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- CreatorJared KeesoJacob TierneyStarsJared KeesoNathan DalesMichelle MylettQuick-witted, fast-paced snappy comedy about rural folk getting by in a small town.Library has Seasons 1,2,3,4. Canadian comedy. ASKED LIBRARY TO GET THIS. BUT I DON'T THINK IT HAS SUBTITLES. With Jared Keeso from 19-2. https://www.amazon.com/Letterkenny-Season-1-Jared-Keeso/dp/B075KHQ65R RT audience liked it. A comedy series following two friends living in a small town in Ontario, Canada. Rolling Stone likes it: The dialogue on Letterkenny seems impenetrable the first time you watch it, maybe even the second or third. The Canadian comedy, which Hulu recently added to its library, takes place in a small town in rural Ontario populated by “hicks, skids, hockey players and Christians.” https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-reviews/letterkenny-review-canadian-comedy-series-hulu-701265/
- DirectorKatie GreenCarlye RubinCarlye RubinAfter a botched home invasion, 15-year-old Blake finds himself facing a virtual life prison sentence for Felony Murder. With the unwavering support of his single mother and teenage girlfriend, a David-and-Goliath uphill battle ensues in Elkhart, Indiana. They take on the system in hopes of a second chance.Documentary, Crime, After a botched home invasion, 15-year-old Blake finds himself facing a virtual life prison sentence for Felony Murder. With the unwavering support of his single mother and teenage girlfriend, a David-and-Goliath uphill battle ensues in Elkhart, Indiana. They take on the system in hopes of a second chance.
- CreatorCarlo BernardChris BrancatoDoug MiroStarsScoot McNairyJosé María YazpikAlejandro EddaThe rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in Mexico.4 DVDs. In his quest to build a drug empire in the 1980s, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo takes the helm of the Guadalajara Cartel, unifying traffickers. Meanwhile, DEA Agent Kiki Camarena moves his wife and young son from California to Guadalajara to take on a new post. As Camarena gathers intelligence on Félix and becomes more entangled in his mission, a tragic chain of events unfolds, affecting the drug trade, and the war against it, for years to come. Certified Fresh on RT. Dangerous, thrilling, and highly addictive, Narcos: Mexico's first season expertly expands the franchise by exploring new territory in the drug war's grim history and showcasing electric performances from Diego Luna and Michael Peña.
- DirectorHenry Alex RubinStarsJai CourtneyNat WolffFinn WittrockA police officer who serves in the Marine Corps Reserves is faced with an ethical dilemma when it comes to helping his brother in prison.A police officer who serves in the Marine Corps Reserves is faced with an ethical dilemma when it comes to helping his brother in prison. Nobody in it we know. Saw preview, Jerry would like this, maybe.
- DirectorDeon TaylorStarsNaomie HarrisTyrese GibsonFrank GrilloA rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.Mostly shiz. A rookie police officer in New Orleans has to balance her identity as a black woman with her role as a police officer when she witnesses other police officers committing murder. "My name is L.P. Thorne I wrote my book Black And Blue and published it September of 2017. I am a Black Female retired Police Sergeant of 13 years. I committed the ultimate sin and told on a White Senior Officer for something I saw him do to a Young Black handcuffed prisoner. My life became a nightmare. I lived in constant fear not only for my life my Daughter's lives as well. For a year I received death threats to myself and my children. The things that me and my family endured because I chose to stand against the very Men who swore to protect our community is why I wrote my book. I lived this movie although this has somewhat of a twist different than my own, This is my life's story. I'm not completely sure where the idea or the content of this movie came from but what I am sure of is, Black and Blue is the Memoir of my life as a Police Officer."
- DirectorAdrian GrunbergStarsSylvester StallonePaz VegaSergio Peris-MenchetaRambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission.Almost four decades after they drew first blood, Sylvester Stallone is back as one of the greatest action heroes of all time, John Rambo. Now, Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. A deadly journey of vengeance, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD marks the last chapter of the legendary series.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsCate BlanchettBilly CrudupEmma NelsonA loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery. Director: Richard Linklater. Cate Blanchett, Judy Greer, Kristen Wiig
- DirectorA.J. EatonStarsDavid CrosbyStephen BarncardJackson BrowneMeet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.Documentary. Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
- DirectorRiley StearnsStarsJesse EisenbergAlessandro NivolaImogen PootsAfter being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.After getting attacked on the street, Casey enlists in a local dojo that's led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei. He soon uncovers a sinister fraternity of violence and masculinity while learning how to defend himself. Casey must now embark on a dark and frightening journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor. Does well on RT. Jesse Eisenberg
- DirectorTom HarperStarsJessie BuckleyMatt CostelloJane PattersonA troubled young Glaswegian woman dreams of becoming a Nashville country star.A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star. The complicated story of Rose-Lynn, a woman on a quest to become a country music star, while also grappling with the responsibilities of being recently released from prison and a young mother of two children. RT CERTIFIED FRESH!
- DirectorRoxann DawsonStarsMarcel RuizTopher GraceSarah ConstibleWhen her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed. Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace
- DirectorRupert WyattStarsJohn GoodmanAshton SandersJonathan MajorsSet in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents. Vera Farmiga, Machine Gun Kelly, John Goodman
- DirectorGreg PritikinStarsChevy ChaseRichard DreyfussAndie MacDowellWhen retired talent manager Al Hart is reunited with his first client, Buddy Green, a comic who quit show business 50 years ago, he convinces Buddy to escape their retirement community and hit the road for a cross-country comedy tour.NETFLIX. When retired talent manager Al Hart is reunited with his first client, Buddy Green, a comic who quit show business 50 years ago, he convinces Buddy to escape their retirement community and hit the road for a cross-country comedy tour. Chevy Chase, Richard Dreyfuss, Andie MacDowell
- CreatorAnna FrickeStarsJared PadaleckiMolly HaganKeegan AllenA widowed father returns to Austin after one year, attempting to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family, and find common ground with his new partner, while growing increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.SEASON 1. 5 DVDs. MAYBE FOR JERRY? Paul Haggis. good writer. "The moral grayness of Walker will give the show's writers no end of material, especially since the series seems positioned to be family friendly, moralistic, vaguely Christian" This reimagining of the long-running series Walker, Texas Ranger, stars Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker, a widower and father with his own moral code. Upon returning home to Austin, Texas after being undercover for nearly a year, he discovers there’s harder work to be done at home as he attempts to reconnect with his creative and thoughtful son, August and his headstrong, somewhat rebellious teenaged daughter, Stella. The intense first season closely follows Walker as he takes on new challenges while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death.
