Monday, January 4, 2010

Now Showing at the Gail Borden Library: The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon
Brown Bag Lunch Classic Films: The Band Wagon (1953)
Monday January 11, 2010 at 11:00am

Two playwrights bring a movie dancer to New York for a Broadway show with a ballerina. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Bring your lunch or buy it at La Tazza Cafe and enjoy a short introduction as Gail Borden’s own Bob Cassinelli reveals little-known trivia about the featured film. Coffee and tea will be served. No registration.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Quick Flicks for the Week of 12/29/09

9

9
By Acker, Shane
2009-12 - Universal Home Video
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When 9 (The Lord of the Rings Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them. …More

Weather girl
Sylvia is quickly succumbing to the stresses of work and a romance-gone-wrong with a devilishly handsome newcaster. Sylvia is a Seattle morning weather anchor who has a melt down live on-air. At 35, she is now unemployed and lacks career prospects. She has to move in with her brother, but soon begins dating a younger man - her brothers best friend. Now, Sylvia has to reckon with the difference between growing old and growing up.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of December 22, 2009

500 Days of Summer

500 Days of Summer
By Webb, Marc
2009-12 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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In this quirky romantic comedy about love and fate, a young greeting card writer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams...and his new co-worker, Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel), may just be the one. But the 500 days of their offbeat relationship reveal (in no particular order) that the road to happiness can be unpredictable, uncontrollable and unbelievably funny! …More

All about Steve

All about Steve
By Traill, Phil
2009-12 - Twentieth Century-Fox
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While Steve would have to disagree, socially inept Mary thinks he's her true love and shamelessly pursues him around the country, egged on by Steve's wingman, the sexist and mean Hartman. But the two men start feeling guilty for their callousness when they realize there's more to Mary than her outrageous boots and wacky statements. …More

District 9

District 9
By Blomkamp, Neill
2009-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Twenty-eight years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9 as the worlds nations argue over what to do with them. Now, patience over the alien situation has run out. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens welfare they will receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens awesome weaponry work. …More

Extract

Extract
By Judge, Mike
2009-12 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Encouraged by his friend, Dean, factory owner Joel considers escaping his problems -- an assembly-line accident, a potential lawsuit and a sexless marriage, for starters -- by taking up with the gorgeous new temp, Cindy. But does Cindy have something nefarious up her sleeve? …More

It Might Get Loud

It Might Get Loud
By Guggenheim, Davis
2009-12 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Davis Guggenheim, creator of the Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth, directs this fascinating profile of three contemporary guitarists: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, U2's the Edge and Jack White of the White Stripes. Each talks about their creative process, technique and influences as cameras follow them to key locations in their own music history. A jam session featuring all three musicians is woven into their discussions. …More


Blind Date

An estranged married couple go on a series of "blind" dates to reignite their relationship. But as the dates go on, the couple reveal their emotional angst to each other, and wonder if their marriage can be saved.

Blood: The Last Vampire

Saya, who is half vampire and half human, uses her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires. When she is sent to an American military base in Tokyo by the organization she works for, she believes she may finally have the chance to destroy Onigen, the most evil vampire of all. Her friendship with the General's young daughter may give her the power she has needed all along - her ability for human connection.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: It's a Very Sunny Christmas

Christmas is upon us and the Paddy's gang has got the spirit. Well, not really. For them, the holidays have always been a time of trickery, backstabbing, and disappointment. But this year things are going to be different as they are determined to rediscover the joy in Christmas.

Knut and Friends

Follow the young life of an adorable polar bear cub who beat the odds to not only thrive but become one of the most famous bears in the world. Learn how a caring Berlin zookeeper takes care of him, and of how a trio of polar bear newborns and two orphaned brown bears get into all sorts of mischief.

The Marc Pease Experience

A young man who is living in the past tries to convince his old music teacher to help make his recording dreams come true. When he revisits his high school on opening night of the school's production of The Wiz, chaos erupts after he learns that his old flame is in a secret romance with his former mentor.

Smother

When Noah Cooper is fired from his job as a therapist, he thinks his day can't possibly get worse. Arriving home, he discovers his overbearing mother Marilyn has moved in with her five dogs in tow. Hilarity ensues as Noah learns to deal with the pressures of finding a job, a wife who desperately wants a baby, and more.

A Tradition of Defense: The Chicago Bears

Footage of Chicago Bears defensive maneuvers. Special features: America's game -- 1985 Chicago Bears; Papa bear, 17 min. feature on George Halas; Finding your inner Butkus.


Thursday, December 17, 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

New Quick Flicks for the Week of 12/15/09

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 Accidental Husband

The Accidental Husband
By Dunne, Griffin
2009-11 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host Dr. Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman). One day he is a happy, go-lucky guy looking forward to a life with his soon-to-be-bride. The next thing you know, his fiance Sophia (Justina Machado) is seeking couples counseling on the radio from Dr. Lloyd. The no-nonsense, ever practical Dr. Lloyd questions Sophias concept of romantic love and advises her to break their engagement, which she swiftly does. But when Patrick and his computer-savvy neighbor decide to give Dr. Lloyd a taste of her own medicine and accidentally join them in holy matrimony something that doesnt go over too well with her fiance (played by Colin Firth) -- it isnt long before they learn that sometimes even an expert in love needs a second opinion. …More

Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog
By Zugsmith, Albert
2006-02 - MPI Home Video
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Two men and a blonde steal $1 million and hide on an island, where a double cross leads to murder. …More

G-Force

G-Force
By Yeatman, Hoyt
2009-12 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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When a billionaire sets out to take over the world through a diabolical scheme involving household appliances, the U.S. government sends in the only special forces unit capable of handling the job -- a squad of highly trained guinea pigs. …More

