20th Century Women (Rated R): Three women explore love and freedom in Santa Barbara during the late 1970s.
Assassin's Creed (Rated PG-13): Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch discovers he is a descendant of an ancient line of Assassins.
Collateral Beauty (Rated PG-13): When a successful New York ad executive suffers a personal tragedy and retreats from life, his friends devise a drastic plan to reach him before he loses everything. The story explores how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of beauty, and the how the constants of love, time, and death interlock in a life fully lived.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Rated PG-13): The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
Fences (Rated PG-13): In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector names Troy Maxson, bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, is prone to taking out his hurt and frustrations on his loved ones.
Jackie (Rated R): A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The film places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband's assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological portrait of the First Lady as she struggles to maintain her husband's legacy and the world of a "Camelot" that they created and loved so well.
Live By Night (Rated R): Self-proclaimed anti-establishment outlaw Joe Coughlin has a sense of justice and an open heart, nothing like the gangsters he refuses to work for. Driven to right the wrongs committed against him, he heads down a risky path. Joe and his reckless crew leave Boston for Tampa, and while revenge is sweeter than the molasses in the illegal rum he runs, he learns that it comes at a price.
Miss Sloane (Rated R): In the world of political power brokers, Elizabeth Sloane takes on the most powerful opponent of her career and will do whatever is required to win.
Moana (Rated PG): A mythical adventure set around 2,000 years ago across a series of islands in the South Pacific. The film follows the journey of a spirited teenager named Moana as she meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together they traverse the open ocean, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.
A Monster Calls (Rated PG-13): Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.
Passengers (Rated PG-13): A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its' sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Patriots' Day (Rated R): The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and its' aftermath.
Silence (Rated R): Two Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed.
Sing (Rated PG): 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.
Why Him? (Rated R): A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when a father realizes that his daughter's eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend is about to pop the question.
Browse the list of DVDs recently added to the Castle Shannon Library's collection. To place a DVD on hold, please call the library at 412.563.4552 or visit our Catalog.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Friday, March 3, 2017
NEW DVD TITLES FOR FEBRUARY
Allied (Rated R): A Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa during World War II encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Almost Christmas (Rated PG-13): A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Arrival (Rated PG-13): When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team - including linguist Louise Banks - is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them she will take a chance that could threaten her life --and quite possibly humanity.
Bad Santa 2 (Rated R): Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed, and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid', chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. Sunny raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Doctor Strange (Rated PG-13): A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of hearing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Eagle Huntress (Rated G): Follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically handed down from father to son for centuries.
The Edge of Seventeen (Rated R): High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Hacksaw Ridge (Rated R): WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Loving (Rated PG-13): The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
Manchester by the Sea (Rated R): An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Nocturnal Animals (Rated R): An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.
PBS Alzheimer's Every Minute Counts (Rated TV-PG): An urgent wake-up call about the national threat posed by Alzheimer's Disease. Many know the unique tragedy of this disease, but few know that Alzheimer's is also a major and rapidly growing public health crisis. This high-profile PBS documentary powerfully illuminates the social consequences for America unless a medical breakthrough is discovered for this currently incurable disease.
Trolls (Rated PG): When their village is invaded by the grumpy Bergens, two mismatched friends must work together in perfect harmony to save the day. Featuring hit songs performed by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, and more.
Almost Christmas (Rated PG-13): A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Arrival (Rated PG-13): When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team - including linguist Louise Banks - is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them she will take a chance that could threaten her life --and quite possibly humanity.
Bad Santa 2 (Rated R): Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed, and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid', chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. Sunny raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Doctor Strange (Rated PG-13): A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of hearing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Eagle Huntress (Rated G): Follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically handed down from father to son for centuries.
The Edge of Seventeen (Rated R): High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.
Hacksaw Ridge (Rated R): WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Loving (Rated PG-13): The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
Manchester by the Sea (Rated R): An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Nocturnal Animals (Rated R): An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.
PBS Alzheimer's Every Minute Counts (Rated TV-PG): An urgent wake-up call about the national threat posed by Alzheimer's Disease. Many know the unique tragedy of this disease, but few know that Alzheimer's is also a major and rapidly growing public health crisis. This high-profile PBS documentary powerfully illuminates the social consequences for America unless a medical breakthrough is discovered for this currently incurable disease.
Trolls (Rated PG): When their village is invaded by the grumpy Bergens, two mismatched friends must work together in perfect harmony to save the day. Featuring hit songs performed by Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, and more.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
NEW DVD TITLES FOR JANUARY
The Accountant (Rated R): Christian Wolff is a math savant who works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division starting to close in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, the body count starts to rise.
Birth of a Nation (Rated R): Set against the antebellum South, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities against himself and his fellow slaves, Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
Boo! A Madea Halloween (Rated PG-13): Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Deepwater Horizon (Rated PG-13): For the one hundred and twenty people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. It reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge and risked everything to lead others to safety.
Denial (Rated PG-13): When Deborah Lipstadt speaks out against Holocaust denier David Irving over his falsification of history, she discovers that the stakes are higher than ever in the battle for historical truth. Now faced with a libel lawsuit in British court, Lipstadt and her attorney have the heavy burden of proving that the Holocaust actually happened, in a riveting legal fight with stunning consequences.
The Girl on the Train (Rated R): 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.
I'm Not Ashamed (Rated PG-13): Devout teen Rachel Joy Scott shows compassion and love for her fellow students, until armed classmates enter Columbine High School on a fateful day that changes American forever. Her hopes and dreams seemed to end, but God was just getting started.
