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August 2020 MBR The Library DVD/Blu-ray Shelf
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Midwest Book Review
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The Library DVD/Blu-ray Shelf
City Dreamers
A film by Joseph Hillel
First Run Features
$24.95 www.firstrunfeatures.com
City Dreamers is a documentary about the changes of cities over the past 70 years, featuring insights from four female architects. Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, and Denise Scott Brown bring their wealth of experience in architecture and urban planning to this beautifully shot, extraordinarily insightful film. City Dreamers will appeal to architecture connoisseurs, city planners, and lay viewers alike, and is highly recommended especially for public library DVD collections. 81 min., English and French with English subtitles.
Caribbean Coast
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc.
www.Bennett-Watt.com
9781604902990 $24.95
Part of the "Discoveries Costa Rica" DVD series, Caribbean Coast is an astonishingly beautiful DVD documentary, featuring gorgeous scenes of 78 miles of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. From the vibrant wildlife of Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, to the coral reef and white sand beaches of Cahuita National Park, to the saga of how dozens of great green macaws have been successfully reintroduced to the wild, Caribbean Coast is an extraordinary visual tour and the next best thing to visiting this wondrous area in person. Highly recommended, especially for armchair travelers and public library collections! 53 min.
Texas, New Mexico & Arizona
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc.
www.Bennett-Watt.com
9781604902181 $24.95
Part of the Discoveries... America National Parks series of video essays on DVD, Texas, New Mexico & Arizona is a panoramically beautiful showcase of parks in the desert southwest region of the United States. From Palo Alto Battlefield to Alibates Flint Quarries, Guadalupe Mountains, Saguaro National Park, Calrsbad Caverns, and more, Texas, New Mexico & Arizona is the next best thing to visiting this breathtaking, enriching, and culturally significant places in person. Texas, New Mexico & Arizona is highly recommended both for armchair travelers and for public library DVD collections. 56 min.
Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc.
www.Bennett-Watt.com
9781604902198 $24.95
Part of the Discoveries... America National Parks series of video essays on DVD, Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs showcases a wide assortment of breathtaking natural wonders in American parks. The gorgeous footage and vivid descriptions make Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs the next best thing to an in-person tour! Spotlighted locations include California lava beds, Oregon caves (such as the "Marble Halls of Oregon"), the John Day Fossil Beds, the Great Smoky Mountains, ancient thermal springs of Arkansas, and more. Captivating and educational, Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs is highly recommended both for armchair travelers and public library DVD collections. 57 min.
Deadwater Fell
Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo
Acorn Media
c/o RLJ Entertainment
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$34.99 www.acornonline.com
Deadwater Fell is the DVD debut of an original British mystery mini-series, set in a small Scottish community. The idyllic life of a respected physician, his schoolteacher wife, and their two best friends is upended when a housefire strikes, and a disturbing discovery comes to light. Was the fire arson, set by someone with a destructive or even a murderous grudge? A captivating work of modern noir crime drama, Deadwater Fell is highly recommended especially for connoisseurs of the genre and public library DVD collections. 4 episodes, 191 min., SDH subtitles.
Murdoch Mysteries, season 13
Starring Yannick Bisson
Acorn Media
c/o RLJ Entertainment
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$59.99 www.acornonline.com
Available in both DVD and Blu-ray formats, Murdoch Mysteries, season 13 is the latest volume of a mystery series set in late 19th century Toronto, and featuring the methodical, dapper, gadget- carrying Detective William Murdoch (played by Yannick Bisson). Season 13 has eighteen episodes, including the 200th episode of this award-nominated series inspired by the Maureen Jennings' novels. Witty, tautly written, beautifully shot, and brought to life with superb performances, Murdoch Mysteries, season 13 is a treat for connoisseurs of the genre, and sure to prove a popular pick for public library DVD and Blu-ray collections. 18 episodes, 492 min., 5 DVDs or 4 Blu-ray discs.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
City Dreamers
A film by Joseph Hillel
First Run Features
$24.95 www.firstrunfeatures.com
City Dreamers is a documentary about the changes of cities over the past 70 years, featuring insights from four female architects. Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, and Denise Scott Brown bring their wealth of experience in architecture and urban planning to this beautifully shot, extraordinarily insightful film. City Dreamers will appeal to architecture connoisseurs, city planners, and lay viewers alike, and is highly recommended especially for public library DVD collections. 81 min., English and French with English subtitles.
Caribbean Coast
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc.
www.Bennett-Watt.com
9781604902990 $24.95
Part of the "Discoveries Costa Rica" DVD series, Caribbean Coast is an astonishingly beautiful DVD documentary, featuring gorgeous scenes of 78 miles of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. From the vibrant wildlife of Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, to the coral reef and white sand beaches of Cahuita National Park, to the saga of how dozens of great green macaws have been successfully reintroduced to the wild, Caribbean Coast is an extraordinary visual tour and the next best thing to visiting this wondrous area in person. Highly recommended, especially for armchair travelers and public library collections! 53 min.
Texas, New Mexico & Arizona
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc.
www.Bennett-Watt.com
9781604902181 $24.95
Part of the Discoveries... America National Parks series of video essays on DVD, Texas, New Mexico & Arizona is a panoramically beautiful showcase of parks in the desert southwest region of the United States. From Palo Alto Battlefield to Alibates Flint Quarries, Guadalupe Mountains, Saguaro National Park, Calrsbad Caverns, and more, Texas, New Mexico & Arizona is the next best thing to visiting this breathtaking, enriching, and culturally significant places in person. Texas, New Mexico & Arizona is highly recommended both for armchair travelers and for public library DVD collections. 56 min.
Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc.
www.Bennett-Watt.com
9781604902198 $24.95
Part of the Discoveries... America National Parks series of video essays on DVD, Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs showcases a wide assortment of breathtaking natural wonders in American parks. The gorgeous footage and vivid descriptions make Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs the next best thing to an in-person tour! Spotlighted locations include California lava beds, Oregon caves (such as the "Marble Halls of Oregon"), the John Day Fossil Beds, the Great Smoky Mountains, ancient thermal springs of Arkansas, and more. Captivating and educational, Caves, Fossils, Nature & Hot Springs is highly recommended both for armchair travelers and public library DVD collections. 57 min.
Deadwater Fell
Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo
Acorn Media
c/o RLJ Entertainment
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$34.99 www.acornonline.com
Deadwater Fell is the DVD debut of an original British mystery mini-series, set in a small Scottish community. The idyllic life of a respected physician, his schoolteacher wife, and their two best friends is upended when a housefire strikes, and a disturbing discovery comes to light. Was the fire arson, set by someone with a destructive or even a murderous grudge? A captivating work of modern noir crime drama, Deadwater Fell is highly recommended especially for connoisseurs of the genre and public library DVD collections. 4 episodes, 191 min., SDH subtitles.
Murdoch Mysteries, season 13
Starring Yannick Bisson
Acorn Media
c/o RLJ Entertainment
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$59.99 www.acornonline.com
Available in both DVD and Blu-ray formats, Murdoch Mysteries, season 13 is the latest volume of a mystery series set in late 19th century Toronto, and featuring the methodical, dapper, gadget- carrying Detective William Murdoch (played by Yannick Bisson). Season 13 has eighteen episodes, including the 200th episode of this award-nominated series inspired by the Maureen Jennings' novels. Witty, tautly written, beautifully shot, and brought to life with superb performances, Murdoch Mysteries, season 13 is a treat for connoisseurs of the genre, and sure to prove a popular pick for public library DVD and Blu-ray collections. 18 episodes, 492 min., 5 DVDs or 4 Blu-ray discs.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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