Midwest Tape May 2021 Video Catalog

What’s Inside

Academy Award Nominees p4

New Criterion Titles p12 Celebrate LGBTQ+ month in June with more titles like this found on page 16!

Top-Selling Titles for 2021 p18-19

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- Common Sense Media

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Tom and Jerry — Available May 18!

Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, Rob Delaney Adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera property, which reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry. PG (2021) 150M* Children’s DVD 13933262 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13933263 $30.74 2 Discs

“Warner Bros. resurrects Hanna-Barbera’s inexterminable frenemies, placing them in a live-action context where they can wreak maximum mayhem.” - Variety

IN THIS ISSUE May 2021 2-3

Box Office Features

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Criterion Collection

22-23 Midwest Tape Recommends

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Academy Award Nominations

13

Must-Have TV

24-25 Foreign Spotlight

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Coming Soon to Midwest Tape

14-15 Upcoming Releases

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Hot New Releases

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Celebrating LGBTQ+

27 Educational

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First New Releases

17

Binge Box

28

All Things Disney

10

Critically Acclaimed

18-19 Top Sellers 2021

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Hot New Children’s

11

Limited Theatrical

20-21 Documentaries

30-31 Recommended Children’s

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With studio releases shifting between limited theatrical and alternate streaming methods, patrons will appreciate being able to watch the films they missed.

Minari

Starring: Yeri Han, Steven Yeun, Alan S. Kim A tender and sweeping story about what roots people that follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream.

PG13 115 min. (2021) $55M* Drama

“Intimate, poignant, improbably funny and steadfastly stirring.”

- Wall Street Journal

Available May 18 DVD BLU-RAY

13933239 $14.99 13933240 $16.49

Land

Starring: Robin Wright, Kim Dickens, Warren Christie A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming.

PG13 89 min. (2021) $40M* Drama

“In her feature directing debut, Robin Wright plays a woman who moves alone to the mountain.” - New York Times

Available May 11 DVD BLU-RAY

13933250 $22.49 13933251 $26.24

The Mauritanian

Starring: Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch The true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the US government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan. R 129 min. (2021) $20M* Drama

“Great Performances and a Stunning Ending…” - Vulture

Available May 11

DVD 13933254 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13933255 $26.24 2 Discs *Home Premiere Release – Estimated Box Office

Home Premiere Releases

The Marksman

Starring: Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick, Teresa Ruiz Jim is a former Marine who lives a solitary life as a rancher along the Arizona-Mexican border. But his peaceful existence soon comes crashing down when he tries to protect a boy on the run from members of a vicious cartel.

PG13 108 min. (2021) $50M* Action “…Feel-Good Action Road Movie.” - Variety

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Nomadland

Available May 11

DVD 13900929 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13900930 $26.24 2 Discs

Chaos Walking

Starring: Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Daisy Ridley In the not-too-distant future, Todd Hewitt discovers Viola, a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by ‘the Noise,’ a force that puts all their thoughts on display.

PG13 109 min. (2021) $35M* Sci-Fi

Available May 25

DVD 13967483 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13967484 $29.99 2 Discs

The World to Come

Starring: Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott Somewhere along the mid-nineteenth century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically. R 105 min. (2021) $40M* Drama

“A superb quartet of actors bring intense feeling…” - Variety

Available June 1 DVD BLU-RAY

13933256 $26.24 13933257 $30.74

Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road, exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.

R 108 min. (2020) $60M* Drama BLU-RAY 13792749 $22.49

“McDormand gives one of the quietest, most powerful performances of her career…”

- Common Sense Media

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SmartBrowse ‘Academy Award 2021 Nominees’ for all nominated video and music titles!

Six nominations including Best Picture

Six nominations including Best Picture

Six nominations including Best Picture

Starring: Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss PG13 97 min. (2020) Drama

Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn R 108 min. (2020) Drama

Starring: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim PG13 115 min. (2021) Drama

The Father

Coming Soon

Nomadland

BLU-RAY 13792749 $22.49

DVD 13792732 BLU-RAY+DVD 13792733 2 Discs

Minari

Available May 18

DVD 13933239 BLU-RAY 13933240

$14.99 $16.49

Six nominations including Best Picture

Five nominations including Best Picture

Four nominations including Best Cinematography

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons R 126 min. (2021) Drama

Starring: Bo Burnham, Carey Mulligan, Laverne Cox R 114 min. (2020) $50M Drama

Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Ray McKinnon PG13 118 min. (2020) $65M Western

Judas and the Black Messiah

Promising Young Woman

News of the World

DVD 13235759 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13235760 $26.24

DVD 13792756 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13792757 $26.24 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13792758 $33.74 2 Discs

Three nominations including Best Animated Feature

Two nominations including Best Documentary Feature

Two nominations including Best Director – Thomas Vinterberg

Starring: Tina Fey, Jamie Foxx, Graham Norton

(Romanian)

Available May 4

DVD 13930241 $21.74 BLU-RAY+DVD 13930242 $26.99

2 Discs

Soul

PG 100 min. (2020) $200M Children’s DVD 13794468 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13794469 $26.24 3 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13942392 $29.99 3 Discs

Two nominations including Best Costume Design

Pinocchio

Starring: Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Rocco Papaleo PG13 125 min. (2020) $2M Drama DVD 13889307 $14.99 BLU-RAY 13889308 $18.74

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Collective

NR 113 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13758230

$20.24

Another Round (Danish)

Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang NR 116 min. (2020) Drama

DVD 13894247 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13928827 $21.99

Nominated for Best Documentary Feature

The Mole Agent (Spanish)

NR 90 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13387794 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13391926 $16.99

Nominated for Best Visual Effects

Love and Monsters

Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker PG13 108 min. (2020) $25M Adventure DVD 13734020 $14.99 BLU-RAY 13734941 $18.99 4K+BLU-RAY 13734942 $25.99 2 Discs *Home Premiere Release – Estimated Box Office

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HBO spent $70 million to allow Zack Snyder to make his true vision of what he started: a 4-hour epic of superhero proportions! Brought to life due to fan demand.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Voyagers

Starring: Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet.

PG13 108 min. (2021) Sci-Fi

“Mortal Kombat 2021 Works Because It Respects the Video Game…”

- ScreenRant

Mortal Kombat

Coming Soon

DVD 14079310 BLU-RAY+DVD 14079311 2 Discs

Every Breath You Take

Starring: Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan, Casey Affleck A psychiatrist’s life gets turned upside down when a patient takes her own life and he introduces her brother to his own family.

R 105 min. (2021) Suspense

Starring: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot Director Zack Snyder’s cut of the 2017 superhero film Justice League. Bruce Wayne enlists Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, they work to recruit a team to stand against this new enemy.

R 242 min. (2021) Action

Coming Soon

DVD 14107552 BLU-RAY+DVD 14107553 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 14107554 2 Discs

Starring: Lewis Tan, Josh Lawson, Jessica McNamee MMA fighter Cole Young is unaware of his heritage or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has sent Sub-Zero to hunt him down. Fearing for his family’s safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade.

R (2021) Action

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

DVD 14079313 BLU-RAY+DVD 14079314 2 Discs

DVD 14079307 BLU-RAY+DVD 14079308 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 14079309 2 Discs

The Unholy

Monday

Starring: Cary Elwes, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton The film follows Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak, and heal the sick.

PG13 (2021) Horror

Coming Soon

DVD 14079305 BLU-RAY+DVD 14079306 2 Discs

Starring: Sebastian Stan, Denise Gough, Dominique Tipper When Mickey is introduced to Chloe one hot summer night in Athens, the attraction between the pair is immediately palpable, so palpable that before they know it they’re waking up naked on the beach on Saturday morning. R 116 min. (2021) Drama

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DVD 14089727 BLU-RAY 14089728

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HOT NEW RELEASES - NOW AVAILABLE Fresh out of theatres to your library.

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Starring: Kirsten Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever. PG13 106 min. (2021) $140M* Comedy DVD BLU-RAY+DVD

13933237 13933238

$14.99 $18.74 2 Discs

“Bright, colorful, and unabashedly silly,

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar reaffirms that Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig are still as fun—and funny—as ever. ” - Rotten Tomatoes

Judas and the Black Messiah

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton. R 126 min. (2021) $60M* Drama

Available May 4

DVD 13930241 $21.74 BLU-RAY 13930242 $26.99

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Hot New Releases - Now Available The Nest

Starring: Carrie Coon, Jude Law, Anne Reid Rory, an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison, and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the ‘80s. Sensing an opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm.

Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, and the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage. R 107 min. (2020) $10M* Drama “…unsettling story with an outstanding pair of lead performances.” - Rotten Tomatoes

Available May 18 DVD BLU-RAY

13577106 $19.99 13970040 $17.24

Breaking News in Yuba County

Starring: Mila Kunis, Allison Janney, Juliette Lewis After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a city-wide search to find him. To prolong her newfound fame, she stumbles into hilarious hijinks as her world turns upside down, dodging a wannabe mobster, a relentless local policewoman, her half-sister, a local news reporter desperate for a story, and her husband’s deadbeat brother, who all set out to uncover the truth behind the disappearance.

R 96 min. (2021) $45M* Drama “Allison Janney toplines a starry ensemble, including Awkwafina and Mila Kunis, in director Tate Taylor’s darkly comic look at the culture of fame and the tabloid media.” - Hollywood Reporter BLU-RAY

The Last Shift

Starring: Richard Jenkins, Ed O’Neill, Shane Paul McGhie Stanley’s last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn when he befriends a young African-American employee. R 90 min.

