Archive for the ‘Films’ Category
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Documentary and instructional films on DVD cover a stellar range of topics now. A few of broad interest in our adult collection include:
Bush's brain [2004] Karl Rove, the man known as "Bush's Brain", is the most powerful political figure America has never heard of, the brain behind the curtain of ...
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Information abounds on our future president. Take a look or listen:
Barack Obama [DVD ]
The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream [compact disc, abridged] OR print
Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance [compact disc, unabridged] or print
Criticism includes Obama nation: leftist politics and ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
"The Rape of Europa" uses interviews with eyewitnesses and historians and newsreel footage to show how heroic
Europeans, Russians, and Americans worked to save the art of Europe during WWII.
THE RAPE OF EUROPA is a feature documentary that takes the audience on an epic journey through seven countries and into a ...
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
As we mourn and hear about Paul Newman's extraordinary generosity and sense of 'good luck' with his acting, let's watch a sampling of his classic performances:
The Color of money
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Cool hand Luke
Hud
Empire Falls
Paul Newman's obituary, Roger Ebert style
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
The documentary, Young at heart, is a DELIGHTFUL experience for all ages! Reserve it today! Beware: the synopsis below from IMDB [Internet Movie Data Base] includes spoiler information:
Over the last 25 years, there has existed a group of senior citizens living in Northampton, Massachusetts, who refuse to let ...
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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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