Summary: Wadjda, a fun-loving 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia, has her heart set on a beautiful new bicycle. However, her mother won't allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue. Determined to turn her dreams into reality and buy the bike on her own, Wadjda uncovers the contradictions and opportunities ingrained in her world. Hilarious,...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WAD
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WAD

Summary: Hilma af Klint was an abstract artist before the term existed, a visionary, trailblazing figure who, inspired by spiritualism, modern science, and the riches of the natural world around her, began in 1906 to reel out a series of huge, colorful, sensual, strange works without precedent in painting. The subject of a recent smash retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, af Klint was for years an...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEY

Summary: An airport janitor makes a big difference in the lives of the children in his poor neighborhood when they mistake him for an airplane pilot. Using his imagination to weave stories of the wonderful places he has visited around the world, a friendship develops as he brings hope to their otherwise grim home life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Terra Entertainment 2010

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

Summary: An emotionally fragile pair of middle-aged siblings find themselves caring for each other after years apart.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA LOV

Summary: "A comedy about four old friends who, driving back from a failed ski trip, encounter a strange and enormous rock by the side of the road above a lake. The men's frivolous attempt to dislodge the rock gradually disintegrates into a tale of betrayal, defeat and renewed hope."--Container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Filmmovment 2006

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

Strauss, Johann

Contents: An der schönen blauen Donau : op. 314 -- Rosen aus dem Süden : op. 388 -- Wiener Blut : op. 354 -- Frühlingsstimmen : op. 410 -- Künstlerleben : op. 316 -- Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald : op. 325 -- Kaiser-Walzer : op. 437 -- Morgenblätter : op. 279 -- Accelerationen : op. 234 -- Lagunen-Walzer : op. 411 -- Schatz-Walzer : op. 418 -- Du und Du : op. 367 -- Wein, Weib und Gesang : op. 333 --...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: EMI Classics 2001

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL STR

Summary: 12-year-old Hany tries to fit in at his new governmental school after his father suddenly drops dead, leaving his mother in debt and unable to continue to afford his private education. Not only is Hany clearly from a more privileged background than the working class boys in his new class, but he is also the only Christian in a room full of Muslims.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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

Summary: A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian casualties as well as footage of American POW's, the station has revealed (and continues to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2004

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

Summary: On the ninth of April 1940, the German war machine arrive in the city of Oslo. The Norwegian King faces a choice that will change his country forever.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Samuel Goldwyn Films 2017

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KIN
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF KIN

Summary: Narrated by Weird Al Yankovic, is a biographical doc about a musician who is not only well known for hits such as Tip Toe Through The Tulips but for his trail-blazing personae that paved the way for other rock stars such as David Bowie, Prince, Iggy Pop, and Boy George. An outcast from a young age, Herbert Khary's rise to stardom as Tiny Tim is the ultimate fairytale. Considered a freak by many...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC TIN

Strauss, Johann

Contents: Accelerationen : op. 234 (9:34) ; Kaiser-Walzer : op. 437 (12:03) ; Sphärenklänge : op. 235 (10:25) / Johann Strauss, Jr. -- Delirien : op. 212 / Josef Strauss (9:45) -- Kettenbrücken-Walzer : op. 19 / Johann Strauss, Sr. (6:59) -- An der schönen blauen Donau : op. 314 (11:12) ; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka : op. 214 (2:42) / Johann Strauss, Jr. -- Ohne Sorgen : (Polka schnell) : op. 271 / Josef...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Arte Nova Classics 1997

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL STR

Summary: Secret agent Derek Flint fights an evil organization called Galaxy which has learned how to send icebergs crashing into the Mediterranean, to flood whole valleys and to cause volcanoes to erupt.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2002

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

Summary: "The Fjällbacka Murders is based on the world of Camilla Läckberg's character, Erica Falck, a successful crime writer and mother of three. She's moved with her husband and children from the city to her hometown of Fjällbacka, a fishing village on a picturesque island off the coast of Sweden. Her return seems idyllic, but simmering beneath the village's surface lie hidden secrets, twisted...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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

Summary: Ove, a grumpy, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, decides to give up on life until an unlikely friendship develops with a boisterous young family that moves in next door.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2016

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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MAN
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MAN

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

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

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF Ma

Ma, Yo-Yo

Contents: The swan : from Carnival of the animals = Le cygne / Camille Saint-Saëns (Philippe Entremont, Gaby Casadesus, pianos) (3:08) -- Bourree from Suite no. 3 for unaccompanied cello, C major, BWV 1009 / J.S. Bach (3:26) -- Seven variations on the theme "Bei Männern, welche liebe fühlen" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte : WoO 46 / Ludwig van Beethoven (Emanuel Ax, piano) (9:43) -- Sakura, sakura /...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: CBS Masterworks 1989

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MA

Summary: No longer the new girl in town, Mary has come to think of the newsroom staff as family. But along with the good times and close friendships come the often trying and ultimately hilarious situations every family faces. From Mary explaining the facts of life to Phyllis' daughter to going on a blind date to attending her disastrous high school reunion, Mary has to cope with every situation...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005

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

Contents: Yankee Doodle Dandy / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. presents ; screen play by, Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph ; original story by, Robert Buckner ; lyrics and music by, George M. Cohan ; directed by, Michael Curtiz -- This is the Army / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. presents ; screen play by, Casey Robinson and Claude Binyon ; music and lyrics by, Irving Berlin ; produced by, Jack L. Warner and Hal...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2014

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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS GRE

Summary: Fjällbacka Murders is based on the world of Camilla Lackberg's character, Erica Falck, a successful crime writer and mother of three. She's moved with her husband and children from the city to her hometown of Fjällbacka, a fishing village on a picturesque island off the coast of Sweden. Her return seems idyllic, but simmering beneath the village's surface lie hidden secrets, twisted desires and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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

Summary: The 47-year old Al Capone, after ten years in prison, suffering from syphilis and dementia, comes to be haunted by his violent past.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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

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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD CAP

Summary: A British deputy prime minister is thrown into a world of political machinations and conspiracy he never knew existed.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Summary: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, mandolinist Chris Thile, and bassist Edgar Meyer perform works by J.S. Bach originally written for keyboard instruments plus a sonata for viola da gamba.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MA

Summary: Based on real events, this is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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