CVS Midwest Tape Weekly 19, August 2024

WEEKLY BUYER’S GUIDE

August 19, 2024

Deadpool & Wolverine

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin Wolverine is recuperating from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth Deadpool.

They team up to vanquish a common enemy.

UNK 127 min. (2024) Action/Adventure DVD 17008880 17008881 Blu-ray COMING SOON

Deadpool & Wolverine Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Artists: The Platters, *NSYNC CD 17039147 $15.99

More Deadpool and Wolverine titles on p2

TOPGROSSING Movie of

2024

New Audiobooks p4 | New Music p6

Deadpool & Wolverine VIDEO

Deadpool

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein A wisecracking mercenary gets experimented on and becomes immortal yet hideously scarred, and sets to track down the man who ruined his looks.

14A 108 min. (2016) $363M Action/Adventure DVD 11601089 $20.39 Blu-ray+DVD 11601090 $22.94 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 11702744 $32.29 2 Discs

“...he’s not the hero we dream of, he’s just the one we deserve.”

- BBC

Deadpool 2

Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin Foul-mouthed mercenary Wade Wilson assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.

18A 119 min. (2018) $324M Action/Adventure DVD 12136900 $20.39 Blu-ray+DVD 12136901 $22.94 Super Duper $@%!#& Cut, 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 12176659 $32.29 Super Duper $@%!#& Cut, 4 Discs

“...an R-rated, potty-mouthed splatterfest and a funny one.” - NPR

See the full story of these two iconic characters!

Logan

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an elderly and weary Logan leads a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes for him for help, he must get her to safety.

18A 137 min. (2017) $226M Action/Adventure DVD 11848428 $20.39 Blu-ray 11848429 $22.94 3 Discs 4K Blu-ray 11989876 $32.29 2 Discs

X-Men Days of Future Past

Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate attempt to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.

PG 131 min. (2014) $234M Action/Adventure DVD 11141051 $13.59 Blu-ray 11348487 $20.39 The Rogue Cut, 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 11702765 $32.29 2 Discs

“...a family drama, an action thriller and an epic superhero story.” - Associated Press

“...vibrant and entertaining.” - Leonard Maltin

The Wolverine

X-Men Origins Wolverine

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, Svetlana Khodchenlova Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and he gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.

14A 126 min. (2013) $132M Action/Adventure DVD 17029203 $11.99

“A refreshing summer cocktail of action-movie staples…” - Washington Post

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds The early years of James Logan, featuring his rivlary with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine.

PG 107 min. (2009) $180M Action/Adventure DVD 11980096 $13.59

“It’s fun and...refreshingly unpretentious.”

- Sydney Morning Herald

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Hot at CVS Midwest Tape VIDEO | AUDIOBOOK | MUSIC

VIDEO Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1

Starring: Kevin Costner, Dale Dickey, Jena Malone Explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won, and lost, through the blood, sweat, and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865.

UNK 181 min. (2024) $24M Western DVD 16931981 $24.74 Blu-ray 16931982 $30.74 4K Blu-ray 16931983 $37.49 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

The Garfield Movie

Voices of: Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult After Garfield’s unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, ragged alley cat Vic, he and his canine friend Odie are forced from their pampered lives to join Vic on a risky heist.

G 101 min. (2024) $92M Children’s DVD 16829624 $28.49 Blu-ray+DVD 16829625 $35.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE AUGUST 27

IF

Thelma

Starring: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken.

UNK 97 min. (2024) $2M Comedy DVD 17057931 $24.74 Blu-ray 17057932 $30.74 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 8

The Force of Nature The Dry 2

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, Steve Carell A young girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone’s imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

G 104 min. (2024) $111M Children’s DVD 16864324 $26.99 Blu-ray 16864325 $32.99 4K Blu-ray 17008879 $39.74

Starring: Eric Bana, Anna Torv, Robin McLeavy Five women participate in a hiking retreat but only four come out the other side. Two federal agents head into the mountains, hoping to find their informant still alive.

UNK 112 min. (2024) Suspense/Thriller DVD 16963085 $27.19 AVAILABLE AUGUST 27

AUDIOBOOK Camino Ghosts John Grisham

Suspense A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island-. What the developer doesn’t know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed.

