Good Evening, Muses!
I deeply apologize for this super late "My Picks of the Week" post. I normally have it up by Monday or Tuesday but I have just started back to my teaching job on top of working my part time job. So yeah, my schedule is a bit hectic and will still be crazy until I get back into a routine.
Wednesdays are normally reserved for book reviews, but again, I am a bit behind. But next week I should have a new review posted. In the meantime, enjoy these new books, movies, and tv shows that have just been released this week!
Best Wishes,
BOOKS (September 4th)
ADULT
A Tale of Two Vampires (Dark Ones, #10)
by: Katie MacAlister
Time isn’t always on a vampire’s side…
Iolanthe
Tennyson has had a very bad year—due in part to the very bad men in her
life. So, she’s accepted her cousin’s invitation to spend the summer in
Austria indulging in her photography hobby. There, rumors of a haunted
forest draw Iolanthe into the dark woods—and into the eighteenth
century…
Nikola Czerny is a cursed man, forced by his
half-brothers to live forever as a Dark One. But his miserable existence
takes an intriguing turn when a strange, babbling woman is thrown in
his path. Iolanthe claims to know Nikola’s daughter—three hundred years
in the future. She also knows what fate—in the form of his murderous
half-brothers—has in store for him. If only she knew the consequences of
changing the past to save one good, impossibly sexy vampire…
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Archangel's Storm (Guild Hunter, #5)
by: Nalini Singh
Enter New York Times
bestselling author Nalini Singh’s darkly beautiful world of archangels
and immortal power, as a pact is sealed between two souls bound by
blood, stirred by desire, and driven by vengeance…
With wings of
midnight and an affinity for shadows, Jason courts darkness. But now,
with the Archangel Neha’s consort lying murdered in the jewel-studded
palace that was his prison and her rage threatening cataclysmic
devastation, Jason steps into the light, knowing he must unearth the
murderer before it is too late.
Earning Neha’s trust comes at a
price—Jason must tie himself to her bloodline through the Princess
Mahiya, a woman with secrets so dangerous, she trusts no one. Least of
all an enemy spymaster.
With only their relentless hunt for a
violent, intelligent killer to unite them, Jason and Mahiya embark on a
quest that leads to a centuries-old nightmare… and to the dark storm of
an unexpected passion that threatens to drench them both in blood.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Dirty Girl's Book Club, The
by: Savanna Fox
Every woman who
joined the book club expected to expand their literary horizons. But
when they stop reading the classics and start exploring the steamy side
of fiction, they discover just how much fun reading can be…
When the book club makes their first erotic selection The Sexual Education of Lady Emma Whitehead,
marketing executive Georgia Malone is surprised to find herself
identifying with the main character. Like Emma, Georgia is a widow who
has never truly experienced the joys of sex. But when she meets the
spokesman for her newest campaign, Georgia’s long-buried libido is
awakened.
Hockey star Woody Hanrahan is charming and cocky—the
sort of man Georgia usually avoids. But while her mind is saying stay
away, Georgia’s body is telling her to give in every time Woody comes
near. Now as her book club explores the tantalizing extremes of fiction,
Georgia is experiencing first hand, and for the first time, the real
pleasures of the flesh, and fulfilling the desires that—chapter by
chapter—are getting delightfully dirty. Woody is hers to command in a
hundred deliciously wicked ways, but when it comes to writing her own
happy ending, this dirty girl doesn’t just need his body—she wants his
heart.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Dirty Streets of Heaven, The (Bobby Dollar, #1)
by: Tad Williams
Bobby Dollar is an
angel—a real one. He knows a lot about sin, and not just in his
professional capacity as an advocate for souls caught between Heaven and
Hell. Bobby’s wrestling with a few deadly sins of his own—pride, anger,
even lust.
But his problems aren’t all his fault. Bobby can’t
entirely trust his heavenly superiors, and he’s not too sure about any
of his fellow earthbound angels either, especially the new kid that
Heaven has dropped into their midst, a trainee angel who asks too many
questions. And he sure as hell doesn’t trust the achingly gorgeous
Countess of Cold Hands, a mysterious she-demon who seems to be the only
one willing to tell him the truth.
When the souls of the
recently departed start disappearing, catching both Heaven and Hell by
surprise, things get bad very quickly for Bobby D. End-of-the-world bad. Beast of Revelations
bad. Caught between the angry forces of Hell, the dangerous strategies
of his own side, and a monstrous undead avenger that wants to rip his
head off and suck out his soul, Bobby’s going to need all the friends he
can get—in Heaven, on Earth, or anywhere else he can find them.
