Week of April 9th

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History

In the months before the onset of World War II, King George and Queen Elizabeth (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) travel to President Roosevelt's (Bill Murray) country estate in Roger Michell's Hyde Park on Hudson, hoping to boost American support for Britain in the coming war. Based on the journals of Daisy Suckley (Laura Linney), Franklin Delano Roosevelt's cousin and oft-suspected paramour, the film contrasts the personal lives of the powerful people of the western world in the 1940s and the history-shaping events that surrounded them. With Olivia Williams. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Zoe's Corner

So you may be asking, why all the older movies on the new release wall at Reckless? Has there been a time anomaly that I am not aware of?

The reason so many of your favorite older movies are on our new release wall is that we are filling in the Blu-ray discs that we have been missing. Titles like Breakfast at Tiffany's and Goodfellas are finally available for us to purchase on Blu-ray. Being that I was an early adapter and was not thrilled with having a new format (see: Beta, Laser disc, H.D. Blu-ray) I have come to appreciate the Blu-ray discs.They are sharper than ever on the newer TV's that are available. The sound is crisper, the Blacks are blacker, the images are more like movie theater quality than ever before.  I do believe that for the visually stunning movies like The Fall and Avatar, there is nothing like them. So we are broadening our collection. Some movies will not really need the glossy sharpness, but others do. So we are going through our 21,000 movies and updating to Blu-ray.

The new release section will show you what you have been missing on basic DVD. Remember when DVD was so awesome we all dove in head first, Well, this is not that time. We will slowly add Blu-ray. And we will never carry anything on Blu-ray that we do not have on DVD. Plus since your Blu-ray player can play DVD (Backwards compatible) there is always something for you to rent.

So, revisit some of your old favorites and see most new movies on Blu-ray.

P.S. Just so you know, to make room for these Blu-rays, we are lightening out multiple copies of movies that we have been keeping and are going to have a HUGE sale on Memorial Day, to kick off the Summer Pass.

Summoned by their mutual ex-girlfriend, Miranda (Michelle Trachtenberg) and Zach (Seth Green) meet at a bar, waiting for her to arrive in Sexy Evil Genius. Unpredictable and wild, Nikki (Katee Sackhoff) has planned the whole night, gathering her ex's (including Harold Perrineau) in one place to introduce them to her fiance (William Baldwin)... or so she says. As their night unfolds, Nikki parcels out their intertwining stories, including her own, and why she's marrying the lawyer who got her out of an asylum after killing her stalker ex-boyfriend (Anthony Michael Hall) and pleading insanity.

Swanson (Tim Heidecker) is an aging Brooklyn hipster, regarding everything from behind a wall of ironic detachment in The Comedy. Swanson refuses to take responsibility for anything in his life, including inheriting his ailing father's estate, and spends his time mocking and antagonizing everyone he encounters. Though his inheritance is simply a matter of signing a single form, he distracts himself from the realities of his life with a series of irresponsible stunts and pranks, trying to keep the world at bay.

Abbott Fahai (Jet Li) and his young assistant Neng Ren travel the countryside battling the demons that haunt mankind in The Sorcerer and the White Snake. They are drawn into a strange case that tests their beliefs and demon-fighting methods when they encounter Xu Xian, a physician who was startled by a snake demon while picking herbs on a mountainside, falling into a lake, but saved from drowning by a beautiful woman. Unbeknownst to Xu Xian, he's made contact with the White Snake and Green Snake (Eva Huang and Charlene Choi), and the woman who saved him was White Snake in human form. The White Snake and Xu Xian are drawn to one another, though she can't keep her secret forever, and they will eventually have to face the world where demons and humans are sworn enemies. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Detective Inspector Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) is a tough cop in aggressive, cutting-edge division in The Sweeney. Though he and his crew (including Ben Drew) get results, preventing robberies and bringing in gunmen, their head-busting and property damage has brought them to the attention of Internal Affairs (Steven Mackintosh). When a jewelry store heist ends in the execution of a civilian, Jack recognizes the methods of an old adversary (Paul Anderson)... but he's up against an unbeatable alibi and is too crippled by Internal Affairs to bring in the murderers. Regan can bring in the criminals and solve the case, but only if he breaks protocol, and going rogue will bring more consequences than even Jack can handle. With Alan Ford, Hayley Atwell, and Damian Lewis. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Exploring the Earth's oceans with high definition aerial and underwater photography, Planet Ocean delves into some of the world's most remote locations and documents mankind's relationship with (and connection to) the aquatic environments across the globe. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Collecting one of animation's first visionaries, Winsor McCay: The Master Edition provides the surviving prints of the animator's work along with documentary footage, interviews, and informed commentary. With short films dating back to 1911, McCay's work (including Little Nemo and Gertie the Dinosaur) remains one of the touchstones for the genesis of animated films as we know them today.

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New this week in our TV New Releases:

	The Bible Mini Series	The History Channel mini series adapts the greatest story ever told in ten episodes, from Genesis to the aftermath of the crucifixion.		Doctor Zhivago	Kiera Knightley is Lara in the classic tale of the Russian Revolution, beloved of a doctor, a revolutionary, and mogul as the war affects all their lives.
	Berkeley Square Complete	Hired as nannies for wealthy British families, three women from different walks of life become friends in the exclusive Berkeley Square in the west end of London.		Moll Flanders	Adapted from the classic novel for British television, the mini series tells Moll Flanders's tale as a criminal, adventurer, and lover.
	Land Girls Seasons 1&2	BBC's story of four girls in the Women's Land Army during World War II, providing support on the home front