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Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise--and suddenly uncertain reign--of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales,...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is vast, incredibly varied, and richly complex. Different worlds, different timelines, countless characters. This is the guide to that universe. Created in close collaboration with Marvel Studios, it will answer the biggest questions: what happened, when, where, and why. Follow the entire story of the MCU from before the Big Bang to the Blip and beyond. Along the way, learn more about the evolution of the Iron Man...
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Explore the science behind some of your favorite popular science fiction tropes -- from escaping a black hole to riding a space elevator to the stars -- in this illustrated guide from NASA advisor and host of the popular Tested podcast Offworld"--
4) Them!
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A landmark movie about giant radiation-mutated ants that gets better with age. It begins in New Mexico with a child wandering in shock, a ransacked general store, and a battered corpse full of enough formic acid to kill twenty men. It ends with an epic struggle in the 700 miles of storm drains under Los Angeles, where the insect hordes are beaten. But they₂re not conquered, because they spawned a generation of films about radioactive creatures.
5) Normal
Publisher
Buffalo 8
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After having their first child, an interracial couple struggles to hold onto their marriage while dealing with temptations in pursuit of normalcy. The couple, Leah and Aniket, are facing intimacy issues in their relationship after the birth of their child. When his wife, Leah, wants to go back to work she hires Maggie to look after the child and the house. Little does she know that Aniket and Maggie will form a romantic connection. However, while...
7) Jules
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jules follows Milton who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Things become complicated when two neighbors discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors...
8) 65
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly discovers he's actually stranded on Earth... 65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa, must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures in an epic fight to survive" --Container.
Publisher
TLA Releasing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Atl lives in the rural Mexican countryside with his bitter mother and his endearing grandmother, trying to be the man they see, while living a secret life with his true love Diego. When his secret trickles out through town gossip, Alt and Diego must choose the path their lives will go down, truth or convention.
10) Breathing happy
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this mind-bending drama, a recovering addict is ready to celebrate a year of sobriety on Christmas Day. But his past demons tempt him to fail, including a talking golden door, his ex-drug dealer, and magic tricks. Will he experience relapse or rebirth?
Publisher
Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Seven friends reunite in a rural house where they agreed to retire one day. Their weekend together will determine if fulfilling their shattered youthful dreams is still possible.
Siete amigos inauguran la casa rural donde pactaron jubilarse algún día. El fin de semana juntos determinará si cumplir sus sueños rotos de juventud todavía es posible.
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Our beloved band of misfits is looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
14) Consecration
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After the suspicious death of her brother, a priest, Grace goes to the Mount Saviour Convent in Scotland to find out what happened. Once there, she uncovers murder, sacrilege, and a disturbing truth about her past.
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
Based on a true story, Ramón Sampedro wants to end his life because a diving accident 28 years before that turned him into a quadriplegic. For most of those years he made the most of it: writing, developing a close relationships with his family, who all help to care for him. While grateful to his family and friends for their help, Ramón was always an active person. He has come to see his life as frustrating and pointless and wishes to die with what...
17) Master gardener
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Master Gardener follows Narvel Roth, the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. When Mrs. Haverhill demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great-niece Maya as a new apprentice, chaos enters Narvel's spartan existence, unlocking dark secrets from a buried violent past that threaten...
18) Moving on
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Claire and Evelyn are estranged friends who reunite to get even with Howard, the petulant widower of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Claire reunites with Ralph, her great love from her younger years, as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
19) Beau is afraid
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.
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