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but family video, a central illinois based video rental chain, isn’t fighting the tides of technology – it’s embracing it .
windsor is getting a second new video store after eye on video opened last week .
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defying the odds, family video is expanding stores, adding employees and leasing to retailers .
the interior of a family video store in glenview, illinois. (photo: jamie kripke for forbes )
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september 7, 2006 – amazon launches its amazon unbox online video - on - demand service, which would later become amazon video on demand and ultimately amazon instant video .
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family history videos are personal documentaries that can preserve the story of a family in its own words and are a way to connect the leaves of a family tree for future generations. many people have the desire to share their family’s history, but they don’t have the skills to do it in a video .
family video, a us - based chain is opening a dvd rental store at 1290 tecumseh road east (at hall) .
while family video is private, hoogland told fairchild that the company has boasted positive same - store - sales for 30 years .
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it’s no secret that the rising popularity in home video streaming has taken a piece of the home entertainment pie from video retail stores .
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but family video, a chain with more than 700 stores in the midwest and canada, tells the huffington post that business is thriving .
if you came in and looked at my books, you would see the video rental business is far from dying ,
keith hoogland, president of family video, told huffpo' s caroline fairchild .
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keith hoogland, president of family video, in front of a company outlet in glenview, illinois. (photo: jamie kripke for forbes )
most family video stores are open 10am until midnight every day, though hours may vary by location. please call your local store to confirm .
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the late linkin park frontman is seen laughing and having fun with his family as they experiment with different tasting jelly beans in the 40 - second video .
mike patenaude, of green bay, wis. , picks up his pizza at the marco' s pizza
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her video of the family follows their 15 - year - old son, draven bennington, releasing three videos for national suicide prevention week after his father’s death .
every family has a storyteller. maybe it’s your grandmother or grandfather, your mom or dad, your aunt or uncle. don’t you love hearing them tell family stories? shouldn’t future generations be able to enjoy these life stories too? now they can – when you preserve your family history with a personal legacy video or a personal audio biography .
november 2001 – microsoft launches the second dvd - based video game console, xbox .
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“i admire the guy [ family video president keith hoogland ] for hanging in there, ” pachter said. “it’s definitely not an easy industry to be in right now. ”
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december 22, 2006 – following a liquidation sale, tower records & video ceases operations .
blockbuster may be dead, but people are still going out and renting movies - - at least according to the president of the country' s largest movie rental chain, family video .
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family video also will use its real estate to lease to hair salons, tanning booths and fitness centers. and, the company is expanding its own fiber - to - home cable network .
“we know there is still a place in the market for physical media because folks like redbox and family video are still doing well, ” said dan rayburn, the executive vice president of streamingmedia. com, an online video industry news site. “it is still a multibillion - dollar business. ”
family video operates stores in nineteen states in the united states and is beginning an expansion to ontario with four stores: welland, sault ste. marie, lasalle (5935 malden road) and windsor .
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october 2000 – sony launches playstation 2, the first video game console to incorporate dvd playback capability .
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“we thought that if we could bring our fiber - optics to small midwestern towns, the type of towns where we have family video stores, and provide great customer service, that was a real opportunity because most of these towns were being underserved, ” dinkla said. “when family video purchased this company, we saw this opportunity. we wanted to have this ongoing relationship with our video store customers. what we saw is that larger companies in our industry had skipped over certain types of towns when it came to fiber. ”
when video rental giant blockbuster announced this week it would shutter its remaining 300 u. s. stores, headlines were quick to explain that netflix and other online video outlets killed the business. indeed, blockbuster' s parent company dish said in a press release that customer demand for video entertainment is “clearly moving to digital. ”
march 12, 2008 – hulu begins public streaming on content on its online video - on - demand service .
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customers at family video pay less than $ 3 for a rental. the chain also has negotiable late fees and free movie rentals for children. this customer - friendly environment keeps people coming back to the store to rent movies .
jennifer o’rourke is videomaker ‘s managing editor, an emmy award - winning producer and has done many family history videos .
