tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76190305310638930602023-11-16T00:28:33.888-06:00Dundee Media CornerFox River Valley Public Library District<br>
Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658805427974252158noreply@blogger.comBlogger537125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-66818405928613366492016-05-24T16:31:00.003-05:002016-05-24T16:31:46.286-05:00We've Moved! Please visit http://www.frvpld.info/blog to keep reading with us.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-76893920108900075232016-04-07T16:51:00.001-05:002016-04-07T16:52:26.406-05:00Merle Haggard, Country Legend: 1937-2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Country legend Merle Haggard passed away Wednesday, April 6, in Palo Cedro, California. Haggard recorded more than 3 dozen number one hits over the past six decades; he will be remembered fondly by the music industry. </div>
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Simple, American, working-man pride. That's the organizing theme of <i>Hag: The Best of Merle
Haggard</i>, which features a generous 26-song track list spanning nearly 40 years. Released in 2006, the compilation features all of Merle's biggest hits, including: "Mama Tried," "Bottle Let Me Down," "Sing Me Back Home," and "Okie from Muskogee." As an introduction to Haggard's music-- or even to the
Bakersfield sound that he helped popularize-- <i>Hag </i>may be unparalleled.</div>
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The <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/arts/music/merle-haggard-country-musics-outlaw-hero-dies-at-79.html?_r=0">New York Times</a> </i>said it best: "He had an immense influence on other performers — not just
other country singers but also ’60s rock bands like the Byrds and the Grateful
Dead, as well as acts like Elvis Costello and the Mekons, all of whom recorded
Mr. Haggard’s songs. Some 400 artists have released versions of his 1968 hit
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Eric Church is the opposite of modern day country music, yet he still gets played on modern day country radio. His debut album, titled <i>Sinners Like Me</i>, was released in 2006- the same year that he was kicked off Rascal Flatts' tour only to be replaced by a not-yet-famous Taylor Swift. Here, Church raises a glass to Merle with his song "Pledge Allegiance to the Hag." </div>
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Merle had plenty of friends in the music world, Willie Nelson being one of the closest. The two recorded and released a collaborative album together just last year; Nelson and Haggard cover each other's classics, rib each
other about the girls they've loved before, and wrap it all up with the gentle
mutual-admiration fest "The Only Man Wilder Than Me."</div>
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From first to last on the tracks—whether singing together,
as on that one, or individually, interpreting excellent but less-covered songs
by each other (Merle Haggard on Nelson’s “Family Bible,” Willie Nelson on Haggard’s “Somewhere Between”)—there is a profound sense of the men’s ease
with each other and each other’s creations. Yet there’s equally impressive
evidence that both singers have stepped up their vocal game in the presence of
the other. <i>Django and Jimmie </i>was one of the strongest, most engaging country albums of 2015. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-64852344516798631252016-04-06T19:13:00.001-05:002016-04-06T19:13:13.923-05:00Beyond Jane Austen: Period British Mini-Series & Movies<div class="MsoNormal">
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staring Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens. In high school I read <i>Jane Eyre</i> (by Charlotte Brontë) and wasn't enamored. Once I watched this version I finally understood the hype. Mark my words, Ruth Wilson will win many, many awards in her career.</div>
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starring Daniela Denby-Ashe and Richard Armitage. Based on the book by Elizabeth Gaskell, this is a bit of a cult-classic (no, this is not the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088583/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Civil War TV mini-series from the 80s</a>...). The north and south in the title refers to the lifestyle of the more gentile south and the industrial north, which is of course, a metaphor for our main characters. The chemistry between the two is perfection.</div>
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starring Claire Foy and Mathew Macfayden. Based on Charles Dickens' novel, Amy Dorritt (Foy) is one of the more sympathetic female characters in Dickens' oeuvre. She braves the challenges of living in debtor's prison with her father, who is a bit of a high-maintenance diva really. Great ensemble work here. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Awards are set to air on February 15 on CBS and the ladies of Information
Services are psychedddd. We've taken the time to predict the winners of all the
big categories so you don't have to. Fair warning: we're pretty sure Taylor Swift
is gonna clean house this year. </span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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D'Angelo and the Vanguard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: purple;">Kate:</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">As cute as Ed Sheeran is, there's no way he's
going to trump Swift's infectious hit <b>"Blank Space."</b> Seriously-
I bought a shirt that says "I can make the bad guys good for the
weekend" on it. Please don't tell anybody. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Jessica:</span> </span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Any record with the title <b>"Can't
Feel My Face"</b> deserves to be Record of the Year. Plus, I
love a guy who sounds like MJ and wears hair like Basquiat. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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music video made the song a huge hit. With over 1 billion views on Vevo, it’s
safe to say Taylor is going to win this GRAMMY. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kate:</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Chris Stapleton is the man. I've known that
since 2008 when he was the lead singer and guitarist of the SteelDrivers. His
first solo album </span><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2449544/nonmodal">Traveller</a></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> was released last year and it's flawless as far as I'm
concerned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Jessica:</span> Taylor
Swift's</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> got this one in
the bag. <span style="background: white;">I look like her... at least that's
what strangers tell me. My mom and I don't see the resemblance, but
I'll take it. I chose Taylor out of pure vanity. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Jasmin: </span></span></b><b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2386693/nonmodal">1989</a></span></i></b><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> was THE jam of 2015. No matter what your stance is
on Taylor Swift, we can all agree that she killed it with this album. </span><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">"Alright"
Kendrick Lamar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Again" Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kate:</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Is there a difference between song of the year
and record of the year? Can somebody explain that to me? Anyways,<b> </b>"<b>Blank
Space</b>" all day (this is not intended to be a Kanye West pun). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for "<b>Thinking Out Loud</b>", will I seem cool? It seems like the
kiddies like him. B96 plays this song on REPEAT, </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Jasmin: </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Swift managed to make crazy
seem alluring and turn comments about being a man eater into a ground breaking
hit song with </span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">“Blank Space.”</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> Without a doubt Tay wins this round; better
luck next time Ed Sheeran!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kate:</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Being a huge fan of country music, you think I
would be supportive of Sam Hunt. But I'm not. His definition of country isn't
quite on par with mine, so I'm definitely pulling for <b>Courtney Barnett</b> in
this category. Her album </span><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Sometimes
I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit </span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">proved Barnett to be <span style="background: white;">one of the sharpest, most original songwriters
around. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Jessica:</span> Tori Kelly</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">, hands down. <span style="background: white;">And
she looks like she could be on the Disney Channel. YAY!</span><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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category. His entire album is phenomenal and if you haven’t heard “Single for
the Summer” go pick up <i>Montevallo </i>and be ready to dance. </span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kate:</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span>Florence + the Machine’s <i>How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful</i> is one
of my top five (okay, maybe top ten) albums of 2015. I listened to it
religiously on repeat for weeks after its release. Chances are good, however,
that <b>Taylor Swift</b> will walk away
with this award. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Jessica:</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"> </span>I’m pulling for <b><i><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2444100/nonmodal">How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful</a></i></b> because Florence has a killer set of
lungs....pun intended. I love a great melody and this album provides a lot of
them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Machine</b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> wins this one. Welch needs to be recognized for her haunting music and
strong vocals. Still -Taylor Swift will probably win this award. Sigh. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kate: </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">If it were up to me, Drake,
J. Cole, and Kendrick would share this GRAMMY. Almost like how Cady Herron,
Regina George, and Gretchen Weiners shared the Spring Fling crown in <i>Mean Girls</i>. Unfortunately, there can
only be one winner and it’s sure to be <b><i><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2438497/nonmodal">To Pimp a Butterfly</a></i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Jessica: </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Apparently,
I read this a little too late, because I had no idea the name of <b>Drake's </b>latest <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2443099/nonmodal">album</a>. I hope he wins
though. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Jasmin:</span> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m not exactly an expert in this genre, though I’ve heard that</span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> Drake’s</b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> album is great. Or maybe </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Nicki Minaj should win…girl has to represent.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Kate:</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span>Both Musgraves’ and
Monroe’s albums are GRAMMY worthy, there’s no doubt about that. But <b>Chris Stapleton</b> has taken the music
world by storm and he’s sure to come out on top this time around. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Jessica: </span><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">Little Big Town</span><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">sang the National Anthem for the NFC championship game....so I
think they meet the requirements for releasing the best country album of 2015.
