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SELECT for December, 2012 Video, Music and Video Games NEWS Universal Set to Enforce 28-Day Dating on Theatrical New Releases for Libraries Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced Tuesday, October 23rd that they will begin enforcing a 28 day delay on theatrical new releases to libraries beginning with their January releases. Unlike Warner, Universal is not creating a Rental version, so libraries will be able to purchase titles with all the bells and whistles. Here is a list of the titles currently announced. Death Race 3: Inferno (2012) (R) Prebook 12/3/2012 Rental Street Date 2/19/12 End of Watch (2012) (R) Prebook 12/3/2012 WR1 Rental Street Date 2/19/12 For a Good Time, Call... (2012) (R/Unrated) Prebook 12/3/2012 WR2 Rental Street Date 2/19/12 Hit and Run (2012) (R) Prebook 11/19/2012 WR2 Rental Street Date 2/5/13 PICK OF THE MONTH Bully (2011) (PG-13) Prebook 1/15/2013 Street 2/12/2013 WR1 Directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Lee Hirsch, The Bully Project is a beautifully cinematic, character-driven documentary. At its heart are those with huge stakes in this issue whose stories each represent a different facet of America's bullying crisis. The Bully Project follows five kids and families over the course of a school year. Stories include two families who have lost children to suicide and a mother awaiting the fate of her 14-year-old daughter who has been incarcerated after bringing a gun on her school bus. With an intimate glimpse into homes, classrooms, cafeterias and principals' offices, the film offers insight into the often cruel world of the lives of bullied children. As teachers, administrators, kids and parents struggle to find answers; The Bully Project examines the dire consequences of bullying through the testimony of strong and courageous youth. Through the power of their stories, the film aims to be a catalyst for change in the way we deal with bullying as parents, teachers, children and society as a whole. Documentary/Bullying. Starring David Long, Tina Long, Kirk Smalley. Directed by Lee Hirsch. Rated PG-13 (intense thematic material, disturbing content, and some strong language - all involving kids). Young Adult. Nonfiction. $3 Million Box Office ***½--The New York Times; ***½--Time; ***½--Rolling Stone; ***½--USA Today; ***½--ReelViews DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 013132598864 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $29.99 UPC 013132598871 Click here for PICK OF THE MONTH list. Page 1 of 68 Choice Holiday Films 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (2012) (PG) Prebook 9/5/2012 Street 10/9/2012 Dove Approved (All) The dogs of Doverville are in trouble again... but Emily O'Conner is back to save them in a song-filled, seasonal extravaganza. Meanspirited mogul Finneas James plots to shut down the local puppy orphanage, unless Emily can come up with the money to save it. With the help of some friends, she races against time to put together a musical holiday event that just might save the day. Don't miss the new chapter in the heartwarming saga. CC. Adventure. Starring Danielle Chuchran, Sean Patrick Flannery, D.B. Sweeney, Alli Simpson. Directed by Keith Merrill. Rated PG (mild thematic elements including an accident). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $22.99 UPC 043396409460 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Christmas with the Chipmunks (2011) (NR) Prebook 10/3/2011 Street 11/1/2011 This DVD includes your favorite Chipmunk Christmas episodes, A Chipmunk Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life, Dave, Alvin’s Christmas Carol as well as, the Thanksgiving favorite, A Chipmunk Celebration . Along the way you'll hear Alvin, Simon and Theodore singing their own comical versions of holiday favorites like Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls and their famous Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don t Be Late) ! These heartwarming stories, brimming with joyful music, make Christmas with the Chipmunks a great way to celebrate the holidays...any day! Animation/Musical/Comedy. Starring Ross Bagdassarian Jr. (voice), Janice Karman (voice), June Foray (voice), Frank Welker (voice). Directed by Phil Monroe. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.99 UPC 037117026616 Annie Claus is Coming to Town (2011) (NR) Prebook 8/27/2012 Street 10/9/2012 Hallmark Channel Dove Approved (All) Santa’s daughter takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny California. While Santa watches his daughter through a magic snow globe, Annie arrives in L.A.A and becomes friends with the owner of Candy Cane Inn, Lucy, and her daughter, Mia. She also quickly lands a job at Wonderland Toys. Wonderland Toys owner, Ted is struggling to stay in business selling old-fashioned toys in a digital world. Annie soon realizes that she wants Ted’s business to thrive because she has feelings for this Christmas traditionalist. CC. Comedy/TV Movie/Holiday. Starring Maria Thayer, Sam Page, Nay Nay Kirby, Vivica A. Fox, Ryan Bittle, Randy J. Goodwin. Directed by Kevin Connor. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $14.93 UPC 883476091310 Arthur Christmas (2011) (PG) Prebook 10/3/2012 Street 11/6/2012 WR1 Sony Pictures Animated Features Dove Approved (All) The CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas, an Aardman production for Sony Pictures Animation, at last reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic -- a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. Animation/Comedy. Starring James McAvoy (voice), Jim Broadbent (voice), Imelda Staunton (voice), Hugh Laurie (voice), Bill Nighy (voice), Ashley Jensen (voice). Directed by Barry Cook AND Sarah Smith. Rated PG (some mild rude humor). Juvenile. Fiction. $46 Million Box Office ***½--Christian Science Monitor; ***½--The Hollywood Reporter; ***--Movieline; ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--The A.V. Club DVD (WS) 1 $30.99 Page 2 of 68 UPC 043396409521 Barbie: A Perfect Christmas (2011) (NR) Prebook 9/19/2011 Street 11/8/2011 After a snowstorm diverts their plane, the girls find themselves far from their New York destination and their holiday dreams. Now stranded at a remote inn in the tiny town of Tannenbaum, the sisters are welcomed by new friends and magical experiences. In appreciation for the wonderful hospitality they receive, they use their musical talents to put on a performance for the whole town. Barbie and her sisters realize the joy of being together is what really makes A Perfect Christmas! SDH. Animation/Adventure/Fantasy. Based on the novel by . Starring Diana Kaarina (voice), Jennifer Waris (voice), Rachel Harrison (voice), Nevada Brandt (voice), Lauren Lavoie (voice), Danielle Bessler (voice). Directed by Owen Hurley. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 025192077258 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (G) Prebook 10/10/2011 Street 11/22/2011 Unfold the untold chapter of Beauty and the Beast in this remarkable animated movie. Everyone's favorite characters return along with some new friends as they explore the excitement of Christmas. CC. Animation/Adventure/Musical. Starring Paige O'Hara (voice), Robby Benson (voice), Jerry Orbach (voice). Directed by Andy Knight. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $29.99 UPC 786936812831 Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011) (PG) Prebook 9/19/2011 Street 11/8/2011 Universal Family Features 'Tis the season to celebrate with everyone's favorite St. Bernard, Beethoven, in an all-new, heartwarming holiday adventure where the hilarious canine speaks for the first time! When Henry the elf flees the North Pole with Santa's sleigh and magical bag of toys, he crashlands the precious cargo in a suburban neighborhood tree. But when the bag ends up in the wrong hands, it's up to heroic Beethoven and his teenage pal, Mason, to rescue Henry, fetch Santa's toys and save Christmas for children everywhere. Featuring an all-star cast, including Tom Arnold as the voice of Beethoven, it's a barking good time for the whole family! SDH. Comedy/Adventure/Holiday. Starring Kyle Massey, Munro Chambers, Kim Rhodes, John O'Hurley, John Cleese, Curtis Armstrong. Directed by John Putch. Rated PG (some mild rude humor). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 025192087684 The Christmas Card (2006) (NR) Prebook 8/30/2010 Street 10/5/2010 Hallmark Channel Dove Approved (12+) In the midst of war in Afghanistan, Captain Codey Cullen is touched by a lovely card sent by Faith Spelman from the small picturesque town of Nevada City, California. As months pass, the card never leaves his side, giving him the strength to survive and setting him on a mission to find her. When Cody returns to the States, he finds himself coincidentally welcomed by her family and friends, but he remains hesitant to reveal the fateful connection that brought him to her. As a new Christmas approaches, Cody has one last opportunity to prove his courage -- by taking a chance on love and finding the woman, the home, and the life he's always wanted. Romance/Holiday/Christmas. Starring Edward Asner, Alice Evans, Edward Asner, Lois Nettleton, Brian Robinson, Charlie Holliday. Directed by Stephen Bridgewater. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $12.95 UPC 796019805988 Christmas Comes Home to Canaan (2011) (NR) Prebook 8/31/2012 Hallmark Channel Dove Approved (All) Street 10/16/2012 Page 3 of 68 Daniel Burton learns to love again when he meets Briony Adair, the rehabilitation specialist treating his son, and invites her to spend Christmas with his family. Drama/TV Movie/Holiday. Based on the novel by Donald Davenport. Starring Billy Ray Cyrus, Gina Holden, Emily Tennant. Directed by Neill Fearnley. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.99 UPC 018713593672 The Christmas Pageant (2011) (NR) Prebook 8/31/2012 Street 10/16/2012 Hallmark Channel Dove Approved (All) Vera Parks, an overly intense and demanding Broadway director gets fired from yet another job, leaving her no choice but to take a gig directing a small town Christmas pageant. Stunned at how basic the production is, Vera attempts to back out, but is convinced by some of the locals to give their town a chance. When Vera discovers her former fiancé Jack recommended her for the job, she is outraged. But over time Vera grows close to both Jack and his young daughter. Comedy/TV Movie/Romance. Starring Melissa Gilbert, Robert Mailhouse, Candice Azzara, C. Stephen Browder, Brendan Patrick Connor, Cokey Falkow. Directed by David S. Cass Sr.. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.99 UPC 883476091327 A Christmas Snow (2010) (NR) Prebook Street 10/1/2010 The storm of the century brings the gift of a lifetime to a woman struggling to come to terms with her father's abandonment of her more than 30 years ago at Christmas. After a blizzard traps her in her home with two unlikely roommates, she faces the hurts of the past and has the opportunity to grab hold of a life-changing forgiveness. Drama/Holiday. Based on the novel by Jim Stovall. Starring Danny Cahill, Hannah Cowan, Tina Eberle, Rob Harris, Jordan Matlock, Cameron Ten Napel. Directed by Tracy Trost. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.99 UPC 853862002022 A Christmas Story (1983) (PG) Prebook 8/18/2008 Street 9/30/2008 A Christmas Story is a wild and witty look at the all-American family at Christmas. It reflects a time when all a boy really wanted was a Red Ryder BB gun. "You'll shoot your eye out." CC. Comedy/Holiday/Christmas. Starring Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb. Directed by Bob Clark. Rated PG. Young Adult. Fiction. $19 Million Box Office ****--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times (Great Movies); ***½--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide DVD (WS) $19.96 UPC 012569796287 A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011) (PG) Prebook 9/4/2012 Street 9/25/2012 Susan is an unemployed Los Angeles museum curator and widowed single mom temporarily living in a small California town with her three sensitive sons. Jake is a single dad of two tomboys who owns a local winery. When Susan's dog Rusty falls for Jake's poodle Cheri, these canine matchmakers help their owners fall in love too. Now with a Christmas Day wedding to plan - and major complications threatening to unravel it all - can two mismatched broods find a way to make one happy family? Comedy/TV Movie/Romance. Starring Jennie Garth, Brad Rowe, Tom Arnold, Jay Mohr (voice), Nikki Cox (voice), Catherine Hicks. Directed by Michael Feifer. Rated PG (mild language). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $14.98 UPC 013132372198 Christmas with a Capital C (2011) (NR) Prebook 9/10/2012 Street 10/16/2012 Page 4 of 68 Christmas has always been a time of love and tradition in Trapper Falls where the mayor and the townspeople drape the town in Christmas cheer. After 20 years away; the mayor's high school rival Mitch Bright returns and immediately takes offense to seeing the towns Nativity scene displayed on the towns municipal property and wants it removed and the word Christmas switched to Happy Holidays. In an effort to keep the town together; a campaign is launched to show the true meaning of Christmas and that good will is given to all. Comedy/Drama/Holiday. Based on the novel by Ted McGinley. Starring Ted McGinley, Daniel Baldwin, Stafford. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD $12.99 UPC 893261001301 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009) (NR) Prebook 9/10/2012 Street 9/25/2012 George and The Man with The Yellow Hat are having a very merry time counting down the days until Christmas. There's only one puzzle: neither of them can figure out what to give the other for a present. The Man is having trouble reading George's wish list and George doesn't have a clue about what to get for The Man who has everything. Will they be able to find the answers before Christmas morning? CC. Animation/TV Series/Educational. Based on the novel by Margret and H.A. Rey. Starring Kath Soucie (voice). Directed by Scott Heming. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $14.98 UPC 025195047869 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Christmas (2000-) (TV-Y) Prebook 8/20/2012 Street 9/4/2012 Snowflakes, sleigh bells, songs, Santa -- it’s Christmas! Celebrate the season in these holiday adventures with Dora! A Present for Santa: ¡Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas! Dora and Boots want to bring Santa some holiday cheer, but to get all the way to the North Pole they’ll need your holiday help! ¡Rapido Tico!: Boots’ toy fire truck is atop Snowy Mountain, and he and Dora need to get to it before Swiper does! Tico to the rescue! Dora’s fastest friend will help her and preschoolers race over land, lake, sky, and snow to get to the fire truck! CC. Animation/TV Series/Adventure. Starring Kathleen Herles (voice), Caitlin Sanchez (voice), Harrison Chad (voice), Reagan Mizrahi (voice). Directed by Various. Rated TV-Y. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $12.99 UPC 097360729542 Dr. Seuss: Holidays on the Loose (2011) (NR) Prebook 9/12/2011 Street 10/18/2011 How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Can the Grinch steal the town's holiday spirit by stealing their holiday treats? Or does Christmas... perhaps...mean a little bit more? The answers to those questions unfold charmingly under Chuck Jones' pitch-perfect direction. The Grinch Grinches The Cat in the Hat: What happens when the mischievous Grinch decides to wreak havoc on the world, but the happy and ever-so-delightful Cat in the Hat stands in his way? Halloween is Grinch Night: While the Whos are caught in a horrible storm of Sour-Sweet Wind, the Grinch and his trusty pooch Max, take this opportunity to terrorize the little town. Unfortunately for him he is surprised by a young boy whose unexpected courage prevents the Grinch from unleashing his awful horrors onto their tranquil town. Animation/Adventure/Holiday. Based on the novel by Dr. Seuss. Starring Boris Karloff (voice), Phil Hartman (voice). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD Box Set 2 $26.99 UPC 883929208388 Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! / Horton Hears a Who! (1965) (NR) Prebook 8/30/2010 Street 10/5/2010 How the Grinch Stole Christmas is Dr. Seuss' wonderful story of the Grinch who would like to spoil Christmas for the people of Whoville. Horton Hears a Who is also included. Animation/Fantasy/Holiday. Based on the novel by Dr. Seuss. Starring Boris Karloff (voice). Directed by Chuck Jones. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FF) $19.97 UPC 883929042258 Elf (2003) (PG) Prebook 8/17/2009 Street 9/8/2009 Page 5 of 68 WR1 A young baby accidentally crawls into Santa's toy bag and is taken back to the North Pole. He is raised by a family of elves until they break the news to him that he is really a human. He heads out for New York to find his real family and spread the true meaning of Christmas. CC. Comedy/Fantasy/Holiday. Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen. Directed by Jon Favreau. Rated PG (some mild rude humor and language). Juvenile. Fiction. $173 Million Box Office ****--Christian Science Monitor; ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--Hollywood Reporter; ***--Los Angeles Times; ***--Newsweek DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $14.96 UPC 794043716829 Go Diego Go!:Diego Saves Christmas (2006) (NR) Prebook 8/20/2012 Street 9/4/2012 Help Diego save Christmas, explore Antarctica, guide Pepito the Penguin to his school, find the blue morpho butterfly and save the sea turtles! CC. Animation/Educational/Language Arts. Starring Jake T. Austin (voice). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $9.99 UPC 097368040748 The Heart of Christmas (2011) (NR) Prebook 9/17/2012 Street 10/16/2012 Austin and Julie Locke are devastated when they learn that their young son, Dax, has been diagnosed with cancer. But with courage, determination and faith, they decide to give Dax a one last Christmas, even if it has to be in October. When the community sees the holiday decorations and learns the heartbreaking truth, what happens next is a miraculous outpouring of caring and support. Drama/TV Movie/Holiday. Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Jeanne Neilson, Erin Bethea, George Newbern, Matthew West. Directed by Gary Wheeler. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD $14.99 UPC 014381764321 Irving Berlin's White Christmas (1954) (NR) Prebook 10/3/2011 Street 10/25/2011 Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye team up to enliven a winter resort inn. The Irving Berlin musical score sparkles with some great tunes, including the magical title track. CC. Musical/Romance/Classic Film. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger, Mary Wickes. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.99 UPC 097361434445 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (NR) Prebook 9/18/2006 Street 10/31/2006 Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel. CC. Drama/Fantasy/Classic Film. Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Ward Bond, Karolyn Grimes. Directed by Frank Capra. Young Adult. Fiction. ****--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times (Great Movies); ****--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide DVD (FF) $19.99 UPC 097369600149 Love Series: Love's Christmas Journey (2011) (NR) Prebook 10/2/2012 Street 10/30/2012 Hallmark Channel Fox Family Features Still mourning the loss of her family, Ellie agrees to watch her brother's children when he has to leave town. When a fire is set, Ellie works with a handsome deputy to clear a friend’s name and learns that if she can trust her faith, this Christmas may bring more miracles than she hoped. CC. Drama/TV Movie. Based on the novel by Janette Oke. Starring Natalie Hall, JoBeth Williams, Greg Vaughan, Dylan Bruce, Bobby Campo, Charles Shaughnessy. Directed by David S. Cass Sr. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $22.99 Page 6 of 68 UPC 024543823445 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) (G) Prebook 9/24/2012 Street 11/6/2012 Miss Piggy and friends play Dickens characters as Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come. CC. Fantasy/Musical/Holiday. Starring Michael Caine, Kermit The Frog. Directed by Brian Henson. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. $27 Million Box Office DVD (FF) $19.99 UPC 786936286991 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (PG) Prebook 9/20/2010 Street 11/2/2010 The Pumpkin King of Halloweentown plans to kidnap Santa Claus and deliver fear instead of joy. CC. Animation/Comedy/Musical. Starring Chris Sarandon (voice), Catherine O'Hara (voice), William Hickey (voice), Glenn Shadix (voice), Paul Reubens (voice), Danny Elfman (voice). Directed by Henry Selick. Rated PG (some scary images). Juvenile. Fiction. $50 Million Box Office ***½--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times; ***½--James Berardinelli's Reelviews; ***--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide DVD (WS) $29.99 UPC 786936808988 The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010) (PG) Prebook 9/19/2011 Street 11/1/2011 Experience the classic holiday tale of the Nutcracker brought to life like you have never seen it before. This all-new film features a highly-acclaimed cast including; Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, Frances de la Tour and John Turturro. Based on the story that inspired Russian composer Tchaikovsky to create the music for the iconic ballet, the film includes eight new exciting songs written by Tim Rice. SDH. Fantasy/Adventure/Holiday. Starring Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, Charlie Rowe, Aaron Michael Drozin, John Turturro, Richard E. Grant. Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. Rated PG (thematic material, scary images, action and brief smoking). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 025192123955 Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (NR) Prebook 7/27/2009 Street 8/18/2009 Christmastime is here. Happiness and cheer. And for Peanuts fans everywhere, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without this classic holiday delight. Christmas lights may be twinkling red and green, but Charlie Brown has the Yuletide blues. To get in the holiday spirit, he takes Lucy’s advice and directs the Christmas play. And what’s a Christmas play without a Christmas tree? But everyone makes fun of the short, spindly nevergreen Charlie Brown brings back -- until the real meaning of Christmas works its magic once again in this Remastered Deluxe Edition with Improved Picture and Audio. CC. Animation/Comedy/Holiday. Based on the novel by Charles M. Schulz. Starring Bill Brown Melendez (voice). Directed by Bill Melendez. