WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS hits the silver screen June 2nd
Batman V Superman
After 75 years, Diana Prince finally gets her own box office adventure.
Dawn of Justice
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams PG13 (2016) $330M Action DVD 11657946 $16.99 (Special Edition, 2 Discs)
BLU-RAY+DVD
11657947 $16.99 (Ultimate Edition, 3 Discs)
DC Super Heroes
Get your collection ready today!
Wonder Woman
NR Children’s DVD 11786405 • $12.99
Wonder Woman PG13 Animated Available May 16
DVD 11856394 • $16.99 (75th Commemorative Edition) BLU-RAY+DVD 11856395 • $21.99 (75th Commemorative Edition , 2 Discs)
Audiobooks
DC Superhero Girls Hero of the Year
NR Children’s DVD 11662512 • $16.99
Wonder Woman NR (1974) Action DVD 10030824 • $17.99
Wonder Woman at Super Hero High
Lisa Yee
Random House, Inc., Listening Library Unabridged • 5 Discs
11691134 $24.99
Warbringer
Leigh Bardugo
Complete First Season
Complete Second Season
Complete Third Season
NR (1975) Drama DVD 10868556 • $25.99 (5 Discs)
NR (1977) Action DVD 10100860 • $25.99 (4 Discs)
NR (1978) Action DVD 10098203 • $25.99 (4 Discs)
APRIL 17, 2017
Movie Picks of the Week, p2 Parents’ Choice Audio Awards, p5 Editor’s Choice Gramophone, Music, p6
Random House, Inc., Listening Library
Available August 29 Unabridged • 7 Discs
11790272 $44.99
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Picks of the Week
Movies sure to be in high demand.
$157 MILLION BOX OFFICE
$32 MILLION BOX OFFICE
Get Out
Fist Fight (Rental)
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined. R 104 min. (2017) Horror
Starring: Ice Cube, Charlie Day, Tracy Morgan On the last day of high school, mild-mannered English teacher Andy Campbell tries to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration, and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. Then he accidentally crosses Ron Strickland, who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and it ends up becoming the very thing the school, and Campbell, needs. R 91 min. (2017) Comedy
Available June 20
DVD 11838585 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11838586 $26.99
(2 Discs)
Available May 31 DVD BLU-RAY
11830872 $17.99 11830873 $18.99
$8 MILLION BOX OFFICE
$2 MILLION BOX OFFICE
A Cure for Wellness
The Last Word
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious ‘wellness center’ at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure. R 146 min. (2017) Suspense
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Amanda Seyfried, AnnJewel Lee Dixon Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, resulting in a life-altering friendship. R 108 min. (2017) Comedy
Available June 6
Available June 6
DVD 11849160 $17.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11849161 $22.99
(2 Discs)
DVD 11830868 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11830869 $29.99
(2 Discs)
$2 MILLION BOX OFFICE Collide Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Anthony Hopkins After a heist goes terribly wrong, Casey Stein finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen. Now Casey has precious cargo that belongs to Hagen, who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Left with no choice, Casey calls his former employer and drug smuggler Geran to protect his longtime girlfriend Juliette before Hagen gets his hands on her. PG13 99 min. (2016) Action
Available June 27
DVD 11838581 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11838582 $26.99
(2 Discs)
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The unlikely friendship between a homeless street performer and a stray cat.
A Street Cat Named Bob Starring: Luke Treadway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt Based on the international bestselling book. The true feel-good story of how a street performer and recovering drug addict had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat. Soon the two were inseparable and their diverse, comic, and occasionally dangerous adventures would transform both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other’s troubled pasts. UNK 103 min. (2016) Comedy
Available May 9 DVD BLU-RAY
11854627 $19.99 11854628 $21.99
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Children’s Releases
These titles will make your little patrons smile.
