2012 Staff Film Picks

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In late 2012, Skokie Public Library staff were asked to select their favorite feature films, documentaries and television shows viewed during the year. Here are the results!

Click on the format designation to check the status of the film in the Skokie Public Library catalog. And, in case you missed them, it's not too late to see our Annual Staff Picks for books, films, and music from 2002 to the present!

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		Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Descendants. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray 50/50. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Hugo. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... The Big Lebowski. 1998. DVD                Selected by Allison A.

		Beasts of the Southern Wild. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Hanna. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Martha Marcy May Marlene. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Pariah. 2011. DVD Perks of Being a Wallflower. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Friday Night Lights. 2007. DVD                Selected by Amita L.
		The Dark Knight Rises. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Girls: Season One. 2012. DVD Moneyball. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray A Separation. 2011. DVD Veep: Season One. 2012. DVD                  Selected by Annabelle M.
		Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1. 2012. DVD Savages. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Ted. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Think Like a Man. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... American Streetballers. 2009. DVD                Selected by Athens M.
		Best older movie discovered this year... No Time for Sergeants. 1958. DVD                Selected by Bill N.
		The Devil Inside. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Glee: Season 3. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Hunger Games. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Lucky One. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray 21 Jump Street. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Beneath the Blue. 2010. DVD                Selected by Bill O.
		Argo. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Hunger Games. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Master. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray                Selected by Bruce B.
		Argo. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Flight. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Lincoln. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray                Selected by Camille C.
		A Better Life. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Hysteria. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Man From Beijing. 2011. DVD Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Skyfall. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Dial M for Murder. 1954. DVD                Selected by Cecilia C.
		Louder Than a Bomb. 2012. DVD Moonrise Kingdom. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Parks and Recreations. Season Four. 2012. DVD Woody Allen: A Documentary. 2012. DVD Best older movie discovered this year... Tell Them Anything You Want. 2009. DVD                Selected by Cheryl S.
		Argo. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Interrupters. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Lincoln. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Moonrise Kingdom. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Robot and Frank. 2012. DVD Best older movie discovered this year... Arranged. 2007. DVD                Selected by Deborah G.
		American Horror Story. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Cabin in the Woods. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Marvel’s The Avengers. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Moonrise Kingdom. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray                Selected by Jessi S.
		Dirty Girl. 2010. DVD Mister Rogers and Me. 2010. DVD Oranges and Sunshine. 2010. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movies discovered this year... Casino Royale. 2006. DVD and Blu-ray Globe Trekker DVD Series: The Spanish Islands. 2007. DVD                Selected by Jessica G.
		Endeavour. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Hugo. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Midnight in Paris. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Pirates: Band of Misfits. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Secret World of Arrietty. 2010. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Inside Job. 2010. DVD and Blu-ray                Selected by Joey L.
		Bridesmaids. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Descendants. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Hugo. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Iron Lady. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Midnight in Paris. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Sixty Six. 2006. DVD                Selected by Julie M.
		Moonrise Kingdom. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Safety Not Guaranteed. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Dark Knight Rises. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray                Selected by Kevin T.
		Le Havre. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Louie: First Season. 2010. Blu-ray/DVD Combo Margaret. 2011. Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pariah. 2011. DVD A Separation. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Cloud 9. 2008. DVD                Selected by Lee L.
		The Cabin in the Woods. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Damsels in Distress. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Ruby Sparks. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Your Sister's Sister. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Submarine. 2010. DVD                Selected by Louise T.
		Elena. 2011. DVD Le Havre. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Margaret. 2011. Blu-ray/DVD Combo Ruby Sparks. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray A Separation. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... The Return. 2003. DVD                Selected by Lukie M.
		The Amazing Spider-Man. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Argo. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Marvel’s The Avengers. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Pirates! Band of Misfits. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Prometheus. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story. 2007. DVD                Selected by Lynnanne P.
		Bride Flight. 2008. DVD and Blu-ray Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. 1984. DVD Madame Bovary. 2000. DVD My Afternoons with Margueritte. 2010. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Sunday in New York. 1963. DVD                Selected by Marilee H.
		Chimpanzee. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Downton Abbey. Season Two. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray In Darkness. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Midnight in Paris. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray A Separation. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... I Am. 2010. DVD                Selected by Megan R.
		The Adventures of Tintin. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Jiro Dreams of Sushi. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Parks and Recreations. Season Four. 2012. DVD Marvel’s The Avengers. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Sherlock. Season Two. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray                Selected by Mikael J.
		Downton Abbey. Season Two. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Sherlock. Season Two. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... The Artist. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray                Selected by Nancy H.
		Doctor Who: Series 7, Part 1. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Hunger Games. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Marvel’s The Avengers. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Sherlock. Season Two. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year...   Seven Minutes in Heaven. 2009. DVD                Selected by Sharon W.
		Jiro Dreams of Sushi. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Weight of the Nation. 2012. DVD                Selected by Sheila D.
		The Cabin in the Woods. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Coriolanus. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Queen of Versailles. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Too Big to Fail. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Young Adult. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Daria: The Complete Animated Series. 1997. DVD                Selected by Steven J.
		The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Call the Midwife. Season One. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Downton Abbey. Season Two. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray The Hunger Games. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Moonrise Kingdom. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Summer Hours. 2008. DVD                Selected by Terry R.
		The Cabin in the Woods. 2011. DVD and Blu-ray Moonrise Kingdom. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Take Shelter. 2012. DVD and Blu-ray Best older movie discovered this year... Kiss Me Deadly. 1995. DVD                Selected by Toby G.