Tuesday, February 10, 2009

New Quick FLicks for the Week of 2/10/09

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.

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Blindness
By Meirelles, Fernando
2009/02 - Miramax
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Julianne Moore stars in this adaptation of Jose Saramago's gripping masterpiece in which a plague of blindness overtakes the residents of her entire city. ...More

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Frozen River
By Hunt, Courtney
2009/02 - Sony Pictures
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On a Mohawk reservation on the Canadian border, Ray teams with widowed tribe member Lila to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States. Although the work provides the women with much-needed money, each trip puts them in danger. ...More

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Madagascar, Escape 2 Africa
By Darnell, Eric
McGrath, Tom
2009/02 - DreamWorks
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A botched rescue attempt strands Alex the lion and his companions smack dab in the African wild. Sadly, as in Madagascar, Alex discovers he has little in common with the locals, having lived for so long in the city. His friends, meanwhile, begin to doubt they'll ever make it back to the zoo. ...More

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Miracle at St. Anna
By Lee, Spike
2009/02 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA chronicles the story of four black American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy. Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film explores a deeply inspiring, powerful story drawn from true history, that transcends national boundaries, race, and class to touch the goodness within us all. ...More

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Nights in Rodanthe
By Wolfe, George C.
2009/02 - Warner Home Video
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With chaos tearing her marriage and family apart, Adrienne Willis takes a weekend caretaker job at her friend's coastal North Carolina inn. When a storm hits, stranding the inn's only guest, Dr. Paul Flanner, Adrienne's life changes forever. As the storm rages outside, Adrienne connects with Flanner, who came to the Rodanthe retreat to escape his own personal crisis. ...More

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2008/04 - Wgbh Boston
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On a trip to Italy, prim aristocrat Lucy Honeychurch (Elaine Cassidy) steals a kiss from a handsome commoner (Rafe Spall) but pays a heavy emotional price when she sees him again in stuffy Edwardian England in this spirited adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic novel. ...More

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W.
By Stone, Oliver
Brolin, Josh
2009/02 - Lionsgate
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Academy Award winner Oliver Stone directs an all-star cast in this satiric retrospective of the life and political career of George W. Bush, from his troubles as a young adult through his governorship of Texas and all the way to the Oval Office. ...More

American bullfighter
Documentary that explores filmmaker Alex LeMay's recovery from alcoholism using bullfighting as his method of rehabilitation and redemption.

Closing the ring
World War II. On June 1, 1944, a United States bomber pilot crashes onto the Cave Hill just outside of Belfast in Northern Ireland. He lives long enough to give a ring to a stranger and asks that he return it to his girlfriend. 50 years later, a young man searches for the woman to make good on a promise.

December bride
A proud Irish servant girl rebels against her strict upbringing by having love affairs with two brothers at the same time. Sarah and the brothers risk happiness, reputation, and safety for their daring love.

Gorintaku
Brother and sister Ashok and Lakshmi become inseparable ever since they were orphaned. They both marry and lead close, but separate lives until Ashok's wife has her uterus removed.

My name is Bruce
Something evil is stirring in the small mining town of Gold Lick, and it's not happy. Guan-di, the Chinese protector of the dead with a strange affinity for bean curd, has been awakened by reckless teenagers, and now his bloody crusade to wipe out the town's entire population can only be stopped by one man -Bruce Campbell, B-movie star and deadbeats ex-husband extraordinaire, who's recruited to be their unwitting savior.

The shadow in the north
Sally Lockhart has started her own financial consulting business. When her client loses a fortune from the unexpected collapse of a shipping line, Sally is determined to find out why so many of their ships have mysteriously vanished without a trace.

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