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Each month the library offers new releases on DVD including feature films, foreign language films, documentaries, and television shows. Check out one of the featured movies below or click here for a complete list of what’s coming to the library in February.
David Lynch brought the surreal to the big screen with mind-bending films such as Eraserhead and Blue Velvet. He then brought it to the small screen with the cult classic TV series Twin Peaks. In his work he mined the darkness of the human psyche with absurd imagery, alter egos, and senseless murder in an idyllic American town….
Kanopy’s 2024 most-streamed list includes recent award-winners, critically acclaimed independents, and classics — a cross section of Kanopy’s library of more than 30,000 films, documentaries, and TV series — all available to stream instantly with your Bloomfield Township Public Library card. If you’re new to Kanopy, view the guide to get started now or stop by the Adult and Teen Services desk….
In recent years Dame Maggie Smith (1934–2024) was perhaps best known for her portrayals of the Dowager Countess on the British period drama Downton Abbey and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the highly entertaining Harry Potter movies. But her storied acting career spanned decades and she turned in brilliant performances on both stage and screen. Here’s a chronological selection of the famed actor’s screen work available from the library,…
A collection of some of the late actor’s most famous roles….