September 2011 Movies

China

The Conspirator

Behind the story you’ve always heard about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, comes the thrilling true story about the people accused of conspiring to take down a government. In the wake of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth, planned the simultaneous attacks.

Dancing at Lughnasa

Despite their hardships, five sisters living in rural Ireland in 1936 are able to embrace life and all its complexities and dance with joy in their hearts.

Dexter (The Fifth Season)

Dexter struggles with the guilt over Rita’s death. He seeks solace in his old killer ways and embarks on an unexpected and surprising relationship with the mysterious Lumen. But Dexter’s need to kill overpowers his desire for human connection. Now with a few people closer to discovering the truth about him, how much longer will this serial killer be able to keep his dark secret?

Get Shorty

Loanshark Chili Palmer has done his time as a gangster, so when “business” takes him to Los Angeles to collect a debt from down and out filmmakerHarry Zimm, he talks tough and then pitches Harry a script idea. Everything would be smooth for this cool new producer, if it were’t for the drug smugglers and gangsters who won’t leave him alone.

Jane Eyre

When orphaned governess Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she’s intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Rochester. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.

Little Sparrows

In the middle of an Australian summer, we meet three sisters. Nina is widowed with two young children. Anna is an aspiring actress unhappily married to a filmmaker. Christine is a med student who has yet to fully come to terms with her sexuality. When their mother Susan’s breast cancer returns, the family is faced with the reality of their last Christmas together. As each daughter confronts personal change and growth, Susan guides them by revealing a secret of her own.

Judgement Day

Amid the excitement of preparations for the Perfect Village Competition in Midsomer Mallow, a local rogue is found brutally murdered. Barnaby discovers a wealth of suspects, all of whom appear to be lying, and a determination by the villagers to keep his investigation quiet so as not to jeopardize their chances in the competition.

Death of a Stranger

As the Upper Marshwood hunt heads off into the woods, a filthy tramp runs for cover, stumbles and falls into a pit … screaming.

Dead Man’s Eleven

Shock ripples across the village of Fletcher’s Cross when a prominent businessman’s trophy wife is bludgeoned to death with a cricket bat.

Blue Herrings

When Muriel Harrap’s lifeless body is found late one night in the elevator at Lawnside, a home for the elderly, everyone assumes she died of natural causes. But when another seemingly healthy woman dies, rumors of fraud and murder terrify the remaining residents.

Midsomer Murders Set 18

Murder Investigation Team

This British crime drama focuses on the specialized homicide squad of the London police.

Pie in the Sky Series 1

After 25 years on the force, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe has lost his appetite for the job. He plans to take early retirement and open his dream restaurant, Pie in the Sky. But his accountant wife doesn’t think the numbers add up and his boss needs him around to handle those delicate cases at which he excels. Although craving retirement, Crabbe discovers that crime solving can be just as hard to resist as his signature steak and kidney pie.

Pie in the Sky Series 2

Semi-retired policeman Henry Crabbe would rather be cooking than catching criminals. Unluckily for him, he happens to be good at both. His boss, Assistant Chief Constable Fisher doesn’t want to lose him, and his accountant wife, Margaret, worries his new career as a restaurateur won’t be financially viable. While indulging his culinary passions, Crabbe remains on call for those particularly tricky case that Fisher sends his way.

Season of the Witch

14th century Crusaders returns to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands two knights to transport an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.

Something Borrowed

Rachel is a generous and loyal pal to her engaged best friend Darcy. But after celebrating her 30th birthday, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in the arms of Dex, the guy she’s had a crush on since law school, and who happens to be Darcy’s fiancé. In the frantic weeks leading up to Darcy’s wedding, Rachel finds herself caught between her longtime friendship with Darcy and the prospect of losing the love of her life.

Win Win

Mike Flaherty is a lovable yet long-suffering lawyer and high school wrestling coach. When he comes across a teenage runaway who also happens to be a champion wrestler, Mike’s luck turns around in spectacular fashion. But his win-win situation soon becomes more complicated than he ever imagined when the boy’s family affairs come into play.