(2020) $10M* Comedy “Richard Jenkins gives one of his most soulful performances in years.” - RogerEbert.com DVD BLU-RAY

13699297 $14.99 13801670 $23.99

Starring: Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, Rami Malek Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment.

Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, LA Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

R 127 min. (2021) $80M* Suspense “An exceptionally well-cast throwback thriller…” - Rotten Tomatoes

Available May 4

DVD 13900916 $21.74 BLU-RAY 13900917 $26.99

Pinocchio (Italian)

Our Friend

Starring: Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Rocco Papaleo Old woodcarver Geppetto’s puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped, and chased by bandits. PG13 125 min. (2020) $15M* Drama

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, Gwendoline Christie The inspiring true story of the Teague family and how their lives are upended by wife Nicole’s diagnosis of terminal cancer. As Nicole’s husband Matt’s responsibilities as caretaker increase, the couple’s best friend Dane offers to come and help out.

R 126 min. (2021) $50M* Drama

“…wooden-puppet fairytale goes back to the sweet-sour original.” - The Guardian

“…the raw intelligence refined by its cast, is all about the wonder of life, the joy of living it and the pain of losing it.” - Wall Street Journal

DVD BLU-RAY *Home Premiere Release – Estimated Box Office

13933261 $26.99

The Little Things

13889307 $14.99 13889308 $18.74

DVD

13900920 $17.24

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NEW RELEASES Starring Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman!

Vanquish

The Twentieth Century

Starring: Dan Beirne, Mikhail Ahooja Aspiring politician Mackenzie King hesitates in love between a heroic soldier he believes himself destined to marry and a psoriasis-addled spinster and learns that with unrequited love, it’s never over until he’s completely humiliated himself. UNK 90 min. (2020) Drama

Available May 18

Starring: Ruby Rose, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Muldoon Victoria is trying to put her dark past as a drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces her to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts, and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters.

R 96 min. (2021) Action DVD 14027333 $14.99 BLU-RAY 14027332 $16.49

Phobias

Starring: Leonardo Nam, Martina Garcia, Hana Mae Lee Five dangerous patients, suffering from extreme phobias at a government testing facility, are put to the ultimate test under the supervision of a crazed doctor and his quest to weaponize fear.

R 85 min. (2021) Horror DVD

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13988566 $14.24

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Willy’s Wonderland

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the condemned Willy’s Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against waves of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, and only one side will make it out alive. UNK 89 min. (2021) Comedy

DVD 13903005 $34.99 BLU-RAY 13903006 $33.99

DVD 14017363 $24.99 BLU-RAY 14017364 $25.99

The Seventh Day

Party with Me

Starring: Guy Pearce, Keith David, Stephen Lang A rookie priest arrives for his first day of training with a distinguished exorcist. As they dive deeper into hell on Earth, the lines between good and evil blur and their own demons appear.

R 87 min. (2021) Horror

Available May 18 DVD

14003548 $26.24

Roe V. Wade

Starring: Nick Loeb, Jon Voight, Stacey Dash Two lawyers square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history. It is a compelling and deeper look into the parties involved on both sides of this landmark decision.

UNK 111 min. (2021) Drama

Available May 4 DVD

14024673 $12.99

Starring: Allison Flanagan, Jaclyn Aimee, JT Vancollie After the sudden death of her distant father, a young woman copes by distracting herself with alcohol, drugs, and the antics of her misguided friends.

UNK 94 min. Comedy

Available May 4

DVD 13978342 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13976986 $16.99

The Exorcism in Amarillo

Starring: Ashley Hays Wright, Cadence Wright, David Owen Wright Based on a true story. In the Texas town of Amarillo, Ashley’s family will unknowingly open a door to evil that will change their lives forever. Ashley and her three daughters will have to face the powers of darkness while her husband is away at the Iraq War. UNK 84 min. (2020) Horror DVD

14024897 $12.99

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Mary 4 Mayor

Zombie Bro

Starring: Cameron Protzman, Corbin Bernsen, Amanda Pays What begins for eighteen-year-old Mary Parson as a retaliation against her father, the mayor of their small town who abandoned his family, turns into a full-scale war as Mary becomes the lone challenger to his re-election.

TVPG 96 min. (2020) Comedy DVD

14018066 $12.99

Body Brokers

Starring: Jack Kilmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Frank Grillo The true and untold story of multi-billion-dollar drug and alcohol treatment fraud, where former drug addicts and dealers become millionaires overnight as ‘body brokers.’ R 113 min. (2021) Drama DVD

14024696 $14.24

Starring: Lauren Grego, Anthony Taufa, Cooper Flynn They say blood is thicker than water, but does infected zombie blood count? When Francine catches her brother, Teddie, in the act of attack, she must convince Ma and Pa they’re in danger and, worst of all, figure out a way to get rid of her beloved brother.

PG13 101 min. (2021) Children’s

This fast-paced action thriller has an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes!

Cosmic Sin

Available May 25 DVD

13899822 $24.99

Anatomy of an Antihero Redemption

Starring: Alan Delabie, Arturo Adame, Mike Bucy A vigilante released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit sets out for one last bloodthirsty fight, seeking redemption and vengeance.

UNK 88 min. (2020) Action

Starring: Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Brandon Thomas Lee In the year 2524, four centuries after humans started colonizing the outer planets, retired Gen. James Ford gets called back into service after a hostile alien fleet attacks soldiers on a remote planet. R 78 min.

(2021) Sci-Fi

DVD 14008070 $16.99 BLU-RAY 14008071 $19.99

DVD 13976969 $13.49 BLU-RAY 13976970 $16.49

Available May 18

First time these Hallmark favorites are available on DVD.

Love Takes Flight

Starring: Nikki DeLoach, Jeff Hephner Hospital administrator Lizzie makes it a point not to mix the personal and professional. But she decides to bend that rule rather than disrupt her daughter’s burgeoning friendship with a lonely widower. UNK 97 min. (2019) Romance DVD

13938718 $18.99

The Magic of Ordinary Days

Pumpkin Pie Wars

DVD

DVD

Starring: Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich, Mare Winningham Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII. NR 98 min. (2005) Drama 14000219 $18.99

Starring: Julie Gonzalo, Eric Aragon Ten years ago, Faye and Lydia each opened their own bakeries. Now their children, Casey and Sam, are set to carry on the rivalry. There’s only one problem for these two people…they start to fall in love. NR 84 min. (2016) Comedy 14000218 $18.99

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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED Films rated 65 percent or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

Starring Academy Award nominee Anthony Hopkins.

The Virtuoso

Hunter Hunter

S#!%house

Starring: Camille Sullivan, Summer H. Howell, Devon Sawa A fur trapper leaves his wife and daughter behind to kill a rogue wolf in the isolated wilderness. But they soon become progressively worried when a severely injured man shows up to disrupt their peaceful existence.

UNK 94 min. (2020) Horror

Available June 22 DVD

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Abbie Cornish, Diora Baird A loner hitman must find his target with only a code word, but when he arrives at the location he has been given at the specific time, there are several possible targets, including a deputy sheriff.

R 110 min. (2021) Action

Available May 4

DVD 14056237 $14.99 BLU-RAY 14079312 $16.49

Supernova

Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood Sam and Tusker are traveling across England in their old RV to visit friends, family, and places from their past.

Since Tusker was diagnosed with dementia, their time together is the most important thing they have. R 93 min. (2021) Drama

Available May 18

DVD 13900927 $20.24 BLU-RAY 13900928 $22.49

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Starring: Cooper Raiff, Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker A homesick college freshman goes to a party at Shithouse and ends up spending the night with his sophomore RA who’s had a shitty day and wants someone to hang out with. R 101 min. (2020) Comedy

Available May 18

DVD 13626989 $24.99 BLU-RAY 13959517 $25.99

55 Steps

Held

DVD 13995430 $28.99 BLU-RAY 14000211 $27.99

Available July 13

The Aerialist

My Little Sister

Starring: Hilary Swank, Helena Bonham Carter, Jeffrey Tambor Based on the inspiring true story of an outrageous and smart Eleanor Riese, a patient in a psychiatric hospital where she’s been mistreated, and her attorney, a patients’ rights lawyer, Colette Hughes.

PG13 114 min. (2018) Drama

Starring: Dreya Weber, Morgan Bradley, Kelly Marcus This narrative drama, set in the dangerous world of aerial acrobatics, wrestles with the price performers pay for a show that must go on, and the tragic decisions they make to pursue their dreams.

NR 102 min. (2020) Drama DVD 13546445 $22.99 BLU-RAY 13546446 $23.99

Starring: Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Rez Kempton A couple’s ailing marriage is put to the test when they rent a house for a secluded romantic vacation and are held captive there as a mysterious voice gives them commands. They must obey or face terrifying consequences.

UNK 93 min. (2021) Suspense DVD

14005994 $20.24

(German)

Starring: Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller Lisa has bid goodbye to her ambitions as a playwright and the Berlin arts scene and now lives in Switzerland with her husband, who runs an international school. When her twin brother falls ill, she returns to Berlin.

