Summary: "Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story explores the extraordinary life and legacy of one of the most important religious figures of the 20th century. Born the grandson of slaves, Thurman became a "spiritual foundation" for the Civil Rights Movement, inspiring many of its leaders including Martin Luther King, Jr, Jesse Jackson and Congressman John Lewis. In the mid-1930s, Thurman was...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BAC

Summary: This spectacular drama reimagines one of literature's most enduring heroes, the great warrior Beowulf. Featuring an ensemble cast of fascinating and fantastical characters, this epic drama follows Beowulf as he strives to be a man as well as hero, challenging the notions of good and evil, heroes and villains, and the rule of law against one's moral code.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BEO

Summary: What if you entered a world full of magic and mystery but couldn't get back home? When Sybil, her kid sister Alex, and two cousins discover a magical book in the family manor, it opens a hidden door into the forest of Keoherus. As the powerful Warriors Four, the girls must now locate secret temples and solve intricate puzzles to gather crystals that will allow them to control time. But when...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Guardians

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GUA

Summary: Friendless, orphaned Jane Eyre takes a job as governess to a lively French girl. In time, she finds herself in love with the child's guardian. When she saves him from a fire, she finds that there are many secrets to learn ... secrets that could destroy her happiness.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV JAN

Summary: On April 24, 1924 the movies changed forever. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon assembled the most stars. MGM reigns as Hollywood's class act and legendary entertainment empire. Full of memorable film clips, rare interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and insider information, this is a mother lode for film fans. Profiles perfectionist moguls, glamorous and charismatic actors,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MGM

Summary: "This ... documentary follows nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe ... on their quests to compete at the international Science and Engineering Fair"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SCI

Summary: In the sixth installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start afresh in New York City.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR SCR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SCR

Hemsworth, Chris

Summary: With the help of his American and Chinese partners, a furloughed convict hunts down a high-level cybercrime network.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2015

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BLA

Summary: Jerry and Rachel are two strangers who are thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. Now they must carry out a high-tech assassination plot of an unscrupulous artificial...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2008

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD EAG RATED PG-13

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE EAG

Summary: The Expendables are a tight-knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator. Once there, they find themselves caught in a deadly web of deceit and betrayal. Using every weapon at their disposal, they set out to save the innocent and punish the guilty in this blistering...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate Films 2010

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE EXP

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD EXP

Summary: A young punk band on the road looks to earn enough money to get back home and gets an invitation to play at an isolated backwoods Oregon club. The gig turns sinister when the band accidentally witness a crime and discover that the club is run by neo-Nazis. Now trapped backstage, they must figure a way out or die.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER GRE

Summary: The Justice League are Earth's finest super heroes and protectors of humanity. But in the mind of the Dark Knight, they are potentially the most dangerous people on the planet should any of them go rogue. Over time, Batman has compiled top-secret contingency plans in the event he is forced to neutralize one of his fellow Justice League members such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2012

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE JUS

Summary: One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, The Four Horsemen resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry, a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NOW

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NOW RATED PG-13

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD No

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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER NOW

Summary: Recounts the triumph and travails of the eighteen African American athletes representing the United States in the 1936 Olympics, who endured racism in Hitler's Berlin as well as back home in the United States.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OLY

Summary: Grey Trace and his wife suffer a brutal mugging which leaves him paralyzed and results in her murder. After the horrific crime, a special new technology is brought to him with a chip implanted in his spine called Stem. With that chip, he now has a new upgraded control over his body and abilities. Set in the near-future, Grey embarks on an exhilarating quest to gain revenge by using his new skills.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE UPG

Summary: 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 VAI

Summary: Adam Bede, an honest, hard-working carpenter, has his heart set on marrying his sweetheart, pretty dairymaid Hetty Sorrel. Hetty wants nothing to do with her boring life on the farm and she allows herself to be seduced by the heir to a local estate. She finds herself abandoned and pregnant from her ill-fated dalliance.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2 entertain/BBC Video 2007

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ADA

Summary: "After losing his job to his wife and co-anchor, Ron reassembles the news team and squares off against a new rival. Will the world's greatest anchorman be crushed beneath the weight of his own ego?"--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2014

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY COMEDY ANC

Summary: A stirring look at three women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand. A...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2017

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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CER

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CER