DVDs available Tuesday, October 4th...

The Darkness - A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation, haunted by an ancient supernatural entity they unknowingly awakened and engages them in a fight for their survival. Directed by Greg Mclean. Starring  Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz. 

Into the Forest - After a massive power outage, two sisters learn to survive on their own in their isolated woodland home. Directed by  Patricia Rozema. Starring  Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella. 



X-Men Apocalypse - After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. 

9 Novels by Contemporary Jewish Writers...

Once again our friends at 

Offtheshelf.com have given us a great list of titles 

that you'll want to check out. 

Read the article here.

Here's a sample:

  

 

All of these are worth a look. 

Enjoy!

15 WWII Novels Beyond Europe's Shores...

Our friends at Offtheshelf.com 

put together this fabulous list of novels 

that would be perfect for your next book discussion 

or added to your TBR pile.  

Read the piece here.

Here's a sample:

  

 

Really good stuff here. Enjoy!

DVDs available Tuesday, September 27th...

Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich - Near the end of World War II, American and British Special Forces must extract a resistance fighter behind Nazi lines. Directed by Claudio Fah. Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Sizemore, Kip Pardue. 



Cell -When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.  Based on the Stephen King Novel.  Directed by Tod Williams. Starring:  John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman. 



Central Intelligence - After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage. Directed by  Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring:  Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet. 




Hunt for the Wilderpeople - A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Directed by  Taika Waititi. Starring: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata. 




The Shallows - A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. Directed by  Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring:  Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo. 

DVDs out today, September 23rd....

Thirteen - (BBC America TV Mini-Series) 26-year-old Ivy Moxam steps out of an ordinary house, on an ordinary street, on an ordinary day. Ivy hasn't been seen for thirteen years, she was kidnapped in 2003 at the age of thirteen. Creator & Writer:  Marnie Dickens. Starring  Jodie Comer, Natasha Little, Stuart Graham.




The Tunnel - (Season One. BBC America TV Series) - Set primarily in Folkestone and Calais where detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann are called to investigate the death of a French politician. When a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, the pair is forced into an uneasy partnership as they seek out a politically-motivated serial killer who draws them into his own personal agenda. Starring:  Stephen Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Cédric Vieira.

Both of these are edge-of-your-seat stuff. 
Enjoy! 

Here they are....! Your 2016 National Book Award Short-List Nominees...

Yikes, I've only read TWO! 

I absolutely loved 

"News of the World" by Paulette Jiles 

and

Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad". 

As for the rest of them, 

well.

I'd better get busy...

DVDs available Tuesday, September 20th...

The Huntsman: Winter's War - Eric and fellow warrior Sara, raised as members of ice Queen Freya's army, try to conceal their forbidden love as they fight to survive the wicked intentions of both Freya and her sister Ravenna. Directed by  Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring:  Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron. 




Ma Ma - (Foreign) In the aftermath of a tragedy a woman, Magda, reacts with a surge of newfound life that engulfs her circle of family and friends. Directed by Julio Medem. Starring:  Penélope Cruz, Luis Tosar, Asier Etxeandia.