Sorry it's late, but here are the new releases for the week! If you are looking for something different to read, then I highly recommend Sea Change by debut author S.M. Wheeler. Stay tuned for my review of the novel and author Q&A later this week!
In movies, if you are looking for a little mindless action/adventure, then you may want to check out Jack the Giant Slayer. If you want some laughs, two comedies come out this week, 21 & Over and Movie 43.
It's that time of the year when tv shows start making their way on dvd and blu-ray and there are quite a bit being released this week. Lifetime's hit series Drop Dead Diva: Season 4 and FX's Wilfred: Season 2 should be noted but the show I can't seem to stop talking about also will be available and that is Rectify: Season 1. If you haven't checked out the write up I did on the show, you can check it out HERE. Great story, powerful performances, season 2 will definitely be a much watch in 2014.
Enjoy!
BOOKS (18th JUNE)
ADULT
Cryonic: A Zombie Novel
by: Travis Bradberry
A Chinese invasion has crippled the United States, dividing the country in a decade-long stalemate along the Mississippi. Royce’s successful reanimation is unprecedented, making him the Chinese regime’s most prized possession?but not for long. Eager to control life and death, the Chinese reanimate other �cryonics,” until something goes horribly wrong.
Royce travels through a future wrought with violence and despair, only to discover the cure for the disease lies within him. It’s a race against time as he flees the Chinese and the bloodthirsty victims of a terrifying epidemic in the hope of saving the country from apocalypse and creating a life worth living.
Release Date: 21th June 2013
Ocean at the End of the Lane, The
by: Neil Gaiman
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Sea Change
by: S.M. Wheeler
Her journey to win Octavius’s freedom is difficult. The circus master wants a Coat of Illusions; the Coat tailor wants her undead husband back from a witch; the witch wants her skin back from two bandits; the bandits just want some company, but they might kill her first. Lilly's quest tests her resolve, tries her patience, and leaves her transformed in every way.
A powerfully written debut from a young fantasy author, Sea Change is an exhilarating tale of adventure, resilience, and selflessness in the name of friendship.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Sovereign (Book of Mortals, #3)
by: Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
Only 49 truly alive followers remain loyal to Rom. This meager band must fight for survival as The Order is focused on their total annihilation. Misunderstood and dispised, their journey will be one of desperation against a new, more intensely evil Order. As the hand of this evil is raised to strike and destroy them they must rely on their faith in the abiding power of love to overcome all and lead them to sovereigncy.
SOVEREIGN wonderfuly continues the new testament allegory that was introduced in FORBIDDEN and continued in MORTAL.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
YOUNG ADULT
A Trick of the Light
by: Lois Metzger
Then there’s a voice in his head. A friend, who’s trying to help him get control again. More than that—the voice can guide him to become faster and stronger than he was before, to rid his life of everything that’s holding him back. To figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen.
Telling a story of a rarely recognized segment of eating disorder sufferers—young men—A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger is a book for fans of the complex characters and emotional truths in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Wintergirls and Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Intuition (Transcendence, #2)
by: C.J. Omololu
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Proxy (Proxy, #1)
by: Alex London
Syd is a Proxy. His life is not his own.
Then again, neither is Knox’s. Knox and Syd have more in common than either would guess. So when Knox and Syd realize that the only way to beat the system is to save each other, they flee. Yet Knox’s father is no ordinary Patron, and Syd is no ordinary Proxy. The ensuing cross-country chase will uncover a secret society of rebels, test both boys’ resolve, and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who pay. Some debts, it turns out, cannot be repaid.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Reviver (Reviver, #1)
by: Seth Patrick
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Solstice
by: P.J. Hoover
Each day brings hotter temperatures and heat bubbles that threaten to destroy the earth. Amid this global heating crisis, Piper lives under the oppressive rule of her mother, who suffocates her even more than the weather does. Everything changes on her eighteenth birthday, when her mother is called away on a mysterious errand and Piper seizes her first opportunity for freedom.
Piper discovers a universe she never knew existed—a sphere of gods and monsters—and realizes that her world is not the only one in crisis. While gods battle for control of the Underworld, Piper’s life spirals out of control as she struggles to find the answer to the secret that has been kept from her since birth.
An imaginative melding of mythology and dystopia, Solstice is the first YA novel by talented newcomer P. J. Hoover.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
Star Cursed (Cahill Witch Chronicles, #2)
by: Jessica Spotswood
Cate doesn't want to be a weapon, and she doesn't want to involve her friends and Finn in the Sisterhood's schemes. But when Maura and Tess join the Sisterhood, Maura makes it clear that she'll do whatever it takes to lead the witches to victory. Even if it means sacrifices. Even if it means overthrowing Cate. Even if it means all-out war.
In the highly anticipated sequel to Born Wicked, the Cahill Witch Chronicles continue Cate, Maura and Tess's quest to find love, protect family, and explore their magic against all odds in an alternate history of New England.
Release Date: 18th June 2013
MOVIES & TV SERIES (18th JUNE)
MOVIES
21 & Over
Directed by: Scott Moore
From the writers of The Hangover comes a reckless and raunchy comedy 21 years in the making! On the day before a critical med school interview, straight-A college student Jeff Chang (Justin Chong, Twilight) gets a surprise visit from his two best buds (Skylar Astin, Pitch Perfect and Miles Teller, Project X) to celebrate his 21st birthday. In no mood to party, Jeff finally agrees to a single drink, which quickly leads to an over-the-top, out-of-control night filled with epic beer pong, smoking hot coeds...and one angry buffalo. Can Jeff's friends get their plastered pal cleaned up in time for his morning appointment? It's worth a shot!
