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November-December 2015

VOL. 30 THE VIDEO REVIEW MAGAZINE FOR LIBRARIES NO. 6

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800-775-2600 x2050 [email protected] www.baker-taylor.com Spotlight Review Amy HHH 2011, she died of alcohol toxicity at the age of Lionsgate, 128 min., R, 27. Drawing on early home movies, newsreel DVD: $19.98, Blu-ray: footage, and recorded audio interviews, Amy $24.99, Dec. 1 serves up a sorrowful portrait of an artist’s Publisher/Editor: Randy Pitman This disturbing, dis- deadly downward spiral. Extras include au- concerting, booze ‘n’ dio commentary by the director, previously Associate Editor: Jazza Williams-Wood drugs documentary unseen performances by Winehouse, and Copy Editor: Kathleen L. Florio about British song- deleted scenes. Recommended. (S. Granger) writer/vocalist Amy Editorial Assistant: Christopher Pitman Winehouse rises above Graphic Designer: Carol Kaufman the ordinary in the In 2011, Amy Wine- house joined an in- Marketing Director: Anne Williams capable hands of filmmaker Asif Kapadia. Long before winning six Grammys and ac- formal list of famous quiring her signature beehive, tattoos, and musicians who died at Contributing Writers eyeliner wings, pop idol Winehouse grew up, the age of 27, including as one pal says, “like a classic North Brian Jones, , Kathleen C. Fennessy, Reviewer, Jewish girl with lots of attitude.” But the , Jim Mor- .com telltale signs were evident early on, including rison, and Kurt Cobain. On November Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate bulimia and depression, beginning after her 13, Universal Music Enterprises will release filmmaker Brett Morgen’s inti- Donald Liebenson, Reviewer, domineering father, Mitch, left her mother , Amazon.com to live with another woman when Amy was mate documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage nine. In her early years as a musician, Wine- of Heck (DVD or Blu-ray: $24.98), which Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg, Librarian, combines materials from famed Nirvana Valdosta State University, GA house was fortunate to have manager Nick Shymansky and two girlfriends—Juliette frontman Kurt Cobain’s personal archive Stephen Rees, Librarian, formerly with Ashby and Lauren Gilbert—who stuck by of and music with never-before-seen Bucks Co. Free Library, Levittown, PA her until her sassy self-destructiveness drove movies, animation, and footage from them away. And then came husband Blake various Nirvana performances, as well Frank Swietek, Associate Professor as unreleased photography, journals, of History, University of Dallas, TX Fielder-Civil, a junkie who introduced her to heroin and crack cocaine. Fearless in front of demos, and songbooks—all backed by an audience, cheeky Winehouse was terrified revelatory interviews with his family and Additional Contributors: of only one thing: fame. “I don’t think I’m closest . going to be at all famous,” she declared in a Sean Axmaker radio interview. “I don’t think I can handle it. Note: Video Librarian editor Randy Pit- Carson Block I’d probably go mad.” Five years Wine- man is busily watching documentaries for Charles Cassady house delivered the powerfully personal hit the annual “Best Documentaries” list. His song “Rehab” about her refusal to enter a “Final Frame” column will return in the Ted Fry drug rehabilitation facility. And then in July next issue. Fran Gardner Phil Hall Tom Keogh TABLE OF CONTENTS Lisa Martincik Michael Sandlin Video Newsbriefs 6 Pets 58 Books Into Movies 8 Business & Economics 59 Video Librarian (ISSN: 0887-6851) is pub- Mixed Media Sports, Games & Recreation lished bi-monthly by Video Librarian, 10 59 3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr., Poulsbo, WA Video Movies 16 Crafts, Arts & Hobbies 61 98370. Subscriptions: $64 for one year in the ; $69 (US) in Canada TV on Video 41 The Arts 62 (includes GST); $86 elsewhere. Address all correspondence to Video Librarian, 3435 NE Key to Star Ratings 47 History & Current Events 65 Nine Boulder Dr., Poulsbo, WA 98370. Peri- odicals Postage Paid at Poulsbo, WA and at Video Reviews 47 Travel & Geography 67 additional mailing offices.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Video Librarian, Children’s 47 67 3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr., Poulsbo, WA 98370. Copyright © 2015 by Randy Pitman. ‘Tis the Season 50 Series Update 68 All rights reserved. Telephone/Fax/E-mail Religion & Philosophy 52 Music/Dance 69 Subscriptions: (800) 692-2270 Social & Political Issues 52 2015 Annual Index 73 Editorial: (360) 626-1259 Advertising: (800) 265-7965 Education 56 Distributor Addresses 86 Fax: (360) 626-1260 E-mail: [email protected] Nature, Math & Science 56 Title Index 88 Web: www.videolibrarian.com Health & Fitness 57 Advertiser Directory 88

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and Dana Scully (Golden Globe winners and justice, despite incredible push back, David Duchovny and ) harassment, and traumatic aftermath. went on to ultimately form a powerful Featuring the Grammy-winning original bond as they struggled to unravel deadly song “Til It Happens to You,” co-written conspiracies and solve paranormal mys- by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga, extras teries. During its nine-season run from include additional stories and a Q&A 1993-2002, The X-Files was a worldwide with civil rights activists Clark phenomenon, garnering a loyal cult and Andrea Pino (featured in the ). following, 16 Emmys, and five Golden Video Librarian’s original review (VL-9/15 Globe Awards, including Best Dramatic HHH1/2) of the public performance rights TV Series. version of (avail. from Ro*co Educational, www. “ Trilogy: Extended rocoeducational.com) called this “an eye-opening documentary that makes a Edition” Bowing November 17 fine companion to Jon Krakauer’s recent from Warner Bros. bestselling book Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town.” The adventures of Bilbo Baggins come to an epic conclusion with the release of 2014’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five “Downhill Racer” Leads Armies: Extended Edition (DVD: 5 discs, Criterion’s December Slate $34.99; Blu-ray: 3 discs, $35.99) on No- vember 17 from Warner Bros. Home En- Criterion’s December releases kick tertainment. Also available on the same off December 1 with Michael Ritchie’s date is a boxed set compiling all three of visually kinetic 1969 skiing drama debut filmmaker ’s adaptations of Downhill Racer (Blu-ray: $39.95), starring Robert Redford as a ruthlessly ambitious Worlds Together Series J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy novel: The Hobbit Trilogy: Extended Edition (DVD: skier competing for Olympic gold, and All new Worlds Together Cuba, 15 discs, $78.98; Blu-ray: 9 discs, $99.98), costarring Gene Hackman as his coach. Ecuador and Colombia in Spanish which also includes longer versions of Coming December 8 is the 2013 debut and English celebrate culture, history, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) feature from world-renowned Japanese food, geography and people. Closed- and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug artist Takashi Murakami, Jellyfish Eyes captioned. Free Teacher’s Guide. 25 (2013). Starring Ian McKellen as Gandalf (DVD: $19.95, Blu-ray: $29.95), a creative min. Ages 10+. $29.95 each the Grey, Martin Freeman in the central sci-fi family film that follows a young who befriends a charming, flying, jelly- V3212 Colombia 978-1-60480-156-9 role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armit- age as Thorin Oakenshield, The Battle fish-like sprite—only to discover that his V3213 Cuba 978-1-60480-157-6 schoolmates have similar friends. Also ar- V3214 Ecuador 978-1-60480-158-3 of the Five Armies features nine hours of riving December 8 is slapstick genius Har- V3215 Tibet 978-1-60480-108-8 bonus features, including 20 minutes of V3202 Ethiopia 978-1-60480-106-4 extra footage. old Lloyd’s 1928 final silent movie, Speedy V3203 East Africa 978-1-60480-107-1 (DVD: 2 discs, $29.95; Blu-ray: $39.95), in V3201 W Africa 978-1-60480-105-7 “The Hunting Ground” Student which he reprises his “Glasses Character” Education Fever in Korea in a love letter to New York that includes V1912 978-1-604-80163-7 $60 Sexual Assault Doc Coming a joyous visit to Coney Island and a cameo. Finally, slated for December Preview DVDs and VOD December 1 from Anchor Bay 15, Howard Brookner’s long-, recently Sign up for Newsletter & From the Academy Award-nominated unearthed 1983 documentary gem Bur- roughs: The Movie (DVD: 2 discs, $29.95; Free Account details at: and Emmy Award-winning team of direc- tor Kirby Dick and producer Amy Zier- Blu-ray: $39.95) features up-close footage WorldCultureMedia.com ing, The Hunting Ground (DVD: $22.98, of the Naked Lunch author in the late ’70s Blu-ray: $26.99) will bow on December and early ’80s in a one-of-a-kind nonfic- 1 from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Serv- tion portrait.

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Books Into Movies

The following films based on books Legend (Nov. 20) is edy. Directed by Justin are slated to open during November and based on author John Kurzel, this Palme d’Or December. Movie release dates are subject Pearson’s Edgar Allan selection stars Michael to change. Award-nominated 1972 Fassbender, Marion Cotil- nonfiction bookThe Pro- lard, Elizabeth Debicki, Coming in November fession of Violence: The Paddy Considine, and Rise and Fall of the Kray David Thewlis. Brooklyn (Nov. 4) is Twins. Directed by Brian based on the Man Booker Helgeland, the British Prize long-listed 2009 crime thriller stars Emily Browning, David novel by Irish author Thewlis, and Christopher Eccleston, with In the Heart of the Colm Tóibín. Directed in a dual role as murderous Sea (Dec. 11) is adapted by John Crowley from English gangster brothers Ronald and from Nathaniel Philbrick’s a script by Nick Hornby, Reginald Kray. 2000 National Book the historical period dra- Award-winning nonfic- ma stars Saoirse Ronan, The Secret in Their tion book about a 19th- Domnhall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Eyes (Nov. 20) is director century whaling incident Julie Walters. ’s adaption of that inspired Herman Eduardo Sacheri’s 2005 ’s Moby Dick. Di- Trumbo (Nov. 6) is novel La pregunta de sus rected by , the film stars Chris based on Bruce Cook’s ojos (The Question in Their Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, and Ben 1976 biography of Holly- Eyes). A re- Whishaw. wood blacklisted screen- make of the 2009 Spanish writer . Oscar-winner, the film (Dec. Directed by Jay Roach, stars , , and 23) is based on Michael the film stars Diane Lane, . Lewis’s 2009 nonfiction John Goodman, Louis book about the 2008 fi- C.K., and , Victor nancial collapse. Directed with as Trumbo. (Nov. 25), director Paul by Adam McKay, the film McGuigan’s take on Mary stars , Christian The 33 (Nov. 13) is Shelley’s classic 1818 hor- Bale, and . based on Héctor Tobar’s ror novel, stars James 2014 book Deep Down McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Looking Ahead Dark: The Untold Stories of , 33 Men Buried in a Chilean and . Slated for January is Mine, and the Miracle That The 5th Wave, based Set Them Free. Directed on the 2013 first book by Patricia Riggen, this The Danish Girl (Nov. in author Rick Yancey’s survival drama—based 27) is based on David alien-themed YA series. on real-life events in 2010—stars Antonio Ebershoff’s 2000 fiction- Directed by J Blakeson, Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Juliette alized account of one of the film stars Chloë Grace Binoche, and Gabriel Byrne. the first individuals to Moretz, Nick Robinson, undergo sex reassignment and . Carol (Nov. 20) is based surgery. Directed by Tom on Patricia Highsmith’s Hooper, the film stars Also coming in January 1952 romance novel The , Alicia is 13 Hours, an adapta- Price of Salt. Directed by Vikander, Amber Heard, and Matthias tion of Mitchell Zuckoff’s Todd Haynes, the film Schoenaerts. 2014 nonfiction book13 stars , Hours: The Inside Account , and Sarah I Saw the Light (Nov. of What Really Happened Paulson. 27) is based on Colin Es- in Benghazi. Directed by cott, George Merritt, and Michael Bay, the film stars William MacEwen’s 1994 James Badge Dale, John The Hunger Games: Hank Williams: The Biog- Krasinski, and Toby Stephens. Mockingjay, Part 2 (Nov. raphy. Directed by Marc 20) is based on the 2010 Abraham, this tribute to Also arriving in January third and final book in the country music icon is The Finest Hours, based Suzanne Collins’s YA sci- stars Elizabeth Olsen, Da- on Casey Sherman and fi trilogy. Directed by vid Krumholtz, , and Tom Michael J. Tougias’s 2007 Francis Lawrence, this Hiddleston as Williams. book about a 1952 Coast last installment of the Guard sea rescue mission. post-apocalyptic thriller Coming in December Directed by Craig Gil- stars , Josh Hutcherson, lespie, the disaster drama Liam Hemsworth, , and (Dec. 4) is an adaptation of stars , Casey Af- Elizabeth Banks. William ’s 1606 classic trag- fleck, Holliday Grainger, and Bana.

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The gang at the titular radio station : The Complete Third Season Better Call Saul: Sea- says goodbye in this 1981-82 fourth and (Warner, DVD: 5 discs, $39.98). Starring son One (, DVD: 3 final season of the sitcom, starring Howard Adam West as the titular Caped Crusader, discs, $55.99; Blu-ray: 3 Hesseman, Tim Reid, and Loni Anderson. this compilation from the 1967-68 third discs, $65.99). A -off and final season of the campy comedy from , this November 17 series features guest appearances by Joan 2015 first season of the Collins, Ethel Merman, Berle, and AMC-aired prequel series Cristela: The Complete First Season Zsa Zsa Gabor. spotlights lawyer Jimmy (Fox, DVD: $29.95). Standup comedian McGill (, Cristela Alonzo stars as a Texas law intern Black Sails: The Complete Second reprising his earlier role). in this 2014-15 short-lived comedy series Season (Anchor Bay, DVD: 3 discs, $49.98; that features guest appearances by Gabriel Blu-ray: 3 discs, $59.99). The crew of the The Guilty (BBC, DVD: $24.98). Miss- Iglesias, Barr, Hector Elizondo, Walrus struggles to survive in this 2015 ing children in two separate timelines and Mark Cuban. sophomore season of the Starz-aired series are at the center of this ITV-aired 2013 starring Toby Stephens, Hannah New, and drama miniseries starring Tamsin The Rebel: Season Two (Shout! Factory, Luke Arnold. and Jamie Sives. DVD: 6 discs, $34.99). Erstwhile Confed- erate soldier Johnny Yuma (Nick Adams) Doctor Who: Series : The Complete Series (Shout! travels West in this 1960-61 second and Nine, Part One (BBC, Factory, DVD: 3 discs, $26.99). A wealthy final season of the period Western series, DVD: 2 discs, $24.98; Blu- shapeshifter (Simon MacCorkindale) joins featuring guest appearances by John Car- ray: 2 discs, $29.98). The forces with a police detective (Melody An- radine, Leonard Nimoy, Soupy Sales, and Doctor (Peter Capaldi) derson) and his Vietnam vet pal (Michael Vic Damone. and his companion, Clara D. Roberts) in this 1983 action-adventure (Jenna Coleman), reckon series. November 24 with ghosts, Vikings, and (of course) the villainous Maude: The Complete Third Season : Daleks in this first compilation from the (Shout! Factory, DVD: 3 discs, $26.99). Season 3 (Paramount, 2015 ninth series of the cult sci-fi show. Liberal activist Maude (Bea Arthur) is back DVD: 2 discs, $22.98). Co- in this 1974-75 third season that features medienne Amy Schumer Eastsiders: Season 2 (Wolfe, DVD: guest appearances by , Hec- offers her spin on pop $24.95). 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discs, $59.99). This 1969-72 addition to final season of the small-town sci-fi drama the rotating format series follows three stars Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, and Repriced or New to DVD/Blu-ray attorneys (Burl , , . Beowulf (Film Move- James Farentino) through a variety of ment, DVD: 2 discs, $150 intriguing cases. December 15 [$350 w/PPR], DRA, web: filmmovement.com). Fear the Walking Extant: The Second Season (Paramount, In this 2007 rendition Dead: The Complete DVD: 4 discs, $64.99; Blu-ray: 4 discs, (VL-5/07 HHH1/2) of First Season (Anchor $76.99). Co-executive produced by Steven the epic Anglo-Saxon Bay, DVD: 2 discs, Spielberg, this 2015 second and final season poem, Benjamin Bagby $39.98; Blu-ray: 2 discs, of the sci-fi drama series starring sings the first 1,062 lines in the original $49.99). This 2015 first as an astronaut also features Goran Visnjic Old English, accompanying himself on season of the compan- and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. harp. Bonus features on this institutional ion series prequel to version include a 40-minute study guide, AMC’s hit The Walking Dead stars Kim December 22 an extended interview with Bagby, and , Cliff Curtis, and Frank Dillane. discussions with Beowulf scholars. Defiance: Season Saving Hope: The Complete Second Three (Universal, DVD: Five Films by Patricio Guzman (Ica- Season (, DVD: 5 discs, 3 discs, $59.98; Blu-ray: 3 rus, DVD: 8 discs, $79.98). Chilean docu- $39.99). The spirit of a surgeon in a coma discs, $69.98). The town watches over his fiancée and hospital co- of Defiance is the target of mentary filmmaker Patricio Guzman is workers in this 2013-14 sophomore season an ambush by the Votanis spotlighted in this collection that includes of the Gemini Award-winning medical Collective in this 2015 The Battle of Chile, Parts One-Three (1975- drama series starring Erica Durance, Mi- third season of the Syfy 78), 1997’s Chile, Obstinate Memory (VL- HHH chael Shanks, and Daniel Gillies. series starring Grant Bowl- 1/99 1/2), 2001’s The Pinochet Case, , Julie Benz, and Stephanie Leonidas. 2004’s Salvador Allende (VL Online-6/07 HHH Zoo: Season One (Paramount, DVD: 4 1/2), and 2010’s Nostalgia for the Light HHH discs, $64.99; Blu-ray: 4 discs, $76.99). A Dominion: Season Two (Universal, DVD: (VL-1/12 1/2). Bonus features include zoologist (James Wolk) questions the vi- 3 discs, $44.98; Blu-ray: 3 discs, $59.98). Boris Nicot’s 2014 documentary Filming cious behavior of animals on safari in this War continues and mysteries abound in Obstinately, Meeting Patricio Guzman, a debut season of the thriller series, based this 2015 second and final season of the 2008 interview with Guzman, five short on the novel by James Patterson. Syfy-aired supernatural apocalyptic series films by Guzman, and a booklet. starring Christopher Egan, Tom Wisdom, December 8 and Roxanne McKee. Particle Fever (PBS, DVD $24.99). Newly re-priced for , film- Doc Martin: Series December 29 maker Mark Levinson’s 2013 documen- HHHH 7 (Acorn, DVD or Blu- tary (VL-1/15 ) follows six brilliant ray: 2 discs, $39.99). The : Season Three (Para- scientists involved with the Large Hadron titular GP of Portwenn mount, DVD: 4 discs, $42.99; Blu-ray: 3 Collider as they work towards a significant (Martin Clunes) is back discs, $48.99). This 2015 third season of the breakthrough. Bonus features include in this 2015 seventh Showtime-aired series continues to follow deleted scenes and a Q&A. season of the ITV-aired the titular professional L.A. “fixer” (Liev medical dramedy se- Schreiber), and also stars Paula Malcomson, Seeds of Time (Kino Lorber, DVD: ries. Eddie Marsan, and Dash Mihok. $29.95). Filmmaker Sandy McLeod looks at the efforts of individuals, organizations, : Season Thirteen (Fox, Shameless: The Com- and governments to create “seed banks” DVD: 3 discs, $29.99). Seth MacFarlane’s plete Fifth Season (War- around the world in this newly re-priced HHH popular animated series’ 2014-15 13th ner, DVD: 3 discs, $39.98; 2014 documentary (VL-7/15 ). Extras season features guest voices by Liam Nee- Blu-ray: 2 discs, $44.98). include deleted scenes. son, , and the cast of The The dysfunctional Gal- Simpsons in a episode. lagher family ponders Tales from the Land changes in the neighbor- of Gullah (Marshall Hannibal: Season Three (Lionsgate, hood in this 2015 fifth Publishing, DVD: $19.95 DVD: 4 discs, $24.98; Blu-ray: 3 discs, season of the dramedy series starring Wil- [w/PPR], web: marshall- $24.99). Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, liam H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. pub.com). Storyteller Gillian Anderson, and Laurence Fish- Anita Singleton-Prather burne star in this 2015 third and final sea- Looking Ahead shares tales about slaves son of the thriller series based on Thomas coming to islands off the Harris’s iconic Red Dragon character Dr. Slated for January is the first part of the coast of South Carolina Hannibal Lecter. third season of Father Brown, the third in this engaging 2000 program (VL-5/00 season of Banshee, the fourth season of HHH1/2). Also newly available at the same Under the Dome: Season 3 (Para- Luther, the sixth season of Downton price is Tales from the Land of Gullah for mount, DVD: 4 discs, $64.99; Blu-ray: 4 Abbey, and the Sherlock Christmas Kids (DVD: $12.95 [$14.95 w/PPR]), as well discs, $76.99). Based on Stephen King’s special. Slated for February is the BBC’s as America’s Rifle: The M1 Garand (DVD: bestselling novel, this 2015 third and Frankenstein. $19.95 [$24.95 w/PPR]).

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Morrison lookalike Lev (Bret feld turned his camera This section features reviews of current and Roberts), a strong-silent-type on the graduating class freelance music producer of Southern ’s classic studio, independent, and foreign feature looking for his breakout gig. Torrance High School to films. Each review includes pricing information, Lev has his hands full with make All American High, as well as running time, rating, subtitling infor- his slothful, loose cannon of which was briefly released mation, and street dates for yet-to-be-released a live-in girlfriend, Frankie theatrically in 1987 and titles. Most titles reviewed here are widely (), who parties subsequently aired on PBS like there’s no tomorrow and collects lots before disappearing from view. Thirty years available through most distributors. of useless junk. Lev’s future looks bright later, Rosenfeld tracks down several of the for a split second, however, when he lands students for an update on their lives, which HHHH= Excellent a producing slot with -relevant outlaw is here tacked on the original as a coda. All HHH= Good country legend Charley King Nash (Donal American High offered an intriguing view of Logue), who is on the comeback trail and the school that inspired the cult comedy HH= Fair looking for a new commercial sound. When Fast Times at Ridgemont High (the curriculum Lev’s not dealing with his other half’s un- included a class on surfing!), and today’s H= Poor necessary dramatics, he’s trying to navigate viewers will certainly enjoy seeing the the precarious rollercoaster ride of the music atrocious hairstyles and clothing favored biz. But just when his indie version of the by fashionable youth from that bygone era. Current Films main chance begins to unravel, he learns that From a historical standpoint, Rosenfeld’s film Frankie is pregnant, forcing him to redirect also reminds us of the less amusing aspects his gaze beyond his own narcissistic present of the decade, most notably in ways that 5 to 7 HH needs towards a more realistic adult future. schools educated teenagers about the escalat- MPI, 97 min., R, DVD: $24.98 What it lacks in originality, director Tomer ing political tensions between the U.S. and It’s always frustrating to Almagor’s film makes up for in capturing the . Rosenfeld’s original film see an indie rom-com aspir- the rhythms of real life. Recommended. framed the Torrance High School environ- ing to be little more than a (M. Sandlin) ment through the eyes of Finnish exchange hipper, more sophisticated student Rikki Rauhala, and she returns here version of You’ve Got Mail. About Elly HHH with several of her classmates for the new This improbable upper-mid- Cinema Guild, 119 min., in ruefully funny where-are-they-now epilogue. dle-class fantasy-romance features what may Farsi w/English subtitles, not Recommended. (P. Hall) be one of the most well-heeled struggling rated, DVD: $29.95, Blu-ray: $34.95 writers in cinematic history: Brian Bloom, Aloft H1/2 who is played with a combination of youth- Before he won the Acad- Sony, 97 min., R, DVD: ful vulnerability and privileged smugness by emy Award for A Separa- $20.95, Blu-ray: $34.99 Anton Yelchin. We never learn how Bloom tion—the first Iranian Claudia Llo- manages to live in a luxury midtown studio to take home an Oscar—Asghar Farhadi made sa’s Aloft, set in the frigid flat despite being a serial-rejection fiction 2009’s About Elly, which serves up a fascinat- north of Canada, jumps writer, but while strolling the high-end streets ing mix of mystery and social drama. Set back and forth between the of NYC for inspiration he spots a dark-haired during a family seaside vacation with three past—with Nana (Jennifer Gallic goddess on a smoke break outside her close-knit couples and their young children, Connelly) bringing her two children, Ivan place of work and decides to strike up a dull the film offers a portrait of modern Iranian and Gully, to a known as The conversation. Amazingly, the sophisticated culture that has been little seen on American Architect in hopes of curing Gully’s brain 33-year-old ex-model (played by former Bond screens. The couples are middle class urban tumor—and the present, with the adult Ivan girl Bérénice Marlohe) inexplicably enjoys professionals who bring along Elly (Taraneh (Cillian Murphy), who was later abandoned Brian’s emotionally needy social patter. After Alidoosti), a young single schoolteacher—os- by Nana, being approached by Jannia (Mé- a few dates, she tells him she’s married, but tensibly to watch their kids but in reality lanie Laurent), a documentary filmmaker asks if he’s interested in a lovers’ tryst from 5 to meet a recently divorced friend visiting looking for Nana, now herself a faith healer to 7 in the evening, the time when cheating from Germany. All is easygoing fun and operating in the remote Arctic. Ivan agrees to on her impotent diplomat husband would well-meaning romantic machinations until accompany Jannia, and the pair grow close be most convenient. What should have been a child is pulled into the surf and almost over the course of the journey, although a hot and steamy affair ends up onscreen drowned. The boy survives, but Elly, who when they arrive at Nana’s remote outpost like some sort of prudish Eisenhower-era was supposed to be watching the children, it is revealed that the two have very different document of a back-door relationship. Writer- is gone. Did she drown or simply run away? agendas. It’s hard to say what Llosa is aiming director Victor Levin’s attempts at humor This set-up recalls Antonioni’s for with this strange fable, which continually (and, by turns, pathos) overreach for rarified L’a v ve nt u ra, but the mystery here becomes a shifts from past to present; the characters’ / heights, but the vehicle for social drama and sharp observa- motivations are unclear and their actions are tin-eared dialogue and unimaginative direc- tions of friendships and marriages under bizarre. With its odd dramatics, mysticism, tion here unfortunately smack of bottom- pressure. As seemingly innocent secrets and and quasi-poetic metaphors (including a of-the-barrel amateurism. Not a necessary lies are revealed, everything begins to appear motif centered on hawks), Aloft remains a purchase. (M. Sandlin) suspect, especially when Elly’s fiancé arrives largely incomprehensible story that is told looking for an explanation. Recommended. in a painfully lugubrious, fractured fashion. 9 Full Moons HHH (S. Axmaker) Not recommended. (. Swietek) Indie Rights, 103 min., not rated, DVD: $19.95 A modern-day bohemian romance, set All American High Revisited HHH Alto HH1/2 in the grungy beer-soaked East Virgil, 82 min., not rated, DVD: $19.99 Cinema , 98 min., not rated, DVD: $19.95 indie music scene, 9 Full Moons centers on Jim In 1984, aspiring filmmaker Keva Rosen- Mikki del Monico’s Alto uses Italian-Ameri-

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 16 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 can culture as a jumping-off complicated as misunderstandings develop overtly judge the addicts or their seemingly point for an LGBT screwball between characters, including Nicky’s father conscious lifestyle choice of a downward comedy. Frankie (Diana De- (Billy Wirth) and Frankie’s divorced parents spiral together—and that somehow makes Garmo), lead singer in a lo- (Annabella Sciorra plays her mother). Direc- the impact all the more severe and powerful. cal band, works in an Italian tor del Monico splices and dices influences Highly recommended. (C. Cassady) restaurant with her fiancé, ranging from The to Married to the Tony (Jake Robards), who Mob, and while it doesn’t all work, American Begins HHH plans to start his own line of Idol star DeGarmo—who does her own sing- New Line, 88 min., PG, DVD: frozen foods. Tony figures ing—makes for a sympathetic protagonist. A $28.98 that Frankie will give up her dream of a music strong optional purchase. (K. Fennessy) No, this is not a prequel. career once they’re married, but she can’t Rather, is a imagine doing anything else. Frankie’s mani- Animals HHH1/2 sweet, unabashedly - curist sister Heather (Melanie Minichino) is Oscilloscope, 85 min., not rated, tional, uplifting documen- addicted to the show Mob Hit, which Frankie DVD: $29.99 tary about an event that feels perpetuates stereotypes about Italian- Filmmaker Collin Schif- took place in November 2013, when San Americans, although her family certainly fli’s Animals centers on two Francisco transformed itself into flirts with a few—like her father (David Val- young heroin ad- City to help make a young cancer survivor’s cin), who collects tapes and has dicts—Jude ( Make-A-Wish come true. How did this hap- a special affection for theme. David Dastmalchian) and pen? And why did thousands spontaneously When Frankie’s group, the Altos, rents a car Barbara (Kim Shaw)—who both hail from respond to support this child? Directed by for a gig, they’re shocked to find a body in white, privileged, college-educated back- Dana Nachman, the story begins with then- the trunk. Out of curiosity, Frankie and grounds, and live out of a rattletrap automo- 5-year-old Miles Scott’s wish: “I want to be the Heather attend a wake for the victim, where bile that is customarily parked by the Lincoln real Batman.” During his leukemia treatment, they meet Nicky (Natalie Knepp), a Don’s Park Zoo. Adoringly devoted to each other as Miles’s dad, Nick Scott, introduced him to daughter, who takes a shine to Frankie. Nicky much as they are to the needle, the lovers run reruns of the 1960s TV series Batman. Miles, also works on Mob Hit, and she encourages numerous scams in order to continue their who loved dressing up in pajamas, Frankie to appear on the show. The women’s habit during an us-against-the-world junkie became enthralled with the character. Pa- ensuing friendship attracts the attention of idyll that cannot possibly last, as the pair tricia Wilson, CEO of Make-A-Wish Greater the FBI, although neither is involved in any lose their health and their principle supplier. Bay Area, notes: “Our organization, which criminal activity. As Frankie develops feel- Unlike Darren Aronofsky’s similarly-themed serves young people who are coping with ings for Nicky, the plot becomes increasingly for a Dream, this film does not life-threatening illnesses, comes into a child’s

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 17 VIDEO LIBRARIAN life when they need it most…when they’re dismembered corpse found in the coal on the 2002 novel Dancing Arabs, the story here , or at the end of treatment…. conveyer belt of a local factory. After the case centers on Eyad (Tawfeek Barhom), a sensitive Over 80% of the children go on to survive goes sideways, ending in a violent shootout young man struggling with his identity as and thrive.” Wilson and her staff reached that leaves four dead, the film jumps ahead an ethnic minority in the 1980s and 1990s. out to ’s Mayor Ed Lee, Chief of five years to find Zhang now a disgraced Everyone in Tira considers Eyad a genius, Police Greg Suhr, and Eric Johnson, who took drunk working as a security guard at the but his future is unclear. When his father, on the role of Caped Crusader, with Miles as factory. When remains are once Salah (Ali Suliman), isn’t picking fruit, he’s Batkid. A former stuntman, Johnson is an again discovered on the coal chutes, Zhang fighting for Palestinian liberation. Eyad’s inventor and acrobat who is also amazing begins his own investigation, focusing on the moving to Jerusalem to attend boarding with children. Of course, every superhero widow of the first victim—who also has ties school fulfills a dream for Salah, but Eyad is needs a nemesis, so volunteers became the to the new victims—becoming romantically now more of a minority than ever: struggling and the , while Johnson’s involved with this woman who may be an to speak Hebrew, studying the Bible, and wife played a damsel in distress—tied up innocent party or a cold-blooded murderer. eating Western food. As part of a volunteer on the path of one of San Francisco’s cable Filmmaker Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice program, Eyad also provides companion- . But it was social media that catapulted is a well-made drama that offers an interest- ship to Jonathan (Michael Moshonov), a the local Batkid event into a worldwide phe- ing perspective on life in China within the punk kid with muscular dystrophy, whose nomenon, capturing the hearts of millions framework of a compelling murder mystery. sarcasm sharply contrasts with Eyad’s polite of well-wishers, including Adam West, Winner of the top award at the Inter- reserve. Jonathan and his mother, Edna (Yaël , , and Ben Af- national , this is recommended. Abecassis), become a second family for Eyad. fleck. Recommended. S.( Granger) (S. Axmaker) By the 1990s, Eyad has a girlfriend (Daniel Kitzis), but keeps the relationship secret since Bessie HHH Blood Punch HHH his ethnicity continues to attract unwanted HBO, 135 min., not rated, Midnight Releasing, 107 min., attention. On the surface, A Borrowed Identity DVD: $19.98 not rated, DVD: $17.98 is not a political film, but it is guardedly Queen Latifah stars in Filmmaker Madellaine optimistic, pinning its hopes for the future this HBO original film as Paxson’s cheeky, gory thrill- on nonviolent assimilationists like Eyad. Bessie Smith, a top record- er has been accurately called Recommended. (K. Fennessy) ing artist who was one of a combination of Groundhog the most influential sing- Day and Blood Simple. It is es- Boulevard HH1/2 ers of the 1920s. Bessie follows the familiar sentially a three-character puzzler involving Anchor Bay, 88 min., R, DVD: rise-and-fall arc, dramatizing highlights of geeky college chemistry student Milton (Milo $22.98, Blu-ray: $26.99 Smith’s career (her stage origins, recording for Cawthorne), who is lured out of a drug rehab In his last leading role John Hammond, and fame that crossed color program by abrasive but seductive bad girl before his shocking suicide, lines at the height of her success), as well as Skyler (Olivia Tennet) to cook up a huge load Williams stars as her personal life (fudging some of the details, of meth from ingredients supplied by her Nolan, a 60-year-old banker which is common in this type of biographi- psycho boyfriend Russell (Ari Boyland). After whose mild exterior and cal drama). But the performances raise the the threesome hole up in an isolated cabin long, childless marriage to Joy (Kathy Baker) film above conventions: both the powerful to do the job, the relationship among them mask a simmering resentment over an unful- portrayal by Latifah (who also does her own quickly turns hostile, and someone winds filled existence. After approving a home loan singing), and by Oscar-winner Mo’Nique, up dead. The next morning, however, the for a gay couple, Nolan impulsively drives playing mentor Ma Rainey, the blues legend corpse is alive and kicking as though nothing through the town’s red-light district and who helped the young Smith develop as part had happened, and that pattern repeats itself begins an affair with callow young hustler of her traveling revue. Both women are bold each day—although the particular victim Leo (Roberto Aguire) that can only lead and brassy, living their lives without apology and mode of killing will vary—becoming (perhaps intentionally) to an unraveling of (Smith had both male and female lovers). increasingly baroque and grisly as time goes Nolan’s personal and professional life. View- Michael Kenneth Williams costars as Smith’s on (or doesn’t, actually). In an inevitably ers familiar with Williams might consider husband Jack, whose combustible devotion silly turn, the trio eventually figures out Dito Montiel’s Boulevard to be an interesting is right out of a blues song, and Mike Epps is the cause of the supernatural goings-on, but career bookend to the thematically similar Smith’s bootlegger turned lover. Indie film- breaking the chain of recurrence proves to 1986 Saul Bellow adaptation Seize the Day, maker directs on a cable movie bud- be well-nigh impossible. Blood Punch was in which Williams played a midlife-crisis get, and the supporting characters get short obviously made on a modest budget, with casualty and proved his gift for non-come- shrift, but Bessie captures Smith’s historical humorously bargain-basement visual effects dic characterizations. But for most this will popularity and Latifah gives her music great and somewhat amateurish acting, but the be just a glum, low-key footnote. A strong power. Recommended. (S. Axmaker) script is clever and one can easily imagine optional purchase. (C. Cassady) a Hollywood remake with a star-laden cast. Black Coal, Thin Ice Recommended. (F. Swietek) Braddock America HHH HHH Well Go USA, 110 min., in A Borrowed Identity First Run, 100 min., not rated, Mandarin w/English subtitles, HHH DVD: $24.95 not rated, DVD: $24.98, Blu- Strand, 104 min., in Hebrew The Great Recession has ray: $29.98 w/English subtitles, not rated, witnessed stepped-up output Set against the chilly DVD: $27.99 in at least one production backdrop of China’s north- According to a statistic line—doleful documenta- ern coal country in the depths of winter, this that opens Eran Riklis’s ries depicting the struggles of the broken, low-key Chinese thriller serves up a shadowy coming-of-age film, “20 dispirited remnants of America’s working murder mystery. Liao Fan stars as Zhang, a percent of Israel’s citizens are Arab.” Based class, who now appear to be permanently laid police detective investigating the case of a on Sayed Kashua’s semi-autobiographical off. French filmmakers Gabriella Kellser and

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 18 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Jean-Loïc Portron’s Braddock America is a par- necessary to be amused/ap- repressed 15-year-old Camilla. Clemens eas- ticularly strong example, even if its bad news palled by this sardonic study ily delivers the most believable performance has been heard before elsewhere. Braddock, of a callow temp worker and here, with veteran Cary Elwes exagger- PA, outside Pittsburgh, was a historic steel horror fan named Marty (a ating his role as Camilla’s impossibly uptight center whose steep decline began in the early memorable turn by Joshua (and slightly creepy) father. While Camilla 1980s. Now, with manufacturing outsourced Burge). Openly despising begins the process of growing up and tak- overseas, factories empty/razed, and even the his corporate job in a mort- ing an interest in boys (in this case, her best town hospital (the last sizeable employer) gage firm, the amoral Marty friend’s brother Frank), her parents channel closed, Braddock is a sad shadow of its former slacks off constantly and runs petty scams. the frustrations of their own failed union self. As the city council struggles with aban- Emboldened to steal client checks from the into strict disapproval of Camilla’s choice doned homes and properties (whose pen- office, Marty grows fearful over the prospect of beau because of his supposed checkered niless owners simply fled), thecinema vérité of discovery and he hides out, first becom- past. Cornelia Duryée Moore’s direction is lens queries remaining residents—stubborn ing a houseguest-from-hell for a co-worker stiff and conservative—recalling BBC corset holdouts and/or poor people with no means (entertainingly played by the director), and dramas—while every character except Cle- to go elsewhere—about the boomtown of then absconding to on a seemingly mens and Colby Minifie (playing Camilla’s yesteryear contrasted with today’s climate hopeless downward spiral in which his home- best pal) is incapable of settling comfortably of despair. Blame is directed at greedy corpo- made Freddy Krueger glove fatefully figures. into his or her roles. In the last third of the rate CEOs (as opposed to labor unions) who Suggesting that a rotten-dispirited-workplace film, while joyriding on the Staten Island allegedly profited off “globalization,” but society richly deserves a creep like this, Buz- ferry, a sudden gust of wind blows Camilla’s nobody on the business side is interviewed zard is a challenging and thought-provoking red beret off her head. Later, one sadly real- here. A powerful timely look at contemporary film. Recommended. C.( Cassady) izes that this was the most spontaneous financially-strapped America in microcosm, and exciting moment in the entire film. this is recommended. (C. Cassady) Camilla Dickinson HH Optional. (M. Sandlin) Cinedigm, 117 min., not rated, Buzzard HHH DVD: $19.98 The Chambermaid HHH Oscilloscope, 97 min., not rated, DVD: $29.99 Adapted from the titular Film Movement, 90 min., in German w/English Buzzard is billed as -based film- 1951 novel by Madeline subtitles, not rated, DVD: $24.95 maker Joel Potrykus’ in an “animal L’Engle, Camilla Dickinson is Vicky Krieps sparkles in the title role in trilogy” (preceded by a werewolf short called set in 1948 , with this curiously lighthearted comedy-drama Coyote and the dark comedy Ape), although Adelaide Clemens playing about a lovely young chambermaid named prior knowledge of the other films is not the young and high-minded but socially Lynn, who takes a job in a hotel in order to

