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Living [videorecording] / producer, Elizabeth Karlsen; producer, Stephen Woolley.

Bill Nighy stars in this remake of the 1952 Japanese film 'Ikiru'. In 1950s London, civil servant Mr Williams (Nighy) is left devastated when he discovers he has only six months to live. Dissatisfied with his life's work, he uses all the influence of his 30-year service in the Public Works office to gain approval for a dilapidated area to be transformed into a children's playground. The cast also includes Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp and Tom Burke.
Published: Lionsgate UK, 2023.
1 videodisc (102 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - 2421 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462421

She said [videorecording] / producer, Lexi Barta; producer, Dede Gardner; producer, Jeremy Kleiner.

Maria Schrader directs this drama based on the book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, journalists who exposed film producer Harvey Weinstein's crimes of sexual misconduct. The film follows New York Times investigative reporters Kantor and Twohey (Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan) as they investigate reports of pervasive sexual harassment in Hollywood. Their investigation leads them to uncover a series of sexual abuse allegations against Weinstein (Mike Houston) and a system protecting abusers. The cast also includes Patricia Clarkson, Samantha Morton and Jennifer Ehle.
Published: Universal Pictures, 2023.
1 videodisc (123 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - Standard DVD - Onloan - Due: 22 Jul 2023 - C0000020462113

Legion of super-heroes [videorecording] / producer, James Krieg; producer, Kimberly S. Moreau.

Animated action feature following the adventures of the DC Comics superheroes. With Kara (voice of Meg Donnelly) devastated by the destruction of her home planet Krypton and struggling to adapt to life on Earth, Superman (Darren Criss) suggests she study at the Legion Academy alongside other budding superheroes in the 31st century. Kara and her fellow trainee heroes find themselves thrust into action when the academy comes under attack from a group known as the Dark Circle.
Published: Warner Bros. Home Ent., 2023.
1 videodisc (80 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - 9742 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020459742

Aftersun [videorecording] / producer, Mark Ceryak; producer, Barry Jenkins; producer, Amy Jackson; producer, Adele Romanski.

Paul Mescal and Francesca Corio star in this drama from debut filmmaker Charlotte Wells. Gazing at home video footage, Sophie (Celia Rowlson-Hall) recalls a holiday in Turkey with her father (Mescal) 20 years earlier, but the tenuous link between memory and truth is called into question. As Sophie struggles to reconcile her memories with the reality of her father's existence, aspects of her father that were known and unknown, she also must come to terms with her own identity and the desire to better understand herself.
Published: Mubi, 2023.
1 videodisc (101 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462115

Roald Dahl's Matilda the musical [videorecording] / producer, Tim Bevan; producer, Eric Fellner; producer, Jon Finn; producer, Luke Kelly.

Matthew Warchus directs this adaptation of the award-winning musical based on the book by Roald Dahl, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir) is extraordinarily bright and gifted but has to contend with uncaring parents as well as a cruel and terrifying new headteacher in Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson). Thankfully she finds a friend in kind teacher Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch) and decides it's time for things to change. Andrea Riseborough, Stephen Graham and Sindhu Vee also star.
Published: Sony Pictures Home Ent., 2023.
1 videodisc (113 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020461001
City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020461002
City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462119
City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462120

The banshees of Inisherin [videorecording] / producer, Graham Broadbent; producer, Peter Czernin; producer, Martin McDonagh.

Martin McDonagh writes and directs this black comedy drama starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Neighbours Pádraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson) have always been friends, until one day Colm abruptly declares that their friendship is over and he wants nothing more to do with Pádraic. Confused and upset, Pádraic tries to repair their relationship, but Colm threatens violence unless Pádraic leaves him alone. Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan also star.
Published: Walt Disney Studios, 2023.
1 videodisc (110 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - Standard DVD - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - C0000020462109
City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462110

Black Panther: Wakanda forever [videorecording] / producer, Kevin Feige; producer, Nate Moore.

Ryan Coogler returns to direct and co-write this action adventure sequel based on the Marvel Comics characters. Following the death of King T'Challa, Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) and their allies must fight to protect Wakanda from those who seek its resources as well as a new threat emerging from the sea. Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Dominique Thorne, Winston Duke, Martin Freeman and Tenoch Huerta also star.
Published: Walt Disney Studios, 2023.
1 videodisc (155 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462116
City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462117

Batman: The doom that came to Gotham [videorecording] / producer, James Krieg; producer, Sam Liu; producer, Kimberly S. Moreau.

Animated adventure featuring the DC Comics superhero. In an alternate 1920s, Bruce Wayne (voice of David Giuntoli) inadvertently reawakens an ancient evil during an expedition to Antarctica. When he returns to Gotham City after two decades away, Bruce must stop the Cult of Ghul from resurrecting their leader, sorcerer Ra's al Ghul (Navid Negahban), and burning Gotham to the ground in their quest to fulfil an ancient prophecy.
Published: Warner Bros. Home Ent., 2023.
1 videodisc (86 min.)

