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Summary: Profiles the rock group in celebration of its twentieth anniversary, featuring interviews, archival footage, and live performances.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Monkeywrench/Columbia 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Focuses on issues of identity -- how individuals see and define themselves based on clothes, where they live, how they see their place in the world. Profiles/interviews fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto as he and his staff prepare for the presentation of a seasonal collection. Director/writer Wim Wenders compares the film and fashion industries, illustrating how they parallel one another.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTWakefield, Tim
Summary: Explores the careers of two knuckleball pitchers and documents the difficulties and uncertainties of throwing a knuckleball.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KNUSummary: "Tracing the steps of grunge from its subversive inception in neighborhood basements to its global rise to the multimillion dollar pop culture phenomenon, Hype! incorporates hilarious interviews with rare concert footage of bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and The Melvins"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Republic Pictures 2004
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC HYPBausch, Pina
Summary: Tribute to German modern-dance pioneer Pina Bausch as members of her dance troupe, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, perform her pieces in various settings.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PINSummary: "A mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. Stunningly lensed in color and b/w by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes candid scenes with David Lynch, Wim...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HARSummary: Takes you from the terrifying monstrous waves of Oahu's North Shore to the Texas waters of the Gulf of Mexico (where waves are created by massive oil supertankers) to the shores of Ireland and Rapa Nui. Told trough the voices of legends, pros, and everyday surfers alike, it is not a film just for surfers, but for anyone with an appreciation for sport and an inkling of what it means to be "stoked."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1996, music legend Ry Cooder went to Cuba to search for buried treasure. He found gold. Looking for lost songs and forgotten singers, Cooder discovered an exotic land of passion, sensuality and music.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Entertainment 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In the late 60s music began to evolve into a heavier sound. With blues-inspired, guitar-driven sound and trippy lyrics, this new hard rock soared to the top of the charts. Includes Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Standing Room Only 2004
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SIXSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2010
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1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD BLI1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD BLI
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BLICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Blind 2010Summary: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, and the entire crew from the popular MTV show return with the most insane tricks and pranks to date.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2006
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY JACSummary: A documentary on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions. Filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter travels to France, California, Italy and New York, speaking with winemakers both large and small. The film offers a look at how business concerns and the homogenization of tastes around the world are changing the way wine is being made. Nossiter's primary focus is on American vintners...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: distributed exclusively by THINKFilm 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MON1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MON
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MON RATED PG-13Summary: Summiting Mount Everest is a grueling and dangerous endeavor, known to torture the mind, body, and soul of those who even dare. When a 68-year-old great grandfather attempts this feat, what ensued was the worst disaster in mountaineering history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Vision films 2020
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ACCSummary: 'Beyond the Gates' is a feature-length documentary film experience about the Waodani Indians and the missionary men and women who have given their lives to reach them. An inspiring story of forgiveness and love.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEYSummary: A look at how Americans see themselves as having to be the best in the world, and what some people will do in order to achieve that title.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BIGSummary: In 1957, Rogosin travelled to South Africa and created a powerfully, moving drama exposing the harsh reality of life under the system apartheid. Filmed secretly under the noses of the feared South African police, Rogosin, his crew, and cast risked arrest and deportation. Miriam Makeba was banned from her country after travelling to Venice for the movie's premiere. The scenes shot in the vibrant...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA COMSummary: Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines how the myth of the movie "Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lorber Films 2010