Remembering Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson passed away this Thursday at age 50 in Los Angeles. Jackson was a performer from a young age, starting at the age of 5 along side his brothers in the Jackson 5. His greatest success was the 1982 album Thriller, this album established his place in pop history but Jackson was unable to match that level of success again. Today his fans around the world are paying tribute to Jackson's music and life.

Watch Michael Jackson's Video for Thriller:

Michael Jackson - New Music - More Music Videos

Read about Michael Jackson in the news:

Michael Jackson And MTV: A History
MTV, June 26, 2009

Michael Jackson's death: Police try to control Jackson mourners, media
Los Angeles Time, June 26, 2009

Michael Jackson's Groundbreaking Career, By The Numbers
MTV, June 26, 2009

Check out a Michael Jackson CD:

Blood on the dance floor history in the mix
The essential Michael Jackson
Got to be there
Invincible
Number ones
Off the wall
Thriller

Check out a Jackson 5 CD:

The ultimate collection
The best of Jackson 5

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Remembering Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett lost her battle with cancer this Thursday. Fawcett was a 70's style icon who starred in the television show Charlie's Angels as Jill Munroe before she moved on to the big screen.

Read a news article about Fawcett's life and battle with cancer:

Farrah Fawcett Dies After 3 Year Battle With Cancer
Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2009

Farrah Fawcett dies at 62
USA Today

Farrah Fawcett, Her Life Remembered
ABC News

Check out a film that stars Farrah Fawcett:

The Cannonball Run By Needham, Hal Various Artists Reynolds, Burt 2005/03 - HBO Home Video 555540543X Check Our Catalog A daredevil and other characters get in their cars and take off on a cross-country race. ...More

The Apostle By Duvall, Robert Duvall, Robert Thornton, Billy Bob 2009/01 - Universal Home Video 5552438957 Check Our Catalog He spent his life trying to be a good man. But beneath the virtue and the conviction that made him a successful preacher, lie true human emotions -- lust, desire and rage. Robert Duvall gives us the most powerful and insightful performance of his career as Sonny, a preacher whose honest conviction won him the respect of his town until one day he commits a crime of passion. Forced to assume a new identity and armed only with the unfaltering will to change, Sonny sets out on a road to redemption. ...More

Extremities By Young, Robert M. Fawcett, Farrah Russo, James 2002/04 - Tcfhe/MGM 0792852362 Check Our Catalog A woman is brutally attacked in her own home by a man who lives to regret it. ...More

Man of the House By Orr, James Fawcett, Farrah Thomas, Jonathan Taylor 2005/04 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 5552457331 Check Our Catalog A district attorney tries to win over the bratty son of his future wife. ...More

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Now Showing at the Gail Borden Library: Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00 am

Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman, finds his life changed forever when the magical bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. Adam Sandler. Rated PG, 99 minutes.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 6/23/09

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.

Confessions of a Shopaholic By Hogan, P.J. 2009/06 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 0788886096 Check Our Catalog Rebecca Bloomwood is a sweet and charming New York City girl who has a tiny, little problem that is rapidly turning into a big problem: shes hopelessly addicted to shopping and drowning in a sea of debt. While Rebecca has dreams of working for a top fashion magazine, she cant quite get her foot in the doorthat is, until she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. Overnight, her column becomes hugely popular, turning her into an overnight celebrity. But when her compulsive shopping and growing debt issues threaten to destroy her love life and derail her career, she struggles to keep it all from spiraling out of control...and is ultimately forced to reevaluate whats really important in life. ...More

Elsewhere By 2009/06 - E1 141723203X Check Our Catalog After revealing to her best friend Sarah that shes been meeting men online, Jillian goes missing. The only clues to her whereabouts are a diary and a cryptic message sent from a cell phone. ...More

Inkheart By Softley, Iain 2009/06 - New Line Cinema Corporation 1419876007 Check Our Catalog Based on the best-selling book by Cornelia Funke, Inkheart is a fantasy adventure that sends a father and daughter on a quest through worlds both real and imagined. Mortimer Mo Folchart (Brendan Fraser) and his 12-year-old daughter, Meggie (Eliza Hope Bennett), share a passion for books. What they also share is an extraordinary gift for bringing characters from books to life when they read aloud. ...More

The Pink Panther 2 By Zwart, Harald 2009/06 - TcfheMGM 0883904140313 Check Our Catalog When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts. ...More

Waltz with Bashir By Folman, Ari 2009/06 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1435948874 Check Our Catalog Based on actual events, this mesmerizing, animated documentary begins one night at a bar, when an old friend tells Ari about his recurring nightmares. The two men conclude that theres a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War. As Ari delves deeper into the mystery, his memory beings to creep up in surreal images. ...More