Some DVDs new to the library, in alphabetical order. All links go to the page where you can request the item(s).
The Baby – There's no weird cult movie like a 1970s weird cult movie. According to Wikipedia, “It tells the story of a social worker who investigates an eccentric family which includes 'Baby,' a 21-year-old man who acts like an infant.” It's rated PG, but remember that PG meant something far different in 1973. On DVD.
The Beekeeper – Jason Statham keeps bees and kills fools. On DVD.
Drive-Away Dolls – Shambolic but really fun farce directed by Ethan Coen and written with his wife Tricia Cooke. On DVD and Blu-ray.
Household Saints – It's good that these early Nancy Savoca films are getting a fresh audience. This is her third film (starring Lili Taylor and Vincent D'Onofrio); her first, True Love, comes next week. On DVD.
Nightwatch – The original 1994 Danish thriller that was remade (in 1997) by the same director, Ole Bornedal. Its sequel will be streaming soon on Shudder, I think. On DVD. Not to be confused with the Russian action-fantasy Night Watch.
Princess of the Nile – Sometimes I acquire movies for weird reasons. This 1954 adventure flick (starring Debra Paget and Jeffrey Hunter) features Honey Bruce (Lenny's wife) in a bit role. On DVD.
Shogun – This is not, repeat not, the new FX miniseries (streaming on Hulu) that just concluded. It is the 1980 miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain. We will most likely be getting the new version when it comes out on DVD, but I have no idea when that might be just yet. On DVD.
Skin Deep - Not the Blake Edwards/John Ritter farce, but a German body-swap flick. On DVD.
Werckmeister Harmonies - Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky co-directed this 2000 Hungarian drama, their usual starkly black-and-white slow cinema. Tarr has said that his 2011 The Turin Horse will be his final film, but you never know. On DVD.