You’ve never met an angel like Bobby Dollar. And you’ve never read anything like The Dirty Streets of Heaven.
Brace yourself—the afterlife is weirder than you ever believed.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Dragon's Moon (Children of the Moon, #4)
by: Lucy Monroe
He’s a dragon intent on
saving his people from destruction by the Fearghall and she is a wolf
who blames the dragon for the deaths of her brother and mother. They’re
true mates, but will that be enough to overcome ancient prophecies,
debilitating visions and a dragon’s fire?
When Erik, the only
living dragon shifter, and prince of the Ean, killed her brother, Ciara
was left alone to face her prophetic dreams. Now, in order to find the
wolves’ sacred stone and save all the Chrechte from destruction, she
needs her enemy’s help.
Erik was only protecting the children of
his people, but that day in the forest left a mark on him as well.
Controlling his dragon’s fire is the most difficult thing he’s ever
done—until he and Ciara are forced to face not only their shared
tumultuous past, but a hallowed bond stronger than they realize. As
avowed enemies and predestined mates, their quest ushers them into a
world of great danger, and a passion hotter than the dragon’s fire.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Guardian (Dark Ops, #5)
by: Catherine Mann
THEY’D DO ANYTHING FOR COUNTRY.
AND EVERYTHING FOR EACH OTHER.
After
a dark ops malfunction, Major David Berg finds himself dead center in a
military trial. It’s a race against time to root out the truth, and
Major Sophie Campbell isn’t making that any easier. The hot JAG wants to
bring down David’s unit and fast. His testimony is crucial to winning a
case that will make her career. All Sophie has to do is ignore this
witness’s unflappable charm, his unnerving good looks, and a strong,
solid presence that commands her attention. It’s not easy for David,
either. His attraction to this take-charge beauty is turning him inside
out. But these adversaries have more in common than secret, mutual
desire. There’s a traitor somewhere in the dark ops and now, to find
him, David and Sophie must work together—relentlessly, tirelessly, and
so intimately it could be damn near fatal.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
In Rides Trouble (Black Knights Inc., #2)
by: Julie Ann Walker
Rebel with a Cause
Becky
"Rebel" Reichert never actually goes looking for trouble. It just has a
tendency to find her. Like the day Frank Knight showed up at her door,
wanting to use her motorcycle shop as a cover for his elite special ops
team. But Becky prides herself on being able to hang with the big
boys-she can weld, drive, and shoot just as well as any of them.
Man with a Mission
Munitions,
missiles, and mayhem are Frank's way of life. The last thing the
ex-SEAL wants is for one brash blonde to come within fifty feet of
anything that goes boom. Yet it's just his rotten luck when she ends up
in a hostage situation at sea. Come hell or high water, he will get her
back-whether she says she needs him or not.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Playing to Win (Play-by-Play, #4)
by: Jaci Burton
Someone’s going to have to let down their guard…
Football star Cole Riley is notorious for doing as he pleases—on the
field and off. He parties hard and fights harder, but if he doesn’t
clean up his act, his career is over—so Cole reluctantly agrees to work
with image makeover consultant Savannah Brooks. He’s not used to being
told what to do, especially by some (admittedly hot) Southern belle. As
for Savannah, she’s not convinced she can transform this cocky (and
aggressively sexy) force of nature. But she’s determined to give it her
best shot.
When the sparks start to fly, Savannah lays down the
ground rules: no personal complications. If she can turn off the tingle
she feels every time Cole gives her a hot stare with his gorgeous baby
blues, he can turn off his desire as well. But for two people determined
to have it all, a hands-off policy can only last so long before one of
them yields.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Primal Possession (Moon Shifter, #2)
by: Katie Reus
To protect her, he will unleash the beast within…
As his pack’s second-in-command, lupine shifter Liam Armstrong gives
orders and takes what he wants—until he meets red-headed, blue-eyed
December McIntyre. Liam knows the human beauty is his intended mate the
moment he sees her, but December is far too strong-willed to accept his
protection.
December, whose brother is the town sheriff, has
every reason to mistrust shifters after one killed her youngest sibling.
But the forceful and handsome Liam has gotten under her skin in a way
she hadn’t thought possible, and the desire she feels for him is almost
too much to bear.
