eHighlights Video Edition April 2015 Your guide to the new, hot titles available from OverDrive. Letter from Collection Development Table of Contents Letter From the Editor Meet the Team 1 1 Spring has sprung and with it comes rain (at least here in Cleveland). Luckily, our Streaming Video selection offers plenty of reasons to stay inside and watch! Recent additions to Streaming Video include some of my favorite films: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and My Little 3 Pony: The Movie. An odd combo, but I was born in the 80s and I have affinity for classic slasher films. We’ve also added some 14 fantastic book adaptations: A Good Marriage, Sophie’s Choice, Let the Right One In, and others. And we can’t forget our star17 studded movies: Melancholia (Kirsten Dunst), The Good Doctor (Orlando Bloom), Take This Waltz (Michelle Williams & 18 Seth Rogan) – to name a few. 2 Supplier Highlight Feature Film Documentary & Instructional Television Closing Thoughts Carts in Marketplace: Titles in Catalog All One Copy/One User Titles All Cost Per Circ Titles To purchase all of these titles directly in marketplace, use the links to the left or at the bottom of each page. To shop individually, each title can be clicked directly from the listing in the pages that follow. Cost Per Circ titles will link to the corresponding section in Marketplace. Happy Watching! Michelle Ross Analyst, Collection Development Meet the Collection Development Team L to R: Cindy Orr, Rachel Kray, Liz Tousey, Kristin Milks, Kate Seivertson; 2nd row: Karen Estrovich, Emma Kanagaki, Michelle Ross. 1 Supplier Highlight By Michelle Ross Disney This spring OverDrive is thrilled to announce the addition of 100 Disney titles to our Streaming Video selection. The Disney catalog is currently available to our US and Canadian public library partners via the Cost Per Circ section of Marketplace. I am personally over-the-moon about the quality of our new Disney selections. Many of the films are favorites from my childhood. I can’t tell you how many times I watched Airbud – the story of a young boy who rescues a dog with a talent for shooting hoops. Even as an adult, it still brings a tear to my eye. Also, I’m very jealous that my dog hasn’t caught on to basketball (no matter how many Snack Packs I bribe her with). Like all true 90s kids, DuckTales (woo-hoo!) was an after-school must-watch for me and my brothers. Needless to say, my heart leapt with joy when I saw that DuckTales:The Movie was available in Marketplace. Library patrons young and old are sure to enjoy the kooky adventures of Scrooge McDuck, his nephews, and the wacky residents of Duckberg. Other great titles include: The Muppet Movie, A Goofy Movie, Oliver & Company, Tom & Huck, and many more! Click here to check out the full Disney catalog. 2 Feature Film 2 Days in New York (R) Magnolia – Comedy 4 Assassins (NR) Inception Media Group – Action, Thriller A Manhattan couple’s comfortable life is upset by a visit from relatives. Starring Chris Rock. Black Reel Awards nomination; Women Film Critics Circle Awards win. When four assassins reunite in a swanky Hong Kong hotel, unresolved issues culminate in an explosive showdown. 6 Action on Film International Film Festival wins & 4 nominations. 5 Souls (NR) Inception Media Group – Horror The 13th Unit (R) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Noah must decide how far he will go to save his soul when a stranger gives him the choice to kill or be killed. Starring Samaire Armstrong. Seven strangers are trapped in an underground storage unit and hunted by a supernatural beast. 360 (R) Magnolia – Drama Alabama Moon (PG) Criterion – Drama A film that weaves together the stories of four people through their interconnected romantic lives. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, & Ben Foster. London Film Festival nomination. A boy raised in the Alaskan wilderness must learn to survive in the modern world after the death of his father. Based on the book by Wyatt Key. Starring John Goodman. Altar (NR) Cinedigm – Horror Art of Darkness (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror A family moves into an isolated estate with plans to restore it, but in the process, they awaken the ghosts of its dark past. A woman is held captive by an insane artist intent on transforming her into his latest blood-splattered masterpiece. British Horror Film Festival win. The Aviators (NR) Cinedigm – Animation Bad Day to Go Fishing (NR) Film Movement – Comedy, Foreign Film Set during WWI, a brave carrier pigeon & a quirky mouse team up to save a battalion of American soldiers. Starring Brad Garrett & Jeff Foxworthy. Gaudi Awards win. Spanish language. A strong-man stages phony wrestling matches throughout South Africa until he is put to the test by a brutal challenger. 