Flick Picks 12/10/13: Despicable Me 2, Fast and Furious 6, Doc Martin series 6

New DVDs and Blu-rays at the library this week!

ENTERTAINMENT: The formerly villainous Gru must leave his comfortable life caring for his three daughters and many minions in order to discover which supervillain has stolen a secret laboratory in Despicable Me 2. Steve Carell returns to voice Gru and Kristen Wiig joins the cast of this fun sequel. We've got it on DVD and Blu-ray. Also this week, the late Paul Walker stars in Fast and Furious 6, which provides nonstop action as the gang (which includes Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and new addition Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) must prevent a superweapon from being stolen. It's available on both DVD and Blu-ray.

Naomi Watts and Robin Wright are two lifelong friends who become romantically involved with each other's sons in Adore, an adaptation of a Doris Lessing short story. British director Ken Loach returns with The Angels' Share, a charming and uplifting comedy about a petty criminal who becomes a new father and decides to turn over a new leaf. Director Billy Bob Thorton's Jayne Mansfield's Car brings together John Hurt, Kevin Bacon and Robert Duvall in a comedy-drama set in a small Alabama town in 1969, where a death brings together two very different sides of a family. Our indie pick this week is the dark British comedy Sightseers, in which a caravanner must deal with various complications that threaten to send him over the edge as he tries to show his girlfriend the best of Britain.

SERIES: There are lots of Doctors to be found in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special: The Day of the Doctor. Besides the current and previous Doctor Who, we also get to meet a new Doctor (John Hurt) and revisit many previous incarnations. Plus, there are some Zygons as well! Doc Martin may not have a sonic screwdriver or Tardis but you love him and his idiosyncrasies anyway! Series 6 of Doc Martin arrives this week.

SUBTITLED: Alain Resnais brings us the unique You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, which brings a fantastic class of French theatrical actors to the reading of a playwright's will. A video of a performance of Eurydice with a group of young actors is revealed, prompting the older actors to again step into the roles. Theatre lovers will eat this one up.

All of our current and upcoming DVDs and Blu-rays can be found in our Bibliocommons catalog.

Monday Night at the Movies
Our next Monday Night at the Movies program is This is Martin Bonner, a quiet film that follows its title character in Reno, Nevada, where he has relocated to start a new life as a counselor for newly released prisoners. The film will be screened at 1:00 and 7:00 on Monday, December 16th at the Glencoe Woman's Club, 325 Tudor Ct. All of our movie programs are free and open to anyone.

Holiday Videos are Available!

Our holiday videos are now available on a cart in front of our subtitled video section! All of our holiday videos circulate for 1 week. Some highlights? Various versions of A Christmas Carol, Bill Murray's hilarious Scrooged, the classic Miracle on 34th Street, the raunchy Bad Santa and of course, It's a Wonderful Life. All of our holiday DVDs can be found here.

Also, if you're looking for a great gift, please consider a library movie rental gift card, which will give you 10 movies rentals for only $9!!! Truly a gift that all ages can appreciate!