Thanks to accumulated proceeds from sales of VHS tapes and sales of photo calendars donated by Dick Pollock, we were able to purchase a few extra movies for the library this month.

New movies:

  • RED: silly shoot-’em-up fun
  • Winter’s Bone: dramatic thriller set in modern rural America, Oscar nominee for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress
  • Secretariat: story of the Triple Crown phenom of 1973
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest: based on Stieg Larsson’s wildy popular third book
  • Ramona and Beezus: based on Beverly Cleary’s children’s books about a very real fictional family
  • Sherlock, Season One: set in modern London; world’s smartest detective armed with a Blackberry
  • The Sicilian Girl: based on a true story, a 17-year old takes on the Mafia

Older movies

  • Star Wars Trilogy: the first three George Lucas made – Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo – VI, V, VI in series
  • Grease: popular musical from the 70s about the 50s, fun for singing along
  • The Blind Side: replacement for lost copy
  • Love Actually: popular episodic comedy from Britain
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: classic Disney version
New DVDs