Wednesday, November 28, 2012

New this week (11/28/12):

Lawless
The true story of the infamous Bondurant brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic outlaw tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family, the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave. 

Magic Mike
Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

Friday, November 23, 2012

New this week (11/23/12):

Criminal Minds, Season 2
Jason Gideon is the head of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and mentor to an elite team of profilers, including family man Aaron Hotchner, sex-crimes expert Elle Greenaway, hunky Derek Morgan, genius-geek Dr. Spencer Reid, department liaison "JJ" Jareau, and computer whiz Penelope Garcia. Joining them this season is Emily Prentiss who quickly learns there's nothing these agents would rather do than profile murderers and put them away. 

Dalziel and Pascoe, Season 6
In season six of this gritty British crime thriller, grumpy old-school copper Andy Dalziel and his well-mannered university educated partner Peter Pascoe face more perplexing cases: The puzzling death of a schoolboy, the mysterious murder of a Sikh woman, the unexplained killing of a solicitor, and the appearance of a skeleton in a former mining town. On top of which, with Pascoe's wife and daughter now in America, the odd couple find themselves sharing Dalziel's house.

Dark Shadows
Imprisoned vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin. The dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better and are in need of his protection. 

Delicacy (French)
When a woman loses the love of her life, she struggles to rekindle any kind of passion until she begins an unlikely relationship with a klutzy underling at work. 

Expendables 2
When Mr. Church decides to reunite the Expendables, and one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. 

Lucky One
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive - a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm. 

New Tricks, Season 1
As punishment for messing up a kidnap rescue and shooting a dog in the process, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is re-assigned to the newly created unsolved murder squad. Due to a manpower shortage her team is made up of veteran detectives brought back onto the police force, bringing a 1970's mentality to modern policing. The team's first case is to re-investigate a twenty year old murder conviction which has suddenly come into question due to police corruption. Sifting through the lies, dubious motives and the police cover up during the first investigation, the unorthodox methods of the dinosaur detectives eventually discover what really happened twenty years ago. In the process, the squad clears up two murders and an armed robbery. 

Savages
Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben, a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest friend Chon, a former Navy SEAL and ex-mercenary, run a lucrative, homegrown industry, raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia. Life is idyllic in their Southern California town, until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them. 

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan. 

Upstairs Downstairs, Season 2
Now a well established household in the heart of London, life in Eaton Place has moved on; Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam's family is complete with the addition of two small children and London has settled into an uneasy peace with the apparent aversion of war. Yet below the surface of a well-run household, both upstairs and downstairs are harboring life-changing secrets. As romance, heartbreak and revelation engulf the household; its inhabitants discover that the real threat is closer to home. 

Without Motive, Season 1
DC Jack Mowbray has seen many disturbing things on the job. But the family man has never taken it home with him--until now. The brutal murder of a young woman sets off a chain of events that may change Mowbray forever and tear his family apart.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

New this week (11/14/12):

2 Days in New York
Hip, Manhattan couple Marion and Mingus, each with children from prior relationships, find their comfortable family dynamic jostled by a visit from Marion's quirky relatives from France.

360
Starts in Vienna, weaving stories set in Paris, London, Bratislava, Rio, Denver, and Phoenix into a single narrative. A businessman who is tempted to be unfaithful to his wife sets into motion a series of events which ripple around the globe with dramatic consequences.

Campaign
In order to gain influence over their North Carolina district, two CEOs seize an opportunity to oust long-term congressman Cam Brady by putting up a rival candidate. Their man, naive Marty Huggins, is director of the local Tourism Center.

Dark Horse
Romance blooms between two thirty-somethings in arrested development: an avid toy collector who is the dark horse of his family and a depressed woman on the rebound.

Jumping the Broom
On a weekend wedding in Martha's Vineyard, two African-American families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds clash during their first meeting before the big event.

Natural Selection
When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a stroke at a sperm bank where he's been secretly donating his seed for the past 25 years, she leaves her sheltered world and starts off on a journey to find his eldest biological son - a mullet-headed, foul-mouthed ex-con with whom she develops an odd but meaningful relationship.

Polisse (French)
Based on real child investigation cases, Polisse follows the lives of a tight-knit team of men and women working in the Child Protection Unit of the Parisian police. In the realm of some of society's worst criminals, the pressures of the job are matched only by the pressures in the personal lives of the officers. Only by putting aside their individual differences can they find the strength necessary to make a positive change in the community.

Saint Ralph (2004) 
Ralph, a 14-year-old boy, has lost his father and his grandparents. His mother is also very ill. At school he is forced to join the track team, only to discover he has a talent for running. Soon he sets the goal of winning the 1954 Boston Marathon.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

New this week (11/7/12):

Amazing Spider-Man    PG13
Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. 

