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Want to keep up-to-date on all the popular new DVDs available at the library? Then you've come to the right place. Must-Watch Movies presents a partial list of the newest movies in our collection. We will also feature a special theme each month and announce free upcoming film screenings at our different branch locations. Come watch movies with us!
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of FCPL's in-person programs have been cancelled. However, library locations have reopened to the public on a limited basis, with limited building capacity. As long as folks wear their masks and observe proper social-distancing guidelines, they are welcome to visit their local library branch for a period of half an hour during the following windows of time: Monday - Wednesday: 10 am - 7 pm Thursday - Friday: 10 am - 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm We are also operating a to-go service for folks who would like to pick up their holds, but are uncomfortable entering the building. Simply place your desired items on hold, either online at forsythlibrary.org or by giving us a call. Once you've been notified your materials are available, swing by your default pick-up location during the following windows of time and take your items from the cart outside: Monday - Wednesday: 10 am - 7 pm Thursday - Friday: 10 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm As always, you're also welcome to use our numerous online resources. Thank you very much. Stay healthy, stay safe!
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Bill & Ted Face the Music
The ruler of the future tells best friends Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) that they must compose a new song to save life as we know it. But instead of writing it, they decide to travel through time to steal it from their older selves. Meanwhile, their young daughters devise their own musical scheme to help their fathers bring harmony to the universe.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 1h 31min)
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Mulan
To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman (Liu Yifei) disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China. This live-action adaptation of Disney's 1998 animated movie of the same name, also stars Donnie Yen, Li Gong, and Jet Li, and was directed by Niki Caro.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 1h 55min)
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The Rental
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
(Rated R / Run time: 1h 28min)
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Tenet
A secret agent (John David Washington) is given a single word as his weapon and sent to prevent the onset of World War III. He must travel through time and bend the laws of nature in order to be successful in his mission. This mind-bending thriller was directed by Christopher Nolan and costars Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, and Kenneth Branagh.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 2h 30min)
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Words on Bathroom Walls
Diagnosed with a mental illness during his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen (Charlie Plummer) struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate (Taylor Russell) who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition. This film was directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on the novel of the same name by Julia Walton.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 1h 50min)
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Kajillionaire
Two con artists (Debra Winger and Richard Jenkins) have spent 26 years training their only daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger (Gina Rodriguez) into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
(Rated R / Run time: 1h 44min)
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Possessor
Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough), an elite corporate assassin uses brain implant technology to take over other people's bodies to execute targets, but she discovers that her latest job is threatening to take control of her mind and body. This disturbing techno thriller was directed by Brandon Cronenberg and also stars Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
(Rated R / Run time: 1h 43min)
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Madam Vice President! In honor of our nation's first female and first African-American Vice President Kamala Harris, here is a short list of documentaries about strong African-American women. |
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The Black Power Mixtape, 1967-1975
This 2011 documentary examines the evolution of the Black Power movement in American society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage shot by Swedish journalists, with appearances by Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other, activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
(Not Rated / Run time: 1h 40min)
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A Ballerina's Tale
Few dancers reach the elite level of ballet; of that already small number only a fraction are black women. Misty Copeland shattered those barriers in 2015, making history as the first African American principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. A Ballerina’s Tale intimately documents Copeland’s historic rise while shining a light on the absence of women of color at major ballet companies. The film also explores how ballet’s emphasis on waifish bodies impacts the health of ballerinas while sending a negative message to young fans.
(Not Rated / Run time: 1h 25min)
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Dark Girls
This 2011 film by Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry documents colorism within the African American community, a subject still considered taboo by many black Americans. The film contains interviews of African American women describing the role colorism has played in their lives, with notable African Americans detailing their experiences, including Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis.
(Not Rated / Run time: 1h 11min)
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What Happened, Miss Simone?
Classically trained pianist, dive-bar chanteuse, black power icon and legendary recording artist Nina Simone lived a life of brutal honesty, musical genius, and tortured melancholy. This film on the "High Priestess of Soul" was directed by Liz Garbus and was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards.
(Not Rated / Run time: 1h 41min)
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4 Little Girls
On Sunday, September 15, 1963, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed by four members of a Ku Klux Klan-affiliated racist group. Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, four African-American girls between the ages of 11 and 14 who had been attending the church's Sunday school, were killed in the blast. Director Spike Lee's somber 1997 documentary tells the story through new interviews and archival footage.
(Rated TV-14 / Run time: 1h 42min)
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20 Feet from Stardom
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now. Filmmaker Morgan Neville's documentary gives long-overdue credit to the hit-making contributions of wonderfully-talented, longtime backup singers like Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 1h 31min)
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She Did That
She Did That is an uplifting documentary that explores the passionate pursuits of Black women and their entrepreneurship journeys. Executive produced by Renae Bluitt, the film offers an intimate peek inside the truths, trials, and triumphs of entrepreneurs who continuously raise the glass ceiling for future generations of Black women.
(Not Rated / Run time: 1h 11min)
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Referred to as “a redwood tree, with deep roots in American culture,” Maya Angelou gave people the freedom to think about their history in a way they never had before. Dr. Angelou’s was a prolific life; as a singer, dancer, activist, poet, and writer she inspired generations with lyrical modern African-American thought that pushed boundaries. This film weaves her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining moments.
(Not Rated / Run time: 1h 54min)
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