jan21
ON TELEVISION The Following a new FBI series centering on serial killers starring Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy premieres on Fox
AUDIOBOOKS Private Berlin by James Patterson and Mark T. Sullivan
IN THE NEWS Beyoncé, James Taylor, and Kelly Clarkson perform patriotic songs at the second inauguration of President Obama.
jan22
jan22
ON TELEVISION
jan24 jan25
AUDIOBOOKS
CONTINUED
COMING TO CD
Suspect by Robert Crais
ON TELEVISION Spartacus: War of the Damned season 4 of this popular series premieres on Starz Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters a dark spin on the fairy tale starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton Parker Jason Statham stars as a thief with ethics and teams up with Jennifer Lopez Movie 43 an ensemble comedy intertwining different tales with an all-star cast
Pina documentary on the German moderndance pioneer Pina Bausch Searching for Sugar Man documentary about Detroit folksinger Sixto Rodriguez
AUDIOBOOKS
The Last Runaway Tracy Chevalier
AT THE THEATERS
ON DVD
Billy Joel She’s Got a Way: Love Songs Casting Crowns The Acoustic Sessions: Volume One Gary Allan Set You Free Various Artists 2013 Grammy Nominees
The Taste a new one-bite cooking competition starring Anthony Bourdain premieres on ABC
jan26
ON TELEVISION Saturday Night Live Adam Levine of Maroon 5 hosts and Kendrick Lamar performs
box office favorites $289 Million box office Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. PG13 115 min. (2012) Adventure “...cannot be accused of leaving a single loophole...” - Roger Ebert “...will give its breathlessly awaiting international audience just what it wants.”
- Hollywood Reporter
Available March 2 DVD (WS) 10039957.......................... $23.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10044994.......................... $29.99
$9 Million box office Fun Size
Starring: Victoria Justice, Chelsea Handler, Jane Levy Wren is a whip-smart high school senior stuck babysitting her annoying little brother, but that all changes when he somehow manages to get loose. Now Wren and her three friends need to find him as they set off on the most unexpected and unforgettable adventure of their lives, as long as Mom doesn’t find out! PG13 86 min. (2012) Comedy “...lives up to the candy correlation of its title.” - Los Angeles Times “...accomplished something charming…”
DVD & Blu-ray
$15 Million box office Killing Them Softly Starring: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins Jackie Cogan is an enforcer for the mob. When a high-stakes, mob-protected card game is heisted by some small-time crooks, Cogan is called in to track them down and restore order to the local criminal economy. R 97 min. (2012) Drama “...darkly funny, graphically violent and gorgeously shot.” - USA Today “The acting is aces...”
- Rolling Stone
“...the screen vibrates.” - Entertainment Weekly
Available March 26 DVD (WS) 10028984.......................... $22.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10029002.......................... $29.99
$6 Million box office Hitchcock
Available February 19
Only sold as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack; Golden Globe & SAG Award Nomination Best Drama Actress Helen Mirren Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson Plagued by both a reckless ego and nagging self-doubt, Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story that the studios won’t back. Determined, he risks his reputation, his home, and even the love of his wife Alma as he sets out to make the film. PG13 98 min. (2012) Drama “...the master himself would have enjoyed.” - Richard Roeper “…two of the finest actors on the planet.” - Leonard Maltin
DVD (WS) 10039571.......................... $23.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10039562.......................... $29.99
Blu-ray 10050790................................. $29.99
- New York Daily News
Available Now
hot television
DVD & Blu-ray
Game of Thrones
Downton Abbey
6 Emmy Awards
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Elizabeth McGovern
Complete Second Season Starring: Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Emilia Clarke From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands to the frozen north and the ancient wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. NR 550 min. (2012) Adventure
Available February 19 DVD (WS) 10019171...................... $50.99 (5 Discs) Blu-ray (WS) 10019163...................... $67.99 (2 Discs)
“The best show on television!” — Newsday
Sold only as a BLU-RAY/DVD Combo Pack
Season 3
The war is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. NR 525 min. (2012) Drama
Available January 29 DVD (WS) 10013172.......................... $49.99 (3 Discs) Blu-ray (WS) 10013116.......................... $46.99 (3 Discs)
Sweeping change is on the horizon in Season 3
Non-Fiction Spotlight “Awesome, gorgeous... spellbinding. Definitely, not to be missed!” - Boston Herald
Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience.
Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, it explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man’s spirituality and the human experience. PG13 102 min. (2011) $2M
Non-Fiction RELEASES
Battle for Brooklyn
The Men Who Built America
“Brings us inside the lives it touches.” - New York Daily News DVD (WS) 10016946...............$19.99
“...slickly made...” - New York Times
The story of a reluctant activist, Daniel Goldstein, as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a professional basketball arena and the densest real estate development in U.S. history. NR 93 min. (2011)
ISBN N/A
Big Boys Gone Bananas!*
ISBN 0788615564
“A provocative look at...corporate power…”
Blu-ray (WS) 10016616........... $26.99
“An uplifting experience.”
- New York Times
Available January 29 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10017534...............$19.99
- A. O. Scott
“Samsara is gorgeous.” - Michael Phillips
Tuesday, January 22 The Paperboy
R 107 min. (2012) Drama DVD (WS) 10015958................ $28.99 ISBN 9781616661601
Blu-ray (WS) 10015817................ $25.99 ISBN 9781616661625
Pina
UNK 103 min. (2011) $4M Documentary DVD (WS) 10016480................ $22.99 (Criterion Collection, 2 Discs) ISBN 9781604656848
Blu-ray (WS) 10016453................ $37.99 (Criterion Collection, 2 Discs) ISBN 9781604656831
Searching for Sugar Man
PG13 87 min. (2012) $3M Documentary DVD (WS) 10016908................ $23.99 ISBN N/A
Blu-ray (WS) 10016948................ $26.99 ISBN N/A
Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning R 113 min. (2012) Action DVD (WS) 10016909................ $22.99 ISBN N/A
Blu-ray (WS) 10016949................ $26.99 ISBN N/A
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
A contemporary look at a true legend through in-depth and candid interviews with Jerry Lewis, neverbefore-seen film footage, and commentary from an impressive array of comics and movie stars. NR 116 min. (2011)
“...we’ll always be Jerry’s kids, engulfed in helpless laughter.” - TV Guide
Available January 22 ISBN N/A
Birders
The Central Park Effect
A diverse group of full-of-attitude New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives. NR 60 min. (2012)
“...a lovely, understated documentary…” - A.V. Club
New DVD Releases
(WS) 10018251...............$25.99 (3 Discs)
ISBN N/A
DVD
- Roger Ebert
“Grand and vibrant.”
DVD
Blu-ray (WS) 10018186...............$33.99 (3 Discs)
ISBN 0788615467
(WS) 10016643........... $20.99 (2 Discs)
Available January 22 ISBN N/A
Recounts the lawsuit that 12 Nicaraguan plantation workers brought against the fruit giant Dole Food Company. This personal film reveals precisely how a multinational will stop at nothing to get its way; freedom of speech is at stake. As Dole’s PR company puts it, ‘It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than a bad reputation.’ NR 105 min. (2011)
DVD
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, Ford, and the men who built America. The miniseries shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers, and believers whose feats transformed the United States. UNK 360 min. (2012)
Available January 22 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10018920...............$29.99
Detropia 2012 Sundance Film Festival Editing Award Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century: the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now, the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos. UNK 91 min. (2012)
(WS) 10016653...............$16.99
The Other Dream Team
After leading the USSR to a gold medal and victory over the USA at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Sarunas Marciulionis and Arvydas Sabonis were poster boys for the Soviet sports machine. Four years later, after the fall of the Soviet Union, they emerged as symbols of democracy. NR 90 min. (2012)
“A sports film to remember.”
- Los Angeles Times DVD (WS) 10016530...............$21.99 ISBN N/A
The Abolitionists
The abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Men and women, black and white, Northerners and Southerners, poor and wealthy, these passionate anti-slavery activists fought body and soul in the most important civil rights crusade in American history. TVPG 180 min. (2013)
“... powerfully captures a city fighting not to go dark.” - Los Angeles Times DVD 10016054...............$25.99
Available January 22
The Imposter
More Than a Month
ISBN 1422922898
DVD
(WS) 10019183...............$24.99
ISBN 9781608838332
In 1994, a thirteen-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive and well thousands of miles away in Spain. He tells a story of kidnap and torture when he returns. While his family is excited to bring him home, all is not quite as it seems. R 99 min. (2012)
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a young African-American filmmaker, sets out on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this thoughtful and humorous journey, he explores what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a ‘post-racial’ America. NR 60 min.
“This is edge-of-your-seat stuff...”