Because, honestly, what’s more country than America and football at the same time?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Jasmin: </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Kacey Musgraves! </span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2454205/nonmodal">Pageant Material</a>!</b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">
This album is fun to listen to and I absolutely love it. Honestly, Sam Hunt might
win, but </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">please</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> let it be Kacey.</span><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-91803216497500390682016-01-14T20:05:00.002-06:002016-01-14T20:05:24.282-06:00Alan Rickman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are not off to a great start this year. First <a href="http://dundeemediacorner.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-rise-and-fall-of-ziggy-stardust.html">David Bowie</a>, and now Alan Rickman.<br />
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You know when you hear that someone famous has passed and then for the first time realize how much you truly liked them? I've always liked Alan Rickman, but his death has put this into sharper perspective: why did I like him so? Rickman was an every-man, not classically handsome, but attractive; he was British and his delivery measured, which gave him a slightly sophisticated air; and he worked on stage and screen, which gave him pedigree. He may have been made famous to audiences playing Hans Gruber in <i>Die Hard</i>, but it is his softer performances that get me, specifically <i>Truly Madly Deeply</i>. What always stood out to me was his ability to make every character, even the villains, sympathetic or, at the very least, understandable. In my book, that is the mark of a good actor.<br />
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Selected filmography:<br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=die+hard&qf=ITEMCAT3%09Format%091%3ADVD%09DVD&lm=DUKANDDUQ">Die Hard</a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:820054/one?qu=robin+hood+prince+of+thieves&lm=DUKANDDUQ">Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves</a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:82344/one?qu=sense+and+sensibility&qf=ITEMCAT3%09Format%091%3ADVD%09DVD&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Rickman%2C+Alan.%09Rickman%2C+Alan.&lm=DUKANDDUQ">Sense and Sensibility</a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:891197/one?qu=love+actually+dvd&qf=PUBDATE%09Publication+Date%092001-2004%092001-2004&lm=DUKANDDUQ">Love Actually</a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=sweeney+todd+demon+barber&qf=ITEMCAT3%09Format%091%3ADVD%09DVD&lm=DUKANDDUQ">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</a><br />
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David Bowie--more than any other pop artist--exemplified the necessity of change and metamorphosis. In his six decade career he has inhabited staggeringly diverse personae: extraterrestrial glam rocker; blue-eyed soul singer; cabaret-style Thin White Duke. This overwhelming impetus to redefine himself is perhaps the sole constant of Bowie's oeuvre. Attempting to define his influence is nearly impossible, as it extends well outside the musical domain, into fashion, film, and the <a href="https://mcachicago.org/Exhibitions/2014/David-Bowie-Is" target="_blank"><strong>art world</strong></a>. Like the Beatles--his early contemporaries--glimpses of Bowie's influence can be found in virtually every aspect of modern music and pop culture. His songs have been covered by a veritable who's who of iconic musical acts; Nirvana, Tina Turner, Beck, White Stripes, Tegan and Sara, etc. It would be impossible to write a comprehensive encomium of David Bowie; an artist whose myriad lives have somehow survived his time on earth. I would encourage all our readers to delve into David Bowie's legacy, via any of the links below, and celebrate his mutable genius.<br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2488079/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Space Oddity</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:697551/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and Spiders from Mars</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2487978/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Aladdin Sane</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2485157/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Pin-ups</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2507136/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Five Years: 1969-1973</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1767526/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Station to Station</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:156977/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Heroes</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2507135/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Blackstar</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:65710/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>The Man Who Fell to Earth</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1447036/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Labyrinth</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1260870/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me</strong></a><br />
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:838971/nonmodal" target="_blank"><strong>Best of Bowie</strong></a></div>
J. Katsionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189583315414998439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-69440423657601816982015-12-17T15:28:00.000-06:002015-12-28T14:45:37.768-06:00Christmas classics at the Dundee Library<table align="center">
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This time of year many people enjoy watching their favorite Christmas movies: <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1359152/nonmodal" target="_blank">It's a Wonderful Life</a></b>, <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:48438/nonmodal" target="_blank">White Christmas</a></b>, <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1374437/nonmodal" target="_blank">Home Alone</a></b>, <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:906706/nonmodal" target="_blank">Elf</a></b>, and <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1376993/nonmodal" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Miracle on 34th Street</a>, just to name a few. Over the next week we are showing a couple Christmas classics that maybe you forgot about (or aren't as familiar with) and are sure to put you in the holiday mood:<br />
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Saturday, December 19 at 2 p.m.<br />
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This '80s classic stars Rebecca Harrell, Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine, Rutanya Alda, and a pre-<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:52660/nonmodal" target="_blank">Jurassic Park</a></b> Ariana Richards. A little girl finds a wounded reindeer in the woods and believes it is Prancer. Her efforts to nurse it back to health so she can return it to Santa bring about wonderful changes in the lives of everyone- her father, their neighbor, a grouchy vet, a department store Santa and the people of the town.
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<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1780060/nonmodal" target="_blank">Remember the Night</a></b> (1940)<br />
Tuesday, December 22 at 6 p.m.<br />
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This is one of four films that Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray starred in together. Both funny and dramatic, <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1780060/nonmodal" target="_blank">Remember the Night</a> </b>is one of my Christmas favorites. Stanwyck plays Lee Leander, a woman who shoplifts a bracelet and goes to trial for her crime in New York. Because the trial is occurring so close to Christmas, the prosecuting attorney, John Sargeant (Fred MacMurray), gets the trial postponed until after the holidays. He feels bad that Lee will spend Christmas in jail, and posts her bail. When he finds out Lee's hometown is not far from his childhood home in Indiana, he offers to drive her home for Christmas. She ends up spending Christmas with John's family, and gets to participate in their Christmas and New Year's traditions, including a good old-fashioned barn dance. Stanwyck and MacMurray have wonderful chemistry together, and the supporting cast is terrific as well. You may recognize Belulah Bondi from <b>It's a Wonderful Life</b>, or Sterling Holloway from his voice work on <b>Winnie the Pooh</b> or <b>The Jungle Book</b>.<br />
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Love Barbara Stanwyck and want more Christmas movie recommendations? Try <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1176263/nonmodal" target="_blank">Christmas in Connecticut</a></b> for a fun screwball comedy, or <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:62449/nonmodal" target="_blank">Meet John Doe</a></b> for another film that combines comedy with more dramatic elements.Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658805427974252158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-82458036803847480412015-11-22T16:24:00.001-06:002015-11-22T16:24:58.763-06:00The Truth Hurts (Especially when Adele is Singing it) <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<i>~Adele's third studio album, 25, was released on Friday, so
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Adele released her first album, <i><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1528699/nonmodal">19</a>, </i>in 2008 after graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & technology. She wrote most of the material for her debut album on her own and named the album for the age at which she did so. She kept the theme going when she released her sophomore album <i><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1790902/nonmodal">21</a></i> in 2011. The album is deeply autobiographical, exploring the different stages of heartbreak from anger and bitterness to acceptance and eventual forgiveness. Adele is a vocal powerhouse and <i>21</i> is one of my absolute favorite albums to be released to this day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The wildly anticipated third
release delivers what all Adele fans want — big vocals, ballads (heartbroken
and otherwise) and the classic soundscape, culled from vintage pop and soul
music. Technically, Adele has already made this album two times over. She's
swept us off our feet before: stirred our souls so powerfully that <em>25</em> is
