Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet won two Golden Globe awards last night for Best Actress in the movie Revolutionary Road and Best Supporting Actress for the movie The Reader. View some of this talented actresses other performances in these movies available for check out at the Gail Borden Public Library.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind By Gondry, Michel 2004/09 - Umvd BL05040DVD Check Our Catalog A man goes in for a procedure to erase his memory of his ex-girlfriend, after she erased her memory of him, but changes his mind during the procedure and fights to keep their relationship in his mind. ...More

Finding Neverland By Forster, Marc Winslet, Kate Christie, Julie 2006/08 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 5559226599 Check Our Catalog Set in early 20th century England, the story follows J.M. Barrie and his quest to breathe life into Peter Pan. From the moment of inspiration to the debut of the play, Barrie's life mirrors the action of the story he has written and vice versa. ...More

Flushed Away By Bowers, David 2007/02 - Paramount Home Video BL03072DVD Check Our Catalog London high-society mouse Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Syd, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the bowels of Ratropolis, where Roddy meets the resourceful Rita, the rodent-hating Toad and his faithful thugs Spike and Whitey. ...More

Hamlet By Zeffirelli, Franco 2004/02 - Warner Home Video BL05044DVD Check Our Catalog From director Franco Zeffirelli this two-hour version of Shakespeare's play stars Mel Gibson as the Danish prince. The supporting cast is outstanding, including Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius, Ian Holm as Polonius, and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. ...More

The Holiday By Meyers, Nancy Diaz, Cameron Law, Jude 2007/10 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 1424840392 Check Our Catalog Two women on opposite sides of the globe, Amanda Woods (Diaz) and Iris Simpkins (Winslet) find themselves in a similar predicament. Desperate for a change of scenery, the two women meet on the internet and swap houses for the Christmas holiday discovering that a change of address really can change your life. ...More

Iris By Eyre, Richard Fox, Robert Rudin, Scott 2005/05 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment 5554183883 Check Our Catalog The true life story of novelist-philosopher Iris Murdoch. A young idealist with aspirations of writing meets and falls in love with her soulmate, John Bayley. But it's Bayley who stands in the shadows and supports his wife through everything, including her battle with Alzheimer's Disease. ...More

Little Children By Field, Todd 2007/05 - New Line Home Video BL06079DVD Check Our Catalog The lives of several adult suburbanites, who have yet to surpass adolescence, intersect on the streets of their small town in unexpected ways. While on-the-go wife and mother Kathy is preoccupied with her career, Sarah, a mother who does not know how to mother, is busy having an affair with stay-at-home dad Brad—Kathy's husband. ...More

Quills By Kaufman, Phillip Kaufman, Philip Rush, Geoffrey 2003/06 - Twentieth Century-Fox 5554455964 Check Our Catalog A nobleman with a literary flair, the Marquis de Sade lives in a madhouse where a beautiful laundry maid smuggles his erotic stories to a printer, defying orders from the asylum's resident priest. The titillating passages whip all of France into a sexual frenzy, until a fiercely conservative doctor tries to put an end to the fun, inadvertently stoking the excitement to a fever pitch. ...More

Sense and Sensibility By Lee, Amy Lee, Ang Various Artists 2005/11 - Sony Pictures Home Ent 5555283687 Check Our Catalog Adapted from Jane Austen's novel, "Sense And Sensibility" is the romantic story about a mother and her three daughters, the eldest two of which are searching for true love in a straitlaced high-society. This highly acclaimed cinematic success portrays how the lives of the characters intertwine and exhibits the most triumphant finale ever seen on screen. ...More

Titanic By Cameron, James DiCaprio, Leonardo Winslet, Kate 2007/01 - Paramount Home Video 1415713634 Check Our Catalog Two and a half miles beneath the waves of the North Atlantic, a mystery is unfolding. A secret love, bravery, treasure and treachery, hidden by time but never forgotten. A beautiful socialite. A penniless artist. A priceless diamond. A romance so passionate that nothing on earth could stop it. A destiny so incredible that no one could have imagined it. A collision of lives that could only happen on Titanic, the ship of dreams. ...More

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Public Library: National Treasure

National Treasure

Monday, January 19, 2009, 6:00 p.m.

