Tuesday, September 15, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 9/15/09

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.


Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel
By Duguay, Christian
2009-07 - Universal Home Video
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Easy Virtue

Easy Virtue
By Elliott, Stephan
2009-09 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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American divorcee Larita meets a wealthy young Englishman, John Whittaker, in France and impulsively marries him -- but she's not ready to take on her disapproving new in-laws. When John returns to his parents' country estate with his new bride, the dysfunctional Whittaker family attempts to destroy the spirited American girl. This romantic comedy is based on Noel Coward's play. …More


Stealing Lincoln's Body

Stealing Lincoln's Body
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2009-05 - A & E Home Video
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X-Men Origins,Wolverine

X-Men Origins,Wolverine
By Hood, Gavin
2009-09 - 20th Century Fox
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This action-packed prequel to the popular X-Men films explores Marvel Comics character Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the events that influenced the mutant before the Weapon X program bonded his skeleton with the powerfully strong metal alloy adamantium. After the death of his girlfriend, Wolverine seeks vengeance against supervillain Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber). …More

Monday, September 14, 2009

Remembering Patrick Swayze, 1952-2009

Patrick Swayze, actor in such films as Dirty Dancing and Ghost, passed away today at the age of 57. Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008.

Read a news article about Patrick Swayze:
Patrick Swayze Dies
New York Times, September 14, 2009.

Patrick Swayze Dies From Pancreatic Cancer
Newsweek, September 14, 2009.

'Dirty Dancing,' 'Ghost' Highlighted Film Career
The Washington Post, September 14, 2009.


Dirty Dancing Clip



Checkout a movie by Patrick Swayze:
City of Joy
City of Joy
By Joffe, Roland
2006-07 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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A Houston surgeon goes to Calcutta and joins an Englishwoman's crusade at her clinic for the poor. Directed by Roland Joffe. …More


Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
By Ardolino, Emile
2008-04 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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A doctor's daughter gets slinky with the dance teacher at a Catskills resort, summer 1963. …More


Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
By Kelly, Richard
Producer Barrymore, Drew
2007-09 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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An edgy, psychological thriller aobut a suburban teen coming face-to-face with his dark destiny. A delusional high school student is visited by a demonic rabbit with eerie visions of the past - and deadly predictions for the future. …More


The Fox & the Hound 2
The Fox & the Hound 2
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2008-09 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Tod and Copper are back, and they've brought along some new friends in this homespun tale of true friendship that can't be broken. Overflowin' with toe-tappin' songs and a star-studded voice cast, including Reba McEntire and Patrick Swayze as The Singin' Strays. …More


Ghost
Ghost
By Zucker, Jerry
2008-02 - Paramount Home Video
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A slain Manhattan yuppie reaches out to his lover, with a medium as his middlewoman. …More


Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
By Johnson, Niall
2008-05 - Image Entertainment
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Keeping Mum stars Rowan Atkinson as an absent-minded vicar of a rural parish who is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wifes (Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor (Swayze), his daughters parade of new boyfriends, and his young sons regular trouncing by the schools bullies. Enter their charming new housekeeper, Grace (Smith), the answer to the familys prayers: a sweet old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house and a very unusual way of solving problems. …More


North and South: The Complete Collection
North and South: The Complete Collection
By Heffron, Richard T.
2004-10 - Warner Home Video
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TWO FRIENDS, ONE NORTHERN AND ONE SOUTHERN, STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR FRIENDSHIP AS EVENTS BUILD TOWARDS THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. …More


The Outsiders
The Outsiders
By Coppola, Francis Ford
2008-09 - Warner Home Video
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The Socs oppose the Greasers in 1960s Oklahoma. Directed by Francis Coppola. From the S.E. Hinton novel. …More


To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
By Kidron, Beeban
Director Swayze, Patrick Kidron
2004-12 - Universal Home Video
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Car trouble strands three drag queens in a conservative Midwestern town. …More