Week of May 13th

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Connections

Lonely, socially awkward Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) lives alone, doesn't go out much, and has left his divorce papers unsigned for months in Spike Jonze's Her, but he begins to bond with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), the artificial intelligence in his new computer operating system. Though he has one steady friend (Amy Adams), and attempts an awkward blind date (Olivia Wilde), Samantha becomes the most intimate relationship in his life. Samantha is continually learning and growing, bounding into the world with excitement and naivety, but Theodore is still reeling from divorcing his childhood sweetheart (Rooney Mara). As their romance develops, Theodore is bound by the emotional turbulence of his past, but Samantha, new to consciousness, has barely begun to explore what her life could be. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Fed up with relationships and the demands serious partners put on them, Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel (Miles Teller) make a pact to just have fun in the dating scene and stay single in That Awkward Moment. Joined by their married friend Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) who just found out that his wife (Jessica Lucas) has been unfaithful, the boys intend to honor their bachelor pact... until each of them meets someone they really like. Torn between the girls they want and looking weak in front of their friends, Jason, Daniel, and Mikey cook up screwball romantic comedy schemes to keep each other from discovering the truth: none of them are the playboys they pretend to be. With Imogen Poots. On DVD and Blu Ray.

The Fate of Humanity

James and Lilly's (Adrian Grenier and Kerry Bishe) sustainable, off-the-grid cabin is the ideal place to be when a virus knocks out America's infrastructure in Goodbye World. As their friends (including Gaby Hoffman, Ben McKenzie, Mark Webber, and Caroline Dhavernas) gather as the cities collapse and martial law overtakes the country, the group's clashing ideals-- politics, survival, hoarding, charity-- threaten to tear them apart. In their idle time, waiting out the apocalypse, they debate and flirt, Big Chill-style, until an immediate threat knocks on their door.

Frankenstein's monster (Aaron Eckhart) has lived for hundreds of years, stronger than moral men and never aging, in I, Frankenstein. Finding himself a pawn in a war between the demon prince (Bill Nighy) who would use the creature for his own evil purposes and the gargoyle queen (Miranda Otto) who protects humanity from demons, the creature wants nothing to do with either side. Because Dr. Frankenstein's secret will decide the fate of the world, whoever controls the creature will win the war between gargoyles and demons, but the creature has been fighting for survival for over two hundred years... and he has no intention of being controlled. With Yvonne Strahovski. On DVD, Blu Ray, and 3D Blu.

Russia

The young captain of a reconnaissance squad leads his men into the besieged city that would turn the tide of the Second World War in the Russian Stalingrad. Overtaking a house in the German-occupied section of Stalingrad, their squad is part of the preparation for the Soviet counter-attack meant to push the Germans back and reclaim the city, but the Nazi commander is obsessed with driving them out. Set against the historical Battle of Stalingrad, both forces struggle to survive sieges, artillery barrages, and fiery bombing runs.

Young Kolyma is growing up in the punishment state of 1980s Transnistria in Deadly Code, where is development among criminals and undesirables is overseen by his grandfather, Kuzya (John Malkovich). Under his grandfather's guidance, Kolyma is brought into the code held by the "honest" criminals, and life within the rules of organized crime that affect every aspect of their lives. With Peter Stormare.

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New this week in our TV New Releases:

	Orange is the New Black Season 1	Convicted for a crime she committed ten years ago, Piper says goodbye to her fiance and reports to prison, where the rules that once governed her life are replaced with guards, pack mentality, and survival of the fittest.		Eastbound & Down Season 4	Kenny Powers has settled down... but suburban life doesn't suit him as well as a seat on the panel of a sports commentary show, regaining his celebrity, and inflating his already enormous ego.
	Longmire Season 2		Sheriff Walt Longmire continues to serve and protect Absaroka County, Wyoming, but amidst the small community's secrets, conspiracies, and betrayals, Walt has to defend his position as the Sheriff's election approaches.