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Must see DVDs

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 ...

President-elect Obama resources

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 ...

Don’t miss the feature documentary, RAPE OF EUROPA

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 ...

Time to revisit Newman’s film odyssey

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

Award-winning “Young at heart”

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 ...

In a world gone blind, what if you were the only person who could see?

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 ...

Shine a light!

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," ...

American Film Institute’s Top 100 Movies

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 ...

Meth? in our community?

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 ...

Ancient history?

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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