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 19 VIDEO LIBRARIAN act out her peculiar form of scouts set off for a camping expedition under Jafar), and Evie (daughter of self-therapy: namely, hiding the supervision of young counselors, who Evil Queen)—are released under strangers’ beds. A have already prepared a campfire mythology from a magical island prison diligent worker with a near- about “Kai”—a juvenile werewolf terrorizing (which looks alarmingly mania for cleaning—and the forest by night. It turns out there really like a slum) and welcomed recent history as a mental is a menace: a brutal survivalist of unknown into the magical kingdom patient—Lynn sometimes origin who is booby-trapping the woods with to attend boarding school also puts on the clothes of all sorts of devices, accompanied by his ward/ with the children of fairy- hotel guests. But she is largely interested in apprentice/something—a feral boy in a mask. tale heroes and heroines. Maleficent (played observing activity in a room from an under- Sam (Maurice Luijten), the most bullied of by Broadway superstar ) neath-the-mattress perspective, which leads the young scouts, mistakes the wild child for sees this as her big chance to escape; she to her meeting and forming a relationship lycanthrope Kai, and a twisted relationship orders Mal to steal the Fairy Godmother’s with a high-priced prostitute. Writer-director develops between the lads. Sensitive viewers wand. But the only chance for that is during Ingo Haeb patiently strings out the various (who would be watching this...why, exactly?) the coronation of the new king (son of Belle mysteries going on here about Lynn’s san- should beware of a scene of extreme animal and the Beast)—the same teen monarch who ity, while clearly also establishing Lynn as cruelty involving a bull terrier. Add to that a freed them from their miserable captivity. a sympathetic—albeit quirky—girl-woman. bunch of forgettable characters and a disap- Directed by veteran Kenny Ortega (Newsies, Along the way, there are moments of genu- pointing payoff and this is one to skip. Not High School Musical), Descendants is very much ine tension revolving around what strange, recommended. (C. Cassady) a juvenile musical, with goofy comedy and dark acts Lynn is actually capable of doing. high school dramas involving teen crushes, Recommended. (T. Keogh) Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s prejudices, cliques, cool kids, and outcasts, all World HHH set in a world of fairy-tale royalty and magic. Chasing the Muse HH Icarus, 80 min., in English & Along the way, the kids discover teamwork, Artsploitation, 101 min., in German w/English subtitles, friendship, loyalty, and romance, while also French w/English subtitles, not not rated, DVD: $29.99 learning that appearances and expectations rated, DVD: $18.99 During the final months can be misleading. Featuring energetic song French filmmaker Jean- of his life, H.R. Giger (1940- and dance numbers, scenes of sports action Francois Davy’s /exege- 2014)—a Swiss artist known (a version of lacrosse with added complica- sis/skinflick documentary for his bizarre paintings as well as his creature tions), and magical battles (albeit on a cable Chasing the Muse serves up designs for ’s Alien—gave film- TV budget), this is a so-so Disney original of explicit female nudity and sex as it maker Belinda Sallin access to his cluttered that is likely to be popular. A strong optional follows the bearish Davy—a Fred Flintstone Zurich estate for this documentary, which purchase. (S. Axmaker) lookalike and longtime purveyor of steamy mimics the dreamy, surrealist tone of the stuff—who quotes Godard and Lelouch artist’s work rather than being a conventional Dog Years HHH while ruminating on women, repression, biographical profile. Much ofDark Star fol- Green Apple, 88 min., not and how he makes no distinction between lows Giger as he putters about the house, rated, DVD: $19.95 raunchy porn and allegedly higher-class where every nook and cranny is stuffed with Co-writers and co-direc- eroticism. Supposedly auditioning actresses, his creations, or visits the surrounding gar- tors Warren Sroka and Brent Davy and a cameraman tour Eastern Europe, den, which is filled with grotesque statuary Willis also star in Dog Years, interviewing beautiful girls and paying them that is circuited by a miniature train. Giger playing estranged stepbroth- for orgasmic sessions and sex, finally settling says little, although when he does become in- ers who meet up in Tokyo, on one blonde. Some will certainly find this trospective—such as when he recalls his first where they attempt some sort of uneasy distasteful, and may be disappointed that wife’s suicide—the tone of regret is palpable. reconciliation. Elliot (Willis) is a morally and Liam Neeson never crashes through a door More in-depth commentary is offered by physically exhausted businessman who aban- and sprays the set with gunfire while rescu- Giger’s second wife and a number of friends dons a failed relationship back in the U.S. and ing a daughter. Slightly more interesting is and collaborators, who not only offer admir- loses himself in Tokyo’s busy, overcrowded an included second feature, Davy’s 1975 film ing assessments of Giger’s art but also provide urban center. Plagued by sleeplessness and Exhibition, in which the filmmaker talks with insight into his family background and sug- depression, Elliot struggles through the days French prostitute-turned-XXX-star Claudine gest psychological interpretations regarding and does not relish reconnecting with his Beccarie (who condemns Deep Throat as the origins of his unusual “biomechanical” puppyish brother Ben (Sroka), who teaches “sick...deformed sex” and regrets that she can constructs. In addition to archival footage English at a local school. The two are able to no longer take Holy Communion because of a younger Giger, the film accompanies hurdle old obstacles (Elliot essentially hates she’s divorced) in between a number of hard- him on a contemporary trip to a museum Ben, who moved with his mother into their core sex scenes. Not a necessary purchase. that houses his work, where he seems shyly father’s house too soon after the death of (C. Cassady) ill at ease with enthusiastic fans at a book Ben’s mom) long enough to travel a bit in the signing. Serving up an interesting portrait country and meet up over drinks and dinner. Cub H1/2 of a popular artist in his twilight days, this But beneath the show of fraternal ties lies a Artsploitation, 85 min., in is recommended. (F. Swietek) Flemish & French w/English powerful undercurrent of hostility that ulti- subtitles, not rated, DVD: mately surfaces. Combining a solid narrative $18.99, Blu-ray: $22.99 Descendants HH1/2 with an interesting visual portrait of modern Belgium filmmaker Jonas Walt Disney, 112 min., not rated, DVD: $26.99 Japan, this is recommended. (T. Keogh) Govaerts’ grisly Flemish- High School Musical meets the next genera- language horror film (origi- tion of Disney fairy-tale characters in this The Duke of Burgundy HHH nally called Welp) starts with a wonky sense of original musical fantasy that aired on the Shout! 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Here, two lesbians to Cynthia (Candace Cameron Bure), who’s a movie about euthanasia role-play an S&M relationship at the ivy-over- eagerly planning their upcoming nuptials. charming, but filmmakers grown fairy-tale mansion of the dominant At her suggestion, John embarks on a quest Sharon Maymon and Tal Granit’s Israeli com- Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen), a prosperous to find Wayne, the son of the man his dad edy-drama, which blends poignancy with entomologist who has rooms full of mounted befriended in Vietnam in 1969. John discov- some sharp humor, merits that description. butterflies and moths. Submissive Evelyn ers that Wayne (David A.R. White) lives in Yehezkel (Ze’ev Revach) lives with his wife (Chiara D’Anna) is repeatedly and ritually a dilapidated shack, warily guarding letters Levana (Levana Finkelstein) in a Jerusalem humiliated by her mistress, yet thrives from from John’s dad for which he demands $500 retirement home, spending much of his time the experience. The Duke of Burgundy doesn’t each. In Vietnam flashbacks, we learn that bucking up the spirits of other residents, es- offer much of a plot, but is more of an atmo- John’s dad (Sean McGowan) is deeply reli- pecially those who are terminally ill. When spheric mood piece that—while hinting at gious, while Wayne’s father (Scott Whyte) is one of them asks for help in ending his life, much kink—manages to convey its sensuality cynical, which irritates their Sergeant (Ste- Yehezkel works with another resident, a mostly through erotic foot- and back-mas- phen Baldwin), who will eventually reveal retired veterinarian, to construct a “mercy sages. Recommended. (C. Cassady) how both soldiers died. Co-writer/director killing” machine that—like Dr. Kevorkian’s Carey Scott heavy-handedly telegraphs every famous apparatus—will allow the patient to The Editor HH plot twist ahead of time, and the Vietnam press the button himself. When news of what Shout! 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Those old This self-consciously off- old man a ticket—the real linchpin here is Italian movies shared certain features: absurd kilter Spanish film blends the deep bond between Yehezkel and Levana, mysteries centered on mad masked killers a gaudy historical costume one that ultimately personalizes the debate who murdered people in bizarre ways; final drama sensibility with erot- over the ethics of assisted suicide and the revelations that didn’t merely defy logic but ic postmodern fantasy, straddling the line right to die with dignity. The Farewell Party utterly trashed it; strikingly unusual camera between adventurously risqué and simply seriously confronts end-of-life issues, but it moves and garish color palettes; and terrible crass and pretentious. The history part is does so with a disarming geniality—even go- acting—as well as atrocious in the straightforward enough: in the mid-19th cen- ing so far as to include a surrealistic musical versions edited for the English-speaking tury, newly-crowned Spanish king Amadeo sequence. Recommended. (F. Swietek) market. Filmmakers Adam Brooks and Mat- (Àlex Brendemühl) arrives at his castle, only thew Kennedy’s send-up targets all of these to be greeted with indifference by his staff Finding Neighbors elements, right down to the dubbing. Brooks and ministers, who soon tell him that he is HHH stars as Rey Ciso—a film editor relegated unpopular with the Spanish people (read: Strand, 96 min., not rated, to working on low-budget movies because ripe for assassination), and that he must DVD: $24.99 he cut off four of his fingers (replaced with keep a low profile, which basically amounts Michael O’Keefe stars wooden digits)—who is suspected of offing to staying indoors. It soon becomes appar- the stars of his current project. The cast goes as Sam, a graphic novelist ent that this is not BBC Masterpiece territory: whose successful career has egregiously over-the-top, while the big revela- one of the king’s aides is inexplicably shown taken a tumble due to loss of tion of the killer’s identity totally comes from having intercourse with a piece of fruit; inspiration. Sleeping late in his L.A. suburban left field. The production design is deliber- another servant obsessively shaves his pubic house, Sam up his days doing nothing ately lurid, while the cinematography apes hair. Falling Star then increasingly becomes while his increasingly frustrated wife, Mary all of the grotesqueries of its Italian models. a tedious answer to the question: what does (Catherine Dent), goes back to work as a ther- For those who don’t know (or appreciate) a king and his court do when they’re forced apist. Striking up an unlikely friendship with what is being ridiculed, The Editor will just to live the lives of perpetual homebodies? a young gay neighbor (Blake Bashoff), who seem like a terrible movie, but even those in Before long, the king’s aides are sleeping once wrote about Sam’s glory days in com- on the joke may feel that it is dragged out to with one another, and the king is bonking ics for a college dissertation, Sam suddenly inordinate length. Not a necessary purchase. his illiterate and lusty maid, among other has a confidante with his own relationship (F. Swietek) sexual escapades (all depicted with a fair issues. There is also a comely blonde (Julie amount of art-house nudity). To his credit, Mond) next door (on the other side of Sam’s Faith of Our Fathers H1/2 director Luis Miñarro has crafted a gorgeous- house) whose tendency to shower outdoors Pure Flix, 96 min., PG-13, DVD: $14.99 looking film, with strikingly colorfulmise en has grabbed Sam’s attention. 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Keogh) from the mixture of professional actors like portrait, director Alain Margot’s I Am FEMEN Jones, who exhibits frightening intensity, focuses primarily on one member, Kiev-based The Heart Machine and amateurs such as Holmes, who exudes Oksana Shachko, who co-founded the group HH1/2 natural charisma. Unfortunately, the end in Khmelnitsky as “The New Ethics Commit- Kino Lorber, 85 min., not rated, result is little more than a wallow in nihil- tee.” Her relatives and friends describe her as DVD: $24.95 ism—a grim series of snapshots in place of a “a real revolutionary.” Whether protesting Online dating leads to meaningful narrative. Still, as a sketch of an on behalf of rape victims or neglected zoo romance and suspicion in often ignored subculture of urban America, animals, she makes masks and banners, but Zachary Wigon’s intriguing this should be considered a strong optional complains that she does most of the prep but slender thriller. Cody purchase. (F. Swietek) work herself. When she isn’t working on (John Gallagher Jr.) has a FEMEN activities, she paints religious icons steady girlfriend named Virginia (Kate Lyn I Am HHH and she once considered joining a convent. Shiel), but the two have never met in person. Virgil, 94 min., not rated, DVD Her colleague, , explains that The pair linked up via Skype, but since Vir- or Blu-ray: $19.99 the group pays expenses through donations ginia is studying for six months in Berlin, Filmmakers Brent Hodge and purchases from their online shop (sell- they must be content with nightly sessions and Derik Murray’s touch- ing t-shirts, posters, etc.). During filming, on their laptops, during which they discuss ing biographical portrait of they travel to , , and Moscow, their day and even cook dinner in tandem. Chris Farley is very much where they protest on behalf of oppressed But Cody begins to wonder whether Virginia about a man who was some Arab women and against the dictatorship in is in Europe at all, as he investigates ambi- lovable version of “Chris Farley” for everyone Belarus. As a whole, the women believe that ent sounds from their Skype conversations except, perhaps, himself. Farley was an out- they are using sexuality to draw attention to test the theory that’s she’s actually in sized comic talent who starred on Saturday to worthy causes, while at the same time New York and has been toying with him Night Live for most of the 1990s, dying at age breaking down stereotypes about feminism. since the beginning. Eventually, he uses 33 from a drug overdose in 1997. This film It’s hard to tell if they’re actually making social media sites to track down people who covers the glory years of the corpulent, boy- a difference—especially since they equate might know her. Meanwhile, Wigon shows ish, uninhibited performer’s SNL triumphs, publicity with progress—but as Shachko’s Virginia going about her job at a New York including his notorious Chippendale-dancer supportive mother notes: they’re certainly publishing firm, but only gradually reveals sketch; his brilliant Matt Foley/motivational brave. By film’s end, the movement contin- whether those scenes are contemporaneous speaker character; and his sweet doofus ues, although some core members have left or flashbacks. Depending on how things persona interviewing the likes of Paul Mc- the Ukraine for countries where protest is less turn out, the question will be whether Cody Cartney (“Do you remember… when you likely to result in long prison sentences—or can forgive Virginia for deceiving him, or were in the Beatles?”). SNL creator Lorne worse. Recommended. (K. Fennessy) whether Virginia can overlook the fact that Michaels offers in-depth insights into Farley’s he doubted her. Either way, the stakes of The personality, noting that the comedian Inside Out HHHH Heart Machine aren’t terribly high—at most a thrived on being part of a collective effort Walt Disney, 120 min., PG, tenuous romance won’t survive—but Wigon to do good work. SNL veterans , DVD: $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD does add some nice twists to the tale, and the , Jon Lovitz, Molly Shannon, Combo: $39.99, Nov. 3 lead performances are both good. A strong , Bob Odenkirk (who wrote for ’s latest animated optional purchase. (F. Swietek) the show), and especially close friend David destined-to-be classic is Spade, all acknowledge Farley’s fearless com- built around the concept of Heaven Knows What mitment to humor. But they also talk about how our various emotions his addictive personality and how he became affect our behavior. Joy (voiced by Amy HH1/2 Anchor Bay, 94 min., R, DVD: lost when he was pushed through the typical Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Disgust $22.98, Blu-ray: $26.99 star-making pipeline of SNL into Hollywood (), Anger (Lewis Black) and Fear The life of homeless hero- movies. Farley’s siblings and pre-stardom () are headquartered in the Control in addicts in New York City friends describe a natural entertainer who Center of the mind of happy 11-year-old Riley receives gritty treatment aimed to please everyone, from a gruff dad (Kaitlyn Dias), who moves from her idyllic in this cinema vérité effort to demanding Second City audiences. What Minnesota home to San Francisco, where she from filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie, emerges is a profile of a man who lived for has trouble adjusting. The three stabilities in based on an unpublished memoir-novel by the stage lights but sank into darkness on his her life—family, friendship, and hockey—suf- Arielle Holmes. Holmes plays a version of own. 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In the 1880s, Danish military engineer Alexandre (Fabrizio Rongione), a celebrated only grace notes here are Shaye, a veteran Gunnar Dinesen (Viggo Mortensen) seeks his French architect famed for his modernist actress finally getting her place in the sun, fortune working with colonial conquerors buildings but despondent over the turn his and a gratifying sense of restraint in the gore warring against local Indians. Gunnar be- career has taken. Alexandre decides to visit department. But that’s faint praise for a movie latedly realizes that his teen daughter stirs Italy to seek inspiration from the work of that otherwise fails to raise goosebumps. Not lust among the soldiers; when she elopes, his idol, unconventional baroque genius recommended. (F. Swietek) he embarks on a quest into hostile territory, encountering bloody violence and an elegant Francesco Borromini. Alexandre is accom- panied by his wife, Aliénor (Christelle Prot cave-dwelling hermit woman (Ghita Nørby). 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Daniel Krueger is a young successful TV journalist who is Mark has been with his boyfriend Jonah for 3 years, but deeply haunted by his past. Suffering from panic attacks cracks have begun to show between the two. Jonah and paranoia, Daniel spends most of his days wishing he suggests Mark go back on anti-depressants but Mark were someone else. He meets a young man named makes an appointment with a couple’s counselor instead. At Alexander who is everything he wishes he could be: therapy, Mark questions if he truly loves Jonah anymore. confident, carefree, and beautiful. As the two develop a At a final therapy session, Mark ends the relationship. relationship, Daniel realizes his mind may be more Months later, they meet at their friend’s wedding, where powerful than he thought. Mark expresses his gratitude for their time together.

For more information please contact Richard Ross at [email protected] Visit us at bgpics.com that probes the need for human contact and Alice Finch has won high honors at three the coming revolution. The script centers on ancient beauty in an increasingly vulgar age. consecutive conventions for creating one of the monarch’s most lavish projects, the Recommended. (F. Swietek) a fantastically detailed model of Rivendell, construction of the palace at Versailles, and the Lord of the Rings Elven village (utilizing the relationship between its chief landscaper The Last Impresario more than 200,000 bricks). Stephen Pakbaz, (Matthias Schoenaerts) and the country HHH one of the NASA engineers behind the Mars woman () he chooses to design Kino Lorber, 92 min., not rated, Curiosity rover, built a LEGO replica that is an extraordinary outdoor ballroom in the DVD: $24.95 now sold as a set, and Dr. Daniel LeGoff, a forest (despite the fact that her aesthetic, Director Gracie Otto New Jersey psychologist, uses to help which favors a touch of disorder, differs serves up a documentary autistic children communicate with one from his traditionally symmetrical style). profile of Michael White, another. Also included here are testimoni- It is, of course, inevitable that the pair will one of British theater’s most als from co-creator , become attracted to one another, although enigmatic and iconoclastic individualists. pop musician Ed Sheeran, and NBA player he is trapped in a loveless marriage and she Since the laconic White is not a man of many Dwight Howard, among others. An inter- is haunted by the deaths of her husband and words, Otto hauls in a of White’s esting sidebar chronicles how a life-sized daughter. A Little Chaos claims to be based famous friends, including Yoko Ono, Kate X-wing Starfighter—requiring eight tons on “certain facts,” but in reality it’s a largely Moss, , and Anna Wintour, who of bricks—was built in , and then fictional proto-feminist fable in period dress. explain (in predictably fawning terms) just shipped to Times Square for a LucasfilmStar Nonetheless, it’s also a fairly engaging diver- how White put the “swing” in Swinging Lon- Wars promotion. Clearly niche-focused to- tissement, particularly when Rickman takes don. White certainly had an uncanny ability wards LEGO fanatics, this is a strong optional center stage as Louis or Stanley Tucci turns to spot upcoming talent in places where no purchase. (S. Granger) up as his foppish brother. And the visuals are one else bothered to look. He discovered lovely, with lavish interiors matched by even Cleese and his Cambridge Circus comedy The Lesson HHH more impressive outdoor sequences. Recom- troupe and brought them to London’s West Film Movement, 105 min., in mended. (F. Swietek) Bulgarian w/English subtitles, End, and would also bring modern dance not rated, DVD: $24.95 maestro Merce to the world’s Love and Engineering attention. White also injected the initial A harrowing drama from HH1/2 creative juices into The Rocky Horror Picture Bulgaria that turns into an Kino Lorber, 83 min., not rated, Show, the nudie musical Oh! Calcutta!, and the unlikely thriller, The Lesson DVD: $24.95 Broadway smash , among other serves up an agonizing por- Filmmaker Tonislav Hris- groundbreaking film and theatrical projects. trait of a proverbial (near) death through a tov’s cinema vérité documen- While viewers never really get a sense of what thousand cuts. The story begins with school- tary shot in Finland features inner demons drove White professionally, it’s teacher Nade’s (Margita Gosheva) discovery a group of young high-tech obvious that his public persona is that of the that one of her charges has stolen the last workers and researchers who are led by Atanas socially ubiquitous Warholian figure whose of her meager money from her purse—forc- Boev, PhD. Stuttering heavily, Dr. Boev is a hip detachment and quiet insouciance natu- ing her to ask for coins from her students science-based sex guru whose “love hacks” rally attracts beautiful and talented people. in order to get back home. Things quickly psychological techniques have earned him Recommended. (M. Sandlin) worsen: Nade’s drunk of a husband has not a wife—who is not interviewed. In fact, very only failed to sell their junk camper, he has few of the women here offer commentary, as A LEGO Brickumentary also squandered her recent earnings instead most of the females serve as quiet, eerily smil- of paying their mortgage. Now, their house ing, Stepford-style date material and experi- HH1/2 is about to be auctioned, and available op- Anchor Bay, 92 min., G, DVD: mental subjects for a cabal of young, brainy $22.98, Blu-ray: $26.99, Nov. 3 tions vanish as Nade’s long-estranged father guys who are researching dopamine, sero- proves impossible to deal with, a translation tonin, and other neurotransmitters linked Like the titular interlock- for whom she freelances can’t pay ing construction bricks, to romance. These Big Bang Theory-types put what it owes her, and every effort she makes LEGO-maniacs come in all their formulas into practice, which leads to a to save her family is undermined. Turning to shapes and sizes—as aptly few good (if also predictable) sequences. One a creepy loan shark only downshifts Nade’s demonstrated by filmmakers Kief Davidson nerdy gamer bores his blind date by talking life even further into hell. Filmmakers Kris- and Daniel Junge in this family-friendly, 92- compulsively about Mass Effect, while another tina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov perfectly minute infomercial. voices male, despite oodles of intellectual prowess, the genial mini-LEGO guide here, tracing pace Nade’s gradual descent into a rabbit hole breaks into sobbing fits over a rejection. All the story of how a simple plastic toy became full of predators and misfortune, and Gos- in all, this adds up to the somewhat pat and a ubiquitous cultural icon that catapulted a heva shines as the taciturn figure who never foregone conclusion that love is complex. A small Danish company—founded in 1934 quite becomes unglued, even at the ugliest strong optional purchase. (C. Cassady) by —into a $4 billion of times. Recommended. (T. Keogh) business…that nearly folded. During the late Lyle HHH 1990s and early 2000s, LEGO focused on A Little Chaos HHH Breaking Glass, 65 min., not theme sets, like Harry Potter, , and Universal, 113 min., R, DVD: rated, DVD: $21.99 Lord of the Rings. But this direction failed, $19.98, Blu-ray: $26.98 Stewart Thorndike’s and LEGO’s popularity declined, until the Actor Alan Rickman gives psychological thriller is company began listening to its customers, himself a plum role in this obviously indebted to Ro- and reverted to its original concept. In 2014, historical drama—which man Polanski’s 1968 classic became an awesome anima- he co-wrote and directed— Rosemary’s Baby, but even tion favorite, and now stop-motion LEGO playing Louis XIV, the Sun if it doesn’t generate the same degree of animation is a YouTube phenomenon. In King, whose reign represented the summit paranoid dread, Lyle is still a surprisingly the fan world, artist Nathan Sawaya special- of royal authority in France, even if its ex- effective film made on a shoestring budget. izes in LEGO sculptures, while Seattle mom travagance would also prove to be a cause of Pregnant Leah (Gaby Hoffmann) moves into

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 28 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 a Brooklyn brownstone with her partner of his history teacher (Jon Meru HHH1/2 June (Ingrid Jungermann) and their tod- Bernthal)—than be part of Music Box, 90 min., R, DVD: dler daughter Lyle. Leah is the stay-at-home any cafeteria clique. Yet, $29.95, Blu-ray: 34.95, Nov. 17 mom while June goes off to work, and the like everyone else, Greg The aptly named Shark’s family seems happy aside from a few signs also yearns for acceptance. Fin of Meru Peak in the of strain. But a disquieting moment arrives Along with his best friend Himalayas pierces the sky when Leah discovers some covered-over and fellow aspiring film- and culminates in a slick, wallpaper that suggests a room was once maker Earl (RJ Cyler), Greg vertical 1,500-foot wall with used as a nursery—despite assurances to makes short parodies of classic and foreign a tip so tiny that it barely accommodates a the contrary from the building manager. fi lms (including Senior Citizen Kane and A single climber. At 20,700 feet, Meru is con- And a model who lives upstairs exudes Sockwork Orange). Greg lives in a middle-class sidered the anti-Everest, towering high above an unsettling vibe. It’s not until a tragedy suburb with his eccentric professor father the sacred Ganges River in Northern India; occurs—cleverly staged off-screen during a () and overbearing mother here there are no sherpas setting ropes, carry- Skype session—that Leah begins to unravel, (), who forces him to be- ing gear, and escorting thrill-seeking tourists. fi xating on the notion that the brownstone friend a neighbor’s (Molly Shannon) daugh- Three courageous American mountaineers itself (which an Internet search reveals to ter, Rachel (Olivia Cooke), who has been tackled Meru’s challenge not once but twice. have a checkered history) poses a danger diagnosed with leukemia. When Rachel In October 2008, Conrad Anker, , to her and her unborn child. Hoffmann’s brusquely retorts that she doesn’t want his and Renan Ozturk embarked on a seven-day performance is a tour de force, powerfully pity, Greg bluntly tells her, “I’m not here be- trek that disintegrated into a harrowing, 20- conveying Leah’s escalating terror. Recom- cause I pity you. I’m here because my mom is day ordeal. Within sight of the summit, they mended. (F. Swietek) making me.” As they talk, Rachel recognizes were forced to turn back. In September 2011, Greg’s insecurity, and a strong bond begins the team reassembled to climb arduous Meru Me and Earl and the Dying Girl to grow between them. Watching Greg and again—lugging 200 pounds of equipment, HHH1/2 Earl’s silly spoofs brightens Rachel’s day, including digital cameras—encountering Fox, 106 min., PG-13, DVD: $29.98, Blu-ray: particularly when her treatment gets tough. blizzards and avalanches, as well as frostbite $39.99 Cleverly adapted by Jesse Andrews from his and trench foot, while camping in a small Pittsburgh high school senior Greg 2012 YA novel and sensitively directed by tent clinging to the side of the mountain. Gaines () is a painfully Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, this insightful, wryly Reminiscent of Kevin Macdonald’s Touching shy, self-conscious kid who would rather inventive, coming-of-age story is one of the the Void, Jimmy Chin and his wife Elizabeth remain invisible and eat lunch alone—or best fi lms of the year. Highly recommended. Chai Vasarhelyi’s documentary Meru features watch Werner Herzog movies in the offi ce (S. Granger) interviews with the climbers and their loved

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 29 VIDEO LIBRARIAN ones, along with insightful commentary and prickly ash, a rare Japanese herb with from Into Thin Air author Jon Krakauer, who rejuvenating qualities. Holmes is struggling describes Meru’s location as “the point where to recall the details of a case involving his heaven and earth and hell all come together.” relationship with a melancholy married Highly recommended. (S. Granger) woman (Hattie Morahan), revealed in flash- backs to postwar London and bombed-out Mission: Impossible— Hiroshima. Burdened by his celebrity, Hol- mes is also irked by the way his colleague Rogue Nation HHH1/2 Paramount, 131 min., PG-13, Dr. John Watson not only exaggerated but DVD: $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD also even fabricated details in the stories that Combo: $39.99, Dec. 15 made him famous (Holmes maintains that he The fifth incarnation of actually prefers a cigar to a pipe and never the Mission: Impossible fran- wore a deerstalker cap). Adapted from Mitch chise begins with a spec- Cullin’s 2005 novel A Slight Trick of the Mind, tacular, pulse-pounding stunt in which IMF director ’s Mr. Holmes features a agent Ethan Hunt climbs aboard a huge cargo wonderfully complex performance by McKel- plane as it’s taking off (and that is really lan as Arthur Doyle’s fictitious sleuth, !). Ethan discovers that terror- whose exploits remain timelessly popular. ists known as The Syndicate, led by sinister Recommended. (S. Granger) Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), are discrediting the IMF by recruiting former intelligence A Murder in the Park operatives around the world to destabilize HHH countries and eliminate major international MPI, 91 min., PG-13, DVD: figures. But no one will believe him, includ- $24.98 ing the incoming CIA chief (), This investigative docu- who disbands the entire operation. Enter mentary explores an un- mysterious Ilsa (), a usual miscarriage of justice. lithe femme fatale ostensibly from Britain’s In 1983, two teenagers were MI6, who has infiltrated the Syndicate, yet shot and killed one night in a park on may or may not be playing both sides. Since Chicago’s South Side. A handful of witnesses she resourcefully saves Ethan’s life—not once identified the killer as Anthony Porter, a but twice—she earns some credibility with much-feared thug in the , who suspicious IMF operatives (Jeremy Renner, was found guilty and sentenced to death. But Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg). Adding unex- in 1998, a group of Northwestern University pected touches of humor, writer-director journalism students and their professor, Da- Christopher McQuarrie here superbly crafts vid Protess, reinvestigated Porter’s case, and intricate, fast-paced, espionage suspense, with within hours of scheduled execution, Porter’s numerous highlights, including an eye-pop- sentence was stayed and he was eventually ping assassination attempt in the Vienna Op- released as a result of the students’ proof era House during Puccini’s Turandot; a daring that he was innocent of the crime. Moreover, dive by Ethan into a whirling maelstrom; and Protess and his team concluded that the real a car-and-bike chase in Morocco. Cruise is murderer was a man named Alstory Simon, heroically resilient, often matched stunt-for- who later confessed and went to prison. stunt by Sweden’s stunning Ferguson. (And Porter went on to file a civil suit against the in the interests of full disclosure, my son, Don Chicago detectives who had arrested him, Granger, was one of for this prompting a deeper look into Protess’s sloppy exciting entry in the long-running series). , which led to revelations that the jour- Highly recommended. (S. Granger) nalism group had not actually interviewed any of the original witnesses except one—and Mr. Holmes HHH that poor man was harassed and intimidated Lionsgate, 104 min., PG, DVD: by a private detective retained by Protess, a $19.98, Blu-ray: $24.99, Nov. gumshoe who also went to elaborate lengths 10 to terrify Simon into confessing. Filmmakers Ian McKellan plays crag- Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber make a gy, cranky Sherlock Holmes, compelling case here that Simon was essen- as the 93 year-old British tially used as human fodder in a bid to try detective attempts not only to get the death penalty abolished in . to solve his last case but also to separate fact Recommended. (T. Keogh) from fiction about his life. Retired to the southeast coast of England, Holmes lives in Nightingale HH1/2 a small cottage with housekeeper Mrs. Munro HBO, 82 min., not rated, DVD: (Laura Linney) and her curious, precocious $19.98, Blu-ray: $24.99 son, Roger (Milo Parker), who helps tend Hol- David Oyelowo, star of mes’ beloved beehives. Ruminative Holmes the acclaimed Selma, is not realizes that his memory is failing—along just the lead but also the sole with his powers of deduction—and to rem- actor onscreen in this inti- edy that he’s experimenting with royal jelly mate, sometimes harrowing

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 30 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 drama. Oyelowo plays Peter Snowden, a mili- hardworking, and severely tary veteran with a customer service job and disciplined won’t be over- a judgmental, homophobic mother who—as turned by director Sebas- the fi lm opens—is dead by Snowden’s hands. tian Dehnhardt’s playful Clues to the bloody killing are all around, portrait of Dallas Maver- until he finally disposes of the body and icks basketball star Dirk cleans up the evidence. Snowden keeps up Nowitzki, who was drafted the fi ction that she is alive for friends and from distant Bavaria. The relatives who call while he prepares for a re- strapping youth—the product of a marriage union with his old service buddy, with whom between two athletes—found mentorship he is clearly obsessed. The truth of their with eccentric coach Holger Geschwindner, relationship—one Snowden holds onto as an a former German basketball great whose idealized love—is clearly more fraught than self-dubbed “Institute for Applied Nonsense” his monologues suggest. The drama unfolds purports (half-seriously, it seems) to have in telephone calls, vlog posts, and one-way perfected a scientifi c formula for a never-miss conversations spoken into his mother’s van- free throw. With American team managers ity mirror. Oyelowo’s performance is power- tolerating Geschwindner’s controlling and ful as he rides a turbulent emotional and meddling, Nowitzki becomes a popular mental rollercoaster—with nuanced glimpses hit with crowds, although the newcomer’s into his fragile state—but Nightingale is ulti- performance is uneven. One interviewee, mately an unsure dramatic work. Snowden Chinese NBA import Yao Ming, can relate to is angry, frustrated, and disconnected from the mixed blessing of Nowitzki’s cross-cul- reality—projecting his desires onto a fantasy tural appeal/novelty. Since Nowitzki himself situation—but the script serves up generali- is a friendly but not terribly expressive guy, ties as to how he got to this point. All of this the narrative surrounds him with ancillary plays out in the confi nes of a small suburban hoops drama, from an American fiancée home (and, briefl y, just outside the door), like who turned out to be a wanted criminal, a stage production, but this is actually an to Gerschwindner’s own arrest on fi nancial original script produced for HBO. Interesting irregularities. A solid profi le that is likely to but fl awed, this is a strong optional purchase. appeal to more than just b-ball fans, this is (S. Axmaker) recommended. (C. Cassady)

No Ordinary Hero: The The Other Man: F.W. de SuperDeafy Movie Klerk and the End of HHH Apartheid HHH1/2 KimStim, 78 min., PG, DVD: First Run, 75 min., not rated, $29.99 DVD: $24.95 Filmmaker Troy Kotsur’s Nicolas Rossier’s fine charming family fi lm stars documentary fills in gaps John Maucere as deaf ac- about the end of apartheid tor Tony Kane, who headlines a popular in , especially for viewers who children’s TV series called SuperDeafy. A exclusively associate Nelson Mandela with comedy-adventure show centering on a buf- the nation’s enormous political and social foonish action hero, SuperDeafy fi n d s T o n y change. Combining fresh interviews with getting lots of laughs, but he is haunted by former South African president F.W. de Klerk the way the show links his disability and the and many other government offi cials, jour- character’s foolishness. Failing to convince nalists, and surviving leaders of the African SuperDeafy’s producer to change the caped National Congress, The Other Man focuses crusader into someone who can instill pride on the wrenching consequences of de Klerk’s in young deaf viewers, Tony experiences a policies to end the ban on black South African confl ict between continuing success and a political parties, set free political prisoners, sense of a broader responsibility. Meanwhile, and enter the white-controlled government a subplot concerns a deaf schoolboy (Zane into negotiations with the ANC. The process, Hencker) whose father’s determination to which began in 1990, took several years to “mainstream” him at school and in life (i.e., complete and was repeatedly interrupted no sign language) results in isolation and by violence and assassinations intended to depression for the child. Also costarring thwart an agreement. Mandela—who was Oscar-winning actress (as freed from prison by de Klerk and assumed herself), this winning fi lm is recommended. leadership of the ANC—shared a Nobel [Note: this is also available from Tugg (http:// Peace Prize with de Klerk, an international licenses.tugg.com) with public performance acknowledgment that de Klerk helped move rights for $300.] (T. Keogh) things along. The fi lm also deals with the bitterness and suspicion surrounding de Klerk Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot HHH and what he did or did not know about coun- Magnolia, 106 min., not rated, DVD: $26.98, Blu- terinsurgency forces routinely assassinating ray: $29.98 ANC fi gures and organizing acts of butchery Stereotypes about Germans being stolid, on entire black neighborhoods. De Klerk

cap-belt-lib-ad-final_kimstim.indd 1 10/9/15 1:58 PM NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 31 VIDEO LIBRARIAN denies it all, while the current generation of Chris Columbus, this dismal sci-fi comedy Kline) to console their beleaguered daughter, so-called “” young adult black South also features Michelle Monaghan, Brian Cox, Julie (Mamie Gummer, Streep’s real daughter), Africans simply wants to put that legacy of Sean Bean, and (with cameos who attempted suicide after her husband left violence and recrimination behind them. by Martha Stewart and Serena Williams). her. Arriving penniless at Pete’s McMansion Highly recommended. (T. Keogh) Bottom line: Pixels is just another sloppy, in a posh, gated community (where she’s stupid Adam Sandler man-child movie. Not remembered by her real name of Linda Our Man In Tehran recommended. (S. Granger) Brummel), Ricki not only realizes that Julie HHH1/2 is deeply depressed but also that Pete’s second First Run, 85 min., not rated, Queen & Country HHH wife (Audra McDonald)—the epitome of do- DVD: $27.95 BBC, 115 min., not rated, DVD: mesticity—has actually raised their children. Viewers who’ve seen Ben $24.98 In addition, Ricki discovers that one of her Affleck’sArgo will already be John Boorman’s first film sons is gay, while the other is engaged to be familiar with the story in in eight years is a sequel to married (but Ricki is not included in the this feature-length docu- his autobiographical 1987 wedding). Directed by Jonathan Demme, mentary, focusing on the daring rescue of six Hope and Glory, which was this acerbic but also contrived comic drama Americans who narrowly averted becoming inspired by his childhood wavers unevenly between domestic angst and hostages in Iran during Jimmy Carter’s presi- experience of being sent to the country dur- rock ‘n’ roll, diluting its emotional resonance. dency. But it’s still thrilling to hear the facts ing the London Blitz in World War II. Queen Streep is characteristically superb as the con- from the actual people who lived through & Country picks up the story of his fictional vention-defying rebel who subconsciously those trying days. Directed by Drew Taylor stand-in Bill Rohan (played here by Callum seeks familial redemption. But an inordinate and Larry Weinstein, Our Man In Tehran Turner) during two years of compulsory amount of time here is devoted to Streep’s places the covert CIA and Canadian rescue military service in 1952. Something of a performing with Rick Springfield, who plays operation—which was masked by a washout as a soldier, Bill is assigned to teach her loyal lover/lead guitarist. Optional. Hollywood film project—within the broad- typing and deliver lectures on the Korean (S. Granger) est possible historical context, including the War to recruits, delivering talks that he fills Shah of Iran’s reign before being deposed with somewhat radical political commentary, Safelight HH by pro-Khomeini revolutionaries, followed while also—along with his buddy Percy (Ca- Arc, 84 min., R, DVD: $20.99 by the seizure of the American embassy in leb Landry Jones)—tweaking the by-the-book Capable acting isn’t Tehran, and the capture of 52 Americans who commander (David Thewlis). Boorman was enough to rescue this well- were held until the first minutes of Ronald 82 when he made this film and his direction meaning but slow and sappy Reagan’s administration (as Khomeini’s final here is easy and effortless, well befitting the romantic triangle flick in- insult to Carter). Against that backdrop, the story, which—like Hope and Glory—is largely volving a high school boy hiding of a half-dozen fugitives in Canadian anecdotal. Along the way, Bill experiences with a disability, a young ambassador Ken Taylor’s private residence coming-of-age romantic adventures with a prostitute with the proverbial heart of gold, makes for a compelling tale, especially when brittle, troubled high society girl (Tamsin and her volatile pimp. plays CIA operative Tony Mendez (played in Argo Egerton) and a fun-loving nurse (Aimee-Ffion Charles, a talented photographer with a by Affleck) enters the picture with a seem- Edwards); makes a homecoming visit to his game leg who is constantly being bullied ingly improbable plan to get them out of the idyllic family home on an island in the river; by three thuggish classmates. Charles, who country. Featuring interviews with Mendez, witnesses the coronation of Elizabeth II on also watches helplessly as his kindly father Taylor, and several former hostages, this is a new TV; and is involved in an elaborate (Jason Beghe) gradually wastes away from highly recommended. (T. Keogh) prank involving the regimental clock. The cancer, earns money by working at the truck film pokes fun at the extremes of military stop owned by a supportive family friend discipline and the exasperation of the offi- Pixels H1/2 (). Here, a young prostitute Sony, 106 min., PG-13, DVD: cers, but also acknowledges their service and named Vicki (Juno Temple) can also be found $30.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: has some measure of empathy for their old turning tricks under the watchful eye of her $45.99 values in a changing world where Britain is no brutal pimp/boyfriend, Skid (Kevin Alejan- A visually inventive longer an imperial power and the dro). One night, Charles defends Vicki against opening credits sequence has replaced the World War. Recommended. Skid, earning her gratitude, and she offers captures 13-year-old Sam (S. Axmaker) to drive him along the California coast to Brenner being defeated at photograph lighthouses for a school project. the 1982 Worldwide Video Arcade Cham- Ricki and the Flash HH During the trip the pair grow close, but when pionships. Skip ahead to present-day, with Sony, 101 min., PG-13, DVD: Charles later again intervenes to protect Vicki Brenner (Adam Sandler) now working as a $30.99, Blu-ray: $34.99, Nov. from Skid, she is forced to make a split-second Geek Squad-type home-video system in- 24 decision. The performances in Safelight are staller. Suddenly, various historic sites around stars as Ricki actually quite good—Peters and Temple both the world are being attacked by giant, wea- Rendazzo, a middle-aged project a touching vulnerability—but writer- ponized video-game characters, including rock musician who decades director Tony Aloupis’s so-so screenplay and Pac-Man, Centipede, and Donkey Kong. Ap- ago left her husband and listless direction sabotages the young actors. parently, when NASA sent a time capsule into three young children, moving from India- Not a necessary purchase. (F. Swietek) outer space in 1982, a video clip was included napolis to Los Angeles, where she sought fame that showed Sam and his pals playing video and fortune, but found neither. Commit- The Seven Five HH1/2 games—footage that intergalactic aliens in- ment-phobic Ricki fronts a bar band called MPI, 104 min., R, DVD: $24.98 terpreted as Earth’s declaration of war. Now, The Flash at night, while during the day she The title of Tiller Russell’s documentary the President of the United States (Kevin cashiers at a chic grocery store, where she is refers to New York City’s 75th Precinct, James) says that only Sam and his cronies forced to smile and be cheery to every cus- epicenter of a 1992 scandal involving a (Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage) can save the world. tomer. Ricki is suddenly summoned home to band of police officers who worked double- Directed with an insouciantly sexist slant by the Midwest by her ex-husband Pete (Kevin duty as partners with local drug kingpins.

