Growing Up
Set in 1960s New England, twelve-year-old Sam has run away from his
Khaki Scout troop to rendezvous with Suzy, who's run away from her
family, and escape together to a remote cove in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. As Suzy's parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) search for her, Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton) and and his troupe search for Sam, and the police captain (Bruce Willis)
is brought in to help reclaim the missing children, Suzy and Sam have
hidden themselves away in their own little Moonrise Kingdom, exploring
their blossoming romance. On DVD and Blu Ray.14-year-old Donny became a tabloid celebrity and unexpected father in the 80s when he was seduced by his math teacher in That's My Boy. As an adult, Donny (Adam Sandler) has squandered his fame and is about to go to jail for tax evasion if he can't pay $40,000 back taxes... and there's only one person he can turn to: his estranged son (Andy Samberg). Unfortunately, Donny was too young (and too Adam Sandler-ish) to be a good father, and his son grew up, changed his name from Han Solo to Peter, and distanced himself from his immature father. When Donny shows up right before Peter is about to marry a rich girl (Leighton Meester) from an upper-class family, Peter is horrified, but Donny's crass humor and larger-than-life personality win over Peter's boss and future in-laws. Though Peter's still upset with his dad, Donny's irrepressible lifestyle might be just the thing that his repressed, tightly-wound world needs. With Milo Ventimiglia and James Caan. On DVD and Blu Ray.
Vive la Animation
Little Zoe hasn't said a word since her police officer father was killed on duty in the Oscar nominated animated film A Cat in Paris. She stays at home with her cat and her nanny (Anjelica Huston) while her mother (Marcia Gay Harden), also a police officer, works tirelessly to track down the gangster who crippled their family. With her mother always at work, Zoe's cat is her only real friend... but at night, the cat goes out and tags along with Nico (Steve Blum), a cat burglar. Though the cat usually brings Zoe presents like dead birds or lizards, when it brings her a diamond necklace, she is suddenly in the middle of her mom's investigation, her father's killer, and Nico's jewel heists. Originally produced in France, the movie provides both French and English language tracks. On DVD and Blu Ray.
With the Penguins having flown to Monte Carlo at the end of the second movie, Alex the lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer), and Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) head to France in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
They want to catch up with the Penguins and fly back to New York, but
the Penguins schemes have caught the eye of an unstoppable animal
control agent (Frances McDormand), and they have to flee. To make their escape, the animals hitch a ride with a circus-- they convince the cheetah (Jessica Chastain)
that they're all circus performers and join the group, but the circus
is failing and Alex and co. aren't getting any closer to New York. If
they can get the show back on its feet, it might be their ticket back to
America... but would they leave their new family to go back to the zoo?
With Bryan Cranston. On DVD and Blu Ray.Music
Rock legend Neil Young travels to his childhood home town in northern Ontario in Jonathan Demme's Neil Young Journeys. He travels to streets of Omemee en route to a concert in Toronto, providing both live performance footage and an exploration of Young's home town, the family that remains there, and everything that has changed over the decades.Covering the final performance of LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem: Shut Up and Play the Hits covers band leader James Murphy's final preparations to retire his successful band at its peak. The three-disc release offers the feature film that looks into the creation, rise, and end of LCD Soundsystem, provides extended interviews, and the complete, uncut recording of the group's farewell performance at Madison Square Garden.
Telling the story of The Who's early years, From the Bush to the Valley: The Keith Moon Years tracks the band's beginnings and their early rise, and assembles rare, archived footage of the band on stage and in interviews.
Monsters
One of young Daniel's duties assisting the village doctor (Stephen Rea) in Werewolf: The Beast Among Us is putting down the werewolf-infected townsfolk that are brought to them. Life in the Transylvanian village has become grim since the wolf attacks began, but a group of monster hunters (led by Steven Bauer) promise to put an end to the town's monster troubles, but Daniel makes a shocking discovery: this werewolf is cunning, and its attacks seem to have a plan. With Ed Quinn. On DVD and Blu Ray.
A group of friends (including Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, and Nathan Phillips) are visiting Russia and decide to join an "extreme tour" of an abandoned town outside Chernobyl in Chernobyl Diaries.
They enter the ghost town with the help of a guide and assurances of
their safety, but when the sun goes down and their vehicle won't start,
everything changes. Their guide goes missing and they're trapped in the
site of one of the world's most notorious nuclear meltdowns, and since
they can't drive out, they try to find another way... only to discover
they're not alone. On DVD and Blu Ray.Flight 686 from London to New York is the only flight not grounded by a storm in Airborne, but the storm is the least of their worries when passengers go missing and the flight has veered off-course. The trouble: a group of terrorists have taken the plane as a plot to steal a Shang Vase, and the heist may have been successful if the vase weren't tied to the legend of the Chinese God of Death. The plane is beset by physical and supernatural threats, and their only link to the world is a world-weary air traffic controller (Mark Hamill).
Overseas
Alma is an outcast in a tiny rural town in the Norwegian Turn Me On, Dammit!, and she's struggling with a common teenage problem: all she thinks about is sex. With her former clique spreading rumors about her, she's all but untouchable-- the boy she likes won't talk to her, she doesn't have any real friends, and the neighborhood kids have given her an embarrassing nickname that they chant constantly.
Michelle Yeoh stars as Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, in Luc Besson's biopic The Lady.
The film establishes Suu's father, who died fighting for Burmese
independence from Britain, and how she was inspired to stand up against
the ruthless Burmese government in the 1980s. Returning to her homeland
from her home in Oxford, England, her international connections made her
untouchable; while the regime encouraged her to return to England to be
with her ailing husband (David Thewlis). she refused, and spent decades under house arrest in Burma.Documentary
A critique of "breast cancer culture," Lea Pool's Pink Ribbons, Inc investigates the ever-present breast cancer awareness ribbons, and the organizations they benefit. The banner of myriad fund-raising campaigns, the ribbons have become a symbol for the fight against breast cancer, but the film explores the effect these campaigns actually have on the disease, and the destination of the money the campaigns raise.Questioning society's drive for faster and more prolific technological advancement, the documentary Surviving Progress looks into the constant advancement of technology and increasing population. Featuring interviews with Stephen Hawking, Jane Goodall, and more, the film looks into what the future of civilization will be if he continue on our current course, and what would have to change to prevent our collapse.
Based on a true story, Damien Oliver (Stephen Curry) and his brother Jason are the sons of a championship jockey in the Australian The Cup. When Jason dies in a riding accident, Damien loses his passion for horse racing, but an inspirational trainer (Brendan Gleeson) pushes him to stay with the sport that's in his blood and win the Melbourne Cup.
New this week in our TV New Releases:
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Mad Men Season 5 |
Don Draper is less interested in his career and more focused on his new wife, while the employees at the ad agency struggle to stay relevant as the 60s progress. |  |
Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule Seasons 1&2 |
Dr. Steve Brule (John C. Reilly) "checks out" a variety of aspects of modern life. For your health! |
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Touch Season 1 |
Single father Martin (Kiefer Sutherland) is struggling to raise Jake, his special needs son, when he discovers Jake has abilities that could change the world. |  |
Monster High: Ghouls Rule |
The monster-themed Mattel fashion dolls come alive in their own animated series. |
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