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Entry for August 12, 2008
August 12th

In this newsletter:

1. Yumbo's tidbits
2. Blu-ray disc tidbits
3. New arrivals

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1. Yumbo's tidbits

We also have 2 more staff positions to fill urgently, as we prepare for our upcoming expansion! Apply now!
IMCafe have a sandwich combo special - get a bottle of water or soft drink for only $1!
This week's shipment totaled 45 titles including 21 BRDs, 21 DVDs, 1 Xbox 360 game and 2 PS3 games! Check out the cool selection below, and book ahead!
Also available is the iPod Touch 2.0 software upgrade for only $20! We also have 8 movies available to purchase for your iPod (Video, Classic, Nano, Touch, iPhone) at $5 each! 
Try our current Yummy Yumbo plan - get up to 3 free rentals everyday with each regular rental! 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! For those outside Suva who can't make it in-store, you are welcome to rent on our regular Yumbo plans! Ask for details.

Save even more on the clearance collector's sale! See the entire selection at the dedicated sale shelf. Buy 1, and get 1 free or from $10 for 2 DVDs! 

Beginning this Sunday at 3pm, with our new 1080p FULL HD projector, we are opening up our open session screening Club Review series. Simply purchase a $5 snack voucher, and enjoy the latest and most unique movies as they were meant to be seen in our private cinema. Experience what only a few have been blown away with recently. Cinema redefined! Movie selection will be pooled from the exclusive Blu-ray titles not available on DVD, and nominated from the most votes prior to Sunday. The more the merrier! Session time normally will be weekly on Sundays at 5pm. Bookings are to be made via IMDVD accounts or register receipts. 

Showing at 3pm is PERSEPOLIS, followed by SHINE A LIGHT - ROLLING STONES at 5pm!



2. Blu-ray disc tidbits

We've just passed 340 titles in 2 months with more to come. See the website or kiosk for upcoming arrivals in the coming weeks. More titles will be exclusive to BRD (and Region A players).
Looking for a player? The multiregion (ABC) Sharp BD20 player is in stock at $1,250! The new Sony S350 Profile 2.0 player (Region A1) is currently on special to order at $1,100 - the smallest and cutest player around.
Place a Playstation 3 order (from the US) at $1,100 for Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD playback, including PS3 bluetooth remote and HDMI cable - saving a further $135! 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!
Enjoy High Definition now!


3. New arrivals

(BOOK NOW) Alice in Wonderland - Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll's masterpiece of fantasy, radiates with a star-studded cast, overflowing charm and dazzling effects! The adventure begins as Alice slips down a rabbit hole and tumbles into Wonderland - A dream land where the official language is Jabberwocky and the official sense is nonsense? Meet a zany cast of characters: the tricky Cheshire Cat (Whoopi Goldberg), the wild Mad Hatter (Martin Short) at his very strange tea party, play silly word games with Major Caterpillar (Ben Kingsley) or stop to chat with the talking flowers. Drinking magic potions or sampling mystical mushrooms changes Alice into many different forms untill she finds herself in the croquet court of the Queen of Hearts (Miranda Richardson) - where the Knave stands accused of stealing tarts. When Alice is called as a witness in the comical trial that follows, she confuses the King and Queen, who banish her to the real world, where she returns as an inspired and changed young woman. Alice in Wonderland’s vivid landscapes and unforgettable characters will delight and mesmerize everyone who sees it.

(BOOK NOW) Barney: Be my Valentine - Love is in the air as Barney and his friends gather to exchange cards for Valentine’s Day. But little does Barney know one of the cards contains a special invitation from the Queen of Hearts herself. She’s inviting everyone to come take a royal tour of Valentine Castle where the rooms are filled with wonderful surprises. There’ll  be lots of games, songs, and sweet treats along the way! And after the children give the Queen her very own card, they’ll find Barney has a surprise waiting for them when they get home.

(BOOK NOW) Bob the Builder: Snowed Under - It's the countdown to the Bobblesberg Winter Games, and the team assigned to build the courses is snowed under. Bob, and his crew have stepped in to get the job done, but time is running out! As the competitors train for the big event, Bob and the team race the clock to ramp up the ski jump, build a log cabin, and smooth over the ice rink. Will everything be finished before the opening ceremonies? Get your tools ready for Bob the Builder's Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games!