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 32 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 The cops routinely padded Seymour: An Introduction The Summer House HH their pockets by stealing HHH Artsploitation, 95 min., in German w/English subtitles, money from dealers, and MPI, 81 min., PG, DVD: not rated, DVD: $18.99 later served as clarions to $24.98, Nov. 3 tip off drug lords about Actor Ethan Hawke di- An interesting if also ul- pending narcotics inves- rected (and appears briefly) timately disappointing Ger- tigations. The ringleader man drama about a family in this affectionate docu- of this circle, a police of- in freefall, writer-director mentary portrait of the art- ficer named Michael Dowd, was arrested Curtis Burz’s The Summer House carries an ist as a modest old man. NYC-based piano while in possession of cocaine, and later ominous tone of rage and perversion. An maestro Seymour Bernstein has lived with became a minor media sensation when architect named Markus (Sten Jacobs) is his Steinway in a one-bedroom apartment his testimony before the Mollen Commis- recruited by business associate and friend for more than 50 years, writing etudes and sion—the city’s legal investigation of police Christopher (Stephan Bürgi) to help the corruption—detailed how he was earning teaching generations of young music stu- latter pay off back taxes. Christopher’s son up to $4,000 a week from kickbacks and dents. Once, Bernstein was a rising star of the Johannes (Jasper Fuld), overhearing this shakedowns tied to local drug operations. concert circuit, specializing in Schubert. And conversation, takes note of his father’s plight. Dowd, who was convicted and served time then, like Glenn Gould, he abruptly retired From this narrative kernel, various layers of in a federal prison for his crimes, is front from the stage. Bernstein actually has some secrecy, poor judgment, illicit behavior, and and center in The Seven Five, offering an un- harsh words for Gould, who he says used different kinds of extortion are brought into apologetic recollection of how he tarnished neurotic and the disappearing act as play, involving orgies between the principal his reputation and betrayed de- attention-seeking stunts. Bernstein (besides adults, a weird bond between Markus’s wife partment and community he served. What suffering considerable stage fright) simply and young daughter, a homemade abortion, is unfortunately not truly emphasized here did not want the corrosive effects that often and a wholly inappropriate relationship with is the fact that while Dowd and his fellow accompany fame, and he has been content a deceptively innocent Johannes. Nothing cops were breaking the law, the quality of to work outside the spotlight—although, good can come from any of this, although life in the precinct where they worked de- at Hawke’s urging, Bernstein here gives his Burz seems largely interested in simply piling teriorated dramatically. Russell’s film is too first public recital in 35 years, in Steinway on the pathologies with a creepy, unrevealing long—more judicious editing could have Hall. An engaging study of a man with a dispassion. After a while, however, the shocks removed much of Dowd’s bloviating—but gentle demeanor and attitude whose work stop making an impact, until a disturbing it does tell an intriguing story. A strong embodies a kind of aesthetic purity, this is climax that doesn’t feel real. Not a necessary optional purchase. (P. Hall) recommended. (C. Cassady) purchase. (T. Keogh)

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 33 VIDEO LIBRARIAN Terminator Genisys HH Richard Poe as Theresa’s parents—these often plan. The film’s high point finds Hinda and Paramount, 125 min., PG-13, underappreciated veteran actors easily steal Shirley in New York, somehow worming DVD: $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD their scenes, even when working with tinny into a Wall Street awards banquet, where Combo: $39.99, Nov. 10 dialogue in an uneven film. A strong optional Shirley hobbles onto the stage in the middle “I’m old—not obsolete,” purchase. (P. Hall) of someone’s speech to challenge the growth claims Arnold Schwarzeneg- principle (she is whisked away by security, ger’s monosyllabic cyborg in Trainwreck HHH while some tough guy makes vile exple- the latest entry of this long- Universal, 125 min., R, DVD: tive-laden threats). At other times, Hinda running sci-fi fantasy franchise. Directed $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: and Shirley engage with various economists by , Terminator Genisys begins $34.98, Nov. 10 over a cup of tea in less rancorous settings. in 2029, as human resistance leader John Comic Amy Schumer’s Between these moments, Bustnes captures Connor (Jason Clarke) sends Sgt. Kyle Reese sneaky, subversive humor— the lifelong friends squabbling and watch- (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect John’s earthy, culturally relevant, ing over one another, going to each other’s mother, Sarah (). Unexpectedly, confessional—has no limits: doctor appointments, or visiting a therapy the timeline fractures, so Kyle lands in Los in fact, nothing is too intimate in this raun- pool. Although the guerilla-theater moments Angeles in an altered version of the past, com- chy, role-reversal rom-com. The story here sometimes feel artificial and manipulative, plicating his mission to reset the future. The begins with a flashback, as a philandering this crowd-pleasing documentary about two aging, re-programmed T-800 (Schwarzeneg- father () informs young Amy “mad as hell” grannies is recommended, ger) has not only become Sarah’s avuncular Townsend and her sister why he and their overall. (T. Keogh) protector, but he’s also turned her into a mother are divorcing, having them repeat: hardnosed warrior (and she’s devoted to the “Monogamy isn’t realistic.” Flash-forward Unexpected HH1/2 T-800, calling him “Pops”). But they’re up 23 years, with hard-drinking, commitment- Alchemy, 86 min., R, DVD: against another, more sophisticated killing phobic Amy now a magazine writer and $19.99, Blu-ray: $24.99 machine, the T-1000 (Lee Byung-hun). Here, serial slut, seducing whom she wants when Career-minded inner-city the impending Judgment Day falls not in she wants, but never spending the night (her Chicago high school teacher 1997 but in 2017, the date when Skynet man-of-the-moment is WWE muscleman Sam (Cobie Smulders) one plans to take over the world, utilizing a John Cena). Her saucy, shallow editor (Tilda day finds herself pregnant nefarious operating system called Genisys Swinton) assigns sports-loathing Amy to and she freaks out, caught to coordinate all portable communication interview Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), a in a state somewhere between depression devices. Clarke () is solid as successful Manhattan orthopedist whose pa- and elation. While she wants to have a baby, Sarah Connor (a role originated by Linda tients include America’s top athletes, such as she’s still not married to her live-in sensitive ), and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons his sensitive but strangely stingy best-buddy, hipster boyfriend (Anders Holn). To assuage delivers comic relief as a determined detec- NBA superstar LeBron James. Obviously their guilt, the two white middle-class millen- tive who has spent three decades trying to charmed by Amy’s uninhibited candor, the nials stage a shotgun marriage, which proves unravel the Terminator mystery. Unfortu- sweetly geeky doctor invites her to dinner. distasteful to Sam’s old-fashioned prude of a nately, viewers may need a flow chart to This, of course, leads to drinks—and Amy mother (Elizabeth McGovern). Around the follow the confusing, fragmented plot with climbing on top of him. But there are plenty same time, Sam discovers that her star pupil, its gibberish dialogue and bizarre flashbacks of spiky speed bumps along this road to Jasmine (Gail Bean), is also pregnant. Both are to future events. Optional. (S. Granger) romance. Written by Schumer and directed in similar predicaments: Sam is torn between by , Trainwreck is episodic and her desire to raise her daughter properly or to Theresa Is a Mother overly long, but much of it works. Recom- carry on with her career, while Jasmine has HH1/2 mended. (S. Granger) to choose between her baby and getting a Garden Thieves, 101 min., not college education. Sam feels she must take a rated, DVD: $24.99 Two Raging Grannies traditional “savior” role and preach endlessly In some respects, Theresa HHH to Jasmine about the importance of a college Is a Mother is a real home Disinformation, 77 min., not education, but Sam must eventually face movie. C. Fraser Press, who rated, DVD: $19.98 the truth that she might not have Jasmine’s plays the title character, Taking a page from the best interests at heart. While director Kris wrote the film and co-directed with her hus- playbook of Michael Moore, Swanberg takes very few risks here—mostly band Darren Press, while their three children filmmaker Havard Bustnes settling for bottom-of-the-barrel sentimen- are costars. The eponymous Theresa is a failed has fashioned a kind of tality—Unexpected does have its moments. A New York singer-songwriter who reaches mid- stunt documentary in Two Raging Grannies. strong optional purchase. (M. Sandlin) dle age with a trio of children and no money. Hinda, 84, and Shirley, 90, are two Seattle Returning to her rural hometown, single seniors fretting over the conventional wis- Vacation H1/2 mother Theresa plans on temporarily living dom that the solution to America’s economic Warner, 99 min., R, DVD: with her parents, with whom she never had doldrums lies in greater economic growth. $28.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: the happiest of relationships. The film fea- How, the women wonder, can growth rise $44.95, Nov. 3 tures the obvious reopening of old emotional when unsustainable resources are dwindling? In 1983’s National Lam- wounds, and plenty of mechanical cutesiness And doesn’t there come a point when a grow- poon’s Vacation, Chev y as the chronically unemployable Theresa ing economy will fall off a cliff? The quest to Chase originated the role of goes to ridiculous lengths to find a source find answers becomes a quixotic and often hapless Clark Griswold, who of income. But even as Theresa’s unrealistic funny odyssey, as these two disabled ladies drove his family 2,500-miles cross-country to misadventures ping-pong between farce and crawl their way—in slow-moving, motorized Walley World, America’s favorite fun park. In angst, Press herself remains a charismatic chairs—into various disruptive situations. this forgettable, un-funny reboot, Ed Helms screen presence, injecting quirky warmth Appearing as observers in a dull business plays Clark’s moronic son, Rusty, an EconoAir into her chaotic character. But the real fuel class, the pair are thrown out by the instruc- who yearns to recreate the same child- that drives this film are Edie McClurg and tor for asking questions outside the lesson hood road trip with his wife, Debbie (Chris-

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 34 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 tina Applegate), and their two bickering sons a young albino boy in rural Tanzania. Due to Susanne, the boys lived vicariously through (Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins). “You just extensive trafficking in albino human body a collection of 5,000 movies. “If I didn’t have want to redo your vacation from 30 years parts by witch doctors—who claim that these movies, life would be pretty boring,” one says. ago?” Debbie asks. “Isn’t that just going to bring about good health and financial bless- His brother adds, “It makes me feel like I’m be a disappointment?” For her—definitely; ings—Alias is forced to relocate to an urban living, sort of, because it’s kind of magical.” particularly when she revisits the projectile setting, where he is placed in the care of his In the late 1980s, the Angulos met on the trail vomiting of her sorority days truck driver uncle. Alias earns money selling to Machu Picchu, married and moved to West and winds up swimming in human excre- DVDs and mobile phones on the street, and a Virginia, California, and eventually New ment. Renting a Tartan Prancer Albanian little extra as a paid mourner at local funerals. York City. The Angulos, who gave their sons minivan with booby-traps and a navigation But Alias’s life takes a dangerous turn when Sanskrit names—Bhagavan, Govinda, Na- system that speaks only Korean, the family he falls in love with his uncle’s daughter, and rayana, Mukunda, Krsna, and Jagadisa—are encounters a suicidal Grand Canyon river- the body part hunters who terrorized him Hare Krishna followers. In 2010, adventur- rafting tour guide (Charlie Day), a rickety in the countryside track him down to the ous 15-year-old Mukunda escaped, wearing Walley World roller-coaster, and multiple big city. Much of the film’s strength comes a homemade Halloween-inspired Michael cover versions of Lindsay Buckingham’s from the fine performance by newcomer Myers mask. Thinking he was deranged, the “Holiday Road” theme song. Hunky Chris Bazili as Alias, who perfectly embodies the police took him to Bellevue Hospital. Child Hemsworth costars as a wealthy, right-wing indefatigable energy of youth. A film offer- welfare advocates deemed confinement to be Texas weatherman married to Audrey (Leslie ing a harsh glimpse of an ugly element of “a bizarre parenting choice,” but the children Mann), but nothing here much clicks until contemporary East African life, this is highly were obviously healthy and educated. Dur- Chase and Beverly D’Angelo do a nostalgic recommended. (P. Hall) ing filming, they would all become more cameo in their original Truckster station self-aware, and learn how to interact with wagon. Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and A Wolf at the Door others. A bizarre, thought-provoking film, John Francis Daley, Vacation is not family HHH this is recommended. (S. Granger) fare, serving up profanity, sexual vulgarity, Strand, 100 min., in Portuguese graphic nudity, and tasteless pedophile and w/English subtitles, not rated, AIDS jokes. Not recommended. (S. Granger) DVD: $27.99 Classic Films An intriguing tale about Volley HHH a love triangle that devolves Agnès Varda in Strand, 95 min., in Spanish into a terrible crime, the California HHH w/English subtitles, not rated, Brazilian drama A Wolf at the Door carefully Criterion, 3 discs, 306 min., DVD: $24.99 unfolds the backstory of a mystery to reveal in English & French w/English From Argentina comes the true horror behind a child’s kidnapping. subtitles, not rated, DVD: this spritely comedy about When the young daughter of Bernardo $44.95 six friends who spend a long (Milhem Cortaz) and Sylvia (Fabiula Nasci- New Year’s weekend bed- mento) goes missing, police suspicion falls continues its coverage of hopping at a cabin in the country. Written on Bernardo’s mistress, Rosa (Leandra Leal), the 60-year career of director Agnès Varda, and directed by one of the film’s stars, Mar- who claims that she has been blackmailed by reaching into the vaults to exhume five of her tin Piroyansky, the story finds best buddies another party—the wife of Sylvia’s lover—to lesser-known films made in the U.S. during Nico (Piroyansky) and Nacho (Chino Darin) spirit the girl away. The complications in two visits that were separated by more than sharing a rustic getaway with four attractive these allegations blur the investigation, but a decade. The first three date from 1967-1969, gal pals: Pilar (Inés Efron), Manu (Violeta writer-director Fernando Coimbra gradually when she lived in California with her hus- Urtizberea), Cata (Vera Spinetta), and Belén unravels the truth through a series of flash- band Jacques Demy. Two are documentary (Justina Bustos). The relatively uncompli- backs. What emerges is a portrait of paranoia, shorts: Uncle Yanco, a charming portrait of an cated Nacho has recently been dating stern calculated revenge, stalking, and—ultimate- elderly free-spirited painter cousin living in a taskmaster Manu, while Nico—an immature ly—evil. Recommended. (T. Keogh) houseboat in Sausalito, and Black Panthers, a womanizer—manages to have sex over the conventional but clearly sympathetic sketch holiday with Pilar and Cata (neither aware The Wolfpack HHH of the titular group during its campaign for of the other’s dalliance) while unsuccessfully Magnolia, 89 min., R, DVD: Huey Newton’s release from jail. The least suc- lusting after Belen and tragically falling in $26.99, Blu-ray: $29.99 cessful is the feature-length Lions, Love (…and love with Manu. Words are exchanged, hal- Crystal Moselle’s poi- Lies), a largely improvised would-be head-trip lucinogenic mushrooms consumed, joints gnant documentary about about two guys and a girl—veterans of Hair smoked, clothes discarded, and hearts left children isolated from the and Warhol movies—who gambol about in confused and disappointed. Piroyansky does outside world proves, once an L.A. mansion at a time when Bobby Ken- a good of directing his ensemble cast in both again, that fact can be nedy is shot, visited by a Varda-like director dialogue-heavy scenes and during the titular stranger than fiction. Five years ago, aspir- who has dreams of a Hollywood career (the volleyball game. Recommended. (T. Keogh) ing filmmaker Moselle spotted the six Angulo story quickly wears out its welcome, although brothers—then ages 11 to 18—in New York’s Varda’s freewheeling New Wave technique White Shadow HHH1/2 East Village. Befriending the boys over the remains intriguing). The last two films are IndiePix, 115 min., in Swahili next few months, she discovered their bizarre both very engaging: Mur Murs (1980) a kalei- w/English subtitles, not rated, secret: most of their spent indoors, doscopic montage of L.A. street murals and DVD: $14.95 confined by their fearful father Oscar in a artists, and Documenteur (1981), which depicts Israeli director Noaz four-bedroom, 16th-floor apartment in a a divorced French woman living in L.A. with Deshe won Best Debut Lower East Side public housing project. As Os- her rambunctious 8-year-old son (played by honors at the Venice Film car explains: “I didn’t want them to have the Varda’s own son Mathieu). All are relatively Festival for this thriller that social pressure and be contaminated by drugs minor entries from Varda’s impressive oeuvre, was also a Sundance Grand Jury nominee. or religion or philosophy—but to learn who but they provide winning examples of her The central focus is on Alias (Hamisi Bazili), they are.” Home- by their mother, whimsical style. Part of Criterion’s barebones

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 36 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Eclipse line, this set is warmly recommended. a combination of interest and attraction. Her began life as a short fi lm in (F. Swietek) friends are curious, her parents are worried, the director’s 1974 anthol- and her teachers are appalled, but Jill has ogy fi lmImmoral Tales, but Angst HHH a mind—and heart—of her own. The gulf was more of a sketch than Cult Epics, 87 min., in German between her middle-class Jewish background a fleshed-out story about & French w/English subtitles, and his working-class Italian one could be a countess and a bear-like not rated, DVD: $29.95, Blu- bridged if the Sheik had any intellectual beast that has an insatiable ray: $34.95 aspirations, but he unfortunately does not. sexual appetite. The Polish Even after 30-plus years, While Jill plans to attend college to study filmmaker wound up dropping the short the graphic violence of Ger- theater, the Sheik (who worships Frank from Immoral Tales and expanded it into The ald Kargl’s 1983 fact-based Sinatra) hopes to become a lounge singer. Beast, which tells the tale of an American tale of an Austrian serial The Sheik doesn’t have a car, so he borrows heiress (Lisbeth Hummel) who arrives at the killer who butchers a family remains stom- a friend’s customized Ratmobile for dates—a crumbing French estate of her betrothed, ach-churning—made even more unsettling vehicle that will eventually become a getaway where she is overcome by visions/sexual because the quality of the fi lmmaking is so car. Sayles follows the course of the couple’s fantasies concerning a countess (Sirpa Lane) high. Kargl based his script on a crime com- on-and-off-again relationship through high who once lived in the manor and cavorted mitted by Werner Kniesek, who after serving school and beyond, with Tracy Pollan and with a wild beast that prowled the estate. a seven-year prison sentence for shooting an costarring as fellow col- Borowczyk earned a cult following with his elderly woman then went on to murder a legians. It’s no surprise that things don’t last, erotic fantasy and horror fi lms, straddling widow, her son, and her daughter, and was but Sayles skillfully demonstrates how two art cinema and exploitation, and The Beast arrested with the bodies still in the trunk mismatched people could still have such a is one of his most explicit, fi lmed with an of the family’s stolen car. The story is told profound effect on each other. This edition elegance that lends some measure of grace from the perspective of the killer, played nicely restores the Bruce Springsteen songs to a truly perverse dream play of primal to jittery perfection by Erwin Leder, who missing from some other versions. Highly urges and corrupt aristocrats (while making narrates the appalling events in horrifying recommended. (K. Fennessy) literal the implied sexual tension buried in voiceover. Zbigniew Rybczynski’s carefully so many fairy tales). The countess, a willing crafted camerawork, which combines odd The Beast HH1/2 partner of the weird, hairy beast (an actor in a angles with more conventional shots, and Arrow, 98 min., in French w/English subtitles, not rather ratty ape suit), runs naked through the Klaus Schulze’s tense, brooding score add im- rated, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $39.95 woods, arouses the creature (Borowczyk re- measurably to the creepy effect. But what will Walerian Borowczyk’s notorious 1975 peatedly cuts to close-ups of its erect member, still shock most viewers is that Kargl holds erotic fantasy revision of Beauty and the Beast a special effects monstrosity), and indulges nothing back while portraying the carnage: the murderer’s brutalization of his victims and his mad ecstasy are gruesome even by the most extreme contemporary standards. So, ON DVD FROM it’s not surprising that Angst was effectively censored off the screen in the 1980s, becom- New HD Restoration ing one of the most notorious unseen fi lms “no director since Fassbinder of its day, and it remains a rarity even among has such insight into the lives cult film aficionados. Sporting a new HD of lost young men in crumbling transfer, this release confi rms Angst’s status as inner cities as Tsai Ming-liang From the director of a work that straddles the boundary between delivers in this devastating first WHaT TiME is iT THERE? gross-out slasher movie and cutting-edge art feature. Brilliantly observed… gOODBYE, DRagOn inn fi lm. Extras include by as tender as a lou Reed elegy.” sTRaY Kargl, an introduction by fi lmmaker Gasper —Tony Rayns, Time Out London Noé, cast and crew interviews, and a booklet. Tsai Ming-liang’s With appropriate warnings about content, “a near-masterpiece…as close cult classic this is recommended. (F. Swietek) as contemporary filmmaking gets to the essence of poetry.” —, Baby It’s You HHH1/2 Chicago Reader Olive, 105 min., R, DVD: Rebels $24.95, Blu-ray: $29.95 “no longer simply a cult classic, Baby It’s You is an anoma- Rebels of the Neon God is part ly in the career of iconoclas- of the history of gay youth con- of the fi lmmaker John Sayles, sciousness in popular culture.” —, OUT.com being both a period youth drama and the only film “Tsai’s most accessible film is Neon for which he didn’t have final cut. To his more unusual and uncompro- credit, it remains a strikingly original piece of mising then any you’re likely to work, even within the confi nes of a familiar see this year.” genre. The story is set in Trenton, NJ, in the —Matt Zoller seitz, 1960s. Instead of a starry-eyed high school RogerEbert.com God romance, the central relationship is all wrong right from the start. Jill (Rosanna Arquette), a high achiever, defl ects the entreaties of the self-proclaimed “Sheik” (Vincent Spano), a www.BigWorldPictures.org perpetual truant, before fi nally giving in to

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 37 VIDEO LIBRARIAN in all kinds of sex. Featuring explicit nudity, of hothouse swamp horror, Eaten Alive was a segment on the film’s restoration. Highly masturbation, and animal copulation, this shot entirely on soundstages lit with red recommended. (F. Swietek) would certainly be considered pornographic hues that make the area look like a suburb in some communities. Handsomely mas- of Hades. Hollywood veterans Mel Ferrer, Francesco HHH tered from a new restoration, extras include Carolyn Jones, and Stuart Whitman have Film Movement, 133 min., behind-the-scenes featurettes, interviews, supporting roles next to cult horror actors PG-13, DVD: $29.95, Blu-ray: bonus short films, and an introduction by Marilyn Burns (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), $34.95 film critic Peter Bradshaw. A strong optional William Finley (Phantom of the Paradise), and Presented in a longer purchase for more adventurous collections. Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street). “director’s cut” version (S. Axmaker) More perverse than scary, the film is weirdly (compared to the edited entertaining at times, but also inconsistent VHS tape released on home Daniel HHH and often awkwardly directed. This minor video), filmmaker Liliana Cavani’s 1989 Olive, 130 min., R, DVD: horror item is given Arrow’s deluxe treat- Francesco dramatizes the life of St. Francis of $19.95, Blu-ray: $29.95 ment with a new restoration (the colors are Assisi, drawing from Hermann Hesse’s 1904 E.L. Doctorow adapted intense), along with extras that include a monograph Francesco d’Assisi. Mickey Rourke, his 1971 novel The Book of new introduction by Hooper, a cast and untypically but effectively cast, stars as the Daniel for this handsomely crew audio commentary, new and archival titular saint, a privileged son of a wealthy mounted drama directed interviews, a story featurette, and stills and 13th-century Italian merchant, who—follow- by Sidney Lumet. Inspired promo galleries. A strong optional purchase. ing a gradual epiphany (triggered by reading by the real-life case of executed atomic spies (S. Axmaker) Scripture that was illegally translated from Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (and the lives Latin to the common tongue)—renounces of their children), the complicated, melan- The Epic of Everest all of his wealth and possessions, ultimately leading a religious order based on uncom- choly, slow-burn story didn’t connect with HHH1/2 Reagan-era audiences when it was initially Kino Lorber, 87 min., not rated, promising acceptance (welcoming women, released in 1983. Timothy Hutton stars as DVD: $24.95, Blu-ray: $29.95 embracing lepers) and taking vows of poverty. Daniel Isaacson, a graduate student during In 1924, a band of British His ascetic philosophy is perceived as a threat, the whose mother and father adventurers attempted to not only by the upper classes but also by the (Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse) were fiery climb Mount Everest, the powerful Church itself. Even with the celeb- New York Jewish members of the American tallest peak on Earth. Two rity lead (and the rather distracting presence Communist Party, put to death in the electric members of the party—George Mallory and of as a close female chair during the McCarthy era on charges of Andrew Irvine—died in a final effort to disciple), this earth-toned treatment is no passing nuclear secrets to the U.S.S.R. While reach the summit (or, some say, returning Hollywood spectacle but instead a dignified Daniel uses aloof intellectualism to cope, his from it). Amazingly, the expedition was portrait of a driven holy man. Backed by a younger sister’s (Amanda Plummer) obsession documented by Captain John Noel, who soundtrack by Vangelis, extras include press and rage has turned her into an unstable, brought along a battery of cameras, and kept conference footage featuring Rourke at the suicidal, drugged-up radical. Daniel delves up until the bulkiness of the equipment premiere, and a book- into his parents’ arrest and trial, ostensibly allowed him to proceed no further—after let with a foreword by Cavani and an essay to help his sibling but more obviously as a which Noel utilized the most advanced tele- by film critic Aaron Hillis. Recommended. narrative device to trigger flashbacks that photo lenses of the time to trace the team’s (C. Cassady) revisit the infamous semi-fictionalized case progress from a distance. A haunting final of the Rosenbergs. Excellent performances all sequence shows the tiny figures of Mallory The French Lieutenant’s around and a strong period atmosphere serve and Irvine disappearing against the clouds, Woman HHH1/2 to enhance this often powerful story of loss. followed by shots of the remainder of the Criterion, 123 min., R, DVD: 2 Recommended. (C. Cassady) party returning to base camp. Preceding the discs, $29.95; Blu-ray: $39.95 actual climb is ethnographically ground- Director Karel Reisz and Eaten Alive HH1/2 breaking footage of Tibetan locals, along screenwriter Arrow, 91 min., not rated, Blu- with sites such as the imposing Rongbuk were able to find the right ray/DVD Combo: $39.95 monastery. Noel had a true filmmaker’s cinematic approach for cap- Tobe Hooper’s 1977 fol- eye, fashioning long shots from interest- turing the unique perspective of John Fowles’ low-up to The Texas Chain- ing perspectives and using tinting in some prose in their 1981 screen adaptation of his saw Massacre serves up an- sequences—which is fastidiously recreated 1969 novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman. other rural horror story, this in this superb restoration by the British Meryl Streep stars as Sarah, a Victorian society one set in swampy southeast Texas. Neville Film Institute—while also offering close- outcast still in love with the French officer Brand stars as Judd, the addled owner and ups of individual climbers and engaging who abandoned her, while Jeremy Irons is manager of the Starlight Hotel, a backwoods digressions, such as one capturing the birth gentleman Charles Henry Smithson, who establishment featuring a crocodile that is of a donkey along the way. The original becomes obsessed with Sarah. Charles is kept in a pen next to the hotel porch. The intertitles are also included, notable both engaged but nevertheless enters into an affair Starlight appears to be rotting away into the for their condescending attitude toward with Sarah, who has her own ideas of where local swamp, although the water-stained the Tibetan villagers in the early sequences their relationship is going. The filmmakers walls and grimy rooms don’t seem to faze and for the grandiose mysticism adopted frame this Victorian tale within a modern the customers who somehow find this place after the expedition’s failure (which had story: the making of that period film, with in the middle of nowhere. Over the course been prophesied by a lama). An evocative Streep and Irons playing actors who are of one night, Judd manages to kill nearly record of a harrowing—some would say not only also having an affair off the set, every resident in his fetid little hell away foolhardy—endeavor, extras here include but also whose lives (he’s married and has a from home and terrorize the rest, including an introduction featuring the director’s family) are a contemporary reflection of the a little girl he chases under the porch (the daughter Sandra Noel, a featurette on the 19th-century romance. It’s a daring narra- croc chases her back out). A mad nightmare score by composer Simon Fisher Turner, and tive gambit that mostly succeeds, thanks to

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AVAILABLE AT WWW.CRITERION.COM Visit www.baker-taylor.com/criterioncollection for the complete Criterion Collection. sharp writing and nuanced performances, Captain Ahab, who lost his leg to “the great never gets beyond self-conscious gee-whiz and Reisz brings the parallel stories together white whale” that he is determined to hunt spoofing and the film stalls in a sitcom style fairly seamlessly. Boasting lush and beautiful down, and Richard Basehart is Ishmael, the in which the dialogue comes in sputters cinematography by Freddie Francis, the film young deck-hand who narrates the tale. and pauses, as if waiting for the laugh track earned five Academy Award nominations, Huston gravitated toward literary adapta- to kick in. A minor cult film with inspired including one for Streep. Newly digitally tions throughout his career; for Moby Dick, elements but poor direction, Psycho Beach restored, this Criterion release features extras Huston collaborated with Ray Bradbury Party makes its Blu-ray debut with extras including new interviews with cast and crew, on the screenplay (it was the celebrated including audio commentary by King and an interview with film scholar Ian Christie, a writer’s first for the big screen), which re- Busch, and a . A strong optional 1981 episode of The South Bank Show on the mains faithful to the story with only minor purchase. (S. Axmaker) making of the film, and a booklet. Highly changes. Huston shot much of the film at recommended. (S. Axmaker) sea with a full-sized ship and a massive Rebels of the Neon God model for the whale, recreating the physical HHH The Front Page HHH labor of whaling in the 19th century with Big World Pictures, 107 Kino, 100 min., not rated, almost documentary-like detail. Huston min., in Mandarin w/English DVD: $19.95, Blu-ray: $29.95 also worked with cinematographer Oswald subtitles, not rated, DVD: This original 1931 screen Morris to give the film a sepia tone that not $29.95 version of the rapid-fire only suggests an earlier era, but also con- Taiwan filmmaker Tsai newspaper comedy written tributes to the movie’s mythic quality. Peck Ming-Liang’s 1992 debut for the stage by Ben Hecht plays Ahab with a stiff, emotionally unread- feature film offers a study and Charles MacArthur able resolve; has a superb sup- in urban alienation in the overcrowded stars Pat O’Brien as crack reporter Hildy porting role as Father Mapple, delivering a city of Taipei. Sad faced and soft-featured Johnson, who is ready to leave the beat sermon filled with whaling references in a young actor Lee Kang-sheng stars as a for marriage and an office job, and Adolph pulpit designed like the prow of a ship; and disconnected Taiwanese youth studying Menjou as the crafty editor who pulls every Leo Genn is first mate Starbuck, who tries to get into college who becomes obsessed trick to keep Hildy on the street to cover a to resist Ahab’s compulsive drive. Although with a petty criminal (Chen Chao-jung) breaking story: namely, the politically-moti- it was not well received during its original he sees vandalizing his father’s cab. There vated execution of a convicted killer who is release—with much of the criticism leveled is very little dialogue in the film and Tsai more addled radical than murderous felon. at Peck’s stony performance—it carries a uses long takes with minimal camera Hecht and MacArthur were former newspa- power that still endures. Benefiting from a movement to emphasize the boredom and permen who well knew the dirty business new HD remaster that preserves the unique unhappiness of the characters, who seem of Chicago politics and the cutthroat tactics color quality and correct aspect ratio, this to be going through the motions of life, of journalists. Their reporters are equal is recommended. (S. Axmaker) particularly the student who simply quits parts con men willing to do anything for a his studies, gets a motorbike, and stalks the story, hardboiled professionals jaded by the Psycho Beach Party young thief. An art film that played in film job, and public servants out to dig up the HH festivals but did not get a theatrical release 1/2 in the U.S. until 2015—long after Tsai ce- hidden dirt of corruption and crime. Hecht Strand, 95 min., not rated, Blu- and MacArthur did not write the screenplay ray: $27.99 mented his reputation with films such as but it’s a faithful adaptation, and director The River and Goodbye Dragon Inn (which Based on the campy also explore inchoate longing and human Lewis Milestone adopts a rapid-fire pace that stage play by Charles disconnection in the urban world)—Rebels would set the style of ‘30s . Busch, Psycho Beach Party of the Neon God already shows the film- Milestone also took advantage of the swiftly (2000) mixes the Gidget evolving technology of sound recording and maker very much in command of his films and Frankie and Annette beach party art. Incidentally, Lee went on to become editing to create punchy montage sequences. movies up with slasher films and psycho- The Front Page has since been remade three Tsai’s onscreen alter ego, starring in all logical thrillers, stirring in an undercurrent of his subsequent films. Recommended. times, including the 1940 classic His Girl Fri- of sexual repression and homoerotic lust. (S. Axmaker) day, directed by , who added a stars as Chicklet, a chaste battle-of-the-sexes twist by casting Rosalind but schizophrenic cutie with multiple Russell as Hildy. This new edition mastered personalities, who joins the local surf clan from elements preserved by the Library of led by Kanaka (Thomas Gibson). While she Congress features some scratches and soft falls for college psych major dropout Starcat patches, but is the best available version on (Nicholas Brendon), Kanaka flirts with the disc by far. Extras include audio commentary dark side of Chicklet’s split personality. Online by film historian Bret Wood, a featurette on There’s also a haunted beach house with the film’s restoration, and two vintage radio co-ed slumber parties and a mysterious Visit Video Librarian Online (www. adaptations of the play. Recommended. slasher who is slicing the teenage popula- videolibrarian.com) during November (S. Axmaker) tion into shish-kabobs. Busch delivers a and December for DVD/Blu-ray-specific brilliant drag performance in a supporting comments added to the video movies Moby Dick HHH role as a cop who channels Eve Arden doing reviewed here, as well as new reviews, Kino Lorber, 116 min., not Dirty Harry. Bright and spirited, with a ter- including: American Ultra, End of the rated, DVD: $19.95 rific surf-rock guitar score by Ben Vaughn, Tour, The Gallows, The Gift, Jimmy’s ’s 1956 wild go-go dancing credits, and cheesy Hall, Max, Minions, Self/Less, Shaun film adaptation of Her- B&W mock drive-in movie clips, the film the Sheep Movie, Southpaw, Tangerine, man Melville’s 1851 clas- overflows with quotes from Attack of the 50 Testament of Youth, Tomorrowland, We sic of American literature Foot Woman to Marnie while sandwiching in Are Your Friends, Z for Zachariah, and remains the most famous every teen movie cliché this side of the ‘60s. much more! screen version. plays obsessed But director Robert Lee King ultimately

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 40 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 TV on Video The Affair: Season One of the squad, makes him untrustworthy), lish. FBI profiler Liz Keen (Megan Boone), HHH investigating murders, drug cases, and other Red’s official FBI contact, discovers that he’s Paramount, 4 discs, 559 min., cop show standbys. Meanwhile, Hodiak also been keeping major secrets. Meanwhile, she not rated, DVD: $39.98 tangles with the local Black Panthers (whose keeps her own investigations under wraps, militant stand against police brutality is including the illegal imprisonment of an Noah (Dominic West), a shown to be completely justified here), and enemy agent and the killing of a civilian. middle-class husband and tries to protect his soldier son, who has gone And a government cabal (called, of course, father of four kids, brings AWOL with damning information of illegal The Cabal) makes her boss (Harry Lennix) a his family to Montauk, NY, American actions in Vietnam. Hodiak is a party to their plot, and a conspiracy targets to spend summers with the wealthy, privi- relatively honest and completely dedicated Liz herself. continues the same leged parents of his wife (Maura Tierney). Ali- The Blacklist cop in a department riddled with racism, sex- formula established in the first season: each son (), a waitress at a local diner, ism, and sheer indifference, and he doesn’t episode focuses on apprehending a different is married to Cole (Joshua Jackson), whose mind bending the rules or busting heads to criminal on the blacklist provided by Red, family has lived in Montauk for generations obtain information. But this is essentially a while a larger plot plays out over the course but has hit hard times. Cole is a schoolteacher familiar cop show in period dress. Compiling of the season. Amidst the international and novelist whose first book didn’t sell and all 13 episodes from the 2015 debut season, intrigue is Liz’s personal story, as she tries he’s struggling with his second. Alison is still extras include a behind-the-scenes featurette to unlock repressed memories that Red tries in mourning for the death of her young son and bonus webisodes. Optional, at best. to keep suppressed, for reasons revealed in in a drowning accident, which makes her ( ) the final episodes. It’s a slick series with lots distant towards her patient, supportive, but S. Axmaker of ambiguous characters and a fine roster of increasingly frustrated husband. As the title guest stars and villains (including Mary-Lou- of this Showtime drama suggests, Noah and Arthur & George HHH ise Parker, Ron Perlman, , Peter Alison begin an affair, ostensibly a summer PBS, 180 min., not rated, DVD: $34.99, Blu-ray: $44.99 Fonda, and Peter Stormare), and it features fling that instead grows more complicated, high-end production values and elaborate with the reverberations of their lies and be- “The following is based action scenes, but it remains Spader’s show trayals forming the core of the story. But the on true events,” begins this and he lifts it out of otherwise familiar pat- series’ creators add a couple of twists: each three-part BBC-aired Master- terns thanks to a terrifically entertaining episode features a framing device in which piece Mystery! series adapted performance. Compiling all 22 episodes from a police detective questions both Noah and from the 2005 novel by the 2014-15 second season, extras include Alison (viewers won’t find out why until Julian Barnes based on the real-life involve- behind-the-scenes featurettes (exclusive to well into the season), and their recounting ment of Arthur Conan Doyle in the case of the Blu-ray release are episode commentaries of events is often at odds. Along the way, George Edalji, son of an East Indian father and additional featurettes). Recommended. The Affair also effectively captures the ten- and a Scottish mother living in rural England, ( ) sion between affluent summer vacationers who was convicted for a string of livestock S. Axmaker and working class locals, as well as conflicts mutilations in 1903 and served three years within families. A top-notch adult drama in prison. Edalji wrote to Doyle asking for Chicago Fire: Season featuring flawed, complicated characters who help in clearing his name and reputation, Three HHH must face the consequences of their decisions and Doyle, whose wife had passed away, took Universal, 6 discs, 1,183 min., and take responsibility for their actions, the the case in part to escape his grief. The series not rated, DVD: $44.98 show benefits from excellent performances reworks the details into a classic British mys- Law & Order creator Dick and nuanced direction. Compiling all 10 tery, with Martin Clunes as widower Doyle, Wolf’s Chicago Fire is a stur- episodes from the 2014 first season, extras a man inspired to play detective in a real-life dy drama centering on the include behind-the-scenes featurettes. Rec- case, and his secretary Alfred “Woody” Wood men and women of a fire- ommended. (S. Axmaker) (Charles Edwards) serving as his skeptical house who face danger and death every day. Watson. Readers of Barnes’ novel may be These are the first responders to car wrecks, Aquarius: The Complete disappointed that this adaptation discards collapsed buildings, and other potentially First Season HH much of the character study and social por- fatal accidents, and an emergency medical trait of prejudice in Britain, but fans of the team is part of their unit. Season two ended Anchor Bay, 4 discs, 590 min., ever-expanding universe of Holmes-inspired not rated, DVD: $49.98, Blu- with an explosion during a warehouse fire ray: $59.99 fiction will enjoy the way the show contrasts with the crew still inside. This season picks the author with his creation, and creates NBC’s summer series up with the death of a team member in that a warm, affectionate relationship between Aquarius—set in Los An- conflagration and the reverberations are felt Doyle and Wood that suggests the Holmes/ geles, circa 1967—parallels throughout the narrative arc, as the team Watson dynamic while still going in its own the stories of Detective Sam Hodiak (Da- seeks justice after discovering that the fire direction. Recommended. (S. Axmaker) vid Duchovny), a cop working out of the was an act of arson. The primary storylines Hollywood division, and Charles Manson here revolve around EMT Gabriela (Monica (Gethin Anthony), who is building a cult of The Blacklist: The Raymund) becoming the first female fire- blindly-devoted followers in a commune just Complete Second fighter on the squad; the tension (once again) outside the city. The series opens with Hodiak Season HHH between the truck crew and the rescue crew; looking into Manson after a former girlfriend Sony, 5 discs, 937 min., not and firefighter Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) who is now married to a powerful lawyer rated, DVD: $65.99, Blu-ray: being recruited by the Chicago police to be asks him to find their runaway daughter, $75.99 their undercover operative in a nightclub run who has joined the Manson “family.” Since This high-concept con- by a former fireman who is involved with the the notorious Tate-LaBianca murder spree is spiracy/espionage thriller Russian mob and human trafficking. The still two years away, there are other cases to starring James Spader as Red Reddington, a show follows a familiar TV formula—part keep Hodiak occupied, and he teams up with renegade agent and international criminal rescue thriller, part blue-collar ensemble Brian Shafe (Grey Damon), an undercover turned FBI secret informant, enters its second drama—but does it well and has found a fol- cop with shaggy hair (which, to the rest season with trust being even harder to estab- lowing. Compiling all 23 episodes from the

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 41 VIDEO LIBRARIAN 2014-15 third season, along with crossover to engage in several romantic flings as part is rap legend turned music mogul Lucious episodes from Chicago P.D. and Law & Order: of his mission). The general’s dysfunctional Lyon, who rules his business—Empire En- SVU, extras include behind-the-scenes fea- family also provides grist for the mill: his gay tertainment—like a king but is dying of a turettes. Recommended. (S. Axmaker) son is involved in the anti-war movement fatal disease, while Henson is Cookie, who along with Martin’s local handler, and his went to prison to protect husband Lyon and Detectorists HHH daughter is a hippie-style pop singer their company, only to be divorced while Acorn, 2 discs, 180 min., not (which allows for a soundtrack full of period locked up, and now she’s back and wants her rated, DVD: $39.99 tunes). But even though Deutschland 83 often piece. Lucious has his three sons compete Mackenzie Crook, who strains credulity, its mixture of tense action for his place as head of the company when wrote and directed this and melodrama is great fun. Extras include he dies: the youngest a rising young rapper, BBC-aired comedy series, cast and crew interviews, and a Q&A with the the middle son an R&B singer/songwriter also stars as Andy, an ob- filmmakers and stars at the Goethe-Institut in dismissed by his father because he’s gay, and sessed metal detectorist New York. Recommended. (F. Swietek) the eldest an underhanded businessman who searches for ancient Saxon treasures in who sabotages his brothers. Created by Lee their little pocket of rural Great Britain. Andy Dig: Season One HH Daniels (Precious) for Fox, Empire was the lives with his longtime girlfriend (Rachael Universal, 520 min., not rated, top new show of 2015—featuring plenty of Stirling), who doesn’t share his obsession but DVD: 3 discs, $39.98; Blu-ray: original music produced by top talents (a does understand his , while Andy’s 2 discs, $44.98 mix of rap, hip-hop, and R&B sure to draw best friend and fellow detectorist Lance (Toby The USA Network urged viewers)—a sexy melodrama with a glamor- Jones) still moons over his flaky ex-wife (Lucy audiences to #digdeeper ous music-industry setting and dangerous Benjamin), who constantly takes advantage into this odd Homeland-like backdrop that will satisfy fans of compelling of him. The low-key humor is found within espionage drama/Heroes- soap drama. Compiling all 12 episodes the distinctive culture of folks whose idea of like supernatural thriller, a fitting challenge from the 2015 first season, extras include a a good time is taking their metal detectors from Gideon Raff and Tim Kring who pilot episode commentary, behind-the-scenes to open fields for hours on end, pushing respectively created those two shows. The featurettes, and uncut song performances. through coins and nails and beer can pop title and hashtag are intriguing hooks for Highly recommended. (S. Axmaker) tops in hopes of unearthing ancient his- the intertwined themes of archeological tory. The show’s pace is easygoing, allowing adventure and sinister mystery, but even The Flash: The Complete Crook to linger on throwaway conversations over the first season’s 10 episodes, too much First Season HHH1/2 between Andy and Lance, as well as moments excavation is required to sift through the Warner, 979 min., not rated, that define their friendship, and decisions dense plot and outlandish global religious DVD: 5 discs, $59.98; Blu-ray: that threaten to unravel it. Compiling all intrigue. Jason Isaacs stars as Pete Connelly, 4 discs, $60.99 six episodes from the 2014 first season, ex- a tortured FBI agent in Jerusalem (it is, of The CW’s The Flash is a tras include a behind-the-scenes featurette. course, complicated), who is embroiled in the lighter, brighter, more play- Recommended. (S. Axmaker) murder investigation of a young archeologist ful superhero series than on the hunt for the mother of all sacred ob- the network’s Arrow. Grant Gustin stars as Deutschland 83 HHH jects (, indeed!). Also on police forensics scientist Barry Allen, a happy, Kino Lorber, 3 discs, 360 min., hand are a crepuscular gang bent on bringing well-adjusted young man who has overcome in German w/English subtitles, biblical prophecy to life; a sacrificial red heifer childhood trauma (he saw his mother killed not rated, DVD: $29.95 recently born in Norway; a young orthodox and his father go to prison for the crime) with Anyone who enjoys the Jew from a cult in New Mexico; and a trove of a loving foster father, Detective Joe hit FX series of sacred jewels that when gathered together West (Jesse L. Marin). When an experiment should appreciate this mini- will precipitate the end of days. There’s a fair at the Central City particle accelerator goes series about a Communist amount of religious references as well as some disastrously wrong, a lightning bolt from an spy in the NATO command circle during ugly stereotyping embedded in this wild explosion winds up giving Barry super speed. the Reagan years. The first German-language conflation of mythology and belief. While Accelerator creator Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom series to be broadcast on an American net- there are spirited performances from Anne Cavanagh) and his team (Danielle Panabaker work (SundanceTV), Deutschland 83 centers Heche as Connelly’s boss and sometime lover, and Carlos Valdes) help Barry to understand on Martin (), a naïve 24-year-old David Costabile as a menacing cult leader, his powers and use them to fight crime. The East German border guard who is forced by and Ori Pfeffer as an Israeli detective, Dig aforementioned accident also gave powers his agent aunt to impersonate the aide confounded audiences and it was cancelled to others citizens of Central City: some to a West German general (Ulrich Noethen). after a single 2015 season. Extras include a become heroes but most turn to crime as Martin’s job is to collect data on a NATO mili- behind-the-scenes featurette, alternate pilot supervillains. Developed by Arrow creator tary exercise suspected by the East Germans episode, and deleted scenes. Not a necessary Greg Berlanti and comic book writer Geoff of having been devised to mask an actual purchase. (T. Fr y) Johns, The Flash carries an exuberant tone first strike on the Soviet Union. Martin will that celebrates the rush of Barry’s powers and ultimately have to go to great lengths to Empire: The Complete the charge of being a hero—a sense of fun prevent his paranoid bosses from starting a First Season HHH1/2 that also extends to the villains, especially thermonuclear war. The series makes clever Fox, 528 min., not rated, DVD: the wisecracking Captain Cold (Wentworth use of archival news footage to bolster the 4 discs, $39.98; Blu-ray: 3 Miller), a cunning nemesis who enjoys toy- story’s credibility, although it still features discs, $49.99 ing with Flash. Also on hand are a giant some implausible narrative threads—at one Oscar-nominated actors telepathic gorilla, time-travel conundrums, point Martin takes time off from his duties to and Taraji and a twist that changes the whole balance of rush home in order to donate a kidney for his P. Henson, costars in 2005’s good vs. bad guys. Compiling all 23 episodes ailing mother—and soap operatic subplots Hustle & Flow, are reunited here as both from the 2014-15 first season, extras include a (Martin’s East German sweetheart has an af- fierce rivals and wary partners in a hip-hop pilot episode commentary, behind-the-scenes fair with his pal even as Martin is compelled music entertainment company. Howard featurettes, a DC Comics TV panel discussion

