Lakeview Terrace

# Rating: PG-13
# Studio: Sony Pictures
# DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009
# Run Time: 110 minutes

In California, the Caucasian Chris Mattson and his Afro-American wife Lisa Mattson move to a house in a safe compound. The racist and dysfunctional next door neighbor is the abusive LAPD Officer Abel Turner that feels uncomfortable with the relationship of the newcomers and transforms their lives in Hell on Earth. source.

Decent rental, not great, but decent.

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FLESH & BONES (The Jake Lassiter Series)TOP HARDBOILED MYSTERY BESTSELLER

"I was sitting at the end of the bar sipping single-malt Scotch when I spotted the tall blond woman with the large green eyes and the small gray gun."The next thing Jake Lassiter knows, the woman pumps three bullets into the man on the next barstool.

Lassiter, the linebacker-turned-lawyer, has a new client.

She's stunning model Chrissy Bernhardt, and the dead man is her wealthy father. The defense? Chrissy claims that she's recently recovered repressed memories of having been sexually abused by her father. Jake wants to believe her but suspects that the memories were either implanted by a shady psychiatrist or fabricated by Chrissy herself. Complicating the situation, Jake falls for his client, clouding his judgment. Is she an anguished victim or a cold-blooded killer? And what about her brother, who stands to inherit a fortune if Chrissy goes to prison? Jake wades into a quagmire of dirty water deals, big money, and family corruption, all leading to an explosive finale.

WHAT'S THE VERDICT ON "FLESH & BONES?"

"Lassiter is coming on fast as one of the most entertaining series characters in contemporary crime fiction." - Booklist

"Levine's prose gets leaner, meaner, better with every book...And Jake Lassiter has a lot more charisma than Perry Mason ever did." - Miami Herald

"Another enjoyable, breathless thriller."- South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"Filled with smart writing and smart remarks."- Dallas Morning News

"Enough courtroom shenanigans to please even the most stalwart John Grisham fan."- Lansing (MI) State Journal

"The author keeps the suspense high with innovative twists...and touches of humor that spice up the courtroom scenes." - Chicago Tribune

"'Flesh & Bones' is proof that the John D. MacDonald award [for Paul Levine] was well deserved."- Detroit Free Press

"The genuine article...the most dangerous detective liaison since Sam Spade and Brigid O'Shaughnessy tangoed in 'The Maltese Falcon.'"- Charlotte News & Observer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The author of 14 novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and was nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote more than 20 episodes of the CBS military drama "JAG." He is also the author of the "Solomon vs. Lord" series and the thriller "Illegal." His next book will be "Lassiter," due in Fall 2011 from Random House.

THE JAKE LASSITER SERIES

To Speak for the Dead
Night Vision
False Dawn
Mortal Sin
Riptide
Fool Me Twice
Flesh & Bones
Lassiter (September 2011)

STAND-ALONE THRILLERS

Illegal
Impact
Ballistic

More info at paul-levine.com

Hancock (Unrated)

Star Trek V: The Final FrontierOn the planet Nimbus III, a harsh world deep in the neutral zone, the three major powers -- Federation, Klingon, and Romulan -- attempt a revolutionary cooperative program, jointly developing the planet as an experiment in peace. But that makes Nimbus III an irresistible target for terrorists, who seize control of the planet, and the EnterpriseTM is sent on a daring mission of rescue. And soon Kirk and his crew find themselves on a much more dangerous and disturbing journey, to the center of the galaxy and the forbidden secrets it holds.

Lakeview Terrace (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 27-JAN-2009
Media Type: Blu-Ray

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