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october 10, 2005 – gamestop and eb games merge, creating the world' s largest video game specialty retailer .
but the nation' s largest brick - and - mortar rental business, family video, continues to defy the odds and is expanding its 800 - store midwest stronghold this year where stores are starting to add a secret ingredient: pizza .
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in dutch. family video still accounts for nearly 90% of the parent company' s $ 450 million in annual revenue, and forbes estimates the chain' s real estate is worth as much as $ 750 million .
november 20, 2007 – “live free or die hard” is the first home video release to be accompanied by a “digital copy, ” a companion disc with a copy of the movie that can be loaded on to personal computer or portable video device for playback .
if you live outside middle america, you probably haven' t heard of family video, which has roughly 770 stores mainly in the midwest and canada. the glenview, ill. , company opened about 18 new locations this year, president keith hoogland told the huffington post .
april 2006 – the video software dealers association merges with the interactive entertainment merchants association and the combined organization renames itself the entertainment merchants association .
chester bennington’s wife has shared a video of the late singer hours before he took his own life to show people what “depression looks like” .
“if you came in and looked at my books, you would see the video rental business is far from dying ,
he said .
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the origins of family video can be traced to 1946, when keith' s grandfather clarence, a salesman, started a distribution business, midstates appliance & supply co. , in springfield, illinois. seven years later, keith' s father, charlie, took over. in the 1970s the company started getting squeezed: its core customers, mom - and - pop appliance shops, were going out of business, and its main suppliers were forgoing distributors in favor of direct sales. in 1978, left with just a few pieces of real estate and an oversupply of videocassette tapes, charlie launched the video movie club of springfield, a precursor to family video and one of the first movie - rental stores in the u. s .
blockbuster’s demise was accelerated by poor management and a scattered strategy, rayburn said. the video giant attempted several awkward leaps into the world of digital video, but never succeeded. in the end, blockbuster ended up isolating a lot of customers and destroying their once - vibrant brand in the process .
that advantage has helped family video attract business outside of broadband deserts and beyond aging loyal customers. its typical patron is 35 to 45 years old, but hoogland believes younger customers are coming in greater numbers. the chain' s average store still pulls in roughly half a million dollars in annual revenue .
in 1946, clarence hoogland started midstates appliance & supply company. in 1953, clarence’s son, charlie hoogland, took over the company. in the 1970s, midstates got “stuck” with a large quantity of videos. charlie’s team got the idea to rent the videos, and in 1978 family video was founded .
hoogland said family video will hire 2, 000 new employees this year and is chopping up his 8, 000 - square - foot stores to diversify with other retailers. most notably, a partnership with ohio - based marco' s pizza means movie - lovers can get a flick and pie delivered in one run .
2000 – video sell - through revenue totals $ 8. 6 billion, surpassing theatrical box office ($ 7. 7 billion) for the first time .
“it’s a misconception that the industry sank with blockbuster and hollywood video. those were horribly run companies that grew too fast and took on too much debt. ”
in 2009, family video purchased the peoria - based telecom firm bitwise. soon remarketed as itv - 3, the company now offers ultra high - speed internet, tv and phone throughout peoria, and to residences in pekin and morton. the company is growing, too, with service soon expanding to east peoria and bloomington .
one result is that family video outlets have become gathering places in many smaller towns .
if you walked in on a friday or saturday night, you' d be amazed at how busy our stores are ,
hoogland says .
people like the experience. it' s kind of like a local coffee shop .
i haven’t received my oscar yet but everyone has enjoyed and complimented charlie and me for our history! not only family but neighbors too, who insisted on watching it .
disney'' s classic story of peter pan is back. join peter pan and tinker bell in this family film as they take three small children on an adventure of their lives. the excitement explodes when they come face to face with captain hook and his crew. this magical video has exclusive footage of the making of peter pan .
2003 – wal - mart / san' s club tops blockbuster in u. s. video revenues, marking the first time that a sellthrough retailer was the market leader .
