New DVDs at your library Captain Phillips – (Drama) Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabamas commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.(c) Sony Trailer: imdb/video/imdb/vi699050009/ Blue Jasmine –(Comedy) Woody Allen trades New York City for San Francisco with this comedy-drama, starring Cate Blanchett as a troubled former Manhattanite who moves to the City by the Bay to live with her sister after her wealthy husband divorces her. Forced to put her life back together piece by piece while under the effect of powerful anti-depressants, she dates a series of men, attempts to build a career, and slowly learns how to count on herself to survive. Alec Baldwin, Louis C.K., and Bobby Cannavale co-star. Trailer: imdb/video/imdb/vi2545264921/ Carrie – (Horror) A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King. (c) Sony Trailer: imdb/video/imdb/vi1340843545/ Inequality For All – (Documentary) At the heart of the film is a simple proposition: what is a good society, and what role does the widening income gap play in the deterioration of our nations economic health? We are endeavoring for Inequality For All to be a paradigm-shifting, eye-opening experience for the American public. We want to accurately show through a non-partisan perspective why extreme income inequality is such an important topic for our citizens today and for the future of America. (c) Official Site Trailer: imdb/video/imdb/vi2167974169/ Instructions Not Included – (Comedy) Valentin (Eugenio Derbez) is Acapulcos resident playboy-until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Valentin leaves Mexico for Los Angeles to find the babys mother, but only ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie (Loreto Peralta). An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywoods top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggies birth mom shows up out of the blue, and Valentin realizes hes in danger of losing his daughter- and his best friend. (c) Official Facebook Trailer: imdb/video/imdb/vi2912987417/ Brooklyn Castle – (Documentary) Brooklyn Castle is the remarkable and improbable true story of I.S. 318 in Brooklyn. The school, where 65% of students live below the federal poverty level, has the highest ranked junior high chess team in the nation. The heart of the film is the engaging young students who populate the team: Rochelle, who has the goal of becoming the first female African-American chess master; Pobo, the teams charismatic leader; Justus, an entering student who must manage the high expectations that come with achieving master status at an early age; Alexis, who feels the pressure of his immigrant parents desire for him to realize the American dream; Patrick, who uses chess to help overcome his ADHD; and James, the young rapping maestro and budding chess talent; among several others. -- (C) Official Site Trailer: imdb/video/imdb/vi3754664985/ In A World… -- (Comedy) Lake Bell stars in In a World..., a hilarious romantic comedy about a struggling vocal coach who strikes it big in the cutthroat world of movie-trailer voiceovers, only to find herself in direct competition with the industrys reigning king-her father. Written and directed by Bell, who won the Sundance 2013 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the script, In a World... also stars Fred Melamed (A Serious Man), Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine), Demetri Martin (Important Things with Demetri Martin), Michaela Watkins (Enlightened), Ken Marino (Burning Love), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Alexandra Holden (The Hot Chick) and Tig Notaro (The Sarah Silverman Program). (c) Roadside Attractions Trailer: imdb/video/imdb/vi3754664985/
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