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Hot Tub Time Machine

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$19.99

Seeking to bring some youthful optimism back to their failed, miserable lives, three middle-aged guys -- Adam (John Cusack), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Lou (Rob Corddry) -- go to a mountain resort where they spent some of their wildest days (reluctantly dragging along Adam's nephew, Jacob, played by newcomer Clark Duke). A drunken accident in the titular hot tub sends them swirling back to 1986, where each of them decides to risk changing the future (and possibly erasing Jacob from existence) by doing things just a little differently.

List Price: $29.98

Film details

Trailer:

PINK01.mp4

Format:

1.78:1

http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-hot-tub26-2010mar26,0,2795095.s...

Review quote:

"About a billion laughs." -- Betsy Sharkey, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Year:

2010

Length:

99min

Price: $19.99

OVS Content ID:

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The Job

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$26.98

When unemployed Bubba Brady (Patrick Flueger) gets a tip from a drifter named Jim (Ron Perlman) about a job offer, Bubba's girl Joy (Taryn Manning) is thrilled -- it means they can finally start a life. But the job is not as advertised; though the opportunity is real, Bubba will have to learn if he has the killer instincts to do what it requires.

List Price: $26.98

Film details

Format:

1.66:1

Teaser:

When unemployed Bubba Brady gets a tip from a drifter named Jim (Ron Perlman) about a job offer, Bubba's girl Joy is thrilled -- it means they can finally start a life.

Awards – Won:

Best Screenplay, 2009 San Diego Film Festival

http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/job.htm

Review quote:

"A tightly crafted little movie." -- HOME THEATRE INFO

Year:

2009

Length:

99min

Price: $26.98

OVS Content ID:

a:1:{i:29;s:7:"1227037";}

Ethan Mao

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$11.99

Enter the suspenseful, dramatic and romantic world of Quentin Lee's ETHAN MAO, an American indie about love and family that's told at gunpoint. Thrown out of his house when his stepmother discovers he's gay, 18-year-old Ethan is forced to survive on the street as a hustler. He is befriended by handsome fellow hustler and drug dealer Remigio who takes him under his wing. After being tipped off by his younger brother Noel that the family will be away on Thanksgiving, Ethan and his buddy go to the house to pick up some of his belongings. When the family returns unexpectedly -- and guns are introduced into the mix -- a hostage situation develops, tragically pitting Ethan against his own family. Supported by a remarkably strong cast, Lee's film is infused with humor and suspense, showcasing a vision that is truly independent and thought-provoking.

List Price: $14.99

Film details

Trailer:

LEE601.mp4

Format:

1.85:1

Awards – Won:

Audience Award, 2005 Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Year:

2004

Length:

87min

Price: $11.99

OVS Content ID:

a:1:{i:29;s:7:"1226749";}

The Good Heart

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$26.98

Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male-centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse: no new customers, no fraternizing with customers, and absolutely no women. Lucas is a quick study, but their friendship is put to the test when the distraught and beautiful April (Islid Le Besco) shows up at the bar seeking shelter, and Lucas insists they help her out.

List Price: $26.98

Film details

Trailer:

KARI02.mp4

Format:

Widescreen

Year:

2009

Length:

95min

Price: $26.98

OVS Content ID:

a:1:{i:29;s:7:"1227035";}

180 South: Conquerers of the Useless

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$26.98

180° SOUTH follows Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Choulnard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. Along the way he gets shipwrecked off Easter Island, surfs the longest wave of his life -- and prepares himself for a rare ascent of Cerro Corcovado. Jeff's life turns when he meets up in a rainy hut with Choulnard and Tompkins who, once driven purely by a love of climbing and surfing, now value above all the experience of raw nature -- and have come to Patagonia to spend their fortunes to protect it.

List Price: $26.98

Film details

Trailer:

MOLL01.mp4

Format:

1.66:1

Teaser:

180° SOUTH follows Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Choulnard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.

http://www.dvdtown.com/review/180-south-conquerors-of-the-useless/blu-ray/8135

Review quote:

"I don't care how many adventures you've had in your day; they likely pale in comparison to those detailed in 180 SOUTH." -- David van der Haeghen, DVD TOWN

Year:

2010

Length:

85min

Price: $26.98

OVS Content ID:

a:1:{i:29;s:7:"1225563";}

Death at a Funeral

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$19.99

DEATH AT A FUNERAL is a hilarious day in the life of an American family come together to put a beloved husband and father to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem.

