Albert Lea Public Library

New Releases in Nonfiction DVDs

New releases in nonfiction DVDs . . . there's something for everyone!:

• TypeFace
• Swamp People
• Ancient Aliens
• Crips and Bloods
• Ocean Odyssey
• Amazing, Easy to Learn Card Tricks
• Amazing, Easy to Learn Magic Tricks
• The Duel

And so many more!

Today in history--July 15th

On this day in 1988, Die Hard, an action film starring Bruce Willis as wisecracking New York City cop John McClane, opens in theaters across the United States. A huge box-office hit, the film established Willis as a movie star and spawned three sequels. Die Hard also became Hollywood shorthand for describing the plot of other actions films, as in “Speed is Die Hard on a bus.”

Check out Die Hard and all the sequels at the Library.

On this day in history...June 16th

In 1960, the thriller Psycho premiered and millions of filmgoers began avoiding the shower.  Check out Alfred Hitchcock, the Masterpiece Collection at the Library.  It contains The trouble with Harry, the Man who knew too much, Vertigo and Psycho.

New DVDs!

Hot new DVD releases:

• No Strings Attached
• How Do You Know
• The Green Hornet
• Casino Jack
• The King's Speech
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
• Country Strong
• Gulliver's Travels
• Little Fockers
• Tron: Legacy
• I Love You Phillip Morris

New - Nonfiction DVDs!

Just in! New items added to the Nonfiction DVD collection:

• The Colonization of North America: The Early Settlements Collection (970.02 Col)
• Lafayette: The Last Hero (973.309 Laf)
• Circus (791.3 Cir)
• The Incredible Human Journey (591.38 Inc)
• Cuba: The Accidental Eden (917.291 Cub)
• Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions - Europe Tour (914.04 Bur)
• The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt (921 Ros)

New Nonfiction DVDs

New in the Nonfiction DVD collection:

• Ancient Aliens (Season 1, Season 2)
• Monster Quest (New Seasons)
• How the Earth was Made (Season 1, Season 2)
• Gangland (New Seasons!)
• Earthquake in the Heartland
• Native American Legends
• Black Blizzard

See It Now

See It Now: Freeborn County Memories of World War II is a collection of interviews featuring memories of World War II. This collection is available on DVD for checkout at the Information Library. Podcasts are also available for downloading and viewing at See It Now at www.seeitnow.libsyn.com. If you or someone you know has memories to share about WWII events please pick up an application at the Albert Lea Public Library or at the Freeborn County Historical Museum, Library & Village. This project was a partnership between ALPL and FCHMLV.

New DVDs

Here are some of the new DVDs we have at the Library.  Apart from these titles, we also have a large selection of Children's, Fiction and Non-fiction DVDs.

Tooth Fairy- PG
Extraordinary Measures- PG
*Leap Year- PG
*Fantastic Mr. Fox- PG
The Spy Next Door- PG
*Avatar- PG-13
*Blind Side- PG-13
*Valentine's Day- PG-13
Dear John- PG-13
Invictus- PG-13
Nine- PG-13
Men Who Stare at Goats- R
*Crazy Heart- R
*It's Complicated- R
Bad Lieutenant- R
*The Messenger- R
The Road- R

Coming Soon:
Percy Jackson- PG
Alice in Wonderland- PG
When in Rome- PG-13
Remember Me- PG-13
Book of Eli- R
Green Zone- R
Unthinkable- R
Hot Tub Time Machine- R
She's Out of My League- R
Last Station- R
Brooklyn's Finest- R
Wolman- R
Shutter Island- R
Edge of Darkness- R
Crazies- R

*Bloggers Faves- April, Cindy and Michelle thought these were worth watching!

Crazy Heart (DVD)

Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal, is about a whiskey-soaked country singer, Bad Blake, who's down on his luck and singing in every little joint on the road that'll have him. He meets Jean (Gyllenhaal) when she tries to interview him when he's on the road. Romance ensues . . . but really what good can come of a single mom of a four-year-old falling in love with 57-year-old Bad Blake? The story is solid enough but it is Jeff Bridges' acting that will enthall you. Never over-the-top and always believable, you will be hoping against hope for a happy ending for this sad, messed up cowboy.

