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New DVDs and Blu-Rays August 2025 Click on the title to place a hold on the item |
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How to Train Your Dragon
On the isle of Berk, Vikings and dragons have battled for generations, but that won't stop Hiccup, the son of Chief Stoick the Vast, from building an unlikely bond with the feared dragon, Toothless. With an ancient evil threatening their worlds, it's up to Hiccup, Toothless, and their courageous companion Astrid to make the realm realize they're stronger together, and only through friendship and bravery can they overcome the challenges of a high-flying adventure.
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Karate Kid: Legends
When kung fu prodigy Li Fong relocates to New York City with his mother to attend a prestigious new school, he finds solace in a new friendship with a classmate and her father. But his newfound peace is short-lived after he attracts unwanted attention from a formidable local karate champion. Driven by a desire to defend himself, Li embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition. Guided by the wisdom of his kung fu teacher, Mr. Han, and the legendary Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso, Li merges their unique styles to prepare for an epic martial arts showdown.
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Lilo & Stitch
A lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family.
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A Confucian Confusion / Mahjong: Two Films By Edward
A Confucian Confusion (1994) After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values.
Mahjong (1996) - When a well known businessman goes missing, owing $100m to Taipei's underworld, two hoods decide to follow his son, the leader of a youth gang. A small group of trendy foreigners gets caught up in the action.
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Geo Sar Utha Kay
Based on actual events involving the Chottu Gang of Rajanpur, Kacha area of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Where the gang brought terror on the land and the people living there, a group of police force were sent there to put a stop to the Chottu Gang although this would not be a solid operation, it would be a bloody dog war fight for the strong.
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Salt Water
A man reconnects with the priest who abused him as a boy and wrestles with the feelings of aversion, lust, and affection that are awakened in him as a result.
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Storm
A family fishing trip becomes every parent's worst nightmare when widowed Mother Elin loses her son, Ulrik, to the raging river. Struggling to mend her life with her daughter Storm, Elin soon faces a chilling rumor: did Storm deliberately push her brother?
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Vermiglio
"In a majestic Alpine village touched only faintly by the upheavals of modern life, a strict schoolteacher's family undergoes a profound shift when a relative returns home with a mysterious Sicilian soldier, both fleeing the front lines of World War II. As the seasons change across a single year, three very different daughters of the sprawling Graziadei clan will find their lives transformed."--
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The Boys: Season Four
The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under Homelander’s muscly thumb as he consolidates his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son, and his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they must find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.
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Fallout: Season One
A story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them above.
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The Last Anniversary
A mystery that touches on family matters, motherhood and those women whose legacy defines the generations that blossom after them.
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The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
Seo Hye Jin has been a Korean language instructor for the past fourteen years. She became a star after the legendary incident labelled “Miracle of Daechi.” Just when her life begins to feel settled, former pupil and troublemaker Lee Joon Ho, whom she'd helped get into a prestigious university ten years previously, shows up and stirs up chaos.
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Murdoch Mysteries: Season 18
Murdoch forfeits promotion to Inspector and continues doing what he does best-solving the intricate murders and complex crimes that plague Toronto. The station house welcomes the jovial and highly regarded Albert Choi to the team.
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1923: A Yellowstone Origin Story: Season Two
A cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob and Cara back at Dutton ranch. With harsh conditions and adversaries threatening to end the Dutton legacy, Spencer embarks on an arduous journey home, racing against time to save his family in Montana. Meanwhile, Alexandra sets off on her own harrowing trans-Atlantic journey to find Spencer and reclaim their love.
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American Pop Flashbacks!
Legendary musical artists return to the stage to perform some of the biggest songs from the 1960s and 1970s in American Pop Flashback! Hosted by Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, this special event features beloved performers.
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A Hard Day's Night
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
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Hilando Sones = The Weavers' Songs
In San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca, the director's reflections and questions invite us into his world, where Zoila's loom creates a natural music to tell the story of the life and death of Donato, the town's most famous violinist.
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Juliet & Romeo
An original pop musical that reimagines the iconic tale of star-crossed lovers in a fresh, exhilarating way, blends timeless romance with original music. Set in 1301 and inspired by the real-life story behind Shakespeare's classic.
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Killing Me Softly with His Songs
A musical documentary about composer Charles Fox, known for "Killing Me Softly With His Song," "I Got A Name," and "Ready To Take A Chance Again." The film follows Fox from LA to Paris and Havana as he and a group of world class musicians play phenomenal live music.
