Category: In the Collection

Now that the whole business of the election is behind us, congress and the POTUS are back to work solving the financial crisis. If you have been following the news of late, you know that it’s quite a crisis. The featured film of this post is about just that. Consider I.O.U.S.A. as a great resource… Continue reading Film Blog: I.O.U.S.A. (2008)

Today in Filmblogland, I bring a semi-autobiographical story about Charlie Kaufman’s (played by Nicholas Cage) struggle to transform the non-fictional book The Orchid Thief into a screenplay (hence the film title). Now, I know what you’re thinking, “what do you mean by semi-autobiographical?” The screenplay writer for Adaptation (also available on Bluray) Charlie Kaufman, writes… Continue reading Film Blog: Adaptation (2002)

Looking for a thriller about crime? Training Day is about a rookie cop (Ethan Hawke) and a corrupt veteran narcotics officer (Denzel Washington) set in Los Angeles. Although the film only covers 24 hours of a day in the life of a narcotics detective, quite a lot happen including numerous fights, drug busts, attempted murder,… Continue reading Film Blog: Training Day (2001)

Originally produced in 1995, Toy Story was the first entirely computer-animated feature film. The film also won its director, John Lasseter, an Academy Award for Special Achievement. After Toy Story‘s success, Lasseter went on to direct other great animated films like A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2 and co-directed the film Cars. He also went… Continue reading Film Blog: Toy Story (1995)

Would you like to see a film that’s truly inspiring? 127 Hours is a true story about climber Aaron Ralston whose arm was crushed under a fallen boulder while hiking alone in the canyons of Utah. The film follows Ralston’s journey as he amputates his own arm, climbs back through the canyon, and hikes the… Continue reading Film Blog: 127 Hours (2010)

If you’re looking for a movie to unwind with this break, consider The Hunger Games. This movie is action packed and filled with suspense. Although I’m sure Hunger Games needs no introduction, I’ll just say that is a dystopian tale about twenty-four adolescents fighting to the death in a yearly televised production. There may be… Continue reading Film Blog: The Hunger Games (2012)

A couple of months ago I posted a Horror Film Series. I included many of Hitchcock’s most famous films like Psycho and The Birds. New in the collection is another Hitchcock film called Strangers on a Train. We now have two copies of Strangers on a Train in the library, and one is a Blu-ray version!… Continue reading Film Blog: Strangers On A Train (1951)

This documentary focuses on three Violence Interrupters and former gang members. Their mission is to stop violence in Chicago by talking to the communities that need it the most. This documentary was filmed over a course of a year and was released in 2012. If you want a closer look at stopping gang violence in… Continue reading Film Blog: The Interrupters (2012)

In the library, we recently added old Hollywood films. Two in particular are Bad Girls Film Noir and Forbidden Hollywood Collection. All the films were produced in the 1930s and 1950s. In other words, these films were made after the advent of sound, but before color. The films in Forbidden Hollywood Collection were produced before… Continue reading Film Blog: “New” Old Hollywood Films