Summary: Chronicles the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden following the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of Navy SEAL Team 6.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ZERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ZER RATED RCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ZeSummary: "Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. [The film] chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers' collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. The film examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INSSummary: It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. The rules of the game and of engagement have fundamentally changed. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government targeted killings occur in corners across the globe, killing untold numbers of civilians. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DIRSummary: Insiders' observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officials, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2007
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Summary: Exposing the white supremacists and Neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville rally and exposing a neo-Nazi group that has actively recruited inside the US military, an investigation with ProPublica shows the group's terrorist objectives and how it gained strength after the 2017 Charlottesville rally. In the wake of the 2018 deadly anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2019
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DOCSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: In the late 19th century, as America's teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn trolleys with a faster, cleaner, safer, and more efficient form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston, a city of so many firsts that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RACSummary: This film is the first feature-length documentary about how health care professionals actively implemented and covered up the tortures in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and the CIA Black Sites. The film shows how the torture of detainees could not continue without the assistance of these American doctors. The little-known story is told by military, legal and medical experts and portrayed through staged...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shelter Island 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DOCSummary: Presents the theory that the American dream, all but abandoned in the United States, has been adopted successfully in other countries, including Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, and Iceland, looking at such areas as worker benefits, public expenditure for the common good, and state-funded higher education.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2016
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3 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHESummary: When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL teams speed to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack. Pulse-pounding combat sequences, cutting-edge battlefield technology and raw emotion fuel this unprecedented blend of real-world heroism and original filmmaking, a thrilling...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: Blu-ray Movie ActSummary: A new military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions the country can ask of them. Jason Hayes is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior's existence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Se 1Summary: TURN: Washington's Spies takes viewers into the stirring and treacherous world of the Revolutionary War and America's first spy ring. In this season, the Patriot cause has suffered the crushing loss of their capital city of Philadelphia to the British. Washington's army faces desertion and death, and the embattled General faces conspirators from within his own ranks, as well as personal demons...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TURSummary: The hit military drama SEAL Team storms into its sixth season, as this elite unit of Navy SEALs led by Jason Hayes, must rebound from a devastating ambush on the battlefield that leaves the team forever altered and the team's future unknown. The collection features every highly-charged episode, along with over 60 minutes of exclusive special features, including deleted scenes a gag reel, and more!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV SEASummary: Season four finds Bravo Team up against some of the biggest obstacles yet, both on and off the battlefield. Jason Hayes wrestles with the toll of his long career as a Special Operator and struggles to guide an evolving Bravo Team. Also, Ray Perry delves into the world of Special Activities, and Clay Spenser and Sonny Quinn face unexpected crossroads in their personal lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV SEASummary: Bravo is back and the whole team is reunited. Season three of Seal Team begins with Jason Hayes leading the team on a mission in Serbia, but they question Clay's readiness after his injuries last year. Also, Davis will struggle with the pressure of her new job as the team's Intel Officer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Se 3Summary: A new military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions the country can ask of them. Jason Hayes is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior's existence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Se 2Summary: The Mule: Earl Stone is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CLISummary: When a doctor is rescued by a Special-Ops unit in the jungle of Nigeria, she refuses to go with them unless they agree to help rescue 70 refugees as well.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE TEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Tears 2003Causey, Frances
Summary: Explores the impact that deregulation and outsourcing have had on American's middle class.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passion River 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HEISummary: "For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and a refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America's premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Chronicles the birth of the modern women's liberation movement in the 1960s and early 1970s, covering the emergence of the National Organization (NOW), as well as more radical factions such as WITCH (Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell!). Includes new and archival interviews with feminists of that era.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHESummary: Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2012
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DUSSummary: Presents a reinterpretation of the legacy of 9/11, chronicling the polarized political culture that evolved over the two decades since the terrorist attacks, leading up to the insurrection of January 6, 2021.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMESummary: Examines immigration policy under both the Trump and Obama administrations, investigates the origins of zero tolerance, and reveals the journeys and voices of children who were separated from their parents.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018