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Space Chimps
David Vaughn  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/spacechimps.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Ham III (voiced by Andy Samberg) is the grandson of the first chimpanzee into space who's recruited to join two other NASA chimps on an important mission to retrieve a wayward spacecraft that disappeared into a wormhole. With the help of Lieutenant Luna (Cheryl Hines) and their trusty pilot Titan (Patrick Warburton), the three must work together to save the inhabitants of a distant planet from their evil dictator (Jeff Daniels) and find a way back to Earth.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
David Vaughn  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/princecaspian.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>The Pevensie children&#151;Peter (William Moseley), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Susan (Anna Popplewell), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)&#151;face a perilous mission and a greater-than-ever test of their faith and courage. Thirteen hundred years of Narnia time have passed since their last visit, but only one year in their normal reality. Although the White Witch (Tilda Swinton) is gone, making only a brief appearance in the movie, the realm is ruled by a cruel tyrant, King Miraz (Sergio Castellitto), and Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson) has been missing for over a thousand years. With the help of Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes), the four children embark on a journey to find Aslan and restore magic and glory to the land.

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The Kingdom—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 1.5/5
A high-intensity thriller about a team of elite FBI agents sent to Saudi Arabia to solve a brutal mass murder and find a killer before he strikes again. Out of their element and under heavy fire, the team must join forces with their Saudi counterparts. As these unlikely allies begin to unlock the secrets of the crime scene, the team is led into a heart-stopping, do-or-die confrontation.
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Jarhead—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 1.5/5
"Jarhead" (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Swoff from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, where he sports a sniper rifle through Middle East deserts that provide no cover from the heat or Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully grasp.
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Immortal—First Look (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 2.5/5
Audio: 2/5
Extras: 2.5/5
New York City, year 2095. A floating pyramid has emerged in the skies above Manhattan, inhabited by ancient Egyptian Gods. They have cast judgment down upon Horus (a falcon headed god), one of their own. With only seven days to preserve his immortality, he must find a human host body to inhabit, and search for a mate. In the city below, a beautiful young woman, Jill, with blue hair, blue tears and a power even unknown to her, wanders the city in search of her identity aided by a doctor who is fascinated by this mystery of nature. Reality in this world has a whole new meaning as bodies, voices and memories converge with Gods, mutants, mortals and extra terrestrials.
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Elf—New Line (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.75/5
This hilarious Christmas film tells the tale of a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts on Christmas Eve and is transported back to the North Pole and raised as an elf. Years later Buddy learns he is not really an elf and goes on a journey to New York City to find his true identity.
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The Contract—First Look Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.25/5
While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son after the death of his wife, Ray Keene stumbles into a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns-for-hire. Frank Cardin is attempting to fulfill a contract to assassinate a high profile businessman when things go awry and he ends up in the custody of the U.S. Marshalls. After an ill-fated attempt by his compatriots to free him Frank finds himself in the custody of ex-lawman Ray and his son. As the trio tries to make their way back to civilization they are relentlessly pursued by Frank's friends who are intent on freeing their leader in order to collect on the contract. But one pursuer may be more foe than friend.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
The magical world of C.S. Lewis' beloved fantasy comes to life once again in "Prince Caspian", the second installment of "The Chronicles Of Narnia" series. Join Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, the mighty and majestic Aslan, friendly new Narnian creatures and Prince Caspian as they lead the Narnians on a remarkable journey to restore peace and glory to their enchanted land.
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The Alps: Climb of Your Life—Image Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 3/5
In the air above Switzerland, on the sheer rock-and-ice wall known as the Eiger, an American climber is about to embark on the most perilous and meaningful ascent he has ever undertaken: an attempt to scale the legendary mountain that took his renowned father's life.
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Stranger Than Fiction—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
Will Ferrell stars as Harold Crick, a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life. With the help of Professor Jules Hilbert, Harold discovers he's the main character in a novel-in-progress and that the voice belongs to Karen Eiffel, an eccentric author famous for killing her main characters in creative ways. Harold must quickly track down Eiffel and stop her before she conjures up a way to finish him off.
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Lucky # Slevin—The Weinstein Company (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
"Lucky # Slevin" is a thriller that twists and turns its way through an underworld of crime and revenge. Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses; The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them... before they get him.
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Mamma Mia!—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in this musical celebration of mothers, daughters and fathers, true love's lost and new one's found. Based on the Broadway smash-hit and filled with ABBA Songs you know and love, it's the feel-good experience that will have you singing and dancing over and over again.
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Mystery of the Nile—Image Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Join a team of explorers on the expedition of a lifetime as they set off to become the first to navigate the Blue Nile from source to sea. The epic 3,260-mile descent down the world's greatest and deadliest river has eluded humankind for centuries - until now! Ride shotgun on the team's 16-foot rafts as they crash through the rapids in Ethiopia's desert canyons. Battle through some of the world's most extreme whitewater rapids with renowned kayaker, Gordon Brown. Over the arduous, four month journey, the team faces nearly insurmountable challenges - from crocodile attacks to armed bandits and arrests.
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The Stendhal Syndrome—Blue Underground (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
When beautiful police detective Anna Manni follows the bloody trail of a sophisticated serial murderer/rapist through the streets of Italy, the young woman falls victim to the bizarre "Stendhal Syndrome" - a hallucinatory phenomenon which causes her to lose her mind and memory in the presence of powerful works of art. Trapped in this twilight realm, Anna plunges deeper and deeper into sexual psychosis, until she comes to know the killer's madness more intimately than she ever imagined.
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The Dark Knight—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 24, 2008  |  First Published: Nov 25, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4/5
With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
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