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GIVEAWAY: Stick Up Kids DVD

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The Stick Up Kids, featuring Bryce Wilson (Beauty Shop, Hair Show), Mel Jackson (Deliver Us From Eva, Soul Food), Hawthorne James (The Five Heartbeats, Speed), and Tariq Alexander (The System Within, Kings of the Evening).

A must-have DVD for fans of Menace II Society and Boyz in the Hood!

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GIVEAWAY: Charlie Murphy DVD

Charlie Murphy’s Stand-Up DVD “I Will Not Apologize” Is In Stores & Online Today!

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Charlie Murphy’s New Stand-Up DVD “I Will Not Apologize”

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New Clip From Charlie Murphy's New Stand-Up DVD "I Will Not Apologize" - Available 2/16/10

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WIN YOUR FREE COPY OF “THE HIP HOP PROJECT” DVD NOW!!

WIN YOUR FREE COPY OF "THE HIP HOP PROJECT” DVD NOW!!

From executive producers Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah, THE HIP HOP PROJECT is the compelling story of a group of New York City teens who embark on a unique journey of self-discovery as they dare to reach for their dreams. Inspired by a formerly homeless teenager named Kazi, the young people struggle to write music about the tough issues affecting their lives.

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Weekly Movie/DVD Reviews

BIG BUDGET FILMS

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG for violence, frightening images, mild epithets and some sensuality) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and company return for the sixth screen adaptation based on the famed J.K. Rowling series of children’s novels. This installment finds Harry starting another year at Hogwarts School where he discovers new dangers lurking in the castle’s shadows due to the return of his archenemy, Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).     

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS

500 Days of Summer (PG-13 for profanity and sexuality) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel co-star in this wry comedy about an incurable romantic falling head-over-heels for a woman who doesn’t even believe in true love. Supporting cast includes Chloe Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler and Sid Wilner.

Death in Love (R for nudity, profanity, disturbing content and graphic sexuality) Boaz Yakin directs this dysfunctional family drama about a Jewish woman (Jacqueline Bisset) who survived the Holocaust by sleeping with a concentration camp doctor conducting human experimentations only to end up raising a couple of traumatized, emotionally-stunted sons (Lukas Haas and Josh Lucas). With Adam Brody, Stu Richel and Jacqueline Margolis.

Homecoming (Unrated) Mischa Barton stars in this revenge thriller as a jilted ex out to even the score with her high school sweetheart (Matt Long) when he returns from college for Christmas vacation with a new girlfriend (Jessica Stroup).

In the Loop (Unrated) Mockumentary-style political satire, based on the BBC-TV series The Thick of It, and revolving around a President of the United States and a British Prime Minister who conspire to embroil their countries in a war of choice over the objections of their top military advisers. Cast includes James Gandolfini, Tom Hollander and Chris Addison.

Off Jackson Avenue (Unrated) “Crash”-themed, ensemble crime saga, set in New York City, about the serendipitously intersecting fates of a Mexican woman (Jessica Pimentel) sold into prostitution by an Albanian pimp (Stivi Paskoski), a Japanese hit man (Jun Suenaga) hired by a Chinese mobster (Clem Cheung) to knock off his competition, and a petty car (John-Luke Montias) thief eager to find a legitimate line of work.

Somers Town (Unrated) Monochromatic dramedy, set in London, about a teen love triangle which evolves when a Polish immigrant (Piotr Jagiello) living with his father (Ireneusz Czop) and the runaway (Thomas Turgoose) he befriends become infatuated with the same French waitress (Elisa Lasowski). (In English and Polish with subtitles)

 A Woman in Berlin (Unrated) World War II drama based on the memoirs of a German journalist (Nina Hoss) who was repeatedly raped by invading Russian soldiers following the fall of Hitler. (In German and Russian with subtitles)

Weekly Movie/DVD Reviews

BIG BUDGET FILMS

Bruno (R for profanity, sexuality, pervasive crude humor and graphic nudity) Borat’s Sacha Baron Cohen is back with another shockumentary, this time posing as a flamboyant, gay, Australian fashionista primarily to expose a series of unsuspecting foils as homophobes. With cameo appearances by Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Sting, Elton John, Bono, Slash, Ron Paul and Paula Abdul.

I Love You, Beth Cooper (PG-13 for profanity, crude humor, sexuality, violence, drug use and teen drinking) Romantic comedy about a nerdy, high school grad (Paul Rust) who gets the surprise of his life after proclaiming his love an attractive classmate (Hayden Panettiere) during his valedictory speech when she shows up at his door hot-to-trot that very night. Supporting cast includes Lauren London, Maggie Ma and Alan Ruck.  

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS

Blood: The Last Vampire (R for graphic violence) Horror flick, set in Japan in the Seventies, about a mysterious vampire (Gianna Jun) with a magic sword who is called upon to save the day when an American Air Force base is invaded by a race of evil, shape-shifting demons. Cast includes Koyuki, Alison Miller and Liam Cunningham.

Deadgirl (Unrated) Suspense thriller about a couple of juvenile delinquents (Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan) who cut class to break into an abandoned mental hospital where they discover the body of a naked woman (Jenny Spain) who has been strapped to a gurney and covered in plastic.

Humpday (R for graphic sexuality, pervasive profanity and a scene of drug use) Buddy comedy about a couple of straight best friends (Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard) who decide to make an amateur gay porn flick together on a mutual dare during a drinking binge. With Alycia Delmore, Lynn Shelton and Trina Willard.   

Lake Tahoe (Unrated) Minimalist Mexican drama, set in a coastal town on the Yucatan Peninsula, revolving around a 16 year-old boy’s (Diego Cataño) attempt to cope with the sudden death of his father. (In Spanish with subtitles)

Soul Power (PG-13 for mature themes and brief profanity) “Rumble in the Jungle” documentary, set in the Congo in 1974, revisits the three-day music festival leading to the historic Ali-Foreman heavyweight championship bout. Features concert performances by James Brown, The Spinners, the Crusaders, B.B. King and Miriam Makeba.

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (Unrated) Aviva Kempner (The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg) directs this bio-pic chronicling the career of radio and television pioneer Gertrude Berg (1899-1966), star and scriptwriter of a popular sitcom called The Goldbergs. Includes appearances by Norman Lear, Sara Chase and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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