127 Hours (R)
30 Minutes or Less (R)
30 Rock: Season 5 (NR)
90210: Season 3 (2010) (NR)
Adjustment Bureau, The (PG-13)
Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse (2011) (NR)
All Good Things (R)
American, The (R)
Animal Kingdom (R)
Another Earth (PG-13) (catalog says blu-ray–we circulate the NON blu-ray disc)
Another Year (PG-13) (catalog says blu-ray–we circulate the NON blu-ray disc)
Apollo 18 (PG-13)
Art of Getting By, The (PG-13)
Arthur (2011) (PG-13)
Bad Teacher (R)
Barney’s Version (R) (catalog says blu-ray–we circulate the NON blu-ray disc)
Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13)
Beastly (PG-13)
Beaver, The (PG-13)
Bedlam: Season 1 (NR)
Beginners (R)
Being Human: Season 1 (NR)
Bellflower (R)
Bending All the Rules (NR)
Big Bang Theory, The: Season 4 (NR)
Big C, The: Season 1 (NR)
Big Love: Season 5 (NR)
Big Momma’s House: Like Father, Like Son (PG-13)
Biutiful (Spanish) (R)
Black Swan (R)
Blitz (R)
Bloodworth (R)
Blue Bloods: Season 1 (NR)
Blue Valentine (R)
Bones: Season 6 (NR)
Bored to Death: Season 2 (NR)
Borgias, The: Season 1 (NR)
Breaking Bad: Season 3 (NR)
Bridesmaids (Unrated)
Brighton Rock (NR)
Buried (R)
Burlesque (PG-13)
Burn Notice: Season 4 (NR)
Californication: Season 4 (NR)
Camelot: Season 1 (NR)
Cape, The: Complete Series
Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13)
Case 39 (R)
Case Histories (NR)
Castle: Season 3 (NR)
Catch .44 (R)
Catfish (PG-13)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (NF) (G)
Cedar Rapids (R)
Change-Up, The (R)
Chuck: Season 4 (NR)
Client List, The (NR)
Closer, The: Season 6 (NR)
Colombiana (Unrated)
Company Men, The (R)
Conan the Barbarian (2011) (R)
Conspirator, The (PG-13)
Conviction (R)
Country Strong (PG-13)
Covert Affairs: Season 1 (NR)
Cowboys and Aliens (PG-13)
Crazy on the Outside (PG-13)
Crazy, Stupid Love (PG-13)
Criminal Minds: Season 6 (NR)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior – Season 1 (NR)
Damages: Season 3 (NR)
Dark Blue: Season 1 (NR)
Debt, The (R)
Devil’s Double, The (R)
Dexter: Season 5 (NR)
Dilemma, The (PG-13)
Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13)
Doc Martin: The Movies (NR)
Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 2 (NR)
Doctor Who: The Movie (NR)
Drive Angry (R)
Due Date (R)
Dylan Dog - Dead Of Night (PG-13)
Eagle, The (PG-13)
Eastbound and Down: Season 2 (NR)
Easy A (PG-13)
Eat Pray Love (PG-13)
Entourage: Season 7 (NR)
Everwood: Season 4 (NR)
Every Day (R)
Fair Game (PG-13)
Everything Must Go (R)
Fast Five (Unrated)
Faster (R)
Fighter, The (R)
Final Destination 5 (R)
For Colored Girls (R)
Four Lions (R)
Friday Night Lights: Season 5 (NR)
Friends with Benefits (R)
Fright Night (2011) (R)
Fringe: Season 3 (NR)
Get Low (PG-13)
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, The (Swedish) (R)
Glee: Season 2 (NR)
Glee: The Concert Movie (NR)
Good Wife, The: Season 2 (NR)
Grace Card, The (PG-13)
Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The (NF) (PG-13)
Green Hornet, The (PG-13)
Green Lantern (PG-13)
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 7 (NR)
Hall Pass (R)
Hangover, Part II, The (R)
Hanna (PG-13)
Hawthorne: Season 2 (NR)
Heart Specialist, The (R)
Help, The (PG-13)
Hereafter (PG-13)
Horrible Bosses (R)
Hot in Cleveland: Season 2 (NR)
Hour, The (NR)
How Do You Know (PG-13)
How I Met Your Mother: Season 6 (NR)
Howl (NR)
Hung: Season 2 (NR)
I Am Number Four (PG-13)
I Love You Phillip Morris (R)
Illusionist, The (PG) (catalog says blu-ray–we circulate the NON blu-ray disc)
In a Better World (Danish) (R) (catalog says blu-ray–we circulate the NON blu-ray disc)
In Her Skin (NR)
In Plain Sight: Season 3 (NR)
In Treatment: Season 3 (NR)
Inception (PG-13)
Inside Job (NF) (PG-13)
Insidious (PG-13)
