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Most Checked Out DVDs


The ten most popular titles from July 2010 through December 2010.

1.
The blind side [DVD videorecording] The blind side [DVD videorecording]

Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with the help of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle.



Subjects
Oher, Michael -- Drama.
Homeless teenagers -- Tennessee -- Drama.
African American football players -- Tennessee -- Drama.
Football -- Offense -- Tennessee -- Drama.
Adoptees -- Tennessee -- Drama.
University of Mississippi -- Alumni and alumnae -- Drama.
African American professional athletes -- Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

2.
Up in the air [DVD videorecording] Up in the air [DVD videorecording]

Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.



Subjects
Kirn, Walter, 1962- -- Film and video adaptations.
Downsizing of organizations -- United States -- Drama.
Specialists -- United States -- Drama.
Business consultants -- United States -- Drama.
Frequent flyer programs -- United States -- Drama.
Air travel -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
Severance pay -- United States -- Drama.
Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.

3.
It's complicated [DVD videorecording]

A hilarious look at marriage, divorce, and everything in between. With a thriving Santa Barbara bakery, a new romance heating up, and her divorce finally behind her, Jane Adler has her life all figured out, until she finds herself trapped between the perfect new beau and her philandering ex-husband who's determined to win her back. When opposites attract all over again, will love be sweeter the second time around? It's... complicated!



Subjects
DVD-Video recordings.
Divorced women -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Drama.
Bakeries -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Drama.
Architects -- California -- Santa Barbara -- Drama.

4.
Up [DVD videorecording] Up [DVD videorecording]

Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that Russell, a chubby Wilderness Explorer Scout has stowed away. In the tropical jungle, Carl and Russell find more than they bargained for. Charles Muntz is a crazed explorer whose newsreels once inspired Carl and Ellie; Kevin is an exotic bird with a weakness for chocolate; and Dug who is an endearingly golden retriever fitted with a voice box. More importantly, Carl and Russell discover they need each other.



Subjects
Balloons -- Piloting -- Drama.
Widowers -- Drama.
Scouting (Youth activity) -- United States -- Drama.
Adventure and adventurers -- South America -- Drama.
Exotic animals -- South America -- Drama.
Waterfalls -- South America -- Drama.
Television programs for children.
Animated television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.

5.
The princess and the frog [DVD videorecording]

New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.



Subjects
Princesses -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Princes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Frogs -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Voodooism -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Incantations -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.
Animated films.
Children's films.

6.
Invictus [DVD videorecording] Invictus [DVD videorecording]

Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.



Subjects
Mandela, Nelson, 1918- -- Drama.
Springboks (Rugby team) -- Drama.
World Cup (Rugby football) (1995) -- Drama.
Nationalism and sports -- South Africa -- Drama.
Rugby Union football -- South Africa -- Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.

7.
Sherlock Holmes [DVD videorecording] Sherlock Holmes [DVD videorecording]

After finally catching serial killer and occult 'sorcerer' Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. After his execution, Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with Watson's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the determined detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic, not to mention the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.



Subjects
Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Adler, Irene (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- Drama.
Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office. Criminal Investigation Dept -- Drama.
Criminal investigation -- England -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.

8.
The men who stare at goats [DVD videorecording]

Reporter Bob Wilton is trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails. He gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. With unparalleled psychic powers, they can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat by simply staring at it. Now, the founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends.



Subjects
Reporters and reporting -- United States -- Drama.
United States. Army -- Military life -- Drama.
Parapsychology -- Military aspects -- Drama.
Psychics -- United States -- Drama.
United States. Army -- Search and rescue operations -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.

9.
Fantastic Mr. Fox [DVD videorecording]

Mr. and Mrs. Fox live a happy home life underground with their eccentric son Ash. Mr. Fox works as a journalist, but against the advice of Badger, his attorney, he moves his family into a larger and finer home inside a tree on a hill. The treehouse has an excellent view of the nearby farms of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Ash becomes hostile when his cousin, Kristofferson, joins the family for an extended stay. Mr. Fox decides to raid the farms, but this leads the farmers to stakeout the treehouse. The farmers try to dig the Fox family out, but they dig even faster. Mr. Fox organizes a tunneling project to burrow under all three farms and steal all the chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.



Subjects
Dahl, Roald -- Film adaptations.
Foxes -- Behavior -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
Farmers -- Drama.
Livestock -- Drama.
Cousins -- Drama.
Animal burrowing -- Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.
Animated films.
Children's films.

10.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians [DVD videorecording] : the lightning thief

Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager, he's the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, the most powerful weapon ever created! With storm clouds brewing, Percy embarks on an incredible cross-country journey to prove his innocence, recover the bolt, and prevent a war among the gods that could destroy our world!



Subjects
Jackson, Percy (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Zeus (Greek deity) -- Drama.
Gods, Greek -- Drama.
Malicious accusation -- Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
DVD-Video discs.
Children's films.




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