2 Cannes Film Festival nominations; Warsaw International Film Festival win. 3 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Battle Earth (NR) Inception Media Group – Science Fiction Best Man Down (PG-13) Magnolia – Comedy, Drama A group of Canadian soldiers battle to survive the night when their chopper goes down during an alien invasion. When their best man unexpectedly dies after their ceremony, a newlywed couple must cancel their honeymoon and transport the body from Phoenix to Minneapolis. Starring Justin Long. Best Worst Friends (NR) Uncorked – Comedy, Foreign Film Billy Club (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Spanish language. A group of friends help their dying, developmentally disabled pal complete his bucket list which includes seeing a leprechaun & travelling to the future. Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival nomination. Fifteen years after a triple homicide devastated their Little League team, four friends reunite to commemorate their fallen coach & teammates. A mystery unfolds as the group finds themselves hunted by a madman. Black Death (R) Magnolia –Drama, Horror Black Out (NR) Music Box Films – Action, Foreign Film As the plague ravages England, a young monk investigates rumors that the dead are being resurrected in a small village. Starring Sean Bean & Eddie Redmayne. 6 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations; 2 Screamfest wins. Blackthorn (R) Magnolia – Drama, Western Dutch language. A retired criminal must retrieve 20 kilos of cocaine in order to save his fiancée from a gang that has accused him of theft. Austin Fantastic Fest nomination, 2 Nederlands Film Festival nominations. Blue Steel (PG) Scott Entertainment Corp. – Western Living in Bolivia under an assumed name, Butch Cassidy decides to return to the States. His plans are thwarted by an ambitious criminal. 4 Goya Awards wins & 7 nominations; Western Writers of America nomination. A US Marshal witnesses a robbery, but the sheriff believes he may be the culprit. Starring John Wayne. A Bottle in the Gaza Sea (NR) Film Movement – Drama, Foreign Film Bro, What Happened? (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Comedy A group of friends struggle to recall what happened at the previous night’s outrageous party. Starring Jamie Kennedy & Lorenzo Lamas. French language. A young Palestinian man and a teenage French-Israeli girl form a strong bond via a message in a bottle. Jutra Awards nomination; 3 Lumiere Awards nominations. 4 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film The Butchers (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Canadian Bacon (PG) MGM – Comedy An unwitting bus passenger accidentally brings six dead serial killers back to life by reading from a gothic book. Cost Per Circ. In an attempt to raise his approval ratings, the US President tries to start a cold war with Canada. Directed by Michael Moore. Starring Alan Alda & John Candy. A Call Girl (NR) Film Movement – Drama, Foreign Film Charlie Bartlett (R) MGM – Comedy Slovenian language. A young coed takes up prostitution to earn fast cash, but gets more than what she bargained for. Les Arcs European Film Festival win & nomination; Warsaw International Film Festival nomination. Cost Per Circ. A wealthy teen becomes the unofficial psychiatrist of his high school. Starring Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., & Kat Dennings. Boulder International Film Festival win. The Columbian Connection (R) Inception Media Group – Action Comforting Skin (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror A former cop jailed for a crime he didn’t commit is released by the DEA to bring down a marijuanasmuggling ring. 4 Action on Film International Film Festival wins & 3 nominations. A young woman gets a daring tattoo but struggles for control when the tattoo comes to life and people begin to die. Fantasposa International Fantastic Film Festival win. Complicity (NR) Inception Media Group – Drama, Suspense The Corpse Grinders (R) Scott Entertainment – Horror The owners of Lotus Cat Food Company find a creative solution for meat costs – the local graveyard. There’s only one problem, cats soon develop a taste for human flesh. When a party turns deadly, a group of teens struggle to make things right. 2 Boston International Film Festival wins. Crawl or Die (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Dancing Ninja (NR) Inception Media Group – Family Video, Comedy An elite security team tasked with protecting the last fertile woman must outrun a bloodthirsty creature in a maze of shrinking tunnels. An orphan in search of his birth parents dreams of being a ninja, travels to Hollywood, and gets entangled in a crime. Starring David Hasselhoff. 