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Journey to the Center of the Earth - October 28th, 2008 4:32 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 10/28/08.
Science professor Trevor (Brendan Fraser) has become the laughingstock of the academic community thanks to his outrageous theories. While on a trip to Iceland, Trevor, his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their guide Hannah (Anita Briem) find themselves at the center of the planet, having discovered a whole world within our world. Adapted from the Jules Verne fantasy novel, this film (presented in 2D) marks the directorial debut of Eric Brevig.
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan - October 21st, 2008 12:36 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 10/21/08.
Adam Sandler also stars as the titular Zohan, an Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist, in this comedy he co-wrote with Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) and Robert Smigel. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head to head with an Arab cab driver (Rob Schneider) -- to make his dreams come true.
Iron Man - October 14th, 2008 12:29 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 10/14/08.
After ultrarich inventor and weapons maker Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) escapes from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, he turns his invention to good by using it to fight crime. But when he must face the evil Iron Monger, his skills are stretched to the limit. Based on the Marvel comic, this captivating superhero tale from director Jon Favreau co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard.
Shin Chan: Season 1: Part 2: Disc 1 - September 29th, 2008 1:56 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 09/29/08.
This disc includes the following episodes: "More of a Snug than a Magnum," "In the Interest of Increased Ratings," "In the Intereste of Increased Ratings...," "Sticky's my Favorite Flavor," "Ok, but I'm a Power Bottom," "The Girls of 34C," "The Herpes Effect" and "Gratuitous Child Nudity."
Eagle vs. Shark - September 8th, 2008 3:22 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 09/08/08.
Lily (Loren Horsley) is reserved and awkward. Jarrod (Jemaine Clement) is an introspective oddball completely oblivious to Lily's affection for him. A celebration mixed with a strange plan to exact revenge on Jarrod's high school foe brings the two raging misfits together to face their mutual life challenges. Academy Award-nominated director Taika Cohen also penned this dark romantic comedy, a 2007 Sundance Film Festival entry.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets - September 3rd, 2008 2:24 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 09/03/08.
Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) and Dr. Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) -- who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure -- reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), for another romp through U.S. history. Now, armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben is obsessed with finding the truth behind President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series: Disc 1 - August 29th, 2008 11:46 am - Movies
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Shipped on 08/29/08.
This disc contains the following episodes: the pilot, "Beers and Weirs" and "Tricks and Treats." Also included are five audio commentaries, seven deleted scenes, an alternate ending and extended scene, Cardellini and Segel auditions, behind-the-scenes footage and four NBC promotional TV spots.
Death at a Funeral - March 14th, 2008 1:08 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 03/14/08.
The funeral for the patriarch of a wealthy but eccentric British clan is turned topsy-turvy when a stranger appears claiming to be the dead man's gay lover in this dramedy directed by Frank Oz and starring Peter Dinklage, Matthew Macfadyen and Rupert Graves. The dysfunctional family grows wackier as the deceased's sons decide they can't let the rest of the guests get wind of this revelation. But can they get the cat back into the bag?
Hot Rod - March 13th, 2008 9:22 am - Movies
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Shipped on 03/11/08.
What better way to impress step-dad than to jump Snake River Canyon on a moped? That's the premise of this over-the-top action comedy from a pair of "Saturday Night Live" veterans. Akiva Schaffer directs, and Andy Samberg (a co-writer) stars as the accident-prone daredevil determined to carry out the ridiculous feat in this silly send-up of Evel Knievel's famously unsuccessful jump. Sissy Spacek and Ian McShane ("Deadwood") co-star.
Hot Rod - March 11th, 2008 6:58 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 03/11/08.
What better way to impress step-dad than to jump Snake River Canyon on a moped? That's the premise of this over-the-top action comedy from a pair of "Saturday Night Live" veterans. Akiva Schaffer directs, and Andy Samberg (a co-writer) stars as the accident-prone daredevil determined to carry out the ridiculous feat in this silly send-up of Evel Knievel's famously unsuccessful jump. Sissy Spacek and Ian McShane ("Deadwood") co-star.
3:10 to Yuma - March 7th, 2008 4:23 am - Movies
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Shipped on 03/05/08.
Rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) agrees to transport the captured outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to the nearest town with a rail station, where they'll wait for a train to court in Yuma. Holed up in the hotel near the station, Wade wreaks psychological havoc on Evans, while Wade's henchmen plan their next move. Director James Mangold's suspense-filled Western is a remake of the 1957 classic starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin.
3:10 to Yuma - March 5th, 2008 2:20 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 03/05/08.
Rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) agrees to transport the captured outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to the nearest town with a rail station, where they'll wait for a train to court in Yuma. Holed up in the hotel near the station, Wade wreaks psychological havoc on Evans, while Wade's henchmen plan their next move. Director James Mangold's suspense-filled Western is a remake of the 1957 classic starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End - February 6th, 2008 4:18 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 02/06/08.
In this final installment of the swashbuckler trilogy, Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with brave Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and feisty Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). And what of Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)? Nothing is as it seems. Just when he appears to be down, he proves he can't be counted out. Bill Nighy and Yun-Fat Chow also star.
The Bourne Ultimatum - January 16th, 2008 3:36 pm - Movies
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Shipped on 01/16/08.
Matt Damon returns as the amnesia-stricken trained assassin Jason Bourne in this third film based on Robert Ludlum's best-selling novels. As Bourne travels from Moscow to Paris, Madrid, London, New York and Tangier, Morocco, in a quest to reconstruct his past (and thus clear the way for a future), he's joined by returning cast members Julia Stiles and Joan Allen as well as new co-stars David Strathairn and Paddy Considine.