A Dog Way's Home (Rated PG): As a puppy, Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young man who gives her a good home. When Bella becomes separated from Lucas, she soon finds herself on an epic, 400-mile journey to reunite with her beloved owner. Along the way, the lost but spirited dog touches the lives of an orphaned mountain lion, a down-on-his-luck veteran and some friendly strangers who happen to cross her path.
Beginner Tai-Chi for Health (Not Rated): Mirror-View exercises that are presented in two easy, low-impact, whole-body routines, each fifteen minutes in length, ideal for those with limited time. Includes a demonstration of the 16-movement tai chi form.
Bumblebee (Rated PG-13): A teenager trying to find her place in the world discovers and repairs a battle-scarred robot disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle.
Glass (Rated PG-13): Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.
The Invisibles (Not Rated): While Nazi propaganda minister Josef Goebbels infamously declared Berlin "free of Jews" in 1943, 1,700 Jewish Berliners managed to survive in the Nazi capital. Claus Rafle's gripping docudrama traces the stories of four real-life survivors who learned to hide in plain sight.
Kid Who Would Be King (Rated PG): Alex believes he is just another nobody until he stumbles upon Excalibur, the mythical sword in the stone. He unites the wizard Merlin, his enemies, and his friends to take on Morgana, the enchantress.
The Mule (Rated R): A broke Korean War veteran, played by Clint Eastwood, in his 80s unknowingly becomes a drug mule for a Mexican cartel.
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (Rated PG): After the death of his wife, Carson Drew decides to leave Chicago behind and make a fresh start with his daughter in River Heights. But for sixteen-year-old Nancy Drew, life in a small town is mighty dull. She longs for excitement, adventure, and the chance to make a difference. Nancy gets that opportunity when she is asked to help solve the ghostly activity at the Twin Elms mansion. Can she help explain the creaking footsteps, exploding lightbulbs, and the ominous creature?
On the Basis of Sex (Rated PG-13): The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's early years as a lawyer and the ground-breaking gender discrimination case she takes on.
Refugees of Shangri-La: The Story of Bhutan's Forgotten People (Not Rated): After twenty years surviving refugee camps in Nepal, the Kingdom of Bhutan's forgotten exiles abandon hopes of returning to their lost land and seek a new life in a place called America.
Replicas (Rated PG-13): In this suspenseful sci-fi thriller, Keanu Reeves stars as William Foster, a neuroscientist on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his beloved wife and children are killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, William recruits a fellow scientist to help secretly clone their bodies. When William learns that he can only replicate three of the four family members, he makes a decision with fateful consequences.
Serenity (Rated R): The story of a fishing boat captain who is approached by his ex-wife to murder her abusive new husband.
Vice (Rated R): Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in this epic tale of how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly becomes the most powerful man in the world. Co-starring Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell, it is a darkly comic look behind the scenes of American politics.
TELEVISION SHOWS
Victoria Season 3 (Rated TV-PG): The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
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.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
NEW DVD TITLES FOR MARCH
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.
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.
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.
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