Madison Library » dvds http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP Madison, New Hampshire's public library Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:07:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 New dvds http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/22/new-dvds-14/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2011/11/22/new-dvds-14/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:28:29 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=2083 Just in:

Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer: based on the popular children’s book series by Megan McDonald Rio: animated buddy roadtrip flick Water for Elephants: based on the novel by Sara Gruen Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ]]> Just in:

  • Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer: based on the popular children’s book series by Megan McDonald
  • Rio: animated buddy roadtrip flick
  • Water for Elephants: based on the novel by Sara Gruen
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
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Little House on the Prairie: complete season 2 The Princess Bride: very quotable, quirky fairy tale for all ages Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Disney version The Outlaw Josey Wales: Clint Eastwood in his prime They Came to Play: music documentary tells a human story Biutiful: 2011 Academy Award nominee [...]]]> Just in, more tried-and-true favorites than new releases this time:

  • Little House on the Prairie: complete season 2
  • The Princess Bride: very quotable, quirky fairy tale for all ages
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Disney version
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales: Clint Eastwood in his prime
  • They Came to Play: music documentary tells a human story
  • Biutiful: 2011 Academy Award nominee for Best Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Foreign Language Film

When you check them out, treat them kindly, please, we’ve had more new DVDs come back scratched or not working than usual lately.

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Morning Glory, romantic comedy with Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton Hereafter, Matt Damon stars, Clint Eastwood directs this mortality-themed dramatic fantasy The Fighter, Mark Wahlberg’s film, Christian Bale’s Oscar–biopic of Lowell boxer Micky Ward Lost in Laconia, documentary covers the history and social implications of the fight to close the Laconia State School ]]> Just in:

  • Morning Glory, romantic comedy with Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton
  • Hereafter, Matt Damon stars, Clint Eastwood directs this mortality-themed dramatic fantasy
  • The Fighter, Mark Wahlberg’s film, Christian Bale’s Oscar–biopic of Lowell boxer Micky Ward
  • Lost in Laconia, documentary covers the history and social implications of the fight to close the Laconia State School
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New movies:

RED: silly shoot-’em-up fun Winter’s Bone: dramatic thriller set in modern rural America, Oscar nominee for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress Secretariat: story of the Triple [...]]]> Thanks to accumulated proceeds from sales of VHS tapes and sales of photo calendars donated by Dick Pollock, we were able to purchase a few extra movies for the library this month.

New movies:

  • RED: silly shoot-’em-up fun
  • Winter’s Bone: dramatic thriller set in modern rural America, Oscar nominee for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress
  • Secretariat: story of the Triple Crown phenom of 1973
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest: based on Stieg Larsson’s wildy popular third book
  • Ramona and Beezus: based on Beverly Cleary’s children’s books about a very real fictional family
  • Sherlock, Season One: set in modern London; world’s smartest detective armed with a Blackberry
  • The Sicilian Girl: based on a true story, a 17-year old takes on the Mafia

Older movies

  • Star Wars Trilogy: the first three George Lucas made - Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo - VI, V, VI in series
  • Grease: popular musical from the 70s about the 50s, fun for singing along
  • The Blind Side: replacement for lost copy
  • Love Actually: popular episodic comedy from Britain
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: classic Disney version
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New movies: 

Fireman Sam: Ready for Action – for the little ones who might sit still to watch it Here Comes Science – actually a music CD and a DVD for children with Grammy-winning [...]]]> If you’ve been patiently waiting for our new budget year, we’ve just added some new books and videos. See new books listed at Library Thing.

