Aquaman (Rated PG-13): An action-packed adventure that reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime -- one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but also to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be: a king.
Creed II (Rated PG-13): Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important than family.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Rated PG-13): After Gellert Grindelwald escapes from custody, Newt Scamander is called upon by Albus Dumbledore to stop Grindelwald's plan for pure-blood wizards to rule over non-magical beings.
The Favourite (Rated R): In early 18th-century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her closest friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country while tending to Anne's ill health and volatile temper. But when new servant Abigail arrives, she schemes to return to her aristocratic roots and competes to become the Queen's favorite.
Green Book (Rated PG-13): When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on a book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans.
If Beale Street Could Talk (Rated R): A timeless love story set in early 1970s Harlem involving newly engaged nineteen-year-old Tish and her fiance Fonny who have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream.
Instant Family (Rated PG-13): When Pete and Ellie choose to start their family, they stumble headfirst into the world of foster care adoption. After they learn their perfect foster child comes with two other siblings, Pete and Ellie find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight and must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family.
King of Thieves (Rated R): A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on the infamous true events.
Mary Poppins Returns (Rated PG): After Mary Poppins departed London, Jane and Michael Banks grew up into loving and responsible adults. When Michael becomes a single father of three children after the death of his wife, Mary Poppins revisits the Cherry Tree Lane home again to try to help Michael and his family cope and move beyond their grief. Time passes quickly for most normal mortals. Mary Poppins has never been normal. Although it's now the 1930s, she looks exactly the same. Her message to Michael, Annabel, John, George and Ellen, the family's housekeeper, about enjoying life and loved ones is also still the same.
Mortal Engines (Rated PG-13): Hundreds of years after our civilization was destroyed, a new world has emerged. A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw leads a band of outcasts in the fight to stop London, now a giant predator city on wheels, from devouring everything in its path.
Padre (Rated R): In search of justice, retired U.S. judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a small-time con man posing as a priest in a small Columbian tow, only to be thrown off-course by a sixteen-year-old local girl intent on reuniting with her little sister in the U.S.
Reprisal (Rated R): A bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker teams up with his ex-cop neighbor to bring down the assailant, initiating an explosive counterattack that brings all three men to the breaking point.
Second Act (Rated PG-13): A big box store worker reinvents her life story to land a job in the corporate side of the company she works for. After the aid of a fabricated resume and social network profile, she is offered the position, where she tries to prove what street smarts can do.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Rated PG): Miles Morales is the new Spider-Man but must also walk the balance between his personal high school & family life and his life as a superhero. While being Spider-Man, he becomes familiar with the Spider-Verse, where there are endless variations on Spider-Man. One of the Spider-Man variations living inside the Spider-Verse is Spider-Man, Peter Parker, who guides Miles in his journey as the new Spider-Man and introduces him to the multitude of other Spider-Men, including Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Ham. All of the various Spider-Men will have to band together when villains threaten the safety of the Spider-Verse and of the world itself.
Stan & Ollie (Rated PG): The story of aging comedy duo Laurel and Hardy trying to reignite their film careers with a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
TELEVISION SHOWS
House of Cards Season 6 (Not Rated): After the death of her husband, Claire Underwood becomes the first female President of the United States, but faces formidable threats to her legacy.
Krypton Season 1 (Rated TV-14): What if Superman never existed? Set two generations before the destruction of Superman's home planet, this story follows Seg-El, the legendary Man of Steel's grandfather, who is faced with a life-and-death conflict: save his home planet or let it be destroyed in order to restore the fate of his future grandson. With Krypton's leadership in disarray, Seg must balance the quest to redeem his family's honor and protect the ones he loves while being challenged by Brainiac and Adam strange.
Stranger Things Season 2 (Rated TV-14): It's been almost a year since Will's disappearance, but life is hardly back to normal in Hawkins.
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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Friday, February 8, 2019
NEW DVD TITLES FOR FEBRUARY
A Star is Born (Rated R): Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally. She has given up on her dream to become a successful singer, until she meets Jack, who immediately sees her natural talent. This is the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling to survive.
Body Grooves Dance Your Heart Out (Not Rated): Each Body Groove Dance Your Heart Out workout series consists of six dance routines and each workout is about 30 minutes long. Series 1, 2, and 3 are complete half-hour dance parties that deliver a great, heart-pumping workout.
Bohemian Rhapsody (Rated PG-13): Follows the life of Freddie Mercury, from his joining the band Queen in 1970 to their Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Rated R): Lee Israel who made her living in the 70s and 80s profiling the likes of Katherine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder, and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack. An adaptation of the memoir, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats).
