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The library collects a wide range of movies to appeal to every taste. If there is anything that you would like to suggest for the collection, or you would like a recommendation from one of our movie experts, please contact us.
The movie collection is broadly divided according to fiction or non-fiction designation. Movie subcategories include: Arts, Blu-Ray, Documentary, Foreign Films, Health & Fitness, Instructional, Travel, TV Series A selection of recommended titles can be found on the right side of the page. For more information on how to find movies, click here. |
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Paul Thomas Anderson: The Master
The library is proud to announce the next event of our ongoing evening film series. We will be hosting a discussion of the Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master." This is happening May 22nd at 7pm in the library's auditorium.
"The Master" is the story of a man named Freddie Quell who finds himself struggling to adjust to the normalcy of modern life after serving in the military during World War 2. He meets the charistmatic leader of a religious movement known as "The Cause" who takes him under his wing. The two men begin travelling around the country to spread the teachings of "The Cause." The film features Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Joaquin Phoenix agmonst others.
Below is a list of the filmography of Paul Thomas Anderson, all of which the library owns.
A lawyer by profession, Dick Adler has spoken at literature and film seminars at various locations within the Chicagoland area. Film Discussions With Dick Adler are sponsered by the Friends of the Library.
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Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris
The library is proud to annouce the next event of our ongoing Sunday afternoon film series. We will be hosting a screening and discussion of the Woody Allen film, "Midnight in Paris". This is happening this Sunday, April 28th, at 2pm in the library's auditorium.
Bob Coscarelli, professor emeritus at the College of Lake County, will introduce the film and lead a discussion once the movie ends. "Midnight in Paris" is about a man who is forced to examine the shortcomings of his relationship and finds himself transported back in time to Paris in the 1920's. The film features Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, and Adrien Brody agmost others.
Below is a list of some of the Woody Allen films that the library owns.
- Annie Hall
- Anything Else
- Bananas
- Bullets Over Broadway
- Cassandra’s Dream
- Celebrity
- Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Deconstructing Harry
- Everyone Says I Love You
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- Hollywood Ending
- Husbands and Wives
- Interiors
- Love and Death
- Manhattan
- Manhattan Murder Mystery
- Match Point
- Melinda and Melinda
- Midnight in Paris
- Mighty Aphrodite
- Play It Again, Sam
- Purple Rose of Cairo
- Radio Days
- September
- Sleeper
- Small Time Crooks
- Sweet and Lowdown
- To Rome With Love
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- What’s New Pussycat
- Woody Allen: A Documentary
- You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
- Zelig
The Sunday Film Series With Bob Coscarelli is presented with the Highland Park Senior Center and sponsered by CJE SeniorLife: The Weinberg Community for Senior Living.
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Robert Ebert: His Favorite Films
Roger Ebert lost his battle with cancer on April 4th, 2013.
He was a screenwriter who wrote several celebrated films. He was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic who raised the standards of journalism and criticsim to new heights. He will be missed.
Beneath is a brief sampling of some of his favorite films. The library has these films within our collection for you to enjoy. See the complete list here.
- 12 Angry Men
- 400 Blows
- 2001: A Space Odyessy
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God
- Annie Hall
- The Battleship Potemkin
- Bicycle Thief
- Un Chien Andalou
- Citizen Kane
- Departures
- The Godfather
- Hoop Dreams
- Jaws
- LA Confidential
- Pan's Labyrinth
- Psycho
- The Shining
- Taxi Driver
- El Topo
- Vertigo
- Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (co-wrote the screenplay)
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March Madness!
March Madness is here!
To get you in the mood (or console you and your broken bracket), watch something about basketball.
We have plenty of basketball movies within the library's collection to be used for your entertainment. A sampling of them are listed below.
- Chicago Bulls: The 1990's
- Coach Carter
- Harlem Globetrotters: The Team that Changed the World
- He Got Game
- Hoop Dreams
- Hoosiers
- Love and Basketball
- Space Jam
Don't want to watch a movie? That's cool. Want to live out your basketball star fantasies for a little while? We got you covered. Below is a listing of basketball video games within the library's collection for you to take home and play.
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2013 Academy Awards
Find out which of the winners and nominees of the 85th annual Academy Awards are available at the Library.
