May, 2021 Archive

As Summer approaches, it's time again for visiting local farmers markets. Just imagine all that fresh produce, as well as cheeses, meats, and hand-crafted items! To see a list of markets in the Western Suburbs, click on the following link:  FarmersMarkets2021 [...]

The 2014 movie Selma (DVD DRAMA SEL) follows the story of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the period leading up to, and culminating in, the voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. This film was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and also… [...]

For a view of dystopian society, today’s movie offering is Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam in 1985. The story revolves around Sam Lowry, a low-level government employee in a bureaucratic society, and his hunt for a woman who comes to him in his dreams. When he finds her to be a real person, he follows… [...]

Today we visit the Young Adult realm where we witness the convergence of young love and music. First up is Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (DVD COMEDY NIC). Nick is reeling from a breakup with his girlfriend when he sees her at a club with a new guy. That same night he meets Norah, a… [...]

Now for something lighter! Trainwreck (DVD COMEDY TRA) is a 2015 romantic-comedy about a 23 year old hard-drinking party girl who is living by the words of her father: “monogamy is not realistic.” She does not want to be pinned down to just one man, but when she interviews a sports doctor for the men’s… [...]

The 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave (DVD DRAMA TWE) is the true story of Solomon Northup, based on his 1853 memoir. Northup, a free African American man living in Saratoga Springs, New York, works as a farmer and a violinist. When two white men offer him work playing the violin, he travels with them… [...]

As we get close to Halloween, here are a couple of classics to scare and entertain you. For the movie we go to the 1931 Tod Browning film Dracula (DVD HORROR DRA), starring Bela Lugosi in the titular role. Count Dracula travels from Transylvania to London with a man named Renfield, who has been put… [...]

This week’s movie suggestion is 28 Days Later (DVD HORROR TWE), a 2002 film directed by Danny Boyle. It follows Jim, who awakens from a coma in a London hospital to find the hospital and the city deserted. He meets up with a few survivors who explained that a virus has spread amongst the majority… [...]

Have you ever watched a movie and wondered, “Is there a book that is similar in subject matter that I can read to get more out of the experience?” Wonder no longer! In the coming weeks we'll post a TV show or movie you may have seen, paired with a related book owned by the… [...]