not collectively as game-changing as some might have wanted it to be. It
is, however, still a collection of beautifully crafted songs that evoke emotion
unlike anything else I've heard this year. <span style="color: #333333;">“Hello”,
the opening track, picks up the heartbreak theme of <i>21</i> which documented a tumultuous breakup in her personal life. The
new single echoes the reflective mood of the album’s [<i>21</i>] closing track, the piano
ballad-turned-anthem “Someone Like You”. The album itself is a collection of torch songs, filled with longing for lost love and mourning for her own faded innocence. The second track, titled "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", was produced by Max Martin and as a result the song has a very Taylor Swift-esque feel to it. "Send My Love" is more of an upbeat sendoff than anything else. "River Lea" is by far the most powerful song on the album; Adele finds herself filled with self-doubt, apologizing to a future lover for some uncommitted sin. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-64161780905959170572015-11-08T15:11:00.001-06:002015-11-08T15:11:54.871-06:00Recommended Listen: In Colour by Jamie xx<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was excited for this album to be released in June, if only to tide me over to the next release from The xx-- the group Jamie xx is a member-- but I've come to love it on it's own merit. While this CD isn't nearly as stark or moody as The xx albums, this should still please existing fans and perhaps gain some new ones due to his expanding repertoire. Three tracks feature vocalist Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim, both members of the xx. So, even though this is a solo album, he's still got one foot planted in the group. The track that diverts the most is the hip-hop and dance-hall inspired <i>I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)</i>, featuring Popcaan and Young Thug.<br />
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What makes this album different from previous efforts is that it's not as cohesive from track to track. It's more diverse: this disc oscillates between house and more-laid back compositions and the aforementioned hip hop/dancehall track. You can dance, or just plain relax to this disc, which isn't true of all electronic albums. My standouts include <i>Sleep Sound</i>, <i>Obvs</i>, <i>Hold Tight</i>, <i>The Rest is Noise, </i>and <i>Girls, </i>which is my favorite of the pack. This is a definite step forward for Jamie.<br />
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<b><i>In Colour</i> by Jamie xx</b><br />
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<i>Unless you live under a rock (or are Meek Mill or like…my 90 year old grandmother) you know all the lyrics to Drake’s smash hit “Hotline Bling” and you love every second of it. It was hard to admit at first, I know, but now you own it. You live to get in your car every morning on your way to work and scream “YOU USED TO CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE” at the poor people taking your coffee order at Dunkin’ Donuts. Or maybe that’s just me? Anyway, here’s a list of songs with essentially the same message to help you get over your obsession with “Hotline Bling”. </i></div>
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I know what you're thinking and yes, I do write a lot about <a href="http://dundeemediacorner.blogspot.com/2015/06/mind-your-own-biscuits-and-life-will-be.html">Kacey Musgraves</a>, but that's only because I know good music when I hear it. "It Is What It Is" is the closing track off Kacey's first album <i>Same Trailer, Different Park</i>. This song is both the best and saddest ode to friends with benefits that you'll ever hear. Most Drizzy-esque lyrics:</div>
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<i>"But I ain't got no one sleeping with me /</i></div>
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Florence Welch has built a career on other peoples' heartbreak. This track, off her third studio album <i>How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful</i>, has a call-and-response chorus about waiting by the phone that would make Smokey Robinson proud. Most Drake reminiscent lyrics: </div>
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Modern romance<i> </i>(at least according to <a href="http://readers-block.blogspot.com/2015/08/memoirs-you-may-have-missed-but-should.html">Aziz Ansari</a>) is essentially not knowing if you're actually dating a person or instead just "hanging out" with them on a fairly regular basis. And if that's not confusing enough, these non-relationships usually end when one person decides they've found someone who is more interesting to text. Cam's single "Half Broke Heart", which has yet to be released on a major record label, explores what comes after the fallout. She sings: </div>
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Grace Potter has been leading The Nocturnals through the murky water that is pop-rock for years now. Her first solo album titled <i>Midnight </i>dropped earlier this year; "Empty Heart" is the one track off the album that Drake himself could have written. Proof: </div>
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<i>So, there you have it. Drake may be the king of emotion, but there's plenty of artists out there who can help us conquer the epidemic that is "Hotline Bling". Enjoy. </i></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-62813019267817495352015-09-16T10:48:00.000-05:002015-09-16T10:48:07.095-05:00Fall Movie Preview 2015: Read It Before You See It <i>So I guess the film industry is officially out of ideas? </i><i>Here's a list of books you can read before they hit the silver screen this season. </i><br />
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Matt Damon is returning to outer space this fall. He played a small role in last year's <i><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2406692/nonmodal" target="_blank">Interstellar</a> </i>where he unsuccessfully attempted to take down Matthew McConaughey on an icy planet unfit for human life (yes, it was just as weird as it sounds). This time around, however, Damon will play the lead role as an astronaut who is forced to survive alone on Mars after a fierce storm sends his crew back to Earth. Hopefully this space odyssey will prove less stressful than Sandra Bullock's 2013 solo journey through the universe. <i>I had to leave the theater before <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2304614/nonmodal" target="_blank">Gravity</a> had even ended due to an anxiety attack. Great job, Alfonso Cuarón! </i><br />
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Everybody and their brother has seen <i>Mockingjay - Part 1</i> and the rest of <i>The Hunger Games</i> trilogy, so there's no doubt in my mind that you already have plans to purchase your kids' tickets for the midnight premier of <i>Mockingjay - Part 2</i>. And if you don't you're like the meanest parent ever. But seriously, this series has become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon. Katniss Everdeen and her badass, arrow slinging self has taken on the role of hero to fans all over the world. And why shouldn't she? After all, not just anyone could win the Hunger Games. Twice<i>.</i> Get it, girl! </div>
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<i>I think I've spent more money this season on concert tickets and overpriced Bud Light than I have on...well, anything ever. And being the generous person that I am I've decided to relive some of the magical moments I spent drowning in the rain, surrounded by scantily-clad teenagers here, on this library blog, with you. Enjoy. </i></div>
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I have to admit I am a fan of Lana's music, although I won't go as far as to say she's my queen. Seriously guys, what's up with that? Del Rey kicked off her Endless Summer Tour in early May with special guest Courtney Love...which was odd to say the least. Unfortunately, I did not get the chance to witness that spectacle as Grimes was the opener on Del Rey's Chicago stop. I had no idea who Grimes was before the show and I still don't have a clue today. It was 40 degrees and pouring rain yet every concertgoer around me was wearing high-waisted shorts and a flower crown. I was unimpressed with Del Rey's performance; she whined her way through a couple of tracks off her most recent record <i>Ultraviolence </i>while mostly ignoring her second (and my favorite) album <i>Paradise</i>. And when she finally got around to performing "Summertime Sadness" I was in the bathroom. That was the first and the last time I see LDR in concert. She's all yours, hipsters! </div>
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I traveled to the faraway land of Wisconsin to witness Zac Brown and his 10 piece ensemble throw down on the main stage at Milwaukee's annual Summerfest. The most impressive part of any ZBB show is the sheer amount of fiddle they're able to incorporate into modern country music; their cover of "Devil Went Down to Georgia" is reason enough to shell out the money to see these guys play live. They have an incredible energy that allows them to play lesser-known material to a crowd that really only wants to hear "Chicken Fried" on a two hour loop. The band took a big risk releasing their latest album <i>Jekyll + Hyde </i>this year. It has a much less traditional sound than their fans are used to, but it ultimately opens up a whole new world of possibilities for the band. You can place a hold on the album <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2436661/nonmodal" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I've reviewed Kacey's material here <a href="http://dundeemediacorner.blogspot.com/2015/06/mind-your-own-biscuits-and-life-will-be.html" target="_blank">before</a> and I really just can't say enough good things about her. Musgrave's onstage persona is just as you'd expect it to be. She speaks the truth and nothing but the truth and she's damn proud of her Texas roots. And ladies, her style is ON POINT. Not only did she play a bunch of her own songs, but she also covered some classic country hits like Loretta Lynn's "You Ain't Woman Enough" which confused a lot of the preteens around me. She's returning to Chicago in September to play a set at Farm Aid alongside Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp (just to name a few). </span><br />
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Swift is without a doubt America's Sweetheart--donating thousands to a young fan diagnosed with cancer, sending personalized Christmas gifts to girls all over the world, spending hours interacting with her fans on Tumblr--and she recently kicked off her latest world tour in support of her album <i>1989.</i> I've been a fan of Taylor since the very beginning; I saw her perform for free on the lawn outside of Soldier Field way before she was ever big enough to sell out the stadium two nights in a row. Her new album is unlike anything she's done in the past and she played the entirety of it for 60,000 Chicago fans. <i>Twice.</i> She left behind the acoustic guitar and the melodramatic lyrics this time around to show her fans that she's more than just a boy-crazy wannabe. She's the real deal. She's a bonafide pop star.<br />
