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For Your Entertainent - DVDs January 2018
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ColetteAfter marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as "Willy", Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become the talk of Paris and their adventures inspire additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression. MPAA Rating: R (Some sexuality, nudity)
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Crazy Rich AsiansBased on Kevin Kwan's best-selling novel, Crazy Rich Asians follows New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to his best friend's wedding in Singapore and meets Nick's family for the first time. It soon becomes clear that the only thing crazier than love is family. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Some suggestive content language)
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You'll fall head over paws in love when the lives of a group of strangers intertwine in this sweet and lovable film. When a barista (Vanessa Hudgens) finds a stray Chihuahua, she learns that a lovestruck customer (Jon Bass) heads a rescue agency. Meanwhile, a widower's pug changes life for adoptive parents, pups help a newscaster cope with her co-host, and a slacker musician reluctantly pet-sits his sister's scruffy Labradoodle. With its irresistible cast and satisfying story of love and face laps, Dog Days is one hilarious romp in the park! MPAA Rating: PG (Rude and suggestive content, and for language)
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Equalizer 2Denzel Washington returns to one of his signature roles in the first sequel of his career. Robert McCall serves unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed -- but how far will he go when it is someone he loves? MPAA Rating: R (Brutal violence throughout, language, and some drug content)
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GalvestonRoy (Ben Foster) is a heavy-drinking criminal enforcer and mob hit man whose boss sets him up in a double-cross scheme. After killing his would-be assassins before they could kill him, Roy discovers Rocky (Elle Fanning), a young woman being held captive, and reluctantly takes her with him on his escape. Determined to find safety and sanctuary in Galveston, Roy must find a way to stop his boss from pursuing them while trying to outrun the demons from his and Rocky's pasts. Not Rated.
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LizzieLizzie is a psychological thriller that reveals many layers of the strange and fragile Lizzie Borden, who stood accused of the infamous 1892 axe murder of her family in Fall River, Massachusetts. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie (Chloe Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart), a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit -- and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan. MPAA Rating: R (Violence and grisly images, nudity, a scene of sexuality and some language)
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Love and HostagesMichael and Ava are two strangers who meet at a bar and a have a few too many drinks. Waking up the next morning in bed together, neither has any memory of each other, or the night before. With their location under police lock-down, these two strangers are trapped with each other for another day. Not Rated.
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Mission Impossible: FalloutSome Missions are not a choice. On a dangerous assignment to recover stolen plutonium, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) chooses to save his team over completing the mission, allowing nuclear weapons to fall into the hands of a deadly network of highly-skilled operatives intent on destroying civilization. Now, with the world at risk, Ethan and his IMF team are forced to become reluctant partners with a hard-hitting CIA agent (Henry Cavill) as they race against time to stop the nuclear fallout. There's never been a threat more destructive or stunts more jaw-dropping than in this film that critics are calling "the best Mission yet!" (Fandango, Erik Davis) MPAA Rating: PG-13 (For violence and intense sequences of action, and for brief strong language)
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Operation FinaleOperation Finale follows the thrilling true story of the secret mission led by Israeli intelligence agent Peter Malkin to infiltrate Argentina and capture Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the plans that sent millions of innocent Jews to their deaths during World War II, and bring him to justice. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing thematic content and related violent images, and for some language)
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PeppermintYoung mother Riley North awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerilla. Channeling her frustration into personal motivation, she spends years in hiding honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force -- eluding the underworld, the LAPD and the FBI -- as she methodically delivers her personal brand of justice. MPAA Rating: R (Strong violence and language throughout)
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SearchingAfter Davis Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter's digital footprint before she disappears forever. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Thematic content, some drug and sexual references, and for language)
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A Simple FavorA Simple Favor, directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town. Stephanie is joined by Emily's husband Sean (Henry Golding) in this stylish thriller filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, and murder and revenge. MPAA Rating: R (Sexual content and language throughout, some graphic nude images, drug use and violence)
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Tinker'Grady Lee Jr. is a struggling reclusive farmer who's known to the local residents as a savant. One morning, he enters his father's office and discovers his late father's secret Vietnam War era journal. It contains in-depth research for a revolutionary machine, called Jack, based on Nikola Tesla's theories and metaphysical science, that could possibly change the world. This sets him on an obsessive path of discovery. With the help of his only friend, Boudreaux, Grady begins work on the device. This is soon interrupted when he receives a call informing him that his sister, Mary Ann, has passed away and he is to become the guardian of his gifted 6 year old nephew, Kai. Kai is a special child, but to Grady, the kid is a distraction. Unknowingly, Mary Ann has planned this moment for years and believes this will be the perfect environment for her son's ability to mature and could be exactly what Grady needs to fulfill his dream. Not Rated.