Sing
Scooby-Doo
Peanuts by Schulz
Voices of: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson
In Scooby’s Fun Zone, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and Scrappy-Doo pit their wits against a muscle-bound strongman. The crew attends a carnival at their Central High alma mater and loses their science teacher, Mr. McDrabble. Finally, the gang visits a state fair and dreams of returning to the present when they lose Daphne in an automated house of the future in High-Tech House of Horrors. UNK 40 min.
It’s game time with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang! Based on Charles Schulz’s enduring strips, this all-new animated collection has over two hours of sports-themed tales. From baseball and football to tennis and ice skating, the gang learns the values of winning, losing, friendship, and being a team player. NR 140 min.
And the Creepy Carnival
Available May 2 DVD
11830863
$8.99
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood A koala impresario stages a grand singing competition for the world’s animals in order to save his elegant theater and bring it back to its former glory. PG 108 min. (2016) $268M
Available April 18 DVD 11794416 (Special Edition) BLU-RAY+DVD 11794417 (Special Edition, 2 Discs)
$22.99 $26.99
Tiger Family Trip
The Tiger Family is heading out on a road trip to Grandpere’s house! At first, Daniel doesn’t know what to expect on the ride, but when Mom Tiger gives him a helpful map, he learns that there are so many exciting things to do and see when you’re on a trip with your family. TVY 110 min.
Available May 16 DVD
11780354
Go Team Go!
Available April 25 DVD
11835093
$16.99 (2 Discs)
Barbie Princess & Puppy Pack
Join Barbie and her friends as they go on dazzling adventures in this five-movie collection. Enjoy the fun as they hunt for treasure, search for their playful puppies, get a royal lesson in friendship, save the day with a sparkling Paris fashion show, and help a new friend escape an enchanted mirror. UNK 390 min.
Available May 9 DVD
11850506
$29.99 (5 Discs)
$14.99
Octonauts Digimon Adventure Tri Reunion
It’s been six years since Taichi and his friends first crossed over into the Digital World and partnered with their Digimons. It’s been three years since their last battle but now there is a new threat of infected Digimons that are raining chaos on the city. Tai and his friends will be reunited with their Digimons, and will have to work together to defeat this new and terrifying threat. UNK 92 min. (2015)
Available May 16 DVD
11846380 BLU-RAY+DVD 11846381
When the K9 Republic becomes the host for the World Canine Cup, Coach Lapata has one last chance to put together the best team in history. The players will have to learn to put aside their differences and work together as a team to show their country that ultimate soccer glory is more than just a dream. G 90 min. DVD
11827172
$19.99
When JD and Kent discover there’s a shortage of beeswax for their surfboards, it leads to the discovery that all the local honeybees have vanished from the beehives. UNK 90 min.
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11831671
DVD
11830861
$9.99
DVD
11853894
DVD
11831670
$9.99
Power Rangers Super Sentai Gekisou Sentai Carranger
Dappu, a young alien, is forced to leave his home planet after it is destroyed by a wild gang of thugs who terrorize planets before ultimately blowing them up. When Dappu learns that the gang’s next target is Earth, he discovers that five humans possess Carmagic, a special magic that allows the heroes to transform into the Gekisou Sentai Carranger. UNK 960 min.
Available April 25 DVD
11807264
$50.99 (8 Discs)
Nickelodeon Animated Movies Collection
Starring: Meredith Scott Lynn, Ely Pouget, Sofia Garreton Based on the hit YouTube series, three young mermaids must stick together to save themselves and their friends while on this daring journey of discovery. UNK 60 min. (2015)
Available May 9
Available May 2
$8.99
A Mermaid Adventure
It’s Always Sharkest
DVD
The laughs begin when the bell rings! When it comes to playtime, cartoon favorites Tom and Jerry are serious students of fun and games. But whether he’s in a classroom or on the schoolyard, there’s one lesson Jerry just can’t seem to learn: he’s never going to catch that mouse! UNK 48 min.
The 3 Tails
Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab
Available May 9
School’s Out
Available May 2
Join the Octonauts as they embark on not one, not two, but twelve rescue missions! From attempting to dive deep into the abyssal zone to encountering a school of toothy barracudas to Barnacles seeking guidance from a mysterious sea turtle. It’s time to sound the Octo-alert! UNK 160 min.