UNK 100 min. (2020) Drama DVD

14008061 $24.99

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Brothers by Blood

Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Maika Monroe, Matthias Schoenaerts After the tragic death of his sister, Peter Flood finds his family lost in revenge. Years later, his cousin, who runs a small circle of Irish Mafiosi in Philadelphia, begins to lose ground, waking up old family demons and igniting a cycle of violence. R 90 min. (2021) Action DVD

Key theatrical releases grossing almost $1 million.

Stardust

Starring: Jena Malone, Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron It chronicles the young David Bowie’s first visit to the US in 1971, a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust.

UNK 109 min.

(2020) Drama

“Pfeiffer is flawless in her most delicious performance in years.”

– Associated Press

French Exit

Available June 29

DVD 13699305 $16.99 BLU-RAY 14027330 $17.24

13934169 $14.24

Tyger Tyger

Starring: Dylan Sprouse, Sam Quartin, Thea Sofie Loch Naess While waiting for her test results, Blake kidnaps a drug addict and flees to a free city to distribute lifesaving medication.

NR 92 min. (2021) Adventure DVD 13923301 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13923331 $21.99

The Violent Heart

Starring: Mary J. Blige, Jovan Adepo, Lukas Haas Fifteen years after the murder of his older sister, Daniel finds himself falling for Cassie, a vivacious high school senior.

NR 102 min. (2020) Drama DVD 13922480 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13923208 $21.99

Silk Road

Starring: Jason Clarke, Nick Robinson, Katie Aselton Ross Ulbricht launches the website Silk Road, a completely anonymous drug market, catching the focus of disgraced DEA agent Rick Bowden.

As their private lives erode, they are trapped in an elaborate game of cat and mouse. R 117 min. (2021) Drama DVD 13906771 $14.99 BLU-RAY 13906772 $16.49

Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts An aging Manhattan socialite living on what’s barely left of her inheritance moves to a small apartment in Paris with her son and cat. R 110 min.

(2021) Comedy

Available May 11 DVD 13933264 BLU-RAY 13933265

$23.24 $29.99 2 Discs

Son of the South

Born a Champion

DVD 13965044 $14.24 BLU-RAY 13965045 $17.99

DVD 13766425 $14.99 BLU-RAY 13802251 $16.49

Starring: Ludi Lin, Julia Ormond, Sienna Guillory In this poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama, a Klansman’s grandson must choose which side of history to be on during the civil rights movement.

PG13 103 min. (2021) Drama

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Katrina Bowden, Sean Patrick Flanery One of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Mickey Kelley, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.

R 111 min. (2021) Action

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CRITERION COLLECTION “The two films create a devastatingly frank, empathetic portrait of lost youth.” - Criterion

Streetwise/ Tiny

The Life of Erin Blackwell

Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.

Flowers of Shanghai

Masculin Féminin

Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Michiko Hada The gorgeous period reverie by Hou Hsiao-hsien traces the romantic intrigue and jealousies swirling around four latenineteenth century Shanghai ‘flower houses,’ where the courtesans live confined to a gilded cage. NR 113 min. Drama

Silver Bear Award, Best Actor (JeanPierre Leaud), 1966 Berlin Film Festival

(Chinese)

Available May 18

DVD 13960901 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13960900 $29.99

Trances (Arabic)

Starring: Kimberly Marsh, Erin Blackwell In 1983, director Martin Bell, photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and journalist Cheryl McCall set out to tell the stories of homeless and runaway teenagers in Seattle. NR 179 min.

Documentary

Available June 15

DVD 14047713 $22.49 2 Discs BLU-RAY 14047712 $29.99

Nightmare Alley (B&W)

Starring: Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.

NR 111 min. Drama

Available May 25

DVD 13960903 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13960902 $29.99

Starring: Larbi Batma, Abderrahman ‘Paco’ Kirouche, Omar Sayed The groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane is the subject of this captivating documentary by Ahmed El Maanouni, who filmed the four musicians during a series of electrifying live performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France.

NR 88 min. (1981) Documentary

Available May 4

DVD 13960895 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13960894 $29.99

The Furies (B&W)

Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Huston, Wendell Corey A ranch owner butts heads with his daughter over her dowry, choice of marriage, and ownership of the land. Bonus features include commentary, a rare interview with Walter Huston, a rare stills gallery, booklet, and more.

UNK 109 min. (1950) Drama BLU-RAY 13922485 $29.99

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(B&W) (French)

Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Chantal Goya French new wave icon Jean-Pierre Leaud stars as Paul, an idealistic would-be intellectual struggling to forge a relationship with adorable pop star Madeleine (real-life ye-ye girl Chantal Goya). NR 104 min. (1966) Romance BLU-RAY 13922486 $29.99

Merrily We Go to Hell (B&W)

Starring: Sylvia Sidney, Fredric March, Adrianne Allen Everyone is stunned when heiress Joan Prentice agrees to marry reporter Jerry Corbett.

Though it initially appears that he has changed his alcoholic ways, his work takes the couple to New York, which seems to doom their chances for a happy ending.

NR 83 min. Comedy

Available May 11

DVD 13960899 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13960898 $29.99

The Human Condition (B&W) (Japanese)

Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai Tells of the journey of Kaji, from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and again finds his morals an impediment rather than an advantage. NR 575 min. Drama

Available June 8

BLU-RAY 14047711 $44.99 3 Discs

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CSI:NY

Star Trek

Supernatural

Starring: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, A.J. Buckley Shadow Lead Detective Mac Taylor as he guides his renowned team of criminalists on the brutal, relentless hunt for the truth of all nine years of every mind-boggling, genre-twisting case tackled

by Taylor’s dedicated squad.

TV14 8478 min. Drama

Starring: Jack Quaid, Jerry O’Connell, Tawny Newsome Join rule breaker Beckett Mariner, aspiring captain Brad Boimler, rookie D’Vana Tendi, and part-cyborg Sam Rutherford as they attempt to navigate the mysterious corners of our universe with little experience, and even less authority. NR 251 min. (2020) Animated

Starring: Misha Collins, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles Sam and Dean spend their lives on the road, battling every kind of threat. They face everything from the demon that killed their mother to vampires, ghosts, shape-shifters, angels, fallen gods, and even Lucifer and God themselves. UNK 13700 min. Drama

The Complete Series

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The Bureau

Ancient Aliens

Starring: Jacques Audiard, Mathieu Kassovitz, Sara Gireaudau All five seasons of Eric Rochant’s awardwinning spy thriller television series.

The Bureau is a secretive department in charge of training elite undercover agents for the French secret service. UNK 2500 min. Drama

Join Giorgio Tsoukalos and other ancient astronaut theorists as they continue their search for evidence of extraterrestrial contact in the distant past as well as the present.

TVPG 686 min.

Documentary

The Complete Series (French)

Available May 25 DVD

14024713

13988565

$14.99

An exploration of how opportunistic smuggling networks in Latin America turned into powerful and ruthless drug cartels with the power to destabilize and tear apart whole countries.

TV14 440 min. (2020) Documentary

DVD

Starring: Sofia Helin, Kyle MacLachlan, Tobias Santelmann A princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in an epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha.

UNK 470 min. (2021) Drama

Available May 4

14027379

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Secrets of the Zoo

Season 1 North Carolina

Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller explores the inner workings of the global underworld’s most dangerous black markets.

TV14 389 min. (2020) Documentary $37.99 2 Discs

DVD 13959516 $247.49 5 Discs BLU-RAY 13960186 $269.99

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Atlantic Crossing

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Narco Wars

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$37.99 2 Discs

The North Carolina Zoo is one of the largest zoos in the world with more than 1,000 animals. With lions, elephants, and gorillas to care for, there’s no such thing as a normal day in this animal kingdom.

UNK 352 min. (2021) Documentary DVD

14008085

$37.99 2 Discs

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Theatrical Releases on the Horizon

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ovie theaters are back in business, continuing

Godzilla & Kong also on HBOMax or Raya and the Last Dragon

to scale up operations and capacities, which is

also available with an additional Disney Plus charge), patrons

great news for their communities and for the

are going to need Libraries more than ever for the must-see

backlog of Hollywood films. Studios continue to be creative on the ways they are getting their titles to the consumer, using a mix of theatrical and premium streaming availability, which often includes steep in-home viewing costs.

movies this year.

Much like your patrons will need you during this time of transition, Midwest Tape will be here for our Library partners.

Our video team continues to stay on top of the latest release

Libraries have always been able to bring together film and

dates, titles, and trends within the film industry. We are

television from different sources to make it easy for patrons

constantly working with the movie studios to guarantee

to revisit a favorite film or see a show they missed. With

we have the best title selection possible for you.

the puzzle of different streaming/theatrical exclusives (like

Selection of Key 2021 Film Releases MAY 7 → Wrath of Man

JUNE 11 → In the Heights

MAY 14 → Spiral → Those Who Wish Me Dead

JUNE 18 → The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

MAY 21 → Four Good Days MAY 28 → Cruella The origin story of Cruella de Vil and how she got to be so evil. → A Quiet Place Part II The follow-up to John Krasinski’s breakout hit as the Abbott family continues to fight to survive.

