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The Winning Season

maint — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:39:32 +0000

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A has-been coach, Bill (Sam Rockwell), is given a shot at redemption when his old friend and high school principal (Rob Corddry) asks him to coach the high school girls' basketball team. Bill is hungry to coach but he has mixed feelings about leading a girls' team -- frankly, he thinks it's beneath him. But slowly, he and the girls forge a strong bond as underdogs that rebound from a string of early-season losses to make it to the sectional finals.

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STRO02.mp4

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Widescreen

http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/the-winning-season-review/215895...

Review quote:

"A shaggy underdog worth seeking out, primarily for Rockwell s sensational performance." -- Geoff Berkshire, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Year:

2010

Length:

104min

Price: $26.98

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Endless Summer (Remastered)

maint — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:29:07 +0000

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They call it the Endless Summer, the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, two California surfers, Robert August and Mike Hynson, accomplish in a few months what most people never get to do in a lifetime -- they live their dream. Director Bruce Brown created a film so powerful it has become a timeless masterpiece that continues to capture the imagination of every new generation. When it first played in theaters, audiences lined up to see it again and again, spellbound by its thrilling excitement and awesome photography. But in fact, what's most compelling about the film is the surfing itself and once you've seen it, your search may never end.

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Trailer:

BR1201.mp4

Teaser:

They call it the Endless Summer, the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave.

Awards – Won:

National Film Registry, 2002 National Film Preservation Board

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/43990/endless-summer-directors-special-edition-th...

Review quote:

"Bruce Brown's knowing, witty paean to surfing retains all of its charm after more than forty years." -- Casey Burchby, DVD TALK

Year:

1966

Length:

92min

Price: $24.95

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Octane

maint — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:11:24 +0000

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In the world of racing, there are no rules and adrenaline is the only name of the game. When bad boy Brent Black discovers the fun but dangerous ways of illegal street racing, he faces a deadly challenge from a longtime rival. Does he have what it takes to win? The stakes are high and everything worth living for is on the line. But when you live life in the fast lane, anything can happen. High speed, high risk& high octane.

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Trailer:

JAYX01.mp4

Format:

1.85:1

Year:

2007

Length:

89min

Price: $14.98

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The Karate Kid

maint — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:42:16 +0000

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12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying -- and the feeling is mutual -- but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Film details

Trailer:

ZWAR01.mp4

Format:

2.40:1

Teaser:

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China.

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100609/REVIEWS/10060...

Review quote:

"A lovely and well-made film." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2010

Length:

140min

Price: $28.96

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The Wrestler

maint — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:15:05 +0000

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Mickey Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime as pro wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a former superstar now paying the price for twenty years of grueling punishment in and out of the ring. But he's about to risk everything to prove he has one more match left in him: a re-staging of his famous Madison Square Garden bout against "The Ayatollah." Darren Aronofsky directs a powerful cast in this action-packed saga of guts, glory and gritty determination that is "as irresistible as a headlock" (NEW YORK POST).

Film details

Trailer:

ARON02.mp4

Format:

2.35:1

Awards – Won:

Golden Lion, 2008 Venice Film Festival

Best Feature, Best Actor (Rourke), Best Cinematography, 2009 Independent Spirit Awards

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081223/REVIEWS/81223...

Review quote:

"This is the performance of [Rourke's] lifetime." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2008

Length:

109min

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On Any Sunday

maint — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:47:01 +0000

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From Steve McQueen: "I think Bruce Brown's motorcycle film ON ANY SUNDAY is the best thing that has ever happened to motorcycling. The audience is taken on a visual ride in what I believe is finally the definitive film on motorcycling. To me it is an unforgettable film, and I was very happy to be a part of it in some small way." Writer, producer and director Bruce Brown, explores this dizzying and intoxicating world of rugged road riders where cycles hit incredible speeds. Segueing into the grueling excitement of a muddy and murderous motocross race, we then move on to the tortuous mayhem of the Mexican 1000 off-track trial race down the Baja Peninsula. An exhilarating experience that puts you in the drivers seat.

Film details

Format:

1.33:1

Teaser:

From Steve McQueen: "I think Bruce Brown's motorcycle film ON ANY SUNDAY is the best thing that has ever happened to motorcycling."

Awards – Nominated:

Best Documentary, 1972 Academy Awards

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19710803/REVIEWS/10803...

Review quote:

"Charming, infectious, clean-cut, and, enthusiastic." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

1971

Length:

96min

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Peel: The Peru Project

maint — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:47:01 +0000

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Presenting the newest film from the family that made surf-film history (Bruce Brown, ENDLESS SUMMER; Dana Brown, STEP INTO LIQUID), Wes Brown and T.J. Barrack take us on-location to the beautiful waters of Peru where surfing is a way of life and surfers are worshiped as National Heroes. Including an enchanted visit to Machu Picchu, this surf odyssey fuses unique cultural aspects and electrifying surf footage.

Film details

Trailer:

BR1001.mp4

Format:

1.78:1

Year:

2006

Length:

75min

Price: $19.95

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On the Edge

maint — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:04:44 +0000

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Bruce Dern plays Wes Holman, a real-life athlete who was banned from the sport of running after he attempted to expose illegal payoffs to athletes. Holman is attempting a comeback -- he wants to run the grueling Cielo-Sea Race.

Film details

Trailer:

NILS02.mp4

Format:

1.85:1

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860502/REVIEWS/60502...

Review quote:

"An angry, original, unpredictable movie." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

1985

Length:

87min

Price: $21.99

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Lipstick & Dynamite: The First Ladies of Wrestling

maint — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:04:44 +0000

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Since long before the WWE, professional wrestling has been a spectacle. In the 1940s and 1950s, this included women's wrestling, populated by such colorful characters as Gladys "Killem" Gillem and The Fabulous Moolah. Full of archival footage, this documentary tells the story of these women.

Film details

Trailer:

LEIT01.mp4

Format:

1.78:1

http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-lipstick8apr08,1,3281656.story

Review quote:

"The uneasy, unnerving air of the carny hangs over this film, and it gives off a pungent whiff of how rough, rowdy and raucous, how inescapably down and dirty, these women's world could be." -- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Year:

2004

Length:

120min

Price: $11.99

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Invictus

maint — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:37:03 +0000

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He was imprisoned 27 years for his heroic fight against apartheid. So what does Nelson Mandela do after he is elected president of South Africa? He rejects revenge, forgives his oppressors and finds hope of national unity in an unlikely place: the rugby field. Clint Eastwood powerfully directs an uplifting film about a team and a people inspired to greatness. In a performance that won him an Oscar nomination, Morgan Freeman portrays Mandela, who asks the national rugby team captain (Matt Damon) and his underdog squad to do the impossible and win the World Cup. One team, one country.

Film details

Trailer:

EAST05.mp4

Format:

2.35

Teaser:

He was imprisoned 27 years for his heroic fight against apartheid. So what does Nelson Mandela do after he is elected president of South Africa?

Awards – Nominated:

Best Supporting Actor (Damon), Best Actor (Freeman), 2010 Academy Awards

Awards – Won:

Best Director, Best Actor (Freeman), 2009 National Board of Review

http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/88184/invictus.html

Review quote:

"A noble and compassionate work that in its later scenes manages successfully to invest our emotions in the triumph of an important - if overlong! - sporting victory." -- David Calhoun, TIME OUT

Year:

2009

Length:

113min

Price: $19.99

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