5 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (R) Scott Entertainment – Drama, Horror Recalls the tale of Sweeney Todd, a notorious barber who murdered customers for cash. Deadfall (R) Magnolia – Thriller Two siblings part ways after a botched casino heist, but are reunited at another family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Starring Erica Bana, Olivia Wilde, & Charlie Hunnam. Devil’s Tower (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Dragonfyre (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Adventure, Fantasy A vengeful ghost wreaks havoc on an apartment complex by possessing tenants and turning them into bloodthirsty zombies An ex-Special Forces Operative must keep an army of Orcs from unleashing a dragon god on our world and protect a beautiful elf princess from a sinister sorcerer. Drinking Buddies (R) Magnolia – Comedy, Romance Ed Wood (R) Disney – Comedy, Drama Two brewery co-workers spend their days drinking and flirting, but both are in relationships. Starring Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson, & Ron Livingston. Vail Film Festival win. Cost Per Circ. A director struggling to make it in Hollywood becomes a legend thanks to his low-budget independent films. Starring Johnny Depp & Bill Murray. 2 Oscar Wins; Golden Globe win & 2 nominations. El Cartel de los Sapos (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Action, Foreign Film Elevator (NR) Inception Media Group – Horror Spanish language. A drug dealer in the midst of a bloody battle for power must turn state's evidence to protect his loved ones while simultaneously running a cartel. Nine strangers are stuck on an elevator. One has a bomb, the other eight will do anything to survive. Fields of the Dead (R) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror From the Dark (NR) MPI Media Group – Horror A group of college students visit an isolated farm to complete a research project and find a book that leads them to unwittingly summon demons from the surrounding woods. Car trouble leads to a sinister situation for a young couple stranded in the Irish countryside, as they are stalked by a creature who only goes out at night. 6 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Ghost Trap (NR) Inception Media Group – Family Video, Thriller GIRLTRASH: All Night Long (NR) MPI Media Group – Comedy, Musical A teen scientist-in-training is determined to get to the bottom of the eerie occurrences at her community service site. A group of five girls have an epic night that includes love, lust, fights, rock and roll, and stoned sorority sisters. The Good Doctor (PG-13) Magnolia – Drama, Thriller A Good Marriage (R) Screen Venture Media – Thriller A young doctor becomes obsessed with keeping a female kidney transplant patient in his care. Starring Orlando Bloom. 6 Milano International Film Festival Awards nominations. After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband’s sinister secret? Based on the book by Stephen King. Goon (R) Magnolia – Comedy Gun Shy (R) Disney – Comedy, Thriller Doug, a down-on-his-luck bouncer, becomes a rising star in hockey despite not knowing how to skate. Starring Sean William Scott, Jay Baruchel, & Liev Schreiber. Cost Per Circ. An undercover DEA agent suffering from PTSD becomes reliant on his therapy group and a nurse to get through his work. Starring Liam Neeson & Sandra Bullock. A Haunting at Silver Falls (NR) Inception Media Group – Horror Haunting of the Innocent (R) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Twin girls haunt an orphan to help her track down their real murderer. Inspired by a true story. After an attack on his wife, a father moves his family to a small coastal town. Instead of finding peace, they are haunted by evil forces bent on destroying the family. Starring Judd Nelson. I Give it a Year (R) Magnolia – Comedy, Romance The Identical (PG) Cinedigm – Drama A newlywed couple is happily married despite their differences. Their family and friends aren’t convinced they will last, can they prove the naysayers wrong? Starring Rose Byrne. Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival win. During the Great Depression, twin brothers are separated at birth. One becomes a music legend, while the other tries to balance music & trying to please his father. Starring Ashley Judd & Ray Liotta. 