Summary: This compilation of five early short films by Martin Scorsese offers a fascinating window onto his artistic development. Spanning the years from Scorsese's time at NYU in the mid-1960s to the late '70s.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA SCO

Summary: In his unique fiction/documentary hybrid, the pioneering William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York's Central Park, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie they're making. This wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark is expanded 35 years later by its unconventional follow-up, Take 2 1/2. The sequel sees the actors reunited in a more personal,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC SYM

Summary: "One of the preeminent figures of Iranian cinema, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has written and directed an impressive array of acclaimed films, winning accolades at international film festivals and admiration of world cinema audiences. This collection presents three of his most lyrical works which the director has termed his Poetic Trilogy. Gabbeh tells of an elderly couple who stop by a stream to wash...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FOREIGN MOH

Summary: It tells the incredible true story of Michael 'Mike' Burden, an ardent young member of the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan who rose to the rank of Grand Dragon and walked away from all of it with the help of new love and an unlikely ally, the African American religious leader and social activist Reverend David Kennedy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2020

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BUR

Summary: Two retired, down-on-their luck outlaws pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2002

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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN UNF

Summary: From dusk till dawn (107 min.): The notorious Gekko Brothers, Seth and Richard, are on the run and headed for Mexico to meet with the mysterious "Carlos." Their simple bank robbery ended up killing multiple Texas Rangers. They hijack the mobile home of Minister Jacob Fuller and his family to ensure their safe passage. Their appointed destination is a neon-covered topless bar catering to bikers...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2000

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FRO

Summary: Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses his or her own view of the world while being interviewed by the curious and gracious driver.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TAX

Summary: Three student filmmakers set out into the forest to film a documentary on a legend known as The Blair Witch.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Entertainment 1999

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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD BLA

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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR BLA

Summary: "Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day's Night, in which the bandmates play slapstick versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HAR

Summary: Louis Mazzini seeks to avenge his mother's disinheritance by ascending to her family's dukedom. To do this, he must kill eight of his relatives in the d'Ascoyne family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY KIN