- DirectorJason MacStarsTobin BellJason MacRebeca RoblesA young man sets out to find the father he never knew.REMOVED FROM HOLD. PUT BACK ON. An inspirational story of family, friendship, and redemption. After years of searching for his father, a young man, on the run from the law, finds his way into the life of a secluded old man in the woods. As the days go by and secrets about their past are revealed, they realize they may not have been looking for each other but they were brought together for a reason.
- DirectorJoe LawlorChristine MolloyStarsAnn SkellyOrla BradyAidan GillenIn this intimate exploration of identity, trauma and power, a young woman seeks out her birth mother, inadvertently triggering a string of events which change both their lives.Rose (Ann Skelly) is at university studying veterinary science. An only child, she has enjoyed a loving relationship with her adoptive parents. However, for as long as Rose can remember she has wanted to know who her biological parents are and the facts of her true identity. After years trying to trace her birth mother, Rose now has a name and a number. All she has to do is pick up the phone and call. When she does it quickly becomes clear that her birth mother has no wish to have any contact. Rose is shattered. A renewed and deepened sense of rejection compels her to keep going. Rose travels from Dublin to London in an effort to confront her birth mother, Ellen (Orla Brady). Ellen is deeply disturbed when Rose turns up unannounced. The very existence of this young woman threatens the stability of the new life Ellen has painstakingly put together. But Rose proves very tenacious and Ellen is forced to reveal a secret she has kept hidden for over 20 years. This shocking revelation forces Rose to accept the violent nature of how she came into existence. Rose believes she has little to lose but much to gain when she sets out to confront her biological father, Peter (Aidan Gillen). What Rose cannot possibly foresee is that she is on a collision course that will prove both violent and unsettling -- dark forces gather and threaten to destroy her already fragile sense of her own identity.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsHarrison FordKelly McGillisLukas HaasWhile protecting an Amish boy - who is the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life is threatened.Witness to a Trial: A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler by John Grisham. https://lasvegas.overdrive.com/media/2937904
- The Whistler [audiobook CD] by John Grisham. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. https://lasvegas.overdrive.com/media/2650134
- StarsRuth WilsonIain GlenFiona ShawA grieving widow discovers that her seemingly ideal husband lived many secret lives.It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest. Masterpiece. Ruth Wilson (Duck Lips), Iain Glen, Fiona Shaw, Keeley Hawes 170 min https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2219483~S4 PBS Masterpiece 3/31. Great RT reviews. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mrs_wilson/s01
- DirectorScott BrignacStarsHannah KasulkaLuke BenwardJude DemorestA pair of con artists recruit their longtime mentor to "play" God in order to scam a grieving billionaire.A pair of con artists recruit their longtime mentor to "play" God in order to scam a grieving billionaire. "Elevated by Alan Tudyk and Michael McKean, Playing God overcomes its problematic concept to deliver more than thoughts and prayers." Doesn't do too bad on RT. MAYBE?
- CreatorPaul AttanasioPhil McGrawStarsMichael WeatherlyGeneva CarrJaime Lee KirchnerBrilliant, brash, and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition, and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses, and the accused tick.Library has Seasons 1-5. DO WE NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT? CBS. Dr. Jason Bull (Michael Weatherly) runs a trial consulting company to help analyze juries in this drama series based on Dr. Phil's career before he became a daytime talk-show host. It's annoying and, if studied too closely, nonsensical, pandering to DiNozzo fans by making Dr. Bull an even cooler and quippier character, with an overload of smug swagger. Brilliant, brash, and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition, and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses, and the accused tick. Not great RT: Weatherly's performance is top-notch, but not enough to save a show that relies too heavily on a well-worn series of legal show tropes and an off-putting premise.
- DirectorTom SullivanStarsDónall Ó HéalaiSaise QuinnDara DevaneyIreland, 1845. As the famine progresses, a fisherman unable to protect his family is subsumed by darkness until a helpless little girl saves him from despair.Irish Gaelic, English. Ireland, 1845 on the eve of The Great Hunger. Colmán Sharkey, a fisherman, a father, a husband, takes in a stranger at the behest of a local priest. Patsy, a former soldier in the Napoleonic wars arrives just ahead of 'the blight,' a disease that eventually wipes out the country's potato crop, contributing to the death and displacement of millions. As the crops rot in the fields, Colmán, his brother and Patsy travel to the English Landlord's house to request a stay on rent increases that Colmán predicts will destroy his community. His request falls deaf ears and Patsy's subsequent actions set Colmán on a path that will take him to the edge of survival, and sanity. It is only upon encountering an abandoned young girl that Colmán's resolve is lifted. Just in time for the darkness of his past to pay another visit. "This well acted and beautifully scored film is born of the land itself; an austere and implacable drama about finding hope when all else is lost."
- DirectorMarshall BurnetteStarsJeremy HolmJill PaiceJack DiFalcoDisaster strikes when teenage Cody becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident.RATES WELL ON RT: Inspired by true events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin. When the corn turns to quicksand, family, neighbors and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained their community for generations. Disaster strikes when teenage Cody becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident. Family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue him from drowning in the 50-foot-tall silo where corn quickly turns to quicksand.
- CreatorBruno HellerStarsJack BannonRyan FletcherDorothy AtkinsonThe origin story of Alfred Pennyworth, a former special-forces soldier living in London and how he came to work for Bruce Wayne's father.Library has Seaons 1, 2. Follows Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne, Bruce's billionaire father, in 1960s London.
- DirectorLina RoesslerStarsMichael CaineAubrey PlazaScott SpeedmanA cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.Lucy Standbridge (Aubrey Plaza) has inherited her father's publishing house, and the ambitious would-be editor has nearly sunk it with failing titles. She discovers she is owed a book by Harris Shaw (Michael Caine), a reclusive, cantankerous, booze-addled author who originally put the company on the map decades earlier. "A clumsy effort at comedic melodrama that attempts to tug the heartstrings in a manipulative and misguided manner." Bad ratings from all on RT.
