13 GOING ON 30
Call Number: PN 1995.9 .C55 T48 2004
Jennifer Garner
(Daredevil TV's "Alias") and Mark Ruffalo (Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind) star in this hilarious flash-forward romance about a pre-teen
girl who goes from geek to glamorous. With the help of some magic wishing
dust 13 year-old Jenna Rink (Garner) becomes 30 and gorgeous overnight with
everything she ever wanted except for her best friend Matt (Ruffalo). Now
this grown woman must create some magic of her own to help the little girl
inside find the true love she left behind.
Call Number: PN 1995.9 .E79 T47 2007
The epic graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City) assaults
the screen with the blood, thunder and awe of its ferocious visual style faithfully recreated in an intense blend of
live-action and CGI animation. Retelling the ancient Battle
of Thermopylae, it depicts the titanic clash in which King
Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the
death against Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his massive
Persian army. Experience history at swordpoint. And
moviemaking with a cutting edge.
Call Number: PN 1997 .A41 2007
Alfred Hitchcock pushed the limits of the suspense genre for
generations of movie-goers around the world. From his
nascent words he wove an unforgettable blend of fear,
dreams, dread and suspense into a memorable and chilling
body of work. He was a iconic and influential English film
director and producer who constantly broke new ground in the
suspense and thriller genres. With directing credits in
fifty mesmerizing films his career spanned six decades, from
silents through talkies to the advent of color. He was among
the most highly acclaimed and widely celebrated directors on
the planet during his life and times, and remains one of the
most famous and beloved directors of all time, renowned for
this unparalleled mastery of timing and suspense throughout
his works.
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Number:
PN 1997 .A94 1997
Robin Williams plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research
physician who uses an experimental drug to “awaken” the
catatonic victims of a rare disease. Robert DeNiro co-stars
as Leonard, the first patient to receive the controversial
treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm,
proves a rebirth for Sayer, too, as the exuberant patient
reveals life’s simple- but unutterably sweet- pleasures to
the introverted doctor. Encouraged by Leonard’s stunning
recovery, Sayer administers the drug to other patients. The
story of their friendship during this emotional journey is a
testament to both the tenderness of the human heart and the
strength of the human soul.
Call
Number:
DS 559.8 .P7 B42 2004
A powerfully moving, personal exploration of a grief for the
father she never knew, this award winning film chronicles
Tracy Droz Tragos’ heart-wrenching journey to understand and
cope with a loss shared by the estimated 20,00 American’s
whose fathers were killed in Vietnam.
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Number:
PN 1997.2 .B64 2001
Based on a true story, Blow chronicles the high-speed rise
and fall of George Jung (Johnny Depp), who became the
largest importer of Columbian cocaine to the United States
forever changing the face of drugs in America. Set in the
decadent 70’s and 80’s, Blow traces George Jung’s
partnership with Pablo Escobar, one of the most infamous and
dangerous drug lords in history. Ray Liotta, Penelope Cruz
and Paul Reubens also star in this riveting film.
Call Number: PN 1995.9 .V5 B69
2003
Acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore (Roger & Me) takes aim at
America's love affair with guns and violence in this
Oscar-winning film that "demands attention" (People)! Mixing
riveting footage, hilarious animation and candid interviews
with everyone from the NRA's Charlton Heston to shock-rocker
Marilyn Manson, Bowling for Columbine is a "brilliant" (The
Hollywood Reporter) tour de force of filmmaking.
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Number:
PN 1997 .C392
They’re cunning. They’re stealthy. They’re waging a
top-secret, ultra high-tech struggle for global domination
right under our noses. They’re… Cats & Dogs!
Call
Number
PN 1995 .9 .S26 C46 2001
Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap-dancing,
violating. Derby-topped teddy-boy hooligan Alex (Malcolm
McDowell) has his own way of having a good time. He has it
at the tragic expense of others.
Call
Number: PN 1995.9 .P57 C73 2004
This
compelling urban thriller tracks the volatile intersection
of a multiethnic cast of characters struggling to overcome
their fears as they careen in and out of one another’s
lives. In the gray area between black and white, victim and
aggressor, during the next 36 hours, they will all collide.
