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Stand By Me & Different Seasons by Stephen King



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Angelina Jolie

Nominated for an Oscar for her role in The Changeling, Angelina Jolie is certainly one of the most recognizable actresses of her generation. Whether she wins an Oscar or not remains to be seen, but you are welcome to check out any of these films from the library while you are waiting to find out:

Beyond Borders By Campbell, Martin Owen, Clive Polo, Teri 2006/01 - Paramount Home Video 5559826324 Check Our Catalog A pampered life in London collides with the stark realities of poverty and hunger in the world's most dangerous hot spots. While attending a fundraising gala, Sarah Jordan, a naove, married American socialite living in England, witnesses a fiery plea delivered by an intruder - a rnegade humanitarian. His plea, made on behalf of impovershed African children under his care, turns Sarah's life upside down. Attracted to Nick and his cause, she impulsively abandons her sheltered life in England to aid the helpless and anguished victims. ...More

Alexander By Stone, Oliver 2004/04 - Warner Brothers BL04053DVD Check Our Catalog The story of Alexander The Great, the relentless counqueror who by the age of 32 had amassed the greatest empire the world had ever seen. ...More

Beowulf By Zemeckis, Robert 2008/04 - Warner BL04081DVD Check Our Catalog Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Beowulf tells of the great 6th-century Scandinavian warrior called upon to defeat a manlike ogre named Grendel, a descendant of the biblical murderer Cain. Based on the longest surviving Anglo-Saxon poem. ...More

Changeling By Eastwood, Clint 2009/02 - Universal Studios BL03092DVD Check Our Catalog Christine Collins is overjoyed when her young kidnapped son Walter is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the Walter who was returned to her isn't her actual child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum. ...More

Gia By Cristofer, Michael Mitchell, Elizabeth Travis, Kylie 2007/01 - HBO Home Video 078311480X Check Our Catalog A 1970s supermodel embodies glamour but uses drugs to dull the pain of loneliness and despair. ...More

Girl, Interrupted By Mangold, James Various Artists Ryder, Winona 2004/12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 5555287100 Check Our Catalog After a botched suicide attempt, Susanna Kaysen checks herself into a renowned psychiatric hospital, where she meets a group of troubled young women including the charming sociopath Lisa, and soon realizes she'll have to fight for her sanity. ...More

The Good Shepherd By De Niro, Robert 2007/03 - Universal Studios BL04078DVD Check Our Catalog Fact-based drama that examines the early history of the CIA as seen through the eyes of a dedicated agent. ...More

Kung Fu Panda By Stevenson, John Wayne 2008/08 - DreamWorks BL09085DVD Check Our Catalog When China's Valley of Peace is threatened, lazy Po the panda discovers his destiny as the chosen one and trains to become a kung fu hero. Master Monkey and Master Viper impart their knowledge to Po, but transforming this slacker into a brave warrior isn't going to be easy. ...More

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider By West, Simon Smith, Jeremy H. Jolie, Angelina 2007/02 - Paramount Home Video 0792175042 Check Our Catalog Acrheologist/adventurer Lara Croft travels the world, racing against time to recover a powerful ancient artifact that can control time itself, an artifact that was stolen from her, and that has the power to reunite her with her decesed father. ...More

A Mighty Heart By Winterbottom, Michael 2007/10 - Paramount BL04904DVD Check Our Catalog While in Pakistan researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid in 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is suddenly kidnapped. His pregnant wife, Mariane, displays great courage as she desperately tries to find her husband and rise above the bitterness and hatred that surrounds her. ...More

Mr. and Mrs. Smith By Liman, Doug Pitt, Brad Jolie, Angelina 2008/01 - Twentieth Century-Fox 5558821868 Check Our Catalog A married couple have the perfect boring life together, but each of them has a secret that they will kill to protect. They are each a top-notch assassin working for rival companies who find that they were both hired for the same job. Now, their respective employers want the other one dead. ...More

Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow By Conran, Kerry Ribisi, Giovanni Ling, Bai 2007/05 - Paramount Home Video 5559290912 Check Our Catalog ...More

Taking Lives By Caruso, D. J. Martinez, Olivier Rowlands, Gena 2006/05 - Warner Home Video 0790782944 Check Our Catalog An FBI profiler tracks a serial killer to Montreal. Her unusual work habits brands her as an outsider to the local police force and she's left to work by herself. But when an unexpected romantic entanglement develops, she's left doubting her instincts and it may cost her the best chance to catch this devious killer. ...More

Wanted By Bekmambetov, Timur 2008/08 - Universal BL11086DVD Check Our Catalog Wesley Gibbon is just an ordinary guy, unaware that his long-lost father is one of the world's most notorious assassins. But when his father is killed, a mysterious associate named Sloan arrives, offering Wesley the chance to fill dad's shoes. Mentored by Sloan's deputy, Fox, Wesley carries out the will of the mythological Fates, who see Wesley's targets in a magical loom. ...More

Movies Set in India

Slumdog Millionaire is a strong contender for Best Picture at the Academy Awards this year. Over the past few years, there have been several excellent movies also set in India. Here are just a few:

A Passage to India By Lean, David Davis, Judy Banerjee, Victor 2001/03 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 5550006391 Check Our Catalog Set in the late 1920s, a young, headstrong British woman goes to India, accompanied by the mother of her fiance. Tensions between the East and the West heat up when the British tourist accuses a young Indian doctor of rape during her visit to the caverns. ...More

Water By Mehta, Deepa 2006/12 - Fox Searchlight Pictures BL10955DVD Check Our Catalog A Hindu widow in 1938 could throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre, marry her husband's younger brother or live in poverty and self-denial from then on. When eight-year-old Chuyia is widowed, she is sent to a home in the Holy City of Varanasi where Hindu widows live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices, especially a young woman who has fallen in love with a follower of Gandhi. ...More