JUNE 4 → Spirit Untamed → Vivo → The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

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JUNE 25 → F9 JULY 2 → Peter Rabbit 2 JULY 9 → Black Widow Join Natasha Romanoff as she is forced to confront her past while taking on enemies determined to bring her down. → The Forever Purge JULY 16 → Space Jam: A New Legacy Lebron James and the Looney Tunes team up to bring down a digital enemy in a high-stakes basketball game. → Cinderella

JULY 23 → Old → Hotel Transylvania 4 → Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins JULY 30 → Jungle Cruise AUGUST 6 → The Suicide Squad A reboot from James Gunn that sees Task Force X trying to save the world again. → Free Guy Ryan Reynolds stars in this movie about what happens when an NPC in a video game becomes aware of his surroundings and wants to be more. → Respect → BIOS AUGUST 27 → The Beatles: Get Back

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SEPTEMBER 3 → Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings → Jackass 4 SEPTEMBER 17 → The Boss Baby: Family Business SEPTEMBER 24 → Venom: Let There Be Carnage → Dear Evan Hansen → The Many Saints of Newark → The Eyes of Tammy Faye OCTOBER 1 → Dune → The Addams Family Sequel OCTOBER 8 → No Time to Die The final go-round of Daniel Craig as 007 sees the super spy pulled out of retirement to help search for a missing scientist.

OCTOBER 15 → Halloween Kills → The Last Duel

NOVEMBER 26 → Encanto → House of Gucci

OCTOBER 22 → Last Night in Soho

DECEMBER 3 → Nightmare Alley

OCTOBER 29 → Antlers

DECEMBER 10 → West Side Story

NOVEMBER 5 → Eternals → Clifford the Big Red Dog

DECEMBER 17 → Spider-Man: No Way Home

NOVEMBER 12 → Ghostbusters: Afterlife Paranormal activity in a small Oklahoma town helps a family discover their familial link to the Ghostbusters.

DECEMBER 24 → The Matrix 4 → Sing 2 → Sherlock Holmes 3

NOVEMBER 19 → Top Gun: Maverick After 30 years, Tom Cruise reprises his iconic role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. → King Richard

Dates are subject to change and were current as of 4/15/21.

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MUST-HAVE TELEVISION LGBTQ+ Compelling shows that inspire dedicated viewing.

“The pleasures of Supernova are entirely derived from getting to watch Firth and Tucci onscreen.”

- New York Magazine

Supernova

With Pride Month just around the corner, help your patrons celebrate the diversity in our communities and recognize that love is love with these titles!

Markie in Milwaukee

The film follows fundamentalist Baptist minister Mark Wenzel, who decides at age 46 to come out as a transgender woman named Markie, and the aftermath of that decision UNK 88 min.

(2019) Documentary DVD

“Directors Dennis Keighron-Foster and Amy Watson did an excellent job because all I want to do now is go to the Manchester Ball.” - Film Threat

Deep in Vogue

13942418 $29.99

Breaking Fast

Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci A gay couple embarks on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.

R 93 min. (2021) Drama

Available May 18 DVD BLU-RAY

13900927 $20.24 13900928 $22.49

T11 Incomplete

Starring: Kristen Renton, Karen Sillas, Zachary Booth A visiting home health aide and recovering alcoholic strives to rebuild her broken life, only to have it fall apart once again when she falls in love with her young, paraplegic patient, then betrays her trust. UNK 105 min. (2020) Drama DVD

13923309 $16.99

Starring: Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy, Amin El Gamal Romanace blooms between Mo, a practicing Muslim, and Kal, an all-American guy, during Ramadan.

NR 92 min. (2020) Comedy DVD

13802157 $26.99

Same-Sex Attracted

A powerful documentary that presents the real, never-before-seen experience of being queer at the Lord’s University from the perspective of current LGBT students.

NR 88 min. (2020) Documentary DVD BLU-RAY

13897144 $16.99 13897550 $16.99

A documentary celebrating the colorful, queer, emotional, and political stories of Northern Vogue and its people. UNK 62 min. (2019) Documentary

SPECIAL EDITION DVD BLU-RAY

13894252 $19.99 13894253 $21.99

Born to Be

Follows the work of Dr. Jess Ting at Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery in New York City, where all transgender and gender nonconforming people have access to transition-related health and surgical care. UNK 92 min.

(2019) Documentary DVD

13723082 $19.99

FOREIGN LGBTQ Queer Japan

Madame

Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan.

UNK 99 min. (2020) Documentary

Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother, and her filmmaker grandson explore the development and transmission of gender identity in a patriarchal environment.

UNK 94 min. (2019) Documentary

(Japanese)

DVD BLU-RAY

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DVD BLU-RAY

13775974 $24.99 13775973 $23.99

Everything I Like (Spanish)

Starring: Milton Roses Daniel is an editor at a production company.

When Javier, a news cameraman, joins the crew, it upends Daniel’s life in ways he never expected, and he begins to develop feelings for the alluring Javier.

UNK 146 min. (2020) Drama DVD

13967495 $24.99

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With the end of the fiscal year coming quickly, you can’t afford not to add the hottest titles of 2021 so far to your shelves! Satisfy your patrons and your budget with these top sellers!

TOP SELLERS 2021 Greenland

Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Brandon Quinn A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity, his estranged wife Allison, and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary.

PG13 120 min. (2020) $50M* Action DVD 13369554 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13369555 $26.24 2 Discs

Love and Monsters

Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker After reconnecting with his high school girlfriend, Aimee, Joel Dawson decides to venture out to find her despite all the dangerous monsters that forced the world underground after taking over the land.

PG13 108 min. (2020) $25M* Adventure DVD BLU-RAY 4K+BLU-RAY

13734020 $11.99 13734941 $15.99 13734942 $22.99 2 Discs

Wild Mountain Thyme

Starring: Emily Blunt, Jon Hamm, Jamie Dornan Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly’s love, while Anthony, oblivious to Rosemary’s affection, wants to stop the sale of his family farm. PG13 103 min. (2020) $50M* Drama DVD

All My Life

DVD 13411394 $21.74 2 Discs BLU-RAY+DVD 13411395 $29.99 3 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13765368 $33.74 3 Discs

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Monster Hunter

The Informer

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Starring: Elizabeth Debicki, John David Washington, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Armed with only one word and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real-time.

PG13 151 min. (2020) $200M* Sci-Fi

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, T.I. When Captain Artemis and her unit are transported to a new world, they learn that the world is home to monsters immune to their firepower. Battling for survival, the unit encounters the Hunter, whose skills keep him one-step ahead.

PG13 103 min. (2020) $100M* Action 13791879 $23.24 13791880 $26.24 13792731 $30.74 2 Discs

Dreamland

Starring: Margot Robbie, Travis Fimmel, Garrett Hedlund A teen bounty hunter is torn between helping or capturing a seductive fugitive bank robber hiding in his small town during the Great Depression. R 100 min.

(2020) $30M* Drama DVD BLU-RAY

13737790 $11.99 13738141 $11.99

13792750 $17.24

Honest Thief

Starring: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.

PG13 100 min. (2020) $20M* Action DVD 13624286 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13624287 $26.24 2 Discs

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Starring: Ever Carradine, Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr. Based on a powerful true story, it follows the journey of a young engaged couple who make the difficult decision to accelerate their wedding in the wake of a devastating discovery.

PG13 92 min. (2020) $10M* Drama

Starring: Ana De Armas, Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman Ex-con and special ops soldier Pete Koslow has been recruited by the FBI to take down New York’s most powerful crime boss.

But when he’s returned to prison. Koslow must now devise a plan to in order to save himself and his family.

R 102 min. (2020) $35M* Drama 12687948 $14.24 12687949 $17.99

Billie

Raw, emotional, and brutally honest, this is filled with incredible unheard testimonies from musical greats like Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, and Count Basie. A showcase of an American legend, an arresting and powerful tale of one of the greatest singers who ever lived.

UNK 96 min. (2020) Documentary DVD

Freaky

Tesla

KILLER SWITCH EDITION DVD 13699299 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13699300 $26.24 2 Discs

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Starring: Alan Ruck, Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn When a mystical ancient dagger causes a serial killer and a teenage girl to wake up in each other’s bodies, they learn that they has just 24 hours to get their bodies back before it is permanent.

R 102 min. (2020) $40M* Horror

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Starring: Eve Hewson, Ethan Hawke, Hannah Gross Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy.

PG13 102 min. (2020) $25M* Drama 13508722 $14.99 13734948 $17.24

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Mulan

Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jet Li To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.

PG13 115 min. (2020) $150M* Action DVD 12882643 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12882644 $29.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12882645 $29.99 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

All Creatures Great and Small Season 1

Starring: Nicholas Ralph, Anna Madeley, Samuel West The numerous adventures of a friendly staff at a country veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire.

A remake of the 1978-1990 series. Taken from the autobiographical books by James Herriot.

UNK 360 min. (2020) Drama DVD BLU-RAY

13624304 $37.49 2 Discs 13624305 $44.99 2 Discs

Unhinged

Starring: Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Jimmi Simpson After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage. R 90 min. (2020) $25M* Action DVD 13569723 $12.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 13569724 $16.99 2 Discs

Driving While Black

It explores the riveting history and personal experiences of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond.

TV14 120 min. (2020) Documentary DVD

13611636 $18.74

Wonder Woman 1984

The New Mutants

DVD 13577098 $21.74 2 Discs BLU-RAY+DVD 13577099 $29.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13577100 $33.74 2 Discs

DVD 13508703 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13508704 $29.99 4K+BLU-RAY 13508705 $32.99 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

Antebellum

Lovecraft Country

Starring: Gal Gadot, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big-screen adventure finds her facing an all-new foe: the Cheetah and Max Lord.

