And Soon the Darkness

• AND SOON THE DARKNESS (DVD MOVIE)

Stephanie (Amber Heard) and Ellie’s (Odette Yustman) vacation to an exotic village in Argentina is a perfect ‘girl’s getaway’ to bask in the sun, shop and flirt with the handsome locals. After a long night of bar-hopping, the girls get into an argument, and Stephanie heads out alone in the morning to cool off. But when she returns, Ellie has disappeared. Finding signs of a struggle, Stephanie fears the worst, and turns to the police for help. But the local authorities have their hands full already - with a string of unsolved kidnappings targeting young female tourists. Skeptical of the sheriff’s competency, she enlists help from Michael (Karl Urban), an American ex-pat staying at their hotel. Together they go on a frantic search for Ellie, but Stephanie soon realizes that trusting his seemingly good intentions may drag her farther from the! truth. With danger mounting, and time running out, Stephanie must find her friend before darkness falls.Lesson from And Soon the Darkness: don't miss the last bus out of the small town in Argentina where you've stopped for the night on your cross-country bicycling tour. Especially if you are two nubile young women on your own. Actually, there are many lessons to be learned in this movie, which hews closer to the twisty suspense of A Perfect Getaway than the hardcore travel-torture action of Hostel. Amber Heard and Odette Yustman star as the gadabout gals, partying a little too heartily and sleeping in past their departure date in a tiny village full of vaguely shady characters. Karl Urban (Star Trek) is also loitering around the town, an actor who brings a useful quality of "is he a good guy or a possible killer?" to the proceedings. Director Marcos Efron can find no way of making the behavior of the characters even marginally believable, eith! er as real people or as movie types we might reasonably want t! o accept as figures in a cautionary tale. They're just dumb. The movie's pictorial qualities are pretty enough, as the countryside of Argentina looks fairly spectacular and Heard and Yustman find excuses to sunbathe in their bikinis. Amber Heard (Zombieland, Pineapple Express) definitely has something, leading lady-wise, but a movie this single-note is not the way to explore whatever that is. For the record, it's a remake of a 1970 British film, where the travelers were lost in the wilds of France. --Robert Horton

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Closing Escrow

• CLOSING ESCROW is the story of three quirky families seeking to buy their next home. They re all moving for different reasons and none of them are getting along with their real estate agents.African American attorneys Bobby and Tamika have hired Hillary Macella as their real estate agent. Hillary is a racially hyper-sensitive white woman dealing with more than her share of white guilt. That is unt

CLOSING ESCROW - DVD Movie

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Point Blank (Alex Rider Adventure)

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In Alex Rider - Operation Stormbreaker, you'll enter the world of AlexRider, an ordinary teenager trained to be the ultimate spy. When hisuncle (Ewan McGregor) mysteriously disappears, Alex is recruited toinvestigate a billionaire (Mickey Rourke) plotting to control theworld's computers.  Within days, he's gone from schoolboy tosuper spy - but is Alex ready to save the world?  Based on thebest-selling novel by Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider - OperationStormbreaker is loaded with an all-star cast, cool gadgets, sinistervillains, and amazing stunts.  Get ready for the ultimat! eadventure!

Product Features

• From Page to Screen
• The Stunts
• The Horse Chase
• Creating the VFX for Sayle Tower
• Casting Alex
• Martial Arts Master Donnie Yen
• Theatrical Trailer

Specifications

• Stars:  Ewan McGregor, AlexPettyfer, Alicia Silverstone
• Format:  Color, DVD-Video,Standard
• Language:  English, French
• Subtitles:   English, Spanish
• Number of Discs: 1
• Rating:  PG
• Run Time:  93 minutes
• Directed By:  Geoffrey Sax

