DVDs available Tuesday, February 2nd...

Bridge of Spies  -  Based on a true story - James Donovan (Tom Hanks) is a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA send him on a nearly impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. Also stars Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda Directed by Steven Spielberg. Co-written by Joel & Ethan Coen and Matthew Charman

 Effie Gray - In Victorian England, the virginal wife (Dakota Fanning) of critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise) seeks an annulment of their marriage so that she can marry his protege, Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge). Written by Emma Thompson.  Directed by Richard Laxton

Freeheld -   Based on the Oscar(R)-winning short documentary and adapted by the writer of Philadelphia, Freeheld is the true love story of Laurel Hester [Julianne Moore] and Stacie Andree [Ellen Page] and their fight for justice. A decorated New Jersey police detective, Laurel is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie. Also stars Michael Shannon and Steve Carell. Directed by Peter Sollett 

Man Up - When Nancy is mistaken for Jack's blind date under the clock at Waterloo Station, she decides to take fate into her own hands and just go with it. What could possibly go wrong? MAN UP is an honest, heart-warming romantic comedy about taking chances and rolling with the consequences. One night, two people, on a first date like no other. Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell  Olivia Williams. Directed by Ben Palmer

Truth - Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers. Starring: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid, Elizabeth Moss and Topher Grace. Directed by James Vanderbilt

 The Visit - Two siblings become incredibly frightened by their grandparents disturbing behavior, while visiting them on vacation.   Starring: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan  Directed by M. Knight Shamalayan

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Black Work -TV Series BBC America -  Police constable Jo Gillespie (Sheridan Smith) is devastated when her husband, undercover officer Ryan (Kenny Doughty, is killed under suspicious circumstances. As she battles to stay strong for the benefit of her daughter and stepson, Jo is urged by her bosses, DCS Will Hepburn (Douglas Henshall) and Chief Constable Carolyn Jarecki (Geraldine James), to leave it to her fellow officers to find the killer.  Also stars Matthew McNulty.

Chiraq - A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.  Director:  Spike Lee  Stars:  Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes

DVDs available Tuesday, January 26th...

Burnt - Chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) had it all and lost it. The former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene had earned two Michelin stars. To land his own kitchen and that 3rd elusive star, Jones will need to leave his bad habits behind. Starring: Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl  Directed by: John Wells

Downton Abbey Season 6: The Final Season Rejoin the Crawley family for a sixth and final season of the award-winning Downton Abbey, featuring intimately interlaced stories centered on the English country estate. The beloved cast includes Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, and many others

The Intern - 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.  Director: Nancy Meyers Stars: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo

Meet the Patels - (Foreign) An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way. Directors: Geeta Patel, Ravi Patel  Stars: Chandar Abboy, Renita Abboy, Rishika Advani

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DVDs available Tuesday, January 19th...

Learning to Drive - As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.  Starring: Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Grace Gummer  Directed by:  Isabel Coixet


Pawn Sacrifice - In a gripping true story, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.  Starring: Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Michael Stuhlbarg  Directed by:  Edward Zwick 

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My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. 

This Census-Taker by China Mieville

After the Parade by Lori Ostlund

The Wonder Garden by Lauren Acampora

Like Family by Paula Giordano

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DVDs available on Tuesday January 12th...

Irrational Man - From director Woody Allen - Soon after arriving to teach at a small town college, Abe (Joaquin Phoenix) gets involved with two women, Rita (Parker Posey), a lonely professor and Jill (Emma Stone), his best student. While Jill loves her boyfriend Roy (Jamie Blackley), she finds Abe's tortured, artistic personality and exotic past irresistible. Pure chance changes everything when Abe and Jill overhear a stranger's conversation and Abe makes a profound choice. But his decision sets off a chain of events that will affect them all forever.



The Martian - from the bestselling novel 
A 2-time Golden Globe Winner!- During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Directed by Ridley Scott  Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Sean Bean, Jeff Daniels

Mr. Robot (TV Series) -  Golden Globe Winner! Follows a young computer programmer who suffers from social anxiety disorder and forms connections through hacking. He's recruited by a mysterious anarchist, who calls himself Mr. Robot.  Stars Rami Malek, Christian Slater and Portia Doubleday.

 
Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension - Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan. Directed by Gregory Plotkin Stars: Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George




Ted 2 - Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law. Directed by Seth MacFarland Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarland, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi

Aloft - A struggling mother (Jennifer Connelly) encounters the son (Cillian Murphy), she abandoned 20 years earlier. Also stars Melanie Laurent.  Directed by Claudia Llosa 

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DVDs out Tuesday. January 5th, 2016....

Ant-Man - Armed with the amazing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang joins forces with his new mentor Dr. Hank Pym to protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from ruthless villains. With humanity's fate in the balance, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a daring heist against insurmountable odds. Stars: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Bobby Cannevale  Directed by Peyton Reed



Ashby - High-school student Ed Wallis enters into a friendship with his neighbor, Ashby, a retired CIA assassin who only has a few months left to live.   Director: Tony McNamara  Stars:  Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts, Sarah Silverman




Fargo (TV show) - The Coen Brothers Best Picture Oscar Nominee transforms into the most talked about TV debut. FARGO features a new true crime story and new characters all chilled in Minnesota. Billy Bob Thornton is Lorne Malvo, a manipulative master criminal who changes the life of insurance salesmen Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks) and Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman) are the small-town police officers who join forces to uncover Lesters secrets and stop the relentlessly destructive Malvo.


 Infinitely Polar Bear - A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.  Director: Maya Forbes  Stars:  Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky 


Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser - When happy family man Joe Dirt finds himself transported to the recent past, he begins an epic journey to get back to his loved ones in the present. Director: Fred Wolf Stars: David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Christopher Walken




Sicario - An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico. Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars:  Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro



Sleeping With Other People - A good-natured womanizer and a serial cheater form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in ways, while a mutual attraction sets in. Director: Leslye Headland  Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Jordan Carlos 


The Walk - In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Director: Robert Zemeckis  Stars:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Guillaume Baillargeon