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The Next Level
Starring: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Karen Gillan, Danny DeVito, Jack Black UNK 114 min. (2019) Adventure
Coming Soon
DVD 12635348 BLU-RAY+DVD 12635349
Welcome to the Jungle
Starring: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black PG 119 min. (2017) $405M Adventure DVD 12018281 $20.99 BLU-RAY 12018280 $28.99 4K+BLU-RAY 12042355 $35.99 2 Discs
Jumanji
Starring: Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst PG 104 min. (1995) $101M Children’s BLU-RAY 11984487 $13.99 4K+BLU-RAY 11984488 $28.99 2 Discs
Music of Red Dead Redemption II
The Original Soundtrack Various Artists Lakeshore Records Soundtracks
Artists: Willie Nelson, Rhiannon Giddens CD 12459831 $19.99
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Jumanji
Caldecott Medal Winner AUDIOBOOK 1 Disc
12131721 $20.99
Zathura
AUDIOBOOK 1 Disc 12126059 $20.99
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Starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway!
Serenity
A fishing boat captain’s life is upended when his ex-wife tracks him down and thrusts him back into a life he’d tried to forget. As he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems. 14A 107 min. (2019) $9M Drama DVD 12285960 $19.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12286473 $26.24 2 Discs
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GAMING MOVIES Ready Player One
Rampage
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn
Starring: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman
When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. PG 140 min. (2018) $138M Action BLU-RAY+DVD 12088004 $25.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12134132 $33.99 2 Discs
When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago. 18A 108 min. (2018) $99M Action DVD 12116138 2 Discs $12.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12116139 $19.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12134131 $33.99 2 Discs
Tomb Raider
Assassin’s Creed
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father disappeared. PG 118 min. (2018) $57M Action BLU-RAY 12070525 $12.99 4K+BLU-RAY 12123373 $33.99 2 Discs
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th century Spain. PG 115 min. (2016) $54M Action DVD 11809045 $10.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 11809044 $14.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 11809050 $34.99 2 Discs
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins
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CHILDREN
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
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The Angry Birds Movie 2
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Ralph Breaks the Internet
When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, they team up to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely superteam to save their homes. G 97 min. (2019) $41M Children’s DVD 12428611 $28.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12428601 $35.24 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12449392 $41.99 2 Discs
When ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, his 21-year-old son Tim teams up with his father’s former Pokémon partner– a hilariously wisecracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. PG 104 min. (2019) $144M Children’s DVD 12365528 $25.49 2 Discs BLU-RAY+DVD 12365529 $32.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12391336 $39.74 2 Discs
Video game bad guy Ralph and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz leave the comforts of Litwak’s arcade in an attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the Internet. G 112 min. (2018) $196M Children’s DVD 12248841 $23.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12248842 $37.49 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12299197 $44.99 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
Starring: Awkwafina, Dove Cameron, Bill Hader
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Suki Waterhouse, Kathryn Newton
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Gaming in Color
Explores how the community culture is shifting and the industry is diversifying, helping with queer visibility and acceptance of an LGBTQ presence. UNK 62 min. (2015) Documentary BLU-RAY 11863243 $21.99
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DOCUMENTARIES
Thank You for Playing
When Ryan Green, a video game programmer, learns that his young son Joel has cancer, he and his wife begin documenting their emotional journey in the form of a video game. UNK 80 min. (2015) Documentary DVD 12007328 $32.99
Starring: Gal Gadot, Kristen Bell, Sarah Silverman
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Atari
Game Over
A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s. UNK (2014) Documentary BLU-RAY 11486120 $35.99
FICTION
Assassin’s Creed
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Oliver Bowden
Ender’s Game Alive Orson Scott Card
While Rome lies in ruins and in the shadow of the Borgia family, Ezio, the master assassin, seeks to avenge his uncle’s death.
Seventy years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion.
AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 10707344 $51.99 Replacements Available
AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 11092397 $12.99
Gears of War
The Infernal City Greg Keyes
Brotherhood Tantor Audio
Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Aspho Fields
Karen Traviss
Tantor Audio
The first of two novels following unlikely heroes as they struggle to save an empire from destruction. Based on the award-winning video game.
Tantor Audio
As kids, the three of them were inseparable; as soldiers, they were torn apart. There’s a new war to fight now, a war for mankind’s very survival.
AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 10726873 $45.99
AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 10283275 $45.99
Rapture John Shirley
Ready Player One Ernest Cline
It was the end of World War II. The rise of secret government agencies and sanctions on business had many watching their backs. America’s sense of freedom was diminishing, and many were desperate to take that freedom back.
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world’s digital confines. But he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize.
AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 10724952 $58.99
AUDIOBOOK 13 Discs 11941371 $39.99 Replacements Available
Tantor Audio
Random House, Inc.
