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Entry for July 15, 2008
July 15th
In this newsletter: 1. Yumbo's tidbits 2. Blu-ray disc tidbits 3. New arrivals Home page - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd HD Theatre page - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd/theatre.html IMCafe Menu - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd/imcafemenu.pdf Shipping - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd/sportscitylists/Shipping.txt Coming Soon - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd/sportscitylists/Unreleased.txt Available BRD, HD & DVD titles - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd/sportscitylists/Sales.txt Available xBox 360 titles - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd/sportscitylists/GameSales.txt Yumbo's Blog - http://www.iFiji.com/imdvd/blog.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Yumbo's tidbits This week's shipment totaled 44 titles including 22 BRDs, 15 DVDs, 3 Xbox 360 games and 4 PS3 games! Check out the cool selection below, and book ahead! Also newly available is the iPod Touch 2.0 software upgrade which gives you access to the white hot new App Store on iTunes - unleash your iPod and change your portable communication lifestyle! $20 to upgrade which also includes the 1.1.4 five app upgrade from January. The iPod Touch has also price dropped to $850 for the 16GB model! Demo unit includes upgrade and protective cover. We now also have a few movies available to purchase for your iPod (Video, Classic, Nano, Touch, iPhone) at $5 each! Try our new Yummy Yumbo plan - get up to 3 free rentals everyday with each regular rental - better than triple up! Starting at $30 per month, you can take up to 3 matching rentals with each prepaid rental. Save big when you rent at least twice a week - great especially for TV series! Save big on our continuing $10 collector's sale! See the expanded and entire selection at the new dedicated sale shelf. Buy 2, and get 1 free or from $20 for 3 DVDs! The HD DVD sale is now Buy 4, Get 1 FREE! Welcome to our enhanced service feature - book directly via email from this newsletter - just click on "BOOK NOW" and enter your preferred date in the subject line (REPLACE). Note that you may also book from the home pages as well on the website for released titles, by simply clicking on the image/cover. IMDVD customers are welcome to purchase hardware on credit through Courts Homecentres. Please ask for details. Philips LCD screens now on demonstration display, at great value! 2. Blu-ray disc tidbits We've just passed 150 titles in 6 weeks with heaps more to come. See the website or kiosk for upcoming arrivals in the coming weeks. A few titles will be exclusive to BRD (and Region A players). Looking for a player? You can find the Sharp BD20 player from Gokals; buy it from us with a bonus $200 rental credit! The PS3 can now be ordered through us including Bluetooth or infrared remote. Order a PS3 from the US at $1,100 for Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD playback ready to play, with $100 store credit or FREE rentals for 1 month. Get a PS3 bluetooth remote and HDMI cable for only $100 - saving a further $35! Great value and compatibility compared to other local prices. And the usual configuration and installation is provided! See us for a custom bundle designed for your needs! Our screen special on the Philips 37" 1080P LCD is $4,000 (down from $4,300) with a bonus $300 rental credit! Or $5,000 for both this amazing screen with the Sharp BDHP20 Blu-ray player - Save $800! Enjoy High Definition now. This week's spot special is the well reviewed Panasonic BD30 Blu-ray player for only $1,200 including transformer or $50 rental credit or HDMI cable - ready to order. 3. New arrivals (BOOK NOW) 21 (BOOK NOW) 21 (BRD Region A) - For PS3/Blu-Ray Players. Inspired by the true story of MIT students who mastered the art of card counting and took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Looking for a way to pay for tuition, Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) finds himself quietly recruited by MIT's most gifted students in a daring plot to break Vegas. With the help of a brilliant statistics professor (Kevin Spacey) and armed with fake IDs, intelligence and a complicated system of counting cards, Ben and his friends succeed in breaking the impenetrable casinos. Now, his challenge is keeping the numbers straight and staying one step ahead of the casinos before it all spirals out of control. (BOOK NOW) Adventures of Johnny Tao - Johhny Dow must use the hidden power in the carved dragon head on his father’s electric guitar to defeat an ancient demon and his army of sugar-craving kung-fu warriors. With the help of Mika, a beautiful Chinese warrior, they set out to fight the demons, restore peace to the town and of course save the world! Directed by former Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Kenn Scott, this family-friendly action adventure features computer generated effects by Richard Kidd (The Matrix, Titanic and Chronicles of Narnia) and high-flying action sequences produced by Marcus Young (Elektra and XXX: State of the Union). (BOOK NOW) Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning - Susan Sarandon, Max von Sydow, Gabriel Byrne and Christopher Plummer give powerful performances in this lyrical, moving drama about the consequences of war. The past has cast a long shadow over the present, reaching to the picturesque farm where the now-married Melanie (Sarandon) lives unhappily with her husband (Plummer). When Melanie invites fellow Holocaust survivor Jakob (von Sydow) to her home, he unexpectedly brings Christopher (Byrne), whose love for Melanie has never diminished since their confinement in an internment camp. Old feelings and long-suppressed memories are stirred up and revealed at a climactic, life-changing feast. (BOOK NOW) Batman Begins (BRD) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan explores the origins of the legendary Dark Knight. After his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred (Michael Caine), detective Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and his ally Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Wayne returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and high-tech weaponry to fight evil. Also features the IMAX preview of THE DARK KNIGHT! (BOOK NOW) Birds of Prey: Complete Series - Who will stand up to villains now that a heartbroken Dark Knight has mysteriously vanished? Never fear, New Gothamites, a trio of champions is ready to take wing - and Helena, the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, is among them. She calls herself Huntress and crime is her prey. Teenaged Dinah is the youngest of the group, learning as she goes and gifted in clairvoyance. And overseeing the awesome threesome's high-tech nerve center is Batgirl. Left wheelchair-bound by The Joker, she has reinvented herself as Oracle, the team's cyber expert. Huntress, Dinah, Oracle: They are the Birds of Prey. Fighting together. Living together. And soaring into adventure together in 13 breathtaking live-action episodes. (BOOK NOW) Blond Ambition - The City That Never Sleeps is about to meet the girl that doesn't quit. Jessica Simpson stars as Katie Gregerstich, a small-town Oklahoma beauty who's come to New York to visit her long-time boyfriend. But after finding him in the arms of another woman, Katie decides to lose her cheating man and to find herself. With the help of two scheming co-workers she lands a job a top construction firm where she meets and falls for a great guy (Luke Wilson) with an even greater secret. Now, nothing is going to stop this go-getter from getting exactly what her heart desires in the romantic comedy proves you can't keep a bright, beautiful down-home girl down. Also starring Willie Nelson. (BOOK NOW) Charm School - Sassy Adela Leon (Martha Higareda) with her tattoos, body piercing and arrest for indecent exposure - wants to be an actress, which drives her father to distraction. She's not exactly what Mexico City's conservative part has in mind as the daughter of their next nominee. So that she doesn't jeopardize his standing in the coming election. Sr. Leon enrolls Adela in a stylish finishing school for young ladies. Schoolmistress Maca Ribera (Balanca Guerra) promises him that, with a little effort, she can transform Adela into a domestic goddess. At first, Adela's free spirited behavior shocks the other girls. But, before long, they come to admire her spunk. By celebrating one another's differences, at the girls form fast friendships and suddenly, life at their stuffy school has become one big slumber party! When Adeal is asked to play the biggest role of her life - the hostess of an influential dinner party for her father - she really dishes it out! (BOOK NOW) Dead Fish - Gary Oldman (Batman Begins, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is Lynch, a strangely charming hit man in this explosively funny dark comedy in the tradition of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. With an all-star cast including Elena Anaya (Van Helsing, Sex and Lucia), Robert Carlyle (28 Weeks Later, The Full Monty) and Billy Zane (Titanic, The Kiss), Dead Fish is a chaotic tale of criminals looking for love, money and revenge that will have you falling out of your chair laughing! (BOOK NOW) Ganges - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. The Ganges runs through the heart of India. For millions of Hindus it is India's sacred river, but they share its banks and waters with a rich variety of wildlife. In a kaleidoscope of color and energy, with stunning high definition picture quality and detail, this amazing series reveals how the Ganges has shaped the