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<i>So, when all is said and done, I've seen some pretty bangin' shows this summer. Despite the weather (Illinois...amirite?!) and the hundreds of dollars I spent on booze instead of bills, I'll call it a success.</i> </div>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-16038741195909028552015-06-25T20:18:00.000-05:002015-06-25T20:18:51.329-05:00Recommended TV: Hannibal<div style="text-align: left;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv-PvhXQcxVVl3TWLXEbWyA7Ll5ddBGvyycqVA7TW0-ZPXmB_dIdlzLACS1SUYoI7tyFQj_Y3uE6YuFTsnLyl1nRZJPwSlV9oCKiH96c301J_Nx4R7sGqEath5-qGSacEztTi2A2o61Tt/s1600/hannibal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHv-PvhXQcxVVl3TWLXEbWyA7Ll5ddBGvyycqVA7TW0-ZPXmB_dIdlzLACS1SUYoI7tyFQj_Y3uE6YuFTsnLyl1nRZJPwSlV9oCKiH96c301J_Nx4R7sGqEath5-qGSacEztTi2A2o61Tt/s200/hannibal.jpg" width="140" /></a>News came out this week that this is the last season of Hannibal (<a href="http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/hannibal-producer-maybe-a-5050-chance-of-surviving-cancellation#">at least on NBC</a>). It's cancellation should not be seen as failure though, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. Hannibal is the most beautiful and stunning television show airing right now, if not ever. This is a bold statement and it seems impossible if you are familiar with the books or previous movies. Beauty is not a word one would associate with a show about a cannibalistic serial killer. But, even at its most gruesome, it is so artful. Bryan Fuller, the show-runner, created the other shows <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=pushing+daisies+and+dvd&te=ILS&dt=list">Pushing Daisies</a>, <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=dead+like+me+dvd&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Guy%2C+Jasmine.%09Guy%2C+Jasmine.&te=ILS&dt=list">Dead Like Me</a>, and <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:956958/one?qu=wonderfalls+dvd&lm=DUKANDDUQ&dt=list">Wonderfalls</a>. </div>
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<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=hannibal+and+dvd&qf=ITEMCAT4%09Broad+Genre%091%3ATV%09TV+Series&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Dancy%2C+Hugh%2C+1975-%09Dancy%2C+Hugh%2C+1975-&lm=DUKANDDUQ">Season one</a> has a crime-of-the-week plot structure. Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) helps the FBI catch killers because he can "see" inside
their minds based on the crime scenes. This ability disrupts his own
mental state to the point that he needs help. Enter Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=hannibal+season+2+and+dvd&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Dancy%2C+Hugh%2C+1975-%09Dancy%2C+Hugh%2C+1975-&te=ILS">Season two</a> has a different structure, which is driven more by Will's narrative and his changing relationship with Hannibal and the rest of his colleagues at the FBI. Season three began earlier this month and you're able to watch the aired
episodes <a href="http://www.nbc.com/hannibal">online</a>. So far, this season is following Hannibal's narrative-- he's calling the shots. <br />
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dream-like (or hallucinogenic); the sets and color palette are lovely and
intentional; the lighting moody; and the food styling is so exquisite its enough to make you want to join in on the meals,<i> even though you know you don't really want to</i>.
The cinematography is so perfect, its a wonder that you're only watching a network
TV show and not a feature film. Now the disclaimer: this show is <b>not </b>for everyone. It is intense, disturbing, and shocking at times-- the crime scenes can be a lot to take. I would also recommend refraining from snacking while watching.</div>
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Music fans everywhere have been waiting anxiously for the release of Kacey Musgraves' sophomore album<i> Pageant Material</i>. Me being me, I pre-ordered my copy and received it in the mail the day before it was released. Score.<br />
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Her debut album, <i><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2242958/nonmodal" target="_blank">Same Trailer, Different Park</a></i>, included the hits "Follow Your Arrow" and "Merry Go 'Round". Her vocals are honest and effortless; Musgraves quickly made it clear that she's not an oversinger, but instead a killer songwriter. Alongside co-writers Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark and Luke Laird, Musgraves produced an album so relatable that it's been in my stereo since its release date in March 2013. Lyrics like <i>"If you save yourself for marriage you're a bore / if you don't save yourself for marriage you're a whore-able person" </i>had listeners hooked from track one.<br />
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This time around, Musgraves upped the ante. Tracks like "Dime Store Cowgirl", "Pageant Material", and "Family is Family" draw on her small-town past. The title track is an anomaly of sorts where Musgraves tells listeners just why she's not considered 'pageant material'. She sings:<br />
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<i> "I ain't pageant material / </i></div>
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<i>I'm always higher than my hair / </i></div>
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<i>And it ain't that I don't care about world peace / </i></div>
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<i>But I don't see how I can fix it in a swimsuit on a stage /</i></div>
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<i>I ain't exactly Ms. Congenial /</i></div>
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<i>Sometimes I talk before I think, I try to fake it but I can't /</i></div>
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<i>I'd rather lose for what I am than win for what I ain't"</i><br />
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Musgraves' music possesses an honest quality that's clearly lacking in a lot of the hits we hear coming out of Nashville today. In a recent interview with <a href="http://www.thefader.com/2015/05/28/kacey-musgraves-cover-story-pageant-material-interview" target="_blank">Fader</a>, she was quoted saying, "The more country that my music gets, the less it fits into the country world today. It's almost like there needs to be two genres, modern country and...country?" At its core,<i> Pageant Material </i>is about how you can never quite escape small-town struggles with family, neighbors, and old flames no matter how big a break you get. </div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-42036798252770822372015-06-23T12:00:00.000-05:002015-06-23T12:13:24.420-05:00Chart Flashback: June 15, 1985<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once again, to go along with our summer reading theme Read to the Rhythm, we're taking a look at popular summer songs. Let's rewind back to the summer of 1985. Several artists included in the top 20 singles chart are still going strong today, while others have disappeared and I had trouble tracking down any kind of album availability for them (Mary Jane Girls? Limahl?).<br />
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Click on the album title to place a hold or click on the song links to download the songs from Freegal (you may download 3 songs per week with your FRVPLD library card):
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1. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" -- Tears for Fears<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1458741/nonmodal" target="_blank">Songs from the Big Chair</a> </b><br />
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2. "Heaven" -- Bryan Adams<br />
<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:106969/nonmodal" target="_blank"><b>Reckless</b></a><br />
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3. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/66794/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Axel F."</a> (from <b>Beverly Hills Cop</b>) -- Harold Faltermeyer <br />
<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1209559/nonmodal" target="_blank"><b>80's Gold</b></a><br />
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4. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/QmlsbHkgT2NlYW4=/24137189/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Suddenly"</a> -- Billy Ocean<br />
<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:465685/nonmodal" target="_blank"><b>Greatest Hits</b></a><br />
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5. "Things Can Only Get Better" -- Howard Jones<br />
<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1518664/nonmodal" target="_blank"><b>The Best of Howard Jones, 1983-93 </b></a><br />
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6. "Sussudio" -- Phil Collins<br />
<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:201824/nonmodal" target="_blank"><b>No Jacket Required </b></a><br />
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7. "In My House" -- The Mary Jane Girls<br />
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8. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/V2hhbSE=/74338/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Everything She Wants"</a> -- Wham!<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1370416/nonmodal" target="_blank">Make It Big</a> </b><br />
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9. "Angel" -- Madonna<br />
<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:949708/nonmodal" target="_blank"><b>Like a Virgin </b></a><br />
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10. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/S2F0cmluYSAmIFRoZSBXYXZlcw==/264269/aW9kYQ==" target="_blank">"Walking on Sunshine"</a> -- Katrina and the Waves<br />
<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1731756/nonmodal" target="_blank"><b>Katrina and the Waves </b></a><br />
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11. "Raspberry Beret" -- Prince<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:495647/nonmodal" target="_blank">The Hits 2 </a></b><br />
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12. "A View to a Kill" -- Duran Duran<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1570231/nonmodal" target="_blank">The Best of Bond -- James Bond </a></b><br />
