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- Publishers Weekly
“Starred Review: ...combines the heart-stopping with the humorous...”
1 SAG Award Nomination;
- Library Journal
4 BAFTA Nominations; Academy Award Nomination Best Original Score
Rick Ross
Mastermind Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop Rick Ross prepares to add another tally to his list of number one albums with the release of his sixth studio CD. Along with the single War Ready, the album includes appearances from Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Future, and Lil Wayne.
Available March 4 Parental Advisory CD 11055652.................... $16.99 Edited Version CD 11055651.................... $16.99
Saving Mr. Banks
Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Annie Rose Buckley When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney’s desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins, to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario’s concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers reflects back on her difficult childhood in 1906 Australia. PG 125 min. (2014) Comedy
“Thanks to Thompson and Hanks, this movie about the making of a movie hits the sweet spot. There’s magic in it.” - Rolling Stone
Available March 18
DVD (WS) 11048972..........................$22.99 Blu-ray (WS) 11048953..........................$27.99
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The Martian
Andy Weir
Brilliance Audio, Inc. Fiction Mark Watney was nearly killed by a dust
storm on Mars and was abandoned by his crew, who thought him dead. Now he’s all alone with no way of letting Earth know he’s alive, which doesn’t matter because his supplies would run out before they’d get there. Either way, the environment or human error will likely kill him first. Not giving in, Mark works to survive, battling obstacle after obstacle, but will it be enough?
Available February 25 Unabridged • 9 Discs Simultaneous Release
AUDIOBOOK 11057298............ $49.99 ISBN 9781491523216
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picks of the week DVD & Blu-ray CANADIAN features Orange Witness
Serves as a platform for those exposed to and affected by Agent Orange to tell their stories. Weaving audio interviews and archival footage, the film paints a bleak picture of the damage caused by the use of herbicides 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T, and TCCD internationally. Historically, Agent Orange has been associated with war, but the industrial and domestic of use of the chemical is revealed. UNK 42 min. (2012) Documentary
Available Now DVD
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11054252............. $80.99
CANADIAN interest The White Queen Season 1
Starring: Max Irons, Rebecca Ferguson, Janet McTeer A riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women: Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort, and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate, and seduce their way onto the English throne. 18A 580 min. (2013) Drama “...a great tale and beautifully told...” - New York Post “...engrossing...” - Entertainment Weekly (WS) 11042895............. $33.99 (3 Discs)
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Lloyd the Conqueror Starring: Brian Posehn, Harland Williams, Mike Smith It’s Animal House meets Monty Python. To keep his financial aid, community college slacker Lloyd gets roped into an epic live action role-playing battle by his Medieval Lit professor Derek. Lloyd and his friends must join Professor Derek’s LARP league and battle against him in a game of Demons and Dwarves. 14A 98 min. (2011) Comedy
Available March 11 DVD
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Rampage Starring: Uwe Boll, Brendan Fletcher, Shaun Sipos The boredom of small-town life is eating Bill Williamson alive. Feeling constrained and claustrophobic in the meaningless drudgery of everyday life and helpless against overwhelming global dissolution, Bill begins a descent into madness. His shockingly violent plan will shake the very foundations of society by painting the streets red with blood. 18A 85 min. (2009) Action
Available March 11 DVD
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When We Were Boys (French)
Starring: Simon Pigeon, Derek Poissant, Samuel Gauthier Christmas, 1967. In the little town of St-Michel, Ace, the new kid, is being trained for the big hockey tournament by the seasoned pros on the team. But small-town life is not like a Christmas card; some of the boys must deal with pretty serious issues: their parents’ failing marriages and jobs. The challenges on the ice and at home make the boys stronger, and as a team they can overcome the odds and stay together forever. G 81 min. Comedy
Available March 18 DVD
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Bright Days Ahead (French) Screened at TIFF 2013 Starring: Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais Caroline, freshly retired, finds that free time is synonymous with boredom and idleness. She gradually takes control of her life again and lives a second youth: taking a new lover, living new experiences, breaking the rules, and doing the unexpected. 14A 94 min. (2013) Romance (WS) 11051957............. $33.99
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Les Rendez-vous du cinéma Québécois February 20 - March 1
