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Spend your Labor Day with some of these Workaholics!

The movie, Cowboys and Aliens, starring Dennis Craig and Harrison Ford, mashed together two genres this summer, into a successful box office draw. Based on a graphic novel from a few years ago, the plot starts in 1873 and centers around an amnesiac criminal, Jake Lonergan, who shows up to a Arizona mining town with some sort of alien weapon attached to his hand, just in time for space alien race to show up with invasion on their mind.

If you are looking forward to or enjoyed Cowboys and Aliens and would like to read more stories which blend together a good ole' western tale with other genres check out some of these titles:

Celebrate Independence Day by watching these great films about great American characters.

Forrest Gump is one all American guy.  He plays college football, serves in the Army, plays Olympic Ping Pong, runs a fishing boat, and later runs across the country, all while pining for his girl Jenny.   Check out Forrest Gump and relive all of his adventures.

Ben Gates is a treasure seeker with unusual morals.  He must steal the Declaration of Independence to protect it; he must kidnap the U.S. President to clear his family's name.  Check out National Treasure and National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets and follow Ben, sidekick Riley Poole, and his sometimes girlfriend Dr. Abigail Chase across the country in pursuit of national treasures.

Federal Agent Jack Bauer, star of Fox's innovative drama 24, has had 8 really bad days.  Each season of 24, chronicles a 24 hour period of Bauer's life where he must stop bombs, viruses and assassination attempts, usually while trying to save the life of someone he cares about. 

Based on the biography by David McCullough, HBO's award winning mini-series John Adams follows the life of our second President, John Adams.  Adams was one of the original New England patriots, representing Massachusetts in the Continental Congress and signing the Declaration of Independence.  As our new country formed, Adams continued to guide its leaders, all while remaining devoted to his wife Abigal.

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Celebrate Mothers Day this year by checking out a DVD that celebrates the special relationships between moms and their children.

North vs South; Slave States vs Free States.  The Civil War has long been a subject and/or era embraced by filmmakers./  To commemorate the Sesquicentennial (150 years) of the American Civil War check out these DVDs.  From the classic Gone With the Wind to Ken Burns historical documentary The Civil War there is something to attract all interests.