2008 Staff Film Picks
In early 2009, Skokie Public Library staff were asked to select their favorite feature films, documentaries and television shows viewed in 2008. 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!
The Band's Visit . 2007.DVD 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days . 2007.DVD Lars and the Real Girl . 2007.DVD No Country for Old Men . 2007.DVD The Savages . 2007.DVD
Selected by Annabelle M.
American Gangster . 2007.DVD Death at a Funeral . 2007.DVD A Good Year . 2006.DVD In Bruges . 2008.DVD Lars and the Real Girl . 2007.DVD The Visitor . 2007.DVD and Blu-ray
Selected by Cecilia C.
The Believer . 2001.DVD Donnie Darko . 2001.DVD Lars and the Real Girl . 2007.DVD A Streetcar Named Desire . 1951.DVD Time of Favor . 2000.DVD
Selected by Cheryl S.
The Dark Knight . 2008.DVD and Blu-ray The Game Plan . 2007.DVD Iron Man . 2008.DVD and Blu-ray
Selected by Holly J.
Colonial House . 2004.DVD Hula Girls . 2006.DVD Ikiru . 1952.DVD The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters . 2007.DVD Monsieur Verdoux . 1947.DVD
Selected by Joey L.
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days . 2007.DVD Helvetica . 2007.DVD Lars and the Real Girl . 2007.DVD Savages . 2007.DVD The Visitor . 2007.DVD and Blu-ray
Selected by Lee L.
The Celebration . 1998.DVD In the Mood for Love . 2000.DVD Margot at the Wedding . 2007.DVD What's Up, Doc? 1972.DVD Zelary . 2003.
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Selected by Lukie M.
The Rape of Europa . 2006.DVD
Selected by Marilee H.
Arranged . 2007.DVD The Band's Visit . 2007.DVD The Cup . 1999.DVD Cup Final . 1991.DVD Once . 2006.DVD
Selected by Maryann M.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford . 2007.DVD Chicago 10 . 2007.DVD Encounters at the End of the World . 2007.DVD No Country for Old Men . 2007.DVD There Will Be Blood . 2007.DVD
Selected by Matt M.
The Edge . 1999.DVD In Bruges . 2008.DVD Perfume: The Story of a Murderer . 2006.DVD 30 Rock: Season 1 . 2006-2007.DVD 30 Rock: Season 2 . 2007-2008.DVD La Vie en Rose . 2007.DVD
Selected by Pam W.
The Band's Visit . 2007.DVD Once . 2006.DVD The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival, 1963-1965 . 2007.DVD Savages . 2007.DVD There Will Be Blood . 2007.DVD
Selected by Pat Gr.
Breach . 2007.DVD Charlie Wilson's War . 2007.DVD The Diving Bell and the Butterfly . 2007.DVD Michael Clayton . 2007.DVD WALL-E . 2008.Youth DVD and Youth Blu-ray
Selected by Ricki N.
Flight of the Red Balloon . 2007.DVD Frozen River . 2008.DVD Happy-Go-Lucky . 2008.DVD Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist . 2008.DVD and Blu-ray Tell No One . 2006.DVD
Selected by Sharon W.
Mansfield Park . 2008.DVD Northanger Abbey . 2008.DVD Persuasion . 2008.DVD Sense & Sensibility . 2008.DVD
Selected by Sheila D.
Hairspray . 2007.DVD Juno . 2007.DVD The Orphanage . 2007.DVD The Rape of Europa . 2006.DVD Sweeney Todd . 2007.DVD
Selected by Steven J.
The Great Debaters . 2007.DVD Mad Men, Season One . 2007.DVD Mamma Mia! 2008.DVD and Blu-ray Volver . 2006.DVD WALL-E . 2008.Youth DVD and Youth Blu-ray
Selected by Terry R.
Brand Upon the Brain!: A Remembrance in 12 Chapters . 2006.DVD Control . 2007.DVD In Bruges . 2008.DVD Sunshine . 2007.DVD The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season . 2008.DVD
Selected by Toby G.
