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(2007, Genius/Weinstein; 127 minutes) An affirming and inspiring film, retelling the story of a remarkable team and their coach. Little Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, in the heart of the Jim Crow 1930s South, fielded a debate team coached by Melvin Tolson (Denzel Washington) that won the national championship. But there's much more to the story than just their victory; the film, directed by Washington, portrays the racist society against which they endured and prevailed. One of 2007's best. Rated PG-13. (Roger Ebert)

(2008, Anchor Bay; 104 minutes) Curiously casual caper starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes and Ted Danson. The women are service workers at the Federal Reserve Bank who find a way to smuggle a fortune out of their building. Their plan is simple, the complications are few, and they don't get excited much beyond some high-fives and hugs and giggles. La-de-da. Rated PG-13. (Roger Ebert)

(2008, Sony; 100 minutes) Here is a horrifying thriller, smart and merciless. A psychopath devises ways to slowly kill people online, in live streaming video. The more hits he gets, the further the process continues, until finally his captive is dead. On his trail: Diane Lane as the head of the Portland Cyber Crimes unit, Colin Hanks as her partner and Billy Burke as a Portland detective. Well-made and acted; a sadistic nightmare. Rated R. (Roger Ebert)

(2007, Sony; 125 minutes) An incomprehensible metaphysical muddle by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Tim Roth as an aged professor who is struck by lightning and starts growing younger, only to meet the double of his long-lost love (Alexandra Maria Lara), who is struck by lightning and starts to grow older. A confusion wandering in a maze, but it sure looks good. Rated R. (Roger Ebert)

Compiled by Mary Houlihan

* "Two and a Half Men: Season 3"
* "Saturday Night Live: Season 3"
* "A Raisin in the Sun"
* "The Rat Patrol: Complete Series"
* "Mission: Impossible: Season 4"
* "American Idol: Season 6 -- Finale Performance, the Top 2"
* "Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection"
* "The Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly Collection"
* "Frank Sinatra: The Early Years"
* "Frank Sinatra: The Golden Years"
* "Crash and Burn"
* "The Adams Chronicles"
* "La Chinoise"
* "Le Gai Savoir"
* "The Shadow Riders"
* "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
* "Lost in Beijing"
* "Los Straitjackets: Live in Concert"
*"Twelfth Night"
* "National Lampoon's Cattle Call"