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (PG-13)
Jack Goes Boating (R)
Jackass 3 (Unrated)
Jane Eyre (2011) (PG-13)
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (NR)
Jumping The Broom (PG-13)
Just Go With It (PG-13)
Justified: Season 1 (NR)
Kennedys, The (2011) (NR)
Kill the Irishman (R)
King’s Speech, The (R)
Lark Rise to Candleford: Season 3 (NR)
Larry Crowne (PG-13)
Last Exorcism, The (PG-13)
Last Night (2010) (R)
Law and Order UK: Season 2 (NR)
Law and Order: Los Angeles – Complete Series (NR)
Let Me In (R)
Leverage: Season 3 (NR)
Lie to Me: Season 3 (NR)
Life As We Know It (PG-13)
Limitless (Unrated)
Lincoln Lawyer, The (R)
Little Fockers (PG-13)
Louie: Season 1
Love and Other Drugs (R)
Luther: 2 (tv series) (NR)
Machete (R)
Mad Men: Season 4 (NR)
Made in Dagenham (R)
Main Street (PG)
Mao’s Last Dancer (PG)
Margin Call (R)
Mechanic, The (R)
Meek’s Cutoff (PG)
MI:5 - Volume 9 (NR)
Middle Men (R)
Middle, The: Season 2 (NR)
Midnight in Paris (PG-13)
Midsomer Murders: Set 18 (NR)
Mike and Molly: Season 1 (NR)
Modern Family: Season 2 (NR)
Monte Carlo (PG)
Morning Glory (PG-13)
My Soul to Take (R)
NCIS: Season 8 (NR)
Never Let Me Go (R)
New Tricks: Season 5 (NR)
Next Three Days, The (PG-13)
Nikita: Season 1 (NR)
No Strings Attached (R)
Nowhere Boy (R)
N-Secure (R)
Nurse Jackie: Season 2 (NR)
Off the Map: Complete Series (NR)
One Day (PG-13)
Other Woman, The (R)
Our Idiot Brother (R)
Page One: Inside the New York Times (NF) (R)
Paranormal Activity 2 (Unrated)
Parenthood: Season 2 (NR)
Paul (Unrated)
Peep World (NR)
Pie in the Sky: Series 5 (NR)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13)
Poirot: Movie Collection 6 (NR)
Priest (2011) (PG-13)
Prohibition (Ken Burns) (NF) (NR)
Psych: Season 5 (NR)
Queer as Folk: Original UK Series (NR)
Rabbit Hole (PG-13)
Red (PG-13)
Red Riding Hood (PG-13)
Rescue Me: Season 6 (Final) (NR)
Resident Evil—Afterlife (R)
Resident, The (NR)
Ricky Gervais Show, The: Complete First Season (NR)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG-13)
Rite, The (PG-13)
Rizzoli and Isles: Season 1 (NR)
Romantics, The (PG-13)
Roommate, The (PG-13)
Royal Pains: Season 2 (NR)
Sanctum (R)
Sarah’s Key (French) (PG-13)
Saw: The Final Chapter (R)
Scream 4 (R)
Season of the Witch (PG-13)
Secretariat (PG)
Set Up (R)
Shameless: Season 1 (NR)
Simpsons, The: Season 14 (NR)
Skyline (PG-13)
Small Town Murder Songs (R)
Smallville: Season 10 (NR)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (PG-13)
Social Network, The (PG-13)
Something Borrowed (PG-13)
Somewhere (R)
Sons of Anarchy: Season 3 (NR)
Soul Surfer (PG)
Source Code (PG-13)
South Park: Season 14 (NR)
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (NR)
Stone (R)
Sucker Punch (PG-13)
Super (R)
Super 8 (PG-13)
Sympathy for Delicious (R)
Take Me Home Tonight (R)
Takers (PG-13)
Tempest, The (2010) (PG-13)
Thor (PG-13)
Touch of Frost: Season 15 (NR)
Tourist, The (PG-13)
Town, The (R)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG-13)
Tree of Life, The (PG-13) (catalog says blu-ray–we circulate the NON blu-ray disc)
Treme: Complete First Season (NR)
Trespass (2011) (R)
Trip, The (NR)
Tron: Legacy (PG)
True Blood: Season 3 (NR)
True Grit (2010) (PG-13)
Two and a Half Men: Season 8 (NR)
Two Mrs. Carrols, The (NR)
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family (PG-13)
United States of Tara, The: Season 3 (NR)
Unknown (PG-13)
Unstoppable (PG-13)
Upstairs, Downstairs (2010) (NR)
V: Season 2 (NR)
Vampire Diaries, The: Season 2 (NR)
Virginity Hit, The (R)
Waiting for Superman (NF) (PG)
Walking Dead, The: Season One (NR)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13)
Warrior (PG-13)
Warrior’s Way, The (R)
Water for Elephants (PG-13)
Weeds: Season 6 (NR)
Welcome to the Riley’s (R)
White Collar: Season 2 (NR)