When a radical hate group targets all humans
known to sympathize with paranormal beings, December is attacked in her
bookstore. Reluctantly, she turns to the only one who can help her:
Liam. And he is going to take her to places within herself she never
knew existed.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Slow Apocalypse
by: John Varley
Despite wars with Iraq
and Afghanistan, as well as 9/11, the United States’ dependence on
foreign oil has kept the nation tied to the Middle East. A scientist has
developed a cure for America’s addiction—a slow-acting virus that feeds
on petroleum, turning it solid. But he didn’t consider that his
contagion of an Iraqi oil field could spread to infect the fuel supply
of the entire world… In Los Angeles, screenwriter Dave Marshall heard
this scenario from a retired US marine and government insider who acted
as a consultant on Dave’s last film. It sounded as implausible as many
of his scripts, but the reality is much more frightening than anything
he could have envisioned. An ordinary guy armed with extraordinary
information, Dave hopes his survivor’s instinct will kick in so he can
protect his wife and daughter from the coming apocalypse that will alter
the future of Earth—and humanity…
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Temptation in a Kilt (Bad Boys of the Highlands, #1)
by: Victoria Roberts
She’s on her way to safety
It’s
a sign of Lady Rosalia Armstrong’s desperation that she’s seeking
refuge in a place as rugged and challenging as the Scottish Highlands.
She doesn’t care about hardship and discomfort, if only she can become
master of her own life. Laird Ciaran MacGregor, however, is completely
beyond her control…
He redefines dangerous…
Ciaran
MacGregor knows it’s perilous to get embroiled with a fiery Lowland
lass, especially one as headstrong as Rosalia. Having made a rash
promise to escort her all the way to Glengarry, now he’s stuck with her,
even though she challenges his legendary prowess at every opportunity.
When temptation reaches its peak, he’ll be ready to show her who he
really is…on and off the battlefield.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
YOUNG ADULT
34 Pieces of You
by: Carmen Rodrigues
A dark and moving novel—reminiscent of Thirteen Reasons Why—about the mystery surrounding a teenage girl’s fatal overdose.
There
was something about Ellie... Something dangerous. Charismatic. Broken.
Jake looked out for her. Sarah followed her lead. And Jess kept her
distance, and kept watch.
Now Ellie’s dead, and Jake, Sarah, and
Jess are left to pick up the pieces. All they have are 34 clues she left
behind. 34 strips of paper hidden in a box beneath her bed. 34 secrets
of a brief and painful life.
Jake, Sarah, and Jess all feel
responsible for what happened to Ellie, and all three have secrets of
their own. As they begin to confront the darkest truths about
themselves, they will also find out what Ellie herself had been hiding
all along...
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Betrayal (Empty Coffin, #2)
by: Gregg Olsen
In this action-packed thriller sequel to Envy,
foreign exchange student Olivia Grant is stabbed to death after a
party--and the prime suspect is her best friend. As twins Hayley and
Taylor Ryan get pulled into the aftermath of this Amanda Knox-like
crime, they realize nothing is what it seems. Could it be betrayal of
the ultimate kind?
Betrayal features real-life
crime-solving techniques, heart-stopping suspense, plenty of red
herrings, hard-hitting ethical questions, and information about the
Amanda Knox case that inspired the novel. As the crime unravels, so does
the twins' past…and they must face off against a family member who may
unexpectedly have carried out the worst betrayal of all.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Blink One
by: Cylin Busby
West is a high school
senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him
paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in and out of
consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia.
She's
the girl next door—sort of. A patient in the room next to his, only
Olivia can tell what West is thinking, and only Olivia seems to know
that the terrible dreams he's been having are not just a result of his
medication. Yet as West comes to rely on Olivia—to love her,
even—certain questions pull at him: Why has Olivia been in the hospital
for so long? And what does it mean that she is at the center of his
nightmares? But the biggest question of all comes when West begins to
recover and learns that the mysterious girl he's fallen in love with has
a secret he could never have seen coming.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Butter
by: Erin Jade Lange
A lonely obese boy
everyone calls "Butter" is about to make history. He is going to eat
himself to death-live on the Internet-and everyone is invited to watch.
When he first makes the announcement online to his classmates, Butter
expects pity, insults, and possibly sheer indifference. What he gets are
morbid cheerleaders rallying around his deadly plan. Yet as their dark
encouragement grows, it begins to feel a lot like popularity. And that
feels good. But what happens when Butter reaches his suicide deadline?
Can he live with the fallout if he doesn't go through with his plans?
