New DVDs at SLO County Libraries Rush – (Drama) Two-time Academy Award (R) winner Ron Howard teams once again with two-time Academy Award-nominated writer Peter Morgan on “Rush”, a spectacular big-screen re-creation of the merciless and legendary 1970s Formula 1 rivalry between gifted English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and his disciplined Austrian opponent, Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). (c) Official Site Trailer: youtube/watch?v=lzNbGH1oZJc Escape Plan – (Action) One of the worlds foremost authorities on structural security agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called The Tomb. Deceived and wrongly imprisoned, Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built. “Escape Plan” is the first pairing of action legends Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in leading roles, and co-stars Jim Caviezel, Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, Vinnie Jones, Vincent DOnofrio and Amy Ryan. (c) Summit Trailer: youtube/watch?v=eR3flpjOIXo Cutie and the Boxer – (Documentary) Once a rising star in the 70s New York art scene, 80-year-old boxing painter Ushio Shinohara is prepping for his latest show, hoping to reinvigorate his career. His wife and de facto assistant, Noriko, seeks her own recognition through her Cutie illustrations, which depict their chaotic 40-year marriage. “Cutie and the Boxer” captures two lives united by a dedication to art-making for a touching meditation on the eternal themes of love and sacrifice. (c) Radius-TWC Trailer: youtube/watch?v=YXS6Aby5AUg
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:44:35 +0000