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Just added, some new releases, some new to the collection:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: live action film based on popular books by Jeff Kinney
The Godfather and The Godfather: Part Two: remastered classic crime dramas
The Last Song: based on Nicholas Sparks’ book, with Miley Cyrus and Greg Kinnear
Orlando: 1992 film adapted from Virginia Woolf’s book, with [...]
With demand for videos on DVD high and for VHS dwindling, we’re working on building our DVD backlist of older, favorite movies. Besides being a budget-stretcher, we now have some tried-and-true, good-to-watch-more-than-once films.
First, the new releases:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
For the backlist (these are not shelved with new [...]
Added to our collection recently:
Alice in Wonderland: Tim Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s classic
Extraordinary Measures: Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell and Harrison Ford in medical drama
Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the politics of World Cup rugby, Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon star
Shutter Island: Leonardo DiCaprio in psychological thriller based on Dennis Lehane’s book, Scorcese directs
McLeod’s Daughters: Family drama set [...]
Added recently:
The Princess and the Frog: Disney’s latest princess
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wes Anderson directs, retro stop-action animation, not just for kids
Avatar: plotless but beautiful
An Education: coming-of-age in 60s Britain
The Young Victoria: Queen Victoria, that is
Crazy Heart: Down-and-out, country music (how often do you see those two phrases together?)
Four Little League Baseball training videos
On order, coming [...]
Just arrived, new DVDs:
Ponyo: latest anime from Studio Ghibli
Precious: based on the novel Push by Sapphire, best supporting actress Oscar for Mo’nique.
Up in the Air: George Clooney
District 9: sci-fi Oscar nominee
Where the Wild Things Are: Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers adapt the quintessential children’s book
Skateboarding Explained: how-to for popular tricks, wear a helmet!
On order:
The Twilight Saga: [...]
Music CDs:
Joy by Phish: latest from regrouped groupie band
The List by Rosanne Cash: Dad Johnny’s “essential country songs”
Love Tattoo by Imelda May: Retro and rootsy
Videos on DVD:
The Hurt Locker: Iraq War action film, Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay
Zombieland: gory and profane, funny buddy flick
Amelia: Hilary Swank and Richard Gere star in Earhart biopic
Seeing [...]
New this week, all on DVD:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, animated family movie. It’s raining food!
(500) Days of Summer, romantic comedy with Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, #5
Inglorious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino directs
Replacements for scratched DVDs or worn VHSs:
Alien, sci-fi classic–would you believe the 20th [...]
The Board of Trustees recently increased the limit on video checkouts from three at a time to five at a time. New videos, which are marked with “NEW” stickers and shelved with the new books in front of the desk, are limited to two per card at a time. Regular videos are due back in a [...]
We’ve added a few more this month:
American Violet: true life story of woman who must decide whether to fight false charges or play it safe and plead guilty for a suspended sentence.
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Love Finds a Home: another in the popular Love Comes Softly series.
Up: Pixar’s latest, for all ages.
Say Anything: back to the [...]
Three more for this week, more on order (check back):
Kimba the White Lion, Classic 1960s anime, 26 episodes! Look for these with kids’ videos.
Food, Inc., everything you wanted to know (or didn’t) about where our food comes from.
My Life in Ruins, romantic comedy with Nia Vardalos (you remember her from My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
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