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 42 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 at Comic-Con 2014, deleted scenes, and a gag their identity in the midst of growing pains, a DC Comics TV panel discussion at Comic- reel. Highly recommended. (S. Axmaker) new associates, and legal battles. The series Con 2014, character profiles, and a gag reel. acknowledges the dirty politics of Chicago Highly recommended. (S. Axmaker) : The in both parties and the reality that lawyers Complete Second represent guilty parties as often as innocent The Hee Haw Collection ones, and it explores the toll that the elec- HHH HH1/2 Season tion takes on Alicia’s family as she attempts Sony, 3 discs, 519 min., not Time Life, 3 discs, 369 min., rated, DVD: $45.99 to strike a balance between playing the kind not rated, DVD: $39.95 of political hardball it takes to both win and The Goldbergs, set in the A tip of the straw hat to hold office, and remaining true to her beliefs Hee Haw for getting the last 1980s, burrows as deeply in justice and fair play. As with previous into its decade as That ‘70s laugh on Laugh-In. Hee Haw, seasons, manages to be serious which originally ran on CBS Show did for the ‘70s. Patton Oswalt narrates and playful at the same time, using humor to here as the adult version of creator Adam F. from 1969-71, was dissed and dismissed as a keep things entertaining without undercut- rural rip-off of Laugh-In, which was then TV’s Goldberg, who draws from his own child- ting the gravity of the issues, including her hood (each episode ends with a clip from hippest show. Have you watched Laugh-In separation from Peter (Chris Noth) and the lately? A product of its time, it does not hold Goldberg’s home movie collection). Adam future of their personal relationship outside (Sean Giambrone), a 14-year-old computer up. At all. Hee Haw, a victim of the so-called of politics. Notable guest stars this season “rural purge” that ushered in a new era of enthusiast (he has an Apple II), lives in the include , Oliver Platt, Linda suburbs with his mother Beverly sophisticated and relevant comedies such as Lavin, Ed Asner, Taye Diggs, Kyle MacLach- All in the Family, M*A*S*H, and The Mary Tyler (Wendi McLendon-Covey), father Murray lan, , and Michael J. Fox. Compiling (Jeff Garlin), sister Erica (), Moore Show, thrived in syndication into the all 22 episodes from the 2014-15 sixth season, ‘90s. Eschewing topical humor, its cornpone brother Barry (Troy Gentile), and grand- extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes, father Pops (George Segal). Adam’s father gags (“Did you hear the story about the bro- deleted scenes, and a gag reel. Recommended. ken pencil?” “It has no point”) enjoy a longer manages a furniture store, while Beverly is (S. Axmaker) a stay-at-home mom who likes to bedazzle shelf life. But what makes the show remotely with her clothing, and micromanage her watchable is not so much the jokes (warning: family. The hyped-up acting, which takes Gotham: The Complete the corn really is as high as an elephant’s eye) equal inspiration from Sam Kinison and First Season HHH1/2 as the music. Hosted by a “pickin’ and grin- ’s splenetic George Costanza, may be Warner, 968 min., not rated, nin’” Roy Clark and Buck Owens, the show overwhelming for some viewers (a stylistic DVD: 6 discs, $59.99; Blu-ray: attracted legendary country artists. This set 4 discs, $60.99 of five episodes features Loretta Lynn, Tammy approach that also characterized Malcolm in Wynette, Merle Haggard, Charlie Rich, and the Middle). Fortunately, the writing provides Fox’s Gotham is TV’s most Conway Twitty, among others. The bountiful more consistent pleasures. During the second lavish superhero show to date. Essentially Batman harvest of extras includes bonus interviews season, Pops happily moves into a retirement before Batman, the series balances a shadowy with cast members Clark, Lulu Roman, and home after an apartment mishap, Barry urban comic book noir style with larger- George “Goober” Lindsey, as well as “Hee makes headway in his pursuit of Erica’s best than-life personalities that look forward to Haw Laffs,” which is not an oxymoron thanks friend, Lainey (AJ Michalka), and the whole universe, mixing and matching to a game Kornfield Kounty ensemble that gang recreates Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (com- fashions, architecture, and personal style featured, among others, Minnie Pearl, Archie plete with a cameo). Recurring from decades of inspirations. The show Campbell, and Junior Samples (the Larry characters include Stephen Tobolowksy begins with the murder of young Bruce the Cable Guy of his day). Hardly must-see as Adam’s high school principal and Ana Wayne’s parents—the defining moment that TV, but likely to appeal to nostalgic Baby Gasteyer as his choir teacher, while the ‘80s would inspire Wayne’s transformation into a Boomers, this is a strong optional purchase. references range from Atari and Pop Rocks to masked hero—and the promotion of honest, (D. Liebenson) Trivial Pursuit and New Kids on the Block. earnest cop Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) to Presenting all 24 episodes from the 2014-15 detective in the thoroughly corrupt Gotham HH sophomore season, extras include behind- Helix: Season 2 City Police Department. He and his partner, Sony, 3 discs, 536 min., not the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and a Gotham PD veteran Harvey Bullock (Donal rated, DVD: $45.99, Blu-ray: gag reel. Recommended. (K. Fennessy) Logue), are assigned the case and Jim gets a $55.99 crash course in the ways of Gotham, where The second season of the The Good Wife: The Sixth the city’s mob boss, Carmine Falcone (John Syfy original series about a Season HHH Doman), controls the mayor, while the viral outbreak relocates the Paramount, 6 discs, 957 min., commissioner and police simply fall in line. action, moving from the not rated, DVD: $55.98 Gordon provides the moral center in a uni- first season’s isolated research facility in the The Good Wife is a rare verse of corrupt officials and colorful villains, Arctic Circle to a remote Pacific island where legal drama on American including rising player Oswald a religious commune lives cut-off from the TV: intelligent, mature, Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor), street waif outside world. Members of a special team witty, both cynical and and teenage cat burglar Selina Kyle (Camren working for the Center for Disease Control optimistic, and well aware of the difference Bicondova), and police forensics expert identify the island as the source of a new between law and justice. In this season, Alicia Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith), char- outbreak, and they discover that renegade Dr. () runs for Attorney Gen- acters who will later morph into Penguin, Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell), wanted for eral of Chicago, enduring a brutal contest of , and Riddler, while Jada Pinkett the bombing of a government facility (from political gamesmanship and personal attacks. Smith costars as the original character Fish the season one finale), is posing as a member Meanwhile, she and her partners defend Cary Mooney, a flamboyant underboss who takes of the commune in order to investigate the (Matt Czuchry), who has been targeted by on Falcone. Compiling all 22 episodes from source of the outbreak on his own. A conspir- the state’s attorney, while also fighting with the 2014-15 debut season, extras include acy is traced back to a corporation with plans their former firm and struggling to maintain behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, to unleash a virus on the world as an extreme

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 43 VIDEO LIBRARIAN measure to alleviate overpopulation, but the professor and defense attorney Annalise Keat- to a shocking conclusion as filmmaker and source of the virus may be on the island ing, who holds in thrall the “Keating Five,” subject engage in one last round of cat-and- itself. Immortality is also part of the story, a select group of students whom she deems mouse. Highly recommended. (S. Axmaker) as are flashforwards to 30 years in the future, worthy of special attention. How they have when the residual effects of the virus are still time for any of their other classes is a ques- Jonathan Strange & Mr. being felt. A rather humorless drama that tion the series ignores. When the group isn’t Norrell HHH1/2 gets bogged down in jealousy, power plays, helping Keating with her case-of-the-week, BBC, 2 discs, 406 min., not and other emotional complications having they are frantically covering up the murder rated, DVD: $29.98, Blu-ray: little to do with the sci-fi premise,Helix was and body disposal of Keating’s husband, who $34.98 cancelled after this low-rated second season. is a prime suspect in the killing of a co-ed. Adapted from the dense, Compiling all 13 episodes from 2015, extras “Why is your penis on a dead girl’s phone?” richly-woven 2004 debut include deleted scenes and outtakes. Not a Annalise asks, aiming for OMG on network novel by Susanna Clarke, necessary purchase. (S. Axmaker) TV. The fractured narrative structure—epi- filmmaker Toby Haynes’ 2015 BBC miniseries sodes jump forward and backward in time, takes a different approach to fantasy and Hell on Wheels: The dribbling out information about what led magic in the real world. Set in 19th-century Complete Fourth Season to Mr. Keating’s demise—along with its England at the start of the Napoleonic Wars, hothouse plotting, and push-the-envelope it weaves together the tale of two magi- HHH sex scenes are supposed to be addictive TV. Entertainment One, 4 discs, cians—Gilbert Norrell (Eddie Marsan), a 556 min., not rated, DVD: If only there were one—just one—character gentleman and scholar of the history of $39.98, Blu-ray: $49.98 who was sympathetic or even likeable; who English magic, and Jonathan Strange (Bertie didn’t have an agenda; cheated on a loved This fatalistic, violent Carvel), a novice with a natural ability for one; used others to get what they want; or Western that airs on the magic—creating a mix of historical drama, simply wasn’t a jerk. Presenting all 15 epi- AMC channel follows a mobile, multiethnic alternate history, and fantasy fiction. The two sodes from the 2014-15 debut season, extras boomtown of immigrants, fortune-seekers, men bond thanks to a shared love of magic include a “making-of” featurette, deleted fanatics, freed slaves, psychos, and renegades, but clash over philosophy—a conflict that scenes, a music video, and a reel. as they move west with the laying of the soon puts them at odds, while a demonic Optional. (D. Liebenson) Union Pacific railway line. The fourth season faerie () threatens them both. finds progress halted by Wyoming mountain Marsan is marvelous as Norrell, the magician terrain, with the characters semi-settled The Jinx: The Life and as fussy scholar and socially awkward intel- into the semi-anarchic, murder-tainted Deaths of Robert Durst lectual, while Carvel brings Strange to life Cheyenne. The show’s battle-scarred hero, HHH1/2 as an eccentric but passionate student who Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount), who was HBO, 2 discs, 270 min., TV- dares to experiment and explore. Featuring last seen as an unwilling guest in a Mormon MA, DVD: $19.98, Blu-ray: a magnificent love story, a furious battle of fort, manages to escape with his young LDS $24.98 wills, a drama of friendship and betrayal, and wife only to become a pawn/participant This six-part true crime a tale of redemption all in one, this originally in the power games between railway boss documentary series cen- aired in the U.S. on BBC America. Compiling Thomas Durant (Colm Meaney) and ruth- tered on notorious millionaire murder sus- all seven episodes, extras include a “mak- less territorial governor John Campbell (Jake pect Robert Durst briefly became a cultural ing-of” featurette. Highly recommended. Weber). Cruel ethical dilemmas often result phenomenon that dovetailed with current (S. Axmaker) in death (sometimes even of key players), and news. Part investigative documentary, there is one particularly striking depiction of part character study, this real-life murder Kaboul Kitchen: Season a hanging from the POV of the condemned. mystery follows Durst, the black sheep of a One HHH Although tolerance of LGBT relationships and rich family, who was a suspect in the 1982 MHz, 3 discs, 341 min., in a modern attitude towards racial differences disappearance of his wife in New York (still French w/English subtitles, not may be a bit anachronistic (but welcome), this unsolved), was tied to a 2000 killing of a rated, DVD: $39.95 is a fine historical drama in which real-life friend in California, and was tried and ac- This lively French TV figures such as Campbell and Brigham Young quitted for the 2001 murder of a neighbor comedy is much like some- are part of the mix. Compiling all 13 episodes in Texas (Durst claimed it was self-defense). thing you would see on from the 2014 fourth season, extras include After director Andrew Jarecki made All Good premium cable. In fact, HBO’s new show behind-the-scenes featurettes and a set tour. Things, a 2010 feature film that dramatized The Brink definitely shares its darkly funny Recommended. (C. Cassady) the story of Durst and his first wife, Durst take on global geopolitics. Sharp, funny, and contacted Jarecki and offered to tell him nicely shaded with authentic details, Kaboul his version of events directly. The result- Kitchen is loosely based on journalist and co- How to Get Away with ing interviews form the spine of The Jinx, creator Marc Victor’s experience as a restau- Murder: The Complete which is built around Jarecki’s investigation rateur in the Afghan capital. Set in 2005, the First Season HH1/2 of the crimes and features interviews with series centers on Jacky Robert (Gilbert Melki), Buena Vista, 4 discs, 645 min., detectives, prosecutors, and witnesses. The who runs a bar and restaurant dedicated to not rated, DVD: $39.99 documentary is full of bizarre twists and foreign revelers hungry for booze, pork, and Executive produced by weird behavior by Durst, who is at the very French cuisine—but mostly booze. Jacky Shonda Rhimes, ABC’s How least a deeply suspicious character, but also fancies himself a modern-day Humphrey to Get Away with Murder had one with considerable charm and confidence, Bogart—if Rick’s Café Americain had offered buzz to burn, but as the first season progresses displaying remarkable and chilling poise nonstop debauchery and a swimming pool and secrets are exposed, this ensemble pot- while discussing details. The Jinx is riveting filled with bikini-clad women, that is. The boiler appears to have little “there” there. and compelling drama—with Durst’s cagey episodes follow Jacky’s entrepreneurial she- Oscar-nominee Viola Davis, however, is confessions and sudden evasions painting a nanigans as he bargains with black marketers, here in her historic Emmy-win- portrait of a potential sociopath who thinks bickers with his nervous partner (Benjamin ning role as ethically-challenged college law he is smarter than everyone else—that builds Bellecour), faces threats from local Taliban

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 44 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 chiefs, and reluctantly goes into business while watching leaden movies, including the The Originals: The with a lunatic army colonel (Simon Abkarian) inert 1966 spy thriller Agent for H.A.R.M., a Complete Second Season who greases the political skids with briefcases lame pretender to Man from U.N.C.L.E.-hood, HH full of heroin and U.S. dollars (his beloved starring Peter Mark Richman. Daddy-O (1958) Warner, 5 discs, 930 min., not dogs are named George and Bush). Adding to is a so-so mix of dope-smuggling intrigue, rated, DVD: $59.98 the chaos is the arrival of Jacky’s estranged hot-rod racing, and lounge musical numbers daughter, Sophie (Stéphanie Pasterkamp), an (marking the film-soundtrack debut of John This moody The Vampire idealistic NGO relief worker who cares about Williams!) that was essentially made as a Diaries spin-off, a New Or- changing the world as much as her father vehicle for the producer’s sexy girlfriend leans-set supernatural dra- cares about money. Presenting all 12 episodes (the producer himself died of a heart attack ma focusing on the first vampires in America, from the 2012 first season, this foreign series before the film’s release). Earth Vs. the Spider has all the elements that have become central with a fine recipe of edgy dangerous fun is (1958) is one of the better giant-bug B-movies to the youth-focused programming of the recommended. (T. Fr y) from director and f/x artist Bert I. Gordon. WB: beautiful brooding actors and actresses These first three installments are hosted by in stylish outfits and photo-shoot lighting; The Knick: The Complete MST3K creator Joel Hodgson; his succes- melodramatic storylines filled with com- sor, Mike Nelson, takes over for the finale, plicated love affairs, long-held grudges, and First Season HHH1/2 Teen-age Crime Wave (1955), an abysmal tale familial betrayals; and a sense of gravity that HBO, 4 discs, 600 min., not makes everything seem serious and grim. The rated, DVD: $29.98, Blu-ray: of delinquent youth holding a farm family $39.98 hostage, starring Tommy Cook. Also not to Originals is probably the most humorless of be missed: the team spoofs “Alphabet Antics,” the bunch. The heroes are ageless vampire In 2012, Steven Soder- siblings in a centuries-old vampire clan who, bergh announced that he an old nursery-rhymish short subject that is baffling in both intent and execution. Extras following centuries of bad blood, make a was retiring from filmmak- pact to protect one another. Their enemies ing. Apparently, TV didn’t count, since he include bonus featurettes and interviews. are not just werewolves and witches but also directed all 10 episodes of the 2014 debut sea- Highly recommended. (C. Cassady) their own father, mother, and aunt, who want son of The Knick, a Cinemax original drama the hybrid child of vamp/werewolf hybrid set in a struggling hospital in New York City, NCIS: New Orleans— Niklaus “Klaus” Mikaelson (Joseph Morgan) circa 1900 (Soderbergh also shot and edited The First Season HH1/2 and werewolf Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin). Elijah the show under the names Peter Andrews Paramount, 6 discs, 959 min., (Daniel Gillies) helps protect the baby (who and Mary Ann Bernard). Clive Owen stars not rated, DVD: $55.98 could make any vampire or werewolf far more as Dr. John W. Thackery, the brilliant and The second spin-off of powerful with its blood). That is the basic plot unconventional head surgeon of Knicker- the CBS warhorse NCIS for a series featuring supernatural twists and bocker Hospital (aka The Knick). Thackery is (which is still the most turns within what is essentially a young adult a forward-thinking doctor on the frontier of popular scripted drama medicine in a financially-struggling institu- goth . Compiling all 22 episodes on network TV) serves up a different kind from the 2014-15 second season, extras tion; he’s also a functioning cocaine addict. of military gumbo. Scott Bakula stars as Medicine is progressing at a rapid pace at the include the web series The Originals: The Dwayne Pride, a veteran investigator whose Awakening, a behind-the-scenes featurette, a turn of the 20th century and Thackery wants love for New Orleans exceeds his fidelity 2014 Comic-Con panel, deleted scenes, and to be part of the vanguard, but the city is to military protocol. Pride operates out of a gag reel. Optional. (S. Axmaker) mired in graft, prejudice, and class division. a reclaimed brick warehouse instead of a Here, ambulance drivers compete for accident high-tech government HQ, and his team victims and claim a bounty for each one consists of two field agents—amiable good The Rebel: The Complete they bring to their institutions; a tough, tart- old boy Christopher LaSalle (Lucas Black) Series HH1/2 tongued nun (Cara Seymour) running the and Midwest transfer Meredith Brody (Zoe Shout! Factory, 11 discs, 2,400 hospital orphanage secretly performs illegal McLellan)—along with an idiosyncratic fo- min., not rated, DVD: $59.99 abortions for the most benevolent of reasons rensic scientist (Rob Kerkovich) and the city Nick Adams stars as (she’s seen enough unwanted children); and medical examiner (C.C.H. Pounder), who haunted former Confeder- a talented African-American doctor (André offers sage advice and unwavering support. ate soldier Johnny Yuma, Holland) arrives after being trained by The series differs from previous NCIS shows who returns home a year Europe’s finest only to be shunned by the by making the team more a part of the city after the Civil War and chooses to travel white establishment despite talent and drive than the military structure, stirring in the through the West and keep a diary of his second only to Thackery’s. The Knick is an music and color of New Orleans, along with experiences. The pilot episode establishes intelligent show with complicated characters, a culture of political corruption and crime, Johnny’s backstory: he fought out of idealism rich period details, and a compelling mix of represented by Steven Weber as a calculating and returns disillusioned to his hometown to history and fiction. Extras include cast and councilman and Callie Thorne as a busi- find his family dead and a gang running the crew audio commentaries, and behind-the- nesswoman using her company as a cover town. Johnny is the only recurring character scenes featurettes. Highly recommended. for smuggling and other criminal activities in this Western drama, which plays out in the (S. Axmaker) (both appear in recurring roles). It’s hardly popular format of the wandering hero who as rich or dense as HBO’s Treme but it does becomes involved in the lives of the people he Mystery Science Theater add a colorful flavor to an otherwise familiar meets during his travels—the same premise 3000: XXXIII HHH1/2 procedural series. Compiling all 23 episodes that fuels shows such as Wanted: Dead or Alive, Shout! Factory, 4 discs, 480 from the 2014-15 first season, extras include Route 66, and The Fugitive. The series features min., not rated, DVD: $59.98 the two-part NCIS story “Crescent City” many familiar guest stars (including John In this 33rd compilation that launched the characters, audio com- Carradine, Strother Martin, Jack Elam, Agnes from the cult TV show, the mentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, Moorehead, Leonard Nimoy, and Robert lone human and a pair of and deleted scenes. Enjoyable but inessen- Vaughn), and sings the theme wisecracking robots on a tial viewing for NCIS fans, this is a strong song, which became a hit. Although it’s a space station continue to spin comedy gold optional purchase. (S. Axmaker) minor TV Western made during an era when

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 45 VIDEO LIBRARIAN the genre dominated primetime (, enjoyable if approached in the proper spirit, whole sexy young vampire thing is growing a , ), it’s also well-made and namely with an understanding that this is little long in the fang. Compiling all 22 epi- well-written, and may carry nostalgic appeal more action movie than documentary. The sodes from the 2014-15 sixth season, extras for Baby Boomers. Compiling all 76 episodes first of five episodes begins with the after- include an audio commentary, behind-the- from the show’s two seasons that ran from math of the fall of the Alamo, a loss that scenes featurettes, a Comic-Con 2014 panel 1959-1961, extras include cast and crew forces General Sam Houston (Bill Paxton) discussion, deleted scenes, and a gag reel. A interviews, a pilot for a companion series to order a retreat in the face of Santa Anna’s strong optional purchase. (T. Fr y) that never sold, TV commercials featuring (Olivier Martinez) far larger forces, much to Adams, and a stills gallery. A strong optional the displeasure of some of Houston’s men. The Walking Dead: The purchase. (S. Axmaker) The series continues up through the decisive Complete Fifth Season battle of San Jacinto some seven weeks later, HHH Scandal: The Complete which resulted in of the Texas Republic with Houston at its head. Plenty of Anchor Bay, 5 discs, 710 min., Fourth Season HHH not rated, DVD: $69.98, Blu- Buena Vista, 5 discs, 946 min., incidental drama is served up along the way, ray: $79.99 including Indian raids and the formation of not rated, DVD: $45.99 The Walking Dead, AMC’s the Texas Rangers (all presented within the Shonda Rhimes’ popular survival drama set in the context of a heroes-and-villains mentality). ABC series—centered on aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, is the While the cast is large and impressive, virtu- Washington skullduggery highest rated show on commercial cable TV, ally all of the recognizable actors (includ- and the specialists who do posting larger numbers than many success- ing Kris Kristofferson as President Andrew damage control whenever word of it threat- ful network shows. The fifth season opens Jackson) are hobbled by wooden dialogue, ens to leak out to the world—takes some with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his group as well as the often pedestrian direction by pretty outlandish plot turns in the fourth fighting to escape from a compound where Roland Joffé, who seems more comfortable season, requiring a major suspension of dis- a culture of cannibals are luring survivors with battle scenes than more intimate drama. belief. Even so, Scandal remains a slickly made in and systematically slaughtering them. Overall, however, this is a mostly engaging, guilty pleasure as it follows Olivia Pope (Kerry It may be the most gruesome and brutal albeit rather juvenile, take on early Texas Washington), who returns to D.C. after a ro- episode to date, but it’s also about loyalty, history that is handsomely mounted and mantic interlude with Jake (Scott Foley), only the drive to survive, and the commitment shot in evocative (if not entirely convincing) to find her staff—the “gladiators,” as she calls to remain human in an inhuman world. Mexican locations. Extras include a “mak- them—dispersed, some to posts in the White Like earlier seasons, the fifth season is split ing-of” featurette, and two more on Houston House. In the ensuing weeks, Jake will be into two eight-episode segments that focus and Santa Anna. A strong optional purchase. framed for murder; Olivia is kidnapped and on different characters (some of whom will (F. Swietek) auctioned off to the highest bidder on the die). The final half season finds the group Internet; the president—Olivia’s erstwhile invited to make a home in a genuinely be- lover—is blackmailed into starting a war; The Vampire Diaries: The nevolent walled community that is being Olivia tries to kill her duplicitous father; and Complete Sixth Season run as an idealistic commune—a set-up that a politically ambitious First Lady is exiled by HH1/2 Rick, Daryl (Norman Reedus), and a newly her husband. Along the way, there are myriad Warner, 928 min., not rated, badass Carol (Melissa McBride) view with murders—including the killing of an entire DVD: 5 discs, $49.99; Blu-ray: guarded suspicion, given the failed promises jury—and so much blackmail that it’s almost 4 discs, $54.99 of earlier seasons. Tovah Feldshuh guest laughable when one character protests that It’s sophomore year at stars as the community’s maternal leader paying someone hush money would be ille- Whitmore College for Elena and the final episodes are as much about gal. Even the subplots here that might lend a (Nina Dobrev), but there’s no slump in her her education concerning the realities of meaningful contemporary subtext—one in- continuing slide from mortality to undead- threats both outside and inside her walls volving same-sex marriage, another touching ness and back again. The spell cast by last as it is about Rick believing that this can on the killing of a young African-American season’s mysterious Travelers has sealed be a real home for his survivalist family of male by a policeman—receive tabloid treat- the border to Mystic Falls against vampires, followers. Compiling all 16 episodes from ment. More than ever before, Scandal comes providing a haven, of sorts, for the mortals the 2014–15 fifth season, extras include perilously close to self-parody. Presenting all who live there. But it also means outrage episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes 22 episodes from the 2014-15 fourth season, and heartbreak to some on opposing sides featurettes, and deleted scenes. Recom- extras include extended episodes, a behind- of The Vampire Diaries’ various cliques. And mended. (S. Axmaker) the-scenes featurette, and a blooper reel. then there are the souls who are locked on Recommended. (F. Swietek) the “other side,” such as Elena’s tortured love object, Damon (). If this pal- Online Texas Rising HH1/2 try attempt at outlining the broad strokes of Entertainment One, 450 this series sounds like gibberish, try making Visit Video Librarian Online (www. min., not rated, DVD: 3 discs, sense of the more detailed doings within this videolibrarian.com) for more reviews $26.98; Blu-ray: 2 discs, soapy saga of millennial bloodsuckers. For during November and December, in- $29.99 anyone not intimately familiar with the story cluding: Arrow: Complete Third Season, Despite airing on the so far, the mix of teen angst, supernatural The Show: The Lost Episodes, History Channel, the 2015 silliness, and a large cast of pretty young The Churchmen: Season 1, Elementary: miniseries Texas Rising fea- things cursed with bloodlust—or just plain The Third Season, Mystery Science Theater tures as much hokum as fact about the Texas old lust—will be a blur. It’s hard to keep track 3000: Volume I, Once Upon a Time: The Revolution. A list of its historical errors and of the relationships and the back-and-forth Complete Fourth Season, The Red Road: dramatic inventions—including a truly wild of potions, spells, and vampire/non-vampire The Complete Second Season, The Royals: take on Emily West (Cynthia Addai-Robin- rules without a scorecard. The biggest news The Complete First Season, Shades of Love, son), the so-called “Yellow Rose” of state here is a season finale departure for one of the and much more! lore—would be long indeed. Still, it can be show’s major stars, which may signal that the

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Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of me the green!”) to get into position and put Ordering information for the titles reviewed in School HHH out a fire, with proper clean-up afterwards. this section can be found in the “Distributor (2015) 6 min. DVD: $38.99. Dreamscape Media. In addition to a read-along option, extras include the bonus featurette “Learning About Addresses” listings at the back of the magazine. PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-1-68141-020-3. Based on the 2014 picture book by author Fire Fighting Tools,” with a September 2014 interview featuring Kate McMullan and Jim HHHH= Excellent and illustrator Adam Auerbach—inspired by the author’s listening to ’s Wind of FDNY’s Ladder 3. Recommended. HHH= Good “Ring Cycle”—this iconographic-animated Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood) adaptation narrated by Susie Berneis follows HH= Fair young Norse goddess Edda, who travels from On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert H= Poor the comfort of her magical realm of Asgard to Einstein HHH Earth to experience her first day of school. A (2015) 10 min. DVD: $38.99. Dreamscape Media. PPR = Public Performance Rights definite dichotomy exists between home and PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-1-68141-109-5. DRA = Digital Rights Available the classroom: Edda is used to playing with The impressionistically-styled icono- narwhals and other creatures, and doesn’t graphic-animated adaptation On a Beam of Aud = Audience understand why she must sit still (and gets a Light, based on the 2013 book by author Jennifer Berne and illustrator Vladimir Ra- K = Preschool-Kindergarten time out); each meal in Asgard is a sharable feast, but lunchroom kids don’t trade; and dunsky, centers on world-renowned genius E = Elementary (grades 1-3) waiting in line and writing assignments are Albert Einstein. In his youth, Albert barely not exactly fun. But the little Valkyrie eventu- talked and just looked around with “his big I = Intermediate (grades 4-6) ally finds inspiration for a story, and makes a curious eyes.” A gift of a compass from his J = Jr. High (grades 7-8) visit home with a new friend that helps turn father helped foster Albert’s thirst for knowl- things around. Featuring a jaunty soundtrack edge, and during adolescence and young H = High School (grades 9-12) and amusing pen-and-ink artwork, bonus adulthood he read much and spent a lot of C = Colleges & Universities features include a read-along option. Recom- time thinking about space, light beams, and mended. Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood) other mind-boggling concepts. Not being P = Public Libraries able to find a job as a teacher, Albert’s banal I’m Brave! HHH government work left him with plenty of (2015) 8 min. DVD: $59.95 (study guide included). extra time to write articles about theoretical Weston Woods Studios. PPR. Closed captioned. physics for various science magazines, with ISBN: 978-0-545-79094-9. much eventual success. Also featuring tidbits CHILDREN’S The latest animated adaptation of a title on Einstein’s love of sailing, the violin, ice in author and illustrator couple Kate and cream cones, and saggy, baggy sweaters, this Jim McMullan’s popular picture book series brief overview is recommended. Aud: E, P. (I Stink! [VL-9/04], I’m Fast! [VL-7/13]), I’m (J. Williams-Wood) Barbie in Rock ‘N Royals HHH Brave! (based on the 2014 book) centers on (2015) 84 min. DVD: $19.98, Blu-ray/DVD a firehouse and a busy anthropomorphic Pokémon the Series: XY HHH Combo: $26.98. Universal Studios Home fire truck (drawlingly narrated by Jonathan (2013) 3 discs. 600 min. DVD: $26.95. Viz Media Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). SDH (avail. from most distributors). captioned. Banks). From a sound sleep, the gang at the firehouse is spurred into action by a rousing This latest Pokémon TV series doesn’t It seems that the Barbie computer-ani- clang. The truck describes his key attributes, much tinker with the time-tested formula. mated movie franchise might never run including a shiny radiator, water cannon, Wandering youth Ash, who is still on a quest out of steam, at least as long as it keeps tool box, hydrant wrenches, duck-billed lock to master the dueling “Pokémon” creatures presenting films with appealing amalgams breakers, etc. After the dispatchers sound the (it’s been like, what, 25 years?), enters a new of various ‘tween interests, such as this alarm, the truck and his crew use blinkers, land, the Kalos Region, where the rules of latest entry combining three kitschy ele- flashers, strobes, and a transmitter (“Give the resident Gyms dictate that he beat a ments: dainty monarchs, riot grrrl cool, and summer camp shenanigans. Here, magic-wand-wielding Princess Courtney and famous rock songstress Erika Juno are Bugs in My Hair! HHHH accidentally switched due to a computer (2015) 8 min. DVD: $59.95 (study guide included). Weston Woods error to attend rival camps on opposite Studios. PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-0-545-79013-0. sides of a lake. Castle-like Camp Royalty’s This excellent animated adaptation of writer-illustrator head Lady Anne instructs her rapt pupils David Shannon’s lighthearted 2013 picture book about an on stylish behavior, and sunglasses-at-night embarrassing subject comes with a caveat: “Warning: This Finn Oxford directs the cool musicians and Movie Will Make You Itchy.” Narrated by Jesse Bernstein, Bugs dancers of Camp Pop, which is shaped like in My Hair! follows a boy who has cartoonish head lice (even a giant piano. Of course, each heroine is his Mom runs away screaming), detailing the condition with completely out of her element, and each vocabulary (which also give us words such as “nitpicking” and must learn to make new friends and “lousy”), diagrams, funny vignettes (including a hoedown with mean girls, while a sing-off competition be- the creatures frolicking among hair follicles), and sound effects. The story covers the tween the groups may leave the fate of both ways that lice are transmitted, the attendant humiliation, methods of treatment (in- camps in jeopardy. Sporting consistently cluding eucalyptus and a whole lot of laundry), and—worst of all—having to repeat fine production values and high-energy the process if the bugs come back. Serving up a humorous and reassuring look at a songs, bonus features here include music common healthcare issue, this is highly recommended. Editor’s Choice. Aud: K, E, videos and a motion comic. Recommended. P. ( J. Williams-Wood) Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 47 VIDEO LIBRARIAN formidable number of opponents before he viciously turn on each other with regularity). and his favorite Pokémon, Pikachu, can even By the über-campy standards of the franchise, officially challenge a reigning champ. At this is darker and more violent than usual. nearly every turn, Ash and his growing team But, when an avian menace called Bird Bane of like-minded friends (and their Pokémons) has a dubbed voice in imitation of old-time are confronted by the series’ perennial bad comedian Ed Wynn, it still feels like a classic guys—Team Rocket—although during one guilty-pleasure for older fans, one that will outing it’s Team Rocket who needs rescu- also still appeal to younger viewers. Compil- ing from an all-powerful hypnotic menace. ing all 40 episodes, this is a strong optional Another plot has Ash and company aiding a purchase. Aud: P. (C. Cassady) Gym leader whose own labor-saving robot has rebelled and taken over the business. Turbo FAST: Season One HHH Despite the overly familiar material, juvenile (2013) 3 discs. 598 min. DVD: $19.98. Fox Home collections carrying Pokémon books, games, Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). and earlier series will welcome the latest edi- Closed captioned. tion. Presenting the fi rst 24 episodes from Netfl ix’s newly supercharged slate of origi- the 2013 series in an English edition, rated nal kids’ programming launched with this TV-Y7, this is recommended. [Note: Pokémon: hip, charming spin-off inspired by Dream- Giratina & the Sky Warrior is also newly avail- works’ 2013 computer-animated hit Turbo. able.] Aud: P. (C. Cassady) Production on Turbo FAST (Fast Action Stunt Welcome to an all-new, action- Team) actually began before the movie’s July packed John Deere video Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue: The premiere and the show debuted on Netfl ix in adventure series for kids. December (the second season started up this Complete Series HH1/2 July). In the wake of Turbo the snail’s victory (2013) 5 discs. 870 min. DVD: $24.95. Shout! at the Indy 500, he and his pals have set up • Discover the important role Factory (avail. from most distributors). Closed captioned. shop at the spiffy Starlight City habitat and bees play in the growing adjoining racetrack, where they host or travel process. This 2000 series from the seemingly the world, meeting a variety of friends and never-ending U.S./Japanese Power Rangers foes in adventures that are usually themed • Tour County Line Orchard where franchise (with America purposing footage around competitive racing. Chet, Burn, from the Nippon TV action-fantasy GoGo- we check out the apples and Whiplash, Skidmark, White Shadow, and V) offers yet another reboot of the popular Smoove Move take turns cracking jokes and watch how they make donuts. youthful superheroes vs. garish monsters offering moral support as they face off against theme. Here, the color-coded Rangers tend other mollusks, gastropods, insects, reptiles, • Zip over to the Los Angeles to resemble (and work alongside) emergency or birds, mostly under the attentive care of Equestrian Center where kids fi rst-responders (well, that is if emergency Turbo’s human mentor, Tito. Each of these learn to jump and ride horses. first-responders rode a giant flying train 26 episodes from the 2013-14 debut season is that can morph into a fi ghting “Megazord” drawn in a punchy 2D style that is completely • Visit the famous Santa Anita robot). Recruited to operate out of the high- different from the fully-dimensional shading tech underwater Lightspeed Aquabase, the Race Track where race horses of the computer-animated movie. But Turbo team defend coastal Mariner Bay against fans will recognize a similar tone, and while work out. onslaughts by ancient demons, bat-winged the show may not be quite as whip-smart as creatures, and their minions, who are furious some of the more highly regarded animated • Go to the Peg Perego factory that the town is erected atop their former kids’ shows, this is overall a quality Netfl ix and see how the John Deere palace. A powerful Titanium Ranger is al- original series that is likely to appeal to young Gator riding vehicle is made. lied with the villains (who, being demons, viewers. Recommended. Aud: P. (T. Fr y)

• Plus five new songs by our favorite singer/songwriter, Mogie: The Heart of the House HHH James Coffey. (2015) 10 min. DVD: $38.99. Dreamscape Media. PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-1-68141-245-0. Inspired by true events, this iconographic-animated adapta- 35 minutes tion of author Kathi Appelt and illustrator Marc Rosenthal’s 2014 picture book is narrated by Susie Berneis. City sounds Available from most major distributors abound during the opening, which introduces a special house that has high ceilings, a well-stocked library, and an inside From the treehouse—the new residence of a young creative boy named producers Gage who loses his mojo after getting sick. The home (the of the I Love Toy Ronald McDonald House in Houston, TX) is a haven of healthy Trains Series eating, peace, and quiet…but is defi nitely livened up with the arrival of Labradoodle pup Mogie. Mogie hasn’t gone the way of his brothers and sisters in being a show dog or search and rescue dog (“No way, no go, no thanks”), but he does fi nd his calling TM Books & Video | Box 9228 in cheering up Gage and other youngsters at the sanctuary, and—with ill children Michigan City, IN 46361 continually arriving—“Mogie’s work is cut out for him.” A sweet story spotlight- (219) 879-2822 | (800) 892-2822 | ing a charitable healthcare facility for children, this is recommended. Aud: K, E, P. www.tmbv.com (J. Williams-Wood)

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of Myra (Myra now being of her cancer period. Recalling the fun- a part of modern Turkey). nier indignities of post-surgery recovery ‘Tis the Season Nicholas lived during the in a hospital, Flaig goes on to reflect third and fourth centu- about her family and friends, and how The Christmas ries, A.D., and his impact she got through chemotherapy with the Collection HHH1/2 on the development of help of their support and positive energy. (2014) 135 min. DVD: early Christianity has Flaig also shows off an array of gifts that $14.99. Gospel Films Archive (dist. by Vision much to do with why he people stuffed into her Christmas stock- Video). is celebrated in several Christian denomi- ing while she was recovering, including a nations and many nations (there are 500 This latest release mini-bullhorn and an instructional DVD or more St. Nicholas churches in the U.S. from Gospel Films Ar- on pole dancing. Flaig is a crowd-pleas- alone). Writer-director Stuart Lachlan chives collects six short ing comic who doesn’t need to fire off a Bennett’s Saint Nicholas: The Real Story films about Christmas from various bunch of one-liners to hold attention. serves up a rich and detailed portrait of production companies that were ac- She excels at storytelling, and her quest the man who bears little resemblance tive during the mid-20th century. Two to feel the love of God during a time of to the figure found at the North Pole. of the shorts center on the origins of trouble will likely bring a smile to the Born in the Mediterranean coastal city the 1818 classic carol “Silent Night.” viewer’s face. Recommended. Aud: P. of Patara, Nicholas was orphaned at an The first, “Starlight Night” (1939) is (T. Keogh) early age, but little more is known about a somewhat overwrought docudrama his young life (his true history is further that situates the simple story of Franz complicated by past conflations with New on DVD/Blu-ray Xavier Gruber and Joseph Mohr’s song- another Nicholas—Nicholas of Sion—a writing collaboration against a family writer who lived two centuries later and feud. By contrast, “Silent Night: Story Elf: Buddy’s Musi- had an interest in the bishop). What is of the Christmas Carol” (1953) calmly cal Christmas (Warner, known is a famous tale about St. Nicholas explains how the Reverend Mohr was DVD: $14.98, Blu-ray: before he entered the clergy, when he be- inspired to write the tune’s lyrics on a $19.98). Based on the came a secret benefactor to a poor family beautiful night in his Austrian village, Broadway musical ad- (the beginnings of gift-giving at Christmas asking schoolteacher Gruber to come aptation of the feature are here). As the Bishop of Myra, Nicholas up with a melody on guitar. “Christmas film, this stop-motion was arrested and tortured during one of is Magic” (1953) stars Robert Hutton animated special fea- the periodic persecutions of Christians and Frances Rafferty in a bright and tures the voices of Jim launched by a Roman Emperor, horrific touching story of a widow who meets Parsons, Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, and cycles that finally stopped when Emperor a World War II veteran suffering from Gilbert Gottfried. Constantine converted to Christianity. amnesia on Christmas Eve. “The Star After that, Nicholas was able to become of Bethlehem” (1956) is an outstanding An En Vogue Christ- a fierce advocate for the protection of mas (Lionsgate, DVD: animated short using the delightful and innocent people from provincial gover- painstakingly precise silhouette style $9.98). Playing versions nors and soldiers. Nicholas’s legacy also of themselves, the wom- of Lotte Reiniger. “Star of Bethlehem” includes taking a major role in making (1954) is an odd piece in which actor en of En Vogue gear up the church’s definitive case for the divinity for the holiday season in James Mason reads the Nativity story to of Jesus. Combining on-location filming the camera, followed by the appearance this 2014 Lifetime-aired with interviews of various experts, this TV movie. of Mason’s young daughter Portland fine biographical portrait is highly recom- as Mary in a kind of school play cen- mended. Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh) tered on the birth of Jesus. Finally, the The Glen Camp- great character actor Thomas Mitchell bell Goodtime Hour: introduces the engaging drama “Three Who Put the Elephant Christmas Specials Young Kings” (1956), which is set some- in My Stocking? HHH (Shout! Factory, DVD: where in Latin America and tells the (2015) 52 min. DVD: $12.99. $19.95). Music icon Glen Crown Entertainment. story of well-intended schoolboys who Campbell’s 1969-1972 make a humane change to a Christmas Christian humor- music and comedy vari- tradition in their village and are criti- ist Jana Flaig delivers a ety series is showcased cized for it. Another interesting set of Christmas-season mono- in this collection of two religious films with Hollywood talent, logue about her personal holiday-themed specials. this is highly recommended. Aud: C, trials with ovarian cancer in a perfor- Toy Story That Time P. (T. Keogh) mance that is as humorous as it is harrow- ing. Flaig begins by talking about visiting Forgot (Walt Disney, Times Square in New York and—after ac- DVD: $9.99, Blu-ray: Saint Nicholas: The Real Story cepting an embrace from a stranger hold- $14.99). This 2014 holi- HHH1/2 ing a “Free Hugs” sign—realizing that she day special spin-off fea- (2015) 55 min. DVD: $14.99. Vision Video. has been bamboozled and must now wear tures characters from Santa Claus—the jolly, gift-bearing the sign herself. Her larger point is that the popular feature film figure closely associated with Christ- God controls the schedule for unexpected franchise and includes mas—has his historical roots in the challenges that require some measure of the voices of , Tim Allen, story of St. Nicholas, the Greek Bishop grace from us—which is a good summary Kristen Schaal, and Wallace Shawn.

