Posted on Friday, February 25, 2022 by DBRL_Katie
We’re a week out from this year’s True/False Film Festival! A few of the directors appearing this year have past documentaries and feature films available through DBRL. Most are streaming through Kanopy. For all of the True/False films currently available through DBRL, see this master list. Continue reading “Previous Movies From True/False 2022 Directors”
Posted on Friday, February 18, 2022 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs part one of this adaptation of Frank Herbert’s bestselling book. Paul Atreides must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive. Continue reading “New DVD List: Dune, Brian Wilson, & More”
Posted on Monday, January 24, 2022 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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This feature film is a fictional account of February 25th, 1964, where four icons at the forefront of Black American culture, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the civil rights movement and cultural turmoil of the ’60s. Adapted by Kemp Powers from his acclaimed play, this film is the feature directorial debut of Academy Award–winning actor Regina King. Continue reading “New DVD List: One Night in Miami, Tina, & More”
Posted on Friday, December 17, 2021 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection. Continue reading “New DVD List: The Bee Gees, Pig, & More”
Posted on Monday, November 22, 2021 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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This documentary is an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how Anthony Bourdain went from an anonymous chef to a world-renowned cultural icon. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (“20 Feet From Stardom,” “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”), this unflinching look at Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him. Continue reading “New DVD List: Roadrunner, The Green Knight, & More”
Posted on Monday, October 25, 2021 by MaggieM
PBS recently announced that season two of Masterpiece Theater’s “All Creatures Great and Small” will be available in the U.S. on January 9, 2022. I’m a big James Herriot fan, and I enjoyed season one of this new television adaption of James Herriot’s classic stories of working as a young veterinarian in rural England in the 1930s. The announcement has me anxiously awaiting season two. If you’re also getting antsy for the next installment, here are some ideas to tide you over until January, 2022.
It’s always a good idea to re-watch the previous season, which is available on DVD at the library. But that won’t take very long to watch if you’re serious about Herriot, which I am. What will take awhile to get through is 90 episodes of the BBC series by the same name which ran sporadically from 1978 to 1990.
Continue reading “Anxiously Awaiting Season Two of “All Creatures Great and Small”?”
Posted on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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This musical fuses Lin‐Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling. The film tells the story of the likeable, magnetic, bodega owner Usnavi, who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines, and sings about a better life. Meanwhile, his tight-knit community faces gentrification while trying to better themselves and hold on to their cultures. Continue reading “New DVD List: In The Heights, Mare of Easttown & More”
Posted on Friday, September 24, 2021 by Decimal Diver
The DBRL One Read program is celebrating 20 years this year, so I thought it would be interesting to look back and see how many of the books selected by the program have been turned into films and TV shows. The list below includes all the titles (and runner ups) available with a link to the DVDs in the catalog. Continue reading “Films & TV Shows Based Off One Read Books”
Posted on Friday, September 10, 2021 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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In this dramatic horror film, Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their younger brother Thomas’ mysterious illness. The increasingly dangerous task of keeping him alive weighs heavy on sensitive Dwight, and as a fiercely private and close-knit family unit, Thomas and Jessie depend on him and the rituals they’ve learned in order to keep their secret. Continue reading “New DVD List: My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To, Kenny Scharf & More”
Posted on Friday, August 6, 2021 by Decimal Diver
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
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In this action-comedy, we’re introduced to three martial artists who were notorious in their teenage years as “The Three Tigers.” Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring. But when their old master is murdered, the trio reunites, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges if they are to honorably defend his legacy. Continue reading “New DVD List: Paper Tigers, Gangs of London & More”