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Franklin Gates, search for a treasure chest rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin as funds for the Revolutionary War. The whereabouts of the chest may lie in a secret code embedded in the U.S. Constitution and in a map drawn on the back of the Declaration of Independence.

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Public Library

To coincide with the Alexander Hamilton traveling exhibit, which is on display at the library through February 13th, you are invited to view "Alexander Hamilton", the PBS movie documenting Hamilton's captivating and tumultuous life. Running on a continuous loop in the Nonfiction New Book room, grab a comfy seat and learn about the life of one of our most influential founding fathers.



Alexander Hamilton
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2007/05 - Paramount Home Video
5557874968 Check Our Catalog The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson. ...More

People's Choice Awards

The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards airs tonight. Have you seen any of these nominee?

FAVORITE MOVIE:

The Dark Knight By Nolan, Christopher 2008/12 - Warner Home Video 1419861190 Check Our Catalog The follow-up to the action hit Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. ...More

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull By Spielberg, Steven 2008/08 - Paramount BL09083DVD Check Our Catalog Hollywood icon Harrison Ford returns to the role of the adventurous archaeologist Indiana Jones nearly 20 years after he last donned the famous fedora and bullwhip to save the world from imminent peril. ...More

Iron Man By Favreau, Jon 2008/08 - Paramount BL09084DVD Check Our Catalog After ultra rich inventor and weapons maker Tony Stark escapes from kidnappers using makeshift power armor, he turns his invention to good by using it to fight crime. But when he must face the evil Iron Monger, his skills are stretched to the limit. Based on the Marvel comic. ...More

FAVORITE COMEDY MOVIE:

27 Dresses By Fletcher, Anne 2008/06 - 20th Century Fox BL06084DVD Check Our Catalog Tired of being a perpetual bridesmaid after helping 27 friends tie the knot, altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores. ...More

Get Smart By Segal, Peter 2008/08 - Warner Brothers BL09089DVD Check Our Catalog When the identities of secret agents from Control are compromised, the Chief promotes hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart and teams him with stylish, capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Now, they must work together to thwart the evil plans of KAOS and its crafty operative Siegfried. ...More

Mamma Mia By Lloyd, Phyllida 2008/09 - Universal BL10083DVD Check Our Catalog Raised on a Greek island by a formerly rebellious mom who never disclosed the identity of her father, a bride-to-be locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding. ...More

FAVORITE MOVIE DRAMA:

21 By Luketic, Robert 2008/07 - Sony Pictures BL08886DVD Check Our Catalog The true story of the very brightest young minds in the country - and how they took Vegas for millions. ...More

The Secret Life of Bees By Prince-Bythewood, Gina 2009/02 - 20th Century Fox BL03096DVD Check Our Catalog Haunted by the death of her mother, 14-year-old Lily escapes the dreary life she lives on her father's farm and heads to Tiburon, S.C., with her friend and caregiver, Rosaleen, setting off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Set amidst the hotbed of racial tensions in the South in the 1960s. Based on the bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd. ...More

Eagle Eye By Caruso, D.J. 2008/12 - Dreamworks Video BL02092DVD Check Our Catalog Returning home after the shocking death of his overachieving twin brother, an aimless slacker named Jerry finds himself inexplicably linked to notorious terrorist cell. Now, with the nation's law enforcement agencies hunting them down, Jerry and single mother Rachel -- who's also been framed -- must work around the clock to thwart a political assassination and clear their names in the process. ...More

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 1/6/09

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.

Beethoven's big break
Single dad and struggling animal handler Eddie works with lots of creatures, but at home, he has a strict No Pets Allowed policy. He won't let his son Billy keep the adorable stray dog Beethoven and his family of puppies. Beethoven crashes into Hollywood and into Eddie's heart as well.

Cyrano de Bergerac
The classic tale of romance and tragedy tells the touching story of the big-nosed poet and philosopher Cyrano who feeds the handsome but empty-headed Christian the honeyed words to win the love of the beautiful Roxanne.

The girl who leapt through time
Something strange has happened to Makoto Konno. Time has suddenly stopped and moved her backwards. Unfortunately, her carefree time-traveling has adverse effects on the people she cares for. English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.

