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Music CDs:
Joy by Phish: latest from regrouped groupie band
The List by Rosanne Cash: Dad Johnny’s “essential country songs”
Love Tattoo by Imelda May: Retro and rootsy
Videos on DVD:
The Hurt Locker: Iraq War action film, Oscar nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay
Zombieland: gory and profane, funny buddy flick
Amelia: Hilary Swank and Richard Gere star in Earhart biopic
Seeing [...]
Just in for music, on CD:
Bob Dylan’s latest: Together Through Life
Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press: Bluegrass & Beyond
Jesse Winchester: Love Filling Station
Bill Frisell: The Best of Bill Frisell Vol. 1: Folk Songs
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies: Zoot Suit Riot (a nice, danceable donation)
Two new DVDs:
Watchmen, based on the classic graphic novel series
Coraline, based on Neil [...]
New for March on DVD:
Nights in Rodanthe, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane
Twilight, based on Stephenie Meyer’s first novel
Bolt, animated dog action film from Disney
Pinocchio, Disney classic newly released on DVD
Music, on CD, an eclectic set of recordings:
19 by Adele, bluesy pop
Alligator Purse by Beausoleil avec Michel Doucet, cajun [...]
Today’s Conway Daily Sun’s “Weekenders” page has two feature stories, one about a new NH hiking book, Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire by Marianne O’Connor (complete with glow-in-the-dark cover), and one about Taj Mahal’s new CD, Maestro. Both of these are available at the libary to borrow.
On dvd:Iron Man: Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, in superhero flick; great reviews on this one.The Visitor: Richard Jenkins as lonely college professor who finds new lease on life when he encounters squatters living in his NY apartment.Pearl Diver: “Two sisters–one night changed them forever.”Ballet Shoes: Family film about three orphan girls.Thomas & Friends, The [...]
Three new movies this week:
The Band’s Visit, an Egyptian Police Orchestra gets off at the wrong bus stop in Israel. Like The Station Agent, a story of people trying to figure each other out
Metropolis: The Splendor of Cities Throughout the Ages, 7-part series
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, light comedy combined with bittersweet drama
And [...]
New this week for DVDS:
Five Easy Pieces, classic Jack Nicholson (“chicken sandwich”, “B.L.T.”)
I Am Legend, Will Smith in film adaptation of Richard Matheson’s sci-fi novella
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Oscar nominee best director Julian Schnabel (we have the book in large print)
The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman’s fantasy book comes to the screen
Love’s Unfolding Dream, [...]
Just in, music on CD:
Red Violin Concerto with Joshua Bell
River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock (has 3 Grammy nominations)
In Rainbows, Radiohead
Also just in, videos, all DVD:
The Graduate (40th anniversary edition*)
Bonnie and Clyde (also 40 years, see note below*)
Doctor Doolittle (ditto on the note*)
We Are Marshall, feel-good sports movie with football theme
3:10 to Yuma, remake of [...]
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