(BOOK NOW) Camp Rock (BRD Exclusive) For PS3/BLU-RAY players. This summer is gonna ROCK! Get ready to sing and dance like never before with the electrifying Disney Channel Original Movie CAMP ROCK! Disney's exclusive DVD and Blu-ray disc explode with "Too Cool" bonus features including an extended never-before-seen ending and "How To Be A Rock Star" a sensational series full of tips and secrets from the CAMP ROCK cast to help make your real-life rock star dream come true! When Mitchie scores a job as a cook at Camp Rock her life takes an unpredictable twist and she learns just how important it is to be true to yourself. Join the platinum-selling Jonas Brothers and the hottest cast of performers at the coolest summer camp anywhere! Experience CAMP ROCK in a whole new way in this Extended Rock Star Edition packed with hit music hip dance moves and bonus features that will have your family singing dancing and rocking over and over again.

(BOOK NOW) Deal - Deal yourself in for high-speed thrills and high-stakes poker action in this triumphant tale of cards and courage starring Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison and Shannon Elizabeth. A retired gambler (Reynolds) itching to get back in the game teams up with a hotshot college senior (Harrison) to take the poker world by storm. But a Vegas beauty (Elizabeth) complicates the plan, and soon the teacher and student find themselves in a heads-up battle for the championship. Featuring an all-star lineup of your favorite Texas Hold'em players, Deal is a winning hand for poker fans everywhere.

(BOOK NOW) Dexter: Season 2 (4 Discs) - Dexter is back! The critically acclaimed and groundbreaking original series from Showtime starring Michael C. Hall, returns on DVD with all 12 riveting and chilling episodes in Dexter - The Second Season. Althought committed to carrying out his twisted brand of vigilante justice - Dexter begins to doubt his murderous capabilities and continues to be haunted by his tortured past. His difficulties multiply when evidence of his deadly after-hourse activities begin to surface and the FBI is brought in to investigate the city's new serial killer dubbed the "Bay Harbor Butcher". Dexter can't pause for a breath as the noose tightens and the questions keep mounting. Will he be able to continue his serial-killing ways? Or will Dexter's dark past finally be uncovered?

(BOOK NOW) Gossip Girl: Season 1 (5 Discs) - Look no further than the latest message from Manhattan's notorious blogger Gossip Girl. She keeps tabs on the city's most elite teens as they make the rounds from the preppiest school events to the most lavish, decadent parties. And between Serena and Blair's explosive friendship, Dan and Serena's budding romance, Nate and Blair's fairytale relationship (or is it?), Chuck's escapades and Jenny's introduction to the glamorous life, there's a lot to track! In this 5-disc, 18-episode Season One, friends, lovers, rivals and enemies abound. Even the darkest secrets don't stay hidden for long. You know you love it. XOXO!

(BOOK NOW) Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert (BRD Exclusive) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. The sold-out concert event that rocked the nation is bursting onto Disney DVD and Blu-ray Disc for a limited time only in a two-disc extended edition with a 3-D concert experience so real it's like having a backstage pass! "Make Some Noise" and get ready for the year's most eye-popping dance-in-your-seat music experience with HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT MOVIE! For the first time ever Miley performs as herself and Hannah in the same epic show! With a special appearance by the Jonas Brothers and exclusive bonus features including a sing-along mode additional songs and a rare inside look into the rock star lives of Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers this movie sensation is "as close as you'll come to achieving the best of both worlds" (Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News)

(BOOK NOW) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child - Fairy tales have always been a source of family pleasure, for parents and children alike. Now, some of the best-loved classics are being re-told in this vibrantly original and musical animated series, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child. Each tale features a hip, contemporary all-star cast of voices and all-new songs the entire family will enjoy! Classic fairy tales become fresh and fun, told as if for the very first time. So share the magic and wonder with your children as we invite you to enter the wonder-filled world of Happily Ever After. 