PG13 151 min. (2020) $150M* Action

Starring: Jena Malone, Janelle Monae, Jack Huston Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.

R 105 min. (2020) $10M* Horror DVD 13508714 $12.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 13508715 $16.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13646485 $32.24 2 Discs

John Lewis

Good Trouble

Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis’s 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. PG 97 min.

(2020) Documentary DVD

Come Away

Starring: David Oyelowo, Angelina Jolie, Michael Caine In an origin story of two of the most beloved characters in literature, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, Alice, brother Peter, and older sibling David let their imaginations run wild one blissful summer in the English countryside.

PG 94 min. (2020) $30M* Children’s DVD

*Home Premiere Release – Estimated Box Office

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Starring: Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, Maisie Williams Five young people who demonstrate special powers are brought to a secret institution to undergo treatments they are told will cure them of the dangers of their powers.

PG13 95 min. (2020) $23M Horror

Season 1

Starring: Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett, Courtney B. Vance This series follows Korean war vet Atticus Freeman, his friend Letitia, and his Uncle George on a journey across 1950s Jim Crow America, where they face racist terrors and the terrifying monsters of an H.P. Lovecraft paperback.

NR 590 min. (2020) Horror DVD BLU-RAY

13750848 $22.49 3 Discs 13750849 $29.99 3 Discs

Ava

Starring: Diana Silvers, John Malkovich, Jessica Chastain A deadly assassin is forced to fight for her own survival when a job goes terribly wrong.

R 96 min. (2020) $20M* Action DVD BLU-RAY

13577091 $12.99 13577092 $16.99

Yellowstone Season 3

Starring: Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly In the most explosive season of Yellowstone yet, John Dutton and his family must protect their land from new and old enemies, led by Wall Street maverick Roarke.

NR 431 min. (2020) Western

PARENTAL ADVISORY DVD 13611619 $41.99 4 Discs BLU-RAY 13611620 $19.49 3 Discs

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DOCUMENTARIES The Emmy Award-winning documentary series remastered and rejuvenated after meticulous inspection of the film.

Baseball

A Film by Ken Burns

Last Call to Normandy

The Complete Series

For the 75th anniversary of D-Day, celebrated producer Ted Fitzgerald was there to film celebrations, reenactments, heroics, and testimonials of those that lived through it. UNK

Available June 8

DVD 13916697 $74.99 11 Discs BLU-RAY 13916698 $97.49 11 Discs

Dolly Parton 50 Years at the Opry

The country music legend returns to NBC and performs at one of the most iconic stages in the world. The special celebrates Parton’s 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. UNK 90 min. (2019)

Available May 11 DVD

13765383 $18.74

Legend

This examines the life and music of Sam Cooke. The film traces Cooke’s professional and personal life and recounts his commitment to the struggle for civil rights.

UNK DVD

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13988576 $19.99

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In His Own Words

A look at Martin Margiela, the fashion world’s answer to Banksy, an elusive and enigmatic designer whose revolutionary creations changed the face of fashion while remaining completely anonymous.

UNK 90 min. (2020)

Available May 18

Available May 11

Her Name Is Chef

007

DVD

The complete Emmy Award-winning story of America’s national pastime from master storyteller Ken Burns.

TVPG 1380 min.

Martin Margiela

14024692 $22.99 2 Discs

It showcases the stories of six talented, inspiring females of the kitchen. Each shares their triumphs in cutting through the clichés of the restaurant industry, and explores how they broke down the doors to ‘earn’ the title of Chef.

UNK 95 min. (2020)

DVD 13903003 $34.99 BLU-RAY 13903004 $33.99

For Your Eyes Only

Experience Bond like never before in this documentary that offers an up-closeand-personal look at the actors, sets, and gadgets of the James Bond films. UNK 45 min. (2020)

Available May 25

Available May 11

DVD

Influence

Look Back in Angus

DVD

13970001 $18.74

13942416 $19.99

The rise and fall of the world’s most dangerous public relations company.

Influence is terrifyingly relevant in our current era of alternative facts and theatrical politics.

UNK 90 min. (2020)

Available May 18

DVD 13978348 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13976992 $16.99

Reach for the Rings

Documentary about the 2019 IF3 (International Functional Fitness Federation) World Championship in Malmo, Sweden.

UNK 118 min. (2021)

Available May 25

DVD 13978350 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13976994 $16.99

A tale of culture, history, and great food.

This is the extraordinary and compelling story of how a small Scottish cow came to dominate global cuisine.

UNK 101 min. (2021)

Available May 4

DVD 13977830 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13976984 $16.99

Wind Riders

The untold stories of three American balloon pilots who have dedicated their lives to their sport, as they defend their world title. UNK 56 min.

(2018)

Available May 25

DVD 13978351 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13976995 $16.99

DOCUMENTARIES

Marietta

Torn between her native Cuba and her decision to emigrate to the UK, musician Marietta Veulens returns to her hometown of Matanzas to revisit the people that inspired her and perform her album Pasiones y Rituales for the first time. UNK 71 min. (2021)

Available June 8

DVD 14059680 $16.99 BLU-RAY 14059087 $16.99

Us Kids

The documentary follows Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes, gun violence survivors and teenage activists, as they pull together the largest youth protest in American history.

UNK 98 min. (2020)

Available May 11 DVD

14024703 $19.99

Last Man Fishing Small-scale fishermen across America work to build a fair seafood system in an industry plagued with fraud and consolidation.

UNK 60 min. (2020) DVD

13967494 $24.99

Altitude Not Attitude

The story of Michael Warkentin, who became a quadriplegic at age 22. Among gorgeous European landmarks, with humor, we explore the six phases of recovery that we all experience after facing adversity. UNK 62 min. (2020)

Available June 8

DVD 14059675 $16.99 BLU-RAY 14059082 $16.99

Great Kings of England

Alfred the Great

Few kings in English history deserve the title ‘great’ more than Alfred, King of Wessex.

This title follows his reign and his accomplishments during his time on the throne. UNK 50 min.

American Oz

Tells the story of author L. Frank Baum and the making of his classic novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the movie it inspired, and the importance of this iconic work in American life. UNK 113 min. (2021)

Available June 8 DVD

13965082 $18.74

Escape from Extinction

A look at the world’s leading animal welfare specialists and conservation scientists working to protect animals on all seven of Earth’s continents.

UNK 89 min. (2020)

Available June 8

Available May 4

DVD 14059663 $16.99 BLU-RAY 14057920 $16.99

Going Om

Bastards’ Road

Available May 25

Available May 11

DVD

13988580 $14.99

The documentary looks at how viewers use sound in their world, the impact on humans and animals, and the science behind why it’s important.

UNK 77 min. (2020) DVD 13978349 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13976993 $16.99

Walking nearly 6,000 miles, a Marine veteran confronts unprocessed traumas from war.

A hopeful story of resilience meant to inspire all audiences.

UNK 98 min. (2020) DVD 13978345 $17.99 BLU-RAY 13976989 $18.99

Informative programs present extraordinary artists and their greatest works of art.

Michelangelo

Maxfield Parrish

Available May 25

Available May 25

Michelangelo (1475-1564) marked the beginning of the modern artist, the artist who claims total freedom with no compromise.

UNK 47 min.

DVD

14030837 $14.99

Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) was one of the greatest American painters and illustrators of the 20th century.

UNK 47 min.

DVD

14030836 $14.99

Kurt Schwitters Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was one of the leading protagonists of 20th century arts.

UNK 47 min.

Available May 25 DVD

14030835 $14.99

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MIDWEST TAPE RECOMMENDS

Titles your patrons are sure to love, curated by our movie experts here at Midwest Tape.

DOCUMENTARIES “Glossy, gleaming eye candy for those with a sweet tooth.”

- Concrete Playground

Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

The Projectionist

The Go-Go’s

DVD BLU-RAY

BLU-RAY+DVD 13959526 $29.99 2 Discs

The film director converses with the proprietor of a cinema complex in Queens about the 1970s era of filmmaking and exhibition in New York City, when things were edgier and sleazier than they are in today’s cleaned-up scene. UNK 82 min. (2019) 13898286 $19.99 13898287 $25.99

We Are Columbine

The film follows five visionary pastry makers as they attempt to construct an extravagant food gala based on the art exhibit Visitors to Versailles. The film studies the startlingly cyclical intersection between food, culture, and history. UNK 75 min. (2020) DVD

13916692 $19.99

13921444 $24.99

Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie

Sam and Mattie, two badass friends with Down Syndrome, rally friends and family to help them make a zombie movie called Spring Break Zombie Massacre.

UNK 107 min. (2019) DVD BLU-RAY

The Mimic

Starring: Buddy Duress, Paula Knüpling, Kevin Iso In Moscow, a woman struggles with severe OCD, while her cousin in Berlin tries to build a romantic relationship, ignoring her own mental issue.

Meanwhile, in New York City, a boxer fights addiction and lack of self-worth in the aftermath of a break-up.

NR 85 min. (2021) Drama

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DVD

13577104 $24.99

Beware of Dog

DVD

Follow the stories of four freshmen students who experienced one of the deadliest school shootings in United States history at Columbine High School in 1999.

NR 78 min. (2019)

The candid and archive-rich documentary assesses the group’s place in music history and offers full access to the Go-Go’s, including past members as well as longtime members of their inner circle.

UNK 95 min.

