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Feature Films
Alvin and the chipmunks
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2008.
Struggling songwriter Dave Seville opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. When they become overnight music sensations, a greedy record producer tries to exploit the 'boys.' Now Dave must use a little human ingenuity and a lot of 'munk mischief to get his furry family back before it's too late.
Monson Video - DVD ALVIN
A call girl
[New York] : Film Movement, c2010.
A Call girl: A 23-year-old Slovenia girl went to the capital from a small town. She worked as a call girl but when a politician, a caller died from his heart attack, the call girl confronted fear, guilt and desperation. Her small town became her refuge. Honored: a unsent letter from her dead soldier husband in Iraq interrupted a young woman's isolation.
Monson Video - DVD CALL
Christmas in Connecticut
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2005.
A famous food writer lies about living on a farm, raising her children and being a good cook. In reality she is an unmarried New Yorker who can't boil an egg. When her editor says she will spend Christmas with a heroic sailor, her job is on the line.
Monson Video - DVD CHRISTMAS
Couples retreat
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2010].
Following failed attempts to conceive, Jason and Cynthia are contemplating divorce. In an effort to save their marriage, they book a vacation to a couples therapy retreat, called Eden. To save money they encourage their friends to join them, claiming that their friends can enjoy the party activities and not take part in the therapy. Reluctantly their friends, Dave and Ronnie, Joey and Lucy, and recently divorced Shane and his girlfriend Trudy agree. Upon their arrival to Eden they are sent to the west side of the island, but Joey learns that the east side of the island hosts a singles resort. After their first therapy session all four couples learn they have problems with their relationships. Later, Shane runs into his ex-wife, who admits she still loves him.
Monson Video - DVD COUPLES
Everybody's fine
[United States] : Miramax Films, [2010].
When Frank Goode's grown children cancel a family reunion, the recent widower sets off on a cross-country journey to reconnect with each of them. A family separated by physical and emotional distance finds a way to come together.
Monson Video - DVD EVERYBODY'S
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2010].
Mr. and Mrs. Fox live a happy home life underground with their eccentric son Ash. Mr. Fox works as a journalist, but against the advice of Badger, his attorney, he moves his family into a larger and finer home inside a tree on a hill. The treehouse has an excellent view of the nearby farms of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Ash becomes hostile when his cousin, Kristofferson, joins the family for an extended stay. Mr. Fox decides to raid the farms, but this leads the farmers to stakeout the treehouse. The farmers try to dig the Fox family out, but they dig even faster. Mr. Fox organizes a tunneling project to burrow under all three farms and steal all the chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
Monson Video - DVD FANTASTIC
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2009.
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Hogwarts, once thought to be a safe haven, may no longer be safe. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Harry will have to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses, a critical piece of information known only to Horace Slughorn, Hogwarts' former Potions Professor. Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promises of more money, a bigger office and the chance to teach the famous Harry Potter.
Monson Video - DVD HARRY Half
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Brubank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2007.
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits.
Monson Video - DVD HARRY Order
The informant!
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010].
The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre. The FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees to wear a wire and carry a hidden tape recorder in his briefcase, imagining himself as a kind of de facto secret agent.
Monson Video - DVD INFORMANT
Love happens
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2010].
When self-help author Dr. Burke Ryan arrives in Seattle to teach a sold- out seminar, he unexpectedly meets florist Eloise Chandler, the one person who might be able to help him help himself. But will two people who have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love another chance? They'll find that sometimes when you least expect it...love happens.
Monson Video - DVD LOVE
The Sopranos the complete third season
New York : HBO Home Video, c2001.
Continuing story of Tony Soprano, a middle-aged businessman with a wife, a daughter, a son, and an elderly mother. He's also a mob boss.
Monson Video - DVD SOPRANOS III
The time traveler's wife
[Burbank, CA] : New Line Home Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010].
Clare has been in love with Henry her entire life. She believes they are destined to be together, even though she never knows when they will be separated : Henry is a time traveler, cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through his lifespan with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.
Monson Video - DVD TIME
Zombieland
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010].
In a world that has become overrun with zombies, two men must figure out how to survive. Wimpy Columbus is afraid of his own shadow, while Tallahassee is the biggest, baddest, gun-toting zombie-slayer who ever lived. When they meet two sisters, Wichita and Little Rock, the four strike out for an amusement park that is said to be zombie-free. This mismatched group will have to rely on each other to survive, which could be worse than surrendering to the zombies.
Monson Video - DVD ZOMBIELAND
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Non-Fiction Films
Welcome ; and, The Berlin Wall
[France] : Nord-Quest, Film Movement, 2010.
"Welcome" - - Director Philippe Lioret (109 min.) [France] : "Bilal, a 17 -year-old Kurdish refugee, has struggled his way through Europe for the last three months, trying to reunite with his girlfriend, who recently emigrated to England. But his journey comes to an abrupt halt when he is stopped by authorities in Calais, on the French side of the Channel. Left with no other alternatives, he decides to swim across. Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train, where he meets Simon, a middle-aged swimming instructor in turmoil over his imminent divorce. Simon agrees to help Bilal, hoping to win back the affection of his wife, who does volunteer work helping immigrants. But what begins as a relationship based on self interest, develops into something much bigger than Simon could ever have imagined, as he too will ultimately risk everything to reach happiness." -- pkg. back cover. "The Berlin Wall" - - Director Paul Cotter (15 min.) [Germany] : "Upon losing his wife, 75-year-old Werner ventures out to the back of his house and begins to rebuild the Berlin Wall, stirring fervent reactions from the neighboring suburbanites, refugees, children and police." -- pkg. back cover.
Monson Video - DVD 843.914 WELCOME
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Kids Films
Blue's clues. Blue takes you to school
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2003.
In 'Blue takes you to school': Periwinkle is excited for his first day of school, but he is also a little nervous too. Luckily, he's got good friends coming with him. In 'Numbers everwhere': from refrigerator magnets to backyard flowers, everyone is counting in Joe and Blue's house. In 'Blue's ABC's': It's reading time at Steve and Blue's house and there is so much to R-E-A-D! In 'Math!': Steve wants to buy one new crayon that costs two Blue dollars.
Monson Video - J DVD BLUE TAKES
Blue's clues. Blue's big band
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2003.
It's Blue, Joe and all their friends playing in a band and singing their way through the day. There is still time at the end of the day for a few more songs, even as Blue gets ready for bed.
Monson Video - J DVD BLUE'S BIG
Coraline
Universal City, CA. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2009.
A young girl walks through a secret door that she has found in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life, but much better. When her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents, including the Other Mother, try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save her family.
Monson Video - J DVD CORALINE
The princess and the frog
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2010].
New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.
Monson Video - J DVD PRINCESS
Shapes and colors!
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2003.
Preschoolers join Joe to learn about mixing colors, identifying shapes and how to create art. Learn about circles, squares, ovals and octagons! Learn how to mix colors together to form new colors too! Promotes: shape recognition, matching skills, basic geometry, color identification, color mixing and visual perception.
Monson Video - J DVD BLUE'S SHAPES
Where the wild things are
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010].
Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including Carol who has the same temperament as Max. Instead of eating Max like they normally would with creatures of his type, the wild things befriend Max after he proclaims himself a king who can magically solve all their problems.
Monson Video - J DVD WHERE
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