Verdi, Giuseppe

Summary: The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Decca Music Group Classics 2011

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA AID

Summary: A restless wanderer is bound by a promise to watch after the widow of a dying friend. His vow leads him to a small town terrorized by a saloon owner and his hired gunman.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: TNT 2008

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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD MOVIE CRO

Summary: A Virginia farmer during the Civil War refuses to support either the Confederacy or the Union until his son is taken prisoner and, seeing the horrors of war first-hand, he is forced at last to take his stand.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2003

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2 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN SHE

Summary: Reveals politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation while leading secret lives, the double standards the media sets for these politicians, and the harm inflicted. Includes analysis from Congressman Barney Frank, former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, activist Larry Kramer, and others.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2009

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

Summary: C.I.A. agent, Billy Brown, brings his wife home to meet his absurdly dysfunctional family. Only Billy's not really in the C.I.A., and his "wife," Layla, is actually a young tap dancer he just kidnapped to impress his ridiculous and unloving parents. In reality, Billy's whole life is an empty lie. He's fresh out of prison and now on a deadly mission to hunt down and kill the Buffalo Bills kicker...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Home Entertainment 2002

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

Summary: A young orphan brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets with her optimistic outlook on life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney 1960

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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY POL

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE POL

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Po

Summary: Carol is a fragile, frigid young Belgian beauty cracking up over the course of a terrifying weekend. Left alone by her vacationing sister in their London flat, she finds herself haunted by specters, real and imagined, as her insanity grows to a violent pitch.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2009

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA REP

Summary: Establishes a diverse and dynamic range of relationships among long-time girlfriends, their spouses, and the way in which money (or lack of it) affects them all. The have-not of the group is Olivia. She is a teacher-turned pot-smoking house cleaner in the upscale neighborhoods of West Los Angeles. She's drifting on a sea of uncertainty, while her friends Franny, Christine, and Jane cope with...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006

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

Dietrich, Marlene

Summary: Young princess Catherine is forced into a marriage with Peter of Russia, and becomes the Empress Catherine the Great.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection/Universal 2001

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SCA