British Academy of Film and Television Arts 2008

Similar to the Oscar and Emmy awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts annually recognizes their top movie and TV shows. Want to know what's popular 'across the pond'? Take a peek at these recent winners:

Atonement By Wright, Joe 2008/04 - Universal BL04086DVD Check Our Catalog In this drama based on the critically acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, a childhood lie irrevocably changes the lives of several people forever. When 13-year-old Briony Tallis misinterprets a moment of flirtation between her older sister Cecilia and a servant's son, Robbie Turner, her confusion causes her to finger Robbie as the perpetrator of a crime. ...More

No Country For Old Men By Coen, Joel Coen, Ethan 2008/04 - Paramount BL05082DVD Check Our Catalog A hunter stumbles upon a dead body, $2 million and a stash of heroin in the woods. He absconds with the cash, but brutal thief Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with a local sheriff on his trail. ...More

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly By Schnabel, Julian 2008/04 - Miramax BL11883DVD Check Our Catalog In 1995, author and Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke that put him in a coma; he awakened mute and completely paralyzed. Mathieu Amalric stars in this adaptation of Bauby's autobiography, which he dictated by blinking. ...More

The Lives of Others By Henckel von Donnersmarck, Florian 2007/06 - Sony Pictures BL01927DVD Check Our Catalog The East German government ensures its claim to power with a system of control and surveillance. An agent investigating an artistic couple gets immersed into their lives. ...More

Cranford By 2008/05 - Warner Home Video 1419867156 Check Our Catalog Academy Award winner Dame Judi Dench leads a stellar cast in this Emmy-nominated BBC miniseries adaptation of the classic novels of celebrated Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. Stage and screen veterans Imelda Staunton and Eileen Atkins also star this complicated portrait of a group of women inhabiting a town wrestling with modernity and the inevitability of change. ...More

2008 Country Music Awards

Did any of your favorite country music stars win awards? Check the list below, then check out their CDs from the library!


ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
Kenny Chesney

When the Sun Goes Down

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem

Greatest Hits Kenny Chesney

Just Who I Am; Poets

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Brad Paisley

Mud on the Tires

5th Gear

Play

Time Well Wasted

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Carrie Underwood

Some Hearts

Carnival Ride

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR: Rascal Flatts

Feels Like Today

Me and My Gang

Melt

Still Feels Good

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR: Sugarland

Twice the Speed of Life

Love on the Inside

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Public Library

Mikey's Twice Upon a Christmas

Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.

Mickey, Donald, Goofy & their pals star in an original movie about the importance of opening your heart to the true spirit of Christmas.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 11/11/08

Do you want to know the newest DVD titles available at your library? Check here to find the newest Quick Flicks released at the Gail Borden Library. This fast turnover, no reserves collection is where you will find multiple copies of the most popular DVDs.

All She Wants for Christmas By 2008/11 - Starz/Sphe 5557541276 Check Our Catalog Monica Keena of Dawson¢¬¢s Creek and Entourage stars as Noelle Dunn, a small town woman with big business dreams working as an efficiency expert at the local Christmas ornament company. But there¢¬¢s trouble in store for her once-merry city, including financial struggles for the factory, an incoming MegaMart, and a charming stranger (Tobia Mehler of Young Blades and Stargate SG-1) who may not be what he seems. Now all Noelle has to do is save the company, unite the town, survive a broken romance and get back on her corporate career path, all before December 25th. Steve Bacic (Andromeda) co-stars in this top-rated Lifetime holiday hit where people are more important than money, compromise is a grow industry, and love can be the most unexpected gift of all. ...More

Hellboy II: The Golden Army By del Toro, Guillermo 2008/08 - Universal BL09080DVD Check Our Catalog The identities of Hellboy, Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien are exposed as they face a new threat: The Golden Army, assembled of long-hidden mythological creatures, is prepared to attack. As fantastic monsters and paranormal phenomena begin to take over, the trio races to destroy the army's leader, the vengeful Prince Nuada. ...More

The Perfect Holiday By Rivera, Lance 2008/10 - Yari Film Group BL11080DVD Check Our Catalog Worried about her harried single mom, Nancy, young Emily seeks the help of a department store Santa, who turns out to be just the thing Nancy wanted for Christmas. But problems arise when Nancy's rap star ex-hubby, J-Jizzy, returns to stir up trouble. ...More

Slacker Uprising By Moore, Michael 2008/10 - Brave New Films BL01882DVD Check Our Catalog Michael Moore's documentary captures the excitement of his 2004 Slacker Uprising Tour, in which he visited 62 cities, hoping to mobilize swing state slackers to get up, get out and cast their first votes in a presidential election. ...More

Stop-Loss By Peirce, Kimberly 2008/07 - Paramount BL08887DVD Check Our Catalog Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. ...More

This Christmas By Whitmore, Preston 2008/10 - Screen Gems BL12082DVD Check Our Catalog Gathering to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in four years, the Whitfield clan uses the opportunity to finally share their true feelings about one another. Small arguments over holiday traditions such as trimming the tree erupt into major conflicts that test the family's bonds. ...More

When Did You Last See Your Father By Tucker, Anand 2008/11 - Sony Pictures BL03882DVD Check Our Catalog When his father becomes terminally ill, Blake Morrison struggles to come to terms with the charming but duplicitous man he really was, reliving the memories that shaped their relationship through a series of flashbacks. As Blake travels between his wife and two children in London and his childhood home, his emotional difficulty is mirrored in the agony his father confronts as he succumbs to the cancer. ...More