- DirectorTy RobertsStarsLuke WilsonVinessa ShawWayne KnightHaunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high-school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.HAD TO REMOVE. ASK JERRY ABOUT THIS. Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way. Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Luke Wilson, Treat Williams.
- DirectorClayton AllisStarsFode BangouraKelly Troy HowardWilliam KozyThere is no regular life. Not for Carl Falling off a bridge ... Carl Lazarus is miraculously saved by a petty criminal who dies in his place. To repay the debt Carl tries to be the perfect substitute husband and father to the dead man's widow and son. Can Carl live someone else's life better than his own? Or will he lose sight of himself and shatter the illusion of a regular life for all?SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE GOOD. There is no regular life. Not for Carl Falling off a bridge ... Carl Lazarus is miraculously saved by a petty criminal who dies in his place. To repay the debt Carl tries to be the perfect substitute husband and father to the dead man's widow and son. Can Carl live someone else's life better than his own? Or will he lose sight of himself and shatter the illusion of a regular life for all? REVIEW: A suspense drama about a man who gets saved by a stranger who dies in the process. "I really enjoyed this film. It's a smart tight movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end."
- DirectorDavid FarrStarsClémence PoésyDavid MorrisseyStephen Campbell MooreA couple expecting their first child discover an unnerving difference between themselves and the couple living in the flat below them who are also having a baby.Saw Preview. OK. We like the actors. Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey
- DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsCasey AffleckChiwetel EjioforAnthony MackieA gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town. Casey Affleck, Kate Winslet
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsGeoffrey RushKate WinsletJoaquin PhoenixIn a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor. Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix. Rates great on RT by everybody. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1312791~S4
- CreatorSimon BlackwellStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbLouise BrealeySitcom following estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew as they vow to take over the family business following their father's death.Seasons 1. BBC. Sitcom following estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew as they vow to take over the family business following the death of their father. David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Louise Brealey
- CreatorSimon BlackwellStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbLouise BrealeySitcom following estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew as they vow to take over the family business following their father's death.Season 2. After a lengthy spell in a wellness center, Stephen returns to his provincial pub, refreshed and re-energized. Thankfully, Andrew, the formerly prodigal foster brother, has been managing affairs. But despite Stephen being back it's not all plain sailing. Stephen's sister Cass, resenting her mum's relationship with young boyfriend Julian, packs up and leaves home. Blunt and uncompromising Uncle Geoff gets married and 're-greens' his farm. Then the opening of a spectacular rival pub threatens the very future of the family business.
- DirectorDavid BrucknerStarsRebecca HallSarah GoldbergVondie Curtis-HallA widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.RT critics like it more than audience. Horror mystery. Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep it together -- but then nightmares come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house calling to her, beckoning her with a ghostly allure. Against the advice of her friends, she begins digging into her husband's belongings, yearning for answers. What she finds are secrets both strange and disturbing -- a mystery she's determined to unravel.
- DirectorAharon KeshalesStarsJason SudeikisEvangeline LillyMike ColterConvicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life - unfortunately it's not that simple.Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life - unfortunately it's not that simple. Jason Sudeikis, Evangeline Lilly, Shea Whigham. RT critics 40.
- DirectorBenjamin RiderStarsAnnabelle LanyonLiam JosephAude des PallieresA group of people become interconnected by their shared memories, mirrored lives and consciousness.HAD ON HOLD, REMOVED. A group of people become interconnected by their shared memories, mirrored lives and consciousness. Won a bunch of Indie Awards
- CreatorEmily KapnekStarsJeremy SistoJane LevyCarly ChaikinTessa Altman is used to the big city, but when her dad moves her away, she has to adapt to her new suburban life in Chatswin.Season 1. 3 DVDs. Was not renewed. When single dad George Altman finds a box of condoms on the nightstand of his daughter, Tessa, he doesn't know what to do at first. Eventually, he decides to move with Tessa from a New York City apartment to a house in the suburbs. It's culture shock in the beginning, especially for Tessa, but the big-haired moms and caffeine-chugging kids slowly start to become endearing. George's knee-jerk reaction may work out better than he had imagined -- experiencing the transition together helps dad and daughter grow closer. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1917786~S4 George Altman, a single father who decides to get away from New York City to the suburbs so he can give his teenage daughter, Tessa, a better life after he finds an unopened box of condoms in her drawer. However, their move to the suburbs has the daughter wondering if they just entered the world of 'The Stepford Wives' after they see how 'perfect' their new locale is, right down to the neighbors who welcome them into the cul-de-sac.
- DirectorRose GlassStarsMorfydd ClarkCaoilfhionn DunneJennifer EhleA pious nurse becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient.TRY THIS. "I've seen Saint Maud twice and each time it found new ways to freak me out. Take the leap of faith." A brilliantly unsettling blend of body horror and psychological thriller, Saint Maud is a chilling and boldly original vision of faith, madness, and salvation in a fallen world. Maud, a newly devout hospice nurse, becomes obsessed with saving her dying patient's soul -- but sinister forces, and her own sinful past, threaten to put an end to her holy calling.