wildlife, culture and beliefs of India. The journey begins at the source of the river, high in the cold peaks of the Himalayas. It heads down past the tigers, otters, peacocks and wild herds of elephants among the riverbanks of the lush foothills before reaching Varanasi, one of the oldest and most sacred cities in the world. Here in the fertile central plains, Sarus cranes and troops of macaques thrive but other animals - such as the unique Gangetic river dolphins and gharial crocodiles - struggle to survive. Reaching the delta, where the Ganges meets the sea, modern cities such as Calcutta join with the ancient swamps of the Sunderbans. This amazingly diverse wetland, rarely filmed before, is home to giant lizards, man eating crocodiles and forests full of monkeys. Here the tiger is still king, and man is on the menu. (BOOK NOW) Infinity - In his stunning directorial debut, Matthew Broderick stars in Infinity, based on the true-life story of physicist Richard Feynman, who, as a young man fell madly in love with a beautiful young woman, Arline Greenbaum (Patricia Arquette) with whom he shared a very special bond. In 1941, when the United States plunged into World War II, Feynman was recruited to work at Los Alamos on the top-secret government project that was to develop the first atomic bomb -- a job he accepted, in part, because it allowed him to resolve the crisis that he and Arline would face alone. (BOOK NOW) Ira and Abby - A sweet, hilarious romantic comedy that questions whether "I do" is the only path to lifelong love and happiness. Ira (Chris Messina) is brilliant and neurotic. Abby (Jennifer Westfeldt) is a free spirit who works in a gym and is better at solving her friends' problems than selling memberships. When the two meet, the impossible happens: they fall in love, meet each other's parents, and decide to get married - all in a few breathless hours. And life is good for awhile, until a series of comic misadventures - multiple divorces, in laws, affairs, exes, and too many therapists - force the couple to rethink their strategy for love happily ever after. (BOOK NOW) Las Vegas: Season 5 - Las Vegas is hotter than ever as new players come to town for a sizzling Season 5 of TV’s sharpest and sexiest drama! As recently installed Montecito Casino owner A.J. Cooper, Primetime Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® winner Tom Selleck ups the stakes for his elite Las Vegas surveillance team in 17 episodes plus two double length episodes filled with smokin’- hot bodies and intense new scandals! Special guest appearances by Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels), Geoffrey Owens (The Cosby Show), Rachel Boston (American Dreams) in the show TV Guide calls “The Coolest Casino Crew on TV.” (BOOK NOW) Moving McAllister - Rick Robinson (Gourley) is a lowly intern at a Miami law firm who dreams of becoming partner one day. Desperate to score points with his boss, McAllister (Hauer), he commits to a favor he can't afford. Just five days before the bar exam, Rick finds himself in charge of moving McAllister’s dearest possession across the country: his seductive, yet untouchable niece Michelle (Kunis) and her pet pig, Dorothy. Along the way, the mismatched pair encounters numerous obstacles and unforgettable characters, like free-spirited hitchhiker Orlick Prescott Hope (Heder). Amidst the breakdowns and strife, Rick just might manage to find love, life and himself in this trans-American road trip from hell. (BOOK NOW) My Blueberry Nights - Oscar nominee Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain) and Grammy Award-winning singer Norah Jones star in this "ravishing triumph... [of] pure romantic sensibility" (Armond White, New York Press). Law plays a big-hearted owner of a small New York diner who tries to soothe Jones' jilted heart with his blueberry pie. But only after going on a year-long cross-country odyessy does she realize love was right at her doorstep all along. Gorgeously filmed by award-winning director Wong Kar Wai (In The Mood For Love) and featuring Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) and Oscar nominees Natalie Portman (Closer, Garden State) and David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck), My Blueberry Nights is an optimistic ode to love and "one of the best movies of the year!" (Andrew Sarris, New York Observer). (BOOK NOW) Om Shanti Om (BRD) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. The makers of ‘Main Hoon Na’ are back with the biggest film of 2007! ‘Om Shanti Om!’ Farah Kahn, one of the most accomplished directors in India, weaves a spectacular story of romance, revenge and reincarnation. Om Shanti Om is a romantic saga of a boy next door, Om Prakash Makhija (Shah Rukh Khan) who works as a junior artiste in bollywood in the 70’s. He is madly in love with the superstar of that time, Shantipriya (Deepika Padukone). His dreams and aspirations to become a superstar and be with his lady love are thwarted as he witnesses the brutal murder of his beloved Shantipriya by a mercenery producer Mukesh Mehra (Arjun Rampal). Om Prakash dies trying to say his Shanti. But destiny has something else in store when ‘Om Prakash’ a junior artiste returns as ‘Om Kapoor’ the superstar of 2007!! His journey of rediscovery himself, his past life and avenging the death of his beloved is the story of ‘Om Shanti Om!’ ‘Om Shanti Om’ is a tribute especially to the joyous and exultant era of Bollywood - the swinging 70’s! It has captured the imagination of the audiences worldwide with its dramatic storytelling, musical narration and stunning performances, making it the ‘Highest Grossing Film of Bollywood Ever!’ (BOOK NOW) Peter and the Wolf - The timeless tale of Peter and the Wolf is brought to life in an extraordinary new film, which received the 1996 Emmy Award for Outstanding Primetime Children's Program. Starring Kirstie Alley, Lloyd Bridges, Ross Maligner and a whole new cast of unforgettable animated characters from the legendary Chuck Jones, creator of Wile E. Coyote & Roadrunner.Prokofiev's spectacular musical score comes alive as Peter awakens to the first day of Spring. The beautiful morning turns into an amazing adventure as Peter and his friends - a bird, a cat and a deliriously dizzy duck - outwit a mighty wolf. In a touching live-action story intertwining the animation, another boy named Peter discovers the magic of imagination and the spirit of adventure. (BOOK NOW) Shinobi (BRD Region A) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. The year is 1614. Japan has been united under the Tokugawa Shoguns and the land is begining to feel at peace. Two remote ninja clans, the Koga and the Iga, are ancient enemies but have long been bound by a peace agreement forbidding them to fight. The heirs to the leadership of both clans have fallen in love but a tragic fate awaits them. A cruel plot is set by the Shogun to wipe these two clans from existence by breaking the peace agreement and forcing the two clans to battle. Five Ninjas of each the Koga and Iga clans will battle against each other to the death. As a great war begins it brings the two young heirs together again. But this time as enemies. (BOOK NOW) Three Can Play That Game - Vivica A. Fox (Two Can Play That Game, Kill Bill: Vol.1) sizzles as love expert Shante Smith in this smart and sexy sequel to the smash hit Two Can Play That Game! Co starring Jason George (Barbershop, TV's Eve), Jazsmin Lewis (Barbershop 1 & 2, Deliver Us From Eva), Kellita Smith (Roll Bounce, TV's The Bernie Mac Show), Terri J. Vaughn (Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls, TV's The Steve Harvey Show) and Tony Rock (TV's All Of Us), you can't help but fall for this hysterically funny film. When Byron hits the big time, no one is happier than his girlfriend Tiffany - that is, until she catches him flirting with his sly new project manager Carla. Call in the doctor - the love doctor that is. Using her knowledge of the male psyche and her new Five Step Program, Shante (Fox) puts their relationship to the test and proves that when it comes to winning at love, you've got to learn to become a master at the game! (BOOK NOW) Weirdsville - You know when your girlfriend's OD'd on stolen drugs and you decide to avoid the police by burying her body yourself, but you're interrupted by a cult of Satan worshippers intent on performing a ritual sacrifice? And just when you think it can't get worse, the dealer of the stolen drugs shows up to claim the money you owe -- but don't have - so you flee and must rely on the help of an army of mini Medieval knights for protection while you plan a burglary to get the money to pay off the dealer who wants to kill you? Well, this is a story about one of those nights...only weirder. (BOOK NOW) Witless Protection (BRD Region A) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. Larry's a small town sheriff who unwittingly gets involved in a high profile FBI case. Larry single-handedly "rescues" a sophisticated woman from the men who are actually protecting her. The hilariously mismatched duo must grapple with angry FBI agents, quack doctors and Chicago high society in Larry's funniest, most unpredictable adventure yet. Reserve your rental now! See the IMDB online for further information, or see in-store. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team IMDVD are Chris, Miri, Milika, Filipe, Krystle. We are committed to serve you with genuine product, better quality and service. Tell your friends, family and workmates, and earn credits as an easy reward! Just say NO to pirate discs! Demand the real thing! Keep it real - authentic discs. Your care of rental discs means more movies, more copies, more options. Make the right choice, every time! 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