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Jack the Giant Slayer
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Nicholas Hoult
Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Last Exorcism 2
Directed by: Ed Gass-Donnelly
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found alone and terrified in the woods. Back in the relative safety of civilization, Nell realizes that she can't remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family. Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans that mean her last exorcism was just the beginning.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Let My People Go
Directed by: Mikael Buch
A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama and French bedroom farce, Mikael Buch s Let My People Go! follows the travails and daydreams of the lovelorn Ruben (Regular Lovers Nicolas Maury), a French-Jewish gay mailman living in fairytale Finland with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. But just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers quarrel exile the heartbroken Ruben back to Paris and his zany family which includes Almodovar goddess Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Volver) as his ditzy mom. Scripted by director Mikael Buch and renowned arthouse auteur Christophe Honoré (Love Songs), Let My People Go! both celebrates and upends Jewish and gay stereotypes with wit, gusto and style to spare. The result is deeply heartwarming, fabulously kitschy and hysterically funny.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Movie 43
Directed by: various
From the twisted minds of producers Peter Farrelly (Hall Pass, Shallow Hal) and Charles Wessler (There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber), comes Movie 43-- the outrageous new ensemble comedy starring some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Movie 43 is not for the easily-offended and contains jaw-dropping, sometimes shockingly disturbing, but always entertaining intertwined storylines you'll have to see to believe.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Quartet
Directed by: Dustin Hoffman
Starring: Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins
Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert?
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Stoker
Directed by: Park Chan-wook
Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker (Wasikowska) meets Charlie (Goode), her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother (Kidman), both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could affect India's future...or shatter it completely.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Summoned
Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., James Hong
Recently divorced artist Laura lives a quiet life in Marin County, spending time preparing for an upcoming show. One day, she sees a news story about a man named Nathan who's been found dead, suspected of having jumped off the roof of his San Francisco apartment building. Something about this bothers her, and we follow her to a local retirement home, where she tells her friend Frank what's happened. It turns out that Laura, Frank and Nathan all served on the jury for one of San Francisco's most high-profile cases - the trial of infamous serial killer Evan Barber, known as the Midnight Murderer. The jury ultimately found Evan guilty, and he was executed soon afterward. While the authorities are quick to dismiss Nathan's death as a suicide, Laura is suspicious. When Frank also turns up dead, the coincidence is too great to ignore. She starts looking into Nathan's last days, and learns that he'd been working on a book about his experiences, and re-examining some of the evidence from the case. Meanwhile, Laura starts to get the feeling that someone, or something, is following her. Could she be next?
Release Date: 18 June 2013
TV SERIES
Body of Proof: Season 3
Dana Delany is back as Dr. Megan Hunt, facing her greatest challenge yet in ABC's Body Of Proof: The Complete Third Season. In the wake of Inspector Peter Dunlop's death, Megan returns to work to find her new partner is an old flame. Will her history with Detective Tommy Sullivan make working side by side impossible? Their search for justice becomes even more personal when a serial killer takes Megan's daughter, Lacey, hostage. Get ready for a season of provocative twists and turns all leading up to the ultimate mystery of Megan's life. The stakes are higher and the thrills are bigger than ever in ABC's Body Of Proof: The Complete Third Season, complete with never-before-seen bonus features only available on DVD!
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Call the Midwife: Season 2
Starring: Jessica Raine, Stephan McGann
The critically acclaimed BBC/PBS series Call the Midwife returns for a second season on Blu-ray! Based on the bestselling memoirs by Jennifer Worth, Call the Midwife follows Jenny Lee, a young midwife in 1950s London's working class East End, providing the poorest women with the best possible care. Season Two continues to follow Jenny and the other midwives as they deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. A fascinating portrayal of birth, life, death and a community on the brink of huge social change, Call the Midwife offers a gripping insight into a way of life that is so drastically different from how we live now.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Drop Dead Diva: Season 4
A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Moonshiners: Season 1
Starring: n/a
Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and 'white lightning' are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal.
Discovery Channel's all-new series MOONSHINERS tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin 'Popcorn' Sutton.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Rectify: Season 1
FROM THE PRODUCERS OF BREAKING BAD. After spending 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence, thrusting him back into a world he no longer knows. Having spent his adult life waiting to die, Daniel must now learn how to live again. But, his reentry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. He is haunted by the past, dogged by the present, and uncertain of the future. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his return will reignite the fears of a small town and threaten to shatter his family's fragile peace. Daniel's alleged crime divided a community. His freedom could tear it in half.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Web Therapy: Season 2
Starring: Lisa Kudrow
The popular online show, now a television series, features Fiona Wallice who is branching a new type of therapy. She decides that 3 minutes over web cam is better than 50 minutes of patients rambling on. By dramatically shortening session time, she hopes to get results more quickly. Her sessions take place via web cam over the Internet and are taped in the hope of attracting investors into promoting her new technique as a worldwide therapy option.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Wilfred: Season 2 (US version)
Elijah Wood and Jason Gann return for another fearlessly funny season of Wilfred...the story of a dog and his man. Following the first season's cliff-hanger finale, Season Two finds Ryan making a fresh start with a real job and a new girlfriend. But with Wilfred's help, Ryan discovers he still has a lot to learn about life, including 'squishy' viral videos and the ongoing cuteness war between dogs and babies. Get your paws on Season Two -- with a shocking season-ending revelation that will change everything.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
Workaholics: Season 3
Starring: Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine
TelAmeriCorp's chief slackers Adam, Anders, and Blake clock in for another shift with Workaholics Season 3 on Blu-ray and DVD containing the latest 20 episodes from Comedy Central's hit series. This time; the boys get a surprise visit from home, help a coworker spy on a cheating spouse, and welcome their newest roommates, and Jesus, into their bachelor pad.
Release Date: 18 June 2013
No comments:
Post a Comment