The Complete Series (Japanese)
Tom & Jerry
K9 World Cup
Available May 9
$12.99 $21.99 (2 Discs)
12 Rescue Missions
Collection includes: Barnyard; Hey Arnold! The Movie; Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius; The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; The Rugrats Movie; and The Wild Thornberrys Movie. PG 497 min.
Available April 25 DVD (6 Discs)
$18.99
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11852613
$18.99
Raffi
Best of Raffi
Classic Award
Rounder • Children’s
Raffi’s four-decade-long career is celebrated with his first collection of hits to be released beyond his native Canada. This sixteen-track career-spanning album will delight new and old fans alike. CD 11791332 $11.99
CDs
Justin Roberts Lemonade
Gold Award
CD 11705713
$15.99
Audiobooks
Keith Munslow, Bridget Brewer
Big Buncha Buddies Gold Award
CD 11791351
Priscilla Ahn La La La
Gold Award
CD 11739527
$16.99
$18.99
A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
Chris Colfer
Gold Award; NY Times Bestseller Hachette Audio
Unabridged • 4 Discs
11652558 $24.99
Little Miss Ann, Amy D Keep On
Silver Honor
CD 11827402
$12.99
Pointed Man Band
Andrew & Polly
Silver Honor
Songs from the Podcast Silver Honor
Between the Waves and the Cardoons CD 11851071
$17.99
DVDs
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Tiger Family Trip Gold Award
TVY 110 min. DVD 11780354 • $14.99
Ear Snacks
CD 11733050
$18.99
Sci-Fi Junior High
Scott Seegert, John Martin Silver Honor
Hachette Audio
Unabridged • 3 Discs
Karen Daniel
Short Stuff and Other Children’s Songs Recommended
CD 11191118
Red Yarn
Born in the Deep Woods Recommended
CD 11852189
$11.99
$19.99
Auntie Kayte
11671565 $17.99
Snowtime!
Silver Honor PG 82 min. DVD 11690141 • $12.99
Rufus the Unicorn and Other Upside-Down Fairytale Songs Recommended
CD 11806216
$22.99
Word of Mouse
Let All the Children Boogie
A Tribute to David Bowie Approved
CD 11712784
$13.99
Miss Carole
StevenSteven
Approved
Fun Stuff Award
Welcome
CD 11777694
$22.99
Foreverywhere
CD 11799039
$13.99
James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein
Silver Honor; NY Times Bestseller Hachette Audio
Unabridged • 4 Discs
11621903 $21.99
My Little Pony Equestria Girls Legend of Everfree Fun Stuff Award
NR 73 min. DVD 11700854 • $12.99
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Just Announced CDs Rascal Flatts Back to Us
Big Machine • Country Guest Artist: Lauren Alaina
After releasing their first ever Christmas album in 2016, country superstars Rascal Flatts return with a new studio album. The album has already yielded a hit with the single Yours if You Want It.
Available May 19 CD 11850328
$13.99
Paul Weller
A Kind Revolution
Warner Bros./Parlophone Pop/Rock Once again, Paul Weller has created an album that features the full spectrum of his influences, from rock to R&B, soul to jazz, and funk to folk. Along with his longtime touring band, he is joined by Boy George on a track.
Mavis Staples I’ll Take You There
An All-Star Concert Celebration Various Artists
Blackbird Production Partners LLC R&B An all-star list of artists come together to pay tribute to one of the most legendary voices in all of music. Mavis Staples is celebrated with performances by Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, and more.
Available June 2
Deluxe Edition, 2 Discs CD 11866645 $22.99
The Flaming Lips
Onboard the International Space Station Concert for Peace
Warner Bros. • Pop/Rock Featuring seven live-ish tracks from Oczy Mlody reimagined as a fictional, fantastical live Flaming Lips performance on the International Space Station.
Available May 12
Available May 5
Logic
Danzig
Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop Logic releases the highly anticipated follow-up to his hit sophomore album The Incredible True Story. The album’s title track also serves as the first single.
