Collection Developments @ Sno-Isle

a couple of days ago, The Boston Globe wrote an extensive piece on the truthiness of today’s nonfiction, focusing on the bestseller and now a movie “21″ as a prime example. oh James Frey, are you not relieved that your next book is a work of fiction which, rumor has it, is what you request the first time around.

No Country for Old Men the film based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel was a big winner at last nights Academy Award ceremony. The film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem took home four Oscars.

• Achievement in directing — Joel and Ethan Coen — No Country for Old Men
• Best Picture — No Country for Old Men
• Supporting Actor — Javier Bardem — No Country for Old Men
• Best Adapted Screenplay — No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men is on order and will be available in the catalog soon.

Here’s a list of films that either won or were nominated and their order status as of today. I’ll post when these titles have made it into CARL.

There Will Be Blood — (on order) — Daniel Day Lewis — Best Actor — winner

Sweeney Todd — (on order) — Johnny Depp — Best Actor — nominee

In the Valley of Elah — (on order) — Tommy Lee Jones — Best Actor — nominee

Eastern Promises — (on order) — Viggo Mortensen — Best Actor — nominee

The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford — (on order) — Casey Afleck — Best Supporting Actor — nominee

Into the Wild — (on order) — Hal Holbrook — Best Supporting Actor — nominee

Charlie Wilson’s War — (on order) — Philip Seymour Hoffman — Best Supporting Actor — nominee

Away From Her — (in CARL) — Julie Christie — Best Actress — nominee

La Vie En Rose — (in CARL) — Marion Cotillard — Best Actress — winner

Elizabeth the Golden Age — (on order) — Cate Blanchett — Best Actress — nominee

The Savages — (on order) — Laura Linney — Best Actress — nominee

Juno– (on order) — Ellen Page — Best Actress — nominee

I’m Not There– (on order) — Cate Blanchett — Best Supporting Actress — nominee

Gone Baby Gone– (on order) — Amy Ryan — Best Supporting Actress — nominee

Atonement– (on order) — Saoirse Ronan — Best Supporting Actress — nominee

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly– (on order) — Achievement in Directing — nominee

No End in Sight– (on order) — Best Documentary Feature — nominee

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience– (in CARL) — Best Documentary Feature — nominee

Sicko — (in CARL) — Best Documentary Feature — nominee

Taxi to the Dark Side– (Not Available on DVD) — Best Documentary Feature — winner

War Dance — (on order) — Best Documentary Feature — nominee

Beaufort– (Not Available on DVD) — Best Foreign Language Film of the Year — nominee

The Counterfeiters– (Not Available on DVD) — Best Foreign Language Film of the Year — winner

Katyn– (Not Available on DVD) — Best Foreign Language Film of the Year — nominee

Mongol– (Not Available on DVD) — Best Foreign Language Film of the Year — nominee

12– (Not Available on DVD) — Best Foreign Language Film of the Year — nominee

We should own the DVD right?  Well the answer is maybe, check out this list  of 8 kick-ass movies  based on books that I discovered on Librarian and Information Science News.  Featuring some very witty writing and some weird trivia including the fact that the John McClain character made famous by Bruce Willis was originally played by Frank Sinatra in a movie called The Detective.    You might also want to look at their take on animated films.