AVZone at Harford County Public Library

Welcome to the AVZone

Movies, Music, Games & Audio Books at the Library

The AVZone is dedicated to audio-visual materials owned by the Harford County Public Library system. Highlighted materials are owned in the local branches. The site will highlight the new DVD and CD releases on a monthy basis.

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Here's a quick list of new DVDs coming up soon!

April 1
	Alvin and the Chipmunks starring Jason Lee Dave Seville is a struggling songwriter who opens his home to three talented chipmunks named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. When the chipmunks become an immediate music sensation, a deceitful record producer tries to exploit them.
	Resurrecting the Champ starring Samuel L. Jackson In search of a headline story, a sports writer tries hard to find a great story. When he meets and rescues a homeless man, the man turns out to be a former boxing legend who everyone thought was dead.
	Sweeny Todd starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter The movie is based on the award-winning musical. When Benjamin Barker returns from prison, he assumes the name of Sweeney Todd and uses his barber shop to exact revenge on the judge who unjustly sent him to prison..
April 8
	Innocent Voices Innocent Voices Chava is an eleven-year-old boy who unexpectedly becomes the ‘man of the house’ in war torn El Salvador. The government army is recruiting children for civil war, and Chava’s mother fights to protect her children as their village. (Spanish)
	Lions for Lambs starring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, and Tom Cruise This is a story about how the choices made by top our top decision makers affect the soldiers fighting for our freedom. See how a professor, a Senator, and a TV journalist have conflicting views about the decisions of our country.
	P2 starring Rachel Nichols Are you leery of being in a parking garage alone? It's Christmas Eve when Angela is the last to leave the office, and finds her car will not start. The seemingly helpful parking garage attendant is turns out to not so helpful after all….
	There Will Be Blood starring Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Plainview is miner raising a son on his own, when he finds fortune as an oil tycoon after he buys the oil rights to a family ranch out west. As the oil well increases their fortunes, it also brings arguments and suffering that any amount of money will not fix. (Academy Award: Best Actor)
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story starring John C. Reilly This movie spoof is a look at the life of a musician who had to deal with a fluctuating career. He has had numerous marriages and children, add in an addiction to drugs, and he came out an a musical icon whose music would change a nation.
	Water Horse: Legend of the Deep starring Ben Chaplin A young Scottish boy discovers an odd egg on the beach of Loch Ness. The egg hatches and grows to be the famous water creature of lore, and he must face his fears to keep his secret!
April 15
	Alien vs. Predator: Requiem A hybrid Alien/Predator crashes near a small Colorado town and kills everybody it stumbles upon. In it’s wake, it produced numerous Alien young. A Predator appears in the small town to rid it of the aliens, and it becomes a battle like no other.
	Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke Andy, a stockbroker who has some financial troubles and his brother decide to hold up a suburban jewelry store. However, there is one thing wrong with their plans…. the owners are their parents.
	The Final Season starring Tom Arnold This is the true story of Kent Stock, an assistant coach who becomes head coach of a high school baseball team. He must struggle to make a final season that the town will remember forever, and hope to save the team.
	In the Name of the King starring Jason Statham The life of a family man is changed forever when a terrifying army of warriors known as Krugs invades his village. They murder his son kidnap his wife, and he sets out to find his wife and get her back.
	Juno starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera Juno is a down-to-earth, confident teenager who takes a detour to adulthood when she is faced with an unexpected pregnancy. She decides to have the baby and tries to find the ideal parents for the baby. (Academy Award: Best Original Screenplay)
	Lars and the Real Girl starring Ryan Gosling Lars is a nice but unusual guy who thinks he's found the girl of his dreams…she is a actual size dol. He is contented with his fake girlfriend until he starts to have feelings for Margo, a co-worker, and becomes involved in a love triangle.
	War Dance This is the true story of a group of children in war-torn Uganda. They are invited to compete in a national music and dance championship, and this experience lets them understand what normal childhood is like. (Documentary)
April 22
	Charlie Wilson’s War starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts Charlie Wilson was a congressman who appreciated a good time. Charlie, Houston socialite, and a CIA agent fight to scheme to start largest covert war in history.
	Cloverfield starring Lizzy Caplan A giant monster terrorizes New York city, as five friends throw a going-away party. They are equipped with only a video camera and their common sense, and they try to survive the most terrifying experience of their lives.
	One Missed Call starring Ed Burns This is a remake of a Japanese horror film, where college students start receiving creepy voice mail messages on their cell phones. The calls are from their future selves telling them all of the details of their deaths… which come true.
	The Orphanage A woman has warm memories of the orphanage where she was raised. She persuades her husband to help her restore it to a place for disable children. They move in and discover dreadful secrets, and attempt to get away from the nightmare they are in. (Spanish)
	The Savages starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney Until recently, all John and Wendy Savage had in common were a lousy childhood and a few strands of DNA. After drifting apart, they now come together to take care of their elderly father who made childhood difficult.
April 29
	27 Dresses starring Katherine Heigl Jane is a hopeless romantic, who has been a bridesmaid in close to 27 weddings. When her younger sister falls in love with Jane's boss… whom Jane has had a secret crush on. Jane decides to fate of being yet another bridesmaid!
	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly This is the inspiring true story of the editor of Elle France, Jean-Dominique Bauby. At the age of 43, he had a stroke which paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. He used that eye to blink out his memoir. (French) (Book to Film)
	The Golden Compass starring Nicole Kidman Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. (Book to Film)
	Nanking During World War II, the Japanese invaded Nanking, China, and raped and killed over 200,000 Chinese in one of human history's worst atrocities. Efforts were made to help Chinese refugees find a safety zone, the story is told through interviews with survivors, letters, and more.