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Here are our latest DVDs, click the title to view in our catalog:
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Red Sparrow
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to Sparrow School, a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
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Black Panther
After the death of his father, the king of Wakanda, young T’Challa returns home to the isolated high-tech African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king – and Black Panther – is tested when he’s drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, he must release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life. 00001775
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Claws
Set in a South Florida nail salon, this is a midnight-dark, wickedly funny meditation on female badness which follows the rise of five diverse and treacherous Florida manicurists at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County Salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures. At the center is salon owner Desna, her mentally ill twin brother, Dean, and her staff of four friends.Follows the adventures of the owner and employees of a small town nail salon
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Atlanta: The Complete First Season
Winner of two Emmy Awards. Starring and created by Donald Glover, Atlanta follows two cousins who work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.
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Pacific Rim Uprising
Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat. 00056051
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Peter Rabbit
In this feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale, Peter's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.Annotation
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Unsane
When a young woman is sent off to a mental institution without her consent, it seems as if everyone else is just trying to protect her. After all, her horrific visions have been interfering with her life. But it doesn't take long for others to begin to see the truth-the fact that maybe this woman's delusions are indeed reality. The terrifying realization sets in motion a chain of events that no one could possibly anticipate.
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A Wrinkle in Time
Thirteen-year-old Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin are guided by unearthly strangers as they go on a journey through space and time to search for Meg's and Charles' scientist father who disappeared while experimenting with a new form of space travel.Annotation
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Annihilation
When the husband of a biologist, Lena, disappears after going on an expedition into an environmental disaster area, Lena volunteers to go with the expedition tasked with finding out what happened to his team. Lena's team consists of a psychologist who leads the expedition, an anthropologist, a linguist and a surveyor. When they enter the area, they discover many fantastic alterations to the flora and fauna. They also discover that the environment seems to have a mind of its own. Humans are the interlopers and the enemy. Lena tries to find the answers she needs while struggling to survive "annihilation."Annotation
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Heart Guy: Series 2
As the hit Australian dramedy returns, hotshot surgeon Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser, The Doctor Blake Mysteries) continues to serve out his probation in his rural hometown, while his family faces struggles that could bring them closer together, or tear them apart.
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WonderstruckInexplicably, the stories of a modern young Midwestern boy and a New York City girl from 50 years ago become intertwined. Both children suffer from feelings of isolation, and physical ailments play a role in the set of circumstances that bring them together. It is the innocence of childhood that connects them, as well as their ability to be awed by the events that are unfolding. When time and space collide, anything can truly happen.
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Amnesia /
Jo has come to Ibiza to be a DJ in the club Amnesia. He befriends a solitary woman who's trying to forget her past. As Jo draws her into techno music, Martha puts everything she had previously lived by into question.
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Have a nice day /
A hard rain is about to fall on a small town in Southern China. In a desperate attempt to find money to save his fiancee's failed plastic surgery, Xiao Zhang, a mere driver, steals a bag containing one million dollars from his boss. News of the robbery spreads fast within the town and, over the course of one night, everyone starts looking for Xiao Zhang and his money.
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Vazante /
After returning to his remote farmhouse in the mountains of Brazil and learning that his wife has died in labor, slave trader Antonio marries her twelve-year-old niece and then returns his work, leaving her behind in the company of his aging mother-in-law and numerous slaves
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12 strong /
The story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
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15: 17 to Paris /
Three American friends fight back against the terrorism while on board a train from Amsterdam to Paris
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Game night A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery.
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Blade of the immortal /
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after failing to protect his family. Years later, he seeks redemption by helping a young girl avenge her parents death at the hands of a ruthless band of warriors.
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The insult
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
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A Fantastic Woman
by Book Author
Marina, a waitress who moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the death of her older boyfriend.
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Novitiate /
Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church, and sexuality.
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Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
From Emperor Media Ltd. and acclaimed producer/director Jon Brewer, music icon David Bowie narrates this unprecedented celebration of the life and works of guitar virtuoso Mick Ronson - a rock hero virtually unknown despite his direct contribution and involvement in countless compositions, lyrics and recordings that changed the face of music forever.
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Thoroughbreds
For two teenage girls who hail from well-off families, growing up in the suburbs of Connecticut isn't all it's cracked up to be. After drifting apart for years, suddenly they find themselves growing closer than ever before. With goals that align perfectly, as well as the perfect plan to execute them, things become even more interesting. Meanwhile, an associate with the right tools may help them to accomplish everything they have ever dreamed of.
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Early Man
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, this tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
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Braven /
Joe Braven is a logging company owner who lives with his family in Canada. Joe's father, Linden, suffering from dementia, mistakes a woman in a bar for his wife, prompting a barroom brawl that lands Linden in the hospital. The family decides to take a break at their secluded log cabin, where they run into trouble from a drug dealer who wants to use Joe's business as a front for his cocaine operation.
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Scotch: The Story of Whisky
The story of scotch is one of a multinational multi-billion-dollar super-industry. Here, for the first time, that story is told in detail. Scotch: The Story of Whisky marries the allure of scenic Scotland with engrossing storytelling, rich characters, and frequent revelations. The tale of whisky is the tale of Scotland's gift to the world, and so it travels to Sweden, Japan, and Australia. Could it be that such nations are threatening Scotland's status as the home of whisky?
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Avenues of Escape
The lives of three women intertwine as they embark on a dangerous journey to find freedom during the decades-long crackdown on Falun Gong practitioners in China that claimed thousands of victims. Armed with only a road map and a desire for justice, they must rely on their wits, courage, and the compassion of strangers to escape imprisonment and navigate a treacherous passageway out of communist China. Staying behind means certain death, but the road ahead holds no guarantees. How far will they go for freedom?
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