Summary: Examines one of history's most compelling figures. Inspired by his cousin Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt rose to the nation's highest office during the depths of one of its darkest periods. A man of few words, he brought a nation together through his revolutionary Fireside Chats. He introduced vast reforms like Social Security and work relief for the unemployed. At the same time, his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: History Channel 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FDRSummary: Martin Scorsese's pseudo-documentary film, composed of both fictional and non-fictional material, about Bob Dylan's legendary 1975 tour, which featured a band of troubadours including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell, and blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROLSummary: "Internet addiction is now a global issue, and China is the first country to classify it as a clinical disorder. Web Junkie (directed by Hilla Medalia and Shosh Shlam) takes audiences inside a Beijing treatment center and explores the cases of three teenagers who suffer from this 21-century disorder. The program admits children between the ages of 13 and 18, and forces them to undergo...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WEBSummary: Martin Scorsese's documentary about Bob Dylan's legendary 1975 tour, which featured a band of troubadours including Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell, blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ROL1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF ROL
Summary: During the Cold War, the CIA secretly raised a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The six-year operation included an intricate cover story by billionaire Howard Hughes. Drawing on declassified documents and never-before-seen interviews, NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY tells one of the highest-stakes, yet least-known stories of the Cold War.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023