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november 17, 2006 – sony' s playstation3, the first video game console to incorporate a built - in high - definition disc drive, is released in the u. s .
in granite city, illinois, a sleepy town of 29, 000 where the laws of time seem not to apply, a just - opened family video storefront beckons customers with signs promoting the latest hollywood blockbusters. inside, long rows of dvds line aisles festooned with placards offering two movie rentals for a dollar, and at the register a smiling cashier greets regulars by name .
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2003 – movie gallery expands to all 50 states and reaches 2, 000 stores, making it the second - largest video specialty retailer in the u. s. in terms of store count .
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our entrepreneurial spirit is what makes family video grow. recent efforts include opening marco' s pizza restaurants adjacent to our brick and mortar stores to offer one - stop shopping for dinner and entertainment, sister companies such as digital doc, a digital device repair and sales store, and stayfit - 24, state - of - the - art fitness centers that offer workouts in a clean and safe environment .
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family video has taken a different approach. instead of accepting discounted movies in exchange for agreements to split revenue, as blockbuster did, it has opted to buy films outright and keep 100% of rental proceeds, which has paid off in the long run. hoogland has also kept his stores entirely company - owned, and he keeps costs down by making many of the items needed for new locations in - house
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a young couple deliberately moves into a haunted house to contact the other side. until their conduit, a painted black mirror proves to contain a malevolent presence hell - bent on bringing harm to their new family .
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we are the largest movie and game rental chain in the united states. we operate over 700 family video stores in 19 u. s. states and canada. our unique property - ownership model makes us a different sort of retailer because we buy and develop most of our buildings and land. we have developed more than 600 retail strip centers and count fortune 500 companies as well as mom and pop retailers among our tenants .
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family video, on the other hand, is pretty committed to its brick - and - mortar strategy. customers pay less than $ 3 for a movie rental, late fees are negotiable and children' s movies rent for free - - a key draw for, well, families. the company is privately held and does not disclose its financial information. but according to hoogland, his company has seen 30 consecutive years of increases in same - store sales, revenues and profits. in october, he said, the video rental chain had its most successful month ever since 1978 - - with same - store sales expanding 4. 5 percent from last year .
michael pachter, a research analyst covering digital media for wedbush securities, said hoogland’s competitive pricing on videos will be key to his future success. pachter estimated that family video probably generates around $ 800, 000 in revenue annually in each of its stores. the fact that hoogland owns a majority of his store’s properties, pachter added, helps keep operating costs lower than they' d be otherwise, which in turn could help drive up profits .
january 4, 2008 – warner home video deals what will be the death blow to the hd dvd format when it announces that it would abandon hd dvd and release high - definition videos exclusively on blu - ray discs .
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the number of video rental storefronts in the u. s. has dropped dramatically, to 6, 122 in 2012 from 28, 000 in 1999, according to the entertainment merchants association, an industry trade group. but family video seems to show that in some areas of the country, there are still lots of people who just want to go out and spend a few dollars to rent a movie. not everyone is holed up at home binge - watching house of cards. in fact, many physical stores have been replaced by rental kiosks like redbox - - and in 2012 there were 46, 000 in the country, sean bersell, a spokesman for the entertainment merchants association, noted .
set up a pre - interview to get all the information you think you might need to run the interview smoothly. you might also conduct a pre - interview with other family members to get insights into important events in the person’s life .
before posting the video, ms bennington wrote: “my next tweet is the most personal tweet i have ever done. i' m showing this so that you know that depression doesn' t have a face or a mood. ”
keith acknowledges that his movie rental empire won' t last forever, but he sees family video as an easy way to expand his real estate portfolio, which has no obvious expiration date. the formula is simple: open a store, use rental sales to pay off the mortgage and hold on to the property .
in five years we' ll still be here ,
he says, grinning .
we' re going to hang on for quite a while .
eager to maintain momentum, hoogland continues to work seven days a week, though he' s been cutting back lately to make room for his children to enter the business. so far just one of his six kids, his eldest son, mclain, a former marine, works at highland ventures. mclain runs a few of the company' s smaller projects, including highland pure water & ice, which sells purified water out of kiosks next to family video branches located in communities with poor infrastructure .
june 2010 – hampered by debt it incurred to acquire hollywood video, movie gallery – which operated more than 4, 700 stores at its peak – liquidates its stores and ceases operation, leaving blockbuster as the sole national brick and mortar rental chain .
hoogland insists that family video had no trouble competing with bigger players, and he sees few parallels between those companies and his own .
everybody thought the reason they went away was because of digital ,
he says .
but in reality that wasn' t the case. they weren' t very well - run businesses. they had a lot of debt, leases that were poorly negotiated, and they also were sharing revenue with studios quite a bit. they made a lot of poor decisions .
passing down information from generation to generation helps define who we are and there’s a new movement in capturing family histories. everywhere people are jumping on the personal genealogical search bandwagon, creating a personal archeological dig into their own past through websites like ancestry. com. but telling a story in written form is one thing, how do you make it into a video? this is quite a daunting task – where do you find the subjects and how do you make visuals of events that have no visuals to illustrate ?
but family video has more going for it than nostalgia. most significantly, copyright agreements on motion pictures are often less stringent for physical videos than for streamed content, meaning that rental stores frequently have access to new releases weeks, or even months, before netflix or hulu get them .
movies are still unique in that renting them in a store and on a disc is really the only way to circumvent rights issues that exclusively lock up content ,
says tony wible, media and entertainment analyst at drexel hamilton .
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june 12, 2005 – movies unlimited, which claimed to be the first store specializing in video, closes after operating in the same location for 27 years. the owner decided to close when the building was sold. the business continued as a mail order enterprise .
consumers spent $ 1 billion at brick - and - mortar rental stores in 2013, compared with $ 2 billion at kiosks, and $ 5. 2 billion for video - on - demand and streaming subscriptions, a year - end report from the digital entertainment group shows .
and the granite city store is defying odds, humming along in an industry most people assume has ceased to exist. in fact, the business is
doing gangbusters ,
says its owner, keith hoogland, who has grown family video into a sprawling chain of 759 locations spread across 19 states and canada, with a concentration in the midwest and rural america and with more grand openings on the way .
i' m 57 years old ,
says hoogland ,
and this is the most exciting time i' ve ever had in my life .
suspense and screams abound in this shocking true story based on the most infamous unsolved murder case in american history. on april 11th, 1981, sue sharp and her family are enjoying their stay at cabin 28 in the peaceful holiday resort of keddie. but a day of fun at the remote getaway turns into a heart - stopping nightmare as nightfall brings masked strangers to the cabin. a brutal battle for survival leaves several members of the family dead and one missing. an extensive police investigation follows but no one is convicted of the crime. now, over thirty years later, cabin 28 finally gives up its deadly secret .
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at a young age, ashley and ben witnessed the brutal murder of their parents. years later, ashley is still convinced it wasnt someone, but something that killed her parents and now shes tormented by the thought of the rake returning for her and her family. is ashley traumatized or is her fears of this creature inside her real ?
scientists working at a top - secret government research facility are conducting experiments to resurrect a dinosaur using prehistoric dna. the scientists believe the experiment will lead to fame and fortune but instead it leads to death and destruction when the terrifying t - rex grows at an accelerated pace. after rampaging through the research centre the fearsome creature escapes into nearby devil' s creek where a family are enjoying a summer vacation. as the government hires a squad of deadly mercenaries to lead a search and destroy mission, the family realise that terror is not extinct as they face the deadly wrath of the primeval predator. it' s man against the most vicious beast of all time - and neither will survive while the other is alive .
everyone deserves a great love story. but for seventeen - year old simon spier it' s a little more complicated: he' s yet to tell his family or friends he' s gay and he doesn' t actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he' s fallen for online. resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life - changing .
