Forthcoming Feature Films

October 19, 2010

I have a friend coming to visit this weekend. She called me up last night, and asked if I wanted to see a movie when she gets here. I said sure, and then stopped to think about the last movie I saw in a theater. Sadly, I can’t remember what or when that was! I always see trailers for upcoming movies that look awesome, and then miss them when they’re actually in the theater.

Fortunately, I know I can always rely on the library to help me out. MCPL gets all the latest movies on DVD as soon as they are released, and I can check them out for a week for free. I don’t even have to try to remember what movies I’ve missed to look them up in the catalog, because there is this super handy feature in the search menu called Forthcoming Titles under which I can find Feature Films. This list includes all the newest movies that are in the catalog, even though they aren’t out on DVD yet. So, I can get on the hold list for movies right away. If you haven’t used this feature before, use it now! Seriously, it’s a gold mine.

Some movies I missed in the theater (or just want to see again as soon as they’re released), and am now on the hold list for (that you might like, too):

Grown-Ups, PG-13, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Inception, PG-13, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ellen Page. In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date, Inception.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, PG-13, starring Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf. As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, PG-13, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. As a string of mysterious killings grips Seattle, Bella, whose high school graduation is fast approaching, is forced to choose between her love for vampire Edward and her friendship with werewolf Jacob.

~Erin D.