7 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Innocence (PG-13) Cinedigm – Horror, Thriller The Jazz Singer (NR) Inception Media Group – Classic Film, Drama A sixteen-year-old discovers her exclusive private school is run by a coven who stay young and beautiful by drinking the blood of virgins. Joey disappoints his family by pursuing a career as a jazz singer/ comedian. When his father becomes ill, he must decide between potential stardom or familial duty. Starring Jerry Lewis. John Dies at the End (R) Magnolia – Comedy, Science Fiction The Joy Luck Club (R) Disney – Drama Cost Per Circ. The story of four remarkable women sustained by the hopes and dreams they have for their daughters. Based on the bestseller by Amy Tan. BAFTA Awards nomination; National Board of Review Win. When a new drug that provides an out-of-body experience leaves some users no longer human, a pair of college drop-outs must save mankind. Fright Meter Awards nomination. Based on the book by David Wong. Jungle Shuffle (NR) Cinedigm – Animation Junior High Spy (NR) Inception Media Group – Family Video Manu and his ninja monkey pal, Chuy, set off on an epic adventure to rescue Manu's love, Princess Sacha, from the hands of her human captors. The son of an FBI agent must solve the mystery of his father’s abduction and get his homework done before dinner. Just 45 Minutes from Broadway (R) Rainbow Releasing – Comedy Karen Cries on the Bus (NR) Film Movement – Drama, Foreign Film When a heart-broken actress and her sister return to their theatrical family’s home, secrets are exposed, rivalries are rekindled, and love begins to bloom. Starring Judd Nelson. Spanish language. Karen abandons everything to escape a decaying marriage, then she meets an outlandish hairdresser that helps her discover a new self. Huelva Latin American Film Festival win. Killers (NR) Cinedigm – Action, Foreign Film, Thriller Krampus: The Christmas Devil (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Japanese language. A serial killer uploads his crimes to the internet, inspiring a disgraced journalist to become a vigilante. A psychotic game of cat and mouse ensues that will only end with a face-to-face showdown. A small town sheriff must stop an evil demon bent on kidnapping and murdering the town’s naughty children. 4 FANtastic Horror Film Festival nominations. 8 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Late Phases (NR) MPI Media Group – Horror LFO (NR) MPI Media Group – Foreign Film, Science Fiction When deadly beasts begin to attack a retirement community, it’s up to a grizzled veteran to uncover the residents’ secrets. 2 BloodGuts UK Horror Awards nominations; Toronto After Dark Film Festival win. Swedish language. An amateur scientist fuels his ego by hypnotizing his neighbors subjecting them to outlandish scenarios. 2 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film wins; Fantasporto nomination. Let the Right One In (R) Magnolia – Foreign Film, Horror Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife (NR) Cinedigm – Comedy, Drama Swedish language. A bullied boy befriends a pale and mysterious girl who moves in next door. BAFTA nomination; 4 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards wins; Tribeca Film Festival win. Based on the book by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Everyone hates Ward’s wife. When she ends up dead, Ward and his pals must figure out how to hide a body and get away with murder. Starring Scott Foley & Donald Faison. The Magic of Belle Isle (PG) Magnolia – Drama, Comedy Main Street (PG) Magnolia – Drama An alcoholic author finds a renewed passion for writing after spending time on Belle Isle and befriending a single mother and her three daughters. Starring Morgan Freeman & Virginia Madsen. Image Awards nomination. A small North Carolina community is turned upside down when a stranger arrives with a controversial plan to save their hometown. Starring Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, & Orlando Bloom. Maya the Bee (NR) Cinedigm – Animation Melancholia (R) Magnolia – Drama Maya, a little bee with a big heart, goes on an epic adventure. Asia Pacific Screen Awards nomination; Bavarian Film Awards win. While a couple tries to enjoy their wedding day, a new planet threatens to collide with Earth and end mankind. Starring Kirsten Dunst & Alexander Skarsgård. Cannes Film Festival win & nomination. My Little Pony: The Movie (G) Cinedigm – Animation, Children’s Video Nature Calls (R) Magnolia – Comedy Assistant Scoutmaster Randy hijacks his 10-year-old nephew’s slumber party to take the boys on a memorable Scout trip. Starring Johnny Knoxville & Patton Oswalt. Young Artist Awards nomination. The Little Ponies must battle a strange purple blob while planning a big spring festival. Voiced by Danny Devito & Cloris Leachman. 9 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Neverlake (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Nobody Walks (R) Magnolia – Drama While visiting her father in Italy, a teen discovers an ancient lake supposedly guarded by ghosts but the truth may be far more dangerous than she anticipated. A family’s dynamics are challenged when they take in a young artist so she can complete her art film. Starring John Krasinski; cowritten by Lena Dunham. 2 Sundance Film Festival nominations. On Golden Pond (PG) Cinedigm – Drama The Opposite Sex (NR) Cinedigm – Comedy, Romance A retired couple and their daughter reunite at their summer cottage. Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, & Katherine Hepburn. 3 Oscar wins & 7 nominations; 3 Golden Globes wins & 3 nominations. Vince is a successful and competitive divorce attorney who applies his must-win attitude to romance. Starring Mena Suvari, Kristin Chenoweth, & Eric Roberts. The Oxford Murders (R) Magnolia – Drama, Thriller The Ouija Experiment (R) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror A string of murders are announced with mathematical symbols. An Oxford professor and his students team up to crack the code. Starring Elijah Wood & John Hurt. Based on the book by Guillermo Martinez. A group of friends decide to record their Ouija board experiment, but the spirits turn deadly. They must destroy the board before it destroys them. The Ouija Resurrection (NR) Cinedigm – Horror A bloodthirsty spirit released from a Ouija board terrorizes a group of theater goers. Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers (NR) Inception Media Group – Action, Drama Three companies of paratroopers risk their lives in France on D-Day to install a transmitter and searchlight to guide planes in the Normandy invasion. Based on a true story. Patrick: Evil Awakens (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment – Horror Pressed (NR) Inception Media Group – Action A comatose patient at a private psychiatric hospital uses telekinesis to exact murderous revenge on the evil doctor and staff who are using his body for experiments. 2 Australian Film Critics Association Awards nominations. A desperate and unemployed executive invests all his savings into a drug deal, but the money is intercepted by two teens. 10 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Prince Avalanche (R) Magnolia – Comedy, Drama The Right Kind of Wrong (R) Magnolia – Comedy, Romance Two road workers develop an unlikely friendship as they spend the summer repainting traffic lines on a desolate country highway. Starring Paul Rudd & Emile Hirsch. Berlin International Film Festival win & nomination. A dishwasher meets the woman of his dreams – on the day of her wedding to another man. Genie Awards win; Writers Guild of Canada nomination. Based on the book Sex and Sunsets by Tim Sandlin. Shadow Dancer (R) Magnolia - Thriller Silent But Deadly (NR) Inception Media Group – Horror A single mother arrested for her part in an IRA plot is given two choices: go to prison or spy on her family. Starring Clive Owen. British Independent Film Awards win & nomination. A serial killer seeks revenge on a Hollywood film set when his beloved pet ends up as the crew’s lunch. Starring Jason Mewes. Skating to New York (PG-13) Cinedigm – Drama Specter (NR) Uncork’d Entertainment - Horror A coming-of-age journey of five teenage boys who leave their small, Canadian town and attempt to skate across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldest day of the year. An earthquake and tsunami are just the start of a string of natural disasters faced by the town of Midground; when a mysterious light appears, survivors suspect a sinister force is the cause. Song One (PG-13) Cinedigm – Drama, Romance Sophie’s Choice (R) Cinedigm – Drama After her brother is in an accident, a young woman returns home only to fall in love with her brother’s musical idol. Starring Anne Hathaway. Sundance Film Festival nomination. A Nazi concentration camp survivor’s relationship is endangered by the ghosts of her past. Starring Meryl Streep & Kevin Cline. 1 Oscar win & 4 nominations; Golden Globe win & nomination; BAFTA nomination. Starry Eyes (NR) MPI Media Group – Horror Summer of Blood (NR) MPI Media Group – Comedy, Horror An ambitious actress discovers the ominous origins of Hollywood’s elite and suffers bizarre ramifications. Boston Underground Film Festival win; 3 Fright Meter Awards nominations; SXSW Film Festival win. Recently dumped Erik is transformed into a blood-sucking ladykiller after a date with a lanky vampire. 11 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Supremacy (R) Cinedigm – Drama, Thriller Syrup (R) Magnolia – Comedy A white supremacist shoots a cop on his first day of parole and takes a family hostage. The father must use his understanding of the racist mind to keep his family alive. Starring Danny Glover. Fresh from college, a slacker comes up with a million dollar idea. Starring Amber Heard, Brittany Snow, and Kellan Lutz. Based on the book by Matt Barry. Take This Waltz (R) Magnolia – Drama The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (R) MPI Media Group – Horror A happily married woman falls in love with her artist neighbor. Starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogan, & Sarah Silverman. Five friends battle a family of cannibals when they travel to Texas to visit their grandfather’s house. 