Summary: "Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime-fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon summons the Dynamic Duo on the Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the jet-powered Batmobile, Batman and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BATSummary: Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors. On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Worlds 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC STASummary: 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: A Scottish police constable keeps law and order in his own way and tries to avoid being promoted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Home Video 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY TV PACSummary: "In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Sterling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY THRILLER SILSummary: "Ernest Hemingway's simple but gripping short tale "The Killers" is a model of economical storytelling. Two directors adapted it into unforgettably virile features: Robert Siodmak, in a 1946 film that helped define the noir style; and Don Siegel, in a brutal 1964 version that was intended for television but deemed too violent for home audiences and released theatrically instead. The first is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY KILSummary: The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROOSummary: Kill Bill Vol. 1: "Four years after taking a bullet in the head at her own wedding, The Bride emerges from a coma and decides it's time for payback-- with a vengeance! Having been gunned down by her former boss and his deadly squad of international assassins, it's a kill-or-be-killed fight she didn't start, but is determined to finish!"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2004
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE KILParis, B. A.
Summary: "Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside--the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION PARParis, B. A.
Summary: Iris and Gabriel seem to have it all: a beautiful country home, a daughter taking a gap year in Greece, and their good friends from Paris, Laure and Pierre, always up for a holiday weekend away. But when a young man has a tragic accident in a nearby quarry, Gabriel is the one to find him and hear his final words, leaving Gabriel with a guilty burden. As Iris tries to help ease her husband's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Paris, B. A.
Summary: It's Livia's 40th birthday, and her husband Adam is throwing her the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Everyone she loves will be there, except her daughter Marnie, who's studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she's secretly glad she won't be there. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter which, if revealed, will shake the foundation of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA Fiction ParParis, B. A.
Summary: "When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they've dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive.... As Alice is getting to know her neighbors, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PARSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWIParis, B. A.
Summary: Twelve years after the disappearance of his first love, Layla, Finn is engaged to Layla's sister, Ellen. Yet Finn has doubts about Ellen--doubts that turn into fears when someone from Finn's past reports that Layla is alive and hiding in plain sight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PARParis, B. A.
Summary: For Livia's 40th birthday, her husband Adam throws the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Daughter Marnie, is studying abroad-- and Livia is secretly glad Marnie won't be there. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter which will shake the foundation of their family to its core. She plans to tell Adam, but after the party is over so they can have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARParis, B. A.
Summary: Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday, but a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. The atmosphere quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and again: sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris's clothes, even rearranging the furniture. Laure has walked out on her husband--and their good friend--Pierre, over his confession of an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2024
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1 available in New Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PARForman, Steven M.
Summary: Armed with his unfailing wit and his Boston-bred fighting skills, retired Boston cop Eddie Perlmutter walks straight into the most dangerous game of his life when he tries to shut down a string of illegal pill mills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORParis, B. A.
Summary: "With Behind Closed Doors, New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris took the psychological thriller to shocking new heights. Now she'll hold you captive with THE PRISONER-a stunning new thriller about one woman wed into a family with deadly intentions. Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction ParisParis, B. A.
Summary: When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they've dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive. As Alice is getting to know her neighbors, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PARParis, B. A.
Summary: "The multimillion-copy New York Times bestselling author B.A. Paris returns to her heartland of gripping psychological suspense in The Therapist--a powerful tale of a house that holds a shocking secret. When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they've dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive ... As Alice is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARSummary: In this gorgeously animated drama, the lives of several strong-willed women and a young musician intersect. Their stories reveal the hypocrisies of modern Iranian society, where sex, drugs, and corruption coexist with strict religious law. In the bustling metropolis of Tehran, avoiding prohibitions has become an everyday sport and breaking taboos can be a means of personal emancipation....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber, Inc. 2018