CVS Weekly 3 February 2014

The Hunger Games Catching Fire Coming Soon to DVD & Blu-ray The Hunger Games

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a ‘Victor’s Tour’ of the districts.

PG 146 min. (2013) $418M Action

The Hunger Games Audiobook

Unabridged • 9 Discs 10222783...................... $39.99

“...a superlative advancement of the franchise.” - Washington Post

Coming Soon to DVD & Blu-ray Mockingjay Audiobook

Unabridged • 10 Discs 10423044...................... $39.99

Catching Fire Soundtrack Republic / Universal Soundtracks CD 11030069............ $16.99

Catching Fire Score Republic Records • Soundtracks CD 11032779.................. $16.99

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson 14A 142 min. (2012) $408M Action

Universal Republic • Soundtracks

7 Teen Choice Awards

DVD (WS) 10728312...............$25.99 (2 Discs) Blu-ray (WS) 10728315...............$28.99 (2 Discs)

Songs from District 12 and Beyond

CD 10000176................$16.99

Catching Fire Audiobook

Unabridged • 10 Discs 10287231...................... $39.99

picks of the week DVD & Blu-ray CANADIAN FEATURES

CANADIAN KIDS

The Scene

An Exploration of Music in Toronto A documentary film project that chronicles the lives of independent musicians as they build their careers in the Canadian music industry. Follow a trio of local rock bands as they refine their sound, promote their shows, and record their music in the city of Toronto.

UNK 79 min. (2013) Documentary

Available March 25 DVD

ISBN N/A

(WS) 11053429............. $22.99

Based on the animated show created by Brandon Scott James

When Jews Were Funny “...took home the award for best Canadian feature at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival for this look at the roots of Jewish humor.” - Globe and Mail Insightful and often hilarious, it surveys the history of Jewish comedy, from the early days of Borsht belt to the present, ultimately exploring not just ethnicity in the entertainment industry, but also the entire unruly question of what it means to be Jewish. UNK 89 min. (2013) Documentary

“Some very funny people tell some great jokes!”

- Hollywood Reporter

Available April 1 DVD

ISBN N/A

11053432............. $28.99

Amsterdam

In a small forest town, three childhood friends decide to treat themselves to a dream vacation. They make their way to Amsterdam for a weekend of complete freedom.

However, when the time comes to head back home, one decides he is not sticking to the plan. One lie triggers a downward spiral of betrayals that threatens to destroy their friendship. UNK (2013) Drama

Available Now DVD

ISBN N/A

11045746............. $24.99

Season 1,

Volumes 1 thru 3

Available April 15 Starring: Scott McCord, Gage Munroe, Jenna Warren

Season 1, Volume 1

Join Justin and his imaginary pals Olive and Squidgy on amazing adventures!

Watch as they star in the biggest stories of all time, told from every corner of the world! UNK 88 min. (2012) Animated DVD

Season 1, Volume 2

You can go exploring with Justin and his best imaginary pals Olive and Squidgy!

Watch as they star in their own inventive stories set in different parts of the world. UNK 88 min. (2012) Animated DVD

Screened at Toronto After Dark 2013 Starring: Kassie Depaiva, Laurent Rejto, Julia Garner Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank rules his family with a rigorous fervor, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost. As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes and his daughters Iris and Rose are forced to assume responsibilities that extend beyond those of a typical family.

18A 105 min. (2013) Suspense “...a first-rate example of good storytelling and well-timed gore.” - New York Post DVD

(WS) 11039992............. $21.99

(WS) 11049328............$12.99

Season 1, Volume 3

Justin and his two imaginary pals, Olive and Squidgy, star in the very best stories all over the world! This time, get ready to travel to far away places and meet far away friends! UNK 88 min. (2012) Animated DVD

We Are What We Are

(WS) 11049327............$12.99

(WS) 11049329............$12.99

CANADIAN interest

The Fifth Estate Premiered at TIFF 2013

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Capaldi, David Thewlis WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg team up to become underground watchdogs of the very powerful.

