NEW DVDS

Westborough Public Library - New DVDs

Alice through the looking glass
[United States] : Infinity Entertainment, [2010].
Alice is playing chess in her father's study when the Red King comes to life and beckons her through a mirror into Looking Glass Land. She is greeted by the Red Queen, and the White King and Queen, who lament that their subjects are being terrorized by the evil Jabberwock. Alice sets off on her own adventure to put an end to the Jabberwock's harsh rule where she encounters such characters as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, and Lester the Jester.
Westborough General - DVD/ALI

The girl who played with fire
[United States] : Music Box Films, 2010.
Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and violent behavior makes her an official danger to society. Digging deeper, Blomkvist unearths evidence implicating highly placed members of Swedish society, as well as shocking details about Salander's past.
Westborough General - DVD/GIR

The good wife. The first season
[United States] : CBS Paramount Network Television, [2010].
Follows a politician's wife who pursues her own career as a defense attorney after her husband is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. Alicia Florrick not only deals with her career but also with keeping her family together as she provides a stable home for her two children.
Westborough General - DVD/GOO

Gunslinger girl the complete series
[Fort Worth, Tex.] : FUNimation Productions Ltd., [2007].
Contains all 13 episodes of the Japanese television program in which 3 adolescent terminal patients receive cybernetic implants to save their lives, and conditioning to turn them into the perfect assassins.
Westborough General - DVD/GUN v.1

Inside the banking crisis an anthology
Hamilton, NJ : Films Media Group , c2009.
"Since the first rumblings of the subprime mortgage meltdown, Bill Moyers Journal has stayed on the story of the economic collapse with original reporting and in-depth interviews, making headlines and informing the public with great range and depth. This anthology provides a selection of Journal segments from June 2007 through May 2009 featuring economists, historians, Wall Street financiers, community organizers, and other experts who provide powerful insight into the roots of the crisis and have stimulated a crucial national dialogue on its causes, effects, and possible solutions"--Container.
Westborough General - DVD/332/INS

Killers
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2010].
"He's tall, dark and handsome with a hint of mystery. What more does Jen (Katherine Heigl) need to know about Spencer (Ashton Kutcher), the man who's just swept her off her feet down in the French Riviera? Well, maybe that he's a professional spy whose special talent is assassination. But no matter, neither bullets nor bombs nor bad guys with big guns can keep these two from living happily ever after--if they can get through the day alive"--Container.
Westborough General - DVD/KIL

Letters to Juliet
[United States] : Summit Entertainment, 2010.
In Verona, Italy, the beautiful city where Romeo first met Juliet, there is a place where the heartbroken leave notes asking Juliet for her help. It's there that aspiring writer Sophie finds a 50-year-old letter that will change her life forever. As she sets off on a romantic journey of the heart with the letter's author, Claire, now a grandmother, and her handsome grandson, all three will discover that sometimes the greatest love story ever told is your own. Special features included.
Westborough General - DVD/LET

My big fat Greek wedding
New York, NY : HBO Home Video, [2003], c2002.
Toula is a quite, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life - and the way she sees the world ... forever.
Westborough General - DVD/MY

Prince of Persia, the sands of time
Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2010].
It's a race against time when a rogue prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) reluctantly teams up with a rival princess (Gemma Arterton) to safeguard a magical dagger that gives its possessor the power to reverse time and rule the world.
Westborough General - DVD/PRI

Road to Perdition
[United States] : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002.
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
Westborough General - DVD/ROA

Robin Hood
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2010.
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Westborough General - DVD/ROB

Solitary man
[United States] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2010.
Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker, discovers that he is not the man he wanted to be. Through many business and romantic indiscretions he has lost his once successful car dealership. Now he must make the decision to face the challenges of his not so youthful life.
Westborough General - DVD/SOL

The Tudors. The complete final season
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Showtime Entertainment, [2010].
This videodisc presents the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40 year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to his famous female consorts and 20+ year marriage to Catherine of Aragon and to the infamous dalliance with Anne Boleyn, the series delves in to Henry's most notable political relationship and the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in England.
Westborough General - DVD/TUD DISCS 1&2

West Side story
Santa Monica, Calif : MGM Home Entertainment, c2003.
This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.
Westborough General - DVD/WES

101 dalmatians
Walt Disney Home Video, [1992?].
Westborough Juvenile - VIDEO/JUV/ONE

The adventures of Milo and Otis
Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2005?].
A young cat and dog discover the dangers and delights of the outside world when they wander away from the farm.
Westborough Juvenile - DVD/JUV/ADV

Dinosaur
[Burbank, Calif.?] : Disney DVD : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2001].
Dinosaur tells the story of Aladar, an iguanodon who is separated from his own kind and raised by a clan of lemurs. When a meteor shower destroys their home, Aladar and his family follow a herd of dinosaurs heading for the safety of the "nesting grounds." Together they must stand strong amidst food and water shortages, the threat of Carnotaur attacks, and Aladar's run-ins with the herd's stubborn leader, Kron.
Westborough Juvenile - DVD/JUV/DIN

Disneynature. Oceans
Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, [2010].
Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art-underwater filmmaking will take viewers breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more.
Westborough Juvenile - DVD/JUV/OCE

Dora the explorer. Map adventures
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, c2003.
If there is a place that Dora wants to go, then it is Map to the rescue! Find out why Map is a helpful friend -- and learn some new super-special surprises about him too! Helps develop learning and problem solving skills.
Westborough Juvenile - DVD/JUV/DOR

Go Diego go! Diego saves Christmas!
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, 2006.
Help Diego save Christmas, explore Antarctica, guide Pepito the penguin to his school, find the Blue Morpho butterfly, and save the sea turtles.
Westborough Juvenile - DVD/JUV/DIE HOLIDAY

Happily n'ever after
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, c2007.
Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Jack from the Beanstalk are all about to live happily ever after when the balance between good and evil gets thrown out of whack. It's up to Cinderella (a.k.a. Ella) to save the day by taking on her power-hungry stepmother. This time Ella will have to do all the work without her Prince Charming. She joins forces with an unlikely army of dwarves, fairies, and the Wizard's bumbling assistants.
Westborough Juvenile - DVD/JUV/HAP

Pinocchio
Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video : Dist. by Buena Vista Home Video, [1985?].
The story, based upon a story by C. Collodi, of a puppet boy who lives with a shoemaker named Geppetto. Included are songs such as "When You Wish Upon a Star."
Westborough Juvenile - VIDEO/JUV/PIN

Scooby-doo and the alien invaders
Burbank, CA : Warner Brothers Home Video, c2000.
Stranded in a remote desert town, the gang soon discovers the place is crawling with flying-saucer buffs, secretive scientists and less-than-friendly extraterrestrials!
Westborough Juvenile - VIDEO/JUV/SCO

Scooby-Doo and the witch's ghost
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1999.
When the gang meets up with famous fright-writer Ben Ravencroft, he invites them to New England for his hometown's big Autumn Harvest Festival. Things take a supernatural detour when they learn the place is haunted-- by Ben's ancestor Sarah!
Westborough Juvenile - VIDEO/JUV/SCO

Updated Fri Dec 3 15:19:48 2010