CVS Midwest Tape Weekly 24, December 2018

Travel back in time and find inside blockbuster films, trending albums, and bestselling tales that made 2018 a hit!

Highest-grossing solo superhero film of all time.

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o PG 134 min. (2018) $700M Action DVD 12052473 $29.99 BLU-RAY 12052474 $35.99 4K+BLU-RAY 12083062 $43.49 (2 Discs)

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Winner of the Man Booker Prize - 2018

Highest-grossing music biopic of all time.

Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee UNK 134 min. (2018) Music

Available February 12

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AUDIOBOOK Queen Unseen

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New York Times Bestseller

Milkman Anna Burns

Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Dreamscape Media, LLC

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Suspense Unabridged • 9 Discs Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12003646

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Grossed $100 million within the first 12 days of domestic release.

Starring: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott UNK 136 min. (2018) $197M Drama

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2018 Coretta Scott King Award Winner Out of Wonder Poems Celebrating Poets Kwame Alexander, Marjory Wentworth, Chris Colderley Dreamscape Media, LLC Children’s Unabridged • 2 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12019959 $15.99

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a year in review:Movies The first black female director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

A Wrinkle in Time Starring: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon PG 115 min. (2018) $100M Children’s DVD 12067998 $29.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12067999 $35.99 (2 Discs) 4K+BLU-RAY 12121661 $43.49 (2 Discs)

One of two films to bring in over $100 million for two consecutive weekends since 2007.

Jurassic World

Fallen Kingdom Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall 14A 129 min. (2018) $413M Action DVD 12158592 $27.74 BLU-RAY+DVD 12158593 $31.49 (2 Discs) 4K+BLU-RAY 12176934 $42.74 (2 Discs)

Highest-grossing animated feature of all time.

Biggest opening weekend of all time.

Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War

Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Pratt PG 149 min. (2018) $679M Action DVD 12122386 $29.99 BLU-RAY 12122387 $35.99 4K+BLU-RAY 12166178 $43.49 (Cinematic Universe Edition, 2 Discs)

Highest-grossing opening weekend for a live-action shark film of all time.

The Meg Starring: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson 14A 113 min. (2018) $143M Action DVD 12192225 $30.74 BLU-RAY+DVD 12192226 $41.24 (2 Discs) 4K+BLU-RAY 12211489 $47.99 (2 Discs)

Highest-grossing October opening weekend debut of all time.

Highest-grossing opening day ever for an R-rated film.

Deadpool 2 Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin 18A 119 min. (2018) $318M Action DVD 12136900 $32.24 BLU-RAY 12136901 $29.99 (Super Duper $@%!#& Cut, 2 Discs) 4K+BLU-RAY 12176659 $37.49 (Super Duper $@%!#& Cut, 4 Discs)

Highest-grossing romantic comedy since 2009.

Crazy Rich Asians Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh PG 120 min. (2018) $171M Comedy DVD 12195912 $30.74 BLU-RAY+DVD 12195913 $41.24 (2 Discs)

Second biggest R-rated horror opening of all time.

Incredibles 2

Venom

Halloween

Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell PG 118 min. (2018) $603M Children’s DVD 12154336 $29.99

Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Marcella Bragio UNK 112 min. (2018) $212M Action DVD 12225717 $31.49

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Nick Castle 18A 106 min. (2018) $159M Horror

BLU-RAY+DVD 12225718 $39.74 (2 Discs) 4K+BLU-RAY 12251492 $47.24 (2 Discs)

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Available January 15

Audiobooks Biggest of 2018 Becoming Michelle Obama

America’s Choice To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee

Biggest debut novel There There Tommy Orange

Random House, Inc. Biography In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era.

Caedmon Classic Harper Lee’s first novel is an essential classic. Young Scout Finch narrates the events that befall her and her family when her father Atticus chooses to defend an innocent black man accused of raping a white woman.

Random House, Inc. General There There is a multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about violence and recovery, hope and loss, identity and power, dislocation and communion, and the beauty and despair woven into the history of a nation and its people.

NY Times Bestseller

Pulitzer Prize

NY Times Bestseller

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Biggest sleeper hit

The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin

174 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list!

Wonder R. J. Palacio Brilliance Audio, Inc. Children’s August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school, until now.

Penguin Audio General A traveling psychic claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children, four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness, sneak out to hear their fortunes.

NY Times Bestseller Unabridged • 7 Discs AUDIOBOOK 11731201

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Macmillan Audio Young Adult Zélie remembers Orïsha hummed with magic.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared under the orders of a ruthless king. Leaving Zélie without a mother and people without hope, she has one chance to bring it back and strike against the monarchy.

NY Times Bestseller; AudioFile Earphones

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Biggest Young Adult Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi

Unabridged • 14 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11910474 $58.99

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29.2 million people in the US tuned in to see Harry & Meghan say “I do.”

American Princess Leslie Carroll Harper Collins Publishers Biography Leslie Carroll provides context to Harry and Meghan’s romance by leading listeners through past royal marriages, and those that were never permitted, as well as a glimpse into the life of the woman bringing the Royal Family into the 21st century.