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - 1743 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020461743

Puss in boots: The last wish [videorecording] / producer, Mark Swift.

Antonio Banderas returns to voice the title role of this children's animated spin-off of 'Shrek' (2001). Following on from the events of 'Shrek Forever After' (2010), legendary adventurer Puss in Boots is shocked to discover he has used eight of his nine lives. Hunted by the Big Bad Wolf (Wagner Moura), Jack Horner (John Mulaney) and Goldilocks (Florence Pugh) and the Three Bears, Puss in Boots teams up with his former lover Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) and stray dog Perrito (Harvey Guillén) and sets off on a quest to find the magical Wishing Star.
Published: Universal Pictures, 2023.
1 videodisc (98 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - 3573 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020463573
City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - 3574 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020463574

The Fabelmans [videorecording] / producer, Tony Kushner; producer, Kristie Macosko Krieger; producer, Steven Spielberg.

Michelle Williams and Paul Dano star in this coming-of-age drama directed by Steven Spielberg. In 1950s Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman (Mateo Zoryan/Gabriel LaBelle) dreams of becoming a film-maker. While his father Burt (Dano) sees his passion for film-making as merely a hobby, Sammy's mother Mitzi (Williams) encourages him to pursue his dream. While Sammy embarks on his first film-making projects, a surprising discovery threatens to tear his family apart and destroy his fledgling passion for cinema. The cast also includes Seth Rogen, Julia Butters and Judd Hirsch.
Published: eOne Entertainment, 2023.
1 videodisc (151 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - 4907 - Standard DVD - In-transit from Manchester Collection: Central Library to City Library (Set: 11 Dec 2023) - C0000020464907

Corsage [videorecording] / producer, Johanna Scherz; producer, Alexander Glehr.

Marie Kreutzer writes and directs this historical drama starring Vicky Krieps as Empress Elisabeth of Austria. In 1877, the year of her 40th birthday, Elisabeth is struggling. Striving to conform to the required standards of beauty and behaviour, she is becoming increasingly aware of her unhappiness and, worse, her inability to do anything about it. Defiant, she searches for ways to regain control of her life. Florian Teichtmeister, Aaron Friesz and Colin Morgan also star.
Published: Picturehouse, 2023.
1 videodisc (114 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - 1310 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020461310

Babylon [videorecording] / producer, Olivia Hamilton; producer, Marc Platt; producer, Matthew Plouffe.

Period drama written and directed by Damien Chazelle set in Hollywood in the late 1920s. Stars rise and fall as the industry transitions from silent films to sound during an era of unchecked ambition, chaos and excess. Jack Conrad (Brad Pitt)'s star is waning while Nellie LaRoy (Margot Robbie) is about to make it big. Manny Torres (Diego Calva) is working his way from elephant-wrangling onto film sets and can't help but fall in love with Nellie, but Hollywood can crush dreams as easily as grant them. Jean Smart, Li Jun Li and Jovan Adepo also star.
Published: Paramount Home Entertainment, 2023.
1 videodisc (181 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 week) 18+ - 3567 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020463567

Knock at the cabin [videorecording] / producer, Marc Bienstock; producer, M. Night Shyamalan; producer, Ashwin Rajan.

Psychological horror co-written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Eric (Jonathan Groff), Andrew (Ben Aldridge) and their seven-year-old daughter Wen (Kristen Cui) are on holiday at a remote cabin in the woods when four strangers appear and inform them that they need the family's help to save the world. After taking them hostage, Leonard (Dave Bautista), the group's leader, warns Eric and Andrew that they will need to sacrifice one member of their family to avert a looming apocalypse. Will they make a decision before it's too late?
Published: Universal Pictures, 2023.
1 videodisc (95 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - 4584 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020464584

ABC nights in: Don't look now, but we're being followed [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Counter Attack', 'Here's David Nixon', 'Oh Boy!', 'Jezebel, Ex UK', 'Big Night Out', 'Life With Cooper', 'Candid Camera', 'Out of This World', 'Tempo' and 'The Eamonn Andrews Show'.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (316 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020460993

ABC nights in: Getting rid of people [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Pathfinders in Space', 'Here's David Nixon', 'Hullabaloo', 'The Bruce Forsyth Show', 'The Dora Bryan Show', 'Armchair Theatre' and 'Tempo'. A musical performance from Dusty Springfield and an interview with Peter Sellers are also featured.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (262 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020460994

ABC nights in: I'm drunk with success [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Counter Attack', 'Here's David Nixon', 'Hullabaloo', 'The Bruce Forsyth Show', 'From Inner Space', 'Public Eye', 'Candid Camera' and 'The Eamonn Andrews Show'. A musical performance from Gerry & the Pacemakers and an interview with Omar Sharif are also featured.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (319 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020460995

