New DVDs

"Beasts of the Southern Wild" - a six-year old child of the bayou looks for stability when her father falls ill and her home is about to be washed away - muli-award winner at the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals  

"Butter" - comedy about a woman who will go to any lengths to insure her family is still associated with the best in carving (insert name of movie here) - stars Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde and Ty Burrell (TV's "Modern Family)

"The Dark Knight Rises" - Bruce Wayne/Batman returns after eight years to find a radically changed Gotham City and himself as the hunted - stars Christian Bale,

Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine

"Hope Springs" - coming back together emotionally and passionately: is it possible for Kay and Arnold after 30 years of marriage? - stars Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell

"The Odd Life of Timothy Green" - Disney invites you to imagine a childless couple who obtain a remarkable son by wishing - stars Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton

"Titanic: Blood and Steel" - miniseries from Ireland (recently shown on Encore)  chronicling the construction of what was then the largest ocean liner in the world and its impact on all classes of society - all-star international cast including Neve Campbell, Chris Noth (TV's "The Good Wife") and Derek Jacobi ("The King's Speech")