Summary: An absorbing portrait of the filmmaker David Lynch, as well as an intimate encounter with the man himself. From the privacy of his home and painting studio in the Hollywood Hills, a candid Lynch conjures people and places from his past, from his boyhood in Idaho and Virginia to his experiences at art school in Boston and Philadelphia to the beginnings of his filmmaking career in Los Angeles, in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DAVSummary: Where eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should trust nothing -- including their own search-and-rescue orders.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ESSSummary: Open season: A performing grizzly bear named Boog, who has been domesticated by a park ranger, Beth, helps deer friend Elliot escape from the mullet-sporting hunter, Shaw. When the two animals escape to the forest they become lost - just as hunting season begins. To make the situation worse, Boog doesn't know how to survive outside of his beloved ranch. Elliott and Boog develop a strong bond...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD OPESummary: The riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong's perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost, on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself; of one of the most dangerous...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2019
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FIRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FIRCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FiCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FIRCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie First 2019Summary: "Shadows of Liberty reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups, and corporate control. Filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremblay takes a journey through the darker corridors of the US media, where global conglomerates call the shots. For decades, their overwhelming influence has distorted news journalism and compromised its values.Tracing the story of media...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHASummary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROOSummary: A husband and wife can end their financial worries by accepting the offer of a billionaire for a million dollars in exchange for one night with the wife, but if they do, can their marriage survive?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA INDSummary: A man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "As iconic a group as has ever existed, The Velvet Underground were so far ahead of their time, musically, visually and culturally, it's as if they were dropped, ready formed, into New York's avant-garde art scene, from a parallel universe. And in addition to their unique imagery, so perfectly designed by maverick artist and impresario Andy Warhol, their experiments with form and sound that...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC VELContents: disc 1. Broke (79:00) / director, Billy Corben ; 9.79 (79:00) / director, Daniel Gordon -- disc 2. There's no place like home (59:00) / directors, Maura Mandt and Josh Swade ; Benji (77:00) / directors, Coodie and Chike ; Ghosts of Ole Miss (51:00) / director, Fritz Mitchell -- disc 3. You don't know Bo (76:00) / director, Michael Bonfiglio ; Survive and advance (101:00) / director, Jonathan...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ESPSummary: In 1992, Cameron Todd Willingham, a poor, uneducated heavy metal devotee with a violent streak, was convicted of an arson-related triple homicide and put on death row. This is the true-life Texas story of the unlikely bond that formed between Willingham and Elizabeth Gilbert, a Houston mother of two, who battled against the state for twelve years to try to save Willingham by exposing suppressed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TRISummary: A gifted athlete from Fall River, Massachusetts, Chris Herren was a basketball legend before he left high school. After a troubled yet outstanding career at Fresno State, he would eventually fulfill his childhood dream of playing for the Boston Celtics, only to lose it all to a devastating addiction that nearly killed him. Award-winning director Jonathan Hock chronicles this powerful story of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNGHicks, Bill
Summary: One Night Stand: Bill Hicks is a comedian with a message. In his own words, he offers 'a message that is not heard very often ... but it's the truth'. Raw and outspoken, Hicks tells us alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful than marijuana. He also offers his view on the devil on records played backwards, kids who commit suicide after hearing Judas Priest material and he explains what causes...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rykodisc, Inc. 2004
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS BILSummary: "On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 136 years of baseball history, only 276 no-hitters have been recorded. Dock is the only pitcher to ever claim he accomplished his while high on LSD. During his 12 years in the major leagues, Dock lived the expression "Black is Beautiful!" He wore curlers on the field. He stepped out of his Cadillac wearing the widest...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOSummary: As Jeopardy marks its 50th anniversary, including 30 years with Alex Trebek, take a look at the phenomenon of game shows, the iconic hosts and personalities, the contestants, and the triumphs and controversies that have shaped the evolution of this important part of our culture. See the power and influence of game shows and television personalities we₂ve invited into our living rooms.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GAMSummary: Set one year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, join Agent Clarice Starling in this new psychological thriller that takes a deep dive into her untold personal story. The series will bring you along as she returns to the field in pursuit of serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high-stakes political world of Washington, D.C.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CLASummary: A journey in the footsteps of the enigmatic young American named Chris McCandless, who vanished and ultimately perished in the Alaskan wilderness. New interviews and never before released letters probe the mystery behind the best-selling book and movie 'Into the Wild.'
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RETSummary: Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen₂s dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KARSummary: "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: Die hard (1988): NYPD police officer John McClane tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE DIECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DIESummary: Pillow talk: Two single professionals find themselves sharing a party line - and a whole lot more - when they get their lines crossed.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY DORSummary: A collection of Tom Selleck's greatest westerns including: Monte Walsh, Last Stand at Saber River and Crossfire Trail.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: TNT Originals 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN TOMSummary: Thanksgiving 1973. The climate is changing, both politically and physically. As the Watergate scandal unfolds in the background, the inhabitants of a small Connecticut town begin to slip into an existentialist void. Social taboos are shattered on whims and the line between adult authority and juvenile irresponsibility is practically nonexistant. Focuses on the Hood and Carver families....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013