An Iowa site which was used as a setting for scenes in the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” will be sold, and the field kept intact for visitors. The film, based on W. P. Kinsella’s book Shoeless Joe, made the site a popular tourist destination. The asking price for the 193-acre farm was $5.4 million; [...]
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Each year, the Librarian of Congress names 25 American films to the National Film Registry. The movies are considered to be “culturally, historically or aesthetically” important, to be preserved for all time. They are not selected as the “best” movies, but rather as works of enduring cultural significance. This year’s movies run the gamut of genres, [...]
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Yesterday, the Classic Movies at Noon film series featured Harvey starring Jimmy Stewart. The movie is based on Mary Chase’s 1944 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. While most of the audience had seen it before, all agreed it is a timeless classic that bears repeated viewing. Its gentle, life-affirming message of tolerance is [...]
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
While Jimmy Stewart was building his reputation as an actor, the world was preparing for war. On September 16, 1940 Congress passed the Selective Service Act calling for 900,000 men between the ages of 20 and 36 to be drafted each year. When Stewart’s draft number (310) was called in February 1941, he appeared at Draft Board [...]
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Erich Wolfgang Korngold is often credited with the creation of the modern film score. But before arriving in Hollywood he was well known in Europe as a composer of operas and concert works. Like his namesake, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Korngold began his musical career as a child prodigy. Korngold came to Hollywood from Austria in [...]
Thursday, March 4, 2010
If you’ve ever wondered if the book was as good as (or better than) the movie, check out the book display cart near the circulation desk at the Peninsula Center Library. It features books that have been adapted for the big (and little) screen.
Friday, February 12, 2010
The Palos Verdes Library District catalog includes just about every Academy Award® honoree for Best Foreign Language Film since the award was first presented in 1948. You can check the availability of the movies right here (PDF file).
Thursday, February 11, 2010
In this motion picture awards season, we’d like to remind you that the Palos Verdes Library District catalog includes all Academy Awards® Best Picture winners from 1927 to 2008. You can see what’s available in this PDF file.
Monday, January 11, 2010
French filmmaker Eric Rohmer, one of the founding members of post-war Europe’s realist New Wave cinema, died in Paris today at the age of 89. Rohmer’s movies often dealt with human relationships and were characterized by a subtle, understated style. His production company released 24 films over a 50 year career. Rohmer described his approach [...]
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Jennifer Jones, Oscar-winning actress and Norton Simon Museum chair emeritus, died today at age 90. Jones, whose film career began in the 1930s, won an Academy Award for 1943′s “Song of Bernadette,” in the role as a French peasant girl who has apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Jones’ third marriage was to industrialist and art [...]
Monday, October 31, 2011
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