The Best of Lidia (DVD)

Craving homecooking Italian-style? The Best of Lidia, a PBS series, will hit the spot. Part travel series, part chitchat and all about food the series is a great way to increase your cooking repetiore. Find it at 641.5945 Bes in the Information Library. Buon appetito!

Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?

It seems that with organic food becoming more available, its becoming more of an opportunity to ask (and want to know the answer) about how our food is processed, where it comes from.

If this is a topic that intrigues you, you might enjoy:

Food, Inc (DVD/338.19 Foo)

The Town that Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food by Ben Hewitt (338.1 Hew)

Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals by Jamie Oliver (641.5 Oli)

Food Matters by Mark Bittman (613.2 Bit)

Food Rules by Michael Pollan (613.2 Pol)

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (641.097 Kin)

New DVDs

Here are some of the new DVDs we have at the Library.  Apart from these titles, we also have a large selection of Children's, Fiction and Non-fiction DVDs.

*The Princess and the Frog- G
Planet 51- PG
*Astro Boy- PG
*Old Dogs- PG
Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel- PG
*Sherlock Holmes- PG-13
An Education- PG-13
New Moon- PG-13
2012- PG-13
*Did you Hear About the Morgans?- PG-13
Vampire's Assistant- PG-13
The Box- PG-13
*Love Happens- PG-13
*Time Travelers Wife- PG-13
*Everybody's Fine- PG-13
Up in the Air- R
*Precious- R
Law Abiding Citizen- R
Informant- R
A Serious Man- R

Coming Soon:
Blind Side
Avatar
Lovely Bones
Crazy Heart
Brothers
Men Who Stare at Goats
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Where the Wild Things Are

*Bloggers Faves- April, Cindy and Michelle thought these were worth watching!

Here are some of the new DVDs we have at the Library.  Apart from these titles, we also have a large selection of Children's, Fiction and Non-fiction DVDs.

*The Princess and the Frog- G
Planet 51- PG
*Astro Boy- PG
*Old Dogs- PG
Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel- PG
*Sherlock Holmes- PG-13
An Education- PG-13
New Moon- PG-13
2012- PG-13
*Did you Hear About the Morgans?- PG-13
Vampire's Assistant- PG-13
The Box- PG-13
*Love Happens- PG-13
*Time Travelers Wife- PG-13
*Everybody's Fine- PG-13
Up in the Air- R
*Precious- R
Law Abiding Citizen- R
Informant- R
A Serious Man- R

Coming Soon:
Blind Side
Avatar
Lovely Bones
Crazy Heart
Brothers
Men Who Stare at Goats
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Where the Wild Things Are

*Bloggers Faves- April, Cindy and Michelle thought these were worth watching!

New Nonfiction DVDs (March 2010)

New nonfiction videos and documentaries:

• Punkin Chunkin (DVD/790.15 Pun)
• A Girl's Life with Rachel Simmons (DVD/302.54 Gir)
• China's Forbidden City (DVD 915.1 Chi)
• The Firm Body Sculpting System 2: Complete Aerobics & Weight Training (DVD/613.72 Fir)
• The Life of Mammals Hosted by David Attendborough (DVD/599 Lif)
• More Than Sad: Teen Depression (DVD/616.85 Mor)

Learning a new craft? How about a video . . .

If you are a visual person and books just quite don't do it when you are trying to learn a new craft, why not check out the craft section of the Albert Lea Public Library's nonfiction DVD collection. We have videos to help you learn how to knit, crochet, cook, quilt and more.

Then She Found Me (DVD)

Then She Found Me is Helen Hunt's directing debut which stars herself and Bette Midler as the leading roles. Then She Found Me is about April Ebner, a grown woman, who is trying to start a family with her husband when he abandons her for another woman. Her adoptive mother then dies and April finds herself at loose ends and her life is falling apart.

Her life starts to turn around when she suddenly encounters her birth mother (played by Midler) and is wooed by one of her students fathers (played by Colin Firth) who is recovering from a broken heart as well.

Then She Found Me is a definate tearjerker but it is worth the tissues.