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Assassin’s Creed
AUDIOBOOK 12 Discs 11728980 $19.99
AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 11683386 $51.99 Replacements Available
Last Descendants
Matthew J. Kirby Scholastic
NONFICTION
Harper Collins Publishers Based on over two hundred interviews with former Sega and Nintendo employees, Console Wars is the underdog tale of how Tom Kalinske miraculously turned an industry punchline into a market leader. AUDIOBOOK 17 Discs 11057724 $85.99 Replacements Available
A History of Video Games in 64 Objects World Video Game Hall of Fame
Harper Collins Publishers For the first time ever, a history of video games as told through 64 incredible and distinct objects that explore the significance to video game play and greater culture. AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 12029374 $38.99 Replacements Available
Moral Combat Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD, Patrick M. Markey, PhD Tantor Audio
Patrick M. Markey and Christopher J. Ferguson explore how video games, even the bloodiest, can have a positive impact on everything from social skills to stress, and may even make people more morally sensitive. AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 11922950 $46.99
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Zombies Attack! Mark Cheverton
Traveler Greg Weisman
AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 11960063 $25.99
AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 11705907 $51.99 Replacements Available
Brilliance Audio, Inc.
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Console Wars Blake J. Harris
CHILDREN’ S & YOUNG ADULT
Halo Alexandra Adornetto
Brilliance Audio, Inc.
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AUDIOBOOKS
Scholastic
The Silver Eyes Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley NY Times Bestseller Scholastic
AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 11730763 $51.99 Replacements Available
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4 nominations, including Lead Male Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)
TELEVISION
4 nominations, including Lead Female Actor (Charlize Theron)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bombshell
UNK 108 min. (2019) Drama
Coming Soon
14A 161 min. (2019) $141M Comedy DVD 12403657 $31.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12403658 $39.74 2 Discs
DVD 12635330 BLU-RAY+DVD 12635331
The Crown Season 2
Ford v Ferrari
2 nominations, including Lead Male Actor (Christian Bale) UNK 152 min. (2019) Action
Available February 11
Jojo Rabbit
2 nominations, including Supporting Female Actor (Scarlett Johansson) UNK 108 min. (2019) Comedy
3 nominations, including Drama Series Female Actor (Helena Bonham Carter & Olivia Colman) 14A 608 min. (2017) Drama DVD 12219996 $31.49 4 Discs BLU-RAY 12219995 $39.74 4 Discs
Game of Thrones
DVD 12590225 $26.24 BLU-RAY+DVD 12590226 $32.24
Available February 18
Season 8
Joker
Judy
18A 425 min. (2018) Adventure DVD 12361962 $52.49 4 Discs BLU-RAY 12361963 $64.49 3 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12373831 $71.24 6 Discs
2 nominations, including Lead Male Actor (Joaquin Phoenix) 14A 122 min. (2019) $331M Drama
DVD 12520116 $26.24 BLU-RAY+DVD 12520117 $32.24
Nominated for Lead Female Actor (Renee Zellweger) UNK 119 min. (2019) $24M Drama
Available January 7
Available January 7
Harriet
Rocketman
UNK 125 min. (2019) $41M Drama
14A 121 min. (2019) $96M Drama DVD 12366875 $19.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12366876 $26.24 2 Discs
DVD 12462023 $23.99 2 Discs BLU-RAY+DVD 12462022 $30.74 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12576343 $39.74 2 Discs
Nominated for Lead Female Actor (Cynthia Erivo) Available January 28
DVD 12590297 $27.74 BLU-RAY+DVD 12590298 $31.49 2 Discs
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Nominated for Lead Male Actor (Taron Egerton)
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3 nominations, including Drama Series Male Actor (Peter Dinklage)
The Kominsky Method Season 1 3 nominations, including Comedy Series Male Actor (Alan Arkin & Michael Douglas)
14A 207 min. (2018) Comedy DVD 12441237 $20.24
The Handmaid's Tale Season 3
2 nominations, including Drama Series Female Actor (Elisabeth Moss)
14A 659 min. (2019) Drama DVD 12465005 $32.24 4 Discs
video picks of the week
First-rate videos sure to be in high demand.
$97 million box office The Addams Family
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz
DVD 12520112 $23.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12520113 $27.74 2 Discs
$3 million box office
Starring: Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Melissa Benoist Stoner icons Jay and Silent Bob embark on a cross-country mission to stop a Hollywood reboot of an old movie based on them. UNK 105 min. (2019) Comedy
Available January 21 DVD
12622060 $18.74
Gemini Man
A fast-paced action thriller about a rookie cop who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. UNK 108 min. (2019) Action
Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. UNK 117 min. (2019) Action
Available January 21
Available January 21
$49 million box office
Black and Blue
Starring: Mike Colter, Frank Grillo, Reid Scott
The first family of Halloween is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the kookiest family on the block. UNK 87 min. (2019) Children's
Jay & Silent Bob Reboot
$22 million box office
DVD 12520106 $27.74 BLU-RAY 12520107 $29.24
$331 million box office
Joker
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz The film centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips's exploration of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study but also a broader cautionary tale. 14A 122 min. (2019) Drama
Available January 7
Starring: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen
Available January 14
DVD 12520100 $29.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12520101 $36.74 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12622043 $41.24 2 Discs
$4 million box office
Pain and Glory (Spanish)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Asier Etxeandia A renowned film director in declining health reflects on his life. UNK 113 min. (2019) Drama
Available January 21
DVD 12520102 $20.99 BLU-RAY 12520103 $28.49
DVD 12462023 $23.99 2 Discs 2 Discs BLU-RAY+DVD 12462022 $30.74 4K+BLU-RAY 12576343 $39.74 2 Discs
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Ancient Civilizations of North America
UNK 720 min. (2018) History DVD 12591344 $90.99 4 Discs
Introduction to C++
Programming Concepts and Applications UNK 720 min. (2019) Educational DVD 12591747 $103.99 4 Discs
Dog Training 101
UNK 720 min. (2018) How to DVD 12591354 $90.99 4 Discs
Physiology and Fitness
UNK 1080 min. (2012) Fitness DVD 12591854 $110.99 6 Discs
Visual Literacy Skills How to See
UNK 720 min. (2019) Educational DVD 12591746 $103.99 4 Discs
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audiobook picks of the week This long-running series shows no sign of losing steam. - Publishers Weekly
A Divided Loyalty Charles Todd NY Times Bestselling Author Harper Collins Publishers
Fight of the Century Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman Simon & Schuster Audio
Mystery
Available February 4 AUDIOBOOK 9
A uniquely collaborative anthology of essays about landmark cases in the ACLU's 100-year history.