40th anniversary edition. OverDrive staff favorite. TNT Jackson (R) Scott Entertainment – Action, Drama To the Wonder (R) Magnolia – Drama, Romance An American falls in love with a Ukrainian woman while travelling Europe, their relationship suffers after relocating to Oklahoma. Starring Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, & Javier Bardem. Venice Film Festival win & nomination. A young karate expert searches for her brother’s killer in Hong Kong. Trailer Park Boys: Don’t Legalize It (R) Screen Media Ventures – Comedy Traffickers (NR) Cinedigm – Drama, Foreign Film, Thriller Korean language. A cruiser headed to China is used as a cover for black-market organ trafficking. Blue Dragon Awards win; 2 Grand Bell Awards nominations. Julian, Ricky, & Bubbles set out on a road trip but run into trouble when Jim Lahey & Randy go after them. 2 Canadian Screen Awards nominations. OverDrive staff favorite. Two-Gun Man from Harlem (NR) Scott Entertainment – Western Venice/Venice (R) Rainbow Releasing – Comedy A maverick American film director is surprised that his most recent film has been selected as the official US entry at the Venice film festival. Starring Melissa Leo & David Duchovny. A wrongfully accused cowboy assumes the identity of a preacherturned-gangster to catch the men who framed him. 12 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Feature Film Waiting for Dublin (NR) Cinema Libre Studio – Comedy, Drama Weiner Dog Nationals (G) Inception Media Group – Family Video On New Year’s Eve 1944, a fighter pilot drunkenly bets Al Capone’s nephew $10,000 that he can shoot down five enemy aircrafts. 2 Moondance International Film Festival wins. A family adopts a runt of a dachshund who defies the odds to place in the Weiner Dog Nationals Race. Starring Alicia Witt, Morgan Fairchild, & Jason London. Young Artist Awards nomination. Wild Guitar (NR) Scott Entertainment – Drama, Musical Willow Creek (NR) MPI Media Group – Horror A young couple encounters unprecedented horror when they venture into the heart of Bigfoot country. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. A young man is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company. Young Ones (R) Screen Media Ventures – Action, Drama Zoey to the Max (NR) Cinedigm – Drama 13-year-old foster child, Zoey Manning, fights to protect her new family and their beloved dog Max. Starring Amy Smart. Set in a water-depleted future, a teen boy must protect his family. Starring Nicholas Hoult & Elle Fanning. 13 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Documentary & Instructional Athletic Yoga (NR) Gaiam – Instructional, Fitness Attack: The Battle of New Britain (NR) Echelon Studios – Documentary, History Depicts the attack by the Allied Forces on the Japanese strongholds of Arawe Beach & Cape Gloucester, New Britain. National Board of Review win. This series of yoga videos are specially crafted for athletes. Features Heisman Trophy winner, Eddie George; and Cleveland Cavaliers player, Kevin Love. The Beatles: Parting Ways (NR) Inception Media Group – Documentary, Music Blackfish (R) Magnolia – Documentary Explores the dangers, both to humans and whales, of keeping killer whales in captivity. BAFTA nomination; Golden Trailer Awards win; International Documentary Association nomination; Satellite Awards win. An unauthorized look at the lives of The Beatles after the number one band fell apart. Citizen Koch (NR) MPI Media Group – Documentary, Politics Desert Bayou (NR) Cinema Libre Studio – Documentary, Politics Follows the rise of the Tea Party after a funding scandal in 2010. Sundance Film Festival nomination. Tells the story of 600 Hurricane Katrina evacuees who are unknowingly deposited into an isolated military installation in Utah. Image Awards nomination. Divide & Conquer (NR) Echelon Studios – Documentary, History Freakonomics (PG-13) Magnolia – Documentary Based on the best-selling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Examines human behavior with hilarious & provocative case studies. Warsaw International Film Festival nomination. The World War II US Government account of the war from after the English and French entry to the fall of France. National Film Preservation Board win; New York Film Critics Circle Awards win. Gas Hole (NR) Cinema Libre Studio – Documentary Food Chains (NR) Screen Media Ventures – Documentary Provides a detailed examination of America’s dependence on foreign oil and the factors that contributed to it. Examines the world of food labor in the United States. Features Eva Longoria & Eric Schlosser. Narrated by Forest Whitaker. 