With a deft hand, E.J. Lange allows readers to identify with
both the bullies and the bullied in this all-consuming look at one
teen's battle with himself.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Carnival of Souls
by: Melissa Marr
In a city of daimons,
rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at
the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and
pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival
hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the
ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face
bleak futures--if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to
the death is the only way to try to live.
All Mallory knows of
The City is that her father--and every other witch there--fled it for a
life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full
of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets
for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows
it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so
she readies herself for the inevitable. While Mallory possesses little
knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There
are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the
decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls.
From Melissa
Marr, bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series and "Graveminder,"
comes a brand-new tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to
forge one's own destiny.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Edge of Nowhere (Saratoga Woods, #1)
by: Elizabeth George
The first young adult book by a #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Whidbey
Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it's a world apart.
When Becca King arrives there, she doesn't suspect the island will
become her home for the next four years. Put at risk by her ability to
hear "whispers"--the thoughts of others--Becca is on the run from her
stepfather, whose criminal activities she has discovered. Stranded and
alone, Becca is soon befriended by Derric, a Ugandon orphan adopted by a
local family; Seth, a kindhearted musician and high school dropout;
Debbie, a recovering alcoholic who takes her in; and Diana, with whom
Becca shares a mysterious psychic connection.
This compelling
coming-of-age story, the first of an ongoing sequence of books set on
Whidbey Island, has elements of mystery, the paranormal, and romance.
Elizabeth George, bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley crime
novels, brings her elegant style, intricate plotting, incisive
characterization, and top-notch storytelling to her first book for
teens.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Entice (Embrace, #2)
by: Jessica Shirvington
Every day Violet Eden wonders whether she made the right choice.
She
still doesn't fully understand these powers she's been granted as a
half-angel Grigori. And worse, isn't even sure she's capable of using
them. Stab someone through the heart? Really?
No matter how bad
things get, though, Violet doesn't run and she doesn't quit. Even if it
means she can never allow herself to love the guy she longs for. Even if
it means asking her enemy for help. Even if no one is telling her the
truth.
The war between Exiles and Angels is on—and she's wanted by both sides.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Envy (Fury, #2)
by: Elizabeth Miles
The Furies are
back in the second book of a chilling paranormal trilogy where revenge
rules the day—and “sorry” isn’t going to cut it. Spring is coming, and the ice is slowly melting in Ascension…revealing the secrets buried beneath.
Emily Winters knows the Furies have roots in Ascension, Maine—but she’s
about to discover that they’re deeper than she ever imagined. With the
help of her new friend Drea, she vows to dig them out. But it’s hard to
focus when she’s desperate to make up with JD, and to figure out why
Crow, a mysterious Ascension High dropout, seems to be shadowing her.
Meanwhile, new girl Skylar McVoy is determined to leave her own dark
past behind. So she’s thrilled when popular Gabby takes her under her
wing, and the stunning and sophisticated Meg offers to give her a major
makeover. But everyone knows what happens to the vainest girl of all…
It’s tempting to be naughty. But beware: the Furies are always watching, and their power grows stronger by the day.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Freaks Like Us
by: Susan Vaught
When Jason Milwaukee's
best friend Sunshine vanishes, Jason knows that something is terribly
wrong, but solving her disappearance will require pushing through all
the voices in his head and then getting the world to listen to him. His
schizophrenia is stopping him from remembering the events leading up to
her disappearance, and often he discounts his own memories, and his own
impressions. But his deep knowledge that he would never hurt his friend,
plus the faith of his parents and a few others in the town bring him to
the point of solving the mystery. In the end, it's Sunshine's own love
for Jason (Freak) that persuades him of his own strength and goodness.
By turns brilliantly witty and searingly honest, Susan
Vaught's newest novel is a laugh-out-loud, tear-jerking, coming-of-age
story.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
I Swear
by: Lane Davis
Who’s to blame
when bullying leads to suicide? A gripping exploration of crucial
importance seeks answers in and out of the courtroom.
After
years of abuse from her classmates, and thinking she had no other
options, Leslie took her own life. Now her abusers are dealing with the
fallout. In the eyes of the accused girls, they are not to blame: Leslie
chose to take her life. She chose to be the coward they always knew she
was.
As criminal proceedings examine the systematic cyber
bullying and harassment that occurred, the girls vow to keep their
stories straight and make Leslie seem weak. But as the events leading up
to her death unfold, it becomes clear that although Leslie took her own
life, her bullies took everything else.
