New Quick Flicks for the Week of 7/28/09

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.

Dragonball Evolution By Wong, James 2009/07 - Twentieth Century-Fox 0024543599807 Check Our Catalog Based on one of the most popular Japanese manga series of all time, Dragonball: Evolution follows a young warrior on an epic adventure to discover his destiny...and save the world from the forces of darkness. For his eighteenth birthday, mild-mannered Goku is given a mystical Dragonball, one of only seven in existence, which combine to grant a perfect wish to whoever possesses them. But an ancient warlord named Piccolo has escaped eternal imprisonment and is on his own quest to gather the Dragonballs. Goku must enlist the help of his friendsand the power of his evolving martial arts skillsto defeat Piccolo before its too late! Packed with spectacular visual effects, high-flying action, and over an hour of hard-hitting extras, Dragonball: Evolution Z-Edition brings the legend to life like never before! ...More

Fast and Furious By Diesel, Vin Lin, Justin 2009/07 - Universal BL07860DVD Check Our Catalog Fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto must team with his old nemesis Agent Brian O'Conner and take on a common enemy in the latest full-throttle installment of the speed-racing franchise. ...More

Nostradamus 2012 By 2009/06 - A & E Home Video 0733961157536 Check Our Catalog ...More

Fern Hill
A coming of age story which follows four 13-year-old boys on an adventure into the mountains of Colorado in search of a lost father and his plane.

Scott Walker: 30 century man
A rare glimpse into the creative world of the most enigmatic figure in rock history, and the undeniable impact he has had on popular music, shown through casual interviews with David Bowie, Sting, Radiohead, Brian Eno, and many more.

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Library: Madagascar Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar Escape 2 Africa

Wednesday July 29, 2009 at 10:00 am

This animated sequel brings back the lovable New York Zoo animals, still stranded in Madagascar. When they manage to escape to Africa, Alex the Lion meets the rest of his family. Rated PG, 89 minutes.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 7/21/09

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.

Coraline By Selick, Henry 2009/07 - Universal Home Video 0025195016445 Check Our Catalog A high-definition stop-motion animated feature the first to be originally filmed in 3-D with spectacular CG effects, based on Neil Gaimans international best-selling book. A young girl (Dakota Fanning) walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother [Teri Hatcher]) try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home and save her family. ...More

The color of magic
Discworld is a magical realm quite unlike, yet hauntingly familiar to, Earth, and it finally has it's first tourist. Rincewind is an inept ex-student wizard who is given the task of guiding Twoflower through the city-state of Ankh Morpork. But unfortunately Rincewind has two problems. First, he is an expert coward and he doesn't feel that he is the best person to guard a naive, and extremely rich, tourist through one of the roughest cities in the multiverse. Secondly, the world is coming to an end. What they come to learn is that they have become part of an elaborate board game being played by the gods.

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Library: Igor

Igor

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Igor is a brilliant young scientist sidelined by a physical deformity. Despite his position as a lowly assistant to mad Dr. Glickenstein, Igor dreams of winning the Evil Science Fair and the heart of Gretchen, a village beauty. Aided by a zombie rabbit and a brain in a jar, Igor might just hit the big time.

New Quick Flicks for the week of 07/14/09

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.

Grey Gardens By Sucsy, Michael 2009/07 - HBO BL08099DVD Check Our Catalog Based on a true story, this made-for-TV drama stars Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore as the aunt and cousin of Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Jeanne Tripplehorn) -- both named Edie Beale -- who retreat from tony Manhattan society to a mansion in East Hampton, N.Y. After years in isolation, the women are thrust into the spotlight when journalists report on a series of health inspections that find the house -- and its owners -- in shocking disarray. ...More

Haunting in Connecticut By Cornwell, Peter 2009/07 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment BL07867DVD Check Our Catalog In this supernatural thriller, the Campbell family's move to Connecticut takes a mysteriously dark turn when a series of shocking paranormal events reveals that their inviting new home is a former mortuary with a sordid past. Based on a true story. ...More

Watchmen By Akerman, Malin Snyder, Zack 2009/07 - Warner Brothers BL07091DVD Check Our Catalog Zack Snyder directs this adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's graphic novel set in a parallel Earth in 1985, where despite the threat of nuclear war, superheroes are prohibited from using their powers. ...More