Donna S.'s Pick: Chris Botti

Try the music of jazz instrumentalist Chris Botti. Listen to the soft, seductive sounds of his trumpet on When I Fall in Love or feel like you are at one of Botti’s concerts with the guest-star-studded CD In Boston.

Diane's Pick: Shall We Dance?

The winner of fourteen awards, including Best Picture, at the 1997 Japanese Academy Awards, Shall We Dance? is the story of a depressed salaryman whose infatuation with a ballroom dancer leads him to discover meaning and joy in life.

Donna C.'s Pick: Early Bird

When a former comedy writer for David Letterman “retires” at the age of 28, he moves to a Florida senior community and finds retired life more complicated than he had expected. Rodney Rothman’s experiment, Early Bird, is light and funny, yet unnerving, as it intimately exposes his new friends’ lifestyles.
 

Barb's Pick: Good Hair

Chris Rock’s Good Hair is a fantastic documentary focusing on African-American hair. It’s funny, witty and interesting. There are compelling facts about real hair, fake hair and the hair industry as a whole. Chris Rock does a great job of educating and entertaining us at the same time.

Rose's Pick: Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith

Her deep faith encompassed her being. His agnostic leanings created tensions and polarized the world as his “Theory of Evolution” raged, yet their love for each other remained steadfast. Enter the world of Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith. 

Joyce's Pick: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

When her mentally ill mother is killed, CeeCee’s life is saved. Whisked away from her absentee father and an uncaring community, CeeCee finds new life in Savannah with Aunt Tootie and a wonderful mix of strong women and quirky neighbors in Hoffman’s debut Southern charmer, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt.

Cathleen's Pick: I Am the Messenger

Stop one incompetent bank robber, and everyone thinks you’re a hero.  Then Ed receives an Ace of Diamonds with three addresses written on it.  Why?  I Am the Messenger is the unusual story of a likable slacker who tries saving the day one mysterious playing card at a time.

Cynthia's Pick: Stuff

You probably have things you don’t need, but it doesn’t take over your life. Stuff, by Randy Frost & Gail Steketee, explores the thoughts, feelings and rationale of people we see on shows like Hoarders. You may be surprised by this fascinating and compassionate look at extreme relationships to stuff.   

John's Pick: Phase IV

Phase IV was the celebrated graphic designer Saul Bass’ lone film as a director, a cerebral and visually assured science fiction exercise depicting an ordinary ant colony unnervingly transformed into a genuinely alien intelligence.

Patty's Pick: The Dark Tower

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” Thus opens The Gunslinger, the first book in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic, western series, The Dark Tower. If you’re in the mood for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly mixed with high fantasy – try this epic series.