Unabridged • 6 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12048465 $38.99

A Best Book Selection of 2018

by People, NPR, Esquire, Elle, and Wired Good and Mad Rebecca Traister Simon & Schuster Audio History A vital, incisive exploration into the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement.

Unabridged • 8 Discs Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12184077 $64.99

The fastest selling book in Henry Holt and Company’s history, now in audio from Macmillan!

Fire and Fury Michael Wolff Macmillan Audio Political Science The first nine months of Donald Trump’s term were stormy, outrageous, and absolutely mesmerizing. Thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself.

NY Times Bestseller Unabridged • 10 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12004650 $51.99

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a year in review:Music After a seven-year-long wait, Lil Wayne finally released the highly anticipated fifth installment in his Tha Carter series.

Lil Wayne Tha Carter V

Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory, 2 Discs CD 12220050 $24.99 Edited Version, 2 Discs CD 12220261 $24.99

The pop singer kept fans talking with the release of her fourth studio album.

Ariana Grande Sweetener

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From concerts to a collaboration with the shoe brand Crocs, the hip-hop star found success in 2018.

Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys

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The passing of the Queen of Soul brought on an outpouring of love, appreciation, and respect.

Aretha Franklin The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970

Drake broke the record for most Billboard top ten hits in a year, a record that was previously held by the Beatles.

Drake Scorpion

Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory, 2 Discs CD 12166007 $24.99 Edited Version, 2 Discs CD 12166008 $24.99

The singer’s acclaimed album pulled off an upset win at this year’s CMA Awards.

Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour UMG Nashville • Country CD 12047364

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Although it was released in late 2017, this soundtrack still kept listeners enchanted through 2018.

The Greatest Showman

Eminem sent social media into overdrive with the surprise release of his tenth studio album.

Along with releasing a new album in 2018, the country star announced that her family would be growing with her second child.

Eminem Kamikaze

Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty Capitol Nashville • Country

Atlantic • Soundtracks

Aftermath • Rap/Hip-Hop Parental Advisory CD 12206229 $18.99 Edited Version CD 12206230 $18.99

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Travis Scott Astroworld

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From a chart-topping, critically acclaimed album to a red hot tour, the rapper was making plenty of headlines.

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After taking time off in 2016 due to his son’s battle with cancer, Michael Buble returned with a highly anticipated new album.

Michael Buble Love

The superstar broke the Rolling Stones’ record for highest-grossing American tour.

Taylor Swift Reputation

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Big Machine • Pop/Rock

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video picks of the week

First-rate videos sure to be in high demand.

$6 million box office Boy Erased Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe Jared, the son of a Baptist preacher, is forcibly outed by his parents and forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program.

14A 115 min. (2018) Drama

Available January 29 DVD BLU-RAY

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$7 million box office

$2 million box office Detective Chinatown 2 (Chinese)

Starring: Haoran Liu, Baoqiang Wang, Yang Xiao Qin comes to New York City to attend Tang and Xiang’s wedding. It turns out the so-called wedding is actually a world detective contest, with a huge cash prize.

The contest is to search for the missing grandson of Uncle Qi, the Chinatown godfather. PG 121 min.

(2018) Action DVD 12278419 $28.49

$16 million box office

Mid90s

Hunter Killer

Starring: Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges Stevie struggles with his family, including his older brother and single mom. He also struggles with his richer friends at school. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about race, class, and privilege.

UNK 84 min. (2018) Comedy

Starring: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Ethan Baird An untested American submarine captain teams with US Navy SEALs to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general. PG 121 min. (2018) Action

Available February 5 DVD BLU-RAY

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See Anna Dewdney’s books come to life with this new children’s series.

Llama Llama Red Pajama Join Llama Llama at his first sleepover with friends. Learn how to share on a play date with Nelly Gnu. Discover what makes the Red Pajamas so lucky and so much more!

Learn and play with Llama Llama and pals. UNK 90 min.

(2018) Children’s

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Based on Emily M. Danforth’s 2012 novel!

The Miseducation of Cameron Post Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, John Gallagher Jr., Jennifer Ehle Cameron is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car. Run by the strict and severe Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, the center is built upon repenting for same sex attraction.

14A 91 min. (2018) Drama DVD 12187333 $24.74 BLU-RAY 12187334 $31.49

$45 million box office

First Man Starring: Claire Foy, Ryan Gosling, Pablo Schreiber The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. UNK 141 min.

(2018) Drama

Available January 22

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$31 million box office Nobody’s Fool Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Courtney Henggeler, Missi Pyle Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-thebook sister Danica to help her get on track.

UNK 110 min. (2018) Comedy

Available February 5

DVD 12248193 $29.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 12248194 $36.74 (2 Discs)

$27 million box office Widows Starring: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica, Alice, Linda, and Belle take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. UNK 129 min.

(2018) Drama

Available February 5

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audiobooks picks of the week Starred Review. Slickly twisty [with] gasp-worthy final twists... major league suspense.