Wild Target (PG-13)
Win Win (R)
Winter in Wartime (Dutch) (R) (catalog says blu-ray–we circulate the NON blu-ray disc)
Wish Me Luck: Series 3 (NR)
Wrecked (R)
X-Men: First Class (PG-13)
You Again (PG)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (R)
Your Highness (Unrated)
DVDs to Commemorate the 10 Year Anniversary of September 11, 2001
 | World Trade Center 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
Summer in Provence -- without leaving your home!
Summer in Provence sounds good to me. Since this year I cannot afford to go, I’m rewatching two of my favorite Provence films. If you are in the same boat as me (no money), try watching the South of France go by on your TV, rather than running up your credit card. Two films come to mind in particular that breathe new life into the Provence region of France…an area consumed with lavender, wine and the art of kicking back! Can anything be better than that?!?!?!
Both films are based on books by British native and Provence transplant Peter Mayle, a former ad man in London who, along with his wife, decides to retire early in a farmhouse in Provence’s Luberon region. Mayle began writing both fiction and nonfiction once in France and all of his books reflect the art of fun, sun and relaxation that Provence seems to have perfected.
Mayle’s most famous book, A Year in Provence, tells the story of his first months in Provence and what hurdles he and his wife had to overcome to adjust to French living. It was later made into a mini-series starring Inspector Morse’s John Thaw and is a true experience of the culture, people and general “soul” of the place. You get a true sense of the area, the people and the lifestyle that the French call La Dolce Vita…which means The Good Life. A Year in Provence is filled with the “air” of Provence…the images, the language, the smells, the culture, etc. This is a FUN time…there is something for everybody: scenery, humor, culture, beauty. How can you miss?!?!?!
A Good Year is based on a novel by Mayle about a London financial wizard who returns to Provence to sell the estate left to him by his late uncle. This film transported me to Provence…body, mind and spirit. It is a charming, fun-loving film that made me not only want to go to Provence, but wanted to buy a chateau and vineyard there for a permanent move. And of course, fall in love there. Will any of this happen? Probably not, but watching A Good Year will bring all of us about as close to those things as we’re ever going to get. This movie really brought the region and its people and its sense of romance alive. And when I say romance, I do not only mean love. I mean a romantic feel in the charm and the general air of the locale. Basically, the romance of life. In this story, the Russell Crowe character has a life with NO romance in London. He’s money-driven and career-obsessed. He even has lost touch with his expatriate uncle who had a winery in Provence where Crowe’s character used to vacation as a child. Why did he lose contact with the uncle? Well, because money and his job and his quest to be the best got in his way. After his uncle passes, he finds out the chateau has been left to him. Most people (myself, most definitely) would jump at the chance to live in France rent-free but, of course, this just gets in the Crowe’s character’s way in his pursuit of power. Once he gets there, though, it is another matter. And that’s pretty much the power Provence has over someone even as career-minded as Crowe. And it’s also pretty much the same power this film had over me.
So instead of heading to the airport, head to Niles to check out these titles that are set in a region in France that hopefully we will all visit one day. Until then…these movies will have to do!
