Bad Times at the El Royale (Rated R): Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption, before everything goes to hell.
The Bookshop (Rated PG): In England in 1959, free spirited widow Florence Green follows her lifelong dream by opening a bookshop in a conservative coastal town.
First Man (Rated PG-13): A biopic of astronaut Neil Armstrong, focusing on his life leading up to his becoming the first man to walk on the moon.
Halloween (Rated R): Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
The Hate U Give (Rated PG-13): Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr tries to find her voice in order to stand up for what's right.
Night School (Rated PG-13): A group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they'll pass the GED exam.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Rated PG): In search of a key to unlock a box from her late mother, Clara finds her way into a mysterious parallel world. She teams up with a soldier named Philip in order to brave the Fourth Realm to find the key and return harmony to the unstable world.
Old Man and the Gun (Rated PG-13): At age 70, Forrest Tucker infamously made his escape from the tough San Quentin prison. Once he had gained his freedom, he embarked on a new set of heists that left investigators scratching their heads and the public fascinated by the story. This true story details Tucker's life which includes a detective wrapped up in the case, and a female who takes a liking to Tucker despite the criminal path he's on.
Time Freak (Rated PG-13): If one could turn back time, could they win back the love of their life? That is the problem puzzling Stillman, a physics genius recently dumped by this stunning girlfriend Debbie. Therefore, after creating a timeline of their romance and a machine to rewind the past, he grabs his wingman Evan and sets off to right every wrong he made with Debbie. However, as this insane comedy proves, there are some mistakes too perfect for science to fix.
The Wife (Rated R): The story of a couple's youthful passion and ambition interwoven with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years later, a lifetime's shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mutual love.
White Boy Rick (Rated R): Based on a true story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
TELEVISION SHOWS
Doctor Who Season 11 (Rated TVPG): The brand new series of Doctor Who marks the arrival of Jodie Whittaker, the 13th Doctor - a super-smart force of nature - alongside a new team of friends. The show is full of action and adventure, humor and thrills, an unmissable adventure across all of space and time.
Fuller House Season 3 (Rated PG): The long-awaited sequel to the iconic hit Full House continues with more antics from D.J., Stephanie, Kimmy Gibbler and their children.
Mars Season 2 (Not Rated): The groundbreaking series returns, exploring the next phase of human colonization on Mars. Blending powerful drama, action, and visual effects, with insightful interviews featuring leading space-science innovators and thinkers - such as Elon Musk and Andy Weir - Mars explores the perils and promise of the next great frontier.
Stranger Things Season 1 (Rated TV-14): 1983, Indiana. A young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family, and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl.
Trollhunters Season 1 (Not Rated): When ordinary teenager Jim Lake. Jr. stumbles upon a mystical amulet on his way to school one morning, he inadvertently discovers an extraordinary secret civilization of mighty trolls beneath his small town of Arcadia. Suddenly destined to play a crucial role in an ancient battle of good and evil, Jim is determined to save the world, right after gym class.
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.
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NEW DVD TITLES FOR DECEMBER
A Simple Favor (Rated R): A mommy vlogger seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's sudden disappearance from their small town.
Assassination Nation (Rated R): After a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos descends and four girls must fight to survive, while coping with the hack themselves.
Beetlejuice (Rated PG): After Barbara and Adam Maitland are killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peaceful 'existence' is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetz's buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetz's away are unsuccessful. They decide to call to Beetlejuice, a people-exorcising ghost, for help. This is the 20th Anniversary DVD release.
Colette (Rated R): Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
Equalizer 2 (Rated R): Vigilante Robert McCall is continuing his life of helping ordinary citizens find justice in everyday situations before a close friend of his murdered by a mysterious group of criminals for seemingly no reason. The plot shifts as he then makes it his goal to find out what happened to his friend and deliver justice on her behalf, sending him on a wild goose chase to figure out who these people are, why they would harm his friend, and if there is still time for justice to prevail.
Happytime Murders (Rated R): In a Los Angeles where humans and puppets coexist, two detectives must work together to solve the murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Rated PG): A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
Life Itself (Rated R): Centering on a couple that leads a multi-generational love story spanning both decades and continents, from the streets of New York to the Spanish countryside, and are all connected by a single event.
Mission Impossible: Fallout (Rated PG-13): When Ethan Hunt chooses to save his team instead of completing a mission, nuclear weapons fall into the hands of a network of operatives intent on destroying civilization.
The Nun (Rated R): A priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to an Abbey in Romania after a tun takes her own life.
Peppermint (Rated R): A revenge story focusing on a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very life they took from her.
Smallfoot (Rated PG): A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist: a human. News of this throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all-new story about friendship, courage, and the joy of discovery.
Venom (Rated PG-13): Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
TELEVISION SHOWS
Handmaid's Tale Season 2 (Rated TVMA): The Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. In season two, Offred and all our characters will fight against or succumb to this dark truth.
The Orville Season 1 (Rated TV-14): Captain Ed Mercer thrusts into space aboard the explorer ship, the USS Orville. Joined by his first office ex-wife and intergalactic crew, he grapples with everything from a planet-absorbing space anomaly to an overly amorous, gelatinous engineer.
