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DVD cover:  AtonementAtonement (2008)
(Academy Award Best Original Score; Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Drama and Music Score; British Academy of Film and Television Arts –Best Film)
(DVD ATONEMENT)
A young writer permanently changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit.

DVD cover:  Away from her Away from Her (2007)
(Golden Globe Best Actress; Screen Actors Guild Award)
(DVD AWAY)
Married for almost 50 years, a couple’s commitment to each other appears unwavering until their peaceful life is broken by the wife’s increasing memory loss due to Alzheimer’s. Along with disclosure of a past betrayal on the husband’s part, the couple is forced to redefine the limits of their love and loyalty.


DVD cover:  Elizabeth the Golden AgeElizabeth the Golden Age (2008)
(Academy Award Best Costume Design)
(DVD ELIZABETH)
Queen Elizabeth’s empire is threatened by both family betrayal and Spain’s invading army. She and her savvy advisors need to act quickly to safeguard the lives of her people. Enter gallant Walter Raleigh who captures Elizabeth’s heart and forces her to consider making her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country.

DVD cover:  JunoJuno (2008)
(Academy Award Original Screenplay; Spirit Award Picture, Actress, First Screenplay; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Screenplay)
(DVD JUNO)
Juno is a cool, confident teenager who is faced with an unplanned pregnancy. She sets out to find the perfect parents for her baby. With the help of her boyfriend, her supportive Dad and no-nonsense stepmom, Juno finds a wealthy couple longing to adopt a child of their own.

DVD cover:  Michael ClaytonMichael Clayton (2008)
(Academy Award and British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best and Supporting Actress)
(DVD MICHAEL)
Michael Clayton is known as ‘the fixer’ at a prestigious New York law firm. The firm’s head litigator becomes a whistleblower. When Michael Clayton tries to fix the damage that was done he finds himself up against forces that place corporate greed over human life.

DVD cover:  No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men (2008)
(Academy Awards Picture, Director, Screenplay, Supporting Actor; Two Golden Globe Awards; Two Screen Actor Guild Awards)
(DVD NO COUNTRY)
Llewelyn Moss, hunting antelope in Southwest Texas, stumbles across several dead men, heroin, and $2.4 million in cash. The majority of the movie is based on a man-on-the–run plot, whereby Moss, who’s taken the money, tries to evade an ex-Special Forces agent employed by a powerful cartel and a psychopathic murderer intent on getting the money.

DVD cover:  OnceOnce (2007)
(Academy Award Original Song; Dramatic World Audience Award Sundance; Spirit Award Foreign Film)
(DVD ONCE)
An Irish street musician meets a Czech immigrant and together they spend one eventful week writing and recording songs that describe their unique love.

DVD cover:  RatatouilleRatatouille (2007)
(Academy Award Best Animated Film; Golden Globe Best Animated Film; Dove Family Approved)
(J DVD RATATOUILLE)
A rat named Ratatouille dreams of becoming a great chef despite the fact that he is a rat. Fate places Remy in Paris where he has an unlikely partnership with a kitchen worker.

DVD cover:  There will be bloodThere will be Blood (2008)
(Academy Award Best Actor and Cinematography; Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
(DVD THERE)
A down-and-out prospector, Daniel Plainview, with his son in tow finds fortune as an oil tycoon when he finds out that a western town is full of oil. As the well raises their fortunes, it also brings their share of hardship that no amount of money can solve.

DVD cover:  La vie en rose

La Vie en Rose (2007)
(Academy Awards Best Actress and Makeup; Golden Globe Best Actress Musical/Comedy)
(DVD [FRENCH] LA VIE)
Born into poverty, Edith Piaf survived using the only gift she had - her voice. Her tragic life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love.


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