Copper, Season 1
Copper is BBC America's first original scripted series. Set in 1860s New York City, the drama is centered on Kevin Corcoran, an intense, rugged, Irish-American cop working in the city's notorious Five Points neighborhood. He struggles to maintain his moral compass while embarking on a quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter. 

Dalziel and Pascoe, Season 5
This series follows a politically incorrect veteran detective and his well-educated soft-spoken rookie partner as they solve crimes in Yorkshire. 

Elena  (Russian)
This is the story of Elena and Vladimir, an older couple. The wealthy but stingy Vladimir treats Elena more like a servant than a wife. They each have children from their first marriages, a son and a daughter. Elena's son is unemployed and can't feed his wife and two children; they live only on the money Elena provides them, while Vladimir's daughter lives a bohemian life. In the hospital following a heart attack, Vladimir's daughter visits him. Their time together strengthens their usually distant relationship. Upon leaving the hospital, Vladimir declares that he's decided to change his will so that his daughter will receive all his money, leaving Elena with only a meager annuity. This will make it impossible for Elena to help her son financially. Humble and obedient, Elena then resorts to a desperate step. 

Harry & Tonto  (1974)  R
Comedy about a man evicted from his apartment who decides to take his cat, Tonto, and head cross country to live with one of his children. He has many 'encounters' with an assortment of people he meets on the way. 

Heroes, Season 1
Niki harbors a secret dark side, cheerleader Claire heals from any injury, Japanese Dilbert Hiro can bend time and space, Senatorial candidate Nathan is able to fly, his brother Peter can copy others' powers, Matt is a cop who can read minds, and junkie artist Isaac sees the future. While Claire and Hiro explore the potential of their new powers, Niki and her son try to elude some hired thugs and end up overwhelmed by her dark side. Suresh searches for the answer to his father's death; Hiro takes a trip, five weeks into the future, to New York and sees the city destroyed by a massive blast; Isaac sees the same, but through his paintings. The Heroes begin slowly coming into contact through a haze of dreams, visions, murder, swords and death. They need to stop the serial killer and save New York. 

New Tricks, Season 5
New Tricks follows a team of semi-retired and somewhat curmudgeonly detectives as they reinvestigate cold cases. The fifth season returns with more sharp writing, dry humor, and engrossing mysteries. Guest stars include Claire Bloom, James Fox, David Troughton, and Ronald Pickup. 

Ruby Sparks     R
Struggling with writer's block and a lackluster love life, once-famous novelist Calvin creates a beautiful fictitious character named Ruby who inspires him. But not only does this bring his work to life, it also brings Ruby to life, literally. Face-to-face with an actual relationship with his once virtual girlfriend, Calvin must now decide whether to pen this love story or let it write itself. 

Safety Not Guaranteed    R
Three co-workers at a magazine seek to interview someone who placed an ad for time travel companionship. 

Shield, the Complete First Season
The story of in inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact. 

Your Sister’s Sister    R
A year after the death of his brother Tom, Jack is having trouble coming to terms with his loss and has hit a wall, both personally and professionally. An intervention in the guise of his best friend Iris results in a planned week of solitude in the country at her family's cabin. The problem is, Iris's sister Hannah, raw from a breakup with her longtime girlfriend, had the same idea and she and Jack inadvertently have a night of drunken confessions and shared experiences. 

I Have Tourette’s But Tourette’s Doesn’t Have Me (616.83 I) 
"In every school in America, it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. Many of their parents, teachers, and those close to them are unaware. These children are often stigmatized and almost always misunderstood. HBO and the Tourette Syndrome Association present 'I have Tourette's but Tourette's doesn't have me': a documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young people."

Friday, November 2, 2012

New this week (11/1/12):

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 
Abraham Lincoln, history's greatest hunter of the undead, must risk the presidency, his family, and his life to protect America from the bloodthirsty vampires.

Crooked Arrows
Former star lacrosse player Joe Logan agrees to coach a rag-tag team of Native American lacrosse players who are long-time losers, despite lacrosse being a part of their tribal heritage for centuries.

Hysteria
In 1880 London, a young doctor who sets out to find a medical cure for "hysteria" in women invents the electro-mechanical vibrator.

New Year's Eve
A stellar ensemble cast celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.

Take this Waltz
Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author, but when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.

Unaccompanied Minors (2007)
It's Christmas Eve and a huge blizzard has just shut down Hoover International Airport, threatening to ruin holiday plans for all stranded travelers. Snowed in en route to their father's house, two unaccompanied minors, Spencer and his sister, Katherine, are ushered to the airport's UM Room, a holding cell for dozens of stranded, parent-free kids from all over the country. Spencer decides to make a run for freedom. With the airport's peevish Passenger Relations Manager and his lackey and every other airport security guard hot on his trail, a group of UMs help each other flee the clutches of airport authority.