Yellowstone National Park Tour

Blu-Ray

The Company Men

Bobby Walker is living the American dream, until he is stunned to find himself the lastest casualty of corporate downsizing. Suddenly, Bobby is forced to re-evaluate his self-worth as a husband, a father and a man. For as long as he can remember, he had always given his life to his job. Now, with only the love of his wife and family, it’s time to take his life back.

Hero

The story of the First Emperor of China, who is on the brink of winning a war-torn land during the dawn of the Qin dynasty over 2,000 years ago. Three opponents are determined to kill the King, and one loyal subject stands in their way. Special features include a conversation with Quentin Tarantino and Jet Li, featurettes, storyboard, and more.

Just Go with It

On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.

Source Code

When soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of an experimental government program called the ‘Source Code’ that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last eight minutes of his life. Armed with the task of identifying the bomber of a Chicago commuter train, Colter must relive the incident over and over again, gathering clues until he can solve the mystery and prevent an even deadlier second terrorist attack.

September 2011 Books on CD

  The Homecoming by Maeve Binchy

Homecoming — Telling stories — Needy — The interview.

 Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Devastated by the discovery that his wife, Helen, was murdered, Special Agent Pendergast must have retribution. But revenge is not simple. As he stalks his wife’s betrayers-a chase that takes him from the wild moors of Scotland to the bustling streets of New York City and the darkest bayous of Louisiana-he is also forced to dig further into Helen’s past. And he is stunned to learn that Helen may have been a collaborator in her own murder. Peeling back the layers of deception, Pendergast realizes that the conspiracy is deeper, goes back generations, and is more monstrous than he could have ever imagined-and everything he’s believed, everything he’s trusted, everything he’s understood . . . may be a horrific lie. COLD VENGEANCE: Nothing is what it seems.

Burnt Mountain by Anne Rivers Siddons

Thayer Wentworth marries an Irish professor and moves into her deceased grandmother’s house in Atlanta a short distance away from the summer camp she attended as a child, where she begins to question whether her husband is the man she thought she knew.

Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva

Haunted by his failure to stop a suicide bomber in London, Gabriel Allon is summoned to Washington and drawn into a confrontation with the new face of global terror. At the center of the threat is an American-born cleric in Yemen who was once a paid CIA asset. Gabriel and his team devise a daring plan to destroy the network of death-from the inside-a gambit fraught with risk, both personal and professional. To succeed, Gabriel must reach into his violent past. A woman waits there-a reclusive heiress and art collector who can traverse the murky divide between Islam and the West. She is the daughter of an old enemy, and together they form an unlikely and dangerous bond. Set against the disparate worlds of art and intelligence, Portrait of a Spy moves swiftly from the corridors of power in Washington to the glamorous auction houses of New York and London to the unforgiving landscape of the Saudi desert. Featuring a climax that will leave readers haunted long after they turn the final page, this deeply entertaining story is also a breathtaking portrait of courage in the face of unspeakable evil-and Daniel Silva’s most extraordinary novel to date.

Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner

Jules hopes the ten-thousand dollars she receives from donating her eggs can help save her father from addiction. Annie is sick of living paycheck-to-paycheck and after watching a TV show about surrogates, decides to become one herself. India knows that a baby is the only way to get Marcus, her much-older boyfriend, to marry her. But when her attempts at pregnancy fail, she turns to Annie and Jules. However, the plan is derailed by Marcus’ sudden death, forcing the women to rely on each other.

August 2011 Movies

 Arthur

 Lovable billionaire Arthur Bach has always relied on his limitless fortune and nanny Hobson to keep him out of trouble. Now he faces his biggest challenge. He must choose between an arranged marriage that will ensure his lavish lifestyle or an uncertain future with the one thing money can’t buy, Naomi, the only woman he has ever loved. With Naomi’s inspiration and some unconventional help from Hobson, Arthur will finally learn what it means to become a man.

