Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Summary: Ben du Toit is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardener's son is brutally beaten up by the police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his own society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA DRYSummary: Raya and Victor built a shared career as the Soviet Union's most beloved film dubbers, translating the work of Federico Fellini and Stanley Kubrick into Russian over the decades. Upon the collapse of the USSR in 1990, the Jewish couple must immigrate to Israel and reinvent their talents to find employment. As they strive to acclimate to their adopted home, opportunities for first-rate vocal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN GOLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GOLSummary: Bait: A tale of deception and seduction, directed by and starring Hugo Haas features three people searching for a lost gold mine: the dangerous Marko, young miner Ray and the comely Peggy. As Marko and Ray search for the mine, Peggy arrives, stirring Ray's passion and igniting Marko's suspicion. As months pass, the three find themselves closing in on the mine, but the tension between them is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY NOISummary: Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA VALSummary: Three girls come to New York City and later, Hollywood, to chase their dreams of stardom: there's Anne, the innocent secretary type who becomes an assistant to a large theatrical agent; Neely, an aspiring chorus girl with pluck who dreams of being a singer; and the beautiful blonde Jennifer, who longs to be a real actress, but is destined to be regarded as a sex object. Life has a lot to give...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA VALSummary: It follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove, and the world, is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it's too late, band together...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Power 2017Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POWSummary: Wyatt Earp is the sturdy lawman who sets about the task of shaping up the disorderly Arizona town of Tombstone, with the help of the boozy, tubercular gambler and gunman Doc Holliday. Though initially at cross-purposes, the pair ultimately team up to confront the violent Clanton gang.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: As a former outlaw turned wagon train guide, Stewart is pitted against warring Indians, murderous hijackers and a traitorous ally as he attempts to lead a group of settlers through the treacherous Oregon wilderness.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2003
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN BENSummary: The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of 'A Christmas Carol,' a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Adult Collection, Call number: DVD MOVIE MANSummary: After the daring rescue of a spider, a young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. When James spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Climbing inside, he meets an astonishing cast of characters and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2010
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY JAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JAMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JaSummary: Story of an amnesiac war casualty who is nursed back to health by a lovely showgirl. They marry, and share 3 years of happiness when his memory returns due to an accident.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RANSummary: When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LOV RATED PG-13Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LOVSummary: Three brothers join the French Foreign Legion to escape a dark past. But their troubles are quickly forgotten as their courage, duty and devotion is put to the test when they are forced to fight against all odds in this acclaimed film classic.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BEABronstein, Ronald
Summary: The divorced father of two young boys tries to make the most of his time when he gets to see his sons only a couple of weeks a year.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: KimStim/Zeitgeist Films 2011
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DADSummary: When a dangerous and powerful magic ring falls into his hands, a hobbit named Frodo gets caught up in an adventure. The mighty wizard Gandalf and a daring band of elves, dwarfs and warriors defend their enchanted land from the wicked sorcerer who would see it destroyed.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Juvenile DVD, Call number: J DVD LordSharma, Suraj
Summary: Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2013
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE LIFCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LIF RATED PGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LiCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LIFRonan, Saoirse
Summary: The existence of a family of tiny people called Borrowers living in a house occupied by normal-sized people is threatened when the fourteen-year-old daughter, Arrietty, is discovered by Shawn, the young, normal-sized boy who has come to live with his great aunt.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SECCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SECSummary: Aliens are everywhere, attacking Planet Earth! Rockets sent into space to probe for future space flights, but the rockets keep disappearing. They are being intercepted by an army of space aliens, who must be stopped.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WOMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie WomanCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF WoCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WOMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WOMWeine, Robert
Summary: After a train accident, the hands of a concert pianist are amputated and replaced with the hands of an executed murderer, triggering his slow descent into madness.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2008
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR HANSummary: A multi-story romantic comedy about the people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for a loving couple - while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far from perfect.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Saban Films 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LoCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LOVSummary: "Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by Joan Crawford as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford's career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA MILSummary: A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful and beloved institutions in the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2016