Available January 29
- Toronto Star
Available January 22 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10003840...............$19.99
DVD
(WS) 10019184...............$24.99
ISBN 9781608838011
Argo (Rental Edition)
Winners announced Sunday, February 24 on ABC
Best Picture Best Supporting Actor Alan Arkin Best Adapted Screenplay Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Starring: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman R 120 min. (2012) $109M Drama
“…one of the best movies of the year.” - Richard Roeper Available February 19 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10022476...............$17.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10022471...............$18.99 ISBN N/A
5 Broken Cameras
(Hebrew) Best Documentary Feature NR 90 min. (2012) Documentary
“…no matter which side you are on, you’ll be moved by this intimate work.” - New York Post DVD
ISBN N/A
(W/F) 10014470...............$29.99
Brave
Best Animated Feature Film Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson PG 93 min. (2012) $236M Animated
“A rousing, gorgeously animated good time.” - Rolling Stone DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10005312...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10005321...............$29.99 (Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs) ISBN N/A
Available March 19 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10024126...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10024127...............$26.99
“Denzel Washington gives one of his most nuanced and impressive performances.” - Richard Roeper
Available February 5 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10022575...............$23.99
Frankenweenie Best Animated Feature Film
Starring: Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short PG 87 min. (2012) $34M Animated
“…the year’s most inventive, endearing feature.”
- Time Magazine DVD (WS) 10018132...............$22.99 ISBN N/A
Blu-ray (WS) 10018128...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Best Director Benh Zeitlin Best Actress Quvenzhane Wallis Best Adapted Screenplay Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry PG13 93 min. (2012) $11M Drama
“This film is a remarkable creation…” - Roger Ebert DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10012389...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10012415...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Hitchcock
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson PG13 98 min. (2012) $6M Drama
“Filmed with lots of style and a macabre sense of humor the master himself would have enjoyed.” - Richard Roeper
Available March 12 Blu-ray (WS) 10050790...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Sold only as a BLU-RAY/DVD Combo Pack
Best Original Screenplay Starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray PG13 94 min. (2012) $45M Comedy
- Los Angeles Times
Available February 26
ISBN N/A
DVD
ISBN 0788616080
10016467...............$24.99
DVD
(WS) 10738004...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10738035...............$26.99 ISBN N/A
A Royal Affair (Danish) Best Foreign Language Film
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard R 137 min. (2012) Drama
“The storytelling…is kind of amazing.” - Entertainment Weekly
Available March 26 DVD
ISBN N/A
The Invisible War
Best Actor Denzel Washington Best Original Screenplay Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman R 138 min. (2012) $92M Drama
Moonrise Kingdom
“Wes Anderson’s mind must be an exciting place for a story idea to be born.” - Roger Ebert
“This is not a movie that can be ignored.” - A.O. Scott
ISBN N/A
Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Picture
“An exceptional portrait of a community in crisis and the focused fury of its response.”
UNK 97 min. (2012) Documentary
Anna Karenina
“An intoxicating spectacle that breathes new life into the classic Tolstoy novel…” - USA Today
NR 109 min. (2012) Documentary
Flight
ISBN N/A
Starring: Keira Knightley, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Macfadyen R 130 min. (2012) $12M Drama
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Blu-ray (WS) 10022576...............$29.99
Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Original Score Best Production Design
How to Survive a Plague
DVD
(WS) 10008344...............$25.99
ISBN 1422922006
Paranorman Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse PG 93 min. (2012) $54M Children’s
“An entertaining and visually attractive family-friendly story.” DVD
The Avengers
Best Visual Effects Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner PG13 143 min. (2012) $623M Action
“If you are a Marvel fan, then ‘The Avengers’ will feel like Christmas.” - New Yorker DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10737108...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10737110...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
The Master
Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix Best Supporting Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams R 144 min. (2012) $16M Drama
Available February 26 DVD
ISBN N/A
10019793...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10019790...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Best Costume Design Starring: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer PG 106 min. (2012) $65M Adventure
“…a sumptuous fantasy…” - Chicago Sun-Times
“…pure movie fun…” - Boxoffice Magazine DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10724304...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10724309...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10010563...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10010559...............$26.99 ISBN N/A
ISBN N/A
Searching for Sugar Man Best Documentary Feature PG13 87 min. (2012) $3M Documentary
“…a fresh and unexpected documentary that plays like a nail-biting mystery…” - Rolling Stone
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Best Animated Feature Film Starring: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven PG 88 min. (2012) $31M Children’s
“The action is beautifully staged, delightful, and exciting.” - New Yorker DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10728507...............$23.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10728549...............$30.99 ISBN N/A
Prometheus
Best Visual Effects Starring: Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender R 124 min. (2012) $126M Adventure
“…Scott’s craft earns an exhausted kind of respect.” - New Yorker DVD
ISBN N/A
DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10016908...............$23.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10016948...............$26.99 ISBN N/A
The Sessions Best Supporting Actress Helen Hunt Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy R 95 min. (2012) $5M Drama
“….a movie with a light spirit that lifts a tale of heavy fate.” - Entertainment Weekly
(WS) 10003914...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10003940...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Mirror Mirror
Blu-ray (WS) 10029501...............$25.99
Best Animated Feature Film
- USA Today
Marvel’s
(WS) 10029471...............$26.99
Rebelle (War Witch)
Available February 12 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10022574...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10022566...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Skyfall Best Original Score Best Original Song Best Cinematography Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing
(French) Best Foreign Language Film
Starring: Daniel Craig, Dame Judi Dench, Javier Bardem PG13 143 min. (2012) $297M Action
Starring: Rachel Mwanza, Serge Kanyinda UNK 90 min. (2012) Drama
- Roger Ebert
“It is difficult to watch and impossible to forget.”