Told in alternating
perspectives and through well-paced flashbacks, this timely novel sheds
light on both the victims of bullying and the consequences bullies face.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Immortal Lycanthropes
by: Hal Johnson
“A shameful fact about
humanity is that some people can be so ugly that no one will be friends
with them. It is shameful that humans can be so cruel, and it is
shameful that humans can be so ugly.”
So begins the incredible
story of Myron Horowitz, a disfigured thirteen-year-old just trying to
fit in at his Pennsylvania school. When a fight with a bully leaves him
unconscious and naked in the wreckage of the cafeteria, Myron discovers
that he is an immortal lycanthrope—a were-mammal who can transform from
human to animal. He also discovers that there are others like him, and
many of them want Myron dead. “People will turn into animals,” says the
razor-witted narrator of this tour-de-force, “and here come ancient
secrets and rivers of blood.”
Release Date: 4 September 2012
In a Fix (In a Fix, #1)
by: Linda Grimes
The start of an original new urban fantasy series starring human chameleon Ciel Halligan
Snagging
a marriage proposal for her client while on an all-expenses-paid
vacation should be a simple job for Ciel Halligan, aura adaptor
extraordinaire. A kind of human chameleon, she’s able to take on her
clients’ appearances and slip seamlessly into their lives, solving any
sticky problems they don’t want to deal with themselves. No fuss, no
muss. Big paycheck.
This particular assignment is pretty
enjoyable... that is, until Ciel’s island resort bungalow is blown to
smithereens and her client’s about-to-be-fiancé is snatched by
modern-day Vikings. For some reason, Ciel begins to suspect that getting
the ring is going to be a tad more difficult than originally
anticipated.
Going from romance to rescue requires some serious
gear-shifting, as well as a little backup. Her best friend, Billy, and
Mark, the CIA agent she’s been crushing on for years—both skilled
adaptors—step in to help, but their priority is, annoyingly, keeping her
safe. Before long, Ciel is dedicating more energy to escaping their
watchful eyes than she is to saving her client’s intended.
Suddenly, facing down a horde of Vikings feels like the least of her problems.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
My Book of Life By Angel
by: Martine Leavitt
When sixteen-year-old
Angel meets Call at the mall, he buys her meals and says he loves her,
and he gives her some candy that makes her feel like she can fly. Pretty
soon she's addicted to his candy, and she moves in with him. As a
favor, he asks her to hook up with a couple of friends of his, and then a
couple more. Now Angel is stuck working the streets at Hastings and
Main, a notorious spot in Vancouver, Canada, where the girls turn
tricks until they disappear without a trace, and the authorities don't
care. But after her friend Serena disappears, and when Call brings home a
girl who is even younger and more vulnerable than her to learn the
trade, Angel knows that she and the new girl have got to find a way out.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Origin
by: Jessica Khoury
Pia has grown up in a
secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised
by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new
immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia
discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile
home—and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.
Free
in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Together,
they embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia’s
origin—a truth with deadly consequences that will change their lives
forever.
Origin is a beautifully told, shocking new way
to look at an age-old desire: to live forever, no matter the cost. This
is a supremely compelling debut novel that blends the awakening romance
of Matched with the mystery and jungle conspiracy of Lost.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Outpost (Enclave, #2)
by: Ann Aguirre
Deuce’s whole world has
changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a
town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of
the townsfolk. She doesn’t fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows
how to fight.
To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade,
keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he
seems not to want her around anymore. Confused and lonely, she starts
looking for a way out.
Deuce signs up to serve in the summer
patrols—those who make sure the planters can work the fields without
danger. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the
surface, just as they did below ground. The Freaks have grown smarter.
They’re watching. Waiting. Planning. The monsters don’t intend to let
Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the
tide.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Rage Within (Dark Inside, #2)
by: Jeyn Roberts
In this apocalyptic sequel to Dark Inside’s “well-balanced, realistic suspense” (Kirkus Reviews), four teens continue the struggle for survival as they face a world gone mad. Aries,
Clementine, Michael, and Mason have survived the first wave of the
apocalypse that wiped out most of the world’s population and turned many
of the rest into murderous Baggers. Now they’re hiding out in an
abandoned house in Vancouver with a ragtag group of fellow teen
survivors, trying to figure out their next move.
Aries is
trying to lead, but it’s hard to be a leader when there are no easy
answers and every move feels wrong. Clementine is desperate to find her
brother Heath, but it’s impossible to know where he’d be, assuming he’s
alive. Michael is haunted by the memories of his actions during his
harrowing struggle to survive. And Mason is struggling with something
far worse: the fear that he may be a danger to his friends.