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The Christmas Collection Mister Scrooge to See You! Saint Nicholas: The spirit of Christmas is gloriously captured One year after Scrooge’s ghostly Christmas The Real Story in six inspiring stories of faith, family, and Eve encounter, he receives another Go on a thrilling quest for truth as you visit friendship: posthumous visit from his old business beautiful Mediterranean locations and partner. It seems Jacob Marley is not yet explore stunning archeological excavations. • Silent Night: Story of the Christmas Carol finished with him! Sent on a journey 170 years Hear from experts about new historical and (1953, 11 min.) into the future, Scrooge encounters a world scientific analysis and even hear intriguing • Christmas Is Magic (1953, 24 min.) even colder and greedier than his own, a stories about stolen bones. Through it all • The Star of Bethlehem (1956, 12 min.) world that includes a young cutthroat you’ll discover the true story of a third • Three Young Kings (1956, 28 min.) businessman named Timothy Cratchit VI. Will century man named Nicholas, a man known • Star of Bethlehem (1954, 26 min.) Scrooge be able to turn Cratchit from his for his generosity and concern for the poor, • Starlight Night (1939, 30 min.) selfish ways and teach him the true meaning who profoundly affected the lives of all he of Christmas? Drama, 115 minutes. touched. Documentary, 55 minutes. #501592D, $14.99, UPC 7 27985 01592 7 #501544D, $14.99, UPC 7 27985 01544 6 #501651D, $14.99, UPC 7 27985 01651 1

Stagecoach Santa The Ride Charting Christmas The Thompsons head west for a fresh start. It’s Christmas Eve in the suburbs of Chicago Traces the origins of Christmas traditions Aunt Liz welcomes John, Mary, and their and a bored, disengaged taxi driver reluctantly beginning with the biblical prophecies young son, Tommy, who’s never known a accepts one more pickup. The customer asks to concerning the Messiah and the New Christmas without snow. John’s struggle to be taken to a local bridge, and the cabbie soon Testament accounts of His birth. See how provide for his family is bolstered by the begins to suspect that his passenger is Christmas celebrations evolved through the childlike faith of his young son who, despite planning to commit suicide. In an ages and were influenced by notable figures his new environment, inspires everyone he uncharacteristic attempt to help, the cab driver and entities including Saint Francis of Assisi, meets to consider the true meaning of makes excuses to prolong the ride while he Saint Boniface, Charles Dickens, and even the Christmas. After a mysterious stagecoach attempts to connect with and help his Coca-Cola Corporation. Documentary, rider visits in the dark hours of Christmas Eve, distraught fare. As the night progresses, grace 41 minutes. even John must believe that miracles do invades the hearts of both the complacent and happen on Christmas. Drama, . the desolate. Drama, 33 minutes. #501542D, $14.99, UPC 7 27985 01542 2 #501595D, $14.99, UPC 7 27985 01595 8 #501593D, $14.99, UPC 7 27985 01593 4

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Dark miles from New York City. American Native Video Project. PPR. Closed captioned. Hollow Films. PPR. Closed captioned. offers a reasonably balanced presentation Physicist Dr. Leonard Susskind takes For several decades now a community of of a contemporary controversy in the long, unhappy history of U.S. policies regarding viewers on a brief tour of current thinking some 5,000 people located in the Ramapo Native Americans. Recommended. Aud: C, about the development of life on Earth Mountains along the New Jersey–New York P. (F. Swietek) and in the universe. Why does life exist border has been petitioning the federal gov- ernment for official recognition as an Indian on ? In other words, given the HHH improbable odds, how is it that every fac- tribe. Once derogatively referred to as the Brown Bread 1/2 “Jackson Whites” because of their supposed (2015) 75 min. DVD: $149 ($349 w/PPR). DRA. tor that could make life possible—from Kino Lorber Edu. the right amount of gravity, to Earth’s multiracial origins (stemming from unions among freed and escaped slaves, Dutch set- Sarah Gross’s documentary explores the distance from the sun, to so many other family formed by her parents Margot and Peter variables—is exactly right? Susskind dis- tlers, Hessian soldiers, and Indians), they and their chief, Dwaine Perry, rebuff such in the 1970s, when they adopted four children cusses why the arguments about intelligent ideas and claim a distinctive identity as the of color who were younger than Sarah and her design are not satisfying (asking “Who Ramapough Lenape Nation. Steven Oritt’s brother James. As adults, the siblings maintain would have designed the designer?”), while documentary, featuring interviews with some distance, but when they reunited for also introducing the anthropic principle, Perry and other residents, as well as substan- the Gross’s 50th wedding anniversary, all but which essentially leads to the conclusion tial footage of the community’s life and its one were willing to be interviewed on film. that life exists because it can and must (or efforts to make its case at public meetings and Their conversations develop into a complex in Merriam-Webster’s words: “conditions before committees, is obviously sympathetic. portrait of relationships, interracial adoption, that are observed in the universe must al- But it also affords time to doubters like Da- racial identity, resilience, deep familial ties, low the observer to exist”). A fascinating vid S. Cohen, an academic whose book on and the unexpected costs of good intentions. inquiry into the intersection of physics, “the mountain people” Perry condemns as While Adam and Daniel, adopted as infants, philosophy, and religion, this wonderfully prejudiced, and Kerry Holton, president of blended easily into the household, the later visual production (that often makes use the Delaware Nation in Oklahoma, who dis- addition of older siblings Carl and Carla from of dancers to underscore points) is highly tinguishes between his federally recognized an abusive foster home caused considerable recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (T. Keogh) nation and groups like the Ramapough who turmoil. Margot and Peter discuss the sense of social responsibility that led them to adopt interracially at a time when such adoptions were uncommon; their difficulty in connect- Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine HHHH ing emotionally with their adopted children; (2015) 2 discs. 300 min. DVD: $29.99 ($59.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH and their dinnertime segregation of the captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789-414-2. youngsters—ostensibly based upon their ages Two thousand years ago Jesus and his band of disciples but almost certainly signaling “otherness.” spearheaded a movement that would eventually sweep the Adam initially deflects on-camera questions globe, creating a religion that now numbers some two billion about interpersonal dynamics but later he followers. How did Christianity not only survive against great admits his belief that Margot would always favor her biological offspring. The younger odds but also prosper? Hosted by historian Jonathan Phillips, four struggled to fit in socially and cultur- this six-part PBS-aired series directed by Hector Galán looks at ally as they grew older, but Carl nonetheless Christianity’s first three centuries, detailing the birth and min- credits Margot with being his childhood “best istry of Jesus, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, early conflicts friend,” a mother who relentlessly battled with mainstream Judaism and pagans, internal schisms, persecution, and the faith’s against his delinquent behavior and instilled eventual triumph when Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. The story in him a sense of responsibility that would includes unforgettable characters such as Peter, the “rock” on which Christ would later help stabilize his adult relationships. The build His church (Peter suffered a martyr’s death, electing to be nailed upside down film closes with three generations coming on a cross, to avoid comparisons with Christ); and Saul of Tarsus, a critic of early together for the anniversary party, in which Christians, who experienced a miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus, they exhibit great affection and camara- becoming Paul—a tireless evangelist for the faith, until he too faced a martyr’s derie. An entertaining social documentary death in Nero’s Rome. The series also covers the roles of baptism and charitable featuring an intelligent and articulate fam- works, Christ’s act of redemption on the Cross, the “invention” of heresy, and the ily, this is highly recommended. Aud: C, P. need to build structure and hierarchy in the “mixed ” of early Christian sects. (M. Puffer-Rothenberg) The fairer sex also played a key role in Christianity, including one young woman who left a poignant diary detailing her beliefs before being killed in the arena. Deepsouth HHH Along the way, Phillips highlights the drama of “the greatest story ever told,” the (2012) 72 min. DVD: $200: public libraries; $500: sacking of Jerusalem’s Jewish Temple in 70 A.D., and the weird and violent imagery colleges & universities. Tugg (avail. from http:// of the Book of Revelations (the implications of which are hotly argued to this day). licenses.tugg.com). DRA. PPR. Also featuring comments from other historians and religious leaders, Ancient Roads Homophobia and AIDS are certainly not from Christ to Constantine does a masterful job of telling a timeless story. Highly exclusive to the American South, but Lisa recommended. Editor’s Choice. Aud: H, C, P. (S. Rees) Biagiotti’s documentary argues that both are exacerbated here not only by the legacy

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 52 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 produced this documentary about their efforts to provide safe houses for victims of Big Men HHH1/2 (2013) 99 min. DVD: $24.99: individuals; $295: institutions. DRA. sex trafficking, such as the titular Sophorn, a Outcast Films. PPR. Closed captioned. young woman in Cambodia. Consequently, Filmmaker Rachel Boynton chronicles the political and social Derek Hammeke’s film sometimes feels like a upheaval created by a recent oil boom in the African nation promotional video. Stephanie Freed, Rapha’s of Ghana, with ears open to all sides (even guerillas) in a case co-founder, explains that their clients range where vultures (or heroes, depending on one’s perspective) of in age from six to 18. When she was 14, mega- descended on the country, eroding government Sophorn took a job as a waitress to help integrity and public trust. The discovery of the “Jubilee” oil field her mother, a hospital worker, make ends brings Texas-based energy firm Kosmos to Ghana with the aim meet, but wound up forced into a brothel of helping to develop the nation’s resource while promising that that she couldn’t leave until she repaid her the benefits will trickle down to the common folk. But a decline in markets threatens transportation debt (the brothel was three to winnow Kosmos’s huge profits, and the Americans begin to backpedal when a new, hours away by taxi). For Buddhists, reneging less foreign-business-friendly government is elected. Allegations of influence-peddling on a debt can bring bad karma, so traffick- suddenly fill the African media, although local businessman George Owusu—who ers target women like Sophorn, who are less singlehandedly brought in outside corporations—claims that he’s being unfairly per- likely to try to escape. After several months, secuted. Throughout the drama in Ghana, Boynton compares/contrasts neighboring Sophorn’s family tracked her down and paid Nigeria, a notorious kleptocracy where oil money has thoroughly corrupted officials, for her freedom. By then, she was pregnant. and armed rebels sabotage (or steal from) drilling rigs. Whether Ghana goes the same Rapha helps find a children’s home—Mark route is still uncertain but the signs don’t look good. Extras include an interview with and Rhonda Benz’s Bykota House—to care for the filmmaker. Offering a powerful examination of the more corrosive effects of big Sophorn’s daughter, Sarah Rose. For much of capitalism on the global stage, this excellent documentary is highly recommended. Finding Home, Sophorn seems more pessimis- Aud: C, P. (C. Cassady) tic about her prospects than not. Although she eventually comes around, she initially wants nothing to do with her daughter. She of slavery and endemic poverty, but also in America—namely, that upward mobil- also worries that strangers can sense her due to a lack of resources to combat them. ity was available to anyone willing to work sexual history just by looking at her. When Deepsouth juggles five stories, including one hard, regardless of birth or status. Weisberg Sarah Rose turns three, the Benzes offer to seriocomic vignette following a Mississippi tests whether that remains true—if it ever adopt her, but Sophorn that they will high school health teacher whose efforts to was—by following actor-comedian-com- send her away to America (open adoptions conduct a sex education class are stymied mentator John Fugelsang as he travels the are unusual in Cambodia). It’s hard to tell by state legal restrictions on how explicit route that Tocqueville took in 1831, mostly whether she’ll ever become more optimistic she can be, and another brief account about along the East Coast, but also with journeys about her future, but these organizations a man who drives around distributing HIV to places as distant as Michigan and New have certainly given her a fighting chance. informational brochures. The remaining Orleans. The conclusion is that while the A strong optional purchase. [Note: Sophorn’s three subjects are dealt with at greater length, ideal might survive, the American reality is Story is also being sold on home video for beginning with an ebullient Alabama activist one of substantial and persistent inequality $10 on DVD, and as part of the full-length who travels almost continuously to and from and poverty, crushing much of the optimism feature Finding Home, available for DVD: Washington to lobby for a more equitable that once was a cornerstone of the American $15 and Blu-ray: $20 from Finding Home, distribution of funds for HIV prevention character. The strength of Dream On lies in www.findinghomefilm.com]. Aud: C, P. and treatment. The second follows a pair of the personal stories of people whom Fugel- (K. Fennessy) dedicated Louisianans who host an annual sang meets along the way—workers who have retreat for people with HIV as a means of lost their jobs in the economic downturn Judith: Portrait of a Street Vendor showing them that they are not alone. And and wound up homeless; youngsters forced HHH the third centers on a gay black student to drop out of school and take menial, dead- (2014) 17 min. In Spanish w/English subtitles. in Mississippi ostracized by relatives and end employment; families threatened with DVD: $59.95: public libraries & high schools; neighbors who joins similar young men in foreclosure; teachers trying to maintain $150: colleges & universities. DRA. Third World an extended family that provides mutual educational standards in systems that are Newsreel. PPR. understanding and support. Biagiotti shuffles crippled by budgetary cuts; retirees who’ve Zahida Pirani’s short documentary looks back and forth between the three major lost their pensions; and others in similarly at the day-to-day life of Judith Guano, a storylines to fashion a portrait of dire circumstances. But these moving por- Guatemalan street vendor in Arizona. Ju- people struggling to improve their lives in traits are interspersed with excerpts from dith married when she was 18 and had two a society that largely ignores their suffering. a stand-up routine by Fugelsang that is children, but her husband became abusive, While this results in a somewhat fragmented passionate but sheds more heat than light and the protection order she filed made no and disjointed film, the overall cumulative on the issue of profound income inequality difference, so she moved to the United States. impact is considerable. Recommended. Aud: in American society. Fugelsang’s strident Judith varies the menu from day to day, but C, P. (F. Swietek) tone will appeal to those who already agree staple items include tacos, tamales, and atole with his ideas, and likely alienate those who (a hot corn beverage). She wakes up at 3:00 Dream On HH1/2 don’t. A strong optional purchase. Aud: C, a.m. to cook and then leaves to start selling (2014) 101 min. DVD: $295. DRA. Filmakers P. (F. Swietek) breakfast items at 7:30, catering to blue-col- Library (dist. by Alexander Street Press). PPR. lar customers who work in an industrial area Roger Weisberg’s documentary essay Finding Home: Sophorn’s Story HH1/2 filled with truck stops, car repair shops, and weighs the current merit of 19th-century (2014) 45 min. DVD: $239.95. DRA. Parallel construction sites. While she’s away, Judith’s French statesman and political philosopher Lines. PPR. oldest daughter helps the youngest child get Alexis de Tocqueville’s idea of the American Rapha House, a Missouri non-profit orga- dressed and drops her off at the babysitter be- Dream as presented in his classic Democracy nization founded on Christian principles, fore heading off to school, and at 10:00 a.m.

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 53 VIDEO LIBRARIAN 120 palliative care nurses to lessen the at- tendant pain and discomfort of the dying. Breath of Life HHH1/2 (2015) 80 min. DVD: $19.95, Blu-ray: $29.95. Vision Films (avail. from Filmmakers Mike Wargo and Ted Mandell’s most distributors). Okuyamba introduces viewers to a handful Building on the Hawaiian concept of “ha”—the breath of the of those healthcare workers, who operate in planet—filmmaker Susan Kucera’s documentary mixes comments the few facilities that offer hospice care or from more than three dozen farmers, scientists, and other experts other treatment. Most of the documentary (including evolutionary biologist and writer Richard Dawkins) centers on the work of Rose Kiwanuka, together with well-chosen images of the natural world to illustrate Uganda’s first palliative care nurse, a dogged the breakdown of humankind’s relationship with Earth, arguing advocate who often travels to remote, nearly that rampant consumerism has separated us from a symbiosis inaccessible villages, where she sees people with that has sustained humanity for eons. Bracketed by with various diseases or illnesses (and those material related to the Hawaiian experience—these islands that were once self-suf- who have lost limbs or are paralyzed), and ficient now import 90 percent of the state’s food, fuel, and other consumables—the sets up treatment plans while also advis- script zeroes in on the real fruits of our “severe state of self-denial” and “the myth of ing family caregivers. In interviews here, limitlessness”: a major increase in global temperatures and unsettled weather patterns Kiwanuka discusses the role of traditional worldwide, the strong possibility of wars fought over water (“the new oil”), and an healers in Ugandan society, noting that overall decline in prosperity that could bankrupt up to 60 percent of the world’s nations they must be accorded respect and brought by 2060. DVD extras include bonus interviews. Delivering a powerful environmental into the informal healthcare system, so wake-up call, this is highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (F. Gardner) that sick people do not reject real nurses and doctors. Capturing both despair and hope in this African nation, this is highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh) Judith returns home to prepare items for stress, avoiding factory-farm products, etc. lunch. Judith also helps to organize other Lovelier by far than most environmentalist HHH Latino vendors through the organization manifestos, but still fairly basic in content, Saving Una’s Island (2013) 85 min. DVD: $14.95: individuals; $39.95 Vamos Unidos, warning one vendor that this inspirational film should still be con- ($79.95 w/PPR): public libraries; $189 w/PPR: the police may hassle them if they don’t sidered a strong optional purchase. Aud: C, colleges & universities. Our Village Films. Closed have the proper permits. She stresses the P. (C. Cassady) captioned. importance of knowing one’s rights, while In a remote island in the also encouraging other vendors to not let Madame Phung’s Last Journey HHH1/2 near Fiji, a family fights to save its heritage, the authorities treat them with disrespect (2014) 87 min. DVD: $398. Icarus Films. PPR. embracing older traditions before they are just because they’re undocumented. At Tham Nguyen Thi’s intriguing documen- lost to memory. The titular Una (and her a rally, Judith specifically asks President tary offers a view of LGBT life in Vietnam as husband Pela) once looked to off-island Obama to fulfill his promise regarding im- seen through the eyes of a former monk who life for a better future. For years, the couple migration reform. Pirani offers no statistics sought a new identity as a transgender wom- (like many) took off-island jobs in order regarding street vendors or undocumented an because, in her words, “I saw beautiful fags to raise money to send their children to immigrants, but she does put a face on praying and felt like running away.” Now boarding school. Along the way, Una and a hot-button issue—particularly in the known as Madame Phung, this remarkable Pela discovered that many in their small Southwest. Recommended. Aud: C, P. (K. individual is the driving force of a traveling island clan had done the same—with the Fennessy) theatrical company that stages revues with result that all of the island children were a cross-dressing cast at fairgrounds around growing up with no knowledge of their heri- tage or customs as island people. Una and Love Thy Nature HH1/2 Vietnam. But the glitter of the onstage world (2014) 76 min. DVD or Blu-ray: $200: public is harshly overshadowed by the difficulties Pela choose to quit their jobs and return to libraries; $350: colleges & universities. DRA. Tugg of life on the road—not only the setting up the island in order to teach their children (avail. from http://licenses.tugg.com). PPR. and tearing down of sets, coupled with the in the old-fashioned ways. Filmmakers Ed and Melissa Phillips’ In Love Thy Nature, filmmaker Sophie long distance traveling, but also in dealing Saving Una’s Island chronicles the first steps of the couple’s Rokab pairs breathtaking visuals with with homophobic Vietnamese (especially in new journey into the past. Island life is all “green” sentiments that are generally greet- the remote rural sections of the country) and about sufficiency—including harvesting ing-card level in both language and depth. corrupt police officials. Madame Phung also food, cooking, building tools and small sea Liam Neeson provides the voice of “Homo must wrangle a company of performers who vessels, and ancient spirituality—elements stray too often into immature behavior, while sapiens sapiens,” the spirit of humanity that are often intertwined in daily life. that has always sought to dominate nature, struggling with her own concerns about fi- Far from stereotypes about “resort style” but now—after 300 years of industrial nancial stability, and hang-ups about aging island living, the lifestyle depicted here progress—finds itself struggling with the (she is 40, but hardly seems like an infirm revolves around work, albeit work with a planet’s endangered ecology. Remarks senior). Effectively exploring contemporary purpose that transcends simple sustenance. from experts in bio-mimicry, cosmology, LGBT issues within a still-conservative Asian Particularly mesmerizing is a sequence in alternative medicine/energy, and climate culture while also offering a rare look at which Una’s mother teaches the girls how change are joined with quotations from today’s non-urban Vietnam, this is highly to weave leaves into fans, mats, and other John Muir, Rachel Carson, and Leonardo recommended. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall) functional objects used throughout the da Vinci in celebrating the natural world households—a slow, deliberate process that and how we can maintain a saner, more Okuyamba HHH1/2 joins many plant strands together into a sustainable lifestyle in harmony with (2015) 65 min. DVD: $19.99 ($199.99 w/PPR). single object, which also symbolizes what creation. Cementing the resemblance to a Dreamscape Media. Una and Pela are doing with their family as PowerPoint presentation are the closing se- East Africa’s Uganda—a nation of 33 they embrace their past in order to ensure ries of bullet-point recommendations about million people—suffers a half-million AIDS the future of their culture. Recommended. recycling, bonding with animals, reducing and cancer deaths every year, but only has Aud: C, P. (C. Block)

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 54 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Stop HHH (2014) 88 min. DVD: $149 ($349 w/PPR). DRA. Caring for Mom & Dad HHH1/2 Kino Lorber Edu. (2015) 60 min. DVD: $24.99 ($54.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH In 2008, David Ourlicht, who is African- captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789-373-2. American and Italian, was sitting with a With Baby Boomers now heading into old age, the unprec- friend in Harlem when he was approached by edented number of elders will dramatically skew our nation’s police, who searched both men and ordered demographics. In this PBS-aired documentary, filmmaker Larkin them to the ground. Afterward, Ourlicht McPhee thoughtfully explores the consequences of an aging became one of four plaintiffs in a class-ac- population through the stories, struggles, and joys of a diverse tion lawsuit that challenged the legality of array of individuals tending to parents who can no longer fend the NYPD’s controversial “stop and frisk” for themselves. Narrated by Meryl Streep, Caring for Mom & Dad policy, which clearly involved racial profiling serves up powerfully honest stories, with several interviewees and was manifestly unconstitutional. Spen- expressing a strong sense of obligation (one man says “no one will care for momma like cer Wolff’s sober documentary follows the me”), coupled with the emotional distress of watching loved ones enter into physical resultant trial up through its 2013 outcome, and mental decline. Ripple effects on marriages (and other relationships), jobs, and when a federal judge ruled in favor of the finances (gaps in Medicare coverage are among the topics covered here), as well as plaintiffs (although it wasn’t until 2014 that strains on caregivers’ own mental health are portrayed in sometimes heartbreaking the city withdrew its appeal). Interviews with detail. Some of those profiled are young-adult children who painfully choose to put lawyers, sociological experts, police officers, their own career aspirations aside to do something no one else will—or, at least not and ordinary citizens—as well as newsreel with the same amount of attentiveness and love. It’s not all work, though; for many, footage of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Po- this journey brings them closer to parents in surprising ways, adding an unexpected lice Chief Ray Kelly—supplement coverage of richness to their familial experience. Also covered are some innovative community the actual courtroom proceedings. But Wolff programs and other ideas that are intended to support those facing this daunting—and also compares the “stop and frisk” system to increasingly necessary—challenge. DVD extras include interviews with geriatric care South Africa’s application of apartheid, and experts, caregivers, and others. Highly recommended. Aud: P. (C. Block) personalizes the film by framing the story around Ourlicht and his family. Towards this end, Wolff interviews Ourlicht’s Jewish and the unreliability of South Sudan’s govern- mer, Toni Braxton, Chris Tucker, DMX, and grandfather (who was arrested on his first ment in dealing with the root causes (mostly others are held up as examples of stars who date with the African-American woman he poverty) of perpetual war. A moving profile made bad choices, while Magic Johnson is would later marry), and his biracial father, of two heroic men working to do good in a presented as a model for doing things right. Italian-American mother, and sister, who hellish war zone, this is highly recommended. Extras include deleted scenes. An interesting testify that discriminatory tactics have long Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh) socioeconomic documentary about African- been practiced in NYC. Arriving at a key American celebrities experiencing the pitfalls moment when relations between law enforce- When the Checks Stop Coming In HHH of new wealth, this is recommended. Aud: C, ment and minorities in America have reached P. (T. Keogh) a boiling point, casts a bright light on one (2014) 52 min. DVD: $19.98. Cinedigm Stop Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). aspect of the turmoil while also asking view- The Yes Men Are Revolting HHH ers to consider the proper balance between According to filmmaker Jacinda M. - rope’s cautionary documentary, African- (2015) 91 min. DVD: $59.95 ($299 w/PPR from freedom and security. Recommended. Aud: edu.passionriver.com). Passion River (avail. from C, P. (F. Swietek) Americans control some $3 trillion dollars. most distributors). Yet the principle of building inter-genera- More so than in previous docu-features tional wealth has not firmly taken hold where We Are the Ones HHH1/2 made about (and by) the Yes Men—famed blacks—particularly in the entertainment and (2014) 62 min. DVD: $29.99 ($125 w/PPR): public anti-corporate media pranksters Andy Bichl- athletic arenas—have made large amounts of libraries; $250 w/PPR: colleges & universities. baum and Mike Bonnano—this one delves money in a short time. When the Checks Stop DRA. Collective Eye. into the bios and private lives of the pair. Filmmakers Jon Michael Shink and Mi- Coming In tells a succession of anecdotal tales The Yes Men constantly humiliate capitalistic chael Skinner’s powerful documentary about rappers, singers, football players, and entities (here, repeatedly, the U.S. Chamber traces the efforts made by two doctors in others who have burned through money like of Commerce) using phony websites, pro- South Sudan—an American named Glenn there’s no tomorrow—but then tomorrow vocatively fake press conferences, and sham Geelhoed, and a member of the Dinka tribe, comes, and these talented individuals find product demos. Their “SurvivaBall,” a hilari- Ajak Abraham—to build bridges between themselves not only broke, but also owing ous danger-proof suit for elite CEOs that just the major warring tribes in this long-divided the IRS and unable to control their own happens to resemble a big, bloodsucking tick, nation. While Dr. Geelhoeld teaches Dr. fates. Financial planners and various celebri- makes a reappearance here. Both Yes Men Abraham and other care providers various ties who successfully made the transition are sons of Holocaust survivors, and have surgical techniques to help battle diseases from stars to business owners talk about the lost relationships due to their devotion to that are ravaging the South Sudanese (and various reasons behind fleeting wealth. Some meticulous, headline-grabbing stunts. Now treat the wounded from armed skirmishes), point to the legacies of slavery, while others entering middle age with a certain amount the pair also talk about how to ease tensions cite terrible decisions made by naïve young of why-are-we-doing-this? angst, Bonnano between the peoples in this ravaged country. celebrities who buy everything in sight and has a Scottish wife and two daughters, but Incredibly, Geelhoeld and Abraham risk their support an entourage of sycophants. But there leads a transatlantic lifestyle as the Yes Men lives flying into enemy territory to initiate are also other factors, such as placing one’s team latch onto global warming as the cause conversations about rebuilding hospitals, trust and financial management in the hands du jour. Amidst the schtick routines are as well as assess the urgent medical needs of of family members or friends who aren’t up compelling exposés of sins committed by rival tribes. We Are the Ones captures their to the job (one football player signed over Canada’s oil industry and Russia’s Gazprom, negotiations with leaders, all of whom un- power-of-attorney to a manager without and the duo also salute the “Arab Spring” derstand both the direness of their situation understanding what that meant). M.C. Ham- uprisings and Occupy Wall Street. Viewers

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 55 VIDEO LIBRARIAN who are already in sync with the Michael- Independent Lens documentary follows three lions, penguins, etc.—must be carefully Moore-meets-MTV’s Jackass attitude won’t Chicago teenagers who are living apart from monitored (including being outfitted with feel shortchanged by the latest adventures their respective families. The film identifies radio transmitters) in just a matter of weeks. of these foes of Big Money. Recommended. the young trio as being homeless, although The ship’s first stop is the U.S. research post Aud: C, P. (C. Cassady) none are actually on the street or in home- Palmer Station, where some preparations are less shelters. Kasey says she moved out of made and a study is conducted of the ice bed her mother’s house due to stress created by situation on the peninsula’s northern edge. EDUCATION hostility towards Kasey’s self-identification Zigzagging through ocean territory that is as a lesbian. Anthony, working two jobs and as large as Oklahoma, the ship stops next at studying for his GED exam, is also the father Avian Island to evaluate penguins and collect The Eyes of Me HHH1/2 of an infant in foster care. Roque, who has the more ocean samples. The biggest drama takes (2010) 72 min. DVD: $49.99 ($125 w/PPR): public added burden of being an illegal immigrant, place at Charcot Island, which is the south- libraries; $295 w/PPR: colleges & universities. is sheltered in the basement of a sympathetic ernmost point on the journey and much DRA. Collective Eye. Closed captioned. teacher. Fighting to stay in school while strug- colder and darker than earlier destinations. In this PBS-aired Independent Lens docu- gling with emotional and financial issues, the Here, the question of whether or not the ship mentary, filmmaker Keith Maitland inti- young subjects here are both highly intelli- will be trapped in ice and the “birders” left mately portrays the ups and downs of several gent and deeply articulate (Kasey and Roque behind becomes a real issue. Antarctic Edge is students at the Texas School for the Blind and discuss Shakespeare, and Anthony reads an informative and beautiful film that plays Visually Impaired, a specialty high school in his own poetry before the camera)—and out like reality TV in Earth’s last frontier. Austin. Outgoing Denise, who has severely are acutely aware of the potential of higher Extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes low vision, feels empowered when she lands education to help them move to a higher and a photo gallery. Highly recommended. a key role in a school production of Into the socioeconomic level. Presented in both full- Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh) Woods. Would-be band drummer Isaac dreams length and 53-minute abridged versions, this of becoming the first blind U.S. president, but documentary offers a powerful look at the The Climate Blueprint HHH inappropriate relationships with female stu- non-academic challenges that some teens (2013) 52 min. DVD: $39: public libraries; $89: dents endanger his enrollment at the school. face while trying to complete high school. high schools; $149: colleges & universities. DRA. Meagan’s low self-esteem stemming from Recommended. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall) Green Planet Films. PPR. her disability spurs her to excel in classes, and she emerges as valedictorian. Self-reliant NATURE, MATH & SCIENCE Red Ice HHH Chas is proud that he has left the dormitory (2014) 52 min. DVD: $39: public libraries; $89: and gotten an apartment—cherishing his high schools; $149: colleges & universities. DRA. independence—but then is left in desperate Green Planet Films. PPR. straits when his roommate splits (his rap la- Antarctic Edge: 70° South HHH1/2 Filmmaker Ruth Chao’s documentaries ment gives the film its title). Although very (2014) 72 min. DVD: $24.95. First Run Features The Climate Blueprint (co-directed by Fran X. little is heard from administrators here, the (avail. from most distributors). SDH captioned. Rodriguez) and Red Ice often share the same teens and their stories easily carry the film, Equally gorgeous, suspenseful, and cau- images and sources but approach the topic which offers a compelling and realistic look at tionary, filmmaker Dena Seidel’s documen- of climate change from two different angles. life at the 150-year-old school. Highly recom- tary follows the annual visit of a research The Climate Blueprint outlines efforts being mended. Aud: C, P. (C. Cassady) ship to the western peninsula of Antarctica. made by the U.N. and individual countries The vessel is full of scientists from various to deal with the current situation, while Red The Homestretch HHH disciplines who collaborate under difficult Ice focuses on the likely effects of warmer (2014) 90 min. DVD: $295. Spargel Productions circumstances to measure the effects of cli- temperatures (some actually positive, such as (dist. by Bullfrog Films). PPR. SDH captioned. mate change on the ocean, ice beds, and sea mining minerals in a thawed-out Greenland), ISBN: 1-94154-520-3. and land species. Thousands of samples have especially at the Earth’s , which are ex- Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly’s PBS-aired to be collected, while various animals—sea periencing long, intense summers. As an ex- amination of the serious, growing problem of climate change, The Climate Blueprint spends Crotty’s Kids HHH1/2 considerable time reporting on various gov- (2015) 56 min. DVD: $49.95 ($199 w/PPR from edu.passionriver.com). ernmental, scientific, and NGO groups that Passion River (avail. from most distributors). have so far been spectacularly unsuccessful in Filmmaker James Crotty—a columnist, journalist, and for- mitigating or slowing carbon emissions, and mer marketing consultant—was just a few years ago a fiercely it also skirts the role of U.S. politicians and determined debate coach who created the Eagle Academy in the business leaders in denying the human causes South Bronx. A white male, Crotty aimed to put a dent in the of a disaster that later generations will face. statistic linking a likelihood of incarceration with black males But it does powerfully sketch a deeply pes- who don’t graduate from high school. Crotty’s Kids is a vibrant, simistic future that may await humankind, touching documentary about that worthy goal playing out in as temperatures and carbon dioxide concen- the world of high school debate tournaments. At the beginning, trations escalate even more rapidly than the Crotty has a large group of African-American and Latino boys attending his classes, direst forecasts of only a few years ago. The but—as he anticipates—the number dwindles over time as the kids with the most fol- more scientifically-oriented Red Ice looks at low-through energy and will to achieve begin to rise up. Calling debate an “academic the possibility of a 6-degree-centigrade rise sport,” Crotty teaches the rigors of intellectual research and the techniques needed in temperatures, with melting permafrost in to be persuasive during arguments, while also engaging in endless bonding with his Greenland and elsewhere releasing massive charges as he becomes a tell-it-like-it-is father figure. A fine documentary about a man amounts of methane into the atmosphere. whose positive impact is seen here in his former students’ academic success, this is Still, it does conclude with the observation highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh) that the results of climate change “could be unpredictable.” The fires raging out of

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 56 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 HEALTH & FITNESS The Breach HHH1/2 (2015) 82 min. DVD: $24.95 (avail. from most distributors), $349 w/PPR (avail. from www.kinolorberedu.com). DRA. Kino Lorber. Closed captioned. The Basic Hygiene Video HHHH An illuminating and heartbreaking documentary, film- (2015) 19 min. DVD: $139.95 (teacher’s guide maker Mark Titus’s The Breach offers an eye-opening look at included). Human Relations Media. PPR. Closed the destruction of both salmon habitat and the travel routes captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62706-058-5. necessary to breed and replenish the fi sh’s population. For mil- Although one might hope that basic lennia, salmon enjoyed a relatively benign relationship with hygiene is common knowledge, everyone , as people would only take what they needed—leaving who’s gone through adolescence knows the majority alone to complete their breeding journeys. But that being around peers who practice good between overfi shing, damming up crucial rivers, and the environmental destruction hygiene is a boon, not a right. Featuring two of breeding areas, the kinds of massively large salmon once routinely seen and caught young hosts and expert pediatrician Dr. Pe- are largely gone. In addition, the salmon that are left continue to face one man-made ter Richel, The Basic Hygiene Video explores challenge after another, from stream pollution, to so-called commercial “salmon ways to deal with the more negative aspects farms” (which expose young wild salmon to lice and illness), to unimaginable levels of puberty and changing hormones. Follow- of poisoning resulting from breaches in copper mining. The Breach travels from Or- ing a basic format of identifying a problem, egon to —with stops along the way in British Columbia—to assess the overall explaining why it’s normal, and offering situation, interviewing science experts, Native American tribal fi shermen, authors, tips to combat it, topics covered include and celebrated Seattle chef Tom Douglas. While the story here is dire, hope remains that concentrated efforts may be able to undo some of the previous damage. Extras body odor (wash every day—with soap—and include behind-the-scenes footage. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh) go easy on perfume or cologne), oral hygiene (maybe use a timer when brushing teeth), hair care (ask your folks what’s best for you), and feet, hand, and skin care (with a focus control this summer in a drought-ridden number), Fractions Common Core Curriculum on dreaded acne). Concluding with a recap, Pacifi c Northwest remind us that they are combines an electronic blackboard with this straightforward, succinct guidance indeed unpredictable—and also catastrophic. Lin’s narration, asking viewers to pause the program is highly recommended. Editor’s Both titles are recommended. Aud: H, C, P. disc while working out answers. The fi rst Choice. Aud: J, H, P. (J. Williams-Wood) (F. Gardner) volume also features segments on “Compar- ing Sizes” (including the use of a number Earth and You HHH1/2 line to estimate fractions) and “Equivalent (2014) 11 min. DVD: $69.95 (teacher’s guide Fractions” (with problems), while included). DRA. Visual Learning Systems. PPR. the other two volumes look at adding, sub- Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-1-59234-893-0. tracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. Aimed at K-3 students, Earth and You Presenting a sometimes diffi cult subject in explores issues relating to environmental an uncomplicated, conversational manner, responsibility, using a straightforward and this is highly recommended. [Note: Algebra: easy-to-understand approach to introduce Common Core Curriculum is also available for themes about pollution, overuse of resources, $189.95.] Aud: J, H, P. (J. Williams-Wood) climate change, and species extinction. Images are shown that will remind kids of Show Me Science: Understanding home and neighborhoods, such as street Clouds—Meteorological Wonders litter accompanied by an explanation of HHH how simple messes outdoors have a larger (2014) 15 min. DVD: $44.95. DRA. TMW Media impact on nature. Warnings about wasteful Group. PPR. running water, unnecessary uses of electric- Drawing on cutting-edge research in the ity, and pouring inappropriate liquids down study of clouds, Understanding Clouds—an sinks also helps build awareness, as do tips entry in the Show Me Science series—notes on reusable items (such as bags). Concluding that clouds are a dynamic force in climate with a review and video quiz, this is highly science. International efforts to improve recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (T. Keogh) computer models for predicting weather are yielding more insights into what goes on Math Made Easy: Fractions Common inside clouds and their role in determining Core Curriculum HHH1/2 how solar activity affects the Earth. Viewers (2015) 3 discs. 90 min. DVD: $99.95. JDM will learn about the different kinds (and Productions (dist. by Math Made Easy). PPR. ISBN: functions) of clouds, including which ones 978-0-9963127-0-7. impact global warming. Subtopics include Host Nina Lin provides clear and plain turbulence (which can play a major role instruction in this three-volume set from in cloud composition and behavior), new the extensive and comprehensive Math Made technologies for creating clouds in the labo- Easy series. Kicking off with an introduction ratory, and the use of satellites and airplanes on recognizing and writing fractions (using to dissect data on clouds overhead. Other cookies to illustrate how fractions relate to titles in the series include Meteorology, Spring parts of a whole), which include a numera- Water from , and Drilling Desert Sands. tor (above number) and denominator (below Recommended. Aud: J, H, P. (T. Keogh)

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 57 VIDEO LIBRARIAN Dusty’s Trail HH1/2 him steady—offering a picture of how life unique relationships, Perfect Strangers not only (2015) 65 min. DVD: $19.95. Cinema Libre Studio will go on. A beautiful, poetically filmed por- underscores the need for more organ donors (avail. from most distributors). trait, this is highly recommended. Aud: C, P. but also highlights the human capacity for Filmmaker Catherine Jayisuriya’s impres- (M. Puffer-Rothenberg) beneficent selfless behavior. Recommended. sionistic documentary centers on a terrible Aud: C, P. (K. Fennessy) disease that affects one in every 3,500 males Perfect Strangers HHH born: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a (2013) 69 min. DVD: $23.99 ($39.99 w/PPR). Jan Stroke: The Price of Rapid Evolution muscle-weakening condition that eventually Krawitz. Closed captioned. HH1/2 puts young men in wheelchairs and ends Jan Krawitz’s informative and suspenseful (2015) 45 min. DVD: $150. DRA. Film Ideas. PPR. their lives in their 20s. The film is somewhat documentary toggles between two women in ISBN: 978-1-60572-897-1. disappointing, however, when the focus shifts different states. Organ donors (live ones any- Part of a four-title series called Origins of to a fundraising climb of Mt. Kinabalu in Bor- way) don’t often choose to help a stranger, but Disease, exploring the evolutionary aspects of neo, a cooperative effort made by parents of Bay Area massage therapist Ellie isn’t a typical Duchenne kids and experienced climbers. The health disorders, this rather pedestrian effort organ donor. Ellie decides to donate a kidney does not add much to the discussion of the subject of Dusty’s Trails is 20-year-old Dusty, after discovering that demand consistently whose MD was diagnosed when he was quite condition that affects 16 million individuals outstrips supply, registering with a website that young and whose parents are supportive of his a year worldwide. With bleeding in the brain a connects donors and recipients. Ellie takes to desire to live as normally as possible. Dusty’s major cause of stroke, this documentary argues Kathy, a hospice nurse living 500 miles away mom—recalling a pre-diagnosis family goal to that the structure of blood vessels in the brain whose family has a history of kidney systolic climb Kinabalu one day—puts together a large didn’t change quickly enough to keep up with disease. Kathy herself has been on dialysis for team to scale the mountain via established the organ’s rapid increase in size (over many two years, and her brother received a trans- trails and ropes. Unfortunately, there isn’t thousands of year). The film acknowledges much actual footage of the climb, so this part plant, but anti-rejection drugs weakened his the positive effects of lifestyle and dietary of the film feels a little hollow. But Dusty’s immune system, and he later died of cancer. changes, noting that people in less urban or Trail does a fine job of presenting valuable Before her diagnosis, Kathy and her husband, “developed” communities tend to be afflicted information about Duchenne, drawing on the Jim, had been building a house, but they had at lower rates. Still, while the evolution of testimonies of young men with the disease, to put that project on hold. When doctors delicate capillaries prone to rupture may have as well as parents and doctors. Extras include ruled out Jim as a match, Kathy turned to the some anthropological interest, for most view- an interview with Dusty, a filmmaker Q&A, Internet. Ellie’s son, Mark, is not surprised ers the more important information is about and behind-the-scenes featurettes. A strong that his mother has offered to be an altruistic preventing or treating stroke. Unfortunately, optional purchase. Aud: C, P. (T. Keogh) kidney donor, noting that it’s in her nature. interviews with survivors, including some Unfortunately, her blood match with Kathy from Japan—which has the highest incidence presents serious complications, so they end per capita of stroke in the world—are not par- Joanna HHH1/2 (2013) 40 min. In Polish w/English subtitles. up calling off the transplant. After three ticularly useful. Presented with the didactic DVD: $99.95: public libraries; $350: colleges & years, Ellie finds an anonymous recipient, at overtones of an old-fashioned health class universities. The Cinema Guild. PPR. ISBN: 0- which point Krawitz expands the narrative to filmstrip, this is an optional purchase. Other 7815-1515-7. include a third subject, while Kathy continues titles include Cancer: Evolution’s Deadly Results Polish blogger Joanna Sałyga was known to wait another three years before she finally and Heart Disease: Flaws in a High Performance for her chronicle of daily life as a wife and receives some good news. By focusing on these Pump. Aud: C, P. (F. Gardner) mother, a woman who focused on small mo- ments while forming a legacy of questions and gentle admonitions for her young son, Jás. PETS Aneta Kopacz’s Academy Award–nominated documentary observes Joanna at home with her family in the months before her death at age 36 from cancer. Cinematographer Lukasz Black Beauty Breed HHH1/2 Zal often turns the camera on the woods (2015) 56 min. DVD: $22.99 ($199 w/PPR from edu.passionriver.com). and fields surrounding the Sałygas’ rural Passion River (avail. from most distributors). home—wind blows through the trees, birds Dog lovers will especially appreciate filmmaker Angie Ruiz’s sing as Jás and his mother lie outdoors on a documentary about the noble Rottweiler breed, a loving, family- blanket—ultimately framing Joanna’s death friendly dog that is also a determined worker and ideal for train- as a natural occurrence. Joanna and the boy ing in multiple areas. Black Beauty Breed begins with a look at the argue mildly about whether they will go to role Rottweiler rescue dogs played in the aftermath of attacks on McDonalds, and joke when he accidentally the World Trade Center in 2001. “Rotties” were among the most sees her bra strap. She poses questions and important resources for finding victims within the toxic rubble, expresses hopes for Jás—teaching by asking, at the eventual cost of the dogs’ lives. The film then traces the years-long training in- rather than telling him what to think. Alone volved—from puppyhood to maturity—for a Rottweiler to become a search-and-find with her husband, Poitr, Joanna lies waiting dog, a caretaker, a therapy dog, or a champion showdog exhibiting the discipline that for pain medications to take effect, muses over is synonymous with their breed. It’s interesting to watch how an off-leash Rottweiler is daily activities, and worries about leaving her oriented, in stages, to seek people—lost children, adults with dementia—in a wide area, family. During a brief interlude at the hos- versus the kind of on-leash, pinpoint search following a hurricane or other disaster. pital, the camera remains on her face while There is some unintentionally funny footage of Rottweilers’ pulling little carts while she receives a prognosis; afterward, cameras trotting through a “serpentine” path between trees, but there is also a lot of heart- peer through the windows from outside her warming material about how well the dogs do in classrooms or retirement homes. The house as Jás weeps over the news that his documentary ends with fascinating research on why some dogs in this cancer-prone mother will die soon. Near film’s end, he breed live to a ripe old age, and what can be learned from their bodies’ chemistry. Highly befriends a neighbor child and rides his bike recommended. Aud: P. (T. Keogh) away from his mom, who earlier had to hold

