Friday, September 21, 2018

New This Week (9/21/18)

Call the library to check availability and request these new items:

Adrift (PG-13)
As Tami and Richard set out on a journey across the ocean, they couldn't anticipate that they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope for rescue, Tami must find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.

Beast (R)
Moll is a troubled young woman still living at home stifled by the small island community around her. When she meets Pascal, a whole new world opens up to her and she falls madly in love. Moll moves in with Pascal to start a new life, but when Pascal is arrested as the key suspect in a series of brutal murders, Moll is forced to make choices that will impact her life forever.

Book Club (PG-13)
Four lifelong friends' lives are turned upside down to hilarious ends when their book club attempts to shake things up by tackling the infamous "Fifty Shades of Grey." From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.


Earth's Natural Wonders : Season 2 : Life At The Extremes (NR)
Visit areas in the natural world that exist on a breathtaking and massive scale, from vast mountain ranges to impenetrable rainforests and dazzling tropical islands. For human beings, survival within these extraordinary places can pose great challenges. Includes: Surviving the Extreme; Surviving with Animals; and Surviving Against the Odds.

Get Shorty : The Complete First Season (NR)
Miles Daly works as the muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film.





The Good Place : The Complete Second Season (TV PG)
After Michael’s disastrous attempt to torture Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason for eternity goes belly-up, Eleanor and the gang are rebooted and Michael has revised his plan to keep his torture subjects separate. Only now, Michael’s soul is on the line, as his boss, Shawn, won’t allow another attempt!

Hereditary (R)
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.


A Kid Like Jake (R)
Jake's "gender expansive" behavior--as local preschool director Judy dubs it--is no big deal to Alex and Greg. Or so it seems, until the process of navigating New York City's hyper-competitive private school system opens up a parental quagmire: could Jake's gender nonconformity be just the thing that gives their child an edge in the admissions game?

Kingdoms Of The Sky (NR)
A landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC, Kingdoms of the Sky reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world. There is one program each on the Himalaya, Rockies, and Andes.



Love After Love (NR)
What happens when you lose the foundation of your family? In the wake of a husband and father’s death, the family members he leaves behind find themselves adrift—and in danger of drifting apart—as they each try to find meaning in a world without the man who held them together.



Ocean's 8 (PG-13)
The tide has turned and it’s a whole new “Ocean’s.” Danny Ocean's sister, Debbie Ocean, recruits a seven women crew to plan and execute the heist of the century at New York City's star-studded annual Met Gala.





The Only Living Boy In New York (R)
Thomas has just graduated from college and is trying to find his place in the world. Thomas' world begins to shift when he discovers that his long-married father is having an affair with a seductive younger woman, who he sleeps with, launching a chain of events that will change everything he thinks he knows about himself and his family.

RBG (PG)
At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans--until now. RBG explores Ginsburg's life and career.

Ready Player One (PG-13)
Set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse, people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world.

Revenge (R)
Jen is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly––and viciously––intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, Jen survives and reemerges with a relentless, wrathful intent: revenge.

Sweet Country (R)
When Harry moves into a neighboring outpost, Sam and his family help Harry renovate his cattle yards. Sam’s relationship with Harry quickly deteriorates and Sam kills Harry in self-defense. As a result, Sam becomes a wanted criminal, but as the true details of the killing start to surface, the community begins to question whether justice is really being served.

Tag (R)
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they've been playing since the first grade--risking their necks, their jobs, and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry, "You're it!" This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they're coming...and he's ready.

Won't You Be My Neighbor (PG-13)
For over 30 years, Fred Rogers, an unassuming minister, puppeteer, writer and producer, was beamed daily into homes across America. In his beloved television program, Fred and his cast of puppets and friends spoke directly to young children about some of life's weightiest issues. There hadn't been anything like Mr. Rogers on television before and there hasn't been since.

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