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Movie Reviews, news about upcoming features and industry news is available on many internet sites. Some of the sitesused to prepare this page are rottentomatoes.com, the internet movie database and netflix.com. You should be able to findreviews about any movie from animated shorts to foriegn releases in at least one of the three. Informationabout the ratings system usedin in the United States can be obtained from the Motion Picture Associationof America web site.

DVD Title	Category	Rating
Kite Runner Featured Years after fleeing the Taliban andimmigrating to the United States, an Afghan man (Khalid Abdalla) returns to his war-ravaged homeland to try to repay his debt to a childhood friend whose trust he betrayed.	Drama	R
Juno Featured Facing an unplanned pregnancy, teenage Juno devises a plan to locate the proverbial perfect parents to adopt her baby. But the seemingly ideal couple Juno choosesstill has some growing up to do. Now, everyone in Juno's world must do a little soul-searching.	Comedy	PG-13
There Will be Blood Featured At the turn of the 20th century,Daniel Plainview becomes a tycoon when he buys the oil rights to a Texas family's ranch. Meanwhile, as thesimple village becomes a boomtown, a charismatic young preacher fights his community's growing greed.Oscar-nominated adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!	Drama	R
Alvin & the Chipmunks Featured This animation/live actionproduction, starring Jason Lee, marks the critters' first feature-length comedy. Ross Bagdasarian Jr. andJanice Karman provide the voice talent that brings to life the hilarious high jinks of Alvin, Simon andTheodore, the trouble-making chipmunks who want to become superstars.	Foreign	PG
Resurrecting the Champ An ambitious sports reporterdiscovers that a local homeless man named Champ was once a famous boxer, long presumed dead. He digs deeperinto the fascinating story and becomes friends with the down-and-out former star but soon uncovers severaldisturbing questions about Champ's background. Champ's tale also prompts the reporter to reexamine his ownrelationships with his father and his son.	Drama	PG-13
Atonement In this drama based on the critically acclaimednovel by Ian McEwan, a childhood lie irrevocably changes the lives of several people forever. When a13-year-old girl misinterprets a moment of flirtation between her older sister and a servant's son. Herconfusion causes her to finger Robbie as the perpetrator of a crime. BOscar nominated for BestPicture.	Drama	R
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection 2 Spotlight presents two discs of animation with a total of 30 cartoons. These shorts span a range of 21 years. The earliest - "I Love to Singa" - comes from 1936, while the newest - "What's Opera, Doc" and "Show Biz Bugs" - emanate from 1957.Learn how they draw Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam, Tweety and Sylvester, Road Runner and Wile E.Coyote	Child-Family	NR
Prison Break Season 2 The prisoners have escaped and thehunt is on in the second season of this hit drama series. The big jailbreak has prompted a nationwide manhunt, as Michael, Lincoln and the rest of the escapees hit the back roads and small towns of America in an effortto elude officials.	TV	NR
Dancing with the Stars Cardio Dance This DVD isn't for the serious dancer. Its target audience is comprised of fans of the show who'd like to get in shape with Ashly,Kym, and Maks. If you already know the basics of dance, you won't have problems keeping up with theirinstructions. But if you have two left feet, some of the dance terms they toss around (but don't explain) will leave you scratching your head rather than hoofing it up.	Exercise 613.7 DAN	NR
Sweeney Todd Adaptation of the hit Broadway musical aboutthe Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Depp plays Sweeney Todd, a man who becomes a deranged murderer seekingrevenge after being falsely imprisoned. To add to the macabre nature of his crimes, he enlists the help of his lover, Mrs. Lovett, who disposes of the victims by baking them into meat pies -- sought after by all ofLondon.	Musical	R
Naruto In a remote village, young, mischievous UzumakiNaruto has a hard time fitting into the Ninja Academy. But the boy harbors a long-held dream that somedayhe'll become the head of the ninja village, indeed, the greatest warrior ever. In pursuit of his goal, Narutois set upon a course that will either prove or dispel his lofty dream.	Foreign	NR
Eggs 101 For a school video project, Josh and Kenlyndecide to investigate the egg industry. Their assignment is to find out how the egg industry has changed overthe years, where it is today, and come up with a conclusion as to why the industry has changed.	Documentary 637.5 EGG	NR

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