(BOOK NOW) House MD: Season 4 (4 Discs) - Prepare for even more baffling, complex and shocking medical mysteries than ever before as every season four episode of House arrives on DVD! Reunite with the perplexing and prickly Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie in his two-time Golden Globe®-winning role) as he tackles impossible cases while putting a new staff of potential team members – including Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle), Peter Jacobson (The Starter Wife), and Olivia Wilde (The Black Donnellys) – through the medical wringer with his trademark sarcasm and irreverent bedside manner. Get ready for another dose of one of TV’s most original dramas and what Entertainment Weekly calls “One of the most compelling characters in TV history.”

(BOOK NOW) In Enemy Hands - At the height of Hitler's notorious U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish is taken prisoner in a battle with a German sub. However, meningitis strikes more than half of the German crew, and there aren't enough Germans to run the sub. Avoiding both the contagion-and POW protocol-crew members and prisoners alike must work together to survive. But it isn't until a U.S. carrier locates the ship that the men aboard the U-boat are put to the ultimate test of will and survival.

(BOOK NOW) Love and Mary - With her bakery on the verge of going under and a fiance who is allergic to her desserts and commitment, Mary fears life is going from sweet to sour. Mix in her fiance's just-out-of-jail twin brother and an overdue visit to the family, and Mary's got a recipe for disaster - and quite possibly, true love!

(BOOK NOW) The Life Before Her Eyes (DVD)
(BOOK NOW) The Life Before Her Eyes (BRD) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. Imaginative, impetuous and wild Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) can't wait for her adult life to begin. Diana tests her limits as her more conservative friend Maureen (Eva Amurri) watches with concern. But Diana's aura of invincibility is shattered when a moment of life and death decision-making forever changes the lives of the two best friends.

(BOOK NOW) Maximum Risk (BRD Exclusive) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. Prepare for Maximum Van Dammage when action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme is joined by sexy newcomer Natasha Henstridge in their most explosive roles yet! Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy. Sparked by the erotic chemistry between Van Damme and Henstridge, spectacular stunts, and globe-hopping adventure, Maximum Risk is "vintage Van Damme".

(BOOK NOW) Miss Conception - Georgina Scott (Heather Graham) is a broody 33 year-old who sends her boyfriend Zak (Tom Ellis) packing when it has become apparent that he doesn't share her desire for a bundle of joy. Zak sets off on a documentary shoot and hopes that she'll cool off in his absence. But Georgina discovers that early menopause runs in her family and heads for a specialist with her reluctant best friend, Clem (Mia Kirshner, The L Word), in tow. Learning that her baby-making days are numbered, Georgina enlists Clem and their pal, Justin (Orlando Seale), to make the most of it. A battle plan is drawn up, but their escapades become increasingly frantic as Georgina explores internet sperm donors, personal ads respondents, night clubbers, a love-struck co-worker and funeral-goers in her hilarious and desperate attempts to beat the biological clock.

(BOOK NOW) Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams (Enchanted) and Academy Award® winner Frances McDormand star in this charming comedy about finding a new life and a new love, all in one day. When Miss Pettigrew (McDormand) stumbles upon the chance to become the new "social secretary" to glamorous high-society singer and actress Delysia Lafosse (Adams), she seizes the opportunity despite being totally out of her element. Swept up into the glamorous whirl of high society, it’s all Miss Pettigrew can do to keep up with Delysia as she juggles her lovelife and career in this “delightful champagne cocktail of a comedy!” (Leah Rozen, People).

(BOOK NOW) Picture This! - Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) is picture-perfect and downright delightful in this hilarious comedy that gives "cell phone" a whole new meaning. Mandy has just been invited to the biggest party of the year by the most popular boy in school, but there's one problem - she's grounded! When her father agrees to let her go study with friends, he insists on checking in every half hour via video cell phone. Trapped by technology, Mandy and her "cell" mates need a little ingenuity - and a lot of imagination - to make it to the party with exposing the plan to Dad's prying eyes!

(BOOK NOW) Purple Violets - Imagine not only bumping into your "ex", but finding his pal is your best friend's old flame? So begins this hilarious and touching romantic comedy starring Selma Blair (Legally Blonde), a struggling novelist with a stifled marriage, whose life takes a turn when the onetime love-of-her-life (Patrick Wilson, Running with Scissors) suddenly reappears. Featuring Ed Burns (27 Dresses) as the reformed womanizer and Debra Messing (TVs The Starter Wife, Will & Grace) as Blair's best friend, Purple Violets is a funny, fresh and feel-good movie that proves true love deserves a second chance.