Call Number:
PN 1997 .B483 2002
The Civil War divided friends and destroyed families, but
that’s nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-rules
South after the war. This lavish epic was the very first
feature length of silent film. It’s controversy, masterful
battle scenes and moving family drama are still the
cornerstones to the art of filmmaking.
Call
Number:
HV 4506 .N6 D37 2001
In the pitch black of the tunnel, rats swarm through piles of
garbage as high-speed trains leaving Penn Station tear
through the darkness. For some of those who have gone
underground, it has been home for as long as twenty-five
years.
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PN 1991 .77 .E98737 2007
Call
Number:
PS 3575 .G53 F4 1994
San
Francisco architect Max Klein can see clearly now. He’s been
transformed ever since he stared death in the face- and
discovered he was unafraid.
Call Number:
QC 176.8 .N35 I68 2004
Call Number: PN 1997.2 F56 2003
Finding Nemo From the Academy Award(R)-winning creators of
TOY STORY and MONSTERS, INC. (2001, Best Animated Short
Film, FOR THE BIRDS), it's FINDING NEMO, a hilarious
adventure where you'll meet colorful characters that take
you into the breathtaking underwater world of Australia's
Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is
unexpectedly taken to a dentist's office aquarium.
Call Number:
PN 1997 F58 1975
In the outrageously hilarious spoof that has become a cult
classic, a desperate young filmmaker tries to rescue his
studio by making a porno musical! You’ve never seen anything
quite like this as the elaborate style of a 30’s musical is
mixed with contemporary tackiness, producing riotously
risqué showstoppers.
Call Number:
HD 1382.5 .I78 H5 2003
Call Number:
PN 1995.9 H55 I8 2001
A
screwball comedy with a modern twist. Two college roommates
meet up again five years later at their housemates’ wedding,
and the sparks start to fly as the ex-roommates try to
navigate their new romance.
Call Number:
PN 1997 .I45 2005
Dan
Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is a loving husband, caring father
and star ad executive. But now, life is putting him through
the ultimate test. Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), a young
hotshot half his age, has just become his boss. And to
complicate matters, Dan discovers Carter is dating his
daughter (Scarlett Johansson).
Call Number: DS 79.769 .I57
2004
Join me as I travel Iraq discovering the untold stories about
the lives of the Iraqi people and the US soldiers. As a
freelance filmmaker, I will take you on a unique personal
journey uncovering stories that go beyond the headlines and
politics.
Call Number:
PN 1995 .9 .C55 L443 2001
She’s a California sorority girl who’ll do anything to keep
her man. Even if it means going all the way…to law school!
Reese Witherspoon (Election) stars with Luke Wilson
(Charlie’s Angels), Selma Blair (Cruel Intentions), Matthew
Davis (Pearl Harbor) and Victor Garber (Titanic) in a
knock-out comedy with a heart of gold- and hair to match!
Call Number: PN 1997 .L578 2002
Out-of-this-world storytelling stunning animation and wild
and irresistible characters are at the heart of Disney's
hilarious new animated adventure. This worldwide box office
sensation is a bright and edgy comedy about friendship and
finding your place- even if you come from two different
worlds. "A magical marvel of animated adventure... the
perfect mix of action and heart" says David Sheehan.
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PN 1997 .M22 2007
Triple feature
Call Number:
PN 1995.9 .C55 M46
Triple feature
Call Number: PN 1997 .M561 2001
Legs waxed. Lips glossed. Gun ready. FBI agent Gracie Hart
is going undercover as a hopeful eager to be the next Miss
United States. But Gracie doesn’t have a beauty pageant bone
in her body.
Call Number:
PN 1995.75 .N69 2002
A brilliantly eerie superb film, this work is based upon the
story of Count Dracula. Full of imaginative touches that
have yet to be recaptured by the many Dracula remakes, this
film transcends the normal filmmaking approaches.
Call Number:
PN 1997.2 .O96 2003
Based on the true story of the largest one-man bank fraud in
Canadian history, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver,
and John Hurt star in the coolest, smartest, most stylish
thriller of the year.