Nuclear Blast • Pop/Rock Danzig, one of the most recognized names in heavy metal, is back with his eleventh solo album. It is also his first collection of all new songs in seven years.
CD 11870130
$13.99
Everybody
Available May 5 CD 11867039
$17.99
Julie’s Greenroom Music from the Netflix Original Series Various Artists
Varese Sarabande • Children’s In her latest small-screen role, Julie Andrews performs original songs and engages young viewers in the world of the performing arts. Joining her on the soundtrack are guests including Alec Baldwin, Ellie Kemper, and Tituss Burgess.
Available May 5 CD 11856538
$10.99
Righteous Babe Records Pop/Rock On her latest album, Ani DiFranco tackles the challenge and necessity of teaching non-violence and the need for empathy. Remarkably, these songs were all written prior to the 2016 elections and the current political climate.
Available June 9
$16.99
Dan Auerbach
Waiting on a Song
Nonesuch • Pop/Rock The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach releases his second solo album. This love letter to Nashville features some of the city’s most respected players and songwriters, including John Prine and Jerry Douglas. Includes the single Shine on Me.
Available June 2 6
St. Matthew Passion, BMV 244
CD 11806074 $15.99
Bach
Goldberg Variations
2 Discs CD 11819483 $34.99
Anett Fritsch
Available May 12
$15.99
Mozart
Andrew Kirkman & the Binchois Consort CD 11827374 $19.99
Jonathan Plowright
Kids in the Street
New West Records • Country During changes in his personal life and continuous touring, Justin Townes Earle found time to reflect on the past few years and find new clarity. The songs on his latest album speak to his roots while delivering a big creative step forward.
Available May 26
$14.99
Arien
CD 11785685 $22.99
Music for the 100 Years’ War
Justin Townes Earle
CD 11852789
Bach
$11.99
Black Laden Crown
CD 11852442
Beatrice Rana
Brahms
Lukas Vasilek Martinu Cantatas
CD 11845832 $19.99
Paganini Variations, Op. 35; Four Ballades, Op. 10; Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Four Piano Piece
CD 11804684 $19.99
Out of the Dark
Binary
CD 11866669
CD 11870622
John Eliot Gardiner
Mandisa
Ani DiFranco
CD 11868350
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$14.99
Sparrow • Religious Following the success of her Grammy Award-winning album Overcomer, Mandisa found herself facing personal challenges. Her new album shows her faith with songs of hope and resilience.
Available May 19 CD 11867036
$12.99
Vikingur Olafsson Glass
Hans Graf Berg
Wozzeck, Op. 7
Piano Works
CD 11792662 $16.99
Live, 2 Discs CD 11785703 $25.99
Sir Andrew Davis
Vasily Petrenko
Job; Symphony No. 9
Symphonies Nos. 3, 4 & 6
John Mayer
The Search for Everything Columbia (USA) • Pop/Rock
Since his last album, John Mayer has been exploring other musical ventures, including a tour with Dead & Company. Now he returns to his solo career with a new album that includes the track Still Feel Like Your Man. CD 11871809 $12.99
Williams
CD 11812272 $19.99
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Tchaikovsky
2 Discs CD 11799962 $26.99
Hot New Fiction | Audiobooks Paula Hawkins
16th Seduction
“Starred Review: Hawkins returns to the rotating-narration style of her breakout debut...” - Booklist
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
Hachette Audio Suspense Fifteen months
Also Available
ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer’s life was perfect. She had a beautiful child and a doting husband, Joe, who helped her catch a criminal who’d brazenly detonated a bomb in downtown San Francisco, killing twelve people.
Into the Water
Penguin Audio Mystery A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history.
Available May 1
Unabridged • 6 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11714459 $34.99 ISBN 9781478915454
The Girl on the Train Penguin Audio
Available May 2 Unabridged • 9 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available
Unabridged • 9 Discs
11710793 $24.99
AUDIOBOOK 11786009 $39.99 ISBN 9780525496045
Anything Is Possible
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Against All Odds
Random House, Inc. Women’s Here are
Brilliance Audio, Inc. Historical Based on the
Recorded Books, LLC Romance Taking chances
Elizabeth Strout
two sisters: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband while the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life.