- Publishers Weekly

An Anonymous Girl Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen Available January 8

Unabridged • 9 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12132003 $51.99

Perfectly paced, affecting fiction.

- Booklist

The Last Romantics Tara Conklin Harper Collins Publishers Women’s Fiction

Available February 5 Unabridged • 10 Discs Simultaneous Release Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12256432 $58.99

Four trauma doctors confront exciting new challenges, both personally and professionally, when given an unusual opportunity.

Turning Point Danielle Steel Recorded Books, LLC Romance

Available January 8 Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12220533 $51.99

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Eve Dallas fights to save the innocent and serve justice to the guilty on the streets of New York.

The Black Ascot Charles Todd

Connections in Death J. D. Robb

Harper Collins Publishers Mystery

Macmillan Audio Mystery

Available February 5

Macmillan Audio Suspense

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Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge seeks a killer who has eluded Scotland Yard for years in this next installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series.

NY Times Bestselling Authors

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The Sunshine State’s most lovable psychopath, Serge A. Storms, kills it in this zany adventure from bestselling author Tim Dorsey.

No Sunscreen for the Dead Tim Dorsey Harper Collins Publishers Humor

Available January 15 Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12240520 $51.99

The next gripping installment of #1 bestselling Kelley Armstrong’s riveting Casey Duncan series.

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An unforgettable story of passion and vengeance in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world.

Prisoner of Night J. R. Ward Simon & Schuster Audio Romance

Available January 7 Unabridged • 5 Discs Simultaneous Release Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 12234493 $64.99

Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller

Watcher in the Woods Kelley Armstrong

The Wedding Guest Jonathan Kellerman

Macmillan Audio Mystery

Random House, Inc. Mystery

Available February 5

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canadian interest MOVIES

Gone Tomorrow

Killjoys

Starring: Christopher Russell, Chad Connell, Scott Gibson Five years after taking the fall for his younger brother, a tormented ex-con flees parole to find his kidnapped baby niece. One step ahead of the police, and one behind an unraveling criminal syndicate, he must once again sacrifice everything in the name of family. UNK 97 min. (2015) Action

Starring: Hannah John-Kamen, Luke Macfarlane, Aaron Ashmore A fun-loving, hard-living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters chase deadly warrants around the Quad, a system of planets on the brink of revolution. UNK 431 min. (2017) Sci-Fi

DVD

Pup Star

Season 3

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Starring: Kaitlyn Maher, Jed Rees, Mackenzie Moss Tiny, a cute little Yorkie pup with a big voice, gets a chance to audition for a singing competition for dogs.

After she earns a place in the finale, she’s suddenly dog-napped!

But with the help of her new friend, Charlie, a retired rock-and-roller, she escapes. Together they leave on an incredible journey through some of music’s most iconic cities.

G 92 min. (2016) Children’s DVD

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MUSIC Old Man Luedecke One Night Only!

Peggy Lee Echo Painting Songlines • Jazz Vancouver improvising cellist Peggy Lee’s ten-piece project features veteran players and great younger improvisers in a suite of her achingly beautiful original compositions. It is multi-layered, textually varied, and melodically rich.

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Live at the Chester Playhouse

True North Canada Folk Old Man Luedecke is the recording name of two-time Juno Award-winning Canadian singersongwriter and banjo player Chris Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia. This recording captures a live show from September 15, 2017.

$22.99

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Steve Dawson Lucky Hand Black Hen Music • Folk Comprising ten instrumental tracks of solo, duo, and full-bodied string works, Steve Dawson has never released music as sweeping, dynamic, and visually suggestive as this.

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Alain Lefevre The Bounds of Our Dreams Analekta • Classical Pianist Alain Lefèvre, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, and its conductor Alexander Shelley have come together for the world premiere recording of composer Walter Boudreau’s masterful Concerto de l’asile.

2 Discs CD 12235548 $27.99

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AHI We Made It Through the Wreckage 22nd Sentry • Folk No matter his material, the Canadian musician AHI has one unbreakable rule for his songwriting: he has to be able to see himself, and some truth, in his songs.

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White Boy Rick

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley Based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe, who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s, before he was arrested for drug trafficking, abandoned by his handlers, and sentenced to life in prison. 14A 111 min.

(2018) $24M Drama

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Princess Cora and the Crocodile Read-Along Subtitles

Starring: Angie Kane Children’s DVD 11982284 $19.49

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Breathe Like a Bear

30 Mindful Moments for Kids to Feel Calm and Focused Anytime, Anywhere Read-Along Subtitles Starring: Charon Normand-Widmer UNK 42 min. (2017) Children’s DVD 12020465 $19.49

A compelling if sometimes muddled true-life crime drama.

- Newsday

Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe Jared, the son of a Baptist preacher, is forcibly outed by his parents and forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program. 14A 115 min. (2018) $6M Drama

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Lucas Hedges shines alongside Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe in this harrowing real-life tale of a gay teen whose parents send him to conversion therapy.

- Rolling Stone

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Take a look back at the best movies, music, and audiobooks of 2018, and make sure they are stocked on your shelves for patrons to enjoy!

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