Summary: A historical action war drama based on the founding of the Republic of China, when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last ruling Qing Dynasty, which held unquestioned power and rule for 250 years. From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, no expense was spared in the production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy. 1911 is a true...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NINSummary: In 12th century England, the infant king is usurped by the wicked King Roderick. Black Fox and his band attempt to restore the rightful king to the throne by having a member of their group infiltrate the court by posing as the jester.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 1999
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY COUSummary: Watch an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division, and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN GRAChan, Jackie
Summary: After an undercover spy agrees to babysit his girlfriend's children while she's out of town, his cover is blown and he must fight off a criminal while keeping the kids safe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SPYSummary: Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon travel to England to find out who killed Chon's father. The killer steals the Chinese Imperial Seal that Chon's father was protecting. While they are in England, they stumble upon a conspiracy to murder the entire British royal family. Only with the help of Chon's beautiful, but deadly sister, can the trio stop the assassination and return the Imperial Seal to its...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Entertainment 2003
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY SHASummary: Liu Jin-xi is a village craftsman whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by the arrival of two notorious gangsters in the local general store. When Liu single-handedly saves the shopkeeper's life, he comes under investigation by detective Xu Bai-jiu. Convinced that Liu's martial arts mastery belies a hidden history of training by one of the region's vicious clans, Xu doggedly pursues the shy...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WUSummary: Eddie is a Hong Kong cop who, after a near-fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion, is suddenly transformed into a Highbinder -- an immortal warrior with superhuman powers. Eddie enlists the help of British Interpol agent Nicole to determine the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Snakehead who wants to use its magical powers for his own nefarious plans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Medallion 2003Cheung, Leslie
Summary: The story of doomed lovers on either side of warring clans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Tai Seng Marketing 1998
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BRISummary: The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. Its inhabitants are divided by class; the lower-class passengers in one of the last cars stage an uprising, moving car...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE SNO1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SNO
Summary: Two cultures collide when East meets West in Shanghai Noon. Chan goes West to rescue the beautiful kidnapped Princess Pei Pei. When he meets up with laid-back outlaw cowboy dude Roy O'Bannon the best mismatch ever made in the rough and tumble Old West.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Video 2000
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY SHASummary: Three escaped chain gang convicts have to travel home to try and recover buried loot from a bank heist. Along the way they meet up with some strange characters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2001
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY O BROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE O BroCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD OBRSummary: Gabriel and Gretta Conroy are enjoying a holiday party when Gretta begins to have poignant memories of a former lover who is deceased. Gabriel begins to see his life in an entirely new light with the shattering revelation of Gretta's secret past.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DEASummary: Long ago, China was divided into seven kingdoms all fighting for supremacy. The King of Qin was most determined to become the first emperor of China. Though many tried to assassinate him, only three inspired fear. The King promised endless wealth and power to anyone who defeats his would-be murderers. No results come until ten years later, when a man called Nameless brought the weapons of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN HERSummary: Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, who was a small-time imposter. Bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF LETSummary: The rollicking adventures of Tom Jones, as he romps across 18th century England. From bedrooms to rural inns to London's dangerous streets. Cast out from his home and forbidden his true love, Tom must overcome the charms of an older seductress and the sinister plot of a nefarious rival to win his lover's heart.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2002
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TOMSummary: Dr. Meacham is chosen, along with others, to do research that will help save the dying planet Metaluna. However, an evil scheme is uncovered by the suspecting Dr. Meacham when he discovers the Metalunan's plan to take over Earth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI THISummary: Trinh is a mercenary assigned to recover a stolen hard drive containing codes to Vietnam`s first satellite, the VINASAT.1. She creates an ensemble of specialists to regain control of the hard drive before it is sold to the Chinese Triad. Lies and betrayal unfold as Trinh uncovers the truth behind her squad. Who can she trust?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Chanh Phuong Films 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CLASummary: Dre Parker finds himself in China after his mother's latest career move. He and classmate Mei Ying immediately fall for each other, but cultural differences make this friendship impossible. Even worse, his feelings make an enemy of class bully, Cheng who is quite adept at kung fu. Dre turns to maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a kung fu master and learns that kung fu is not about punches...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Karate 2010Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV KARSummary: It's vacation time for Det. Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more a little more excitement. Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy in Hong Kong. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot between a L.A. crime boss and a Triad leader. A trip back to the U.S....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Rush 2001Summary: Bob Ho is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him; he has to win over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Entertainment 2010
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SSummary: A tough Hong Kong cop and a fast-talking LAPD detective join forces to solve the kidnapping of a chinese diplomat's daughter, despite the fact that they can't stand each other.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 1999
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Rush 2001Summary: A sixteen-year-old boy heads west on a journey across nineteenth century frontier America in search of the woman he loves. He encounters a mysterious traveler named Silas, who protects him from the savage elements and outlaws in a lawless land. But is Silas really watching out for him, or is he tied to the band of thieves tracking their every step?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015