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Room for Advancement
Jason Bateman works for a sadistic jerk (Kevin Spacey) who manipulates and lies to him, Charlie Day's boss (Jennifer Aniston) sexually harasses and attempts to blackmail him, and the owner of Jason Sudeikis's company dies and leaves him under the authority of the owner's selfish, drug abusing son (Colin Farrell) in Horrible Bosses. The three friends decide their only way out is to kill the awful people they work for, but none of them know a thing about crime, so they hire a "murder consultant" (Jamie Foxx) and end up in a massive comic misadventure-- trying to get rid of three people the world would be better off without. On DVD and Blu-Ray. Fighting Impossible Odds
Kellan Lutz is living in the gutter, drinking to forget a devastating tragedy, when he's scooped up by an underground gladiatorial tournament in Arena. Held against his will and forced to fight for an online audience, he's offered a deal by Samuel L. Jackson: defeat ten opponents and win his freedom. No one's ever won more than five battles, and the anything-goes, to-the-death combat is vicious and bloody, but fighting (and winning) is the only way out.
Cocky, self involved test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is chosen to join an intergalactic peace-keeping force in Martin Campbell's Green Lantern. When Hal discovers a crashed, alien ship, his discovery ushers him into the Green Lantern Corps. As the first human Green Lantern, he's not immediately trusted by his Green Lantern mentor (Mark Strong), but his duties to protect the Earth are quickly put to the test; a planet-destroying entity is poised to destroy the world, and only Hal can stop it. With Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, and Angela Bassett. On DVD and Blu-Ray. Art Film
Julie Taymor's stylized, gender-bending adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest stars Helen Mirren as the sorceress Prospera, usurped by her brother (Chris Cooper) and set adrift on a raft with her daughter (Felicity Jones). Stranded on an island with only one inhabitant (Djimon Hounsou), Prospera claims it as her own and waits... When the King of Naples' (David Strathairn) ship sails by her island, she conjures a tempest to strand the king and his shipmates on her island, and Prospera begins to plot her revenge. With Reeve Carney, Alfred Molina, and Russell Brand. On Blu-Ray. (DVD not yet available)A meditation on life, family, the cosmos and mankind's place within it, Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life focuses on the O'Brien family, where the father (Brad Pitt) is stern
and authoritarian, preparing his sons for a dangerous and unforgiving world, and the mother (Jessica Chastain) is warm and loving, encouraging the boys to see the world as a place of wonder. As Jack (Sean Penn), one of the O'Brien boys, looks back on his childhood and forward to his future, the film explores not just his life, but all life, from the beginnings to the ends of the Earth. On DVD and Blu-Ray. Character Drama
Terri is a depressed, overweight 15-year-old whose tardiness and lack of participation in school earns him weekly counceling sessions with Mr. Fitzgerald (John C. Reilly) in Terri. With Mr. Fitzgerald's guidance, Terri makes his first steps towards connecting with his classmates, but he's still a little confused, and kind of awkward, and prone to mistakes... just like everyone else around him. On DVD and Blu-Ray.Bill (Michael Sheen) and Kate's (Maria Bello) college freshman son (Kyle Gallner) goes on a shooting spree before turning the gun on himself in Beautiful Boy. With the press surrounding their house, they stay with Kate's brother (Alan Tudyk) and his wife (Moon Bloodgood) and try to cope with their son's actions, the public's response, and the question of blame. The crisis forces them to re-evaluate their relationship, and their roles as a family and as parents. On DVD and Blu-Ray.
Family
Griffin (Kevin James) loves his job in Zookeeper, but his devotion to the zoo and its animals drives away Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), the love of his life, who wants him to find another career. When Stephanie comes back into his life, the animals at the zoo work together to ensure
Griffin's happiness... but that means breaking the "animal code" and talking to Griffin. With a team of talking animals helping him out, Griffin can accomplish anything, but maybe he ought to pay more attention to the zoo's veterinarian (Rosario Dawson) who shares his love of animals. On DVD and Blu-Ray.Third grader Judy Moody and her brother, Stink, are staying with their aunt (Heather Graham) for the summer in Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, and she has a plan to ensure her not-bummer summer: a list of "thrill points." Her perfect summer is threatened when she finds out her friends have more thrill points than her, so Judy, Stink, and their aunt find a way to out-thrill everyone-- they plan to catch Bigfoot. On DVD and Blu-Ray.