An American Carol By Zucker, David 2008/09 - Vivendi Entertainment BL12873DVD Check Our Catalog Comedy about Michael Malone, a sarcastic, unpatriotic documentary filmmaker who wants to abolish the Fourth of July holiday -- at least until he is visited by three ghosts who want him to reconsider. But can the spirits of America's past, present and future spark a genuine change of heart? ...More

Babylon A. D. By Kassovitz, Mathieu 2009/01 - 20th Century Fox BL12874DVD Check Our Catalog Hard-boiled mercenary Toorop accepts a risky mission to escort a virus-carrying woman and her guardian nun from Russia to China. But Toorop gets far more than he bargained for when a mysterious religious cult stops at nothing to kidnap the woman. ...More

Bangkok Dangerous By Pang, Danny Oxide Pang Chun 2008/08 - First Look Home Entertain 5553773865 Check Our Catalog Kong, a professional killer, has been mute since childhood. He works the city's toughest streets; silence his only response to the killings he performs. He is numb, acting with a sociopathic coldness as he brings down his steady, impersonal revenge on the world. Ultimately, the chance for his transformation (and redemption) arrives in the form of shop assistant Fon. She is able to provide the only tenderness and warmth he's ever known. Suddenly stricken with remorse and guilt for his past actions, he fights back against those who would force him to remain a killing machine. . ...More

Disaster Movie By Friedberg, Jason Seltzer, Aaron 2009/01 - Lions Gate BL12875DVD Check Our Catalog Trapped in a city as temblors, tornadoes and asteroids ravage the land, three friends get swept up in a series of wacky adventures as they look for a way to stop the onslaught of natural disasters, while poking fun at pop-culture sensations. ...More

The Duchess By Dibb, Saul 2008/12 - Paramount Home Video BL01090DVD Check Our Catalog Keira Knightley stars as Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire, in this adaptation of Amanda Foreman's novel. Unhappily married to the duke of Devonshire, Georgiana indulges in extravagant vices and begins a scandalous affair with politician Charles Grey. ...More

Ghost Town By Koepp, David 2008/12 - Dreamworks Video BL01099DVD Check Our Catalog A hapless gent who's pronounced dead, only to be brought back to life with an unexpected gift: a new found ability to see ghosts. When he crosses paths with the recently departed Frank Herlihy, he gets pulled into Frank's desperate bid to break up his widowed wife's pending marriage to another man. ...More

How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer By Riedel, Gerogina 2008/08 - Maya Entertainment Grp 5557379533 Check Our Catalog In the summer heat of a small Arizona boarder town, sparks start to fly for three Garcia girls. America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) plays 17-yeard-old Blanca, who discovers romance, love, and lust for the first time with the new bad boy in town. Her divorced mother Lolita (Elizabeth Pena, Rush Hour), seems to have hit a dry spell until the husband of one of her customers pays a visit. Meanwhile, Blanca¢¬¢s grandmother Dona Genoveva (Lucy Gallardo), enlists her gardener Don Pedro to give her driving lessons, learning about more than cars in the process. Combining raw passion with the graceful images of a rural Southwestern town, Georgina Garcia Riedel tells a story of a Mexican American family that speaks a universal language to women of all ages. ...More

Pineapple Express By Green, David Gordon 2009/01 - Sony Pictures BL02095DVD Check Our Catalog After witnessing an underworld murder involving a corrupt cop and a drug kingpin, straitlaced pothead Dale Denton must go on the run with his dealer to escape the wrath of the vengeance-minded criminals. ...More

Righteous Kill By Avnet, Jon 2009/01 - Anchor Bay BL02096DVD Check Our Catalog Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star in this taut thriller as a pair of New York City detectives tasked with investigating a rash of vigilante killings linked to a case years ago, suggesting they may have put an innocent man behind bars. ...More

The Wackness By Levine, Jonathan 2009/01 - Sony Pictures BL11874DVD Check Our Catalog In the midst of a midlife crisis, psychiatrist Dr. Squires forms a relationship with teenage drug dealer Luke Shapiro, who trades his product for therapy sessions. Luke falls for the doctor's daughter, and the doctor falls for Luke's teen friend. Drugs, depression, relationships and New York City are the focus of this comedic film from sophomore director Jonathan Levine. ...More