Both films are based on books by British native and Provence transplant Peter Mayle, a former ad man in London who, along with his wife, decides to retire early in a farmhouse in Provence’s Luberon region. Mayle began writing both fiction and nonfiction once in France and all of his books reflect the art of fun, sun and relaxation that Provence seems to have perfected.
Mayle’s most famous book, A Year in Provence, tells the story of his first months in Provence and what hurdles he and his wife had to overcome to adjust to French living. It was later made into a mini-series starring Inspector Morse’s John Thaw and is a true experience of the culture, people and general “soul” of the place. You get a true sense of the area, the people and the lifestyle that the French call La Dolce Vita…which means The Good Life. A Year in Provence is filled with the “air” of Provence…the images, the language, the smells, the culture, etc. This is a FUN time…there is something for everybody: scenery, humor, culture, beauty. How can you miss?!?!?!
A Good Year is based on a novel by Mayle about a London financial wizard who returns to Provence to sell the estate left to him by his late uncle. This film transported me to Provence…body, mind and spirit. It is a charming, fun-loving film that made me not only want to go to Provence, but wanted to buy a chateau and vineyard there for a permanent move. And of course, fall in love there. Will any of this happen? Probably not, but watching A Good Year will bring all of us about as close to those things as we’re ever going to get. This movie really brought the region and its people and its sense of romance alive. And when I say romance, I do not only mean love. I mean a romantic feel in the charm and the general air of the locale. Basically, the romance of life. In this story, the Russell Crowe character has a life with NO romance in London. He’s money-driven and career-obsessed. He even has lost touch with his expatriate uncle who had a winery in Provence where Crowe’s character used to vacation as a child. Why did he lose contact with the uncle? Well, because money and his job and his quest to be the best got in his way. After his uncle passes, he finds out the chateau has been left to him. Most people (myself, most definitely) would jump at the chance to live in France rent-free but, of course, this just gets in the Crowe’s character’s way in his pursuit of power. Once he gets there, though, it is another matter. And that’s pretty much the power Provence has over someone even as career-minded as Crowe. And it’s also pretty much the same power this film had over me.So instead of heading to the airport, head to Niles to check out these titles that are set in a region in France that hopefully we will all visit one day. Until then…these movies will have to do!
SUPER SILLY SUMMER SALE on Film Punches during JULY!
For the entire month of July, come to any ADULT film program and receive TWO (that's 2!) punches on your Hollywood on Oakton punch card. WOW! What a deal!
Here are the THREE eligible July programs:
Sat., Jul. 2, 2-3:45pm -- The Switch (PG-13)
Thurs., Jul. 21, 2-4:10pm -- Hereafter (PG-13) (Closed Captioned)
Thurs., Jul. 28, 2-4:30pm -- Housefull (Not Rated) 2010 (In Hindi with English subtitles)
To get a Hollywood on Oakton punch card, just show up at any of NPLD's film programs and we will start you off!
Here are the THREE eligible July programs:
Sat., Jul. 2, 2-3:45pm -- The Switch (PG-13)
Thurs., Jul. 21, 2-4:10pm -- Hereafter (PG-13) (Closed Captioned)
Thurs., Jul. 28, 2-4:30pm -- Housefull (Not Rated) 2010 (In Hindi with English subtitles)To get a Hollywood on Oakton punch card, just show up at any of NPLD's film programs and we will start you off!
Summer movies @ Niles Library!
New Releases (NR)
The King’s Speech
Sat., Jun. 4, 2-4pm R
The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
The King’s Speech
Thurs., Jun. 16, 2-4pm R
The Switch
Sat., Jul. 2, 2-3:45pm PG-13
Kassie, despite her best friend Wally's objections, decides to have a baby with a little help from a sperm donor. Unbeknownst to her, a last-minute switch isn't discovered until seven years later.
Hereafter
Thurs., Jul. 21, 2-4:10pm PG-13
George has a connection to the afterlife as a result of a childhood illness. Marie has a near-death experience. Marcus loses the person closest to him. Each is forever changed by what they believe exists in the hereafter.
Closed Captioned
Black Swan
Sat., Aug. 6, 2-3:50pm R
A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City Swan Lake
The Tourist
Thurs., Aug. 18, 2-3:45pm PG-13
During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, Frank finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with Elise. Their romance quickly evolves as they find themselves thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Closed Captioned
International Film Series (NR)
Housefull
Thurs., Jul. 28, 2-4:30pm 2010, Not Rated
Aarush is the world's unluckiest man. He believes his bad luck can vanish if he finds true love. In his quest for love, one lie leads to another resulting in total chaos and mayhem. (In Hindi with English subtitles)
Bradford International Film Festival!
