Well, it may be awhile before we get to see new episodes of our favorite TV shows with the writer’s strike STILL going on… In the meantime, you can catch up on the latest movies to come in at the library. *Yes, you do need to be 18 to check out movies, but be sure to bug your parents – or better yet – petition the library to lower the age restriction!
1408 Based on the short story by Stephen King, 1408 follows supernatural writer Michael Enslin as he researches his latest book. Determined to check out room 1408 in a New York City hotel by staying as a guest, Enslin is about to find out that once guest check in – they don’t check out.
Disturbia After his father’s death, Kale Brecht becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled — so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest after a run-in with the law. Tired and bored with being stuck inside day-after-day, Kale becomes a voyeur, constantly watching the windows of his neighbors. But Kale begins to suspect that one of his neighbors is a serial killer. Are his suspicions the result of cabin fever and the result of an overactive imagination?
Dreamgirls Three young women – Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson – desire to become pop stars and get their wish when they’re picked to be backup singers for the legendary James “Thunder” Early. But when it’s decided that Deena should be a lead singer, the drama has begun.
Epic Movie An obvious satire of many of the recently released “epic” movie adventures, this film features four not-so-young orphans: one raised by a curator at the Louvre, another a refugee from Mexican “libre” wrestling, the third a recent victim of snakes on her plane, and the fourth a “normal” resident of a mutant “X”-community. Throw in a chocolate factory, an enchanted wardrobe and some wizardry – and you’ve got the makings of an epic movie!
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With the much anticipated November 20 release of the movie New Moon, devotees will get great satisfaction in listening to this soundtrack. Like the soundtrack of Twilight, the music in New Moon is moody, dark, and a perfect fit for the romantic turmoil that’s so much a part of the story. Delivered by some of the best bands in alternative rock, this soundtrack is top-notch from start to finish. Fans will have a lot to sink their teeth into especially Death Cab for Cutie’s “Meet Me on the Equinox,” Muse’s “I Belong to You,” and the Killers’ “White Demon Love Song.”—Ellie R , Grade 11, Floral Park (NY) Memorial High School (courtesy of SLJ 11/18/09)
