If you need something a little more intense you might want to try The Cabin in the Woods, which takes the well worn genre of kids being stalked by a killer in a desolate location and turns it on its head. Joss Whedon, who recently achieved big screen success with The Avengers, produced this film and kept it creative, fun and loyal to the horror/slasher genre.
Also this week, Hysteria is a romantic comedy starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy in the story of one of the most important inventions of the 19th century. Detachment stars Adrien Brody as a burned out teacher who becomes a role model to students at an urban high school. Finally, if you enjoyed the quirky and charming Jeff, Who Lives at Home, you might also like Do-Deca-Pentathalon, which was also directed by the same Duplass brothers. It is a comedy about a pair of brothers who compete in their own 25 event Olympics.
SERIES: The third season of the beloved series Modern Family is our one arrival this week.
SUBTITLED: The Italian film We Have a Pope is an insightful gentle comedy about a Cardinal who is promoted to Pope despite not wanting the job. He calls in an unusual psychiatrist to help him work through his doubts. The Salt of Life follows an Italian retiree as he tries to liven up his love life outside of his marriage. It's from the same director as Mid-August Lunch, so if you liked that sweet comedy you should also give this one a try!
PERFORMING ARTS: Katy Perry: Part of Me is an entertaining profile of the popular singer's life, with concert footage as well. The preteens are sure to enjoy it while their parents might even be pleasantly surprised to find out that there is some depth on display here.
All of our new and upcoming releases can be found in Bibliocommons.
Monday Night at the Movies
Great Courses on DVD
Many of you enjoy listening to our Great Courses series of lectures on CD while you are driving or working out. Unfortunately, when it comes to art lectures you are missing out by not being able to see the works being discussed. We've now solved that problem by offering a number of art-related Great Courses on DVD. Here's what's available:
- The World's Greatest Paintings
- Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre
- Museum Masterpieces: The National Gallery, London
- Museum Masterpieces: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Masterworks of American Art: Music and Fine Arts
- The Genius of Michelangelo
- Dutch Masters: The Age of Rembrandt
- Great Artists of the Italian Renaissance
- From Monet to Van Gogh: A History of Impressionism
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