The film that swept the Academy Awards this year with five Oscars (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Score, and Best Costume Design) was an anachronism in our age of big-budget, CGI-laden blockbusters: The Artist, a black-and-white silent film.
I am well aware that most of you (myself included) are champing at the bit while waiting for this weekend's release of The Hunger Games. I expect that The Hunger Games (and the sequels) will go down in history as one of the great SF/fantasy film franchises of all time: up there with the Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter films. But for me, the SF cinema event of 2012 will be the June 8th release of Ridley Scott's Prometheus.
What a great find! I picked this movie to watch because it starred Robert Redford. What a hunk! I wasn’t optimistic that this would be a movie I could watch all the way through. Boy, was I wrong. Tennessee Williams is an awesome storyteller, and with a dynamic duo like Robert Redford and Natalie Wood, this is a must see movie. It was also great to see Charles Bronson and William Blake in their younger days. I was hoping for a happy ending, but alas, it was not to be.
The other day I was helping two customers who had familiar accents. Taking a rare chance, I asked if they were from the Dominican Republic. That’s the D.R. for those familiar with the place, the food, and most of all, the wonderful people.
The Dome Theater is a one-of-a-kind visual experience, featuring an inflatable room and using the latest in fish-eye technology to create a totally immersive experience that rivals IMAX. Movies will be shown throughout the day and last an average of 30 minutes. Tickets for each show are $1. Tickets go on sale May 25 and must be purchased at the branch.
One of the many reasons I love working at the Library is when customers come in raving that I’ve just got to see that movie or read this book that they just finished.
