New this week
It's a slow week for new releases, with the Emmy-nominated History Channel miniseries
Hatfields & McCoys as the biggest one. This is a different type of miniseries than History Channel has typically produced, with an all-star cast of Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger and Mare Winningham (all of whom received Emmy nods). If you enjoy history-rich Westerns you'll want to pick this one up.
SERIES There are no new series coming out this week but there's good news for all of you fans of the new series
The Newsroom. We now own the series that made Aaron Sorkin a star -
The West Wing. It's seven seasons long and is sure to get you in the mood for the upcoming presidential election!
SUBTITLED In
Le Havre, Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki tells the warm-hearted story of a kindly French shoe shiner who befriends a young African refugee and tries to keep him from being deported. It's a sweet film that's got a 99% Fresh rating on
Rotten Tomatoes, which is a great indication of its qualities!
DOCUMENTARY Would you like to know why poker has been so hot over the last few years? Check out
All In: The Poker Movie, which has interviews from everyone from Matt Damon to poker champion Annie Duke.
You can find all upcoming and recent DVD releases in
Bibliocommons.
The Olympics on video!
If you can't get your fill of the Olympics then have we got some DVDs for you! Those of you curious about the history of the Olympics will want to see
The Real Olympics, which reconstructs what the games in ancient Greece were actually like while also showing more contemporary highlights.
Chariots of Fire is the based on a true story of Olympic runners, and while
Miracle is not from the summer Olympics, it does a great job of capturing a classic Winter Olympic moment. On a more somber note,
One Day in September is a moving documentary about the 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage in the Olympic village. The film
Munich deals with this event and the Israeli response that followed.
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