The Darjeeling Limited By Anderson, Wes 2008/02 - Fox Searchlight BL02085DVD Check Our Catalog Following the death of their father, three brothers embark on a journey on the cross-India train the Darjeeling Limited and attempt to reconnect after years of physical and emotional distance. The trip also opens up some old wounds and proves that their sibling rivalry can never be completely erased. ...More

Outsourced By 2008/09 - Porchlight Ent, Inc 5557395806 Check Our Catalog When his department is outsourced to India, customer call center manager Todd Anderson heads to Mumbai to train his successor. Amusing culture clashes soon ensue as Anderson tries to explain American business practices to the befuddled new employees -- and in the process learns some important lessons about globalization. ...More

Born Into Brothels By Kauffman, Ross 2005/06 - ThinkFilm BL07057DVD Check Our Catalog Two documentary filmmakers travel to Sonagchi, Calcutta, and film the relationships they develop with kids (ages 10-14) of prostitutes who work the city's red-light district. ...More

Bride and Prejudice By Chadha, Gurinder 2005/07 - Miramax BL10919DVD Check Our Catalog Based on Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, with a Bollywood twist. In Ammritsar, the determined Mrs. Bakshi sets out to find matches for her four daughters. Second sister, Lalita, meets American Will Darcy - is it love? ...More

Monsoon Wedding By Nair, Mira 2002/09 - Universal Studios BL09916DVD Check Our Catalog Love, lust and hope envelop an upper middle-class Indian family and their world-wide guests as they celebrate for four days the arranged marriage of their daughter to an East Indian man from Texas ...More

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 2/17/09

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.

The Air I Breathe By Jicho, Lee 2008/05 - Velocity BL09889DVD Check Our Catalog Jieho Lee-directed drama that mines four basic human emotions -- love, pleasure, sadness and joy -- for inspiration. A banker discovers true happiness; a mobster finds hope; a celebrity sees life lose its luster; and a doctor wrestles with matters of the heart that can't be addressed within the confines of an operating room. ...More

American Pie Presents Beta House By Waller, Andrew 2007/12 - Universal BL08894DVD Check Our Catalog Dwight Stifler and his cousin Erik are back for another piece of the pie in this epic battle of the frats, which pits the beloved Beta house against the rival GEKs in a contest for social supremacy. The two houses square off in the long-banned competition known as the Games. ...More

Body of Lies By Scott, Ridley 2009/02 - Warner Home Video BL03091DVD Check Our Catalog Newly stationed in Jordan, idealistic CIA agent Roger Ferris teams up with veteran operative Ed Hoffman and the head of Jordanian intelligence to infiltrate an underground network of terrorists and locate a criminal mastermind. Based on the best-selling novel by David Ignatius. ...More

Changeling By Eastwood, Clint 2009/02 - Universal Studios BL03092DVD Check Our Catalog Christine Collins is overjoyed when her young kidnapped son Walter is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the Walter who was returned to her isn't her actual child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum. ...More

Flash of Genius By Abraham, Marc 2009/02 - Universal Studios BL03090DVD Check Our Catalog In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids. ...More

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People By Weide, Robert B. 2009/02 - MGM BL06872DVD Check Our Catalog Life changes drastically for alternative rag writer Sidney Young when he takes a job at Clayton Harding's glossy magazine. There, he's drawn into a risky affair with a co-worker, and his contempt for celebrity is tested by starlet Sophie Maes. Based on Toby Young's memoir. ...More

Quarantine By Dowdle, John Erick 2009/03 - Sony Pictures Home Ent BL03094DVD Check Our Catalog While on assignment, an L.A. news reporter and her cameraman find themselves trapped in a quarantined apartment complex along with a vicious unknown killer. With all forms of communications cut, the news crew keeps the cameras rolling as they search for a way out. The building is locked down, a killer is on the loose, and panic sets in as those trapped inside make a desperate attempt to escape with their lives. ...More

Religulous By Charles, Larry 2009/02 - Lions Gate BL03095DVD Check Our Catalog Politically provocative talk show host Bill Maher skewers the current state of organized religion in this documentary that derives its title from a blend of the words religion and ridiculous. ...More

Choose Connor
Owen is an idealistic 15-year old high schooler who has the chance of a lifetime when he gets to be the youth spokesman for U.S. Senate Candidate Lawrence Connor. He is flattered that the senator offered him a junior position in the senatorial campaign. Unfortunately for Owen, the senator only exploits him in a fierce campaign of TV and radio ads, posters, interviews, and speaking engagements in the cut throat media-image-is-all world of American politics.

Fragrance of love
Koti aspires to go to Dubai as a day laborer. In order to save money to fulfill his dream he works as a coolie for a contractor. A new girl, disguised as a man, also starts working for the contractor.

The good student
When Ally, a popular teen and local celebrity goes missing, her small suburban town erupts in panic. Mr. Gibb, a dorky teacher with a known infatuation with Ally, becomes the main suspect when it is revealed that he was the last person to see her.

Hulk vs.
Hulk vs. Wolverine: When the Hulk tears up the Canadian countryside, only Wolverine can stop him. Hulk vs. Thor: Loki the Trickster sets Hulk on Thor to destroy him once and for all.

Raraaju
Kali sets up lights and microphones for local parties and functions. Jyothi is a singer who pretends that Kali is her boyfriend when some thugs try to attack her. From that point forward they are part of each others lives.

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Library: Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Based on the Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960's.

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Library: Something the Lord Made

Something the Lord Made

Monday, February 23, 2009 at 6:30 PM

The emotional true story of two men who defied the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution. Working in the 1940's Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on 'blue babies'. As the men invent a new field of medicine, social pressures threaten to tear them apart.