As theaters begin to reopen with limited capacity and production companies resume a more robust filming schedule, be certain that our shelves will continue to remain relevant with notable cinematic offerings.
For the month of March, why not pick up a copy of News of the World, based on the 2016 novel by Paulette Jiles. Five years after the Civil War, Captain Kidd moves from town to town as a storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier. She is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place that either can call home.
American Experience: The Codebreaker is based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies. The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government.
Adapted from the graphic novel by Joff Winterhart, Days of the Bagnold Summer is a tender, funny coming-of-age story about single parenting and heavy metal. Sue works in a library. Daniel eats chips and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his dad and his dad’s new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together. An epic war of wills ensues in the unassuming battleground of their suburban home as they each reckon with private tragedies and pursue their passions.
Did you know that musician Frank Zappa made more than 60 albums during his career? Flouting convention and fusing musical genres, Zappa's music was often politically charged and intentionally shocking. The release of Zappa provides an in-depth look into his life and work.
Another issuance from the Criterion Collection, writer-director Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or–winning film Secrets & Lies is a tour de force of sustained tension and catharsis that lays bare the emotional fault lines running beneath the surface of everyday lives.
In the scintillating French drama Family Business Series 1, mother and daughter Astrid and Audrey are lawyers specializing in family law who make the perilous decision to work together. Along with partner Sofia, they deal with clients from a divorcing couple fighting over their bulldog to shady fertility trade dealings.
And finally, The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song chronicles the rich history of an institution at the heart of the African American experience. Beginning with enslavement, traveling through Emancipation, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights movement, and ending in the present-day, Henry Louis Gates takes viewers on a journey through time, focusing on the key events, charismatic figures, political debates, and musical traditions that have shaped, and been shaped by, the Black Church.
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