Jack Reacher Never Go Back (Rated PG-13): Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Keeping Up with the Joneses (Rated PG-13): An ordinary suburban couple finds it's not easy keeping up with their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors, the Jones'. Especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. Jones are covert operatives.
Light Between Oceans (Rated PG-13): A lighthouse keeper who lives off the coast of Australia with his wife, finds a baby on an adrift rowboat. They rescue and raise the child as their own, changing their lives and that of a stranger.
Masterminds (Rated PG-13): David, an armored truck driver, gets roped into one of the biggest bank heists in American history, making off with $17 million. But when his partners-in-crime keep the money and set him up for the fall, David must evade the authorities and a hitman while trying to reclaim the cash.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Rated PG-13): When 16-year-old Jake unravels a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he discovers a secret world for children with unusual powers, including levitating Emma, pyrokinetic Olive, and invisible Millard. But, danger soon arises and the children must band together to protect a world as extraordinary as they are.
Ouija 2: Origin of Evil (Rated PG): In 1967 Los Angeles a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.
Queen of Katwe (Rated PG-13): Based on the vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (Not Rated): This is the completely missing third serial of the fourth season in the original Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in six weekly parts. It is the first full story to feature Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.
Homeland Season 5 (Rated TV-MA): 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 and Quinn to rely on, Carrie must uncover a deadly conspiracy that puts thousands of lives at risk, including her own.
The Librarians Season 2 (Not Rated): An ancient organization hidden beneath the Metropolitan Public Library, dedicated to protecting an unknowing world from the magical reality hidden all around, solves mysteries, fights supernatural threats, and recovers powerful artifacts.
Victoria Season 1 (Not Rated): Depicts the early reign of Queen Victoria, from her accession to the throne at age 18 to her intense friendship with Lord Melbourne and marriage to Prince Albert. Starring Jenna Coleman.
Million Dollar American Princess (Rated PG-13): Join Elizabeth McGovern as she takes an in-depth look at the young American heiresses whose real life stories inspired the drama Downton Abbey. This series takes you from the late 1800s, when daughters of America's new industrial millionaires marry into the money-strapped British aristocracy, to the 20th century, when a new kind of American Princess wields power not through wealth, bu through character, style, and wit.
Sherlock Series Four (Not Rated): The mercurial Sherlock Holmes returns to British soil as Doctor Watson and his wife prepare for their biggest challenge yet--becoming parents.
Birth of a Nation (Rated R): Set against the antebellum South, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities against himself and his fellow slaves, Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.
Boo! A Madea Halloween (Rated PG-13): Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.
Deepwater Horizon (Rated PG-13): For the one hundred and twenty people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. It reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge and risked everything to lead others to safety.
Denial (Rated PG-13): When Deborah Lipstadt speaks out against Holocaust denier David Irving over his falsification of history, she discovers that the stakes are higher than ever in the battle for historical truth. Now faced with a libel lawsuit in British court, Lipstadt and her attorney have the heavy burden of proving that the Holocaust actually happened, in a riveting legal fight with stunning consequences.
The Girl on the Train (Rated R): 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.
I'm Not Ashamed (Rated PG-13): Devout teen Rachel Joy Scott shows compassion and love for her fellow students, until armed classmates enter Columbine High School on a fateful day that changes American forever. Her hopes and dreams seemed to end, but God was just getting started.
Jack Reacher Never Go Back (Rated PG-13): Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Keeping Up with the Joneses (Rated PG-13): An ordinary suburban couple finds it's not easy keeping up with their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors, the Jones'. Especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. Jones are covert operatives.
Light Between Oceans (Rated PG-13): A lighthouse keeper who lives off the coast of Australia with his wife, finds a baby on an adrift rowboat. They rescue and raise the child as their own, changing their lives and that of a stranger.
Masterminds (Rated PG-13): David, an armored truck driver, gets roped into one of the biggest bank heists in American history, making off with $17 million. But when his partners-in-crime keep the money and set him up for the fall, David must evade the authorities and a hitman while trying to reclaim the cash.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Rated PG-13): When 16-year-old Jake unravels a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he discovers a secret world for children with unusual powers, including levitating Emma, pyrokinetic Olive, and invisible Millard. But, danger soon arises and the children must band together to protect a world as extraordinary as they are.
Ouija 2: Origin of Evil (Rated PG): In 1967 Los Angeles a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.
Queen of Katwe (Rated PG-13): Based on the vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (Not Rated): This is the completely missing third serial of the fourth season in the original Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in six weekly parts. It is the first full story to feature Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.
Homeland Season 5 (Rated TV-MA): 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 and Quinn to rely on, Carrie must uncover a deadly conspiracy that puts thousands of lives at risk, including her own.
The Librarians Season 2 (Not Rated): An ancient organization hidden beneath the Metropolitan Public Library, dedicated to protecting an unknowing world from the magical reality hidden all around, solves mysteries, fights supernatural threats, and recovers powerful artifacts.
Victoria Season 1 (Not Rated): Depicts the early reign of Queen Victoria, from her accession to the throne at age 18 to her intense friendship with Lord Melbourne and marriage to Prince Albert. Starring Jenna Coleman.
Million Dollar American Princess (Rated PG-13): Join Elizabeth McGovern as she takes an in-depth look at the young American heiresses whose real life stories inspired the drama Downton Abbey. This series takes you from the late 1800s, when daughters of America's new industrial millionaires marry into the money-strapped British aristocracy, to the 20th century, when a new kind of American Princess wields power not through wealth, bu through character, style, and wit.
Sherlock Series Four (Not Rated): The mercurial Sherlock Holmes returns to British soil as Doctor Watson and his wife prepare for their biggest challenge yet--becoming parents.
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