Saturday, July 10, 2010

Family Films: Starstruck

Wednesday July 14, 2010 at 10am

Get StarStruck with hunky young pop star Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight), as he gets tangled up through a chance meeting with small-town girl Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell), and experience their hilarious adventures set against the backdrop of Hollywood.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Super-Heroes in Animation: Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Friday, July 9, 2010 at 2pm

A desperate solution for a troubled country: Lex Luthor for President with the Justice League in the service of the government. Only Batman and Superman stand against the new regime. This adaptation of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness’s popular graphic novel seethes with political intrigue and action-packed battles between heroes all believing they’re on the right side of the law.

Brown Bag Lunch Classic Films: Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Monday, July 12, 2010 at 10:30 am


Boxer Joe Pendleton crashes his plane just before a championship fight in this classic fantasy that won Best Story and Screenplay Oscars. Waking in heaven, Joe finds that his spirit has been prematurely snatched from his body. The celestial Mr. Jordan sends him back to Earth -- as crooked mogul Bruce Farnsworth. Now, Joe must clean up all of Farnsworth's messes while trying to regain his own career as a boxer.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

New Quick Flicks for the week of 7-6-2010

Brooklyn's Finest






Brooklyn's Finest
By Fuqua, Antoine
2010-07 - Tcfhe/Anchor Bay/Starz
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Antoine Fuqua directs this tense drama about three wildly different New York cops whose paths collide in a Brooklyn housing project, where each must make a decision that will change the course of their lives forever. Cynical, washed-up Eddie no longer cares about the job or the rules; cash-strapped Sal sees a shortcut to solvency; and Tango is torn between conflicting loyalties. …More

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo






The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
By Oplev, Niels Arden
2010-07 - Southport Music Box Corpo
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Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and rebellious computer hacker Lisbeth Salander team up to investigate the unsolved disappearance of wealthy Henrik Vanger's teen niece, only to uncover dark secrets about Vanger's powerful family. …More

A Single Man






A Single Man
By Ford, Tom
2010-07 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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This stream-of-consciousness, 1960s-era drama centers on a day in the life of George Falconer, an English-born, Los Angeles college professor reeling from the recent death of his lover of 16 years. Fashion designer Tom Ford makes his directoral debut with this luminous film, which is based on Christopher Isherwood's novel. …More

Idiot box
Subhrojeet is given the task of revamping an old television series. All the usual ideas have been used. Success will give him a secure job in the company Lalaji Telefilms with a hefty salary increase, failure will send him back to his home town.

Kenichi, the mightiest disciple. Season 2, part one
Kenichi's a lot tougher than he used to be -- living in a dojo with six martial arts masters will do that to you. But thanks to his reputation as a skilled fighter, the guy's got more problems than ever. Contains episodes 27-38.

Kenichi, the mightiest disciple. Season 2, part two
Kenichi's a lot tougher than he used to be - living in a dojo with six martial arts masters will do that to you. But thanks to his reputation as a skilled fighter, the guy's got more problems than ever. The goons in Ragnarok are gunning for him in a big way, especially the gang's leaders: the Eight Fists, a dangerously unpredictable crew known to play dirty.

Love the beast
Bana's directorial debut explores the importance of his 25-year-long love affair with his first car- a Ford XB Falcon Coupe "The Beast". Obsessed with cars and racing since he was a child, Eric takes us on a journey that spans a lifetime and culminates in The Beast's untimely death in one of the world's most dangerous races, the Targa Tasmania

Mind over money
Investigates the shattering impact the recent global financial meltdown had on how economists think. Why did so few of the brightest minds in finance not only fail to predict the crash but also argue that it was impossible? With insights from experts and scientific experiments that highlight the hidden money drives in us all, explore a seismic shift in our efforts to understand the marketplace.

Na ghar ke na ghaat ke
Devki Nandan Tripathi is a simple, rustic man who decides to try his luck in the city of dreams, Mumbai. He gets himself employed at the Mausam Vibhaag, his only means to a lucrative and thriving future. In Mumbai, he soon finds himself doing everything but dedicating time to his vocation.

The stranger
They took his job, his family, and his memory. Now this one man is taking it all back, one body at a time. He is a man with no name, no memory, and absolutely nothing left to lose. But when he finds himself hunted by both the FBI and the Russian mob, this amnesiac decides to fight back.

Swaha
Swasha is a worshipped as a god. There are many ashrams in his name all over India. He has V.I.P. followers like politicians, builders and industrialists. They believe all that they have achieved is because of Gurudev. Jayant's life motto is to follow Gurudev's every instruction in business and family matters. Oberoi's whole family follows the order of Gurudev except his son Raj, who does not believe in Gurudev. Mr. Oberoi has purchased a new bungalow by the grace of Gurudev so he wants Gurudev to visit . This would make him feel lucky ...

Trump card
A huge property transaction leads to murders and sting operations. Several young people get involved to make quick money. Three college friends are offered a share of the wealth with a clause that if one friend is missing, the money will be divided amongst the remaining two, if two are missing, the entire amount will go to the remaining survivor. The question is, why would someone give such a large amount of money to 3 friends who are not relatives. A friend tries to warn them but is murdered before she can spill the beans. In the end, the mind boggling mystery is disclosed and the "Trump card" is revealed to everyone's shock.

The warlords
This lavish historical epic is set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Happy 4th of July


The library will be closed in celebration of the 4th of July. We will re-open on Monday the 5th at 9am.

Don't forget that the the library has many services that are always open including library databases, downloadable audiobooks and ebooks, and the Mediabank at the Rakow Branch.

The library wishes everyone a happy and safe 4th of July weekend!