Starring: Thomas Sadoski, Jake Robinson, Austin Pendleton A screenwriter explores the lighter side of a sociopath when he befriends a new neighbor on the local newspaper.

NR 81 min. (2020) Comedy DVD BLU-RAY

13923318 $19.99 13923348 $21.99

13923306 $16.99 13923336 $16.99

Batman

Soul of the Dragon

Starring: David Giuntoli, Michael Jai White, James Hong Set in the midst of the swinging 1970s, this Elseworlds adventure finds Bruce Wayne training under a master sensei. It is here that Bruce, along with other elite students, is forged in the fire of the martial arts discipline. R 83 min. (2021) Animated BLU-RAY 13793971 $22.49 4K+BLU-RAY 13793972 $29.99 2 Discs

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MIDWEST TAPE RECOMMENDS FOREIGN INTEREST Acasa, My Home

(Romanian)

In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents live in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city. UNK 88 min.

(2020) Documentary DVD BLU-RAY

13942398 $19.99 13942399 $25.99

Lengthy Night (Armenian)

Starring: Shant Hovhannisyan, Samvel Grigoryan, Luiza Nersisyan Tells the story of an attractive necklace that links together three independent stories: one set in present day, the next during the Armenian Genocide of 1915, and the third in 1003 on the day that the great poet Grigor Narekatsi died.

UNK 100 min. (2018) Drama DVD

13651181 $14.99

Starring Sam Neill from hit movie franchise Jurassic Park!

Minor Premise

Rams

Starring: Sathya Sridharan, Paton Ashbrook Dana Ashbrook Attempting to surpass his father’s legacy, a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own experiment, pitting ten fragments of his consciousness against each other.

UNK 95 min. (2020) Sci-Fi DVD BLU-RAY

13921453 $24.99 13959552 $25.99

Beneath a Sea of Lights

Starring: Jim Sarbh, Barkhad Abdi, Jameel Khan A billboard repairman working in Dubai decides he wants to experience some of the products advertised on his boards—an experience that begins innocently enough, but quickly spins out of control, especially when a con man enters the picture.

UNK 92 min. (2020) Drama DVD

13915778 $14.99

Starring: Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson Colin and Les are at war, raising separate flocks of sheep. When Les’s prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley, but Colin attempts to stealthily outwit the powers that be.

PG13 115 min. (2021) Drama DVD

13960190 $19.99

TELEVISION Castlevania

Dynasty

Til Death

Starring: James Callis, Richard Armitage, Theo James Dracula’s war against humanity rages on!

After gathering his generals from around the world, a growing unrest in the world of vampires has become clear, and it may be Dracula’s human allies, Hector and Isaac, that tip the balance of power among the undead.

TVMA 270 min. (2020) Anime

Starring: Elizabeth Gillies, Rafaela de la Fuente, Robert Christopher Riley Dealing with the fallout from the startling second season finale, Fallon is surrounded by a host of rivals looking to destroy her, the most wicked of which is her own brother, Adam.

NR 845 min. (2019) Drama

Starring: Joely Fisher, Brad Garrett, Kat Foster Eddie and Joy Stark have been married for what seems like forever, and they’ve got the scars to prove it. Naturally, cynical high school history teacher Eddie thinks it is his manly duty to offer ‘sage’ advice to newly married men.

TVPG 1747 min. Comedy

Season 3

DVD BLU-RAY

13823365 $18.74 2 Discs 13823364 $22.49 2 Discs

Season 3

DVD

13725452 $49.99 4 Discs

The Complete Series

DVD

13936356 $47.99 8 Discs

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FOREIGN SPOTLIGHT Movies and television from around the world.

ITALIAN Documentary on ending the Godfather of all Godfathers, Toto Riina.

Corleone

Citizens of the World

Starring: Giorgio Colangeli, Ennio Fantastichini, Gianni Di Gregorio Three retirees decide to move away from Rome to find a better standard of living in a country where their meager pensions will go that much further.

Planning for the trip sees the trio trawl the pubs and restaurants of the sun-saturated Rome.

UNK 92 min. (2020) Comedy DVD

13823362 $26.99

DVD

13898283 $19.99

The Man in the Top Hat

Starring: Rosa Fariello, Natalie La Torre Two journalism graduates begin a photographic retreat in Villa Rosa, a huge farmhouse abandoned in the countryside. Once they arrive, the two girls immediately feel a sinister air in the decrepit home. UNK 80 min. Suspense DVD

13823845 $14.99

Sicilia!

Starring: Angela Nugara, Gianni Buscarino, Vittorio Vigneri Something as simple as a herring roasting on a hearth, or a meal of bread, wine, and winter melon, takes on the humble aura of a Caravaggio painting in this masterful film.

UNK 66 min. (2017) Drama DVD 13910528 $29.99 BLU-RAY 13910529 $29.99

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The Green Years and Change of Life (Portuguese)

Starring: Isabel Ruth, Rui Gomes Paulo Rocha’s The Green Years is an extraordinary and haunting coming-of-age tale. Change of Life: After a stint in the army, a soldier comes home to find his sweetheart has married his brother. UNK 183 min. Drama

Available May 18

DVD 13910530 $29.99 BLU-RAY 13910531 $29.99

Milano

Happy Times

Starring: Rocco Alvaro, Marcello Arnone, Giulia Betti A detective finds himself investigating the murder of Luigi, a well-known police informer. He starts to explore the gambling world with his unorthodox ways, but realizes that appearances can be deceiving as the criminal underbelly gets revealed. UNK 60 min. Drama

Starring: Michael Aloni, Liraz Chamami, Iris Bahr A dinner party for a group of decidedly boorish Israeli Americans at a Hollywood Hills mansion turns deadly as a toxic mix of alcohol, egos, lust, and greed combine to spin bloodily out of control. NR 93 min. (2019) Horror

Justice Is Served Starring: Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina, Nathalie Bauer In 1993 the Godfather of all Godfathers, Toto Riina, is arrested in Palermo, Sicily, marking the end of a 25-year manhunt and of the war that killed thousands between the Cosa Nostra and the Italian State.

UNK 152 min. (2019) Documentary

Two Films by Paulo Rocha

DVD

13823838 $14.99

Imma Tataranni

Starring: Alessio Lapice, Vanessa Scalera, Barbara Ronchi Deputy prosecutor Immacolata ‘Imma’ Tataranni solves cases with unorthodox methods and attitude to spare. Loosely based on the novels by Italian author Mariolina Venezia and filmed in the stunning Basilicata region of southern Italy. NR 657 min. Drama DVD

DVD 13740435 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13740436 $12.99

The Final Payoff (Greek)

Starring: Greg Terzakis, Yannis Bostantzoglou, Giorgos Giannopoulos An ex-boxer has to choose between his job and starting a new life with a young actress.

UNK 125 min. (2014) Action DVD

13823844 $14.99

13938749 $39.99 3 Discs

Nuns

An Italian Horror Story

Starring: Mattia Galantino, Agata Paradiso, Caterina Orlando Bruno lives in a convent with three nuns. He’s staying with them as a caretaker, but the convent requires the assistance of a housekeeper and they hire Helena. Bruno falls in love despite the consequences. UNK 101 min. Horror DVD

(Hebrew)

13823841 $14.99

Manhattan Odyssey (Croatian)

Starring: Zdenko Jelcic, Mladen Vujcic Jacob is looking for a dog-walker for his adorable little black schnauzer. He picks Daniel, seemingly the least suitable for the job, a young loser immersed in virtual games. Jacob teaches him the ‘ancient art’ of dog walking.

UNK 101 min. (2020) Drama DVD

13823843 $14.99

FOREIGN SPOTLIGHT Sign up for our foreign standing order plans, Asian, Bollywood, French, Spanish, and Foreign, to receive titles like these in your login! Contact your sales rep today!

GERMAN “Niki Stein has adeptly created a framework that never feels like a series of flashbacks but instead an opening into the time.”

- Easy Reader

Louis Van Beethoven

RUSSIAN The Widow

Starring: Oleg Chugunov, Viktotiya Potemina, Margarita Bychkova A team of volunteers went out into the woods in search of a missing teenager.

Soon, all communication with them was lost. Locals believe they were taken by the same dark spirit that took the others. NR 86 min. (2020) Horror

NORWEGIAN “Ten episodes of tension and discovery, and twists set against stunning wintry Norwegian forests.”

- Rotten Tomatoes

The Wisting Season 1

DVD 13804419 $14.99 BLU-RAY 13804418 $17.24

Russian Raid

Starring: Colin Putz, Tobias Moretti, Anselm Bresgott This lavish historical drama illuminates the story of the world-famous composer from different perspectives. NR 126 min.

(2020) Music DVD

Starring: Ivan Kotik, Alexander Krasovskiy, Vladimir Mineev Long after the murder of his father, a secret agent killed in a missile factory raid, an ex-soldier returns to Russia as a mercenary.

He soon accepts a mission targeting the same facility, but no one else knows his true objective is revenge. NR 104 min. (2020) Action DVD 13889312 $24.99 BLU-RAY 13889313 $25.99

FRENCH

13750850 $24.99

Hot Dog

Starring: Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighofer, Leigh Gill A pair of tactical units police officers from different walks of life come together to rescue an ambassador’s daughter.

