21 Bridges
The 400 Blows
Staff Picks

Just Checked In

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 18
This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
15 Sibling Stories
Bluey Season 3
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Coming Soon for Children

  • Richland Library
  • Wednesday, April 17
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
The Black Girl Survives in This One
Four Eids and a Funeral
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Coming Soon for Teens

  • Richland Library
  • Wednesday, April 17
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
The Addams Family
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Coming Soon for Adults

  • Richland Library
  • Wednesday, April 17
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
15 Sibling Stories
Staff Picks

Coming Soon

  • Richland Library
  • Wednesday, April 17
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
Happy Place
The Women
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Most Popular

  • Richland Library
  • Wednesday, April 17
This list is regularly updated and shows 500 of the most popular items being checked out at the library.
The Abyss
Angels in the Outfield
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Not Streaming to a Device Near You

  • Allison T.
  • Thursday, October 26
Break out your DVD and Blu-Ray players because you won't find these films on any streaming service!
The Bad Sleep Well
The American Friend
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Noirvember: Film Noir Around The World

  • Thomas M.
  • Monday, November 14
Welcome to Noirvember! Can you feel the shadows growing around you? Film noir is a movie genre known for its cynical and existential characters and situations. You will often find corruption, organized crime, femme fatales, paranoia, and antiheroes, and the endings are rarely happy or just. Each entry on this list represents a take on film noir or has elements of noir, and comes from a different country. This sampling includes crime thrillers and murder mysteries alongside sci-fi and dreamlike elements.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Licorice Pizza
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Sandhills Staff Picks: Summer 2022 Edition

  • Morgan R.
  • Monday, July 18
Not sure what to read, watch or listen to? We can help! The staff at Sandhills love to give recommendations! Here are some of our favorites to talk about. Check out our Personalized Recommendation service here.
Rolling Thunder Revue
Don't Look Back
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Like the Wind Blowin' Through 1703 Taylor St.

  • Keith B.
  • Friday, April 01
Did you leave a Bob Dylan concert mystified, unsure of what you just heard? Did you find his voice rough and his manners rowdy? Were you intrigued by his literary lyrics and the fanatical spectacle? Take a deeper dive into Dylanology with this selection of materials.   Bob Dylan Setlists for Shows at The Columbia Township Auditorium 2022-03-29 
Dune
Dune.
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What to Read If You Like: 'DUNE'

  • Ariel H.
  • Friday, February 18
So, you've finally seen the movie and/or read the book. Great! Check out the rest of the Dune series or other series of similar themes!  Be careful with how much spice you consume...
The Sun is Also a Star
The 5th Wave
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Young Adult Book To Movie Adaptations

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, January 05
Is the book always better than the movie? What if the book is young adult fiction? Sometimes the author's voice is too unique on paper to be translated to the silver screen. Or can actors and visual style add a fresh, new angle? Reading and then watching a story (or vice versa) can lead to interesting insights about what makes one version of a story better... or worse.
The Beatles
The Beatles Anthology.
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Can't Get Enough Beatles?

  • Allison T.
  • Tuesday, December 14
After watching Get Back, Peter Jackson's film that reworks footage from the Beatles Let It Be sessions, are you craving more about the fab four? We have just the thing for you!
Carrie
Carrie.
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Rory Gilmore's Reading Challenge (List #4 - Starting with 'Carrie')

  • Ariel H.
  • Monday, December 13
☕ Take a deep dive into all the books seen and referenced on the Gilmore Girls from Season 1 to A Year in the Life.  📚 Just in time for our winter weather. So, grab your books, a cup of coffee (or hot cocoa), and bundle up by the fire. ❄️Smells Like Snow❄️ (except for SC)   Since there are 408 titles, there will be multiple lists sent out over the next few months. Enjoy!
Beloved
Bel Canto
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Rory Gilmore's Reading Challenge (List #3 - Starting with 'Bambi')

