Flick Picks 4/1/14: Anchorman 2, 47 Ronin

New on DVD at the Library This Week

ENTERTAINMENT: Stay classy, Glencoe and get your hands on Anchorman 2, the latest adventures of Ron Burgundy, Brick Tamland and the rest of San Diego's top-rated news team, as they tackle the new world of 24-hour news. Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, David Koechner and Christina Applegate all return, though certainly Will Ferrell's Burgundy remains the eye of this comedy hurricane. Keanu Reeves and approximately 4 dozen other actors tell the story of masterless samurai out for revenge in the fantasy-thriller 47 Ronin. Andy Garcia and Vera Famiglia are parents who bond and explore their lives while dropping their kids off (one of whom is played by Vera's real life sister Taissa!) at college in the romantic-comedy At Middleton. Daniel Radcliffe continues to expand his post-Harry Potter repertoire in Kill Your Darlings, in which he stars as a young Allen Ginsberg. Finally, the little ones will insist on seeing The Pirate Fairy, a Peter Pan spinoff that follows Tinker Bell's battles against pirates in an attempt to rescue her kidnapped fairy friend.

SERIES: David Tennant moves beyond Doctor Who to play one of two detectives determined to solve a murder in a small English coastal town, in Broadchurch. This week also brings us season 6 of George Gently.

SUBTITLED: Easy Money: Hard to Kill is the action packed sequel to the Swedish hit that picks up the story of JW, the former drug smuggler who faces challenges in trying to regain a normal life. Juliette Binoche powerfully plays the artist of the title who was confined to a mental institution in Camille Claudel, 1915. Our latest Israeli import - Lost Islands - is set in the 1980s and follows twin brothers, one of whom joins the Israeli Army while the other stays home and takes care of his family. Finally, from Argentina comes Viola, about romance between actors playing Shakespeare in Buenos Aires.

DOCUMENTARIES: Is there something unique about the relationship between Jewish culture and comedy? When Jews Were Funny explores this topic, while interviewing comedians such as Shecky Greene and the recently deceased David Steinberg and providing classic comedy clips. On a more serious note, Let the Fire Burn takes a look at the Philadelphia police's attack on radical group MOVE, leading to the deaths of 11 people and the destruction of 61 homes.

All of our new and upcoming releases are available in Bibliocommons.

Talking Pictures
We will be screening Robot and Frank, starring Frank Langella, on Friday, April 4 at 1:00 pm in the Hammond Room. The film will be followed by a discussion led by Susan Benjamin. All of our screenings are free and open to everyone.

It's Springtime!

It looks like the brutal cold and snow is almost gone (knock on wood)...so it's time to start thinking spring! The following videos should help

• It's baseball season and hope springs eternal. You can get even more excited about this upcoming season by watching 100 Years of Wrigley Field or White Sox Memories! You can also watch them again in a month when both teams are mathematically eliminated.
• Start imagining your next garden projects (with help from Martha Stewart) by watching Martha's Spring Gardening.
• If you think this winter was taxing for you just imagine how your house feels! Check out The Best of Ask This Old House or Dare to Repair for lots of good tips!
• Perhaps this weather is inspiring you to get away for a weekend. Samantha Brown has lots of great ideas in her Passport to Great Weekends series.
• Maybe you're stuck at home and you need a break. Be glad that you're not getting in trouble with the crew of Spring Breakers. Maybe you just need a Beach Party!