Tuesday, December 28, 2010

National Film Registry 2010

Every year, the Library of Congress selects a list of films to be added to the National Film Registry.  Today they announced their selections for 2010.  They include:

1)  AIRPLANE! (1980)
2)  ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)
3)  BARGAIN, THE (1914)
4)  CRY OF JAZZ (1959)
5)  ELECTRONIC LABYRINTH: THX 1138 4EB (1967)
6)  EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, THE (1980)
7)  EXORCIST, THE (1973)
8)  FRONT PAGE, THE (1931)
9)  GREY GARDENS (1976)
10) I AM JOAQUIN (1969)
11) IT'S A GIFT (1934)
12) LET THERE BE LIGHT (1946)
13) LONESOME (1928)
14) MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937)
 15) MALCOLM X  (1992)
16) MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER (1971)
17) NEWARK ATHLETE (1891)
18) OUR LADY OF THE SPHERE (1969)
19) THE PINK PANTHER (1964)
20) PRESERVATION OF THE SIGN LANGUAGE  (1913)
21) SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
22) STUDY OF A RIVER (1996)
23) TARANTELLA (1940)
24) TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, A (1945)
25) TRIP DOWN MARKET STREET, A (1906)

To view previous years selections, you can visit http://www.loc.gov/film/filmnfr.html.  To see which films the library owns, you can search either by title or by doing  a  key word search using  "National Film Registry" and all the titles the library owns on this list should come up.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

New Releases Tuesday, December 21

 

The following DVDs are scheduled for release Tuesday, December 21
 
  • Step Up 3
  • Salt
  • Easy A
  • Devil
The library has purchased these titles.  You may place a hold on these titles by coming into or calling any library location or by visiting the library's website at http://www.khcpl.org/

Thursday, December 16, 2010

New Releases Friday December 17

 

The following DVD's are scheduled for release on Friday, December 17
  • The Town
  • Legends of the Guardians - Owls of Ga'hoole
The library has purchased both these titles.  You may place a hold on either of these titles by coming into or calling any library location or by visiting the library's website at http://www.khcpl.org/

SAG Award Nominees

The nominees for the 17th annual  Screen Actor's Guild Awards were announced today.  The awards will be announced on January 30 2011 on the TNT and TBS networks.

And the nominees are:

FILM

Male Actor, Leading
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 hours

Female Actor, Leading
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Hilary Swank, Conviction

Male Actor, Supporting
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Jon Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech

Female Actor, Supporting
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailey Steinfeld, True Grit

Cast in a Motion Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network

Did your favorites make the cut?

Blake Edwards passes away


Legendary film director, Blake Edwards, passed away Wednesday of complications from pneumonia.  He was 88 years old.  He is survived by his wife, actress Julie Andrews
The library owns several of his films which include:

  • Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Darling Lili
  • Micki & Maude
  • Operation Petticoat
  • Victor, Victoria
Come to the library and experience one of Hollywood's great directors.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

2011 Golden Globe Nominations

The 2011 Golden Globe Nominations were announced today.  The winners will be announced live on Sunday, January 16, 2011 on NBC.

And the nominees are:


  1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
    1. BLACK SWAN
      Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures
    1. THE FIGHTER
      Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media
    1. INCEPTION
      Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.; Warner Bros. Pictures
    1. THE KING’S SPEECH
      See-Saw Films and Bedlam Productions; The Weinstein Company
    1. THE SOCIAL NETWORK
      Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
  1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
    1. HALLE BERRY FRANKIE AND ALICE
    1. NICOLE KIDMAN RABBIT HOLE
    1. JENNIFER LAWRENCE WINTER’S BONE
    1. NATALIE PORTMAN BLACK SWAN
    1. MICHELLE WILLIAMS BLUE VALENTINE
  1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
    1. JESSE EISENBERG THE SOCIAL NETWORK
    1. COLIN FIRTH THE KING’S SPEECH
    1. JAMES FRANCO 127 HOURS
    1. RYAN GOSLING BLUE VALENTINE
    1. MARK WAHLBERG THE FIGHTER
  1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
      Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
    1. BURLESQUE
      Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Releasing
    1. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
      Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision, Gilbert Films; Focus Features
    1. RED
      di Bonaventura Pictures; Summit Entertainment
    1. THE TOURIST
      GK Films; Sony Pictures Releasing
  1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. ANNETTE BENING THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
    1. ANNE HATHAWAY LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
    1. ANGELINA JOLIE THE TOURIST
    1. JULIANNE MOORE THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
    1. EMMA STONE EASY A
  1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
    1. JOHNNY DEPP ALICE IN WONDERLAND
    1. JOHNNY DEPP THE TOURIST
    1. PAUL GIAMATTI BARNEY’S VERSION
    1. JAKE GYLLENHAAL LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS
    1. KEVIN SPACEY CASINO JACK
  1. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
    1. DESPICABLE ME
      Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures
    1. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
      DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures
    1. THE ILLUSIONIST
      Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics
    1. TANGLED
      Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
    1. TOY STORY 3
      Disney * Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
  1. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
    1. BIUTIFUL (MEXICO/SPAIN)
      Menageatroz, Focus Features International; Roadside Attractions
    1. THE CONCERT (FRANCE)
      An Oï Oï Oï Productions, Les Productions Du Tresor, France 3 Cinema, Europacorp, Castel Films, Panache Productions, RTBF (Belgian Television), BIM Distrubuzione Co., Canal +, Cinecinema and France 3; The Weinstein Company
    1. THE EDGE (Kpaй) (RUSSIA)
      Teleshow/Rock Films; Central Partnership (Russia)
    1. I AM LOVE (LO SONO L’AMORE) (ITALY)
      First Sun; Magnolia Pictures
    1. IN A BETTER WORLD (Hævnen) (DENMARK)
      Zentropa Entertainment; Sony Pictures Classics
  1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
    1. AMY ADAMS THE FIGHTER
    1. HELENA BONHAM CARTER THE KING’S SPEECH
    1. MILA KUNIS BLACK SWAN
    1. MELISSA LEO THE FIGHTER
    1. JACKI WEAVER ANIMAL KINGDOM
  1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
    1. CHRISTIAN BALE THE FIGHTER
    1. MICHAEL DOUGLAS WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
    1. ANDREW GARFIELD THE SOCIAL NETWORK
    1. JEREMY RENNER THE TOWN
    1. GEOFFREY RUSH THE KING’S SPEECH
  1. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
    1. DARREN ARONOFSKY BLACK SWAN
    1. DAVID FINCHER THE SOCIAL NETWORK
    1. TOM HOOPER THE KING’S SPEECH
    1. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
    1. DAVID O. RUSSELL THE FIGHTER
  1. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
    1. DANNY BOYLE, SIMON BEAUFOY 127 HOURS
    1. LISA CHOLODENKO, STUART BLUMBERG THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
    1. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN INCEPTION
    1. DAVID SEIDLER THE KING’S SPEECH
    1. AARON SORKIN THE SOCIAL NETWORK
  1. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
    1. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE KING’S SPEECH
    1. DANNY ELFMAN ALICE IN WONDERLAND
    1. A.R. RAHMAN 127 HOURS
    1. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS THE SOCIAL NETWORK
    1. HANS ZIMMER INCEPTION
  1. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
    1. “BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE
      Music by: Samuel Dixon
      Lyrics by: Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler
    1. “COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG
      Music & Lyrics by: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges
    1. “I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED
      Music by: Alan Menken
      Lyrics by: Glenn Slater
    1. “THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
      Music & Lyrics by: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey
    1. “YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE
      Music & Lyrics by: Diane Warren


Did you favorites make the cut?

