Double Lover
Sherlock Gnomes
Unsane
Wonderstruck
Annihilation
Early Man
Red Sparrow
We'll Meet Again
Chasing Trane 
A Dangerous Idea 
Travel Safe Not Sorry: Discover California 
Vermeer, Beyond Time
Celtic Soul
Flames
Metal Road
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Singles Collection 
Birdman of Alcatraz 
King of Jazz 
Stingaree
Shameless: The Complete Eighth Season 
Ichi the Killer 
The Sect
Shoes
On August 21, First Run Features will release Alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (DVD: $19.95). Every November, nearly half a million 4th graders read Scott O’Dell’s 1960 Newbery Medal-winning children’s story Island of the Blue Dolphins. For…
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New Releases Calendar for June 19
- Class Rank
- The Death of Stalin
- Double Lover
- Flower
- Keep the Change
- Midnight Sun
- Pacific Rim: Uprising
- Paul, Apostle Of Christ
- Unsane
- The Workshop
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May/June 2018
What you’ll find in the May/June 2018 issue of Video Librarian:
New documentaries on the lives of a Philadelphia family, the 2017 Women’s March, Newtown and Orlando mass shootings, bugs as food, the history of black colleges, Putin, the Paris Opera, the ghoulish blood plasma industry, bird intelligence, and more. Plus, books into movies, anime, music/dance, and 75-plus movie and TV series reviews…
News Briefs
“Alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins” Documentary Coming August 21 from First Run Features
On August 21, First Run Features will release Alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (DVD: $19.95). Every November, nearly half a million 4th graders read Scott O’Dell’s 1960 Newbery Medal-winning children’s story Island of the Blue Dolphins. For…“Fahrenheit 451” HBO Film Slated for September 18
Imagine a society where books are outlawed and “firemen” have been tasked to burn any remaining literature. This is the reality in Fahrenheit 451, slated for September 18 release from HBO. Based on Ray Bradbury’s classic 1953 sci-fi novel, this…"Forbidden Films” Nazi Propaganda Doc Available Now from Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist Films
Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist Films have recently released Forbidden Films: The Hidden Legacy of Nazi Film (DVD: $29.95), Felix Moeller's German-language documentary re-examining the propaganda films created by the German film industry under the Third Reich. Of the 1,200 feature…Steven Spielberg’s YA Novel-Based “Ready Player One” Coming July 24 from Warner
Slated for a July 24 release from Warner Home Video, filmmaker Steven Spielberg's action-adventure film Ready Player One (DVD: $28.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $35.99, 4K: Combo: $44.95) is based on Ernest Cline’s 2011 sci-fi bestseller of the same name. In the year…Films Media Group to Sponsor Librarians for National Media Market and Conference 2018
Films Media Group, an Infobase Company, agreed today to sponsor up to four registrations to the 2018 National Media Market and Conference (NMM) for librarians who collect media for community colleges. This sponsorship will benefit librarians who wish to attend…
Bi-Weekly Selection Guide to Upcoming Releases for July 3 & June 26
Antarctica: In the Footsteps of the Emperor
Big Hero 6: The Series--Back in Action
The Heart Guy: Series 2
Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood
Black Lightning: The Complete First Season
American Socialist: The Life & Times of Eugene Victor DebsAdvertiser Spotlight
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- National Media MarketConnecting librarians and educators with film producers and distributors of new educational media content and platforms for 40 years. NMM 2018 will be in Indianapolis, Indiana.