Human Resources Manager

  “The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem’s largest bakery is in trouble. He is separated from his wife, distanced from his daughter, and stuck in a job he hates. When one of his employees, a foreign worker, is killed in a suicide bombing, the bakery is accused of indifference, and the HR Manager is sent to the victim’s hometown in Romania to make amends. Far from home, on a mission to honor a woman he didn’t even know but has somehow grown to admire, the HR Manager fights to regain his company’s reputation and possibly his own humanity” — Container.

Limitless

Eddie Morra, a burnt-out writer, discovers a top-secret pill that unlocks 100% of his brain’s capacity. He instantly acquires mind-bending talents and mesmerizing visions that bring him big money, beautiful women, and limitless success. But his dream life soon becomes a waking nightmare, as the drug’s brutal side effects take their toll and Eddie finds himself entangled with a cunning Wall Street power broker who wants everything Eddie has, and more.

The Lincoln Lawyer

Michael ‘Mick’ Haller is a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money payoff swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis Includes bibliographical references and index.of conscience for Haller.

Mario Lemieux

 No Way Out

 A powerful tale of intrigue set in the political whirl of Washington and the inner corridors of the Pentagon.

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To help support her ailing grandmother pay for medication, a young girl is lured to Bangkok to find work and becomes a prostitute in a go-go bar. She makes enemies within her new environment because of magical skills she uses to her advantage. As her supernatural powers become darker, and the consequences increasingly horrific, she gradually loses control and something evil takes over.

Passport to Adventure: Enchanting Norway

Trains, ferries and fjords, nature and man coexisting in splendor. From clean, green, cosmopolitan Oslo, to artsy, hip Bergen, Norway’s cities blend seamlessly with its pristine countryside. Explore the majestic fjord in kayaks and hike to take in breathtaking views.

Agatha Christie’s Poirot Movie Collection 6

Source Code

When Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of an experimental government program called the ‘Source Code’ that enables him to cross over into another man’s identity in the last eight minutes of his life. Armed with the task of identifying the bomber of a Chicago commuter train, Colter must relive the incident over and over again, gathering clues until he can solve the mystery and prevent an even deadlier second terrorist attack.

 Southern Serengeti

Featuring the great wildebeest migration during calving season and many other game animals, as well as Tanzanian art.

Sucker Punch

Locked away against her will, a young woman’s dream world provides escape from her darker reality.

Vanishing of the Bees

BLU-RAY

Das Boot

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

August 2011 Books on CD

 Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich

Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie’s name is on the killers list.

 Buried Secrets by Joseph Fiinder

Nick Heller comes to the aid of family friend Marshall Marcus, whose daughter Alexandra, has been kidnapped and held captive in an undeground crypt. However, as Nick digs deeper into Marshall’s life, he finds that his criminal activities have left behind scores of enemies that reach to the highest levels of government.

 Now You See Her by James Patterson

Eighteen years ago, a terrible event forced Nina to leave her life in Florida behind and assume a new identity. Now a successful attorney in New York, Nina takes on a case that has unmistakable ties to her old life. To destroy old demons, she must return to Florida and confront her past.

July 2011 Movies

Blu-Ray

The Adjustment Bureau

A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under, and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he’s ever loved.

American Graffiti

An episodic look at growing up in the innocence of America before the Vietnam War. A group of teens spend their time cruising and meeting at the drive-in.

 Dr. Strangelove

A group of paranoia-inspired, war-happy generals manage to initiate an “accidential” nuclear apocalypse. Joint Chief of Staff “Buck” Turgidson and Air Force Strategic Commander Jack Ripper, order a bomber squadron to attack the USSR. This triggers a Soviet secret weapon called the ‘Doomsday Machine.’ The weapon is a diabolical retaliatory missile system. In an attempt to advert this catastrophe, British Captain Lionel Mandrake becomes the only person with access to Gen. Ripper. U.S. President Muffley, whose best attempt at diverting this disaster depends on convincing a boozed-up Soviet Premier it’s all a silly mistake. Advising the president is Dr. Strangelove, a demented ex-Nazi scientist.

