AVZone at Harford County Public Library

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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!

June 3
	Control starring Sam Reilly This is the story of the lead singer of Joy Division, Ian Curtis. It deals with his personal, professional, and romantic troubles that led him to commit suicide at the young age of 23.
	The Eye starring Jessica Alba This remake of a Hong Kong film relates the story of a blind violinist, Sydney, who finally gets her sight back after surgery. She is haunted by frightening images and believes her unknown eye donor has opened her up to a terrifying world only she is able to see.
	I’m Not There starring Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale This is the Academy Award Nominated biopic that takes a look at the life and music of Bob Dylan. Different actors portray each aspect of the his life, from poet to prophet to star.
	Meet the Spartans starring Carmen Electra In this comedy-spoof, heroic Leonidas is armed with nothing but leather underwear and a cape and he leads a group of 13 warriors to defend their homeland against the invading Persians. You won’t want to miss the musical finale!!
	Semi-Pro starring Will Ferrell and Will Arnett Jackie is a singer-turned-owner and player of the Flint, Michigan Tropics. They are the worst team in the ABA league. However, the ABA plans to merge with the NBA and the Tropics must do the impossible… WIN!!!
June 10
	The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman Dying of cancer, two men escape their hospital room, so they can spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to accomplish before they 'kick the bucket.'
	Funny Games starring Naomi Watts and Tim Roth Soon after a family arrives in their vacation home, it turns into a nightmare! Two polite young men knock on the door, and hold them hostage, forcing the family to struggle to stay alive!
	Jumper starring Hayden Christensen David is has been given the power to teleport himself or jump anywhere in the world. In the beginning, it makes for a fun and exciting life. However, it turns deadly when he finds himself being hunted by an organization sworn to kill Jumpers.
	The Other Boleyn Girl starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman The two Boleyn sisters, Mary and Anne, are motivated by their family to win the heart of the King Henry VIII for wealth and power. However, a bitter rivalry develops between the two sisters, and it threatens to split England apart.
	Witless Protection starring Larry the Cable Guy A small-town sheriff who dreams of becoming an FBI agent inadvertently gets himself involved in a high-profile FBI case, when saves a woman from the FBI agents who are in fact protecting her.
June 17
	Be Kind Rewind starring Jack Black and Mos Def Jerry and Mike work in a video store when Jerry somehow becomes magnetic and accidentally erases all the tapes in a video store. They must now think up a plan to get the movies back on the tapes, and the plan is to…recreate the movies themselves!
	Fool's Gold starring Matthew McConnaughey and Kate Hudson Finn, who is still in love with his ex, and in indebt to gangster Bigg Bunny gets a clue to the location of a fortune in the Caribbean. All he wants to do is get the gold and his girl back before Bigg Bunny comes for him.
June 24
	10,000 B.C. starring Omar Sharif As the Ice Age is ending, a prehistoric mammoth hunter begins a journey through unfamiliar terrain to save his bride, who was kidnapped, but all of civilization from a gang of vicious warriors.
	Charlie Bartlett starring Robert Downey, Jr Charlie Bartlett comes to the rescue of the kids at Western Summit High. Charlie has a briefcase filled with prescription pills and a head full of pop psychology, which will hopefully help the students stop their endless grief with their principal.
	In Bruges starring Ralph Fiennes and Colin Farrell Two Irish hit men are ordered, by their boss, to lay low after they botch a shooting. They are told to hide out in the city of Bruges, Belgium, where they soon find themselves in a life-and-death!
	Persepolis starring Catherine Deneuve (French) This movie takes a look at the Islamic Revolution through the eyes of a bright 9-year-old girl trying to find her own place in the world amidst bombs, veils, racism, and tragedy. (Book to film)
	The Spiderwick Chronicles starring Freddie Highmore Three children, Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace, move into a secluded old estate when they notice strange things starting to happen. It is up to them to learn the truth about the house, and of the creatures that live in it. (Book to film)