A listing of DVDs added to the Sewickley Public Library during the month. Click on a title to view the item in the Catalog, you can place holds directly from there. If you experience difficulties or do not know your library card number, contact the library, 412-741-6920, during our normal operating hours.

December 2007

Absolute Power Rated R
A professional thief witnesses a murder that puts his life in jeopardy when his existence becomes known. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris.

An Affair to Remember Rated PG
A shipboard romance conflicts with prior engagements. The lovers (Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr) postpone their affair and plan to meet later under different circumstances.

Batman and Robin Rated PG-13
Super heroes Batman and Robin are joined by Batgirl in their fight to save the human race from destruction at the hands of Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy. Cast: George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Elle MacPherson.

Batman Forever Rated PG-13
Batman befriends an acrobat whose family is killed in a tragic circus accident. The young man joins Gotham City's crime fighter as Robin and together they do battle against Two Face and The Riddler. Cast: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell.

The Bible: Esther Not Rated
A dramatization of the story of Esther, Queen of Persia. Cast: Louise Lombard, F. Murray Abraham, Jurgen Prochnow, Thomas Kretschmann.

The Bible: Genesis Not Rated
A dramatization of the stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah and the flood.

The Bible: Jeremiah Not Rated
A dramatization of the story of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Klaus Maria Barndauer.

The Bible: Solomon Not Rated
A dramatization of the story of Solomon, King of Israel. Cast: Ben Cross, Vivica A. Fox, David Suchet, G.W. Bailey, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Anouk Aimee, Max Von Sydow.

The Camden 28 Not Rated
In Camden, New Jersey, a group of 28 Vietnam War protesters plan to break into a local draft board office and destroy records during the summer of 1971. Little do they know that a mole has been planted in their group.

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Rated PG-13
This film presents an authentic account of the Vietnam War taken from the letters of the men and women who served over there. This film includes newsreel and home-movie footage shot by the servicemen themselves.

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
In this docudrama the Pilgrims story is explored including: their self-imposed exile in Holland, their crossing of the Atlantic, their first year in the new world and how they came to live and prosper in an unfamiliar land.

The Devil’s Advocate Rated R
Hotshot attorney Kevin Lomax's 64-0 case record has brought him a tempting offer from an elite New York firm. But the job Lomax accepts isn't what it seems. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Judith Ivey.

Dexter: The First Season Not Rated
Dexter Morgan is a Miami police forensics expert who moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice. From Showtime and based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.

Die Hard Rated R
Die Hard 2: Die Harder Rated R
Die Hard with a Vengeance Rated R
Bruce Willis stars as New York cop, John McClane in this series of action films.

The French Revolution Not Rated
This History Channel documentary uses a combination of reenactment, commentary from scholars, and narration, to explores the turbulent years of the French Revolution.

The Good The Bad and The Ugly Rated R
A bounty hunter, a crook, and an Army sergeant scramble to find a fortune in gold hidden in a coffin. Their uneasy alliance is tested by the vicissitudes of war. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffre.

High Society Not Rated
In this sophisticated musical comedy, the society wedding of the beautiful Tracy Lord is being arranged in Newport, R.I. Her ex-husband arrives to try to win her back. Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, Louis Armstrong and his Band.

I Claudius Not Rated
The BBC award-winning dramatization of Robert Graves' version of the times of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Claudius told through the dying Claudius (Derek Jacobi) as he sets down the history of his family.

Lilies Not Rated
In this BBC TV production, Iris, May, and Ruby are sisters living in post-WWi Liverpool, struggling through poverty, passions, and profound disappointments.

Man From Earth Not Rated
John Billingsley, William Katt, Ellen Crawford and Tony Todd co-star in this provocative final work by Jerome Bixby, renowned as one of the greatest science-fiction authors of all time.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Not Rated
A small town tuba player (Gary Cooper) inherits a fortune. When he wants to give it to the needy, a pack of greedy relatives and lawyers attempts to have him declared insane.

