CVS Midwest Tape Weekly 18, March 2024

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The 96th Academy Awards Winners p2

CONNECTION March 18, 2024

“Frequently hilarious and fantastically trippy...”

- Chicago Sun-Times

Drive-Away Dolls

Starring: Matt Damon, Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan In search of a fresh start, two women embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.

14A 84 min. (2024) (United Kingdom) Action/Adventure DVD 16560208 Blu-ray+DVD 16560209 2 Discs COMING SOON

She’s Not Sorry Mary Kubica “A tense, compelling thriller with completely gaspworthy twists.”

- Nita Prose

Suspense Meghan, a nurse and a single mom, has always tried to stay emotionally detached from her patients. But, while on duty at the hospital one day, a patient named Caitlin arrives in a coma with a traumatic brain injury, and she mistakenly lets herself get too close.

AB CD 9 Discs 15937013 $54.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2

New Audiobooks p4 New Music p6

Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Actress – Emma Stone

Winner of Best Supporting Actress – Da’Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers

American Fiction

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa

Starring: John Ortiz, Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross UNK 117 min. (2023) $21M Comedy DVD 16428838 $23.24 Blu-ray+DVD 16428839 $32.99 2 Discs COMING SOON

14A 134 min. (2023) $20M Comedy DVD 16345502 $23.99 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray+DVD 16345503 $27.74 Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

Winner of Best Original Screenplay – Justine Triet and Arthur Harari Anatomy of a Fall (French)

Poor Things

Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.

18A 142 min. (2023) (Ireland) $34M Science Fiction $28.49 DVD 16428830 16428831 Blu-ray $35.99

Winner of Best Adapted Screenplay – Cord Jefferson

Winner of Best Documentary Feature Film 20 Days in Mariupol As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war’s atrocities.

Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud UNK 151 min. (2023) $5M (France) Drama CRITERION COLLECTION DVD $29.24 16635269 2 Discs Blu-ray 16635268 $38.99

UNK 95 min. (2023) Documentary DVD $24.74 16162780

AVAILABLE MAY 28

Winner of 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, and Best Actor for Cillian Murphy

Oppenheimer

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

14A 181 min. (2023) $329M Drama DVD 15994594 $23.99 2 Discs Blu-ray +DVD 15994595 $27.74 3 Discs 4K+Blu-ray 16223844 $35.99 3 Discs

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Brand new titles your patrons are sure to love, curated by our video experts here at CVS Midwest Tape!

Bushman

Starring: Paul Eyam Nzie Okpokam, Mike Slye, Elaine Featherstone In 1968’s tumult, a Nigerian student in San Francisco experiences clashing cultures and elucidates society’s ineptitude at living humanely.

UNK 74 min. (1972) Drama DVD 16607850 Blu-ray 16607851 AVAILABLE MAY 21

18 1/2

$19.99 $29.99

“Bursting with passion, sly humor, satirical swipes and the inescapable heartbeat of insurgency…”

- Hollywood Reporter

Werckmeister Harmonies

(Hungarian) Starring: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla A naïve young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

UNK 145 min. (2000) (Hungary) Drama Criterion Collection DVD 16557194 $29.24 2 Discs Blu-ray 16557193 $38.99 4K+Blu-ray 16557192 $48.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE APRIL 16

“An unabashed art film of real daring and power.”

- Chicago Tribune

Video Staff Picks

Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, John Magaro, Gina Kreiezmar In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18- minute gap in Nixon’s tapes.

UNK 88 min. (2022) Comedy DVD 16635282 AVAILABLE APRIL 9

$19.99

“[Director Dan] Mirvish’s excellent cast approaches this sequence like a one-act play, swinging at every curveball their fellow actors throw.” - Los Angeles

Times

Voices of: Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Eugene Cordero The crew of the USS Cerritos are keeping up with their Starfleet duties and getting stuck in a couple of caves, all while encountering new and classic aliens along the way.

