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Aron Ralston (played by James Franco) is traipsing alone through Utah’s Canyonlands National Park, minding his own sweet-natured, loosey-goosey business, when an errant step drops him into a crevasse. That in itself wouldn’t be so bad if he hadn’t managed to get his right hand stuck between a heavy boulder and the side of the cavern–a cavern that will be his grave, if he doesn’t figure out how to get himself out. Danny Boyle’s film of this real-life 2003 incident builds up to what we all know is going to happen: Ralston must sever his arm between his elbow and wrist, after a few long, lonely days of avoiding the idea. (Superb casual line delivery by Franco: “So I found this great tourniquet….”) Because this is a film by the director of Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting, we can expect a barrage of visual high jinks, despite the fact that this story would seem to be a simple tale of a man stuck in the desert. Boyle deploys flashbacks and fantasies to fill up the screen, plus he gets some mileage out of Ralston’s video camera–and, of course, this director can’t resist juicing the soundtrack with pop tunes, from Sigur Rós to Edith Piaf to Slumdog composer A.R. Rahman. Maybe Boyle is simply hyperactive, or maybe he’s really onto something about what would happen inside the mind of a man left in extremis for an extended period (who wouldn’t have a few Boyle-esque hallucinations, under the circumstances?). The cumulative effect is overbearing, but Franco’s performance is spirited and endearing–he makes Ralston sufficiently “of life” that you definitely don’t want to see this goofball soul be lost. – Robert Horton

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Love Actually
Aqua Unit Patrol Squad Vol. 1
Crosby & Nash Crosby & Nash: In Concert
Ice Age 3- Dawn of the Dinosaur
Pink Panther 2
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
Night At The Museum – Battle of Smithsonian
Taylor Swift Journey To Fearless
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Cream Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2005

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This Blu-Ray disc, based on Daft Punk‘s multi-platinum “Discovery” album, contains 12 episodes including 4 video/singles from that release. This is a part of RESfest, an annual global festival dedicated to showcasing innovative film, music, art, design and technology

Daft Punk are a highly influential electronic duo who surround themselves in mystique (the pair are rarely photographed without some kind of disguise), and produce songs that have captured a global imagination (their debut album sold over 2 million copies). Always keen to push back the boundaries of the video medium, the band have worked with luminaries such as Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, and Roman Coppola. Taking their video-friendly approach up a notch, the band now presents this stunning anime feature, made in collaboration with Leiji Matsumoto (STAR BLAZERS). INTERSTELLA 5555: THE 5TORY OF THE 5ECRET 5TAR 5YSTEM is a stunningly rendered musical movie that combines the euphoric house beats of the band, with the seemingly unlimited imagination of Matsumoto.

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Rolling Stones 4 Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Rolling Stones
Fast Five
Looney Tunes Super Stars – Roadrunner/Wile E Coyote
Lion King
Jackie Evancho Dream With Me In Concert
Hollies Look Through Any Window 1963-75
King Of Cool! Best Of The Dean Martin Variety Show
Weird Al Yankovic Live! – Alpocalypse Tour

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In the early 90s, Nirvana was one of the biggest rock bands in the world, with much of their success due largely to their charismatic front man, Kurt Cobain.

This penetrating profile takes an up-close look at the life of the troubled teenager turned rock icon, whose music sparked a pop culture revolution. Learn how Cobain tapped into a generation of disaffected youth with his angst-ridden lyrics, and how the sudden fame that came with the release of Nirvana’s second album, Nevermind, in 1991, featuring Smells Like Teen Spirit, proved too much for the singer-songwriter to bear. From his difficult childhood growing up in Aberdeen, Washington, to his debilitating drug addiction to his tragic suicide in 1994, BIO® examines how Cobain’s wild success in one of the most popular bands of all time could not overcome the profound personal challenges he faced.

Featuring interviews with friends and voices from the music industry, as well as some of Nirvana s most iconic music, this compelling biography offers a fresh perspective on the rise and fall of the reluctant icon of Generation X.

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Bridesmaids
Glee Encore
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – Season 5
Castle – Season 3
Celtic Thunder Storm
Dick Van Dyke Show Fan Favorites
Dumbo
Family Guy – Vol. 7
How I Met Your Mother – Season 5
Burn Notice – Season 2

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Brighter Days is JJ Grey‘s first-ever live CD/DVD. The two-disc set includes a full-length movie and a long-awaited live album. Directed by filmmaker/musician Spookie Daly (whose work has been aired on MTV Networks, Much Music and Fuse), the film intersperses riveting concert footage with the stunning beauty of Grey’s north Florida home, the inspiration for so much of his music. The film also follows Grey and company into the studio and features band interviews along with insightful commentary from Grey and others, recalling the format of classic “rockumentaries.” 78-minutes of stellar performances from the film are captured on the accompanying CD.

Shot on January 22, 2011 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia in stunning HD and boasting 5.1 surround sound, Brighter Days finds JJ (vocals, guitar and harmonica) and his band — Andrew Trube on lap steel and electric guitar, Anthony Farrell on organ and piano, Art Edmaiston on saxophone, Dennis Marion on trumpet, Todd Smallie on bass and Anthony Cole on drums — giving everything they have. Singing and telling stories with preacher-like conviction, JJ breaks down the wall between the audience and the performer.

The idea for a film was born several years back when Spookie Daly came to Florida from his native Boston to film JJ at his backwoods home. “For years people have been saying to me, ‘You should do a documentary on where you’re from and show that connection to the music,'” states Grey, “and then others have been saying, ‘Y’all should make a concert DVD.’ Meanwhile, every time I turned around someone would say, ‘Y’all need to do a live album.’ So I thought, ‘Let’s do them all!’ That’s when I called Spook,” says JJ.

Both as a film and a live concert CD, Brighter Days perfectly captures Grey’s power as a performer and writer, as well as the talent of his heavy-hitting band Mofro. As old fans know well and new ones keep discovering, a JJ Grey & Mofro show is a musical celebration shared between Grey and his audience, with each driving the other to greater heights. With Brighter Days and an overflowing tour schedule, the bond between Grey and his fans grows deeper and JJ Grey’s future looks brighter with each passing day.

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Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
Jim Hendrix Blue Wild Angle
Jim Hendrix Jim Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show
Sonic Youth Sonic Youth 1991: Year Punk Broke
Silence of the Lambs
Fantastic 4 – Rise of the Silver Surfer
Jackie Evancho Dream With Me in Concert
Carrie (1976)
28 Weeks Later
Donnie Darko

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