November New Arrivals: DVDs
The Chronicles of Narnia
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment, c2008.
DVD CHR [NEW]
The four Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - return to Narnia, only to discover that hundreds of years have passed since they ruled there. Now, crowning himself king, the evil General Miraz has taken charge. The children enlist the help of a heroic mouse called Reepicheep. They set out find the exiled Prince Caspian, determined to see him rightfully named king.
Disturbia
Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2007.
DVD DIS
Living under three months' house arrest, Kale Brecht passes his days spying on the neighbors. It's all fun and games until things take a horrifyling turn for the worse. Kale is convinced his neighbor next door is a serial killer, but he can't prove anything, can't convince anyone and can't leave his house without triggering an alarm.
Fly me to the moon
Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment, c2008.
DVD FLY [NEW]
Young housefly Nat is looking for adventure and hatches a plan to jet into outer space with his two best friends, I.Q. and Scooter. In their homemade space suits, they take a wild ride aboard Apollo 11 all the way to the moon.
Fred Claus
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2008.
DVD FRE [NEW]
Fred Claus is Santa's brother. Growing up in saintly Nick's shadow, Fred becomes a grouch who's lost his belief in Christmas. Then, one magical December, Fred flies north (first class via reindeer) to find brother Nick is in trouble : a scheming efficiency expert is out to shut down Christmas forever! Can Fred help save Christmas and rediscover the gift of family?
Hancock
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2008.
DVD HAN [NEW]
A superhero with total disregard for the damage he causes while saving people finds himself having his image changed by a public relations executive, in return for saving the executive's life.
Hellboy II The golden army
Universal City, CA : Universal, c2008.
DVD HEL [NEW]
The fate of mankind hangs in the balance when a ruthless prince awakens an unstoppable army of creatures and wages war with the human world. It's up to Hellboy and his team of paranormal outcasts to face off with the forces of darkness.
Kung Fu Panda
Glendale, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2008.
DVD KUN [NEW]
Po is a fuzzy and clumsy panda who dreams of joining the world of martial arts. When he is trained to be the next Dragon Master by his idols, will he fail...or become an unlikely hero?
Meet Dave
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.
DVD MEE [NEW]
It's not that he's clumsy, shy or dressed for disco that makes Dave stand out from everyone else in New York City. It's that he's an alien! More accurately, he's an alien ship, on a mission to Earth to save his home planet. Torn between the voices in his head - a tiny alien crew led by a high-strung, miniature version of himself - and the world around him, Dave struggles to appear normal.
The perfect holiday
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008, c2007.
DVD PER [NEW]
All Nancy Taylor wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man. So when her little girl shares Mommy's wish with smitten shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong, he does his best to make her dream come true.
Bones
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008].
DVD SERIES BON [NEW]
Dr. Temperence Brennan is a brilliant, but lonely, forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington D.C.. After consulting on a case for the FBI, she is approached by Special Agent Seeley Booth. He wants Dr. Brennan to help the Bureau solve crimes by identifying human remains that are too far gone for standard FBI forensic investigations. Brennan's empirical, literal view of the world causes friction with Booth, creating a volatile relationship for the two. However as their case load increases the symbiotic partnership produces results. With the support of Brennan's Squint Squad, murderers, past and present should be on the look out.
Doctor Who
Burbank, Calif. : British Broadcasting Corporation, c2008.
DVD SERIES DOC [NEW]
The Doctor and Donna travel back to Pompeii in AD 79 on the eve of the infamous eruption, investigate a series of grisly murders with the help of Agatha Christie, journey to the home world of the sinister Ood, face an old enemy of the Doctor's, and more.
Scrubs
Burbank, CA : ABC News Productions : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2008.
DVD SERIES SCR [NEW]
J.D. and Elliot must decide whether to commit fully to their respective relationships with Kim and Keith.
The sisterhood of the traveling pants 2
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2008.
DVD SIS [NEW]
Join the four best friends as they finish their first year of college and dive into a summer of excitement. Bridget journeys to Turkey on an archeological dig. Carmen plunges into the hectic, creative world of summer theater in Vermont. Lena discovers new love and old heartbreak at the Rhode Island School of Design. Tibby takes a big step in her relationship with Brian in the Big Apple.
Space chimps
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox, c2008.
DVD SPA [NEW]
When Ham III, the grandson of the Space Agency's legendary chimpanzee astronaut, is recruited to help retrieve a lost space probe, he has an encounter of the hilarious kind as he teams up with the lovely Lieutenant Luna and their by-the-book commander, Titan. But when the ship crash-lands on a strange planet, can this mismatched chimp crew work together to save the mission without driving each other bananas?
Star Wars
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2008.
DVD STA [NEW]
The heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace as the Clone Wars continue to sweep through the galaxy. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side.
This Christmas
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2008, c2007.
DVD THI [NEW]
For the first time in years, the entire Whitfield clan comes home to celebrate Christmas and learn through the drama and emotional baggage how to be a family once again.
The town that banned Christmas
[United States] : Peace Arch Entertainment, 2008.
DVD TOW [NEW]
The competition heats up at the annual Greenlawn Christmas Decorating Contest when Norbert Bridges moves to town and stirs up trouble with the reigning champion Donnie Manning. But when the town outlaws Christmas after things get out of control it's up to the feuding neighbors to save Christmas!
Tropic thunder
Hollywood, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2008.
DVD TRO [NEW]
Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder,' a big- budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes awry, the film's director, Damien Cockburn goes off. With filming a month behind schedule only five days into shooting, the real 'Four Leaf' takes Cockburn aside and suggests that he drop the actors in a real jungle and use hidden cameras to capture the action. Chaos and insanity ensue.
WALL-E
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment, c2008.
DVD WAL [NEW]
After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.
The X-files I want to believe
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Video, c2008.
DVD XFI [NEW]
A group of women are mysteriously abducted. The best team for the job is ex-agents Fox Mulder and Dr. Dana Scully, who have no desire to revisit their dark past. Still, the truth of these horrific crimes is out there somewhere.