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New DVDs and Blu-Rays April 2024 Click on the title to place a hold on the item
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The Beekeeper
In The Beekeeper, one man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as "Beekeepers".
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Madame Web
Cassandra Webb develops the power to see the future. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women bound for powerful destinies, if they can all survive a deadly present.
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Mean Girls (2024)
Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
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Burning Days
Emre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, is newly appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandals. After an initial welcome, he experiences an increasing number of tense interactions and is reluctantly dragged into local politics. When Emre forms a bond with the owner of the local newspaper pressure escalates under heated rumors.
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The Crime is Mine
After a struggling actress stands trial for the murder of a lascivious producer in 1930s Paris, she ascends to scandalous stardom with her lawyer roommate. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits, until the truth comes out.
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Inshallah a Boy
A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son in order to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan's patriarchal inheritance laws.
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Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
The sudden death of his sister-in-law brings unexpected responsibilities to Thien, who is reluctantly tasked with bringing his five-year-old nephew Dao to their countryside hometown. On the road, Thien is drawn into a search for his long-missing older brother, haunted and spurred forward by a series of sublime dreams that reignite suppressed memories, forbidden desires, and specters of his own youth. What began as a journey home becomes a pilgrimage marked by visual splendor and mystical overtones, a quest for understanding and certainty in a Vietnam that seems unable to provide any clear answers.
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The Runner
A young orphan fends for himself on the streets of a port city, determined to rise above his circumstances--working odd jobs, passing time with friends, learning to read--and running, always running, toward the future.
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When Evil Lurks
When brothers Pedro and Jimmy discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse-- its very proximity poisoning the local livestock--they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community. Now they must outrun an encroaching evil as it corrupts and mutilates everyone it is exposed to, and enlist the aid of a wizened "cleaner," who holds the only tools that can stop this supernatural plague.
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Divorce Attorney Shin
Meet Shin Sung Han, a divorce lawyer with a talent for settling even the most complicated cases. His name, which amusingly means "sacred" in Korean, seems at odds with the messy situations he has to deal with daily. But Shin Sung Han finds solace in the company of his two closest friends, Jang Hyung Geun and Jo Jung Sik, who are fellow "40-year-old youths." Despite the challenges he faces with his clients, Shin Sung Han continues to excel in his field with his expertise and sensitivity.
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Funny Woman
A young woman from Blackpool finds her voice in the male-dominated world of the 1960s comedy and takes London by storm.
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Hospital Playlist: Season 2
Every day is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.
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Nolly
Nolly reveals the story of Noele "Nolly" Gordon, one of the most famous faces on British TV in the 1960s and 70s, whose unceremonious firing from her hit show at the height of her career was front-page news. A bold exploration of how the establishment turns on women who refuse to play by the rules, Nolly is an enjoyable and wildly entertaining ride through Gordon's most tumultuous years, and a sharp, affectionate, and heart-breaking portrait of a forgotten icon.
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: The Final Season
Jack is promoted to CIA Acting Deputy Director and finds himself on his most dangerous mission yet! He is appointed with the daunting task of unearthing internal corruption. As he investigates, Jack discovers the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organization, ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero's belief in the system he has always fought to protect.
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Feo De Dia, Lindo De Noche
A not-so-good-looking man is enchanted with a spell that turns him into a handsome and dashing Ladies Man from 8 pm to midnight. The problems arise when he meets the woman of his dreams and falls in love for real.
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Karaoke
Meir and Tova are a long-married couple living in an upscale high-rise in Tel Aviv. Itsik is their new neighbor, a worldly modeling agent and bachelor. The couple attend Itsik's karaoke parties and soon become obsessed with him, competing with each other, and other residents of the building, for his attention.
