Haverhill Public Library » movie http://www.haverhillpl.org Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:44:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A Separation (DVD) http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/10/5029/ http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/10/5029/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:27 +0000 strottier http://www.haverhillpl.org/?p=5029 A Separation

This Iranian movie, winner of the 2012 Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, is a compelling drama of a married couple in the process of splitting up. It’s not that simple, however. Very few movies capture as convincingly as A Separation does the ways in which what seems honorable decisions can lead to interpersonal conflicts — even disasters. Dynamically shot and paced like a thriller, this film has the density of a good novel.  A Separation is an excellent example where a film’s script and performances are so compelling that you totally forget it’s a foreign-language movie. Don’t miss it!

Look it up in the new DVDs section, or place a hold online.

Don’t forget to sign up for our e-newsletters to get a monthly list of our new DVDs!

]]> http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/10/5029/feed/ 0 Movie Review: Circumstance http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/05/movie-review-circumstance/ http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/05/movie-review-circumstance/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:30:03 +0000 strottier http://www.haverhillpl.org/?p=3506 Movie CircumstanceCircumstance is a beautiful, luscious, sensual and sexually charged drama, done masterfully and tastefully. It is a visual film, but it is also blessed with dialogs and good music. It deals with common and real youth and family issues in Iran, and potentially in other countries.  Circumstance is about two liberated, free-spirited 16 year old high school girls, Atafeh and Shireen.  They are best friends and seem together all the time.  They go to underground Tehran parties, flirt with boys, experiment with sex and drugs, and often get in trouble.  At times they daydream of a better life away from Iran together.  But they are more than just friends… The international cast and crew have each taken big risks by telling this gripping story about two young women in love in Iran.

Check availability in the library catalog

]]> http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/staff-picks/2012/05/movie-review-circumstance/feed/ 0 Hunger Games Training Days a Success at the Library http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/teen/2012/02/hunger-games-training-days-a-success-at-the-library/ http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/teen/2012/02/hunger-games-training-days-a-success-at-the-library/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:09:22 +0000 ssednek http://www.haverhillpl.org/?p=3194 Haverhill teen shooting the nerf bow and arrow at Hunger Games Training Days on Friday, February 24

Bow and Arrows. Crazy food. Death by Tracker Jackers. Camouflage paint. That’s right! Teens from across Haverhill came to the library last week to celebrate Suzanne Collin’s book, The Hunger Games. If you haven’t read the book yet, there’s still time to get your name on the hold list and snag a copy.

The first movie of the trilogy comes out on March 23rd… And the preview looks amazing.

Have a look:

]]> http://www.haverhillpl.org/blog/teen/2012/02/hunger-games-training-days-a-success-at-the-library/feed/ 0