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Honoring the late James Earl Jones: A Stentorian Actor
Created on:
Sep 09, 2024
12 items
Although he was never known as a singer, few actors have a voice as recognizable as that of James Earl Jones. Best known as the...
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Movies I Have Actually Seen
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KatieH_KCMO
KatieH_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 21, 2024
75 items
Some of these I have seen, some of them the internet claims everyone has seen. I am, apparently, not everyone. Go ahead and gue...
2 likes
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Art Across Gender: Transgender Writers & Artists
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EdenF_KCMO
EdenF_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 02, 2024
60 items
Happy Pride! To celebrate our transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming neighbors, these library materials feature both...
1 like
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Movies in Motion
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
May 06, 2024
100 items
As summer begins and you're itching to travel check out these films set in moving vehicles - cars, trains, planes, boats, space...
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Festival de Cannes
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KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
May 04, 2024
78 items
The Festival de Cannes is a major international film festival held annually in May in the south of France. The Palme d'Or is on...
1 like
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Mother's Day
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VianneyH_KCMO
VianneyH_KCMO
Created on:
May 01, 2024
16 items
Celebrate mother's day with these amazing titles, movies, and audiobooks.
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Stunning Directorial Debuts
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
Apr 09, 2024
100 items
Everyone's got to start somewhere... So check out these stunning feature films that are directorial debuts for cinema's past, p...
3 likes
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Earth Month
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KellyB_KCMO
KellyB_KCMO
Created on:
Apr 08, 2024
51 items
Films that feature our planet, Earth.
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Health and Wellness March Newsletter
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EmilyH_KCMO
EmilyH_KCMO
Created on:
Mar 01, 2024
24 items
Find the article and poem from our March Newsletter! Plus staff recommendations!
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What to Watch: Irish Heritage Month
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
Feb 27, 2024
100 items
Celebrate March's Irish Heritage Month! Take a look at these titles that include Irish and Irish American culture! Want to chec...
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The Gilded Age
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KevinF_KCMO
KevinF_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 25, 2024
19 items
A phrase coined by Mark Twain to suggest that all that glitters is not gold, the Gilded Age refers to the period of American hi...
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Phone Scams, Scammers, and how to avoid them
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LiamR_KCMO
LiamR_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 24, 2024
16 items
Each year phone scams inflict a heavy financial burden on the United States, costing victims billions of dollars. These scams p...
Topic Guide
Winter Holidays
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KellyB_KCMO
KellyB_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 08, 2024
25 items
Feature films and documentaries that celebrate January and February holidays - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Black History M...
1 like
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Musicals
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EmmaG_kcmo
EmmaG_kcmo
Created on:
Dec 05, 2023
25 items
Looking for something to sing and dance to? Check out this list of some of the best movie musicals! Can't find what you're look...
4 likes
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Films Full of LIFE
By:
EricP_KCMO
EricP_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 10, 2023
20 items
All of these feature films and documentaries have the word LIFE in the title. They form an eclectic group of biopics, histories...
1 like
If You Liked...
Little Women
By:
KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 01, 2023
17 items
Cozy period pieces, strong female leads, romance
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Remembering Sir Michael Gambon
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KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 28, 2023
34 items
Michael Gambon passed away on September 28th, 2023. The beloved Irish-British actor is best known for portraying headmaster Alb...
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Dance!
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JeanD_KCMO
JeanD_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 26, 2023
63 items
April 29 is International Dance Day! "There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one of them." Vicki Baum. (Or...
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Documentary vs Mockumentary
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KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 31, 2023
38 items
Laugh and then learn something with this selection of our collection of mockumentary series/movies and documentaries.
1 like
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Celebrate National Cinema day
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AngelaH_KCMO
AngelaH_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 24, 2023
21 items
Sunday, August 27th is the second annual National Cinema Day where you can see a movie for just $4. Or check out movies at the ...
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Ok Boomer!
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JeanD_KCMO
JeanD_KCMO
Created on:
Aug 09, 2023
59 items
August 17 is Baby Boomer Recognition Day! Good, bad, or ugly, whatever your perspective, there is no denying the impact the gen...
Genre Guide
Giallo! Italian Horror and its History
By:
DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 16, 2023
14 items
Artistic and often highly gruesome films, Giallo is itself a loosely defined genre encompassing everything from crime thrillers...
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Women Directors & Screenwriters
By:
KathrynA_KCMO
KathrynA_KCMO
Created on:
Jul 01, 2023
57 items
A selection of movies written and/or directed by women. Check out more on display in Central's Vault!
3 likes
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Celebrating the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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DevonM_KCMO
DevonM_KCMO
Created on:
May 20, 2023
25 items
Born on May 22nd 1859 in Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle remains to this day a household name for the massive popularity of his w...
1 like
Topic Guide
International Transgender Day of Visibility
Created on:
Mar 28, 2023
52 items
March 31 of each year, we honor International Transgender Day of Visibility. Here at the Kansas City Public Library, we are cel...