My Best Friend’s Wedding Rated PG-13
When her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) announces he's getting married, Julianne (Julia Roberts) realizes she loves him, and plots to stop the wedding.

Night Shift Rated R
A wimpy morgue attendant (Henry Winkler) is drawn into the wild schemes of his co-worker (Michael Keaton). The pair turn the morgue into a nighttime brothel.

Prime Suspect: The Last Witness Not Rated
In the sixth installment of the series, Tennison (Helen Mirren) is ripe for retirement in the eyes of some, but is still up for a fight, and she'll need all the energy she can muster when she takes on the British government in search of a sadistic killer with a guilty past.

Project Runway: The Complete Third Season
International supermodel Heidi Klum returns as hostess with a glamorous panel of celebrities and fashion icons in search of the next great fashion designer. Rated TV-14

Rome: The Complete First Season Rated TV-MA
This HBO saga is set during the last years of Julius Caesar's reign, and centered on two Roman soldiers and their families. Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham, Ciaran Hinds.

Sabrina Rated PG
A remake of the classic romance about two wealthy brothers -- one a playboy, the other a solid, hard working businessman -- who both fall in love with the chauffeur's daughter. Cast: Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, John Wood, Nancy Marchand, Richard Crenna, Angie Dickinson, Lauren Holly.

The Sacketts Not Rated
Louis L'Amour's epic western saga of brothers who blazed a name across the untamed post-Civil War New Mexico frontier. Cast: Tom Selleck, Sam Elliott, Glenn Ford, Jack Elam, Slim Pickens.

The Simpsons Movie Rated PG-13
Homer must save the world from a catastrophe he himself created.

Smart Travels Europe with Rudy Maxa Switzerland and the Alps, Christmas in Switzerland.
American Public Television’s travel host Rudy Maxa takes a video journey to this beautiful and mountainous country.

The Sopranos: the Complete First Season Rated TV-MA
HBO’s modern day morality tale about New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfino), as he deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life.

Stardust Rated PG-13
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. An all star cast features: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro.

Superbad Rated R
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

Trading Places Rated R
Two wealthy investors pit heredity against environment when they switch the roles of a young preppie floor trader and an uneducated street hustler. Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Jamie Lee Curtis.

Undeclared: The Complete Series Not Rated
College life as seen through the eyes of Steven Karp, a freshman determined to reinvent himself at a new school.

While You Were Sleeping Rated PG
A young woman saves the life of a stranger she has fallen in love with from afar and then meets and falls in love with her make-believe lover's brother. Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden.

WKRP in Cincinnati: The Complete First Season Not Rated
Join WKRP's hilarious staff--both on and off the air as they take their floundering station from hard times to hard rock.

December 2007

Alias: The Complete Fourth Season
When Sydney (Jennifer Garner) leaves the CIA to join a powerful new Black Ops unit, she has no idea of the reunion in store for her.

Alias: The Complete Fifth Season
Secret agent Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) returns to settle the score once and for all.

Amazing Grace Rated PG
Based on the life of William Wilberforce and his perseverance to pass a law ending the slave trade in the late 18th century and the people who pushed him to pursue it to the end. Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney.

Book of Stars Not Rated
A story about the relationship between two sisters, Mary, a terminally ill but resilient 16-year old and Penny, a jaded ex-poet who doesn't believe in her sister's magical vision of life. It's up to Mary to believe for both of them. Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Jena Malone, Karl Geary, D.B. Sweeney, Delroy Lindo.

The Bourne Ultimatum Rated PG-13
Bourne (Matt Damon) races to discover the final mysteries of his past while a government agent tries to track him down after a shootout in Moscow.

The Christmas Blessing Not Rated
A young doctor (Neil Patrick Harris) encounters romance and deals with his past when he returns to his hometown during the holidays.