Available April 25 Unabridged • 7 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11739446 $39.99 ISBN 9781524774905
The Broken Road
Richard Paul Evans Simon & Schuster Audio Christian A hotshot New York businessman thought he’d achieved the American dream, even though his success depended on get-rich-quick schemes that drained the bank accounts of hopeful entrepreneurs.
Available May 2 Unabridged • 5 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11804633 $29.99 ISBN 9781442388383
Heat Storm
Richard Castle Hachette Audio Mystery Nikki Heat and
Derrick Storm team up for the first time to save Nikki’s mother, Cynthia, who has been in hiding, and presumed dead, for seventeen years. Standing in their way is a nefarious group known as the Shanghai Seven.
Available May 2 Unabridged • 11 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11714524 $29.99 ISBN 9781478918400
Mark Sullivan
true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.
Available May 1 Unabridged • 14 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11730959 $14.99 ISBN 9781536623130
Danielle Steel
is part of life, but when you bet your future against the odds, it’s a high-risk game. Kate Madison’s stylish resale shop has been a big SoHo success, supporting her and her four kids since her husband’s untimely death.
Available May 2
Unabridged • 9 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11766890 $34.99 ISBN 9781501949388
The Best of Adam Sharp
Graeme Simsion Macmillan Audio Humor On the cusp of
turning fifty, Adam Sharp likes his life. He’s happy with his partner, Claire, he’s the music expert at trivia night at the pub, he looks after his mother, and he does the occasional consulting job in IT.
Available May 2
Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11715075 $39.99 ISBN 9781427286253
Robert B. Parker’s Little White Lies
Ace Atkins
Random House, Inc. Mystery Boston PI Spenser
and right hand Hawk follow a con man’s trail of smoke and mirrors. After conning everyone from the cable news shows to the local cops, it looks like the grifter’s latest double cross may be his last.
Available May 2 Unabridged • 6 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11710428 $31.99 ISBN 9781101924617
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
Read by Prentice Onayemi
Random House, Inc. Historical Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant
living in Harlem, has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. Unabridged • 10 Discs • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11416176 $44.99 ISBN 9780147523099
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Featured Audiobook
Kill All Happies
Rachel Cohn
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Young Adult When Vic’s graduation bash morphs into Coachella on steroids, the night goes from memorable to epic, proving that sometimes it’s best when things don’t go as planned.
Available May 16
The Founder
Starring: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch Tells the true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. PG13 115 min. (2016) $13M Drama
Available April 18
Unabridged • 5 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11806193 $39.99
DVD 11809068 BLU-RAY+DVD 11809069
ISBN 9781520072173
$22.99 $29.99 (2 Discs)
ALIEN
Starring: Sigorney Weaver,Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto When the crew of the space-tug Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a barren planet, they discover a mysterious life form that breeds within human hosts. The acid-blooded extraterrestrial proves to be the ultimate adversary as crew members battle to stay alive and prevent the deadly creature from reaching Earth. UNK 116 min. (1979) Sci-Fi
Alien: Covenant bursts into theaters May 19th!
Aliens
R (1986) Sci-Fi DVD 11437819 • $12.99 BLU-RAY 11682183 • $21.99 (30th Anniversary Edition)
Alien 3
UR (1992) Sci-Fi BLU-RAY 10478889 • $14.99
DVD 11437818 $12.99 BLU-RAY 11142305 $21.99 (35th Anniversary Edition)
Alien Resurrection
UR (1997) Sci-Fi BLU-RAY 10478892 • $14.99
Prometheus
R (2012) $126M Adventure DVD 10003914 • $12.99
Aliens Vs. Predator Requiem
UR (2007) $42M Action DVD 10210439 • $8.99 BLU-RAY 11242174 • $12.99
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