True Grit

Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father’s blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution. Bonus includes featurettes, and more.

 2001: A Space Odyssey

At the Dawn of Man, a group of hominids encounters a mysterious black monolith that is alien to their surroundings. A hominid discovers the first weapon, using a bone to kill prey. The bone is tossed in the air and it’s a 21st century spacecraft hovering over the Earth, skipping ahead millions of years in technological development only to imply that man hasn’t advanced very far at all psychologically. U.S. scientist Dr. Heywood Floyd travels to the moon to check out the discovery of a strange object on the moon’s surface: a black monolith. As the sun’s rays strike the stone, however, it emits a piercing, deafening sound that fills the investigators’ headphones and stops them in their path. Cutting ahead 18 months, impassive astronauts David Bowman and Frank Poole head toward Jupiter on the space ship Discovery, their only company three hibernating astronauts and the vocal, man-made HAL 9000 computer running the entire ship. When the all-too-human HAL malfunctions, however, he tries to murder the astronauts to cover his error, forcing Bowman to defend himself the only way he can. Free of HAL, and finally informed of the voyage’s purpose by a recording from Floyd, Bowman journeys to “Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite,” through the psychedelic slit-scan star-gate to an 18th century room, and the completion of the monolith’s evolutionary mission.

When it was a game: the complete collection

DVD

The Adjustment Bureau

A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under, and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he’s ever loved.

Battle, Los Angeles

Marine staff sergeant and his platoon take on an enemy unlike any they’ve ever encountered when hostile alien invaders attack the planet.

Beerfest

Big Mommas, Like Father, Like Son

After witnessing a murder, FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his stepson go deep undercover at an all-girls performing arts school. Malcolm must catch the bad guys while fending off the amorous advances of the school’s goofball janitor.

Biutiful

Uxbal is a man on the wrong side of the law who struggles to provide for his children on the dangerous streets of Barcelona. As fate encircles him, Uxbal learns to accept the realities of life, whether bright, bad, or biutiful.

Breaking Bad: the complete third season

Abandoned by his wife, feuding with his reckless partner, and hunted by a Mexican cartel, teacher-turned-meth-cook, Walter White, faces an impossible choice –make a fortune working for a dangerous kingpin or walk away and risk everything he cares about.

The Colors of the Mountain

The director’s debut feature film deals with the issue of sociopolitical conflict in a remote mountain region of Colombia as seen through the eyes of a child.

The Company Men

The Eagle

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian’s Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father’s memory, and retrieve the lost legion’s golden emblem.

 Hall Pass

Rick and Fred are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that they have each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalizing their individual marriages: granting them a ‘hall pass,’ one week of freedom to do whatever they want, no questions asked.

Just Go With It

A plastic surgeon who is romancing a much younger schoolteacher enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant’s kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

Midsomer Murders

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and his partner, Detective Sergeant Ben Jones, investigate murders in the cozy villages of Midsomer County.

Rising Sun

 True Blood: the third season

The Maenadian reign of terror may be over, but Sookie Stackhouse and the townspeople of Bon Temps face a new calamity that makes the bacchanalian evils of Maryanne Forrester seem tame by comparison. Sookie desperately tries to locate her fiance, ending up in a netherworld of human and undead interlopers, among them the powerful Vampire King of Mississippi, Russell Edgington.

True Grit

Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father’s blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshal with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution. Special features include featurettes.

July 2011 Books on CD

  One Summer by David Baldacci

Jack, terminally ill and preparing to say goodbye to his family, has a miraculous recovery after his wife is killed in a car accident and struggles to reunite his family at her childhood home on the South Carolina oceanfront.

Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

Growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans, Bethia Mayfield yearns for an education that is closed to her due to her gender. As soon as she can, she slips away to explore the island’s glistening beaches and observes its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret friendship that draws each into the alien world of the other.

