Summary: Selma, a factory worker in rural America and single mother, is losing her eyesight from a hereditary disease. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The sound of music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Novelist Joe and his actress wife Sally throw a party to celebrate the sixth anniversary of their turbulent marriage. At the party both guests and hosts start telling each other the truth-- something rarely heard in Hollywood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ANNWilliams, Robin
Summary: A divorced man takes a job in disguise as his ex-wife's housekeeper to be near his children.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 1999
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MRSPenn, Sean
Summary: A mentally-challenged man seeks custody of his young daughter.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Magnolia is a mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MAGSummary: After her father leaves to find work during the Great Depression, Kit's mother takes in boarders, and when the lockbox with the family money disappears, Kit sets out to solve the mystery.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AME RATED GSummary: Miranda Richardson and Tom Hollander star as Queen Mary and King George V. After discovering that their son Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew Thomas) suffers from epilepsy and learning disabilities, the royals have the boy sent off to be raised in a rural farmhouse, lest he tarnish the family's image of superiority. Removed from the public eye and the attention of his parents, Prince...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2004
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LOSSummary: Convicted by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, a daring team of former Special Forces soldiers must utilize their unique talents to break out of prison and tackle their toughest mission yet. It's going to take guts, split-second timing and an arsenal of explosive weapons, this is a job for The A-Team!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ATESummary: Brought in to investigate the mysterious death of local girl Laura Palmer, special agents Chester Desmond and Dale Cooper try to unravel the bizzarre clues, mysterious disappearances, and strange happenings in Twin Peaks. Essentially a prequel for the televison series.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY TWISummary: Bud Johnson is an apathetic, beer drinking, lovable loser, who is coasting through a life that is passed him by. His one bright spot in his mundane existence is his precocious, over achieving twelve-year old daughter, Molly. She takes care of them both. She accidentally sets off a chain of events on Election Day, which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, Bud's....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY SWICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SSummary: Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 1998
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SWESummary: The tale of two former Texas Rangers who leave the South Texas town of Lonesome Dove on an epic 2500-mile cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana. From the re-created towns to the vast plains to the expansive cattle drive and heart-stopping stampede, it is an inspiring and enlighting experience, certain to change your views of our American heritage.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Hallmark Home Entertainment 2000
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN LONSummary: Painfully shy "little voice" can only express herself by singing in the voices of others, but once her mother's sleazy boyfriend (Caine) overhears her incredible voice he'll do anything to drag the recluse into the spotlight and make her a star.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 1998
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LITBresson, Robert
Summary: Tells the story of Balthazar, a donkey whose grim life reflects the human nature around him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2005
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AUSummary: Danny Dravot and Peachy Carnehan leave 19th century India and set out for the isolated, primitive land of Kafiristan, whose people haven't seen an outsider in hundreds of years. Peachy becomes lord of the kingdom's treasury, a huge chamber spilling over with limitless gold and priceless rare jewels. Danny is first crowned king, then, declared a god.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 1997