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 58 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 essentially reprints of Inc. Magazine articles BUSINESS & ECONOMICS on business-plan creation and brainstorm- ing a business premise. Also available in the series are Start-Up: Part 2 and Start-up: Part Soft Skills in the Workplace HHHH 3. Eschewing highly technical or legalese (2015) 35 min. DVD: $149. JIST Career Solutions. jargon, this is a solid title for general busi- PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 978-1-63332-081-9. ness-oriented collections. Recommended. In this excellent overview of key “soft Aud: C, P. (C. Cassady) skills”—i.e., elements not related to formal job requirements—viewers will learn that a Time As Money HHH good attitude and strong work ethic can be (2014) 71 min. DVD: $29.95: individuals; $115: more important to employers than educa- public libraries; $300: colleges & universities. This tion or know-how. Narrated by regional As That Productions. PPR. Closed captioned. Emmy Award–winning news anchor and Filmmaker Leonore E. Eklund’s docu- reporter Lori Wilson, the program is divided mentary centers on the concept of time into five sections: “Making a Professional banks, which might be seen as either the Impression,” “Acting with Integrity,” “Com- 21st-century version of volunteering or an municating Effectively,” “Working as Part of expression of altruism taken to new heights. a Team,” and “Pushing Yourself to Succeed.” Conceived by Edgar Cahn, a noted civil Commentary from hiring managers is inter- rights attorney and speechwriter for Robert woven with credible dramatic vignettes that F. Kennedy, time banks create a forum in re-create familiar situations relating to ques- which people can exchange services without tions such as: Are you reliable? Do you come cash transactions. Instead, “time dollars” are to work on time? Do you dress appropriately? used for equable exchanges—i.e., an hour of And are you accountable for your actions? your time in offering a service would equal Some of the sketches are funny, but others an hour of my time, either reciprocal for my touch on serious matters. For example, in service or transferred to another member one segment a construction worker who is of the time bank. The calculation of time asked by a colleague about a questionable dollars is kept online, thus enabling those practice responds that it was necessary to involved to keep track of input and output. “improvise” on the quality of materials in The range of “jobs” here include providing a order to get the job done on time—and save ride to the airport, offering yoga instruction, the company a few bucks in the process. and a lesson in how to preserve beans. The Of course, this method of cutting corners popularity of time banks has been linked to is a no-no, and another way is suggested the continued weakness of the U.S. economy for the co-worker to address the issue more following the 2008 crash, although whether effectively. Serving up critical-thinking this cashless system will continue if the questions related to common scenarios, economy rebounds is uncertain. Although a the program also features a downloadable bit too long, Time As Money does offer a solid instructor’s guide with quizzes and other overview of an intriguing socioeconomic activities. A timely guidance title for both phenomenon. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall) the currently employed and those seeking jobs, this is highly recommended. Editor’s Choice. Aud: H, C, P. (C. Block) SPORTS, GAMES & RECREATION Inc. Magazine Business Advisor Series: Start-Up, Part 1 HHH Cowboy Christmas HHHH (2015) 30 min. DVD: $175. DRA. Film Ideas. PPR. (2014) 73 min. DVD: $22.99 ($199.99 w/PPR). ISBN: 978-1-60572-960-2. Dreamscape Media. The opening volume in a series presented H.D. Motyl’s fascinating documentary by the entrepreneurial magazine Inc., this follows the journeys of four modern-day guidance title essentially offers advice and cowboys who each travel more than 2,000 motivational sound bytes from working miles during the two weeks before the CEOs, aimed at those who aspire to start their Fourth of July—a period known as “Cow- own businesses. The impressive parade of boy Christmas” due to the $3 million-plus speakers hail from various industries: Robert in combined prize money available for L. Johnson, co-founder of BET; Chris Mac- winners during a time when 19 states host Askill, of SmugMug; Lexy Funk of Brooklyn over 50 rodeos. Cowboy Christmas captures Industries; Warren Brown of CakeLove; Seth the mundane logistical aspects of moving Goldman of Honest Tea; and Michael Powell, horses, equipment, and support teams (for owner of Powell’s Books. The interviewees those lucky enough to have one) from one talk about the importance of a business plan event to another, while also showing the that includes an “exit strategy” if things go white-knuckle drama of man versus animal wrong, as well as the necessity of having a in dusty arenas from Santa Fe, NM, to tiny clearly articulated brand profile, market de- Oakley, UT (friends of PETA will prob- mographic, and image. Extras include DVD- ably not like some of the footage showing ROM-accessible “support materials” that are competition activities). The men talk about

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 59 VIDEO LIBRARIAN the dangers and drawbacks of their chosen shows became a source of regular revenue, ex- traditional rodeos. Veteran competitor Wade profession, including injuries and debt; but cept during the famous “quiz show scandal” Earp (a descendant of Wyatt Earp), who lives their passion is irrepressible, and the possi- of the late ‘50s. (Neither Bernard nor Claire on a ranch outside Dallas, is a member of the bility of pay-dirt is clearly irresistible. Some ever cheated, although Bernard did appear Texas chapter. Earp has won 180 buckles and use their travel time to play their last rodeo before a grand jury.) When the TV game show aims to win another for all-around cowboy, over and over again in their minds, hoping industry migrated to California, the Boikos like current champion Dave Renier, who has that good luck will supplant bad and that the followed, and during Bernard’s retirement, a whopping 732. Chris Sherman, who lives in next opportunity will lead to victory. Motyl both he and Claire appeared on numerous Oklahoma, found a sense of acceptance in the doesn’t romanticize his subjects but instead programs, including To Tell the Truth, Jeop- IGRA that has eluded him in his small town, provides a well-rounded account of the ups ardy, and Wheel of Fortune. The documentary while Florida’s Luke Lancaster competes and downs—literally and figuratively—of examines the secret to the Boikos’ success: in both gay and traditional rodeos. Char an iconic slice of American life. A festival studying the shows in advance, pairing up Duran, from , believes that “bull award-winner, this is highly recommended. with same-age partners during tapings, and riding defines me more than being a lesbian Editor’s Choice. Aud: P. (C. Block) having a profile hook (professional grandma, does.” For 14 years, she’s been trying to win book collector) that made them sympathetic a buckle, and has suffered numerous injuries Game Show Dynamos HHH to audiences. This backdoor look at one of the in her pursuit. Like Earp, she’s in her 40s, and (2014) 60 min. DVD: $19.95. Music Video stranger phenomenons in popular culture is knows that her competitive days are limited. Distributors (avail. from most distributors). Closed also a wonderfully warm tribute to a sharp- Duran’s Colorado colleague, Ty Teigen, also captioned. witted and likable couple. Recommended. lives to compete, but has had to curtail her Filmmaker Patricia Boiko’s sweet docu- Aud: P. (T. Keogh) activities while undergoing cancer treat- mentary tells a truly American success story ment (Teigen died in 2012). Like other rodeo about her parents, Claire and Bernard, who queens Ric—aka Kimberli Foxx—helps with were popular contestants on game shows Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on outreach and fundraising, but attendance from the 1950s through the ‘90s. Bernard, the Gay Rodeo HHH has declined over the past decade and several a Korean War veteran who became a high (2014) 93 min. DVD: $295. DRA. Filmakers chapters have dissolved. Still, the organiza- school teacher in New York, and Claire, a Library (dist. by Alexander Street Press). PPR. tion shows no signs of slowing down. As one-time Hollywood stand-in for Rita Hay- Director Matt Livadary spent a year with Sherman puts it, “Gay rodeo is an outlet for worth and a successful children’s theater the International Gay Rodeo Association us to be who we are.” An engagingly offbeat playwright, needed money for an expanding (IGRA), traveling cross-country with the LGBT documentary, this is recommended. family. Each found a way onto pioneer- 5,000-plus group, most of whom are gay, al- Aud: C, P. (K. Fennessy) ing game shows such as Tic-Tac-Dough and though everyone is welcome. Despite IGRA’s Concentration, picking up enough winnings inclusiveness, some venues refuse to rent to A Second Chance: The Janelle Morrison to pay off bills and buy a house. With the members, some of whom keep their partici- Story HHH passing decades and five kids in school, game pation secret for fear they won’t be hired at (2015) 84 min. DVD: $19.95. Music Video Distributors (avail. from most distributors). Serving up an inspirational tale of an GTFO HHH athlete who overcomes enormous physical (2015) 76 min. DVD: $24.95. Kino Lorber (avail. from most distributors). challenges to be able to compete again, Rob “Is your computer in the kitchen?” This question is one of the Kelly’s homespun documentary focuses on mildest forms of online harassment faced by women who play a young woman who is severely injured in a video games such as Call of Duty, the multiplayer first-person car crash just as she’s about to participate in shooter that pits teams against one another. A stronger com- the Ironman triathlon for which she’s been ment might be something like, “I’m going to stick an egg in your rigorously training. With most of her major vaginal canal and punch it.” As viewers will learn in Shannon bones broken and vital organs pushed up Sun-Higginson’s eye-opening documentary GTFO (the popular into her chest, Janelle Morrison was put into acronym for “get the fuck out”), there’s even a website created by a medically induced coma to allow doctors interviewee Grace Gtz called “Fat, Ugly, or Slutty” that archives a to repair the damage as best they could. It wide variety of stupid and hateful remarks made by male gamers. Noting that 42% of was doubtful that she would ever walk again, gamers are female (without, somewhat disingenuously, admitting that women are far let alone participate in an extraordinarily more likely to play RPGs and social games like Candy Crush Saga than Call of Duty), GTFO demanding event that includes a swim of is divided into relevant sections: “Marketing” (most games are targeted towards straight 2.4 miles, a bicycle ride of more than 112 white men in their 20s), “Characters” (as one interviewee puts it, many games feature miles, and a 26.2-mile marathon run, all female characters that are essentially big-bosomed girls in panties), “Boy’s Club” (which done in order, without a break. Kelly’s film notes how women are starting to create their own spaces to enjoy and discuss games begins with Morrison’s training before the and gaming issues, such as GeekGirlCon), and “Online Harassment” (being “raped” is a accident but focuses mainly on her efforts to common term for a kill in Call of Duty). GTFO convincingly argues that women gamers overcome subsequent obstacles to fulfilling are often faced with the choice of staying quiet and preserving the misogynist cycle her lifelong dream. Interviews with doctors, or speaking out and becoming a target. The latter is precisely what happened in 2014 friends, and relatives testify to the remarkable when game developers Brianna Wu and Zoe Quinn, along with cultural critic Anita determination it took for Morrison to leave Sarkeesian, were the focus of a vicious semi-coordinated campaign that included death her wheelchair behind and begin walking threats and would eventually make national headlines as Gamergate. Wu and Sarkeesian without crutches within three months of are among the well-spoken interviewees here who make a compelling argument that an the crash, and to resume her training a mere ugly misogynist streak infects certain aspects of gamer culture. Extras include a panel four months later. The decision to undergo discussion. Recommended. [Note: this is also available with public performance rights still more surgery to remove metal rods that for $125 for public libraries and $295 for colleges and universities from Collective Eye, strengthened her joints but impeded her www.collectiveeye.org.] Aud: C, P. (R. Pitman) speed is the final stage preceding a return to competition less than two years after

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 60 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 she’d nearly died. A moving portrait of the AWARD-WINNING indomitability of the human spirit, this is recommended. Aud: C, P. (F. Swietek) STREAMING VIDEO FOR ALL LIBRARIES! Wrestling with Life HHH (2015) 67 min. DVD: $59.99 ($199 w/PPR from edu.passionriver.com). Passion River (avail. from most distributors, Nov. 24). Closed captioned. Filmmaker Christopher Bolender’s touch- ing documentary tells a story of tragedy giving rise to victory in the world of kids’ sports. Twin brothers Phil and Dave Nowick were wrestling nuts as boys, and the adult Phil would go on to become coach of the Mile High Wrestling club in . By all accounts, Phil was an inspiring leader, a man who did his best for the boys in his club even after he was diagnosed with the cancer that would lead to an early death. Wrestling with Life follows what happened after Dave took COMING SOON! over the club, leading the team to a national New, state-of-the-art video platform! competition in Tulsa. Viewers hear about Phil from Dave, their mother, various family members, friends, and their own wrestling coach; in fact, Phil’s spirit and dedication hang over the fi lm, although not in a maudlin NEW way, as the background material about Phil is interwoven into the thrilling story of the FEATURES! wrestling team’s current championship bid. An inspirational true-life sports story, this is recommended. Aud: P. (T. Keogh) NEW CRAFTS, ARTS & HOBBIES DESIGN!

Couture Sewing: Designer Trims with NEW Claire B. Schaeffer HHH1/2 (2015) 2 discs. 233 min. DVD: $49.95. The CONTENT! Taunton Press (dist. by The AV Cafe). PPR. ISBN: 978-1-63186-316-5. Claire B. Schaeffer is in love with haute couture in general, and the familiar boxy Chanel jacket in particular. Her exploration here of the vast array of trims and embel- lishments that make each Chanel creation unique is eye-opening: everything from embroidery, braid, and ribbons, to scallops, piping, and gimp (decorative trim). In this near-four-hour how-to, Schaeffer demon- strates various ways of trimming the sleeves of an astonishing array of jackets (all built on the Chanel model), followed by instructions for impeccably fi nishing the edges of cuffs, See why 13 million users love collars, and pockets with everything from topstitching to self-bias and crochet. She even Films On Demand! shows viewers how to convert a traditional two-piece sleeve from a commercial pattern FREE Trial: www.Infobase.com/TrialAD15 into a three-piece sleeve that positions the cuff—and imaginative trim—to be more visible. Besides designing patterns for Vogue, Schaeffer has produced several books and videos on couture techniques, and her patient yet exacting expertise makes the construc- Facts On File | Chelsea House | Bloom’s | Ferguson’s | The World Almanac® | Films Media Group | Learn360 tion of a special garment seem doable. Sure to be welcomed by sewing enthusiasts, this is 1-800-322-8755 • [email protected] highly recommended. Aud: P. (F. Gardner)

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 20VL_NovDec15_FOD_pp.indd15 1 61 VIDEO LIBRA10/14/15RIAN 4:08 PM in 19th-century Russia. Relatively little atten- or even look at, a new Banksy that suddenly THE ARTS tion is given to the important artistic direc- appeared on their doorstep. In other cases, torship of (1980–89), rivals added their own tags to the works to nor is he among the interviewees, and the fre- garner attention for themselves. Meanwhile, Alumbrones HHH quent use of slow motion highlights the art’s dealers carted off some pieces to sell at their (2015) 74 min. DVD: $59.95. Passion River (avail. extraordinary physical demands but blurs the galleries. An entertaining film that deals with from most distributors). visceral effect of the performances. Despite some interesting issues, Banksy Does New York With U.S. and Cuban relations gradu- these quibbles, this worthy recognition of a will no doubt only enhance the underground ally warming, filmmaker Bruce Donnelly’s premier cultural institution is recommended. artist’s rebel reputation, as did the Oscar- documentary Alumbrones offers an insight- Aud: C, P. (F. Swietek) nominated film on Banksy, Exit Through the ful look at the self-referential nature of a Gift Shop (VL-1/11). Recommended. Aud: C, society that was cut off from the rest of the Banksy Does New York HHH P. (F. Swietek) world—through a longstanding embargo, as (2014) 80 min. DVD: $19.95 (avail. from most well as separation from two superpowers (the distributors), $349 w/PPR (avail. from www. Because I Was a Painter HHH U.S. and the former Soviet Union). Centering kinolorberedu.com). DRA. Kino Lorber. Closed (2013) 85 min. In French, German, English & on the evolution of homegrown art in Cuba captioned. Hebrew w/English subtitles. DVD: $24.95. (avail. over the last half-century, the film interviews The elusive Banksy—the most famous from distributors). The Cinema Guild. ISBN: 0- 7815-1510-6. Cuban artists of various ages and styles, as graffiti artist in the world—visited New York it explores how the nation’s culture turned City in October 2013, where he unveiled one French filmmaker Christophe Cognet’s inward over the decades when Cubans were of his secret outdoor pieces every day of the documentary examines a tragic subchapter increasingly forced to fend for themselves. month, offering clues online as to their loca- of : works of art created by In many ways, Cuban art would reflect larger tions and turning the process into a sort of concentration camp inmates that would social trials and tribulations ranging from treasure hunt. Banksy also livened things up only become known after the end of World supply shortages to constant blackouts. The with a few pranks, including a stunt in which War II. Most of these works were created in country’s woes eclipsed other influences he hired a man to sell, without attribution, secret, capturing the physical and emotional within the art community, although the Banksy’s artwork at $60 a pop on the street burdens suffered by the Nazis’ prisoners. But emphasis remained on personal expression. (lucky purchasers would later learn that these some artwork was made with the full knowl- Alumbrones (or “Illuminations”) is most pieces might be worth up to a quarter-million edge of the Nazis, most notably paintings by interesting during its eyewitness accounts dollars). Reaction to Banksy’s so-called “Bet- Dinah Gottliebov (later Dina Babbitt) depict- of the years after the Soviet Union fell and ter Out Than In” project was varied, with city ing Romani prisoners who would become Cuba was suddenly cut off from foreign aid officials including Mayor Bloomberg dispar- the subjects of ’s evil medical and imported goods. The anecdotes shared by aging the effort as vandalism, while owners of experiments. Because I Was a Painter raises many artists who lived through that period artistically defaced walls sometimes obliter- profound questions about the role of the artist speak to the resolve of the human spirit in ated the artwork. But fans frantically searched in documenting the dehumanizing misery times of great scarcity. Recommended. Aud: for and queued up to admire the pieces. In of the concentration camps—or as Belgian C, P. (T. Keogh) this HBO-aired documentary, filmmaker artist José Fosty noted in seeing the dead of Chris Moukarbel’s covers the event with Buchenwald, “All these dead bodies totally American Theatre: A History élan, while also raising important questions drained of color: a symphony of grays.” The about public art. In one instance, locals tried artwork here represents a visual record of the HHH to charge people who came to photograph, horrible reality of life within the camps, as (2015) 104 min. DVD: $24.99 ($54.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789- 327-5. Ric Burns (brother of Ken) serves up a HHHH heartfelt tribute to one of the world’s fore- (2013) 90 min. DVD: $24.99 ($54.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH most ballet companies on the occasion of its captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789-422-7. 75th anniversary in his PBS-aired American Recorded at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, Masters documentary, which boasts a wide this touching production of ’s Pulitzer Prize-win- array of vintage footage from classic, game- ning Driving Miss Daisy is a sparse affair, featuring one interior changing ABT productions such as Antony set and a bench-and-chair combination that serves (among Tudor’s Pillar of Fire, ’s Rodeo, other things) as a succession of cars. The story takes place over and ’ Fancy Free (as well as a number of years, beginning in 1945 when Georgia widow excerpts from contemporary revivals). Inter- and retired schoolteacher Miss Daisy () wrecks woven throughout are interview clips featur- her car and is forced by her son, Boolie (Boyd Gaines), to take ing current and former dancers (as well as on a chauffeur. Hoke (), the new driver, is nearing 70, and as time artistic director Kevin McKenzie and resident passes, Daisy and Hoke grow older together in a relationship that is always formal choreographer Alexei Ratmansky) and critics but increasingly familiar and plain-speaking. The understandable would (including the late Clive Barnes, who recalls be to bring the epochal and often tumultuous events of the era—race riots, attending a London performance of Rodeo War, and the Civil Rights movement—into the intimate pocket that Uhry creates for just after World War II). Many comments Daisy and Hoke. But while the characters are not isolated from world events, the play’s focus on Lucia Chase, who was instrumen- focus consistently remains on a connection that transcends the social differences tal in creating the company (which she led between these individuals. Jones’s performance is a masterpiece of grace and ease; one with for its first 40 years), and can hardly tell he is working at creating a humble but wily figure with a great heart the troupe’s extensive tours throughout the and painful memories. And as Daisy, Lansbury is a convincingly stubborn, proud, U.S. and abroad. And dancer/author Jennifer and secretly frightened matriarch without much to show for family besides Boolie. Homans helps situate ABT’s story within the Featuring two stellar thespians, this presentation of Uhry’s powerful stage drama is history of ballet itself, from its origins in highly recommended. Editor’s Choice. Aud: H, C, P. (T. Keogh) 17th-century Europe through its flourishing

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 62 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 the artists wound up recording for posterity concentrating on his signifi cant role among Fleischman is interviewed in this volume what the Nazis tried to keep from the world’s the coterie of intellectuals—including Walter from fi lmmaker Tim Podell’sGood Conversa- view. Offering invaluable insight into the tri- Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Herbert Marcuse, tion series. Featuring footage of beautiful umph of art in the face of an unprecedented and Theodor Adorno—who dominated Santa Cruz, as well as segments in Fleis- horror, this is recommended. [Note: this is scholarship in Frankfurt and Berlin during chman’s house, the conversation fi nds Podell also available with public performance rights the Weimar period. Both a fi ne exploration asking questions about the author’s favorite for $99.95: public libraries and $395: colleges of Kracauer’s infl uential if debatable theory aspects of writing (Fleischman likens himself and universities from www.cinemaguild. and a valuable overview of German fi lmmak- to a magician who holds all the cards), his com]. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall) ing during a seminal historical time, this is interests (including matchbox theatre), and recommended. Aud: C, P. (F. Swietek) his life (his children aren’t writers). Sound Bus Story HHH exciting? Well, the talk is more exciting than (2014) 11 min. DVD: $129. DRA. National Film looking at Fleischman’s fi ling cabinets, but Good Conversation! A Talk with Paul less so than the readings from his acclaimed Board of Canada. PPR. HH Backed by Jean-Pierre Chansigaud’s banjo Fleischman 1/2 Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, where he soundtrack, this animated black comedy (2015) 22 min. DVD: $59.98. Tim Podell is accompanied by his wife and Podell. A Productions. PPR. ISBN: 1-58543-187-7. short for adults is the latest from single- barebones and rather milquetoast interview named fi lmmaker Tali (At Home with Mrs. Hen Newbery Award-winning author Paul of a prolifi c and popular author, this intimate [VL-9/07]). A lady protagonist who dreams of driving a bus and waving at everyone as she passes fi nally gets her chance from a general store worker named Killer. The new beret- ROTOR DR1 bedecked bus driver likes her job a lot, even After a viral epidemic eliminates 90% of the when an innocuous question for a young world’s population, the survivors struggle to re- passenger goes awry (the boy, excitedly: “My build and reconnect with the world they’ve lost. But when a 16-year-old boy named Kitch stumbles father bought my mother a G-string!”), and upon a peculiar drone named DR1, clues about his an older rider beans her with an apple core, long-lost father begin to surface and lead him on calling her a “stupid idiot.” As seasons pass, an incredible journey. Bus Story gets weirder: the vehicle is in a DVD $19.95|UPC 881394120921 damaging brush with a combine, Killer makes Blu-ray $29.95|UPC 881394121027 her “come in anyway” when she’s ill, and PPR $150 she accidentally runs over Killer’s dog Fatty, burying her shame with a scraping of winter snow. Featuring charcoal and naturalistic I AM THE QUEEN colors, this strange but entertaining tale for In Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/SIDA Cacica Pageant brings together mem- older viewers is recommended. Aud: P. (J. bers of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its Williams-Wood) transgender participants. I Am The Queen follows Bianca, Julissa and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an From Caligari to Hitler HHH experienced transgender mentor from the neigh- (2015) 114 min. DVD: $149 ($349 w/PPR). DRA. borhood. Kino Lorber Edu. DVD $19.95|PPR $150| UPC 881394120822 The title of Rüdiger Suchsland’s documen- tary is derived from the 1947 book by fi lm theorist Siegfried Kracauer, which was sub- titled “A Psychological History of the German Film.” Kracauer argued that German cinema between the world wars—beginning with Robert Wiene’s expressionist masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and continuing through ’s thrillers about master criminal Dr. Mabuse—refl ected popular at- titudes that valued strong (even tyrannical) rule over a state of social chaos, presaging the eventual triumph of fascism. The thesis has been decried as overly simplistic, but it serves as a useful framework for Suchsland, whose survey of German fi lms from the pe- riod melds sober narration, relevant archival material, and extensive clips—not only from OLVIDADOS: FORGOTTEN MESSAGE FROM HIROSHIMA famous classics like Caligari and M but also After suffering a heart attack, retired General José Mendieta (Damián Alcázar) This intimate documentary provides an inside look from many lesser-known works. In fact, one of is haunted by his dark past as an officer in Operation Condor, the CIA-backed at the devastating effects of the first atomic bomb the documentary’s major virtues is that it not campaign of political repression in Latin America that was responsible for ever used as depicted through heart-wrenching tes- executions, torture, and imprisonments in the 1970’s. timonials from survivors and computer recreations of only covers noted fi lmmakers such as Lang, F. the city and its way of life. W. Murnau, and Ernst Lubitsch but also serves DVD $24.95 |UPC 881394121928 | BLU $29.95 |UPC 881394122024 as an introduction to movies in many differ- PPR $150 DVD $19.95|PPR $150|UPC 881394120525 Cinema Libre Studio is a leader in the production and distribution of award-winning narratives and social issue films. Since 2003, the studio has released ent genres by other directors who are virtually over 180 titles and remains at the forefront of film movement, providing the expertise and relationships that filmmakers need to find their global audience. forgotten today. Suchsland also provides an www.CinemaLibreStudio.com excellent biographical sketch of Kracauer,

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 63 VIDEO LIBRARIAN talk is a strong optional purchase. Aud: I, J, Carlos’s Switched on (1968), the modular Poe’s wildly popular 1845 narrative poem P. ( J. Williams-Wood) synthesizer enjoyed its first bona fide hit re- about a mourning lover’s torment over the cord, and other companies, like Roland, got arrival of a talking raven, this short film is a How I Got Over HHH1/2 in on the action. Those who couldn’t afford well-meaning, glossy production burdened (2014) 87 min. DVD: $99: public libraries & high the instruments, such as Throbbing Gristle’s by a strained performance by the narrator schools; $295: colleges & universities. DRA. The Chris Carter, would make their own. Punk (David JM Bielewicz). Although the poem is Video Project. PPR. Closed captioned. was hostile to synthetic sounds, but post- recited in its entirety, this is not a particularly In 2012, 15 residents of Washington, D.C.’s punk musicians like Gary Numan built their illuminating rendition, especially since the N Street Village—a program for homeless careers around them during the New Wave approach here results in the loss of most of the and formerly incarcerated women—collabo- in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. With the essential musicality of Poe’s writing. Extras rated with professionals from the Theatre eventual rise in digital technology, modular include lesson plans and the original poem. Lab School of the Dramatic Arts to create synthesizers began to wane, but smaller com- Although rather disappointing, some might an original play about their lives called My panies emerged to fulfill demand to meet a consider using this as a teaching supplement Soul Looks Back in Wonder. Filmmaker Nicole resurgence in popularity in the 1990s. The for a reading of the poem. A strong optional Boxer’s documentary chronicles the process, documentary effectively mixes a solid his- purchase. Aud: J, H, C, P. (T. Keogh) beginning with a 12-week storytelling work- torical overview with insightful interviews shop, as the women develop monologues and of musicians (including Numan, and Trent Rosie O’Donnell: A Heartfelt Standup reveal stories they’ve never told before. Their Reznor of Nine Inch Nails). Extras include HHH1/2 histories of domestic and sexual violence, bonus shorts, an extended interview with (2015) 60 min. HBO Home Entertainment (avail. incest, rape, and addiction are harrowing Reznor, and music videos. Recommended. from most distributors). DVD: $19.98. Closed and understandably difficult to talk about. Aud: C, P. (K. Fennessy) captioned. Theatre Lab co-director Deb Gottesman is in- Rosie O’Donnell returns to her roots as terviewed throughout about the excitement The Raven HH1/2 a standup comic and satirist in this HBO and challenges of mounting a production (2015) 15 min. DVD: $29.95. Dijit Media (avail. performance that covers a lot of personal in three months with a completely amateur from www.amazon.com). PPR. material, peaking with the harrowing tale cast, while an acting coach, director, and Essentially a dramatization of Edgar Allan of O’Donnell’s massive heart attack in scriptwriter shape the material and guide the players from initial telling through rehearsals and the emotional ups and downs, all lead- Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman HHH ing up to a one-night-only Kennedy Center (2015) 83 min. DVD: $24.95. First Run Features (avail. from most performance. Boxer effectively captures how distributors). art can be connected to healing, and how Filmmaker Mary McDonagh Murphy offers a very slightly theater gives these women an opportunity to updated version of her 2011 documentary Hey, Boo: Harper Lee not only be heard but also to see themselves & To Kill a Mockingbird (VL-9/11), featuring a revised opening in a new light. Highly recommended. Aud: and extended ending. In between, to quote VL reviewer Kathy C, P. (M. Puffer-Rothenberg) Fennessy’s review: “This touching documentary…looks at the stunning success of Harper Lee’s semiautobiographical 1960 I Dream of Wires HHH novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, which won a Pulitzer Prize, inspired (2014) 96 min. DVD: $24.95. First Run Features a beloved movie starring Gregory Peck, and has sold over 50 mil- (avail. from most distributors). SDH captioned. lion copies worldwide. Although Lee led a closely guarded private life, the filmmaker Filmmakers Robert Fantinatto and Jason draws on enough family history here to provide the necessary context for telling the Amm’s I Dream of Wires presents the history story of the Alabama writer who would never pen another book. Murphy starts with of the modular synthesizer, an instrument a look at Lee’s Monroeville childhood, including her friendship with , favored in both experimental music and who inspired the character of Dill Harris, companion to young narrator Scout in the progressive rock. Although the ethereal- novel. Archival photos and excerpts from letters provide the backdrop for commentary toned Theremin preceded it, musicians from assorted individuals, including well-known figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Rich- wanted a machine that could produce a ard Russo, Tom Brokaw, and Andrew Young, as well as Mary Badham, who played Scout wider variety of sounds. After World War II, in the 1962 film; Lee’s 99-year-old attorney sister, Alice Finch Lee; and others who’ve Columbia University’s physics department known her through the years, such as Michael and Joy Brown, a couple who not only created the first electronic synthesizer, which befriended Lee while she was working in New York but also gave her enough money was both huge and prohibitively expensive. to take a year off to write what would eventually become her iconic novel. Some of the But student Robert Moog took advantage of commentators here read passages from the book, which are set to scenes from Robert transistor technology to produce something Mulligan’s Oscar-winning motion picture. Lee herself stopped granting interviews in smaller and cheaper. Moog began by creating the 1960s, so Murphy incorporates archival radio material to fill that void.” A brief Theremin kits before moving on to the self- new section on the 2015 publication of Go Set a Watchman features comments from named Moog, which featured a keyboard. HarperCollins’ president Michael Morrison, as well as Lee’s longtime friend, Joy Brown. Later, he would develop the wildly popular The interviews were conducted prior to the book’s publication, so their remarks are Minimoog. In Area, Don Buchla in- necessarily vague (although Brown insists that Lee was in favor of Watchman being vented his own electronic music instrument published). The sole DVD extra is a featurette that is misleadingly titled “Mary Mur- with input from Ramon Sender and Morton phy visits with Harper Lee in her hometown on , 2015,” which features some Subotnik. It lacked a keyboard, but did allow still photos of Lee receiving the first copy ofWatchman with muddled audio of Lee players to loop sounds by way of a sequencer. responding, but primarily consists of interview clips with the insiders who engineered At $15,000 a pop, the Buchlas were hardly the book’s publication, including Lee’s attorney, Tonya Carter, whose account of how cheap, but they captured the imagination of she discovered the manuscript for Watchman has since been challenged. Regardless, well-heeled musicians who were eager to try this is still a fine portrait of Lee that also pays tribute to the incredible impact ofTo something new (Subotnik recorded Silver Ap- Kill a Mockingbird. Recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (R. Pitman) ples of the Moon using a Buchla). With Wendy

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 64 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 2012. O’Donnell begins with some funny observations about being the mother of four The Draft HHH1/2 teenagers and one toddler. The older kids (2015) 60 min. DVD: $24.99 ($54.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH take the brunt of her biting wit about kids captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789-372-5. and sexuality, although her admission that Filmmaker Aaron Matthews’ PBS-aired documentary examines she lapses into double standards where her the tortured history of military conscription in America. The eldest son’s and daughter’s respective sex lives first attempt to create a draft began with George Washington are concerned makes for good, self-effacing during the Revolutionary War, but the Continental Congress material. O’Donnell also talks about being quickly rejected the idea. Both sides in the Civil War instituted ragged by her kids for being slightly less of a draft, which was grudgingly accepted in the South, but in a celebrity than she used to be (the comedi- the North many wealthy men paid substitutes to take their enne quit The View in order to spend more places in battle (anti-draft demonstrations in New York City in time with her children). In one hilarious July 1863 devolved into a riot that viciously targeted the city’s black community). In sequence, O’Donnell recalls hosting Barbra World War I, the federal government instituted the Selective Service Act, which was Streisand in her home for two weeks, and designed to avoid the inequities and defects of Civil War-era conscription. The draft she offers up amusing details about how she continued during World War II, remaining in place until protests emerged over the met her “lipstick lesbian” (now-ex) wife, Mi- Vietnam War, as well as the ability of mostly upper-class whites to gain deferments or chelle. The horror story of Michelle’s cancer obtain domestic National Guard positions. The anti-war movement during the late scare segues into the shocker of O’Donnell 1960s and early ‘70s caused a huge disruption in American society, leading President experiencing a 48-hour heart attack that Nixon to end the draft in 1971. But the all-volunteer military that emerged in the should have killed her—a cardiac crisis that following decades found itself strained to the fraying point with extended warfare in was exacerbated by the star’s denial that it Afghanistan and Iraq, requiring multiple tours of duty from military personnel and was happening. Naturally, O’Donnell is able the deployment of National Guard regiments. A well-researched and smartly produced to find the humor in this nightmare, sending film, The Draft offers a comprehensive overview of the draft’s place in U.S. history, up the surgeon who saved her life for having while also examining the possibility of its return in the future. Highly recommended. the personality of a game show host. Highly Aud: H, C, P. (P. Hall) recommended. Aud: P. (T. Keogh)

HISTORY & CURRENT EVENTS leader. Highly recommended. Aud: H, C, clips from the period, capturing a nation that P. (C. Block) was turning into “warring tribes” (indeed, a key moment came when a group of hard hat America’s First D-Day: Washington’s The Day the 60s Died: The Kent State construction workers attacked an anti-war HHH rally on Wall Street, marking the emergence HHH1/2 Shootings Crossing (2015) 60 min. DVD: $24.99 ($54.99 w/PPR). PBS of the “silent majority”). One of many sur- (2014) 47 min. DVD: $20.99 ($199.99 w/PPR). Video. SDH captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789-326-8. realistic scenes from that time was an early Dreamscape Media. morning visit that Nixon made to the Lincoln In a world filled with larger-than-life In April 1970, President Nixon took to the airwaves to announce that the Vietnam Memorial, where he tried to communicate media action heroes, the guy on the one with alienated students. Buchanan notes that dollar bill can sometimes get lost in the War was winding down. Ten days later, he ordered American troops to cross the Cam- the silent majority eventually won the politi- shuffle. America’s First D-Day tells the story cal war, but the protesters won the cultural of the general who would become the first bodian border to attack North Vietnamese troops and destroy enemy supplies. Feeling war, launching successful fights in the gay president of the United States of America. civil rights and feminist arenas, among other Combining dramatic re-enactments with betrayed, students on American college cam- puses declared strikes and attacked school movements. Offering a timely and informa- interviews of historians, the documentary tive look at an iconic event during an earlier centers on George Washington’s crossing buildings that were perceived to be symbols of government authority (such as ROTC). period of deep divisiveness in America, this of the Delaware—a military maneuver that is recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (S. Rees) helped turn the tide in for Ameri- Things were decidedly “ugly and out of con- can independence. America’s first “D-day” trol” when the National Guard was ordered to turns out to be a tale of intrigue, seduction, Kent State University by Ohio’s conservative Dick Cavett’s Vietnam HHH controversy, strategy, politics, and death. governor, Jim Rhodes. The soldiers opened (2015) 60 min. DVD: $24.99 ($52.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789-368-8. Banking on British overconfidence, Wash- fire on May 4, 1970, killing four unarmed ington plans, executes, and leads a bold students and wounding others. Filmmaker During its ABC run from 1969 to 1972, move to attack Hessian troops in Trenton, Jonathan Halperin’s PBS-aired documentary The Dick Cavett Show was not only the most NJ, regardless of the odds stacked against recalls those turbulent days, while also ex- serious and literate of late- talk the ragtag Continental Army (already suf- amining the lasting effects. Critics contend shows, but Cavett also pointedly devoted fering a drop in ranks from many deserters) that Nixon inflamed the situation by calling considerable coverage to the most divisive as they through a full-on nor’easter student protestors “bums,” and note that national issue of the time: the Vietnam storm in the middle of the night and into Rhodes later claimed that the students “asked War. Filmmaker John Scheinfeld’s PBS-aired the history books. Is it true that Betsy Ross for it.” Former guard members say they felt documentary offers a judicious sampling of plied her feminine charms on the Hes- besieged, and received poor intelligence on excerpts featuring a diverse group of guests: sian leader to distract him and allow the the crisis. Conservative Nixon advisor Pat anti-war celebrities such as Woody Allen, colonists the upper hand? The answers to Buchanan here dismisses the protest as a Groucho Marx, , , this and other questions are found in this “revolt of the over-privileged,” while leftist and ; administration critics informative and entertaining documentary Students for a Democratic Society leader including Senator Wayne Morse and John centering on a man who continues to split Mark Rudd claims it was a valid reaction Kerry (who was then a young activist); and historians regarding his military prowess against an immoral and illegitimate war. staunch defenders of the war like Senator and efficacy but one who was certainly a The documentary presents abundant news Barry Goldwater, the Reverend Billy Gra-

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 65 VIDEO LIBRARIAN ham, and President Nixon’s Director of the U.S. military invasion of Grenada in resonance and cinematic mastery of Costa- Communications, Herb Klein. Throughout, 1983, many Americans were unfamiliar with Gavras’s classic political thrillers, this is Cavett presides with equanimity, keeping the tiny Caribbean island or knew about the highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall) tempers cool—even during a segment fea- tumult that preceded the intervention. Bruce turing veterans with very different views on Paddington’s excellent documentary offers Last Days of the Nazis HHH1/2 their service—and allows those with whom an incisive look at pre-invasion Grenada, (2015) 2 discs. 255 min. DVD: $14.98. Lionsgate he personally might disagree to express which had veered wildly out of control after Entertainment (avail. from most distributors). themselves at length without interference years of political mismanagement. Following Closed captioned. (a refreshing contrast to today’s bellicose independence in 1974, Grenada wobbled While some material in this History Chan- pundits). Historical context is provided here under the leadership of Prime Minister Eric nel-aired WWII documentary series will be by occasional news inserts and commentary Gairy, who displayed little regard for demo- very familiar to viewers, much of this will from historians Fredrik Logevall and Timothy cratic institutions. Charges of fraud in the likely come as a surprise and a revelation. Naftali, and General Wesley Clark, as well as 1976 election further isolated Gairy from For starters, the series draws from the rarely- observations from Cavett himself, who shows his constituents, and a 1979 coup led by considered notes of Allied interrogations of that his wit today is as sharp as ever. Both an Maurice Bishop brought a Marxist-Leninist ex-Nazi leaders during the postwar years. engrossing time capsule of a wrenching era government to the island. Initially welcomed Among those featured here are the notori- of American history and a salutary reminder by Grenadians, Bishop’s regime soon became ous Albert Speer, as well as several figures of an earlier time in which debate on the more repressive and incompetent than rule of equal infamy who have been largely airwaves mostly consisted of civil discourse under Gairy. In October 1983, a military forgotten over time—most notably Melita rather than partisan ranting, this is recom- coup resulted in Bishop’s arrest, as well as Maschmann, the leader of the BDM youth mended. Aud: C, P. (F. Swietek) the arrest and later execution of his close organization for girls. Last Days of the Nazis colleagues. The Reagan administration, also includes first-person accounts by Nazi The Enemy Within HHH1/2 which barely tolerated Bishop, was alarmed leaders (including Auschwitz commandant (2014) 113 min. DVD: $350. Bad Bonobo (dist. at the prospect that the new military leaders Rudolf Höss) responsible for the coordination by Bullfrog Films). PPR. SDH captioned. ISBN: 1- might further cement the country within of the concentration camps—men whose ver- 94154-540-8. the Soviet-Cuban bloc. Alleged danger to bal defense and justifications offer insights Owen Gower’s documentary on the 1984- U.S. citizens studying in Grenada’s medical into Germany’s embarking on an insane 85 British Miners’ Strike makes no pretense schools would then serve as the pretext for political path that resulted in unprecedented of offering an objective history lesson—this the invasion and overthrow of the military death and destruction in Europe and beyond. is a retelling of the tumultuous event as seen junta. Paddington combines rare footage A handsomely produced and surprisingly through the eyes of the miners, without any from the Gairy and Bishop years with new non-sensational series that features dramatic input from members of Margaret Thatcher’s interviews of Grenadians who were at the re-creations of the interviews framed in a government or the media covering the heart of the nation’s upheaval. A fascinat- tasteful and intelligent manner, this is highly turmoil. Having successfully brought down ing documentary that boasts the emotional recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (P. Hall) Edward Heath’s Conservative government with a 1974 strike, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) believed they could Message from Hiroshima HHH1/2 stand up to Thatcher and her plans to priva- (2015) 52 min. In English & Japanese w/English subtitles. DVD: $19.95 tize Britain’s government-run industries. But ($150 w/PPR from www.cinemalibrestudio.com). DRA. Cinema Libre the Iron Lady proved to be more than a match Studio (avail. from most distributors). for them, successfully mobilizing the media On the morning of August 6, 1945, America dropped an to vilify the striking miners (the film’s title is atomic bomb that detonated two thousand feet over the Japa- the phrase used by Thatcher to describe the nese city of Hiroshima, instantly killing over 80,000 civilians, NUM) and aggressively deploying a massive while also leaving thousands of others to suffer lingering deaths police presence in order to thwart the strikers’ from radiation poisoning in a devastated landscape. Coinciding attempts to disrupt the mines that remained with the 70th anniversary of the bombing, survivor filmmaker in operation. Divisions among the miners Masaaki Tanabe’s Message from Hiroshima—narrated by George (as well as a lack of support from other trade Takei (Star Trek)—looks at Hiroshima before, during, and after the cataclysmic event unions) doomed the strike, although the that ushered in the atomic age. Combining computer graphics, vintage film footage, miners benefited from handouts given by and old photographs—coupled with testimony from survivors—the documentary sympathetic Britons—including students depicts Hiroshima as a city that was largely spared the horrors of World War II up and, unexpectedly, LGBT activists—until until the bombing. A bustling culture with restaurants, public baths, barber shops, they were forced to resume work. A sympa- movie houses, and Buddhist temples, Hiroshima would in an instant become a “hell thetic and insightful portrait of one of the on Earth.” Survivors rushed to relieve their burning flesh by jumping into the river most important strikes in recent history, The running through the city, which quickly became choked with the bodies of the dead Enemy Within features extras including audio and dying. The city’s imposing “Industrial Promotion Hall” was reduced to the skeletal commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, “A-Bomb Dome,” a mute vestige that still stands. Today’s survivors tell of deep pain, and highlight footage from the film’s London of families who could not locate or properly venerate their lost kin. Many children premiere. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. became orphans who lost their former homes and were often shunned by other (P. Hall) survivors, forced to beg and perform other menial duties for a pittance. Modern Hiro- shima has risen from these tragic ashes, and is now a pleasant place of public squares Forward Ever: The Killing of a and gardens, but the film emphasizes the culture, sights, and even the smells of the Revolution HHH1/2 old city that have been lost. Ultimately, it carries an eloquent pacifist message, with (2013) 113 min. DVD: $79.95: public libraries & survivors and public monuments imploring that the past be honored by outlawing high schools; $300: colleges & universities. DRA. nuclear weapons. Extras include an interview with the director, and a photo gallery. Third World Newsreel. PPR. Highly recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (S. Rees) When President ordered