- Toronto Star DVD (WS) 10011172...............$28.99 ISBN N/A
“…one of the best Bonds ever.”
Coming Soon DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10050768...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10050789...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Lincoln Best Picture
Best Director Steven Spielberg Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones Best Supporting Actress Sally Field Best Adapted Screenplay “A Best Original Score Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film Editing Best Production Design Best Sound Mixing
masterpiece.”
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt PG13 150 min. (2012) $132M Drama
Available March 26 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10022997...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10022995...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Snow White & the Huntsman
Best Costume Design Best Visual Effects Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron PG13 132 min. (2012) $155M Action
“It is an absolute wonder to watch…” - Los Angeles Times DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10737988...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10738033...............$26.99 ISBN N/A
Ted Best Original Song Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane UR/R 114 min. (2012) $218M Comedy
“Underneath the matted fur of the movie’s foul-mouthed bear beats a very real heart.” - Newsday DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10006911...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10006912...............$26.99 ISBN N/A
Wreck-It Ralph Best Animated Feature Film Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer PG 100 min. (2012) $176M Animated
“The most inventive and entertaining family movie I’ve seen this year…” - Time Magazine
Available March 5 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10022998...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10022996...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
- A. O. Scott
Argo (Rental Version) Best Drama Motion Picture Best Director Ben Affleck Also Starring: Alan Arkin, John Goodman R 120 min. (2012) $109M Drama
“…one of the best movies of the year.”
Downton Abbey Season 2
Also Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern NR 540 min. (2011) Drama
“…quite simply, the most romantic melodrama TV has witnessed in ages.” - Variety DVD
(WS) 10586756..... $44.99 (3 Discs)
- Richard Roeper
ISBN 9781608836055
Available February 19
ISBN 9781608836062
DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10022476..... $17.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10586755..... $42.99 (3 Discs)
Blu-ray (WS) 10022471..... $18.99
Game Change
Lincoln
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actress Julianne Moore Best Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie Supporting Actor Ed Harris
ISBN N/A
Best Drama Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Also Starring: Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt PG13 150 min. (2012) $132M Drama
“A masterpiece.” - A. O. Scott
Available March 26 DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10022997..... $22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10022995..... $29.99 ISBN N/A
Brave
Also Starring: Woody Harrelson TVMA 117 min. (2012) Drama
“A luminous and fully alive portrait by a first-rate actress.” - Newsday DVD
(WS) 10013550..... $16.99
ISBN 0780697952
Blu-ray (WS) 10013497..... $21.99 ISBN 0780697960
Girls
The Complete First Season
Best Animated Feature Film
“A rousing, gorgeously animated good time.”
Also Starring: Adam Driver, Allison Williams TVMA 300 min. (2012) Comedy DVD (WS) 10008407..... $33.99 (2 Discs)
- Rolling Stone
DVD
ISBN N/A
(WS) 10005312..... $22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10005321..... $29.99 (2 Discs) ISBN N/A
Skyfall Best Original Song Adele and Paul Epworth Skyfall Starring: Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem PG13 143 min. (2012) $297M Action
“…one of the best Bonds ever.”
- Roger Ebert
ISBN 9781622241293
Hatfields & McCoys
ISBN N/A ISBN N/A
Life of Pi Soundtrack Best Original Score Various Artists Sony Classical • Soundtracks CD 10012993...... $14.99
Academy Award and Golden Globe Best Actress Jodie Foster Also Starring: Kelly McGillis Stunning and disturbing true story about a young woman that was gang-raped in a bar while onlookers cheered in delight. R 110 min. (1988) Drama DVD (WS) 10050800................. $5.99
Silence of the Lambs
Academy Award and Golden Globe Best Actress Jodie Foster Also Starring: Scott Glenn, Anthony Hopkins An FBI cadet must confide in an imprisoned serial killer to capture another killer. R 118 min. (1991) Horror
“A groundbreaking film.”