  The Kingdom by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood

On a journey that will take them to Tibet, Nepal, China, Italy, and Siberia, the Fargos find themselves embroiled with black-market fossils, an ancient Tibetan kingdom, a lost landmass in the North Sea, Stone Age ostrich egg shards inscribed in a cryptic language, a pair of battles separated by thousands of miles and hundreds of years … and a skeleton that could just turn the history of human evolution on its head.

  Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver

A James Bond thriller set in the present day finds the iconic British spy engaging a horrific modern villain in a cat-and-mouse chase that takes him from the Balkans and London to the African Continent.

Atonment by Ian McEwan

In the summer of 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis wildly misinterprets the relationship between her sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner, childhood friends home from Cambridge. So when her young cousin is assaulted, Briony gives in to her hyperactive imagination and blames the atrocity on Robbie. It is a terrible decision that alters lives and fills Briony with an everlasting sense of guilt.

  Dreams of Joy by Lisa See

In 1957, family secrets prompt Joy to travel to Shanghai and search for the father she never knew. Entranced with idealism and her father’s wisdom, she joins the New Society movement that has swept across China.

Nonfiction

  Guns, Germs and Steel

Examines questions pertaining to how and why some societies have managed to capitalize on such things as advanced technology, a large population, and a well-organized work force to to progress faster than others. Explores the roots of inequality among societies.

  In the Garden of Beasts

In 1933, President Roosevelt personally selected William E. Dodd to be the United States ambassador to Nazi Germany. Dodd took his family with him, including his daughter Martha. Initially enamored with the Nazi party and its passion, Martha supported the Third Reich. However, when Hitler’s violent policies became apparent, Martha changed her opinion and watched in horror. Here, author Erik Larson offers a chilling first-person account of Germany’s transformation under Hitler’s rule.

  The Greater Journey

David McCullough chronicles the lives of American artists and scientists who studied in Paris and ultimately changes America because of their experiences.

July 2011 Music

June 2011 Books on CD

  The Sixth Man by David Baldacci

Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called to investigate when they receive a call from Sean’s old friend, the lawyer of serial killer Edgar Roy. But when they attempt to meet with the lawyer, they find a murdered body. Now the duo must discover who killed the lawyer and if Roy is really guilty of the brutal crimes he is alleged to have committed.

  Mobbed by  Carol Higgins Clark

Private investigator Regan Reilly and her husband Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, hop from one Jersey shore resort town to the next in hopes of solving a tough case, one which is complicated when Regan bumps into an old friend she hardly recognizes.

  Eve by Iris Johansen

Could John Gallo, a man from Eve’s past, be the missing piece to the puzzle that has haunted her for years? Why was he in Atlanta just before Bonnie’s disappearance?

  Sixkill by  Robert Parker

When infamous actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of rape in murder, the Boston PD calls on Spenser to make heads or tails of the case. Although the evidence is mounting against Jumbo, Spenser makes a break when he teams up with Jumbo’s bodyguard, Zebulon Sixkill, and uncovers some secrets involving the murder victim.

  10th Anniversary by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro

Detective Lindsay Boxer’s wedding plans are strained when a teenage mom is left for dead and her newborn is missing. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano is in the midst of the daunting case and her career rests on making sure a woman who is accused of murdering her husband is found guilty. When Lindsay discovers that the defendant might be innocent, it puts her at odds with her best friend, Yuki, and her boss, who needs her to focus on the missing child.

  Bel-Air Dead by Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington receives a rather unexpected phone call from Arrington Calder, the ex-girlfriend with whom he has a son. Arrington’s much older husband, the actor Vance Calder, has just died, leaving her a fortune in Centurion Studios stock. Arrington has plans for the money and asks Stone to represent her in the sale of the company. But when he arrives at her home in Bel-Air to finalize the deal, things take a nasty turn.

Non-fiction

  A Covert Affair

An account of Julia Child’s early life as an OSS agent in the Far East.