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 66 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Operation Sussex HHH1/2 (2012) 53 min. DVD: $24.99 ($199.99 w/PPR). TRAVEL & GEOGRAPHY Dreamscape Media. Filmmaker Bonnie Friedman’s docu- mentary centers on a crucial World War Art Trails of the Riviera HHH1/2 II spy mission that played a signifi cant (2015) 60 min. DVD: $24.95. Globe Trekker (avail. role in the Allied victory but remains from www.globetrekkerstore.com). PPR. ISBN: 1- virtually unknown today. In advance of 937103-32-3. the D-Day invasion, 120 French citizens Right around 1870, French artists discov- based in Great Britain were recruited to ered the sunny climes, glorious light, and return to their Nazi-occupied homeland laidback life style of southern France. Many in order to gather intelligence on Ger- of these painters were drawn outdoors, man military activities. After receiving seeking a new way of looking at the world. intensive training, the men and women Hosted by Kate Comer, this entry from the were later flown into war zones, where Globe Trekker travelogue series takes view- they parachuted down in pairs. While ers along the art trails of the Riviera, now all wartime missions are dangerous, the marked by former studios, museums, and participants in this operation were at artist homes. One attraction for these 19th- greater risk—none were military mem- century painters was to remove themselves bers, so no one had Geneva Convention from the Paris art establishment, which had protections if captured by the Germans. rejected their subjects and techniques. But Although several of these volunteers were one key artist, Van Gogh, sadly also failed to caught, tortured, and killed, many others fi nd acceptance in his adopted home of Arles evaded detection and provided the Al- (not one of his 300 canvases can be found lies with vital data on troop and convoy there today). In time, the wealthy were also missions—information that would play a drawn to the region’s picturesque coastlines, key role in bombing raids over occupied and many would become patrons of these France and, ultimately, in the liberation now-world-famous artists. As she travels, of Europe. Although praised by the British Comer talks about the various artists, dis- and American military, these volunteers cussing Cezanne’s penchant for painting were quickly overlooked by many war nature scenes and still lives; how historians. Combining interviews of sev- and would support and critique eral of the last surviving members of the each other’s work (one highlight is a visit to mission together with rare archival fi lm a chapel decorated by Matisse); and ’s and photos, this is highly recommended. growing fascination with decorating ceram- Aud: C, P. (P. Hall) ics. For modern travelers, it certainly helps that the distances between these myriad This Time Next Year HHH attractions—an art lover’s paradise—are short. Overall, the Riviera’s art is marked by 1.888.455.7003 (2015) 90 min. DVD: $59.95 ($249 w/PPR from learningzonexpress.com edu.passionriver.com). Passion River (avail. from humanity, optimism, and a conviction that most distributors). art should be a part of everyone’s life. Com- Filmmakers Jeff Reichert and Farihah bining outstanding views with insights on Zaman follow the aftermath of disaster, how these artists used Impressionism to lay despair, and recovery for residents of the the foundations of modern art, this is highly resort town of Long Beach Island, NJ, fol- recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (S. Rees) lowing Hurricane Sandy, which fl ooded their cherished barrier-island homes in October 2012. Families and individuals BIOGRAPHY profi led here include deli owner Eileen Bowker (a woman given a terminal brain tumor diagnosis in 1988 that went into Albert Schweitzer HHH miraculous remission), who faces Sandy’s (2009) 114 min. DVD: $19.99. Vision Video. challenge with grit and optimism, and Nobel Peace prize-winner Albert Sch- Dawn Matrona-Annaruma, a widow weitzer (1875-1965) was a renowned hu- with a severely disabled son, who moves manitarian, musician, theologian, and Building Strong Families DVD back into her partially ruined home. medical doctor. However, according to this Item #300062 | Price: $79.95 | Grade 6 - Adult Everyone applies and waits for a govern- 2009 docudrama, the CIA considered him Encourage and engage parents and children to create ment relief program that will assist with suspect because of his association with Al- lasting bonds to build stronger families. Join parenting experts Michelle and David Neujahr and their grown ruinous repair bills, while a man who bert Einstein, as well as his outspoken views children as they share their tools and ideas for helping builds sandcastles as a hobby symbolizes against the atomic bomb. Directed by Gavin to build steadfast family ties that last a . The the arbitrary fates of these homeowners’ Millar, Albert Schweitzer fi nds Jeroen Krabbe Neujahrs share their experiences and explain that dwellings—built on an island never meant playing against type as the gentle Sch- taking time to think about who you are as a family, what you believe, and what’s most important will help to sustain such habitations. Offering an weitzer, while Barbara Hershey costars as his your family grow and stay strong for the long haul. intimate look at community suffering and sickly, long suffering, but ever patient wife, Video preview 52.18 Minutes resilience, this is recommended. Aud: C, Helene. The story opens in 1949—during available at Closed Captioned P. (C. Cassady) the early days of the Cold War anti-Com- .com/LZXpress UPC #846742006364 munist scare—with Schweitzer working at

100715 building relationships.indd 1 10/1/15 10:52 AM NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 67 VIDEO LIBRARIAN Walt Disney HHH1/2 (2015) 240 min. DVD: $29.99 ($59.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH captioned. Series Update ISBN: 978-1-62789-416-6. The following titles are new additions Filmmaker Sarah Colt’s PBS-aired documen- to series that were previously recom- tary serves up a compelling two-part biographical profile of Walt mended. Titles are available from most Disney. The first half largely concentrates on Disney’s early life as distributors unless otherwise noted. the Missouri son of an imperious, withholding father, who was a failure at many businesses. Still, the five years that little Walt spent Dreamscape Media in a bucolic, magical farm town with animals and a charming train has released a new title station left an indelible impression on his spirit, one that would featuring author Anne recreate itself in Disney’s classic animation features and the con- Perry offering tips struction of Disneyland. Some of the most interesting material here concerns Disney’s and advice for aspir- hardscrabble years as a young adult trying to gain traction for his animated shorts in the ing writers: Put Your pre-sound era of the movies. Employing a handful of animators in a small office, the bones Heart on the Page: of a later empire were built on gag-filled reels of short films that joined live-action char- Plotting to Enrich acters with cartoon settings. Disney later introduced what might have become his most Your Back Story (62 enduring icon in Oswald the Rabbit, only to lose control of the character. The silver lining min., DVD: $24.99 [$199.99 w/PPR]). was that Oswald was replaced by Mickey Mouse, originally a brash, rebellious American See review of Anne Perry: Put Your Heart hero who developed a fan base of millions. From there, Disney’s creative adventurous- on the Page in VL-11/14. ness yielded the beautiful, abstract “Silly Symphonies” series of shorts, which paved the way for classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, Pinocchio, and Fantasia. Rock ‘N Learn: Learn a Language— Subsequent chapters of Disney’s life and career cover the creation of Disney Studios as a Let’s Play Outside (35 min., DVD: modern workplace where employees enjoyed amenities on a campus that fueled a sense $19.99), the latest title in Rock ‘N Learn’s of creative freedom. The second half of the documentary looks at a watershed moment educational computer-animated instruc- that changed the studio for the worse: Disney’s harsh reaction to employee efforts to tional series, features words and phrases unionize, even bringing his grudge against union organizers to the House Un-American for six languages. See review of Rock Activities Committee. Also covered are Disney’s mid-life crises, building of Disneyland, ‘N Learn: Learn a Language in VL-1/15. and quest for a Best Picture Oscar (finally won in 1964 with Mary Poppins). An excellent Available from: Rock ‘N Learn, P.O. Box profile of one of the most influential figures ever in the history of American entertain- 3595, Conroe, TX 77305; tel: 800-348- ment, this is highly recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (T. Keogh) 8445; web: rocknlearn.com. his hospital in Lambarene, Gabon in Africa. family in Reading, PA. Boone’s father, Squire Lionsgate’s latest title in the LeapFrog Schweitzer tends to lepers, but he struggles Boone, moved the family to the backwoods song-filled educational series,LeapFrog with primitive equipment and a chronic of North Carolina, where Daniel perfected his Letter Factory Adventures: The Great shortage of staff and funds, so he must inter- legendary marksmanship with a rifle. Viewers Shape Mystery (37 min., DVD: $14.98) rupt his work to go to America to plead for will also learn about Boone’s marriage, his focuses on fractions and measurements. financial support. Once there, he meets with family, and his trade in farming and trap- See review of LeapFrog: Letter Factory in Einstein, and also attracts the attention of a ping for pelts. What eventually drew Boone VL-3/04. sympathetic photojournalist, along with a to unsettled Kentucky territory was his desire man who claims to be an admirer—wanting to escape poverty by acquiring a number of The most recent title in Shout! Fac- to raise money for the cause—but who really furs in the rich land of the future state, but tory and Hasbro Studio’s popular com- intends to follow Schweitzer back to Africa in his intimate knowledge of the area would puter-animated series, My Little Pony: order to do an exposé. While Schweitzer had lead to more important actions later in life. Friendship is Magic—Games Ponies an overriding “reverence for life,” he was no Of specific focus here is Boone’s experience Play (132 min., DVD: $14.98) compiles plaster saint, coming across here as some- on his first trip to Kentucky, especially his six stories. Also newly available is My times patronizing, autocratic, neglectful of solo time braving the elements and keeping Little Pony: Equestria Girls—Friend- his grown daughter, and inflexible (refusing a step ahead of wolves and hostile Shawnee ship Games (72 min., DVD: $16.98, Blu- to kill rats even though they spread disease natives. Boone’s character and personality are ray/DVD Combo: $24.98). See review of in the African village). In addition to the also touched upon (one of his favorite books My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic—Royal drama tied to the CIA, the film chronicles was Gulliver’s Travels, which he often read to Pony Wedding in VL-11/12. Schweitzer’s work to save his hospital, medi- his traveling companions). The other three ate conflicts among co-workers, deal with titles in the series are The Explorer, The Revo- Warner Home Video tribal superstitions, and stave off efforts by lutionary Soldier, and The Trailblazer. Highly has released Peanuts: government officials to take over his opera- recommended. Aud: J, H, P. (T. Keogh) Emmy Honored Col- tions. Handsomely filmed, this entertaining lection (265 min., and informative biographical portrait is DVD: 2 discs, $26.99), recommended. Aud: C, P. (S. Rees) compiling Emmy Online award-winning and Daniel Boone and the Opening of the Visit Video Librarian Online (www. nominated TV specials American West: The Frontiersman videolibrarian.com) for more reviews based on Charles M. Schulz’s iconic HHH1/2 during November and December, in- comic strip, including Life is a Circus, (2014) 30 min. DVD: $69.95. DRA. TMW Media cluding: 1913: Seeds of Conflict, Black and Charlie Brown and You’re a Good Sport, Group. PPR. Cuba, The Homefront, I Am Dale Earnhardt, Charlie Brown. See review of Happiness The first part of a biographical series on My Toxic Backyard, No Evidence of Disease, Is…Peanuts: Snow Days in VL Online- Daniel Boone, The Frontiersman notes Boone’s Soaked in Bleach, and much more! 12/11. origins as the sixth child born into a Quaker

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 68 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Music Dance Aureliano in Palmira while complimenting the “beautiful mother- ducer Norman Golightly, a behind-the-scenes HHH fuckers” and thanking everyone “for support- featurette, an L.A. premiere Q&A, and a (2014) 201 min. In Italian ing rock music.” Throughout the dozen-plus photo gallery. Recommended. (K. Fennessy) w/English subtitles. DVD: 2 song set, Biersack climbs on amplifiers, bangs discs, $29.99; Blu-ray: $39.99. his head, and sticks out his tongue—antics Carmen HH Arthaus Musik/Unitel Classica that perhaps account for the group’s large (2014) 159 min. DVD: $24.99, (dist. by Naxos of America). following (Black Veil Brides are not bad, per Blu-ray: $29.99. Bel Air Among composers, Ros- se, but their sound is so generic). If their look Classiques (dist. by Naxos of sini was one of the great seems like a throwback to hair-metal acts like America). recyclers. A few famous numbers from The Faster Pussycat, their music comes across as This 2014 performance of Barber of Seville (1816)—including the over- a modern rock gloss on speed metal. Guitar- Bizet’s ever-popular opera ture—were actually lifted from his Aureliano ists Jake Pitts and Jinxx, player Ashley about the titular temptress in Palmira, an unsuccessful opera seria written Purdy, and drummer Christian “CC” Coma and her besotted lover Don José is huge in three years earlier. Long considered unsal- all play quickly and efficiently, but the songs scale, which is required of any staging at vageable because of its supposed inferiority tend to run together, with the exception of Verona’s cavernous Arena, and it is sumptu- and losses to the score, the piece has been “Wretched & Divine,” which layers electric ous, as one might expect from a production reconstructed by Will Crutchfield, who also violin over a stately backing. The fans clearly directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The opulence conducts this fine 2014 revival at Pesaro’s feel they are getting their money’s worth and gorgeously colored period costumes in Rossini Opera Festival. The setting is the here in this energetic show that also features this traditional mounting all , but ancient Syrian city of Palmyra (currently in pyrotechnics, laser lights, confetti, and bal- crowd scenes are so large and busy (with the global news due to its recent takeover by loons. Presented in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital horses occasionally tromping in and out) that ISIS), under attack by the Roman Emperor 5.1 and stereo on DVD, and DTS-HD 5.1 and cameramen often have difficulty holding a Aurelian. Queen Zenobia tries to defend it, LPCM stereo on Blu-ray, extras include a fan shot without some steed or supernumerary aided by her lover, the Persian prince Arsace. featurette. Optional. (K. Fennessy) blundering into the frame (which is one Aurelian wants Zenobia for himself and re- reason why the visual perspectives shift so peatedly defeats Arsace in battle, but eventu- Can’t Stand Losing You: frequently). Worse, the musical flaws are ally shows clemency and makes Palmyra an Surviving the Police considerable. The company orchestra plays ally. The romantic triangle is nonsense his- HHH well enough for conductor Henrik Nánási, torically-speaking, but it works, and Rossini and the chorus sings clearly, but sometimes (2015) 83 min. DVD: $24.95, provides a lovely score, which Crutchfield Blu-ray: $29.95. Cinema the two are slightly out of sync. And the and his orchestra present nimbly, with only Libre Studio (avail. from most lead singers are disappointing: as Carmen, an occasional boggle from a brass soloist. Vo- distributors). Ekaterina Semenchuk is not physically seduc- cally the performance is strong, with Jessica Filmmaker Andy Grieve’s tive, but more importantly she often goes off Pratt steering her steely through the documentary draws from Police guitarist pitch; Carlo Ventre is a beefy Don José with a coloratura of Zenobia’s arias, Michael Spyres ’ 2007 memoir, offering dry ; and as toreador Escamillo, Carlos projecting a ringing tenor as Aurelian, and counterpoint to drummer ’s Álvarez not only looks too old, but his voice Lena Belkina stirring in the trousers role of 2006 film about the band,Everyone Stares (VL- is also worn and frayed. Some strong sing- Arsace. Mario Martone’s direction is ham- 11/06). Summers narrates, while Grieve cuts ing in the lesser roles—such as Irina Lungu’s pered by spare sets and costumes (and some back and forth between the trio’s 1977-1986 Micaëla, despite too much vibrato in loud odd decisions, such as placing the continuo history and their 2007 reunion tour. Sum- passages—cannot compensate for the larger players—cellist and fortepianist—onstage), mers begins by talking about his tenure in flaws. With so many solid versions ofCarmen but overall this is a welcome production of several rock bands, including Eric Burdon’s available on disc, this mounting—presented a Rossini rarity that should only enhance its New Animals, before he met Copeland and in Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo on DVD, and reputation. Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 bass player Gordon “” Sumner. Summers DTS-HD 5.1 and PCM stereo on Blu-ray—is and PCM stereo on DVD, and DTS-HD 5.1 didn’t share their enthusiasm for punk, but not recommended. (F. Swietek) and PCM stereo on Blu-ray, extras include the pair convinced him it was the way to a “making-of” featurette. Recommended. make it in the music business, and it ended (F. Swietek) Così fan tutte HH1/2 up working quite well for the Police. During (2013) 200 min. DVD: 2 downtime on tours, Summers picked up a discs, $34.99; Blu-ray: $39.99. Black Veil Brides: Alive camera, and his photographs—ranging from EuroArts/Unitel Classica (dist. and Burning HH surrealistic tableaux to nude bed-mates—offer by Naxos of America). (2014) 82 min. DVD: $14.98, a mosaic of life on the road. Non-entities in Conductor Christoph Blu-ray: $19.98. Eagle Rock Britain, the band found stardom in America, Eschenbach’s 2013 Salz- Entertainment (avail. from and subsequent fame around the world, burg Festival performance most distributors). racking up platinum records and Grammy of ’s frothy opera—a For their first live release, Awards. Early on, the press predicted that comedy about two young men who switch the Los Angeles quintet front man Sting, with his good looks and fiancées in order to test their fidelity—proves Black Veil Brides played a 2014 homecom- “moody arrogance,” would go solo, and after to be a decidedly old-fashioned affair, marked ing concert at the Wiltern Theatre, on tour five records, he did exactly that. Summers by unusually slow tempos and extremely in support of their self-titled fourth album. also discusses personal matters, such as his romantic phrasing, although the Vienna With their sing-a-long choruses and goth- marriage, divorce, and re-marriage to his wife Philharmonic plays with customary finesse. tinged imagery, it’s not surprising that the Kate. Throughout, Summers’ world-weary Likewise, Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s production is band has attracted female fans; what is sur- tone and sarcasm compensate for some of his mostly traditional—except for the sauna in prising is that the women (mostly teenagers) more self-satisfied pronouncements about the which body doubles for the leading ladies here vastly outnumber the men. Frontman group’s talents and achievements. Presented bathe at the beginning of the first act, and Andy Biersack, who wears a BVB tank top, in Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo, extras include a curious final twist in which Don Alfonso plays to his target audience, smiling broadly audio commentary with Summers and pro- (architect of the mate swapping) accidentally

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 69 VIDEO LIBRARIAN drinks poison and dies—and the effect is HHH1/2 Eric Church on “Easy Come, Easy Go,” Strait almost like stepping into a time warp back (2014) 164 min. In German introduces each of the 12 players in his Ace to the 1950s (aside from the much improved w/English subtitles, DVD: 2 in the Hole Band, who hail from Texas, sound and visuals). On the singing side, Luca discs, $39.99; Blu-ray: $39.99. Tennessee, and . Strait’s casual, Pisaroni is the standout, bringing a warm but C Major/Unitel Classica (dist. conversational singing voice is in fine form by Naxos of America). also powerful voice to Guglielmo, here, and he enjoys a comfortable rapport while Gerald Finley gives Alfonso an intrigu- Although Franz Schu- with his band and guests, although Sheryl ingly nasty edge. The rest—Malin Hartelius bert’s lieder are regarded as Crow and Faith Hill could both have used a (Fiordiligi), Marie-Claude Chappuis (Dora- the pinnacle of romantic microphone boost, since they aren’t as easy bella), Martina Janková (Despina), and Mar- song, his stage works have long been dis- to hear as Strait (Miranda Lambert comes tin Mitterrutzner (Ferrando)—are competent missed as fatally lacking in drama, result- off better in that regard). Some of the artists but not outstanding. It may simply be that ing in few performances. But his final full also talk about their connection to the star, Eschenbach’s deliberate pace casts a pall, but opera—completed in 1823 but not staged such as Vince Gill, who has known Strait the recent Madrid production (VL-3/14) was before the composer’s death in 1828—is here for 33 years, and Alan Jackson, who’s been also slow, and there the tempi were justified given an elaborate mounting at the 2014 a fan since he heard “Unwound.” Jackson as part of Michael Haneke’s visionary take on . A monumental piece set and Strait perform their 2000 hit, “Murder the opera. For a traditional reading, the 2006 during Charlemagne’s campaigns against the on Music Row,” which seems as relevant Glyndebourne production (VL-9/10) remains Moors in , Fierrabras admittedly has a as ever in its defense of traditional coun- the top choice. Presented in DTS 5.1, Dolby rather silly plot involving two couples that try music free from rock embellishment. Digital 5.0, and PCM stereo on DVD, and cross religious lines, with multiple captures Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo, DTS-HD 5.0 and PCM stereo on Blu-ray, this and escapes of knights on both sides of the extras include commentary from Strait, is an optional purchase. (F. Swietek) war, and an ending featuring weddings and interviews with guest artists. Recom- and Christian conversion. But the music’s mended. (K. Fennessy) lyricism proves enticing, especially when HH1/2 performed so well. The strong cast is headed (2014) 180 min. DVD: 2 Il Signor Bruschino discs, $34.99; Blu-ray: $39.99. by tenor as Fierrabras —son HHH EuroArts/Unitel Classica (dist. of the Moorish prince and a prisoner of (2012) 96 min. In Italian w/ by Naxos of America). the Franks—who pines for Charlemagne’s English subtitles. DVD: $29.99, The Salzburg Festival is daughter, Emma (Julia Kleiter), while Frank- Blu-ray: $39.99. Opus Arte/ gaining a reputation for ish Roland () falls Unitel Classica (dist. by Naxos controversial productions for Fierrabras’ sister, Florinda (Dorothea of America). of Mozart’s , and Röschmann). Conductor This 1813 early single-act Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s 2014 staging of the and the play the score comic opera by Rossini receives a curious composer’s masterpiece about a doomed with great warmth, and Peter Stein’s staging staging in this 2012 production from the lothario is no exception. Bechtolf sets the is true to the spirit of the piece, with sets and Rossini Festival in Pesaro. The plot is essen- piece in what appears to be a 1920s hotel, costumes bleached of color so that the tab- tially a conventional one: Florville (David with stairways descending to a stage that leaux mimic the look of early-19th-century Alegret) and Sofia (Maria Aleida) are in love, is variously presented as either the lobby or engravings. Although unlikely to enter the but Sofia’s guardian—Gaudenzio (Carlo the bar and dining room. The Don (Ildeb- standard repertory, Fierrabras is well worth Lepore)—has pledged her to Signor Brus- rando D’Arcangelo), dressed in tuxedo and investigating. Presented in DTS 5.0 (DTS-HD chino’s (Roberto De Candia) son. Florville snakeskin overcoat and accompanied by his 5.0 on the Blu-ray release) and PCM stereo, impersonates his beloved’s betrothed in order bemused , Leporello (Luca Pisaroni), extras include a behind-the scenes featurette. to fool Gaudenzio, but events take a rather seduces guest Donna Anna (Lenneke Ruiten), Highly recommended. (F. Swietek) strange turn when the befuddled senior although she’s betrothed to wimpy Don Bruschino is convinced by the imposter’s Ottavio (Andrew Staples). When her father George Strait—The charade. Rossini wrote a supremely witty (Tomasz Konieczny) tries to intervene, Don Cowboy Rides Away: score for this comic trifle (the violinists’ Giovanni kills him. Giovanni also tries to Live from AT&T Stadium striking their music stands in unison as part have his way with hotel maid Zerlina (Valen- HHH of the overture is justifiably famous), which tina Nafornita), newly married to bartender (2015) 185 min. DVD: $14.98. the Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini plays Masetto (Alessio Arduini), while trying to Eagle Rock Entertainment with verve and precision under the baton of fend off angry Donna Elvira (Anett Fritsch), (avail. from most distributors). Daniele Rustioni, and the singing is first-rate whom he’d earlier seduced and abandoned. Grammy Award-winning country singer across the board. The staging by the group In the end the Don is confronted by Anna’s George Strait headlines this June 2014 at- Teatro Sotterraneo aims to make the absurd dead father and dragged off to hell, but in tendance-record-breaking (104,793) farewell story contemporary by presenting it as one this staging he returns, presumably as a concert at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, of many attractions for visitors at a theme ghost, during the final sextet to ogle the TX, which plays more like an all-star ex- park called Rossiniland. So, tourists in shorts women and chase a maiden off the stage. travaganza, since nine other artists join him wander about the stage, stopping to listen The vocalism is mostly good, but while the during the show, including his son, George and snap pictures of the singers (who are in Vienna Philharmonic plays well, conductor “Bubba” Strait, Jr., who wrote a few of the colorful period costumes), and occasionally Christoph Eschenbach chooses tempos that songs. After the opening number, “Check interact with them (an only partially success- are often quite sluggish and romantic in Yes or No,” Strait divides the remainder of ful conceit that adds some 20 minutes of ex- style. Presented in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, the whopping 40-song set between solo traneous material). Overall, however, this is a and PCM stereo on DVD, and DTS-HD 5.1 songs and collaborative efforts, including generally excellent musical performance of a and PCM stereo on Blu-ray, extras include a “All My Ex’s Live in Texas,” on which every- Rossini rarity. Presented in DTS 5.1 (DTS-HD behind-the-scenes documentary shot back- one contributes. Martina McBride also joins 5.1 on the Blu-ray release) and LPCM stereo, stage. With so many superior versions avail- him for a cover of Johnny Cash and June extras include a “making-of” featurette and a able, this one is optional. (F. Swietek) Carter Cash’s “Jackson.” After a duet with cast gallery. Recommended. (F. Swietek)

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 70 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 L’Arlesiana HHH1/2 the upper register. The large secondary cast is riety of exotic locales (the li- (2015) 105 min. In Italian variable, with some singers quite good, while bretto consists of a prologue w/English subtitles. DVD: 2 others can hardly manage the patter songs. and four episodes), but also discs, $39.99; Blu-ray: $42.99. In fact, the major strength of this produc- because it can come off as Dynamic (dist. by Naxos of tion is visual: the ancient tale is presented as culturally insensitive. Dur- America). a loony re-enactment set on a 1960s cruise ing the introduction, the The titular “girl from ship called the Jupiter, and André Barbe’s youth of Europe are seduced Arles” never actually ap- sets—on the entrance ramp, in an opulent by war to abandon love, and pears in Francesco Cilea’s stateroom, and on a deck complete with ensuing scenes portray stories of romance set relatively obscure 1897 opera—she’s swimming pool (filled not with water but in different places—the Ottoman Empire, a faraway beauty who has infatuated young plastic blue balls)—are opulent and colorful, Peru, Persia, and America. In each case, true Federico, much to the distress of his mother with costumes to match. The extravagance of love is temporarily thwarted but ultimately Rosa, who wants her son to marry his foster- the staging compensates in some measure for triumphs, mostly through magnanimity or sister Vivetta. But she’s still shown from time director Renaud Doucet’s frequently juvenile, compromise—but in one instance due to to time in director Rosetta Cucchi’s 2013 provincial stabs at humor—Achilles is an Elvis violence. The score is ravishing—part opera production from the Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi, Presley clone in Homeric dress, while Ajax is and part ballet—and in this 2014 production including an opening tableau. This isn’t the a football player, and at one point a lookalike from the Opéra National de Bordeaux it is only oddity in the staging, which occasion- for Angela Merkel crosses the stage pushing a beautifully played by the original-instrument ally features Vivetta carrying around what wheelbarrow full of deutschmarks. Presented band Les Talens Lyriques under the direction looks like a small terrarium (as well as por- in DTS 5.1 (DTS-HD 5.1 on the Blu-ray release) of Christophe Rousset. The singing is stylish traying her disrobing in an effort to seduce and PCM stereo, this is a very mixed bag. as well, with Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Benoît Federico), and has Rosa pushing a baby car- Optional. (F. Swietek) Arnould, Olivera Topalovic, and Anders Dah- riage as she sings an aria about the demands lin appearing in multiple roles. Laura Scozzi’s of motherhood. Cucchi also visually italicizes La Traviata HHH1/2 staging may raise some eyebrows: not only Federico’s descent into madness by situating (2014) 132 min. In Italian w/ is the action updated somewhat clumsily the final act in an asylum. But even if it is English subtitles. DVD: $29.99, (in many of the ballet sequences, pride of rarely performed, L’Arlesiana is a virile, com- Blu-ray: $39.99. Opus Arte place is given to a trio of comic tourists who pelling work, marked by well-crafted music. (dist. by Naxos of America). wear T-shirts bearing slogans like “I Heart Francesco Cilluffo’s conducting is exciting, Elegance is the overriding Istanbul”), but during the prologue and epi- drawing fine playing from the Orchestra hallmark of Tom Cairns’ logue the corps de ballet perform fully nude. Filarmonica Marchigiana. And the singing is 2014 Glyndebourne Festi- Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo on first class, with Dmitry Golovnin (Federico), val production of ’s DVD, and DTS-HD 5.1 and stereo on Blu-ray, Annunziata Vestri (Rosa), and Mariangela Si- tragic romance, one of the most popular this overall wonderful production is highly cilia (Vivetta) all providing accurate, dramatic operas in the repertory. With their distinctly recommended. (F. Swietek) vocalism. Overall, this production—which modern appearance, the sets and costumes includes an aria for Federico (“Una mattina”) here—while not ostentatious—are definitely Mark Morris Dance that was cut after the premiere and only re- glamorous. As Violetta, the doomed courte- covered in 2011—may be considered provin- san who enchants young Alfredo Germont Group: L’Allegro, cial, but it makes a strong case for a neglected (Michael Fabiano), Venera Gimadieva sings il Penseroso ed il opera that deserves rediscovery. Presented in splendidly and she looks icily gorgeous with Moderato HHH1/2 Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM stereo on DVD, her black hair and silken gowns (the only (2014) 97 min. DVD: $24.99, and DTS-HD 5.1 and PCM stereo on Blu-ray, misstep is that Violetta’s illness is treated Blu-ray: $29.99. Bel Air this is highly recommended. (F. Swietek) quite unsentimentally, and her lonely death Classiques (dist. by Naxos of scene comes across as almost perfunctory). America). An unusual but winning combination of La Belle Hélène HH1/2 Fabiano’s ringing tenor is a strong asset, al- (2014) 117 min. In French w/ though he resembles a mobster more than an oratorio and ballet, this 2014 production English subtitles. DVD: $29.99, ardent young suitor. Tassis Christoyannis, as from the in Madrid combines a Blu-ray: $39.99. C Major/Unitel Germont père, adds a smooth baritone to his stylish performance of excerpts from George Classica (dist. by Naxos of fatherly mien, and the famous Act II duet with Frideric ’s 1740 pastoral ode L’Alleg ro, il America). Violetta, in which he persuades her to sacri- Penseroso ed il Moderato—primarily comprised Jacques Offenbach may fice herself for his son’s future, is beautifully of poems by John Milton, but also supple- be thought of as the quintes- presented. The London Philharmonic plays mented with additions by 18th-century sential French composer, but he was born in with uncommon finesse for conductor Mark arranger Charles Jennens—with a sequence Germany, and his operettas remain popular Elder, whose control of tempi and volume of interpretive dances to the arias and recita- in that country, where they are often per- is unerring. Presented in DTS 5.1 (DTS-HD tives, choreographed by Mark Morris. The formed in translation. Fortunately, this 5.1 on the Blu-ray release) and LPCM stereo, musical side of this hybrid—which suggests 2014 Hamburg staging of Offenbach’s 1864 extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes, a conversation between the passionate and take on the story—recast as a and a cast gallery. While there are many excel- reflective sides of humankind—is deftly han- satirical look at the moral laxity of his own lent versions of La Traviata available, this one dled by the company orchestra under Jane day—is sung in the original French. Unfor- takes its place with the best of them. Highly Glover, while sopranos Sarah-Jane Brandon tunately, the tempos chosen by conductor recommended. (F. Swietek) and Elizabeth Watts, tenor James Gilchrist, Gerrit Priessnitz are a bit sluggish, perhaps and baritone Andrew Foster-Williams deliver in response to the vocal limitations of the Les Indes Galantes HHH1/2 sterling vocalism. The ballet, which Morris singers here, including Jennifer Larmore (as (2014) 174 min. In French w/English subtitles. premiered in 1988, is beautifully handled by Helen), whose once creamy, secure mezzo has DVD: $39.99, Blu-ray: $44.99. Alpha Productions members of his Brooklyn-based company: turned wobbly and strained, and Jun-Sang (dist. by Naxos of America). clad in simple costumes and performing on Han, who looks great as Pâris but exhibits a Jean-Philippe ’s 1735 opera poses spare sets framed by sensitive lighting, the tenor that becomes positively strangulated in challenges, not only because it is set in a va- dancers sometimes engage in quite literal

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 71 VIDEO LIBRARIAN movements representing shepherds or birds, punk music scene in Wash- and the corps de ballet also does exceptional but elsewhere portray emotional states in ington, D.C. from 1980-90, work. Presented in DTS 5.1 (DTS-HD 5.1 on a dizzying array of solos and ensembles of combining interviews of a the Blu-ray release) and LPCM stereo, extras changing sizes. Special credit is due here wide variety of musicians include an introduction with Osipova and to director Vincent Bataillon, whose cam- with archival footage. Some Golding, an interview of Dowell by former erawork generally offers a full-stage view of the more famous faces prima ballerina Darcey Bussell, and a be- but is also quick to emphasize important popping up here are Henry hind-the-scenes featurette. Recommended. details, and occasionally even offers a shot Rollins (who worked at a (F. Swietek) of the dancers from the rafters. Presented D.C. Häagen-Dazs between in Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM stereo on shows for State of Alert), Thurston Moore of Tannhäuser HH DVD, and DTS-HD 5.1 and PCM stereo on Sonic Youth, and a characteristically happy- (2014) 2 discs. 252 min. In Blu-ray, extras include a performance of the go-lucky , who is also seen with German w/English subtitles. overture, and a behind-the-scenes featurette. bleached-out hair in a clip from a 1989 DVD: $39.99, Blu-ray: $54.99. Notwithstanding the lack of English subtitles, European show with his early group Scream. Opus Arte (dist. by Naxos of America). this gorgeous ballet/oratorio is highly recom- Touching on infamous venues (including DC mended. (F. Swietek) Space and 9:30 Club) and the political bent Bayreuth was once criti- of activist groups like Positive Force, Salad cized for its staid produc- tions of Wagner’s operas, HH1/2 Days covers topics including musical influ- (2014) 137 min. In Italian ences, drugs and alcohol, infighting, violence but Sebastian Baumgarten’s staging of w/English subtitles. DVD or (and aggressive slamdancing), women in the this early masterpiece suggests that the Blu-ray: $39.99 (audio CD scene, selling out (or not), and the shift from composer’s hallowed shrine is now guilty included). Arthaus Musik (dist. of overcompensating. Set in the Middle by Naxos of America). bitching about Reagan to writing about feel- ings that would come with the emergence Ages, Tannhäuser centers on a knight torn Puppet theatres aren’t of ‘90s alternative music. Much homage is between his lust for physical pleasure and commonplace in the U.S., paid to the indie label Dischord Records and his longing for pure heavenly love. Instead but they remain a staple co-founder “straight edge” Ian MacKaye—a of stately Wartburg castle, Baumgarten situ- in Europe, with one of most active groups member of Teen Idles, Minor Threat, and ates the opera in a post-apocalyptic factory being the -based Compagnia Mari- —who apparently still gets prank calls where biological refuse is recycled into food onettistica Carlo Colla & Figli, founded in from teens teasing him about abstinence. and alcohol. And the abode of Venus is here 1835. The 1711 , Handel’s first opera a red-lit cage arising from the floor—a place Rinaldo Bonus features include extended interviews composed for England, is here performed where Tannhäuser cavorts with writhing with and live performances by Govern- by the company at the 2014 Ludwigsburg forms, including a number of dancers cos- ment Issue, Gray Matter, Marginal Man, Festival. The romance plot, set during the tumed as spermatozoa. Wagner’s admittedly Beefeater, Soulside, and more. Serving up a First Crusade’s siege of Jerusalem, pits the heavy-handed rumination on human frailty, fond remembrance, this is recommended. titular Christian knight against a sorceress artistic aspiration, and religious faith is sim- (J. Williams-Wood) who has kidnapped his beloved in hopes of ply overwhelmed by the garish costumes and not only forcing the Crusaders to cease their huge multicolored industrial canisters. The attack but also winning Rinaldo for herself. Swan Lake HHH musical performance is much better: Axel The piece is performed in somewhat short- (2015) 133 min. DVD: $29.99, Kober conducts a sensitive reading of the Blu-ray: $39.99. Opus Arte ened form by vocal soloists situated in the (dist. by Naxos of America). score, and both Torsten Kerl as Tannhäuser orchestra, backed by the original-instrument and Camilla Nylund as Elisabeth—the saintly Lautten Compagney Berlin under the baton Anthony Dowell’s pro- woman who sacrifices herself to redeem of Wolfgang Katschner, while puppeteers duction of Tchaikovsky’s pe- him—are fine. The supporting cast, including make the marionettes onstage “lip sync” to rennially popular ballet has Michelle Breedt as Venus, is also excellent. the singers. The result is mostly enjoyable, been a staple at the Royal Unfortunately, the misguided production although the musical side is a bit rough, Opera House in Covent Garden for nearly choices make it difficult to appreciate the with some ungainly vocalism, including 30 years, notable not only for replicating the musical virtues. Presented in DTS-HD 5.1 and coloratura runs that are not always accurate 1895 original Petipa-Ivanov choreography Dolby Digital stereo on DVD, and DTS-HD 5.1 (and not necessarily beautiful). The frequent (with only a couple of modern additions by and LPCM stereo on Blu-ray, extras include shifts in camera perspective from the stage Frederick Ashton and David Bintley) but also behind-the-scenes featurettes, cast and crew to the soloists, orchestra, and puppeteers for Yolanda Sonnabend’s opulent design, interviews, and a cast gallery. Optional, at backstage can also be very distracting. Despite which recreates the aristocratic world of late- best. (F. Swietek) the interesting approach, a better and more 19th-century Russia in glittering Fabergé-in- complete choice would be the 2011 Glynde- spired style. The visuals during the ballroom bourne production (VL-1/13), which is set at a sequences can feel overdone, but there is no Blue on Blu Hogwarts-style British prep school. Presented denying that this Swan Lake is breathtaking. in Dolby Digital 5.0 and PCM stereo on DVD, In this 2015 revival, Boris Gruzin conducts Making its high-def and DTS-HD 5.0 and PCM stereo on Blu-ray, the company orchestra in typically efficient debut, filmmaker Julian extras include a “making-of” featurette and manner, while Russian ballerina Natalia Benedikt’s Blue Note: A Story a two-CD set of the performance. A strong Osipova is outstanding in the dual role of of Modern Jazz (Naxos of optional purchase. (F. Swietek) Odette, the Swan Queen under the control of America, Blu-ray: $29.99) the evil Von Rothbart (Gary Avis), and black combines live clips (includ- Salad Days HHH swan Odile, the doppelgänger whose seduc- ing performances by Art (2015) 103 min. DVD: $14.95, Blu-ray: $19.95. tion of Prince Siegfried (Matthew Golding) Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Music Video Distributors (avail. from most endangers his vow to Odette. The handsome Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, and Freddie distributors). Golding is dramatically stiff, but his dancing Hubbard), interviews, and archival materials Director Scott Crawford’s documentary is impressive, especially in his duets with to tell the story of premiere jazz offers an insider’s look at the evolution of the Osipova (who would inspire any partner), Blue Note (VL-5/08 HHH).

