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The MediaBank DVD Dispenser is now available at Central Library's Popular Materials Center! The dispenser can be accessed during Central's regular business hours: Monday through Thursday 9am - 9pm, Friday & Saturday 9am - 6pm, and Sunday from 1pm - 5pm. Access the MediaBank Catalog at http...
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In case you were unaware, 3D is once again all the rage. With the record-breaking success of Avatar , movie studios, TV networks, and electronics manufacturers are looking to capitalize on this recent surge in popularity. There has never been a good way to reproduce the "3D movie theater" experience...
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01-27-2010
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During the few days I had off over the holidays, I was able to catch a lot of movies. Some in the theater ( Avatar - excellent!; Sherlock Holmes - pretty good), but even more at home. Two movies that I had been waiting to come out on DVD did so right before I left on vacation. 500 Days of Summer stars...
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Recently, I revisited some of my favorite movies – ones that stayed with me for weeks after seeing them. Here’s what I had to say following my first viewing of To Be and To Have in 2005. It still holds true today. If you shy away from subtitles, take this one home anyway. French director...
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We're expecting a crowd Thursday evening at 6:00 as the Library's Classic Film Series continues with a screening of the 1943 musical with an all-star, African-American cast, " Stormy Weather ." Starring Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and Bill Robinson. In 2001, Stormy Weather...
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I am a big, big Woody Allen fan, and have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of his most recent movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona , on DVD. I just watched it, and it did not disappoint. It was wonderful. Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johannson) are American tourists in Barcelona for the...
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I love to hear authors speak about their books. This March, Patricia MacLachlan is coming to Central Library as part of the Evansville Area Reading Council Young Authors Program. She is the 1986 Newbery Award winner (best American children's novel as selected by American Library Association) for...
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Thanks to a recommendation by my friend, I watched a stunning film this weekend. Set in a Castilian village somewhere in early 1940's rural Spain, this movie has won international acclaim as a masterpiece - labeled one of the greatest Spanish films of the 1970's. On the surface, it is a coming...
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12-30-2008
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Filed under: dvd, reviews, good and evil, families, movies, murder, films, dying, childhood, Spain, foreign films
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As stated at DTV2009.GOV , "At midnight on February 17, 2009, all full-power television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting." Is this gibberish to you? Do you realize that some of your televisions may require a converter box...
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In the television show Chuck , Charles "Chuck" Bartowski plays your typical 20-something computer-geek, stuck in a dead-end job at Buy More's Nerd Herd (a less-than-subtle parody of Best Buy's Geek Squad). He lives an uneventful life with his sister Ellie, until one day when he receives...
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12-15-2008
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Being a self-proclaimed sci-fi geek, I love the Terminator movies. With three theatrical movies, and a fourth coming in 2009 ( Terminator Salvation , starring Christian Bale!), Fox decided to capitalize on the series' success with a spin-off television series. Season 1 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor...
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12-05-2008
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I'm a fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. In the States, this comedic duo is best known for Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz (both of which I highly recommend!). They got their start in a British television comedy called Spaced ; it ran for two seasons (14 episodes total) during 1999-2001. It finally...
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10-27-2008
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I picked this one up because I saw the face of Philip Seymour Hoffman on the cover. And as usual, he did not disappoint me. The story is about 2 brothers, Andy (Hoffman) and Hank (Ethan Hawke), who are both in need of money in the worst way. The elder Andy persuades his baby brother Hank to pull off...
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I must preface this review with the fact that I'm only 25 years old. I did not get to experience Adam West's Batman during its bat-heydey in the 60s. However, I do have fond memories of going to grandma & grandpa's (they had cable!) as a kid, watching reruns on their HUGE 27-inch console...
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09-11-2008
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I picked this one up because the name intrigued me. I really didn't even read the synopsis on the back cover - just took it home and popped it in. The story is about an ex-con, Alex (Alan Rickman), who becomes entangled in the life of a hitchhiker, Vivienne (Emily Hampshire), he picks up while driving...