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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In Harry's fifth year of study at Hogwarts, the new course in defensive magic leaves the students unprepared to defend themselves against the Dark Arts. Harry forms 'Dumbledore's Army' to prepare the young wizards for the battle ahead
"Two thumbs up."--Roeper and Dave Karger
"...the best of the series so far, has the laughs, the jitters and the juice to make even nonbelievers wild about Harry."--Rolling Stone
"...not just a ripping yarn but a...
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Stone is a quiet chief of police in a cold, gray, seaside town. When a serial killer strikes, this tough cop is in the thick of it. Add his girlfriend, an ex-wife, and a sexy defense attorney, and things really heat up
"Tom Selleck is perfect!"--Hollywood Reporter
"Director Robert Harmon endows the piece with a nice pace and a terrific sense of atmosphere."--Hollywood Reporter
Pub. Date
1936
Language
English
Description
Lumberman Barney Glasgow abandons saloon girl Lotta to marry an heiress...only to fall for Lotta's beautiful daughter twenty years later. But this time, Barney has a rival for the young woman's love: his own son! Based on the Edna Ferber novel
"An absorbing romance drama."--Motion Picture Herald
"One of the outstanding pictures of the year."--Hollywood Reporter
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Jane Austen's story of five sisters and their attempts to get married
"***1/2 Lovely cinematography, excellent acting...make this version of 'Pride and Prejudice' one of the best. Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
"Simply put, BBC's production of 'Pride & Prejudice' is a modern classic...one of the finest literary adaptations ever done."--DVDTalk.com
16) Layer cake
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A clever 29-year-old British drug dealer hopes to retire before his 30th birthday. But before he can get out of the business, he agrees to one last scam
"Bloody good fun a great deal of the time. Love the accents. Love the guns. Bang-bang."--Detroit News
"...laced with flashbacks and stylistic tics, but it never loses its forward momentum, and to the last shot, it avoids predictability."--New York Daily News
"An unusual crime thriller that feeds...
17) Casino
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
The rise and fall of a crooked casino owner, his family, and hoodlums due to drugs, sex, and betrayal. Bonus features include moments with Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone, Nicholas Pileggi, and more
"*** Recommended."--Video Librarian
18) Our town
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The sold-out Westport Country Playhouse production of the Thornton Wilder classic, featuring Paul Newman in his first Broadway appearance in four decades as the Stage Manager
"Marvelous."--New Yorker
19) Little dorrit
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The story of Amy Dorrit, who spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father, who is a long-term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London
"***1/2Highly Recommended. A timely drama, handsomely mounted..."--Video Librarian
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Insightful, funny, and sometimes tragic look at the collision of two different cultures featuring astonishingly beautiful scenery, a haunting score by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman, and a memorable supporting turn by Judy Davis
"Four stars! Wonderful..."--Newsday
"Remarkable performances by Judy Davis and Helen Mirren!"--Los Angeles Times
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