- DirectorPrano Bailey-BondStarsNiamh AlgarMichael SmileyNicholas BurnsAfter viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.HAD ON HOLD. GET AGAIN. SOUNDS GOOD. After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality. RT Critics like this. "A bloody good step forward for British horror." After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality. Clare Holman (Inspector Lewis) https://ilsweb.lvccld.org
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanFive friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.GET THIS FOR SURE. Gary King (Simon Pegg) is an immature 40-year-old who's dying to take another stab at an epic pub-crawl that he last attempted 20 years earlier. He drags his reluctant buddies back to their hometown and sets out for a night of heavy drinking. As they make their way toward their ultimate destination -- the fabled World's End pub -- Gary and his friends attempt to reconcile the past and present. However, the real struggle is for the future when their journey turns into a battle for mankind. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1881728~S4
- CreatorRonan BennettKit HaringtonDaniel WestStarsKit HaringtonLiv TylerEdward HolcroftRobert Catesby leads Guy Fawkes a group of English Catholic traitors plan to blow up the Palace Of Westminster and kill King James I in the infamous Gunpowder Plot.Activist Guy Fawkes and a group of disgruntled, persecuted provincial Catholics conspire to work together to blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I in the early seventeenth century. Good reviews on RT. We know some of the actors. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2204261~S4
- DirectorNoah BuschelStarsJohnny SimmonsEthan HawkePaul GiamattiA rookie pitcher undergoes psychotherapy to overcome the yips.Ever since Hopper was a child, he has dreamed of becoming a major-league pitcher. Relentlessly pushed and punished by his abusive father, he's on the verge of becoming one of the game's most promising players when he unexpectedly breaks down on the mound. Now Hopper's only hope for a future lies with an unorthodox sports therapist who urges him to piece together the past and confront the man who is both bully and family. Johnny Simmons, Ethan Hawke. Paul Giamatti. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2017596~S4
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsElias McConnellAlex FrostEric DeulenSeveral ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.SO FAR, NOT MANY HOLDS. GET LATER. Elephant takes us inside an American high school on one single ordinary day that very rapidly turns tragic. The story unfolds, filled with classwork, football, gossip, and socializing. It's an ordinary high school day. Except that it's not. GREAT RATINGS ON RT. this unconventional, oddly beautiful film resonates in unexpected ways. "Mesmerizing!"--Washington Post "Chilling."--Roger Ebert.
- DirectorAlexandre RockwellStarsLana RockwellNico RockwellWill PattonThe story revolves around two siblings and their struggle to find solid ground in the homes of their alcoholic father and negligent mother. The children ultimately run away and find a temporary life for themselves.The story revolves around the two siblings and their struggle to find solid ground in the homes of Adam, their alcoholic father, and Eve, their negligent mother. The children ultimately run away and find a temporary life for themselves around the town of New Bedford, MA. What begins as a disturbing family drama becomes a rousing childhood adventure that, though tragic, is a deeply moving and hopeful testament to the poetry of adventure and the imagination of childhood. Young actors we don't know, and Will Patton.
- DirectorRichard PearceStarsSteve MartinDebra WingerLolita DavidovichFake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.GET THIS SOON. Touring Christian evangelist Jonas Nightengale (Steve Martin) and his cohorts tend to put on their bogus faith-healing revivals in major cities, where hefty donations flow freely. But, when Jonas and company find themselves stuck in a remote nook of Kansas, they decide to perform for the locals and take them for all they are worth. The shows go off without a hitch, until sensible lawman Will Braverman (Liam Neeson) catches on to the scam and vows to prove to everyone that Jonas is a fake. Steve Martin, Debra Winger,
- DirectorCharles Martin SmithStarsBob the CatLuke TreadawayElla JarvisA struggling street musician finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat at Christmas.Sequel to the feature film 'A STREET CAT NAMED BOB' Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes. For James (Luke Treadaway), a struggling street musician, a very special one arrives in the form of Bob, a strong-willed stray cat who wanders into James's tiny flat. Bob enriches James's life, giving him companionship, purpose, and a large, new audience. When Animal Welfare officers threaten to take Bob, the local community rallies to help James and Bob -- sparking a journey that takes the pair to places they never imagined in this heartwarming, spirit-lifting movie for the whole family.
- DirectorScott AbramovitchStarsTony HaleElisha CuthbertDanielle BrooksA man who leads a dull life accidentally stalks an old college classmate, actress Elizabeth Banks, on social media. He rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship in his attempts to prove he knows her.REMOVED. PUT BACK ON? Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he knows her, he rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship. Try it?
- DirectorMiranda de PencierStarsJack AnawakFred BaileySeth BurkeIn a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse.ONLY TWO HOLDS, REMOVE IF NECESSARY. In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse. HIGH RATINGS ON RT: This is a film that could have gone wrong in so many ways, yet in so many ways it goes right.
- DirectorJustin ChonStarsSimone BakerJustin ChonCurtiss Cook Jr.Two Korean-American brothers run a shoe store in L.A. county. Their friend, black eleven-year-old Kamilla, drops in and helps. On this day, the Rodney King verdict ignites the 1992 L.A. riots.LIBRARY HAS THIS. GET SOON. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2139523~S4Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women's shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend the store while contemplating the meaning of family and thinking about personal dreams and the future. SUPER RATINGS ON RT.
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsColin FirthReese WitherspoonAlessandro NivolaThe savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a Satanic ritual.SAW PREVIEW. LOOKS GOOD. In a gripping, heart-wrenching true story that shocked the nation. May 5, 1993. West Memphis, Arkansas. Three young boys playing in the nearby woods never come home for dinner. In the rush to find and convict the killers, police focus on a trio of teenagers suspected of devil worship. It is only when an investigator reveals that the evidence doesn't all add up, that the community is forced to face the reality that the true killer might still be out there.Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Stephen Moyer.
- DirectorTracey DeerStarsKiawentiioRainbow DickersonViolah BeauvaisBased on true events, Tracey Deer's debut feature chronicles the 78-day standoff between two Mohawk communities and government forces in 1990 Quebec.Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Oka Crisis, the turbulent Indigenous uprising that tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990. PROBABLY NOT FOR US. GREAT RT CRITICS.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsBenicio Del ToroAdrien BrodyTilda SwintonA love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".AARP recommended. TONS OF HOLDS. https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2021/new-fall-movies.html An American magazine editor in France (Bill Murray) gets his articles (some inspired by real ones in The New Yorker) enacted by the ensemble cast of the year: Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Benicio Del Toro, Timothée Chalamet, Jeffrey Wright, Anjelica Huston, Liev Schreiber, Owen Wilson, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Elisabeth Moss and more.
- DirectorJesse V. JohnsonStarsNina BergmanDaniel BernhardtTimothy V. MurphyBranded a traitor by her countrymen, French national Marie DuJardin is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survive, she must lead them to a cache of gold hunted by the Nazis, the French resistance, and the Americans alike.WAIT FOR MORE REVIEWS. "I'm not sure how much it cost to make this embarrassment, but whatever it was, was way too much!" Great early reviews on RT. During World War II, American soldiers rescue a French national but give her an ultimatum: to survive, she must lead them to a cache of gold that's also being hunted by the Nazis and the resistance.
