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Reminder: Happy Bats will be CLOSED on Labour Day

The week of September 1st, 2010

Just a heads up that we will be closed this Monday, September 6 for Labour Day. So make sure you come by to get all your movie needs fulfilled beforehand!

And maybe we will see you here, as our local Vancouver Canadians baseball club are playoffs-bound!

Good luck, C’s!

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Hey summer, don’t let the door hit you on the…

The week of September 1st, 2010

September’s here! Goodbye summer, hello fall TV season! Not just the new seasons on TV, but a chance to see what was hot last year. This week sees a few of those get released. “Sons of Anarchy” continues strongly into its’ second season, picking up where the motorcycle club left off…in the middle of everything. This show just gets more and more compelling as it goes. Hugh Laurie’s “House” also just keeps on trucking, though I’d personally love to see a guest spot from his old friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry. There are also a couple of good looking new shows, “Parenthood”, loosely based on Ron Howard’s 1989 film of the same name, and “The Vampire Diaries”, based on a popular series of books…wait…this sounds familiar…. This series was actually written before the one with all the sparkly vampires. And it has Boone from “Lost”. Might be worth your while…

As far as films go, there is Michael Caine opening his own brand of Olde English whoop-ass in “Harry Brown”, and George A. Romero’s latest entry in his series of zombie flicks, “Survival of the Dead”. Can’t wait to see both these. And then there is “Babies”. It’s a narration-less documentary about babies. The human kind. Enter at your own risk (of wearing out your “awwwwww!” button).

A nice new Blu-ray of “Field of Dreams”, with some great new special features is now available at our store, but here, finally, is the DVD many of you have waiting for: “Iron Maiden: Flight 666″. Sam Dunn (of “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey” and “Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage” - which are awesome, btw) put together this document about the life and history of this British heavy metal icon. If it’s anything like his previous docs, you do not need to even be that interested in the band itself to be entertained by it. The man knows what he is doing.

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Harry Brown
(Widescreen)
Rated: R
Also available on Caine-tastic Blu-ray!


Harry Brown

Survival of the Dead (Ultimate Edition) (2 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: R
Also available on undead Blu-ray!


Survival of the Dead (Ultimate Edition) (2 Discs)

Babies
(Widescreen)
Rated: PG


Babies

Sons of Anarchy: Season Two (4 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR


Sons of Anarchy: Season Two (4 Discs)

House: Season Six (5 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR


House: Season Six (5 Discs)

The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season (5 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR


The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season (5 Discs)

Parenthood: Season 1 (3 Discs)
(Widescreen)Rated: NR


Parenthood: Season 1 (3 Discs)

Poldark: Series 1 (4 Discs)
(4PC)
Rated: NR


Poldark: Series 1 (4 Discs)

Field of Dreams (Blu-Ray)
(Widescreen)
AMG Rating:
Rated: PG
 If you have a Blu-ray player, Field of Dreams will come.


Field of Dreams (Blu-Ray)

Iron Maiden: Flight 666
(Deluxe Edition, 2PC)
Rated: NR


Iron Maiden: Flight 666

HUGE New Release update!

The week of August 29th, 2010

Apologies for such a delay, but now look at all the stuff you can read about and come and rent and watch and enjoy and live and love and get ready for school and fall and winter, and…other stuff.

This selection will get updated soon with the usual links to reviews and trailers and other such things to pass your time. Just wanted to get the big list up now. Come back soon for more hilarious discourse. And stuff.

Lost: The Complete Sixth Season (5 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: TV14
Also available on Hurley-riffic Blu-ray!


Lost: The Complete Sixth Season (5 Discs)

Dexter: The Fourth Season (4 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR
Also available on bludgeoning Blu-ray!


Dexter: The Fourth Season (4 Discs)

The Square
(Widescreen)
Rated: R


The Square

Tony Manero
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR


Tony Manero

Date Night
(Widescreen)
Rated: PG13
Also available on Carell-tastic Blu-ray!


Date Night

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Rated: R
Also available on Good Blu-ray!


The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Cemetery Junction
(Widescreen)
Rated: R


Cemetery Junction

Death at a Funeral
(Widescreen)
Rated: R
Also available on deadly Blu-ray!


Death at a Funeral

Mammoth
Rated: NR


Mammoth

The Back-Up Plan
(Widescreen)
Rated: PG13


The Back-up Plan

Temple Grandin
(Widescreen)
Rated: TVPG


Temple Grandin

Louie Bluie (Criterion Collection)
AMG Rating:
Rated: NR


Louie Bluie (Criterion Collection)

The First Films of Akira Kurosawa (Criterion Collection) (4 Discs)
(Full Frame, Black & White)
Rated: NR


The First Films of Akira Kurosawa (Criterion Collection) (4 Discs)

My Name Is Khan
(Widescreen)
Rated: PG13


My Name Is Khan

City Island
Rated: PG13


City Island

The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season (4 Discs)
(Full Frame)
Rated: NR


The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season (4 Discs)

35 Shots of Rum
Rated: NR


35 Shots of Rum

Mystery Team
(Widescreen)
Rated: R


Mystery Team

Herb & Dorothy
Rated: NR


Herb & Dorothy

Examined Life
(Widescreen)
AMG Rating:
Rated: NR


Examined Life

Art & Copy
Rated: NR


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Objectified
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR


Objectified

Friday Night Lights: The Fourth Season (3 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR


Friday Night Lights: The Fourth Season (3 Discs)

Cougar Town: The Complete First Season (3 Discs)
(Widescreen)
Rated: TV14


Cougar Town: The Complete First Season (WS) (3 Discs)

Max Headroom: The Complete Series (5 Discs)
(Full Frame)
Rated: NR


Max Headroom: The Complete Series (5 Discs)

Batman: Under the Red Hood
Rated: PG13


Batman: Under the Red Hood

Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: Death Sport/Battletruck
(Widescreen)
Rated: R


Roger Cormans Cult Classics: Death Sport/Battletruck

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
(Widescreen)
Rated: PG13 


Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Know Your Mushrooms
Rated: NR


Know Your Mushrooms

Before & After Stonewall (25th Anniversary Edition) (2 Discs)
(Full Frame)
Rated: NR


Before & After Stonewall (25th Anniversary Edition) (2 Discs)

Stunt Rock
Rated: PG


Stunt Rock

Into the Storm: Churchill at War
(Full Frame)
Rated: NR


Into the Storm: Churchill at War

Just Before Dawn
Rated: R


Just Before Dawn

Sick Nurses
(Widescreen)
Rated: NR


Sick Nurses

Suck
Rated: NR


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Suck
Rated: R


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Gunless
Rated: NR


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Hunger (Criterion Collection) (Blu-Ray)
(Widescreen)
AMG Rating:
Rated: NR
Now available on a thin Blu-ray!


Hunger (Criterion Collection) (Blu-Ray)

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