But when they gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society?

14A 128 min. (2013) $3M Drama

“Provocative!” - Rolling Stone (WS) 11032635............. $24.99

DVD

ISBN N/A

Blu-ray (WS) 11043059............. $25.99

BLU-RAY/DVD COMBO PACK (WS) 11032640.............................. $30.99 (2 Discs)

ISBN 1417241551

ISBN N/A

Bad Milo

Cutie and the Boxer

Starring: Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Peter Stormare Duncan’s mounting stress starts to trigger an insufferable gastrointestinal reaction. He seeks the help of a hypnotherapist, who helps him discover the root of his unusual stomach pain: a pint-sized demon living in his intestine that, triggered by excessive anxiety, forces its way out and slaughters the people who have angered him. 14A 84 min. (2013) Comedy “...a cult classic in the making.” - Los Angeles Times

Starring: Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara In New York City in 1969, nineteen-year-old art student Noriko fell in love with 41-year-old avant-garde artist Ushio Shinohara and put her career on hold to marry and support him. But 40 years later and still struggling, Ushio remains consumed with reinforcing his legacy, while Noriko is now finding her own creative voice.

PG 82 min. (2013) Documentary

ISBN N/A

Screened at Toronto After Dark 2013

DVD

ISBN N/A

(WS) 11035847............. $26.99

Blu-ray (WS) 11035676............. $25.99 ISBN N/A

Academy Award Nomination Best Documentary Screened at Hot Docs International Documentary Festival 2013

“It’s a great film.” - Wall Street Journal

Available February 4 DVD

ISBN N/A

(WS) 11046394............. $33.99

The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honouring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2013, were presented on January 18, 2014, at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.

Best Supporting Actress Lupita Nyong’o

12 Years a Slave

Best Ensemble Casting

American Hustle Starring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt R 133 min. (2013) $41M Drama “...a blistering, brilliant, straight-up classic.”

- Rolling Stone

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia. R 138 min. (2013) $117M Drama

“It’s a film of jaw-dropping virtuosity and pleasure…”

- Entertainment Weekly

“Brave performances throughout this magnificent film.” - Richard Roeper

“Dizzying, outlandishly entertaining...”

- Los Angeles Times

“...easily the greatest feature film ever made about American slavery.” - New Yorker

“With one of the best ensemble casts of any film this year, it’s audacious, enthralling and uproarious.” - USA Today

Coming Soon to DVD & Blu-ray

Coming Soon to DVD & Blu-ray

Best Actress Cate Blanchett

Blue Jasmine Starring: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard 14A 98 min. (2013) $33M Comedy “Blanchett is beyond brilliant, beyond analysis.”

- San Francisco Chronicle

“Major credit goes to Blanchett, raw and funny and astounding as ever.” - Newsday

Available Now DVD

ISBN N/A

(WS) 11043841...............$26.99

Blu-ray (WS) 11043925...............$29.99 ISBN N/A

Best Actor Matthew McConaughey, Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto

Dallas Buyers Club

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner 18A 117 min. (2013) $18M Drama “A solid biopic is made transcendent by McConaughey...” - Newsday “...a performance that reminds us of why this guy became a movie star in the first place.”

- Richard Roeper

Available February 4 DVD

ISBN N/A

(WS) 11051955...............$23.99

BLU-RAY/DVD COMBO PACK (WS) 11051944................................$28.99 (2 Discs) ISBN N/A

The Final Season

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn PG 385 min. (2013) Drama “A show whose narrative fearlessness was only matched by its boundless creativity and unpredictability.”

- Variety

“...majestic, cathartic, harrowing and great.”

- Huffington Post DVD

ISBN N/A

(WS) 11039766...............$47.99 (3 Discs)

Blu-ray (WS) 11039774...............$56.99 (3 Discs) ISBN N/A

Behind the Candelabra Starring: Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Dan Aykroyd 14A 120 min. (2013) Drama “Douglas...nails the character...” - Time Magazine “This is one of the strangest and strongest TV movies in memory.” - Philadelphia Inquirer “...Damon and Douglas give supremely entertaining performances.” - Guardian (U.K.)