- DirectorAndy HamiltonGuy JenkinStarsRosamund PikeDavid TennantBilly ConnollyA family of five heads to Granddad's big 75th-birthday party at an uncle's estate in rural Scotland. The parents are separated and hope their three kids won't mention it. The kids love, can talk with, and would do anything for Granddad.LIBRARY HAS THIS. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2015299~S4 A family of five is off to Granddad's big 75th birthday party at an uncle's estate in rural Scotland. The parents are separated and hope their three kids won't mention it. The kids love, can talk with, and will do anything for, Granddad. Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly
- DirectorKonstantin KhabenskiyStarsKonstantin KhabenskiyChristopher LambertFelice JankellSoviet officer Alexander Pechersky organizes a revolt and mass escape of prisoners from Sobibór extermination camp in October 1943.Based on the history of the Sobibór extermination camp uprising during WWII and Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky. When he was a POW in Sobibor, he managed to do the impossible - to organize a revolt and mass escape of the prisoners. Many of the escapees were later caught and died, the rest led by Pechersky managed to join the partisans. English audio; English subtitles. Probably dubbed. Sounds like a good story though.
- StarsJohn CleeseJason WatkinsAlison SteadmanNeighbours Edith and Phil are keen to start a relationship and a new life abroad. Those plans are disrupted when Edith's immature fiftysomething son Roger moves back home after leaving his wife and children.JERRY SUGGESTED THIS. IT HAS SUBTITLES. Comedy. UK comedy series. Edith and Phil are retired and in love. When she finally agrees to marry him, they're all set to move to a place in the sun. But then Edith's son Roger crashes back into their lives. Fifty going on twelve, Roger has had a mid-life breakdown and left his wife, children and job. As Roger and a host of other unwanted visitors cause havoc around their house, Edith and Phil's lives explode into farce.
- DirectorRichard EyreStarsEmma ThompsonStanley TucciReena LalbihariAs her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.As her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) flounders, eminent High Court judge Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) has a life-changing decision to make at work - should she force a teenage boy, Adam (Fionn Whitehead), to have the blood transfusion that will save his life? Her unorthodox visit to his hospital bedside has a profound impact on them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long-buried feelings in her. Jason Watkins. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2172028~S4
- DirectorEvan MorganStarsKaitlyn Chalmers-RizzatoAdam BrodyKaleb HornA once-celebrated kid detective, now 32, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity; until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.TRY THIS SOMETIME. RT high ratings, but nobody in it we know. A meticulously constructed slow-burn thriller that's defined by some bold narrative twists and an alarming lurch towards the darkness. A low-key charmer led by Adam Brody's sharp performance, The Kid Detective uncovers dark comedy in a story of unfulfilled childhood potential.
- DirectorRoderick MacKayStarsAhmed MalekBaykali GanambarrKaushik DasTo escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.To escape the outback, a young Afghan cameleer falls in with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold. Revuew: The story, set in stunning locations, is always intense, moving and suspanceful, from beginning to end, with many highlights. Through its harsh landscapes, rough characters, tough stories, perfectly represented and real, 'The Furnace' moves you, remains in your heart, gets you thinking, instills hope. RT ratings good. If the film has a flaw it's that it doesn't quite reach the satisfying climax it promises; it's beautiful, even powerful, but rather bleak.
- DirectorHenry DunhamStarsJames Badge DaleChris MulkeyBrian GeraghtyA former cop-turned-militia man investigates a shooting at a police funeral.SAW PARAMOUNT PREVIEW. LOOKS GOOD. Library has this. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2217846~S4 After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Knowing the police will be closing in on them, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in a remote lumber mill. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.
- DirectorTimothy CovellStarsOghenero GbajeDeShawn WhiteLenny ThomasA vacationing family turns the tables on a mass shooter who claims to be fighting demonic forces.NOT BAD ON RT. "Features an excellent cast and keeps you guessing while on the edge of your seat." Kevin, his older sister, Brittney, and her fiancé, Tony, arrive at their parents' lakeside cabin expecting a leisurely weekend getaway. But their holiday turns into a trip from hell as they enter the scene of a mass shooting where their parents and neighbors all lie dead. Terror strikes when they discover the shotgun-wielding murderer, fresh off a night spent battling demons. They pin him down and lock him in the cellar. Traumatic events continue to unfold, and the family must find a way to survive the night without turning on each other or becoming possessed.
- DirectorNicole HolofcenerStarsCatherine KeenerAnne HecheAmy BravermanJust as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.Amelia (Catherine Keener) is jealous when her closest friend and roommate, Laura (Anne Heche), moves out to live with her fiancé. Suddenly alone, Amelia takes a pessimistic look at her own life. Her pet name for Bill (Kevin Corrigan), the last guy she dated, is the "Ugly Guy"; her conversations with her ex-boyfriend, Andrew (Liev Schreiber), usually devolve into name-calling; and her beloved cat has come down with cancer. She then tries to put aside her envy and rely on Laura for support. "A romantic comedy about NY yuppies, who are always on the telephone, set in the West Village, idealized by Holofcener as a cozy neighborhood with no violence, drugs, or harrassment."
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsThomasin McKenzieAnya Taylor-JoyMatt SmithAspiring fashion designer Eloise is mysteriously able to return to 1960s London, where she encounters dazzling wannabe singer Sandie. But the glamour is not as it seems, and the dreams of the past crack and splinter into something darker.Missed this one. Lots of holds. In acclaimed director Edgar Wright's psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker. Queen's Gambit actress. this audaciously original time-traveling thriller - with a plot too complicated and twisted to explain in a few sentences - wasn't exactly a crowd-pleasing hit. But please do yourselves a favor and stream it soon. Most viewers will be won over by the film's sheer pop energy, which often suggests less a horror-thriller than an upbeat teen movie.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsRobert RedfordBrad PittCatherine McCormackRetiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1629179~S4 Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors. Robert Redford, Brad Pitt. Peacock?
- DirectorJen McGowanStarsHermione CorfieldJay PaulsonSean O'BryanAn overachieving college student gets lost on her way to a job interview. A wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the Kentucky forest.Netflix. Library has this. Saw preview, looks ok. An overachieving college student gets lost on her way to a job interview. A wrong turn leaves her stranded deep in the Kentucky forest. The woman must defend herself against the harsh elements and a band of ruthless outlaws. She is forced into an uneasy alliance with a strange loner who has unknown intentions.
