Midwest Tape Weekly May 20, 2024

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Starring: Zendaya,

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May 20, 2024 When it comes to what's next, Midwest Tape is your source! Weekly CONNECTION Hot New Releases! New Audiobooks p4 New Music p6
Challengers
Josh
O’Connor, Mike Faist
a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend. R (2024) Drama DVD 16733209 Blu-ray+DVD 16733210 2 Discs COMING SOON You Like It Darker Stephen King Horror Twelve stories exploring fate, mortality, and the unexpected twists of reality. From hidden talents in Two Talented Bastids to a life-changing psychic event in Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream, and a sequel to Cujo in Rattlesnakes, King’s storytelling shines. Each story delivers surprises and thrills, giving readers the exhilaration of leaving ordinary life behind. AB CD 17 Discs 16444112 $54.99 AVAILABLE MAY 21 “Starred Review: Absolutely spellbinding stories about love, loss, tragedy, resilience, and—this is Stephen King, after all— unearthly creatures.” -Booklist
is fresh, exhilarating, and energetic.” - Entertainment Weekly

Studio Spotlight

Video First time on physical for libraries

Showing Up

Starring: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Andre 3000

A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the daily dramas of family and friends in Kelly Reichardt’s vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft.

R 107 min. (2022) Comedy

Blu-ray 16838693 $23.24

“Overflowing with gentle humor and heart.”

- Hollywood Reporter

Lamb (Icelandic)

Starring: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson

In the isolated depths of rural Iceland, a childless couple discovers a mysterious newborn and decides to raise the girl as their own. But sinister forces seem determined to return the girl to the wilderness that birthed her.

R 107 min. (2021) (Iceland) Horror

Blu-ray 16838694 $26.24

“...captures

grief by oscillating between the beautiful and the horrific.” - Chicago Reader

Aftersun

Starring: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall

Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father 20 years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.

R 98 min. (2022) (United Kingdom) Drama

Blu-ray 16838692 $23.24

“...lyrical without ever being obtuse, and it’s a film that flourishes when attention is paid to details.”

- Austin Chronicle

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Victims of Sin (Spanish)

Starring: Ninon Sevilla, Tito Junco, Rodolfo Acosta

In Mexico City, a Cuban dancer from ‘Cabaret

Chango’ rescues a baby from a garbage can and decides to raise him, but her pachuco pimp gets in her way.

NR 84 min. (1951) (Mexico) Crime

DVD 16733225 $22.49

Blu-ray 16733224 $29.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 18

Querelle

Starring: Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau

Based on Jean Genet’s controversial novel, a handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.

R 104 min. (1982) (Germany) Drama

DVD 16733221 $22.49

Blu-ray 16733220 $29.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 11

The Underground Railroad

Starring: Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon, Joel Edgerton

An adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2016 novel. A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.

TVMA 585 min. (2021) Drama DVD 16733218 $44.99

16733217

JUNE 25

“This is momentous, rhapsodic filmmaking that pushes television to places it has never been before.” - Daily Telegraph

First time on physical for libraries

Blue Velvet

Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.

R 120 min. (1986) Drama

4K Blu-ray 16733226 $37.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE JUNE 25

Bound

Starring: Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano

Tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet’s crooked boyfriend Caesar.

R 108 min. (1996) Suspense/Thriller

Blu-ray 16733223 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 16733222 $37.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE JUNE 18

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

R 118 min. (1998) Action/Adventure

4K Blu-ray 16733219 $37.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE JUNE 4

Orlando, My Political Biography (French)

Starring: Oscar-Roza Miller, Yanis Sahraoui, Liz Christin

A diverse group of trans and nonbinary people perform interpretations of Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando, interrogating its relevance in the struggle to secure dignity for trans people worldwide.

NR 102 min. (2023) (France)

Documentary

DVD 16778532 $18.74

Blu-ray 16778531 $22.49

AVAILABLE JUNE 25

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4 Discs Blu-ray
$59.99 4 Discs AVAILABLE

Audiobook

Thrilling Tales

If Something Happens to Me Alex Finlay

Haunted by his girlfriend Ali’s disappearance, Ryan faces suspicion for five years. Finding Ali’s car with two dead men and a cryptic note, he embarks on a global quest for answers, encountering allies and foes.