A James Bond-style action-adventure film for the tween and teen set based on Anthony Horowitz's book "Stormbreaker," Alex Rider--Operation Stormbreaker is a fast-paced action film shot in and around London that's bursting with suspense, intrigue, hi! gh-tech gadgetry, martial arts moves, and intense chase scenes! featuri ng everything from cars and motorbikes to helicopters, quad bikes, bicycles, and horses. Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) thinks he's just an ordinary 14-year old kid, but when the uncle that raised him (Ewan McGregor) dies, he soon discovers that his uncle led a secret life as an intelligence agent and that he was secretly grooming Alex for a similar future with special intelligence division MI6. Motivated by revenge against his uncle's killers, Alex takes up where his uncle left off in the investigation of computer mogul Darrius Sayle (Mickey Rourke), delving into his seemingly philanthropic plan to supply a whole new breed of laptops to school children throughout the United Kingdom. Alex's undercover investigation quickly reveals Sayle's true motive and, without any real support or protection from his MI6 supervisors Alan Blunt (Bill Nighy) or Mrs. Jones (Sophie Okonedo) or his quirky housekeeper Jack Starbright (Alicia Silverstone), Alex must somehow prevail against the dange! rous Mr. Sayle to safeguard the lives of thousands of innocent people. Comparable to Spy Kids and a step above Agent Cody Banks, Alex Rider--Operation Stormbreaker is an intense, believable film that will captivate viewers ages 10 and older. Bonus features include featurettes focusing on making the book into a film with author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, the extensive stunt work performed, the logistics involved in shooting a horse chase through Hyde Park and Piccadilly, visual effects by Baseblack, casting Alex, and the choreography of martial arts master Donnie Yen. --Tami Horiuchi(Adventure/Family) A 14-year-old is forced to become a secret agent and embarks on a thrilling adventure. Based on the original novel in the best-selling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz.A James Bond-style action-adventure film for the tween and teen set based on Anthony Horowitz's book "Stormbreaker," Alex Rider--Operation Stormbreaker is ! a fast-paced action film shot in and around London that's burs! ting wit h suspense, intrigue, high-tech gadgetry, martial arts moves, and intense chase scenes featuring everything from cars and motorbikes to helicopters, quad bikes, bicycles, and horses. Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) thinks he's just an ordinary 14-year old kid, but when the uncle that raised him (Ewan McGregor) dies, he soon discovers that his uncle led a secret life as an intelligence agent and that he was secretly grooming Alex for a similar future with special intelligence division MI6. Motivated by revenge against his uncle's killers, Alex takes up where his uncle left off in the investigation of computer mogul Darrius Sayle (Mickey Rourke), delving into his seemingly philanthropic plan to supply a whole new breed of laptops to school children throughout the United Kingdom. Alex's undercover investigation quickly reveals Sayle's true motive and, without any real support or protection from his MI6 supervisors Alan Blunt (Bill Nighy) or Mrs. Jones (Sophie Okonedo) or his quirky! housekeeper Jack Starbright (Alicia Silverstone), Alex must somehow prevail against the dangerous Mr. Sayle to safeguard the lives of thousands of innocent people. Comparable to Spy Kids and a step above Agent Cody Banks, Alex Rider--Operation Stormbreaker is an intense, believable film that will captivate viewers ages 10 and older. Bonus features include featurettes focusing on making the book into a film with author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, the extensive stunt work performed, the logistics involved in shooting a horse chase through Hyde Park and Piccadilly, visual effects by Baseblack, casting Alex, and the choreography of martial arts master Donnie Yen. --Tami HoriuchiEnter the world of Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer), an ordinary teenager trained to be the ultimate spy. When his uncle (Ewan McGregor) mysteriously disappears, Alex is recruited to investigate a billionaire (Mickey Rourke) plottong to control the world's computers. Withi! n days, he's gone from schoolboy to super spy - but is Alex re! ady to s ave the world? Based on the best-selling novel by Anthony Horowitz, "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" is loaded with an all-star cast, cool gadgets, sinister villains and amazing stunts. get ready for the ultimate adventure! Special Features: From Page to Screen, The Stunts, the Horse chase, Creating the VFX for Sayle tower, Casting Alex, Martial Arts Master Donnie Yen, Theatrical Trailer.Enter the world of Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer), an ordinary teenager trained to be the ultimate spy. When his uncle (Ewan McGregor) mysteriously disappears, Alex is recruited to investigate a billionaire (Mickey Rourke) plottong to control the world's computers. Within days, he's gone from schoolboy to super spy - but is Alex ready to save the world? Based on the best-selling novel by Anthony Horowitz, "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" is loaded with an all-star cast, cool gadgets, sinister villains and amazing stunts. get ready for the ultimate adventure! Special Features: From Page to Screen, The Stunts, the Horse chase, Creating the VFX for Sayle tower, Casting Alex, Martial Arts Master Donnie Yen, Theatrical Trailer.Alex Rider: Stormbreaker brings you into a dark and dangerous world that young people never really get to see. Alex is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle Ian, a "boring" bank manager. When Uncle Ian dies under mysterious circumstances, Alex discovers his uncle was in fact a spy! He's been murdered by one of the most dangerous assassins in the world. Recruited into MI6, the schoolboy is thrust into the world of espionage. You'll become Alex Rider as he becomes the first teenage superspy. Linguist, scuba diver, mountaineer, crack shot and martial arts expert, Alex has the skills needed -- and with a new set of special gadgets, you'll lead him on his first mission.When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider to the case. Before he k! nows it, Alex is hanging out with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels wrong. These former juvenile delinquents have turned well-behaved, studiousâ€"and identicalâ€"overnight. It’s up to Alex to find out who is masterminding this nefarious plot, before they find him.

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