The Studio

Cecilia has joined the podcasting crew with a look at some of her favorite Best Picture winners.

Skokie Public Library Studio Podcast

Included here:

It Happened One Night

Rebecca

Bridge on the River Kwai

The Apartment

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and with it Hollywood’s attention starts making predictions both pragmatic and outlandish. Both Avatar and the Hurt Locker lead the field with 9 nominations each, leading to an inevitable confrontation between the Little Movie That Could and The Biggest! Movie! Ever!

Within that framework, we have all sorts of questions. Does Avatar’s lack of writing or acting nominations constitute a snub? Will Quentin Tarantino play spoiler? How will having twice as many Best Picture nominees affect the voting activity of the Academy?

But most importantly, when can I check out all of these items from the library?

We’ve compiled a comprehensive of every full-length film on the nomination list. Some of these are already out on DVD, while others are still in theaters. Some of the smaller titles have yet to see a theatrical release. Take a look, and place holds for all the titles you’d like to check out.

The full list is after the jump. What are your predictions? Let us know in the comments.

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Skokie Public Library will be showing Julian Schnabel’s Oscar-nominated film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly on Monday, August 4th, 2008 at 7:00 PM. Join us for the movie and a thought-provoking post-screening discussion.