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NOVA: Bombing Hitler's Supergun DVD

Ian Duncan - PBS
Format: DVD video

In 1943, Hitler hatches a diabolical weapon: a bank of "superguns" housed in a massive underground complex in Nazi-occupied northern France. Together, the guns would be able to pump 600 high explosive shells 100 miles to London each hour, spelling doom for the Allies. Engineers,...
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Haunting in Venice, A

Kelly Reilly - 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
Format: DVD

Kenneth Branagh stars as celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot in this terrifying mystery set after World War II. Retired and living in Venice, Italy, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance where a murdered guest thrusts the detective into a sinister, shadowy world.
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Wonka (DVD)

Timothée Chalamet - Studio Distribution Services
Format: DVD

Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the best?selling children's books of all time, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate?maker...
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A Man Called Otto [DVD]

Tom Hanks - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Based on the # 1 New York Times bestseller "A Man Called Ove," A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks) , a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. Otto is ready to end it all, but his plans are interrupted when a lively...
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A Chefs Life: Season 4 DVD

n/a - ?PBS
Format: DVD

Vivian wrangles up sweet spring onions with special help from The Avett Brothers, and then turns a roster of watermelon, sunchokes, field peas, and more into new-fashioned fare. The writing and release of her first cookbook is its own whirlwind adventure. A CHEFS LIFE features a healthy...

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Loving Vincent

Saoirse Ronan - Cinedigm
Format: DVD

The life and controversial death of Vincent Van Gogh told by his paintings and by the characters that inhabit them. The intrigue unfolds through interviews with the characters closest to Vincent and through dramatic reconstructions of the events leading up to his death.
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Unbroken

Jack O'Connell - Universal Studios
Format: DVD

Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash...
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Fun Mom Dinner

Julie Rudd - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

Four moms, whose only common ground is their kids' preschool class, decide to get together for a harmless "fun mom dinner." The night begins as a disaster, but the combination of alcohol, karaoke, and a cute bartender, leads to an unforgettable night where these seemingly...
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Chelsea Detective, The: Series 1

Adrian Scarborough|Sonita Henry - ?Acorn
Format: DVD

London's Chelsea neighborhood is a beautiful borough for beautiful people, but it has a dark underside of deception, violence, greed -- and murder. Bodies have a way of showing up, and things are rarely what they seem. DI Max Arnold (Adrian Scarborough) and his partner, DS Priya...
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Walking Through History

Tony Robinson - Dreamscape Media
Format: DVD

In a four-part series that will appeal to history buffs and dedicated ramblers alike, Tony Robinson embarks on spectacular walks through some of Britain's most historic landscapes in search of the richest stories from Britain's past. In each program, Tony follows a route that allows...
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