- DirectorMichael EnglerStarsElizabeth McGovernHaley Lu RichardsonGéza RöhrigIn the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City.In the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City. Society matron Norma Carlisle volunteers to accompany future Jazz Age star and free spirit Louise Brooks for a summer in New York. But why does she want to go? It's a story full of surprises, about who these women really are, and who they eventually become. Elizabeth McGovern, Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2252656~S4
- StarsPeter McDonaldSteven WaddingtonGlen BlackhallThe world's largest ship, the R.M.S. Titanic, meets with disaster when she strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage.2 DVDs (187 min.) We did not see this one. Toby Jones. Brought to life by a stellar, award-winning ensemble cast and featuring stunning visual effects, Titanic is an extraordinary retelling of the doomed voyage that follows the destinies of the Titanic's victims and survivors as their stories of passion, betrayal, and hope unfold amidst the tragic events of the ship's final hours. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1843730~S4
- DirectorJulian FellowesStarsTom WilkinsonEmily WatsonHermione NorrisA couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party.A couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party. A wealthy Englishman finds out that his spouse has been cheating on him and is drawn into a web of over-ups and lies. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1721705~S4 Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Hermione Norris. Julian Fellowes director.
- StarsJulian FellowesNadia Cameron-BlakeyJean MarshDramatised accounts of five unsolved murders from British history. Julian Fellowes appears as a historical detective who guides the audience through the events leading up to the murder, and proposes a solution to each case.Acorn. We might like this even though it sounds like Forensic Files. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1474307~S4 Examines five unsolved British murder cases using dramatic reenactment and voiceover narration. (4 hr., 55 min) Vol. 1. The case of Charles Bravo. The case of Rose Harsent. Vol. 2. The case of George Harry Storrs. The case of the Croyden poisonings. The case of the Earl of Erroll.
- DirectorJohn MaloneyStarsJames CapelJames MaloneyWill uses nature recordings like narcotics, transforming the stress of urban existence. With headphones he smothers ringing phones and traffic with birdsong, waves and tranquility. But after he's attacked in the street, animal noise merges into his own heartbeat, birdsong mutates into ominous police sirens: his private soundworld is infected with hostile reality. As Will struggles to work out what's inside his headphones and what's real, the audience is given clues as to what he's running away from. LISTEN HARD is a hallucinatory short whose narrative emerges through the disjunction between what we see and what we hear.Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever, (of Authors) Tells All Paperback – July 4, 2018 Library does not have any versions. https://www.mitchalbom.com/music/rock-bottom-remainders/ https://youtu.be/7Dy14yPVjG4 https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Listening-Greatest-Authors-Tells/dp/1732326924/
- DirectorRobert MandelStarsBrendan FraserMatt DamonChris O'DonnellIn 1959, a star quarterback from a working-class family is given an opportunity to attend an elite New England preparatory school, but he is conflicted about whether or not to tell his Evangelical classmates that he is Jewish.Set in the 1950s: David Greene, a working-class Jewish quarterback from Scranton, Pennsylvania, is offered a football scholarship to a prestigious New England prep school. It's David's ticket to an Ivy League education and a way out of his hometown, but there's one condition: the school's elders ask him to be discreet about his religion. At first willing to do so, David struggles with his silence as his popularity grows. David strikes up a friendship with his roommate Chris Reece and a possible romance with Sally Wheeler, a student at a nearby girls' school. But, when David's secret is exposed by a jealous classmate he faces the full force of religious intolerance from the prejudiced White Anglo-Saxon Protestant institution. Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris O'Donnell. In box set "Stop Saving Matt Damon" The Martian; Interstellar; Elysium; School Ties; The Talented Mr. Ripley. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1835891~S12
- DirectorPhilip DohertyStarsAaron MonaghanAisling O'MaraKieran RocheA bible, black comedy about a prodigal son returning to his hometown to seek salvation for his sins.Jimmy carries a leather, black doctor's bag around with him containing the rope he plans to hang himself with. He returns home to the fictional town of Ballylough to the cold austere beauty of West Cavan to seek salvation for sins committed in the past before saying goodbye. RT critics love this, audience not.
- StarsRichard TravisEugene W. BiscailuzChristopher DarkCode 3 is an American crime drama that aired in syndication in 1957. The stories were all based on actual files of the Los Angeles sheriff's office. Stories were presented from the viewpoint of Assistant Sheriff George Barnett.Code 3 : L.A. sheriff's case files. The complete series. 3 DVDs. Old TV cop show. In 1957, Hal Roach Studios and producer Ben Fox brought the fast-paced police drama Code 3 to television. It starred Robert Travis as Sheriff George Barrett of the Los Angeles County Police Department. Like its sister series Dragnet, Code 3 featured true crime cases. At the end of the broadcasts, the real-life Sheriff of Los Angeles County, Eugene W. Biscailuz, made an appearance to recap that night's adventure. This collection contains all 39 episodes from this great police procedural series.
