DVD Donations and Purchases for the Summer of 2022

BELFAST
Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s. Buddy’s family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy’s family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home.2022.

Crossroads
Hedy Lamarr (as Talbot’s resourceful bride), Basil Rathbone and Claire Trevor cos-tar in this double- and triple-cross tale located on a crossroads of uncertainty. Black & White; 84 minutes.

Bend It Like Beckham
Sometimes, to follow your dreams you’ve got to bend the rules! Audiences and critics alike are cheering wildly for this “exhilarating terrific comedy” (Entertainment Weekly) about a young girl who is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining super-stardom  on the soccer field. 112 minutes 2004.

Better Call Saul
Originally broadcast as individual episodes of the television program in 2015Disc 1. (Episodes 1-4) — disc 2. (Episodes 5-7) o — disc 3. (Episodes 8-10) Lawyer, Saul Goodman, in the time leading up to establishing his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A spinoff from the Breaking Bad television show, it takes place six years before the events of Breaking Bad and follows small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill and the circumstances that lead to his metamorphosis into criminal-minded lawyer Saul Goodman. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,, Culver City, California :, [2015]

Bullet to Beijing
A retired British spy is called back into service by his government to help prevent North Korea from getting its hands on a deadly virus.  called “The Red Death.” 2001 122 minutes.

Death At A Funeral
A dark comedy that has become a bit of a cult classic. The setting is a funeral at an English country estate and the entire film (which at just over 80 mins isn’t a long one) takes place on one afternoon. Released 2020.

A French Village
In French with English Subtitles the first season.; The blockbuster French drama, A French Village (Un Village Francais), starring Audrey Fleurot and Thierry Godard (Spiral) chronicles the impact of World War II on a small village in central France. The German occupation changes the life of the village of Villeneuve forever, and as its residents come under the pressures of war, they make choices that are inspiring and heartbreaking. In this gripping drama, ordinary citizens become patriots, traitors, Nazi employees or activists. Beginning with the Germans arrival in June 1940, they endure five years of rationing, fighting and betrayals, and strain to keep some semblance of their existence intact. The war shatters all their lives, but a few of them, even in the shadow of destruction, reach out to find fleeting moments of connection and love.4 discs released 2015.

King Richard
Based on the true story that will inspire the world. Richard Williams, father of legendary tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams, shows how family and perseverance can achieve the impossible and impact the world. Released 2022.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
In a re-telling of “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Tom and Jerry help the boy Charlie attain a Golden Ticket and secretly accompany him into the Chocolate Factory to prevent one of Wonka’s competitors from stealing a special candy known as the Everlasting Gobstopper.1973.

World on Fire
World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States, as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives. Released 2020.

DVD Donations to the Library for Spring of  2022 

Land Girls : the complete collection    DVD LAN. Land Girls is a WW2 drama which focuses on women who kept Britain from  starving. An enjoyable series for those who like women-focused historical fiction.

The Girl in the Café. DVD GIR Lawrence, a shy, civil servant, meets the mysterious Gina in a cafe and develops a life-changing relationship with her. As part of the British delegation to the G8 Summit in Iceland, Lawrence invites Gina along for a romantic getaway as world issues are being debated by international leaders…

The Wilby Conspiracy DVD WIL  With Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson, Prunella Gee. A black anti-Apartheid activist and a British engineer are forced to run from South African Secret Police.

Stage Fright  DVD STA . Hitchcock thriller makes theatre a crime scene;  a long-lost London playhouse features in this 1950 caper starring a showstopping Marlene Dietrich.

Fortitude  DVD FOR. Perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until  now.

Acceptable Risk  DVD ACC This Irish mini series is a fast moving mystery starring Elaine Cassidy as a grieving widow caught up in a web of murder and money.

WINTER NEW DVDs IN THE LIBRARY 

Let Him Go – Diane Lane & Kevin Coster star. Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from a dangerous family living off the grid. They soon discover that the Weboy family has no intention of letting the child go, forcing George and Margaret to fight for their family.

Martin Eden, Luca Marinelli stars. A vibrant, award-winning lead performance from Luca Marinelli dominates this drama about education, class status and the spirit of socialism. Based on Jack London novel of the same name.

Together Together, starring Ed Helms – An endearing and clever anti-romantic comedy about the meaning of family and the chance encounters that change lives forever.

In the Heights – a musical – The creator of “Hamilton” invites you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big… “In the Heights.” Lights up on Washington Heights.

What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore based in the novel by Henry James with the same name. he offspring of a hot-headed musician (Julianne Moore) and an art dealer (Steve Coogan), little Maisie (Onata Aprile) learns the hard way about how difficult divorce can be on a youngster. The quiet, obedient child gets caught in the middle as her self-absorbed parents use her as a pawn in a bitter custody battle.

Some Kind of Heaven, The Villages residents –  Director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community — a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, Some Kind of Heaven invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents — and one interloper — who are unable to find happiness within the community’s pre-packaged paradise.

Best Summer Ever, a musical romance. A high school football player is shocked to discover that the new girl in school is the same girl he fell in love with at a summer dance camp.

Fisherman’s Friends – drama and comedy. This British rom-com features a sweet story about community and an idyllic seaside town full of characters you can’t help but love. Ten fishermen from Cornwall achieve a Top 10 hit after they are signed by Universal Records.