Also Starring: Bill Paxton, Mare Winningham NR 290 min. (2012) Drama DVD (WS) 10724204..... $39.99 (2 Discs)
ISBN N/A
DVD (WS) 10153770...............$12.99 (Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs) Blu-ray (WS) 10252611...............$16.99 ISBN N/A
ISBN N/A
Blu-ray (WS) 10724084..... $47.99 (2 Discs) ISBN N/A
House of Lies The First Season
Best Comedy/Musical Series Actor Don Cheadle Also Starring: Kristen Bell, Ben Schwartz NR 347 min. (2012) Comedy DVD (WS) 10010802 $37.99 (2 Discs) ISBN 1415768412
The Amazing Chan & The Chan Clan
Also Starring: Keye Luke, Lennie Weinrib Chinese-American supersleuth Charlie Chan made his cartoon transition with his customary grace, only this time he brought along the clan. NR 344 min. (1972) Children’s DVD 10731150.................... $39.99 (2 Discs)
Anna And The King Starring: Chow Yun Fat Set in 19th century Thailand, the film is the true story of the relationship between British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens and the King of Siam. PG13 147 min. (1999) Romance DVD (WS) 10197966....................... $8.99 (Special Edition) Backtrack Starring: John Turturro, Dean Stockwell An artist sees what she shouldn’t—a mob assassination. The police want her to testify, the mob wants her dead. So she goes on the lam, moves to another state, and adopts another identity. But she can’t hide from Milo, the mobster sent to kill her. R 102 min. (1990) Action DVD 10043899.................... $12.99 The Beaver Starring: Mel Gibson, Anton Yelchin Walter, once a
- Entertainment Weekly
(WS) 10050768..... $22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10050789..... $29.99
The Accused
Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actor Kevin Costner
Available February 12 DVD
Jodie Foster award-winning titles
ISBN 0792181212
Best Comedy/Musical Series Best Comedy/Musical Series Actress Lena Dunham
PG 93 min. (2012) $236M Animated
Jodie Foster
Best Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie Supporting Actress Maggie Smith
Taxi Driver
On National Film Registry Also Starring: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd A psychotic taxi driver tries to save a child prostitute and becomes infatuated with a political campaigner. R 114 min. (1976) Drama
“One of the best and most powerful of all films.” - Roger Ebert DVD (WS) 10174260...............$16.99 (Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs) ISBN 1424840619
Blu-ray (WS) 10470114...............$22.99 ISBN N/A
successful and happy family man, has hit rock bottom. But, in his darkest hour, he finds a rather unusual savior: a beaver hand-puppet that takes over Walter’s life in an attempt to change things for the better. PG13 91 min. (2011) Drama “Bizarre…grimly fascinating.” - Wall Street Journal DVD (WS) 10493543.................... $12.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10493572.................... $16.99
The Brave One Starring: Naveen Andrews, Terrence Howard New York radio host Erica Bain loves her life and her fiance. All of it is taken from her when a brutal attack leaves Erica wounded and her fiance dead. R 122 min. (2007) Suspense “One of the best movies of the year.” - Richard Roeper DVD (WS) 10202255.................... $11.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10202258.................... $12.99 Candleshoe Starring: Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster, Leo McKern Welcome to Candleshoe, a stately English manor where a swashbuckling pirate hid a fortune in Spanish doubloons centuries ago. And that’s what young orphan Casey and a sly con man are determined to find. G 101 min. (1978) Children’s Dove Family Approved DVD (WS) 10069616.................... $12.99
Carnage Starring: Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz Two pairs of
Flightplan Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean While Kyle Pratt and her daughter Julia are aboard a flight from Berlin to New York, 6-year-old Julia mysteriously vanishes. PG13 98 min. (2005) Suspense “…delivers a frightening thriller with an airtight plot.” - Roger Ebert DVD (WS) 10105280....................... $5.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10186736.................... $13.99 Freaky Friday Starring: Barbara Harris, John Astin
Classic Disney film in which a mother and daughter’s bodies are switched for a day. G 95 min. (1976) Comedy DVD (WS) 10069613.................... $12.99
Inside Man Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen
The perfect bank robbery quickly spirals into an unstable and deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a criminal mastermind, a determined detective, and a power broker with a hidden agenda. R 129 min. (2006) Suspense “A flashy cast, clever script.” - Variety DVD (WS) 10137249.................... $11.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10287316.................... $12.99