Fact or Fiction
A pair of filmmakers investigate a claim that the inhabitants of the moon are controlling life on Earth, Lunopolis is presented as their documentary of the widespread lunar conspiracy. As they investigate what they think is a hoax, the film they're making begins to expose a greater danger than they could have imagined.The only actual documentary this week is Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, where Joe Cross, overweight and suffering from an autoimmune disease, wasn't being helped by doctors and modern medicine. Trading pills for a juicer, Joe seeks to heal himself with fresh fruits and vegetables, and takes his new fitness regimen on the road, interviewing Americans about food, health, and longevity.
Independence
Cornelius Rawlings returns home to his family farm after eighteen years in Septien. Though his parents are dead, his brothers Amos, who fills the barn with odd, expressionist painting, and Ezra (Robert Longstreet), who is devoted to housework and taking care of the other brothers, are still maintaining the farm. Though they have trouble relating, the events that led them to their dysfunctional state slowly come to light.When Richard's hamster is diagnosed with cancer, he takes time off work to spend time with his terminal friend in Etienne! As they bicycle through California, spending quality time, their road trip leads them from one unlikely encounter to another.
Spooky
Six strangers are stranded in Bangkok in the Pang Brothers' The Child's Eye, unable to fly home. With the airport locked down during Taiwan's 2008 anti-government protests, 
they find a hotel together, but after strange occurrences and weird visions in their creepy hotel, they begin to disappear one by one.Officer Frank Talbot is about to say goodbye to both his wife and his current partner when a zombie attack forces them to barricade themselves in together in Silent Night, Zombie Night. With his partner suffering from a gunshot wound, Frank has to keep the group together if he wants to keep them alive... even though they're the two people he was ready to say goodbye to.
Unfolding in real-time, the Uruguayan The Silent House follows Laura as she tries to survive her escape from a mysterious house. Hired to clean the house, which has no phone or electricity, Laura's night turns terrifying as her struggle to leave the house begins to uncover the secrets that haunt the house.
Smaller Titles
Based on the exploits of Welsh drug dealer Howard Marks, Mr. Nice stars Rhys Ifans as Marks, who stumbled from his Oxford education into a life of hashish smuggling in the early 1970s. From his IRA contact (David Thewlis) who uses weapons connections to smuggle Marks product to the MI6 agent who recruits him for his ability to access circles that agents can't penetrate, Marks navigates his own life like a desperado, spy, and rock star. With Chloe Sevigny and Crispin Glover. On DVD and Blu-Ray.Winning the lottery allows Colin Hanks to win the girl of his dreams (Ari Graynor) in Lucky... but the extra attention and a new bride brings unwanted attention, and could expose his hobby: he's a serial killer. Their honeymoon doesn't exactly go as planned, but like any new couple, they have to learn to adapt and compromise if they're going to make things work. With Jeffrey Tambor and Mimi Rogers.
Mexican journalist Laura (Monica del Carmen) is living a tragically unfulfilled existence in Leap Year, until she begins a dark, sadomasochistic affair with Arturo (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) that awakens the dark secrets that haunt her past. Though he affects her deeply, he still can't change her plans for February 29th, which she has made the fixed end-point of her life.
New this week in our TV New Releases:
 | Bones Season 6 | "Bones" Brennan and Agent Booth continue to solve crimes with investigative expertise and forensic science. |  | Workaholics Season 1 | Fresh out of college, three roommates share a house... and a cubicle at a telemarketing company. |
 | Chuck Season 4 | Reluctant super-spy Chuck Bartowski digs deeper into the mystery of his family's background. |
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