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13. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/U3Vydml2b3I=/15350331/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"The Search is Over"</a> -- Survivor<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2300431/nonmodal" target="_blank">Vital Signs </a></b><br />
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14. "Smuggler's Blues" -- Glenn Fry<br />
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15. "Fresh" -- Kool and the Gang<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1434566/nonmodal" target="_blank">Celebration: The Best of Kool and the Gang</a></b><br />
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16. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/RXVyeXRobWljcw==/2819827/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Would I Lie to You?"</a> -- Eurythmics<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:250906/nonmodal" target="_blank">Be Yourself Tonight </a></b><br />
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17. "Never Ending Story" -- Limahl<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1684760/nonmodal" target="_blank">Living in Oblivion: The '80s Greatest Hits Vol. 2</a></b><br />
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18. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" -- Simple Minds<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:791303/nonmodal" target="_blank">The Best of Simple Minds </a></b><br />
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19. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/J1RpbCBUdWVzZGF5/58642/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Voices Carry"</a> -- 'Til Tuesday<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1736661/nonmodal" target="_blank">Coming Up Close: A Retrospective</a></b><br />
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20. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/V2hpdG5leSBIb3VzdG9u/21717246/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"You Give Good Love"</a> -- Whitney Houston<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:334515/nonmodal" target="_blank">Whitney Houston </a></b><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.billboard.com/magazine-archive" target="_blank"><b>Billboard Magazine</b> Archive</a>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658805427974252158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-11769784227672027652015-06-09T15:29:00.000-05:002015-06-09T15:30:32.672-05:00Recommended Watch: About Time<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2312365/nonmodal">About Time</a> (2013). <br />
Find it in the catalog!<br />
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, and Lydia Wilson.<br />
Directed by Richard Curtis. <br />
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Based off of the trailers for the film, I had literally no interest in seeing this movie. It looked like another generic Nicholas Sparks-lite romantic movie where Rachel McAdams falls in love with <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1675390/nonmodal">yet another</a> <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1855554/nonmodal">time traveler</a>. However, after I watched, I realized my first impression of the film was actually quite wrong.<br />
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The film isn't really centered all that much on the romance between adorably dorky Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) and bookish Mary (Rachel McAdams). Instead, it's a coming of age story about Tim's journey from a 21-year-old man-boy who lives with his parents into a fully formed adult. Lucky for him, he has the added bonus of being able to travel back in time and (maybe) fix his mistakes... or cause new ones. <br />
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<b>About Time</b> begins on Tim's 21st birthday, when his dad (played by the ever awesome Bill Nighy) breaks the news to Tim that all the men in their family can travel back in time. The way they accomplish time travel is incredibly geeky and low-tech!: just go into a dark place (like cupboard) and ball your hands in fist and concentrate and voila. They can travel back in time, but not the future. Also, going back in time can have consequences for the future. Tim decides to use his new-found power for world peace... Just kidding, he decides to use it to get a girlfriend.<br />
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His first prospect is his sister's pretty friend Charlotte (the near-ubiquitous Margot Robbie), who comes to stay with their family over the summer. However, Tim quickly learns that no amount of time travel can win her heart. He has much better success with Mary, who he meets on a literal blind date. Unfortunately for him, he accidentally mucks up the relationship by traveling back in time before he met her. But thankfully the movie doesn't dwell too much on his attempts to win her back. In fact their relationship is refreshingly devoid of rom-com cliques, and they instead pretty much act like two adults who love and respect for each other. <br />
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Tim's relationships with his family are also central to this movie's plot. Tim's sister Kit Kat (Lydia Wilson) starts out a bit flighty, but winds up having some serious problems as an adult. Tim naturally wants to help his sister out, and even attempts to use time travel, but discovers that "fixing" his sister's problem can't happen without complications. One of my favorite relationships in the movie is between Tim and his dad. Tim's dad is his mentor and confidant, and they have a very close father-son relationship that includes some serious ping-pong matches. Gleeson and Nighy have great chemistry together. And their relationship is key to one of the toughest decisions Tim has to make in the film. <br />
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<b>About Time</b> is a delightful movie about family, love, and the tough decisions one has to make growing up. It's a funny film throughout, though parts of it are quite touching, and the ending totally made me cry (I'm not proud). Highly recommend for fans of Bill Nighy or Richard Curtis's debut <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:891197/nonmodal">Love Actually</a>. Also the soundtrack is pretty incredible, including essential tracks from Nick Cave and Arvo Pärt. <br />
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Since our summer reading theme is <a href="http://www.dundeelibrary.info/dundee/Extra1.asp" target="_blank">Read to the Rhythm</a>, I thought it would be cool to do a bunch of posts in the next couple months looking back at popular songs of summers past. Let's rewind back to the summer of 1998. Brandy and Monica's duet, "The Boy is Mine," topped Billboard's Hot 100 Singles during the week of June 6, and was probably stuck in your head for the rest of that summer. For the most part, R&B artists dominated the rest of the top 20... including the original line-up of Destiny's Child! Plus, Will Smith continued to juggle his acting and rapping careers, and showed off his dance moves in the video for "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" (triple threat!).<br />
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Several songs in the lineup were definitely inescapable during 1998, from "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain to "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden to "All My Life" by K-Ci and JoJo, which was recently used in one of the final episodes of <b>Parks and Recreation</b>. The inclusion of both "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" from the Backstreet Boys and "I Want You Back" from 'N Sync on the charts was just the start of the battle for best boy band, which would play out on MTV's TRL throughout the late '90s and early '00s; you liked one or the other, not both ('N Sync for me).<br />
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Click on the album title to place a hold or click on the song links to download the songs from Freegal (you may download 3 songs per week with your FRVPLD library card):<br />
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1. "The Boy is Mine" - Brandy & Monica<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:160093/nonmodal" target="_blank">Never S-A-Y Never</a></b> by Brandy & <b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:443286/nonmodal" target="_blank">The Boy is Mine</a></b> by Monica<br />
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2. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/2647698/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Too Close"</a> - Next<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1358686/nonmodal" target="_blank">Rated Next</a></b><br />
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3. "You're Still the One" - Shania Twain<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:938656/nonmodal" target="_blank">Greatest Hits</a></b><br />
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4. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/TWFyaWFoIENhcmV5/71117/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"My All"</a> - Mariah Carey<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2167472/nonmodal" target="_blank">The Essential Mariah Carey</a></b><br />
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5. "I Get Lonely" - Janet Jackson featuring Blackstreet<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:344965/nonmodal" target="_blank">The Velvet Rope</a></b><br />
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6. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/QmFja3N0cmVldCBCb3lz/2641348/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"</a> - Backstreet Boys<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:674183/nonmodal" target="_blank">The Hits: Chapter One</a></b><br />
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7. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/20992229/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"The Arms of the One Who Loves You"</a> - Xscape<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:637132/nonmodal" target="_blank">Traces of My Lipstick</a></b><br />
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8. "All My Life" - K-Ci & JoJo<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1226206/nonmodal" target="_blank">All My Life: Their Greatest Hits</a></b><br />
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9. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/63621/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Truly Madly Deeply"</a> - Savage Garden <br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:531693/nonmodal" target="_blank">Savage Garden</a></b><br />
