Just off the Strand in London, at 36 Craven Street, is an elegant, four-story Georgian townhouse with a very important place in the history of the United States. As the Colonial ambassador to the British Colony of America, Benjamin Franklin lived and worked here for nearly 20 years during the 18th century. But two centuries later, the Craven Street house revealed a shocking history when a group of U.S. historians bought it for a museum and builders started the renovation in the basement. Work quickly stopped when over 1,200 bones from at least 10 bodies were discovered. The police were called and the house was cordoned off. Tests proved that the bones dated back to the mid-18th century to the time Franklin was in residence. Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father, one of the most eminent thinkers and scientists of the 18th century Enlightenment, was a suspect. Careful investigation of the bones determined these were not victims of a serial killer but of another sinister act, and that others were implicated. Franklin knew very well that while he was upstairs drawing up the blueprint for an American republic, an illegal anatomy school run by his great friend, the brilliant young anatomist William Hewson, was thriving in the basement. BEN FRANKLIN'S BONES solves a modern mystery born in the dark fringes of the Age of Enlightenment, showing how illegal grave robbing practices taking place right beneath Benjamin Franklin's feet proved invaluable to the advancement of medical science. - Narrated by Jay O. Sanders (Law & Order: Criminal Intent). - Features insights from coroner Dr. Paul Knapman, archaeologist Dr. Simon Hillson from University College London, and Dr. Marcia Balisciano, director, Benjamin Franklin House.
PBS (DIRECT)
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841887023849
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DVD
Ride the Pink Horse
By Montgomery, Robert
DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New 2K digital restoration Audio commentary featuring film noir historians Alain Silver and James Ursini New interview with Imogen Sara Smith, author of In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1947, featuring Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, and Thomas Gomez PLUS: An essay by filmmaker and writer Michael Almereyda
Criterion Collection (Direct)
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715515141611
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DVD
The queen's garden
By Stewart, Daniel
With permission from Queen Elizabeth, this program covers a year in Buckingham Palace Garden, exploring the history and the natural history of this remarkable hidden royal treasure in the heart of London.
Publisher: n/a
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9781627892230
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Audiobook
The humbling
By Pacino, Al
Over-the-hill stage actor Simon Axler struggles to find his passion for life again. Near his breaking point, he finds motivation in the form of a young and lustful lesbian Pegeen Stapleford, but as their relationship heats up Simon has a hard time keeping up with the youthful Pegeen.
Publisher: n/a
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9781616663292
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To Write Love on Her Arms
By Dennings, Kat
Based on the true story that started a global movement, To Write Love on Her Arms presents a vision of hope, healing and redemption. Emmy Award winner Kat Dennings (“2 Broke Girls”) stars as Renee, a Florida girl who struggles with addiction and abuse. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy and music conflicted with harsh reality, Renee discovers the value of genuine friendships and embarks on a daunting yet courageous journey towards recovery. The film also stars Chad Michael Murray, Rupert Friend and Corbin Blue.
SONY PICTURES
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43396445383
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DVD
Horrible Bosses 2
By Bateman, Jason
Warner Home Video
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883929410712
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DVD
Lilies
By Hayes, Kerrie
ACORN MEDIA
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54961234196
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DVD
Super Sentai Zyuranger
By Factory, Shout!
Before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, There Was Super Sentai Zyuranger! See where the worldwide phenomenon began with the original Japanese series that inspired the Power Rangers franchise! When the sinister witch Bandora is released from her prison after 170 million years, five warriors from an ancient time arise from their suspended animation to once again defend Earth from Bandora and her evil horde. Armed with enchanted weapons and giant robotic deities known as the Guardian Beasts, it’s up to these warriors to defeat Bandora and her monsters before she can exact revenge upon the Earth for the death of her son!
Publisher: n/a
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826663156393
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DVD
The Theory of Everything
By Redmayne, Eddie
Starring Eddie Redmayne (“Les Misérables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2”), this is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen," by Jane Hawking, and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh (“Man on Wire”).
