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| All the president's men |
| Bernstein, Carl, 1944- |
| Real-life story of the investigative reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal; it stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 364.13 B |
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| Ghost world |
| Clowes, Daniel. |
| Little-seen, but brilliant film starring Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 741.5973 C |
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| The hours |
| Cunningham, Michael, 1952- |
| Character-driven novel, style-driven film, both surprising, moving and well-crafted. |
| Adult Fiction CUNNING |
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| L.A. confidential |
| Ellroy, James, 1948- |
| Marries Hollywood glamour of the 1950s and a hard-hitting story of corruption and greed that could take place today. |
| Adult Fiction ELLROY |
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| A room with a view |
| Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. |
| Merchant-Ivory at their best. |
| Adult Fiction FORSTER |
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| The tin drum. |
| Grass, Gunter, 1927- |
| Gruesome, ugly and unapologetic story of Germany before World War II. Both book and film are jolting and unforgettable. |
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| Ordinary people |
| Guest, Judith. |
| A heartbreaking family drama that won Best Picture in 1980 and starred Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore. |
| Adult Fiction GUEST |
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| The Maltese falcon |
| Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. |
| One of many memorable Hammett adaptations from the 1940s, this one starred Humphrey Bogart. |
| Adult Fiction HAMMETT |
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| About a boy |
| Hornby, Nick. |
| Hugh Grant's finest performance and best movie, imho. |
| Adult Fiction HORNBY |
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| Babe : the gallant pig |
| King-Smith, Dick. |
| Better known as Babe, a Best Picture nominee of 1995. That'll do, Pig! |
| Children's Fiction KING-SMIT |
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| Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy |
| Le Carre, John, 1931- |
| Check out both the Alec Guinness mini-series and the recent film with Gary Oldman. |
| Adult Fiction LE CARR |
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| Lolita |
| Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977. |
| The Stanley Kubrick version, that is. |
| Adult Fiction NABOKOV |
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| The orchid thief |
| Orlean, Susan. |
| In the masterful film Adaptation, Nicholas Cage is seeking to adapt this book; Meryl Streep plays a fictional Susan Orlean. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 635.93415 O |
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| Election : a novel |
| Perrotta, Tom, 1961- |
| Black comedy magic starring Matthew Broderick and a truly fabulous Reese Witherspoon about a school election for Student Body President. |
| Adult Fiction PERROTT |
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| Persepolis |
| Satrapi, Marjane, 1969- |
| Animated to match the graphic novel, this film is extraordinary in its artistic presentation of a bleak political picture. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 741.5944 S |
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