Archive for the ‘Films’ Category
Sunday, August 17th, 2008
After seeing the trailer for this soon-to-be-released film, I immediately reserved the book by José Saramago. I couldn't wait for the movie.
The Portuguese author published the book about a city ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined... In 1998, Saramago received The Nobel Prize ...
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
The Martin Scorsese film, Shine a light, is available on DVD at Spokane Public Library. It is classified as a documentary and therefore is reservable now. The Rolling Stones soundtrack is also available.
From the Internet Movie DataBase: "Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
What was the #1 GREATEST AMERICAN MOVIE OF ALL TIME?
Among the top five movies, American Film Institute leaders selected CASABLANCA, THE GODFATHER, GONE WITH THE WIND AND LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Five Spielberg films make the top 100. James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert De Niro and Robert ...
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Several DVDs have been recently added which provide personal stories and statistics about the use of methamphetamines in the United States. We all will benefit from better understanding the reality of meth addiction and the physical and emotional agony of giving it up.
The meth epidemic "Investigates the meth rampage ...
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Woodstock [videorecording (DVD)] : 3 days of peace & music
Woodstock is a 1970 documentary on the Woodstock Festival in 1969. The film was directed by Michael Wadleigh and was edited by (amongst others) Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker; Schoonmaker was nominated for an Academy Award for ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
AUDIO, MUSIC and MOVIES! Spokane Public Library is constantly adding new non-print materials in keeping with our Popular Materials Library philosophy. This blog will call attention to recent additions of audiobooks, music on cd and films on dvd.
Julie Christie won the Golden Globe award for her performance in ...
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