New This Week (6/18/15)

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Black Sea (R)

After being laid off from a salvage company, a rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.

Kingsman : The Secret Service (R)

A super-secret organization recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a dire global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

New This Week (6/4/15)

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Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. : The Complete First Season (TV-PG)
In the wake of The Battle of New York, the world has changed forever. Mysteriously resurrected Agent Phil Coulson assembles an elite team of skilled agents and operatives. Together, they investigate the unknown, but every answer unearths even more tantalizing questions that reverberate across the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Boy Meets Girl (NR)
Robby and his best friend since childhood, Ricky, a gorgeous transgender girl, have never dated. Lamenting the lack of eligible bachelors, Ricky considers dating a girl. In walks Francesca, a beautiful young debutante waiting for her Marine fiancé to return from the war. Ricky and Francesca strike up a friendship, and maybe a little more, which forces Robby to face his true feelings for Ricky.

Broadchurch : The Complete Second Season (NR)
In the aftermath of twelve-year-old Daniel Lattimer's death, the close-knit community of Broadchurch is thrown into further turmoil when his killer pleads not guilty on the stand. Now faced with the indignity of a trial, the Lattimer family struggle to hold together through fresh adversity, while detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller are forced to defend several blunders made during their investigation into the boy's death.

Justified : The Complete Final Season (NR)
While Raylan is torn by just how far he will go to bring Boyd down--including using Boyd's fiancee Ava as his secret informant--both Raylan and Boyd must now contend with the new incendiary force in town, a drug lord intent on building his own pot empire in Harlan.


My Fair Lady (G)
An arrogant professor attempts to turn a sassy, working-class London street vendor into a sophisticated lady through proper schooling, but when the humble flower girl blossoms into the toast of London's elite, her teacher may have a lesson or two to learn himself.



Love, Rosie (R)
Since the age of 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends. As each navigates the complexities of life, love, and everything in between, they always find their way back to each other--but is it just friendship, or something more?


McFarland USA (PG)
Novice runners strive to build a cross-country team under coach Jim White in their predominantly Latino high school. Everyone has a lot to learn about each other, but when Coach realizes the boys' exceptional running ability, things change. Beyond their talent, it's the power of family, commitment to each other, and work ethic that transform them into champions--helping them achieve their own American dream.

The Red Tent (NR)
The Red Tent takes place during the times of the Old Testament, told through the eyes of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob. Dinah happily grows up inside the red tent where the women of her tribe gather and share the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. Dinah matures and experiences an intense love that subsequently leads to a devastating loss, and the fate of her family is forever changed.

Spring (NR)
Evan is a young American fleeing to Europe to escape his past. While back-packing along the Italian coast, everything changes during a stop at an idyllic Italian village, where he meets and instantly connects with the enchanting and mysterious Louise. A flirtatious romance begins to bloom between the two however, Evan soon realizes that Louise has been harboring a monstrous, primordial secret that puts both their relationship and their lives in jeopardy.

Wolf Hall (NR)
King Henry VIII is obsessed with protecting the Tudor dynasty by securing his succession with a male heir to the throne. From blacksmith Thomas Cromwell's perspective, he must serve king and country while dealing with deadly political intrigue, Henry VIII's tempestuous relationship with Anne Boleyn, and the religious upheavals of the Protestant reformation.

New This Week (5/28/15)

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American Sniper (R)
Chris Kyle's mission is to protect his brothers in arms while being a prime target of insurgents. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the spirit of the SEAL creed to "leave no one behind." But upon returning to his wife, Taya, and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.

Amira & Sam (NR)
An army veteran adapting back to civilian life after a lengthy tour overseas reunites with his unit's former Iraqi translator in New York City and meets Amira. When Amira runs into immigration trouble, Sam offers to keep her safe at his apartment. After a rocky start, their unlikely friendship starts to blossom into something more.

Antarctica : A Year On Ice (PG)
Guided by nature photographer Anthony Powell, we experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on Earth along with the hardy and devoted people who call it home year-round. Filmed over 10 years on the continent, Antarctica combines spectacular photography and a deeply personal adventure to capture the splendor of the frozen planet like no film before it.

Big Eyes (PG-13)
Painter Walter Keane reached success beyond belief with his paintings. The bizarre and shocking truth would eventually be discovered: Walter's works were actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret. Big Eyes centers on Margaret's awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband.

Birdsong (NR)
Stephen, an Englishman, arrives in France to stay with the Azaire family and falls in love with Isabelle. They begin an affair, but the relationship falters. Years later, Stephen finds himself serving in WWI in the very area where he experienced his great love, and is haunted by memories of the affair.

