Video Spotlight
The libraries have a number of feature films available on VHS and DVD. These films are available to circulate for a three day period. To find movies other than the ones highlighted here, do a subject search on "feature films".
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America in the 70s
As in our own time, the America of the 1970s faced financial insecurity, rising fuel prices, and struggles to end an unpopular war overseas. This led to a sense of instability and a feeling that the old familiar landmarks and trusted standards were being swept away. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the movies of the period. The 70s were a time of unprecedented upheaval for American film. Daring young directors experimented with new visual techniques and narrative styles. Controversial subject matter and unconventional characters found their way into mainstream movie houses. Familiar genres like the musical, the war pic, or the gangster movie were reinterpreted and blockbusters changed the way movies were marketed and sold.
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More Daring Documentaries
Truth is still stranger than fiction.
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Academy Award Winning International Films
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Horror Film Festival
Creepy films for an October evening.
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Midnight Movies
The weird, the unusual, the disturbing, the movies that are usually shown at late night gatherings when all the decent people are in bed.
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Rock & Roll Movies
Concert films, rock musicals, and movies with rock n' roll themes.
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Daring Documentaries
Truth can be stranger - and more entertaining - than fiction.