While I was on vacation recently, I attended the first days of the Bradford International Film Festival (BIFF) in Bradford, UK in the Yorkshire region of England. The festival is sponsored by and held at the National Media Museum…which is one of the most visited museums in England outside of London. Bradford itself has always been known for film…causing UNESCO to give Bradford the first “UNESCO City of Film” designation. How did I find out about this relatively small festival? Well, one of my favorite travelogue books is Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson, where Bryson tours his adopted homeland of Great Britain one more time before he moves back to America. In Notes, Bryson talks of stopping in Bradford and checking out the only Cinerama screen in all of Europe. Being both an Anglophile and a film lover, I just had to do more research on this place! Cinerama, for all of those who are not film obsessed, was the three-camera mega-widescreen process developed in the 1950s to compete with the television market. In the early 1950s, movie producers were losing millions and millions to television…meaning why should people go to the movies anymore since they had this great new medium of TV right in their homes? So, Hollywood answered by giving the public something TV could never provide (today’s widescreen TVs try but are still not even close)… MAMMOTH SCREENS and the widest pictures ever imaginable. Now, I know we have IMAX and even Omnimax now but still, Cinerama was superior. Wikipedia describes this MUCH better than I ever could.
Ok, I digress…basically what all of that means is that I HAD to check Bradford out. When I found out they had an annual film festival, I knew one year I would have to go. So, I did.
Held in March since 1994, the BIFF is not “international” in the same sense as Cannes or Venice or Toronto. I mean they show foreign films like the big festivals do, but there is little media coverage, very few people from abroad (I felt like the token American…not counting the few American filmmakers and dignitaries that were there), and the big celebrity names are limited to the award recipients, instead of the attendees (this year, Claire Bloom and Terry Gilliam were honored). But, regardless of that, it was still an excellent festival. I saw foreign films, documentaries, Canadian films, and many British films. Most of the films were independents that might not make it to the Chicagoland area.
I would estimate that about only 20% of the new releases I saw will have a snowball’s chance of making it to the Chicagoland area…even on DVD. The others are VERY, very small films with limited budgets and limited releases. And this is why film festivals are key: at festivals, small films have a chance to been seen and noticed and even to thrive.
Would I go again? YES…in a heartbeat. Mostly because during my five days in Bradford, I never did get a chance to see a Cinerama film, which was my initial reason for wanting to come here. Oh well, I will just have to go back!
Ok, I digress…basically what all of that means is that I HAD to check Bradford out. When I found out they had an annual film festival, I knew one year I would have to go. So, I did.
Held in March since 1994, the BIFF is not “international” in the same sense as Cannes or Venice or Toronto. I mean they show foreign films like the big festivals do, but there is little media coverage, very few people from abroad (I felt like the token American…not counting the few American filmmakers and dignitaries that were there), and the big celebrity names are limited to the award recipients, instead of the attendees (this year, Claire Bloom and Terry Gilliam were honored). But, regardless of that, it was still an excellent festival. I saw foreign films, documentaries, Canadian films, and many British films. Most of the films were independents that might not make it to the Chicagoland area.
I would estimate that about only 20% of the new releases I saw will have a snowball’s chance of making it to the Chicagoland area…even on DVD. The others are VERY, very small films with limited budgets and limited releases. And this is why film festivals are key: at festivals, small films have a chance to been seen and noticed and even to thrive.
Would I go again? YES…in a heartbeat. Mostly because during my five days in Bradford, I never did get a chance to see a Cinerama film, which was my initial reason for wanting to come here. Oh well, I will just have to go back!
8th Annual Niles Oscar Night!
Thank you to all of our loyal Oscar fans for making our 8th Oscar night at the NPLD a rousing success! The show might have lagged some in places, but the ever-devoted fans persevered and had a fabulous time!
A special SHOUT OUT of THANKS to the Friends of the Niles Library for donating our fabulous door prizes and contest prizes!
See you all again next year for the 84th Annual Academy Awards!!!!!!!!!
A special SHOUT OUT of THANKS to the Friends of the Niles Library for donating our fabulous door prizes and contest prizes!
