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Citizen Kane By Welles, Orson 2001/09 - Turner Home Ent. BL08900DVD Check Our Catalog An all-powerful press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, his last word being "Rosebud", which leads a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane. Prominent publisher, William Randolph Hearst, saw the film as a thinly disguised version of his career and attempted to suppress it ...More

The Godfather By Coppola, Francis Ford 2004/05 - Paramount Home Video BL05037DVD Check Our Catalog The Corleone family nearly falls from power in America but rises to observe the passage of rites from father to son. There is a balance between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged. ...More

Casablanca By Curtiz, Michael 2004/02 - Warner Studios BL07049DVD Check Our Catalog Set in World War II, a bitter nightclub owner helps his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in this romantic film that won the Academy Award for best picture in 1943. ...More

Raging Bull By Scorsese, Martin Niro, Robert de Moriarty, Cathy 2008/05 - Tcfhe/MGM 0792865367 Check Our Catalog Graphic biography of 1949-51 WBA middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Best actor Oscar for De Niro. ...More

Singin' in the Rain By Donen, Stanley 2000/06 - Warner Home Video BL03010DVD Check Our Catalog Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor combine their talents in one of the best musicals ever made. When Hollywood attempts the transition from silent movies to talkies, matinee idol Kelly hopes to make the cut. ...More

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New Quick Flicks for the week of 1/27/09

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.

Deep Winter By 2009/01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1435931866 Check Our Catalog Maverick downhill racer, Tyler Crowe, reunites with best friend and renegade snowboarder, Mark Rider. It doesn't take long for the old friends to take on a new mission. Together they head to Alaska, where led by a veteran guide, the two attempt the most daring descent on snow ever caught on film. But with glory comes risk. And this challenge is no exception. ...More

Fireproof By Kendrick, Alex 2009/01 - Sony Pictures BL11877DVD Check Our Catalog Kirk Cameron plays Capt. Caleb Holt, a dedicated firefighter whose marriage to his wife, Catherine, has taken a severe turn for the worse and is about to end in divorce. But just when hope seems to be running out for them, Holt's Christian father intervenes, challenging the couple to a 40-day experiment that he hopes will give them a renewed love not only for each other, but also for God. ...More

Lakeview Terrace By LaBute, Neil 2009/01 - Sony Pictures BL02093DVD Check Our Catalog This dramatic thriller from director Neil LaBute follows Chris and Lisa Mattson as they settle into their Los Angeles dream house -- only to be harassed by their off-kilter cop neighbor, officer Abel Turner. Turner disapproves of the couple's interracial relationship and is determined to drive them away, but as the harassment turns violent, the newlyweds have no choice but to fight back. ...More

Mary Poppins By Stevenson, Robert 2000/07 - Walt Disney Video BL06938DVD Check Our Catalog An irrepressible nanny soars out of the London skies, bringing a carpetbag of magical adventures into the lives of the Banks family on Cherry Tree Lane. Blends live-action and animation ...More

Pride and Glory By O'Connor, Gavin 2009/01 - New Line Home Video BL11879DVD Check Our Catalog A corruption scandal fractures a family of New York City cops in this generational drama about homicide detective Ray Tierney, who's tasked with investigating a precinct run by his brother. As if that weren't enough, Ray's fellow officer and best friend may turn out to be dirty. ...More

Rocknrolla By Ritchie, Guy 2009/01 - Warner Home Video BL11873DVD Check Our Catalog This crime thriller follows a variety of crooks from London's underworld who set out to nab millions of dollars left for the taking when a Russian mobster's real estate scam falls apart. The first part of a planned trilogy. ...More

Vicky Cristina Barcelona By Allen, Woody 2008/11 - Weinstein Company BL13161DVD Check Our Catalog Academy Award winner Javier Bardem stars in the latest effort from legendary filmmaker Woody Allen as a flamboyant painter who finds himself in the middle of a unique relationship with Vicky and Christina, a pair of American tourists. ...More

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