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How to Prepare for Prison How to Prepare for Prison focuses on the lives of three vastly different people who are steeling themselves against the daunting prospect of serving prison sentences for the first time. Shot over three years, the film captures their growing psychological trauma as their children and families face poverty and social shame, and the individuals charged face their fears about violence in prison and whether or not they can survive the loss of freedom. The film goes beyond the notion of guilt or innocence. By offering an intimate look at the lives and states of mind of those awaiting judgment -- filled with regret, defiance and stark fear -- it deepens our understanding of the legal system and cultural ideas about crime and punishment. The stakes are high. Lives are changed forever. Not Rated.
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Bronx SIUBronx SIU takes place in one of the most dangerous boroughs of New York City, following young homicide detective Jimmy Blue. After a string of murders shocks the city, Jimmy is commissioned to lead an elite unit of investigators tasked with solving only the most heinous crimes, but Jimmy -- coping with PTSD, his personal demons and the demanding job -- struggles to function while under an internal affairs investigation into missing drug bust money. Not Rated.
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The Handmaid's Tale, Season 2The Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. "Gilead is within you" is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia. In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against -- or succumb to -- this dark truth. Not Rated.
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Sharp ObjectsStarring 5-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, Sharp Objects is a psychological drama about a city journalist with a troubled past who returns to her rural hometown to cover the murder of two preteen girls. As she clashes with her overbearing mother (Patricia Clarkson), her self-destructive habits return, and she finds herself identifying a bit too closely with the young victims. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and directed by the Emmy Award-winning director Jean-Marc Vallee (Big Little Lies). Not Rated.
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Monday, January 14 Tech Talk with Jay 11:30 a.m. Ask Jay your tech questions and he'll help as best he can, in a friendly, informal one-on-one chat. Bring your tablet, smart phone, or laptop. Tech Talk will be regularly scheduled for the second Monday of every month. Tuesday, January 29 Stealing the Body of Abraham Lincoln 6:30 p.m. Years after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, in the 1870's, a band of criminals failed in an attempt to steal Lincoln's body from his tomb in Springfield, IL. Historical lecturer Michael Jesberger will present a program on this strange and often overlooked story of our 16th President. Enroll online or at the library. Saturday, February 2 Backyard Birds 11:00 a.m. Learn how you can participate in the Audubon Society's Great Backyard Bird Count in your own backyard. Kathy Easton will have her scope to help you identify local birds. This program is for all ages. Enroll online or at the library.
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Monday, February 11 Tech Talk with Jay 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 12 Make a Card for Valentine's Day 1:00 p.m. Learn the basics of greeting card making using rubber stamped images and interesting folding and layering techniques to create Valentine's Day cards. This is a hands-on class. Enroll online or at the library. Tuesday, February 12 Great Decisions Discussions 7:00 p.m. Discuss the most critical issues facing America today. The first topic is "Refugees and Global Migration." Copies of the 2019 Briefing Book will be available to borrow in early January. Enroll online or at the library. Saturday, February 23 History of the Ku Klux Klan 1:00 p.m. Learn the history of the Ku Klux Klan from local resident Frank Marlowe.
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