- CreatorDavid GuggenheimStarsKiefer SutherlandAdan CantoItalia RicciA low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.GET IF WE LIKED SEASON 2. Season 3. Disc 1. #thesystemisbroken ; #slipperyslope ; #privacyplease ; #makehistory. Disc 2. #nothingpersonal ; #whocares ; #identity/crisis ; #scaredshitless. Disc 4. #undecided ; #truthorconsequences. Kiefer Sutherland
- DirectorRodrigo GarcíaStarsMila KunisCarla GalloGlenn CloseA mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.REMOVED FROM HOLD. GET AGAIN? A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse. Mila Kunis, Carla Gallo, Glenn Close. RT so-so
- DirectorMartin CampbellStarsMichael KeatonMaggie QSamuel L. JacksonRescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.REMOVED FROM HOLD. GET AGAIN? Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world's most skilled contract killer. But when Moody -- the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival -- is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer (Michael Keaton) whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsJessica LangeAlec BaldwinJohn GoodmanTennessee Williams' Blanche DuBois (Jessica Lange) lives in New Orleans with her sister, Stella, and brutish brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski (Alec Baldwin).Let's get this again someday. Jessica Lange, Alec Baldwin, John Goodman https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1795340~S4
- DirectorHal HartleyStarsAdrienne ShellyRobert John BurkeChris CookeA man returns to his home town after serving a prison sentence for homicide, and finds that the details of the crime have been forgotten and replaced with local legends and rumors.RT great. An ex-convict (Robert Burke) works for a Long Island garage owner (Christopher Cooke) who has a restless daughter (Adrienne Shelly) bound for Harvard. A comedy of errors surrounding a beautiful college bound girl disturbingly preoccupied with the threat of nuclear destruction. Nevertheless, she falls in love with a handsome ex-con who is rumored to have murdered, many years before, the father of his high school sweetheart. Early Edie Falco. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1901823~S4
- DirectorCody CalahanStarsEvan MarshAmber GoldfarbAri MillenJoel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in or risk becoming the next victim.RATES WELL ON RT. Horror-comedy. Joel, a caustic 1980's film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim. This sidestep into comedy horror is a bold one - because it's not easy to balance laughs and scares as competently as this - but it all works.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraMartin ShortWhen a boy's beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.Stop-Motion recommended by Charlotte. Young Victor Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan) is a science nerd and outsider at school, but he does have one good friend: his dog, Sparky. But then, tragedy strikes, and Sparky shuffles off this mortal coil. Victor is heartbroken, but his science teacher (Martin Landau) gives him an idea of how to jolt old Sparky back to life. The experiment is successful, and all goes well, until Victor's fellow students steal his secret and use it to resurrect other dead animals -- with monstrous consequences. https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-stop-motion-animated-movies/ Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short
- CreatorMike BartlettStarsCharlotte RileyPriyanga BurfordAl WeaverPress is set in the world of newspapers - its past riven by hacking scandals, its present at the mercy of the digital age and the 24 hour news cycle, its future uncertain.Masterpiece. Great reviews on RT. Set in the world of newspapers in London, it's past riven by hacking scandals, it's present at the mercy of the digital age and the 24-hour news cycle, it's future uncertain, this razor sharp and observant drama explores the current, turbulent media landscape and the ethical dilemmas that journalists and editors face each day. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2242711~S4
- DirectorZelie Dember-SlackPeggy RogerStarsKat FairawayEric RobertsCharlie ClarkWhen a Scottish servant girl falls in love with her master, it not only turns her world upside down, but potentially all of Stratton Castle.STRATTON CASTLE: TALE OF JESSIE GOLDEN HEART Eric Roberts. PROBABLYT NAH. Based on a true story, explores the forbidden passion that transcends the social classes of 1800's Scotland, a time when the working class could not rise above their station. As Master Alfred Sinclair (Eric Roberts) of Stratton Castle lays on his deathbed, his son makes one final promise to take over the lands and find a status-appropriate wife. Unbeknownst to his father, Walter Sinclair has already fallen in love with Jessie (Kat Fairaway, Letters from the Heart ), a beautiful and charming servant girl. As Walter and Jessie's love affair intensifies, it becomes difficult to keep their romance a secret. With Jessie under constant scrutiny of her judgmental peers and Walter running the risk of their scandal ruining the family reputation, it seems as if their world could come crashing down at any moment. As the family secrets begin to unravel, Jessie is forced into an impossible position where she must make sacrificial decisions that will ultimately threaten to destroy not only their love, but could ruin all of Stratton Castle. Filming locations Redlands, Ca https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2446448~S4
- DirectorCorinna McFarlaneStarsDamian LewisAndrea RiseboroughRoss AndersonAn enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2031144~S4 A wild Scottish island provides the backdrop for this tense drama of a stormy marriage between an authoritarian minister and his mysterious wife whose lives are shaken by the unexpected arrival of a delinquent into their home. Damian Lewis,
- DirectorRichard BracewellStarsMathew BayntonSimon FarnabyMartha Howe-DouglasWhat really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute-player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.Celebrate Shakespeare's 400th anniversary with this hilarious comedy about the playwright's mysterious lost years. Bill Shakespeare is a hapless lute player with a big dream. When his bandmates kick him out of their group, Bill leaves his wife and kids behind to seek fame and fortune in the big city of London. He's written a great work for the stage and he's certain he'll prove all his doubters wrong. Damian Lewis https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2276618~S4
- DirectorNick LoveStarsRay WinstonePlan BHayley AtwellA hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police. Based on the '70s UK TV show.Armed and dangerous, the Sweeney Flying Squad are London's elite crime fighting force. Led by legendary Detective Jack Regan, they are not afraid to use old school, bare-knuckle tactics to bring down the modern underworld. Now, with a master criminal on the loose and a major bank heist in progress, Regan will do whatever it takes to get the job done, even if that means defying the orders of his boss and taking the law into his own hands. Ray Winstone, Damian Lewis. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1875376~S4
- DirectorEdson OdaStarsWinston DukeZazie BeetzBill SkarsgårdA reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.A man interviews five unborn souls to determine which one can be given life on Earth. RT comment: In both its sentimental view of existence and its bold lack of internal logic, “Nine Days” feels very much like a faith-based movie that prioritizes messaging over subtlety, logic, or even consistency. Maybe not for us, despite SUPER RATINGS ON RT.
- DirectorBen LewinStarsChristina BenningtonDanielle MacdonaldShazad LatifA brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.From award-winning director Ben Lewin (The Sessions, The Catcher Was A Spy) Falling For Figaro follows a brilliant young fund manager named Millie (Danielle Macdonald, Patti Cake$, Dumplin), who quits her job and ends things with her longterm boyfriend in order to fulfill her dream of becoming an opera singer -- in the Scottish Highlands. She begins intense vocal training lessons with renowned but fearsome singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop (Joanna Lumley). It is there she meets Max, another of Meghan's students who is also training for the upcoming "Singer of Renown" contest. The competition between Millie and Max gradually evolves into something different and deeper. Comedy romance. Does well on RT.
- DirectorEliza HittmanStarsSidney FlaniganTalia RyderThéodore PellerinA pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.GET SOON RATES WELL ON RT. Inseparable best friends and cousins Autumn and Skylar precariously navigate the vulnerability of female adolescence in rural Pennsylvania. When Autumn mysteriously falls pregnant, she's confronted by conservative legislation without mercy for blue-collar women seeking an abortion. With Skylar's unfailing support and bold resourcefulness, money to fund the procedure is secured and the duo board a bus bound for New York state to find the help Autumn needs.