Front Runner (Rated R): The 1988 presidential campaign for American Senator Gary Hart is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (Rated R): Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist work together to rescue a dangerous computer program from the hands of an evil figure from Lisbeth's past.
The Grinch (Rated PG): The story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. It is a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Happy Prince (Rated R): The untold story of the last days of author Oscar Wilde, who regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.
Little Mermaid (Rated G): Venture under the sea with Ariel in this anniversary edition of this classic Disney hit. Sing along with the award-winning songs and venture inside the studio for original recording sessions.
Mary Queen of Scots (Rated R): Queen of France at sixteen, widowed at eighteen, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also have a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I, who rules as the Queen of England. Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens, driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.
Nobody's Fool (Rated R): Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Danica to help her get on track. As these polar opposites collide, with hilarious and sometimes disastrous results, Tanya discovers that Danica's picture-perfect life, including her mysterious boyfriend, may not be what it seems.
Once Upon a Deadpool (Rated PG-13): In this sanitized version of Deadpool 2, offering the mayhem of the original as if it were a Princess Bride-style bedtime story being told to a full-grown Fred Savage, Deadpool assembles a team to protect a young mutant from Cable, a dangerous cyborg from the future.
Private War (Rated R): In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin is one of the most admired war correspondents of today. She is fearless and rebellious, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe. After being hit by a grenade, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable with war photographer Paul Conroy, to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives.
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Rated PG): Video-game bad guy Ralph and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz leave the comforts of Litwak's arcade in an attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the Internet, where they must rely on citizens, or Netizens, to help navigate their way.
Widows (Rated R): Four women connected by a debt left by their dead husbands' criminal acts are determined to take fate into their own hands.
TELEVISION SHOWS
Doctor Who: Resolution (Rated TVPG): As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring, from across the centuries of Earth's history. As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham, and Yaz return home, will they be able to overcome the threat to planet Earth.
Body Grooves Dance Your Heart Out (Not Rated): Each Body Groove Dance Your Heart Out workout series consists of six dance routines and each workout is about 30 minutes long. Series 1, 2, and 3 are complete half-hour dance parties that deliver a great, heart-pumping workout.
Bohemian Rhapsody (Rated PG-13): Follows the life of Freddie Mercury, from his joining the band Queen in 1970 to their Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Rated R): Lee Israel who made her living in the 70s and 80s profiling the likes of Katherine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder, and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack. An adaptation of the memoir, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats).
Front Runner (Rated R): The 1988 presidential campaign for American Senator Gary Hart is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (Rated R): Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist work together to rescue a dangerous computer program from the hands of an evil figure from Lisbeth's past.
The Grinch (Rated PG): The story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. It is a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Happy Prince (Rated R): The untold story of the last days of author Oscar Wilde, who regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.
Little Mermaid (Rated G): Venture under the sea with Ariel in this anniversary edition of this classic Disney hit. Sing along with the award-winning songs and venture inside the studio for original recording sessions.
Mary Queen of Scots (Rated R): Queen of France at sixteen, widowed at eighteen, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also have a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I, who rules as the Queen of England. Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens, driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.
Nobody's Fool (Rated R): Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Danica to help her get on track. As these polar opposites collide, with hilarious and sometimes disastrous results, Tanya discovers that Danica's picture-perfect life, including her mysterious boyfriend, may not be what it seems.
Once Upon a Deadpool (Rated PG-13): In this sanitized version of Deadpool 2, offering the mayhem of the original as if it were a Princess Bride-style bedtime story being told to a full-grown Fred Savage, Deadpool assembles a team to protect a young mutant from Cable, a dangerous cyborg from the future.
Private War (Rated R): In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin is one of the most admired war correspondents of today. She is fearless and rebellious, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe. After being hit by a grenade, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable with war photographer Paul Conroy, to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives.
Ralph Breaks the Internet (Rated PG): Video-game bad guy Ralph and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz leave the comforts of Litwak's arcade in an attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the Internet, where they must rely on citizens, or Netizens, to help navigate their way.
Widows (Rated R): Four women connected by a debt left by their dead husbands' criminal acts are determined to take fate into their own hands.
TELEVISION SHOWS
Doctor Who: Resolution (Rated TVPG): As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring, from across the centuries of Earth's history. As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham, and Yaz return home, will they be able to overcome the threat to planet Earth.
NEW DVD TITLES FOR JANUARY
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.
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.
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