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $19.97 UPC 883929006472 Peanuts: Happiness Is... Peanuts: Snow Days (2011) (NR) Prebook 9/12/2011 Street 10/18/2011 Peppermint Patty trains for a figure-skating competition and Snoopy is her tough coach and crafty costume designer in the TV special She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown. The smiles continue with an episode of The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show featuring three short tales The Play, Sweet Babboo! and Snoopy's Story. Charlie Brown reflects on Christmas past while Sally prepares for Valentine's Day and Patty writes an award-winning essay about Snoopy. It may be cold outside, but the Peanuts kids are sure to bring lots of warmth and happiness into your home this winter! Animation/Comedy/Classic Film. Based on the novel by Charles M. Schulz. Starring Patricia Patts (voice), Casey Carlson (voice), Arrin Skelley (voice). Directed by Various. Juvenile. Fiction. ***--Video Librarian Online DVD (FF) $14.97 UPC 883929160525 Page 7 of 68 The Polar Express (2004) (G) Prebook 8/17/2009 Street 9/8/2009 WR1 A boy's faith that Santa Claus is real is rewarded one Christmas Eve when the Polar Express stops by his house to take him to the North Pole to meet Santa. CC. Animation/Adventure/Fantasy. Based on the novel by Chris Van Allsburg. Starring Tom Hanks (voice), Peter Scolari (voice), Eddie Deezen (voice), Michael Jeter (voice), Nona Gaye (voice), Charles Fleischer. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. $163 Million Box Office ****--Hollywood Reporter; ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times; ***½--Washington Post; ***½-Miami Herald DVD (FS) $14.96 UPC 012569699854 DVD (WS) $14.96 UPC 012569740648 Prancer (1989) (G) Prebook 9/11/2012 Street 10/9/2012 A wounded reindeer and a precocious eight-year-old girl form an everlasting bond in this tender holiday drama about true devotion and friendship. CC. Drama/Fantasy/Holiday. Starring Sam Elliott, Rebecca Harrell, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine. Directed by John D. Hancock. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. ***--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide DVD (WS) $9.98 UPC 027616865885 Prep & Landing: Prep & Landing/Naughty Vs Nice (2009) (TV-G) Prebook 9/24/2012 Street 11/6/2012 On Christmas eve, a high-tech team of elves from an elite unit known as 'prep & landing' ensures homes around the world are prepared for Santa’s visit. But when two hilarious little elves face unexpected challenges and are pushed to their limits, it'll take a great big effort to save the season. In Naughty Vs Nice, the outrageous yuletide adventures of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne continue in this totally tinsel adventure that reminds us there's room for everyone on the 'nice' list. Santa's stealthiest little elves must race to recover classified north pole technology, which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking naughty kid, in order to stop Christmas from descending into chaos. Bring the family together for a comical adventure that puts the ho, ho, ho in your holidays! Animation/Holiday/Christmas. Starring Dave Foley (voice), Sarah Chalke (voice), Mason Vale Cotton (voice), David DeLuise (voice), Peter Jacobson (voice), Lino DiSalvo (voice). Directed by Kevin Deters AND Stevie Wermers. Rated TV-G. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.99 UPC 786936824230 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $20.00 UPC 786936827668 A Princess for Christmas (2011) (NR) Prebook 9/18/2012 Street 10/16/2012 Hallmark Channel Christmas is right around the corner, and Jules Daly is doing her best to create a loving home as new guardian to her mischievous niece and nephew. But when she loses her job and an exasperated nanny on the same day, a mysterious and unexpected invitation arrives travel to Europe and spend a royal Christmas with the children's distant grandfather -- the Duke of Castlebury Hall! It's a new world for Jules and the children as they discover their new prim and proper surroundings in the castle, but soon laughter begins to echo in the once quiet halls, filling everyone with renewed hope and joy for the season. And when Jules captures the heart of the dashing Prince Ashton, both of their lives begin to change in unexpected ways! CC. Comedy/Drama/Drama. Starring Katie McGrath, Roger Moore, Sam Heughan, Miles Richardson, Travis Turner, Leilah de Meza. Directed by Michael Damian. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 031398151210 Page 8 of 68 Rick Steves' European Christmas (2007) (NR) Prebook Street 8/1/2006 Rick Steves' European Christmas provides a vivid and authentic portrait of how Europeans celebrate the holiday from England to Norway, Burgundy to Bavaria, and Rome to the top of the Swiss Alps. Included are 14 complete live concert performances of music. The 2004 Midnight Mass at St. Peters Basilica (Pope John Paul II) is featured with highlights of Christmas traditions up in the loft with the finest choirs, and into the kitchen with grandma and her best-kept holiday secrets. Documentary/Travel/Holiday. Starring Rick Steves (host). Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (FS) $19.95 UPC 015988003967 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012) (G) Prebook 10/8/2012 Street 11/20/2012 Disney Channel Family Movies When Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the playful Santa Pups stow away on her sled. Taking mischief to a whole new level, they begin granting joyful wishes to Pineville's boys and girls, but something goes terribly wrong -- the Christmas spirit begins to disappear. Now the Santa Pups and Mrs. Claus must race to save Christmas around the world. From the creators of Disney Buddies, this magical, heartwarming tale is brimming with hope, cheer and Christmas spirit. CC. Comedy/Adventure/Holiday. Starring Cheryl Ladd, Kaitlyn Maher, Josh Feldman, Danny Woodburn, Richard Kind, Pat Finn. Directed by Robert Vince. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $29.99 UPC 786936822304 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $39.99 UPC 786936822229 Snowmen (2010) (PG) Prebook 9/17/2012 Street 10/2/2012 Dove Approved (12+) After a surprising discovery in the snow catapults three small-town boys into the spotlight, the best friends hatch a plan to be remembered forever by setting a Guinness World Records® title. Along the way, the trio battles schoolyard bullies, unites their community and discovers that -- while fame may be fleeting -- true friendship lasts forever. Comedy/Adventure/Holiday. Starring Bobby Coleman, Ray Liotta, Christopher Lloyd, Josh Flitter, Beverly Mitchell, Bobb'e J. Thompson. Directed by Robert Kirbyson. Rated PG (thematic material, some rough bullying and peril, language and brief juvenile humor). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.99 UPC 796019823579 SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas (2011) (TV-Y) Prebook 9/24/2012 Street 11/6/2012 All of Bikini Bottom is in a festive mood as they prepare for Santa's arrival. But not Plankton, who's once again expecting a lump of coal. So he comes up with his most diabolic new scheme yet, one that practically guarantees he'll finally get the gift he's always wanted -- the Krabby Patty secret formula! It's a SpongeBob Christmas! is a tasty tale sure to put the whole family in the holiday spirit! And there's more, including a behind-the-scenes featurette, an animatic, a SpongeBob Yule Log and two downloadable songs from the episode. Warm your fins this holiday season, SpongeBob style! CC. Animation/TV Series/Comedy. Starring Tom Kenny (voice), Rodger Bumpass (voice), Bill Fagerbakke (voice), Clancy Brown (voice), Mr. Lawrence (voice). Rated TV-Y. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $14.99 UPC 097368917545 Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas (1984-present) (TV-G) Prebook 9/11/2012 Street 10/9/2012 All aboard for a special holiday delivery filled with friendship, teamwork and fun! Rheneas picks the perfect Christmas tree when he finally stops to smell the evergreen. Charlie knows how fun snow can be and discovers that teamwork-in-the-snow is the most fun of all. Edward gets Salty just what he asked for the perfect story to re-tell and Emily learns the best way to be Really Useful. CC. Animation/TV Series/Adventure. Starring Martin Sherman (voice), Jules de Jongh (voice). Directed by John Gilluley AND Greg Tiernan . Rated TV-G. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $14.98 Page 9 of 68 UPC 884487113176 VeggieTales: Toy That Saved Christmas (2002) (NR) Prebook 8/27/2012 Street 11/6/2012 Mr. Nezzer has convinced all of Dinkletown that Christmas is all about "getting" and whining for more toys. But one brave Buzz-Saw Louie doll takes matters into his own hands to spread the true message to the Veggies of the world. CC. Animation/Comedy/Musical. Starring Phil Vischer (creator)Phil Vischer (voice), Mike Nawrocki (voice), Lisa Vischer (creator)Phil Vischer (voice). Directed by Phil Vischer AND Mike Nawrocki (creators). Juvenile. Fiction. ****--Video Librarian DVD (FS) $6.95 UPC 074645877297 Click here for HOLIDAY FILMS list. Popular Holiday Albums Cheers, It's Christmas Blake Shelton Street 10/2/2012 Country/Holiday/Christmas Album $13.98 EAN 0093624948414 Christmas Michael Buble Street 11/15/2011 Vocal/Holiday/Christmas Album (Deluxe Edition) $27.98 EAN 0093624953234 Christmas in the Sand Colbie Caillat Street 10/22/2012 Pop/Rock/Holiday/Christmas Album $13.95 EAN 0602537162406 Christmas with Scotty McCreery Scotty McCreery Street 10/16/2012 Country/Holiday/Christmas Album $13.99 EAN 0602537165773 Dreams of Fireflies (On Christmas Night) Trans-Siberian Orchestra Street 10/30/2012 Easy Listening/Pop/Rock/Holiday Album $4.99 EAN 0602537178506 Page 10 of 68 Home for Christmas Celtic Woman Street 10/9/2012 International/Holiday/Christmas Album $18.98 EAN 5099931934824 It's Christmas Time Elvis Presley Street 7/1/1999 Rock/Pop/Holiday/Christmas Album $7.98 EAN 0755174493126 Merry Christmas, Baby Rod Stewart Street 10/30/2012 Pop/Rock/Holiday/Christmas Album $13.99 EAN 0602537103683 On This Winter's Night Lady Antebellum Street 10/22/2012 Country/Holiday/Christmas Album $16.98 EAN 5099940481821 Silver & Gold Sufjan Stevens Street 11/13/2012 Pop/Rock/Holiday/Christmas Album (Collector's Edition) $44.98 EAN 0656605610023 Tinsel and Lights Tracey Thorn Street 10/30/2012 Pop/Rock/Holiday/Adult Alternative Pop/Rock Album $14.98 EAN 0673855045924 Under the Mistletoe Justin Bieber Street 11/1/2011 Holiday/Christmas/Pop CD (Deluxe Edition) $19.99 EAN 0602527861234 What Christmas Means KEM Street 10/9/2012 Holiday/R&B/Christmas Page 11 of 68 Album $13.95 EAN 0602537165803 Click here for MUSIC HOLIDAY ALBUMS list. ETA - JANUARY Cloud Atlas (2012) (R) WR1 Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi. Based on the novel by Franz Meuller-Steinfurth. Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Jim Sturgess, Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw. Directed by Tom Tykwer AND Andy Wachowski AND Lana Wachowski. Rated R (violence, language, sexuality/nudity and some drug use). Adult. Fiction. $25 Million Box Office ****--Salon.com; ****--Chicago Sun-Times; ***½--Portland Oregonian; ***½--Austin Chronicle; ***½--St. Louis Post-Dispatch Frankenweenie (2012) (PG) WR1 Disney Animated New Release Dove Approved (12+) Animation/Comedy/Fantasy. Starring Winona Ryder (voice), Robert Capron (voice), Charlie Tahan (voice), Martin Short (voice), Catherine O'Hara (voice), Martin Landau (voice). Directed by Tim Burton. Rated PG (thematic elements, scary images and action). Juvenile. Fiction. $34 Million Box Office ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--Boston Globe; ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***½--The Playlist; ***½--Time Hotel Transylvania (2012) (PG) WR1 Sony Pictures Animated Features Dove Approved (All) CC. Animation/Comedy. Starring Adam Sandler (voice), Selena Gomez (voice), Andy Samberg (voice), Kevin James (voice), Fran Drescher (voice), Cee-Lo Green (voice). Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Rated PG (some rude humor, action and scary images). Juvenile. Fiction. $137 Million Box Office ***--San Francisco Chronicle; ***--Philadelphia Inquirer; ***--Tampa Bay Times; ***--The Playlist Seven Psychopaths (2012) (R) WR2 CC. Comedy/Crime/Crime. Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Rated R (strong violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexuality/nudity and some drug use). Adult. Fiction. $4 Million Box Office ***½--indieWire; ***½--Village Voice; ***½--USA Today; ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Portland Oregonian Won't Back Down (2012) (PG) WR2 Fox Family Features Dove Approved (12+) Drama. Starring Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ving Rhames, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez. Directed by Daniel Barnz. Rated PG (thematic elements and language). Young Adult. Fiction. $5 Million Box Office ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--New York Post; ***--San Francisco Chronicle; ***--New York Observer ETA - FEBRAURY Page 12 of 68 Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) (R) WR2 CC. Comedy/Romance. Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Eric Christian Olsen, Rob Huebel, Elijah Wood. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger. Rated R (language, sexual content and drug use). Adult. Fiction. $3 Million Box Office ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***½--Philadelphia Inquirer Game of Thrones: Complete 2nd Season (2012) (TV-MA) CC. Adventure/TV Series/Drama. Starring Harry Lloyd, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Mark Addy, Iain Glen, Alfie Allen. Directed by David Benioff AND D.B. Weiss (creators). Rated TV-MA. Adult. Fiction. ****--New York Magazine (Vulture); ****--Salon; ****--People Weekly; ****--TV Guide; ****--RedEye Here Comes the Boom (2012) (PG) WR1 Sony Pictures Family Features Dove Approved (12+) CC. Action/Comedy/Comedy. Starring Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Joe Rogan, Greg Germann, Reggie Lee. Directed by Frank Coraci. Rated PG (bouts of MMA sports violence, some rude humor and language). Juvenile. Fiction. $39 Million Box Office POPULAR FEATURES Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/6/2012 Street 12/4/2012 WR2 In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the world by a sprawling levee, six year-old Hushpuppy exists on the brink of orphan hood. Her mother long gone, and her father Wink (a wildman on a perpetual spree) Hushpuppy is left to her own devices on an isolated compound filled with semi-feral animals. She perceives the natural world to be a fragile web of living, breathing, squirting things, in which the entire universe depends on everything fitting together just right. So when a hundred year storm raises the waters around her town, her daddy is suddenly stricken with illness, and fierce pre-historic creatures awaken from their frozen graves to come charging across the planet, Hushpuppy sees the natural order of everything she holds dear collapsing around her. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive an unstoppable catastrophe of epic proportions. Drama/Fantasy. Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry. Directed by Benh Zeitlin. Rated PG-13.Young Adult. Fiction. $11 Million Box Office ****--Empire; ****--Tampa Bay Times; ****--Miami Herald; ****--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ****--The New Yorker DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 024543839804 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $39.99 UPC 024543824787 The Bourne Legacy (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 10/22/2012 Street 12/11/2012 WR1 The Bourne Legacy pulls back the curtain on a government secret even darker than Jason Bourne. When Bourne exposes Operation Treadstone at the end of The Bourne Ultimatum, he sparks a bonfire that threatens to burn down decades of research and development into the building of better spies and warriors. In The Bourne Legacy, audiences discover that there are actually a variety of covert intelligence programs - all of which now feel the threat of exposure. On the verge of having their conspiracy revealed, members of the government's intelligence community will stop at nothing to erase all evidence of their top secret programs. With his life in jeopardy, agent Aaron Cross must use his genetically-engineered skills to survive the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse and finish what Jason Bourne started. Action/Adventure/Mystery. Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum. Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Page 13 of 68 Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Oscar Isaac, Scott Glenn. Directed by Tony Gilroy. Rated PG-13 (violence and action sequences). Young Adult. Fiction. $113 Million Box Office ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***--Portland Oregonian; ***--The Playlist; ***--Los Angeles Times; ***--Austin Chronicle DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 025192114830 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $34.98 UPC 025192114953 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 10/18/2012 Street 12/4/2012 WR1 It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane. Action/Adventure/Drama. Starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language). Adult. Fiction. $448 Million Box Office ****--The Playlist; ****--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ****--Salon.com; ****--Los Angeles Times; ****--Miami Herald DVD (WS) $22.97 UPC 883929242221 Blu-ray (WS) $24.97 UPC 883929242245 Dredd (2012) (R) Prebook 12/11/2012 Street 1/8/2013 WR2 The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One -- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges". Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge -- a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed. During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson, a rookie with powerful psychic abilities. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma and her ruthless clan. When they capture one of the clan's inner circle, Ma-Ma overtakes the compound's control center and wages a dirty, vicious war against the Judges. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must confront the odds and engage in the relentless battle for their survival. SDH. Action/Crime/SciFi. Starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Rakie Ayola, Jason Cope. Directed by Pete Travis. Rated R (strong bloody violence, language, drug use and some sexual content). Adult. Fiction. $14 Million Box Office ***½--NPR; ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--Wall Street journal; ***--Village Voice; ***--Time Out New York DVD (WS) (DC) $29.95 UPC 031398163732 Blu-ray (WS) (DC) $39.99 UPC 031398163763 Hope Springs (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 10/31/2012 Street 12/4/2012 WR1 Kay and Arnold are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a renowned couple's specialist in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband, a steadfast man of routine, to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. Just convincing the stubborn Arnold Page 14 of 68 to go on the retreat is hard enough - the real challenge for both of them comes as they shed their bedroom hang-ups and try to reignite the spark that caused them to fall for each other in the first place. Comedy/Drama/Romance. Starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Marin Ireland, Ben Rappaport. Directed by David Frankel. Rated PG-13 (mature thematic content involving sexuality). Young Adult. Fiction. $64 Million Box Office ***½--New York Observer; ***--The A.V. Club; ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--Empire; ***--Salon.com DVD (WS) $30.99 UPC 043396408043 Blu-ray (WS) $35.99 UPC 043396408005 House at the End of the Street (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/11/2012 Street 1/8/2013 WR1 Seeking a fresh start, newly divorced Sarah and her daughter Elissa find the house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the shadows of a chilling secret. Years earlier, in the house next door, a daughter killed her parents in their beds, and disappeared -- leaving only a brother, Ryan, as the sole survivor. Against Sarah's wishes, Elissa begins a relationship with the reclusive Ryan - and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined. CC. Horror/Thriller. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows, Krista Bridges, Allie MacDonald. Directed by Mark Tonderai. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and terror, thematic elements, language, some teen partying and brief drug material). Young Adult. Fiction. $31 Million Box Office DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 024543816829 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $39.99 UPC 024543816867 Looper (2012) (R) Prebook 11/27/2012 Street 12/31/2012 WR1 In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented - but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" - a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good... until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self for assassination. Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Piper Perabo, Paul Dano, Jeff Daniels. Directed by Rian Johnson. Rated R (strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug content). Adult. Fiction. $65 Million Box Office ****--Wall Street Journal; ****--ReelViews; ****--Empire; ****--Boxoffice Magazine; ****--Total Film DVD (WS) (DC) $30.99 UPC 043396413511 Blu-ray (WS) (DC) $35.99 UPC 043396413481 Pitch Perfect (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/19/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR1 Arriving at her new college, Beca finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own; alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together. When Beca takes this acoustic singing group out of their world of traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of the cutthroat world of college a cappella. This could wind up either the coolest thing they'll ever do or the most insane, and it will probably be a little of both. Comedy/Music/Romance. Starring Anna Kendrick, Ben Platt, Elizabeth Banks, Alexis Knapp, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Anna Camp. Directed by Jason Moore. Rated PG-13 (sexual material, language and drug references). Young Adult. Fiction. $59 Million Box Office Page 15 of 68 ***½--Arizona Republic; ***½--Boxoffice Magazine; ***½--New York Post; ***--The Playlist; ***--NPR DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 025192134319 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $34.98 UPC 025192134340 The Possession (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/18/2012 Street 1/15/2013 WR2 Based on a true story, The Possession is the terrifying story of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil. Clyde and Stephanie Brenek see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host. CC. Horror/Thriller. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Grant Show, Madison Davenport, Quinn Lord, Rob LaBelle. Directed by Ole Bornedal. Rated PG-13 (mature thematic material involving violence and disturbing sequences). Young Adult. Fiction. $49 Million Box Office ***½--Chicago Sun-Times DVD (WS) 1 $29.95 UPC 031398163794 Blu-ray (WS) $39.99 UPC 031398163824 Premium Rush (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/14/2012 Street 12/21/2012 WR1 Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee, the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie -- super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and suicidal nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy who's used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when a routine delivery turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan. When Wilee picks up his last envelope of the day on a premium rush run, he discovers this package is different. This time, someone is actually trying to kill him. CC. Action/Suspense/Suspense. