Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“Sheryl”
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A documentary portrait of singer songwriter and MU alumna Sheryl Crow, who’s lived it all and seen it all but never told it all — until now. From humble beginnings to sold out world tours her life has been nothing short of extraordinary. Crow has always found a way to turn even her darkest experiences into captivating, timeless work — creating a legacy that continues to inspire and influence generations. Continue reading “New DVD List: Sheryl, Top Gun: Maverick, & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“Abbott Elementary”
Season 1 
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This TV show is a workplace comedy featuring a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — who find themselves thrown together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Continue reading “New DVD List: Abbott Elementary, Nope, & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” 
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This fictional comedy-drama tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior. Continue reading “New DVD List: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“The Duke”
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This fictional comedy drama is based on the true story of Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver who stole the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington painting from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Continue reading “New DVD List: The Duke, The Gilded Age, & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
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Evelyn Wang, a flustered immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure. Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert co-write and co-direct this adventure-comedy. Continue reading “New DVD List: Everything Everywhere All at Once & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“Hacks”
Season 1 
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In this series a waning comedy legend (Jean Smart) and an entitled young writer (Hannah Einbinder) must put aside their differences to save their careers. The reluctant pact for mutual professional survival and the generational friction that follows fuels this engaging HBO comedy-drama. Continue reading “New DVD List: Hacks, the Northman, & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“Licorice Pizza”
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This Oscar-nominated drama is the story of Alana Kane (Alana Haim) and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and Directed by heralded filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, this potent coming-of-age drama tracks the treacherous navigation of first love. Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Tom Waits and Benny Safdie also star. Continue reading “New DVD List: Licorice Pizza, Kurt Vonnegut, & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“C’mon C’mon”
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In this drama from writer-director Mike Mills, radio host Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) receives a call from his sister Viv (Gaby Hoffman), asking him to temporarily take care of her son Jesse (Woody Norman). They forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future. Continue reading “New DVD List: “C’mon C’mon,” “Attica” & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“West Side Story”
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Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, this musical tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love. Love at first sight strikes when young Tony spots Maria at a high school dance in 1957 New York City. Their burgeoning romance helps to fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks — two rival gangs vying for control of the streets. Continue reading “New DVD List: West Side Story & More”

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“Summer of Soul”
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Playing at last year’s True False Film Fest, this music documentary is part music film, part historical record created around an epic 1969 event that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, it features unpublished footage of performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more. Continue reading “New DVD List: Summer Of Soul, King Richard, & More”