AB CD 9 Discs 16330080 $59.99

The Women Kristin Hannah

Women’s Fiction A profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define a generation.

AB CD 12 Discs 15915083

You Like It Darker Stephen King

$59.99

Horror ‘You like it darker?

Fine, so do I,’ writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of 12 stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal.

AB CD 17 Discs 16444112 $75.99

MUSIC Post Malone F-1 Trillion

Country Guest Artists: Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton CD 17033032 $19.99 Parental Advisory

Luke Combs Fathers & Sons

 Country CD 17011784 $15.74 AVAILABLE AUGUST 30

Sabrina Carpenter Short N’ Sweet

Pop/Rock CD 16988411 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE AUGUST 23

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Staff Picks

AUDIOBOOK

I’ll Be Waiting Kelley Armstrong

One Big Happy Family Susan Mallery

Horror Seeking closure from the sudden loss of her husband, Anton, Nicola’s friends arrange a séance at Anton’s family beach house. Eerie events unfold, revealing Nicola’s hidden past and true identity. Then, she discovers the first body.

AB CD 11 Discs 16812829 $79.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1

Romance When her kids ask for a family Christmas at the cabin in memory of their late father, Julie Parker must reveal her secret relationship with her younger boyfriend, Heath. Julie learns that embracing a bigger, more complicated family can lead to unexpected joy and healing.

AB CD 7 Discs 16849000 $54.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1

Elevate your patrons’ listening experience with new releases from these bestselling authors.

The Highlander’s Return Lynsay Sands

Shock Induction Chuck Palahniuk

Romance Mercenary Graeme returns home after his brother’s death and finds Annella, his brother’s widow, now a strong leader. When a hidden enemy threatens, they must unite to protect their clan and their emerging love.

AB CD 10 Discs 16670370 $61.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 24

Literary Fiction At a prestigious high school, top students are mysteriously disappearing, believed to be suicides. However, they are actually under lifelong surveillance by ‘Greener Pastures,’ an online service where billionaires bid on their intellectual labor for billions, for life.

AB CD 4 Discs 16726318 $68.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 8

FANTASY Vilest Things Chloe Gong

The House at Watch Hill Karen Marie Moning

Somewhere Beyond the Sea T. J. Klune

Song of Ash and Moonlight Claire Legrand

Calla Tuoleimi has become royal advisor to August Shenzhi, who is secretly Anton Makusa. When Anton’s former love reveals a threat to the monarchy, Calla and Anton must join forces to prevent chaos in Talin.

AB CD 9 Discs 16626616 $83.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

Arthur Parnassus, headmaster of a magical orphanage, faces a public reckoning with his dark past. As he battles to protect his six magical children and their home, a new child embracing the label ‘monster’ challenges their family’s unity and future.

AB CD 13 Discs 16812807 $92.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

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Zo navigates her mysteriously inherited mansion’s secrets and encounters a strange owl and a handsome groundskeeper. She discovers her own hidden roots and must confront dark forces to uncover her true identity and powers.

AB CD 10 Discs 16670612 $61.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1

Farrin, burdened by grief and responsibility, must team up with Ryder, whom she despises, to face a looming threat. As magical beings vanish and the gods awaken, they uncover a dangerous plot targeting the gods themselves.

AB CD 17 Discs 16984016 $77.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 17

Staff Picks AUDIOBOOK

SUSPENSE Den of Iniquity J. A. Jance

Former detective J. P. Beaumont’s life in Ashland becomes chaotic when his family faces turmoil and he investigates a suspicious death.

As Beau unravels past and present mysteries, he confronts a dangerous vigilante killer.

AB CD 10 Discs 16670227 $54.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

Titles that offer a world of mystery and tension.

Manhattan Is My Beat Jeffery Deaver

Twenty-year-old Rune, living in a TriBeCa loft and working at a video store, finds her favorite customer, Mr. Kelly, murdered. Believing the key to the crime lies in his favorite noir film, she embarks on a dangerous quest through New York to find the killer.

AB CD 7 Discs 17096595 $77.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 8

Robert B. Parker’s Buzz Kill Robert B. Parker, Alison Gaylin

After a near-death experience, PI Sunny Randall is hired to find Dylan Welch, son of billionaire Bill Welch. Despite his troubled past, Dylan’s mother believes he’s in danger.