Cake (R)
Cake takes us into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife. With her feisty housekeeper-cum-caretaker ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this tale of personal redemption.

Call The Midwife : Season Four (NR)
Nearing the 1960s, the community enters a time of social change, while stories of birth, life, and death continue to touch your heart. Will live-wire Nurse Trixie marry her young curate? How will Sister Evangelina react to two new nurses? And why does Sister Julienne appear so unsettled by a mystery benefactor?

Dalziel & Pascoe : Season 11 (NR)
The blunt-talking, politically incorrect Andy Dalziel once again pairs up with his younger, fast-tracked side-kick, Peter Pascoe, for a crime-solving marriage of opportunities.






DCI Banks : Season Three (NR)
Will Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot ever get their relationship together? Or will three wrenching crimes and the investigation of Detective Investigator Helen Morton keep them forever out of sync?




Death Comes To Pemberley (NR)
A scream of "Murder!" halts festivities at the Darcys. What follows is the discovery of a dead man in the woods, a brother accused of murder, and the a nightmare that will threaten to engulf all the Darcys hold dear.

Father Brown : Season Two (NR)
The stakes are high for Father Brown, as he embarks on another series of adventures to save the souls of the sleepy village of Kembleford. This season, Father Brown finds himself pitted against new Inspector Sullivan, as the priest attempts to solve cases more sinister than ever--an exorcism, an abduction, a poisoning and a murder put Father Brown's instincts to the test and his own livelihood at risk.

Jamaica Inn (NR)
Orphaned by her mother's death, Mary Yellan travels to Cornwall to join her aunt, Patience. Arriving at the isolated Jamaica Inn, Mary is met by a brutish, menacing man--her uncle, Joss. She soon learns that no guests stay at the inn, and Joss is part of a savage gang of smugglers. Meanwhile, she's drawn to the handsome, mysterious Jem Merlyn, Joss's younger brother.

Masters Of Sex : Season Two (NR)
Amid the tumult of the civil rights movement and the sexual revolution, Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson strive to continue their work. But their study's controversial topic--sex--means they are thwarted at every turn.




Mr. Selfridge : Season 3 (NR)
Selfridge's offers the world an escape from post-WWI depression, and customers are drawn to the extravagant store more than ever before. Although the store may be thriving, it looks like Harry's charmed life is starting to unravel.

Mr. Turner (R)
Spanning the last 25 years in the life of Britain's most revered painter, Mr. Turner is a remarkably rich portrait of a complex, contradictory man whose relationships with his family, fellow artists and lovers were often as turbulent as the canvases he painted.



New Tricks : Season 11 (NR)
As this beloved British cop show returns, the old dogs of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) have a new boss. Although the show's cast has changed over the years, these retired cops still solve daunting cases with classic sleuthing skills and ample humor.



Orange Is The New Black : Season Two (NR)
A fierce and funny series that follows Piper Chapman when a crime she committed in her past sends her to an all-women's prison with an unforgettable and irreverent group of fellow inmates. Shocking revelations and new arrivals shake up the lives and relationships of Litchfield's prisoners in this highly anticipated second season.

Paddington (PG)
Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined--until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says "Please look after this bear. Thank you," and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rare talking bear catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.

Selma (PG-13)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rallies his followers on the historic march from Selma to Montgomery in the face of violent opposition, an event that became a milestone victory for the civil rights movement.





Still Alice (PG-13)
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.

The Town That Came A Courtin' (NR)
Abby Houston, obituary writer turned author, waltzes into the tiny town of Bliss, Mississippi. Abby's used to make up quirky, charming characters in her books, but here in Bliss it almost seems like those characters have sprung to life and Abby is fantasizing about moving right in. But the townspeople have set their matchmaking minds in motion and they aren't about to let Abby leave without a little love in her heart.

WWI : The Complete Story (NR)
It began as a regional conflict and escalated into a war of Empires that covered the Earth. A comprehensive look at "The War To End All Wars." Produced by CBS television in the early 1960s in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the onset of WWI, this unflinching 26 episode series is more than just the history of this global conflict; it is also a photo album of the early twentieth century.

New This Week (5/14/15)

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Accidental Love (PG-13)
Alice's perfect life is turned upside down when a freak accident leaves a nail lodged in her head, causing erratic behavior. After her fiance calls off the engagement, Alice sets off in search of a cure and falls into the arms of Howard Birdwell, a sexy senator who champions her cause. Caught up in a love triangle held together by a nail, will Alice listen to her head or her heart?

Cancer : The Emperor Of All Maladies (NR)
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhadtha Mukherjee, tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions.


