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Rentals at Silver Screen Video

Martial arts, crime, horror, singing and romance, on BluRay and DVD

 

Here are the top-rented movies at this week. An eclectic list, as suits the community.

  1. Haywire - Screen newcomer Gina Carano, a former US champion mixed-martial arts fighter, takes on the bad guys; with Ewan McGregor (R)
  2. The Vow - Romantic drama with amnesiac Rachel McAdams waking from a coma and Channing Tatum winning her back (PG-13)
  3. Underworld: Awakening - Kate Beckinsale returns in fourth war between vampires and werewolves. (R)
  4. Contraband - Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi and Kate Beckinsale (again) in a reluctant drug-runner thriller. (R)
  5. New Year’s Eve - Comedy/romance set in New York with Sara Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry, etc. (PG-13)
  6. Double Hour - Italian romantic thriller with a chambermaid and an ex-cop who meet at a speed dating event. (Unrated)
  7. Innkeepers - Haunted hotel in its final days relives its disturbing past. With Sara Paton, Kelly McGillis. (R)
  8. Joyful Noise - Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton take their church choir into a national singing competition. (PG-13)
  9. W.E. - The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson is uncovered by modern-day couple. Directed by Madonna. (R)
  10.  The Shrine - Journalists following a missing person uncover the secrets of a mysterious village in Poland. Not rated, horror.

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