It Was A Wonderful Life A riveting and powerful account
of six women who are members of America’s growing ‘hidden homeless’ population. Narrated by Jodie Foster, this heart-wrenching film captures the hardships and triumphs these courageous women experience daily. NR 82 min. (1993) Documentary “A rich look at homelessness. Outstanding!” - Los Angeles Times DVD 10088923.................... $21.99
Napoleon And Samantha Starring: Michael Douglas
A young boy named Napoleon and his friend Samantha run off with a neighbor’s pet lion. G 92 min. (1972) Children’s Dove Family Approved DVD (WS) 10074140.................... $12.99
Nim’s Island Starring: Gerard Butler, Abigail Breslin Nim Rusoe lives on a deserted island with her scientist father Jack. When the island is ‘invaded,’ Nim reaches out to the author of her favorite book. PG 96 min. (2008) Children’s “…above average family entertainment.” - TV Guide DVD (WS) 10230243....................... $8.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10230295.................... $14.99
parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, the evening becomes quite chaotic as the parents become increasingly childish. R 80 min. (2011) Comedy DVD (WS) 10662658.................... $26.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10662660.................... $30.99
One Little Indian Starring: Vera Miles, James Garner
Carny Starring: Gary Busey, Robbie Robertson Frankie and
A woman and her daughter move into what they think is their dream house. It soon becomes a nightmare when thieves break in. They hide in the reinforced panic room only to find that what the thieves want is in there. R 112 min. (2002) Suspense DVD (WS) 10139520....................... $8.99
Patch have a system. Frankie wears clown makeup and sits in the dunk-tank cage, insulting midway passersby. Patch collects dollars from marks eager to make Frankie take a dive. Then Donna came along. R 106 min. (1980) Drama DVD (WS) 10362104.................... $24.99
Contact Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jena Malone
After an astronomer discovers communication emanating from the star Vega, she leads an international team in deciphering it, and travels through space to contact the senders of the message. PG 150 min. (1997) Sci-Fi DVD (WS) 10438131....................... $5.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10322022.................... $12.99
Five Corners Starring: Tony Bill, John Turturro Heinz has just returned to the neighborhood after serving time for attacking Linda, who was saved by young idealist Harry. As the world around them erupts in turmoil, the neighborhood of Five Corners has a battle of its own to face. R 94 min. (1987) Drama DVD (WS) 10468752.................... $12.99 Blu-ray (WS) 10468754.................... $15.99
A man flees the Army on camel across the desert, accompanied by a white boy who had once been raised by Indians. G 90 min. (1973) Children’s DVD (WS) 10074028.................... $12.99
Panic Room Starring: Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto
Smile Jenny, You’re Dead Starring: David Janssen,
Howard Da Silva, Clu Gularger Retired from the force, Harry Orwell moonlights as a private sleuth. Fighting off daily back pain and typically traveling by public bus, he’s on the trail of the lowlife who murdered his pal’s son-in-law. NR 90 min. (1974) Drama DVD 10495954.................... $32.99
A Very Long Engagement (French) Starring: Audrey Tautou
Mathilde is waiting desperately for her fiancé to return from the war. When bad news arrives, she refuses to believe he is dead. Instead, she begins her own investigation into his infantry, hiring a private detective and piecing together his war stories. R 133 min. (2004) Drama “Extraordinary film.” - Washington Post DVD (WS) 10095382.................... $16.99 (2 Discs)
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JUST ANNOUNCED CDs Buckcherry
Justin Bieber
Century Media • Pop/Rock Buckcherry’s lastest record merges punk grit, gutter attitude, honest storytelling, and razor sharp hooks.The lyrics are tied together by the underlying theme of the seven deadly sins. Includes new single Gluttony.
Universal Music • Pop/Rock Multiplatinum superstar Justin Bieber releases acoustic recordings of songs from his smash album Believe. All the hits are here, including Boyfriend; As Long as You Love Me; and Beauty and the Beat.
Available February 19 CD 10031134............ $15.99
Available January 29 CD 10030403............ $12.99
Cassadee Pope
Taylor Swift
Universal Republic • Pop/Rock The winner of season 3 of The Voice, Cassadee Pope, is releasing her 12 best Voice performances. These performances paved the way for Cassadee’s huge win on season 3 of The Voice.