Downton Abbey Season 4

Starring: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern NR 525 min. (2013) Drama “...well-performed, beautifully scripted...the making of a classic that will last for a long time to come.”

- The Independent

DVD

(WS) 11028786...............$57.99 (3 Discs)

(WS) 10994659...............$12.99

DVD

ISBN N/A

Blu-ray (WS) 10994614...............$21.99 ISBN N/A

Best Drama Series Actress Maggie Smith

Best Drama Series Ensemble Casting, Best Drama Series Actor Bryan Cranston

Breaking Bad

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actor Michael Douglas

Best Comedy Series Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Veep

The Complete Second Season Starring: Julia LouisDreyfus, Matt Walsh, Anna Chlumsky UNK 268 min. (2013) Comedy “‘Veep’ is funny and relentlessly meanspirited.”

- New York Times

“‘Veep,’ at last, is a winner.”

- Newsday

ISBN 9781608839674

Available March 25

ISBN 9781608839681

ISBN N/A

Blu-ray (WS) 11028847...............$63.99 (3 Discs)

DVD

(WS) 11038354...............$42.99 (2 Discs)

Blu-ray (WS) 11038358...............$53.99 (2 Discs) ISBN N/A

Beck

just announced cds

Morning Phase Capitol • Pop/Rock After releasing the sheet music collection Song Reader, Beck returns with a brand new album. His first full-length release since 2008’s Modern Guilt includes the single Blue Moon.

Available February 25 CD 11051840......................$16.99

Eli Young Band 10,000 Towns

Ella Jenkins

Atlantic • Pop/Rock The sophomore album from singer-songwriter Christina Perri picks up where her 2011 release Lovestrong left off. Along with the single Human, her latest includes a collaboration with Ed Sheeran on By My Forever.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Children’s Throughout sixteen tracks, the woman known as the First Lady of Children’s Music offers lessons on counting and the alphabet in multiple languages. Her joyful engagement and delight in music comes across in each performance.

CD 11045819......................$13.99

Head or Heart

Available March 11 CD 11053476......................$18.99

Dierks Bentley Riser

Capitol Nashville Country Country star Dierks Bentley creates an album that is inspired by some of the events that have taken place in his personal life since the release of his 2012 album Home. This CD includes the hit single I Hold On.

Available March 4

Available February 25

CD 11053703......................$16.99

CD 11051841......................$14.99

Tokyo Police Club

Loreena McKennitt

Mom & Pop Music • Pop/Rock Four years after the release of Champ, Toronto indie rock group Tokyo Police Club returns with a brand new studio album. Included are the tracks Argentina, which the band used to announce the album, and the new single Hot Tonight.

The Best of Loreena McKennitt

Available March 25 CD 11054667......................$16.99

The Journey So Far

UMe • World In a career spanning 30 years, Loreena McKennitt has embarked on a musical journey that touched fans all over the world. This collection showcases the exotic musical tapestry that has become her signature.

Available March 4 CD 11054534......................$12.99

Fred Penner

Del Barber

Children’s Group • Children’s After taking a break to work on other musical projects, beloved singer-songwriter Fred Penner returns with his first new family album in nearly a decade.

It teaches children about the world today while delivering positive messages.

True North Records • Country The fourth album from Del Barber sees him venture further into traditional country music than on his previous album.

It is born out of a love for the Canadian prairies, the people who call them home, and stories that they have to tell.

Available February 18

Available March 18

Where in the World

CD 11053956......................$18.99

Glistening Pianos Centrediscs • Classical Contemporary composer Alice Ping Yee Ho composed this stylistically diverse and technically challenging music over the course of twenty years.

It features Piano Duo 2X10 which consists of Midori Koga and Lydia Wong.

CD 11053709......................$19.99

Music

Christina Perri

Republic Records • Country Eli Young Band follows up the acclaimed release Life at Best with their fifth CD release.

