New Flicks

Flushed Away
Someone's Going Down
Genres: Comedy / Animation
Director: Sam Fell and David Bowers
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Bill Nighy

Beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid--the definition of 'low life' --comes spewing out of the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the whirlpool. Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the bustling world down below. Underground, Roddy discovers a vast metropolis, where he meets Rita, a street-wise rat who is on a mission of her own. If Roddy is going to get home, he and Rita will need to escape the clutches of the villainous Toad, who royally despises all rodents and has dispatched two hapless henchrats, Spike and Whitey, as well as his cousin -- that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog--to see that Roddy and Rita are iced, literally.

The Santa Clause 3
The Escape Clause
His time at the North Pole is about to go South.
Genres: Comedy / Family
Director: Michael Lembeck
Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures
Starring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson

It's Christmas time once again and Scott Calvin juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost, who is trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday. At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol. Along for the adventure are Scott's extended family, son Charlie, ex-wife Laura Miller, her husband, Neil Miller and their daughter, Lucy who, together with head elf Curtis, foil Jack Frost's crafty scheme to control the North Pole.

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