As the Baggers begin to create a new world order, these four teens will
have to trust and rely on each other in order to survive.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Shift (Strange Chemistry, #1)
by: Kim Curran
When your average,
16-year old loser, Scott Tyler, meets the beautiful and mysterious
Aubrey Jones, he learns he's not so average after all. He's a 'Shifter'.
And that means he has the power to undo any decision he's ever made. At
first, he thinks the power to shift is pretty cool. But as his world
starts to unravel around him he realises that each time he uses his
power, it has consequences; terrible unforeseen consequences. Shifting
is going to get him killed. In a world where everything can change with a
thought, Scott has to decide where he stands.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
MOVIES & TV SERIES (September 4th)
MOVIES
A Happy Event
Directed by: Remi Bezancon
Starring: Pio Marmai, Louise Bourgoin
The unexpected will unfold when a young couple decide to embark on the
most exhilarating and harrowing experience of their life - having a
baby! Filled with the thrills and laughs of pregnancy and parenthood, A
Happy Event, is a perfect film for everyone who's had a baby...or anyone
who might ever want to!
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Amsterdam Heavy
Directed by: Michael Wright
Starring: Rik Sinkeldam, Michael Madsen
Amsterdam Heavy takes us on a roller-coaster journey into the violent,
criminal heart of Amsterdam. Gangster J.D. (Rik Sinkeldam) is brought to
Amsterdam in a box, where he wakes up shirtless, half-dead, with no
memory. Having barely escaped with his life JD is now on the hunt for
justice and to find the man who betrayed him. On his journey, he
partners with an undercover agent (Alison Carroll) and battles the back
alleys of Amsterdam in search for vengeance, The action-packed film
features world class K1 and MMA fighters such as Semmy Schilt, Alistair
Overeem and Gokhan Saki.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Five-Year Engagement, The
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
Starring: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt
The director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the
irreverent comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Beginning where most
romantic comedies end, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller,
producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Rodney
Rothman (Get Him to the Greek) looks at what happens when an engaged
couple, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, keeps getting tripped up on the
long walk down the aisle.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
High School
Directed by: John Stalberg
Starring: Adrian Brody, Michael Chiklis
The day after soon-to-be valedictorian Henry Burke (Matt Bush) takes a
hit of the chronic for the first time, his school principal (Michael
Chiklis) institutes a zero tolerance drug policy and administers a
mandatory drug test for all students. Henry has two options: fail and
lose his college scholarship, or team up with his stoner friend Breaux
(Sean Marquette) to beat the system. They steal a high powered ganja
from law student-turned-drug-dealer Psycho Ed (Adrien Brody) and spike
the school's
bake sale brownies,
getting the whole school-faculty included-completely stoned out of their
minds. But with the student body getting higher and higher with every
brownie, and a pissed-off Psycho Ed on their tails for stealing his
stash, they must find a way to keep their half-baked plan from going up
in smoke
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Piranha 3DD
Directed by: John Gulager
Starring: Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush
After the terror unleashed on Lake Victoria in Piranha 3D, the
pre-historic school of blood thirsty piranhas are back. This time, no
one is safe from the flesh eating fish as they sink their razor sharp
teeth into the visitors of summer's best attraction, The Big Wet Water
Park. Christopher Lloyd reprises his role as the eccentric piranha
expert with survivor Paul Scheer and a partially devoured Ving Rhames
back for more fish frenzy. David Hasselhoff trades in the sandy beaches
of "Baywatch" to
be a celebrity lifeguard
at the racy water park. Prepare for double the terror, double the action
and double the D's in this sequel also starring Gary Busey, Katrina
Bowden, Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, Chris Zylka and David Koechner.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Safe
Directed by: Boaz Yakin
Starring: Jason Statham
A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, Luke
Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change...until
the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the
Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life
forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute,
haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be
watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Small, Beautifully Moving Parts
Directed by: Anna Margaret Hollyman
Starring: Annie Howell
Sarah Sparks is pregnant and feeling wholly ambivalent, despite her
boyfriend's pure enthusiasm. A committed tech-geek, she fears she is
more interested in ultrasound technology than in what's being
ultra-sounded. When her sister lures her to L.A. for what ends up being a
terrorizing baby shower, Sarah keeps her rental van and hits the road
in search of the source of her anxiety: her estranged mother, now living
off the grid. Small, Beautifully Moving Parts takes a comic and
poignant look at one woman's coming-of-parenthood in the age of
technology.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Umberto D.