See you all again next year for the 84th Annual Academy Awards!!!!!!!!!
Winners and Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards
Actor in a Leading Role
* Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role
* Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role
* Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role
* Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Animated Feature Film
“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
“How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
Art Direction
* “Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“Inception”
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
“The King’s Speech”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
“True Grit”
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Cinematography
* “Inception” Wally Pfister
“Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
“The King’s Speech” Danny Cohen
“The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
“True Grit” Roger Deakins
Costume Design
* “Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King’s Speech” Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest” Sandy Powell
“True Grit” Mary Zophres
Directing
* “The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
“Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” David O. Russell
“The Social Network” David Fincher
“True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Documentary (Feature)
* “Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
“Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
“Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
“Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Documentary (Short Subject)
* “Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
“Killing in the Name” Jed Rothstein
“Poster Girl” Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block
“Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
“The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Film Editing
* “The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
“Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
“The Fighter” Pamela Martin
“The King’s Speech” Tariq Anwar
“127 Hours” Jon Harris
Foreign Language Film
* “In a Better World” Denmark
“Biutiful” Mexico
“Dogtooth” Greece
“Incendies” Canada
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria
Makeup
* “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
“Barney’s Version” Adrien Morot
“The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
Music (Original Score)
* “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
“Inception” Hans Zimmer
“The King’s Speech” Alexandre Desplat
“127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
Music (Original Song)
* “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″ Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
Best Picture
* “The King’s Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
“Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
“Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
“The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
“127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
“The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
“True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“Winter’s Bone” Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
* “The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
“Day & Night” Teddy Newton
“The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
“Let’s Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe
“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois
Short Film (Live Action)
* “God of Love” Luke Matheny
“The Confession” Tanel Toom
“The Crush” Michael Creagh
“Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
“Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Sound Editing
* “Inception” Richard King
“Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
“Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
“Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Mixing
* “Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
“The King’s Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
“Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
“The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Visual Effects
* “Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
“Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
“Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell
“Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
* “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
“127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
“Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Winter’s Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Writing (Original Screenplay)
* “The King’s Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler
* “Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
* “The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* “Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
* “The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
OSCAR Night!
Well, the show was OK — not great, but not awful. All in all, I would say that James Franco will NEVER be asked back — though Anne Hathaway might, since she seemed excited to be there. Franco seemed to be back in NYC in school rather than on one of the greatest stages in the world. I have been to the Kodak Theater in Hollywood myself and even took a tour. We were able, on the tour, to stand on the stage and look out to the seats like Franco and Hathaway did on Sunday night. No, the Kodak was not all glitzed and glammed up like it was Sunday, but I still felt that it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Also, I have held an Oscar — not at the Kodak but at the Shops at North Bridge on Michigan Avenue. The lavish mall, where the Nordstroms is, holds an annual venue where people can come and get their picture taken with an actual Oscar statue. They also ha
ve photos from some of the previous ceremonies and other information on the awards. It’s like a mini-Academy Awards museum for filmies around the Chicagoland area! It was a blast. So, even though I probably will never hold an Oscar up on the stage of the Kodak Theater, I can at least say I have been there, done that…though in two different cities and two different years!
ve photos from some of the previous ceremonies and other information on the awards. It’s like a mini-Academy Awards museum for filmies around the Chicagoland area! It was a blast. So, even though I probably will never hold an Oscar up on the stage of the Kodak Theater, I can at least say I have been there, done that…though in two different cities and two different years!
BAFTA winners and nominees!
