Come and check out these and some of the other new DVDs and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
The Visitor
Conspiracy Theory
Spartacus
Annie Hall
Heart And Souls
That Hamilton Woman
Blade
Twister
Mixed Nuts
Contact
Jarhead
The Thing
NON-FICTION:
Black Gold: The Story Of Oil
The House I Live In
Amazing Planet: Explosive Earth
Television: Window To The World
Alexander Graham Bell & The Telephone
George Carlin: It’s Bad For Ya
Patton Oswalt: No Reason To Complain
Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth
Louis C. K.: Chewed Up
Richard Pryor: Live In Concert
Rem Koolhaas: A Kind Of Architect
We Steal Secrets: The Story Of WikiLeaks
Salem Witch Trials
Tesla: Master Of Lightning
Deliver Us From Evil
Jesus: The Lost 40 Days
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Please note that DVDs could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
Come and check out these and some of the other new books and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
The Book Of Jonas by Stephen Dau
Gossip by Beth Gutcheon
Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison
No Cooperation From The Cat: A Mystery by Marian Babson
The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura
Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung
The New Republic by Lionel Shriver
Illusion by Frank Peretti
The Memory Of Blood by Christopher Fowler
Blowout by Byron L. Dorgan and David Hagberg
NON-FICTION:
Lessons From The Life Of Alice Herz-Sommer, The World’s Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor: A Century Of Wisdom by Caroline Stoessinger
Hell Above Earth: The Incredible True Story Of An American WWII Bomber Commander And The Copilot Ordered To Kill Him by Stephen Frater
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, And Politics In the Book Of Revelation by Elaine Pagels
The Emotional Life Of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect The Way You Think, Feel, And Live – And How You Can Change Them by Richard J. Davidson and Sharon Begley
Power And Restraint: The Accountable Presidency After 9/11 by Jack Goldsmith
Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean On The Dirty Business Of College Football by Josh Luchs and James Dale
Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise And Surprising Appeal Of Living Alone by Eric Klineberg
Rogues And Redeemers: When Politics Was King In Irish Boston by Gerard O’Neill
Rights At Risk: The Limits Of Liberty In Modern America by David K. Shipler
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Please note that books mentioned here could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk, OR call us, OR send us an email at robinsbaselibrary@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
Come and check out these and some of the other new DVDs and materials (or at least new to us) added to our library collection…
FICTION:
Sunset Boulevard
The Trip
2010, directed by Michael Winterbottom. A compilation film from a short British television series featuring comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing fictionalized versions of themselves, as friends and rivals, on a road trip to review restaurants in the north of England. But it’s about so much more than that. And it’s hilarious. Check out the trailer below:
And if that’s not enough for you, go to YouTube and check out the clip of Coogan and Brydon’s compete Michael Caine impressions.
Stop-Loss
The Last Starfighter
Vantage Point
To Sir, With Love
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 1
and
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Splice
Where The Wild Things Are
Julius Caesar
1953, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
L’Avventura
Under The Mountain
The Town
The Hidden Fortress
1958, directed by Akira Kurosawa
The first Star Wars movie, A New Hope, was based on this film as a primary influence. But beyond that, this is another great film from Kurosawa, and another great release from the Criterion Collection.
Cousins
Synecdoche, New York
2008, directed by Charlie Kaufman. This is a personal favorite of mine, and partly because of that, I can’t say too much about it. It’s not a film for everyone, mostly because it’s a very difficult movie, with a lot of meanings on a lot of levels. Phillip Seymour Hoffman gives the performance of his career as a playwright trying to capture the sadness and infinitely mundane aspects of every day life in a new work that seems to be growing more and more epic (that’s putting it lightly) with each passing moment. I know that’s a very vague plot description, and I apologize. I’ll just put it this way: This is one of the bleakest and most depressing movies I’ve ever seen in my life, but it’s also one of the best films I’ve ever seen, and one of the most uplifting. Check out Roger Ebert’s review and an interview with writer/director Charlie Kaufman.
NON-FICTION:
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson
How Art Made The World
F For Fake
1975, directed by Orson Welles. This is the last major film by Welles, and it’s partially a documentary, focusing on the life of art forger Elmyr de Hory, and partially an essay work, dealing with the ideas of authorship and authenticity, and the value of art. This is a truly enchanting work, and for proof of that, check out the film’s introduction:
Mysteries Of The Garden Of Eden
Secret Origin: The Story Of DC Comics
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Please note that DVDs could be checked out between the time they end up on the blog and when you come to check them out. If you don’t see the items you’re looking for then please come up to the front desk and we’ll put your name on the reserve list for when the item returns.
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