The Hangover

The Hangover
By Phillips, Todd
2009-12 - Warner Home Video
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When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug -- who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time. …More

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds
By Tarantino, Quentin
2009-12 - Weinstein Company
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A Jewish cinema owner in occupied Paris is forced to host a Nazi movie premiere, where a radical group of American Jewish soldiers called the Basterds, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, plans to roll out a score-settling scheme. The face-off is about to go down -- that's if Col. Hans Landa aka "The Jew Hunter" doesn't get in the way. …More

The Other Man

The Other Man
By Eyre, Richard
2009-12 - Image Entertainment
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A taut thriller, THE OTHER MAN is an intimate tale of a man who discovers his wife's infidelity and sets out to track down his rival. Driven to pursue the mystery surrounding his wifes adultery, Liam Neeson embarks on a global pursuit with a haunted passion that begins to probe the nature not simply of jealousy, but of loss and forgiveness. The film is beautifully shot on location in Milan and Lake Como as well as in London and Ely by renowned cinematographer Harris Zambarloukos (Mama Mia!, Heart in the Sand.) …More

Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock
By Lee, Ang
2009-12 - Universal Home Video
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A generation began in his backyard... From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comes Taking Woodstock, a new comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. …More

World's Greatest Dad

World's Greatest Dad
By Williams, Robin
2009-12 - Magnolia Pict Hm Ent
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Robin Williams stars as Lance Clayton, a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle is an insufferable jackass who wont give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire the schools adorable art teacher, but she doesnt want to get serious or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there. …More

Brick city: the complete series
A provocative and eye-opening documentary that fans out around the city of Newark, New Jersey to capture the daily drama of a community striving to become a better, safer, stronger place to live.

CIA confidential
Gathering sensitive intelligence and conducting covert operations to keep Americans safe - in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), real-life agents tackle tasks that would make James Bond sweat. Now, learn how they do it.

Climbing redwood giants
These giant trees stretch more than 300 feet above the ground, with hidden gardens and mysterious predators thriving within their canopy. Obsessive redwood climber Steve Sillett of Humboldt State University investigates their monster crowns, tallying biological material and discovering new record-breaking trees, while escaping falling branches and crashing trees in the process. Explorer-in-Residence Mike Fay charts the redwood range.

DogTown: friends in need
Follows the Best Friends team of experts and volunteers as they struggle to treat some of the most ill and neglected animals they've encountered to date, including victims of Hurricane Katrina and a special case from country legend Emmylou Harris' Tennessee animal rescue.

Familiar strangers
Brian Worthington reluctantly returns home for Thanksgiving after a long estragement, carrying the baggage of unresolved conflict with his father, who has replaced his maturing children with his pets. Family friend Allison is happy to find Brian back for a visit- she might appreciate his family more than he does, and help to make his return home bearable.

Fastwalkers
Fastwalker is a code word created by NORAD (North Amercian Air Defense Command) to classify unidentified flying objects which approach our Earth from space and enter our atompshere. It has been reported that from its subterranean facility deep inside Cheyenne Mountain Coloardo, USA, the Air Force NORAD facility tracks a rough average of 500 of these Fastwalkers each year.

Freedom's fury
Retells the story of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 through the eyes of freedom fighters as well as athletes from the Russian and Hungarian water polo teams. Gray juxtaposes images of Hungary's unrivaled water polo reign with powerful footage of the uprising, from a young nurse proudly waving a Hungarian flag with the red star cut out of the center to the brutal political executions by the Soviet regime. In the midst of the upheaval, both Hungary and the Soviet Union sent their water polo teams to the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, and the world watched as two teams with radically different points of view met in the same pool for the water polo semi-finals. The resulting bloodbath gave new meaning to the Russian saying: "Water polo is not ping-pong."

The genius of Charles Darwin
Shaking Western culture to its very core after its publication 150 years ago, On the origin of species forced humans to rethink their place in the universe. In this lively three-part series, Darwin's passionate disciple, popular author and biologist Richard Dawkins examines evolution and its legacy, confronts Darwin's doubters head-on, and explains natural selection in clear, straightforward terms.

Ghosted
German artist Sophie is trying to come to terms with the unsolved murder of her Taiwanese lover Ai-Ling. After a run-in with the seductive Mei-Li, a journalist investigating Ai-Ling's death, Sophie flees back to Germany. But when Mei-Li turns up on her Hamburg doorstep, the mystery deepens. Includes the documentary Tiger Women Grow Wings.

Jerichow
A business relationship turns into a love triangle when an ex-soldier begins working for a store owner and his beautiful wife.

Moonlight serenade
Financial manager by day and musician by night, Nate Holden hears a beautiful female voice one evening singing outside his apartment in sync while he plays his piano. Mysteriously, the voice turns out to be the coat check girl at the local jazz club. After Nate strikes a deal with Chloe to perform with him, their chemistry undeniably becomes closer with every song they play.

Pray the devil back to Hell
Chronicles the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their country. Thousands of women, ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and daughters, both Christian and Muslim, came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.

Soldiers of peace
"Gives us an uplifting look at the current geopolitical state of the world: contrary to popular belief, there are actually less armed conflicts in the world today and less people dying of violent deaths than ever before. The world is changing fast and humankind is being confronted with rapid climate change, a probable oil crash and an ever-growing population. This documentary closely examines the different ways in which governments and individuals can face these problems: they can deal with them through war or peace. There is a genuine wave occurring in all corners of the world right now, showing us that peace is not a utopia, but rather at arm's length. Through numerous and beautiful examples, the film illustrates the many ways in which people and communities are making a positive change, today. Even though we may instinctively know that this change is greatly needed to survive this 21st century, to see it unfold is truly exciting."