Newly Added DVDs for MAY 2017
20th century women: The story of three women who explore love and
freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s.
Doctor Who./ The return of Doctor Mysterio: This Christmas sees the
Doctor join forces with a masked superhero for an epic New York adventure.
With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with
an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as the Ghost. Can
the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the
mask?
Father Brown./ Season three, part two: Welcome back to the village of
Kembleford, where Father Brown uses his personal blend of intuition,
psychology, compassion and justice to solve another series of gripping crimes.
Assisted as always by parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy, glamorous socialite Lady
Felicia Montague and her accommodating chauffeur Sid Carter Father Brown
faces threats to his town, his friends and his faith. An assassination attempt, an
art heist, ritual sacrifice and murder keep the twists and turns coming.
Hell on wheels. / Season 5, volume 2: The last seven episodes of “Hell on
Wheels” is the end of the line for Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) and his work
on America's first transcontinental railroad. The final push to finish the road
brings with it a reckoning for Bohannon and the men standing in his path: the
bloodthirsty Swede; the mercenary Chang, and the rapacious Thomas Durant.
Cullen contends with corruption, greed and murder as he leads the Central
Pacific through the Sierras and across the Utah desert to Promontory Point. While the
railroad's completion is certain, who and what will survive the golden spike remains in
question - with no one more at risk than Cullen Bohannon.
Hidden figures: As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in
space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female
mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations
in U.S. history. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed
all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream
big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly
cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Homeland./ The complete fifth season: Now working at a private
security firm in Berlin, Carrie is trying to start a new life, but she soon discovers
she can't escape her past. Blindsided by stunning betrayals, and without Saul
(Mandy Patinkin) and Quinn (Rupert Friend) to rely on, Carrie must uncover a
deadly conspiracy that puts thousands of lives at risk, including her own.
Kim's convenience./ Season 1: Kim's Convenience tells the funny and
heartfelt story of the Kim family. Mr. and Mrs. Kim are Korean Canadian
convenience store owners who have worked hard to give their now-twentysomething children, Janet and Jung, a better life in Canada. This single camera
comedy finds laughter in the trials of running a literal 'Mom and Pop' shop while
raising kids in a culture not quite your own.
La la land: A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original
musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreams.
Lion: At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to
read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he
survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately
being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.
Lost & found: Sent to spend the summer with their uncle on a remote island,
young brothers Andy and Mark learn that their eccentric grandfather once
owned the island. But he vanished without a trace, taking with him the secret to
a vast fortune. Delving into the mysterious past of the island, the brothers
discover that their grandfather designed a complex treasure hunt, a hunt that
could lead to unimaginable wealth and heal their broken family, if they can find
it in time.
Maya Angelou and still I rise: Examines the life and legacy of African
American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her
upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to
the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's
own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as
interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
Middle school. The worst years of my life: Rafe, an imaginative
teenager, is tired of his school's obsession with rules at the expense of any and
all creativity. Desperate to shake things up, he and his best friends have come
up with a plan to break every single rule in the school and let the students run
wild.
Office Christmas party: When the CEO tries to close her hard-partying
brother's branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers
and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client
and close a sale that will save their jobs.
Rogue One a Star Wars story: In a period of great conflict, a group of
unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso, a daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a rebel spy,
band together on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the
Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
Sing: A koala impresario stages a grand singing competition for the world's
animals in order to save his elegant theater and bring it back to its former glory.
Split: Even though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted
psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to
materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls
led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of
those contained within him, as well as everyone around him, as the walls
between his compartments shatter apart.
The founder: Tells the true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met
Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s
Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of
making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a
position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billiondollar empire.
The girl on the train: Rachel is unemployed and devastated by a recent
divorce. She fills her time with drinking, riding the commuter train, and
fantasizing about a seemingly perfect couple the train passes by every day. Then
one morning, Rachel sees something shocking that unravels her and entangles
her in an unfolding mystery.
The good wife./ The final season: As Alicia struggles to get her career back
on track, she stumbles on a case that puts her up against Diane Lockhart and
David Lee. Peter fires Eli Gold, who vows revenge. Cary discovers that his firm is
getting out of touch. Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury
comes back with a verdict. Meanwhile, Alicia must decide whether her future is
with Peter or with Jason, and she channels the ghost of Will Gardner to help
make a decis ion.
The mermaid: When greedy real estate tycoon Liu Xuan (Deng Chao) buys up
a pristine coastal enclave known as Green Gulf, he plans to turn it into the
hottest property on the market. But Green Gulf harbors a secret: it's home to
the last surviving mermaids, and they are done playing nice. Their plan: send
the beautiful Shan (Jelly Lin) to seduce Liu and stop the destruction of their
beloved oceans. But when their plan goes belly-up, neither humans nor
mermaids are willing to back down, and a final, fatal frenzy becomes inevitable.
To walk invisible the Brontë sisters: Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte
face a bleak future, with their father half-blind, and troubled brother Branwell in
decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way
out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for
recognition.
Toni Erdmann: Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. He
pays her a surprise visit in Bucharest, where she's busy as a corporate strategist.
The geographical change doesn't help them to see more eye to eye. Practical
joker Winfried annoys his daughter with corny pranks and jabs at her routine
lifestyle of meetings and paperwork. Father and daughter reach an impasse,
and Winfried agrees to go home to Germany. Enter Toni Erdmann: Winfried's
flashy alter ego.
Underworld./ Blood wars: The next installment in the blockbuster franchise
follows vampire death dealer Selene as she fends off brutal attacks from both
the Lycan clan and the vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies,
David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and
vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Vera./ Set 6: Includes four all-new, feature-length mysteries. From the death
of a woman found on the Northumberland cliffs to the body of a fisherman
pulled out of the sea, these cases prove to be some of the most difficult and
emotional in Vera's career.
Vikings./ The 4th season, Part 1: Vikings returns for a gripping fourth
season. Season three culminated with the extraordinary battle in Paris, where
Ragnar seized victory from the jaws of defeat, but still returns to Kattegat
dangerously illustrations Thoughts of his death galvanize the forces who seek
to succeed him as king, including his wife Queen Aslaug and his oldest son,
Bjorn. Meanwhile, Lagertha continues power struggles with her calculating,
former second in command, Kalf.