AB CD 6 Discs 16447068 $42.99

AVAILABLE MAY 28

Horror Movie

Hollywood wants a reboot of a 1993 horror film fan favorite. The only surviving cast member agrees to help with the remake, despite the strange events behind the original. As memories flood back in, the boundaries between reality and film, past and present, start to blur.

AB CD 8 Discs 16469165 $42.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 11

Death in the Air

As the death toll rises, Ro, a lawyer by training and a sleuth by circumstance, becomes embroiled in a vicious world under a gilded surface, where nothing is quite what it seems…including Ro himself.

AB CD 10 Discs 16469537 $47.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 18

When We Were Silent

With a daughter and career to protect, the last thing Louise wants is for Highfield Manor to be back in her life. But to finally free herself, she has to confront her past, go to battle once more, and discover, once and for all, what really happened at Highfield.

AB CD 9 Discs 16450568 $52.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

Swiped

Gwen Turner’s life is in chaos: she broke up with her best man, quit her job, and her best friend is getting married. Dating app disasters turn serious when all her dates start turning up dead. Now, Gwen’s the prime suspect and must find the real killer to clear her name.

AB CD 7 Discs 16325618 $52.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

Storm Child

Evie Cormac, with a troubled past, witnesses 17 migrant bodies wash up on a Lincolnshire beach. A teenage survivor claims their boat was deliberately sunk. Psychologist Cyrus Haven, suspecting Evie’s involvement, investigates.

AB CD 8 Discs 16014137 $63.99

AVAILABLE JULY 2

What You Leave Behind

After the mysterious disappearance of a local landowner and the death of his sister just months before, a lawyer uncovers a conspiracy that dates back to Reconstruction and persists in half the United States today.

AB CD 10 Discs 16469583 $47.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 18

You’ll Never Find Me

Margo Angelhart, a solo private investigator, is drawn into her family’s PI firm when her cheating spouse case intersects with their corporate espionage investigation. As they unravel a dangerous crime, Margo must trust her family and confront her secrets.

AB CD 8 Discs 16446258 $42.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 25

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Bestselling authors

Mind Games

Nora Roberts

Women’s Fiction

With the gift, or curse, of vision, 12-year-old Thea Fox helps put her parents’ killer in supermax, and over time, she is able to heal and live a healthy life. Until she realizes he has the same ability and hungers for vengeance.

AB CD 12 Discs 16242061 $39.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Identity

For the Love of Summer

Susan Mallery

Women’s Fiction

Erica fears losing her daughter Summer to her stepmom Allison. When Allison’s world shatters with her husband’s arrest, she and Erica navigate their complex relationship and discover the true meaning of family.

AB CD 10 Discs 16446377 $42.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 4

Wanting You

Samantha Chase Romance

Chloe Donovan wants a quiet life teaching kindergarten when she meets Tanner Westyn, a former champion skier turned competitive teacher. Tanner learns that sometimes, coming second means more when you love someone.

AB CD 7 Discs 16794034 $59.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

First Frost

Craig Johnson Mystery

Going back and forth between 1964 and the present day in a propulsive dual timeline, Walt Longmire stands between the crossfire of good and evil, law and anarchy, and compassion and cruelty at two pivotal stages in his life.

AB CD 10 Discs 16687471 $46.99

AVAILABLE MAY 28

Stuart Woods’ Smolder Stuart Woods, Brett Battles Action

Stone Barrington encounters an intriguing woman who is on the trail of a ring of art thieves and offers his help. It quickly becomes clear that her investigation has links to Stone—particularly to rare Matilda Stone art, his mother’s paintings. And when old grudges come to light, Stone is forced to reckon with a familiar enemy.

AB CD 7 Discs 16298214 $34.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 4

Southern Man

Greg Iles Mystery

Penn Cage, haunted by loss and a dark secret, is drawn back into the fray when his daughter Annie narrowly survives a mass shooting. With democracy at stake, Penn risks everything to expose the true motives behind White’s campaign before the nation descends into chaos.