today, family video is the dominant player in rural america, where 90% of its stores reside. there, many customers either have limited access to high - speed internet or are reluctant to adopt alternatives like redbox, netflix and hulu. inside the stores, employees greet every customer who walks through the door, often by name; kids' movies are always free to rent; and late fees are negotiable. when new locations open, the ribbon - cutting ceremony is a community affair, complete with face - painting stations, promotional giveaways and snow cone machines. almost all of hoogland' s top executives started in one of his stores, and many employees have enjoyed benefits like full - tuition scholarships for their children .
the big sick is based on the real - life courtship between pakistan - born comedian kumail nanjiani (kumail nanjiani) and grad student emily gordon (zoe kazan) who fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. when emily contracts a mysterious illness, kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family' s expectations, and his true feelings .
keith and d. j. are two college - bound football stars struggling to balance sports, family, and friendship. once keith is tempted by the fast money of the street, he brings d. j. into the action. soon they find themselves putting their entire future on the line and realize in the game of life nothing is certain, not even football .
after the death of his clan master, wu - lin leaves the village for the city of stone - cold to protect the daughter of the richest family in the city, fei - fei. when the citys most dangerous gang attempts to kidnap fei - fei, wu - lin is forced to fight them alone and discovers an even more sinister power is taking over the city .
the dvd rental business is not hurting and we' ve seen year - over - year growth each year for almost 30 years ,
said keith hoogland, president of the illinois - based chain .
it' s a misconception that the industry sank with blockbuster and hollywood video. those were horribly run companies that grew too fast and took on too much debt .
“supernatural” is going “back to basics” in season 12, executive producer bob singer promised at comic - con – with a focus on family reminiscent of the first two seasons, as sam (jared padalecki) and dean (jensen ackles) must deal with the return of their mother, mary (samantha smith), the escape of lucifer, and the apparent threat presented by another branch of the men of letters organization .
everything from shelving to point - of - sale software. most important, though, the company owns just about all the real estate underpinning its stores. as a result, hoogland has been able to adapt now that sales are beginning to fall. he has shrunk the square footage of many of the video stores, put up drywall and leased out space to other companies, like subway and h & r block .
“john lied about his age in 1942 to join the navy. as a child, he read a tale of a man lost at sea – alone with the elements, learning the struggles of survival that stayed with him while his family suffered during the depression. he was deeply moved by the tale, which influenced his decision to run away to sea at 17 years old, ” adds interest and drama to otherwise distant historical dates .
brimming with energy, hoogland tries to explain how all of this is possible. after all, it' s been more than five years since the big video chains, blockbuster and movie gallery, filed for bankruptcy, unable to compete in the digital age. at its peak blockbuster operated more than 9, 000 outlets, bringing in $ 6 billion in annual revenue. today, just a few dozen of its stores remain .
get ready for a phe - gnome - nal adventure inside the secret world of garden gnomes! when gnomeo (james mcavoy) and juliet (emily blunt) discover their friends and family have gone missing, theres only one gnome to call the legendary detective sherlock gnomes (johnny depp). working together, the mystery takes them beyond the garden walls and across the city on an unforgettable journey to save the day and bring the gnomes home .
black lightning is an american superhero television series developed by salim akil, airing on the cw. it is based on the dc comics character of the same name, created by tony isabella. it stars cress williams as the titular character alongside china anne mcclain, nafessa williams, christine adams, marvin jones iii, damon gupton, and james remar. the series sees the retired black lightning return to the hero life and its effects on his family life .
imagine the end of the world. now imagine something worse. award - winning filmmaker trey edward shults follows his breakout debut krisha with the psychological horror thriller it comes at night, centering on a teenaged boy (kelvin harrison, jr .) as he grapples with mounting terrorsexternal and otherwisein the aftermath of an unnamed cataclysm. secure within a desolate home with his vigilant, protective and heavily armed parents (joel edgerton and carmen ejogo), 17 - year - old travis navigates fear, grief and paranoia amid scarce resources as a desperate young couple (christopher abbott and riley keough) seeks refuge in his family home with their young child. despite the best intentions of both families, panic and mistrust boil over as the horrors of the outside world creep ever closer. but they are nothing compared to the horrors within, where travis discovers that his fathers commitment to protecting the family may cost him his soul .
