Weekly CONNECTION January 29, 2024
“Bazawule’s Color Purple fuses song and stunning Georgia scenery into a freshly inspirational cinematic.” - New York Post
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The Color Purple
Starring: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. PG13 140 min. (2023) Musical DVD 16428811 Blu-ray 16428812 COMING SOON
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Hot at Midwest Tape Video Billions Final Season
What Happens Later
The Retirement Plan
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Starring: Meg Ryan, David Duchovny Willa and Bill are ex-lovers that will see each other for the first time in years when they both find themselves snowed in, in-transit, at an airport overnight. R 100 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16317617 $13.49 Blu-ray 16317616 $14.99
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, David Costabile Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades have been both adversaries and allies, but when Axe returns with a score to settle, the stakes escalate beyond Wall Street. NR 671 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16398280 $32.24 4 Discs
Starring: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. PG13 154 min. (2023) $174M Action/Adventure DVD 15961272 $22.49 Blu-ray 15961273 $29.99 4K+Blu-ray 15961274 $35.24 Ultimate Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ashley Greene Khoury, Ron Perlman Caught up in a criminal enterprise, Ashley and her young daughter turn to her estranged father for help, whose secret past is revealed as the Mob tracks them down on the island. R 103 min. (2023) Comedy DVD 16317626 $13.49 Blu-ray 16317625 $14.99
Music Green Day Saviors
Reprise Records Pop/Rock Amazingly, Saviors represents Green Day’s 14th studio album yet somehow this enduring power trio remains devoted to the defiant craft that has fueled their career-long destruction of every boundary bestowed on the genre. CD 16368246 $14.99 Parental Advisory
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2
Peter Gabriel I/O
The Mystery Guest Nita Prose
The Watchmaker’s Hand Jeffery Deaver
Republic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Lil Wayne, Tate Kobang Her first new album in five years is also the highly anticipated sequel to her 2010 debut album, Pink Friday. CD 16369144 $14.99 Parental Advisory
Real World Productions Ltd Pop/Rock More than twenty years in the making, this is Gabriels’ first album of new material since 2002. CD 16346940 $19.99
Audiobooks Upside Down Danielle Steel
Romance A poignant novel about a mother and daughter who must repair their relationship and find a way to follow their hearts. AB CD 7 Discs 16277803 $34.99
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Mystery With the entire hotel under investigation, Molly must solve the mystery posthaste. Because if there’s one thing she knows for sure, it’s that secrets don’t stay buried forever. AB CD 7 Discs 16033093
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Suspense Forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs track a criminal with a bizarre and catastrophic m.o.—toppling the construction cranes in New York City. AB CD 8 Discs 15813231 $39.99
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Brand new titles your patrons are sure to love, curated by our video experts here at Midwest Tape!
Godard Cinema (French)
Starring: Jean-Luc Godard, Macha Méril, Anna Karina After 62 years and more than 140 films, Jean-Luc Godard is among the most renowned artists of all time. But where does his aura come from? NR 120 min. (2023) (France) Drama DVD 16511794 $14.99 Blu-ray 16511795 $22.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
“A really good scan of his career, which you could do 12 hours about.” - FilmWeek
V/H/S/85
Starring: Dani Deette, Justen Jones, Marcio Moreno Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a terrifying journey into the grim underbelly of the 1980s. NR 111 min. (2023) Horror DVD 16529278 $17.99 Blu-ray 16529279 $20.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
“Tapping into one of the period’s common technooopsies drums up a sense of familiarity that works in V/H/S/85’s favor.” - Inverse
Walking Dead Daryl Dixon Season 1
Starring: Norman Reedus, Clemence Poesy, Adam Nagaitis Daryl Dixon washes ashore in France, raising the ire of a growing autocratic movement centered in Paris and endangering a young boy at the heart of a religious movement. NR 270 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16529272 $26.99 2 Discs Blu-ray+DVD 16529273 $30.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
“As a genre piece, the show hits [its] marks: Daryl still slays many zombies, but he gets the odd sweet smile, too.” - The Age
Hypnotic
Starring: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, William Fichtner A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a series of strange, reality-bending crimes. R 93 min. (2023) $5M Action/Adventure DVD 16529267 $12.74 Blu-ray 16529268 $14.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
“...has that run-and-gun energy, rough around the edges but not in a way that impinges on the fun.”
