Summary: In a searing parody of American television and racial attitudes a young African American network executive, under pressure from his white boss, creates a minstrel show, hoping that it will fail and that he will be released from his network contract -- but the TV show becomes both a hit and the subject of much controversy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2001

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

Summary: American History X: "Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists in Los Angeles, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA AME

Summary: Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at his diner, Tom is forced to take action and thwart the robbery attempt. Suddenly heralded as a local hero who took the courage to stand up to crime, people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard. But all the media attention attracts the likes of the mob, who show up at Tom's doorstep. Is it...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2006

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3 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER HIS

Summary: A psychological thriller about two detectives on the trail of a serial killer who chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2000

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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER SEV

Summary: John and Jeremy are single guys in their mid-30s who mediate divorces in D.C. Their summer social life consists of wedding crashing in order to meet young women for a one-night stand. As John thinks about growing up, Jeremy convinces him to go to one more wedding, this one is for the daughter of the Treasury Secretary. Each catches the eye of a bridesmaid, who happen to be daughters of the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Video 2006

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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY WED

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

Summary: Elderly hobbit Bilbo Baggins relinquishes possession of a golden ring possessing magical powers to Frodo, his youthful heir. Charged with casting the ring into the fires from which it was forged, the young hobbit begins an arduous trek across Middle-earth, accompanied by a stalwart band including his best friend Sam, the mercurial wizard Gandalf, the warrior Aragorn, and the blustery Gimli,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2002

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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY LOR