Films recieving the most nominations were Lincoln with twelve, followed by Life of Pi with eleven. The winners are listed first and in italics.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
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Amour Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty |
Ang Lee – Life of Pi Michael Haneke – Amour David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook Steven Spielberg – Lincoln Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix – The Master Denzel Washington – Flight |
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty Emmanuelle Riva – Amour Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts – The Impossible |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln |
Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables Amy Adams – The Master Sally Field – Lincoln Helen Hunt – The Sessions Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook |
| Best Writing – Original Screenplay | Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay |
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Django Unchained Amour Zero Dark Thirty |
Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook |
| Best Documentary – Feature | Best Foreign Language Film |
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The Gatekeepers
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Amour (Austria) Kon-Tiki (Norway) No (Chile) A Royal Affair (Denmark) War Witch (Canada) |
See last year's nominees and winners in the library's collection
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James Bond
The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, was released on Blu-ray and DVD yesterday. The latest is about Bond (Daniel Craig) investigating an attack on MI6 as well as an assassination attempt on the agent M (Judi Dench) by a rogue agent named Raoul Silvia (Javier Bardem).
This is the 23rd James Bond film within the last 50 years. The library owns copies of almost every James Bond movie, all of which are available for public usage.
2013 Skyfall (Craig) (+Blu-ray)
2008 Quantum Of Solace (Craig) (+Blu-ray)
2006 Casino Royale (Craig) (+Blu-ray)
2002 Die Another Day (Brosnan) (+Blu-ray)
1999 The World Is Not Enough (Brosnan)
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies (Brosnan)
1995 GoldenEye (Brosnan)
1989 Licence to Kill (Dalton)
1987 The Living Daylights (Dalton)
1985 A View to a Kill (Moore)
1983 Octopussy (Moore)
1983 Never Say Never Again (Connery)
1981 For Your Eyes Only (Moore)
1979 Moonraker (Moore)
1977 Spy Who Loved Me (Moore)
1974 Man with the Golden Gun (Moore)
1973 Live and Let Die (Moore)
1971 Diamonds are Forever (Connery)
1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Lazenby)
1967 You Only Live Twice (Connery)
1965 Thunderball (Connery) (+Blu-ray)
1964 Goldfinger (Connery) (+Blu-ray)
1963 From Russia With Love (Connery) (+Blu-ray)
1962 Dr. No (Connery) (+Blu-ray)
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2013 Academy Awards
The nominees for the 85th annual Academy Awards were recently announced by actress Emma Stone and ceremony host Seth McFarlane at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA.
Films recieving the most nominations were Lincoln with twelve, followed by Life of Pi with eleven. The ceremony is scheduled for February 24, 2013.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
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Amour Argo Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty |
Michael Haneke – Amour Ang Lee – Life of Pi David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook Steven Spielberg – Lincoln Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix – The Master Denzel Washington – Flight |
Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook Emmanuelle Riva – Amour Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild Naomi Watts – The Impossible |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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Alan Arkin – Argo Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained |
Amy Adams – The Master Sally Field – Lincoln Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables Helen Hunt – The Sessions Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook |
| Best Writing – Original Screenplay | Best Writing – Adapted Screenplay |
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Amour Django Unchained Flight Zero Dark Thirty |
Argo Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook |
| Best Documentary – Feature | Best Foreign Language Film |
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5 Broken Cameras The Gatekeepers How to Survive a Plague |
Amour (Austria) Kon-Tiki (Norway) No (Chile) A Royal Affair (Denmark) War Witch (Canada) |
See last year's nominees and winners in the library's collection
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The 70th annual Golden Globes
The 70th annual Golden Globes took over Hollywood on Sunday evening (January 13), with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler at the helm. "Argo" won for best Motion Picture - Drama and best director Ben Affleck. "Les Miserables" took home statues for best actor (Hugh Jackman), best supporting actress (Anne Hathaway) and best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
Best Motion Picture - Drama
WINNER: "Argo"
» "Django Unchained"
» "Life of Pi"
» "Lincoln"
» "Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
WINNER: "Les Miserables"
» "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
» "Moonrise Kingdom"
» "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
» "Silver Linings Playbook"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
WINNER: Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"
» Richard Gere - "Arbitrage"
» John Hawkes - "The Sessions"
» Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"
» Denzel Washington - "Flight"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
