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The warped minds at Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN take their demented sensibility to the holy grail of sci-fi epics, STAR WARS, in this hilarious special. Jaws will drop as Luke Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine trade “yo mama” jokes, George W. Bush and Abraham Lincoln battle it out with lightsabers, and Darth Vader sobs on the telephone. But the show really hits its stride when riffing on the franchise’s supporting characters, including bug-eyed Admiral Akbar (promoting a delicious breakfast cereal), the rowdy barflies at the Mos Eisley Cantina (a couple of architects out for a tragic after-work drink), and of course Jar Jar Binks (thank you). As usual, a cast of celebrities lend their voices to the animated antics–including Hulk Hogan, Conan O’Brien, and James Van Der Beek–with even George Lucas getting in on the action for his flannel-clad counterpart.

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The creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ first gained notoriety with this cult British comedy series. When an aspiring comic-book artist, Tim (Simon Pegg), is thrown out of his flat, he lucks into a roommate when he meets Daisy (Jessica Stevenson), a would-be writer who procrastinates more than she sits in front of the typewriter. A cast of eccentric friends and oddball neighbors, including the duo’s neurotic landlady Marsha, add plenty of comic variation to this well-crafted series loaded with surreal touches, slacker humor, and genre parodies. This collection presents all 14 episodes of the show.

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Part spaghetti western, part motorcycle movie, HELL RIDE speeds into town with executive producer Quentin Tarantino and writer-director Larry Bishop at the wheel. Bishop also stars as Pistolero, a biker bent on revenge against rival motorcycle gang the 666ers. Tarantino favorites Michael Madsen and David Carradine costar, as do Eric Balfour and EASY RIDER’s Dennis Hopper.

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Though Judd Apatow and SUPERBAD scribes Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg seem like natural talent to be attached to this stoner film, indie drama director David Gordon Green (ALL THE REAL GIRLS) is a pleasant surprise. Rogen stars with fellow Apatow favorite James Franco as pot smokers who get in over their heads in this action comedy.

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New Wave legend Claude Chabrol helms this black comedy starring Ludivine Sagnier. In A GIRL CAUGHT IN TWO, the blonde beauty plays a weathergirl caught between an older author (François Berléand) and a rich, younger man (Chabrol alum Benoit Magimel).

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