Chucky comes the terrifying return of the pint-sized doll possessed by the spirit of a notorious serial killer. When a mysterious package arrives at the house of Nica (Fiona Dourif, True Blood), she doesn't give it much thought. However, after her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the ensuing bloodshed and chaos. The return of America's favorite toy, voiced again by Brad Dourif, is unrated and full of more blood-splattered thrills and chills.

Cast
Danielle Bisutti
A Martinez
Brad Dourif

Director
Don Mancini

Cottage Country



Todd (Labine) wants everything to be just perfect at the family cottage where he plans to propose to Cammie (Akerman). But things go awry with the arrival of Todd's slacker brother Salinger

Director: Peter Wellington
Writer: Jeremy Boxen
Stars: Malin Akerman, Tyler Labine, Lucy Punch

Byzantium



Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort.

Director: Neil Jordan
Writer: Moira Buffini (play)
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley

Blood Of Redemption



Synopsis
A businessman by day and criminal mastermind by night, Quinn Forte (Billy Zane) had it all: money, power, respect... until someone from his inner circle murdered his father and stole it all away. Now, years later, Quinn is out of jail and, with the help of his former henchman, Axel (Dolph Lundgren), back to bring down everyone who betrayed him.

Cast
Gianni Capaldi
Vinnie Jones
Robert Davi
Billy Zane
Dolph Lundgren

Director
Giorgio Serafini

Bless Me, Ultima



Synopsis
Based on acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya's novel, Bless Me, Ultima is a turbulent coming-of-age story about a young boy growing up in New Mexico during World War II. When a curandera named Ultima moves in with his family, Antonio experiences a series of mysterious and terrifying events which cause him to grapple with questions about his own destiny, and the powers of this mystical woman.

Cast
Castulo Guerra
Luke Ganalon
Joaquin Cosio
Dolores Heredia
Miriam Colon
Benito Martinez

Director
Carl Franklin

Augustine



Synopsis
When beautiful kitchen maid Augustine (French recording artist Soko) suffers an inexplicable, violent seizure, she is sent to a psychiatric hospital specializing in the treatment of feminine "hysteria" and presided over by Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot (Vincent Lindon). Fascinated by his new patient, Charot quickly makes Augustine the star attraction in a series of hysteria presentations, hypnotizing her to induce spectacular fits for crowded lecture halls. As the full nature of Augustine's affliction begins to emerge, the relationship between doctor and patient becomes more complicated and personal power dynamics start to shift. Based on a true story from late 19th century Paris, Augustine is a lush, darkly sensuous tale of romance, psychology and sexual politics.

Cast
Ange Ruze
Roxane Duran
Lise Lametrie
Olivier Rabourdin
Vincent Lindon

Director
Alice Winocour

After Earth



Synopsis
A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a treacherous journey to signal for help. They must learn to work together and trust each other, if they want any chance of returning home.

Cast
Jaden Smith
Sophie Okonedo
David Denman
Glenn Morshower
Will Smith

Director
M. Night Shyamalan