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New DVDs and Blu-Rays July 2024 Click on the title to place a hold on the item
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The Boy and the Heron
Yearning for his mother, a young boy named Mahito ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning. A semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and creation, in tribute to friendship, from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki.
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Civil War
A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
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Perfect Days
Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself.
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Coup de Chance
Fanny and Jean look like the ideal married couple--they're both professionally accomplished, they live in a gorgeous apartment in an exclusive neighborhood of Paris, and they seem to be in love just as much as they were when they first met. But when Fanny accidentally bumps into Alain, a former high school classmate, she's swept off her feet. They soon see each other again and get closer and closer.
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Dilli Kaand
When Alishka travels with his friend on public transport, she gets assaulted by six men, leaving her injured and naked. As this horrific case sparks nationwide outrage, Inspector Pandey and Journalist Riya Batra must work together to find the culprits and bring justice to Alishka.
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Egoist
Kosuke, a fashion magazine editor in his mid-30s, revels in the blessings of his comfortable lifestyle. When he hires Ryuta, a personal trainer, in order to get in shape, he gets more than he bargained for. The two fall in love, but when Kosuke discovers Ryuta secretly works as an escort to provide for himself and his mother, the two men strike a financial agreement. However, when tragedy strikes, Kosuke and Ryuta's mother grow closer and must confront a new future together.
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Housekeeping for Beginners
Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend's two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that must fight to stay together.
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Rebel
When Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, he leaves Belgium to help war victims in Syria. But, having arrived, he is forced to join ISIS and is left stranded in Raqqa. Back home, his younger brother Nassim quickly becomes easy prey for radical recruiters, who promise to reunite him with his brother. Their mother, Leila, fights to protect the only thing she has left: her youngest son.
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The Teachers' Lounge
An idealistic middle school teacher who advocates for a student accused of stealing becomes embroiled in conflict when she becomes the target of a theft herself.
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Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Season 1
Follows unlikely partners Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes as they go up against the anti-patriotic terrorist organization known as the Flag Smashers. The pair will also have to deal with John Walker, the new government-appointed Captain America, whose methods and tactics don't align with his distinguished title.
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Grantchester: Season 9
It's 1961 and life is good for Will and Geordie. The families are always together, from Sunday lunches to planning summer holidays and with honorary grandparents Mrs. C and Jack, and adopted uncles Daniel and Leonard, it's one big happy family!
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Hun Hou Shi = Happily Ever After?
Urban romantic drama Happily Ever After? depicts six leading characters-middle-aged nobody Poon Sin-yan; Perfect wife Cheung Ming-sum; charming guy Kam Shing-Kwan; gold digger Lui Ching-lam; helpless and hopeless romantic Lui Ching-hoi; and kidult-cum-dating app player Ching Tin-fai in a polyamorous relationship love story. And the four chapters are: Divorce, infidelity, Misplaced Love and Repair. Each episode's subject corresponds to the related chapter. And the narration is based on the visual perspective of one or two leading characters so as to show different versions of the plot line Emphasis is placed on those who are preoccupied by switching between narrator, visual perspective and time and space. Moreover, conflict and suspense in the story reflect certain issues in romantic partnerships in real life.
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Ted Lasso: The Complete Series
In a bitter divorce settlement from her billionaire husband, Rupert Mannion, Rebecca Welton becomes the new owner of British football club AFC Richmond. She's assisted by her Director of Football Operations, Higgins, who formerly worked for her husband. Her first order of business is to fire the team's current manager and replace him with an idealistic all-American football coach, Theodore 'Ted' Lasso. Ted and his friend, assistant coach Beard, cross the pond to take up the management of the team's 'long, albeit modest' history. Richmond is about to change the way they're doing things, and from now on, that way is the Lasso way.
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True Detective: Season 4 - Night Country
Elizabeth Danvers and Evangeline Navarro, former partners, join forces to investigate the mysterious disappearance of eight scientists from the Tsalal Arctic Research Station in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska. The story unfolds during the months-long winter nights, and as the two protagonists confront their own personal struggles, they delve into the eerie secrets hidden beneath the eternal ice to solve the complex case.
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Alaska: Wildlife and Glaciers
Discover traveling Alaska by rail, by car, or RV and getting up close and personal with wildlife and the most spectacular glaciers in the World. One of the most intimate ways to experience the awesome scale of Alaska's glaciers is on the water. The tidewater glaciers extend down from mountain peaks and out into the sea. Hundreds of feet high and miles long, you can hear ice crackling and sizzling as trapped air bubbles slowly escape.