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10. "It's All About Me" - Mya & Sisqo<br />
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11. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/169431/aW9kYQ==" target="_blank">"Sex and Candy"</a> - Marcy Playground<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:415641/nonmodal" target="_blank">Marcy Playground</a></b><br />
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12. "Body Bumpin' Yippie-Yi-Yo" - Public Announcement<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:497184/nonmodal" target="_blank">All Work, No Play</a></b><br />
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13. "Let's Ride" - Montell Jordan featuring Master P & Silkk the Shocker<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:353983/nonmodal" target="_blank">Let's Ride</a></b><br />
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14. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/U2FyYWggTWNMYWNobGFu/2648684/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"Adia"</a> - Sarah McLachlan<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:430067/nonmodal" target="_blank">Mirrorball</a></b><br />
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15. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/12856907/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"I Want You Back"</a> - 'N Sync<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:454816/nonmodal" target="_blank">'N Sync</a></b><br />
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16. "Frozen" - Madonna<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:408224/nonmodal" target="_blank">Ray of Light</a></b><br />
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17. "Turn it Up (Remix)/Fire it Up" - Busta Rhymes<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:175366/nonmodal" target="_blank">Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes</a></b><br />
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18. "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" - Will Smith<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:557032/nonmodal" target="_blank">Big Willie Style</a></b><br />
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19. <a href="http://frvpld.freegalmusic.com/artists/view/RGVzdGlueSdzIENoaWxk/72588/c29ueQ==" target="_blank">"No, No, No"</a> - Destiny's Child<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:227869/nonmodal" target="_blank">Destiny's Child</a></b><br />
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20. "I Got the Hook Up!" - Master P featuring Sons of Funk<br />
<b><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:49120/nonmodal" target="_blank">I Got the Hook Up Soundtrack</a></b><br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.billboard.com/magazine-archive" target="_blank">Billboard Magazine Archive</a>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658805427974252158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-31065024516428260212015-06-01T16:09:00.002-05:002015-06-01T16:10:18.052-05:00Summer Reading: Read to the Rhythm!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is the first day of our district-wide and all ages summer reading program, <a href="http://www.dundeelibrary.info/dundee/Extra1.asp" target="_blank">Read to the Rhythm</a>. The goal is for everyone to read every day. Books, magazines, newspapers, online blogs and articles, eBooks, reading aloud to someone else, and audiobooks all count! You will earn prizes for each week you complete, plus a book at the very end for finishing the program. All finishers will also be entered into prize drawings for gift cards from local businesses. Plus, fill out Recommended Read entries to be entered into weekly drawings for $10 gift cards.<br />
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<br /></td><td><b>Guess the song in a jar!</b><br />
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Each Monday at the Information Desk we will put out a new song with its lyrics cut into pieces and taped inside a jar. Write down your guess and the following Monday we will pull a winner from the correct entries.</td></tr>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658805427974252158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-77969385413098959242015-05-19T15:36:00.000-05:002015-05-19T15:38:03.982-05:00Recently Released Album ObsessionsHere are some newly released albums at the library that are definitely worth listening to:<br />
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<b>Vestiges and Claws</b> by Jose Gonzalez<br />
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Regular fans of the Swedish/ Argentinian guitarist Jose Gonzalez will not be disappointed by his latest effort which has been eight years in the making. The album features his signature distinctive brand of spare, gloomy folk music (a favorite of mine) that he showcased on his two previous albums, <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1486432/nonmodal">Veneer</a> and <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1486433/nonmodal">In Our Nature</a>. However, this time out he has more complicated musical arrangements (featuring flute and cello) and a slightly more upbeat worldview. <br />
<b>Repeat tracks: </b>"Forest," "Let It Carry You," and "Open Book." <br />
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<b>Kintsugi</b> by Death Cab for Cutie<br />
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This latest release from indie rock band Death Cab is a duel break up album. Not only is it the first album since lead singer Ben Gibbard's divorce from Zooey Deschanel, it also marks guitarist Chris Walla's departure from the band. Loss haunts this album, and it's got some pretty great heartbreak tracks on it including "You've Haunted Me All My Life" and "Binary Sea." The music, however, remains relativity upbeat and poppy. Chris Walla's distinctive guitar style is always a big draw on Death Cab albums, and <b>Kintsugi</b> is no exception. His presence will be missed in the band (at least by me).<br />
<b>Repeat Tracks</b>: "Little Wanderer," "Everything's a Ceiling," and "Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)."<br />
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<b>Magnolia Electric Co. </b>by Songs: Ohia<br />
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<b>Didn't It Rain</b> by Songs: Ohia.<br />
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These two deluxe edition album reissues represent the finest work of the late musician Jason Molina. For those unfamiliar with Molina, check out fellow Media blogger Jason's <a href="http://dundeemediacorner.blogspot.com/2013/03/jason-molina-1973-2013.html">tribute to the singer</a>. Songs: Ohia has sort of an alt-country sound that can achingly haunting at times (especially the back half of <b>Didn't It Rain</b>) or hard rocking (like the first half of Magnolia Electric Co.). Molina's singing voice is deep and rich, and one of my favorite things elements of these albums is his vocals. If you haven't listened to Molina before, definitely check out both these LPs! For hardcore fans, there are additional discs with demos and outtakes for each record. <br />
<b>Repeat Tracks</b>: I love all three of the last songs on <b>Didn't It Rain</b>: "Blue Factory Flame," "Two Blue Lights, and "Blue Chicago Moon." Off <b>Magnolia Electric Co.</b>, my favorites are: "Farewell Transmission," "Almost Good Enough," and "Just Be Simple." Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-64652486171745004452015-04-19T14:23:00.000-05:002015-04-19T14:23:40.667-05:00Audio Obsession: The xx<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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British band, the xx, have two beautiful albums to their name. At the Library we have their <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/frvpld/search/results?qu=the+xx+cd&qf=PUBDATE%09Publication+Date%092009%092009&lm=DUKANDDUQ">debut album, titled the xx</a>. They exemplify indie-rock with an atmospheric, dance beat bent - there are no extraneous notes to be found on the albums. The beauty of the xx is that you can listen to them repeatedly and find different songs to like each time, and you can play them as background music or listen attentively. Basically, they're all-purpose listening.<br />
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One quality that sets the xx apart are the vocals. The vocal duties alternate between two members, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim. Sometimes the two alternate on the same track with clever calls and answers. Neither is a perfect singer, but both have a haunting quality to their voice.<br />
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The xx are also masters of the electronic crescendo (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVLVNLuC33w">listen to</a><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVLVNLuC33w"> Reunion</a>, </i>from <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:2195159/one?qu=xx+coexist+cd&te=ILS"><i>Coexist</i></a>). I can't think of another band of the top of my head that is this skillful at creating tension in songs that are so stark (if you can think of another band, let me know in the comments). <br />
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I would encourage you to listen to either disc, and eagerly await their next.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-11037357845864106202015-03-31T20:37:00.001-05:002015-04-02T08:58:38.356-05:00Spotlight: Lindi Ortega and Other Fierce Women of the Folk Music Industry <div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Lindi Ortega</b> is a badass, bird loving, Toronto native. She signed with Last Gang Records in 2011 after spending nearly a decade as an independent artist. Ortega has since taken Nashville by storm; her latest record <i>Tin Star </i>broke the status quo. She puts a spin on old-fashioned heartbreak that listeners just can't find on the radio these days. Plus, Ortega recently organized a benefit concert for the World Parrot Refuge where she featured other artists local to Toronto. Pretty cool, right? </div>
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Alynda Lee Segarra of <b>Hurray for the Riff Raff</b> has become the voice of the millennial generation after hopping a freight train from her home in New York City to New Orleans at the age of 17. Segarra, now 28, formed HFTRR after picking up a banjo and honing her songwriting skills. The band released their first album on a major label, <i>Small Town Heroes</i>, last year. The album itself is a representation of the evolution of folk music. Tracks "Crash on the Highway" and "End of the Line" have familiar names though, and there's a reason for that. According to a 2014 <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2014/01/22/265039131/hurray-for-the-riff-raffs-new-political-folk" target="_blank">interview</a> Segarra had with NPR, "I try to go about being very obvious about my inspirations. It's kind of
