New Adult DVDs
New arrivals added to our DVD Collection in the last 7 days
| Title | Date added | |
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| La source |
Year Published: 2012  Tells the uplifting story of Josue Lajuenesse, a Haitian Princeton janitor who returns to his country after the devastating 2010 earthquake to revive his lifelong dream to bring what is most fundamental to his village's survival: clean water. Features music by Sigur Ros. |
May 15, 2013 |
| Life is sweet |
Year Published: 1990 An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering lay about. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy. |
May 14, 2013 |
| Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. Set one |
Year Published: 2009 Clouds of Witness - Death hits close to home when Lord Peter's future brother-in-law is murdered. Complicating matters is the man who stands accused: Gerald Wimsey, Lord Peter's brother. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - When a member of the prominent Bellona Club dies on the same day as his sister, Lord Peter must determine who will inherit a sizeable fortune. Bonus features included. |
May 20, 2013 |
| Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. Set two |
Year Published: 2010 The quintessential English 1920s detective faces some of his toughest mysteries. |
May 20, 2013 |
| Lore |
Year Published: 2013 Abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings, led by fourteen year old Lore embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country. Bonus features: making of Lore, Panel discussion, Memories of a (German Girl) and theatrical trailer. |
May 14, 2013 |
| Losing control |
Year Published: 2012 A fresh and funny independent film that explores the universal idea that, at some point, everyone fears that there is a 'right' way to find love, and that they might be going about it the wrong way. |
May 20, 2013 |
| Lost angels - skid row is my home |
Year Published: 2010 Takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals, people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. Shows how their descent into society's basement has been exacerbated by the forces of gentrification and the increasing criminalization of homeless people, while exposing the draconian changes to the mental health care system that have brought us here. |
May 15, 2013 |
| Love free or die |
Year Published: 2012 True story about a man whose two defining passions the world cannot reconcile: his love for God and for his partner Mark. It is about church and state, love and marriage, faith and identity-and one man's struggle to dispel the notion that God's love has limits. Gene Robinson is the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the high church. He confronts those who use religion as an instrument of oppression, and claims a place in the church and society, not just for LGBT people, but for all. |
May 15, 2013 |
| Magic town |
Year Published: 1947 An ambitious pollster finds a small town whose citizens' opinions accurately reflect those of America at large. On discovering this oddity in the darling town of Grandview, Smith plots to exploit this 'mathematical miracle.' Posing as an insurance salesman along with his two sidekicks, Ike Sloan and Mr. Twiddle, he romances the local newspaper editor while trying to keep her from discovering his true intentions. |
May 15, 2013 |
| Man of Aran |
Year Published: 2003 Documents the life of a family in a small fishing village in the Aran Islands, Ireland, as it struggles to win the daily battle against its magnificent opponent--the sea. Contains both documentary footage and staged scenes, with an invented family at the film's center. |
May 14, 2013 |
| Mental |
Year Published: 2012 Shaz is a larger-than-life free spirit who is hired by a local politician to watch his five peculiar daughters. With her unconventional attitude, Shaz gleefully sets to work transforming the girls into proudly unique individuals. But when a mysterious shark hunter throws a twist in her plans, it's up to the girls to change their destiny and find their own happy ending. |
May 14, 2013 |
| Metronome power |
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May 16, 2013 |
| Missions that changed the war- the doolittle raid |
Year Published: 2013 Outraged at the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered his military leaders to find a way to hit back at an enemy whose homeland was beyond the reach of U.S. warplanes. The result was a daring plan to load B-25 bombers on an aircraft carrier, sail within range of Japan, bomb its cities, and then fly on to the safety of China. Only one man was considered up to the task of leading the mission: Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle. |
May 15, 2013 |
| More than a month |
Year Published: 2013 Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a young African-American filmmaker, sets out on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this thoughtful and humorous journey, he explores what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a 'post-racial' America. Not just about a yearly tradition, or history, or being black in America. It is about what it means to be an American, to fight for one's rightful place in the American landscape. |
May 14, 2013 |
| Mr Bean. The whole bean |
Year Published: 2000 The incredibly bizarre and hilarious adventures of Mr. Bean, a nearly mute man that seems to find his way into trouble no matter what he is doing. Includes all 14 episodes of the original series. |
May 20, 2013 |
| Mudhoney - I'm Now- The Story Of Mudhoney (2012) |
Year Published: 2013
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May 15, 2013 |
| Murphy's law |
Year Published: 2003 When his ex-wife is gunned down, all the evidence points to L.A. police veteran Jack Murphy. Framed for the murder he didn't commit, Murphy finds himself arrested and hand-cuffed to a foul-mouthed street punk, Arabella. Dragging the protesting girl behind him, Murphy hijacks a police helicopter and the two set out to clear his name and save their own lives. |
May 14, 2013 |
| Natural beekeeping |
Year Published: 2012 Chemical resistance, environment and evolution threaten the life of bees. Noted Vermont beekeeper Ross Conrad proposes a program of selective breeding and natural hive management. The video presents a comprehensive survey of natural beekeeping methods and challenges, including segments filmed in the field. It offers practical information that every aspiring beekeeper needs to know, everything from basic hive equipment to working with your bees to harvesting and processing honey. |
May 15, 2013 |
| Nature - an original duckumentary |
Year Published: 2012 Ducks are true originals. There are more than 120 different species of ducks in all, a fantastical group of complex characters. Ducks have a talent for survival, and life stories filled with personality and charm. Each bird is more fun than the last, and will leave you wanting more. |
May 20, 2013 |
| Nature - the mystery of eels |
Year Published: 2013 Though much of the natural world is discovered and understood, a few great mysteries remain. Consider the eel. Little is known about its life - where it goes, what it does and how it dies. James Prosek, artist, writer and eminent naturalist, takes on the mystery of the eel, shedding light on the animal and the strange behavior it inspires in those who seek to know it. |
May 17, 2013 |