Thankfully, March came in like a lamb in Marquette. However, we all know it can turn into a lion
with the blink of an eye. Check out some
of the new DVDs and Blu-ray movies available for the entire family at PWPL
while you hunker down.
Guardians of the Galaxy
(DVD & Blu-ray; PG-13; Chris Pratt; Zoe Saldana; Dave Bautista) – This Marvel film features brash adventurer Peter Quill
who 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 Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy
truce with a quartet of disparate misfits. 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 galaxy's fate in the
balance.
George Gently Series 1-6 (DVD; NR: Martin Shaw) -
Bingewatch this BBC series based on the novels of Alan Hunter. This crime drama set in the 1960s features
Martin Shaw as Inspector George Gently, a by-the-book cop from London. A theme Mad Men fans will recognize is that
of an old school cop trying to come to terms with the changing times and the
realization that the lines of cop and criminal can be blurred.
Begin Again (DVD; R; Keira Knightley, Mark
Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine) - British songwriter Gretta is adrift in
Manhattan after getting dumped by her philandering rock star boyfriend. While
playing at an open mic night at a local bar, she is discovered by struggling
music producer Dan. Sensing her songwriting potential, Dan pushes Gretta to
sign with him and record an ambitious outdoors album all across the city.
Get on Up: The James Brown Story – (DVD & Blu-ray;
PG-13; Chadwick Boseman, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis,
Octavia Spencer) - Based
on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a
fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on
the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the
most influential figures of the 20th century.
The Hundred-Foot Journey – (DVD & Blu-ray; PG;
Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Amit Shah) - Hassan is a culinary genius with the
gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his
family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an
Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical
French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian
restaurant so near her own escalate to all-out war; until Hassan's cooking
talent and love for Mme. Mallory's assistant, Marguerite cannot be ignored.
American Girl Isabelle: Dances Into The Spotlight – (DVD &
Blu-ray; NR; Erin Pitt, Grace Davidson, Genneya Walton, Devyn Nekoda) -
The American Girl fan in your home will enjoy this film. Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer
with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a
prestigious performing arts school but her classmates are so talented, and she
can't help feeling that she's always in the shadow of her 'perfect' older
sister Jade. So when her idol, a famous ballerina, encourages her to audition
for a professional ballet, Isabelle must find the strength to land the role.
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy - (DVD; NR; Animated) – Scooby-Doo and those meddling kids are
back in this new movie. Velma discovers
she's inherited her great-great-uncle Dr. Von Dinkenstein's cursed castle in
the terrifying town of Transylvania, Pennsylvania. Just when the gang persuades
Velma to go claim her inheritance, the ghost of Dinkenstein Castle blows up the
Mystery Machine as a warning! Now the crew must spring back into action, but this
time it's personal!
--Heather
Steltenpohl, Development Director
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