Tuesday, May 5, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 5/4/09

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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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
By Fincher, David
2009/04 - Paramount
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Adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic tale set in the early 20th century that follows Benjamin Button, a man who was born in his 80s and continually grows younger. ...More

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Last Chance Harvey
By Hopkins, Joel
2009/05 - Starz/Sphe
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Harvey is a down-on-his-luck music jingle composer. Kate is a lonely British airline employee. Chance brings them together in London during the wedding of Harvey's daughter. ...More

Book Cover The Old Curiosity Shop
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2009/05 - Warner Home Video
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Book Cover Wendy and Lucy
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2009/05 - Oscilloscope Pictures
0896602002050 Check Our Catalog

WENDY AND LUCY is a touching political road movie about an idealistic young drifter, her faithful dog and the wide-open spaces of the Pacific Northwest. Played by Academy Award-nominated actress Michelle Williams, Wendy is a down-on-her-luck girl who's hoping to turn things around for herself with a summer job in Alaska. On route to her new life, Wendys car breaks down in Oregon and the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart. Gorgeously filmed in stark, luminous imagery, WENDY AND LUCY addresses issues of sympathy and generosity at the edges of American life, revealing the limits and depths of people's duty to each other in our modern times. ...More