Summary: "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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: See 1980s Dublin through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Conor, who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents' relationship and money troubles while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, über-cool Raphina. With the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: the Weinstein Company Home Entertainment 2016
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SINSummary: The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VICSummary: Inspired by the powerful true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex depicts a then-struggling attorney and new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case, she knows the outcome could alter the courts' view of gender discrimination. Stronger together, Ruth teams up with her husband, Martin Ginsburg, to fight the case that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ONCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ONTSummary: One man's ruthless pursuit of justice plays out against the darkest chapter of Irish history in this riveting revenge thriller. In 1847, battle-hardened soldier Feeney deserts the British army to return home to Ireland, where he finds his country ravaged beyond recognition by the Great Famine. When he discovers that his mother has died of starvation and his brother has been hanged by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shout Factory 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BlSummary: Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GANSummary: In nineteenth-century England, jilted by London's most eligible bachelor, Julia convinces her friend to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he's found the perfect woman or the perfect hoax.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MR.Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MR.Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MRSummary: In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MRSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MRSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MRSSummary: R.D. Blackmore's classic tale of forbidden love, revenge, and adventure in lawless 17th century England is one of the greatest love stories ever told. Lavish costumes, dazzling scenery, and a stellar supporting cast round out this splendid version.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LORSummary: Follows the story of Astrid Lindgren, future author of Pippi Longstocking. As a teenager, eager to break free from her loving but strict religious family in rural Sweden, she accepts an internship at a local newspaper where she attracts the attention of its married editor. After Astrid becomes pregnant, she embarks for Denmark to give birth to a son, whom she reluctantly leaves with a foster...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BECSummary: Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BLISummary: Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to tame an uninhabitable land and build a colony in the name of the King. While braving the elements, he is joined by some indentured serfs who have fled their tyrannical magistrate, which makes them all targets of a deadly conflict.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2024
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PROSummary: Cook Eugenie and her boss Dodin have grown fond of one another for over 20 years, and their romance gives rise to dishes that impress even the world's most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie's reluctance to commit, he begins to cook for her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of 'A Christmas Carol,' a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Seasonal Adult Collection, Call number: DVD MOVIE MANSummary: Set in Liverpool in 1955, the adolescent years of John Lennon are chronicled. Raised by his Aunt Mimi, his world is turned inside-out when his free spirited mother re-enters his life, opening up old wounds that release pain, anger, frustration, and his artistry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NOWSummary: Based on real-life events. Chronicles a unit of Auschwitz's Sonderkommandos, a special squad of Jewish prisoners, who staged the only armed revolt that would ever take place at Auschwitz.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Trimark Home Video 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GRESummary: Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, it chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MAN RATED PG-13Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Mandella 2014Summary: Germany 1967: murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism, and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the still-fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation, led by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof, and Gudrun Ensslin, are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism. The man who understands them is also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2010
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BAASummary: Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JuCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JUDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUDCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD JUDCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE JUDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Judy 2019Summary: The true story of Moe Berg, professional baseball player, Ivy League graduate, attorney, and a top-secret spy who helped the US win the race against Germany to build the atomic bomb.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CaCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CATSummary: Set in the 1960s South and shot on location in Louisiana, THE BLIND shares never-before-revealed aspects of Phil Robertson's life as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past, addiction, and complicated family dynamics, ultimately finding redemption in an unlikely place. "It was important to us that the film be real," said Willie Robertson, Phil's son. "The transformation of Phil proves that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BLI1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD
Summary: Kansas-born girl, Amelia Earhart discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23. Within 12 years she goes on to win the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia and her husband/business partner George Putnam have an enduring marriage that could not be broken by her determination to fly, nor her passionate affair with Gene Vidal. At...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD AMECopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AMECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie AmeliaSummary: Inspired by true events, a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of the women who risked everything in their fight for equality in early 20th century Britain. The story centers on Maud, a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.'s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst, Maud...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2016
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SUFCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SUFSummary: Silas Marner was a man who had everything, until he lost it all. Falsely accused of theft and driven out of his town, Silas starts life anew. One day, upon arriving home, he discovers a child asleep on the hearth.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007