ABC nights in: Is it high? Is it low? Is it in the middle? [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Here's David Nixon', 'Counter Attack', 'Just Jimmy', 'Steamboat Shuffle', 'Candid Camera', 'From Inner Space', 'Big Night Out', 'The Sword in the Web' and 'Tempo'. An interview with David Niven is also featured.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (283 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020460996

ABC nights in: Kafka? On a cruise? [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Here's David Nixon', 'Counter Attack', 'For Love Or Money', 'Jezebel, Ex UK', 'The Bruce Forsyth Show', 'Candid Camera', 'The Protectors', 'Dial 999' and 'Tempo'.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (272 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020460997

ABC nights in: Set your minds free [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Space Patrol', 'Here's David Nixon', 'Oh Boy!', 'The Blackpool Show', 'The Sword in the Web', 'Candid Camera', 'The Peggy Lee Show' and 'Redcap'.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (258 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020460999

ABC nights in: Welcome once again to Manchester [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Here's David Nixon', 'Candid Camera', 'Dial 999', 'Opportunity Knocks!', 'Big Night Out' and 'Armchair Theatre'. The special 'The ABC of ABC: A Souvenir With Music' is also featured.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020461000

ABC nights in: Lincolnshire closed today [videorecording]

A selection of episodes from specific programmes made for ABC Television that first aired in the 1960s, along with vintage advert breaks. Included are episodes from 'Here's David Nixon', 'Space Patrol', 'Counter Attack', 'The Cheaters', 'Big Night Out', 'Candid Camera', 'Miss Adventure' and 'Armchair Theatre'. Frank Sinatra's 'This Is Sinatra!' broadcast performance is also featured, as well as the farewell message from ABC Television, 'Goodbye from ABC'.
Published: Network, 2023.
2 videodiscs (314 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020460998

Crossroads classics [videorecording]

Collection of 24 episodes that aired between 1966 and 1983 from the ITV soap opera starring Noele Gordon as motel owner Meg Richardson. Some of the most memorable storylines from the series feature, including Meg and Hugh (John Bentley)'s wedding, Sandy (Roger Tonge)'s accident, David (Ronald Allen)'s shooting and the fiery destruction of the Crossroads Motel. The episodes are: '496', '497', '986', '1009', '1366', '1674', '1754', '1759', '1895', '2247', '2301', '2302', '2451', '2602', '2821', '2868', '2869', '2870', '3000', '3235', '3259', '3260', '3530' and '3831'.
Published: Network, 2023.
4 videodiscs (450 min.) : col. & b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - 1744 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020461744

Pathfinders in space trilogy [videorecording] / producer, Sydney Newman.

Triple bill of early 1960s sci-fi drama series. Starring Gerald Flood as Conway Henderson, each series follows the adventures of a team of 'pathfinders' who are sent to the Moon, Venus and Mars to try and expand mankind's knowledge of space. Inevitably, the pathfinders find themselves dealing with unanticipated threats and unknown creatures. 'Pathfinders in Space' (1960) episodes are: 'Convoy to the Moon', 'Spaceship from Nowhere', 'Luna Bridgehead', 'The Man in the Moon', 'The World of Lost Toys', 'Disaster On the Moon' and 'Rescue in Space'. 'Pathfinders to Mars' (1961) episodes are: 'The Imposter', 'Sabotage in Space', 'The Hostage', 'Lichens!', 'Zero Hour On the Red Planet' and 'Falling Into the Sun'. 'Pathfinders to Venus' (1961) episodes are: 'S.O.S. from Venus', 'Into the Poison Cloud', 'The Living Planet', 'The Creature', 'The Venus People', 'The City', 'The Valley of Monsters' and 'Planet On Fire'.
Published: Network, 2023.
3 videodiscs (525 min.) : b&w.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) ALL - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462273

Plane [videorecording] / producer, Marc Butan; producer, Gerard Butler; producer, Mark Vahradian; producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura; producer, Jason Constantine; producer, Eda Kowan; producer, Luillo Ruiz; producer, Alan Siegel.

Action thriller starring Gerard Butler. Commercial airline pilot Brodie Torrance (Butler) is forced to make an emergency landing when his plane is damaged in a storm. Having landed on the war-torn Filipino island of Jolo, Torrance must team up with convicted murderer Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter) to save his passengers from a local militia leader and find a way to escape the island.
Published: Lionsgate UK, 2023.
1 videodisc (104 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - 3565 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020463565

Magic Mike's last dance [videorecording] / producer, Reid Carolin; producer, Gregory Jacobs; producer, Peter Kiernan; producer, Nick Wechsler; producer, Channing Tatum.

