Movies, Music, and More

Lance Duerfahrd, an assistant professor of visual culture at Purdue University, teaches a class called "Bad Films." Here is his list of five of the worst films from the past couple decades. He stresses that it would be virtually impossible to declare any five movies "the worst of all time," as the universe of bad movies is so immense. (From the Chicago Tribune)

1. Showgirls (1995)
2. The Room (2003)
3. Poseidon (2006)
4. Disaster Movie (2008)
5. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Season 3 of Showtime's popular drama series The Tudors is now available at the library.  This season moves more quickly than the first 2.   Season 3 features Henry VIII's marriages to Jane Seymour and Anne of Clewes and discusses the drama  regarding England's conversion to Prostestanism.  Will Henry finally get a son?  Will he be excommunicated from the Catholic Church.  Find out who dies & who survives amid the drama of Henry VIII's court.  Seasons 1 & 2 are also available for check out.

Following is a list a movies with an Olympic Tie-in, however small:

• Blades of Glory
• Chariots of Fire
• Cool Runnings
• The Cutting Edge
• The Long Good Friday
• Miracle
• Munich

Charlie Wilson, the Texan politician depicted in a 2007 movie, died yesterday at the age of 76.  Find out more of his story through the movie

Record of the Year:  Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

Album of the Year:  Fearless by Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:  Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyonce

Complete list of nominees and winners

 

Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship
over the course of a hot summer. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham;
Marek lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and
Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. The boys
are both infatuated with the same girl, and pass their days bickering
over which of them loves her the most. Finding himself homeless, Tomo
surreptitiously moves into Marek's bedroom - but it's only a matter of
time before Marek's dad discovers what's going on... (Written by
Neil Young, Sunderland)

According to the critics, here are the top movies of 2009:

1. The Hurt Locker
2. Up in the Air
3. Up!
4. Summer Hours
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox
6. Precious
7. A Serious Man
8. Avatar
9. The White Ribbon
10. In the Loop 

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