1er Amour (French) Screening at this year’s festival Starring: Loic Esteves, Marianne Fortier, Macha Grenon While on a summer vacation with his parents on an island on the St. Lawrence River, Antoine experiences the thrills of love as he falls for Anna, who thrives on playing games of seduction. Desire, obsession, and distress ensue until a terrible secret changes their lives forever. PG 80 min. (2013) Drama (WS) 11022769............. $22.99
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The 4 Soldiers (French) Screening at this year’s festival Starring: Antoine Bertrand, Christian De La Cortina, Antoine L’Ecuyer During a civil war, four young soldiers aged fifteen to twenty-one meet and bond together. Trapped in an adults’ war that they neither understand nor want any part of, Mateo, Dominique, Big Max, and Kevin save themselves by creating a family bond together. Slowly, each of them finds their place. The family grows with the arrival of young Gabriel, who must be trained to their ways. The narrator, Dominique, immerses us in this beautiful, poignant, fleeting story. PG 83 min. (2013) War DVD
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11023601............. $29.99
CANADIAN KIDS Chuggington
Scrub-A-Chug
In these adventures, Hodge the handy and helpful diesel engine works with Eddie and Wilson to clean up sludge and fix fences, Calley and Brewster train the twins to use the sliding turntable, Zephie and Speedy have a close encounter with a swarm of bees, and Toot learns a lesson about telling the truth. G 55 min. Children’s
Available March 4 DVD
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Fuzzy Tales Snow White and the
Seven Dwarf Bunnies
Voices of: Andrew Cromwell, Chelsea Oswald, Helen Marie Teo Snow White adopts seven adorable dwarf bunnies. She cooks and cleans and loves her bunnies, but notices something strange: every day there are more bunnies. She gets so tired from cooking and cleaning for 42 bunnies that she has to lay down for a rest. Just when she thinks she’s had enough, Prince Charming arrives and is smitten with her. He invites her to be princess of his veggie kingdom and to bring along all her bunnies, where there are plenty of vegetables for every-bunny. UNK 40 min. (2014) Children’s
Available March 25 DVD
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The Lego Movie Starring: Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Berry Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure, is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant. PG 100 min. (2014)
“...an animated comedy that never stops surprising you.”
- Entertainment Weekly
“...wickedly smart and funny free-for-all…” - Rolling Stone
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The Lego Movie Score
Mark Mothersbaugh WaterTower Music • Soundtracks Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh adds to his list of composing credits with the score for the epic big-screen adventure for the whole family. Also included is the song Everything Is Awesome, which is performed by Tegan and Sara. CD 11049969......................$14.99
Lego - Ninjago And Hero Factory Collection DVD (WS) 11054344......................... $28.99
Lego - The Adventures Of Clutch Powers DVD (WS) 10366881......................... $10.99
Lego Ninjago Masters Of Spinjitsu Season 1 DVD (WS) 10723233......................... $21.99
Lego Ninjago Masters Of Spinjitzu Season 2 DVD (WS) 10061606......................... $21.99 blu-ray (WS) 10061600................. $21.99
Lego - Hero Factory Rise Of The Rookies DVD (WS) 10450598......................... $16.99
Lego - Legends Of Chima: The Lion, The Crocodile And The Power Of Chi DVD (WS) 11039929......................... $21.99
Lego - Legends Of Chima: The Power Of The Chi DVD (WS) 10868600......................... $16.99
Lego Batman The Movie DC Super Heroes Unite
Lego - Ninjago Masters Of Spinjitzu DVD (WS) 10000179......................... $16.99
Lego - HERO FACTORY SAVAGE PLANET DVD (WS) 10521628......................... $16.99
Lego Star Wars The Empire Strikes Out DVD (WS) 10097229......................... $14.99
Lego Star Wars The Padawan Menace
Lego Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles
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Talib Kweli
Shakira
Javotti Media • Rap/Hip-Hop Hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed album Prisoner of Conscious, Talib Kewli returns with his sixth studio album. These new songs reflect his continued drive and include contributions from Gary Clark Jr., Mike Posner, and more. CD 11056780......................$19.99
RCA • Pop/Rock
Gravitas
Memphis May Fire Unconditional
Rise Records • Pop/Rock Memphis May Fire has spent the past three years turning heads while becoming one of the top acts in the metalcore scene. Their latest album connects with listeners by reflecting themes of struggles and the future.
Available March 25
CD 11056849......................$12.99
Shakira.
Global superstar and The Voice coach Shakira returns with a brand new studio album. Among the tracks is her hit collaboration with Rihanna, Can’t Remember to Forget You.
Available March 25
CD 11057633......................$16.99
Elbow
The Take Off and Landing of Everything Concord Records • Pop/Rock Brit Award and Mercury Music Prize-winning group Elbow returns with their sixth studio album. The album includes the single New York Morning.
Available March 11
CD 11056618......................$18.99
Kaiser Chiefs
311
Stereolithic 311 Records • Pop/Rock With their eleventh album, 311 continues to deliver their unique mix of music while solidifying their status as one of the hardest working bands in rock. The CD also includes the single Five of Everything.
