Having double-crossed his gang, a mercenary flees to Europe with a satchel of diamonds. Taking refuge with a doctor in a small town, the fugitive ruthlessly kills the gang who come to hunt for him. But is it really him doing the killing?

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While trying to save his nuclear power plant from disaster, worker Timofey (Patty Considine) exposes himself to a lethal amount of radiation. But instead of being thanked for his sacrifice, he's sent with his bags packing. Now, to help provide for his family, Timofey is doing the unthinkable: selling weapons-grade plutonium (Pu-239) on Moscow's black market.

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Bogart, Cagney, and Robinson--their names are synonymous with hard-boiled detectives, gangsters, and the noir films of the 1930s. Together they created some of Hollywood's greatest moments. And while there were many studios pumping out one standard crime thriller after the next, the Warner Brothers' were top dog. The third volume of this comprehensive series includes six classic films that represent some of the best of Warner's noir films. PICTURE SNATCHER, LADY KILLER, SMART MONEY, THE MAYOR OF HELL, BLACK LEGION, and BROTHER ORCHID are all gritty tough-guy vehicles, featuring not only the greatest icons of the genre, but some of the moodiest cinematography and most memorable lines of dialogue ever produced.

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A New York thug suddenly stumbles onto fame and fortune as an actor in Hollywood, and some of the old gang of mobsters come to visit him hoping to cash in on their buddy's new celebrity status.

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This Chilean martial-arts film proves just as bruising as its Hong Kong counterparts. Marko "The Latin Dragon" Zaror plays the mask-wearing leader of a gang known as the Kiltros. One night he rescues a beautiful girl, Kim, from an attack and falls in love with her. But when an evil overlord goes after Kim's father, he is forced to use his fierce skills to demolish their despicable opponents!

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When Sasuke is critically wounded in a fight against the Akatsuki team, Naruto and Jiraiya must quickly find Tsunade, the healer. After a well-earned break in Konoha, Jiraiya starts teaching Naruto the Rasengan, a spiraling sphere technique invented by the Fourth Hokage, with the help of some unconventional training methods. This volume compiles four episodes from the fourth season of the action-packed anime series: "Hate Among the Uchihas: The Last of the Clan!" "A New Training Begins: I Will Be Strong!" "Keep on Training: Pop Goes the Water Balloon!" and "Focal Point: The Symbol of the Hidden Leaf."

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Sexual perversions may be well-documented, but it's guaranteed that the one featured in this hot gay thriller has never been explored. When a man gets struck by lightning, he's introduced to an underground group of sex-addicts who can only get off by plugging in--plugging into electrical sockets that is. But what happens when the ultimate quest for pleasure goes too far? The results are shocking.

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Strangers terrorize a couple staying in an isolated mansion in this French shocker. There may be little blood and gore in THEM (ILS), but that doesn't detract from the sheer terror barely contained within. Co-directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud went on to direct the English-language version of THE EYE.

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March 18, 2008 - New DVD Releases:

Atonement DVD

Length: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing war images, language and some sexuality

Keira Knightley and James McAvoy star in this drama adapted from Ian McEwan’s novel. The movie opens in 1935 at the Tallis family’s British country estate, where college-aged Cecilia Tallis (Knightley) becomes aware that she and Robbie Turner (McAvoy), the son of a servant, are sexually attracted to each other.

But 13-year-old Briony gets upset and confused about what’s going on between her sister Cecilia and Robbie, and the younger girl does something that ruins all three of their lives. The story takes decades to fully play out, and three actresses play Briony as she ages. Selected DVD Special Features:

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Enchanted DVD
Length: 107 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some scary images and mild innuendo

This is a Disney musical romantic comedy. The first several minutes of the film are animated and take place in a fairy-tale land. There the evil queen becomes displeased with a sweet-natured princess named Giselle and pushes her down a well. Then the movie switches to live action, and Giselle (Amy Adams) pops out of a manhole in modern-day Manhattan. She has trouble dealing with the bustling metropolis, but is rescued by single dad Robert Phillip (Patrick Dempsey). As others from the fairy-tale land arrive in New York, an attraction develops between Giselle and Robert.

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* Widescreen
* Also Available on Blu-ray Disc

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I Am Legend DVD

Tagline: “The last man on earth is not alone.”

Length: 101 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence

Will Smith stars in this adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 sci-fi novel. The film opens in a desolate Manhattan where weeds are growing and there are lots of abandoned vehicles. It’s 2012, and three years earlier an epidemic caused the city’s evacuation, but not before many people became infected and transformed into bloodthirsty zombies. But Robert Neville (Smith) turned out to be immune, and he now lives alone with his German shepherd in a Washington Square townhouse. Neville battles loneliness as he searches for a way to reverse the disease in the zombies. Selected DVD Special Features:

* Widescreen

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