Discs 12456671 $51.99
Discs 12637832 $51.99
A breathtaking paranormal romance.
- Booklist
- Kirkus Reviews
NY Times Bestselling Author Young Adult
Available February 4 AUDIOBOOK 9
NY Times Bestselling Author
Fantasy
Available January 28 AUDIOBOOK 7
Available February 11 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs
12374012 $54.99
...exceptionally useful... - Booklist
You're Not Listening Kate Murphy Macmillan Audio Self Help
Available January 7 AUDIOBOOK 12386049
6 Discs $40.99
Discs $51.99
Discs 12385981 $85.99
- Kirkus Reviews
Hindsight Iris & Roy Johansen NY Times Bestselling Author Hachette Audio Mystery
12384848
NY Times Bestselling Author
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...an action-packed thriller.
Available January 7 AUDIOBOOK
Wicked Bite Jeaniene Frost
Harper Collins Publishers
Random House, Inc., Listening Library
The Last Tourist Olen Steinhauer
Suspense
...action-packed romance… sure-to-be-popular… The Queen's Assassin Melissa de la Cruz
New York Times bestselling author Olen Steinhauer brings back Milo Weaver in a new novel.
Macmillan Audio
History
Available January 21 AUDIOBOOK 9
NY Times Bestselling Authors
9 Discs $44.99
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Pike Logan tracks Russian assassins to Brazil in the latest from Brad Taylor. Hunter Killer Brad Taylor NY Times Bestselling Author Harper Collins Publishers Action
Available January 7 AUDIOBOOK 12457464
Mallery beautifully illustrates the power of female friendship… - Publishers Weekly
Sisters by Choice Susan Mallery NY Times Bestselling Author Harper Collins Publishers
Women's Fiction 9 Discs $51.99
Available February 11 AUDIOBOOK 10
Discs 12436190 $51.99
music picks of the week
Breaking Benjamin creates new versions of their biggest hits Breaking Benjamin Aurora
Hollywood Records Pop/Rock
Available January 24
CD 12622159 $18.99
Country rock trio returns with their fourth album. The Cadillac Three Country Fuzz
Big Machine Country
Available February 7
Includes the singles No Excuses and Let You Be Right.
Meghan Trainor Treat Myself
Epic • Pop/Rock
Available January 31
CD 12168644 $17.99
CD 12591931 $18.99
Grammy-winning artist La Roux returns with her first new material in five years. La Roux Supervision
Supercolour Records Pop/Rock
Available February 7
CD 12650898 $16.99
Producer and artist Russ releases his third major-label album. Russ Shake the Snow Globe Columbia (USA) Rap/Hip-Hop
Available January 31
CD 12666826 $16.99
Eighth studio album includes the single Inside Out. Five Finger Death Punch F8
Better Noise Music Pop/Rock
Available February 28
Parental Advisory CD 12666801 $19.99
Debut album from a breakout new hip-hop star. Young M.A Herstory in the Making Duck Down Music Inc. Rap/Hip-Hop
Available January 10
Parental Advisory CD 12633464 $14.99
Poppy's third album includes the single I Disagree. Poppy I Disagree
Sumerian Records Pop/Rock
Available January 10
CD 12597815 $15.99
Theory of a Deadman creates a commentary on modern events. Theory of a Deadman Say Nothing
Roadrunner Records Pop/Rock
Available January 31
CD 12630235 $14.99
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Become the hero–and choose your own fate.
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell While preparing for her shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline. UNK 119 min. (2019) $24M Drama
Over 20 possible endings!
Escape from Castle Ravenloft Available February 18
ACTION / ADVENTURE AUDIOBOOK 3 Discs 12370097 $41.99
Follow the directions from your narrator, when faced with a choice to your own path! SmartBrowse 'DS Dungeons and Dragons'
GAMING
Available January 7 DVD BLU-RAY
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RenĂŠe Zellweger performs miracles playing Judy Garland... - Rolling Stone
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