List Price: $28.95

Film details

Trailer:

LABU03.mp4

Format:

2.40:1

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100414/REVIEWS/10041...

Review quote:

"I laughed all the way through... This is the best comedy since THE HANGOVER." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Year:

2010

Length:

92min

Price: $19.99

OVS Content ID:

a:1:{i:29;s:7:"1223897";}

Cowboys & Angels

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$11.99

An award-winning, exhilaratingly funny coming-of-age film. COWBOYS & ANGELS tells the witty story about two Irish lads -- one straight and one gay -- from their youthful career ambitions to romance to entanglements with the law. Shane (Michael Legge) is a shy civil servant striking out on his own. Vincent (Allen Leech) is a gay fashion design student looking for a roommate. When they cross paths, a friendship begins with Vincent helping pull Shane from his shell and sending him on the road to fabulousness. However, Shane becomes involved in drug running and falls for Vincent's best friend Gemma (the luminous Amy Shields). First-time writer-director David Gleason has created an energetic and captivating tale of camaraderie, and Legge and Leech deliver career-making performances as the initially mismatched roomies who become the best of friends.

List Price: $14.99

Film details

Trailer:

GLEE01.mp4

Format:

1.85:1

Teaser:

Shane is a straight, shy civil servant striking out on his own. Vincent is a gay fashion design student looking for a roommate.

Awards – Nominated:

Best Irish Film, 2004 Irish Film and Television Awards

Awards – Won:

Best Screenplay, 2004 Newport Beach Film Festival

Review quote:

"Enlivens the classic premise of innocent-in-the-city... in unexpected directions." -- Carla Meyer, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Year:

2003

Length:

92min

Price: $11.99

OVS Content ID:

a:1:{i:29;s:7:"1226957";}

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$11.99

Theater history comes alive in this exuberant and moving film adaptation as David Drake re-creates his award-winning, off-Broadway performance piece -- the longest-running one-man show in New York history -- that brings a fresh, energized look at coming of age and gay life in the '90s. Beginning with the impact author Larry Kramer had on his sexual and political awakening, Drake takes stock of his life through masterful stories and vignettes that are funny, touching and insightful. Whether recalling that he kissed his first man at age sixteen, or wittily observing "Why I Go to the Gym," or poignantly remembering friends who have died of AIDS, Drake uses a full arsenal of humor, rage, drama, song, dance, charisma and courage to tell his life's adventure.

List Price: $14.99

Film details

Format:

Widescreen

http://www.nytimes.com/library/film/071400kramer-film-review.html

Review quote:

"Serves the valuable function of preserving not just a performance but the spirit of a time." -- Lawrence Van Gelder, NEW YORK TIMES

Year:

2000

Length:

82min

Price: $11.99

OVS Content ID:

a:1:{i:29;s:7:"1226570";}

The Book of Eli

maint — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:20:24 +0000

$19.99

In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli (Denzel Washington) seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. It's not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, Eli does what he must to survive--and continue. Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is determined to make it his own: Carnegie (Gary Oldman), the self-appointed despot of a makeshift town of thieves and gunmen. Meanwhile, Carnegie's adopted daughter Solara (Mila Kunis) is fascinated by Eli for another reason: the glimpse he offers of what may exist beyond her stepfather's domain.

List Price: $28.98

Film details

Trailer:

HUG201.mp4

Format:

2.35:1

Teaser:

In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America.

Awards – Nominated:

Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actor (Washington), Best Make-Up, 2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-eli15-2010jan15,0,2338522.story

Review quote:

"Lean, stark, surprisingly effective." -- Michael Phillips, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Year:

2010

Length:

118min

Price: $19.99

OVS Content ID:

a:0:{}

Shallow Grave

maint — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:36:33 +0000

$19.99

Three 20-something roommates keep picking apart roommates, trying to find the right match. Finally, they get someone they like. only to have him die the next day, leaving behind a suitcase full of money, and a world of trouble for the survivors.

List Price: $29.99

Film details

Format:

1.66

Awards – Won:

Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film, 1995 BAFTA Awards

Best Film, 1995 Fantasporto

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1995/07/28/DD41.DTL

Review quote:

"A tight little thriller, filled with exhilarating twists." -- Edward Guthmann, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Year:

1994

Length:

94min

Price: $19.99