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New DVDs and Blu-Rays March 2024 Click on the title to place a hold on the item
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Anyone But You
Bea and Ben look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold, until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So, they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
As Arthur Curry confronts the responsibilities of being King of the Seven Seas, a long-buried ancient power is unleashed. After witnessing the full effect of these dark forces, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an old enemy, and embark on a treacherous journey to protect his family, his kingdom, and the world from irreversible devastation.
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The Roundup: No Way Out
Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. Soon, he finds out this case involves busting a synthetic drug, Hiper, and starts to dig deeper. Meanwhile, the Japanese mafia boss behind it all, Ichizo won't stop looking for trouble, and the Japanese drug distributor Ricky and his gang come to Korea to join the chaos. Things are just about to get out of hand!
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Wish
In the magical kingdom of Rosas, Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force--a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe--the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico--to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
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Everyone Will Burn
Plagued with darkness of the heart, Maria Jose is prepared to face the end of her life when a strange girl visits her. As residents in her village begin to suffer horrific deaths, Maria Jose is accused of summoning an evil that has been whispered as a local legend for generations and must confront her past or risk fulfilling a prophecy that would bring about the end of the world.
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The Flying Swordsman
After a wicked plot to steal a hidden fortune results in the death of two renowned warriors, the map leading to the treasure's rumored location inexplicably disappears. But when the map is finally located a decade later, the eight assassins from the original plot re-emerge only to be challenged by a mysterious swordsman.
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Lane 4
Amanda, an introverted 12 year-old swimming athlete, spends most of the time at the swimming pool, training and trying to succeed in maybe the only thing she truly loves. Priscila, an amazing swimmer, becomes her opponent, in both sport and life. A subtle power game begins.
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Saint Omer
Follows Rama, a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modern-day adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea, but things don't go as expected.
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Sisters
Rebellious 13-year-old Anastasija (Emma Skirmante) and her younger sister Diana (Gerda Aljena) live together in an overcrowded Latvian orphanage. While Diana is excited by the news of their pending adoption by a wealthy American couple, Anastasija acts out in defiance, clinging to the hope that they can be reunited with their biological mother who has recently been released from prison.
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The Act: The Complete Limited Series
From writers Nick Antosca (Channel Zero) and Michelle Dean comes The Act, based on Dean's 2016 Buzzfeed article "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered" and explores the tragic relationship between young Gypsy Blanchard (Joey King) and her overprotective mother Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette, in her Primetime Emmy winning performance). As Gypsy strives to break free from her mom's controlling influence, she begins to uncover a host of secrets that propel her down a deadly path.
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All Creatures Great & Small: Season 4
It's spring 1940 and with Europe at war, the community in Darrowby is pulling together more than ever before. With Tristan away serving, Siegfried and James bring in some extra hands to help around the practice: highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, and student vet Richard Carmody.
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Beyond Paradise: Season 1
It follows DI Humphrey Goodman and his fiancée Martha as they leave London to navigate a new life together on the beautiful Devon coast. Our heroes are thrown in at the deep end as Martha pursues her dream of running her own restaurant and Humphrey takes up the vacant position of Detective Inspector at Shipton Abbott police station, an outpost of the Devon & Cornwall Police district. Quickly making an impression on his somewhat eclectic team, Humphrey sets out to crack a host of baffling cases, but will his unusual methods win over his new colleagues?
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Midsomer Murders: Series 24
DCI John Barnaby and his sidekick, DS Jamie Winter, endeavor to solve perplexing crimes. In Series 24, they investigate a vicious inheritance dispute, a pet detective's death, and a string of murders in the avowed "Greenest Village in Midsomer.”
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Mrs. Sidhu Investigates: Series 1
It turns out that widowed Slough caterer Mrs. Sidhu is as adept at solving impenetrable homicide cases as crafting an exceptional biryani, and she proceeds to do so as she ever exasperates Berkshire DCI Burton.
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Wednesday: The Complete First Season
Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams's years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago, all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
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The Color Purple (2023)
Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
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My Happy Family
Literature teacher Manana has been married for twenty-five years and lives in a three-bedroom flat in Tbilisi with her husband, parents, two adult children, and her son-in-law. But on the evening of her fifty-second birthday, she announces to the surprise of her family that she wants to leave. When she actually packs her suitcase and leaves, the family is shocked and incredulous: Where is she going? What is the reason for the decision? She is past the age for a divorce and has what everyone would call a good husband. But Manana sticks to her decision and does something unheard of in Georgia's patriarchal society: She moves into a small apartment to live on her own.