UNK 257 min. (2023) Animated Blu-ray 16622909 $26.99 2 Discs

Land of Bad

Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth An Army Special Forces team is ambushed in the South Philippines and their only hope for survival lies in the hands of an Air Force drone pilot.

14A 113 min.

(2024) Action/Adventure DVD 16635288 Blu-ray 16635289 AVAILABLE APRIL 23

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4

AVAILABLE APRIL 16

$24.74 $30.74

“...it’s the bro-iest bro-fest that ever bro’d—and I say that with far more affection than condescension.”

“Next Generation and Deep Space Nine took a while to find themselves, and so did Lower Decks…it’s become a highlight of this current phase of TV Trek.”

- Rolling Stone

- The Daily Beast

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Historical Audiobook Fiction

Unravel the past in every page One Dangerous Night Cathy Maxwell

Three aristocratic Irish sisters are determined to make their ways in Regency London...only to learn the path to making a brilliant society marriage isn’t easy—especially when love gets in the way.

AB CD 7 Discs 16095901 $47.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 26

Clear Carys Davies

American Daughters Piper Huguley Brought together in the wake of their fathers’ friendship, Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt helped each other struggle through marriages, pregnancies, and political upheaval, supporting each other throughout their lives.

AB CD 10 Discs 16095967 $54.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2

The Lost Book of Bonn Brianna Labuskes

The Divorcees Rowan Beaird

In post-WWII Germany, librarian Emmy Clarke assists the Monuments Men in retrieving stolen literature. Intrigued by a dedication in a poetry collection, she uncovers a story of two sisters and their courageous protest against the Nazis.

AB CD 10 Discs 16095868 $54.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19

Lois seeks liberation from her loveless marriage in 1950s Reno at the Golden Yarrow divorce ranch. There, she bonds with other divorcees and finds a kindred spirit in Greer Lang, who challenges societal norms.

AB CD 8 Discs 16354547 $66.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19

The Widow Spy Megan Campisi

The Mayfair Dagger Ava January

In August 1861, Kate Warner, the first female detective and a Pinkerton agent, is tasked with gaining the trust of Confederate spy Rose Greenhow to potentially end the Civil War. However, Rose’s awareness of Kate’s background and beliefs presents obstacles.

AB CD 6 Discs 16389361 $68.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 9

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John, an impoverished Scottish minister, accepts a job to evict the only resident of an island, Ivar. After an accident, Ivar rescues and helps John, leading to a unique bond despite their language barrier.

AB CD 3 Discs 16124977 $68.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2

Albertine Honeycombe, disinterested in marriage, assumes the identity of Countess Von Dagga to work as a private detective. This facade grants her freedom but complicates matters when a murder occurs involving one of her clients.

AB CD 7 Discs 16562643 $77.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 23

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Bestselling authors

Staff Audiobook Picks

The Beloved J. R. Ward

Romance When Zsadist’s daughter, Nalla, falls in love, the Black Dagger Brotherhood’s deadliest fighter has to confront the future and the reality that he can’t protect his young forever.

Or can he?

AB CD 12 Discs 16125324 $96.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 9

Mania Lionel Shriver

Science Fiction A sharp, acerbic, and ruthlessly funny story about the road to a delusional, self-destructive egalitarianism that our society is already on.

AB CD 8 Discs 16095655 $54.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 9

Teasing You Samantha Chase

The Morningside Tea Obreht Literary Fiction A novel about the stories we tell—and the stories we refuse to tell—to make sense of where we came from and who we hope we might become.

AB CD 7 Discs 16043394 $53.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19

A View from the Stars Cixin Liu

Romance As Reid Baylor pursues his dream of becoming a fire inspector in Sweetbriar Ridge, his budding romance with Ashlynn is tested when she is suspected of arson at her former workplace.

AB CD 6 Discs 16564706 $77.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 26

Science Fiction This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu’s experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years.

