Peck, Gregory
Summary: Captain Ahab, obsessed with the whale who disfigured him, forces his tired and mutinous crew to travel the seas until they find it.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2015
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE MOBSummary: The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one, the Queen, her jealous stepmother. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White as the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest. There, she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs, Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey. The Queen finds Snow White and tricks her with an enchanted...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Entertainment, Inc. 2016
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY SNOCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF SnSummary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY WESTERN RANSummary: Told from the perspectives of eight different Pacific Island cultures, directed by eight different female Pacific filmmakers, and starring eight different indigenous actresses as the title character, this portmanteau film about female empowerment tells the story of one fictitious woman's life in eight separate vignettes, each segment advancing a decade or so forward, deploying a single...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VAISummary: Wynne is fourteen and in love with her adoptive brother. When she finds blood on his sweater she gets the idea that he is the person murdering young women in the area. But her visits to the old family house, about to be demolished, lead her to the real killer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY THRILLER ISummary: As The Authority's newest employee, Orson finds it difficult to connect with his enigmatic desk mate, Rakesh, or any of his other colleagues. His alienation deepens when he discovers a room he's told doesn't exist, a place that unleashes his true potential, leading to an ascent up the corporate ladder. Buoyed by his newfound confidence, Orson invites a receptionist into his sanctuary, sparking...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY CORCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CORSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: It's hard enough to adjust to a big move -- even harder when it's to New York City -- and harder still when there's a singing crocodile living in your attic! Josh Primm isn't making friends easily, so he's glad that Lyle is willing, but their menacing neighbor is determined to rid the neighborhood of the reptile.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2022
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LYLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Family LYLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LYLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile DVD, Call number: J DVD LyleSummary: "Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor, they find themselves on the ultimate treasure hunt. Soon the three are in for the ride of their lives as they cross the blistering North African terrain, pitting thier skills against ruthless...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE SAHSummary: In a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s, widowed lawyer Atticus Finch agrees to defend a young black man accused of raping a white woman, teaching his children valuable lessons about prejudice and empathy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD Classic To KillCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TO NOT RATEDSummary: Babo 73: The president of the United Status, who, when he isn't at the White House conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2012
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY UPSummary: Three films featuring Audrey Hepburn. In Breakfast at Tiffany's she plays Holly Golightly, the girl on a quest to marry a millionaire, in Roman Holiday, she's a rebellious modern-day princess who inadvertently falls in love with an American newspaperman, in Sabrina, she returns home from Paris all grown up and ready to beguile the Larrabee brothers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY BREContents: Disc one. Address unknown (75 min.) ; Escape in the fog (65 min.) ; The guilt of Janet Ames (83 min.) -- Disc two. The black book (89 min.) ; Johnny Allegro (81 min.) ; The killer that stalked New York (79 min.) -- Disc three. 711 Ocean Drive (102 min.) ; Assignment Paris (85 min.) ; The Miami story (75 min.).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY NOISummary: Benjamin Braddock has just finished college and is already lost in a sea of confusion and barely contained angst when he becomes sexually involved with the middle-aged mother of the young woman he's dating.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GRASummary: A robust collection of classic film noir (black film), a genre that became a cinematic staple for American audiences during the mid 1940s through the late 1950s
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DARSummary: Prepare yourself for a terrifying onslaught of monstrous man-eating Graboid, flying Ass-Blasters, and heat-seeking Shriekers in this complete collection of all Seven movies in the Tremors franchise. Throughout the years and may International locations, the Graboids have evolved and become ever more menacing and deadly. Only the gonzo survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) can stop them all....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TRESummary: "Follow Jason Voorhees as he cuts and hacks a swath of fear from Crystal Lake to the mean streets of Manhattan." Friday the 13th: Camp Crystal Lake has been closed for over twenty years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. New owners reopen the camp, only to have each counselor stalked by a violent killer. This 24-hour nightmare of blood unfolds into a film which is widely acclaimed for...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR FRISummary: A backup quarterback for a Texas high school football team must confront the pressures and temptations of being a sports star, including conflicts with his coach and his girlfriend, when the starting quarterback is injured.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 1999
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD VARSummary: Norah Larkin is a working girl who wakes up a murderess after passing out in the apartment of brutish playboy Harry Prebble. Branded "The Blue Gardenia" by a sensational columnist, Norah dodges dragnets, informants and the cruel hand of fate as she struggles to conceal her involvement with Prebble, and to remember the details of her ill-fated night. As her hopes for justice fade, she decides to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY BLUSummary: Freaks: A tale of love, deception, and retribution set among troupe of carnival sideshow performers, shunned by society because of their physical deformities.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA TODSummary: A young boy and a mysterious girl search for a fantastic floating castle while trying to outrun pirates, the army, and government agents.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists no one will hire him. But Michael needs money - eight thousand dollars to be exact - and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of a lifetime"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TOOSummary: "Ernest Hemingway's simple but gripping short tale "The Killers" is a model of economical storytelling. Two directors adapted it into unforgettably virile features: Robert Siodmak, in a 1946 film that helped define the noir style; and Don Siegel, in a brutal 1964 version that was intended for television but deemed too violent for home audiences and released theatrically instead. The first is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015