Week of October 14th

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Time Travel

Struggling to survive a post-apocalyptic future where mutants are hunted by unstoppable, adapting, robotic Sentinels, Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) have banded together for one last chance to change the bleak fate of the world in Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past. With the help of Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page), the remaining mutants send never-aging Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) consciousness back in time. Operating in 1973, Wolverine can change the future if he can reunite the young Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender), both in a desperate state after the events of X-Men: First Class. Together, if they can stop Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from assassinating the Sentinels' creator (Peter Dinklage), they can re-write the events that cause the wave of persecution and the mutant apocalypse. With Nicolas Hoult. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) may be a dog, but he's still an Olympic gold medallist, world-class chef, and super-genius who built a time machine in the animated Mr. Peabody & Sherman. He's also raising an adopted human boy, the average, normal Sherman (Max Charles), but being the son of a genius dog causes trouble at school, attracting the attention of school bully Penny (Ariel Winter). When Mr. Peabody invites Penny, her parents, and social worker Mrs. Grunion (Allison Janney) over for dinner to solve the problem, Penny finds a way to use Peabody's time machine... and suddenly, Mr. Peabody and Sherman are on a time traveling adventure to find Penny, stop her from altering history, meet Leonardo da Vinci (Stanley Tucci), stop by the court of King Agamemnon (Patrick Warburton), and improve Sherman's life in school. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Handling Talent

Seattle music journalist Ellie (Toni Collette) needs a big story if she wants to keep her job at Stax magazine in Lucky Them, and her editor (Oliver Platt) pushes her to write about Matthew Smith: the rock legend who disappeared ten years ago... and Ellie's ex-boyfriend. She gets the money to begin her search from Charlie (Thomas Haden Church), but Charlie insists on coming with her and making a documentary about the adventure. Together, they travel the Pacific Northwest trying to solve the mystery of Matthew Smith-- why he disappeared, where he went, or if he's even alive-- but while Charlie just wants to be a part of the story, Ellie's journey becomes as much about her own past as the mysterious rock star she's investigating. With Ahna O'Reilly.

Based on sports agent J.B. Bernstein's (Jon Hamm) plan to find the Major League Baseball's next great pitcher, Million Dollar Arm is the story of Bernstein's quest to find new talent in a new market: India. Working as independents after his glory years in a top firm, Bernstein and business partner (Aasif Mandvi) stage a contest to find the best cricket bowlers in India, discovering Rinku (Suraj Sharma) and Dinesh (Madhur Mittal). Though Bernstein hopes he's just signed the players that will put him back on top, his 18-year-old new recruits don't know much about baseball, and even less about America. Together, they could be the key to each other's success, but as Rinku and Dinesh, guided by their new coach (Bill Paxton) have a long way to go before they can become baseball's rising stars. On DVD and Blu Ray.

Notorious

Letting the victims tell the story of one of America's most notorious gangsters, Joe Berlinger's Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger interviews the people eager to testify against Whitey Bulger during his 2013 trial. Detailing Bulger's history throughout the criminal underworld, the film interviews his defense team, professionals who had investigated him over the years, and people who had personal experiences with Whitey Bulger: people who lost businesses and family members to Bulger.

Returning to the cabin where they spent the summers of their youth, Angela's friends gather for her bachelorette party in Chemical Peel. The tension between the women-- especially between Angela and her childhood best friend Rae-- is set aside for the big day, but when a train derails and releases toxic chemicals into the air, the women are stuck together in the cabin. They tape up the windows and wait for rescue, but as their situation gets more desperate and they discover what the chemicals can really do to them, friendships give way to a brutal battle for survival.

New this week in our TV New Releases:

	Fargo Season 1	Lester is a small time insurance salesman who never stands up for himself, but he meets a mysterious stranger who offers to solve Lester's problems... but when people who mistreated him turn up dead, Lester has to handle the deal he's made without winding up dead or in prison.
	Penny Dreadful Season 1	Drawn from 19th century pulp fiction, supernatural characters like Dorian Grey, Mina Harker, Abraham Van Helsing, and Frankenstein's monster roam Victorian England, and as more monsters, curses, and demons come their way, allegiances shift as they find their way between good and evil.
	Dracula Season 1	Leaving his native Transylvania, Count Dracula travels to London. Posing as an American businessman, he hides his real goals-- vengeance and the destruction of the people who ruined his life-- behind the charming guise of a modernist who strives to modernize Victorian society.