Monday, December 13, 2010

New Releases Tuesday December 14

The following DVD's are scheduled to be released Tuesday  December 14:
  • The A-Team
  • Cyrus
  • Despicable Me
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop
  • Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
  • Mother and Child
  • Nanny McPhee Returns
  • The Other Guys
The library has purchased all of  these titles.  You may place a hold on any of these titles by coming into or calling any library location or by visiting the library's website at http://www.khcpl.org/

THE 16th CRITICS' CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEES

The 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Nominees were announced today.  The winners will be announced live on January 14, 2011 on VH1.  Do you agree with the nominees?  Who do you think will win?

And the nominees are:

BEST PICTURE

Nominees:

  • 127 Hours
  • Black Swan
  • The Fighter
  • Inception
  • The King's Speech
  • The Social Network
  • The Town
  • Toy Story 3
  • True Grit
  • Winter's Bone

BEST ACTOR


Nominees:

  • Jeff Bridges - "True Grit"
  • Robert Duvall - "Get Low"
  • Jesse Eisenberg - "The Social Network"
  • Colin Firth - "The King's Speech"
  • James Franco - "127 Hours"
  • Ryan Gosling - "Blue Valentine"

BEST ACTRESS

Nominees:

  • Annette Bening - "The Kids Are All Right"
  • Nicole Kidman - "Rabbit Hole"
  • Jennifer Lawrence - "Winter's Bone"
  • Natalie Portman - "Black Swan"
  • Noomi Rapace - "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
  • Michelle Williams - "Blue Valentine"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Nominees:

  • Christian Bale - "The Fighter"
  • Andrew Garfield - "The Social Network"
  • Jeremy Renner - "The Town"
  • Sam Rockwell - "Conviction"
  • Mark Ruffalo - "The Kids Are All Right"
  • Geoffrey Rush - "The King's Speech"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS


Nominees:

  • Amy Adams - "The Fighter"
  • Helena Bonham Carter - "The King's Speech"
  • Mila Kunis - "Black Swan"
  • Melissa Leo - "The Fighter"
  • Hailee Steinfeld - "True Grit"
  • Jacki Weaver - "Animal Kingdom"

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS


Nominees:

  • Elle Fanning - "Somewhere"
  • Jennifer Lawrence - "Winter's Bone"
  • Chloe Grace Moretz - "Let Me In"
  • Chloe Grace Moretz - "Kick-Ass"
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee - "Let Me In"
  • Hailee Steinfeld - "True Grit"

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE


Nominees:

  • The Fighter
  • The Kids Are All Right
  • The King's Speech
  • The Social Network
  • The Town

BEST DIRECTOR


Nominees:

  • Darren Aronofsky - "Black Swan"
  • Danny Boyle - "127 Hours"
  • Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - "True Grit"
  • David Fincher - "The Social Network"
  • Tom Hooper - "The King's Speech"
  • Christopher Nolan - "Inception"

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Nominees:

  • "Another Year" - Mike Leigh
  • "Black Swan" - Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin
  • "The Fighter" - Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson (Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson)
  • "Inception" - Christopher Nolan
  • "The Kids Are All Right" - Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
  • "The King's Speech" - David Seidler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Nominees:

  • "127 Hours" - Simon Beaufoy and Danny Boyle
  • "The Social Network" - Aaron Sorkin
  • "The Town" - Ben Affleck, Peter Craig and Sheldon Turner
  • "Toy Story 3" - Michael Arndt (Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich)
  • "True Grit" - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
  • "Winter's Bone" - Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


Nominees:

  • "127 Hours" - Anthony Dod Mantle
  • "Black Swan" - Matthew Libatique
  • "Inception" - Wally Pfister
  • "The King's Speech" - Danny Cohen
  • "True Grit" - Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION

Nominees:

  • "Alice in Wonderland" - Stefan Dechant
  • "Black Swan" - Therese DePrez and Tora Peterson
  • "Inception" - Guy Hendrix Dyas
  • "The King's Speech" - Netty Chapman
  • "True Grit" - Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh

BEST EDITING

Nominees:

  • "127 Hours" - Jon Harris
  • "Black Swan" - Andrew Weisblum
  • "Inception" - Lee Smith
  • "The Social Network" - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

BEST COSTUME DESIGN


Nominees:

  • "Alice in Wonderland" - Colleen Atwood
  • "Black Swan" - Amy Westcott
  • "The King's Speech" - Jenny Beavan
  • "True Grit" - Mary Zophres

BEST MAKEUP


Nominees:

  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Black Swan
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
  • True Grit

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Nominees:

  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
  • Inception
  • Tron: Legacy

BEST SOUND


Nominees:

  • 127 Hours
  • Black Swan
  • Inception
  • The Social Network
  • Toy Story 3

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Nominees:

  • Despicable Me
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • The Illusionist
  • Tangled
  • Toy Story 3

BEST ACTION MOVIE


Nominees:

  • Inception
  • Kick-Ass
  • Red
  • The Town
  • Unstoppable

BEST COMEDY

Nominees:

  • Cyrus
  • Date Night
  • Easy A
  • Get Him to the Greek
  • I Love You Phillip Morris
  • The Other Guys

BEST PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Nominees:

  • The Pacific
  • Temple Grandin
  • You Don't Know Jack

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Nominees:

  • Biutiful
  • I Am Love
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Nominees:

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop
  • Inside Job
  • Restrepo
  • Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
  • The Tillman Story
  • Waiting for Superman

BEST SONG

Nominees:

  • "I See the Light" - performed by Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi/written by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater - Tangled
  • "If I Rise" - performed by Dido and A.R. Rahman/music by A.R. Rahman/lyrics by Dido Armstrong and Rollo Armstrong - 127 Hours
  • "Shine" - performed and written by John Legend - Waiting for Superman
  • "We Belong Together" - performed and written by Randy Newman - Toy Story 3
  • "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me Yet" - performed by Cher/written by Diane Warren - Burlesque

BEST SCORE


Nominees:

  • "Black Swan" - Clint Mansell
  • "Inception" - Hans Zimmer
  • "The King's Speech" - Alexandre Desplat
  • "The Social Network" - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
  • "True Grit" - Carter Burwell
 January 14, 2011
Live on VH1January 14, 2011
Live on VH1

Friday, December 10, 2010

Looking for an E-Reader?


As Christmas approaches, many of you may be considering purchasing an E-Reader as a gift.  But with so many out there to choose from (such as the Kindle, Nook and Sony) which one do you choose?  Something that might help in that decision is the fact that you can download free e-books from the KHCPL website.  The library subscribes to the Overdrive database which allows you to download e-books (as well as audiobooks and videos).  All you need is a valid KHCPL library card to access the site.  You can find the site  under the Digital Books & Media Center link on our Catalog page on the library's website. To find out which e-readers are compatible with Overdrive you can go to the Compatible ebook devices link on Overdrive.  Visiting that link might help determine which e-reader you choose for that special someone.

Travel back to Narnia



Today is the opening day for the latest in The Chronicles of Narnia movies:  The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  If you can't go to the theater this weekend to see this film, why not come to the library instead.  The library owns the 1st two movies in the series on DVD.  We also have the complete set of the books in both print and on audio.  It will be a journey that will be enjoyed by young and old alike.

Welcome to Movies, Music and More

Welcome to KHCPL's Movies, Music and More blog. 



My name is Tonya and I am the AV/Reference Librarian at the Kokomo Howard County Public Library.  I wanted to create a blog to keep you updated on the latest happenings in the audiovisual area of the library.   I  plan to post new releases in movies, music cd's, audiobooks and cd-roms.  I am going to try my hand at reviewing different audiovisual materials to aide you in your selections.  You can also check in here for the latest AV news and fun facts.  I hope you enjoy this and come back often.