neverending story blu ray 2010

When young Bastian borrows a mysterious, ornately-bound book, he never dreamed turning a page would draw him into a shimmering fantasy world of racing snails, hang-glider bats, soaring luckdragons, puckish elves, a Childlike Empress, the brave warrior Atreyu and a slab-faced walking quarry called a Rock Biter. Follow The NeverEnding Story to the limits of the imagination, thanks to director/co- writer Wolfgang Petersen (The Perfect Storm) and a superstar team of technical tinkerers and magicians (with credits including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien and The Empire Strikes Back) who bring to life the most delightful characters ever. You'll cherish this wide-eyed adventure and discover The NeverEnding Story is your story.

2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) Roy Scheider, John LithgowDirector: Peter HyamsCo-stars: Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea116 minutes, MetrocolorBlu- ray DVD: Region 1In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. Among the mysteries the expedition must explain are the appearance of a huge black monolith in Jupiter's orbit and the fate of H.A.L., the Discovery's sentient computer. Based on a novel written by Arthur C. Clarke

Considered one of the most popular musicals of all time WEST SIDE STORY earned director Robert Wise an Oscar for Best Director as well as nine other Academy Awards including Best Picture. Realistically portrayed characters and their surroundings and expert editing complementing innovative dance sequences mark this highly stylized modern-day Romeo and Juliet tale. The stage is set in New York's Upper West Side in the 1950s where the area's slums are plagued by racial tensions acted on by two rival gangs: the Puerto Rican Sharks and the Caucasian Jets. In the middle of this mess is young innocent Maria Natalie Wood a Puerto Rican seamstress whose brother Bernardo George Chakiris is the leader of the Sharks. Despite the warnings of Anita Rita Moreno Bernardo's fiery girlfriend Maria falls in... Less

One cannot help but think of terrorist attacks while watching Stephen Spielberg's update of the classic sci-fi fantasy THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. While the H.G. Wells story dates back to 1898 and has inspired previous adaptations this particular version feeds off its 21st century audience's fear of a terrorist- induced apocalypse. Even if the sight of tall buildings crumbling to the ground and crowds running fearfully away from their demise doesn't trigger post-911 paranoia dialogue such as Is it the terrorists? will. Disgruntled divorced father Ray Ferrier Tom Cruise is struggling to connect with his estranged kids who have been dropped off by their mother for the weekend when a severe and unusual lightning storm leaves his New Jersey neighborhood powerless. Over the course of the next few... Less

Inspired by a true story and the hit Japanese film NANKYOKU MONOGATARI Frank Marshall's ALIVE CONGO EIGHT BELOW captures a rugged world of ice snow and threatening weather that few will ever experience in person. As a guide for a National Science Foundation Research Base in Antarctica Jerry Shepard Paul Walker is perfectly content to spend his time exploring the wilderness with his sled dogs and goofing around with his best buddy cartographer Charlie Cooper Jason Biggs. Then UCLA geologist Davis McLaren Bruce Greenwood arrives at the camp with plans for a risky expedition: treacherous ice fields make his target destination accessible only by dog sled so late in the season. Soon Shepard McLaren and the sled dogs--Maya Max Old Jack Buck Shorty Dewey Shadow and Truman--are on their way in... Less

In 2002 as America was poised to go to war in the wake of the 911 terrorist attacks Pat Tillman a defensive back with the Arizona Cardinals joined the United States Army believing he had a duty to serve in a time of need even though he had signed a lucrative deal to play professional football. Tillman served a tour of duty in Iraq and was on patrol in Afghanistan when on April 22 2004 he was killed during a reconnaissance mission near the border of Pakistan. When word spread about Tillman's death the Army issued a press release declaring he'd been shot down while trying to heroically block the fire of a band of Taliban insurgents. While the Army's story painted a glowing picture of the fallen soldier and athlete some of the details sounded suspect to Tillman's family and in time they... Less

Academy Award Nominees Mark Wahlberg*(The Departed), Christian Bale** ( The Dark Knight) and Amy Adams***(Doubt) star in this rema rkable fil m. Based on a true story, two brothers, against all the odds, come toget her to train for a historic title bout that has the power to reunite the ir fractured family and give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride. Micky Ward (Wahlberg) i s a struggling boxer long overshado wed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky (Bale), a local legend battl ing his own demons. Their explosive relationship threatens to take them both down - but the bond of blood may be their only chance for redempti on. Joe Mo rgenstern, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Director Robert Luketic adapts Ben Mezrich's best-seller Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions to tell the true-life tale of six genius students who used their brains to beat considerable odds. Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) may be shy, but his wallflower reputation betrays his inner brilliance. As smart as Ben may be, however, if he can't pay his tuition he'll be kicked out of M.I.T. Fortunately, the answer to all of Ben's problems is right there in the cards. Recruited to join a team of extremely gifted students who have used their mastery of numbers to beat the odds at blackjack, Ben procures a fake identity in order to join the casino scammers and their brilliant leader -- eccentric math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin... Less

Inspired by a true story 21 mixes Las Vegas casino wheeling and dealing with college-kid angst: think OCEAN'S ELEVEN via THE PAPER CHASE. Kevin Spacey is crafty MIT professor Micky Rosa who trains brainiac students to count cards and then flies them out to Vegas to raid the blackjack tables between classes. At first they rake in a bundle but then catch the unwanted attention of tough-guy security chief Cole Williams Laurence Fishburne who wants to prove himself before he's replaced by face recognition software. Super math genius Ben Campbell Jim Sturgess originally joins the ring in order to come up with the 300000 he needs for tuition money but he's also gaga over the ring's resident babe Jill Kate Bosworth. When he finds out Professor Rosa hasn't been dealing entirely from a straight... Less

Based on a story by author Ryne Douglas Pearson KNOWING is a moody sci-fi thriller that stars Nicolas Cage as John Koestler a widowed MIT astrophysicist who lives in wooded seclusion with his young son Caleb Chandler Canterbury. When Caleb is handed an envelope unearthed from a school time capsule buried 50 years earlier its cryptic numerical sequence captures the interest of his dad who soon realizes the powerful significance of the document which seems to predict major world disasters throughout history. Unfortunately there are three calamities that have yet to unfold and John aided reluctantly by widowed mom Diana Wayland Rose Byrne and her daughter Abby Lara Robinson must try to unravel the mystery of the numbers before many more lives are lost. Alex Proyas's follow-up to 2004's I... Less