WINNER: Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty"
» Marion Cotillard - "Rust and Bone"
» Helen Mirren - "Hitchcock"
» Naomi Watts - "The Impossible"
» Rachel Weisz - "The Deep Blue Sea"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"
» Jack Black - "Bernie"
» Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"
» Ewan McGregor - "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
» Bill Murray - "Hyde Park on Hudson"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"
» Maggie Smith - "Quarter"
» Emily Blunt - "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"
» Judi Dench - "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
» Meryl Streep - "Hope Springs"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER: Christoph Waltz - "Django Unchained"
» Alan Arkin - "Argo"
» Leonardo DiCaprio - "Django Unchained"
» Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"
» Tommy Lee Jones - "Lincoln"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
WINNER: Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"
» Amy Adams - "The Master"
» Sally Field - "Lincoln"
» Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"
» Nicole Kidman - "The Paperboy"
Best Director - Motion Picture
WINNER: Ben Affleck - "Argo"
» Kathryn Bigelow - "Zero Dark Thirty"
» Ang Lee - "Life of Pi"
» Steven Spielberg - "Lincoln"
» Quentin Tarantino - "Django Unchained"
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
WINNER: Quentin Tarantino - "Django Unchained"
» Mark Boal - "Zero Dark Thirty"
» Tony Kushner - "Lincoln"
» David O. Russell - "Silver Linings Playbook"
» Chris Terrio - "Argo"
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
WINNER: "Skyfall" - "Skyfall"
» "For You" - "Act of Valor"
» "Not Running Anymore" - "Stand Up Guys"
» "Safe and Sound" - "The Hunger Games"
» "Suddenly" - "Les Miserables"
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
WINNER: "Life of Pi"
» "Argo"
» "Anna Karenina"
» "Cloud Atlas"
» "Lincoln"
Best Animated Film
WINNER: "Brave"
» "Frankenweenie"
» "Hotel Transylvania"
» "Rise of Guardians"
» "Wreck-It Ralph"
Best Foreign Language Film
WINNER: "Amour"
» "A Royal Affair"
» "The Intouchables"
» "Kon-Tiki"
» "Rust and Bone"
Best Television Series - Drama
WINNER: "Homeland"
» "Breaking Bad"
» "Boardwalk Empire"
» "Downton Abbey"
» "The Newsroom"
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
WINNER: "Girls"
» "Big Bang Theory"
» "Episodes"
» "Modern Family"
» "Smash"
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: "Game Change"
» "The Girl"
» "Hatfields & McCoys
» "The Hour"
» "Political Animals"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
WINNER: Damien Lewis - "Homeland"
» Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire"
» Brian Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
» Jeff Daniels - "The Newsroom"
» Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
WINNER: Claire Danes - "Homeland"
» Connie Britton - "Nashville"
» Glenn Close - "Damages"
» Michelle Dockery - "Downton Abbey"
» Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Don Cheadle - "House of Lies"
» Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
» Matt LeBlanc - "Episodes"
» Louie C.K. - "Louie"
» Jim Parsons - "Big Bang Theory"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
WINNER: Lena Dunham - "Girls"
» Zooey Deschanel - "The New Girl"
» Julia Louis-Dreyfu - "Veep"
» Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
» Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Kevin Costner - "Hatfields & McCoys"
» Benedict Cumberbatch - "Sherlock"
» Woody Harrelson - "Game Change"
» Toby Jones - "The Girl"
» Clive Owen - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Julianne Moore - "Game Change"
» Nicole Kidman - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
» Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story"
» Sienna Miller - "The Girl"
» Sigourney Weaver - "Political Animals"
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Ed Harris - "Game Change"
» Max Greenfield - "New Girl"
» Danny Huston - "Magic City"
» Mandy Patinkin - "Homeland"
» Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
WINNER: Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
» Hayden Panettiere - "Nashville"
» Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife"
» Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"
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2012 Golden Globe Nominees
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The library already has several titles available.
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BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Rachel Weisz - The Deep Blue Sea
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTROR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire Jon Hamm Mad Men Damian Lewis - Homeland Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA Glenn CLose - Damages Claire Danes - Homeland Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “SAFE & SOUND” — The Hunger Games Soundtrack
Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T Bone Burnett |
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News Alert! 14 days for TV series
Has waiting for the second half of Homeland Season 1 got you in a frenzy? Discs 3 & 4 of Breaking Bad Season 3 STILL haven't arrived? Do not fear, we have come to erase that unbearble lightness of being.
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Effective immediately: Loan periods for TV SERIES will be increased from 7 days to 14 days. In addition, TV SERIES will be packaged in one case.
Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Wire, Dexter, Sopranos, etc. all available as complete seasons in 1 convenient package for a full 2 weeks.
Works with multiple discs in the following categories will also implement the change: ARTS, DOCUMENTARY, INSTRUCTION, TRAVEL, HEALTH & FITNESS, ANIME |
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