OCTOBER DVDS

So far this month, The Green Free Library has added to new DVDs to its growing collection. The first is:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Beverly Hills, Calif: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.

This movie was released in May 2009 in theaters and came out in October on DVD. It is written by David Benioff and Skip Woods and directed by Gavin Hood.
Running time is 107 minutes and MPAA rating is PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity. Parents click here for more information.

Cast

Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed
Danny Huston as William Stryker
Will I Am as John Wraith
Lynn Collins as Kayla Silver Fox
Kevin Durand as Fred Dukes/Blob
Dominic Monaghan as Chris Bradley/Bolt
Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
Daniel Henney as David North/Agent Zero
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool
Tim Pocock as Scott Summers
For additional cast members click here.

Summary from the WebPAC: Somewhere in the wilds of northwest Canada in the early 1800s, Logan and Victor, two half-brothers with special powers grow up amid violence. Eventually they will become the near-indestructible warriors known as Wolverine and Sabretooth. William Stryker is a sinister government operative whose Weapon X program experiments keep pulling Wolverine back in. Kayla Silverfox shares a peaceful Canadian co-existence with Wolverine as he tries to drop out of the program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new.



The Second addition is:

The Meerkats which was originally released in 2007 by The Weinstein Company and BBC Films present a Yaffle Films and BBC Natural History Unit
Production. The story is by James Honeyborne and Paul Newman is listed as an additional author. The narration is written by Alexandre McCall Smith. The movies is produced by Joe Oppenheimer and Trevor Ingman and directed by James Honeyborne.
Summary from the WebPAC:

An inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundings is a model of resilience and fortitude for us all. The story features the coming of age of a young meerkat pup, Kolo, growing up in the Kalahari Desert.

This movie was filmed on three locations in South Africa:
Kalahari Raptor Centre, Kgalagadi Transfronteir Park and Tswalu Kalahari Reserve.