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Recent DVD Releases

July 25, 2014

Follow any movie poster or title links to instantly search the library system catalog.

You can also learn more about a movie using the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) and MRQE (Movie Review Query Engine) links.

"CSM" links lead to reviews and parental advisories from Common Sense Media.

You can also click on names of directors, actresses, and actors to locate more videos in the library catalog.

In the library catalog, you can see if the movie...

Highlights...


Featured Film

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Description: "The adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune."

Featured Film

The Monuments Men
Description: "An unlikely World War II platoon has been tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. With the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could they possibly succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time, they would risk their lives to protect mankind's greatest achievements."

Other Movies...



Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?




Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues

At Middleton

47 Ronin

Grudge Match

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Nut Job

Philomena

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Walking with Dinosaurs: The Movie

The Wolf of Wall Street

Recent Videos:
Late March 2014
to mid-April 2014
DVD Releases

April 22, 2014

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


American Hustle

The Book Thief

Catching Fire

Frozen

The Grandmaster

Gravity

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Nebraska

Thor: The Dark World

12 Years a Slave

Recent Videos:
Late February 2014
to mid-March 2014
DVD Releases

March 17, 2014

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


About Time

Ender's Game

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2

Austenland

The Fifth Estate

Free Birds

The Spectacular Now

Escape Plan

Recent Videos:
Late January 2014
+ Early February 2014
DVD Releases

February 20, 2014

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


Lee Daniels' The Butler

Blue Jasmine

Captain Phillips

Elysium

Lone Ranger

One Direction  This is Us

Percy Jackson  Sea of Monsters

Recent Videos:
Late December 2013
+ Early January 2014
DVD Releases

January 8, 2014

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


Man of Steel

Jobs

Blackfish

Despicable Me 2

Planes

Grown Ups 2

Monsters University

Turbo

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Wolverine

Recent Videos:
November + Early December 2013
DVD Releases

November 25, 2013

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


Iron Man 3

Bless Me, Ultima

The Croods

Augustine

After Earth

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

Behind the Candelabra

Fill the Void

The Kings of Summer

Losing Isaiah

Nashville The Complete First Season

Unfinished Song

Recent Videos:
Late September / Early October 2013
DVD Releases

October 11, 2013

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


Great Gatsby

Star Trek Into Darkness

Boardwalk Empire  The Complete Third Season

Homeland  Season 2

Love Is All You Need

Pain and Gain

Revolution  The Complete First Season

Stories We Tell

Recent Videos:
Late August / Early September 2013
DVD Releases

September 9, 2013

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


The Big Wedding

Black Rock

Community: The Complete Fourth Season

Duck Dynasty Season 3

Emperor

Enlightened: The Complete Second Season

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Oblivion

What Maisie Knew

Recent Videos:
Late July / Early August 2013
DVD Releases

August 9, 2013

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


Quartet

Jack the Giant Slayer

Movie 43

Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Third Season

Snitch

Stoker

Upside Down

Recent Videos:
Late June / Early July 2013
DVD Releases

July 3, 2013

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


Oz the Great and Powerful

Escape from Planet Earth

Beautiful Creatures

Covert Affairs - Season Three

Identity Thief

Side Effects

Longmire Complete First Season

Recent Videos:
Late May / Early June 2013
DVD Releases

June 7, 2013

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


Silver Linings Playbook

Mr. Selfridge

Cloud Atlas

The Guilt Trip

The Impossible

Recent Videos:
Late April / Early May 2013
DVD Releases

May 1, 2013

You can follow any title links below to instantly search the library system catalog.


You can also follow any "about" link to learn more about a title in the Internet Movie Database or any "reviews" link to locate reviews (whenever available) in the Movie Review Query Engine.


When you're in the library catalog, you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!

Movie links...

Some friendly reminders...

The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


A Boy and His Atom

The World's Smallest Movie

May 1, 2013

Now, here's something truly Beyond the Box Office!

IBM has "filmed" what has been confirmed (by none other than Guinness World Records) to be "The World's Smallest Stop-Motion Film."

The actual title of their short film is A Boy And His Atom, and it was created by lining up individual atoms in a series of pictures to produce a "stop-motion" animation.

You can see the movie and read all about it through these links:
As you watch the movie, keep this interesting little fact in mind:

what you will see has been magnified over 100,000,000 (one hundred million) times!
Comments? or Questions?


Anna Karenina

Rise of the Guardians

Recent Video Releases:
January 2013 - April 2013

March 29, 2013

Welcome to our new monthly feature!

Here we'll highlight new and popular movie releases on DVD.

We're starting off with a quadruple feature:

four months of videos!

You can follow any of the links below to instantly search the library system catalog.

From there you can see if the movie...
At the end of this post we've included some video-related guides you might find useful!



Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Atlas Shrugged Part II
Late March / Early April 2013
New & Popular Video Releases


Les Miserables

Lincoln
March 2013
New & Popular Video Releases


Ice Age: Continental Drift

Here Comes the Boom
February 2013
New & Popular Video Releases


ParaNorman

Trouble with the Curve
January 2013
New & Popular Video Releases


The very newest videos, just like the latest books, can sometimes take a while before reserves or interlibrary loans can occur.

If you've never placed a hold before, or if you'd like some help locating a video (or anything else), please feel free to contact our Reference Department at any time!

You can visit us in person, call us at (845) 341-5461, or ask us a question online.


For even more film lists and video entertainment possibilities, you might also...
Comments? or Questions?


The Hobbit (novel)

Tolkien Films & Books

December 15, 2012

This weekend The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey made its cinematic debut in theaters.

Based on the novel, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien, this cinematic adaptation follows the main character, Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, and others on a fantastical and fateful journey.

Chronologically, The Hobbit is the prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy of books (and films):
If you'd like to catch up on either the books or the films - or both - you can click on any of the above links to find those items in the library system catalog.

While The Hobbit is actually one book, it is being made into three films. Parts II and III are scheduled to be released over the next two years:
If you've already read the novels and seen the movies, you might also find these titles interesting:
These are just some of the many books about Tolkien and the fictional world ("Middle-earth") he created.

Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien, edited and published even more information on Middle-earth since his father passed away, including a more complete history of Middle-earth.

You can explore even more titles on Tolkien and his creations by clicking here to do a "subject" search on Tolkien.
Comments? or Questions?


Thanksgiving Theme DVDs

November 15, 2012

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and holiday lights are already twinkling over the horizon...

Yes, it's that time of year again :-)

To help you ease into that holiday mode - or just to have a good laugh - here are some Thanksgiving-themed films you might find interesting:


Some films for the entire family...

...and others just for grownups:
Comments? or Questions?


Summertime Cinema

July 10, 2012

Here is a list of summer-themed movies for your entertainment!

You can click on film titles to check if DVDs are available in the library system catalog.


Beaches / Surfing
Drama
Comedy
Family Fun
Musical
Romance

For even more video selections and entertainment possibilities, please try our video browser.
Comments? or Questions?


Seen the Movie?
Now Read the Book!

June 14, 2011

We expanded our library catalog video browser to include titles of books made into movies.

From literary classics (such as the novels of Jane Austen) to modern adaptations of contemporary works of fiction (such as Atonement or The Time Traveler's Wife), there are many titles you can quickly locate or request in the library catalog.

Book titles are arranged in two sections: For the Entire Family and For Adult Audiences. Some books have more than one edition, and audio books may be available as well.

We also have a printed Movies Inspired by Books flyer available in print at the library as well as a downloadble edition at our website (in Adobe Reader PDF format).

Our online video browser now also features titles of notable New Releases starting with January 2011. You can easily and instantly check on (and try to reserve) these or other titles listed in our video browser within a couple of clicks!
Comments? or Questions?


Best Films of 2010
+ 2011 Preview

December 31, 2010

What were the best movies of 2010? That depends on who you ask. There are the "summer blockbusters" and "top-grossing" films which, for whatever reason, fared better, financially speaking, than the other films, but movie critics' picks rarely coincide with ticket sales.

To help us focus on some of the finer films of 2010, several lists are available online:
Many of these movies are already on DVD, so you might want to search the library catalog for videos that interest you. You can also use our video browser to catch up on some great movies you might have missed.