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Discover Chile
Join Richard Crawford as he travels deep into Chile's Patagonian Rainforest and the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve. See some of the most unique hotels on earth, including one shaped as a mushroom and another as a fairytale kingdom. Discover beautiful lakes, volcanoes, waterfalls and the rainforest, skiing down an unmarked glacier and fly on some of the world's highest and longest zip lines.
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Escape to: Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia, with its magical volcanic peaks, rain forests and rare fauna is the most romantic island in the Caribbean.
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Naples & The Amalfi Coast - La Dolce Vita
With its towering cliffs and villages perched high on mountain slopes, the Amalfi coast epitomizes La Dolce Vita. It became fashionable in the 1950s, visited by Jackie Kennedy and Sophia Loren, and it has never gone out of style. The Amalfi coast depends on tourism, which provides 90% of its revenue. But not everyone welcomes the arrival of the tourists
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The World is Yours: Scandinavia, Northern Europe & Greenland
In this series we'll head out on fascinating trips around the World. We'll discover hidden secrets and breathtaking destinations. We'll dig into the past and learn about the history, culture and traditions each place has to offer. Every trip will be an exciting encounter with modern and ancient marvels built by men, and some built by Mother Nature. The program features Norway, Denmark, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Greenland and Helsinki.
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Challengers
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
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Ezra
Follows Max, a stand-up comedian living with his father while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about the future, Max & Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip.
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Fast Charlie
Charlie Swift is a fixer with a problem: the target he's whacked is missing his head and the only way Charlie will be paid is if the body can be identified. Enter Marcie Kramer, the victim's ex-wife and a woman with all the skills Charlie needs.
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The First Omen
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
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Monkey Man
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city's sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
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Wicked Little Letters
When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.
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Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office
Starting more than 20 years ago, the Post Office wrongly dismissed, harassed and prosecuted hundreds of innocent subpostmasters for theft, fraud and false accounting. Subpostmasters were told they were the only ones to report a problem with a new computer system called Horizon. When Alan Bates was fired, he refused to accept the Post Office blame. He found and brought together a group of other isolated and wrongly accused victims to form the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance. Alan Bates and his friends exposed a shocking scandal at the heart of the Post Office, a government-owned and much-loved national institution.
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Nature: Raptor - A Fistful Of Daggers
The planet's most successful large predators are a group of birds known as raptors. United by a hooked beak, a taste for flesh, and a set of razor-sharp talons, these birds of prey have conquered the globe. Raptors dominate every habitat in which they live. Learn more about eagles, hawks, and falcons, as well as lesser-known hunters like the secretary bird, the caracara, kites, and more.
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One Life
Tells the true story of Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from the Germans on the verge of World War II. Half a century later, he is haunted by the memory of those he could not save.
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Orlando, My Political Biography
Paul B. Preciado's documentary invites a diverse group of trans and nonbinary people to perform interpretations of Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando, interrogating its relevance in the ongoing struggle to secure dignity for trans people worldwide.
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William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
An intimate portrait of William Shatner's personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all.
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Craig Before the Creek
Craig, a new kid in town, journeys into the nearby creek to find a lost treasure, and winds up being pursued by a band of pirates who want to destroy the creek itself.
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Pokemon The Series: Ultimate Journeys Complete Season
The stakes are higher than ever for Ash, Goh, and Chloe as they advance toward their goals! As the Pokémon World Coronation Series tournament heats up, intensive training is in store for Ash, Pikachu, and their Pokémon friends. Meanwhile, Goh embarks on a series of challenging trial missions to become a member of Project Mew. And as Chloe and Eevee learn about the different evolutionary paths that Eevee can take, will they be able to come to a decision about its future? Get ready for nonstop action, familiar faces from journeys past, and more Pokémon discoveries to be made!
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Strawberry Shortcake's Summer Vacation
Strawberry brings her friends home to Berryville to meet her family, and while it's awkward at first, everyone bands together when they discover the family farm is at risk of being sold! The key to saving the farm lies in a secret map left by Strawberry's grandberry. The map leads them to a series of puzzles where everyberry must work together to solve them. Everyberry has strengths, regardless of whether they are a city berry or a country berry!
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Unsung Hero
Follows David Smallbone as he moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a brighter future after his successful music company collapses. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David and his pregnant wife Helen set out to rebuild their lives. Helen's faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With their own dreams on hold, David and Helen begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in inspirational music history.
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Prospect Heights Public Library District
12 N. Elm St. Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070 847-259-3500
www.phpl.info
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