  • Ariel H.
  • Monday, December 13
☕ Take a deep dive into all the books seen and referenced on the Gilmore Girls from Season 1 to A Year in the Life.  📚 Just in time for our winter weather. So, grab your books, a cup of coffee (or hot cocoa), and bundle up by the fire. ❄️Smells Like Snow❄️ (except for SC)   Since there are 408 titles, there will be multiple lists sent out over the next few months. Enjoy!
Goodnight Mommy
Audition
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Halloween Hangover Movies

  • Mahogany S.
  • Friday, November 05
Halloween is over, but the scares don't have to be! Enjoy these nailbiters, some old and some new, but all thrilling. Slashers, ghouls and beasts abound in these horror shows. Each of these titles is scary in their own way, so grab some popcorn and pretend it's still October.
Battle Royale
The Hunger Games.
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If You Like... Squid Game

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, October 01
Squid Game has taken the streaming world by storm. The mixture of gruesome survival games, social commentary, and colorful cast of characters means there's never a dull moment. Check out some of the titles below that are related to themes from the show.
Cowboy Bebop
2001, a Space Odyssey
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Cowboy Bebop's Cinematic Influences

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, August 25
The opening to each episode of Cowboy Bebop contains the text, "They must create new dreams and films by breaking traditional styles. The work, which becomes a new genre itself, will be called Cowboy Bebop." The anime series mixed genres such as westerns, science fiction, martial arts, and blaxploitation to create a unique blend that's still cool to this day. With a live-action adaptation right around the corner, fans might be interested in watching some of the films that directly inspired the anime.
The Killing Floor.
10,000 Black Men Named George.
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Movies for Workers' Day

  • Keith B.
  • Thursday, April 29
The first day of May has been celebrated as International Workers' Day since 1889 when labor activists were demonstrating and organizing for the eight-hour-day.  The following list is made up of dramatic features, documentaries, and educational series on the labor movement, unionizing, leftist political activism, economic inequality, and working conditions. Mostly focused on American culture and history, it nontheless includes films set around the globe, helping to illustrate the shared struggles of workers everywhere. 
Kansas City
All Night Long
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Jazz Appreciation Month: Feature Films

  • Keith B.
  • Wednesday, April 28
Just because Jazz Appreciation Month is drawing a close, it doesn't mean your appreciating of Jazz has to end! Here are some movies to entertain you while enriching your understanding of one of America's finest cultural creations. Sit back, pour yourself a cool drink, and enjoy some swinging horns and moving pictures. 
The Factory
Atlas Shrugged. Part 1.
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Are There Limits to Human Creativity? (Philosophical fiction)

  • Ariel H.
  • Wednesday, April 21
A list of 30 top philosophical reads--included with these selections are various formats (eAudio, eBook, Blu-Ray or DVD, & Standard or Large print).  Enjoy your journey with these philosophical fiction novels that will make you think and analyze the conditions and nature of humans, and maybe gain a different perspective. Some of these titles have been made into motion pictures or turned into TV shows. Feel free to decide if there are limits to human creativity...
The Queen of Katwe
The Joy Luck Club.
Staff Picks

Books similar to "The Queen's Gambit"

  • Ariel H.
  • Monday, December 21
So, you enjoyed the Netflix show The Queen's Gambit, and now you're ready to conquer the world of chess! Okay, maybe not. Maybe you're just looking to be captivated and entertained by something chess-themed. Here are a few selections to get you started. Happy reading!
Outland.
An Age of Kings.
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Sean Connery 1930-2020

  • Keith B.
  • Thursday, November 05
Revist a favorite performance from the late scottish actor or take a chance on one you haven't yet seen. 
I Dissent
American Women Activists' Writings
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Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  • Mahogany S.
  • Monday, September 21
From The Notorious RBG to I Dissent, explore the life and work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with these books and movies that span all age ranges.
America Divided. Episode 1, The System.
Being Black Enough, or How to Kill a Black Man.
Staff Picks

