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Top
Ten Movies at the Library
Most requested movie titles at the Oak Park Public Library this
week: 7/12/2010
- It's Complicated
- Crazy Heart
- Invictus
- Avatar
- Shutter Island
- Book of Eli
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Blind Side
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- A Single Man
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
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.
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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