Universal Studios
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25192249808
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DVD
Dumb and Dumber To
By Carrey, Jim
Universal Studios
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25192223648
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DVD
LEGO
By Various,
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY HERO! Wherever there is chaos and destruction, you will find Superman's mixed-up clone, Bizarro, who hears the opposite of what is said, says the opposite of what he means and does the opposite of what is right. The Man of Steel decides it's time to find a new home for him ... on another planet, Bizarro World! On Earth, Superman and the Justice League go about the usual business of stopping bad guys. But when Bizarro World is threatened with destruction by the galactic tyrant, Darkseid, Bizarro returns to Earth and clones the Justice League to create more "heroes" like himself; the Bizarro League is born! From Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Cyborg, backward clones are spawned called Batzarro, Bizarra, Greenzarro and Cyzarro. It's up to the Justice League to team up with their bizarre counterparts to stop Darkseid and save the galaxy!
Warner Home Video
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883929405374
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DVD
Batman
By West, Adam
These first 30 episodes of Batman Season Two will take you on more perilous plots with fiendish foes trying to undo our undaunted heroes! From the torturous King Tut (Victor Buono) to a straying Catwoman to the provoking Joker (Cesar Romero) , Batman and his Boy Wonder sidekick come face to face with a cape-full of criminal calamity. But wait! There are still plenty of Bat-gadgets and plot twists in their race against time and adrenaline-laced adventure. With all the fun, crime-fighting action and arch-villainy of special guest villains like Julie Newmar, Vincent Price, and Shelley Winters, get ready for Bat-mania on a scale you've never experienced before!
Warner Home Video
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883929429325
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DVD
My Winnipeg
By Savage, Ann
The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin (Brand Upon the Brain), Winnipeg is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s “docu-fantasia.” A work of memory and imagination, Maddin’s film burrows into what the filmmaker calls “the heart of the heart” of the continent, conjuring a city as delightful as it is fearsome, populated by sleepwalkers and hockey aficionados. Take part in Winnipeg’s annual epic scavenger hunt! Pay your respects to the racehorses forever frozen in the river! Help judge the yearly homoerotic Golden Boy pageant! What is real and what is fantasy is left up to the viewer to sort out in Maddin’s hypnotic, expertly conceived paean to that wonderful and terrifying place known as My Hometown.
Criterion Collection (Direct)
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715515136211
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DVD
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
By Grant, David J
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team - the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits - Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last desperate stand - with the galaxys fate in the balance.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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786936842784
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DVD
Search For Simon, The
By Cleve, Millie Reeves Noeleen Comiskey Martin Gooch Lucy Clements Sophie Aldred Simon Jones Chase Masterson Tom Price Carol
David's brother Simon disappeared when they were kids. David has spent years traveling the UK and the world, funded by a small but fortuitous lottery win, to visit people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. He has a website and Facebook group where he asks people to help in his quest, and they upload video interviews they have done for him.David has met and interviewed respected scientists as well as a colorful assortment of people who have had ""close encounters."" He's convinced he is onto something.His mother has given up hope that David will ever get a proper job--or heaven forbid--find a girl and settle down, but she point blank refuses to talk about the loss of her other son Simon.Every week David goes to the local pub to either play war-games or be in a pub quiz.
Leomark Studios
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760137645191
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DVD
Labor Day
By Day, ~ Labor
Labor Day" centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. On a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.
Paramount
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32429146434
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DVD
A Field in England + Digital Copy
By Smiley, Michael
England: 1648 AD. A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil (Michael Smiley), an alchemist, forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descends into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field. A FIELD IN ENGLAND is a psychedelic trip into magic and madness from Ben Wheatley award-winning director of Down Terrace, Kill List and Sightseers. Bonus: Digital copy of the film; collectible booklet; commentary; interviews; featurette *Digital Download is Region A/1*
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New Video Group
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25192231681
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DVD
Frozen
By Bell, ~ Kristen
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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786936838961
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DVD
The Hunger Games
By Lawrence, ~ Jennifer
The Hunger Games saga continues in this sequel that finds a revolution brewing as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) take a "Victor's Tour" of the districts, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) plots their downfall during preparations for the Quarter Quell, which only occurs every 25 years in celebration of the Capitol's victory over the districts. Hoping to put an end to the growing threat of rebellion, President Snow announces that the Quell's tributes will be reaped from the existing pool of victors -- guaranteeing Katniss a place in the arena. Though Katniss vows to keep Peeta safe even if it means sacrificing her own life, her fellow tributes have a different plan.
