Who do you think will win the Oscar for Best Picture?

The Oscar Nominations have been announced, but who do you think is going to win?



For the complete list of Oscar Nominations visit the Nominee List.

Publisher's Weekly Listen Up Award Winners

According to Publisher's Weekly magazine, these are the four best audiobooks of 2008!

The Chopin Manuscript By Deaver, Jeffery Scottoline, Lisa Child, Lee 2008/11 - Brilliance Audio 1423377036 Check Our Catalog ...More

Lush Life By Price, Richard Cannavale, Bobby 2008/03 - MacMillan Audio 1427203202 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title From a great American realist--the author of Clockers and co-writer of the HBO series The Wire--a riveting story of two urban worlds in collision. Unabridged. 12 CDs. ...More

Story of Edgar Sawtelle By Wroblewski, David 2008/09 - Recorded Books 9781436149587 Check Our Catalog This riveting saga of an American family captures the deep and ancient alliance between humans and dogs, and the power of fate through one boy's epic journey into the wild. ...More

When You Are Engulfed in Flames By Sedaris, David Sedaris, David 2008/06 - Hachette Audio 1600241824 Check Our Catalog Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, his sixth collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing. ...More

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 1/20/09

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 Children of Huang Shi By Spottiswoode, Roger 2009/01 - Sony Pictures Home Ent BL10870DVD Check Our Catalog In this sweeping historical drama, British correspondent George Hogg attempts to save 60 war orphans during Japan's occupation of China in the 1930s. With help from a guerilla fighter and a nurse, Hogg leads the children across hundreds of miles of treacherous terrain -- struggling to overcome one obstacle after another -- while falling in love and learning what courage truly means. ...More

Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness By Hallmark 2008/09 - Hallmark Hall of Fame BL04882DVD Check Our Catalog Based on a true story, this inspiring movie follows a family struggling with a sudden loss as they face the future together. When the beloved wife and daughter of Bruce Murakami (Dean Cain) are killed in a tragic accident, he begins a desperate search to find out what actually happened. ...More

The Express By Fleder, Gary 2009/01 - Universal Studios BL11871DVD Check Our Catalog The true story of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win football's Heisman Trophy. Dubbed the Elmira Express for his relentless drive, Davis also lived up to the nickname off the field as he battled for racial equality. ...More

Max Payne By Moore, John 2009/01 - 20th Century Fox BL10873DVD Check Our Catalog Mark Wahlberg stars as the title character of this gritty crime thriller, centered on an undercover New York City DEA agent who teams up with a female assassin to avenge the murder of his family. ...More

Noelle By Wall, David Brennan, Sean Patrick Wall, Brennan 2008/11 - Paramount Home Video 1415745129 Check Our Catalog ...More

Soccer Mom By McClatchy, Gregory 2008/09 - Starz/Sphe 5557372644 Check Our Catalog Wendy Handler is a frazzled single mother of four trying to raise her kids the best she can. Wendy's daughter, Becca, loves to play soccer but is stuck on a team that can't seem to win. When a famous retired soccer star Lorenzo agrees to coach Becca's floundering team no one is more excited than Becca. When Wendy causes an accident that leaves the soccer star in the hospital she impulsively decides to masquerade as Lorenzo and coach Becca's team herself! Hilarity ensues as Wendy must keep up her charade and not let her daughter find out who their real coach is! ...More

We Are Together By Taylor, Paul Bracco, Lorraine Keys, Alicia 2008/09 - Uni Dist Corp (Music) 5557368361 Check Our Catalog ...More

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Now Showing at the Gail Borden Public Library: National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Monday, January 26, 2009, 6:00 p.m.

In this follow up to the box-office hit National Treasure, treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating, action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben's great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's death. Determined to prove his ancestor's innocence, Ben follows an international chain of clues that takes him on a chase from Paris to London and ultimately back to America. This journey leads Ben and his crew not only to surprising revelations, but to the trail of the world's most treasured secrets.

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 1/13/09

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.

Drona
"From the times, when time itself was a newborn babe, the universe has kept one secret carefully camouflaged within its folds. A secret, which if unraveled, could unlock the destruction of mankind and the entire cosmos. Today, only one man can protect the universe's precious secret and thus, save the human race from absolute annihilation" In Hindi.

Heroes
Best friends Sammy and Ali travel a thousand miles to deliver three letters as part of their film school assignment. Little do they know that the journey that they have embarked on will give them a new meaning of life. In Hindi.

Hulla
Raj and his girlfriend seem to have a great life, great jobs, and now have moved into a great apartment. When the security guard starts keeping Raj up every night warding off prowlers, it causes problems in every part of Raj's life. In Hindi.

Pandurangadu
This is the story of Lord Panduranga, a flirt and irresponsible son. In Hindi.

Appaloosa By Harris, Ed 2009/01 - New Line Home Video BL02099DVD Check Our Catalog When a malicious, land-hungry rancher has the marshal and deputy of Appaloosa killed, two gunmen arrive and try to bring law and order back to the frontier town. Based on the novel by Robert B. Parker. ...More

Brick Lane By Gavron, Sarah 2009/01 - Sony Pictures BL10874DVD Check Our Catalog Set in the 1980s, this cross-cultural drama follows young Nazneem, a Bangladeshi woman who's immigrated to London for an arranged marriage to a middle-aged man, leaving her beloved family, including her sister Hasina, behind. While Hasina leads a life of adventure back home, Nazneem struggles to accept the isolation and unhappiness in her new life, until an unexpected visitor comes along and changes everything. ...More

Brideshead Revisited By Jarrold, Julian 2008/12 - Miramax BL01091DVD Check Our Catalog Capt. Charles Ryder is an officer stationed at England's Brideshead Castle during World War II, in this big-screen adaptation of the classic novel by Evelyn Waugh. The suspenseful drama builds as Captain Ryder becomes infatuated with the castle's owners, the aristocratic Marchmain family -- particularly their grown son, Sebastian Flyte, and his elegant sister, Julia. ...More

Mirrors By Aja, Alexandre 2009/01 - 20th Century Fox BL09875DVD Check Our Catalog This creepy supernatural thriller from director Alexandre Aja stars Kiefer Sutherland as troubled security guard Ben Carson, who discovers malevolent spirits living within the mirrors of a fire-ravaged department store. ...More

My Best Friend's Girl By Deutch, Howard 2009/01 - Lions Gate BL02094DVD Check Our Catalog When Dustin's girlfriend, Alexis, breaks up with him, he employs his best buddy, Tank, to take her out on the worst rebound date imaginable in the hopes that it will send her running back into his arms. But when he begins to really fall for Alexis, Tank finds himself in an impossible position. ...More

Swing Vote By Stern, Joshua Michael 2009/01 - Touchstone Disney BL02098DVD Check Our Catalog It's Election Day, and the eyes of the nation have fallen on one beer-swigging couch potato named Bud Johnson, who, through no fault of his own, finds himself in the position of being able to single-handedly choose the next American president. ...More

The Family That Preys By Perry, Tyler 2009/01 - Lions Gate BL02091DVD Check Our Catalog Tyler Perry writes, directs and stars in this poignant dramedy centered on a pair of friends -- wealthy socialite Charlotte and working-class Alice -- whose families stand to be ripped apart by greed and scandal. ...More