It’s not Robert Downey Jr or Jeremy Brett, it’s a whole new take on Sherlock Holmes.  A collaboration between the BBC and Masterpiece Theatre, Sherlock is a wonderful reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters.  Set in present-day London, Holmes is a restless man who is a “consulting detective” for the police.  Through a mutual friend, he becomes roommates with Dr. John Watson, who has recently returned from army duties in the Middle East.  The main characters from the classic stories live in the modern world in this fast-paced, clever, and thoroughly enjoyable TV series.  Reserve Sherlock: Season One today!

Looking for an action-packed thriller starring a gorgeous woman?  Look no further!  Salt stars Angelina Jolie as a CIA operative who is accused of being a double agent for Russia.  Watch as she beats up bad guys and escapes from impossible situations in this thrill-a-minute movie. Roger Ebert says, “Jolie’s character, Evelyn Salt, makes it look as though Run Lola Run was about walking.”   Salt comes out on DVD on December 21.

In this era of financial meltdowns, a film about Wall Street is rather appropriate.  Revisit the greed of the 1987 movie Wall Street with the new sequel, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.  Reprising his role of Gordon Gekko,  Michael Douglas stars with Carey Mulligan  and Shia LaBeouf .  Directed by Oliver Stone, the film follows a somewhat reformed Gordon Gekko as he becomes involved with helping Jake, a young man in the same industry, who happens to be engaged to Gekko’s estranged daughter.  Will Gekko make amends with his daughter?  Will Jake get revenge for the death of his mentor?  Will greed win in the end?  Find out when the DVD comes out on Tuesday, December 21.

If you enjoyed the book Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert you will get a kick out of watching Julia Roberts portray the author in the film.  In case you and your book group have not read the book, it is a memoir of a year in the author’s life when she gets divorced and embarks on a year of travel to Italy, India, and Bali.  Eat Pray Love comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 23.

We have recently purchased several great new foreign films.  Don’t miss them!

	Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Set in Mumbai in 1970, this film follows the rise and fall of a notorious gangster.
	Tokyo Sonata A portrait of contemporary family life in Japan.
	Wild Grass A man in France finds a woman’s stolen wallet and becomes curious about her.
	Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Coco Chanel invites Stravinsky and his family to stay at her house in France.  A love affair between the two creative geniuses ensues.
	Arn: The Knight Templar An epic Swedish story of a man separated from his love and sent to fight as a knight in a harsh landscape.

	Mid-August Lunch A man becomes the babysitter for four elderly women during the summer holiday in Italy.
	Girl Who Played with Fire The sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
	Mother A mother seeks to clear her son’s name in a murder case in Korea.
	Mountain Patrol Based on true events, this film follows a group of  men in the Himalayas struggling to keep poachers from killing endangered antelope.

Get ready for the second installment of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy on DVD!  If you enjoyed The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo you will love the second exciting thriller in the series.  Roomi Rapace stars as the intriguing Lisbeth Salander, an unusal hacker with a mysterious past.  Landing as the prime suspect in a murder case,  Mikael Blomkvist must unearth her past as well as find the real murderer before time runs out for Lisbeth.  The Girl Who Played with Fire comes out on DVD on Tuesday, October 26.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Winter’s Bone crept in under the radar of the mainstream movie media.  Set in the Ozarks, this is the story of a Ree Dolly, who must be the parent to her younger siblings.  Her mother is mentally absent and her father has jumped bail.  When the family is on the verge of being turned out of their home, Ree embarks on a journey to find her father.  Andrew O’Hehir of Salon.com says, “‘Winter’s Bone’ is a gripping, harrowing ride all the way through, as well as a ridiculously well-made and satisfying motion picture.  Winter’s Bone will be released on DVD on Tuesday, October 26.

Are you a Tilda Swinton fan?  As a actor from Scotland, she has appeared in several films from the United Kingdom and America, but her latest film, I Am Love, is Italian.  Swinton plays Emma, a Russian-born matriarch of a wealthy industrial family in Milan.  The upper-crust family is suddenly surprised when the patriarch announces his retirement and his wishes for his son and grandson to take over the family business.  This throws the grandson, Edo, who has plans to open a restaurant with his friend Antonio.  Dynamics in the family change as power shifts and Emma begins an affair with Antonio, forever changing the family.

The 2009 Academy Award-winning film in the Foreign Language category is here!  This thriller takes place in Argentina, jumping back and forth from the 1970s to the present time.  The main character Benjamin, a former employee of the criminal court, decides to write a novel about an unsolved murder that has haunted him for years.  His research into the crime leads to a reunion with Irene, a fomer colleague and object of unrequited love.  Find out why the critics have been raving about this film.  The Secret in their Eyes will be released on DVD on Tuesday, September 21.

If you are looking for any of the Primetime Emmy-Award winning shows, look no further!  We own all of the titles that are currently available on DVD, and have ordered the ones that are not yet available.

	Outstanding Drama Series
	Outstanding Comedy Series
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

	Outstanding Miniseries
	Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie