Flick Picks 10/15

New This Week!

ENTERTAINMENT: On an island off of New England, two 12 year olds fall in love and decide to run away in Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson's latest quirky comic film. Some Anderson regulars return and there are some new faces as well in a cast that includes Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton and Edward Norton. Critics are calling it his best film, which is amazing considering that he has created other fabulous films including Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited. We've got it on DVD and Blu-ray.

Our other big releases this week include that madcap group of exotic animals that return to wreak havoc in Europe in Madagascar 3. And speaking of wreaking havoc, Adam Sandler returns home to meet (and corrupt) his son Andy Sandberg in That's My Boy. Finally, if you're looking for something a little bit out of the mainstream, Last Ride stars the talented Hugo Weaving as a father who is forced to take his 10 year old son on the run after committing a heinous crime.

SERIES: There's only one American series coming out on DVD this week but it's a biggie. Yes, Don Draper and crew return for more retro fun in season 5 of Mad Men.

SUBTITLED: The Forgiveness of Blood is about a carefree Albanian teenager who becomes involved in a village dispute that threatens his life. Also, another great, unusual French thriller arrives in Nobody Else But You, which tells the story of an author's attempt to uncover the truth behind a local beauty's suicide.

PERFORMING ARTS: Director Jonathan Demme captures introspective interviews and solo live performances in Neil Young: Journeys.

You can find all of our new and forthcoming DVDs in Bibliocommons!

Remembering the Holocaust

On Sunday, October 21st at 3:00 at we will be screening the film Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home, which tells about the last generation of Holocaust survivors in Chicago. We have a number of outstanding, powerful documentaries about Holocaust survivors in our collection that are also worth your time.

• Last Stop Kew Gardens profiles an area in the heart of New York City that became the American home for Holocaust survivors.
• Shanghai Ghetto is the story of thousands of Jews who escaped the Nazis by heading to Shanghai.
• Steal a Pencil for Me shows how a concentration camp prisoner attempts to keep his emotional strength by writing love letters.
• A Small Act tells of a Holocaust survivor who became a sponsor of a young Kenyan student.
• Into the Arms of Strangers is about the 10,000 children rescued from the Holocaust and brought to Great Britain.

There are many more well made Holocaust documentaries available in Bibliocommons.