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Sights and Sounds

Sherlock

It’s 2011, there have been a series of deaths, they don’t seem related to the police and this is what Scotland Yard is saying at their press conference. Suddenly there is the sound of cell phone after cell phone notifying each reporter and officer in the room they have received a text. It consists of one word only, “Wrong.” No it is not an admission from a super criminal, it’s Sherlock Holmes. The case is interesting and the game is afoot. Steven Moffat , the current producer of BBC’s Doctor Who, has brought Sherlock into the 21 Century and he fits in very well indeed. Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on Feb 2, 2012

African American History Month

February is African American History Month! Celebrate all aspects of African American history in MCPL's Movies and Music area. We currently have a special display of DVDs featuring related titles. These DVDs range from documentaries, like Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and The Jack5ons: A Family Dynasty, detailing the rise of the Jackson family, to feature films including Malcolm X and Amistad. You might also enjoy some films by these African American directors: Spike Lee, John Singleton or Kasi Lemmons. There are many other DVD titles about African American history in our catalog.

Don't forget we also have a huge number of music CDs by African American artists. This wide variety includes artists like Robert Johnson, Nicki Minaj, David Baker, and Billie Holiday. You can also find numerous African American musicians on Freegal. These artists include Usher, Aretha Franklin, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Beyonce, Bessie Smith, Marvin Gaye, and many more. With Freegal you can download their songs for free!

Posted by Elizabeth G. on Feb 1, 2012

Aaah! Zombies

We’ve all seen them- stumbling zombies with their arms and limbs falling off causing mayhem and destruction and death as they come. We watch as they come close to the heroes who wait ready to take off their heads or smash their brains in thus ending their horrible half-life. Zombies are ugly things too. It’s not much wonder we hate them along with their diet of brains and flesh. But have you ever thought about the zombies? Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on Jan 3, 2012

Meet John Doe

Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” is to Christmas what “Meet John Doe” should have been for New Year's Eve. Starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and supported very well by Walter Brennan, Meet John Doe is a story that would fit right in with today’s headlines. Stanwyck plays reporter Ann Mitchell who receives her pink slip because her stories no longer have any relevancy. Out of anger she makes up her last story about a man who is so fed up with the political and financial wrongs in society that he decides to jump from the top of a newspaper building on New Year’s Eve as a protest statement.
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Posted by Keith C. on Dec 21, 2011

Nurse jackie, Season 1.

I'm in the middle of season one of Nurse Jackie. This is a television show about the day-to-day life of Jackie Peyton who is a nurse in New York's All Saints' Hospital. This television show is half drama and half comedy. I don't recognize any of the actors except for Eli Wallach (Wall Street) but they are very convincing in their roles. There's quite a bit of blood and visual depictions of traumatic incidents that may bother some viewers but if you can handle that then you'll enjoy it. What keeps me hooked on the show is trying to understand Peyton's character. She's a complex union of opposite characteristics. She's happily married but having an affair. She counsels on addiction but is addicted to codeine. She's nice and shows exemplary compassion towards her patients except for the ones she hates. She's definitely a complex person. Read more »

Posted by Burl C. on Dec 14, 2011

Fringe

Fringe is a fairly new (2009) science fiction television series. The show is currently in its fourth season on the air. The library has the first three seasons of this show in its collection.

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Posted by Burl C. on Nov 30, 2011

Band of Brothers

Based on the book by Stephen Ambrose, Band of Brothers is a 10 part mini-series focusing on Easy Company of the 101st Airborne division of the Army during WWII. This true story follows the young men who volunteered to join this division from basic training through the end of the war. Easy Company took part in some of the most intense battles of the war, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. The length of the mini-series allows focus on historical detail and procedures, as well as an in-depth look at the varied responses of the men to the horrors of war- running the gamut from fear and compassion to confusion and cruelty. Read more »

Posted by Elizabeth G. on Nov 23, 2011

Who's Miranda Lambert?

That is the question I asked myself when I looked at this week’s top ten downloads from Freegal. Freegal posts the top ten most downloaded songs on its website. These are the songs that our library patrons want the most. This week’s top download is “Mama’ s Broken Heart” by Miranda Lambert.

Born in 1983, Miranda's is from Longview, Texas. Her music can best be described as "country rock". So far she has Read more »

Posted by Burl C. on Nov 16, 2011

The Green Mile

Today the news is filled with stories of people who have been wrongfully imprisoned. Set in the 1930s The Green Mile tells the story of one such case. It tells the story of a large black man named John Coffey (like the drink only not spelled the same), Read more »

Posted by Keith C. on Nov 15, 2011

Desk Set

It’s hard to top a film team of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Although lovers in real life, their films have a chemistry that is almost electrifying. Desk Set is one of their best. Adam’s Rib comes in at a very close second place, but to me Desk Set is their perfect film.

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Posted by Keith C. on Nov 7, 2011