Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
As Time Goes By. Reunion Specials
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Just Checked In

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows some of the latest items that have been checked in at the library.
Bluey Season 3
The Shaggy Dog
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Coming Soon for Children

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
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
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
47 Days With Jesus
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Coming Soon for Adults

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
5 Centimeters Per Second
47 Days With Jesus
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Coming Soon

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows items that have been ordered and will soon be available for checkout.
The Women
The Meaning of Marriage
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Most Popular

  • Richland Library
  • Thursday, April 25
This list is regularly updated and shows 500 of the most popular items being checked out at the library.
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.
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.
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.
Akira.
Cowboy Bebop
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Where to Start Your Anime Journey

  • Bryan B.
  • Saturday, May 01
Anime can be an overwhelming medium, especially for someone new. This collection of anime movies are a great starting point to begin your exploration of the medium. Works range from family friendly works by Hayao Miyazaki to the deep and psychological works of the late Satoshi Kon. Whichever you choose, you're bound to find a new world in 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. 
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Lower Richland Staff Picks

  • Bryan B.
  • Thursday, April 29
Lower Richland is Richland Library's newest location, located in Hopkins! Here are some staff picks to help get to know us better:
Best American Food Writing 2018
The Best American Food Writing 2019
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Food Writing (and Watching)

  • Bryan B.
  • Thursday, December 17
 These passionate works are not just about the foods, but the science behind them as well as the lives of the people who create, consume, and make their living through it. 
American Honey
Death in Paradise [DVD]. Season 1
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Staff Picks: Sandhills

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, March 18
Enjoy this collection of books, music, movies, and more from the staff at Richland Library Sandhills. 
Baker King
The Beauty Inside
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K-Dramas at Richland Library!

  • Desire'e Thomas
  • Monday, December 30
K-Dramas? What is that? K-Dramas are Korean TV shows. If you are looking for a new show to binge watch or to help you in your journey of learning the Korean language, give these awesome shows and movies a try. 
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. 
Brooklyn
City of God
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Southeast Staff Picks Pt. 3

  • Brittany S.
  • Thursday, November 21
Have you ever wondered what we're checking out? Take a look at what titles Richland Library Southeast and Lower Richland's staff have picked as their faves. There's definitely a variety to choose from!
Adventures of Omanakuttan
Apur Sansar
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Passport to Cinema: India

  • Keith B.
  • Monday, October 21
From Bollywood to Tollywood India produces over 1,000 films a year, in Hindi, Bengali and several other languages. Take a journey into the subcontinent, home of many epic musicals and the work of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. 
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.  
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.
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.