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Top Ten at the Library
Top
Ten Movies at the Library
Most requested movie titles at the Oak Park Public Library this
week: 6/22/2009
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Gran Torino
- Doubt
- Slumdog Millionaire
- He's Just Not That Into You
- The Reader
- Frost/Nixon
- Taken
- Milk
- Rachel Getting Married AND Australia (TIE)
Best
Movies of 2008
The Oak Park Public Library strives to obtain the best movies
of the
year. These titles are currently in the DVD collection. Please note
that
many award-winning films have not been released at the time this list
was
made. Burn
After Reading
Chop
Shop
The
Dark Knight
The
Duchess
Frozen
River
Happy-Go-Lucky
In
Bruges
King
of California
Paranoid
Park
Rachel
Getting Married
Synecdoche,
NY
Tropic
Thunder
Vicky
Cristina Barcelona
W.
I've
Loved You So Long (World Films)
The
Flight of the Red Balloon (World Films)
Let
the Right One In (World Films)
Tell
No One (World Films) Best Documentaries of 2008
According
to the ALA Video Round Table and Oscars. Bigger,
Stronger, Faster
The
Business of Being Born
Encounters
at the End of the World
In
the Shadow of the Moon
The
King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Lake
of Fire
Man
on Wire
Manda
Bala (Send a Bullet)
My
Kid Could Paint That
Protagonist
Shine
A Light (Rolling Stones)
Surfwise
Taxi
to the Dark Side
Young
@ Heart Best Movies of 2007
Away
from Her
The
Bourne Ultimatum
Eastern
Promises
Hairspray
The
Host
Hot
Fuzz
Knocked
Up
La
Vie En Rose
The
Lookout
Once
Ratatouille
3:10
to Yuma
Waitress
Zodiac
Best Documentaries of 2007
According to the ALA Video
Round Table and Oscars After
Innocence
A
Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
Favela
Rising
God
Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan
Hacking
Democracy
The
Heart of the Game
Jesus
Camp
Maxed
Out
Money
Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety
No
End in Sight
Operation
Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Sicko
Best Movies of 2006
Devil
Wears Prada (2006)
Inconvenient
Truth (2006) *nonfiction DVD 363.7387 INC
Little
Miss Sunshine (2006)
Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Prairie
Home Companion (2006)
Thank
You For Smoking (2005)
United
93 (2006)
When
the Levees Broke (2006) *nonfiction DVD 976.335 WHE Best Movies of
2005
Brokeback
Mountain (2005)
Caché
(2005)
Capote
(2005)
Good
Night and Good Luck (2005)
A
History of Violence (2005)
Munich
(2005)
Squid
and the Whale (2005)
Syriana
(2005)
March
of the Penguins (2005) *nonfiction DVD 598.47 MAR
How
to Browse Catalog for Movies
The Library Catalog contains information
about all types of materials at the Main Library and both branch libraries and
gives you real-time status about an item, for example, whether or not it's checked
out. The Library Catalog is inaccessible Monday mornings from 12:45 a.m. to 4:30
a.m. due to routine system maintenance. 1. Access
the Library Catalog and click on the "Search" tab at the top of
the screen.
2. Click on the down arrow in the middle of the screen and select
"Subject Browse."
3. Click on the empty box to the right of the
arrow and type in "Feature Films" as a search term.
4. Click on
the red "Go" button.
5. Click "Feature Films" under "Subject"
to see Library owned Feature Films in alphabetical order.
6. You can limit
your search results or sort your search results using the down arrows on the right
of the screen and clicking on the "Go" button on the right.
7.
You might also repeat these instructions using these search terms: Adventure Films,
Children's Films, Comedy Films, Foreign Films, Historical Films, Motion Pictures-France.
8. For more extensive search instructions click on the red "Help" button
at the top right of the screen.
Internet
Sites
These Internet sites are not connected with the Oak Park Public
Library but are recommended by Adult
and Teen Services as useful in finding movies of interest.
Is the film Age
Appropriate for My Child?
Common Sense Media organizes films by ages.
Awards
General Tools
Just for Fun
Local Resources
Awards
Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences
Search the Academy Awards Database for past award winners.
American Film Institute
Links to their popular "100 best" as well as "10
great films in 10 classic genres" lists. The institute
also gives annual awards.
British Academy
of Film and Television Arts - Film Awards
An antidote to the Oscars.
British
Film Institute
Notable for their "Sight and Sound" poll of directors
and critics of the best films ever made.
Chicago Film
Critics Association
Festival
de Cannes
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Learn all about the Golden Globes through history, trivia,
and a searchable database of award winners.
Independent Spirit
Awards
New York Film Critics
Circle
Screen Actors Guild
Browse through the lists of past nominees and winners, as
well as the winner's speeches.
General Tools
All Movie Guide
A sister site to All Music,
All Movie Guide provides basic information about thousands
of movies.
Green Cine
More of an indie Netflix, but lots to explore here without
buying a thing.
The Guardian
UK's excellent film site, updated regularly.
Internet Movie Database
Internet Movie Database is a great resource to consult for
anything movie related. It offers information about past and
present films, as well TV shows, awards, reviews films yet
to be released, and much more.
Onion AV Club
Film news, reviews, and insightful features.
Reel.com
Everything Hollywood movies all the time.
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes compiles reviews from over 100 reputable film
critics and then gives each film a "Fresh" or "Rotten"
rating based on majority's vote.
Just for Fun
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies
Hate a movie? Mr. Cranky did too. Read his amusing reviews
here.
Comingsoon.net
All trailers all the time. Get your preview fix here!
The 80's Movie Rewind
This site provides lots of information and links for hundreds
of your favorite 80's films.
Local Resources
Centerstage
Cinema Directory
Centerstage offers an alphabetical list of information for
local Chicagoland movie theaters.
Chicago
Reader
A site filled with Chicagoland showtimes, reviews, and more.
Lake
Theater
Showtimes for Oak Park's Lake Theater. Roger
Ebert
Read Ebert's renowned reviews here. | 
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