New to DVD Highlights
This is where you will find many interesting DVDs and Blu-rays new to the library. Some titles will have graced Alice's shelves in a previous life on VHS Video, some are already on DVD but have now made their way to Blu-ray, while others have eluded capture in any format - until now. However, to be privy to the bigger picture, you will need to also check out 'Featured Acquisitions', 'Latest Alice Picks', 'Recent Arrivals',and 'New Releases'.
Hungry for Change (2012)
7.5/10
Filmmakers James Colquhoun, Laurentine ten Bosch and Carlo Ledesma expose the diet industry's deceptive strategies designed to keep people from losing... Read more
Silver Linings Playbook ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.7/10
Director: David O Russell
Starring: Chris Tucker, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jacki Weaver
Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything - his house, his job and his wife. He finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and f... Read more
The Artist (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.9/10
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Berenice Bejo, Jean Dujardin
Five Academy Awards--including Best Picture, Director, and Actor--went to this magical, mostly silent seriocomedy set in 1927 Hollywood. As screen ido... Read more
Conan the Barbarian (3D Blu-ray) (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui, Stephen Lang, Jason Momoa, Rachel Nic...
A powerful Cimmerian warrior, Conan (Jason Momoa) carves a bloody path across the land of Hyboria on a personal vendetta. That soon turns into a an ep... Read more
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
5.2/10
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui, Stephen Lang, Jason Momoa, Rachel Nic...
A powerful Cimmerian warrior, Conan (Jason Momoa) carves a bloody path across the land of Hyboria on a personal vendetta. That soon turns into a an ep... Read more
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
7.8/10
Director: Mac Carter
Starring: David Cronenberg, Frank Langella, George Reeves, Margot Kidder, Pat Boone, Sam H...
What personal tragedy helped inspire the creation of Superman? What pop phenomenon put Batman back on the cultural radar? What changes to Wonder Woman... Read more
Nostalgia For The Light (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Patricio Guzman
A stunning documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history... Read more
The War You Don't See (2010)
8.5/10
Director: John Pilger
Following his award-winning documentary The War on Democracy, John Pilger's new film is a powerful and timely investigation into the media's role in w... Read more
The Ward (2010)
5.6/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Jared Harris, Mika Boorem, Danielle Panabaker, Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Laura-...
It is the 1960s. Welcome to North Bend Psychiatric Hospital, an isolation ward for disturbed women that holds a terrifying secret. Kristen (Amber Hear... Read more
Aida (2007)
5.5/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Violeta Urmana, Roberto Alagna
Franco Zeffirelli's return to La Scala after more than 20 years was an operatic sensation. Under the baton of Maestro Riccardo Chailly, a superb cast... Read more