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Killshot. This film, based on a novel by Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty, Jackie Brown) was in theaters for a very brief and very limited run earlier this year. It is the story of a couple (Diane Lane and Thomas Jane) in the Witness Protection Program who are targeted by a hit man and an upstart killer (Mickey Rourke and Joseph Gordon-Levitt). I have read some good things about this and would like to give it a shot. The cast also includes Hal Holbrook and Rosario Dawson.

Powder Blue (also Blu-ray). This tells the overlapping stories of four people in Los Angeles — a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper — whose lives cross paths. That is about all I know about this title. I saw a clip of Jessica Biel as the stripper that just struck me as sad. The cast also includes Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, Lisa Kudrow, Patrick Swayze, and Kris Kristofferson.

Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. How can you go wrong with a title like this? I almost made this my pick of the week.

The Sky Crawlers. The trailer for this looks rather impressive. It is the latest from Ghost in the Shell creator Mamoru Oshii. It is the story of an endless war where fighter pilots are all children and they only know flying and fighting — that is, until one youngster starts asking questions.

Children of Men (Blu-ray). I absolutely adore this movie. This is, for me, one of the best movies of all time. It is one of those rare movies that is firing on all cylinders from the creative, to the technical, and everything in between. I am sure it looks stunning on Blu-ray and look forward to getting my hands on it.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Vol. 1. This two-disk collection of classic toons includes such titles as Top Cat, Magilla Gorilla, Atom Ant, The Jetsons, and The Flintstones, among others. Looks like fun!

True Romance (Blu-ray). This Tony Scott/Quentin Tarantino collaboration is one for the ages. I have not seen it in some time, but it should look pretty in high definition.

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