Dalziel & Pascoe : Season 9 (NR)
How to explain the human body parts floating in a lake... the animal rights activist found dead in a lion cage... and the relatively fresh corpse dug up in an ancient burial site? Dalziel and Pascoe race against time when kidnappers seize the pregnant daughter of wealthy art dealers and their colleague PC Jackson. Will the team solve the case in time to save the women?

New This Week (4/23/15)

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Annie (PG)
Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York. But everything's about to change when New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but it just might be the other way around.


Building Wonders (NR)
NOVA presents three groundbreaking shows that investigate engineering mysteries of the ancient world with the help of dramatic hands-on experiments. (Hagia Sophia, the lost city of Petra, and the Roman Colosseum)


The Facts Of Life (NR)
When their spouses are unable to join them on a planned group trip, longtime friends, Larry Gilbert and Kitty Weaver find themselves thrown together and falling in love under the sun in beautiful Acapulco. With their vacation coming to an end, both Larry and Kitty find themselves torn between feeling guilty about the affair and whether or not to end it.

Fortitude (NR)
Surrounded by the savage beauty of the frozen landscape, Fortitude, a small town in the Arctic Circle, is one of the safest towns on Earth. In this close-knit community, a murder touches everyone and the unsettling horror of the crime threatens the future of the town itself.

Grimm : Season Three (NR)
Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt is back--but not exactly himself. With his abilities manifesting in new and unusual ways, Nick is stronger than ever with his partner, Hank, and reunited love, Juliette, by his side as he tracks down Wesen criminals with renewed determination.


The Hobbit : The Battle Of The Five Armies (PG-13)
The dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the wealth of their homeland, but now face the consequences of unleashing the terrifying Smaug upon Lake-town. Meanwhile, Sauron, the Dark Lord, has sent forth legions of Orcs to attack the Lonely Mountain as five great armies go to war.

The Imitation Game (PG-13)
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of 'gross indecency,' and accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality--little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern day computing.

Interstellar (PG-13)
A team of pioneers undertakes the most important mission in human history. Ex-pilot-turned-farmer Cooper must leave his family and a foundering Earth behind to lead an expedition traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.



Into The Woods (PG)
Iconic characters, such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel, find their tales intertwined with a humble baker and his wife, whose longing to have a child sends them on a quest to reverse a witch's curse.





Like Sunday, Like Rain (R)
Fate winds her lovely fingers around two lives--a lonely, wealthy 12-year-old cello prodigy and a recently unemployed 23-year-old musician--to unexpectedly place the inexperienced Eleanor as the new au pair for a skeptical Reggie and the music in their hearts and souls intertwines to create this beautiful story about discovery and acceptance.

Once Upon A Time : The Complete First Season (NR)
Storybrooke is a sleepy little town where every fairy-tale character you've ever known is frozen in time and trapped between two worlds, victims of an evil curse. On her 28th birthday, Emma Swan meets Henry, the son she gave up for adoption 10 years ago. Henry believes Emma is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, prophesied to break a powerful curse.

Once Upon A Time : The Complete Second Season (NR)
The curse is broken, magic has arrived, and there's no telling what--or who--will be unleashed. Now the exiled fairy-tale characters must grapple with a flood of awakened memories as they come to grips with their new "reality."

Once Upon A Time : The Complete Third Season (NR)
It's a diabolical thing about curses: Just as one is broken, another, even more sinister than the first, inevitably emerges to wreak further havoc... The stakes are higher than ever following a narrow escape from the nightmare of Neverland and Peter Pan.


To Write Love On Her Arms (PG-13)
Renee, a Florida girl, struggles with addiction and abuse. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy and music conflicted with harsh reality, Renee discovers the value of  genuine friendships and embarks on a daunting yet courageous journey toward recovery.



Top Five (R)
New York City comedian-turned-film star Andre Allen has an unexpected encounter with a journalist which forces him to confront the comedy career--and the past--that he's left behind.





Unbroken (PG-13)
Follow the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamperini who, along with two other crewmen, survived on a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII--only to be caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.




VEEP : The Complete Third Season (TV-MA)
Following the revelation that the President will not seek re-election, the Veep begins eying a promotion. With all of America now watching her and her team, Selina and her staff head off to Detroit and Silicon Valley, go on a drug bust with the Maryland Coast Guard, and fly to London to confer with heads of state.

Wild (R)
After years of reckless behavior and being haunted by memories of her mother, Cheryl makes a rash decision to embark on a challenging trek across the Pacific Crest Trail. With absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles all on her own--in what becomes a remarkable journey of self-discovery and redemption that strengthens and ultimately heals her.