The Sinner Season 2 (Not Rated): Following the murder of a couple by their eleven-year old son, Detective Harry Ambrose returns to his hometown in rural New York to assess the unsettling and heart wrenching crime. He finds himself pitted against those who'll stop at nothing to protect its secrets.
Westworld Season 2 (Not Rated): Welcome back to Westworld, where the puppet show is over and the newly liberated 'hosts' are coming for humankind. In Season Two, Dolores takes charge, Maeve is on a mission, and the Man in Black is back. Chaos takes control in this dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness, the birth of a new form of life, and the evolution of sin.
Assassination Nation (Rated R): After a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos descends and four girls must fight to survive, while coping with the hack themselves.
Beetlejuice (Rated PG): After Barbara and Adam Maitland are killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peaceful 'existence' is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetz's buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetz's away are unsuccessful. They decide to call to Beetlejuice, a people-exorcising ghost, for help. This is the 20th Anniversary DVD release.
Colette (Rated R): Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
Equalizer 2 (Rated R): Vigilante Robert McCall is continuing his life of helping ordinary citizens find justice in everyday situations before a close friend of his murdered by a mysterious group of criminals for seemingly no reason. The plot shifts as he then makes it his goal to find out what happened to his friend and deliver justice on her behalf, sending him on a wild goose chase to figure out who these people are, why they would harm his friend, and if there is still time for justice to prevail.
Happytime Murders (Rated R): In a Los Angeles where humans and puppets coexist, two detectives must work together to solve the murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Rated PG): A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
Life Itself (Rated R): Centering on a couple that leads a multi-generational love story spanning both decades and continents, from the streets of New York to the Spanish countryside, and are all connected by a single event.
Mission Impossible: Fallout (Rated PG-13): When Ethan Hunt chooses to save his team instead of completing a mission, nuclear weapons fall into the hands of a network of operatives intent on destroying civilization.
The Nun (Rated R): A priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to an Abbey in Romania after a tun takes her own life.
Peppermint (Rated R): A revenge story focusing on a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very life they took from her.
Smallfoot (Rated PG): A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist: a human. News of this throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all-new story about friendship, courage, and the joy of discovery.
Venom (Rated PG-13): Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
TELEVISION SHOWS
Handmaid's Tale Season 2 (Rated TVMA): The Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. In season two, Offred and all our characters will fight against or succumb to this dark truth.
The Orville Season 1 (Rated TV-14): Captain Ed Mercer thrusts into space aboard the explorer ship, the USS Orville. Joined by his first office ex-wife and intergalactic crew, he grapples with everything from a planet-absorbing space anomaly to an overly amorous, gelatinous engineer.
The Sinner Season 2 (Not Rated): Following the murder of a couple by their eleven-year old son, Detective Harry Ambrose returns to his hometown in rural New York to assess the unsettling and heart wrenching crime. He finds himself pitted against those who'll stop at nothing to protect its secrets.
Westworld Season 2 (Not Rated): Welcome back to Westworld, where the puppet show is over and the newly liberated 'hosts' are coming for humankind. In Season Two, Dolores takes charge, Maeve is on a mission, and the Man in Black is back. Chaos takes control in this dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness, the birth of a new form of life, and the evolution of sin.
NEW DVD TITLES FOR NOVEMBER
Ancient Invisible Cities (Not Rated): Professor Darius Arya explores the hidden secrets of three of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world: Athens, Cairo, and Istanbul. The latest 3D imaging technology allows viewers to see the architectural jewels of these cities as they're never been seen before.
Christopher Robin (Rated PG): The young boy who loved taking adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a gang of spirited and loveable stuffed animals has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into that world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.
Crazy Rich Asians (Rated PG-13): A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors.
Incredibles 2 (Rated PG): After Helen is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, Bob must juggle the day-to-day heroics of home life.
Juliet Naked (Rated R): The story of Annie, the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan, and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan's musical obsession.
The Meg (Rated PG-13): After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.
Puzzle (Rated R): A closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.
TELEVISION SHOWS
The Crown Season 2 (Not Rated): Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
Fancy Nancy Volume 1 (Rated TVY): The story of a young girl named Nancy who loves to wear fancy clothes.
The Librarians Season 4 (Not Rated): The Librarians embark once again to save the world, but their greatest challenge will come from within the Library itself.
Longmire Season 6 (Not Rated): Walt Longmire is the dedicated sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair, but buries his pain behind his unassuming grin and dry wit.
Poldark Season 4 (Not Rated): With the country gripped by political uncertainty and fresh elections, Ross Poldark seeks to challenge George Warleggan's stranglehold over Cornwall while also repairing his marriage to Demelza. Hugh Armitage remains in love with Demelza and is hopeful for more. Dr. Dwight Enys and Caroline plan to start a family while Elizabeth seeks another child to secure her own marriage to an ever-suspicious George. Meanwhile, Morwenna desperately tries to protect herself from Osborne's advances by threatening their son, and a heartbroken Drake is encouraged by his brother Sam to find new love.