The album has already given the band their third number one on the country charts thanks to the track Drunk Last Night.

Force Field

new children’s

Prairieography

CD 11053957......................$18.99

They Call Me Rico This Kind of Life

Universal Music Canada Inc. Blues Former Madcaps member Frederic Pellerin continues his personal musical exploration with his second album as They Call Me Rico. Along with delivering a unique take on music, he continues to challenge himself as an artist.

CD 11051810......................$11.99

123s and ABCs

Disney Channel Play It Loud Walt Disney Records Children’s Some of the Disney Channel’s biggest stars, including Ross Lynch and Zendaya, perform songs made popular on such series as Austin & Ally; Liv and Maddie; and Shake It Up.

Available February 11 CD 11049972......................$14.99

Sofia the First

Songs from Enchancia Soundtrack

Walt Disney Records Children’s One of Disney’s favorite little princesses in training is back with more songs. Sing along to more favorites from the hit Disney Junior TV series plus special performances by Disney princess Jazmin and more.

CD 11048172......................$14.99

Claudio Abbado

1933-2014 The legendary Italian conductor passed away on January 20.

Beethoven Fidelio Decca • Opera Legendary conductor Claudio Abbado leads a talented cast that includes soprano Nina Stemme and tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a heart-stopping performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio.

“Recording of the month... a joy to experience and a privilege to possess.” - Gramophone 2 Discs CD 10495653......................$41.99

Mozart Symphonies 29, 33, 35, 38, 41

Deutsche Grammophon Classical Live in concert in Bologna, Bolzano, these splendid versions of Mozart symphonies have an extraordinary raw energy, with drama and lyricism that have made Abbado’s recordings of Mozart operas among the greatest.

“Editor’s Choice.” - Gramophone 2 Discs CD 10232264......................$28.99

Dance duo Daft Punk led the show with five wins, while rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took home four awards at this year’s Grammy Awards.

SmartBrowse 2014 Grammy Winners for more titles

Album of the Year Daft Punk Random Access Memories

Columbia • Pop/Rock French electronic duo Daft Punk offers up one of the most anticipated albums of 2013.

Along with the single Get Lucky, the album includes collaborations with legendary producer Giorgio Moroder, Chic’s Nile Rodgers, and Pharrell Williams.

Winner of five Grammy Awards including Record of the Year.

“4 out of 5 stars.

Its brilliance is often irrefutable...” - Rolling Stone CD 10878829......................$16.99

Best R&B Album Alicia Keys Girl on Fire

J Records LLC • R&B

“3 1/2 out of 5...

brimming with self-confidence, which shines through...”

- USA Today CD 10012540......................$14.99

Best New Artist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Heist Macklemore, LLC. Rap/Hip-Hop Emerging out of the Pacific Northwest, the pair have been featured at major festivals including Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands. Their debut album includes the hit single Thrift Shop.

Winner of four Grammy Awards including Best Rap Album.

“4 out of 5...feeling like gold.” - HipHop DX Parental Advisory CD 10760852......................$14.99 Edited Version CD 10760700......................$14.99

Best Country Album Kacey Musgraves Same Trailer Different Park Universal • Country

Winner of two Grammy Awards including Best Country Song.

“3 1/2 out of 4...clearly worth hitching onto.” - USA Today

Song

of the Year

Lorde

Pure Heroine Republic Records Pop/Rock New Zealand-based singer Lorde has already made history by being the first female solo artist to top Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart since 1996.

The song that helped accomplish that feat, Royals, is included on her debut album.

Winner of two Grammy Awards including Best Pop Solo Performance. “...delivers on the promise of Lorde’s top 10 hit ‘Royals’ and then some...” - Billboard CD 11019392......................$16.99

Best Rock Performance Imagine Dragons Night Visions Interscope Records Pop/Rock

“3 out of 4...imagination

that gives these Dragons teeth.”