A Christmas Memory Not Rated
In this adaptation of Truman Capote’s short story, a young boy who was abandoned by his parents is raised by some older unmarried cousins. Cast: Patty Duke, Piper Laurie, Jeffrey Demunn, Anita Gilette, Eric Lloyd.

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey Not Rated
The widow McDowell and her seven-year-old son Thomas ask the gruff Jonathan Toomey, the best wood-carver in the valley, to carve the figures for a Christmas creche.

The Christmas Shoes Not Rated
A workaholic attorney (Rob Lowe) crosses paths with a young boy on Christmas Eve and rediscovers the true meaning of love, life, and the holiday season.

Criminal Minds: The First Season Not Rated
Join an elite team of FBI profilers as they analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they can strike again. Cast: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler.

Deck the Halls Rated PG
Two neighbors (Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito) go to war when one of them decides to decorate his house with so many Christmas lights that they are visible from space.

Grey’s Anatomy: Season Three
A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of surgical interns and their supervisors at Seattle Grace Hospital.

Hairspray Rated PG
A plump teenager girl teaches 1960s Baltimore about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show. Cast: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rated PG-13
Young Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) turns 15, and along with adolescence come changes, including his first major crush.

Hidden Blessings Not Rated
A female detective investigates the murder of the wife of a prominent architect. Even though the husband is the prime suspect of this seemingly open and shut case, the detective finds herself hopelessly falling in love with him.

High School Musical 2 Extended Edition Rated TV G
During the summer vacations a talent show is organized in a local country club and Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad and Taylor take part in it.

The House Without a Christmas Tree Not Rated
A young Nebraskan girl named Addie wants nothing more for the holidays than a Christmas tree. Her bitter, widowed father (Jason Robards) refuses, but slowly learns the spirit of the season.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Rated PG-13
Two Brooklyn firefighters (Kevin James & Adam Sandler) pretend to be gay so that they can receive domestic partner benefits.

In the Land of Women Rated PG-13
Heartbroken and depressed, Carter (Adam Brody) escapes L.A. to suburban Michigan to care for his sick grandmother.

J.K. Rowling & the Birth of Harry Potter Not Rated
This biographical film offers an insight into the author’s "rags to riches" story, exploring Rowling’s meteoric rise to fame as well as the people and places that shaped her as an author

Jack Frost Rated PG
A dead man's spirit returns to his family in the form of a snowman. Cast: Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston.

Live Free or Die Hard Rated PG-13
John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back to take on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States.

Lonely Hearts Rated R
A murderous couple finds their victims by answering personals ads in the newspaper. Resourceful detectives attempt to track them down. Cast: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, Scott Caan, Alice Krige, Laura Dern.

Lord of the Flies Rated R
Adaptation of William Golding's novel about a group of English boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island. Without adult control, the boys regress to savagery.

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon Not Rated
Tom Hanks narrates this IMAX film that transports you to the lunar surface, where you can walk alongside the 12 extraordinary astronauts who have been there, experiencing what they saw, heard, and felt.

Mr Bean's Holiday: Disaster is Just a Small Step Away Rated PG
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two come back together.

Midsomer Murders: Set 9 Not Rated
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these British mysteries based on the novels of Caroline Graham and originally broadcast on A&E TV.

The Namesake Rated PG-13
The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways. Based upon the book by Jhumpa Lahiri

Neverwas Rated PG-13
A psychiatrist (Aaron Eckhart) leaves an academic career behind to work at an institution where his novelist father lived before writing a renowned children's book. Acclimating to his position, he befriends a schizophrenic man who helps him discover the book's secrets.

Ocean’s Thirteen Rated PG-13
Danny Ocean and his band of thieves return, this time teaming up with their old nemesis, Terry Benedict. Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, Al Pacino, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner, Ellen Barkin, Andy Garcia.

Pathfinder Rated R
A Viking boy is raised by Native Americans and becomes a hero when his tribe fights the Norsemen.

