The Studio

Cable channel AMC’s much-ballyhooed remake of the 1960s British sci-fi classic The Prisoner premieres on Sunday night. Jim Caviezel stars as No. 6, the role made famous by Patrick McGoohan, and Ian McKellen is the villainous No. 2. The miniseries reworks the original in numerous ways, so before or after you watch the new version you might want to check out the classic one. DVDs are available at the library and AMC has posted full episodes that may be watched online.

Sharon, our AV librarian, sat down for a brief conversation about some of her favorite unsung titles coming out soon on DVD.

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Skokie Public Library Studio Podcast

Titles featured in this podcast:

Beau Jest
My One and Only
In the Loop
Paper Heart

Sometimes it’s fun to make lists. Does anyone have a list to share? We want to know.

My top five foreign films:

Beauty and the Beast

The Best of Youth

Chungking Express

Pan’s Labyrinth

Princess Mononoke

My top five teen flicks:

Gregory’s Girl

Juno

Never Been Kissed

Some Kind of Wonderful

10 Things I Hate About You

My top five movies about food:

Babette’s Feast

Chocolat

Eat Drink Man Woman

Mostly Martha

Tortilla Soup

My top five documentaries:

Ansel Adams

It Might Get Loud

Sicko

The Story of the Weeping Camel

Who Killed the Electric Car?