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Subject Index House & Garden 75 Video Librarian’s Index is arranged by 74 both title and subject, and covers all of Children’s 74 Pets 75 the titles reviewed in Volume 30, Issues 1-6 (calendar year 2015). Each entry in Psychology & Self-Help 74 Business & Economics 75 the index includes title, star rating, issue Religion & Philosophy Computers & Technology number, and page number. Titles which 74 75 were deemed to be Editor’s Choice titles Social & Political Issues 74 Sports, Games & Recreation 75 are highlighted in bold. For example, the entry Boyhood (4), 1-3 is interpreted thus: Teen Issues 74 Crafts, Arts & Hobbies 75 the bold listing signifi es an Editor’s Choice title which received four stars (4), and was Education 74 The Arts 76 reviewed in Vol. 30, No. 1 on page 3 (1-3). Law & Crime History & Current Events A graphic example is shown below. 75 76 Language Arts 75 Travel & Geography 76 Sample Boyhood (4), 1-3 Nature, Math & Science 7583 Biography 76 Entry: Health & Fitness 7583 Japanese 76

Bold=Editor’s Choice Childbirth & Parenting 7583 Music/Dance 77 Relationships & Sexuality 8375 Video Movies 77 (4)=Star rating Holidays & Celebrations 8375 TV on Video 79 4= Excellent, (1-3)= 3= Good, Issue No. Food & Spirits Title Index 2= Fair, 1, page 3 8375 8080 1= Poor Beauty & Fashion 8375

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Mind Zone (3), 3-64 India: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman (3.5), 4-56 CHILDREN’S On Tender Hooks (3), 4-52 India’s Forgotten Children (3.5), 5-65 Song of the New Earth (3), 3-64 InRealLife (2.5), 1-72 Transforming Power of Caregiving (3), 5-63 Into the Gyre (3), 1-73 Baby Tree, The (3.5), 5-60 Where Am I? (3), 3-64 Judith: Portrait of a Street Vendor (3), 6-53 Bailey (3.5), 1-68 Letters from Pyongyang (3), 3-66 Barbie in Princess Power (3), 3-60 Life Sentences (3), 5-65 Barbie in Rock ‘N Royals (3), 6-47 Limited Partnership (3), 5-65 Ben Franklin’s Big Splash (3.5), 3-60 RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY Look of Silence, The (3), 4-56 Benno and Broken Glass (3), 4-51 Love Thy Nature (2.5), 6-54 Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures, Vol. 6 (3), 1-68 Madame Phung’s Last Journey (3.5), 6-54 Blaze of Glory: A Mini-Movie (3), 3-60 Mentor (3), 2-59 Book That I Love to Read / I Am So Awesome! (2.5), Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine (4), Not Working: Pulse of the Great Recession (3), 2-59 4-51 6-52 Of Kites and Borders (3.5), 5-65 Boom Snot Twitty (3), 3-60 Christopher Films Collection, The (3), 5-63 Okuyamba (3.5), 6-54 Brave Girl (3), 1-68 Come Follow Me (4), 2-56 One Child (3), 2-59 Bugs in My Hair! (4), 6-47 Daughters of Dolma (3.5), 1-70 Our School (3.5), 1-73 Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: Complete Series Demystifying the Book of Revelation (3), 4-54 Path Appears, A (3), 4-56 (3), 2-51 Exploring Ephesus: City of Apostles (3.5), 4-54 Population Boom (3.5), 4-57 Click, Clack, Boo! (2.5), 5-60 Flame, The (3), 5-63 Positive Force: More Than a Witness (3), 2-60 Daredevil: The Daring Life of (3), 3-60 GFA: The Easter Collection (3), 4-54 Project Wild Thing (2.5), 5-66 Dora and Friends (3), 3-60 Going on Vocation (3), 5-63 Railroading Paradise (2.5), 4-57 Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School (3), 6-47 I Believe in Easter (3), 4-54 Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights Extra Yarn (3.5), 2-51 In the Footsteps of St. Peter (3.5), 2-56 (3.5), 1-73 Getting Through It: Kids Talk About Divorce (3.5), 3-62 John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continent (3.5), Return, The (3), 4-58 Getting to Know Jon Scieszka (3.5), 1-70 5-64 Return of the River (3), 3-66 Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (3), 5-60 Loyola Films Collection, The (3), 3-64 River Changes Course, A (3), 4-58 Grace Stirs Up Success (2.5), 5-60 Once We Were Slaves (3), 4-54 Sacred Ground: Battle for Mount Auburn Cemetery I Had a Favorite Dress (3), 4-51 Reunion (3), 3-65 (3), 4-58 I’m Brave! (3), 6-47 Ride: A Christmas Eve Parable (4), 3-64 Salvage (3), 4-58 It’s a Dog’s Life (2.5), 2-51 Simple Nature (3.5), 6-52 Saving Una’s Island (3), 6-54 Joseph: Beloved Son, Rejected Slave, Exalted Sukkah City (3.5), 3-65 Seeds of Time (3), 4-59 Ruler (4), 5-62 Third Day, The (3), 1-71 Small Small Thing: Olivia Zinnah Story (3), 4-59 Julius Jr.: Snow Monkey Adventures (3), 2-51 Towards Belief (3), 2-56 Spanish Lake (3.5), 1-74 Lawn to Lawn (3.5), 2-52 Unorthodox (3.5), 3-65 Spilled Water (3), 3-66 Lots & Lots of Train Songs for Kids (3), 2-51 YembiYembi: Unto the Nations (3), 3-65 Stop (3), 6-55 Lucky Ducklings (2), 1-68 Surviving Earth (3), 2-60 Man With the Violin, The (3), 2-52 Take Back Your Power (2), 2-60 Max Steel: Go, Turbo! (3), 5-60 They Are We (3), 5-66 Me and My Moulton (3.5), 3-62 SOCIAL & POLITICAL ISSUES Throwaways, The (3), 4-59 Me…Jane (3.5), 2-55 Ukraine Is Not a Brothel (3), 2-60 Mia and Me: Discover Centopia (2.5), 4-51 Unbreakable: Story of Hope and Healing in Haiti (3.5), Milo’s Hat Trick (3), 2-52 4-58 Mogie: The Heart of the House (3), 6-48 Adelante (3), 2-57 Uranium Drive-In (3), 1-73 Mr. Wuffles! (2.5), 2-52 American Native (3), 6-52 Utopia (3.5), 1-74 Museum, The (4), 3-62 Bastards: Outcast in Morocco (3), 2-57 Wanted 18, The (3), 5-66 My Little Pony: The Movie—30th Anniversary (2), 2-52 Big Men (3.5), 6-53 We Are the Ones (3.5), 6-55 My Little Pony—Classic TV Collection (2), 1-68 Big Moccasin (3.5), 4-54 When the Checks Stop Coming In (3), 6-55 No Fish Where to Go (3.5), 3-62 Black Ice (3), 1-71 Whole Gritty City, The (3), 3-67 Nothing (3), 5-60 Blood (3), 3-65 Years of Living Dangerously (3.5), 1-74 On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein (3), 6-47 Bottle Masala in Moile (3), 4-55 Yes Men Are Revolting (3), 6-55 One Cool Friend (3), 3-62 Breath of Life (3.5), 6-54 Papa Is a Poet (3.5), 5-63 Broken Heart Land (3), 2-58 : Star Wars (3), 2-52 Brothers of the Black List (3), 3-66 Pokémon the Series: XY (3), 6-47 Brown Bread (3.5), 6-52 TEEN ISSUES Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (2.5), 6-48 By My Side (A mi lado) (3), 4-55 Rock ‘N Learn: Learn a Language (3.5), 1-68 Caring for Mom & Dad (3.5), 6-55 Same, Same But Different (3.5), 5-62 Casablanca Calling (3.5), 4-55 Scooby-Doo! and KISS (3), 5-62 (3.5), 5-3 Bullying and Suicide: Think About It (3.5), 5-67 Separate Is Never Equal (3), 1-70 Claiming Our Voice (3), 2-58 K2 Spice: A Nightmare Without End (2.5), 3-67 Someday (2.5), 4-51 Coal Miner’s Day, The (3.5), 3-65 Making Noise in Silence (3), 4-60 Super Sentai Zyuranger: The Complete Series (3), 3-62 Concerning Violence (3), 1-72 Moment to Moment: Teens Growing Up with FASDs Super Why: Jack and the Beanstalk and Other Fairytale DamNation (3), 3-66 (3.5), 2-60 Adventures (3), 2-52 Deepsouth (3), 6-52 Overdose Epidemic (3.5), 1-74 This Is the Rope (3), 4-52 Deported (3), 4-55 Real Life Teens: Guns at School (3), 2-61 Turbo FAST: Season One (3), 6-48 Dream On (2.5), 6-53 Real Life Teens: Social Media Addiction (3), 5-67 VeggieTales: Beauty and the Beet (3), 1-70 Drill Baby Drill (3), 2-58 Self Inflected (3), 5-67 VeggieTales: Noah’s Ark (3), 3-63 Elena (3.5), 1-72 Texting and Driving: The Deadliest Distraction Very Fairy Princess, The (3), 3-63 Equation of Life, The (3), 1-72 (4), 2-61 Viva Frida (3), 5-63 Every Three Seconds (3), 2-57 Tips for Safe Driving (3.5), 4-60 Wallykazam! (3), 4-51 Facing Fear (3.5), 5-65 Troubled Teens Talk Video Game Addiction (1.5), 5-67 Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? (3), 2-55 Finding Home: Sophorn’s Story (2.5), 6-53 Vaping: More Dangerous Than You Think (3), 3-68 WordWorld: Birthday Party! (3), 4-52 Forced Confessions (3.5), 1-72 Fragile Trust, A (3), 2-58 Freeload (3), 1-72 Goodbye Gauley Mountain (2.5), 5-64 EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY & SELF-HELP Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA (3), 4-55 Hafu (3), 5-64 Hand That Feeds, The (3), 5-64 Hate Crimes in the Heartland (3.5), 4-56 Changing Minds at Concord High School (3), 5-68 Alive Inside (3), 1-70 Hue: A Matter of Colour (3), 2-59 Crotty’s Kids (3.5), 6-56 Be Safe—Movie & Companion Curriculum (3), 3-63 Hunger in America (3.5), 2-58 Education Fever in Korea (3.5), 5-68 Bipolarized: Rethinking Mental Illness (3), 2-55 Hunting Ground, The (3.5), 5-66 Eyes of Me, The (3.5), 6-56 E-motion (2.5), 2-56 I’m With Phil (3), 5-64 Homestretch, The (3), 6-56 Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (3.5), Immortalists, The (3), 5-67 Inside College Admissions with Hanna Stotland: Col- 2-56 In Bed with the Arab Spring (3), 2-59 lege Essay (3.5), 4-60

VIDEO LIBRARIAN 74 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Inside College Admissions with Hanna Stotland: Your Leslie Sansone—Just Walk (3.5), 2-64 Freshman Year (3.5), 4-60 Leslie Sansone—Just Walk: Mix + Match Walk Blasters BEAUTY & FASHION Living Thinkers: An Autobiography of Black Women (3.5), 1-77 in the Ivory Tower (3.5), 2-61 Little Big Girls (3.5), 5-69 Web (3), 2-62 Overfed & Undernourished (3), 4-62 Perfect Strangers (3), 6-58 Boobs (3), 1-80 Platinum Fitness for Seniors (3.5), 5-69 Power Series Triple H (3.5), 2-64 LAW & CRIME Rodney Yee’s Complete Yoga for Beginners (3.5), 1-78 Stroke: The Price of Rapid Evolution (2.5), 6-58 HOUSE & GARDEN Surviving Ebola (3), 4-63 Susan Tuttle’s In Home Fitness Series (2.5), 4-63 15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story (3.5), 3-68 Sweet Revenge: Turning the Tables on Processed Food Cultured Criminal, The (2), 4-60 Absent House, The (3.5), 4-64 (3), 3-72 Queen’s Garden, The (3.5), 4-65 Happy Valley (3.5), 1-74 Vaccines: Calling the Shots (3), 2-63 Kill Team, The (3.5), 4-61 Weight Watchers: 10-Minute Belly, Butt & Thigh Tone Killing Time (3.5), 1-75 Ups (3.5), 2-65 When I Walk (3), 1-78 PETS LANGUAGE ARTS Who Killed Alex Spourdalakis? (3.5), 2-65 Black Beauty Breed (3.5), 6-58 CHILDBIRTH & PARENTING Dante (2), 2-62 Language Matters with Bob Holman (3.5), 4-61 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Shakespeare’s Poetry (3.5), 2-62 Active Parenting—Video 3: Responsibility & Discipline (3.5), 2-65 Crowdfunding and Grants (3.5), 3-74 Breastmilk (3), 1-78 Great Vacation Squeeze, The (2.5), 1-80 NATURE, MATH & SCIENCE Milky Way, The (3), 4-63 Inc. Magazine Business Advisor Series (3), 6-59 Welcoming Your Second Child (3), 5-70 Keys to Getting Hired (3.5), 5-71 Master of the Universe (3), 2-68 Print the Legend (4), 4-65 America’s Animal Astronaut Heroes (3.5), 1-75 Soft Skills in the Workplace (4), 6-59 Animal Homes (3.5), 5-68 RELATIONSHIPS & SEXUALITY Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You (3), 3-75 Antarctic Edge: 70° South (3.5), 6-56 Time As Money (3), 6-59 Breach, The (3.5), 6-57 You’re Fired! (3.5), 5-72 Climate Blueprint, The (3), 6-56 Counting From Infinity (3), 4-61 Captive Hearts (3), 3-73 Earth: A New Wild (3.5), 3-68 Dick (3), 2-66 Earth and You (3.5), 6-57 Risky Business: Inside America’s Adult COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY Extinction in Progress (2.5), 5-68 (2.5), 1-79 Forms of Energy (3.5), 1-76 Three Voices (Diario a Tres Voces) (3), 4-64 Keeping Earth Healthy (3.5), 3-68 Vulva 3.0 (3), 2-66 Cyber-Seniors (3), 1-81 Martin Clunes’s (3), 1-76 What’s the T? (3), 1-79 How We Got to Now (3.5), 1-81 Math Made Easy: Fractions (3.5), 6-57 Rise of the Hackers (3.5), 2-68 Mysteries of the Unseen World (3.5), 4-62 Singularity, The (3), 2-68 Of Oozies and Elephants (3.5), 3-68 Particle Fever (4), 1-76 HOLIDAYS & CELEBRATIONS Red Ice (3), 6-56 Science at the Top of the World (3), 1-76 Sex in the Wild (3), 1-76 SPORTS, GAMES & RECREATION Show Me Science: Understanding Clouds (3), 6-57 Christmas Collection, The (3.5), 6-50 Show Me Science Advanced: Archaeology (3.5), 3-70 Sloth Named Velcro, A (3.5), 3-70 Saint Nicholas: The Real Story (3.5), 6-50 Sun: Powerhouse of the Solar System (3.5), 3-70 Who Put the Elephant in My Stocking? (3), 6-50 9-Man (3.5), 4-65 Tiny Giants 3D (2.5), 4-62 Advanced Toss & Batting Tee Drills (3.5), 3-75 Water: A Unique Chemical (3), 2-62 Algorithms: Blind Chess Players of India (3), 3-76 Where Have All the Elephants Gone? (2.5), 1-77 Clean Spirit: In the Heart of the Tour (3), 3-76 Working with Data (3), 2-62 FOOD & SPIRITS Cowboy Christmas (4), 6-59 Desert Runners (3.5), 1-81 Dirt Track Danny Hanson: For the Love of the Game (3), 3-76 HEALTH & FITNESS Against the Grain: Year Mother Nature Struck Back Fight Like a Girl (3), 3-76 (3), 1-79 Game Show Dynamos (3), 6-60 Brewmore (3.5), 5-70 Gauchos Del Mar: Surfing the American Pacific Brooklyn Farmer (3), 3-73 (4), 4-66 All of Me (3.5), 3-70 Dal Puri Diaspora (3), 2-66 GTFO (3), 6-60 Allergy Fix, The (3), 2-63 Eat: The Story of Food (3), 2-66 Ice Warriors: USA Sled Hockey (3.5), 2-69 Andrew and Wendy (3), 5-68 Edible City (3), 2-66 Mujeres con Pelotas (Goals for Girls) (3), 4-65 Basic Hygiene Video, The (4), 6-57 Food Patriots (3.5), 2-67 New Hooked on Fly Tying Series (3), 3-76 Be Fit In 30 Extreme (3), 2-64 Get Wise to Portion Size (3.5), 2-67 OUT in the Line-Up (3), 5-72 Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Meditation (3.5), Grazers: A Cooperative Story (3.5), 5-70 Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay 4-62 Great American Wheat Harvest, The (3), 3-73 Rodeo (3), 6-60 Being Mortal (3), 5-69 Great Chicken Wing Hunt, The (2.5), 2-68 Second Chance: The Janelle Morrison Story (3), 6-60 Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (3), 4-62 Knife Skills (3), 4-64 To Go Viking (3), 5-72 Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat (3.5), 2-63 Mother Grain, The (3), 4-64 World Series Champions 2014 (3), 2-69 Chi (3.5), 3-70 Citizen Autistic (3), 1-77 New Farms, Big Success (3), 3-74 Wrestling with Life (3), 6-61 Disease and Treatment (2.5), 3-72 Of the Land (3.5), 5-71 Dusty’s Trail (2.5), 6-58 On Her Own (3.5), 5-70 Element: Belly Dance (3), 2-64 Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds (3.5), 2-68 Element: Daily Yoga (3), 2-64 Planet Food: The Story of Tea (3), 1-79 CRAFTS, ARTS & HOBBIES Fix, The (3), 2-65 Raising Shrimp (3), 4-64 Flore (3.5), 3-72 Slow Food Story (3), 1-80 Hot Yoga for Beginners (2.5), 2-64 Sturgeon Queens, The (3.5), 3-74 I Am Breathing (3.5), 3-73 Superlife—Genetic Manipulation: Super Foods (3), 1-80 Couture Sewing: Designer Trims (3.5), 6-61 Joanna (3.5), 6-58 Voices of Transition (3.5), 3-74 Sewing Essentials: The Perfect Blouse (3.5), 4-66

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 75 VIDEO LIBRARIAN Threads: Industry Insider Techniques (3.5), 5-72 First Peoples (3), 5-74 Eduardo Carrillo: A Life of Engagement (3.5), 5-77 Threads: Quick-to-Sew Pants (3.5), 2-69 Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution (3.5), 6-66 Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story (3), Tracing Roots (3.5), 3-77 Heiress and Her Chateau: Carolands of California 2-75 (3.5), 2-72 Esther Broner: A Weave of Women (3.5), 3-83 Hollywood Goes to War (3), 5-76 Finding Tatanka (3), 5-78 Holy Land: A Year in the West Bank (3.5), 3-81 First Man on the Moon (3), 2-76 THE ARTS Industrial Strength America (3.5), 5-74 Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way (3.5), 1-88 Inside the Court of Henry VIII (3.5), 5-75 I Am Steve McQueen (2), 3-83 , The (3), 3-81 Inheritance (2.5), 1-88 1000 Masterworks: 300 Minutes of Art (3), 2-69 Killing Jimmy Hoffa (3), 5-75 JFK: The Private President (3.5), 1-88 Alumbrones (3), 6-62 Klansville U.S.A. (3), 4-68 John Denver: Country Boy (3), 5-78 : A History (3), 6-62 La Palabra en el Bosque (The Word in the Woods) (3), Kumu Hina (3), 2-76 Angel Azul (3), 2-70 1-83 Lenny Cooke (3), 2-76 Banksy Does New York (3), 6-62 Last Days in Vietnam (4), 4-71 Life Itself (4), 2-3 Beatz: Divergences and Contradictions of Electronic Last Days of the Nazis (3.5), 6-66 Looking for Johnny: Legend of Johnny Thunders (3), Music (3), 2-70 Last One, The (3.5), 4-68 1-89 Because I Was a Painter (3), 6-62 Life Is Strange (3.5), 1-83 Lucky (3), 2-77 Becoming Made (3.5), 2-70 Losing Iraq (3), 1-85 McCullin (3.5), 5-78 Bending Sticks (3), 1-81 Manners of Downton Abbey, The (3), 2-73 Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter (3), 5-78 Beyond Zero: 1914-1918 (3.5), 5-73 Message from Hiroshima (3.5), 6-66 Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall & The NAACP Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays (3), 1-81 Miners Shot Down (3), 4-69 (3), 1-89 Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity (3), 4-67 Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story (3), 3-82 My Prairie Home (3), 5-79 Bus Story (3), 6-63 No Fire Zone (3.5), 2-72 Mystery of Agatha Christie, The (3.5), 2-76 Capturing Grace (3.5), 3-77 Ocean Keeper (3), 1-83 Nas: Time Is Illmatic (3), 2-77 Carry the Tune (3), 5-72 Operation Sussex (3.5), 6-67 Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (3), 5-79 Cathedrals of Culture (3), 3-77 Passing the Torch: The Building of Fort Lewis 1916- Once My Mother (3), 4-71 Come Worry With Us! 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(2.5), 2-37 Kiss Me, Stupid (3), 3-48 Afterlife: Season Two (2.5), 1-54 Wind Rises, The (3.5), 1-42 Knack...and How to Get It (3), 2-41 Agatha Christie: Marple, Series 6 (3), 1-54 Winter in the Blood (3), 2-38 Kung Fu Girl/Whiplash (3.5), 2-41 Agatha Christie: Poirot, Series 13 (3), 1-54 Winter Sleep (3.5), 3-42 Ladyhawke (3), 5-50 Almighty Johnsons: Season 1 (2.5), 1-56 Wish I Was Here (1.5), 1-42 Le Pont du Nord (2.5), 3-48 American Horror Story: Coven (3), 2-47 Wolf at the Door, A (3), 6-36 Le Silence de la Mer (3), 4-40 Americans: Complete Second Season (3.5), 2-47 Wolfpack, The (3), 6-36 Les Blank: Always for Pleasure (4), 1-48 Annie Oakley: Complete Series (2.5), 1-56 Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2), 3-42 Level Five (3.5), 1-48 Anzac Girls (3.5), 3-54 Woman in Gold (3), 4-36 Limelight (3), 4-40 Aquarius: Complete First Season (2), 6-41 Wrecking Crew, The (3), 3-42 Long Hair of Death, The (2.5), 2-41 Archer: Complete Fifth Season (2.5), 3-54 Wrestling With (3.5), 2-38 Love Unto Death / Life Is a Bed of Roses (3), 5-50 Arthur & George (3), 6-41 Xingu (3.5), 1-42 Macbeth (3.5), 1-49 Banshee: Complete Second Season (2.5), 2-47 Year in Champagne, A (3), 4-36 Mahogany: The Couture Edition (2.5), 4-42 Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (3), 4-45 You and the Night (Les Rencontres d’apres minuit) Maltese Bippy, The (2), 5-50 Bitten: Complete Second Season (2), 5-54 (1.5), 1-42 Man of the West (2.5), 1-49 Black Sails: Complete First Season (2.5), 2-47 Zero Motivation (3), 5-46 Mark of the Devil (2.5), 3-48 Blacklist: Complete Second Season (3), 6-41 Zero Theorem, The (2.5), 1-42 Married to the Mob (3), 1-49 Book of Negroes, The (3), 4-45 Zigzag Kid, The (3.5), 2-38 Massacre Gun (3), 4-42 Broadchurch: Complete Second Season (3.5), 4-45 Zombeavers (2), 3-42 Mauvais Sang (3), 1-49 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Season One (3), 1-56 Moby Dick (3), 6-40 Call the Midwife: Season Four (3), 5-54 Monte Walsh (3), 5-50 Cesare Mori (2.5), 1-56 Classic Films Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (3.5), 2-42 Chair: Complete First Season (2.5), 3-54 Musicals: 4-Movie Collection (4), 3-48 Chicago Fire: Season Three (3), 6-41 4 Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (3), 2-38 My Beautiful Laundrette (3.5), 5-51 Colbys: Complete Series (2.5), 4-45 42nd Street (3.5), 4-36 My (2.5), 2-42 CPO Sharkey: Complete Season 1 (1.5), 4-45 Adua and Her Friends (3), 2-38 Night and the City (3.5), 5-51 Crimson Field, The (3), 5-54 Agnès Varda in California (3), 6-36 Night Porter, The (3), 2-42 Crossbones: Season One (3), 1-56 Aguirre, The Wrath of God (4), 3-44 Night They Raided Minsky’s, The (2.5), 3-49 Da Vinci’s Demons: Complete Second Season (2.5), Alice’s Restaurant (3), 3-44 Ninth Configuration, The (3.5), 2-42 4-46 All Quiet on the Western Front (3), 5-46 Odd Man Out (3.5), 4-42 Dallas: Complete Third Season (2), 2-47 Angst (3), 6-37 On Golden Pond (3.5), 3-49 Dancing on the Edge (3.5), 4-46 Appointment with Danger (2), 2-40 Organization, The (2), 4-42 Death Comes to Pemberley (3.5), 1-57 Baby It’s You (3.5), 6-37 Ornette: Made in America (3), 1-49 Defiance: Season Two (2.5), 1-57 Beach Blanket Bingo (2), 3-44 Palm Beach Story, The (4), 2-42 Detectorists (3), 6-42 Beast, The (2.5), 6-37 Pete Kelly’s Blues (3), 1-50 Deutschland 83 (3), 6-42 Black Stallion, The (3.5), 5-46 Picture of Dorian Gray, The (3.5), 2-44 Dig: Season One (2), 6-42 Black Sunday: The U.S. Release Version (2), 3-44 Pocketful of Miracles (2), 2-44 Doctor Who: Complete Eighth Series (3.5), 2-48 Bloody Mama (2.5), 1-43 Pork Chop Hill (3), 3-49 Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2.5), 3-54 Blue Sky (3), 4-36 Portrait of Jason (3.5), 1-50 Dominion: Season One (2), 2-48 Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops (3), 5-46 Possessed (2.5), 1-50 Dovekeepers, The (2.5), 5-54 Boys from Brazil, The (2.5), 2-40 Premature Burial, The (3), 4-42 Downton Abbey: Season 5 (3), 2-48 Breakin’ / Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (2.5), 4-36 Prime Cut (3), 5-51 Empire: Complete First Season (3.5), 6-42 Breathless (2.5), 4-38 Psych-Out (3), 3-50 Extant: First Season (3), 2-48 Bridge, The (3.5), 5-46 Psycho Beach Party (2.5), 6-40 Flash: Complete First Season (3.5), 6-42 Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The (4), 1-43 Quatermass Xperiment, The (3), 2-44 Fortitude (3), 4-46 Cherry 2000 (2.5), 5-48 Rebels of the Neon God (3), 6-40 From Dusk Till Dawn: Season One (2), 1-57 Complete Jacques Tati, The (4), 1-43 Ride the Pink Horse (3), 3-50 Game, The (3), 3-54 Confession, The (2.5), 4-38 Rope of Sand (3), 2-44 Game of Thrones: Complete Fourth Season (3.5), 2-48 Connection, The (3.5), 3-44 Run Silent, Run Deep (3), 1-50 Getting On: Complete First Season (2.5), 1-57 Convicts (3), 3-46 Sands of Iwo Jima (3), 2-44 Girls: Complete Third Season (3), 2-49 Cooley High (3), 4-38 Seizure! 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Aureliano in Palmira (3), 6-69 Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (3.5), 6-44 15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story (3.5), 3-68 Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years (3), 2-82 Johan Falk: Season One (2.5), 1-59 21 Years: Richard Linklater (3.5), 2-74 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2), 5-24 Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (3.5), 6-44 23 Blast (2.5), 2-18 Babadook, The (3.5), 2-19 Justified: Complete Fifth Season (3), 2-50 24: Live Another Day (3), 1-54 Baby It’s You (3.5), 6-37 Justified: Complete Final Season (3.5), 5-56 42nd Street (3.5), 4-36 Baby Tree, The (3.5), 5-60 Kaboul Kitchen: Season One (3), 6-44 50 to 1 (2), 4-14 Bailey (3.5), 1-68 Knick: Complete First Season (3.5), 6-45 ’71 (3.5), 5-22 Ballet 422 (3), 4-16 Little House on the Prairie: Season Six (3), 5-56 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window Ballin’ at the Graveyard (3), 1-16 Longmire: Complete Third Season (3), 3-56 and Disappeared (3), 4-14 Banksy Does New York (3), 6-62 Looking: Complete First Season (3), 3-56 100: Complete First Season (2.5), 1-54 Banshee: Complete Second Season (2.5), 2-47 : Final Season, Part 1 (3.5), 1-60 112 Weddings (3), 5-22 Barber, The (3), 4-16 Maison Close: Season One (3), 3-56 1000 Masterworks: 300 Minutes of Art (3), 2-69 Barbie in Princess Power (3), 3-60 Manhattan: Season One (3.5), 3-56 1000 Times Good Night (3.5), 2-18 Barbie in Rock ‘N Royals (3), 6-47 Masters of Sex: Season Two (3.5), 4-48 1971 (3.5), 3-80 Basic Hygiene Video, The (4), 6-57 Maude: Complete Series (3), 3-57 About Elly (3), 6-16 Bastards: Outcast in Morocco (3), 2-57 : Complete Fifth Season (3), 1-60 Absent House, The (3.5), 4-64 Batkid Begins (3), 6-17 Mom: Complete First Season (2.5), 1-60 Abuse of Weakness (3), 1-16 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (3), 2-80 Mork & Mindy: Complete Series (3), 2-50 Across America, Route 66 and Beyond (3), 3-82 Be Fit In 30 Extreme (3), 2-64 Mr Selfridge: Season 3 (3), 4-48 Act of War, An (3.5), 4-14 Be Safe—Movie & Companion Curriculum (3), 3-63 Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXI (3), 2-50 Active Parenting—Video 3: Responsibility & Discipline Beach Blanket Bingo (2), 3-44 Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXII (3), 3-57 (3.5), 2-65 Beast, The (2.5), 6-37 Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXIII (3.5), 6-45 Activist, 95The (3), 4-14 Beatz: Divergences and Contradictions of Electronic Nanny: Complete Series (2), 5-56 Adelante (3), 2-57 Music (3), 2-70 Nashville: Complete Second Season (3), 1-60 Adua and Her Friends (3), 2-38 Because I Was a Painter (3), 6-62 Advanced Toss & Batting Tee Drills (3.5), 3-75 Nativity, The (3), 2-50 Affair: Season One (3), 6-41 Becoming Made (3.5), 2-70 NCIS: New Orleans—The First Season (2.5), 6-45 Afterlife: Season Two (2.5), 1-54 Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Meditation (3.5), New Girl: Complete Season Three (2.5), 1-60 Against the Grain: Year Mother Nature Struck Back 4-62 New Worlds (3), 5-56 (3), 1-79 Being Mortal (3), 5-69 Newsroom: Complete Second Season (3), 1-61 Agatha Christie: Marple, Series 6 (3), 1-54 Belle and 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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 85 VIDEO LIBRARIAN Distributor Addresses

Contact information for distribu- Green Planet Films PBS Video tors of titles reviewed in this issue P.O. Box 247 2100 Crystal Dr. Corte Madera, CA 94976 Arlington, VA 22202 are listed below. Some titles must Tel: (415) 377-5471 Tel: (800) 344-3337 be ordered direct, while others are Web: greenplanetfilms.org Web: .org available from a wide variety of Human Relations Media Third World Newsreel distributors. 41 Kensico Dr. 545 Eighth Ave., 5th Fl., Ste. 550 Mt. Kisco, NY 10549 New York, NY 10018 Tel: (800) 431-2050 Tel: (212) 947-9277 Web: hrmvideo.com Web: twn.org

Alexander Street Press Icarus Films This As That Productions 3212 Duke St. 32 Court St., 21st Fl. 2724 SE Taylor St. Alexandria, VA 22314 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Portland, OR 97214 Tel: (800) 889-5937 Tel: (800) 876-1710 Tel: (503) 916-9883 Web: academicvideostore.com Web: icarusfilms.com Web: timeasmoneythemovie.com

The AV Cafe Jan Krawitz Tim Podell Productions 6201 S. 58th St., Ste. A Dept. of Art & Art History P.O. Box 9144 Lincoln, NE 68516 355 Roth Way, Stanford University Scarborough, NY 10510 Tel: (877) 228-2233 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel: (800) 642-4181 Web: theavcafe.com Web: perfectstrangersmovie.com Web: goodconversations.com

Bullfrog Films JIST Career Solutions TMW Media Group P.O. Box 149 875 Way 2321 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Oley, PA 19547 St. Paul, MN 55102 Venice, CA 90291 Tel: (800) 543-3764 Tel: (800) 328-1452 Tel: (800) 262-8862 Web: bullfrogfilms.com Web: jist.com Web: tmwmedia.com

The Cinema Guild Kino Lorber Edu The Video Project 115 W. 30th St., Ste. 800 333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503 P.O. Box 411376 New York, NY 10001 New York, NY 10018 San Francisco, CA 94141 Tel: (800) 723-5522 Tel: (212) 629-6880 Tel: (800) 475-2638 Web: cinemaguild.com Web: kinolorberedu.com Web: videoproject.com

Cinema Libre Studio Math Made Easy Vision Films 120 S. Victory Blvd., First Fl. 4914 13th Ave. 14945 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 306 Burbank, CA 91502 Brooklyn, NY 11219 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Tel: (818) 588-3033 Tel: (866) 599-6284 Tel: (818) 784-1702 Web: cinemalibrestudio.com Web: mathmadeeasy.com Web: visionfilms.net

Collective Eye Music Box Films Vision Video 2305 SE Yamhill St., Ste. 101 173 N. Morgan St. P.O. Box 540 Portland, OR 97214 Chicago, IL 60607 Worcester, PA 19490 Tel: (503) 232-5345 Tel: (312) 241-1320 Tel: (800) 523-0226 Web: collectiveeye.org Web: musicboxfilms.com Web: visionvideo.com

Crown Entertainment National Film Board of Canada Visual Learning Systems 105 Southeast Pkwy., Ste. 102 P.O. Box 6100, Centre-Ville Station 25 Union St. Franklin, TN 37064 Montreal, Quebec H3C 3H5 CANADA Brandon, VT 05733 Tel: (866) 791-0504 Tel: (800) 542-2164 Tel: (800) 453-8481 Web: crownentertainment.us Web: nfb.ca Web: visuallearningsys.com

Dark Hollow Films Naxos of America Weston Woods Studios 13389 Folsom Blvd., Ste. 300-185 1810 Columbia Ave., Ste. 28 90 Old Sherman Tpke. Folsom, CA 95630 Franklin, TN 37064 Danbury, CT 06816 Tel: (310) 625-7662 Tel: (615) 771-9393 Tel: (800) 243-5020 Web: darkhollowfilms.com Web: naxos.com Web: westonwoods.scholastic.com

Dreamscape Media Our Village Films 6940 Hall St. 2423 Benson Lane Holland, OH 43528 Eugene, OR 97408 Tel: (877) 983-7326 Tel: (541) 513-1696 Web: dreamscapeab.com Web: ourvillagefilmsllc.com

Film Ideas Outcast Films 308 N. Wolf Rd. 511 Avenue of the Americas, Ste. 398 Wheeling, IL 60090 New York, NY 10011 Tel: (800) 475-3456 Tel: (800) 343-5540 Web: filmideas.com Web: outcast-films.com

Film Movement Parallel Lines 109 West 27th St., Ste. 9B 2394 Fern Trail New York, NY 10001 Sunol, CA 94586 Tel: (866) 937-3456 Tel: (631) 921-0177 Web: filmmovement.com Web: forwardintime.com

First Run Features Passion River 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213 154 Mt. Bethel Rd. New York, NY 10036 Warren, NJ 07059 Tel: (800) 229-8575 Tel: (732) 321-0711 Web: firstrunfeatures.com Web: passionriver.com

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5 to 7 ...... 16 Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police ...... 69 La Sapienza ...... 26 9 Full Moons ...... 16 Caring for Mom & Dad ...... 55 La Traviata ...... 71 About Elly ...... 16 Carmen ...... 69 Last Days of the Nazis ...... 66 Affair: Season One ...... 41 Chambermaid, The ...... 19 Last Impresario, The ...... 28 Agnès Varda in California ...... 36 Chasing the Muse ...... 20 LEGO Brickumentary, A ...... 28 Albert Schweitzer ...... 67 Chicago Fire: Season Three ...... 41 Les Indes Galantes ...... 71 All American High Revisited ...... 16 Christmas Collection, The ...... 50 Lesson, The ...... 28 Aloft ...... 16 Climate Blueprint, The ...... 56 Little Chaos, A ...... 28 Alto ...... 16 Così fan tutte ...... 69 Love and Engineering ...... 28 Alumbrones ...... 62 Couture Sewing: Designer Trims ...... 61 Love Thy Nature ...... 54 America’s First D-Day: Washington’s Crossing ...... 65 Cowboy Christmas ...... 59 Lyle ...... 28 American Ballet Theatre: A History ...... 62 Crotty’s Kids ...... 56 Madame Phung’s Last Journey ...... 54 American Native ...... 52 Cub ...... 20 Mark Morris Dance Group ...... 71 Amy ...... 3 Daniel ...... 38 Math Made Easy: Fractions ...... 57 Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine ...... 52 Daniel Boone and the Opening of the American Me and Earl and the Dying Girl ...... 29 Angst ...... 37 West ...... 68 Meru ...... 29 Animals ...... 17 Dark Star: H.R. Giger’s World ...... 20 Message from Hiroshima ...... 66 Antarctic Edge: 70° South ...... 56 Day the 60s Died: The Kent State Shootings ...... 65 Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ...... 30 Aquarius: Complete First Season ...... 41 Deepsouth ...... 52 Moby Dick ...... 40 Art Trails of the Riviera ...... 67 Descendants ...... 20 Mogie: The Heart of the House ...... 48 Arthur & George ...... 41 Detectorists ...... 42 Mr. Holmes ...... 30 Aureliano in Palmira ...... 69 Deutschland 83 ...... 42 Murder in the Park, A ...... 30 Baby It’s You ...... 37 Dick Cavett’s Vietnam ...... 65 Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXIII ...... 45 Banksy Does New York ...... 62 Dig: Season One ...... 42 NCIS: New Orleans—The First Season ...... 45 Barbie in Rock ‘N Royals ...... 47 Dog Years ...... 20 Nightingale ...... 30 Basic Hygiene Video, The ...... 57 Don Giovanni ...... 70 No Ordinary Hero: SuperDeafy Movie ...... 31 Batkid Begins ...... 17 Draft, The ...... 65 Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot ...... 31 Beast, The ...... 37 Dream On ...... 53 Okuyamba ...... 54 Because I Was a Painter ...... 62 Driving Miss Daisy ...... 62 On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein ...... 47 Bessie ...... 18 Duke of Burgundy, The ...... 20 Operation Sussex ...... 67 Big Men ...... 53 Dusty’s Trail ...... 58 Originals: Complete Second Season ...... 45 Black Beauty Breed ...... 58 Earth and You ...... 57 Other Man: F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid ....31 Black Coal, Thin Ice ...... 18 Eaten Alive ...... 38 Our Man In Tehran ...... 32 Black Veil Brides: Alive and Burning ...... 69 Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School ...... 47 Perfect Strangers ...... 58 Blacklist: Complete Second Season ...... 41 Editor, The ...... 22 Pixels ...... 32 Blood Punch ...... 18 Empire: Complete First Season ...... 42 Pokémon the Series: XY ...... 47 Borrowed Identity, A ...... 18 Enemy Within, The ...... 66 Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue ...... 48 Boulevard ...... 18 Epic of Everest, The ...... 38 Psycho Beach Party ...... 40 Braddock America ...... 18 Eyes of Me, The ...... 56 Queen & Country ...... 32 Breach, The ...... 57 Faith of Our Fathers ...... 22 Queens and Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Breath of Life ...... 54 Falling Star ...... 22 Rodeo ...... 60 Brown Bread ...... 52 Farewell Party, The ...... 22 Raven, The ...... 64 Bugs in My Hair! ...... 47 Fierrabras ...... 70 Rebel: Complete Series ...... 45 Bus Story ...... 63 Finding Home: Sophorn’s Story ...... 53 Rebels of the Neon God ...... 40 Buzzard ...... 19 Finding Neighbors ...... 22 Red Ice ...... 56 Camilla Dickinson ...... 19 Flash: Complete First Season ...... 42 Ricki and the Flash ...... 32 Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution ...... 66 Rinaldo ...... 72 Francesco ...... 38 Rosie O’Donnell: A Heartfelt Standup ...... 64 French Lieutenant’s Woman, The ...... 38 Safelight ...... 32 From Caligari to Hitler ...... 63 Saint Nicholas: The Real Story ...... 50 Advertiser Directory Front Page, The ...... 40 Salad Days ...... 72 Game Show Dynamos ...... 60 Saving Una’s Island ...... 54 Action! Library Media Service ...... 57 George Strait—The Cowboy Rides Away ...... 70 Scandal: Complete Fourth Season ...... 46 Alexander Street Press ...... 11 Goldbergs: Complete Second Season ...... 43 Second Chance: The Janelle Morrison Story ...... 60 Baker & Taylor Entertainment ...... 2 Good Conversation! A Talk with Paul Fleischman...... 63 Seven Five, The ...... 32 BayView Entertainment ...... 59 Good Wife: Sixth Season ...... 43 Seymour: An Introduction ...... 33 Bennett-Watt HD Productions ...... 67 Gotham: Complete First Season ...... 43 Show Me Science: Understanding Clouds ...... 57 Big World Pictures ...... 37 GTFO ...... 60 Simple Nature ...... 52 Breaking Glass Pictures ...... 27 Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman ...... 64 Soft Skills in the Workplace ...... 59 Cinema Libre Studio ...... 63 Heart Machine, The ...... 24 Stop ...... 55 Criterion ...... 39 Heaven Knows What ...... 24 Stroke: The Price of Rapid Evolution ...... 58 Dark Hollow Films ...... 30 Hee Haw Collection, The ...... 43 Summer House, The ...... 33 Dreamscape ...... 9, 87 Helix: Season 2 ...... 43 Swan Lake ...... 72 Entertainment One ...... 15 Hell on Wheels: Complete Fourth Season ...... 44 Tannhäuser ...... 72 Film Movement ...... 23 Homestretch, The ...... 56 Terminator Genisys ...... 34 Films Media Group ...... 61 How I Got Over ...... 64 Texas Rising ...... 46 First Run Features ...... 21 How to Get Away with Murder: First Season ...... 44 Theresa Is a Mother ...... 34 Green Planet Films ...... 73 I Am Chris Farley ...... 24 This Time Next Year ...... 67 Janson Media ...... 7 I Am FEMEN ...... 24 Time As Money ...... 59 KimStim ...... 31 I Dream of Wires ...... 64 Trainwreck ...... 34 Kino Lorber Education ...... 4, 5 I’m Brave! ...... 47 Turbo FAST: Season One ...... 48 Learning ZoneXpress ...... 67 Il Signor Bruschino ...... 70 Two Raging Grannies ...... 34 Master Communications, Inc...... 6 Inc. Magazine Business Advisor Series ...... 59 Unexpected ...... 34 Midwest Tape ...... 17, 19 Inside Out ...... 24 Vacation ...... 34 Music Box Films ...... 92 Insidious: Chapter 3 ...... 26 Vampire Diaries: Complete Sixth Season ...... 46 MVD Entertainment Group ...... 29 Irwin & Fran ...... 26 Volley ...... 36 NCircle Entertainment ...... 49 Jauja ...... 26 Walking Dead: Complete Fifth Season ...... 46 Oscilloscope Pictures ...... 25 Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst ...... 44 Walt Disney ...... 68 Passion River Films ...... 13 Joanna ...... 58 We Are the Ones ...... 55 PBS Video ...... 89 Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell ...... 44 When the Checks Stop Coming In ...... 55 Strand Releasing ...... 35 Judith: Portrait of a Street Vendor ...... 53 White Shadow ...... 36 TM Books & Video ...... 48 Jurassic World ...... 26 Who Put the Elephant in My Stocking? ...... 50 Vision Films ...... 91 Kaboul Kitchen: Season One ...... 44 Wolf at the Door, A ...... 36 Vision Video ...... 51 Knick: Complete First Season ...... 45 Wolfpack, The ...... 36 Wolfe Video ...... 33 L’Arlesiana ...... 71 Wrestling with Life ...... 61 La Belle Hélène ...... 71 Yes Men Are Revolting ...... 55

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