This week's under the radar dvds available from Netflix:
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Max
Aug 22 '12, 18:14
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Age of the Dragons
(Danny Glover & Vinnie Jones) - In this medieval retelling of Moby-Dick, vengeful Captain Ahab and his crew of dragon hunters slay the beasts for their valuable dragon oil. But Ahab's obsessive quest for one Great White Dragon steers his men into the heart of darkness.
Bernie
(Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey) - In this black comedy inspired by real-life events, affable Texas mortician Bernie befriends the small town's wealthiest widow and then kills her. But despite the suspicious nature of her death, no one wants to think anything but the best of Bernie.
Freelancers
(Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, Beau Garrett, Dana Delany, 50 Cent) - The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. When the truth about his father's death is revealed, he swears to exact revenge.
Hide Away
(Josh Lucas, James Cromwell) - A deceptively tranquil harbor helps turn around the life of a businessman who is looking to escape his tragic past. As he puts together a broken-down sailboat, three mysterious people enter his life: a single dad, a seasoned mariner and a waitress.
Thin Ice
(Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, David Harbour, Lea Thompson) - Midwest insurance salesman Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) hatches a get-rich-quick scheme that depends on him gaining possession of a rare and precious violin, but his planned score results in wild and unexpected consequences. Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup and Lea Thompson co-star in this meditation on lying and its consequences, written by sisters Jill and Karen Sprecher (Thirteen Conversations About One Thing).
Virginia
(Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Emma Roberts, Harrison Gilbertson, Amy Madigan, Carrie Preston, Toby Jones) - As he campaigns for state senator, Dick Tipton's (Ed Harris) career and personal life begin to careen out of control when his daughter (Emma Roberts) starts dating the son of Virginia (Jennifer Connelly), an emotionally disturbed woman he knows quite well -- perhaps a little too well. Dustin Lance Black writes and directs this drama that co-stars Amy Madigan as Tipton's wife, along with Yeardley Smith, Carrie Preston and Toby Jones.
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