(BOOK NOW) Prom Night (DVD)
(BOOK NOW) Prom Night (BRD) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. Three years ago, Donna (Brittany Snow, John Tucker Must Die) watched in horror as an obsessed predator (Johnathon Schaech, That Thing You Do!) murdered her family. Tonight is her senior prom and although she's anxious about the past, she's excited to celebrate her future with her friends. What Donna doesn't know is that the deranged psychopath has escaped from the asylum. He's returned to hunt her down, intent on killing anyone who gets in his way. As the night races towards its heart-pounding conclusion, the question becomes not who will be prom queen, but who will survive the killer's rampage.

(BOOK NOW) Quid Pro Quo - When a man walked into a hospital and offered a doctor $250,000 to amputate a perfectly healthy leg - reporter Isaac Knott (Stahl) becomes intrigued. Knott, who lost the use of his legs in a childhood car accident, finds his professional interest turns into personal  business. Fiona (Farmiga), a mysterious and sexy informant offers him an odd exclusive: an introduction to the disturbing new subculture.

(BOOK NOW) Recount - Beginning on Election Day 2000 and culminating with the Supreme Court decision in Bush vs. Gore, Recount from HBO Films follows the bizarre 36-day struggle to determine which candidate won Florida...and the presidency. Texan James Baker (Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton) battle the Democrats, headed up by Ron Klain (two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, American Beauty), Gore’s former chief of staff, in a series of escalating protests, lawsuits, appeals and patisan infighting. The colorful cast of real-life characters includes Florida’s Secretary of State Katherine Harris (Oscar nominee Laura Dern, Rambling Rose), known to millions of Americans as much for makeup as for her role in determining the winner. The result is an illuminating, entertaining look at the stranger-than-fiction story of the closest race in presidential history.

(BOOK NOW) Street Kings (DVD)
(BOOK NOW) Street Kings (BRD) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. Gripping performances by Keanu Reeves, Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker* and an all-star supporting cast power this action-packed crime thriller, in which a veteran cop finds himself ensnared in a deadly web of conspiracy and betrayal. Reeves stars as Tom Ludlow, a hard-nosed detective with a talent for delivering brutal street justice. When evidence implicates him in the murder of a fellow officer, the violence around Ludlow explodes as he realizes his own life is in danger and he can trust no one.

(BOOK NOW) Smart People (BRD next week) - From the producer of Sideways - get to know a lovable yet dysfunctional family everyone can relate to in this lighthearted comedy People calls "smart and enjoyable". When Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) - a widowed and self-absorbed professor - falls for his attractive former student (Sex And The City's Sarah Jessica Parker), his all-too-predictable life suddenly turns sunny-side-up. That is, until his freeloading brother (Thomas Haden Church) and his sharp-tongued overachieving daugher (Juno's Ellen Page) speak up, making "chaos" the word of the day. Now on DVD, Smart People is even funnier with never-before-seen interviews, deleted scenes and hilarious outtakes.

(BOOK NOW) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (DVD)
(BOOK NOW) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (BRD) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. The mother of all destiny. Her son, the future leader of mankind. Their protector,a Terminator from the future. Together they must take back the future as Sarah Connor (300's Lena Headey) prepares her son to fight the war against machines determined to annihilate the human race. The clock is ticking. Can they stop Judgement Day? 

(BOOK NOW) Wild China (BRD Exclusive) - For PS3/BLU-RAY players. China is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, and for the first time in almost a century, it is opening up to the world. This landmark series gains unprecedented access to the most enigmatic of countries and reveals a land of astonishing natural complexity, breathtaking landscapes, rare and surprising wildlife, and colorful people. The glittering peaks of the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, loom over the desolate Tibetan plateau. Rivers snake through plains, roar through echoing limestone gorges, and cascade down forest waterfalls. Deserts range from searing hot to mind numbingly cold. Steaming jungles teem with tropical creatures some of which are just now being discovered. The latest filming technologies and high definition cameras capture the dazzling array of mysterious and wonderful creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes. Over six episodes, we travel the length and breadth of China to reveal the full extent and fabulous diversity of its natural wonders.


Reserve your rental now! See the IMDB online for further information, or see in-store.

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