NR 105 min. (2018) Action DVD 13923305 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13923335 $16.99

Mafia Inc

Starring: Cristina Rosato, Marc-Andre Grondin, Sergio Castellitto The Gamache tailors have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generations. Vince works on behalf of Frank, the godfather, with his eldest son Giaco. Vince seeks to earn his stripes by impressing the godfather.

NR 135 min. (2020) Drama DVD

Idiomatic

Season 2 (Finnish)

Starring: Elmer Back, Anna Paavilainen, Mikko Penttilä In the uproarious second season of this relatable comedy from Finland, 30-something couple Aino and Micke consider starting a family, which is easier said than done! NR 210 min. (2019) Comedy DVD

13802258 $22.49 2 Discs

13942388 $24.99

Vitis Prohibita

This is the incredible true story of six ‘innocent’ grape varieties that were deemed outlaws by the French government.

UNK 91 min. (2019) Documentary DVD

13802153 $14.99

Starring: Thea Green Lundberg, Sven Nordin, Mads Ousdal This acclaimed series follows a homicide detective tracking an American serial killer.

When an old case comes back to haunt him, how will he save others when he finds himself fighting for his reputation, career, and life? NR 436 min. (2019) Drama DVD 13938038 $29.99 3 Discs BLU-RAY 13938037 $29.99 3 Discs

Saga

Starring: Ted Skjellum, Terje Sødal, Ingvild Hogstad Roaming on their bikes in the Norwegian countryside, Ted Skjellum’s gang discovers the ancient Norse saga of the Eyrdwellers, the story of a chieftain who came back from the dead to terrorize villagers.

UNK 88 min. (2016) Horror DVD

13898263 $14.99

Encounter in the Air (Albanian)

Starring: Herton Meta, Todi Kasemi Blerim, an employee of a TV station, takes on a highly unusual side gig, one that immerses him in a world of mental illness, paranoia, and blurred reality.

UNK 90 min. (2020) Suspense DVD

13898264 $14.99

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INTERNATIONAL INDEX Acasă, My Home (Romanian)

In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents live in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city. UNK 88 min. (2020) Documentary

FRENCH The Bureau

13758230

$20.24

The Human Condition

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.

NR 575 min. Drama DVD

10299900

$59.99

BLU-RAY

14047711

$44.99 3 Discs

Available June 8

All five seasons of Eric Rochant’s award-winning spy thriller television series.

The Bureau is a secretive department in charge of training elite undercover agents for the French secret service. UNK 2500 min. Drama $89.99 15 Discs

Masculin Féminin

French new wave icon Jean-Pierre Leaud stars as Paul, an idealistic would-be intellectual struggling to forge a relationship with adorable pop star Madeleine (real-life ye-ye girl Chantal Goya). NR 104 min.

(1966) Romance

Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan. UNK 99 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13915782 $24.99 BLU-RAY 13915783 $23.99

My Little Sister (German)

Lisa has bid goodbye to her ambitions as a playwright and the Berlin arts scene and now lives in Switzerland with her husband, who runs an international school.

When her twin brother falls ill, she returns to Berlin.

UNK 100 min. (2020) Drama

BLU-RAY 13922486 $29.99

DVD

Madame

Another Round

Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother, and her filmmaker grandson Stephane explore the development and transmission of gender identity in a patriarchal environment.

UNK 94 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 13775974 $24.99 BLU-RAY 13775973 $23.99

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14008061

Everything I Like

Daniel is an editor at a production company. When Javier, a news cameraman, joins the crew, it upends Daniel’s life in ways he never expected, and he begins to develop feelings for the alluring Javier.

UNK 146 min. (2020) Drama DVD

13967495

$24.99

The Mole Agent

Queer Japan

The Complete Series

14024713

A fire at Bucharest’s Colectiv club leaves 27 dead and 180 injured. Soon, more burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life-threatening.

Then a doctor blows the whistle to a team of investigative journalists.

NR 113 min. (2020) Documentary

JAPANESE

“Rică, like Acasă, My Home itself, meditates on how we define a life worth choosing.” - Austin Chronicle

DVD

SPANISH

(Romanian)

DVD

DVD 13942398 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13942399 $25.99

Available May 25

Collective

$24.99

(Danish)

Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood. NR 116 min.

(2020) Drama DVD 13894247 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13928827 $21.99

A private investigator in Chile hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse.

NR 90 min. (2020) Documentary

DVD 13387794 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13391926 $16.99

Lengthy Night (Armenian)

Tells the story of an attractive necklace that links together three independent stories: one set in present day, the next during the Armenian Genocide of 1915, and the third in 1003 on the day that the great poet Grigor Narekatsi died. UNK 100 min.

(2018) Drama DVD

13651181

$14.99

Flowers of Shanghai (Chinese) The gorgeous period reverie traces the romantic intrigue and jealousies swirling around four late-nineteenth century Shanghai ‘flower houses.’

NR 113 min. Drama

Available May 18

DVD 13960901 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13960900 $29.99

Trances (Arabic)

The groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane is the subject of this captivating documentary filmed during a series of electrifying live performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France.

NR 88 min. (1981) Documentary

Available May 4

DVD 13960895 $22.49 BLU-RAY 13960894 $29.99

MUST-HAVE TELEVISION EDUCATIONAL

New Standing Order plan for 2021, ‘Educational Videos’!

Contact your sales rep today!

Compelling shows that inspire dedicated viewing.

Features engaging lectures from expert professors.

Perfect series for lifelong learners.

SmartBrowse ‘One Day University’ for more topics.

America in WWI What Really Happened, and Why It Matters

Strategic Thinking and Thinking Big

The issues that Americans faced during World War I are also being faced today. This video lecture lays out the importance of studying WWI and how it can help today. UNK 59 min. (2021)

Drawing on insights from historical thinking, this lecture will provide tools for leaders to implement as they strive to think strategically rather than tactically.

UNK 59 min. (2021)

DVD

DVD

Available May 4

13817059

$18.74

Available May 4

13817057

$18.74

The Rise and Decline of the American Presidency

The New Cold War

Available May 11

Available May 4

This video lecture from a renowned professor focuses on how the power of the presidency has changed over time and what that has meant for American society. UNK 50 min. (2021) DVD

13817050 $18.74

Russia and the U.S. (What Went Wrong?)

What really happened after the Cold War was over? This video lecture from an expert historian takes a deep dive into the politics surrounding the end of the Cold War. UNK 54 min. (2021) DVD

WWII

A renowned expert in neuroscience takes viewers on a journey deep into the brain, mind, and self while revealing the exciting recent findings within the topic. UNK 56 min. (2021)

This video lecture will explore the bizarre actions of the Nazis at the end of World War II and the challenges confronting the allies in rescuing Holocaust prisoners. UNK 50 min. (2021)

(And What We Don’t)

Surprising Stories You Never Learned in History Class

Available May 11

Available May 11

13817048 $18.74

From the Holocaust to Hollywood

The Robert Clary Story

The renowned actor and entertainer personally tells his story of fame and how his horror-filled past during World War II shaped him into the man he became. UNK 49 min. (2020) DVD

DVD

The work of historians and archaeologists opens a thrilling world of discovery as they bring their methods and insights to the iconic stories of the Bible.

UNK 720 min. (2021) DVD

13933273

$79.99 4 Discs

How to Plan for the Perfect Retirement

Professor Dana Anspach of Sensible Money, LLC will provide a step-bystep guide to develop a retirement plan that works for you.

UNK 360 min. (2021) DVD

13933271 $44.99 2 Discs

13817058 $18.74

What We Know About the Brain

DVD

The History and Archaeology of the Bible

13817049

$18.74

How to Create Comics

Comics creators put certain technical and creative tools to use when they produce their stories. Get a firsthand look at how these tools are used, and how digital tools have changed the comics landscape.

UNK 360 min. (2021) DVD

13933272 $44.99 2 Discs

Time Capsule 69

Inspiring Women

Available May 4

DVD

This documentary chronicles some of the most major events of 1969 and discusses how influential these events were to the lives people live today.

UNK 45 min. (2019) DVD

13968850 $18.74

Each vignette within this documentary presents different and unique personalities of women who have changed parts of the entertainment industry.

UNK 150 min. (2017)

13957288 $18.74

13968847 $18.74

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In a Galaxy Far Far Away…

Star Wars

Live Action Disney Classics Volume 1

Titles included: Treasure Island; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; The Incredible Journey; The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit; The Barefoot Executive; and The Apple Dumpling Gang.

PG 612 min. Children’s

Marvel’s Avengers

Titles include: Marvel’s The Avengers; Avengers: Age of Ultron; Avengers: Infinity War; and Avengers: Endgame.

614 min.

DVD 13387826 $140.99 4 Movies

DVD 13619058 $101.99 6 Movies

Disney Presents True Sports Stories Titles included: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones; Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith; Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope; Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back; and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

PG13 805 min. Sci-Fi DVD

Titles include: Miracle; Remember the Titans; Cool Runnings; Million Dollar Arm; The Greatest Game Ever Played; and The Rookie. 721 min.

DVD 13387827 6 Movies

$93.99

Disney Animation Hidden Gems

Titles included: The Emperor’s New Groove; Lilo & Stitch; Tarzan; Treasure Planet; Atlantis: The Lost Empire; and Brother Bear. PG 526 min.

Children’s DVD 13619057 $101.99 6 Movies

Disney Pixar Volume 1

Titles include: Ratatouille; Wall-E; Coco; and Inside Out. 409 min.