Star Trek Discovery Season 1 (Not Rated): The first season in this series is an odyssey that unfolds a decade before the era of Star Trek, the Original Series.
Travel With Kids: Mexico The Yucatan Mayan Riviera (Not Rated): Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is the site of major clashes between the indigenous Mayan people and the Spanish colonists, which is reflected in its attractions. The Simmons learn about Mayan history at the huge pyramid complex of Chichen-Itza, where they research the acoustics on a Mayan ball court, climb the pyramids,study a colony of leaf-cutter ants. Then it's on to soak in the culture at Spanish enclaves like Izamal, Valladolid, and Merida, where Mayan traditional dances take place in centuries-old colonial squares. Then they explore lively markets and take horse-drawn carriages through the colonial centers
Travel With Kids: Miami (Not Rated)
With crazy art-deco architecture painted in an array of colors, Miami is a fiesta all the time. The Simmons family finds time to join the party cruising South Beach and to people watch in outdoor cafes. Miami is surrounded by the ocean. The Simmons find out what's best in the water on board an amphibious vehicle, play in the waves, and check out an aquarium. Next, they head inland to explore the Everglades where they come face-to-face with alligators on an exuberant airboat ride and a hike through the backcountry.
Travel With Kids: Puerto Rico (Rated PG-13)
Explore the rich history and culture of the colonial ports of Ponce and Old San Juan where Nathan and Seamus find adventure playing pirates in the old colonial fort of El Morro. Then it's off to find frogs in El Yunque, the Caribbean National Forest, and to explore the underground caves of Rio Camuy. Finally, the Simmons family finds time to relax on the beaches of Vieques Island, a small enclave that exudes the ambiance of a bygone era in the Caribbean.
Christopher Robin (Rated PG): The young boy who loved taking adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a gang of spirited and loveable stuffed animals has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into that world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.
Crazy Rich Asians (Rated PG-13): A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors.
Incredibles 2 (Rated PG): After Helen is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, Bob must juggle the day-to-day heroics of home life.
Juliet Naked (Rated R): The story of Annie, the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan, and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan's musical obsession.
The Meg (Rated PG-13): After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.
Puzzle (Rated R): A closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.
TELEVISION SHOWS
The Crown Season 2 (Not Rated): Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
Fancy Nancy Volume 1 (Rated TVY): The story of a young girl named Nancy who loves to wear fancy clothes.
The Librarians Season 4 (Not Rated): The Librarians embark once again to save the world, but their greatest challenge will come from within the Library itself.
Longmire Season 6 (Not Rated): Walt Longmire is the dedicated sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair, but buries his pain behind his unassuming grin and dry wit.
Poldark Season 4 (Not Rated): With the country gripped by political uncertainty and fresh elections, Ross Poldark seeks to challenge George Warleggan's stranglehold over Cornwall while also repairing his marriage to Demelza. Hugh Armitage remains in love with Demelza and is hopeful for more. Dr. Dwight Enys and Caroline plan to start a family while Elizabeth seeks another child to secure her own marriage to an ever-suspicious George. Meanwhile, Morwenna desperately tries to protect herself from Osborne's advances by threatening their son, and a heartbroken Drake is encouraged by his brother Sam to find new love.
Star Trek Discovery Season 1 (Not Rated): The first season in this series is an odyssey that unfolds a decade before the era of Star Trek, the Original Series.
Travel With Kids: Mexico The Yucatan Mayan Riviera (Not Rated): Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is the site of major clashes between the indigenous Mayan people and the Spanish colonists, which is reflected in its attractions. The Simmons learn about Mayan history at the huge pyramid complex of Chichen-Itza, where they research the acoustics on a Mayan ball court, climb the pyramids,study a colony of leaf-cutter ants. Then it's on to soak in the culture at Spanish enclaves like Izamal, Valladolid, and Merida, where Mayan traditional dances take place in centuries-old colonial squares. Then they explore lively markets and take horse-drawn carriages through the colonial centers
Travel With Kids: Miami (Not Rated)
With crazy art-deco architecture painted in an array of colors, Miami is a fiesta all the time. The Simmons family finds time to join the party cruising South Beach and to people watch in outdoor cafes. Miami is surrounded by the ocean. The Simmons find out what's best in the water on board an amphibious vehicle, play in the waves, and check out an aquarium. Next, they head inland to explore the Everglades where they come face-to-face with alligators on an exuberant airboat ride and a hike through the backcountry.
Travel With Kids: Puerto Rico (Rated PG-13)
Explore the rich history and culture of the colonial ports of Ponce and Old San Juan where Nathan and Seamus find adventure playing pirates in the old colonial fort of El Morro. Then it's off to find frogs in El Yunque, the Caribbean National Forest, and to explore the underground caves of Rio Camuy. Finally, the Simmons family finds time to relax on the beaches of Vieques Island, a small enclave that exudes the ambiance of a bygone era in the Caribbean.
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