Racial Equity and Inclusion

  • Allison T.
  • Friday, June 05
Take some time to explore these films that address racial equity and inclusion at a critical time in history.
2001 a Space Odyssey.
Arrival
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Movies That Make You Feel Smart

  • Bryan B.
  • Monday, December 30
These works are cerebral and often deceptive. They feature brilliant characters in fantastic situations who either outsmart or are outsmarted in extreme, life-or-death situations. These movies are often heavy, and require all your attention to make sure you keep up with the twists and turns throughout. 
The Adventures of Tintin
Anomalisa
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Award-Winning Animation

  • Bryan B.
  • Thursday, December 05
Animation isn't just for kids! This wide assortment of animated works are aimed at all sorts of audiences, with all sorts of themes as well. Enjoy 25 award-winning animated films from across the past two decades. 
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You
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Like it's 1999

  • Keith B.
  • Friday, October 25
Travel back to 1999, one of the great years in movie history.   Witness the imaginative flights and dramatic heights of the end of the second millennium with fresh perspective.  Revisit beloved blockbusters. Join the cult of a favorite you might have missed. 
Amores Perros
Birds of Passage
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Passport to Cinema: Latin America

  • Keith B.
  • Thursday, October 10
Explore the rich diversity of Latin American culture and history through films set in the region.  
All That Heaven Allows
An Autumn Afternoon
Staff Picks

Dreaming of Autumn?

  • Allison T.
  • Tuesday, August 27
Ready for fall colors and temperatures? Get in the mood with these films set in autumn.
4 Little Girls
25th Hour
Staff Picks

22 Spike Lee Joints

  • Keith B.
  • Tuesday, June 25
For over 30 years Spike Lee has been entertaining and challenging us with his films. Take a look back over the accomplished career of our most prolific Black director from his first film She's Gotta Have it to his Oscar winning BlacKkKlansman.  
About Elly
About Elly
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24 Films: A Cinematic Visa to Iran

  • Keith B.
  • Friday, May 24
Journey into the richness of Iranian cinema with this selection of films by renowned directors Abbas Kiarostami, Asghar Farhadi, Jafar Panahi and others. Encounter the humanity and traditions of people often considered abstractly and politically on newscasts accompanied by the frantic drumbeat of war. Several of these directors made acclaimed films set outside of Iran, their talent translating across cultural and political borders. 
The Beaches of Agnes
The Beaches of Agnès
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10 Films by Agnès Varda 1928-2019 

  • Keith B.
  • Friday, March 29
The great director made her first film, La Pointe Courte, in 1955 and her last, Faces Places, in 2017. The mother of the French New Wave, she earned a well deserved late career resurgence with her lovely, inventive documentary The Gleaners and I.  She was the first woman director to be recognized with an honorary Oscar, which she received at the 2018 Academy Awards where she was also nominated for her work on Faces Places.
Anchors Aweigh
Charade
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Celebrating the Work of Stanley Donen

  • Keith B.
  • Monday, February 25
Stanley Donen, Columbia's greatest filmmaker, 1924-2019 A frequent collaborator of Gene Kelly (with whom he made his directorial debut at the age of 25) he made a string of hit musicals in the 50s a several memorable dramatic films in the 60s. Winner of an Honorary Academy Award in 1998 "In appreciation of a body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit and visual innovation."
12 Years a Slave
Acrimony
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Films by Black Directors

  • Keith B.
  • Friday, February 08
While cinema is a collaborative art form, the director is the creative force at its heart much like an author or composer. Explore the rich variety of genres, styles and techniques marshalled by such artists as Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay, Ousmane Sembène, Marlon Riggs and Euzhan Palcy.  
Alice's Restaurant
Amazing Grace
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Deep Dive Into Film

  • Allison T.
  • Thursday, January 03
As many DVD distributors cut back on releases of older films, Olive Films, a theatrical and home video distributor, offers first-rate editions of films long unavailable.