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Book and the Rose, The (P)

2001, Candlelight Media Group, NR

Director:
Jeffrey Bemiss

Actors:
Chris Kennedy, Carey Lessard, Elaine Fabyianic

Plot:
Based on the short story by Max Lucado, two people are brought together by the timeless workings of fate. In 1942, John Barnes acquires an old book filled with intriguing handwritten notes. He begins a correspondence with its previous owner -- and it promises to be more than just an exchange of letters, as he falls in love with the mysterious Sarah. After ending his duty in WWII, John rushes to a train station to finally meet her. Sarah tells him in a letter that she'll be the lady with a rose... "I was looking for a beautiful woman...and almost missed the love of my life."

Soldier chooses love over appearance

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid - downloads until 06/02/10

2010, 20th Century Fox, PG

Director:
Thor Freudenthal

Actors:
Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Devon Bostick

Plot:
Meet the kid who made “wimpy” cool, in a family comedy based on the best-selling illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, the first in a series that has thus far sold 24 million copies. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone’s life: middle school.

	Advice About Middle School
	The Cheese Touch
	Sweet Takedown!
	Safety Patrol
	Mom Dance
	Sweetheart Dance Flier
	Popularity Rank
	It's a Journal!
	Intellectual Wasteland
	New Opponent

Our Family Wedding - downloads until 05/12/10

2010, Fox Searchlight Pictures, PG-13

Director:
Rick Famuyiwa

Actors:
America Ferrera, Forest Whitaker, Regina King, Susanna Musotto, Taye Diggs, Lance Gross

Plot:
In this clash-of-cultures comedy, two overbearing dads must put aside their differences to plan the wedding of their son and daughter in less than two weeks.

	"This is my car!"
	"You know each other?"
	"We're getting married!"
	"Our marriage, their wedding"
	"Look at this beautiful woman"

Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief - downloads until 04/12/10

2010, 20th Century Fox, PG

Director:
Chris Columbus

Actors:
Sean Bean, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Logan Lerman, Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin McKidd, Alexandra Daddario, Steve Coogan, Joe Pantoliano

Plot:
Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school -- but that's the least of his challenges. It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus seem to have walked out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology texts and into his life. Percy has learned that his real father is Poseidon, god of the sea, which means Percy is a demigod -- half human, half god. At the same time, Zeus, the king of all gods, has accused Percy of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt...the original weapon of mass destruction.

	"They found him"
	"Okay, this is bad..."
	"Is it raining cows?"
	"Oh, no -- we gotta go!"
	"Sneak a peek"
	"You prefer I look like this?"
	"Go! Take the bolt"
	"Yeah, I think I'm his son"

The Book of Eli

2010, Warner Brothers, R

Director:
Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes

Actors:
Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals

Plot:
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

	We pray before we eat
	"You read the same book everyday?"
	"You're going to be held accountable"
	Risking life to protect the Book

The Blind Side

2009, Warner Brothers, PG-13

Director:
John Lee Hancock

Actors:
Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Quinton Aaron, Lily Collins, Tim McGraw, Kim Dickens

Plot:
The remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome.

	"Do you have a place to stay tonight?"
	"We'll be upstairs if you need us"
	"I don't like to be called Big Mike"
	"Don't get out of the car"
	"You need Bigger & Taller"
	"I've never had one before"
	No football? "But it's Thanksgiving!"
	Included on the family Christmas card
	"Some sort of 'white guilt' thing?"
	"A confession before you hire me"
	"He doesn't care what happened in the past"
	"Protect his blind side"

Tooth Fairy - downloads until 03/22/10

2010, 20th Century Fox, PG

Director:
Michael Lembeck

Actors:
Julie Andrews, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant, Ryan Sheckler, Seth MacFarlane

Plot:
"The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, is a hard-charging hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's dreams, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand.

	Delightful Story
	Fairy Duty
	I'm the Tooth Fairy!
	Hiding Out
	Surprise!
	Hockey Tooth Fairy
	He Shoots He Scores!

Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The

2008, Miramax Films, PG-13

Director:
Mark Herman

Actors:
László Áron, Amber Beattie

Plot:
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

Study Guide

	Father informs family they're moving
	"They all wear pajamas"
	Boy meets new friend while exploring
	Instructor teaches hate to curious boy
	Frightened boy denies friendship with Jew

New in Town

2009, Lions Gate Films, PG-13

Director:
Jonas Elmer

Actors:
Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., Siobhan Fallon Hogan, J.K. Simmons

Plot:
A high-powered consultant in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle is sent to a middle of nowhere town in Minnesota to oversee the restructuring of a blue collar manufacturing plant, where she must endure a frosty reception from the locals, icy roads and freezing weather.