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Poor Things
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
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Waitress: The Musical
Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim part of herself. Waitress celebrates the power of friendship, dreams, the family we choose and the beauty of a well-baked pie.
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Yentl
In turn-of-the-century Eastern Europe where women are denied higher education, Yentl disguises herself as a young man in order to gain entrance to an orthodox Jewish school.
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The Book of Clarence
Struggling to find a better life, Clarence is captivated by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything to carve a path to a divine existence.
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Dream Scenario
A family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. However, when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, he's forced to navigate the consequences of his newfound stardom.
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Freelance
An ex-soldier agrees to protect a journalist as she interviews a charismatic dictator. When rebellion breaks out, the trio must face down assassins, the jungle and each other to stay alive.
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I.S.S.
Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground; take control of the station by any means necessary.
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All The Beauty and the Bloodshed
Follows the life of artist Nan Goldin and the downfall of the Sackler family, the pharmaceutical dynasty who was greatly responsible for the opioid epidemic's unfathomable death toll.
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Ferrari
It is the summer of 1957 and ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis, facing bankruptcy and a volatile marriage. Meanwhile, his drivers' passion to win pushes them to the edge, as they launch into Italy's most treacherous race, the Mille Miglia.
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Gods of Mexico
Native communities in Mexico fight to preserve their cultural identity amid modernization.
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The Iron Claw
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.
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The Stones & Brian Jones
20-year-old London guitarist Brian Jones went about forming a blues cover band. As The Rolling Stones found meteoric success, his influence within the unit would wane as that of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards rose. In 1969, after years of rising tensions and his own drug-fueled excesses, he'd be dismissed from the group... and die of accidental drowning within a month.
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Jurassic Planet Christmas
Welcome to Jurassic Planet! Christmas is almost here and the dinosaurs are preparing for the great holiday celebration! Chow the friendly brontosaurus and Bash the adorable Iguanodon want to give professor Fang the best Christmas gift ever!
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Monster High: Season 1
Teenager Clawdeen Wolf never felt like she fit in, until her instincts led her to Monster High, where she discovered she's a werewolf and a human, and now feels at home in both worlds. She is befriended by Draculaura, Frankie Stein and Deuce Gorgon. These young monsters are learning who they are, defying expectations, disrupting the norm, and embracing their differences to make a difference. Together, they'll learn to be fierce and fearless at the one place they all belong: Monster High.
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Pokemon: The Arceus Chronicles
Our heroes head to Sinnoh to learn about the region's past. After receiving a mysterious message from the Mythical Pokémon Arceus, they meet up with Brock, and the group heads to Mount Coronet to investigate. There, they find a rampaging Heatran and the commanders of Team Galactic, who are determined to find their missing leader by opening a gate between dimensions. Joined by a trio of Legendary Pokémon and Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, our heroes must give it their all to stop Sinnoh from being destroyed!
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Strawberry Shortcake, Berry in the Big City: Season 1
Strawberry Shortcake has big dreams to bake the world a better place, which is why she is headed to Big Apple City! It's not gonna be easy, but with the help of her new berry besties, a lucky mixing spoon and her new food truck, Strawberry Shortcake can't wait to show the world what she can do.
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Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, All Wheels on Track
Thomas the Tank Engine is back in an all-new season of Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! Deliveries will go awry, new areas of the island will be explored, and animals will end up in places they shouldn't be…while Thomas and his friends grow from these unexpected surprises. Ashima returns from the Nilgiri Mountain Railway! Whiff tinkers in his Recycling Plant. Even Salty the Diesel Engine returns singing shanties from across the seas. The loc-amigos say "all aboard" to these familiar friends and debut character Bruno, the brake car.
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Transformers - EarthSpark: Season 1, Episodes 11-26
Terrans, the first Earthborn Transformers bots, spark to life and are secretly adopted by the Malto family. When the truth about the Terrans is revealed, the family bands together with the Autobots to stand against Croft and her sinister forces within G.H.O.S.T. Soon after, all Cybertronians are threatened by the evil Dr. Meridian {aka MANDROID}. They must overcome insurmountable odds to save their kind.
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Prospect Heights Public Library District
12 N. Elm St. Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070 847-259-3500
www.phpl.info
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