AB CD 6 Discs 16354495 $56.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2

The Reaper Follows Heather Graham

Good Half Gone Tarryn Fisher

Suspense In the Florida Everglades, a woman’s dismembered body is found, suggesting a serial killer rather than alligator attacks. With clues pointing to a larger conspiracy, Agents Amy Larson and Hunter Forrest realize they must confront the source of the evil before it’s too late.

AB CD 9 Discs 15936504 $54.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2

Suspense Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her?

AB CD 9 Discs 15936392 $54.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19

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New Jazz

Music Albums Christian McBride But Who’s Gonna Play the Melody?

Chris Potter Eagle’s Point

Edition Records LTD. Guest Artists: Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci Chris Potter’s new album features a modern-day supergroup that includes Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade. It promises to be an electrifying testament to modern jazz.

CD 16610326 $22.99

Blue Note Bill Frisell’s expansive double album documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for the guitarist’s trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston.

CD 16627221 $20.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 19

Norman Brown It Hits Different

Nicole Glover Plays

Jeremy Pelt Tomorrow’s Another Day

Mack Avenue Records Guest Artist: Edgar Meyer The meeting of great minds usually happens behind closed doors, but for two of the world’s foremost bassists it proved so fruitful that a duo album exploring their collective backgrounds in jazz, folk, classical, bluegrass, and funk was born.

CD 16610375 $27.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 22

Shanachie Entertainment Group Having headlined with virtually every contemporary jazz superstar, from Boney James to Dave Koz, Norman Brown’s nonstop touring has electrified audiences from coast to coast.

CD 16588755 $28.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 29

Lizz Wright Shadow

Lightyear Lizz Wright is one of the great modern American singers with an illustrious 20-year career transcending social divides with her focus on love and a deep sense of humanity.

CD 16584190 $24.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 12

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Savant Nicole Glover has been getting some well-deserved exposure as a sideperson recently, but this tenor saxophonist is best appreciated on her own albums, where she fronts a saxophone-bass-drums trio.

CD 16588751 $25.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 29

Charles Lloyd The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow

Highnote Jeremy Pelt’s most experimental recording to date, with greater emphasis on the dynamic aspects of sound. This thought-provoking record gets a huge lift from the participation of drummer/technologist Deantoni Parks.

CD 16588740 $25.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 29

Charles Mingus Incarnations

Blue Note Charles Lloyd’s new studio album features a newly assembled quartet of four distinctive voices with the legendary saxophonist joined by pianist Jason Moran, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Brian Blade.

CD 16557543 $31.99

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Bill Frisell Orchestras

Candid This is a new masterpiece thoughtfully assembled from rare and unreleased material from his 1960 Candid Records sessions that stands proudly in the Mingus canon of masterworks.

CD 16566076 $23.99

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Top upcoming releases patrons are looking for Tyla Tyla

Epic Pop/Rock CD 16627216 $24.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 22

Debut album from rising South African music star

Music Staff Picks

Linkin Park Papercuts

Warner Records Pop/Rock Career-spanning 20-track album compiles 18 essential anthems, plus the neverbefore-released track Friendly Fire, recorded during the 2017 sessions for their seventh album One More Light, and fan-favorite rarity QWERTY. CD 16652493 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE APRIL 12

Includes a previously unreleased track

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Fu##in’ Up

Reprise Pop/Rock CD 16627224 $24.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE APRIL 26

Rerecordings of songs from the Ragged Glory album

Kenny Chesney Born

Warner Music Nashville Country The eight-time CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year is also the only country artist named to Billboard’s list of the Top Ten Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years. His latest album offers much of what has contributed to his enduring popularity and includes the lead single, Take Her Home.