a brave move on our part to say, this is obviously taken from an older
form of music." HFTRR's music is old school meets new school and sometimes wildly political. "The Body Electric" is perhaps the most in-your-face track on <i>Small Town Heroes</i> which tackles more than a century of murder ballads in folk music. </div>
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Emily Saliers and Amy Ray met in elementary school in a suburb of Atlanta and had formed a musical duo by high school. The differences in their songwriting and vocal ranges only serve to compliment one another; the duo is fantastic live. Better known as the <b>Indigo Girls</b>, Saliers and Ray caught music lovers' attention in 1989 with the release of their biggest hit to date "Closer to Fine". Since then, the girls have released 13 studio albums with another due out this June. Saliers and Ray are activists as well as musicians. They started an environmental justice organization together with Winona LaDuke called Honor the Earth, through which they've supported both environmental and social justice campaigns. Both Saliers and Ray identify as gay and their advocacy for the LGBT community is evident in many of their songs. <i><br /></i></div>
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Joy Williams began her career in the music industry as a solo artist with Reunion Records before joining the iconic <b>Civil Wars</b> in 2009. She released three contemporary Christian albums between 2001 and 2005, all of which earned her a great deal of success. She only met John Paul White at a songwriting camp in Nashville after deciding that her musical direction had changed since leaving Reunion. Together, Williams and White recorded two full-length, folk-heavy albums. <i>Barton Hollow</i> won two well-deserved Grammys and followup <i>The Civil Wars</i> was highly praised by critics and fans alike. The Civil Wars have since gone their separate ways, but Williams has resumed her career as a solo artist. Her album <i>Venus </i>is due out this summer. You can listen to the first single, “Woman (Oh Mama)” <a href="http://joywilliams.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <i>Side note: Joy Williams tweeted me one time. It was awesome</i>. </div>
Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-54237307092237013382015-03-12T18:38:00.003-05:002015-03-12T18:40:46.650-05:00Don't Miss ... Begin Again<a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=begin+again+dvd&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Apatow%2C+Judd%2C+1967-%2C%09Apatow%2C+Judd%2C+1967-%2C&lm=DUKANDDUQ" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoxAxJx1alXWo_ReJKEBslDDlYVnfERgQwXGzc96Zc1slLjdD2g8B0aHI7lTw721CrIKy905fZsMarmRFG0_3yYoTowPpeadb5oX_yK5Bbu6-mRczrroweeXxmueaspSg4uRulXACxTs4/s1600/beginAgain.jpg" /></a><i><b><span id="goog_1317027712"></span><a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=begin+again+dvd&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Apatow%2C+Judd%2C+1967-%2C%09Apatow%2C+Judd%2C+1967-%2C&lm=DUKANDDUQ">Begin Again</a></b></i><span id="goog_1317027713"></span> was a bit of a sleeper last summer. It's not a super-hero or action franchise flick with lots of money behind it, but it did star Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo. Catherine Keener, Hailee Steinfeld, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and Adam Levin (from Maroon 5 fame) round out the supporting cast.<br />
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Knightley plays a songwriter who moves to New York with her rock-star boyfriend (Levine). She isn't interested in the limelight, just the art. He<i><b> </b></i>is interested in the limelight and their relationship suffers. One evening she's performing one of her songs at a club and Ruffalo's character, a down-and-out music executive, likes what he hears. They embark on creating an album on their terms as outcasts of the music industry machine. Knightley performs the songs herself - and she does an excellent job. I appreciated that the movie didn't go for the obvious here - I don't want to spoil the film by explaining this further, but let me just say it was refreshing to see a friendship blossom. Begin Again is a light film, but it still has something to say.<br />
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It's from the director of <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=once+dvd&qf=AUTHOR%09Author%09Carney%2C+John%2C+1972-%09Carney%2C+John%2C+1972-&lm=DUKANDDUQ"><i>Once</i></a>, John Carney, so if you enjoyed that, you'll probably appreciate this one too. If you're a music fan in general you'll find something to appreciate here as well. There's a scene where Knightley and Ruffalo share an iPod and listen to music together while roaming New York City. Perfection.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-50009977638233724872015-01-26T20:35:00.001-06:002015-01-26T20:54:42.135-06:00And the Academy Award Goes To... <br />
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I like to pretend I'm cultured, so Oscar nominations are a big deal for me. I always make a point to try and see all of the films nominated for Best Picture before the show airs. Here are my predictions for some of the most anticipated categories. <br />
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<b>Best Picture <i><br /></i></b><br />
“American Sniper”<br />
“Birdman”<br />
<i><b>“Boyhood”</b></i><br />
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”<br />
“The Imitation Game”<br />
“Selma”<br />
“The Theory of Everything”<br />
“Whiplash”<b> </b><br />
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<i>Boyhood </i>was filmed over a span of twelve years and honestly moved me. If there has ever been a movie that's made me feel nostalgic (and I rarely use that word), then this is it. Ellar Coltrane and <br />
Lorelei Linklater do an outstanding job as siblings navigating childhood and the perils of their mother's [Patricia Arquette] many failed relationships. <i>Boyhood </i>is available for <a href="http://ccsp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/frvpld/search/results?qu=boyhood+dvd&te=&lm=DUKANDDUQ" target="_blank">checkout</a> at both the Dundee Library and Randall Oaks Branch. <br />
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<b>Actor in a Leading Role<br /> </b>Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”<br />
Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”<br />
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”<br />
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”<br />
<i><b>Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”</b></i><br />
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Redmayne pulled off one of the most extraordinary transformations of the year when he appeared as renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking in <i>The Theory of Everything. </i>The up-and-coming actor spent months studying Hawking's life in order to prepare for the role he was chosen for without even having to audition. To say his hard work paid off would be an understatement. You can catch a free screening of <i>The Theory of Everything</i> at the Dundee Library on March 11, 2014 at 6:00 pm. No registration is required. <i> </i> <br />
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<b>Actress in a Leading Role</b><br />
Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”<br />
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”<br />
<i><b>Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”</b></i><br />
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”<br />
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”<br />
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Moore's performance in<i> Still Alice </i>resonates with both heartbreak and humanity. Unfolding in incremental passages, and shot through with piercing detail, it
is the sad, beautifully realized story of a victim of early-onset
Alzheimer's and how the disease changes a life and
the lives of the loved ones and colleagues around her. <br />
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<b><b>Actor in a Supporting Role</b></b><i><b><b><br /> </b></b></i>Robert Duvall, “The Judge”<br />
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”<br />
Edward Norton, “Birdman”<br />
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”<br />
<i><b>J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” </b></i><br />
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J.K. Simmons is excellent no matter what role he takes on, really. His versatility is what makes him so valuable in Hollywood- starring in films as heartwarming as <i>Juno</i> and as biting as <i>Up in the Air.</i> In <i>Whiplash</i>, he takes on a more villainous role as a teacher at a cut-throat music conservatory. Simmons is best known for his appearances in Farmers Insurance commercials, and now he's the front-runner in the race for best supporting actor. <br />
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<b>Actress in a Supporting Role</b><br />
<i><b>Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”</b></i><br />
Laura Dern, “Wild”<br />
Emma Stone, “Birdman”<br />
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”<br />
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”<i><b> </b></i><br />
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Arquette did a simply outstanding job as Mason and Samantha's mother in <i>Boyhood.</i> The movie could just as easily be titled <i>Motherhood</i>. <br />
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<b>Directing<br /> </b>Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”<br />
<b><i>Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”</i></b><br />
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”<br />
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”<br />
Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”<br />
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Linklater spent 12 years of his life filming <i>Boyhood.</i> That in itself is Oscar-worthy. <br />
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<b>Animated Feature Film<br /> </b>“Big Hero 6”<br />
“The Boxtrolls”<br />
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”<br />
“Song of the Sea”<br />
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” <br />
<i><b>***"The Lego Movie" was not nominated and therefore I refuse to predict a winner***</b></i><br />