Directed by: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Carlo Battisti
This neorealist masterpiece by Vittorio De Sica (Bicycle Thieves)
follows the daily life of an elderly pensioner as he struggles to make
ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic recovery. Alone except for his
dog, Flike, Umberto is determined to maintain his dignity in a city
where human kindness seems to have been swallowed up by the forces of
modernization. His simple quest to satisfy his most fundamental
needs—food, shelter, companionship—makes for one of the most
heartbreaking stories ever filmed, and an essential classic of world
cinema.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
TV SERIES
2 Broke Girls: Season 1
Starring: Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs
One's street-smart and blue-collar born; the other's book smart and
nouveau bankrupt. Together, unlikely roommates and unlikelier friends
Max (Kat Dennings, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) and Caroline
(Beth Behrs) are two broke girls waiting tables in a Brooklyn diner
while they're waiting for real life to begin. Saving $250,000 to open a
cupcake shop won't be easy, but the pair's saucy humor and blossoming
friendship make chasing the American dream a priceless adventure. Enjoy
all 24 outrageous Season One episodes from Emmy(R) winner Michael
Patrick King (Sex and the City) and white-hot stand-up comedian Whitney
Cummings (Whitney), plus sweet extras!
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Bored to Death: Season 3
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis
Writer turned private-eye Jonathan Ames was last spotted duking it out
in a dean’s office, (almost) saving Super Ray from a stalker, and
endorsing George’s decision to resign from his glossy magazine gig. This
season Jonathan will come face-to-face with “furries,” hang with Dick
Cavett, and go on the ultimate oedipal investigation.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Criminal Minds: Season 7
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson
CRIMINAL MINDS revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who
analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their
next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most
prominent agent is David Rossi (Joe Mantegna), a founding member of the
BAU, who returns to help the team solve new cases, while pursuing some
unfinished business of his own. Each member brings his or her own area
of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and
identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Fringe: Season 4
Starring: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson
Who are you? After sacrificing himself to save both worlds, Peter
mysteriously returns to ours. But he has been forgotten - by Olivia, by
Walter, by everyone. It's as if he never existed. At the same time,
shape shifters controlled by an unknown master begin an onslaught of
destruction, and now the two former enemy universes must cooperate to
defy a common foe. Fringe's thrilling 22-episode fourth season continues
the inspired series' synthesis of astounding phenomena, baffling
secrets and dramatic, character-driven stories. And in this season,
events may prove that the most powerful force in our universe - or
theirs - is not a doomsday device, not a paranormal force, but human
love.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Good Wife, The: Season 3
Starring: Julianna Margulies, Josh Charles
THE GOOD WIFE is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies
as Alicia Florrick, a wife and mother who boldly assumes full
responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her
husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal. In Season
3, Alicia continues balancing her professional and personal lives as she
strives to provide a stable home for her children in the midst of
separating from her husband and contemplating finally giving in to her
feelings for fellow lawyer Will Gardner.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Grey's Anatomy: Season 8
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers
Enjoy all the romance, laughter and heart-stopping moments of one of
television's most celebrated dramas with ABC's Grey's Anatomy: The
Complete Eighth Season. No matter how hot it gets - in the operating
room or in the bedroom - the doctors of Seattle Grace know they can
always lean on one another. As fifth year residents, it's do or die for
the doctors, and things get bumpy when the chief makes a decision that
rocks the entire staff. Outside the hospital, Meredith and Derek
struggle to keep their relationship afloat while they try to adopt an
orphaned baby girl, and Christina wrestles with a difficult choice that
could ruin her marriage. Relive every unforgettable love and loss of
ABC's wildly popular series, containing all 24 episodes of season eight,
plus never-before-seen bonus features. No Grey's Anatomy collection is
complete without it!
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Haven: Season 2
Starring: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour
Former FBI Agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) discovers that the small
town of Haven is really a secret refuge for people with supernatural
afflictions. Now, it's up to her to unlock Haven's mysterious secrets.
As seen on Syfy.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
How to Make It in America: Season 2
Starring: Bryan Greenberg, Victor Rasuk
This half-hour comedy focuses on the urban adventures of Ben (Bryan
Greenberg) an aspiring designer who has seen previous passion projects
derailed by fate and fortune, and Cam (Victor Rasuk), Ben’s best friend,
free spirit and would-be mogul. This season, as they continue to
hustle to get their CRISP line of T-shirts and hoodies off the ground
following a (potentially) lucrative trip to Japan, Ben and Cam scour the
downtown NYC scene for new business connections, following any lead
they can get to get noticed in the ultra-competitive fashion industry.