Channing Tatum returns as the male stripper known as Magic Mike in this comedy drama sequel directed by Steven Soderbergh. Having left the stripping world behind, Mike is working as a bartender in Miami, Florida following a failed business venture. At a charity fundraiser he crosses paths with wealthy heiress Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek), who hires him for a private dance. Dazzled by his talent, Max invites Mike to accompany her to London where she offers him the chance to direct and choreograph his own show in the historic Rattigan theatre.
Published: Warner Bros. Home Ent., 2023.
1 videodisc (107 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - 3569 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020463569

Heathers: The musical [videorecording] / producer, Andy Fickman; producer, Kevin Murphy; producer, Laurence O'Keefe; producer, Brett Sullivan; producer, Bill Kenwright.

Live performance of the hit West End musical filmed at The Other Palace in London. High school student Veronica Sawyer (Ailsa Davidson) dreams of being popular and when the three Heathers (Maddison Firth, Teleri Hughes and Vivian Panka) bring her into their clique, she's thrilled. However, she soon realises that the Heathers are horribly cruel and popularity isn't all it's cracked up to be. Along with anarchic new student J.D. (Simon Gordon), Veronica embarks on a drastic revenge scheme with a rising body count.
Published: Kaleidoscope Home Ent., 2023.
1 videodisc (135 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 15+ - 4903 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020464903

Agony: The complete series [videorecording] / producer, John Reardon.

All 20 episodes of the British sitcom starring Maureen Lipman as agony aunt Jane Lucas. While she is brilliant at solving her callers' problems, her own life is frequently a disaster as she struggles with an overbearing mother, a distant husband and some troublesome work colleagues. Series 1 episodes are: 'Help', 'An Unmarried Couple', 'Conjugal Wrongs', 'Wedlock, Deadlock', 'Forever and Never' and 'Too Much Agony, Too Little Ecstasy'. Series 2 episodes are: 'Back to Reality', 'Working Girls', 'Coming Out... and Going in Again?', 'Television Can Damage Your Health', 'Problem Parents', 'Second Time Around' and 'A Woman Alone'. Series 3 episodes are: 'From Here to Maternity', 'Arrivals and Departures', 'Hospital Romances', 'Communications Breakdown', 'Holy Wars', 'Lucas v Lucas' and 'Rings Off Their Fingers'.
Published: Network, 2023.
3 videodiscs (500 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - 2275 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020462275

Creed III [videorecording] / producer, Ryan Coogler; producer, Michael B. Jordan; producer, William Chartoff; producer, Jonathan Glickman; producer, Irwin Winkler; producer, David Winkler; producer, Charles Winkler; producer, Elizabeth Raposo; producer, Sylvester Stallone.

Michael B. Jordan reprises his role and directs this boxing drama sequel, a spin-off of the 'Rocky' film series. Three years after walking away from boxing, Adonis Creed (Jordan/Thaddeus J. Mixson) is forced to return to the ring to face vengeful childhood friend Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors/Spence Moore II), who has spent the last 18 years in prison. Having retired and settled in Los Angeles with his family, wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent), Adonis is training the next generation of heavyweight champions when Damian appears in his gym looking for his own shot at the title. Who will come out on top when the former friends take to the ring?
Published: Warner Bros. Home Ent., 2023.
1 videodisc (111 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - 4585 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020464585

What's love got to do with it? [videorecording] / producer, Nicky Kentish Barnes; producer, Tim Bevan; producer, Eric Fellner; producer, Jemima Khan.

British romantic comedy starring Lily James, Emma Thompson and Shazad Latif. Filmmaker Emma (James) is an emotionally closed-off person who lives with her mother (Thompson). Upon hearing that her good friend and next-door neighour Kazim (Latif) is planning to have an arranged marriage in Pakistan, Emma decides to tag along and make a documentary out of the process. As the wedding day approaches, however, cultural clashes between Emma and Kazim cause Emma to reconsider her own feelings and understanding of love.
Published: StudioCanal, 2023.
1 videodisc (109 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - 4284 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020464284

65 [videorecording] / producer, Zainab Azizi; producer, Scott Beck; producer, Deborah Liebling; producer, Sam Raimi; producer, Bryan Woods.

Adam Driver stars in this sci-fi thriller written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Pilot Mills (Driver) is on a two-year mission when an asteroid hits his ship, causing him to crash-land on a strange planet. To get home, he and Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), the only other surviving passenger, must find the escape vessel, but reaching it involves crossing dangerous terrain populated by dinosaurs. Meanwhile, a large asteroid is fast approaching the planet, threatening it with destruction...
Published: Sony Pictures Home Ent., 2023.
1 videodisc (89 min.) : col.

City Library - (Manchester Libraries) - DVD (1 Week) 12+ - 4904 - Standard DVD - Available - C0000020464904