Titles include: Mulan/Mulan II; Brave; The Princess and the Frog; and Pocahontas/Pocahontas II. 512 min.

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Volume 1

Titles include: The BFG; The Light Between Oceans; The Call of the Wild; A Wrinkle in Time; and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. 537 min.

DVD 13387828 5 Movies

$95.99

13619056 $220.99 6 Movies

Disney Warrior Princesses

DVD

Disney Movies Based on Books

13387824 $117.99 6 Movies

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DVD 13387825 $120.99 4 Movies

Disney Signature Collection Volume 1

Titles included: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Pinocchio; Bambi; Cinderella; Peter Pan; and Lady and the Tramp.

G 469 min. Children’s DVD 13619059 $220.99 6 Movies

A Holly Jolly Holiday Disney

Titles included: Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas; Disney’s A Christmas Carol; The Muppet Christmas Carol; The Santa Clause; The Nutcracker and the Four Realms; and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

PG 561 min. Children’s DVD 13619055 $113.99 6 Movies

HOT NEW CHILDREN’S More great titles for your juvenile collection.

Wonder Pets

Lukas Storyteller

They may be classroom pets by day, but after school, Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck, and Ming-Ming Duckling come together as the Wonder Pets! Discover how they met, their first rescue, and how they learned that teamwork works best.

NR 97 min. (2010)

After meeting Jesus during one of his adventures in the Sea of Galilee, Lukas and his friend Noah the Turtle share the wonderful stories of Jesus and other heroes of the Bible with their friends from the reef: Ana, Paul, Agnes, and Peter.

NR 70 min. (2020)

The First Rescue

DVD

13725420 $12.99

The Adventures of Thomas and Felix

Starring: Bryce Gheisar, Macon Blair, Lee Eddy Thomas is sent to camp to make friends, to replace his stuffed fox Felix. But he escapes instead, and pursues a mythical being deep in the forest. NR 74 min.

DVD 13686886 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13686714 $16.99

Season 2

DVD

Pokemon continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary with this collection!

Pokemon the Series

Sun & Moon Ultra Legends The Alola League Begins Season 22 Set 3

13823898 $19.99

Floogals Season 1

Floogals are on a mission of discovery as they explore Earth and the funny ‘hoomans’ who live there! Each day, Captain Fleeker, First Officer Flo, and Junior Boomer encounter something that sparks their curiosity, and their exciting adventure!

UNK 585 min. (2016) DVD

13764271 $12.99 2 Discs

Ash and friends must make it through a free-for-all qualifying round: the Battle Royal 151. Alola’s first Pokémon League Champion and an exhibition match against the Masked Royal…can Ash and Pikachu overcome the odds and win it all? UNK 396 min. (2019)

Available May 4 DVD

13936308 $29.99 2 Discs

ENJOY THESE NEW DVD AND AUDIOBOOK TITLES! Planet Sheen

The Complete Series

Here are all 26 out-of-thisworld episodes from the series that put Sheen a million light years from Earth on planet Zeenu.

Revisit how he got there, and his encounters with Nesmith, the evil Dorkus, Princess Oom, and wedgie-giving barbarians. NR 624 min. (2014) DVD

13938765 $24.99 3 Discs

The Bible Part 1

Bible, Genesis to Revelation, through the eyes of LEGO characters. Prepare to experience the heart of God in a fresh way as the viewer witnesses the powerful stories.

UNK 112 min. (2021) DVD

13938719 $12.99

Alice in Wonderland

Trouble with Tattle-Tails

Available May 4

Available July 6

Meet all of the zany characters from Lewis Carroll’s unforgettable novel and join Alice as she travels through Wonderland in this condensed version of the tale. UNK 10 min. (2016) DVD

13957302 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13938153

$11.99

A new creature has come into town and is terrorizing the citizens of Rainbow’s End! Follow Auggie and friends as they attempt to catch all of the Tattle-Tails that are loose! UNK 25 min.

(2021) DVD

13957305 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13786070

Little Red Riding Hood

Beauregard in a Box

Available May 11

Available May 18

Andrea Doss’s beautiful art gives this timeless tale about a kind young girl, her resourceful grandmother, and a big bad wolf new life in this condensed classic.

UNK 10 min. (2017) DVD

13957303 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13938154

$11.99

$11.99

Beauregard, with the help of a cardboard box and some friends, discovers that he’s brave enough to travel the entire world in this heartwarming story.

UNK 12 min. (2018) DVD

13957304 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13737344

$11.99

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RECOMMENDED CHILDREN’S

Entertain your young patrons and those young at heart with these top titles!

Thirty years of Wiggly music! The OGs are back!

We’re All Fruit Salad!

Wheels of a Hero

Night Ninja tricks Armadylan by telling him a real hero needs a vehicle, so Armadylan steals all of the PJ Masks vehicles one after the other. Join Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko on their nighttime missions, into the night to save the day!

NR 120 min. (2019)

13942409 $14.99

DVD

Science Kids

Science Kids

Learn all about penguins.

Why don’t penguins fly?

Where do penguins live?

What is conservation?

What is the largest species of penguin?

What is an adaptation?

UNK 28 min. (2021)

Learn all about tropical rainforests. How do tropical rainforests remove carbon dioxide from the air and keep the planet cool? Why do scientists refer to the tropical rainforests as the world’s medicine chest?

UNK 28 min. (2021)

DVD

13977013 $42.99

Tropical Rainforest

DVD

13889321 $11.24

PJ Masks

Get ready to Wiggle to 30 years of Wiggly music and fun! Fans of the OG Wiggles (the ‘Original Guys’) will love reliving the soothing voice of Greg, scintillating guitar breaks from Murray, Jeff’s keyboard wizardry, and Anthony’s commentary. UNK 77 min. (2021)

Penguins

An intelligent fifteen-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.

PG 85 min. (2021) DVD

The Wiggles’ Greatest Hits

DVD

Monster Zone

13977015 $42.99

13796850 $11.24

Social Studies Kids Student Activism Making Your Voice Heard

Learn all about student activism and how young people can make a difference in society and the world.

From environmentalism to social justice initiatives, see how students are having a big impact on the world around them. UNK 28 min. (2021)

Available May 25 DVD

14079317 $42.99

Science Kids

Science Kids

History Kids

Whooo wants to learn about owls? The biology, physiology, life cycle, and various species of owls.

Be inspired as to what you can do to protect endangered species of owls from becoming extinct.

UNK 30 min. (2021)

Learn all about snakes.

They slide. They slither, and some of them can even ‘fly.’ Understand snake biology, life cycle, fun facts, the various varieties of snakes, and how snake venom can save lives! UNK 28 min. (2021)

Learn all about racial segregation and how the landmark case of Brown vs.

Board of Education led to integration and civil rights. UNK 29 min. (2021)

Owls - Wise and Wonderful

Available May 25 DVD

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14079316 $42.99

Snakes - Varieties, Fun Facts, Venom

Available May 25 DVD

14079319 $42.99

Brown Vs. Board of Education Segregation to Integration and Civil Rights

Available May 25 DVD

14079318 $42.99

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RECOMMENDED CHILDREN’S Charlie’s Colorform City

It’s back. Get your patrons

The Magic School Bus reboot!

Meet Charlie!

The Magic School Bus Rides Again

Charlie goes on shape-filled adventures he creates using his big imagination. UNK 90 min.

DVD

13764270

$8.99

All About Earth!

Field trips are wilder

than ever, into space, over to the Galapagos Islands. The kids that viewers know and love bring their science investigations into the 21st century, still taking chances, making mistakes, and getting messy!

UNK 90 min.

44 Cats

Meet the Cats

The Buffycats. They transform the garage into their clubhouse, a place where all cats from the neighborhood get together to have fun, relax, and most of all to help each other. Includes eight paw-some tales! UNK 165 min.

DVD

13910520

$7.49

Celebrating the life of Elgin Baylor.

Above the Rim How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

This is the story of hall of famer Elgin Baylor, one of the first professional AfricanAmerican players and one of America’s greatest and most under-recognized athletes. UNK 26 min. (2020) DVD

13968849 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13938097

This lighthearted and worddriven story encourages viewers to expand their vocabularies as they follow charming Delores on an endearing adventure.

UNK 32 min. (2018) DVD

How Do Seesaws Go Up and Down?

A Film About Simple Machines

Learn all about mechanical engineering in this engaging explanation of its basic principles, including an introduction to levers, wedges, and inclined planes. UNK 15 min.

(2018) DVD

13957289 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13687405

$11.99

13796838 $8.99

The Youngest Marcher

The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, Young Civil Rights Activist

Audrey Faye Hendricks was confident and bold and brave as can be, and hers is the remarkable and inspiring story of one child’s role in the civil rights movement.

UNK 25 min. (2017) DVD

13957301 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13737343

$11.99

$11.99

Delores Thesaurus

13570326 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13566307

DVD

$11.99

What Ollie Saw

Ollie knows he doesn’t need glasses because he likes the world better the way he sees it. But will his parents and bossy sister see things his way?

UNK 12 min. (2021) DVD

13968848 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13938158

$11.99

The Big House and the Little House Little Mouse and Big Bear would love to make some friends, so when they finally decide to start a friendship, will all be lost when a nasty storm comes through?

UNK 12 min. (2021) DVD

13957293 $29.24

ALSO AVAILABLE: AB 13737350

$11.99

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