- USA Today CD 10739643......................$16.99

CD 10090873......................$14.99

Best Country Solo Performance Darius Rucker True Believers

Capitol Records Nashville Country

“...raises the creative bar a couple of notches...”

- Billboard

CD 10844570......................$16.99

Best R&B Song Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience

RCA Records • Pop/Rock

“3 out of 4...touching up

Best Dance Recording Zedd

Clarity Interscope Pop/Rock CD 10007150......................$14.99

old-school textures with modern production values.”

- USA Today CD 10751479......................$14.99

Best Pop Vocal Album Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox

Atlantic Records • Pop/Rock

“Boldly ambitious and gloriously irreverent...”

- Billboard Parental Advisory CD 10015442......................$16.99 Edited Version CD 10015441......................$16.99

Best Rock Song Sound City Real to Reel RCA Records • Soundtracks

Winner of two Grammy Awards including Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

“3 1/2 out of 5 stars.” - Rolling Stone CD 10081332......................$16.99

Best Spoken Word America Again Stephen Colbert

Hachette Audio Non-Fiction NY Times Bestseller “Starred Review.”

- Publishers Weekly Unabridged • 3 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10729994............ $24.99 ISBN 9781607889700

audiobooks Hot New Fiction

The Accident

Bark

Read by Mozhan Marno Random House, Inc. Fiction As dawn approaches in

Read by Author Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction These eight stories explore

Chris Pavone

New York, 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, determined that this sweeping story be buried, is suddenly staring down the barrel of an unexpected gun.

Available March 11

Unabridged • 10 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11004855............ $39.99 ISBN 9780804165976

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. Pursuing the unimaginably complicated case plunges Jack into a dangerous world.

Available March 4

Unabridged • 9 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11041563............ $39.99 ISBN 9780062340146

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 Museum of Extraordinary Things

Alice Hoffman

Read by Judith Light, Grace Gummer, Zach Appelman Simon & Schuster Audio Fiction Coralie appears as the

Mermaid in her father’s ‘museum,’ alongside performers like the Wolfman and the Butterfly Girl.

One night Coralie stumbles upon Eddie Cohen photographing moonlit trees in the woods.

When Eddie photographs the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, he becomes embroiled in the mystery behind a young woman’s disappearance.

Available February 18

Unabridged • 11 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11017841............ $39.99 ISBN 9781442367616

2014 Listen List WINNERS

Lorrie Moore

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

The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown Unabridged • 12 Discs

10011611...................... $49.99

Randy Wayne White

The Signature of all Things Elizabeth Gilbert

Unabridged • 18 Discs

10748354...................... $39.99

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

The Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer

Unabridged • 9 Discs

The Son

Philipp Meyer

Unabridged • 16 Discs

10929996...................... $59.99

11035209...................... $24.99

Heartburn

Vampires in the Lemon Grove

Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11009044............ $39.99 ISBN 9781611762433

Long Man

Amy Greene

Read by Dale Dickey Random House, Inc. Fiction A river called Long

Man has coursed through East Tennessee forever, 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 daughter Gracie has gone missing.

“Starred Review.” - Kirkus Reviews “Starred Review.” - Publishers Weekly

Nora Ephron

Unabridged • 5 Discs

10000686...................... $39.99

Karen Russell

Unabridged • 8 Discs

10003659...................... $39.99

Available February 25

Unabridged • 11 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11020192............ $39.99 ISBN 9780804165631

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 is shattering. Rachel must stop this dark necromancy before an all-out supernatural war breaks out.

“Starred Review.” - Kirkus Reviews

Available February 25

Unabridged • 13 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11041560............ $44.99 ISBN 9780062340054

Longbourn

The Warden

Jo Baker

Anthony Trollope

10764631...................... $44.99

10030768...................... $41.99

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

World War Z

Unabridged • 11 Discs

Neil Gaiman

Unabridged • 5 Discs

10016792...................... $29.99

Unabridged • 6 Discs

Max Brooks

Abridged • 10 Discs

10721233...................... $24.99

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