In 2015, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” won the Oscar for best picture at the 87th Academy Awards. It also won for director, original screenplay and cinematography.

“Challenges, surprises and dazzles while still working at the edges of a frazzled mind.” – Detroit News

“A jaw-dropping stylistic wow that spins, pirouettes, turns inside out, and miraculously stays aloft for two hours.” – Boston Globe

If you’d like to check out Birdman, directed by Alejandro G. In̋árritu, it is available at your local library in the following formats: DVD and Blu-ray.

“The film is both brutal to watch and stunning to contemplate, powerfully challenging audiences – particularly white audiences – to examine their consciences.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune

“One of the best and most courageous films of the year.” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you’d like to check out 12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen, it is available at your local library in the following formats: DVD and Blu-ray.

“It’s a well-told story that’s timely, topical and thoroughly entertaining.” – Toronto Star

“It’s serious and substantive, an ingeniously written and executed drama fashioned from a fascinating, little-known chapter of recent history.” – Washington Post

If you’d like to check out Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, it is available at your local library in the following formats: DVD and Blu-ray.

“It isn’t arty or intellectual, though it is artful and ingenious, and it’s the rare crowd-pleaser that never feels obvious or pandering.”– Newsday

“The Artist is the most surprising and delightful film of 2011.”– Detroit News

If you’d like to check out The Artist, directed by Michel Hazanavicius, it is available at your local library in the following formats: DVD and Blu-ray.

“The King’s Speech is the rare work of art that’s also an immense crowd pleaser.”– New York Post

“The King’s Speech is the epitome of prestige cinema, an impeccably crafted and emotionally compelling drama that deserves the many laurels it surely will receive.”– St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you’d like to check out “The King’s Speech,” directed by Tom Hooper, it is available at your local library in the following formats: DVD and Blu-ray.

“American film really transformed the way in which a young nation learned to express itself, express its exuberance, expose its problems, and reflect its hopes. It wasn’t simply a form of entertainment; it was living history — audio-visual history of the 20th century.”– James Billington, the Librarian of Congress

If you’d like to check out These Amazing Shadows, directed by Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton, it’s available at your local library in the following formats: DVD and Blu-ray. And don’t forget to take a look at the National Film Registry website for some fascinating info!