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Staff Faves / Recommendations

This guide includes recommendations from the MATC Libraries Staff.

Movies from Swank Database

Dr No

Dr No

James Bond winds up on a Jamaican island in search of clues in the death of a fellow agent and finds himself up against a despot. 1962

1984

1984

George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love. 1984

Sense & Sensibility

Sense & Sensibility

Oscar-nominated adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the still-single Dashwood sisters and how they cope with men, marriage and money after their father dies. The screenplay (written by star Emma Thompson) was the sole Oscar winner out of seven nominations. 1995

Frida

Frida

Best Actress nominee Salma Hayek stars as Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo in this biopic, which chronicles her turbulent marriage to Diego Rivera, her political activism and the severe pain she experienced following a bus accident. 2002

The Sting

The Sting

Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as Depression-era con men out to fool a big-time criminal in this Best Picture Oscar winner. 1972

Magazines from Flipster Database

Atlantic Monthly

Atlantic Monthly

Published since 1857, The Atlantic is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious monthly magazines covering major issues in politics, foreign affairs, the economy and cultural trends.

Wisconsin Magazine of History

Wisconsin Magazine of History

Informs and delights readers with intriguing articles about Wisconsin culture and the people, places and events in Wisconsin's past.

Diversity Rules Magazine

Diversity Rules

Celebrating the diversity of our humanity. Serving the LGBTQ community changing one mind at a time.

Vogue Magazine

Vogue

Vogue places fashion in the context of culture and the world we live in - how we dress, live and socialize; what we eat, listen to and watch; who leads and inspires us. 

National Geographic

National Geographic

Each issue takes a adventurous look into cultural exploration as well as social and environmental changes that impact life on Earth. Stories about the people and places of the world are humanized by the emphasis on the symbiotic bond between Earth and its inhabitants.

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