based on the worldwide sensation and bestselling book series, and boasting an a - list cast of comedy superstars headed by kevin hart and ed helms, dreamworks animation brings audiences the long - awaited global movie event, captain underpants: the first epic movie. this raucously subversive comedy for the entire family tells the story of two overly imaginative pranksters named george and harold, who hypnotize their principal into thinking he' s a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named captain underpants .
lost to an underworld of horrors dating back to the dawn of time, he' s forced to acknowledge a foreboding destiny. upon discovering he' s the last surviving member of the nash family, a historic clan of demon hunters, he' s brutally left for dead, only to be saved by macy, a pure soul who is led by the mysterious blind prophet. in a bizarre twist of fate, through death, he' s reborn the ultimate killer .
sins from the past return to terrorize the present in this shocker from the creators of halloween. when recent college - grad regan goes to a family' s house to babysit their daughter for the weekend, she invites her three best gal pals along. what starts as a girls' getaway becomes a journey into hell, as the young women discover the house is haunted by a dark and violent history involving a nazi (andrew divoff (wishmaster), his daughter, and an ancient artifact that feeds on fear .
chessher says, “on average, my clients seek what i call a ‘mini - documentary, ’ essentially involving them speaking from personal notes and letters and / or extemporaneously on the life and times of the family member being commemorated. they do the research, provide the materials and ask my guidance as to what works and what might not be necessary. during an initial one - hour (on average) planning session we develop an outline of what they have, what they want and the points they want to emphasize. ”
you can have either a narrator or first person account for the audio, but getting the video to cover up a talking head might be tricky. first gather ideas for what your clients might be able to illustrate. do they have the historical facts already laid out? let’s assume your subjects have been doing research on urltoken and know dates, places and names of the people they wish to highlight – they have the facts, they want you to bring life to them. how in the world do you do that ?
breaking your program into subtopics has many advantages: it’s easier to work piece by piece so you aren’t overwhelmed with the process and shorter segments are faster to watch and give you dvd menu options. an outline can also work as a template for family histories to follow, making the steps a little tighter and a little easier every time. one way to streamline several documentaries is to write standard interview questions for each segment. you can also pre - build your segment graphics, and pre - select your music, etc. , to expedite the process .
from academy award - winning producer brian grazer and jason blum comes a power drama set against the vibrant backdrop of east la' s iconic car culture. danny (gabriel chavarria), a talented young street artist, is caught between the lowrider community inhabited by his old - school father (demin bichir) and stepmother (eva longoria) and following in the dangerous path of his ex - con brother (theo rossi). danny must decide between his quest for self - expression or following his family' s tradition in this highly original and superbly acted film .
dr. paul kersey (bruce willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of his city' s violence as it' s rushed into his er - until his wife (elisabeth shue) and college - age daughter (camila morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. with the police overloaded with crimes, paul, burning for revenge, hunts for his family' s assailants to deliver justice. as the anonymous slayings of criminals grab the media' s attention, the city wonders if this deadly avenger is a guardian angel... or a grim reaper .
when a 17 - year old girl goes missing, family man and distinguished college professor evan birch' s (guy pearce) life is turned upside down as circumstantial evidence convinces gruff detective malloy (pierce brosnan) that birch is a prime suspect. as malloy begins to peel back the layers of birch' s past indiscretions with female students, and his wife (minnie driver) begins to question his alibi, birch' s life starts to unravel, and suddenly the questions that he' s faced with aren' t merely academic - they' re a matter of life and death .
ellie is trying to juggle rhythmic gymnastics and troubles with her best friend, while jack is struggling to live up to his brothers' hockey legacy and his dad' s high expectations. when a text argument about who has it easier gets out of hand, ellie and jack trigger a real - life swap and switch bodies! wanting to keep the swap hidden from their family and friends, ellie and jack work together to teach the other the ins and outs of what their life is like. with a rhythmic championship and a spot on the hockey team at risk, they must find a way to get back in their own bodies before the swap becomes permanent .