Available March 11
CD 11054842......................$16.99
Education, Education, Education and War ATO Records • Pop/Rock The fifth album from Kaiser Chiefs follows some major changes for the band, including the departure of drummer and songwriter Nick Hodgson. Their new musical direction is reflected on tracks like the single Bows & Arrows.
Available April 1
CD 11055675......................$14.99
oscar-nominated music Frozen Soundtrack Walt Disney Records Soundtracks Christophe Beck’s enchanting score is combined with songs performed by the cast of Disney’s anticipated release. Among the tracks is a rendition of Let It Go by Tony Awardwinning actress Idina Menzel.
Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Song CD 11032778......................$16.99
Saving Mr. Banks Soundtrack
Walt Disney Records Soundtracks Walt Disney’s quest to create a big-screen adaptation of Mary Poppins comes to theaters in a film starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson. The soundtrack features the original score as well as songs and demo recordings from 1964.
Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Score Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs CD 11037678......................$22.99
Despicable Me 2 Soundtrack
Backlot Music • Soundtracks Along with Heitor Pereira’s score, the soundtrack to the box office hit includes tracks from Cee Lo Green and Pharrell Williams as well as performances from the Minions.
Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Song
CD 11009686......................$17.99
Mandela Long Walk to Freedom: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Decca • Soundtracks U2’s new song Ordinary Love is one of the highlights found on the soundtrack to one of the most anticipated films of 2013. Also included is a mix of political movement songs and South African chants.
Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Song CD 11037441......................$21.99
Gravity Score Steven Price
Watertower Music Soundtracks Composer Steve Price, who created the score for The World’s End, creates music that captures the drama and tension found in one of the most buzzed-about films of 2013.
Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Score CD 11023108......................$14.99
The Book Thief Score John Williams Sony Classical • Soundtracks Legendary composer John Williams adds to his impressive career, which includes 21 Grammy Awards and five Academy Awards, with an emotional score to the drama starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.
Academy Award Nominee for Best Original Score CD 11037631......................$16.99
Kevin Drew Darlings
Arts & Crafts • Pop/Rock Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew returns with his first new solo album since 2007. He creates a record that is accessible as it is personal with eleven cuts of lush production and catchy pop. Includes an appearance from Feist.
Available March 18 CD 11059630......................$13.99
Mac DeMarco Salad Days
Captured Tracks Pop/Rock Written and recorded around a relentless tour schedule, this album gives listeners a very personal insight into what it’s like to be Mac DeMarco while showcasing his widening sound. Includes the single Passing Out Pieces.
Available April 1 CD 11059628......................$18.99
Trust
Joyland Arts & Crafts • Pop/Rock Trust, the musical project of Toronto artist Robert Alfons, follows years of extensive touring, glowing praise, and a Juno nomination with a sophomore album. It is an eruption of guts, eels, and joy. Includes the track Rescue, Mister.
Available March 4 CD 11057171......................$13.99
Steve Dawson
Rattlesnake Cage Black Hen Music • Folk Steve Dawson interacts with his guitar as never before with raw, imaginative, and captivating performances that are formed by the deep traditions of blues, ragtime, jazz, and even Hawaiian music.
Available Now CD 11059228......................$17.99
Each Other
Being Elastic Lefse Records • Pop/Rock With their latest release, Each Other documents their move further out in terms of songwriting and production. The restless energy that defines their work habits shows up in the music with songs featuring artful melody and full harmonies.
Available March 4 CD 11057152......................$16.99
audiobooks Hot New Fiction The Fall of the Governor Part 2
Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga
Read by Fred Berman Macmillan Audio Fiction In Rise of the Governor,
uber-villain Philip Blake journeyed from his humble beginnings directly into the dark heart of the zombie apocalypse. In Book Two, The Road to Woodbury, an innocent traveler named Lilly Caul wound up in the terrifying thrall of Philip Blake’s twisted, violent dictatorship within Woodbury’s ever-tightening barricades.
Available March 4
Unabridged • 6 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11039907............ $29.99 ISBN 9781427243942
Black Horizon
James Grippando
Read by Jonathan Davis Harper Collins Publishers Fiction Attorney Jack Swyteck and
his new wife, Andie, an operative for the CIA, are honeymooning in the Keys when Andie is called away on an undercover assignment. Jack is also back at work representing a client whose husband was on the rig. Though the spill occurred in foreign territory, the widow wants Jack to file a wrongful death suit in U.S. court. “Starred Review.” - Publishers Weekly
Available March 4
Bark
Lorrie Moore
Read by Author Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction These eight stories explore the passage of time and summon up its inevitable sorrows and hilarious pitfalls.
