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  Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross-country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.  Years after being abandoned at an orphanage by her father, Gabrielle Chanel finds a job in a tailor shop where she meets and soon begins an affair with French millionaire Etienne Balsan. Through Baron Balsan she is introduced into French society and given the opportunity to design her own style of hats. Though her career takes off, her personal life becomes more complicated when she falls in love with Balsan's former best friend, Arthur Capel.   Precious Jones, an inner-city high school girl, is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant...again. Naive and abused, Precious responds to a glimmer of hope when a door is opened by an alternative school teacher. She is faced with the choice to follow opportunity and test her own boundaries.  A geophysical team investigating the effect radiation from other solar systems has on the Earth learns that the core of the Earth is heating up and warns the President of the United States. While the leaders of the world race to build 'arks' to escape the impending doom, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc all over the world. Includes commentary, alternate ending, deleted scenes, featurette, and music video.  A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.   When Max feels neglected by his mother, he runs away wearing his wolf costume to a world in his imagination inhabited by unruly beasts who befriend Max after he is proclaimed king.       More new movies: Love Happens ● Gamer ● Ong Bak 2 ● A Serious Man
    Time Traveler's Wife ● Surrogates ● Zombieland ● Post Grad ● Thirst ● The Box
    District 9 ● Bright Star ● Hurt Locker ● Law Abiding Citizen ● The Informant!
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    Jackie Peyton is a sharp-tongued and quick-witted nurse who is trying to survive the chaotic grind of saving lives in a hectic New York City hospital. Jackie's a woman of substance who knows how to handle it all. With a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a steady dose of pain relievers for her chronic back pain, Jackie does whatever it takes to get the job done.  Back for one last obsessively compulsive good time in the final season of the hit detective series. From the very first moment detective Adrian Monk appeared on the scene, audiences have been hooked on this intelligent and irreverent sleuth who uses his quirky phobias and neuroses to solve crimes in a way other detectives just can't. Join him now as he reunites with former colleagues and friends from seasons past.  Season three explodes with one scandalous surprise after another. At the office the firings continue, Don is brought in to save the day on a PR campaign only to have the rug pulled out from under him, Peggy and Paul get stoned while working on an ad campaign, Sally steals money from her grandfather, and much more.  Optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing McKinley High's Glee Club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential. Going up against McKinley's cruel high school caste system and facing harsh criticism from everyone around him, Will becomes determined to prove them all wrong.  A team of special agents, operating outside the military chain of command, must investigate any crime with pieces of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardles of rank or position.
   More TV:  Midsomer Murders (14) ● Brothers & Sisters (3)
    Robin Hood (3) ● Army Wives (3) ● Big Love (3) ● Rescue Me (5/1)
               United States of Tara (1)   ●   Rescue Me (5/2)
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  Fourteen years ago, he had two names: Harry Caine, the pseudonym he used for his literary works, and Mateo Blanco, his real name which he used to direct films. But that was before the accident when he lost his sight and his beloved Lena. Now he goes by Harry Caine. If he can't direct films, he can only survive with the idea that Mateo Blanco died on Lanzarote with his Lena. When he is given the chance to tell his story, he can't refuse.  Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. With unparalleled psychic powers, they can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it.  A group of veteran officers at an armored transport security firm pressure a new guard into stealing one of their own company's trucks containing 42 million dollars. Using a seemingly surefire plan, the men plan to make off with the money with no harm done until an unexpected witness causes their plan to come apart at the seams.  This dynamic new portrayal of Sherlock Holmes sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.  Set in the great city of New Orleans, a beautiful girl named Tiana meets a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.   
   More:  Pirate Radio ● Revanche ● Planet 51 ● Trucker ● Emma ● Big Fan
    Blind Side  ●  New Moon  ●  Motherhood  ●  Brothers  ●  Bad Lieutenant  
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   When Ned Devine dies from shock of winning the lottery, two old codgers enlist the help of the whole village in defrauding the lottery to claim the prize.  Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As the Irish freedom fighters bold tactics bring the British to a breaking point, both sides finally agree to a treaty to end the bloodshed. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and families who fought side by side, find themselves pitted against one another, putting their loyalties to the ultimate test.    Three girlhood friends are reunited in college, ready to experience life to the fullest. It doesn't take long for them all to meet men and fall in love. Benny, unsure of herself and scared of rejection, follows her heart out on a limb for the brightest, best looking boy on campus.  A magical tale of a girl whose search for her missing brother brings an Irish legend to life.   
   

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  Working for P. W. Botha, Dr. Neil Barnard opens talks with imprisoned Nelson Mandela. But lesser known are the secret talks that take place in a rural English manor house. Both sides may win or lose all, including their own lives. Botha learns of the British talks and, with the inevitable demise of apartheid, he intends to control the endgame by using the tactics of divide and rule. Against all the odds, a precious arena of frail trust between the two warring parties is achieved.  A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race. Based on the critically acclaimed play, a compelling movie that examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.  A young woman leaves an abusive marriage and starts her life over in Chicago, only to find herself in a triangle between a suicidal hitman and the detective hunting him down.  In the city that never sleeps, love is always on the mind. Those passions come together as they create a kaleidoscope of the spontaneous, surprising, electrifying human connections that pump the city's heartbeat. Sexy, funny, haunting and revealing encounters unfold beneath the Manhattan skyline. From Tribeca to Central Park to Brooklyn, the story weaves a tale of love as diverse as the very fabric of New York itself. A collection of 10 different love stories.  Despite the loss of her mother, Cyd is marrying her high school sweetheart, Zach. When she looks to sell her dance studio, she finds out her long-lost father is a co-owner, and re-establishes a connection with him. Finding each other helps Cyd and her father uncover what's really important in life, and together they have a reason to celebrate the joyful wedding.  Sam is a pretty college sophomore, so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job even after she finds out there is no baby. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman are the older couple who lure Sam out to their creaky Victorian mansion deep in the woods, just in time for total lunar eclipse. Victor at first seems like just a creepy guy lurking around the house, but quickly makes it clear that Sam will end this night in a bloody fight for her life.   

   For more New Arrivals and On Order movies, click here. 		   New Nonfiction
   Michael Moore explores the root causes of the global economic meltdown and takes a comical look at corporate and political shenanigans. Along the way he tries to answer the question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg. Includes commentary, deleted scenes, and more.  The legendary British comedy troupe Monty Python are all gathered in front of the camera one last time in this original documentary series that retells the entire Python phenomenon start to finish.  An in-depth look at one of the most controversial lawsuits in history, between U.S. oil company Chevron and over 30,000 people living in the Ecuadorian rainforests that are trying to fight this giant from contaminating their lands. Bonus features include commentary by the director, interviews with director Joe Berlinger and actress Trudie Styler, and bonus scenes.  Charles Kuralt found everyone interesting. Beginning in 1967, he and his small CBS television crew crisscrossed the nation in a motor home, avoiding the interstates to meet the ordinary people on America's back roads. First aired on The CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite, the resulting vignettes became a beloved touchstone of American culture for more than 20 years.     

 
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