after the death of her father, 17 - year - old miranda merchant reluctantly arrives on the shores of selkie island to live with her estranged mother, amelia. as miranda settles into island life, she finds herself torn between tj, heir to one of the oldest selkie families, and mysterious bad boy leo who is part of the working - class
townies .
when miranda learns about the seawalkers - who, according to local legend, are half - human and half - sea creature - she begins to believe that they could be real. as she uncovers more about her family' s past, miranda makes a startling discovery about her own connections to the seawalkers .
set in the war - torn 800ad scotland, this is the story of a young warrior - king named alpin. when his family is murdered by a rival pict king, alpin and his infant brother finn, are the sole escapees. alpin swears to one day return, seeking vengeance and regain his rightful claim to the throne. ten years later alpin and finn, return and come across a community whose children are being kidnapped by the mysterious dark shadow warriors. when finn gets captured, alpin sets out to rescue him, accompanied by a druid - monk called lachlan. what ensues is a gripping adventure, culminating in a final epic battle between alpin and nathara, the sorceress who awoke and controls the shadow warriors .
in a social media - centered world, the smartphone has become a cultural rite of passage for kids. but is that rite all wrong? how can this generation of parents blaze a new trail to equip their kids to thrive in an ever - changing digital environment while steering clear of the dangers that lurk nearby? with six kids, kirk cameron fully understands this dilemma. so he went to the experts, and what he learned will enlighten, challenge, and encourage parents. and best of all: it can help strengthen your family! if you re committed to raising kids who will make an impact in this world, see connect and find help, hope, and strength for parenting kids and teens in a social media world .
oh lucy! follows setsuko, (shinobu terajima), a single, emotionally unfulfilled woman, seemingly stuck with a drab, meaningless life in tokyo. at least until she is convinced by her niece, mika (shioli kutsuna, deadpool 2), to enroll in an unorthodox english class that requires her to wear a blonde wig and take on an american alter ego named lucy. the new identity awakens something dormant in setsuko, and she quickly develops romantic feelings for her american instructor, john (josh hartnett, penny dreadful, pearl harbor). when john suddenly disappears from class, setsuko travels halfway around the world in search of him, and in the outskirts of southern california, family ties and past lives are tested as she struggles to preserve the dream and promise of' lucy.'
recently garnering three emmy nominations in the comedy category, the new season of shameless finds the gallaghers dealing with both the upside and downside of personal and urban renewal. in season five, frank (william h. macy), fiona (emmy rossum), lip (jeremy allen white) and the rest of the family – ian, debbie and carl gallagher – and their neighbors kev and veronica band together to fight the invading hipster hordes as real estate speculators and organic coffee shops begin to overrun their beloved south side of chicago. but, as their neighborhood begins a move towards gentrifying, the gallagher clan begins to reconcile their chaotic past in the hopes of building a better future. in addition to new series star emily bergl and recurring special guest star joan cusack, the new season features guest stars dermot mulroney, steve kazee and sasha alexander.
family video movie club inc. is an american video rental chain located in the united states and canada . the family-owned company is headquartered in glenview , illinois , and has over 775 stores in north america with the heaviest concentration in the midwest . in 2013 , the company surpassed blockbuster , which was in decline , as the largest video rental chain in the united states . 
family video movie club inc. is an american video rental chain located in the united states and canada. the family-owned company is headquartered in glenview, illinois, and has over 775 stores in north america with the heaviest concentration in the midwest. in 2013, the company surpassed blockbuster, which was in decline, as the largest video rental chain in the united states.
family video movie club inc. is an american video rental chain located in the united states and canada. the family-owned company is headquartered in glenview, illinois, and has over 775 stores in north america with the heaviest concentration in the midwest. in 2013, the company surpassed blockbuster, which was in decline, as the largest video rental chain in the united states.