Summary: An exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge. With its earthy visual textures it is a work of great pastoral...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TESSummary: A medical school dropout named Wallace who has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY WHACall number: DVD COMEDYWHA
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WHASummary: The story of the love affair between a beautiful retired courtesan Lea, and Chéri, the son of her old colleague and rival, Madame Peloux. After six years Madame Peloux has secretly arranged a marriage between Chéri and Edmee, the daughter of another rich courtesan. As the inevitable moment of parting approaches, Lea and Chéri begin to understand, too late, how much they mean to one another.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CHESummary: The story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after twenty years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they've never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BESCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BeCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BESCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE BESSummary: It all begins with a choice. In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a string of murders and an evil vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, Bella is forced to choose between her love, Edward Cullen, and her friend, Jacob Black, knowing that her decision may ignite the ageless struggle...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Entertainment 2010
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ECLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE TWICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TWI RATED PG-13Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Tw3Grant, Cary
Summary: A reformed jewel thief is the prime suspect in a new rash of thefts, and in order to clear himself he sets out to find the real thief.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY TOSummary: Like Crazy beautifully illustrates how your first real love is as thrilling and blissful as it is fragile. When a British college student falls for her American classmate, they embark on a passionate and life-changing journey only to be separated by circumstances beyond their control. Like Crazy explores how a couple faces the real challenges of being together and of being apart.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2012