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Dinosaurs Interracial marriage Law and legislation Virginia Loving, Mildred Jeter Trials, litigation, etc Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Ochs, Phil Proenneke, Richard Pryor, Richard 1940-2005 United States United States Politics and government 1969-1974 Video recordings for the hearing impairedFilter By Subjects
Dinosaurs Interracial marriage Law and legislation Virginia Loving, Mildred Jeter Trials, litigation, etc Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous) 1913-1994 Ochs, Phil Proenneke, Richard Pryor, Richard 1940-2005 United States United States Politics and government 1969-1974 Video recordings for the hearing impairedSummary: Experience the wild and wonderful untold story of 'Ozploitation' films as you take a journey through the Australian genre cinema of the late '70s and '80s - the years when Australia got into gear and blew the world away with what they had to offer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOTSummary: Explore how William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's legendary exploits helped create a myth that endures even today. Features the life of the master showman who became part of American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BUFSummary: When Wisconsin's newly elected Governor Scott Walker introduces a bill that threatens to wipe away worker rights and lock out public debate, six ordinary Wisconsinites join thousands of protesters at the State Capitol, building a citizen-driven uprising that not only challenges the bill, but the soul of a nation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bal Maiden Films 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WESummary: Join zoologist Nigel Marven as he traipses through the eons on a quest to find the largest land animals that ever lived. Watch Marven's encounters with various dinosaurs, each brought to stunning life through computer animation techniques.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video Inc. 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHASummary: Explores filmmaker Rithy Panh's quest to create the missing images during the period when the Khmer Rouge ruled over Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The film uses wood figures, archival footage, and narration to recreate his firsthand experiences and those of his family and friends' suffering during the communist regime.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MISSummary: Includes in-depth interviews of U.S. President Richard Nixon by Sir David Frost in May, 1977 regarding the infamous Watergate scandal. Features footage from 2007 of Frost discussing the impact this interview had on history, his reactions, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liberation Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.924 FROSummary: Tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar, who transformed his once-average yard into a wondrous garden. Offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others, and shows what one person can achieve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MANSummary: Shows how filmmakers Jamie and Jim Dutcher spent six years in a tented camp in the wilderness of Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, living with the Sawtooth wolf pack, listening to them, and earning their trust. Reveals details of pack life, including its unique social structure, how wolf cubs are raised within the group, and how the wolves interact with man. Shows how these intelligent predators...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Channel 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIVSummary: Recorded at New York's Beacon Theatre during the fall of 2006, and features performances by The Rolling Stones with special guests Christina Aguilera, Jack White, and Buddy Guy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 781.66 SHICopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC SHISummary: "Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama has helped create some of the most important and resonant songs of all time. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Rick Hall brought black and white together to create music for the generations. He is responsible for creating the 'Muscle Shoals sound' and the Swampers, the house band at FAME Studios that eventually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Recounting the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds. Includes never before seen interviews, archival footage, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RICSummary: The account of the day-to-day explorations and activities of Dick Proenneke as he built a cabin in the remote wilderness of the Twin Lakes Region of Alaska.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bob Swerer Productions 2004
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALOSummary: Throughout Richard Nixon's presidency, three of his top White House aides obsessively documented their experiences with Super 8 home movie cameras. Young, idealistic and dedicated, they had no idea that a few years later they'd all be in prison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OURSummary: "Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was an architect, engineer, geometrician, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. His legacy becomes ever more relevant, providing us a road map to steer our planet away from oblivion-- and toward a sustainable future for all of humanity. This film ... transports the viewer into Fuller's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Masters & Masterworks 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WORSummary: This follow-up to "Alone in the wilderness" continues the account of the day-to-day explorations and activities of Dick Proenneke in his 30-year adventure in the remote Alaskan wilderness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bob Swerer Productions 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ALOSummary: On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challenges posed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor on June 12, 1967 and resulted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013