CD 16668002 $19.99

Joe Bonamassa Live at the Hollywood Bowl with Orchestra

J&R Adventures Blues CD 16627223 $32.99 AVAILABLE MAY 17

Blues icon performs with a 40-piece orchestra

Beth Gibbons Lives Outgrown

Domino Recording Co. Pop/Rock CD 16605948 $22.99 AVAILABLE MAY 17

Solo debut from the Portishead lead singer

Conan Gray Found Heaven Republic Records Pop/Rock CD 16584187 $19.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 5

Third album from the global pop star

AVAILABLE MARCH 22

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CANADIAN Perspective Music Big|Brave A Chaos of Flowers

Charlotte Day Wilson Cyan Blue

Michael Feuerstack Eternity Mongers

Elisapie Inuktitut

Thrill Jockey Records Pop/Rock For this album, guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie drew heavily on the poems of artists whom Wattie found kinship in, their words resonant with experiences of those often sidelined by cultural norms.

CD 16667983 $23.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 19

Forward Music Group Pop/Rock The latest album from Michael Feuerstack is filled with some of the questions we ask ourselves as we navigate this beautiful and complicated world.

CD 16667982 $20.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 19

Kataklysm Pop/Rock Elisapie’s fourth album is made up of 10 covers of classic songs that Elisapie translated into Inuktitut. Artists covered are the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Metallica, Queen, Leonard Cohen, and Patrick Hernandez.

CD 16607597 $26.99

Dominique FilsAime Our Roots Run Deep

Infusion Baroque East Is East

Old Man Luedecke She Told Me Where to Go

Rafael Payare Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Mahler

Ensoul Records Jazz Our Roots Run Deep is Dominique Fils-Aimé’s fourth full-length and the first chapter of a new triptych. The approach for this album is more personal. It sees Dominique looking inward and reflecting on her roots.

CD 16607599 $26.99

Outside Music Folk Guest Artists: Reeny Smith, Bahamas Two-time Juno Award winner Old Man Luedecke returns to the music world in 2024 with his new album. Written while at sea on a scallop boat, it is a journey through the darkness and light of midlife.

CD 16652523 $20.99 AVAILABLE MAY 24 8

XL Recordings R&B Guest Artist: Snoh Aalegra Through 13 hypnotizing tracks, Charlotte Day Wilson continues to use music as a vessel for unpacking relationships, which in turn allows her to meet and understand herself in life-spanning, panoramic focus.

CD 16652522 $23.99 AVAILABLE MAY 3

DVD

Seeking Oblivion

Starring: Brent Baird, Keegan Chambers, Rod McTaggart Recently released from the hospital, Jeremy struggles to re-engage with life.

In this raw journey of self-understanding, he discovers the joy of helping others and the beauty of human connection.

UNK 86 min. (2023) (Canada) Drama DVD 16661926 $25.99

Leaf Music Classical Guest Artists: Amir Amiri, Hank Knox The fourth album from the Montreal-based ensemble is a fusion of Western baroque, Persian, and Indian music traditions.

CD 16652506 $31.99

Clara, Robert, Johannes: Living Art

Pentatone Musi Classical Guest Artists: Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Sonya Yoncheva The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and its Music Director Rafael Payare extend their discography with a recording of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben and Gustav Mahler’s RückertLieder, sung by star soprano Sonya Yoncheva.

CD 16652507 $29.99

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Analekta Classical Artists: Stewart Goodyear, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra Each of the four sets of double CDs has been curated as a musical story, an exploration, an experience to be enjoyed in one sweep, if time allows.

CD 16652509 $61.99 8 Discs AVAILABLE MARCH 22

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“A heavyweight collective has just entered the ring.”

- Empire Magazine

The Iron Claw

Starring: Holt McCallany, Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.

14A 130 min. (2023) (United Kingdom) $35M Drama DVD 16428828 $23.24 Blu-ray 16428829 $27.74 AVAILABLE MARCH 26

Pearl Jam Dark Matter

Monkeywrench Records Pop/Rock Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pearl Jam return with their highly anticipated new release. The band’s 12th studio album was produced

by Grammy Award winner Andrew Watt.

CD 16618827 $23.99 CD 16618828 $38.99 Deluxe Edition, with Blu-ray AVAILABLE APRIL 19

Rock icons are back with a brand new album

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