Video Staff Picks Priscilla
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage in this deeply felt and detailed portrait of love and fame. R 113 min. (2023) $21M Drama Blu-ray 16344606 $29.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
“...reveals a clear-eyed vision for depicting the intoxication of fame and how easily it’s wielded upon the young and impressionable.” - NPR
Dance Together
Starring: Kira Murphy, Rae Perez Cromwell, Logan Fabbro An injured dancer and a shy deaf girl develop a beautiful friendship that helps them overcome bullies, disability stigma, and other highschool obstacles. UNK 87 min. (2019) (Canada) Drama DVD 16446880 $18.74 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
“...energetic movie tells a great story and features memorable characters.” - Dove.org
- Austin Chronicle
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New & Audiobook Notable A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Eurydice, Orpheus, and Charon
Midnight Ruin Katee Robert
Fantasy With enemies slipping through Olympus’s faltering barrier to lay siege on the lower city, a trio of broken hearts will be the least of Eurydice, Charon, and Orpheus’s worries. AB CD 8 Discs 16351139 $59.99
The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder C.L. Miller
The Queen of Sugar Hill ReShonda Tate
Historical Fiction A fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood’s most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars—and the first Black person ever to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the critically acclaimed film classic Gone with the Wind. AB CD 13 Discs 16071843 $47.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30
Fangirl Down Tessa Bailey
Romance This hot man wants to brush her hair, feed her snacks, and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically Josephine’s boss, and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous…right? AB CD 9 Discs 16087180 $42.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers Sarah Tomlinson
Mystery A former antique hunter investigates a suspicious death at an isolated English manor, embroiling her back in the dangerous world of tracking stolen artifacts. AB CD 7 Discs 16105118 $52.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
Literary Fiction Anke Berben, an iconic model, delves into her relationships with three members of the Midnight Ramblers, unveiling the band’s tangled dynamics and the mysterious death of her husband, the band’s founder. AB CD 8 Discs 16354529 $49.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Burma Sahib Paul Theroux
Chasing Endless Summer V. C. Andrews
The Framed Women of Ardemore House Brandy Schillace
The Blueprint Rae Giana Rashad
Literary Fiction A riveting new novel exploring one of English literature’s most beloved and controversial figures— George Orwell—and the early years as an officer in colonial Burma that transformed him from Eric Blair, the British Raj policeman, into Orwell the anticolonial writer. AB CD 14 Discs 16087009 $58.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
Mystery After being down on her luck, Jo Jones inherited a clearly unwanted family estate. However, after a body turns up on her rug and a family portrait vanishes, Jo embarks on a mission to clear herself of blame and unearths a slew of secrets about the town. AB CD 9 Discs 15937103 $42.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13 4
Compelling titles patrons will love
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Suspense A young girl trapped in a labyrinthine mansion may finally get the family she longs for when her estranged father reappears in her life in this new novel from the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series. AB CD 10 Discs 16105249 $52.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Multicultural Interest A harrowing novel set in an alternate United States—a world of injustice and bondage in which a young Black woman becomes the concubine of a powerful white government official and must face the dangerous consequences. AB CD 9 Discs 16087049 $42.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13 Prices and availability are subject to change without notice.
Bestselling authors
The Ghost Orchid Jonathan Kellerman
Mystery Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide that leads them to one of the most shocking cases of their careers and they learn that some secrets are best left buried in the past. AB CD 8 Discs 16148271 $44.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
A Quantum Love Story Mike Chen
Staff Audiobook Picks
Last Night Luanne Rice
Mystery During a fierce blizzard, Maddie Morrison is found dead and her daughter missing. Detective Conor Reid , his brother Tom, and Maddie’s sister Hadley must hunker down and determine who in the young mother’s life could have possibly wanted her dead. AB CD 8 Discs 15306778 $38.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1
The Year of the Locust Terry Hayes
Suspense Kane travels to the badlands to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West—but instead he meets a frightening, vicious adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction. AB CD 20 Discs 16125363 $94.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
Fourteen Days Margaret Atwood
Science Fiction Just as Mariana and Carter figure out their new life in a four-day time loop, everything changes. Because Carter’s memories of the time loop are slowly disappearing. And their only chance at happiness is breaking out of the loop—forever. AB CD 9 Discs 15936723 $42.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30
Literary Fiction Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, this is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist. AB CD 10 Discs 14944632 $42.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
Irresistible Love Samantha Chase
The Bad Weather Friend Dean Koontz
Romance She’s the darling ballerina of the renowned Montgomerys and he’s the sexy numbers nerd who works for her family. Three years ago at a New Year’s Eve party they shared a kiss at the stroke of midnight. Now she’s back and everything is…irresistibly complicated. AB CD 7 Discs 16407297 $59.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30
Action In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress/PI in training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure, the likes of which never would have crossed the mind of a decent guy like him. AB CD 7 Discs 16395128 $38.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1
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Music Trendsetters New sounds from emerging artists Britti Hello, I’m Britti.
