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Bad Times at the El Royale (DVD)

By Drew Goddard
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Zachary C
Jan 2, 2019

With an impressive cast,

Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, and serious breakout star of 2018 contender, Cynthia Erivo

Bad Times at the El Royale  is the follow up to Drew Goddard's critically acclaimed directorial debut, The Cabin in the Woods...

   

   The El Royale Hotel was once a hot celebrity getaway, frequented by the likes of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.  Its days of glory are over, however, as a series of strangers check in to an otherwise empty hotel.  There's a priest (Bridges), a vacuum salesman (Hamm), a singer (Erivo), and a woman (Johnson) whose

Fifteen Minutes

By Karen Kingsbury

Rated by Library Staff (not verified)
Sep 2, 2014

Zack Dylan has a voice like Tim McGraw and a dream for fame.  He tries out for a popular star search show, Fifteen Minutes.  There is more at stake than fame, however.  Zack’s family farm in Kentucky is nearing the auction block, and this might be his last chance to save it.  Zack’s chances are good for making the Big Time, and he is committed.  He promises his college sweetheart Rene that being famous won’t change his beliefs. 

America falls in love with Zack, and he becomes a rising star.  It’s his dream come true. Yet in all the excitement amid the cameras and the media, the show’s