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Summary: Comedian Chris Rock tackles the very personal issue of hair, and how attaining good hair can impact African American's activities, relationships, wallets, and a self-esteem. Engages in frank, funny conversations with haircare professionals, beautyshop and barbershop patrons, as well as featuring interviews with Dr. Maya Angelou, Nia Long, Ice-T, Raven Symone, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2010

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GOO

Summary: Discusses ways in which the media openly degrades women. Features commentary from many influential women in media and politics.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Virgil Films 2012

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MIS

Summary: Insiders' observations of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation, featuring commentary from high-ranking officials, Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. Examines the U.S. policy decisions surrounding the invasion and their consequences in Iraq, including such issues as low U.S. troop levels, the uncontrolled looting of Baghdad, the purging of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NO
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NO

Summary: "A hilarious and mysterious journey through artistic genius and sexual obsession, Crumb is a wild ride through the mind of R. Crumb--creator of Zap Comix, Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 1998

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CRU

Summary: Composer, conductor, genius, and mensch: Marvin Hamlisch earned four Grammys, four Emmys, three Oscars, three Golden Globes, a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize before his untimely death, making him one of only two PEGOT winners ever. Hit after hit--The way we were, Nobody does it better, and scores for The sting, Sophie's choice, and the Broadway juggernaut A chorus line, made him the go-to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2014

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MAR

Summary: Ralph Nader is without a doubt one of the most passionate and determined personalities of our time. Loved, hated, respected and feared, Nader has had more impact on our daily lives than most presidents. This first-hand account takes you behind his groundbreaking consumer advocacy campaigns and contested presidential runs and shows why Nader continues to be one of the most unique and important...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Entertanment 2007

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNR

Summary: Jeff Goldblum may have starred in some of the biggest movies in history, but to secure a green card for his young Canadian fiancée, he's agreed to do a two-week regional theater production of "The music man" in his Pennsylvania hometown. Now he's faced with grueling rehearsals, a furious agent, good friends with their own troubles whom he's convinced to co-star, and the very real prospect of a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PIT

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Summary: Tells the sweeping and dramatic story of religious life in America, examining more than 500 years of American religious history, from the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the 2008 presidential election. Examine this history as it has played out in public life, exploring the complex interaction between religion and democracy in the United States; the origins of the American concept of religious...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2010

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GOD

Summary: Studies mystical Tibetan yogis through interviews and demonstrations of their daily rituals. Presents the background of their existence.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: JEHM Films 2002

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV YOG

Summary: Profiles the Pink Panthers, a gang of international jewel thieves responsible for stealing nearly one billion dollars worth of jewels.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SMA

Summary: In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing. After thirty years of war and five devastating years of Taliban rule, pop culture is beginning to return to the country. Since 2005, millions have been tuning in to Tolo TV's wildly popular American idol-style series, Afghan star. Like its Western predecessors, people compete for a cash prize and record deal. More surprisingly, the contest is open to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2010

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFG

Summary: From his embed with US Marines Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris. The film seamlessly transitions from stunning war reportage to an intimate portrait of one man's personal struggle at home in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2012

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HEL

Summary: "Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger was a devoted Marine for nearly twenty-five years... As a drill instructor he lived and breathed the 'Corps' and was responsible for indoctrinating thousands of new recruits with its motto Semper Fidelis or 'Always Faithful.' When Jerry's nine-year old daughter Janey died of a rare type of leukemia, his world collapsed. As a grief-stricken father, he...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Tied to the Tracks Films, Inc. 2011

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SEM
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SEM

Summary: "Examines how a radical fringe of the Republican Party has used the trauma of the 9/11 terror attacks to advance a pre-existing military agenda to radically transform American foreign policy while rolling back civil liberties and social programs at home"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Media Education Foundation 2004

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HIJ

Rouch, Jean

Summary: In the summer of 1960, a disparate group of Paris residents are interviewed, beginning with the question, "Are you happy?"

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CHR

Summary: The story of John Lennon's evolution from beloved Beatle to an outspoken artist and activist to iconic inspiration for peace, and how, in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times in American history, Lennon stood his ground, refused to be silenced and courageously won his battle with the U.S. Government.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2007

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC US

Summary: Meet Michael Ruppert, a different kind of American. A former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter, he predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness, at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. Director Chris Smith has shown an affinity for outsiders in films like American Movie and The Yes Men.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Film Buff 2010

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF COL

Summary: Documents a Danish expedition by a team of scientists to hitherto unexplored fjords in northeast Greenland, which, due to the seasonal melting of glacial ice due to global warming, are now accessible for a few weeks a year.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EXP
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF EXP

Summary: A feature film version of America's hit comedy concert tour with renowned comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007

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

Summary: The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOW

Summary: The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOW

Summary: One of the most prominent names in magic in the latter half of the 20th century, David Copperfield has been amazing audiences with his grand-scale tricks and sleights of hand. Compiles some of David's greatest magical feats, including the disappearing Statue of Liberty, the vanishing airplane, the "imploding building" and walking through the Great Wall of China.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: SRO Entertainment 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAV

Death

Summary: A profile of punk rock band Death.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2013

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BAN

Summary: After the death of Jack Sanderson's father, he was not looking forward to the holiday season, so he decided to jump right into the middle of it and become Santa Claus. Follow Sanderson as he gets a custom Santa suit, attends the American Events Santa School, and then takes on Santa jobs. Along the way he rides in the 57th Annual Quincy Christmas Parade, rings a bell on a street corner, and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Libre Studio 2011

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: DVD 394.2663 BEC

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