Lions Gate
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31398181521
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DVD
Dallas Buyers Club
By Leto, ~ Jared
Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of his career in this uplifting and powerful film inspired by true events. Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof (McConaughey) sees his free-wheeling life overturned when he's diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. Determined to survive, Woodroof decides to take matters in his own hands by tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. After finding an unlikely ally in Rayon (Jared Leto) , he establishes a hugely successful "buyers' club" and unites a band of outcasts in a struggle for dignity and acceptance that inspires in ways no one could have imagined. Co-starring Jennifer Garner, Dallas Buyers Club is "deeply moving. A livewire of a movie!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)
Secrets of the Dead
By .,
Just off the Strand in London, at 36 Craven Street, is an elegant, four-story Georgian townhouse with a very important place in the history of the United States. As the Colonial ambassador to the British Colony of America, Benjamin Franklin lived and worked here for nearly 20 years during the 18th century. But two centuries later, the Craven Street house revealed a shocking history when a group of U.S. historians bought it for a museum and builders started the renovation in the basement. Work quickly stopped when over 1,200 bones from at least 10 bodies were discovered. The police were called and the house was cordoned off. Tests proved that the bones dated back to the mid-18th century to the time Franklin was in residence. Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father, one of the most eminent thinkers and scientists of the 18th century Enlightenment, was a suspect. Careful investigation of the bones determined these were not victims of a serial killer but of another sinister act, and that others were implicated. Franklin knew very well that while he was upstairs drawing up the blueprint for an American republic, an illegal anatomy school run by his great friend, the brilliant young anatomist William Hewson, was thriving in the basement. BEN FRANKLIN'S BONES solves a modern mystery born in the dark fringes of the Age of Enlightenment, showing how illegal grave robbing practices taking place right beneath Benjamin Franklin's feet proved invaluable to the advancement of medical science. - Narrated by Jay O. Sanders (Law & Order: Criminal Intent). - Features insights from coroner Dr. Paul Knapman, archaeologist Dr. Simon Hillson from University College London, and Dr. Marcia Balisciano, director, Benjamin Franklin House.
Ride the Pink Horse
By Montgomery, Robert
DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New 2K digital restoration Audio commentary featuring film noir historians Alain Silver and James Ursini New interview with Imogen Sara Smith, author of In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1947, featuring Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix, and Thomas Gomez PLUS: An essay by filmmaker and writer Michael Almereyda
The queen's garden
By Stewart, Daniel
With permission from Queen Elizabeth, this program covers a year in Buckingham Palace Garden, exploring the history and the natural history of this remarkable hidden royal treasure in the heart of London.
The humbling
By Pacino, Al
Over-the-hill stage actor Simon Axler struggles to find his passion for life again. Near his breaking point, he finds motivation in the form of a young and lustful lesbian Pegeen Stapleford, but as their relationship heats up Simon has a hard time keeping up with the youthful Pegeen.
To Write Love on Her Arms
By Dennings, Kat
Based on the true story that started a global movement, To Write Love on Her Arms presents a vision of hope, healing and redemption. Emmy Award winner Kat Dennings (“2 Broke Girls”) stars as Renee, a Florida girl who struggles with addiction and abuse. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy and music conflicted with harsh reality, Renee discovers the value of genuine friendships and embarks on a daunting yet courageous journey towards recovery. The film also stars Chad Michael Murray, Rupert Friend and Corbin Blue.
Horrible Bosses 2
By Bateman, Jason
Lilies
By Hayes, Kerrie
Super Sentai Zyuranger
By Factory, Shout!
Before Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, There Was Super Sentai Zyuranger! See where the worldwide phenomenon began with the original Japanese series that inspired the Power Rangers franchise! When the sinister witch Bandora is released from her prison after 170 million years, five warriors from an ancient time arise from their suspended animation to once again defend Earth from Bandora and her evil horde. Armed with enchanted weapons and giant robotic deities known as the Guardian Beasts, it’s up to these warriors to defeat Bandora and her monsters before she can exact revenge upon the Earth for the death of her son!
The Theory of Everything
By Redmayne, Eddie
Starring Eddie Redmayne (“Les Misérables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2”), this is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen," by Jane Hawking, and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh (“Man on Wire”).
Dumb and Dumber To
By Carrey, Jim
LEGO
By Various,
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY HERO! Wherever there is chaos and destruction, you will find Superman's mixed-up clone, Bizarro, who hears the opposite of what is said, says the opposite of what he means and does the opposite of what is right. The Man of Steel decides it's time to find a new home for him ... on another planet, Bizarro World! On Earth, Superman and the Justice League go about the usual business of stopping bad guys. But when Bizarro World is threatened with destruction by the galactic tyrant, Darkseid, Bizarro returns to Earth and clones the Justice League to create more "heroes" like himself; the Bizarro League is born! From Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Cyborg, backward clones are spawned called Batzarro, Bizarra, Greenzarro and Cyzarro. It's up to the Justice League to team up with their bizarre counterparts to stop Darkseid and save the galaxy!