The Last Dinner Party Prelude to Ecstasy
Easy Eye Sound R&B Britti is an arresting new voice in her triumphant debut. Inspired by musical luminaries from Diana Ross to Dolly Parton and influenced by contemporary legends from Beyoncé to Sade, the album is one of immense gravity. CD 16335362 $11.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2
Island Pop/Rock Per the band the album title refers to ‘...a pendulum which swings between the extremes of human emotion, from the ecstasy of passion to the sublimity of pain, and it is this concept which binds our album together.’ CD 16445215 $12.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2
Winners of the BBC Sound of 2024 Poll
Jazmin Bean Traumatic Livelihood
Interscope Pop/Rock The highly anticipated debut album from Jazmin Bean. The nonbinary London-based artist continues their evolution by inviting listeners into their unparalleled universe of alternative, infectious pop. CD 16386015 $15.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
Brittney Spencer My Stupid Life
New Elektra Country Brittney Spencer announces her highly anticipated debut album. The first track, Bigger Than the Song, highlights Spencer’s ability to excel on the fringe of genre periphery with her honest and free-spirited songwriting. CD 16477950 $14.99
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Bolis Pupul Letter to Yu
Because Music Pop/Rock Following the acclaimed Topical Dancer album with Charlotte Adigéry, here comes Bolis Pupul’s debut solo album, produced by fellow Belgians Soulwax. CD 16445214 $15.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 8
Noahfinnce Growing Up on the Internet
Hopeless Records Pop/Rock A virtuoso performer, Noahfinnce brings a refreshing new energy to the world of alternative rock and pop punk with his punchy anthems as well as establishing himself as a prominent figure within the online LGBT community. CD 16474989 $16.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 8
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Crawlers The Mess We Seem to Make
Interscope Pop/Rock The eagerly anticipated debut album from Crawlers. Digging deeper into what fans already know and love about their eclectic alt-rock sound, this album takes on a whole range of challenging topics. CD 16327645 $15.99 Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
Friko Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here
ATO Records Pop/Rock On their full-length debut, Friko sustains the combustible energy of their breakout single Crimson to Chrome, merging elements of post-punk, chamber pop, and experimental rock. CD 16444060 $12.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
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Top upcoming releases patrons are looking for Zhu Grace
Astralwerks Pop/Rock CD 16260066 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 8
An ambitious sophomore album
Music Staff Picks
Lenny Kravitz Blue Electric Light
BMG Rights Management GmbH Pop/Rock Lenny Kravitz’s 12th studio album is an impassioned suite of songs, which broadens this distinction and is the latest contribution of a man whose music, not to mention his singular style, continues to inspire millions the world over. CD 16356501 $17.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 15
Twelfth album from the Grammy Award-winning rocker
Scott Stapp Higher Power
Napalm Records Pop/Rock CD 16406496 $19.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 15
Creed frontman releases a new solo album
Sheryl Crow Evolution The Valory Music Co Pop/Rock Nine-time Grammy Award winner and 2023 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee, will release her eleventh full length studio album. CD 16386014 $11.99
Tyler Ramsey New Lost Ages
Soundly Music, LLC Folk CD 16513924 $14.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 9
Fourth solo album from the founding Band of Horses member
The Libertines All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade
Casablanca/ Republic Records Pop/Rock CD 16500956 $14.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 8
British rockers’ first new album in nine years
Sum 41 Heaven X Hell
Rise Records Pop/Rock CD 16509640 $18.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 29
Final album from the punk-pop group
AVAILABLE MARCH 29
Includes the new single Alarm Clock
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“…this sprightly sequel to 2019’s Captain Marvel operates like a breezy road-trip comedy.” - The Atlantic
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Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Zawe Ashton Carol Danvers gets her powers entwined with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe. PG13 105 min. (2023) $84M Action/Adventure DVD 16345453 $24.74 Blu-ray 16345454 $32.24 4K+Blu-ray 16345455 $38.99 Cinematic Universe Edition, 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
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