What about 2011? What movies can you look forward to seeing? Check out these lists, some of which also include early movie poster previews, video clips, trailers:
Here are Middletown Thrall Library's schedules for our 2011 film series:
For even more information about films, including movie awards as well as award-winning actors and actresses, we invite you to check out these other websites and database:
Have a wonderful new year!
Questions?


Summer 2010 Selections

Time to put together a list of thrillers! Some new films, some old. Most of them making for high-anxiety film watching! "And now, my beauties," as the Wicked Witch of the West said, "something with poison in it, I think. . ."

Classic Thrillers, French


Recent Thrillers


Thrillers with Cult Followings


Classic American Thrillers


Documentary Thrillers to Put You
on the Edge of Your Seat


A Smash Hit Romantic Comedy. With Zombies.


Note: If you'd like to learn more about the genre, style, mood of "film noir," Thrall Library has a documentary entitled "Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light." It presents a variety of thoughts and opinions on these dark, shadowy films mainly produced by Hollywood from 1945 through 1958 and reflective of the hard times following WW II. These were the "B" movies. Lots of good and bad film clips and lots of Robert Mitchum, dangerous women, trench coats, and down-on-their-luck detectives. (DVD 791.4365 FIL)
Questions?


January 2010 Selections

Our latest film selections are...

A Dozen or So Documentary Films for Your Consideration

Documentaries are non-fiction films and can be about anything. Tell us what you need and we'll try to help you locate it. Thrall's documentaries can be found at the "news stand" following the fiction DVD browsers and also with the VHS tapes, in both cases cataloged with Dewey Decimal numbers to identify their subject content.

Here's a suggestion. The next time you come in looking for a popular entertainment DVD, pause and pick out a documentary to take home as well. Documentaries are often shorter than feature films. They can tell you important things about the world, everyday life, health and well-being, food, exercise, the environment, and more. They can be serious and/or funny. They can actually be great musical performances on DVD, hiding out among the other DVDs. Do yourself a favor: give "docs" a try!

Our first suggestion is...


Next up: you are what you eat...



More titles to consider:

Some Noteworthy Recent Releases:
Questions?


Fall 2009 Selections

September 14, 2009

Our latest film selections are...

Drama (light-hearted - defies categorization)

Drama / Comedy

Documentary

A few more quick picks...
Questions?


Late Spring/Early Summer 2009 Edition

May 22, 2009

Our latest film selections are...

Documentary

Drama

Comedy / Drama

Mystery

An update for series fans! The following have been added to our listings:

Questions?


Winter 2009 Edition

February 2, 2009

Our latest film selections are...

Documentary

Drama

Paul Newman Tribute

In honor of the late Paul Newman we consulted a list of his greatest films and added these titles to our collection: Please note: You can also check our library catalog for more films featuring Paul Newman (some on VHS, others on DVD).

Romantic Comedy

Art & Foreign Films

Cookery

A tasty sampling of cookery DVDs in the Thrall collection: These last two "CookingOnDVD" presentations are part of a project that takes viewers around the world and into all kinds of kitchens with cooks preparing recipes in their native countries. With English narration, one has the oppportunity to look "over the shoulder" of the individual cooks to see exactly what they're doing. No snappy kitchen patter here. Lots of views of real cooks working in their own kitchens around the world. Interesting!
Questions?


Fall 2008 Film Edition

October 17, 2008

We invite you to check out these titles from our film collections at Middletown Thrall Library.

Click a film's title to check on its availability in the library catalog. You can also try to reserve a film once in the catalog. For even more selections, please come to the library and browse our collections!

Our selections for Fall 2008 are...

Art & Foreign Films

Musicals

Comedy

Drama
Questions?


Welcome to Beyond the Box Office!

October 17, 2008

Welcome to the web edition of our new quarterly print publication called "Beyond the Box Office."

Starting with our Fall 2008 issue, every few months we will highlight various films (from our collections) which we think you might find interesting.

We hope you use these lists to go beyond the usual Hollywood box office fare and discover some true cinematic gems.

If you would like more assistance in finding some films, we also have movie guides in print as well as access to movie databases and reviews at the library.

You can also check out our Entertainment web guide and the Movies section of our Ready Reference web guide.
Questions?





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