 Bossypants

Actress, comedian, and writer Tina Fey chronicles her life.

Heal Your Heart: coping with the loss of a pet

Because of the unconditional love that animals give, the death of an animal companion can be especially profound. Sometimes others don’t understand the extent of this loss. The gentle, grounded words in this CD are like a dear friend comforting you during your time of grief. It takes you on a healing journey with words of wisdom, comforting affirmations, an inspirational reading, a guided meditation, and soothing harp music. The accompanying guidebook provides insight, healing strategies and resources.

 

June 2011 Movies

Blu-Ray

Alien

A mindless, savage, and merciless alien is attacking the crew of an intergalactic freighter, and it must be stopped before they are all killed.

Aliens

Ripley returns to the alien planet to stop them from killing off an entire colony. But when she gets there, along with a group of marines, they only find one survivor, a small girl. Now they must fight hordes of aliens to save her. Bonus features included.

Gettysburg: director’s cut

Gods and Generals

The Great Dictator

Human Planet

Following in the footsteps of Planet Earth and Life, this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound, and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals – the most successful species on the planet. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity.

DVD

All Good Things

A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.

Being Human. Season Three.

Blue Valentine

Blending present moments in time with romantic past memories, this is the uncompromising portrait of Dean and Cindy, a young married couple who have grown apart, taking one night away from their daughter to try to save their relationship.

The Dilemma

Ronny’s world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees something he should not have and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves his world into comic mayhem, he learns that his best friend Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, Ronny must decide what will happen if he reveals the truth.

The Mechanic

Arthur Bishop is a “mechanic” –an elite assassin with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When his mentor and close friend Harry is murdered, Bishop is intent on exacting revenge. After Harry’s son approaches him with the same vengeful goal, Bishop takes the impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. However, deceptions will surface, and those hired to fix problems soon become the problem.

No Strings Attached

Emma and Adam are life-long friends who almost ruin everything by having sex one morning. To protect their friendship, they make a pact to keep their relationship strictly ‘no strings attached.’ That means no jealousy, no expectations, no fighting, no flowers, and no baby voices. They can do whatever they want, whenever they want, wherever they want, as long as they don’t fall in love. The question becomes: who’s going to fall first? And can their friendship survive?

 The Rite

Inspired by true events, this supernatural thriller follows a seminary student sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite of his own doubts about the controversial practice and even his own faith. Only when sent to apprentice with legendary Father Lucas, who has performed thousand of exorcisms, does his armor of skepticism begin to fall. Drawn into a troubling case that transcends even Father Lucas’s skill, the young seminarian glimpses a phenomenon science can’t explain or control, and an evil so violent and terrifying that it forces him to question everything he believes.

 The Royal Wedding

This keepsake will capture all the pomp and pageantry of the historic occasion like no other memento. Includes Kate’s arrival at Westminster Abbey, the full ceremony, the carriage procession, and the traditional balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace, plus highlights from the official BBC pre- and post-wedding coverage. Features include: William and Kate: A Royal Engagement – narrated by Sophie Raworth, this special presents the story of William and Kate’s relationship.

A Screaming Man

Adam, a former swimming champion in his sixties, is working as a pool attendant at a Chad hotel when the new Chinese owners humiliate him by forcing him to give up his job to his son, Abdel. Meanwhile, with the country in the throes of civil war, the authorities demand that everyone contribute money or volunteers to the “war effort,” leading a penniless and resentful Adam to make a decision he will forever regret.

 Upstairs, Downstairs

One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a fresh cast and sumptuous production values. It’s 1936, and six years since parlor maid Rose left 165 Eaton Place, when fate brings her back as housekeeper to its new owners: Sir Hallam, his wife Lady Agnes, and Maud, Lady Holland, his mother. Rose soon finds she has her work cut out as she recruits a new ‘downstairs’ family to help run the elegance and finery of the ‘upstairs’ world.

 

 

 

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