Call Number: QA 377 .G63 2002
Call Number: PN 1997 .P34 2004
Call Number: PN 1997.2 .P52
2005
He is a genius whose rapturous music fills the Opera
Populaire of 1870 Paris - and a solitary soul hiding his
disfigurement behind a mask and dwelling in the catacombs
below. But he can no longer hide his love for young soprano
Christine. And the Phantom may emerge from the shadows past
the point of no return. The stage musical sensation
magically and hauntingly comes to the screen in director
Joel Schumacher's lavish production sweeping audiences aloft
new cinematic heights of sight-and-sound grandeur.
Call Number: QH 45.5 .P53 2007
From the creators of Blue Planet: Seas Of Life comes this epic
series celebrating the Earth as never before. With an
unprecedented production budget, using high definition
photography and revolutionary ultra-high speed cameras, five
years in the making, over 2000 days in the field, using
cameramen across 200 locations, Planet Earth is the ultimate
portrait of our planet.
Call Number: QC 174.2 .B383 2005
Call Number: UB 342 .I75 R3 2006
They
will fight for their country; they will die for their
country, but not the West Bank and Gaza Strip. And although
they act on consciousness, they pay a steep personal price.
Featuring haunting accounts from the front lines, Raised To
Be Heroes introduces the latest generation of Israeli
soldiers to selectively object to military operations
undertaken by their country.
Call Number: PN 1997 .S582 1998
The
split-second moments that can take a life down one path
instead of another form that tantalizing what if? in this
delightful romantic comedy starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
Call Number: PN 1997 .2 .S63 2005
John Clasky (Adam Sandler) is a devoting a summer home in Malibu and a
breathtaking new house keeper, Flor (Paz Vega). She and her
daughter have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are
trying to find a better life. When they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter’s
soul as she discovers that life in a new country is
perilous… especially when you’re being embraced by an
affluent, eccentric American family!
Call Number: PN 1995.9 .P78 S75 2003
Spider (Ralph Fiennes) has been allowed a second chance at
life after a long stay in a mental institution and sent to a
halfway house under the stern watch of Mrs. Ilkenson (Lynn
Redgrave). Revisiting his old neighborhood reawakens
memories of where his mother (Miranda Richardson) and his
father (Gabriel Byrne) raised him. He soon begins to uncover
the real truth shifting seamlessly back and forth between
the tragic events that polarized a boy’s adolescence to the
shell of a man enduring the surreal plausible reality of
today.
Call Number: PN 1997.5 .S66 2002
Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants has become so
popular, it must be considered a phenomenon. The series has
a pleasant, predictable, and slightly offbeat humor, and
these mini-adventures give viewers what they expect.
SpongeBob has to deal with a ghostly pirate, his own
insecurities when his skill as a preparer of krabby patties
is challenged, and the dangerous pleasures of fisherman's
hooks.
Call Number: GV 859 .813 .R64 S76 2004
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator charts ‘80s skateboarding
legend-turned-convict Mark “Gator” Rogowski’s transformation
from local hero to international superstar, as a big
business moved in and skateboarding became a global passion.
As part of an elite crew of top pros, Gator held rank with
skate icons TONY HAWK, STEVE CABALLERO, JASON JESSE and
LANCE MOUNTAIN, who in the fil recall the culture shock of
teens colliding with wealth and stardom.
Call Number: TX 945.5 .M33 S87 2004
Call Number: PS 3551 .L25 W56 1997
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are ideal as malevolent
marrieds George and Martha in the first-time film director
Mike Nichols’ searing film of Edward Albee’s Broadway hit
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
Call Number: PN 1997.2 .W56 2002
In the brutal World War II Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Joe
Enders (Nicholas Cage) gaurds- and ultimately befriends- Ben
Yahzee (Adam Beach), a young Navajo trained in the one
wartime code never broken by the enemy, the Navajo Code. But
if Yahzee should fall into Japanese hands, how far will
Enders go to save the military’s most powerful secret?