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Good Bad Things
Danny, a self-made entrepreneur with muscular dystrophy, knew his marketing concern was toast if he didn't land the dating app he was courting as an account... and, to get a feel for the product, signed up. Drawing a response from cute photographer Madi--who still wanted to meet after he opened up about his disability--and she'd continue to surprise him as they formed a tender bond.
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The Monkey
When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.
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On Swift Horses
Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War. But their newfound stability is upended by the arrival of Lee's charismatic brother, Julius, a wayward gambler with a secret past. A dangerous love triangle quickly forms. When Julius takes off in search of the young card cheat he's fallen for, Muriel's longing for something more propels her into a secret life of her own, gambling on racehorses and exploring a love she never dreamed possible.
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Las Tres Sisters
Facing the realities of life's ups and downs, three sisters reunite, after years of estrangement, to complete their beloved Grandmother's pilgrimage through rural Mexico. When Maria, the eldest, discovers a health issue, she cooks up a plan to bring her sisters Lucia and Sofia along with her in the search for a miracle. With an old map, no hiking experience, and their lives unraveling around them, the sisters encounter hilarious and touching experiences on the "camino" until Kin, a local with a mysterious past, interrupts their road to the end of the trail.
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Until Dawn
One year after her sister Melanie's disappearance, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. In an abandoned visitor center, they are hunted and murdered one by one... only to find themselves reliving the night again and again--each time with a new terrifying threat. With limited deaths left, they must survive until dawn to escape.
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The Woman in the Yard
A mysterious woman repeatedly appears in a family's front yard, often delivering chilling warnings and unsettling messages, leaving them to question her identity, motives and the potential danger she might pose.
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American Delivery
In the U.S.--where more women die in childbirth than any other wealthy nation--the joys of pregnancy and motherhood are often overshadowed by fear. Amid a growing maternal health crisis, especially for women of color, American Delivery is a documentary that tells the story of the glimmers of hope: women finding their voice and autonomy; nurses listening to women and offering birth choices; and hospital leaders welcoming the community as the patient.
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Innovators of Black History: Volumes One & Two
Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver and Lewis Latimer just to name a few of the greatest innovators and inventors of Black History, this is their legacy, their inventions and their stories.
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Mad about the Boy
The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret.
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Songs of Earth
A majestic visual symphony for the big screen. The filmmaker's father is our guide, bringing us through Norway's most scenic valley. He grew up where generations have lived alongside nature to survive. The sounds of the earth harmonize in this breathtaking journey.
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Swan Song
An immersive, behind-the-scenes look inside one of the world's leading ballet companies as it mounts a major new production of Swan Lake. Ballet icon Karen Kain steps into the role of director on the eve of her retirement, and the film weaves together revealing scenes of the intense creative process with intimate moments inside the dancers' personal lives.
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Ben 10 (Classic): The Complete Series
The story of Ben Tennyson, a typical kid who becomes very atypical after he discovers the Omnitrix, a mysterious alien device with the power to transform the wearer into ten different alien species.
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Monster High: Season Two
It's a new semester at Monster High! The Boo Crew find themselves navigating a variety of monstrous situations, including a vacation at Scare-adise Resort that takes a mysterious turn, a mythological showdown during a music festival, a magic-powered competitive game night, and more.
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NASA Explores: Far Out
In this new 2025 high-definition program, see the latest NASA 3D printers that will allow building structures as strong as concrete on the moon using moon soil called "regolith" mined by special excavation robots. To colonize in space, we not only need to build but also eat. Check out NASA's groundbreaking food technology, from freeze-dried meals to futuristic, edible innovations that could change how we eat on Earth. This is space food like you have never seen before! Once we build and eat on the Moon, the next step is to do it on Mars! This program is sure to inspire a whole new generation of future astronauts.
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Tom and Jerry 85th Anniversary Kids Collection
Follow the madcap adventures of the original game of cat and mouse as Tom, an ordinary gray and white house cat, of no great intelligence is driven by three goals: to eat, to sleep and to catch the mouse, Jerry ... and eat him. Meanwhile, Jerry, a quick-witted, audacious little mouse who lives in the house with Tom, can never seem to stop himself from teasing his feline nemesis ... his greatest pleasure comes from thwarting Jerry's every attempt to catch him.
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Prospect Heights Public Library District
12 N. Elm St., Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070
847-259-3500https://www.phpl.info |
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