Friday, April 3, 2009

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Library: Bolt

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Bolt
April 10, 2009, at 1:00 p.m.

Featuring the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, this animated adventure centers on a dashing German shepherd named Bolt, a canine actor forced into making an action-filled cross-country trek when he's accidentally shipped from Hollywood to New York.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Off the Shelf


I am pleased to unveil a new blog for the Gail Borden Public Library: Off the Shelf.

Off the Shelf is your source for new library databases, research advice, news stories, new technology, and more.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 3/31/09

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.

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Seven Pounds
By Muccino, Gabriele
2009/03 - Sony Pictures
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Distraught over his wife's death -- and convinced that his own actions had something to do with it -- a depressed IRS agent begins plotting his suicide, vowing to improve the lives of seven strangers in the process. But a chance meeting with a woman who has a life-threatening heart defect threatens to derail his plans when, suddenly, their budding relationship feels a lot like love. ...More

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Slumdog Millionaire
By Boyle, Danny
Tandan, Loveleen
2009/04 - Fox Searchlight Pictures
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After coming within one question of winning 20 million rupees on the Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 18-year-old Mumbai slumdog Jamal Malik is arrested on suspicion of cheating. While in custody, Jamal regales a jaded police inspector with remarkable tales of his life on the streets, as well as the story of Latika, the woman he loved and lost. ...More

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Tell No One
By Canet, Guillaume
2009/03 - Music Box Films
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Eight years ago, pediatrician Alexandre Beck was the prime suspect in his wife's murder. He's put all that behind him, but now, two dead bodies have been found near his home -- and once again, he's the suspect. The case takes an unexpected turn when he receives an anonymous email showing his wife alive -- and eight years older -- instructing him to tell no one. ...More

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By Kreuzpaintner, Marco
Kline, Kevin
Bachleda, Alicja
2009/01 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) is a 13-year-old girl from Mexico City whose kidnapping by sex traffickers sets in motion a desperate mission by her 17-year-old brother, Jorge (Cesar Ramos), to save her. Trapped and terrified by an underground network of international thugs who earn millions exploiting their human cargo, Adriana's only friend and protector throughout her ordeal is Veronica (Alicja Bachleda), a young Polish woman tricked into the trade by the same criminal gang. As Jorge dodges immigration officers and incredible obstacles to track the girls' abductors, he meets Ray (Kevin Kline), a Texas cop whose own family loss to sex trafficking leads him to become an ally in the boy's quest. ...More

The Cake Eaters
Easy Kimbrough is the patriarch of the family and the local butcher. He is grieving over the recent loss of his wife, Ceci. He hides his secret ongoing affair. Beagle is his youngest son who was left to care for his ailing mother. He works in the local high school cafeteria by day but want to paint street signs. Guy is the oldest son who has been away from the family for years while pursuing his rock star dreams. He learns of his mother's passing, but misses the funeral. When Guy returns home, the family begins to unravel. Beagle's pent up emotions connect with Georgia Kaminski, a terminally ill teenage girl wanting to experience love before it's too late. Easy's long time affair with Marg, Georgia's eccentric grandmother, is finally exposed to Beagle and Guy. Guy discovers that while he was gone, his high school sweetheart has started a family of her own. Through it all, the Kimbrough's and Kaminski's manage to establish a new beginning in the face of their greatest fears.

Columbus Day
After pulling off the biggest heist of his life, a thief meets a young boy that inspires him to telephone his ex-wife and estranged daughter. As his business deal to unload the stolen goods begins to go sour, he struggles to save the boy and reunite with his family in Florida.

Coyote
Two best friends stumble into an opportunity when a Mexican pal, recently deported, needs their help to get back across the border. The guys see it as a chance to corner the market by smuggling illegal immigrants into the country.

Oh, my God
All of us have asked God for help at various moments. What if God actually tried to help and we were oblivious of his presence? Suman pleads with God to help her husband Rajendra, a hapless salesman with big dreams. God tries to help, but is constantly frustrated as Rajendra fails to recognize the opportunities.

Raaz: The Mystery Continues