The British Academy
ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
CHRISTOPHER LEE
OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA
THE HARRY POTTER FILMS
BEST FILM
THE KING’S SPEECH Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
BLACK SWAN Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin
INCEPTION Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan
THE SOCIAL NETWORK Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Céan Chaffin
TRUE GRIT Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
THE KING’S SPEECH Tom Hooper, David Seidler, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin
127 HOURS Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, Christian Colson, John Smithson
ANOTHER YEAR Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe
FOUR LIONS Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Mark Herbert, Derrin Schlesinger
MADE IN DAGENHAM Nigel Cole, William Ivory, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
FOUR LIONS Chris Morris (Director/Writer)
THE ARBOR Clio Barnard (Director), Tracy O’Riordan (Producer)
EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP Banksy (Director), Jaimie D’Cruz (Producer)
MONSTERS Gareth Edwards (Director/Writer)
SKELETONS Nick Whitfield (Director/Writer)
DIRECTOR
THE SOCIAL NETWORK David Fincher
127 HOURS Danny Boyle
BLACK SWAN Darren Aronofsky
INCEPTION Christopher Nolan
THE KING’S SPEECH Tom Hooper
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
THE KING’S SPEECH David Seidler
BLACK SWAN Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, John McLaughlin
THE FIGHTER Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson
INCEPTION Christopher Nolan
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE SOCIAL NETWORK Aaron Sorkin
127 HOURS Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
TOY STORY 3 Michael Arndt
TRUE GRIT Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Søren Stærmose, Niels Arden Oplev
BIUTIFUL Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira
I AM LOVE Luca Guadagnino, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Marco Morabito, Massimiliano Violante
OF GODS AND MEN Xavier Beauvois, Pascal Caucheteux, Etienne Comar
THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES Mariela Besuievsky, Juan José Campanella
ANIMATED FILM
TOY STORY 3 Lee Unkrich
DESPICABLE ME Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
LEADING ACTOR
COLIN FIRTH The King’s Speech
JAVIER BARDEM Biutiful
JEFF BRIDGES True Grit
JESSE EISENBERG The Social Network
JAMES FRANCO 127 Hours
LEADING ACTRESS
NATALIE PORTMAN Black Swan
ANNETTE BENING The Kids Are All Right
JULIANNE MOORE
NOOMI RAPACE The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
HAILEE STEINFELD True Grit
SUPPORTING ACTOR
GEOFFREY RUSH The King’s Speech
CHRISTIAN BALE The Fighter
ANDREW GARFIELD The Social Network
PETE POSTLETHWAITE The Town
MARK RUFFALO The Kids Are All Right
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
HELENA BONHAM CARTER The King’s Speech
AMY ADAMS The Fighter
BARBARA HERSHEY Black Swan
LESLEY MANVILLE Another Year
MIRANDA RICHARDSON
ORIGINAL MUSIC
THE KING’S SPEECH Alexandre Desplat
127 HOURS AR Rahman
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON John Powell
INCEPTION Hans Zimmer
CINEMATOGRAPHY
TRUE GRIT Roger Deakins
127 HOURS Anthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak
BLACK SWAN Matthew Libatique
INCEPTION Wally Pfister
THE KING’S SPEECH Danny Cohen
EDITING
THE SOCIAL NETWORK Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter
127 HOURS Jon Harris
BLACK SWAN Andrew Weisblum
INCEPTION Lee Smith
THE KING’S SPEECH Tariq Anwar
PRODUCTION DESIGN
INCEPTION Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat
BLACK SWAN Thérèse DePrez, Tora Peterson
THE KING’S SPEECH Eve Stewart, Judy Farr
TRUE GRIT Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh
COSTUME DESIGN
BLACK SWAN Amy Westcott
THE KING’S SPEECH Jenny Beavan
MADE IN DAGENHAM Louise Stjernsward
TRUE GRIT Mary Zophres
SOUND
INCEPTION Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick
127 HOURS Glenn Freemantle, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Steven C Laneri, Douglas Cameron
BLACK SWAN Ken Ishii, Craig Henighan, Dominick Tavella
THE KING’S SPEECH John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen
TRUE GRIT Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F Kurland, Douglas Axtell
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
INCEPTION Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb
BLACK SWAN Dan Schrecker, Henrik Fett, Michael Capton, William ‘Brad’ Kalinoski
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Aithadi, Christian Manz
TOY STORY 3 Guido Quaroni, Michael Fong, David Ryu
MAKE UP; HAIR
BLACK SWAN Judy Chin, Geordie Sheffer
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin, Nick Dudman
THE KING’S SPEECH Frances Hannon
MADE IN DAGENHAM Lizzie Yianni Georgiou
SHORT ANIMATION
THE EAGLEMAN STAG Michael Please
MATTER FISHER David Prosser
THURSDAY Matthias Hoegg
SHORT FILM
UNTIL THE RIVER RUNS RED Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis
CONNECT Samuel Abrahams, Beau Gordon
LIN Piers Thompson, Simon Hessel
RITE Michael Pearce, Ross McKenzie, Paul Welsh
TURNING Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Alison Sterling, Kat Armour-Brown
THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
TOM HARDY
GEMMA ARTERTON
ANDREW GARFIELD
AARON JOHNSON
EMMA STON
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