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2012 2009 • Action • Rated PG-13
2012
Starring:  John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover 
Director:  Roland Emmerich 
Release:  November 13, 2009 (theaters)
March 2, 2010 (video)

Dr. Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect radiation from unprecedented solar storms is having on the earth. Helmsley learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson (Danny Glover) that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and unless they steps to prepare for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

Rated PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language

158 Minutes

Ponyo 2009FamilyRated G
Ponyo
Starring:  Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Betty White, Lily Tomlin 
Director:  Hayao Miyazaki
Release:  August 14, 2009 (theaters)
March 2, 2010 (video)

Welcome to a world where anything is possible! Academy Award–winning director Hayao Miyazaki (2002, Best Animated Feature, Spirited Away) and legendary filmmaker John Lasseter together with Disney bring to life a heartwarming and imaginative telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale The Little Mermaid. Plus, this 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray includes never-before-seen bonus features that take you on a journey deep into the film’s enchanted world. A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship and discovery before Ponyo’s father, a powerful sorcerer, forces her to return to her home in the sea. In defiance, Ponyo releases the magical water of life, and chaos reigns until balance is restored to the world they cherish. Ponyo will delight your family with its magnificent animation and timeless story.

Rated G

90 Minutes

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee 2009 • Drama • Rated R
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Starring:  Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore, Blake Lively, Winona Ryder, Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Keanu Reeves 
Director:  Rebecca Miller
Release:  November 27, 2009 (theaters)
March 2, 2010 (video)

From all outward appearances, Pippa Lee (Wright Penn) leads a charmed existence. She is the devoted wife of an accomplished publisher (Arkin) thirty years her senior, the proud mother of two grown children, and a trusted friend and confidant to all who cross her path. But as Pippa dutifully follows her husband to a new life in a staid Connecticut retirement community, her idyllic world and the persona she has built over the course of her marriage will be put to the ultimate test.

In truth, looks are deceiving, and this picture-perfect woman has seen more than her fair share of turmoil in her youth. Embarking on a bittersweet journey or self-discovery, accompanied by a new, strange and soulful acquaintance (Reeves), Pippa must now confront both her volatile past and the hidden resentment of her seemingly perfect life in order to find her true sense of self.

Rated R for sexual content, brief nudity, some drug material and language

98 Minutes

Where the Wild Things Are 2009 • Family • Rated PG
Where the Wild Things Are
Starring:  Max Records, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Lauren Ambrose, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Cooper 
Director:  Spike Jonze
Release:  October 16, 2009 (theaters)
March 2, 2010 (video)

Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. The Wild Things desperately long for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. Max soon finds, though, that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships there prove to be more complicated than he originally thought.

Rated PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language

101 Minutes

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