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Let's Go To Prison starring Will Arnett, Dax Shepard, Chi McBride. Rich guy goes to prison and does not fit in. A comedy.

Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou. A poor fisherman in Sierra Leone finds a mongo-sized pink diamond and gets a smuggler to assist him in rescuing his son from the rebels' child army. I have an automatic dislike for anything with Leonardo DiCaprio in it, but this is supposed to be a really good film.

Bab El Oued City starring [no one you know]. Algiers, Algeria in 1989 is a hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism. Boualem lives in the Bab El Oued district of Algiers and works the night shift as a baker. Boualem sleeps during the day but the local Islamic cleric uses a loudspeaker on Boualem's building to broadcast his sermons. Fed up with being awakened each morning, Boualem steals the speaker and throws it in the ocean. The theft ignites the fundamentalists who muscle their way to control of Bab El Oued.

Aguirre the Wrath of God starring Klaus Kinski. In 1650 Pizarro has destroyed the Incan Empire and after crossing the Andes has bogged down in Peru. In need of money, Pizarro dispatches a lieutenant, Don Lope de Aguirre, to search for El Dorado. Aguirre has visions of concquering all of South America and takes his small band of soldiers down a treacherous river and kills anyone who opposes him. "An unforgettable portrait of madness and power." This is the film where the local indians offered to kill Kinksi because Kinski was such a jerk.

The Prestige starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, David Bowie, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine. Magicians, and former partners, Robert and Alfred are bitter and hated rivals in 1900 London. After Alfred presents an amazing trick, Robert becomes obsessed with uncovering his secret.

Pandora's Box starring Louise Brooks. A special edition, double-disc version of the silent movie milestone. Released in 1929, Pandora's Box made actress Louise Brooks a major star. Brooks' character Lulu is a brash showgirl whose sexuality devastates "everyone she comes in contact with." Features the restored digital transfer, four musical scores with different interpretations, a '98 documentary of Brooks, a rare interview with Brooks from '84, and a book by Brooks covering her relationship with the director.

The Pusher Trilogy starring [more people you never heard of]. Three films by Danish director Nicolas Refn portraying the drug world in Copenhagen. Pusher has drug courier Frank hustling in quicktime to make enough money to pay back his boss, The Duke, after Frank had to ditch his drug load before the police got him. Pusher Two has Tonny, The Duke's son, released from prison. Tonny is a notorious screw-up who has angered every gangster in Copenhagen but The Duke decides to let Tonny back into the fold, knowing it may lead to disaster. Pusher Three: The Duke is a violent and vicious thug on the street. But, at home he is incredibly henpecked, caters to his spoiled daughter, and tolerates his dimwitted thugs.

Iraq Documentary

Off to War: From Rural Arkansas to Iraq: The Complete Ten-Part Series. Follow the Arkansas National Guard from training in Texas to combat missions in Iraq. Arriving in April, 2004 the unit was in Iraq for less than 24 hours when a member was killed. Coverage of the families at home and the soldiers in combat.

Television Series

Deadwood: The Complete First Season starring Keith Carradine, Timothy Olyphant, Brad Dourif. This is a replacement copy, our previous set was defective. The Black Hills of South Dakota in 1876 have turned into the latest destination for gold fever. Deadwood is the biggest town in the gold fields and home to settlers, lawmen, saloon owners, and numeorus unsavory characters.

My Name is Earl: Season One starring Jason Lee and Jaime Pressley. Low-life thief Earl is making up for past misdeeds. Earl has a long list to work on: from criminal acts like stealing a one-legged girl's car, a laptop, and gasoline to misdeeds like shooting a girlfriend with a BB gun.

Veronica Mars: Complete Second Season starring Kristen Bell. Bell continues her work as the high school aged private investigator. Season Two's main mystery is what happened to cause a school bus to plunge off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean.

The Unit: Season One starring Dennis Haysbert, Robert Patrick, Scott Foley. Based upon the book Inside Delta Force by co-producer Eric L. Haney. Unit follows the families and soldiers of the 303rd Logistical Unit who publicly are Army clerks but are actually secret commandos with missions around the globe. Also created by film-maker and playwrite David Mamet.