Friday, July 31, 2009

Notes from Collection Development:

Recent DVDs set in the realm of the fantastic:

Knowing



Fifty years after a time capsule was buried at a local school, teacher Ted Myles (Cage) examines its contents and discovers that it holds many shockingly true predictions. Soon, Ted is convinced that his family will play a role in an impending apocalypse. Diana Whelan (Byrne) is the daughter of the woman who first buried the capsule. This tense blockbuster thriller is from ace sci-fi auteur Alex Proyas.

Push



On the run from the Division, a dangerous government agency that uses people with psychic abilities to do their bidding, telekinetic Nick Gant (Evans) and clairvoyant Cassie Holmes (Fanning) team up to find a third psychic who can help them destroy the organization. But when the Division picks up their trail, it sends a powerful agent (Hounsou) to stop them at all costs. Paul McGuigan directs this thriller.

The Unborn


Tortured by frightening dreams at night and the ghost of a young boy during the day, young Casey (Yustman) turns to a spiritual adviser (Oldman) for help. Together, the two uncover and try to stop a powerful family curse dating back to the Nazi era. David S. Goyer writes and directs this supernatural thriller.

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