- DirectorPeter BebjakStarsNoel CzuczorPeter OndrejickaFlorian PanznerA fictionalized tale of the escape by Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, based on the novel by Wetzler called 'What Dante did not See.' They hide for 3 days and escape once the search for them is over. They report their experiences.This is the true story of Freddy and Walter - two young Slovak Jews, who were deported to Auschwitz in 1942. On 10 April 1944, after meticulous planning and with the help and the resilience of their inmates, they manage to escape. While the inmates, they had left behind, courageously stand their ground against the Nazi officers, the two men are driven on by the hope that their evidence could save lives. Emaciated and hurt, they make their way through the mountains back to Slovakia. With the help of chance encounters, they finally manage to cross the border and meet the resistance and The Red Cross. They compile a detailed report about the systematic genocide at the camp. However, with Nazi propaganda and international liaisons still in place, their account seems to be too harrowing to believe. English Czech Polish Slovak German
- DirectorJames AshcroftStarsDaniel GilliesErik ThomsonMiriama McDowellA schoolteacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family and him on a nightmare road trip.A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip. "Smart, well-acted, and above all scary, Coming Home in the Dark finds first-time director James Ashcroft making his mark with a white-knuckle ride for horror fans."
- DirectorJonathan JakubowiczStarsJesse EisenbergClémence PoésyMatthias SchweighöferThe story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II. Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. A compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II. RT so-so. Flawed yet honorable, Resistance pushes past uneven performances and execution to pay sincere tribute to its real-life protagonist. Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Ed Harris, Edgar Ramirez. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b2292397~S4
- DirectorTimur BekmambetovStarsValene KaneMorgan WatkinsChristine AdamsAn undercover British journalist infiltrates the online propaganda channels of the so-called Islamic State, only to be sucked in by her recruiter.Detective from Thirteen. Undercover British journalist in her quest to bait and expose a terrorist recruiter through social media, while trying not to be sucked in by her recruiter and lured into becoming a militant extremist herself. The unconventional thriller plays out entirely on a computer screen in the Screenlife format, pioneered by Bekmambetov. "Unique narrative gimmick is enough to carry the film partway, but it's ultimately overwhelmed by an increasingly ludicrous plot." "An exploration of social networking truth and fantasy as a cat and mouse game with lethal stakes."
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderLiam CunninghamStuart GrahamIrish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners. A transcedent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure in order to be heard.. Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham (Thirteen with Jodie Comer) "Fassbender's portrayal of man of conviction is quite astonishing. Whether you agree with IRA's tactics to achieve their political aim, one can't take away Sands' conviction in his beliefs." RATES WELL ON RT. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1751499~S4
- DirectorJames TobackStarsHarvey KeitelTisa FarrowJim BrownA dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan-shark father and his mentally-disturbed Jewish concert-pianist mother.Jimmy (Harvey Keitel) wants nothing more than to play Carnegie Hall. He has talent, and the ambition is definitely there. But Jimmy is the son of a mob boss (Michael V. Gazzo) and when he's not practicing piano, he's roughing up guys unable to pay their debts to his father. To ease the pressure he feels between his family obligations and his artistic ambitions, Jimmy indulges in sex and drugs. But the stress is getting too much, and Jimmy may ruin everything as his life spins out of control. Rates well on RT. A penetrating portrait of tortured, impotent masculinity and the foolishness of attempting to be something you're not. https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1594448~S4
- DirectorBrian SkibaStarsEmile HirschJake ManleyElizabeth Faith LudlowDetective Breslin crosses paths with Calloway, a ruthless hacker who's trying to save his kidnapped wife from a drug cartel. When Calloway escapes from police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense cop to reclaim his prisoner.An action-thriller about a tough cop's hunt for an even tougher criminal. Calloway, a ruthless hacker, is desperate to find his wife who's been kidnapped by a drug cartel when he crosses paths with Detective Breslin. But after he escapes police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense female cop to reclaim his prisoner. Emile Hirsch, Jake Manley, Elizabeth Ludlow, John Cusack
- DirectorLe-Van KietStarsAlicia SilverstoneJames TupperDeirdre O'ConnellA couple on a romantic getaway find themselves stranded at sea when a tropical storm sweeps away their villa. In order to survive, they are forced to fight the elements, while sharks circle below.There's terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Alicia Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa in Vietnam for a romantic getaway. A torrential storm descends, reducing the villa to little more than a raft and sweeping the young couple out to sea. Suddenly, another danger appears: a school of great white sharks. With her injured husband watching helplessly, Jaelyn must battle the deadly predators alone in this tense thriller that rides an unrelenting wave of fear.
- DirectorGilles Paquet-BrennerStarsMax IronsStefanie MartiniGlenn CloseIn Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.Has on our Netflix list. Jerry wanted this. In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets. Max Irons, Glenn Close.
- DirectorDuncan SkilesStarsDylan McDermottCharlie PlummerSamantha MathisA picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.Has on our Netflix list. Jerry wanted this. After Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession, he begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for a series of unsolved murders. Dylan McDermott
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsMorgan FreemanGene HackmanThomas JaneA wealthy attorney in San Juan comes to the police station for "10 minutes" of follow-up questions to finding a 12-year-old girl's body in a park. Another young girl was also raped and murdered weeks earlier and the evidence points to him.Netflix. Jerry suggested this. At library. A wealthy attorney in San Juan comes to the police station for "10 minutes" of follow-up questions to finding a 12-year-old girl's body in a park. Another young girl was also raped and murdered weeks earlier and the evidence points to him. Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman
- DirectorMichael GrandageStarsColin FirthJude LawNicole KidmanA chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.GET SOON!!!! A stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and Thomas Wolfe. Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Colin Firth, Guy Pearce, Laura Linney, Dominic Wes
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsHeath LedgerWes BentleyKate HudsonA young British officer resigns his commission just before his regiment is sent to battle and soon receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they view as his cowardice.A British officer resigns his post just before battle and subsequently receives four white feathers from his friends and fiancee as symbols of what they believe to be his cowardice. Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Rupert Penry-Jones https://ilsweb.lvccld.org/record=b1848460~S4