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<i><b> </b></i>Everything is awesome. Enough said. <i><b><br /></b></i><br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-27379069205302215772014-12-12T17:09:00.000-06:002014-12-12T17:09:07.079-06:00What to Watch if You're Still Mourning the Loss of "Sex and the City"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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If you're anything like me, you spent your early 20s trying to figure out if you were more of a Carrie or a Samantha. Or maybe even a Charlotte. Tragically, it turns out I'm a Miranda (sigh). Those four women taught me everything I know about life, like the universe may not always play fair, but at least its got a hell of a sense of humor. Or that soulmates only exist in the Hallmark aisle of Duane Reade Drugs. When HBO decided to cut ties with the series, thousands of Carrie-wannabes' hearts broke. Luckily, SJP's legacy lives on. </div>
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Wait...haven't we seen this before? Four women, living in New York City, skating through life one mistake at a time? Created by Lena Dunham, <i>Girls </i>is SATC for Millennials. Dunham herself stars as Hannah Horvath, an aspiring writer living on her parents' dime. There's also Marnie, an art gallery assistant, Jessa, and Shoshanna. The raw humor of their dynamic provides some big laughs throughout the first three seasons. A fourth season is set to air beginning January 11, 2015 on HBO. </div>
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Okay, so these women are nothing like Carrie and co. They are, however, twentysomethings biding their time in NYC until real life catches up to them. When we first meet Ilana and Abbi, we have no way of knowing just how
long they’ve been friends. But their dynamic is already so comfortable
that they don’t feel the need to spend half the pilot telling us who
these characters are. Plus, <i>Broad City </i>is a Web series-turned-cable-comedy so fans of Ilana and Abbi should already have an idea of what they're getting into. Based on their lives in New York, the show delves into the everyday
indignities that make being a young, single, broke person in a big city a
fascinating, hilarious — but generally humiliating — experience. <i>Broad City</i> was named one of <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/best-tv-shows-2014-part-2-212571" target="_blank">The A.V. Club's Best TV shows of 2014.</a> </div>
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If you've ever wondered how Carrie Bradsahw came to be the woman she is, or how her love affair with Manhattan began, then you can rent <i>The Carrie Diaries</i> on DVD. The CW cancelled the prequel after two seasons, but that doesn't mean it wasn't good TV. High school Carrie was every bit as fabulous as grownup Carrie and watching her get to know Samantha Jones was every SATC fan's dream. It's just too bad we didn't get to see how she came to be friends with Miranda and Charlotte. You can, however, read about it <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/540322/the-carries-diaries-canceled-boss-reveals-how-carrie-would-ve-met-miranda-and-more" target="_blank">here.</a> </div>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02318342088951487455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619030531063893060.post-56171710584701536262014-12-03T17:07:00.000-06:002014-12-03T17:12:38.289-06:00Christmas classics on the big screen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's the most wonderful time of the year, when Christmas classics are shown in movie theaters! And what's better than seeing a classic black and white Christmas movie on the big screen? When that movie screen is inside a historic theater such as the Catlow in Barrington, Tivoli in Downers Grove, or Music Box in Chicago, just to name a few. You can watch stars like Barbara Stanwyck, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Fred MacMurray, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Rosemary Clooney, larger than life... I'm in!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here is a list I compiled of upcoming movie screenings, for the most part at historic movie theaters, in the suburbs and Chicago. I will be attending the TCM double feature of <b>A Christmas Carol</b> and <b>Christmas in Connecticut</b> this weekend and also have tickets to the <b>Annual Music Box Christmas Show</b>. Do you have any plans to catch a Christmas movie in theaters this month?</span><br />
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● Various theaters, including <span style="font-size: small;">Regal Crystal Lake Showplace Stadium 16 and Century 16 Deer Park</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.fandango.com/tcmpresents%3Aachristmascarolchristmasinconnecticut_177866/movieoverview" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A Christmas Carol</b> (1938) and <b>Christmas in Connecticut</b> (1945) </span></a><br />
Sunday, December 7 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.<br />
Presented by TCM, with an introduction by Ben Mankiewicz</span><br />
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● <span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/location.aspx?house=2255" target="_blank">Cinema 12</a></b> - 100 LW Besinger Drive, Carpentersville, IL </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Content.aspx?page=515" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Home Alone</span></b></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, December 20 at 10 a.m- <i>Free!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Pictures with Santa before the show</span><br />
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● <a href="http://www.thecatlow.com/" target="_blank"><b>Catlow Theatre</b></a> - 116 W. Main Street, Barrington, IL<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">It’s a Wonderful Life</span></b><br />
Saturday, December 6 at 11 am<br />
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<b>The Polar Express</b><br />
Saturday, December 13 at 11 am<br />
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<b>A Christmas Carol</b> (1951)<br />
Saturday, December 20 at 11 am<br />
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● <a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/location.aspx?house=912" target="_blank"><b>Tivoli Theatre</b></a> - 5021 Highland Ave, Downers Grove, IL<br />
Pre-show sing-a-long accompanied by Wurlitzer Theatre pipe organ<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Content.aspx?page=923" target="_blank">The Miracle of the Bells</a> </b>(1948)<br />
Monday, December 8 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.<br />
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<a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Content.aspx?page=924" target="_blank"><b>White Christmas</b></a> (1954)<br />
Wednesday, December 10 at 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.<br />
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<a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Content.aspx?page=925" target="_blank"><b>National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation</b></a> (1989)<br />
Thursday, December 11 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m<br />
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<a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Content.aspx?page=696" target="_blank"><b>It's a Wonderful Life - 2014 Christmas Benefit Show</b></a><br />
Saturday, December 13
at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m.<br />
Proceeds to Sharing
Connection Furniture Bank<br />
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● <a href="http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/" target="_blank"><b>Music Box Theatre</b></a> - 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/events/the-lakeview-chamber-of-commerce-presents-a-night-with-elf-2014-dec-4-thu-0530pm" target="_blank">A Night with Elf</a></b><br />
Thursday, December 4 at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/" target="_blank">Annual Music Box Christmas Show</a></b> - <b>White Christmas</b> and <b>It’s a Wonderful Life</b><br />
Friday, December 12 - Thursday, December 25 <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/collections/music-boxs-alternative-christmas-double-feature-2014" target="_blank">Alternative Christmas Double Feature</a></b> - <b>Home Alone</b> and <b>Die Hard</b><br />
Wednesday, December 17<br />
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● <a href="http://www.patiotheater.net/Home/" target="_blank"><b>Patio Theatre</b></a> - 6008 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago<br />
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<a href="http://patiotheater.net/Events/" target="_blank"><b>Christmas Cartoons</b></a><br />
Saturday, December 13 at 2 p.m. - <i>free!</i><br />
Showing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and The Little Drummer Boy<br />
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<a href="http://patiotheater.net/Events/" target="_blank"><b>It's a Wonderful Life</b></a><br />
Sunday, December 21 at 2 p.m. - <i>free!</i><br />
Plus, take pictures with Santa before the show.<br />
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● <a href="http://www.glenarttheatre.com/" target="_blank"><b>Glen Art Theatre</b></a> - 540 Crescent Blvd #1, Glen Ellyn, IL<br />
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<b>Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas</b><br />
Saturday, December 6 at 10:30 am - <i>free!</i><br />
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<b>The Polar Express</b><br />
Saturday, December 13 at 10:30 am - <i>free!</i><br />
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<b>The Muppet Christmas Carol</b><br />
Saturday, December 20 at 10:30 am - <i>free!</i><br />
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● <a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/location.aspx?house=2263" target="_blank"><b>Woodstock Theatre</b></a> - 209 Main Street, Woodstock, IL 60098<br />
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<a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Content.aspx?page=738" target="_blank"><b>Arthur Christmas</b></a><br />
Saturday, December 13 at 10 a.m.<br />
pictures with Santa<br />
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● <a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/location.aspx?house=2259" target="_blank"><b>Ogden 6 Theatre</b></a> - 1227 East Ogden Ave, Naperville<br />
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<a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Content.aspx?page=521" target="_blank"><b>Miracle on 34th Street</b></a> (1947)<br />
Saturday, December 6 at 10 a.m. - <i>free!</i><br />
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Check out additional holiday film showings at other theaters at the <a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/Eventslist.aspx?house_id=" target="_blank">Classic Cinemas website</a>.Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658805427974252158noreply@blogger.com