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Shannon, Wole Parks. Directed by David Koepp. Rated PG-13 (some violence, intense action sequences and language). Young Adult. Fiction. $20 Million Box Office ***½--New York Times; ***½--Charlotte Observer; ***½--Chicago Tribune; ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Tampa Bay Times DVD (WS) (DC) $30.99 UPC 043396411289 Blu-ray (WS) (DC) $35.99 UPC 043396411258 Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) (R) Prebook 11/14/2012 Street 12/21/2012 WR1 The Umbrella Corporation's deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race's last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mindblowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun. Horror/Action/Sci-Fi. Starring Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand, Shawn Roberts, Oded Fehr. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Rated R (sequences of strong violence throughout). Adult. Fiction. $42 Million Box Office Page 16 of 68 ***½--Slant Magazine DVD (WS) (DC) $30.99 UPC 043396409675 Blu-ray (WS) (DC) $35.99 UPC 043396409637 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DC) $45.99 UPC 043396409668 Taken 2 (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/18/2012 Street 1/15/2013 WR1 Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one. CC. Action/Crime/Thriller. Starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Rade Serbedzija, Leland Orser, Luke Grimes. Directed by Olivier Megaton. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality). Young Adult. Fiction. $135 Million Box Office ***--Christian Science Monitor; ***--San Francisco Chronicle; ***--Chicago Sun-Times DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 024543832898 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $39.99 UPC 024543832966 Ted (2012) (R) Prebook 10/22/2012 Street 12/11/2012 WR1 In this live action/CG-animated comedy, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane tells the story of John Bennett, a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish... and has refused to leave his side ever since. SDH. Comedy. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel McHale, Seth MacFarlane (voice), Patrick Warburton. Directed by Seth MacFarlane. Rated R (crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use). Adult. Fiction. $219 Million Box Office ***½--New York Post; ***½--Philadelphia Inquirer; ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Tampa Bay Times; ***--Total Film DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 025192114694 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $34.98 UPC 025192114649 To Rome with Love (2012) (R) Prebook 12/12/2012 Street 1/15/2013 WR2 To Rome with Love is a kaleidoscopic comedy movie set in one of the world's most enchanting cities. The film brings us into contact with a well-known American architect reliving his youth; an average middle-class Roman who suddenly finds himself Rome's biggest celebrity; a young provincial couple drawn into separate romantic encounters; and an American opera director endeavoring to put a singing mortician on stage. CC. Comedy/Romance. Starring Judy Davis, Alec Baldwin, Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Greta Gerwig. Directed by Woody Allen. Rated R (some sexual references). Adult. Fiction. $17 Million Box Office ***--The New Yorker; ***--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Rolling Stone; ***--The A.V. Club; ***--Movieline DVD (WS) $30.99 UPC 043396413603 Blu-ray (WS) $35.99 UPC 043396413573 Page 17 of 68 Total Recall (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/14/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR1 Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life -- real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police -- controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen, the leader of the free world -- Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter to find the head of the underground resistance and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate. Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi. Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick (We Can Recommend It for You... ). Starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho, Bill Nighy. Directed by Len Wiseman. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, some sexual content, brief nudity, and language). Young Adult. Fiction. $59 Million Box Office ***½--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ***--Tampa Bay Times; ***--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times DVD (WS) $30.99 UPC 043396409606 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $35.99 UPC 043396409576 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 (DVD) $40.99 UPC 043396409729 Trouble with the Curve (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/12/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR1 Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus -- who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat -- refuses to be benched for what could be the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask -- his daughter, Mickey. Against her better judgment Mickey joins him on his latest scouting trip, jeopardizing her own career to save his. Forced to spend time together for the first time in years, each makes new discoveries -- revealing long-held truths about their past and present that could change their future. Drama. Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, Matthew Lillard, John Goodman, Joe Massingill. Directed by Robert Lorenz. Rated PG-13 (language, sexual references, some thematic material and smoking). Young Adult. Fiction. $35 Million Box Office ***--Variety; ***--The Hollywood Reporter; ***--Boxoffice Magazine; ***--Chicago Tribune; ***--The A.V. Club DVD (WS) $22.97 UPC 883929249077 Blu-ray (WS) $24.97 UPC 883929249411 The Words (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/20/2012 Street 12/26/2012 WR2 The layered romantic drama The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch -- he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words. Drama/Romance. Starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Ben Barnes. Directed by Brian Klugman AND Lee Sternthal. Rated PG-13 (brief strong language and smoking). Young Adult. Fiction. $12 Million Box Office ***--Philadelphia Inquirer DVD (WS) 1 (DC) $30.99 UPC 043396411494 Page 18 of 68 Blu-ray (WS) (DC) $35.99 UPC 043396411463 Click here for POPULAR FEATURES list. INDEPENDENT FEATURES 10 Years (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/20/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR2 In this ensemble comedy, 10 Years follows a group of friends on the night of their high school reunion who, a decade later, still haven't quite grown up. Jake is deeply in love with his girlfriend and ready to propose -- until he runs into his high school flame for the first time in ten years. Jake's friend Cully married his cheerleader girlfriend, and has been looking forward to the reunion so he can finally apologize to all the classmates he bullied in high school. However, after a few too many drinks, the jock-turned-family man ends up reverting back to his old ways instead. Meanwhile, longtime rivals Marty and A.J spend the night still trying to one-up each other to impress the coolest girl in class, who now has a secret. The famous one of the group, Reeves is now well-known musician, but is still too shy to talk to the high school crush who inspired his one hit wonder. Comedy/Drama/Romance. Starring Channing Tatum, Kate Mara, Rosario Dawson, Justin Long, Lynn Collins, Chris Pratt. Directed by Jamie Linden. Rated PG-13 (language, alcohol abuse, some sexual material and drug use). Young Adult. Fiction. ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--New York Daily News; ***--Washington Post; ***--San Francisco Chronicle DVD (WS) $26.98 UPC 013132558493 Blu-ray (WS) $29.99 UPC 013132558899 Allegiance (2012) (R) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/15/2013 After being granted a questionable transfer that will keep him stateside as his National Guard unit deploys for Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton becomes embroiled in a last minute AWOL attempt by one of his soldiers -- forcing him to choose between his loyalties to the fleeing soldier, his unit and his fiancé. Drama/Thriller/Suspense. Starring Bow Wow, Seth Gabel, Aidan Quinn, Malik Yoba, Reshma Shetty, Pablo Schreiber. Directed by Michael Connors. Rated R (language throughout). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $20.99 UPC 037117057931 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $24.99 UPC 037117058136 Arbitrage (2012) (R) Prebook 11/13/2012 Street 12/21/2012 WR2 At 60, Robert Miller appears the very portrait of success in American business and family life. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed. Struggling to conceal his duplicity from loyal wife Ellen and brilliant daughter and heir-apparent Brooke, Miller's also balancing an affair with French art-dealer Julie Cote. Just as he's about to unload his troubled empire, an unexpected bloody error forces him to juggle family, business, and crime with the aid of Jimmy Grant, a face from Miller's past. One wrong turn ignites the suspicions of NYPD Detective Michael Bryer, who will stop at nothing in his pursuits. Running on borrowed time, Miller is forced to confront the limits of even his own moral duplicity. CC. Drama/Thriller. Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Monica Raymund, Evelina Oboza. Directed by Nicholas Jarecki. Rated R (language, brief violent images and drug use). Adult. Fiction. $8 Million Box Office ****--Chicago Sun-Times; ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***½--New York Magazine (Vulture); ***½--Rolling Stone; ***--Tampa Bay Times DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 031398161530 Blu-ray (WS) $24.99 Page 19 of 68 UPC 031398161561 The Awakening (2012) (R) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/29/2013 WR2 London 1921. Florence Cathcart, Cambridge's first female PhD, sets out to debunk claims of ghost sightings in post-WWI England. But when she investigates a boy's death and "haunting" at a boarding school, her scientific resolve surrenders to a personal fight for survival in the face of the unexplained. SDH. Horror/Thriller. Starring Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu, John Shrapnel, Diana Kent. Directed by Nick Murphy. Rated R (some violence and sexuality/nudity). Adult. Fiction. ***--New York Post; ***--The Playlist DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 025192170393 Blu-ray (WS) $26.98 UPC 025192170379 Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Recently dumped by his girlfriend, underachiever Alex embarks on an impromptu road trip with his new band mate, the eccentric Jim. By channeling their inner children and giving a new meaning to the term "lo-fi," Alex and Jim find their unique style by bringing the sound of children's instruments to their unsuspecting fans. Playing a series of bizarre shows and experiencing multiple near-disasters, Alex and Jim's persistence takes them on a true coming-of-age journey - one that may be their last shot at achieving their childhood dreams. Comedy/Music/Music. Starring Ryan O'Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Melissa Leo, Jason Ritter, Wilmer Valderrama. Directed by Ryan O'Nan. Young Adult. Fiction. ***--Total Film; ***--Philadelphia Inquirer DVD (WS) $29.99 UPC 896602002470 Butter (2012) (R) Prebook 11/6/2012 Street 12/4/2012 WR2 For 15 years, Laura has relished her high-profile role as the beautiful, loyal helpmate to her affable, artistically gifted, butter carving, husband. But when Bob is pressured to retire and allow someone else a chance at glory, an indignant Laura decides to enter the competition herself. She is first in line on sign-up day, only to see her odds of victory fall below 100 with the arrival of an unlikely yet formidable contender -- 10-year-old Destiny, the African-American foster child of local couple Julie and Ethan. And that's not all… Bob's would-be mistress, bad-girl stripper Brooke also declares her candidacy, as does his #1 fan, Carol-Ann. Facing three opponents, mocked by her stepdaughter Kaitlen and furious with her husband, Laura resolves to do whatever it takes to win. And if that means resorting to sabotage - and recruiting her dim-witted former boyfriend Boyd as a co-conspirator - then so be it. Comedy. Starring Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Hugh Jackman, Ashley Greene, Rob Corddry. Directed by Jim Field Smith. Rated R (language, sexual content and brief drug use). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 013132322896 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $29.99 UPC 013132323398 The Chicago 8 (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/15/2013 The Chicago 8 is the true story from the notorious 1968 trial that resulted when seven leaders of a Vietnam anti-war movement, and a member of the Black Panthers, were charged with conspiracy to incite devastating riots in Chicago. Desperate to stop what they saw as an immoral war, this group was ready to take on the establishment, express their freedom of speech by all means necessary, while paying a price for their actions. Drama. Starring Gary Cole, Philip Baker Hall, Orlando Jones, Danny Masterson, Mayim Bialik, Thomas Ian Nicholas. Directed by Pinchas Perry. Adult. Fiction. DVD (DC) $26.99 UPC 091037407863 Page 20 of 68 Blu-ray (DC) $34.99 UPC 091037438881 The Cold Light of Day (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/12/2012 Street 1/29/2013 WR2 Will Shaw goes to Spain for a week long sailing vacation with his family but his whole world turns upside down when the family is kidnapped by intelligence agents hell-bent on recovering a mysterious briefcase and Will suddenly finds himself on the run. Action/Thriller/Suspense. Starring Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Echegui, Jim Piddock, Joseph Mawle. Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, and language). Young Adult. Fiction. English/Spanish with English subtitles. $4 Million Box Office DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 025192143564 Blu-ray (WS) $24.99 UPC 025192143571 Comes a Bright Day (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/15/2012 Street 11/13/2012 In this offbeat, romantic crime thriller, Sam is a bright, ambitious and handsome bellboy at a five star hotel who has big dreams of one day running his own restaurant. On a seemingly ordinary day, he suddenly finds himself in a life or death hostage situation with the radiantly beautiful Mary and her belligerent elderly boss Charlie while running an errand at one of London's most exclusive jewelers. Against the backdrop of an armed jewel robbery that goes badly wrong, hostages Sam and Mary, flung together by deadly circumstance, discover their true feelings for each other. Thriller/Romance/Suspense. Starring Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd, Timothy Spall, Geoff Bell, Josef Altin. Directed by Simon Aboud. Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $24.99 UPC 712267321322 Compliance (2012) (R) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/8/2013 WR2 When a police officer tells you to do something, you do it. Right? Inspired by true events, Compliance tells the chilling story of just how far one might go to obey a figure of authority. On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food joint, high-strung manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee, a pretty young blonde named Becky has stolen money from a customer. Convinced she's only doing what's right, Sandra commences the investigation, following step-by-step instructions from the officer at the other end of the line, no matter how invasive they become. As we watch, we ask ourselves two questions: "Why don't they just say no?" and the more troubling, "Am I certain I wouldn't do the same?" Crime/Drama/Thriller. Starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger, James McCaffrey. Directed by Craig Zobel. Rated R (language and sexual content/nudity). Adult. Fiction. ****--New York Post; ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***½--Arizona Republic; ***½--Los Angeles Times; ***½--The New Yorker DVD (WS) $26.98 UPC 876964005166 Blu-ray (WS) 1 $29.98 UPC 876964005173 Cosmopolis (2012) (R) Prebook 11/19/2012 Street 1/2/2013 WR2 Unfolding in a single cataclysmic day, the story follows Eric Packer -- a 28-year old financial whiz kid and billionaire asset manager -- as he heads out in his tricked-out stretch limo to get a haircut from his father's old barber, while remotely wagering his company's massive fortune on a bet against the Chinese Yuan. Packer's luxe trip across the city quickly becomes dizzyingly hellish as he encounters explosive city riots, a parade of provocative visitors, and is thrust into a myriad of intimate encounters. Having started the day with everything, believing he is the future, Packer's perfectly ordered, doubt-free world is about to implode. Drama/Suspense. Page 21 of 68 Based on the novel by Don DeLillo. Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric, Jay Baruchel, Kevin Durand. Directed by David Cronenberg. Rated R (some strong sexual content including graphic nudity, violence and language). Adult. Fiction. ****--The Playlist; 3.8--Slant Magazine; ***--The New York Times; ***--Wall Street Journal; ***--Boxoffice Magazine DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 741952730095 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 741952737797 Deadfall (2012) (R) Prebook 1/7/2013 Street 2/5/2013 Siblings Addison and Liza are on the run from a casino heist gone wrong. When a car accident leaves their wheel man and a state trooper dead, they split up and make a run for the Canadian border in the worst of circumstances -- a near whiteout blizzard. While Addison heads cross-country, creating mayhem in his wake, Liza is picked up by ex-boxer Jay, en-route for a Thanksgiving homecoming with his parents, June and retired sheriff Chet. It's there the siblings are reunited in a terse and thrilling showdown that pushes the bonds of family to the limit. Crime/Drama/Thriller. Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Sissy Spacek, Kris Kristofferson, Allison Graham. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. Rated R (strong violence, language and sexuality). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $26.98 UPC 876964005326 Blu-ray (WS) $26.98 UPC 876964005333 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $34.98 UPC 876964005340 The Factory (2011) (R) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Detective Mike Fletcher, a rugged and obsessive police officer, and his partner Kelsey Walker, are on the trail of a serial killer who prowls the streets targeting young streetwalkers. When his teenage daughter disappears, Fletcher discovers that the killer has kidnapped her after mistaking her for a prostitute. Fletcher's obsession goes into overdrive when he drops all professional restraint to get the killer and save his daughter. Crime/Mystery/Thriller. Starring John Cusack, Dallas Roberts, Mae Whitman, Sonya Walger, Katherine Waterston, Cindy Sampson. Directed by Morgan O'Neill. Rated R (strong violence including disturbing images, language throughout and some sexual material). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $22.97 UPC 883929280063 Fat Kid Rules the World (2012) (R) Prebook 12/21/2012 Street 1/22/2013 Troy Billings is seventeen, overweight, and suicidal. Just as he's about to jump in front of a bus, he's saved by Marcus, a charming high school dropout/street musician. The two begin an uneasy friendship when Marcus enlists the musically challenged Troy to become the drummer in a new punk rock band. As Troy's relationship with Marcus grows, Troy's father becomes increasingly concerned about his son's new friendship. Comedy. Starring Jacob Wysocki, Matt O'Leary, Billy Campbell, Dylan Arnold, Megan Day, Sean Donavan. Directed by Matthew Lillard. Rated R (sexual and drug content, and brief violent images). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.99 UPC 796019825559 Gayby (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/22/2012 Street 12/11/2012 WR2 Jenn and Matt are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching hot yoga and running errands for her boss. Matt suffers from comic-book writer's block and can't get over his ex-boyfriend. They decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together... the old-fashioned way. Can they navigate the serious and unexpected snags they hit as they attempt to get their careers and dating lives back on track in preparation for parenthood? Gayby is an irreverent comedy about Page 22 of 68 friendship, growing older, sex, loneliness, and the family you choose. Comedy/Drama/Gay & Lesbian. Starring Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Mike Doyle, Dule Hill, Louis Cancelmi, Adam Driver. Directed by Jonathan Lisecki. Adult. Fiction. ***½--Slant Magazine; ***--New York Post DVD (FS) $24.95 UPC 754703763860 The Good Doctor (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/19/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR2 Martin Blake is an ambitious but anxious young doctor, eager to impress his superiors and colleagues; Chief Resident Waylans, selfassured fellow intern Dan and no-nonsense nurse Theresa. But things are not going Martin's way and he can't seem to shake off his insecurities. When 18-year-old patient Diane is admitted for a kidney infection, Martin steps in, getting the much-needed boost of selfesteem he craves. But things take a dark turn as his enthusiasm begins to become an obsession. Drama/Thriller/Suspense. Starring Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Michael Pena, Taraji P. Henson, Rob Morrow, J.K. Simmons. Directed by Lance Daly. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, disturbing situations and some crude sexual content). Young Adult. Fiction. ***--New York Post DVD (WS) 1 $26.98 UPC 876964005029 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 876964005036 Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/5/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Set against the backdrop of a United Nations Space Command (UNSC) military academy, a group of highborn cadets are training to be the next generation of soldiers in the UNSC's ongoing war with insurrectionists in the outer colonial planets. Among these cadets, Thomas Lasky struggles with his doubts about this war and with the burden of expectations he may not be able to carry. As Lasky comes to terms with his potential as a military leader, the terrifying alien alliance known as the Covenant arrives and turns his world upside down. Inspired by the Master Chief, he must decide what it means to be a hero. Action/Sci-Fi. Starring Daniel Cudmore, Tom Green, Max Carver, Anna Popplewell, Irone Singleton, Enisha Brewster. Directed by Stewart Hendler. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD $22.99 UPC 037117056231 Blu-ray $28.99 UPC 037117056439 Hello I Must Be Going (2012) (R) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/29/2013 WR2 Amy, a recent divorcee, seeks refuge in the suburban Connecticut home of her parents. Demoralized and uncertain of her future, Amy begins an affair with a 19-year-old actor that jumpstarts her passion for life and helps her discover an independence and sense of purpose that she has missed for years. Coupling Blythe Danner's subtle, moving performance as a frustrated empty nester with Melanie Lynskey's endearing and nuanced depiction of both the comic and tragic coming together at a crossroads, Hello I Must Be Going is a modern, unconventional love story infused with sex, humor, and emotional honesty -- everything Amy will need to get on in life. Drama/Comedy/Romance. Starring Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Christopher Abbott, Sara Chase. Directed by Todd Louiso. Rated R (language and sexual content). Adult. Fiction. ***½--New York post; ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--The Playlist; ***--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ***--Boston Globe DVD (WS) $29.99 UPC 896602002463 DVD (WS) $19.99 UPC 896602002746 Jack and Diane (2012) (R) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Page 23 of 68 Jack and Diane, two teenage girls, meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. Diane's charming innocence quickly begins to open Jack's tough skinned heart. But when Jack discovers that Diane is moving she pushes her away. Unable to grasp her new feelings, Diane's emotions begin to cause unexplainable violent changes to her body. Through these awkward and insecure feelings, the two girls must struggle to turn their first love into an enduring one. Drama/Horror/Romance. Starring Riley Keough, Juno Temple, Jena Malone, Dane DeHaan, Kylie Minogue, Leo Fitzpatrick. Directed by Bradley Rust Gray. Rated R (strong sexual content including nudity and an assault, bloody violence, language and drinking - all involving teens). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $26.98 UPC 876964005203 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 876964005210 Killer Joe (2012) (NC-17) Prebook 11/13/2012 Street 12/21/2012 WR2 When 22-year-old drug dealer Chris has his stash stolen by his mother, he has to come up with six thousand dollars quick or he's dead. Desperate, he turns to "Killer Joe" when he finds out that his mother's life insurance policy is worth $50,000. Although Joe usually demands cash up front, he finds himself willing to bend the rules in exchange for Chris' attractive younger sister, Dottie, who will serve as sexual collateral until the money comes in... if it ever does. CC. Comedy/Crime/Thriller. Based on the play by Tracy Letts. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon, Scott A. Martin. Directed by William Friedkin. Rated NC-17 (graphic aberrant content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality). Adult. Fiction. $1 Million Box Office ****--The Globe and Mail (Toronto); ****--Time Out New York; ***½--Village Voice; ***--indieWire; ***--The A.V. Club DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 031398161998 DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 031398165606 Blu-ray (WS) $24.99 UPC 031398162032 Liberal Arts (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/9/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR2 IFC Newly single and uninspired by his job in college admissions, the introverted Jesse Fisher lives with his head buried in a book. His deep nostalgia for his own alma mater in Ohio -- the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars -- makes him wonder if his best days are behind him. So when his favorite professor invites him back to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. Meeting Zibby -- a precocious classical music-loving sophomore -- awakens in Jesse long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection. Comedy/Drama. Starring Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro, Elizabeth Reaser. Directed by Josh Radnor. Rated PG-13 (sexual content including references, mature thematic material, and some teen drinking). Young Adult. Fiction. ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***½--USA Today; ***--Empire; ***--St. Louis Post-Dispatch DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 030306983592 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 030306189895 Little Birds (2012) (R) Prebook 11/26/2012 Street 1/2/2013 15 year-old Lily and her best friend Alison live on the shores of the Salton Sea among rundown trailers parks, rotting household items, drained pools and decaying streets. What was once an oasis for the wealthy and famous has become a near ghost town, leaving its residents fighting for breath in the deep end. When they meet a few visiting street kids, the girls' bond is finally tested and Lily convinces Alison to follow the boys back to Los Angeles. But in the big city, Lily and Alison quickly fall into the boys' world of scams and petty crime. When an idea is hatched to use Lily as bait for men with money to steal, things quickly escalate to a life-changing Page 24 of 68 moment. Lily must decide how far she will go to grow up and Alison must decide how far she will go to protect Lily. Drama/Adventure. Starring Juno Temple, Leslie Mann, Kay Panabaker, Neal McDonough, Kate Bosworth, Kyle Gallner. Directed by Elgin James. Rated R (pervasive language, some violence including a sexual assault, sexuality/nudity, drug and alcohol use - all involving teens). Adult. Fiction. ***--Entertainment Weekly DVD (WS) $28.99 UPC 687797134691 Nobody Walks (2012) (R) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/22/2013 WR2 Martine, an artist from New York, arrives in Los Angeles to work on her film. She is staying with friends of a friend, Julie, her husband Peter and their family. From the day that Martine walks into the lives of this open-minded, relaxed California family, everything is subtly set off balance. Peter is helping Martine complete the sound design on her art film and they collaborate closely together, working in the studio off the pool house where Martine is staying. They develop a connection that is rare for Peter and necessary for Martine to finish her movie but, which begins to veer away from professional terrain. An attraction is also brewing between Martine and David's assistant. Meanwhile, Julie, a therapist, is fending off the projective impulses of one of her patients, a screenwriter who can talk his way into anything. Each character in Nobody Walks experiences a surge of desire catalyzed by Martine's arrival, and everyone is forced to confront the new landscape that emerges in her wake. Drama. Starring Olivia Thirlby, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, Dylan McDermott, Jane Levy. Directed by Ry Russo-Young. Rated R (sexuality, language and some drug use). Adult. Fiction. ***--NPR; ***--The Playlist DVD (WS) $26.98 UPC 876964005180 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 876964005197 The Paperboy (2012) (R) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 WR2 A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar®-nominated director Lee Daniels, The Paperboy takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter, The Paperboy peels back a sleepy small town's decades-old facade of Southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou. Thriller/Suspense. Starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey, Scott Glenn, Nikolette Noel. Directed by Lee Daniels. Rated R (strong sexual content, violence and language). Adult. Fiction. ***--The Hollywood Reporter; ***--The Guardian; ***--Philadelphia Inquirer; ***--Boston Globe; ***--USA Today DVD (WS) $28.99 UPC 687797136992 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $34.99 UPC 687797136947 Blu-ray (WS) $29.99 UPC 687797136961 Red Hook Summer (2012) (R) Prebook 11/20/2012 Street 12/21/2012 WR2 Red Hook Summer tells the story of Flik Royale, a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who has come to spend the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, Bishop Enoch Rouse, in the housing projects of Red Hook. Having never met before, things quickly get off on the wrong foot as Bishop Enoch relentlessly attempts to convert Flik into a follower of Jesus Christ. Between his grandfather's constant preaching and the culture shock of inner-city life, Flik's summer appears to be a total disaster -- until he meets Chazz Morningstar, a pretty girl his age, who shows Flik the brighter side of Brooklyn. Through her love and the love of his grandfather, Flik Page 25 of 68 begins to realize that the world is a lot bigger, and perhaps a lot better, than he'd ever imagined. CC. Drama. Starring Clarke Peters, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Toni Lysaith, Jules Brown. Directed by Spike Lee. Rated R (brief violence, language and a disturbing situation). Adult. Fiction. ***--Time Out New York; ***--Boxoffice Magazine; ***--Slant magazine; ***--The Playlist DVD (WS) $27.97 UPC 014381826326 Blu-ray (WS) $29.97 UPC 014381826456 Sleepwalk with Me (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/9/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR2 IFC "I'm going to tell you a story and it's true... I always have to tell people that," so asserts comedian-turned-playwright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia directly to the viewer at the outset of his autobiographically inspired, fictional feature debut. Birbiglia wears his incisive wit on his sleeve while portraying a cinematic surrogate. We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore. Based on the successful one-man show, Sleepwalk With Me engages in the kind of passionate and personal storytelling that transfigures intimate anguish into comic art. Comedy. Starring Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash. Directed by Mike Birbiglia. Rated PG-13 (some sexual content and brief language). Young Adult. Fiction. $2 Million Box Office ****--Tampa Bay Times; ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***½--USA Today; ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***½--New York Observer DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 030306983998 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 030306190099 Stella Days (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Tribeca Film A small town cinema in rural Ireland in the 1950s becomes the setting for a dramatic struggle between Rome and Hollywood, and a man and his conscience. Martin Sheen stars as Father Daniel Berry in a story about the excitement of the unknown versus the security of the familiar, as those in the town find themselves on the cusp of the modern but still clinging to the traditions of church and a cultural identity forged in very different times. Drama. Based on the novel by Michael Doorley. Starring Martin Sheen, Stephen Rea, Alan Curran, Gail Fitzpatrick, Amy Huberman, David Herlihy. Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan. Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $26.95 UPC 767685277065 Stolen (2012) (R) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 WR2 Director Simon West and Nicolas Cage team-up for the first time since the 1997 blockbuster Con Air for Stolen, a unique fast paced action thriller that takes place during 10 frantic hours on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans. Action/Crime/Drama. Starring Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Mark Valley, M.C. Gainey. Directed by Simon West. Rated R (some violence and brief language). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.99 UPC 687797138491 Blu-ray (WS) $24.98 UPC 687797138460 Touchback (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/11/2012 WR2 Street 1/8/2013 Page 26 of 68 Former high school football star turned farmer and family man, Scott Murphy finds himself with a unique opportunity to revisit his glory days during the Ohio State championship game where he permanently injured his knee in a game-winning play. Given a second shot at his destiny, Scott seeks counsel from Coach Hand, Scott's longtime mentor on and off the field, to help him decide whether to let his fate unfold, or follow a path that will change his future. Drama/Sport. Starring Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas, Christine Lahti, Sarah Wright. Directed by Don Handfield. Rated PG-13 (some mature thematic elements). Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 013132592732 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $24.99 UPC 013132592749 The Trouble with Bliss (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/4/2012 Street 1/2/2013 The Trouble With Bliss tells the story of 35-year-old Morris Bliss, who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father, who treats Morris with a mix of disdain and exasperation. When he finds himself juggling a bizarre relationship with the sexually precocious 18year-old daughter of a former classmate and the advances of his very forward neighbor, Morris begins to realize that even though his life is unraveling, it's also opening up in ways that are long overdue. Comedy/Drama. Based on the novel by Douglas Light (East Fifth Bliss). Starring Michael C. Hall, Brie Larson, Lucy Liu, Peter Fonda, Chris Messina, Brad William Henke. Directed by Michael Knowles. Rated PG-13 (sexual content, partial nudity and a brief violent image). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 013132596020 Why Stop Now (2012) (R) Prebook 11/2/2012 Street 12/11/2012 IFC Eli is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future -- will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces sends them off to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles. The day spirals downhill quickly, and the hapless team must collaborate every step of the way to battle their own demons and get Eli out of the rabbit hole. Comedy/Drama. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan, Melissa Leo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sarah Ramos, Emma Rayne Lyle. Directed by Phil Dorling AND Ron Nyswaner. Rated R (language throughout, and drug content). Adult. Fiction. ***½--Chicago Sun-Times DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 030306983691 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 030306189697 Click here for INDEPENDENT FEATURES list. FOREIGN FILM 5 Broken Cameras (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/15/2013 WR2 Winner at the Sundance Film Festival, 5 Broken Cameras is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil'in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements. Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son, the footage was later given to Israeli co-director Guy Davidi to edit. Structured around the violent destruction of each one of Burnat's cameras, the filmmakers' collaboration follows one family's evolution over five years of village turmoil. Burnat watches from behind the lens as olive trees are bulldozed, protests intensify, and lives are lost. "I feel like the camera protects me," he says, "but it's an illusion." . Documentary/Foreign Film. Starring Guy Davidi. Directed by Emad Burnat AND Guy Davidi. Adult. Nonfiction. Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles. Page 27 of 68 ****--Total Film; ****--New Orleans Times-Picayune; ***½--The New York Times; ***--Empire; ***--Los Angeles Times DVD $29.95 UPC 738329093525 Beloved (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/2/2012 Street 12/11/2012 In the freewheeling Paris of the '60s, young Madeleine -- who has gone from selling shoes to sleeping with men for money - falls for a handsome Czech doctor, Jaromil, who she soon marries and joins in Prague. A baby daughter is born, but Jaromil's infidelities and the arrival of Russian tanks in Prague leaded Madeleine back to France -- though the love between them still burns. Thirty years later in London, we follow Madeleine's daughter, Vera, who has fallen in love with a musician who is incapable of devoting himself to her, while her ex still pines for her. Meanwhile, in Paris, a re-married Madeleine has rekindled her love affair with Jaromil. Frequent Honore collaborator Alex Beaupain composed the emotional, Cesar-nominated score for this light-hearted but ultimately moving exploration of the changing nature of relationships. Drama/Foreign Film/Musical. Starring Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier, Chiara Mastroianni, Paul Schneider, Milos Forman, Louis Garrel. Directed by Christophe Honore. Adult. Fiction. French with English subtitles. ***½--Philadelphia Inquirer; ***--Empire; ***--Washington Post; ***--San Francisco Chronicle; ***--indieWire DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 030306983899 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/22/2013 WR2 Tribeca Film From visionary auteur Takashi Miike comes the story of a mysterious samurai who arrives at the doorstep of his feudal lord, requesting an honorable death by ritual suicide in his courtyard. The lord threatens him with the brutal tale of Motome, a desperate young ronin who made a similar request with ulterior motives, only to meet a grisly end. Undaunted, the samurai begins to tell a story of his own, with an ending no one could see coming. With stunning cinematography and gripping performances, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is a thrilling exploration of revenge, honor, and individuality in the face of oppressive power. Drama/Foreign Film/Action. Starring Ebizo Ichikawa, Eita, Hikari Mitsushima, Naoto Takenaka, Munetaka Aoki, Takashi Sasano. Directed by Takashi Miike. Adult. Fiction. Japanese with English subtitles. ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--Village Voice; ***½--Salon.com; ***--The A.V. Club; ***--The New York Times DVD (WS) $26.95 UPC 767685280812 Blu-ray (WS) $29.95 UPC 767685282397 Hermano (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/29/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR2 Raised as brothers, intense teammates and competitors on the soccer field - the gregarious, swaggering Julio and the wiry, focused Daniel/ 'Gato' have remained virtually inseparable ever since the newborn Daniel was found abandoned in a trash heap in their La Ceniza slum. The opportunity of their lives arrives when a football scout invites them to try out for the city's top professional team, just as a tragic act of violence threatens to tear them apart and prevent them from achieving their dreams. Foreign/International. Starring Fernando Moreno, Eliu Armas, Ali Rondon. Directed by Marcel Rasquin. Young Adult. Fiction. Spanish with English subtitles. DVD $29.95 UPC 741360538115 Holy Motors (2012) (NR) Prebook 1/14/2013 Street 2/26/2013 WR2 Over the course of a single day, Monsieur Oscar travels by limousine around Paris to a series of nine "appointments," transforming into new characters or incarnations at each stop. Monster movie, film noir, romantic drama, musical, crime thriller, futuristic sex fantasia... Holy Motors is all of these and, then again, none of these. It is a ravishing, shape-shifting, fever dream of becoming, unraveling and starting all over again. From celluloid magic to the digital data stream, Monsieur Oscar's epic journey of the soul is all of Page 28 of 68 our dreams. Drama/Foreign Film/Sci-Fi. Starring Denis Lavant, Eva Mendes, Edit Scob, Kylie Minogue, Elise Lhomeau. Directed by Leos Carax. Adult. Fiction. French with English subtitles. ****--Washington Post; ****--Time; ****--Entertainment Weekly; ****--Salon.com; ****--New York Daily News Blu-ray (WS) $39.95 UPC 883476092430 The Intouchables (2012) (R) Prebook 1/30/2013 Street 1/15/2013 WR2 A true story of two men who should never have met -- a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects. Comedy/Foreign Film/Drama. Starring Omar Sy, Francois Cluzet, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet. Directed by Eric Toledano. Rated R (language and some drug use). Adult. Fiction. French with English subtitles. $13 Million Box Office ***½--ReelViews; ***--Salon.com; ***--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ***--The Globe and Mail (Toronto); ***--USA Today DVD (WS) $30.99 UPC 043396413764 Blu-ray (WS) $35.99 UPC 043396413771 Little White Lies (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/28/2012 Street 2/5/2013 WR2 Every year Max, a successful restaurant owner, invites his family and friends to his beautiful beach house. This year, before they leave Paris, one of the group is seriously hurt in a traumatic accident. The friends decide to go ahead with their holiday, but the accident sets off a dramatic chain of reactions and emotional responses. The eagerly anticipated vacation leads each of the protagonists in turn to raise the veil that for years has covered their true feelings. Their relationships, convictions and friendships are sorely tested when finally forced to own up to the little white lies they have been telling each other. Comedy/Foreign Film/Drama. Starring Francois Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Jean Dujardin, Benoit Magimel, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Marivin. Directed by Guillaume Canet. Adult. Fiction. French with English subtitles. ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Arizona Republic; ***--Empire; ***--Total Film; ***--St. Louis Post-Dispatch DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 030306901596 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 030306182995 The Loneliest Planet (2012) (NR) Prebook 1/18/2013 Street 2/26/2013 WR2 IFC Alex and Nica are young, in love and engaged to be married. The summer before their wedding, they are backpacking in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. Walking for hours, they trade anecdotes, play games to pass the time of moving through space. And then, a momentary misstep, a gesture that takes only two or three seconds, a gesture that's over almost as soon as it begins. But once it is done, it can't be undone. Once it is done, it threatens to undo everything the couple believed about each other and about themselves. All the while, they are not alone. They are always with the guide, who witnesses their every move. The film plays off the relationship between young travelers and the places they travel to, between guide and guided. But at heart, it is a love story -- a tale about betrayal, both accidental and deliberate, about masculinity, failure and the ambiguities of forgiveness. Thriller/Horror/Suspense. Based on the short story by Tom Bissell. Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, Bidzina Gujabidze. Directed by Julia Loktev. Adult. Fiction. English/Spanish with English subtitles. ****--The A.V. Club; ****--Entertainment Weekly; ***½--Movieline; ***½--indieWire; ***½--Boston Globe DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 030306984292 Pina (2011) (PG) Page 29 of 68 Prebook 12/18/2012 Street 1/22/2013 Criterion Collection In his exhilarating new film, German master Wim Wenders shoots in 3D to capture the brilliantly inventive dance world of legendary choreographer Pina Bausch. Wenders had conceived with Bausch a dance film like none seen before, one which would take the fullest advantage yet of new 3D technology to put the viewer deep inside Bausch's playful, thrillingly unpredictable pieces. After her untimely death in 2009, Wenders continued with the project, turning it into the most exciting tribute he could imagine. Sensual and visually stunning, Pina uses 3D to remarkable effect, taking the audience into Bausch's work in her imaginative sets powerfully rendering the beauty and sheer physicality of the dances and dancers of her Tanztheater Wuppertal ensemble. Documentary/Dance. Starring Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante, Pina Bausch, Rainer Behr, Andrey Berezin. Directed by Wim Wenders. Rated PG (some sensuality/partial nudity and smoking). Young Adult. Nonfiction. German/French/English/Spanish with English subtitles. ****--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ****--Charlotte Observer; ****--Philadelphia Inquirer; ***--Chicago Tribune; ****--Chicago Reader DVD (WS) Box Set 1 $29.95 UPC 715515102117 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 1 $49.95 UPC 715515102018 Putin's Kiss (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/2/2013 Nashi is an increasingly popular political youth organization in Russia with direct ties to the Kremlin. 