Among those who rub shoulders with Ben and Cam in and around the city
are Ben’s ex-girlfriend Rachel (Lake Bell), an interior decorator now
searching for meaning after a globe-spanning trip to Africa and Europe;
Domingo (Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi), a well-connected street pal with his
own “entrepreneurial” business; David “Kapo” Kaplan (Eddie Kaye
Thomas), a hedge-fund manager and high-school acquaintance; and Cam’s
cousin Rene (Luis Guzmán), an ex-con who is eying his own get-rich
scheme by marketing his Rasta Monsta energy drink.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Hung: Season 3
Starring: Thomas Jane, Anne Heche, Jane Adams
Hung is the hit comedy series from Colette Burson and Dmitry
Lipkin (The Riches), and starring Thomas Jane, Jane Adams and Anne
Heche. Set in Detroit, Hung continues to revolve around the unorthodox
efforts of divorced teacher/coach Ray Drecker (Jane) to generate extra
cash – by selling his “winning tool” to desperate women. Season 3
begins with Ray and his unlikely pimp Tanya (Adams) taking matters into
their own hands in the face of a (still) recession-plagued economy by
opening the “Happiness Consultants Wellness Center for Woman” – a front
for their gigolo business complete with “orgasmic living” seminars run
by Tanya and “private consultations” with Ray. Meanwhile, as their
business begins to yield dividends, Lenore (Rebecca Creskoff –
Mad Men, Curb Your Enthusiasm)
seeks revenge upon Ray and Tanya for stealing her “lifestyle” idea, and
transforms a 25-year-old busboy named Jason (new series regular Stephen
Amell –
The Vampire Diaries) into a new male hooker to rival Ray.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Vol. 1
Starring: Jarred Blancard, Mitchell A. Lee Yuen
Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo are four genetically
mutated turtles who have grown into human-sized, ninja-powered
crime-fighters living in the sewers of New York City. Under the tutelage
of Master Splinter, these four teens have spent their formative years
fighting their nemesis, Shredder, and his evil army. But the turtles’
world we have come to know and love is about to change. If you thought
Shredder was bad, wait until you meet the newest TMNT foe: Dragon Lord!
It will take all the power of the turtles to combat this new villain . .
. lucky for them, they will have help from a new ninja turtle, a FEMALE
turtle named Venus De Milo!
See all the exciting showdowns in the only live-action series based on the iconic Ninja Turtles franchise!
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Office, The: Season 8
Starring: Rainn Wilson, Steve Carell
Andy takes over as manager of Dunder Mifflin and finds the job to be
more than he bargained for. He wants to win the respect of his
employees, while going toe-to-toe with Robert California, the enigmatic
new CEO, who wants to turn the office into his personal playground.
Dwight makes his own grab for power when he leads a team to Florida to
work under Nellie Bertram, who may be slightly out of her mind. Jim and
Pam's relationship is put to the test when Pam goes on maternity leave
and her replacement has eyes for Jim. Meanwhile, Erin harbors lingering
feelings for Andy; Angela's relationship deepens with her dashing
(state) senator; and Darryl looks for love in the warehouse. Developed
for American Television by Primetime Emmyr Award winner Greg Daniels
(Parks and Recreation, The Simpsons), watch all 24 episodes back-to-back
in this 5-disc set, with outstanding bonus features including extended
episodes, deleted scenes, webisodes, Football Championship promos and
more!
Release Date: 4 September 2012
Person of Interest: Season 1
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson
Jim Caviezel (The Thin Red Line), Michael Emerson (Lost) and Taraji P.
Henson (Hustle & Flow) team up in this thought-provoking crime
action drama from The Dark Knight's Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams' Bad
Robot Productions (Fringe, Lost, Alias). Set in New York City, this
procedural centers on an ex-CIA agent, presumed dead, who partners with a
mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes. Using data siphoned
off the U.S. intelligence agencies' threat matrix -- information not
related to terrorism, but rather violent crimes of a personal nature --
during each episode, the former CIA agent and his enigmatic partner
identify a "person of interest" and set about solving the mystery of the
impending crime. Tapping into the world's Big Brother-like surveillance
network, the shadowy duo knows that something bad is going to happen;
it's their mission to discover what that event will be ... and somehow
prevent it.
Release Date: 4 September 2012