The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes Not Rated
A demented doctor kidnaps an opera singer so that he can turn her into a mechanical nightingale.

Pirates of the Caribbean at World’s End Rated PG-13
Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Captain Barbossa must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan SkarsgÄrd, Bill Nighy, Chow Yun-Fat, Geoffrey Rush.

Pittsburgh Not Rated
Actor Jeff Goldblum stars in this fly-on-the-wall mockumentary in which he plays himself taking a career hit by playing Harold Hill in a regional theatre production of The Music Man.

Planet Earth: the Complete Series Not Rated
This BBC production presents footage from diverse parts of the earth, showing a variety of creatures in their natural habitats. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Ratatouille Rated G
In this animated feature, a rodent with a fondness for good food moves to Paris in order to pursue his dream of becoming a great chef.

Rescue Dawn Rated PG-13
Director Werner Herzog’s film about Dieter Dengler, a German pilot (Christian Bale) who joins the U.S. military, fights in Vietnam, and is captured by Vietcong guerillas. Based upon his documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly.

Russian Bride Rated R
Natasha finds a new life through an Internet marriage agency, but her dreams are shattered in an abusive household.

Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Rated G
Santa (Tim Allen) tries to juggle his family life with stopping Jack Frost, a cold foe who wants to put an end to Christmas.

The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton Not Rated
The BBC-TV production based on the life of Isabella Beeton, author of Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management and the most famous cookbook author in British history. Isabella was an accomplished business woman who couldn't cook but ended up producing the world's most famous recipe book.

Severance Rated R
A team-building weekend in the mountains of Eastern Europe goes horribly wrong for the sales division of a multinational arms manufacturer.

Shrek The Third Rated PG
King Shrek? Not if he can help it. When his father-in-law dies, Shrek does everything he can to stay out of the castle and stay in the swamp. Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz reprise their roles in this animated feature.

Sicko Rated PG-13
Filmmaker Michael Moore is back with a comedy about the state of the health care system the U.S.

Slow Burn Rated R
A district attorney (Ray Liotta) is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader (LL Cool J) and is, at the same time, being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney (Jolene Blalock) and a cryptic stranger.

Taking of Pelham One Two Three Rated R
Four men, dressed in identical garb, separate a car from a subway train and demand that New York City pay them one million dollars in ransom. Cast: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo.

Tara Road Rated PG
Two women (Andie MacDowell and Brenda Fricker), one American and one Irish, agree to a two-month house exchange in order to find healing and strength through new surroundings and the kindness of others.

To Market To Market To Buy a Fat Pig Not Rated
A celebration of market houses, market places, and farmers' markets across the United States. Rick Sebak checks out crab cakes in Baltimore's Lexington market, shops with a chef in Pittsburgh's East Liberty Farmers' Market, and more.

Transformers Rated PG-13
Dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of humankind hanging in the balance.

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas Rated G
Set during the Great Depression, a 12-year-old girl is sent to live with her Aunt in the country where she enlists the town's dogs into a colorful holiday pageant that reminds the inhabitants that even the hard times can't ruin the magical spirit of Christmas.

The Up Series Not Rated
A series of six films that, every seven years, visits fourteen individuals from different parts of England to examine the current state of their lives. The first film shows them at age 7; the sixth revisits twelve of the original at 42 in 1998.

Vacancy Rated R
A couple (Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale) stranded at an isolated motel realize they are in the middle of horror film.

Waitress Rated PG-13
When Jenna, a waitress in a cheery southern diner, discovers that she's pregnant, she doesn't exactly jump for joy. Cast: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Shelly, Eddie Jemison, Jeremy Sisto, Andy Griffith.

The War: A Ken Burns Film Not Rated
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.

You Kill Me Rated R
A hit-man (Ben Kingsley) trying to turn his life around gets a job in a mortuary, where he meets a woman who is a relative of one his hits.