Summary: After a roving motorcycle gang attacks him on the street, timid bookkeeper Casey joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei, and hardcore brown belt Anna, Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence. But when he attends Sensei's mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of brutality and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ARTSummary: Bianca is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body refers to her as "Designated Ugly Fat Friend" to her prettier, more popular friends. With her universe turned upside down, she ignores words of wisdom from her favorite teacher and enlists Wesley, a slick but charming jock, to help set her apart from the pack and erase her label forever. In doing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An exciting kaleidoscope of surreal vignettes set to music. This fast-paced film takes a psychedelic look at the pop phenomenon called the Monkees as they shatter their pre-fab image. A technically innovative rock musical.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino Home Video 1994
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC HEA1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC HEA
Summary: "Isle of Dogs tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, Atari sets off in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots. With the assistance of his newfound mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture."--Container
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA ISLSummary: When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari Kobayashi embarks on an epic journey in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ISLCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ISLSummary: It is a dark psychological thriller about a fierce showdown between two couples during the course of an ornately prepared meal at a fancy restaurant. When Stan Lohman, a popular congressman running for governor, invites his troubled younger brother Paul and his wife Claire to join him and his wife Katelyn for dinner at one of the town's most fashionable restaurants, the stage is set for a tense...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DiSummary: Three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation, and each other, as they try to sail more than a thousand miles to safety.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AGASummary: 13-year-old Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, and somewhat overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter - an unfortunate reality for Mei. And as if changes to her body, interests, and relationships weren't enough, whenever Mei gets too excited, she "poofs" into a giant red panda.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY FAMILY TURCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TURSummary: Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb, is called the Wood. It is largely home to Black middle class families. Mike, Slim, and Roland have been best friends since junior high. It's three hours before Roland's wedding and he has a bad case of cold feet. Mike and Slim must sober him up and help him decide if he wants to go through with the wedding. In flashbacks, they recall key moments of their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY WOOSummary: A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland. While performing in a village pub, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl, who will change his life forever.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA ILLSummary: A look at five extraordinary homes and the people who inhabit them. The movie interweaves their stories in a way that makes a person think about the meaning of home and the place of individuality in society.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HOMSummary: In San Francisco's Chinatown, Tom discovers his family's legacy: they guard the phoenix egg, a powerful artifact that can either create or destroy. Stepping into this role, Tom teams up with a savvy tiger and zodiac warriors who can shift forms. Together, they dive into a high-stakes adventure, battling foes to protect the egg and uphold their family's honor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Examines the long career of the Grateful Dead featuring new interviews with the surviving members of the group and never-before-seen footage of the group's performances.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rhino 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. In a fun twist, six NASCAR stars pop up in non-driver cameo roles in the film.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY LOGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LOG RATED PG-13Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LoCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LOGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie LoganSmit-McPhee, Kodi
Summary: After an Ice Age man is injured and left for dead, he befriends a lone wolf and sets out to make the journey home with his new companion.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ALPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AlCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ALPSummary: For three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the "hood" is a place of drive-by shootings, unemployment, drugs and pain. But their reactions to the world around them vary-- one is an unambitious drug dealer, his brother is a college bound teenage father, and the brother's best friend is guided by a strong father who hopes for a better life for his son.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 1998
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BOYSummary: Fairytale Land is in trouble, and only magic water from Sparkling Lake can save it! Help Dora and Boots journey deep into the Never-to-be-Seen-Again Forest to bring magic back to Fairytale Land!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV DORSummary: Adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's classic 1902 adventure novel about the British Empires exploits in Africa, and a crowning achievement of Alexander Kordas legendary production company, London Films. Set at the end of the nineteenth century, follows the travails of a young officer accused of cowardice after he resigns his post on the eve of a major deployment to Khartoum; he must fight to redeem...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE FOUSummary: Erik Kernan is an up-and-coming sports reporter who rescues a homeless man only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect the Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA RESSummary: Best friends and criminals Durell Washington and LeeJohn are two thieves who haven't got a prayer. Sentenced to 5,000 hours of community service, Durell's life quickly goes from bad to worse. Realizing that the Lord helps those who help themselves, he eventually decides to help himself to the neighborhood church's building fund. Accompanied by LeeJohn, the two down-on-their-luck men are...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FIRZasadsinska, Aida
Summary: Chronicles a man's search for his lost brother who was sent out to Israel for adoption after World War II when he was a child in a displaced persons camp.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AIDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AIDSummary: [Head] An exciting kaleidoscope of surreal vignettes set to music, this fast-paced film takes a psychedelic look at the pop phenomenon called the Monkees as they shatter their pre-fab image. A technically innovative rock musical.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AME1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DRAMA AME
Summary: In the early 1600s, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. The new government immediately imposes a martial arts ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Company 2007