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Summary: "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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Summary: It is the story of the most influential figures of the 20th century, those who caused and those who cured our most troubled times. A parallel biography of the most significant figures of the twentieth century from the last shot fired in the First World War to the victory of Mao Zedong. A story of the power to lead and mislead, to inspire and to cause mass destruction. This is a series, at its...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TIT

Summary: Kiara and Kovu, the newest generation of the prides, experience the power of love and enjoy more of Timon and Pumbaa's antics. Kiara, Simba's headstrong daughter and heir to the Pride Lands, is on the prowl for adventure. While boldly exploring the Outlands - which are strictly off-limits - she meets Kovu, a young cub chosen to walk in Scar's path. Kiara and Kovu find that they may be the only...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Pictures 2004

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Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

Summary: A Ohio couple experience the trip from hell while in New York, when everything that could go wrong does.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2003

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

Summary: Documents the rise of Dalton Trumbo's career in Hollywood and his subsequent public humiliation for being among the 'Hollywood Ten' blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1940s for communist associations. Exiled and penniless, he wrote under various pseudonyms, and even won an Academy Award. Dalton stood for the American value and right of free expression.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2009

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TRU

Summary: From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Kingsley

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

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3 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC APO

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE APO

Summary: The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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

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Summary: When Helena performs a miraculous deed for the King of France, she claims the conceited Bertram as her husband in payment, but Bertram agrees only if she fulfills two conditions that he thinks are impossible.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2013

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS ALL

Summary: The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary coming to terms with working for unspeakable evil after remaining silent for nearly 60 years. Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler's secretary from 1942 until the end of the war. He dictated his last will and testament to her. She refused to speak publicly about her memories, keeping silent about her life, her trials and tribulations, until now,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BLI

Summary: Writer/detective Jessica Fletcher continues to follow the clues to uncover the truth, both at home in the charming town of Cabot Cove and on her many travels. With incredible guest stars and plot twists that leave viewers wanting more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Mu 4

Summary: "When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men's Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. The Red Pill chronicles Cassie Jaye's journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege." -- Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RED

Summary: Returns to rural southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie, a troubled young boy from ten years ago. The film began as a way of discovering what forces shaped Stevie's life. Part way through the filming, Stevie is arrested for a serious crime, and tears his family apart. The modest profile turned into a chronicle of Stevie, his broken family, the justice system and the filmmaker himself.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Studio Home Entertainment 2003

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STE

Summary: An interrogation of the culture's fascination with Hitler and Nazism is set against the backdrop of the current rise of white supremacy, the normalization of anti-Semitism and the weaponization of history itself.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2021

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Summary: Presents interviews with living witnesses to Hitler's Third Reich, raising questions about national identity and complicity among Germany's civilian population.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIN

Summary: "AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2014

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFT

Summary: This final season of the hit series, Duck Dynasty, follows the Robertson family as they conquer new family milestones while showcasing their down-home Southern charm. Tune in as the family spends a weekend at their childhood summer camp. Lil' Will shops for his first car, Reed gets married, Rowdy's adoption becomes official, and Gus turns 11.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2017

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DUC

Summary: "A custodian. A housewife. A pediatrician. A grandmother. Seemingly ordinary individuals. Yet these individuals have a story to tell. It is the story of suffering and death. It is the story of refugees. It is the story of terrified villagers running for cover. Yet, at the same time, it is a story of strength, courage and hope. It is the story of Sudan. Over the last 20 years, millions have died...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Bell, Book and Camera Productions 2007

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FAC

Summary: "More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegaic summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group The Band at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY MUSIC LAS

Summary: Summer is here, and for the Robertson's that means more pranks, parties, and, for Korie, planning for John Luke's big wedding. While the guys are busy bowling, golfing, and goofing, Korie finds shopping for engagement presents not so easy with Si and Kay along for the ride. As Jase and the gang attempt to work as a NASCAR pit crew, Korie and Willie take to the courts challenging John Luke and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2015

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DUS

Summary: "Experience fifteen years in the life of seminal British artist Ralph Steadman, whose surreal, often confrontational artwork is frequently associated with Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2014

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DOC FOR

Summary: This documentary explores the powerful struggle of conscience experienced by several people from traditional farming backgrounds who come to question the basic assumptions of their way of life. A riveting story of transformation and healing, the documentary portrays the farmers' sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also providing insight into the complex web of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Tribe of Heart 2012

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PEA

Summary: Mildred Pierce is a woman who will do anything to satisfy the demands of her spoiled daughter Veda, including divorce, opening her own business, and possibly murder.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003

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

Summary: The untold story of the rebellion of thousands of American soldiers against the war in Vietnam. This movie profiles an event that profoundly impacted American society, yet has been virtually obliterated from memory.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2006

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SIR

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