Batman
By West, Adam
These first 30 episodes of Batman Season Two will take you on more perilous plots with fiendish foes trying to undo our undaunted heroes! From the torturous King Tut (Victor Buono) to a straying Catwoman to the provoking Joker (Cesar Romero) , Batman and his Boy Wonder sidekick come face to face with a cape-full of criminal calamity. But wait! There are still plenty of Bat-gadgets and plot twists in their race against time and adrenaline-laced adventure. With all the fun, crime-fighting action and arch-villainy of special guest villains like Julie Newmar, Vincent Price, and Shelley Winters, get ready for Bat-mania on a scale you've never experienced before!
My Winnipeg
By Savage, Ann
The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin (Brand Upon the Brain), Winnipeg is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s “docu-fantasia.” A work of memory and imagination, Maddin’s film burrows into what the filmmaker calls “the heart of the heart” of the continent, conjuring a city as delightful as it is fearsome, populated by sleepwalkers and hockey aficionados. Take part in Winnipeg’s annual epic scavenger hunt! Pay your respects to the racehorses forever frozen in the river! Help judge the yearly homoerotic Golden Boy pageant! What is real and what is fantasy is left up to the viewer to sort out in Maddin’s hypnotic, expertly conceived paean to that wonderful and terrifying place known as My Hometown.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
By Grant, David J
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team - the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits - Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last desperate stand - with the galaxys fate in the balance.
Search For Simon, The
By Cleve, Millie Reeves Noeleen Comiskey Martin Gooch Lucy Clements Sophie Aldred Simon Jones Chase Masterson Tom Price Carol
David's brother Simon disappeared when they were kids. David has spent years traveling the UK and the world, funded by a small but fortuitous lottery win, to visit people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. He has a website and Facebook group where he asks people to help in his quest, and they upload video interviews they have done for him.David has met and interviewed respected scientists as well as a colorful assortment of people who have had ""close encounters."" He's convinced he is onto something.His mother has given up hope that David will ever get a proper job--or heaven forbid--find a girl and settle down, but she point blank refuses to talk about the loss of her other son Simon.Every week David goes to the local pub to either play war-games or be in a pub quiz.
Labor Day
By Day, ~ Labor
Labor Day" centers on 13-year-old Henry Wheeler, who struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele while confronting all the pangs of adolescence. On a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, a man both intimidating and clearly in need of help, who convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.
A Field in England + Digital Copy
By Smiley, Michael
England: 1648 AD. A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil (Michael Smiley), an alchemist, forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descends into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field. A FIELD IN ENGLAND is a psychedelic trip into magic and madness from Ben Wheatley award-winning director of Down Terrace, Kill List and Sightseers. Bonus: Digital copy of the film; collectible booklet; commentary; interviews; featurette *Digital Download is Region A/1* .
Frozen
By Bell, ~ Kristen
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.
The Hunger Games
By Lawrence, ~ Jennifer
The Hunger Games saga continues in this sequel that finds a revolution brewing as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) take a "Victor's Tour" of the districts, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) plots their downfall during preparations for the Quarter Quell, which only occurs every 25 years in celebration of the Capitol's victory over the districts. Hoping to put an end to the growing threat of rebellion, President Snow announces that the Quell's tributes will be reaped from the existing pool of victors -- guaranteeing Katniss a place in the arena. Though Katniss vows to keep Peeta safe even if it means sacrificing her own life, her fellow tributes have a different plan.
Dallas Buyers Club
By Leto, ~ Jared
Matthew McConaughey gives the performance of his career in this uplifting and powerful film inspired by true events. Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof (McConaughey) sees his free-wheeling life overturned when he's diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. Determined to survive, Woodroof decides to take matters in his own hands by tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. After finding an unlikely ally in Rayon (Jared Leto) , he establishes a hugely successful "buyers' club" and unites a band of outcasts in a struggle for dignity and acceptance that inspires in ways no one could have imagined. Co-starring Jennifer Garner, Dallas Buyers Club is "deeply moving. A livewire of a movie!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)