Now Showing on Hoopla: Tell No One

Vacationing at a lakeside cabin, Alexandre Beck is brutally attacked and his wife is murdered. Eight years later, and still in mourning, Beck receives a mysterious email with recent video of a woman who strongly resembles his wife. Tell no one, the message says, but others already know, and he is forced to flee both the police and ruthless assassins. Based on a novel by Harlan Coben, Tell No One has a 94% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes and can be seen on DVD and via the Hoopla Digital streaming service.

Now Showing On Hoopla: Mostly Martha

Martha is one of Hamburg's best chefs, but her personal life is a mess. She can't stop talking about food, her new Italian coworker is driving her mad, and she has no idea what to do with the 8 year-old niece left in her care. Mostly Martha has a 92% positive rating at Rotten Tomatoes and is available both on DVD and via the Hoopla streaming video service.

Now Showing on Hoopla: North Face

By the 1930s, all the moutain peaks of Europe had been scaled, save one, the Eiger, in Switzerland. Two young Germans, without government permission or support, decide to climb the mountain; at first, all goes well, but bad luck and the incompetence of other teams put their mission and their lives at risk. North Face has an 84% positive rating at Rotten Tomatoes and can be seen both on DVD and via the Hoopla streaming media service.

Now Showing on Hoopla: The Man on the Train

An aging bank robber is reluctantly persuaded to do one last job. The only hotel in the small town he is sent to is closed, so he stays at the home of a retired schoolteacher, his opposite in nearly every way. The Man on the Train has a 92% positive rating at Rotten Tomatoes and can be seen both on DVD and via the Hoopla streaming media service.

Now Showing on Hoopla: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

In 1943, a student at the University of Munich was arrested for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, interrogated by the Gestapo and executed. Based on transcripts found in East German archives after reunification, Sophie Scholl: the Final Days is a dramatization of her story. The Oscar-nominated film is available both on DVD and via the Hoopla streaming video service.

In Memoriam: Christopher Hogwood

The conductor Christopher Hogwood has passed away at the age of 73. Hogwood was a leading proponent of early classical music, using period instruments and historically informed performance techniques to reinterpret well-known compositions. Many of his recordings are available on Hoopla.

Now Showing On Hoopla: Let The Right One In

A young boy, bullied at school and neglected by his parents, befriends a girl who moves into his apartment block. His new companion is a bit odd, though; she turns out to be impervious to the cold, never eats and says she's been 13 for a very, very long time. An unusual vampire story from Sweden, Let The Right One In has a rare 98% positive rating at Rotten Tomatoes and is available both on DVD and through Hoopla.

Now Showing On Hoopla: The Salt Of Life

When his employer goes bankrupt, Gianni is left with a very small pension and a lot of free time. He starts dating, attends his neighbor's rave parties and tries to hang out with the elderly men who chat in the afternoons on nearby park benches, but he feels too old for some things and too young for others. A wry comedy from Italy, The Salt of Life stars and is directed by Gianni di Gregorio; the film has an 83% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes.  You can borrow the movie as a DVD or via Hoopla, our new digital service.

Now Showing on Hoopla: Coriolanus

Caius Marcius Coriolanus was once a great general of Roman armies; feeling betrayed and unappreciated, he defected to Rome's enemies and nearly destroyed the nation he once served. One of Shakespeare's less well known history plays. Coriolanus has been adapted for the big screen in a modern setting by Ralph Fiennes, who both directs and stars in the film. Coriolanus received a 93% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes; the movie is available both as a DVD and via Hoopla.

Now Showing on Hoopa: Farewell My Queen

A poor orphan girl in eighteenth-century France finally has a stroke of luck; she is sent to Versailles to serve the Queen.  Unfortunately, her timing is not good; the Bastille has been stormed, the peasants are rebelling, and the monarchy's days are numbered.  Farewell My Queen stars Diane Kruger and Lea Seydoux; the film has a 92% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes and is available both as a DVD and via Hoopla, our new digital service.

In Memorium: Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall has passed away at the age of 89. Her best known films are the ones she made with Humphrey Bogart; The Big Sleep, To Have And Have Not, Dark Passage and Key Largo.  She also had a significant role in later films, such as The Shootist, and lent her voice to a number of animated films, including the recent Oscar-nominated Ernest and Celestine. The last two can be viewed as streaming video via Hoopla.

Now Showing On Hoopla: The Great Beauty

When he was young, Jep Gambardella wrote an amazing novel that is still read and admired. Now in his sixties, Jep presides over Rome's literary and social scene, but hasn't written anything of importance since. He begins to suspect that he has wasted his life, and ponders what to do with the time that remains. The Great Beauty has won many awards (including an Oscar and a Golden Globe); there is currently a waiting list for the DVD, but the film can be viewed any time on Hoopla.

Classical Music On Demand

The world's biggest classical music festival has begun.  Every summer, dozens of orchestras visit London to perform at the Proms; for those who can't attend, BBC Radio broadcasts all of the concerts live and makes them available on demand for a limited time.  You can also listen to thousands of classical and opera recordings on Alexander Street Press and Hoopla.

In Memoriam: Lorin Maazel

Conductor and composer Lorin Maazel has passed away at the age of 84. Born in France and raised in the United States, he was music director of major orchestras on both sides of the Atlantic and left a formidable discography.  The New York Philharmonic has created an audio archive featuring past concerts, including Sibelius, Mozart and Debussy; you can also listen to dozens of studio recordings on Hoopla.