Summary: When a young man starts "paying it forward" for a social studies project, unusual things happen in this bittersweet and uplifting tale.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2000

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

Summary: Episodic story, divided into five chapters, each bearing the name of a character; main characters appear in most chapters. Most of the characters are connected by the fact that they hang out or work at the Brooklyn Cigar Store, where they tell stories and smoke a lot. Chapters explore the interpersonal relationships between this large and diverse group of characters.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2000

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

Summary: In the future, after a Third World War has decimated much of the Earth's population, a new nation arose. Believing human emotions and their expression were to blame for the failings of past societies, it is decreed that all citizens must take a daily dose of a drug which levels out the emotional landscape, and that all forms of creative expression are against the law. An elite law enforcement...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Dimension Home Video 2003

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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI EQU

Summary: Fourteen-year-old A.J. awakens suddenly to find herself transported back to the year 1929. Before she returns to 1992, she discovers the loving secret her grandfather has kept for so may years.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Feature Films for Families 2003

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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY SPL

Summary: Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2001

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

Summary: A retired ship captain moves west to marry and start life over as a rancher. He finds himself between two families at war over cattle watering rights, unaccepted by the local people, and in a deteriorating relationship.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment, Inc. 2001

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2 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN BIG