Summary: Two teenagers from New York City are falsely accused of murder while driving through rural Alabama. To defend them in court, one of them hires his cousin Vinny, a flamboyant personal injury lawyer with no trial experience whatsoever.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2000

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MY

Summary: Two carefree pals (Macchio and Whitfield) traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, Vincent Gambini (Pesci) is the cousin of one of them and he is a lawyer. Vinny is a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try and has never been in court. When cousin Vinny arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend (Tomei) to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009

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

Summary: In this audacious debut feature, Joao Paulo Miranda Maria conjures a surreal image of the racial and social rifts in modern day Brazil. Cristovam, an Indigenous Black man from the rural North, moves to an industrialized Southern town populated by the descendants of Austrian ex-pats to work in a milk factory. Immediately confronted with their virulent racism, he becomes more and more estranged...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MEM

Gerrard, Marika

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2021

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

Aria, Max

Summary: The mighty warrior god Thor does battle against the evil Loki who plots to destroy the universe.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Invincible Pictures 2020

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

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

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

Summary: A portrait of contemporary Iran, as seen through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days. Her journey is comprised of ten conversations with various female passengers, and shed light on the lives of these women whose voices are seldom heard.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Video 2004

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TEN

Summary: A pair of preppy yet constitutionally mismatched American cousins, a salesman and a navy officer, argue about romance and politics while working in the beautiful Spanish city of the film's title. Set during the eighties, it explores topics both heady (American exceptionalism, Cold War foreign policy) and hilarious (the ins and outs of international dating, the proper shaving method) while...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY BAR

Summary: "The brilliant debut by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante is a mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable, a dreamlike depiction of the daily lives of Kaqchikel speaking Mayans on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. Immersing viewers in its characters' customs and beliefs, the film chronicles with unblinking realism, a disappearing tradition and a disappearing people."--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN IXC

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: In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2010

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PRE

Summary: Take a deep-dive into the universe that's inside each one of us, by exploring shared biology that people often don't take the time to appreciate, or understand. Heart, brain, eyes, blood, tears; uncover not only the science behind how the bodies work but how what's inside powers every moment of what is done out in the world. Personal profiles of people from around the globe become entry points...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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

Summary: Two of Lifetimes's newest holiday films come to DVD in this value priced set which includes A Very Merry Toy Store; and Four Christmases and a Wedding.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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

Summary: Eight of director Pedro Almodóvar's original films.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Classics 2007

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VIV

Zenovich, Marina.

Summary: Examines the legal proceedings surrounding the 1977 case of Roman Polanski after he pleads guilty to having sex with a minor during a photo shoot in Los Angeles.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: ThinkFilm 2009

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

Kassai, Amalia

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Icarus Films 2020

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WOL

Hovannisian, Garin

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Pictures 2021

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

Summary: "This captivating documentary film tells the story of the Russian all-girl punk rock band Pussy Riot, who stood up to the Russian government's human rights oppression and paid the price by being incarcerated in 2011. But rather than silencing their voices, the incident only amplified them, turning the band into a global symbol of feminist political activism, culminating in their widely seen...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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

Summary: The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these four contemporary British television mysteries. Death and dust: The impending marriage of a widowed doctor and a well-to-do divorcée motivates a murder of mistaken identity. Picture of innocence: In the midst of a "shooting war" between rival camera clubs, someone tries to frame Barnaby, and definitely not for a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2009

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

Mitchell, Maia

Summary: Follows the misadventures of Jessie and Angela, best friends and high school dropouts, who plan to spend a week at the beach as things begin to go awry.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lions Gate 2018

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3 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY NEV

Summary: When little Mariah sees a darling little puppy named 'Princess' at the pet store, she suddenly knows exactly what she wants for Christmas. Before her Christmas wish can come true, she must prove that she can dog-sit her uncle's dog, Jack, a scraggly rascal; in fact, the worst dog in the county! Jack turns Mariah and her family's perfect holiday preparations upside down in hilarious ways. It...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2017

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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday A

Summary: Angela is a university student in Madrid writing her thesis about violence in the media. During her research, she comes across a shocking 'snuff' film (a film where a murder is actually committed for the camera) that has apparently been shot on the campus. Investigating further, she uncovers clues that the university's administrators may be involved in an unexplained series of student...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2011

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TES

Summary: Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband, Russ' conviction. When his conviction was overturned, the crime set off a chain of events that exposed a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV THI

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV THI

Summary: As long as the holy site known as 'where the green ants dream' is safe, the aboriginal natives believe that their culture, and Earth itself, will be safe. When a major corporation plans to mine the site, it sparks a revolt.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Tango Entertainment 2006

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WHE