NEW DVDs FOR AUGUST

The Green Free Library has added three new DVDs to its collection.


We're back! : A Dinosaur's Story
This movie is based on the book by Hudson Talbot (1993) The screen play is by John Patrick Shanley. The movie was originally released in November of 1993.
Running time is 72 minutes. MPAA Rating is G. Parents click here for more information.

Summary from WEBPac : The tale of four huge but huggable dinos who visit New York City to make millions of children's dreams come true. With his IQ-boosting 'Brain Grain' cereal, the time-traveling Captain New Eyes transforms Rex, Elsa, Dweeb, and Woog into thinking, feeling, talking creatures.

Voices:

John Goodman as the voice of Rex
Blaze Berdahl as the voice of Buster
Rhea Perlman as the voice of Mother Bird
Jay Leno as the voice of Vorb
René Le Vant as the voice of Voog
Felicity Kendal as the voice of Elsa
Charles Fleischer as the voice of Dweeb
Walter Cronkite as the voice of Neweyes
Joey Shea as the voice of Louie
Julia Child as the voice of Dr. Bleeb
Kenneth Mars as the voice of Professor Screweyes
Yeardley Smith as the voice of Cecilia
Martin Short as the voice of Stubbs the Clown



Fast & Furious
This film is directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. The characters were originally created by Gary Scott Thompson. It is the fourth installment in a series of movies, and the second to star Vin Diesel. It was released in theaters in April, 2009, and on DVD in August, 2009. Boy that was fast!

Running time is 107 minutes.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content, language and drug references. Parents click here for additional information.

CAST:

Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner
Michelle Rodriguez as Letty
Jordana Brewster as Mia Toretto
John Ortiz as Campos
Laz Alonso as Fenix Rise
Jack Conely as Penning
Shea Whigham as Agent Ben Stasiak
Liza Lapira as Agent Sophie Trinh
Sung Kang as Han Lue
Don Omar as Himself
Mirtha Michelle as Cara
Greg Cipes as Dwight
Tego Calderson as Tego


Summary from WebPAC: Dom Toretto is a former street racer who, along with his crew, hijacks an oil truck out on the highway. Dom is living the life of a fugitive in the Dominican Republic, but after suffering a devastating personal loss, he is driven by revenge to return to Los Angeles to bring down an elusive drug smuggler. He is reunited with undercover FBI agent Brian O'Connor who let him go eight years earlier. Brian is also on the case of the drug smuggler and he must come to terms with Dom and make amends with Dom's sister, whom he betrayed in his original pursuit of Dom.





The Soloist

Directed by Joe Wright and written by Susannah Grant, this screenplay is based on the book, The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music written by Steve Lopez and published in 2008.
Running time is 117 minutes and MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, some drug use and language. Parents click here for additional information.





CAST:

Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey Jr. As Steve Lopez
Catherine Keener as Mary Weston
Tom Hollander as Graham Claydon
Lisagay Hamilton as Jennifer
and many, many others I have never heard of, but you may have. For a complete cast list click here. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821642/fullcredits#cast
Summary from WebPAC: In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist and recent bike accident victim Steve Lopez more than his banged-up face, was his pressing need for story ideas. He soon discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a skid row schizophrenic street musician, who possesses extraordinary talent - even though he only has half-broken instruments to play. Inspired by Nathaniel's story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about him and attempts to do more to help both him, and the rest of the underclass of L.A. have a better life. Lopez's good intentions run headlong into Nathaniel's personal demons and the larger issues of social injustice facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Nathaniel find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations.