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October is Canadian Library Month! You can borrow EPL Book Club Kits for these (and other) popular books. Also this month, a stylized and scary Halloween treat!, w4 }8 d* i8 I4 T7 y @/ z4 r
4 S3 [2 T8 t6 f2 A& t- D3 ^; WPlease note: all films this month will be shown in the Centennial Room in the basement of the Stanley A. Milner Library.
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Friday, October 4, 2:00pm
4 K8 a7 \6 o+ GThe Time Traveler's Wife
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The content of this story lies somewhere between sci-fi, romance, and on a deeper level, free will. Eric Bana plays Henry, a reference librarian who was born with a rare genetic condition that leads him to involuntarily time travel. Henry is not in control of his condition and finds himself time travelling without warning, which makes it difficult for him to maintain a “normal” life. Rachel McAdams plays his wife who obviously struggles with his impromptu absences. This film is based on the book by Audrey Niffenegger, who said she wrote the book for librarians and aging punks. 108 minutes (2009) PG133 r/ N1 g- ^- h# ?* G
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Slumdog Millionaire
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Slumdog Millionaire was filmed entirely in India under the direction of Danny Boyle (Sunshine, 127 Hours). The story follows the interrogation of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a Mumbai teen who is arrested for suspicion of cheating after he correctly answers the trivia questions on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”. While being interrogated, the events from Ram’s life history are shown, which explain why he knows the correct answers. This film adaptation won 8 Academy Awards in 2009 despite raising controversy about the portrayal of poverty in India. 118 minutes (2008) 14A
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Never Let Me Go/ J6 g. A, ]+ C/ Z. u
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Friday, October 25, 2:00pm. m# O/ `! E9 y7 d* v
Sleepy Hollow. [# n, H* ? c+ d/ |7 h
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This classic tale by Washington Irving is retold through the stylish and creative eyes of Tim Burton. The famously quirky actor Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane. Constable Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people. The culprit, the Headless Horseman, forces Crane to challenge his disbelief in the supernatural as he continues to terrify the residents of Sleepy Hollow. The film won and Academy Award for Best Art Direction and stars Christina Ricci as Katrina Van Tassel, Crane’s romantic interest. 103 minutes (1999) 18A |
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