Available March 4
Unabridged • 5 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11038798............ $24.99 ISBN 9781482968910
Bone Deep
Randy Wayne White
Read by George Guidall Penguin Audio Fiction When a Crow Indian
acquaintance of Tomlinson’s asks him to help recover a relic stolen from his tribe, Doc Ford is happy to tag along, but neither Doc nor Tomlinson realizes what they’ve let themselves in for. Their search takes them to the part of Central Florida known as Bone Valley, famous primarily for two things: a ruthless subculture of blackmarketers who trade in illegal artifacts and fossils, and a multibillion-dollar phosphate industry.
Available March 4
Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11009044............ $39.99 ISBN 9781611762433
Unabridged • 9 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11041563............ $39.99
Long Man
The Accident
Read by Dale Dickey Random House, Inc. Fiction A river called Long
ISBN 9780062340146
Chris Pavone
Read by Mozhan Marno Random House, Inc. Fiction As dawn approaches,
literary agent Isabel Reed is turning the final pages of a mysterious, anonymous manuscript, racing through the explosive revelations about powerful people, as well as long-hidden secrets about her own past. In Copenhagen, veteran CIA operative Hayden Gray, is suddenly staring down the barrel of an unexpected gun. And in Zurich, the author himself is hiding in a shadowy expat life. “Starred Review.” - Booklist
Available March 11
Unabridged • 10 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11004855............ $39.99 ISBN 9780804165976
Mentats of Dune
Brian Herbert,
Kevin J. Anderson
Amy Greene
Man has coursed through East Tennessee from time immemorial, bringing sustenance to the people who farm along its banks and who trade between its small towns. The Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans to dam the river and flood the town of Yuneetah for the sake of progress are about to take effect. One day remains before the river will rise, and most of the town has been evacuated. Among the holdouts is Annie Clyde Dodson whose three-year-old daughter Gracie has gone missing. “Starred Review.” - Kirkus Reviews “Starred Review.” - Publishers Weekly Unabridged • 9 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11020192............ $39.99 ISBN 9780804165631
Night Broken
Patricia Briggs
Read by Lorelei King Brilliance Audio, Inc. Fiction Now, Mercy must deal
Read by Scott Brick Macmillan Audio Fiction Gilbertus Albans has
with an unwanted guest that brings a threat unlike anything she’s ever known. An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from her new boyfriend. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need, and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right.
Available March 11
Available March 11
founded the Mentat School, a place where humans can learn the efficient techniques of thinking machines. The Mentats, the Navigators, and the Sisterhood all strive to improve the human race, but the battle will be to choose the path of humanity’s future.
Unabridged • 15 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11044581............ $59.99 ISBN 9781427236333
Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11031289............ $34.99 ISBN 9781455820047
Be Careful What You Wish For
Jeffrey Archer
Read by Alex Jennings Macmillan Fiction Follow the struggles
and triumphs of the Clifton and Barrington families into the 1960s: the construction of a luxury ocean liner which comes under sabotage from the IRA; the Clifton family’s entry into the London art scene; and a sweeping ending with all of the Barringtons and the Cliftons aboard the ship for its maiden voyage.
Available March 11
Unabridged • 10 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11027480............ $39.99 ISBN 9781427239365
The Bootlegger
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
Read by Scott Brick Penguin Audio Fiction It is 1920, and both
Prohibition and bootlegging are in full swing. When Isaac Bell’s boss and lifelong friend Joseph Van Dorn is shot and nearly killed leading the high-speed chase of a rum-running vessel, Bell swears to him that he will hunt down the lawbreakers, but he doesn’t know what he is getting into.
Available March 4
Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11009045............ $39.99 ISBN 9781611762457
The Lost Sisterhood
Anne Fortier
Read by Cassandra Campbell Random House, Inc. Fiction Diana Morgan is an
expert on Greek mythology. Her obsession with the Amazons started in childhood when her grandmother claimed to be one herself before vanishing without a trace. Diana’s colleagues shake their heads at her Amazon fixation. But then a mysterious foundation makes Diana an offer she cannot refuse. Diana teams up with Nick Barran and begins deciphering an unusual inscription.
Available March 11
Unabridged • 16 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11004859............ $49.99 ISBN 9780385359931
The Undead Pool
Kim Harrison
Read by Marguerite Gavin Harper Collins Publishers Fiction Witch and day-walking
demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now, strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering. Rachel must stop this dark necromancy before the undead vampire are lost and supernatural war breaks out. “Starred Review.” - Kirkus Reviews Unabridged • 13 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11041560............ $44.99 ISBN 9780062340054
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