Big Machine Records • Country Taylor Swift’s 2012 Red album proves she is a genuine supertstar, the kind who transcends genre. This karaoke package features all Red favorites, including the hit single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together and a bonus DVD.
Confessions
NOW 45
Capitol • Pop/Rock
Various Artists
NOW That’s What I Call Music keeps the hits coming with another collection featuring the biggest names in music. Includes top singles Home by Phillip Phillips and Live While We’re Young by One Direction.
Available February 5
CD 10023310......................... $18.99
New CD Releases Tuesday, January 22
2013 Grammy Nominees • Various Artists Capitol • Pop/Rock CD 10021038............................ $13.99
The Complete Season 3 Collection
Available January 29 CD 10030405............ $12.99
Colton Dixon A Messenger
Gary Allan • Set You Free
Sparrow Records • Religious American Idol Season 11 finalist Colton Dixon presents his debut album. A Messenger highlights Colton’s phenomenal voice and carries a faith-based message about God’s unfailing love.
Casting Crowns • The Acoustic Sessions
Available January 29 CD 10021012............ $11.99
MCA Nashville • Country CD 10021424............................ $12.99
Volume One
Reunion Records • Religious CD 10020924............................ $11.99
Billy Joel • She’s Got A Way Love Songs
Columbia / Legacy • Pop/Rock CD 10020926............................ $11.99
Toro Y Moi • Anything In Return
Carpark Records • Pop/Rock CD 10021042............................ $12.99
The Joy Formidable • Wolf’s Law
Atlantic • Pop/Rock CD 10021426............................ $11.99
Lisa Loeb
No Fairy Tale Savoy • Pop/Rock No Fairy Tale is Lisa Loeb’s first rock album in 8 years. The album contains 12 brand new tracks, including the title song and first single along with 2 songs cowritten and co-performed by acclaimed Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara.
Available January 29 CD 10023316............ $15.99
Believe Acoustic
Red Karaoke
Available February 5 CD 10029701............ $13.99
Coheed and Cambria The Afterman Descension
Hundred Handed Inc • Pop/Rock The Afterman: Descension is a follow-up to their previous album The Afterman: Ascension. Includes tracks: Pretelhal; The HardSell; Number City; Dark Side of Me; and more.
Available February 5 CD 10029709............ $13.99
Ella Jenkins
Get Moving with Ella Jenkins Smithsonian Folkways Recordings • Children’s Ella Jenkins wears the title given her by many of her fans, ‘The First Lady of Children’s Music,’ with tremendous energy. Now in her ninth decade, she continues to encourage young children to be active through song.
Available January 29 CD 10023229............ $11.99
Inauguration 2013
The Presidential Inauguration of President Obama will be held in Washington, D.C., on Monday, January 21, 2013. To honor the president, Beyoncé will sing the national anthem, James Taylor will sing America the Beautiful, and Kelly Clarkson will sing My Country,‘Tis of Thee.
James Taylor
Kelly Clarkson
Beyoncé
Rhino / Warner Brothers Pop/Rock The best compilation from the ‘70s folk-rock icon. The album is filled with wonderful musical memories from James Taylor in his prime. Includes fan favorites Fire and Rain and How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You).
RCA Records • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Jason Aldean A compilation of Kelly Clarkson’s greatest hits, with three new tracks, including her new single Catch My Breath, which she co-wrote with Jason Halbert and Eric Olsen.
Columbia • R&B Guest Artists: Kanye West, Andre 3000 Music superstar Beyoncé returns with her fourth album, which includes the hit singles Party and Love on Top. Beyoncé mixes different genres through her album and draws inspiration attending festivals and watching rock bands. “8.0 out of 10...” - Pitchfork
CD 10133860................................. $10.99
Alex Cross, Run James Patterson Read by Michael Boatman, Steven Boyer Hachette Audio
Fiction A young woman is
found hanging from a sixth-floor window, and Alex is called to the scene. The victim recently gave birth, but before Alex can begin searching for the missing newborn and killer, he’s called to investigate a second crime.
Available February 18 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 7 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10719833........... $34.99
Iscariot Tosca Lee
Read by Jason Culp Simon and Schuster Audio
Fiction Tosca Lee tells the story of Judas Iscariot, the man best known as Jesus’s betrayer, from a humanizing perspective through a fictional look at his life. Available February 5 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 8 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10011988........... $29.99 ISBN 9781442360518
ISBN 9781607884668
The Night Ranger Alex Berenson
Read by George Guidall Penguin Audio
Fiction Four friends, recent college graduates, travel to Kenya to work at a giant refugee camp for Somalis. After twelve weeks, they’re ready for a break and pile into a Land Cruiser for an adventure. They get more than they bargained for. Available February 12 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 9 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10737487........... $39.99 ISBN 9781611761337
A Time for War Michael Savage Read by Peter Larkin Macmillan Audio
Fiction With the help of Dover
Griffith, a young woman from the Office of Naval Intelligence, Jack discovers a plan to attack the military and unleash a deadly poison on citizens—and it may have been funded by the American government.
