PBS March & April DVD Release Highlights- Watch

Take a peek at the March and April DVD releases from PBS.

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar on DVD & Blu-ray March 31

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman narrates Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, the incredible true story of nature's greatest explorers: lemurs. Originally in theatres on April 04, 2014 and captured with IMAX 3D cameras, the film, releasing on DVD & Blu-ray on March 31, it takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered.

 

Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world.

 

Directed by David Douglas and written and produced by Drew Fellman, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Entertainment.

My Morning Jacket Announce New Album, The Waterfall

On May 4th, 2015 My Morning Jacket will return with their seventh full-length album, The

Waterfall via ATO Records/Capitol Records. This release will mark the band’s first on Capitol Records. Recorded in Stinson Beach CA, The Waterfall is the follow-up to the GRAMMY nominated Circuital, which was ranked among 2011’s best albums by publications such as Rolling Stone, Paste, MOJO, and Uncut.

 Today, the Louisville, KY quintet reveal the new album’s cover art, full track list, and the lead single, “Big Decisions” (listen below from B&T)..

 My Morning Jacket also announce an extensive USA tour in support of the new album, which will see them headline NYC's Governors Ball and Bonnaroo before embarking on a nationwide headlining tour in mid-May, followed by dates in Europe. Fan club pre-sale will be going live on March 9 and the tickets will be available for general sale on March 13.

The Boy Next Door , with Jennifer Lopez Comes to DVD, Blu-ray

A momentary lapse of judgment leads to a dangerous obsession in the provocative thriller The Box Next Door starring Jennifer Lopez (Maid in Manhattan, Monster-in-Law, The Wedding Planner). Available on May 26, 2015 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD rental, The Boy Next Door takes audiences behind the scenes with exclusive bonus content including deleted scenes, a filmmaker commentary and more

Lopez stars as Claire Peterson, a high-school literature teacher struggling to get back in the dating game after separating from her cheating husband while raising her adolescent son.  When handsome and charismatic 19-year-old Noah (Ryan Guzman, Step Up series, "Pretty Little Liars") moves in next door, Claire has a moment of weakness that leads to an intimate night together.  Noah's attraction quickly turns into a violent obsession, threatening to tear apart Claire's world and endanger the people she loves.  Kristin Chenoweth (The West Wing, Deck the Halls), John Corbett (Sex and the City, My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and Ian Nelson (Teen Wolf, The Hunger Games) co-star. 

Remembering Orrin Keepnews, GRAMMY-Winning Jazz Producer (1923–2015)

We mourn the loss of legendary jazz producer and record executive Orrin Keepnews, who passed away Sunday morning, 3/1/15. Keepnews, who died one day short of his 92^nd birthday, was a creative force behind some of the greatest jazz recordings ever produced , including such seminal albums as Bill Evans’ Waltz for Debby and Sunday at the Village Vanguard, Thelonious Monk’s Brilliant Corners, Monk’s Music and Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, Chet Baker’s Chet Baker in New York, Sonny Rollins’ Freedom Suite, Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar, and Clark Terry’s In Orbit.

Born in the Bronx, NY, in 1923, he began his career as a music journalist. As co-founder and producer at Riverside Records in 1953, he would soon become a staple of the modern jazz scene, producing new works by future jazz giants such as Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Rollins, and Cannonball Adderley and also become credited for discovering famed jazz pianist Bill Evans. Keepnews went on to found the renowned jazz labels Milestone (1966) and Landmark Records (1985). He was the Director of Jazz A&R at Fantasy Records in 1972 and in more recent years was the producer and annotator of Concord Music Group’s acclaimed reissues series Keepnews Collection, beginning in 2007.

Mumford & Sons Announce Details for Their Album

Mumford & Sons have today announces the details of their forthcoming third album, Wilder

Mind. Wilder Mind will be released in North America through Glassnote Records on May 4, 
2015. It is produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, HAIM, Florence & The Machine) and features twelve new tracks, written collaboratively by the band in London, Brooklyn, and Texas.

A number of the new songs were written and demoed at Aaron Dessner’s (The National) garage studios in Brooklyn. The band also returned to Eastcote Studios in London, where they recorded Sigh No More, for further writing and demo sessions. The album was recorded at AIR studios in London.

Cartoon Network's ADVENTURE TIME to Hit the Big Screen

Adventure Time, one of the most popular kids/YA TV shows on Cartoon Network, is being developed at Warner Bros. for the big screen as an animated feature. 

Created by Pendleton Ward at Cartoon Networks Studios, Adventure Time follows the escapades of twelve year-old boy Finn and best friend dog Jake who fight fiercely in a quest to protect their beloved Land of Ooo.  They're usually saving Ooo from the Ice King who is searching high and low for his Princess Bubblegum. The project will be produced by the winning combo of Chris McKay and Roy Lee reports Deadline Hollywood. 

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Advernture Time videos are available now from B&T!  Currently, twenty dvd/blu-ray  titles are available via ts360.baker-taylor.com/titlesourcec