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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
9) 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
10) 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
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After nearly two decades under the wing of an aging, avuncular husband, dutiful mother and housewife Pippa Lee undergoes a midlife breakthrough. Unearthing the sexually curious wild child of teens, middle age Pippa sparks a relationship with a divorcee loner. Pippa Lee is a resilient woman, refusing to let life pass her by. Bonus material included
"...Penn makes it worth seeing."--Michael Phillips
"...a witty satire...funny and heartbreaking..."--Toronto...
15) Whiteout
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A U.S. marshall tracking a vicious murderer through the Antarctic must locate the killer before the sun sets for six months, or risk being trapped in the dark with the madman for months on end
"...mesmerizing..."--USA Today
"...jam-packed...action thriller."--Entertainment Weekly
"Wind-whipped action scenes...are compellingly staged."--Variety
16) The history boys
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Starring the Original Cast from the Tony Award-Winning Play, a group of unruly yet extremely gifted and charming classmates pursue sex, sport, and higher education
"Lively and Entertaining!"--Los Angeles Times
"Literate, intelligent, profound, a huge entertainment."--New York Observer
"Immensely enjoyable!"--Wall Street Journal
17) The river
Pub. Date
1951
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the holy Bengal River in India, around which their daily lives unfold
" Enormously moving...captured in color as exquisite as anything ever likely to grace the screen."--Time Out Film Guide
"The illustrations of India are beautiful beyond words...Emotional and profound."--New York Times
"One of Renoir's loveliest and...
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
20) 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...
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