AB CD 24 Discs 16461470 $78.99

AVAILABLE MAY 28

Death Behind Every Door

Heather Graham Mystery

With guests disappearing and a network of killers closing in, Luke and Carly have only each other to rely on—and they’ll have to race to cut off the head of the snake before the blood trail of the past can culminate in a very real and deadly present.

AB CD 9 Discs 16446347 $42.99

AVAILABLE MAY 21

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Music Tony Award Nominees

Find out who will win the coveted awards June 16

Nominated for 12 Awards including Best Musical

The Outsiders

A New Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks

The original Broadway cast recording of The Outsiders, A New Musical is based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark motion picture of the same name. CD 16860696 $17.84

AVAILABLE JUNE 28

Nominated for 3 Awards including Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Original Broadway Cast of Lempicka Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks CD 16860695

$20.39

AVAILABLE JULY 5

Nominated for Best Revival of a Musical

Andrew Rannells Gutenberg! The Musical! Original Broadway Cast Recording Center Stage Records LLC Soundtracks CD 16791281 $23.99

Nominated for 13 Awards including Best Original Score

Stereophonic

Original Cast Recording Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks

Artists: Will Brill, Andrew R Butler, Sarah Pidgeon CD 16836092 $17.84

AVAILABLE JUNE 14

Nominated for 3 Awards including Best Book of a Musical

Ingrid Michaelson

The Notebook

Original Broadway Cast Recording Atlantic Soundtracks

CD 16762110

$14.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 21

Nominated for 3 Awards including Best Original Score

Days of Wine and Roses

Original Cast Recording Nonesuch Soundtracks

Artists: Adam Guettel, Brian D’Arcy James, Kelli O’Hara CD 16611395 $19.99

Nominated for 7 Awards including Best Revival of a Musical

Merrily We Roll Along

New Broadway Cast Recording Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks

Artists: Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez CD 16444068 $20.99

Nominated for 2 Awards including Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Back to the Future

The Musical Masterworks Broadway Soundtracks

Artists: Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard, Olly Dobson CD 14610833 $15.99

and availability are subject to change without notice.

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Prices

Paul McCartney & Wings

One Hand Clapping

Capitol

Pop/Rock

CD 16850630

$29.99

AVAILABLE

JUNE 14

Top upcoming releases patrons are looking for

Released for the first time on CD with newly mixed tracks

Johnny Cash Songwriter

American Recordings

Country

CD 16838662

$14.99

AVAILABLE

JUNE 28

11 previously unreleased songs

NOW That’s What I Call Country Volume 17

Now

Country

NOW That’s What I Call Country collections have sold over three million copies. Volume 17 will include the latest songs from today’s country superstars.

CD 16814554 $18.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 7

Features tracks from Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Morgan Wallen, and more

Chris Blue Foundations

The Hymns of My Heart

Gaither Music Group

Religious

CD 16791252

$15.99

AVAILABLE

JUNE 7

Debut release from Season 12 winner of The Voice

Andra Day

Cassandra Warner Records R&B

CD 16838648

$11.04

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE

MAY 31

New album from the Golden-Globe winning actress from The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Imagine Dragons

Loom

KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records

Pop/Rock

Imagine Dragons’ sixth studio album represents the pinnacle of their artistic journey of self-discovery and marks the best body of work they’ve ever made.

CD 16838661 $11.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 28

Features nine new tracks including hit single Eyes

Closed

The Marias Submarine

Atlantic

Pop/Rock

CD 16772574

$14.99

AVAILABLE MAY 31

Grammy-nominated band’s sophomore release

For all titles in this catalog, click Cat2Cart on MidwestTape.com / May 20, 2024 7 Staff Picks Music

American Fiction

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz

A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocracy and madness he claims to disdain.

R 117 min. (2023) $21M Comedy

Blu-ray 16428814 $29.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 18

“An

unflinching and seriously funny examination of how the alchemy of race operates throughout the USA’s culture industry.” - The New Republic

The Boys in the Boat

Starring: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness

Based on the nonfiction book by Daniel James Brown, the story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

PG13 123 min. (2023) $53M Drama

Blu-ray 16848738 $29.99

AVAILABLE JUNE 25

“A film that often feels like one has walked into an oil painting: wellcrafted, lovely to look at, and rather old-fashioned.” - Associated Press

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