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: Same Genius. New World. Florence is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy and Leonardo da Vinci must push the limits of his mind and body to defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles, friends are buried and rivalries are enflamed. While the Medicis go to unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his quest to find the fabled Book...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DASummary: A collection of stories, in which each tale centers on a darkly magical carnival, includes contributions by best-selling authors Rachel Caine, Jennifer Estep, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Rob Thurman, and others.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CARSummary: In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "In this deeply personal tale of estrangement and reconciliation between two rebellious brothers, set in a dreamlike and timeless Tulsa, Francis Ford Coppola gives mythic dimensions to intimate, painful emotions. The director's "art film for teenagers" was his second adaptation of young-adult novelist S. E. Hinton's work in a single year, after the more classically styled The Outsiders. Graced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA RUMCalin, Cassandra
Summary: Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with this funny, feel-good middle-grade graphic novel about change. Goodbye, old life... Lia and her family are waiting to board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends, and Romania -- the only home Lia has ever known. But Lia's heartache is overshadowed by the discomfort of her first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A demented preacher stalks two young children, a brother and sister, because he is certain they know where their late bank-robbing father hid his money. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this is an ethereal, expressionistic American classic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: America's favorite serial killer has gone from freewheeling bachelor to responsible husband and doting dad. Maintaining an average-guy facade while satisfying his need to kill has never been easy. But now, with wife and kids in tow, Dexter's got more to lose than ever, as he gets drawn into a deadly game with a killer every bit as dangerous and conflicted as he is.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2010
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEXCapin, Hannah
Summary: You'd think being the new girl in a tiny town would equal one very boring senior year. But if you're me--Annie Marck, alias Cleves--and you accidentally transform into teenage royalty by entering Lancaster High on the arm of the king himself? Life becomes the exact opposite of boring.Henry has it all: he's the jock, the genius and the brooding bad boy all in one. Which sort of explains why he's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ink Yard Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Dexter is back with a new take on taking life. He is ready to put the past behind him, until a high-profile case puts him in the sights of powerful Assistant DA Miguel Prado, and the pressure might be too great for even Dexter to hack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEXSummary: In season five, Dexter goes from happily married husband to guilt-ridden single dad. How will it affect his ability to maintain an average-guy facade while satisfying his need to kill?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2011
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEXSummary: Season eight begins six months after LaGuerta's murder, and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother, and serial killer. As Deb struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions, a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering firsthand information on Dexter's past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DEXCapin, Hannah
Summary: Each summer the girls of Deck Five come back to Marshall Naval School. They sail on jewel-blue waters; they march on green drill-fields; they earn sunburns and honors. They push until they break apart and heal again, stronger. Each summer Margaret and Rose and Flor and Nisreen come back to the place where they are girls, safe away from the world: sisters bound by something more than blood. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CAPSummary: A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BRISummary: The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared, a curious, adventurous boy, quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Chronicles 2008Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SPISummary: Guy Trilby is a 40-year-old who finds a loophole in the rules of The Golden Quill national spelling bee and decides to cause trouble by hijacking the competition. While reporter Jenny Widgeon attempts to discover his true motivation, Guy finds himself forging an unlikely alliance with a competitor: awkward ten-year-old Chaitanya Chopra, who is completely unfazed by Guy's take-no-prisoners...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BADCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BADSummary: Television series of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to keep both the streets safe and their self-interests intact. In this season, after scoring big with the money train, the Strike Team plays it cool to avoid arousing suspicion as Dutch and Claudette investigate the robbery and murder of two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SHISummary: The Stoker Award-winning author of the acclaimed, eclectic anthology The New Dead returns with 21st Century Dead and an all-new lineup of authors from every corner of the fiction world, shining a dark light on our fascination with tales of death and resurrection -- and with zombies. The stellar stories in this volume include a tale set in the world of Daniel H. Wilson's Robopocalypse, the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC 2012
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC TWEGonzales, S.
Summary: Best friends and members of a popular British boy band find their once-easy rapport straining under the pressures of fame and their management's decision for gay singer Reuben to stay in the closet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GONSummary: A retired US Marine general (Ed Harris) seizes a stockpile of chemical weapons and takes over Alcatraz with 81 tourists as hostages. His demand: restitution to families of soldiers who died in covert operations. A Navy SEAL team with support from an FBI chemical warfare expert (Nicolas Cage) and a former Alcatraz escapee (Sean Connery) assemble to penetrate the terrorists' defenses on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2001
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ROCSummary: In the wake of his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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3 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BATCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE Batman 2005Summary: With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman raises the stakes on his war on crime and sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2008
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE DARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DAR PG-13Summary: Join Rose Tico as she takes center stage in the fight against the First Order, young Anakin Skywalker competes in a podrace that's unlike any he's seen before, and Ezra Bridger, Hera Syndulla, and the rest of the Ghost crew must retrieve a sacred bird from the Empire's clutches before pirate Hondo Ohnaka gets to it first.
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Publisher / Publication Date: IDW Publishing 2018