14 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Documentary & Instructional I Am Steve McQueen (NR) Cinedigm – Biography, Documentary The Immoralists (NR) Gaim, Inc. – Documentary A scientific journey to create eternal youth becomes personal for two biologists. SXSW Film Festival nomination. Tells the story of the legendary actor through interviews, film clips, archival footage and sound bites. Featuring Robert Downey, Jr. Jillian Michaels: Killer Body (NR) Gaiam – Instructional, Fitness Jiro Dreams of Sushi (PG) Magnolia – Documentary, Food The Biggest Loser star will whip your body into shape with this series of videos that will challenge every muscle group for maximum results. Follows an 85-year-old sushi chef and his world-renowned restaurant. Cinema Eye Honors Awards nomination; Online Film Critics Society Awards nomination. The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (NR) Scott Entertainment – Documentary My Sister Maria (NR) Rainbow Releasing – Biography, Documentary An overview of Sherlock Holmes in novels, as portrayed on stage, on radio, television, and film by dozens of actors from 1900-1985. Hosted by Christopher Lee. Maximilian Schell explores the tumultuous life of his sister, actress Maria Schell. Chicago International Film Festival nomination; Pula Film Festival win. The Overnighters (PG-13) Cinedigm – Documentary Out in the Line-Up (NR) Green Planet Films – Documentary, LGBTQ A North Dakotan pastor risks everything to help a group of jobseekers chasing the American Dream. Cinema Eye Honors Awards win & nomination; Directors Guild of America nomination; Sundance Film Festival win. Two gay surfers travel around the world exploring the taboo of homosexuality in surf culture. Remote Area Medical (NR) Cinedigm – Documentary Rachel Brathen Yoga (NR) Gaiam – Instructional, Fitness Covers the three-day pop-up “no cost” heath care clinic run by Remote Area Medical on the infield of Bristol, Tennessee’s massive NASCAR speedway. Hawaii International Film Festival win; RiverRun International film festival win. Gently calm your mind, deepen your breath, and stretch your body with this yoga series led by international yoga teacher Rachel Brathen. 15 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Documentary & Instructional Watchers of the Sky (TV-14) Music Box Films – Documentary Weekend of a Champion (NR) MPI Media Group – Documentary, Sports Examines the life & legacy of Ralph Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer and linguist who coined the term genocide. Jerusalem Film Festival win; 2 Sundance Film Festival wins & 1 nomination. In 1971, Roman Polanksi spends a weekend with champion driver, Jackie Stewart, as he attempts to win the Monaco Grand Prix. Berlin International Film Festival win & nomination. The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (R) Scott Entertainment – Documentary Yoga for Kids (NR) Gaiam – Instructional, Fitness Keep your little ones healthy & active with fun yoga exercises created just for them! Kids will love pretending they’re a baby dinosaur or blasting off into space, they won’t even know they’re exercising. Jayne Mansfield takes us on a review of her final world tour. 16 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Television The Best of Our Gang Comedies Scott Entertainment Corp. – Comedy The Best of the Three Stooges (NR) Scott Entertainment Corp. – Comedy Two shorts featuring the ageless antics of Hal Roach’s The Little Rascals: “Our Gang Follies of 1938” & “School’s Out." Three riotous classic shorts featuring everyone’s favorite trio of loveable dopes: “Brideless Groom”, “Disorder in the Court”, & “Malice in the Palace." Don Knotts: Tied Up With Laughter (TV-G) MPI Media Group – Comedy The Frank Sinatra Show (TV-G) Scott Entertainment – Comedy, Variety Show A collection of Don Knotts’ sidesplitting stand-up routines and skits. Also features many stars of the 1960s and 1970s. Join Ol’ Blue Eyes and the rest of the Rat Pack as they interview stars like Elvis Presley, Eleanor Roosevelt and Ella Fitzgerald. My Living Doll (TV-G) MPI Media Group – Comedy Snuff Box (TV-MA) MPI Media Group – Comedy Air Force shrink Bob McDonald must teach a beautiful robot, Rhoda, how to be the perfect woman while protecting her identity from the world – especially from their lecherous neighbor. Golden Globe nomination. This British TV series follows the competitive friendship between two hangmen as they delve into depravity and whiskey. 17 Buy all titles featured in this section here. Closing thoughts from the Editor This edition of eHighlights will be published every other month with the intention of bringing you the best titles for the enjoyment of your library patrons. Our goal is to make it easier for you to find the best of the best content based on reviews, media coverage and more, with the titles handpicked by our team of Collection Development Librarians. Watch for new editions of eHighlights coming soon. 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