New movies: 

  • Fireman Sam: Ready for Action – for the little ones who might sit still to watch it
  • Here Comes Science – actually a music CD and a DVD for children with Grammy-winning band They Might Be Giants
  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole – animated fantasy based on children’s book series
  • The Hangover - slapstick buddy comedy
  • Salt – spy thriller with Angelina Jolie
  • The Social Network – fictionalized story of Facebook founders
  • The Sound of Music -  a replacement copy, this edition has it on both DVD and Blu-ray disc
  • The Town – Boston crime drama, almost its own film genre now, thanks to Ben Affleck
  • Wall Street – the original “greed is good” version from the 1980s
  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – financial crisis “greed gets you in trouble” version from 2010
  • The Wizard of Oz – another necessary replacement, treat our DVDs kindly, please!
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: #3, Edward or Jacob? Eat, Pray, Love: Julia Roberts in film based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Beauty and the Beast: one of Disney’s best Inception: Sci-fi thriller steeped in dream theory God in America: PBS series on religion’s role in American history Restrepo: documentary about a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan (on order and shipped, should be in [...]]]> Just in:

  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: #3, Edward or Jacob?
  • Eat, Pray, Love: Julia Roberts in film based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir
  • Beauty and the Beast: one of Disney’s best
  • Inception: Sci-fi thriller steeped in dream theory
  • God in America: PBS series on religion’s role in American history
  • Restrepo: documentary about a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan (on order and shipped, should be in soon)
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The Girl Who Played with Fire: second installment of filmed versions of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy. Mid-August Lunch: a “luminous” Italian film about “the joys and regrets of old age and the pleasures of sociability,” according to the NY Times review. The Secret of Kells: Oscar nomination for animated [...]]]> Some new, some replacements for favorite worn-out VHS tapes:

  • The Girl Who Played with Fire: second installment of filmed versions of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy.
  • Mid-August Lunch: a “luminous” Italian film about “the joys and regrets of old age and the pleasures of sociability,” according to the NY Times review.
  • The Secret of Kells: Oscar nomination for animated film, visually stunning like the manuscript that title refers to.
  • Toy Story 3: Woody and Buzz try to remain relevant.
  • You Don’t Know Jack: Al Pacino disappears into role of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, an HBO film.
  • Miracle on 34th Street: the classic one with Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara and Natalie Wood.
  • Adventures of Milo and Otis: kids’ favorite buddy flick featuring live action cat and dog.
  • Chuck Jones Collection: a set of 6 animated stories from 1970s, including Cricket in Times Square and Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
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  • Amish Grace: based on true story of forgiveness in wake of school shooting
  • Letters to Juliet: romances past and present, lush Italian landscapes
  • Sita Sings the Blues: animated fun for grownups
  • Gettysburg: perennially popular, replacement for our worn out VHS copy
  • Firefly: short-lived, but fanatically well-loved space western series by Buffy creator Joss Whedon
    • ]]>     http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/10/09/new-dvds-10/feed/ 0     New videos http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/08/25/new-videos-9/ http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/2010/08/25/new-videos-9/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:36:01 +0000 madisonlibrary http://madisonlibrary-nh.org/WP/?p=1285 Just added, some new releases, some new to the collection:

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: live action film based on popular books by Jeff Kinney The Godfather and The Godfather: Part Two: remastered classic crime dramas The Last Song: based on Nicholas Sparks’ book, with Miley Cyrus and Greg Kinnear Orlando: 1992 film adapted from Virginia Woolf’s book, with [...]]]>     Just added, some new releases, some new to the collection:

    • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: live action film based on popular books by Jeff Kinney
    • The Godfather and The Godfather: Part Two: remastered classic crime dramas
    • The Last Song: based on Nicholas Sparks’ book, with Miley Cyrus and Greg Kinnear
    • Orlando: 1992 film adapted from Virginia Woolf’s book, with Tilda Swinton and Billy Zane
    • Temple Grandin: HBO film biography of well-known animal behavioral scientist who is autistic, with Clare Danes
    • Your Life, Your Money: Empowering Young Adults to Get Their Money Right: Financial advice, real-life stories
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    First, the new releases:

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    For the backlist (these are not shelved with new [...]]]> With demand for videos on DVD high and for VHS dwindling, we’re working on building our DVD backlist of older, favorite movies. Besides being a budget-stretcher, we now have some tried-and-true, good-to-watch-more-than-once films.

    First, the new releases:

    • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
    • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    For the backlist (these are not shelved with new movies):

    • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (the 1970s version with Gene Wilder)
    • 50 First Dates
    • The Shawshank Redemption
    • Beetlejuice
    • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
    • Dirty Harry
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