Winter is Coming: A Winter Wonderland of Books, Recipes, Films, and More!: Films and Film Clips

Popular streams on Hoopla:

• You Laugh But It's True (2013) : In the world of stand-up comedy in South Africa, Trevor Noah uses his experiences during Apartheid to prepare for the biggest show of his life.
• August Rush (2007): Keri Russell ("Felicity"), Johathan Rhys Meyers ("The Tudors") and Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Family, Finding Neverland) star with Robin Williams in this amazing, heartwarming tale of two very different musicians who fall in love only to be torn apart.
• The Miracle on 34th St (1935): One Kris Kringle, a department store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that he is not merely a make-believe St. Nick, but the real McCoy.
• No Reservations (2007): Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago) teams with Academy Award-nominated director Scott Hicks (Shine) for this remake of the 2001 smash-hit German comedy Bella Martha about a frosty, workaholic, perfectionist chef who must surrender some control of her restaurant to a carefree male colleague Aaron Eckhart (Erin Brockovich).
• Inherit the Wind (1999): Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott shine in this stunning remake of the most dazzling courtroom drama of all time. When a young teacher introduces his students to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, his Bible belt town won't stand for it!
• What We Do In the Shadows (2015): Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
• Winter's Tale (2014): Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, "Winter's Tale" is a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil. With Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay.
• Shaun the Sheep: The Movie (2015): When Shaun the Sheep takes the day off for some fun in the Big City, he gets a lot more action than he bargained for. Now Shaun and his flock must hatch a baaa-rilliant plan to get back home in an adventure the whole family will love.
• Son-in-Law (1993): A party boy from the West Coast is out of his element when he falls for a straitlaced girl from a small farm in the Midwest. Two different backgrounds collide as the two college co-ed's fall in love! With Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Tiffani Amber-Thiessen.
• Sweet November (2001):  Keanu Reeves plays a power-suited, plugged-in ad executive speed-dialing through life. Charlize Theron plays a bohemian, free-spirited pet groomer taking life as it comes. You may not expect them to share a life-altering romance together. But love has other ideas in this inspired re-teaming of the stars of The Devil's Advocate.
• Moonstruck (1987): In her Academy Award winning role, Cher, while waiting for her timid fiancé to decide between her and his mother, falls in love with her fiancé's estranged brother (Nicolas Cage), a bakery worker with a love of opera and life. Supporting actress Olympia Dukakis and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley also won Oscars in this comedy classic.
• Joy Luck Club (1993): Based on the Amy Tan novel of the same name, this is the story of four remarkable women whose extraordinary lives are filled with love and tragedy, richness and magic, and who are sustained by the hopes and dreams they have for their daughters. a young woman, June, is invited to join the Joy Luck Club--the weekly mahjong group.
   

   

Popular e-comics on Hoopla

• Miles Morales Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn: Miles Morales swings back into the spotlight! When the rampaging Rhino and a cadre of mysterious criminals start plaguing Brooklyn, things take a dark turn for the young Spider-Man!
• Marvel Universe Captain America: Civil War (2019): Collects Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble #3, 11, 13; Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble Season 2 #4, 6; material from Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2011) #1, Marvel Universe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #8.
• Marvels (The Remastered Edition) (2019): Within the Marvel Universe, heroes soar high in the skies, ready to battle the villains who threaten their world. Yet living in the shadow of these extraordinary icons are ordinary men and women who view the "Marvels" with a mixture of fear, disbelief, envy and admiration.
• Star Wars: Age of Republic - Villains (2020): Collects Star Wars: Age Of Republic - Count Dooku, Darth Maul, General Grievous, Jango Fett And Material From Star Wars: Age Of Republic Special. This is the Age of Star Wars - an epic series of adventures that unite your favorite characters from all three trilogies!
• Black Panther Book 5: Avengers of the New World Part 2 (2019): Klaw stands supreme! The Black Panther's greatest foe has returned, ready for war! Can T'Challa finally defeat Ulysses Klaw, the man who killed his father, before his country rips itself apart?
• Dune: The Graphic Novel: Book 1 (2020): he definitive graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert
• Lois Lane: Enemy of the People (2020): She uncovered the most dangerous secret in the DC Universe...now she just has to prove it! After a press briefing at the White House-and carrying a secret that could disrupt Superman's life-Lois Lane embarks on a harrowing journey to uncover a threat to her husband.
• March: Book One (2013): Book One spans John Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall.
• Scott Pilgrim Color Collection Vol. 1 (2020): The New York Times bestselling series and basis for the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is now available in a new softcover format!
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2013): You've read the book. You've seen the movie. Now submerge yourself in the thrilling, stunning, and action-packed graphic novel.
• Batman: Three Jokers (2020): Thirty years after Batman: The Killing Joke changed comics forever, Batman: Three Jokers
  reexamines the myth of who, or what, is the Joker and what is at the heart of his ongoing battle with Batman?
• The Umbrella Academy Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite (2008): In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world."

   

Films You Might Enjoy

• 30 Days of Night
• The Call of the Wild (1997 version)
• A Christmas Carol (1997 version)
• A Christmas Story
• Cool Runnings
• Cliffhanger
• The Day After Tomorrow
• Dr. Zhivago (1965 version)
• Die Hard
• Die Hard 2
• Eight Below
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Fargo
• Frozen
• Frozen II
• The Frozen Ground
• The Grey
• Groundhog Day
• Happy Feet
• The Holiday
• Home Alone
• Ice Age
• Insomnia
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Last Holiday
• The Chronicles of Narnia:  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
• Love Actually
• The March of the Penguins
• Miracle
• The Mountain Between Us
• The Revenant
• The Shining
• Snow Buddies
• Snow Day
• Snow Dogs
• Snowpiercer
• While You Were Sleeping
• White Fang (1991 version)
• Wind Chill
• Winter's Bone
• Winter Love Story

Take advantage of your library card this winter by using Films on Demand.  Short film clips and full-length films are available free!  This Humanities and Social Sciences streaming video platform gives you access to high-quality educational programs. Good to watch for pleasure or for research!