Summary: In 1862 Paris, Emile Zola is barely scratching out a living writing muckraking articles about the poverty of the French people and the corruption of their leaders. Until "Nana," about the life of a prostitute, becomes a smash hit and turns Zola into a celebrity, champion of the people. As he churns out a string of similar books that make him quite rich, his old friend Paul Cezanne tells him "An...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LIFSummary: Morning glory: A small-town community-theatre actress comes to New York dreaming of theatrical stardom. She amuses a producer and a playwright with her naiviete. Partly out of sympathy, the playwright arranges for her to understudy a troublesome theatrical star. When the star walks out on opening night, the young actress goes on to triumphant success. She is warned not to let it go to her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KATSummary: "1920s, Oxfordshire. On the brink of adulthood, Linda Radlett (Lily James) and her beloved cousin Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham) are stuck in the countryside, impatiently waiting for life to begin so they can escape the confines of Alconleigh. Linda, who has lived her life under the terrifying regime of Uncle Matthew (Dominic West), dreams of excitement and adventure. But Fanny, abandoned by her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PURSummary: Based on the best-selling novel by Garth Stein, this is a heartfelt tale narrated by a witty and philosophical dog named Enzo. Through his bond with his owner Denny, an aspiring Formula One racecar driver, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition and understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life. The film...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD ARTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ArSummary: "Charles is a renowned author whose alcoholism drove his family away years back. New he spends his days drowning his sorrow in copious amounts of wine. To make matters even worse, he receives a surprising visit from a man claiming to be his brain cancer! Annoying, talkative and wickedly sarcastic, the cancer lingers and taunts while Charles begins to reexamine his life. With time running...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Métropole 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BRUSummary: Mike and Kate, a young couple, get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to win a cool five million dollars. The challenge: live for 50 days in a blank space with no contact with the outside world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA IMMSummary: Packed with special features including an exclusive sneak-peek at the upcoming Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, an interview with Jennifer Grey and her screen test, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DIRCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DIRSummary: A sixteen-year-old boy heads west on a journey across nineteenth century frontier America in search of the woman he loves. He encounters a mysterious traveler named Silas, who protects him from the savage elements and outlaws in a lawless land. But is Silas really watching out for him, or is he tied to the band of thieves tracking their every step?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE SLOSummary: Dancing great Bill Williamson takes a look back on the beginnings of his career and his romance with fellow rising star Selina. Their romance is brief because Selina does not want to settle down.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS STOSummary: Continues the adventures of young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher and Mountie Jack Thornton, as they face new adventures and trials with the many citizens of Hope Valley, a town on the Canadian frontier.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Edify Films 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Wh 5Summary: "Season Eight continues the story of love, hope, courage, and faith on the Canadian frontier. Follow the adventures of the young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she faces new adventures and trials along with her infant son Jack and the many citizens of Hope Valley, a town that has become a symbol of the love and supports the residents have for one another."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Edify Films 2021
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WHECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV WHESummary: Tells the story of Syracuse, a simple fisherman who catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his trawler nets. The woman seems to be dead, but then she comes alive before Syracuse's eyes and he thinks he may be seeing things. However, with the help of his ailing yet irrepressible daughter, Annie, he comes to believe that the fantastical might be possible and that the woman (Ondine) might be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ONDSummary: Tillsammans, ('Together' in English), is a commune in the heart of Stockholm, still going strong in 1975, long after most members of youth culture have abandoned their notions of free love, harmoniously integrated extended families, and naive political idealism in favor of jobs, discos, and TV sitcoms. The commune's 'leader' is sweet, conflict-avoiding Goran. The arrival of his conventional,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Memfis Film 2004
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TOGSummary: Follow the adventures of a young school teacher as she faces new adventures and trials with the many citizens of Hope Valley, on the Canadian frontier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EdifyFilms 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV WHECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WHESummary: "Proud, eccentric, and antisocial, Monsieur Hire (Michel Simon) has always kept to himself. But after a woman turns up dead in the Paris suburb where he lives, he feels drawn to a pretty young newcomer to town (Viviane Romance). [He] discovers that his neighbors are only too ready to suspect the worst of him, and is framed for the murder. Based on a novel by Georges Simenon, Julien Duvivier's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN PANSummary: Miracle mile: A young man named Harry hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit Los Angeles in less than two hours. Not sure if the whole thing is a dire warning or a harmless prank, Harry races through the city, fighting mobs of terrified people in a desperate search for Julie, a young woman he only met yesterday and the one person with whom he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MIRSummary: Follow the adventures of a young school teacher as she faces new adventures and trials with the many citizens of Hope Valley, on the Canadian frontier.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WHESummary: "... reveals the story of the young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she leaves her privileged upbringing behind in hope of establishing a new life on the Canadian frontier." -- container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WHESummary: From the Hallmark Channel and acclaimed Director, Michael Landon Jr. comes the continuation of When Calls the Heart in the When Calls the Heart Season 9 Collector's Edition. Inspired by the beloved books by Janette Oke; Season Nine continues the story of love, hope, courage, and faith on the Canadian frontier. Follow the adventures of the young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she faces new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Edify Films 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Abby O'Brien left her quaint hometown of Chesapeake Shores, and high school sweetheart Trace Riley, years ago for life in the big city. Now a high-powered career woman, Abby returns home and comes face to face with her past. As she reconnects with her uncompromising father and her esteemed grandmother, the O'Briens must face life's challenges but also find hope in their enduring love toward...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CHESummary: "In 1956, Frank Tashlin brought the talent for zany visual gags and absurdist pop-culture satire that he'd honed as a master of animation to the task of capturing, in glorious DeLuxe Color, a brand-new craze: rock and roll. This blissfully bonkers jukebox musical tells the story of a mobster's bombshell girlfriend--the one and only Jayne Mansfield, in a showstopping first major film role--and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY GIRManojlovic, Predrag Miki
Summary: When two arms dealers find their friendship fading because of a mutual attraction to the same woman, one of them locks the other in an underground bunker for twenty years and convinces him to make weapons for an ongoing war.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN UNDSummary: Melanie is a successful New York fashion designer who is dating a wealthy socialite. One day he pops the big question and asks Melanie to marry him. Despite her polished uptown image, Melanie grew up poor in the deep South, and as a teenager she married her high school sweetheart. Now Melanie returns to her hometown to tell her parents the news and convince Jake to grant her a divorce. However,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY SWECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SWE1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD SWE