Available February 12 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 8 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10000414........... $39.99
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Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell Books On Tape
Fiction In the title story, two aging vampires in a sundrenched Italian lemon grove find their hundred-year marriage tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. Available February 12 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 7 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10003659........... $39.99 ISBN 9780385367462
The 2012 listen up Awards Audiobook of the Year Reader of the Year Non-Fiction Miles Quincy Troupe
BBC Audiobooks • Non-Fiction
Unabridged • 14 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10648653........... $29.99
Fiction Shine Shine Shine Lydia Netzer Macmillan • Fiction
The Power Trip Jackie Collins Read by Author, Full Cast Macmillan Audio
Fiction A luxurious yacht in
the Sea of Cortez, a birthday cruise for one of the world’s most beautiful women, and an invitation no one can refuse.
Available February 12 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 12 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10000554........... $39.99 ISBN 9781427229267
Touch & Go Lisa Gardner
Read by Elisabeth Rodgers Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Fiction When investigator Tessa Leone arrives at the crime scene she finds scuff marks on the floor and a million tiny pieces of bright green Taser confetti. The family appears to have been abducted, with only a pile of their cell phones and electronic devices remaining. “Starred Review.” - Publishers Weekly Available February 5 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 11 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10010922........... $38.99 ISBN 9781455847242
ISBN 9781427229298
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A Week in Winter Maeve Binchy Random House, Inc.
Fiction Stoneyville is a small
town on the coast of Ireland where all know each other. When Chicky decides to take an old, decaying mansion, Stone House, and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, the town thinks she is crazy.
Available February 12 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 12 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10010798........... $44.99 ISBN 9780307713643
AudioFile Editor’s Choice; NY Times Notable Book “Starred Review.” - Publishers Weekly Unabridged • 9 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 10604243........... $39.99
Young Adult/Children’s A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle Random House, Inc., Listening Library • Children’s 1963 Newbery Medal “...instantly draws the listener into a fantasy world...” - AudioFile Unabridged • 5 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10499047.......... $24.99
Classics The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens Naxos AudioBooks • Fiction Unabridged • 25 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10607150.......... $137.99
Read by Author This Is How You Lose Her Junot Diaz Penguin Audio • Fiction 2012 National Book Awards Finalist; NY Times Notable “Starred Review.” - Kirkus Reviews Unabridged • 5 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 10737466........... $29.99
Full-Cast Production 8 Dustin Lance Black L.A. Theatre Works • Fiction AudioFile Earphones Award “Starred Review.” - Library Journal Unabridged • 2 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10720061........... $29.99
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Fiction In the title story, two drug-addicted friends return to the farm where they worked as boys to steal their boss’s unusual but valuable war trophies.
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Available February 19 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 6 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10016110........... $59.99
UNK 559 min. (2011) Adventure
Available Now DVD (WS) 10016298...............$42.99 (4 Discs)
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The Concert for Sandy Relief Various Artists Columbia Records • Pop/Rock
Artists: Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band, Bon Jovi, the Rolling Stones, Alicia Keys, the Who, Billy Joel, and Chris Martin A selection of 24 songs from the benefit concert at Madison Square Garden for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The proceeds from this soundtrack will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund.
Available Now 2 Discs CD 10023659............................ $13.99
Skyfall Golden Globe Nomination Best Original Song Starring: Daniel Craig, Dame Judi Dench, Javier Bardem When Bond’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked, forcing M to relocate the agency. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust—Bond. PG13 143 min. (2012) $297M Action
“...one of the best Bonds ever.” – Roger Ebert “...smart, savvy and incredibly satisfying...” – Variety
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(WS) 10050768...............$22.99
Blu-ray (WS) 10050789...............$29.99 ISBN N/A
Guilt
Jonathan Kellerman Read by John Rubinstein
Random House, Inc. Fiction A backyard renovation unearths an infant’s body. Soon thereafter in a nearby park, the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link the incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctor’s vast experience might not be enough to draw out the truth.
Available February 12 Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available Unabridged • 10 Discs AUDIOBOOK 10721215........... $44.99 ISBN 9780739369166