New DVD List: My Brilliant Friend & More

Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.

“My Brilliant Friend”
Season 1
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Based on the bestselling Neapolitan novel series by author Elena Ferrante. When the most important friend in her life seems to have disappeared without a trace, Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman immersed in a house full of books, turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their friendship.

“Bumblebee”
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Charlie Watson, a teenager trying to find her place in the world, discovers and repairs a battle-scarred robot named Bumblebee, who’s disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle. As the Decepticons hunt down the surviving Autobots with the help of a secret agency led by Agent Burns, the transformer and Charlie team up to protect the world in an action-packed adventure that’s fun for the whole family.

“Charm City”
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This film is an intimate portrait of a diverse group of neighbors, including police, citizens, community leaders, and government officials who, with grit and compassion, survive in and work to improve their vibrant neighborhoods during a violent three-year stretch in Baltimore. There they face a complex web of social issues for a population that has been largely abandoned to fend for itself.

Other notable releases:

Hoopla

Freegal

Kanopy

Overdrive /Libby

Flipster

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