Sunny and Dylan’s business partner, Sky, team up to solve the mystery.

AB CD 7 Discs 16551158 $47.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

Precipice Robert Harris

In summer 1914, Venetia Stanley’s secret affair with Prime Minister H. H. Asquith leads to a leak of top-secret documents. As Scotland Yard investigates, their relationship turns into a national security crisis that could alter British politics.

AB CD 8 Discs 16669404 $54.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 17

The Sequel Jean Hanff Korelitz

After publishing her debut novel, Anna enjoys acclaim, until she receives excerpts from a novel that should be gone, revealing secrets about her late brother and husband. She must confront someone who threatens her hardearned success and claim to her story.

AB CD 8 Discs 16812786 $66.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1

Triangle Danielle Steel

The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich

Love After Midnight Sister Souljah

Space Oddity Catherynne M. Valente

Romance Amanda, a gallerist, meets Olivier, a charming but married publisher, and reconnects with Tom, an old flame turned writer. Amid threatening calls and a break-in, Amanda is unsure if the danger comes from a past lover, a new one, or a stranger.

AB CD 7 Discs 16822682 $64.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1

Multicultural Interest After a near-death experience, Winter grapples with the fear of God and the awareness of heaven and hell, while pursuing desires for fun, love, money, revenge, and fame.

AB CD 11 Discs 16739811 $59.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 8

Literary Fiction Gary nervously plans to marry Kismet. Meanwhile, Hugo, in love with Kismet, seeks to disrupt their plans. Amidst these dynamics, Kismet’s mother, Crystal, reflects on life’s uncertainties and the looming challenges of environmental change and economic instability.

AB CD 10 Discs 16670359 $61.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1

Science Fiction The Metagalactic Grand Prix, a mix of gladiatorial contest, beauty pageant, concert extravaganza, and continuation of wars of the past, returns to threaten Earth’s fate. Can humanity rise once more against the oppostions plotting against them?

AB CD 6 Discs 16539924 $83.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 24 CVS Midwest Tape | Weekly Buyer’s Guide | 866.698.2231 | August 19, 2024 | 5

New Rap Albums MUSIC

Kid Cudi The Boy Who Flew to the Moon Volume 1

Gunna One of Wun

1999 WRITE THE FUTURE Hella

AG Club Brodie World

Eminem The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)

Tink Winter’s Diary 5

Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: André 3000, Pharrell Williams, MGMT Consists of 18 tracks spanning 14 years of Kid Cudi’s career, including collaborative work with André 3000, Pharrell Williams, MGMT, Raphael Saadiq, and other artists.

CD 17166717 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17

Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Conway the Machine, The Budos Band The music collective 1999 Write the Future is a group on the rise with the release of their album. The first single MiNt cHoCoLaTe features appearances from BADBADNOTGOOD, Westside Gunn, and Conway the Machine.

CD 17114080 $20.39  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: White Gold, Sly Pyper Eminem delves into unchartered territories, exploring the demise and rebirth of his iconic alter ego. With raw lyrical prowess and captivating storytelling, Eminem delivers an emotional rollercoaster that showcases his evolution.

CD 17140492 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 13

Ghostface Killah Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)

Rap/Hip-Hop Upon its digital release in May, Gunna’s latest album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

CD 17159887 $16.99  Parental Advisory AVAILABLE AUGUST 23

Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Jim Jones, Sheek Louch Ghostface Killah is ready to Set the Tone with his new album, featuring a blend of tracks catering to a wide variety of music fans. It also features guest appearances from Nas, Remy Ma, and more.

CD 17069107 $28.89 

Rap/Hip-Hop This 10-track offering showcases the best of AG Club’s serene, buoyant brand of lifestyle rap. It features names like Mike Dimes, Igwe Aka, and Mercury, plus production from Hippie Sabotage on one song.

CD 17039139 $23.79 Parental Advisory Deluxe Edition

R&B Guest Artists: Jeremih, Skilla Baby Tink returns with her first offering of 2024, the highly anticipated fifth installment of the mixtape series that propelled her to stardom, a journey that began over a decade ago with the release of the first Winter’s Diary.