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Lucky Louie
Fifty years ago, four masked men robbed the Merchants National Bank and stole $350,000. Decades later, the case still haunts retired cold-case detective Wilbert Moser, who could never solve what became known as the Donald Duck Robbery. Moser is a man of faith and a pillar of his community. Just when he takes a break from his obsession, a forensics psychology major, Alex, shows up with this robbery as her thesis process. In this faithful twist on a classic whodunnit, the former cop, behavioral science major, four ex-convicts, and their town come together in a reenactment to help solve this family-faithful mystery.
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The Persian Version
In this celebratory story featuring vibrant dance numbers, a Brooklyn woman must navigate her relationship with her cultural identity and her boisterous family.
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Wang de fu liang xi mei = Wonderful Liang Xime
Liang Xi Mei is retired and spends her time looking after her obedient grandchildren. However, her eldest son Robert adds to her woes as he is always dreaming of making a fortune through easy means.
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Divine Influencer
When a wealthy young "influencer" loses everything, she runs into an old high school acquaintance who invites her to volunteer at a homeless shelter where she learns true influence comes from God and is all about serving others.
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Freud's Last Session
London, September 3, 1939. The world is on the brink of war. In his final days, Sigmund Freud, a recent escapee with his daughter from the regime, receives a visit from the formidable Oxford Don C.S. Lewis. On this day, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century intimately engage in a monumental session over the belief in the future of mankind and the existence of God.
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The Independent
During a crucial political election, a driven investigative journalist stumbles upon a life-altering lead that uncovers a disastrous secret. Eli risks losing everything if she reveals the awful truth that will change the course of history.
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Miranda's Victim
In 1963, after Trish Weir is kidnapped and sexually assaulted, her assailant is caught and tried. After he confesses without legal representation and is granted a retrial, it triggers a legal proceeding that forever changes the nation's justice system.
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Nothing but a Man
A southern Black railroad worker confronts the daily challenges of discrimination and economic precarity as he attempts to settle down with his new wife and track down his father. Criterion Collection reissue of 1964 film.
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American Experience: Fly With Me
The story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card, or get a prescription for birth control. Becoming a 'stewardess,' as they were called, offered unheard-of opportunities for travel, glamour, adventure, and independence. Although often maligned as feminist sellouts, these women were on the frontlines of the battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
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Immediate Family
Explores the iconic work of four session musicians who helped create the sounds and the hits of the singer-songwriting era.
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Nazi Town, USA
In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a "Pro-American Rally." Images of George Washington hung next to swastikas and speakers railed against the "Jewish controlled media" and called for a return to a racially "pure" America. The keynote speaker was Fritz Kuhn, head of the German American Bund. Nazi Town, USA tells the largely unknown story of the Bund, which had scores of chapters in suburbs and big cities across the country and represented what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. The Bund held joint rallies with the Ku Klux Klan and ran dozens of summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery. Its melding of patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism raised thorny issues that we continue to wrestle with today.
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Prisms and Portraits
Through the story of her mother, director Rosine Mbakam offers a look into the lives of women in Cameroon; tells the story of a Cameroonian immigrant in Brussels and her underground hair salon business; profiles a young Cameroonian woman in Belgium making a living as a prostitute; explores photographic technology through the lens of racism.
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The Promised Land
The story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.
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Radioactive
Explores the 1979 Three Mile Island meltdown, the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history, and its aftermath. It uncovers the never-before-told stories of four intrepid homemakers who take their local community's case against the plant operator to the Supreme Court and a young female journalist who's caught in the radioactive crossfire.
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Adventure Time: Distant Lands
After a break from adventuring, a series of mysterious events leads Finn and Jake to other worlds where they face a monstrous evil.
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Thomas & Friends All Engines Go: Musical Fun
Fun adventures and big challenges await Thomas and Percy, and all of their friends! Musical Fun! features Thomas and his friends singing and enjoying music while they roll down the tracks!
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Top 10 Man-Made Wonders of the World
Teaches children about man-made wonders of the world, including Lascaux Cave, Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid of Egypt, the Parthenon, the Roman Colosseum, Hagia Sofia, the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, Machu Pichu, and Mesa Verde.
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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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