16-year-old Masha Drokova, a Nashi commissar and spokesperson, is an ambitious middle-class student from the outskirts of Moscow. After joining Nashi at the age of 15, she moves to the very top of the organization, and is rewarded for her dedication with a university scholarship, an apartment, and even a pro-Putin talk show. Everything changes when Drokova becomes acquainted with a group of liberal journalists, including popular anti-Putin reporter Oleg Kashin. At first, she remains devoted to Nashi while pursuing tentative friendships with its left-wing critics -- but when Kashin is brutally beaten by "unknown perpetrators," she has a genuine change of heart and decides to take a stand. Documentary/Foreign Film/Drama. Starring Masha Drokova, Oleg Kashin. Directed by Lise Birk Pedersen. Adult. Nonfiction. Russian with English subtitles. ***--New York Post DVD (WS) $29.95 UPC 738329090722 Unforgivable (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/5/2012 Street 12/4/2012 WR2 Francis is a successful crime writer who moves to Venice to work on his next novel. When he meets model-turned-real-estate-agent Judith, he is instantly infatuated. Francis and Judith eventually marry and move to a remote house on Torcello Island but Francis' newfound happiness hinders his writing. Obsessing over what Judith does while at work, he hires a young ex-convict to investigate. As Judith's sexual past is revealed both men become increasing fixated on the mysterious woman. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Venice, Unforgivable examines the consequences of unresolved past relationships and their far-reaching effects into the future. Drama/Foreign Film. Based on the novel by Philippe Djian. Starring Andre Dussollier, Melanie Thierry, Carole Bouquet, Adriana Asti. Directed by Andre Techine. Adult. Fiction. French/Italian with English subtitles. ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Christian Science Monitor; ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--Charlotte Observer; ***--New York Post DVD (WS) $27.99 UPC 712267310722 The Well-Digger's Daughter (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/26/2012 Street 12/26/2012 WR2 Twenty-five years after rising to international acclaim in Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring, Daniel Auteuil returns to the world of Marcel Pagnol for his first work as director with this celebrated remake of the 1940s classic. Pascale is a widower living with his six daughters in the Provence countryside at the start of World War I. His eldest, Patricia, has returned home from Paris to help raise her sisters, and Pascale dreams of marrying her off to his loyal assistant Felipe. But when she's impregnated by a wealthy young pilot, who promptly abandons her for the frontlines, Pascale is left to contend with the consequences. Drama/Foreign Film/Romance. Based on Page 30 of 68 the novel by Marcel Pagnol. Starring Daniel Auteuil, Kad Merad, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Astrid Berges-Frisbey. Directed by Daniel Auteuil. Adult. Fiction. French with English subtitles. ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Christian Science Monitor; ***--Los Angeles Times; ***--NPR; ***--The Hollywood Reporter DVD (WS) $29.95 UPC 738329096922 Blu-ray (WS) $34.95 UPC 738329097028 Click here for FOREIGN FILM list. CLASSICS & SPECIAL EDITIONS Cabaret (1972) (PG) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 2/5/2013 Singer Sally Bowles lives on the fringe in decadent 1931 Berlin. Oscars for director Bob Fosse, actress Minnelli, supporting actor Grey. CC. Musical/Drama/Classic Film. Starring Liza Minelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Fritz Wepper. Directed by Bob Fosse. Rated PG (adult situations, violence). Adult. Fiction. $43 Million Box Office ***½--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide; ***½--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times DVD (WS) 1 $14.97 UPC 883929265992 Blu-ray (WS) $27.98 UPC 883929266036 Die Nibelungen (1924) (NR) Prebook 10/8/2012 Street 11/6/2012 One of the greatest artistic and technical achievements of the German silent cinema, Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen is a passionate retelling of Nordic legend, invested with all the resources of the colossal UFA Studios. Sci-Fi/Foreign Film/Silent Film. Starring Georg John, Hanna Ralph, Paul Richter, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos. Directed by Fritz Lang. Adult. Fiction. German with English subtitles. DVD (FS) $34.95 UPC 738329108526 Blu-ray (FS) Box Set 2 $39.95 UPC 738329108625 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) (PG) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Criterion Collection Plotters kidnap a U.S. couple's son to hide an assassination at Royal Albert Hall. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. CC. Mystery/Suspense. Starring James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman, Daniel Gelin. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Rated PG (Contains violence). Adult. Fiction. DVD (FS) $29.95 UPC 715515101714 Blu-ray (FS) $39.95 UPC 715515100410 Peter Pan (1953) (G) Prebook 12/21/2012 Street 2/5/2013 Diamond Edition 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. CC. Animation/Adventure/Classic Film. Starring Bobby Driscoll (voice), Kathryn Beaumont (voice), Hans Conried (voice), Bill Thompson (voice), Heather Angel (voice), Paul Collins (voice). Directed by Hamilton Luske. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. Page 31 of 68 $29 Million Box Office ***--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide Blu-ray (FF) Box Set 2 (DVD) $39.99 UPC 786936828917 Blu-ray (FF) Box Set 2 (DVD) $39.99 UPC 786936828948 Blu-ray (FF) Box Set 3 (DVD/DC) $44.99 UPC 786936828979 The Point (1971) (G) Prebook 10/15/2012 Street 11/20/2012 The Point is a children's animated story by Harry Nilson and narrated by Ringo Starr about a boy named Oblio and his dog Arrow. They are banished from the Land of Point to the Pointless Forest. Through their adventures, they gain an understanding of the world and their place in it. Animation/Adventure/Musical. Starring Ringo Starr (voice), Michael Lookinland (voice), Paul Frees (voice), Lennie Weinrib (voice). Directed by Fred Wolf. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $14.95 UPC 760137536796 The Quiet Man (1952) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/22/2013 Newly re-mastered and restored in 2012 with a 4K HD transfer. John Ford’s The Quiet Man celebrates one of Hollywood’s most romantic and enduring epics. The first American feature to be filmed in Ireland’s picturesque countryside… Ford richly imbued this masterpiece with his love of Ireland and its people. Comedy/Drama/Romance. Starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen, Arthur Shields. Directed by John Ford. Young Adult. Fiction. ****--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide DVD (FS) $24.95 UPC 887090048309 Blu-ray (FS) $29.95 UPC 887090048408 The Tin Drum (1979) (R) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 WR3 Criterion Collection A boy willfully stops growing at age 3, pounding a drum and screaming shrilly to protest adult behavior in Nazi Germany. Drama/Foreign Film/History. Starring Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Daniel Olbrychski, Katharina Thalbach, Heinz Bennent. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Rated R. Adult. Fiction. German with English subtitles. ****--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide DVD (WS) $29.95 UPC 715515101912 Blu-ray (WS) $39.95 UPC 715515101813 Trust (1991) (R) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/22/2013 A pregnant high-school dropout meets a moody electronics genius who carries a hand grenade, just in case. Comedy/Drama/Romance. Starring Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson, John MacKay, Edie Falco, Marko Hunt. Directed by Hal Hartley. Rated R (adult situations, language). Adult. Fiction. ****--Boston Globe; ***½--Rolling Stone; ***--Village Voice; ***--Los Angeles Times; ***--The New York Times DVD (WS) $24.95 UPC 887090051705 Blu-ray (WS) $29.95 UPC 887090051804 Page 32 of 68 Click here for CLASSICS & SPECIAL EDITIONS list. CHILDREN & FAMILY Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake (Vol. 04) (2010) (TV-PG) Prebook 1/14/2013 Street 2/19/2013 Cartoon Network What time is it? It's time for Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake . The Cartoon Network's #1 hit comedy show and Emmy® nominated series that centers on the post apocalyptic adventures of Finn, a human boy with a funny hat, and his friend Jake, a magic and mischievous dog. The DVD features 16 episodes from all four seasons selected by the creator and more. Animation/TV Series. Starring Matt L. Jones (voice), Niki Yang (voice). Directed by Pendleton Ward (creator). Rated TV-PG. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $19.82 UPC 883929261154 Angelina Ballerina: Sweet Valentine (2001-2004) (TV-Y) Prebook 12/6/2011 Street 1/3/2012 Angelina uncovers the mystery of her secret admirer with some help from her friends. Angelina and Alice help Marco realize the true importance of helping his friends. The students celebrate Ms. Mimi and although it may have been for the wrong reason, they do it with a lot of heart! And when Angelina and her girlfriends try to make a girls' club, they realize a friendship club is much sweeter. Spread the love with dancing, skating, singing and best friends forever! CC. Animation/TV Series/Holiday. Based on the novel by Katharine Holabird AND Helen Craig. Starring Charlotte Spencer (voice), Naomi MacDonald (voice), Leah Zabari (voice). Directed by Davis Doi. Rated TV-Y. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FF) $14.98 UPC 884487111455 Animaniacs: Vol. 04 (1993-1998) (NR) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 2/5/2013 Reunite with your favorite cast of characters … Yakko, Wakko, and Dot from the Warner Movie Lot in their fourth and final volume of the outrageously zany Animaniacs adventures! Anytime this rowdy bunch of misfits comes together, whether they are putting a twisted spin on a classic tale or charting insane new territory, hilarious hijinks are sure to follow. So catch up with the whole gang including Slappy the Squirrel, Goodfeathers, and Dr. Otto Scratchansniff as they set out to conquer the world, seek answers to life's biggest questions, and skewer entertainment's most treasured icons along the way. CC. Animation/TV Series/Comedy. Starring Rob Paulsen. Directed by Various. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) Box Set 3 $29.99 UPC 085391136194 Barney: Let's Go to the Moon (1992-present) (TV-Y) Prebook 12/11/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Star Light, Star Bright, let's go on a space adventure tonight! Barney encourages Riff to always reach for the stars, even when his homemade spaceship doesn't reach Mars; Baby Bop learns about Mr. Moon's important job lighting the night for the world, and BJ sees he's special just the way he is -- astronaut or not. Barney and friends discover that the sky is not the limit when you use your imagination! CC. Educational/TV Series/Musical. Starring Dean Wendt (voice), Julie Johnson, Patty Wirtz, Jeff Ayers, Kyle Nelson, Michaela Dietz. Directed by Jim Rowley AND Fred Holmes. Rated TV-Y. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $14.98 UPC 884487113374 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/21/2012 Street 1/29/2013 DC Universe The Dark Knight, along with new sidekick Robin, have finally reclaimed Gotham City and allowed a ray of hope to penetrate the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. With Batman back in the spotlight, the extended media coverage has awoken a far worse evil at Arkham Asylum, The Joker! Forever destined to be mortal enemies, The Joker has a diabolical scheme that may pull Page 33 of 68 Batman down to the darkest levels of insanity. While on the horizon, a global catastrophe races towards Gotham and with it comes a familiar face, The Man of Steel, though this time he has Batman in his sights. Witness as the aging Dark Knight wages a tireless war against crime while proving that courage and will are indeed timeless. Animation/TV Movie/Action. Starring Peter Weller (voice), Ariel Winter (voice), Wade Williams (voice), Michael McKean (voice), Michael Emerson (voice), Grey DeLisle (voice). Directed by Jay Oliva. Rated PG-13 (some intense sequences of violence and action). Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 883929252213 Blu-ray (WS) (DC) $24.98 UPC 883929252220 Ben 10: Omniverse: A New Beginning, Vol. 01 (2012-) (TV-Y7) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 2/5/2013 Ben 10 (Seasons) It’s an all-new series with an all-new Omnitrix and new alien heroes; a quirky, new underground world full with intergalactic life; a new partner named Rook, helping Ben save the world and bail him out of trouble, and a new Ben like you’ve never seen him -- a little older but not always a little wiser. It’s going to be a wild ride! This DVD includes 10 all-new action packed episodes. Animation/TV Series/Adventure. Starring Yuri Lowenthal (voice), Greg Cipes (voice), Ashley Johnson (voice), Dee Bradley Baker (voice), John Di Maggio (voice). Directed by Alex Winter. Rated TV-Y7. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $19.97 UPC 883929274932 Berenstain Bears: Playdates (2002-) (TV-Y) Prebook 11/5/2012 Street 12/11/2012 Brother and Sister learn the importance of throwing away junk food and eating more nutritious food before a big race. Join Brother and Sister as they practice their manners, help other cubs discover their special talents, and rebuild a bird house with Mama's guidance. CC. Animation/Adventure/Educational. Starring Michael Cera (voice), Camilla Scott (voice). Directed by Gary Hurst. Rated TV-Y. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $9.99 UPC 625828615436 Bubble Guppies: When We Grow Up (2013) (NR) Prebook 12/20/2012 Street 2/5/2013 The Bubble Guppies are discovering all types of jobs -- doctors, dentists, waiters, firefighters, zookeepers and more! Swim in to six underwater adventures all about different ways to work and play with friends! Animation/TV Series/Adventure. Starring Wanda Sykes (voice). Directed by Robert Scull AND Jonny Belt (creators). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $16.99 UPC 097361476346 Cat in the Hat (Knows Alot About That!): Hurray It's Valentines Day (2010-present) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/2/2013 Cat in the Hat Animation/Educational/Science. Based on the character by Dr. Seuss. Starring Martin Short (voice), Jacob Ewaniuk (voice), Alexa Torrington (voice), Rob Tinkler (voice). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $6.99 UPC 843501004197 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days (2012) (PG) Prebook 11/20/2012 Street 12/18/2012 WR1 Fox Family Features Dove Approved (All) During his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley, the hero of the phenomenally successful book series, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club -- which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing Page 34 of 68 mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong. CC. Comedy. Based on the series by Jeff Kinney. Starring Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Peyton List, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn. Directed by David Bowers. Rated PG (some mild rude humor and mischief). Juvenile. Fiction. $49 Million Box Office ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--Washington Post DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 024543800040 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $39.99 UPC 024543800163 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Butterfly Ball (2000-) (TV-Y) Prebook 12/20/2012 Street 2/12/2013 Soar with Dora in these 3 colorful high-flying adventures! Loop-de-loop with pretty magic wings at the Butterfly Ball, explore art, and catch a runaway kite on Father’s Day! ¡Vámonos! CC. Animation/TV Series/Adventure. Starring Kathleen Herles (voice), Caitlin Sanchez (voice), Harrison Chad (voice), Reagan Mizrahi (voice). Directed by Various. Rated TV-Y. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $14.99 UPC 097368804647 Duck Dodgers: Dark Side of the Duck: Season 1 (2003) (TV-Y7) Prebook 1/7/2013 Street 2/12/2013 The Universally Loved Hero Is Finally Coming Home! Launch into a spectacular series of zany adventures with everyone's favorite fighter of Martian tyranny! Duck Dodgers is always ready to swoop in and save the day, the planet, and the galaxy -- with a little luck and a lot of help, that is. He may be an intellectual featherweight, but his duckbilled laser gun counts as heavy artillery. So sit back, buckle up, and enjoy a hilarious flight of fantasy filled with light-years of intergalactic intrigue and futuristic fun. Animation/TV Series/Action. Starring Joe Alaskey (voice), Tia Carrere (voice), Michael Dorn (voice), Richard McGonagle (voice), Bob Bergen (voice), John O'Hurley (voice). Directed by Spike Brandt AND Tony Cervone. Rated TV-Y7. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD Box Set 2 $19.97 UPC 883929250561 Fairfield Road (2010) (NR) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 2/12/2013 Hallmark Channel After Noah McManus loses a high-powered political job and his fiancé all in one day, he escapes to the small New England town of Harpswell in Cape Cod. There he falls in love with a bookstore owner as well as the quaint town itself, giving him new purpose and a sense of belonging that he has been missing in life. Drama/TV Movie/Romance. Starring Jesse Metcalfe, Natalie Lisinska, Derek McGrath, Chick Reid, Brandon Firia, Natalie Brown. Directed by David Weaver. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.93 UPC 883476092249 From Time to Time (2009) (PG) Prebook 10/29/2012 Street 12/11/2012 In times of war two centuries apart, two distinct worlds are linked by a single family and the house in which they live. It is 1944 and 13 year-old Tolly Oldknow is sent to spend Christmas with his grandmother, whilst his mother searches for news of his father in wartime London. In the old house, he becomes a witness to events during the Napoleonic wars and finds himself slowly drawn into participating in the drama. Invisible to most people in the past, yet able to move amongst them, he begins to unravel the mystery which has bewildered his family for two centuries. The solution to the puzzle leads him into his greatest adventure yet. Adventure/Drama/Fantasy. Starring Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith, Christopher Villiers, Pauline Collins, Eliza Bennett. Directed by Julian Fellowes. Rated PG (mild thematic elements and peril). Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.93 UPC 018713597649 Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft (2013) (PG-13) Prebook 12/21/2012 Street 1/22/2013 Page 35 of 68 Jonah and Ella Mazer (Hansel and Gretel) were happy, normal teenagers-sent to an elite boarding school. The Head Master, Sebastian, seems to know more about the brother and sister than they know about themselves. As both get to know their high school classmates, strange and frightening things begin to happen. When their new friends explain that they are all descended from powerful witches, and they've been waiting for Hansel and Gretel to join them and complete a new generation of the Coven, both refuse to believe them. But it's not until Hansel discovers a message from his mother in an old leather-bound book of spells hidden in the school library, that he understands their true and dangerous destiny - slaying witches. CC. Action/Adventure/Fantasy. Starring Fivel Stewart, Booboo Stewart, Eric Roberts, Vanessa Angel, Judy Norton, Cherie Currie. Directed by David DeCoteau. Rated PG-13 (some violence). Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $26.98 UPC 031398162933 Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) (PG) Prebook 11/13/2012 Street 12/11/2012 WR1 Fox Animated Features Dove Approved (All) Scrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences -- a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home. SDH. Animation/Comedy/Adventure. Starring Ray Romano, Denis Leary, Denis Leary (voice), Peter Dinklage (voice), Jennifer Lopez (voice), Chris Wedge (voice). Directed by Steve Martino AND Mike Thurmeier. Rated PG (mild rude humor and action/peril). Juvenile. Fiction. $161 Million Box Office ***--The Playlist; ***--Washington Post; ***--Entertainment Weekly; ***--Tampa Bay Times DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 024543800286 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 (DVD/DC) $49.99 UPC 024543800408 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $39.99 UPC 024543807643 Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2, Vol. 3 (2011-2012) (TV-Y7) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/22/2013 Join Tony Stark and his friends as they battle it out to keep control of his father's company Stark Enterprises and protect the original Iron Man armor! Watch as he fights villains to save his position as the original Iron Man all while being a normal teenager. Will he be able to help a fellow super-hero regain his power? Or will he turn his back on him in an effort to protect himself? Anything can happen in the superhero world of Iron Man Armored Adventures! Animation/TV Series/Action. Starring Adrian Petriw (voice), Daniel Bacon (voice), Anna Cummer (voice). Directed by Philippe Guyenne AND Stephane Juffe. Rated TV-Y7. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.93 UPC 883476092294 Leapfrog (2013) (NR) Adventures in Shapeville Park Prebook 12/21/2012 Street 1/22/2013 Scout and his friends head over to Shapeville in this delightful skill-building adventure that shows what a circle, square and triangle can really do! A new playground is being built at the park by the Beaver Brothers and soon the pets have their hands full helping with the construction. With the guidance of "measuring" mice, the pets learn n how to measure out all the various shapes, sizes, and dimensions needed to build the perfect parts of a perfect playground! CC. Educational/Animation/Instructional. Juvenile. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 031398162711 Also Available: Magnificent Museum of Opposite Words Page 36 of 68 Meet Scout and his friends, Violet, Eli, and Penny...best friends who have all kind of learning adventures along with their magical toy car, Axle. The friends are engaged in a hot game of “In other Words...” when they learn that the new Museum of Opposite Words is opening in their town today! Intrigued as to what opposite words might be, they hurry off to the museum. At the museum they find The Beaver Brothers struggling to get the exhibits completed in time for the Opening Night Gala and the museum curator, Mr. Polecat in full panic mode. Together the friends use vocabulary skills to unlock the clues and help the Beaver Brothers complete all of the exhibits in the nick of time! Educational/Animation/Instructional. Juvenile. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 031398162728 Let's Learn (2013) (NR) 123 Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/15/2013 You can count on your kids having a great time while learning their numbers in these six math adventures with their Nick Jr. Friends! Educational/Animation/Television. Juvenile. Nonfiction. DVD (FS) $14.99 UPC 097368804449 Also Available: ABC Kids will learn about letters and reading as they play along with their Nick Jr. friends to explore the alphabet, words and fairytales too! “A” is for “awesome” in these six ABC adventures. Educational/Animation/Television. Juvenile. Nonfiction. DVD (FS) $14.99 UPC 097368804548 Now is Good (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/5/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Tessa Scott knows her days are numbered, so she dives headlong through every wild, crazy act of teenage rebellion that she can dream up. Her daring to-do list leads her to being arrested and creating chaos in her family but her boldness helps her find love with Adam. Don't miss this intoxicating tale of light in the darkest hour, based on Jenny Downham's controversial, award-winning bestseller Before I Die. CC. Drama/Romance. Based on the novel by Jenny Downham. Starring Dakota Fanning, Olivia Williams, Jeremy Irvine, Kaya Scodelario, Paddy Considine, Patrick Baladi. Directed by Ol Parker. Rated PG-13 (mature thematic material involving illness, sexuality, and drugs, and for brief strong language). Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $22.99 UPC 043396404519 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) (PG) Prebook 10/22/2012 Street 12/4/2012 WR1 Disney Family Features Dove Approved (12+) Academy Award®-nominated director/writer Peter Hedges brings enchantment to the screen with "The Odd Life of Timothy Green," an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green, who can't wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim -- and their small town of Stanleyville -- learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life's greatest gifts. SDH. Comedy/Drama/Fantasy. Starring Aimee Teegarden, Devaughn Nixon, CJ Adams, Dianne Wiest, Rosemarie DeWitt, Common. Directed by Peter Hedges. Rated PG (mild thematic elements and brief language). Juvenile. Fiction. $51 Million Box Office ***½--Chicago Sun-Times; ***--San Francisco Chronicle DVD (WS) $29.99 UPC 786936818093 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $39.99 UPC 786936818116 Power Rangers: Samurai (2011) (TV-Y7) Page 37 of 68 Vol. 03: A Team Divided Prebook 12/18/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Jayden, Kevin, Emily, Mia and Mike face their toughest challenges yet when the Power Rangers Samurai start turning against each other! Mind control, disobeyed orders and runaway Power Rangers shatter the team, giving Master Xandred and a new horde of nasty Nighlok Monsters the upper hand. But when Master Ji reveals that the Red Ranger possesses a secret power that is capable of banishing Master Xandred forever, it will take total teamwork to defeat the forces of the Netherworld in 4 epic adventures! CC. SciFi/TV Series/Action. Starring Alex Hartman, Erika Fong, Hector David Jr., Najee De-Tiege, Brittany Pirtle. Directed by Various. Rated TVY7. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 031398162667 Also Also Available: Vol. 03: Rise of the Bullzooka Join the Power Rangers as they go head-to-head against menacing Nighlok monsters, while also harnessing the mighty new BullZooka weapon in these four Super Samurai adventures bursting with supercharged action. When evil Lord Serrator unveils his mysterious master plan to enslave Earth, Jayden, Kevin, Mia, Emily and Mike must focus on the power of Ranger teamwork in order to triumph against Serrator’s Mooger and Spitfang army. Whether it’s battling against a duplicating Nighlok, Kevin and Mike getting stuck together with a sticky glue glob or overcoming an intense hunger toxin, the Samurai will leave you wanting more! CC. Sci-Fi/TV Series/Action. Starring Alex Heartman, Erika Fong, Hector David Jr., Najee De-Tiege, Brittany Pirtle, Steven Skyler. Directed by Various. Rated TV-Y7. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 031398162698 The Complete Season Prebook 11/6/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Sanzu River rises! Master Xandred's monsters grow stronger! And the new mysterious villain Serrator emerges! How will the Samurai Rangers fight these stronger opponents? By unlocking the power of the Black Box and becoming SUPER SAMURAI! Experience all 20 episodes of this super season as the Power Rangers continue their quest to master the ancient Symbols of Samurai Power, harness the ancient might of the Bullzord, morph into Shotgun Mode, and protect humanity from Master Xandred and the Netherworld's most vile villains! Includes all 20 Super Samurai season episodes! CC. Sci-Fi/TV Series/Action. Starring Alex Heartman, Erika Fong, Hector David Jr., Najee De-Tiege, Brittany Pirtle, Steven Skyler. Directed by Haim Saban (creator). Rated TV-Y7. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $29.98 UPC 031398161882 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 $39.99 UPC 031398161899 Puppy Love (2012) (NR) Prebook 1/7/2013 Street 2/19/2013 Hallmark Channel When single mom Megan Nolan moves to a new town, she feels guilty for uprooting her ten-year-old daughter Caitlin. Seeing that the little girl's only friend is a neighbor's dog, Megan decides to adopt a shelter pet for Caitlin. She immediately regrets her decision when Caitlin gravitates to the biggest, sloppiest dog in the pound, Jake. Megan's beautiful new home is now in shambles and, as Megan considers returning Jake to the shelter, handsome ballplayer Ben shows up claiming Jake is his dog, the regrettable outcome of his roommate leaving a gate open. Megan and Ben butt heads. Ben wants to take his dog and leave, until he sees that Caitlin loves Jake as much as he ever could. Now it is clear: the pound puppy everyone loves deserves no less than joint custody. Drama/TV Movie/Romance. Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Victor Webster, Katie L. Hawkins, Jamison Jones, Kali Rocha, Caroline Kinsolving. Directed by Harvey Frost. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.93 UPC 883476092225 R. L. Stine's Haunting Hour: The Series, Vol. 03 (2010) (NR) Prebook 12/21/2012 Dove Approved (12+) Street 2/5/2013 Page 38 of 68 Anthological storytelling returns at last to television in this series that embraces the thrill of the chill the nervous page-turning giggle and the scream that only comes when someone - or something - touches your shoulder on a dark and stormy night. The #1 author for kids presents five more eerie tales each on 2 releases from the first season of the hit show - new to DVD. Horror/TV Series/Fantasy. Starring Dan Payne, Bailee Madison, Brendan Meyer. Directed by Neill Fearnley. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.97 UPC 826663138429 Also Available: R. L. Stine's Haunting Hour: The Series, Vol. 04 (2010) (NR) DVD (WS) $14.97 UPC 826663138436 So Undercover (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/28/2012 Street 2/5/2013 A tough, street-smart private eye is hired by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority. Comedy. Starring Miley Cyrus, Jeremy Piven, Autumn Reeser, Alexis Knapp, Joshua Bowman, Megan Park. Directed by Tom Vaughan. Rated PG-13 (some mature and suggestive content). Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $28.98 UPC 687797140098 Blu-ray (WS) $29.98 UPC 687797140067 SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-rah-tay (2011) (TV-Y) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Prepare for a long, merciless... helping of hilarity with this action-filled SpongeBob SquarePants collection. Check out Sandy's sensei, an extreme sports team, a frozen competition, world record challenges, SpongeBob's driving skills like you've never seen 'em before, and lots more! CC. Animation/TV Series/Comedy. Starring Tom Kenny (voice), Rodger Bumpass (voice), Bill Fagerbakke (voice), Clancy Brown (voice), Mr. Lawrence (voice). Rated TV-Y. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $14.99 UPC 097368804241 Stone Soup... and More Stories from the Asian Tradition (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Scholastic Video Collection Stone Soup, written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth, is an inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together. In The Five Chinese Brothers, written by Claire Bishop and illustrated by Kurt Wiese, a unique super-natural strength saves each of five brothers from trouble in this classic story. Lon Po Po, written and illustrated by Ed Young, is the Asian version of the classic fairy tale Red Riding Hood brings lessons about strangers, trust and courage to a new generation. In The Stonecutter, written and illustrated by Gerald McDermott, Tasaku is a lowly cutter of stone who longs for power. Animation. Narrated by B.D. Wong. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $14.95 UPC 767685282571 Tales of the Night (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 1/29/2013 From the imagination of internationally renowned animator Michel Ocelot comes a magical and visually stunning new film, delighting kids, families and animation fans of all ages. Silhouetted characters are set off against exquisitely detailed Day-Glo backgrounds bursting with color and kaleidoscopic patterns, as the film weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, and even the Land of the Dead. In Ocelot's celebrated storytelling, history blends with fairytale as viewers are whisked off to visit enchanted lands full of dragons, shape-shifting werewolves, captive princesses, and enormous talking bees -and each fable ends with its own ironic twist. Animation/Foreign Film/Fantasy. Starring Julien Beramis, Marine Griset, Michel Elias, Olivier Claverie, Isabelle Guiard, Yves Barsacq. Directed by Michel Ocelot. Juvenile. Fiction. French with English subtitles. ***½--New York Post; ***--Empire; ***--Slant magazine Page 39 of 68 DVD (WS) $29.95 UPC 767685282830 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $34.95 UPC 767685282847 Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Vol. 03 (1990-1992) (TV-G) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Join Babs, Buster and all your favorite friends at Acme Looniversity for a major in fun with the latest addition to the Tiny Toon Adventures collection! If "A" is for antics then this crazy crew of classmates truly makes the grade -- one wild adventure at a time. They may be tiny and tony but together they find huge laughs around every corner, whether they're in class or out on the town. So be prepared for a crash course in non-stop loonacy with this sidesplitting 2-DVD set that is sure to add volumes of fun to your home entertainment library! Animation/TV Series/Comedy. Starring Tress MacNielle (voice). Rated TV-G. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD Box Set 2 $19.97 UPC 883929254835 Undercover Bridesmaid (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Hallmark Channel Tanya Harsin is miserable at her latest job defending Daisy the daughter of Jim Thompson, a Texas mogul. Tanya has been hired to protect Daisy, who has been receiving death threats weeks before her wedding. Harsin struggles to blend in with the bubbly, girly bridesmaids; this is not her typical assignment. Between the aunt who is depleting the family scholarship fund, the playboy cousin with an inheritance at stake, a very angry business partner, and the groom with a wandering eye almost everyone at the wedding is a legitimate suspect, and this undercover bridesmaid must not lose control of her mission. But will Tanya manage to protect the bride when she's distracted by a handsome friend of the groom? Romance/TV Movie. Starring Brooke Burns, Nicole Paggi, Justin Baldoni, Gregory Harrison, Martha Madison, Nadege August. Directed by Matthew Diamond. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.93 UPC 883476092232 VeggieTales: Lettuce Love One Another (2013) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Get ready for a Veggie love fest as Bob, Larry and a bushel of Veggie friends share three hilarious stories and 10 fun tips on how to show love to others! Featuring a faithful man who loved his family, a king who loved his duck and a river rambler who loved his friend this collection will delight and inspire kids of all ages! CC. Animation/Comedy/Musical. Starring Phil Vischer (voice), Mike Nawrocki (voice). Directed by Phil Vischer AND Mike Nawrocki (creators). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (FS) $12.99 UPC 037117057832 Wiggles: Wiggles Celebration (2012) (G) Prebook 11/26/2012 Street 12/26/2012 Musical/TV Series/Comedy. Rated G. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD $12.99 UPC 843501008232 WordWorld: Word Play (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 2/5/2013 Educational/TV Series/Animation. Starring . Directed by Jacqueline Moody AND Don Moody (creators). Juvenile. Nonfiction. DVD $22.99 UPC 843501007471 Young Justice: Season 2, Vol. 01 - Invasion Destiny Calling (2010-2011) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 DC Universe Street 1/22/2013 Page 40 of 68 For the Young Justice squad being a teenager means proving yourself over and over -- to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you're not just a normal teenager? What if you're a teenage super hero? How much harder will it be to prove yourself in a world of super powers, super villains and super secrets? Are you ready to come of age in such a world? Are you ready for life or death rites of passage? Are you ready to join the ranks of the great heroes and prove you're worthy of the Justice League? That's exactly what the members of Young Justice -- Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis -- will find out ... whether they have what it takes to be a proven hero. Animation/Action/Adventure. Starring Khary Payton (voice), Nolan North (voice), Jason Spisak (voice), Jesse McCartney (voice), Danica McKellar (voice), Stephanie Lemelin (voice). Directed by Jay Olivia AND Michael Chang. Juvenile. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $19.97 UPC 883929250721 Click here for CHILDREN & FAMILY list. ANIME Berserk: Golden Age Arc 1: Egg of the King (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/22/2012 Street 11/27/2012 He trusts no one, only his sword. He doesn’t have a place to call home. The lone mercenary Guts travels the land where a hundredyear-old war is taking place. His ferocity and ability to take down enemies attracts the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called “The Band of the Hawk.” Griffith desires Guts's power to help him achieve his goals. He succeeds in recruiting Guts by challenging and winning a duel with him. As the Band of the Hawk fight together and their bond as a unit is strengthened, Griffith and Guts’s bond deepens even more. Thanks to their continued success on the battlefield, Griffith achieves the first step in fulfilling his goal: his band of mercenaries becomes a full-fledged army within the Midland Kingdom. Despite all their success, Guts begins to question his reasons for fighting for Griffith's dream. Unknown to Guts, this unyielding dream is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both. Animation/Anime/Action. Starring Hiroaki Iwanaga (voice), Toa Yukinari (voice), Takahiro Sakurai (voice), Carolyn Keranen (voice), Kevin T. Collins (voice). Directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka . Adult. Fiction. Japanese with English subtitles. DVD (WS) $19.98 UPC 782009242468 Blu-ray (WS) $24.98 UPC 782009242475 Inu-Yasha: Final Act, Set 2 (2009-2010) (NR) Prebook 1/7/2013 Street 2/12/2013 Kagome finds her worlds colliding as she struggles to both fight alongside Inuyasha in the past and pass the exam to get into her high school of choice in the present. But with her spiritual powers sealed away, how will she purify the Shikon Jewel before Naraku can absorb it forever? As the battle enters its final stages, Inuyasha and his friends find their strength, loyalties and will to live pushed to impossible limits. And in the end, the final key to Naraku’s and the Jewel’s destruction may lie in nothing more -- and nothing less -than the trust between a half demon and a girl from the future. CC. Animation/Anime/Adventure. Starring Richard Ian Cox (voice), Houko Kuwashima (voice), Jillian Michaels (voice), Kirby Morrow (voice), Kelly Sheridan (voice), Kira Tozer (voice). Directed by Yasunao Aoki. (may contain violence, brief nudity, and/or mild language, may suggest sexual situations, but no situations are shown). Young Adult. Fiction. Japanese with English subtitles. DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $44.82 UPC 782009241713 Blu-ray (WS) $54.97 UPC 782009242345 Naruto: Shippuden: Box Set 13 (Eps. 154- (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/21/2012 Street 1/29/2013 Naruto (Uncut) Naruto and his friends successfully decipher the code Jiraiya left behind, but it's not enough to solve the mystery of Pain. For Naruto, Jiraiya’s passing is more than enough to inspire him to follow Fukasaku to Mount Myoboku, where he begins his training in Sage Jutsu. But will the antsy Naruto ever be able to sit still long enough to achieve Sage Mode? Back in the Leaf Village, disaster strikes when the Six Paths of Pain attack the village, and those dearest to Naruto are thrown into the chaos of battle! Animation/Anime/Adventure. Page 41 of 68 Starring Maile Flanagan , Kate Higgins, Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Troy Baker. Directed by Hayato Date. (Strong violence and strong language. Prevalent Nudity). Young Adult. Fiction. Japanese with English subtitles. DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $44.82 UPC 782009242093 Pokemon Black & White, Set 1 (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/8/2012 Street 11/13/2012 A new land, new rivals, new challenges, and all-new Pokemon make the 14th season of the Pokemon animated series one of the most exciting ones yet! When Ash and his mother accompany Professor Oak to the distant Unova region, Ash discovers Pokemon that he's never seen before and that he can't wait to catch! He may have Pikachu at his side together with new friends Iris and Cilan, but he'll still need plenty of new Pokemon on his team if he wants to challenge Unova's expert Gym Leaders. His quest to become a Pokemon Master just got even tougher! Animation/Anime/TV Series. Based on the novel by . Starring Eileen Stevens (voice), Ikue Ohtani (voice), Jason Griffith (voice), Sarah Natochenny (voice), Jimmy Zoppi (voice), Michele Knotz (voice). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD Box Set 2 $19.97 UPC 782009242277 Also Available: Black & White, Set 2 (2013) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/22/2013 Animation/Anime/TV Series. Starring Eileen Stevens (voice), Ikue Ohtani (voice), Jason Griffith (voice), Sarah Natochenny (voice), Jimmy Zoppi (voice), Michele Knotz (voice). Juvenile. Fiction. DVD Box Set 2 $19.97 UPC 782009242284 Click here for ANIME list. NONFICTION American Experience: The Abolitionists (2013) (TV-PG) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 1/22/2013 The abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy -- these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history. What began as a pacifist movement fueled by persuasion and prayer became a fiery and furious struggle that forever changed the nation. SDH. Documentary/TV Series/American History. Directed by Ric Burns. Rated TV-PG. Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $24.99 UPC 841887018364 Battle for Brooklyn (2011) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Battle for Brooklyn follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a professional basketball arena and the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in a vacated building located at the heart of the project site. Over the course of seven years, Daniel spearheads the movement against the development plan as he and the community fight tenaciously in the courts, the streets, and the media to stop the abuse of eminent domain and reveal the corruption at the heart of the plan. Documentary/New York/Corruption. Directed by Michael Galinsky. Adult. Nonfiction. ***½--The New York Times; ***--NPR; ***--The A.V. Club; ***--New York Daily News; ***--Time Out New York DVD (WS) $19.99 UPC 829567087824 Beauty is Embarrasing (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Docurama Street 1/22/2013 Page 42 of 68 For more than 30 years, Wayne White has made an indelible mark on the creative world. As a designer, painter, puppeteer, sculptor and musician, White created images and ideas that are an integral -- yet sometimes subconscious -- part of the pop-culture lexicon. Part biography, part live performance, Beauty is Embarrasing tells the irreverent and inspiring story of this one-of-a-kind visual artist and raconteur. The film traces White’s career from an underground cartoonist in New York’s East Village to his big break as a designer, puppeteer and voice-over actor on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse as well as his work animating music videos for The Smashing Pumpkins and Peter Gabriel. At its core, Beauty is Embarrasing shows what it takes for one uniquely talented, profanely hilarious and utterly uncompromising artist to make it in America. Documentary/Biography/Art. Starring Wayne White, Mimi Pond, Woodrow White, Lulu White, Gary Panter, Mark Mothersbaugh. Directed by Neil Berkeley. Young Adult. Nonfiction. ***½--The New York Times; ***½--Slant Magazine; ***--Austin Chronicle; ***--Washington Post; ***--San Francisco Chronicle DVD (FS) $29.95 UPC 767685281628 Bill Moyers: Becoming American - The Chinese Experience (2003) (NR) Prebook 12/17/2012 Street 1/15/2013 In this Emmy®-nominated documentary, Bill Moyers tells the remarkable history of Chinese Americans, from the first wave of immigration in the 1850s to the present day. Through personal narratives and interviews with historians, Moyers recounts how they ventured, suffered, endured, and eventually prevailed. SDH. Documentary/TV Miniseries/History. Starring Bill Moyers (host). Young Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (FS) Box Set 2 $49.99 UPC 054961883295 Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/19/2012 Street 12/18/2012 PBS Home Video Explore the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear holocaust. In the first major feature documentary on the subject, the film brings to life the three central characters -- Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev -- and explores how the world’s most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and outlines the courage and luck it took to climb out again. Documentary/Television/American History. Adult. Nonfiction. DVD $24.99 UPC 841887017978 Denise Austin: Shrink Your 5 Fat Zones (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/6/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Denise uses her favorite fat-burning cardio exercises to target-tone trouble zones on your butt, belly, back, thighs and arms. Each workout is 10 minutes and delivers maximum calorie-burning results. BACK: Banish back fat and define your shoulders with this intense routine that will have you burning tons of calories while toning up. BUTT: Lose inches from your hips and lift your butt with great sculpting moves that will tone and tighten your greatest asset. BELLY: Chisel away the fat and get sexy abs with these core strengthening moves that will have you showing off your incredibly defined six-pack. ARMS: Get ready to show off your sexy arms and shoulders with great sculpting moves that will tone you up in no time. THIGHS: Sculpt long, lean legs and lose inches off your thighs when you tone and tighten this stubborn fat zone. Fitness/Instructional. Starring Denise Austin. Directed by Cal Pozo. Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (FS) $14.98 UPC 012236123132 Detropia (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Docurama Detroit's story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century -- the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now… the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos. With its vivid, painterly palette and haunting score, Detropia sculpts a dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on the brink of dissolution. These soulful pragmatists and stalwart philosophers strive to make ends meet and make sense of it all, refusing to abandon hope or resistance. Their grit and pluck embody Page 43 of 68 the spirit of the Motor City as it struggles to survive postindustrial America and begins to envision a radically different future. Documentary/. Directed by Heidi Ewing AND Rachel Grady. Adult. Nonfiction. ***½--Chicago Tribune; ***--Los Angeles Times; ***--The New Yorker; ***--New York Daily News; ***--Time Out New York DVD $29.95 UPC 767685281611 Frontline: Dropout Nation (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/12/2012 Street 12/11/2012 A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze of an inner city high school, Dropout Nation investigates the causes, challenges, and potential solutions of a national emergency. Documentary/TV Series/Educational. Adult. Nonfiction. DVD $24.99 UPC 841887018005 High Ground (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/1/2012 Street 11/6/2012 Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top in an attempt to heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S. history. Representing nearly every branch of the military, the veterans, and the Gold Star Mom who joins their trek, bring humor and deep emotion to this hero's journey all captured with breathtaking, vertigo-inducing cinematography by three-time Emmy® winner, director Michael Brown. Documentary/Adventure/Drama. Starring Steve Baskis, Dan Sidles, Katherine Ragazzino, Matt Nyman, Brian Mockenhaupt, Cody Miranda. Directed by Michael Brown. Adult. Nonfiction. ***½--Los Angeles Times; ***--The Hollywood Reporter; ***--Village Voice; ***--The New York Times DVD (WS) $19.95 UPC 829567083123 How to Survive a Plague (2012) (NR) Prebook 1/18/2013 Street 2/26/2013 A powerful story of men and women who raged against disease and apathy to save their own lives, How To Survive A Plague provides a never-before-seen look at the battles waged by HIV/AIDS activist groups like ACT UP and TAG that stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This is a classic tale of empowerment and activism that has since inspired movements for change in everything from breast cancer research to Occupy Wall Street. Their story stands as a powerful inspiration to future generations, a road map, and a call to arms. This is how you change the world. Documentary/History/AIDS & HIV. Starring Peter Staley, Garance Franke-Ruta, Mark Harrington, Iris Long, Larry Kramer. Directed by David France. Adult. Nonfiction. ****--Boston Globe; ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--The Playlist; ****--Time Out New York; ***½--NPR DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 030306983493 The Imposter (2012) (R) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/22/2013 WR2 The Imposter is a chilling factual thriller that chronicles the story of a 13-year-old boy who disappears without a trace from San Antonio, Texas in 1994. Three and a half years later he is found alive, thousands of miles away in a village in southern Spain with a story of kidnapping and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems. The boy bears many of the same distinguishing marks he always had, but why does he now have a strange accent? Why does he look so different? Any why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this strange tale takes an even stranger turn. The stranger than fiction mystery, which features many twists and turns, is told in a cinematic language that combines documentary and stylized visualizations. Perception is challenged at every turn, and just as the truth begins to dawn on you, another truth merges leaving you even more on edge. Documentary/Biography/Mystery. Starring Adam O'Brian, Anna Ruben, Alan Teichman. Directed by Bart Layton. Rated R (language). Adult. Nonfiction. ****--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ****--Empire; ****--Philadelphia Inquirer; ****--Total Film; ***½--Entertainment Weekly DVD (WS) $19.97 UPC 883476081564 Page 44 of 68 Lady Antebellum: Own the Night World Tour (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/8/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Before taking the show overseas, Lady Antebellum celebrated the final weekend of the North American leg by documenting the show from Little Rock, AR and telling their humble perspective of becoming international touring superstars. The 90-minute performance includes No. 1 hits I Run To You , We Owned The Night, American Honey, Just A Kiss, Our Kind of Love and of course, the greatest selling country single of all time, Need You Now. Among the performances are documentary excerpts depicting their lives as songwriters, musicians, and most importantly...close friends. Music/Performance. Young Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 801213059195 Blu-ray (WS) $19.98 UPC 801213343690 Mathematica (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/8/2013 PBS Home Video Explore the boundless world of math and numbers in this 20-part educational series that introduces key mathematic principles, such as the mechanics of equations, factorization, and introductory geometry. With engaging graphic animation and relatable, real-life examples, Mathematica is a valuable learning tool that makes math approachable and bolsters comprehension of a wide range of topics. SDH. Documentary/TV Series/Mathmatics. Directed by Carlos Avila. Young Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (FS) $49.95 UPC 841887018371 National Geographic Classics: American Presidents (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/15/2013 National Geographic National Geographic reveals intimate portraits and hidden secrets behind some of the most powerful men in American history presidents Clinton, JFK, Lincoln, Washington, Obama, and George W. Bush in this collection of classics specials. Programs include: Final Report: Clinton Impeachment, The Real George Washington, Lincoln: American Mastermind, The Lost JFK Tapes, The President's Photographer and George W. Bush: The 9/11 Interview . Documentary/History. Young Adult. Nonfiction. DVD Box Set 3 $19.97 UPC 727994932321 Nature: An Original DUCKumentary (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/19/2012 Street 12/18/2012 Ducks are true originals. There are more than 120 different species of ducks in all, a fantastical group of complex characters. Ducks have a talent for survival, and life stories filled with personality and charm. Each bird is more fun than the last, and will leave you wanting more. The story will follow a wood duck family and discover how a male and female create a bond, migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks, and come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds. Documentary/TV Series/Nature. Starring Paul Giamatti (narrator). Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $19.99 UPC 841887018128 Blu-ray (WS) $24.99 UPC 841887018135 NOVA: Mystery of Easter Island (2012) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Easter Island has mystified the world ever since the first Europeans arrived in 1722. How and why did the ancient islanders build and move nearly 900 giant statues, and how did they transform a presumed paradise into a treeless wasteland, bringing ruin upon their island and themselves? NOVA explores controversial recent claims that challenge decades of previous thinking about the islanders. Documentary/TV Series/History. Young Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $24.99 UPC 841887017787 Page 45 of 68 Blu-ray (WS) $29.99 UPC 841887017794 The Other Dream Team (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/18/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Everyone knows Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and the other members of the 1992 American Olympic Dream Team. This is the story of The Other Dream Team. They didn't bring their country the gold medal, they brought something much more valuable. After leading the USSR to a gold medal (and victory over the U.S.A.) at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Sarunas Marciulionis and Arvydas Sabonis were poster boys for the Soviet sports machine. Four years later, after the fall of the Soviet Union, they emerged as symbols of democracy, helping their country break free from the shackles of Communism, and willing newly independent Lithuania to the medal stand at the Barcelona Olympics. CC. Documentary/Sport. Starring Sarunas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabonis, David Remnick, Jim Lampley, Bill Walton, Mickey Hart. Directed by Marius Markevicius. Young Adult. Nonfiction. ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ***--The Playlist; ***--Los Angeles Times; ***--The Hollywood Reporter; ***--St. Louis Post-Dispatch DVD (WS) $24.98 UPC 031398164036 Samsara (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 11/30/2012 Street 1/8/2013 WR2 Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Samsara reunites filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, whose awardwinning films Baraka and Chronos brought a new visual and musical artistry to theaters. Samsara is a Sanskrit word that means "the ever turning wheel of life" and is the point of departure for the filmmakers as they search for the elusive current of interconnection that runs through our lives. Filmed over a four-year period in twenty-five countries on five continents, Samsara transports us via stunning 70mm cinematography to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders. Documentary/Culture. Directed by Ron Fricke. Rated PG-13 (some disturbing and sexual images). Young Adult. Nonfiction. $1 Million Box Office ****--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ****--Chicago Sun-Times; ****--The Playlist; ***--Portland Oregonian; ***--The Guardian DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $27.98 UPC 030306733999 Blu-ray (WS) $34.98 UPC 030306183190 Searching for Sugar Man (2012) (PG-13) Prebook 12/19/2012 Street 1/22/2013 WR2 In the late '60s, two celebrated producers, who were struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, discovered a musician in a Detroit bar. They recorded an album that they believed was going to secure his reputation as one of the greatest recording artists of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, it became a phenomenon. Two South African fans then set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation led them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez. Documentary/Music/Mystery. Starring Steve Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore, Dan Dimaggio, Jerome Ferretti, Steve Rowland. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul. Rated PG-13 (some suggestive references). Young Adult. Nonfiction. $3 Million Box Office ****--New Orleans Times-Picayune; ****--St. Louis Post-Dispatch; ****--Chicago Sun-Times; ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--USA Today DVD (WS) $30.99 UPC 043396413665 Blu-ray (WS) $35.99 UPC 043396413634 Surviving Disaster with Amanda Ripley (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/5/2012 Street 12/11/2012 Page 46 of 68 PBS Home Video Sociologists, neuroscientists, psychologists and survivors have found that the way that people behave in a crisis is very predictable. By combining the stories of survivors with research into how the brain works under extreme duress, Surviving Disaster with Amanda Ripley brings light into civilization’s darkest moments. SDH. Documentary/Instructional/. Starring Amanda Ripley. Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $24.99 UPC 841887017848 What to Expect When You're Expecting Workout (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/6/2012 Street 12/4/2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting Workout is the ultimate pregnancy exercise program designed to help you fit fitness into all nine months of your pregnancy. With six 10-minute mix-and-match routines, you can customize your workout to fit your fitness level, your mood and your growing body from day to day, week to week and trimester to trimester. Workouts include: 3 cardio, 2 strength, and 1 stretch & relax -- plus bonus workouts you can do anywhere, anytime. Weights, a yoga mat, and a pillow are recommended. CC. Instructional/Fitness/Pregnancy. Starring Heidi Murkoff. Directed by Cal Pozo. Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 031398156260 Click here for NONFICTION list. TELEVISION Angry Boys (2011) (TV-MA) Prebook 10/29/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Chris Lilley is back, and better than ever. The multi-award-winning, landmark comedy series from Australia has arrived in the U.S. Chris Lilley amps up his acutely observed character-based comedy style and brings to life 6 new characters: identical twin brothers Daniel and Nathan Sims (whom we met in Lilley's original We Can Be Heroes); former surfing World Champion Blake Oakfield; U.S. rapper S.mouse; Japanese mother and manager of skateboarding champion, Jen Okazaki; and Juvenile Justice Centre for boys Officer Ruth Sims, aka Gran. CC. Comedy. Starring Chris Lilley, Deborah Jones, Greg Fairall, Liam Keltie, Sarah Sutherland, Samuel Cooke. Directed by Chris Lilley (creator). Rated TV-MA. Adult. Fiction. ***--Uncle Barky; ***--San Francisco Chronicle DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $29.98 UPC 883929242962 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 $39.98 UPC 883929242979 Archer: The Complete Season Three (2012) (TV-MA) Prebook 12/11/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Join suave master spy Sterling Archer and his team at ISIS for another hilarious season of over-sexed, hard-drinking espionage and insanity! With a crisis brewing aboard the international space station, Earth may be doomed, but the world's most dangerous secret agent has bigger worries. Archer's dead fiancée returns to life as a cyborg. His nemesis, Bionic Barry, takes over the KGB, and Archer's mother has steamy affairs with both the Italian prime minister and Archer's man-crush. Packed with outrageous operations and irreverent intrigue, Season Three comes armed to the teeth with exclusive, highly classified animated extras. CC. Animation/TV Series/Action. Starring H. Jon Benjamin (voice), Judy Greer (voice), Chris Parnell (voice), Aisha Tyler (voice), Jessica Walter (voice), Amber Nash (voice). Directed by Adam Reed (creator). Rated TV-MA. Adult. Fiction. ****--RedEye; ***½--The Hollywood Reporter; ***--Newsday; ***--Denver Post DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $29.98 UPC 024543809722 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $39.99 UPC 024543809746 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 2/19/2013 Page 47 of 68 An all-new chapter in the Battlestar Galactica saga, Blood & Chrome takes place in the midst of the first Cylon war. As the battle between humans and their creation, the sentient robotic Cylons, rages across the 12 colonial worlds, a young, talented fighter pilot, William Adama, finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful battlestars in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. Though Adama quickly finds himself at odds with his co-pilot, the battle-weary officer Coker, the two men must set their differences aside when a routine escort mission with an enigmatic passenger turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal one for the desperate fleet. SDH. Action/Sci-Fi. Starring Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Lil Bordan, Mike Dopud, John Pyper-Ferguson, Zak Santiago. Directed by Jonas Pate. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $29.98 UPC 025192165139 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $34.98 UPC 025192174865 Eastbound & Down: The Complete Third Season (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/29/2012 Street 12/4/2012 In Season 3, Kenny brings his unapologetically crude behavior to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to resurrect his baseball career as the closer for the Myrtle Beach Mermen. Even as he continues to party hard in this new locale, Kenny grapples with growing older, his hometown sweetheart April, and dealing with the arrival of up-and-comers who challenge him in the league. With special guest appearances from Will Ferrell, Matthew McConaughey, Craig Robinson, Jerry Minor, and others, Kenny Powers brings the heat to the "Redneck Riviera" and Season 3 of Eastbound & Down promises to be the wildest yet! Comedy/TV Series. Starring Danny McBride, Steve Little, Ana de la Reguera, Lisa De Razzo. Directed by Ben Best AND Danny McBride (creators). Adult. Fiction. ****--People Weekly; ***½--Entertainment Weekly; ***--The New Yorker; ***--Salon DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $29.98 UPC 883929243006 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $39.98 UPC 883929243013 Enlightened: Complete 1st Season (2011) (TV-MA) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Amy Jellicoe comes home to California after a stay at a holistic treatment facility, the result of having a mental breakdown at work triggered by her self-destructive ways. Amy returns to her old life with a new cultivated approach and perspective, involving daily meditation and inner healing. Amy is rehired at Abaddonn Industries, but assigned to a demeaning position. There Amy uncovers corporate abuse and corruption that fuels her quest to make a change in the lives of others. But although Amy wants to be an "agent of change" in the world, those who know her best are skeptical of her latest intentions. SDH. Comedy/TV Series/Drama. Starring Bayne Gibby, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Sarah Burns, Luke Wilson, Timm Sharp. Directed by Laura Dern AND Mike White (creators). Rated TVMA. Adult. Fiction. ****--New York Post; ****--Uncle Barky; ***½--Boston Globe; ***½--Los Angeles Times; ***½--Slant Magazine DVD Box Set 2 $39.98 UPC 883929233496 Blu-ray Box Set 2 $49.99 UPC 883929233502 Game Change (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 HBO Original Movies Game Change is a searing, behind- the-scenes look at John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from the decision to select Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate to the ticket's ultimate defeat in the general election just sixty days later. Told primarily through the eyes of senior McCain strategist Steve Schmidt, who originally championed Palin and later came to regret the choice, Game Change pulls back the curtain on the intense human drama surrounding the McCain team, the critical decisions made behind closed doors and how the choice was made to bring Palin on the ticket. The film examines how we choose our leaders by offering a unique glimpse into the inner workings of an historic campaign. CC. Drama/Biography/History. Based on the novel by Mark Halperin. Starring Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Alex Hyde-White, Brittany Underwood, Kevin Bigley. Directed by Jay Roach. Adult. Fiction. ****--RedEye; ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--Newsday; ***½--Uncle Barky; ***½--Entertainment Weekly Page 48 of 68 DVD (WS) $19.97 UPC 883929251872 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DVD/DC) $24.99 UPC 883929251865 Girls: The Complete First Season (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/5/2012 Street 12/11/2012 Hannah believes she wants to be a successful writer, though she has yet to complete her memoir -- she has to live it first. But when her parents cut her off financially, her New York life becomes a series of humiliating challenges. As the harsh reality of rent and bills looms, Hannah leans on her best friend and roommate Marnie, who has a real job at an art gallery and an even realer boyfriend, neither of which she can admit she might not love. Meanwhile, their gorgeous British friend Jessa, who has traveled to as many different countries as she's had "lovers," moves in with Shoshanna, her naive younger cousin. Over the course of Season 1's ten episodes, the four girls try to figure out what they want - from life, from boys, from themselves and each other. The answers aren't always clear or easy, but the search is profoundly relatable and infinitely amusing. Comedy/TV Series. Starring Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Adam Driver, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Christopher Abbott. Directed by Lena Dunham (creator). Adult. Fiction. ****--People Weekly; ****--TV Guide; ****--USA Today; ****--New York Magazine (Vulture); ****--Time DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $39.98 UPC 883929263370 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 (DVD/DC) $49.99 UPC 883929262793 Gossip Girl: The Complete Sixth and Final Season (2012) (TV-14) Prebook 1/14/2013 Street 2/19/2013 Gossip Girl (Seasons) Six years after the first anonymous blog post rocked New York society, this season opens with the Upper East Siders working together to find Serena, who's gone off the grid. Blair and Chuck reunite with a bang, but can her love help him win back his empire? Lonely Boy Dan writes a new tell-all book that's even more revealing than the first, Nate plans to put The Spectator on the map by exposing Gossip Girl's identity, and Rufus's surprising new ally threatens Lily and her family. This much drama would be too hot to handle for mere mortals, but when these socialites decide to raise hell, it's a fight to the spectacular series finale! SDH. Drama/TV Series/Romance. Starring Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen, Ed Westwick. Directed by Josh Schwartz AND Stephanie Savage (creators). Rated TV-14. Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $39.98 UPC 883929275243 Hannah's Law (2012) Prebook 10/31/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Hallmark Channel From orphan to bounty hunter, tough-minded Hannah Beaumont doesn't take lip from anyone. Hannah is driven by a soul-consuming mission to track down and bring to justice the McMurphy gang, who brutally murdered her parents and young brother. But when Hannah and her friends prove to the McMurphy gang that getting into Dodge is easy but getting out will be hell, a shocking secret is revealed that will change Hannah's life forever. CC. Drama/Western/TV Movie. Starring Sara Canning, Greyston Holt, Danny Glover, Ryan Kennedy, Kimberly Elise, Billy Zane. Directed by Rachel Talalay. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $22.99 UPC 043396401860 History Detectives: Season 10 (2010) (NR) Prebook 11/12/2012 Street 12/11/2012 PBS Home Video The 10th season of America's top gumshoes proving that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. They leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures and family legends. Documentary/TV Series/History. Starring Elyse Luray, Tukufu Zuberi, Gwendolyn Wright, Wes Cowan, Eduardo Pagan. Directed by Bernadette McDaid (creator). Adult. Nonfiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $29.99 Page 49 of 68 UPC 841887017602 The Hour: Season 2 (2011) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 This season rejoins The Hour team in 1957 where we are introduced to new characters played by Peter Capaldi Hannah Tointon and Tom Burke. They strive to broadcast the stories they believe in at the same time they grapple with the looming specter of the Cold War and changing social mores. With the advent of the space race and the threat of nuclear annihilation forever looming, Britain grapples with an era of unprecedented scientific advancement, economic opportunity and cultural change in the face of new immigration from the Commonwealth. At the same time, the members of The Hour team live in a world of cover-ups, sexual intrigues and lurking fascism. SDH. Drama/TV Series/British. Starring Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, Dominic West. Directed by Harry Bradbeer AND Jamie Payne. Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $34.98 UPC 883929269624 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $39.98 UPC 883929269860 Idiot Abroad, An: Season 2 (2011) (TV-14) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 In the second season of this hilarious series Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras help their friend Karl Pilkington complete tasks from his bucket list... except the experience is never as easy or as fun as it seems. Gervais and Merchant find ways to arrange a few surprises along the way to keep things interesting. In the end, Pilkington ends up visiting more places and suffering more detours than he did in the first season! Find out what happens when an idiot goes abroad... again! SDH. Comedy/TV Series/Documentary. Starring Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant. Directed by Luke Campbell AND Krishnendu Majumdar. Rated TV-14.Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $34.98 UPC 883929288625 Justified: The Complete Third Season (2011) (TV-MA) Prebook 11/27/2012 Street 12/31/2012 Recovering from a gunshot wound and a broken relationship with his ex-wife, Raylan finds himself the target of a twisted hit-man sent to infiltrate the Dixie Mafia. Boyd attempts to off Dickie, but he slips out of Boyd's grasp and goes looking for the money Limehouse is holding. Limehouse has plans of his own, which includes getting rid of all of his enemies in one fell swoop. CC. Action/TV Series/Crime. Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard. Starring Timothy Olyphant, Natalie Zea, William Ragsdale, David Meunier, Joelle Carter, Walton Goggins. Directed by Various. Rated TV-MA (language, sex, violence). Adult. Fiction. ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--RedEye; ****--New York Daily News; ****--USA Today; ****--Newsday DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $55.99 UPC 043396398955 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 $65.99 UPC 043396399020 Life's Too Short (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Life's Too Short is a new comedy series from executive producers Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant starring Warwick Davis as a selfaggrandizing version of himself desperately trying to jumpstart his waning acting career. With cameos by Liam Neeson, Johnny Depp, Sting, Steve Carell, Helena Bonham Carter, Cat Deeley and others, Life's Too Short hilariously charts Davis' every move as he tries to maintain his pride in a series of uncomfortable, often-humiliating situations. CC. Comedy/TV Series. Starring Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Rosamund Hanson, Steve Brody, Jo Enright. Directed by Various (creators). Adult. Fiction. ***½--Boston Herald; ***--Uncle Barky; ***--Wall Street Journal; ***--The Hollywood Reporter; ***--Denver Post DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $29.98 UPC 883929249183 Love Notes (2013) (NR) Prebook 12/11/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Page 50 of 68 Lifetime When a classical music critic becomes pregnant from a brief encounter with a country music star, it seems the perfect way for her best friend, who has struggled with all manner of fertility attempts, to have a baby. But when her friend's husband leaves her late in pregnancy, she must track down the country star to get his acknowledgement and signature so as to secure a top quality adoption for the child. Their reunion is a clash of cultures, opposite personalities, and deep misunderstandings that leads to an extraordinary love story between a dyed-in-the-wool blue stater and a salt of the earth red stater. CC. Drama/Romance/Romance. Starring Laura Leighton, Antonio Cupo. Directed by David Weaver. Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $14.98 UPC 031398164111 Masterpiece Theatre (Classic): Downton Abbey: Season 3 (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 1/29/2013 Masterpiece Theatre The Great War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. As other great houses are crippled psychologically and financially in the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever. But in this changing landscape nothing is assured, and could it be that even the war-weary Crawleys must fight a new battle to safeguard their beloved Downton? Drama/TV Series. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith. Directed by Julian Fellowes (creator). Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) $49.99 UPC 841887018166 Blu-ray (WS) $54.99 UPC 841887018173 Men of a Certain Age: The Complete Second Season (2009) (NR) Prebook 12/11/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Men Of A Certain Age returns for a second season, with all three men facing a number of roadblocks on their continuing journeys through midlife. They know they can always rely on their friends to see them through. Joe is a divorced, slightly neurotic father of two who runs a party store and recently overcame a gambling problem. He's now decided to rekindle his dream of becoming a professional golfer, training for a spot on the senior tour. Owen the married one of the group, is finally asserting himself at his family's car dealership, but is struggling with being the boss. Terry the relaxed, handsome actor continues to search for stability after disastrous attempts at managing an apartment complex and reviving his acting career. Comedy/TV Series/Drama. Starring Ray Romano, Scott Bakula, Andre Braugher, Matt Price, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Richard Grant. Directed by Various. Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $39.98 UPC 883929174317 The Men Who Built America (2012) (TV-PG) Prebook 12/21/2012 Street 1/22/2013 History Channel John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan rose from obscurity and in the process built modern America. Their names hang on street signs, are etched into buildings and are a part of the fabric of history. These men created the American Dream and were the engine of capitalism as they transformed everything they touched in building the oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobile and finance industries. Their paths crossed repeatedly as they elected presidents, set economic policies and influenced major events of the 50 most formative years this country has ever known. From the Civil War to the Great Depression and World War I, they led the way. CC. Drama/TV Series/Biography. Starring Adam Jonas Segaller, Eric Rolland, Michael Chmiel, Justin Mork. Directed by Ruan Magan. Rated TV-PG. Young Adult. Nonfiction. ***--New York Daily News DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $29.90 UPC 031398164128 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 $39.99 UPC 031398164142 Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season (2010) (TV-PG) Page 51 of 68 Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 Continuing with the series, the young wizard struggles to protect Prince Arthur in the perilous world of Camelot. While battling deadly assassins, mystical monsters and the most powerful sorcerers Camelot has ever seen, Merlin now has to face his toughest challenge yet when Morgana's blind determination puts at risk Arthur's future as well as the very balance of the world. Featuring exciting new villains, white-knuckle stunt sequences, and spectacular CGI monsters, Merlin season four is more thrilling than ever. SDH. Adventure/TV Series/Fantasy. Starring Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Anthony Head. Directed by Julian Jones (creator). Rated TV-PG. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 4 $49.98 UPC 883929288618 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 $59.98 UPC 883929299171 Midsomer Murders: Set 21 (2010-2011) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Death in the Slow Lane: DCI John Barnaby’s relationship with his new partner, DS Ben Jones, is off to a rough start after the older detective belittles Jones’s enthusiasm for a local classic car show. When one of the show’s judges is found dead near a vintage car, the two detectives are forced to cooperate before the killer can strike again. Dark Secrets: After attempting to pay a visit to a reclusive couple, a social services investigator is found dead in a nearby creek. Barnaby and Jones race to unravel a series of long-standing secrets and scandals in order to find the killer. Meanwhile, Barnaby’s wife arrives in Causton, where she receives a less-than-enthusiastic welcome. Echoes of the Dead: Newly single Dianne Price is discovered drowned in her bathtub and staged to look like a bride. When more murders follow, the detectives realize that the cases bear eerie similarities to notorious murders from the past. Barnaby and Jones race to catch the copycat killer before the body count rises further. The Oblong Murders: Barnaby and Jones are called in to investigate when a member of the Oblong Foundation, a new-age cult, disappears. Jones must skip his vacation to go undercover among the cultists, and the detective soon learns of prior deaths that may not have been accidental. SDH. Crime/TV Series/Drama. Starring John Nettles, Jason Hughes. Directed by Caroline Graham (creator). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 4 $49.99 UPC 054961889594 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $59.99 UPC 054961889693 Red Dwarf: X (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/3/2012 Street 1/8/2013 The most inept band of space travelers ever to roam the interstellar highway; return with an all-new season of misadventures! The brand new series, written and directed by Doug Naylor, begins with the Dwarfers mining ship still creaking though the wastelands of unchartered deep space, but the posse soon stumbles upon the mysteriously abandoned SS Trojan. As they inspect the ship Rimmer receives an SOS distress call from an old foe and is suddenly faced with the dilemma of his life. Red Dwarf X reunites the much loved original cast and promises to be a huge hit amongst the Sci-Fi sitcom’s cult following of devoted fans. SDH. Sci-Fi/TV Series/British. Starring Chris Barrie , Craig Charles , Robert Llewellyn , Danny John-Jules . Directed by Doug Naylor. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $34.98 UPC 883929120604 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $39.98 UPC 883929122950 Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012) (NR) Prebook 12/11/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Based on a true story...when the rumored whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are revealed, the CIA readies a team of seasoned U.S. Navy SEALs for the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ramifications of an unannounced attack on Pakistani soil, the Pentagon orders the attack. The SEAL team bands together to complete their mission of justice in a riveting final showdown. Action/TV Movie/History. Starring Cam Gigandet, William Fichtner, Anson Mount, Freddy Rodriguez, Xzibit, Eddie Kay Thomas. Directed by John Stockwell. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD $19.98 Page 52 of 68 UPC 013132602639 Blu-ray $24.99 UPC 013132602653 Shameless: The Complete Second Season (2012) (TV-MA) Prebook 11/12/2012 Street 12/18/2012 Season Two dives headfirst into the sweltering heat of a Chicago summer, grabs Gallagher family life by the throat, and never lets go. Boozed-up Frank's scams constantly fizzle. Grammy Gallagher visits after a stint in prison. Bipolar Monica returns to fan Frank's flames. Hard-working Fiona plays the field... until Steve comes back with a hot new wife. Lip drops out to care for his and Karen's baby. Ian's gunning for West Point. The Gallaghers may lack rent money and toilet paper, but there's never a shortage of heart or a moment of shame in this acclaimed drama starring William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum and a brilliant ensemble cast. SDH. Comedy/TV Series/Drama. Starring Ethan Cutkosky, William H. Macy, Cameron Monaghan, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, Justin Chatwin. Directed by Paul Abbott (creator). Rated TV-MA. Adult. Fiction. ***½--Hitfix; ***½--RedEye; ***½--Chicago Sun-Times DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $39.98 UPC 883929227808 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $49.99 UPC 883929230013 Smash: Season One (2012) (TV-14) Prebook 11/19/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Talented newcomer Karen Cartwright is up for the role of a lifetime in a new Broadway musical based on the iconic Marilyn Monroe. The only thing standing in her way is Ivy Lynn, a seasoned theater veteran who is determined to land the part herself and will stop at nothing to realize her own dreams of fame. Also starring Tony® Award winner Christian Borle and Jack Davenport. SDH. Drama/TV Series/Musical. Starring Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Anjelica Huston. Directed by Theresa Rebeck (creator). Rated TV-14. Adult. Fiction. ****--Los Angeles Times; ****--Newsday; ****--San Francisco Chronicle; ****--People Weekly; ***½--Uncle Barky DVD (WS) Box Set 4 $44.98 UPC 025192124006 Southland: Complete Seasons 2-4 (2010-2012) (NR) Prebook 12/31/2012 Street 2/5/2013 Rookies learn the ropes. Veterans burn out. Detectives take their work personally. Partners take their addictions too far. Relationships fall apart. Blood spatter patterns provide clues. With fast-moving action filmed on gangland streets and in pricey cul-de-sacs, Southland tells personal stories of men and women on both sides of the badge as they struggle to make a difference or simply survive. In this 6-Disc set containing all 26 hard-hitting episodes from Seasons Two, Three and Four, this critically-acclaimed series follows the intense days and nights of cops, criminals, victims and their loved ones in the sometimes glamorous, mostly gritty City of Angels. SDH. Drama/TV Series. Starring Ben McKenzie. Directed by Ann Biderman (creator). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 6 $59.98 UPC 883929297405 Titanic: Blood & Steel (2012) (NR) Prebook 11/6/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Belfast, 1909. The Harland and Wolff shipyard has been handed the greatest project in its history. It will build a great, unsinkable ship. And it will be called the RMS Titanic. Titanic: Blood & Steel is the untold story of the building of a legend, and the many lives it affected during its 3-year construction. To its wealthy investors, it was a dream. To the middle class who oversaw the project, it was a challenge. But to the working class who built it, Titanic was the start of a revolution. With Ireland under British rule, and the Protestant and Catholic struggle intensifying, Titanic was more than a ship...it was a symbol of ambition, hope and unity. CC. Drama/TV Miniseries. Starring Kevin Zegers, Derek Jacobi, Neve Campbell, Chris Noth, Alessandra Mastronardi. Directed by Ciaran Donnelly. Young Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $29.98 UPC 031398161738 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 3 $29.97 Page 53 of 68 UPC 031398161745 Waking the Dead: The Complete Season Seven (2008) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/15/2013 In the six stories, DSI Boyd and his Cold Case Squad enter the visceral worlds of international terrorism, private military contractors, the penal system and sex offenders, Navajo rituals, people trafficking and neo Nazi politics to close more previously unsolved cases. Boyd's son, missing for seven years, also makes a surprise reappearance. SDH. Crime/TV Series/British. Starring Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Holly Aird, Claire Goose. Directed by Barbara Machin (creator). Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 3 $39.98 UPC 883929288595 World Without End (2012) (NR) Prebook 10/31/2012 Street 12/4/2012 England is on the brink of a devastating war with France that will last over a hundred years. A terrible plague which will wipe out a third of Europe's population before it is done is spreading. Caris, a visionary young woman, struggles to rise above the suffering and oppression in order to lead her people out of the Dark Ages. With her lover, Merthin, she builds a community in Kingsbridge that stands up to the church and the crown. Together, they unearth a dangerous secret and must fight to save their town from ruin, ultimately ushering in a new era of freedom, innovation and enlightenment. Drama/TV Miniseries/History. Starring Ben Chaplin, Cynthia Nixon, Peter Firth, Miranda Richardson, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Charlotte Riley. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Adult. Fiction. DVD (WS) Box Set 2 $65.99 UPC 043396411364 Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 $75.99 UPC 043396411319 Click here for TELEVISION list. NEW TO BLU-RAY Dick Tracy (1990) (PG) Prebook 10/29/2012 Street 12/11/2012 The comic-strip detective woos Tess Trueheart, dodges Breathless Mahoney and chases nicknamed crooks. CC. Action/Crime/Drama. Starring Warren Beatty, Madonna, Charlie Korsmo, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Warren Beatty. Rated PG (adult situations, mild violence). Young Adult. Fiction. $104 Million Box Office ****--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times; ***--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide Blu-ray (WS) Box Set 2 (DC) $26.50 UPC 786936831207 Gentleman's Agreement (1947) (NR) Prebook 12/18/2012 Street 1/15/2013 A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism. Oscars for best picture, director Elia Kazan, supporting actress Celeste Holm. SDH. Drama/Romance/Classic Film. Starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Albert Dekker, June Havoc. Directed by Elia Kazan. Adult. Fiction. $4 Million Box Office ***--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide Blu-ray (FS) $24.99 UPC 024543838678 How Green Was My Valley (1941) (NR) Prebook 12/18/2012 Street 1/15/2013 A boy sees his coal-mining family fall in circa-1900 Wales. Oscars for best picture, director John Ford, supporting actor Donald Crisp. SDH. Drama/Romance/Classic Film. Based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn. Starring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Roddy McDowell, John Loder, Sara Allgood. Directed by John Ford. Adult. Fiction. Page 54 of 68 ****--Leonard Maltin's Video and Movie Guide Blu-ray (FF) $24.99 UPC 024543838647 The Joy Luck Club (1993) (R) Prebook 10/29/2012 Street 12/11/2012 Chinese-American women learn from the stories of their mothers. Directed by Wayne Wang. Drama. Based on the novel by Amy Tan. Starring Rosalind Chao, Tamlyn Tomita, France Nuyen, Vivian Wu, Andrew McCarthy, Kieu Chinh. Directed by Wayne Wang. Rated R. Adult. Fiction. $33 Million Box Office Blu-ray $20.00 UPC 786936827088 VeggieTales Larryboy and the Bad Apple (2006) (NR) Prebook 12/10/2012 Street 1/8/2013 Something is rotten in the peaceful town of Bumblyburg! The Bad Apple has dropped onto the scene and is nudging people towards their temptations! No one is immune, even LarryBoy, whose temptation comes in the form of massive amounts of chocolate! CC. Animation/Comedy/Musical. Starring Phil Vischer (voice), Mike Nawrocki (voice), Tim Hodge (voice), Megan Murphy (voice), Cydney Trent (voice), Cynthia West (voice). Directed by Tim Hodge. Juvenile. Fiction. Blu-ray (FS) Box Set 2 (DVD) $14.97 UPC 037117057733 Also available: Pistachio (2010) (NR) Once upon a time in the small Italian town of Bologna-Salami, there lived a lonely toymaker named Gelato and his assistant Cricket. Gelato had no children he could call his own, so one day he decide to carve a little boy out of wood. His name is Pistachio! Young Pistachio gets involved with some slippery characters. His bad choices and disobedience towards Gelato lead to some sticky situations. CC. Animation/Comedy/Musical. Starring Phil Vischer (creator)Phil Vischer (voice), Mike Nawrocki (voice), Lisa Vischer (creator)Phil Vischer (voice). 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Players will use motion gameplay to execute explosive super attacks, unleash devastating special moves and play with friends or against the AI in a wide variety of game modes. Action. Young Adult. Wii U $49.99 UPC 008888187387 Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (E) Prebook 11/5/2012 Street 12/4/2012 Experience fishing action like you're on the water with full motions controls. Precise angling mechanics allow you to feel the smooth precision of the cast, intensity of the strike and the struggle of the fight with unprecedented accuracy Authentic Pro Experience. Use the same tools that the pro's use including an unequaled assortment of Rapala lures and licensed boats, motos, and gear to fish for over 25 trophy species of fish Simultaneous Multiplayer. Challenge your friends in a variety of competitive fishing and angling challenges Experience pro tournament action as you compete against the Rapala pro staff in over 20 tournament events. Simulation. Juvenile. Wii U $49.99 UPC 047875767317 Rise of the Guardians (E10+) Prebook 11/2/2012 Street 12/4/2012 In this action-packed adventure game, each Guardian has their own set of upgradable and extraordinary abilities that will help you take on the evil spirit "Pitch" and his infectious nightmares. Along the way, you'll unlock new powers and spellbinding special moves that will increase your character's strength and skills throughout the game, plus you can unleash cool team attacks with your fellow heroes. With drop-in-and-out multiplayer action supporting up to four players on consoles, you and your team of Guardians will work together to protect the hopes, beliefs and imaginations of children all over the world! Action. Young Adult. Wii U $39.99 UPC 879278350014 Sonic & All-Star Racing Transformed (E) Prebook 11/8/2012 Street 12/12/2012 Sonic and the All-Stars cast line up on the starting grid once again to battle for supremacy in the ultimate race. Compete across land, water and air in incredible transforming vehicles that change from cars to boats to planes mid-race. Master your driving skills as you drift, barrel roll and boost to overtake your rivals, or use your weapons tactically and unleash your All-Star move to gain the winning advantage. The game features fully transformable vehicles which change from car to plane to boat mid race, over 20 legendary AllStars each with their own transformable vehicle and over 25 tracks and arenas which challenge you on land, water and air. Unleash ingenious weaponry and your character's All-Star move to beat the opposition. Race up to 10 players online, or challenge your friends in four player split screen. Sports. Juvenile. Nintendo 3DS $29.95 UPC 010086611083 Page 67 of 68 Click here for VIDEO GAME list. Page 68 of 68