CD 17159828 $19.54 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

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Big Sean Better Me Than You

Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: A$AP Rocky, Earlly Mac, MadeinTYO Two years after the release of Detroit 2, as well an appearance on Eminem’s latest album, Big Sean returns with a new studio album.

CD 17115243 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE AUGUST 30

Megan Thee Stallion Megan

Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Kyle Richh, Glorilla Megan Thee Stallion is back with her third studio album. It features collaborations with Glorilla, Victoria Monet, Kyle Ricch, and the reunion of UGK, among others.

CD 17052587 $18.74 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE AUGUST 23

Staff Picks MUSIC

Miranda Lambert Postcards from Texas Country Guest Artist: Parker McCollum Miranda Lambert’s latest captures the country siren’s freewheeling, funny, at times feisty take on swing, shuffles, bluegrass, and ballads with unbridled gusto.

Co-produced with Jon Randall, it delivers her glorious, wild Lone Star freedom.

CD 17176996 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 13

Features the hit single Wranglers

Shovels & Rope Something Is Working Up Above My Head

Pop/Rock CD 17147115 $24.64  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

A collection of vulnerable characters with sweet and sorrid narratives

Paris Hilton Infinite Icon

Pop/Rock CD 17186995 $19.54 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

Paris Hilton returns with her first new album since 2006

Van Morrison New Arrangements and Duets

Ezra Collective Dance, No One’s Watching

Folk Guest Artists: Willie Nelson, Joss Stone CD 17089947 $20.99  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 13

Jazz CD 16996624 $20.99  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 27

Van Morrison reaches into the vault to reveal previously unreleased material

London Grammar The Greatest Love

New music from the 2023 Mercury Prize winners

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Dirt on My Diamonds Volume 2

Pop/Rock CD 16935482 $16.99  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 13

Fourth album features the single Kind of Man

Blues CD 17186998 $22.09  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 20

Follow-up to the artist’s acclaimed 2023 album

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Canadian Perspective

VIDEO | AUDIOBOOK | MUSIC MUSIC Shawn Mendes Shawn

Nelly Furtado 7

 Pop/Rock Shawn Mendes’s new self-titled album was written and recorded over the past two years by Mendes, across many sessions and locations, alongside a small group of collaborators.

CD 17214449 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE OCTOBER 18

 Pop/Rock Grammy Award-winning global superstar Nelly Furtado has announced her highly anticipated new studio album. Her most inspired and personal collection to date is the culmination of four years of artistic rediscovery.

CD 17147111 $31.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 20

Solo albums from Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson return to CD Geddy Lee My Favourite Headache  Pop/Rock CD 17159891

$16.99

Alex Lifeson Victor  Pop/Rock CD 17159890



$16.99



AUDIOBOOK After the North Pole Erling Kagge

Semi-Detached Elizabeth Ruth LGBTQ+ AB CD 17004118

Autobiography AB CD 7 Discs 17153082 $40.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 11

This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune

8 Discs $64.99

Romance Playaway 16984549 $88.79

VIDEO Heartland Season 16

Coroner Seasons 1-4

Starring: Serinda Swan, Roger Cross, Kiley May A newly appointed coroner investigates a string of mysterious deaths in Toronto.

UNK 1843 min.

(Canada) Drama DVD 16579151

$46.74 8 Discs

La Fonte Des Glaces (French)

Starring: Amber Marshall, Michelle Morgan, Chris Potter Season 16 finds Amy and the rest of the family making bold strides toward their futures. The Bartlett-Fleming family will come together to face their fears and start the next chapter in their lives.

PG 453 min. (2023) (Canada) Drama DVD 16812665 $35.24 4 Discs

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Starring: Christine Beaulieu, Lothaire Bluteau, Marc Beland Louise Denoncourt, a parole officer, operates an experimental rehabilitation wing for murderers. A new inmate she must take charge of is suspected of having killed his mother.

Consumed by doubt, Louise embarks on a mission that quickly overwhelms her. How far will she go to prevent any recidivism?

UNK 146 min. (2024) (Canada) Drama DVD 17185009 $22.94 AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1

Starring: Kevin Costner, Dale Dickey, Jena Malone Explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won, and lost, through the blood, sweat, and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865.

UNK 181 min. (2024) $24M Western DVD 16931981 $24.74 Blu-ray 16931982 $30.74 4K Blu-ray 16931983 $37.49 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

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