DVDs to Commemorate the 10 Year Anniversary of September 11, 2001




World Trade Center
World Trade Center
By Stone, Oliver
2008-02 - Paramount Home Video
0097361199542 Check Our Catalog

World Trade Center is a film about heroism and the best in all of us, raves Good Morning Americas Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen through the eyes of the survivors, their families and their rescuers. …More


United 93
United 93
By Greengrass, Paul
2008-01 - Universal Home Video
9781417083053 Check Our Catalog

A drama that tells the story of the passengers and crew, their families on the ground and the flight controllers who watched in dawning horror as United Airlines Flight 93 became the fourth hijacked plane on the day of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil: September 11, 2001. United 93 recreates the doomed trip in actual time, from takeoff to hijacking to the realization by those onboard that their plane was part of a coordinated attack unfolding on the ground beneath them. The film attempts to understand the abject fear and courageous decisions of those who--over the course of just 90 minutes--transformed from a random assembly of disconnected strangers into bonded allies who confronted an unthinkable situation. …More


The Guys
The Guys
By Simpson, Jim
2004-01 - Universal Home Video
0783280335 Check Our Catalog

In the aftermath of 9/11, a fire captain who lost eight men in the World Trade Center collapse, turns to an editor to write his men's eulogies as he deals with the pain of their loss. …More


102 Minutes That Changed America
102 Minutes That Changed America
By
2008-10 - A & E Home Video
0733961144635 Check Our Catalog

New York City, September 11, 2001. The morning everything changed. 102 minutes passed between the first plane's impact into World Trade Center One and the tower's ultimate collapse. In that time, people around New York experienced a range of emotions. Despite the horror and the incomprehensibility of what was happening, many knew, somehow, that they had a unique responsibility to record what they saw. They reached for their cameras. This unprecedented documentary special joins hundreds of pieces of their footage and audiotape into a single, seamless historical record. It is an intensely personal perspective of the tragedy, communicating for the first time that morning's events, as they were experienced by people around New York. It is an evocative, authentic and reverential memorial to one of the most cataclysmic events in world history. The film is followed by I-Witness to 9/11, an 18-minute documentary short featuring nine of the stories behind these unforgettable images and sounds. …More


The 11th of September: Moyers in Conversation
The 11th of September: Moyers in Conversation
By A & E Home Video
2002-01 - New Video Group
0767044835 Check Our Catalog

Just hours after the attacks on America, award-winning journalist Bill Moyers began a unique dialogue with an unparalleled and diverse group of guests. Instead of dwelling on the horrific images imprinted indelibly in our minds, these poised and clear voices provided perspective and soothed a wounded, yet resilient, nation. Intimate and timeless, "The 11th of September: Bill Moyers in Conversation is both a snapshot of our nation's reactions on 9/11, and a testament to the indomitable human spirit for all time. A portion of all proceeds will go to the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefits Fund. …More


Saint of 9/11
Saint of 9/11
By Holsten, Glenn
Narrated by McKellan, Ian
2007-08 - Virgil Films and Entertai
0829567041024 Check Our Catalog

THE SPIRIT OF A GAY PRIEST, FATHER MYCHAL JUDGE, IS CELEBRATED IN THIS UPLIFTING & POIGNANT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE COMPASSIONATE CHAPLAIN OF THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO RUSH TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ON SEPTMEBER 11, 2001. …More


Twin Towers
Twin Towers
By Port, Bill Guttentag Rober
Director Guttentag, Bill
Director Port, Robert David
2004-10 - Universal Home Video
9781417038039 Check Our Catalog

TWO BROTHERS, ONE A FIREFIGHTER, ONE A POLICE OFFICER, ARE REMEMBERED FOR THEIR BRAVERY IN NEW YORK CITY ON SEPTEMBER 11. …More


WTC: The First 24 Hours
WTC: The First 24 Hours
By Sauret, Etienne
2002-06 - New Video Group
9780767047814 Check Our Catalog

Beginning with the horrifying image of the north tower on fire and ending with the haunting pictures of a debris-covered lower Manhattan the following day. This documents Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 with raw and powerful honesty. …More

Happy Birthday to HITCHCOCK!


Sir Hitchcock

Happy Birthday to the best film director ever (my opinion, of course)...Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Born in Leytonstone, London, England on August 13, 1899. Come into the library to check out the films by The Master of Suspense on DVD!   
Cheers, Hitch!!!!!!!!