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Ballets Children's television programs Curious George (Fictitious character) Drama Curious George (Fictitious character) Juvenile films Fraud Drama Friendship Juvenile films Human-animal relationships Juvenile films Man-woman relationships Drama Sandcastles Juvenile films Vacations Juvenile filmsFilter By Series
Curious GeorgeSummary: The show follows Margaret and Helen Schlegel, two intelligent, idealistic sisters living together in Edwardian London with their hypochondriac brother, Tibby. Their loving but interfering Aunt Juley tries to keep the siblings in line after the death of their parents, but a series of events push the sisters to lead unorthodox lives full of romance, tragedy, and drama.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HOWSummary: Walter Keane became a worldwide celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. The ruse broke up their marriage and led to a divorce and a dramatic courtroom battle to prove authorship of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BIG RATED PG-13Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BIGCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BIGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie BigSummary: Christian Wolff is a math savant who works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division starting to close in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD ACCCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ACC RATED RCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER ACCSummary: Pathological liar Clifford Irving stages a complex hoax. In the 1970's Irving managed to fool a major publisher and LIFE magazine into thinking he was writing an authorized biography of Howard Hughes. Irving and his best friend and partner, Dick Susskind, go to extreme lengths to pull off the hair-brained scheme. The more outrageous the lies they concoct, the more believable they become and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HOASummary: The true story of how Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa allowed a Hollywood crew to film him in battle, altering the course of film and military history in the process. Early movie giants D.W. Griffin and Harry Aiken send Frank Thayer to Mexico to persuade the cash-strapped, publicity-hungry Villa to let them film his revolution. Stepping into the literal cross fire, Thayer's crew risk their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANDSummary: Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self-created paradise and begin a journey into the outside world that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent and brings into question everything...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CAP RATED RCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CAPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CAPSummary: Down on his luck gambler Garry and his hot streak buddy Curtis hit the road for New Orleans, hunting the big payday. On riverboats and racetracks they chase women and thrills before risking it all in the wager of their lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2015
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MISSummary: First, George accidentally frees some of the animals at the zoo. Then, George discovers that different animals make different tracks. Next, George learns that all living things behave in different ways. Then, George designs and builds the perfect pigeon perch. Next, George must gather and analyze evidence to prove that Gnocchi has been wrongfully accused. Then, George realizes that dogs come in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV CURSummary: The Man with the Yellow Hat and George are going on vacation, but their plane is delayed and there's a long wait ahead. The Amazing Balancing Zucchinis are in town, prompting George to try acrobatics. George and The Man with the Yellow Hat are having a sandcastle contest at the beach and George is determined to make the best castle ever. George meets a turtle and decides to bring his new friend...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Juv CSummary: What's George's favorite place to go for adventure? The library! George loves to read, because in books you can be a pirate, a spaceman, even a robot! Or learn about photography, strange animals and how to make it snow. What better place for the world's most curious monkey? Each with a companion segment starring real kids.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2011
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD Juv CSummary: Luis, a homosexual, and Valentin, a political prisoner are mismatched cell mates in a South American prison. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. Eventually, the two men come to understand and respect one another.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights Home Entertainment 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KISSummary: No one will ever mistake Jeff Reigert for Moses, but like Moses, it is Jeff's job to introduce the world to the Ten Commandments. However, Jeff is not exactly the picture of virtue. In fact, Jeff is surrounded by gigantic replicas of the famous stone tablets. He is so busy juggling his wife Gretchen and his girlfriend, that he can barely get through a single commandment without breaking one...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights Home Entertainment 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TENSummary: Brazil is known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant culture. However, in recent years, the country has developed more of a reputation for corrupt politicians, kidnapping, and plastic surgery. Artfully connects these seemingly disparate elements and conducts a dazzling, yet harrowing, examination of the tragic domino effect that has reshaped the face of the country and created an entire...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights Home Entertainment 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MANSummary: Fourteen years after being imprisoned, psychopath Max Cady emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Home Video 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER CapSummary: A new movie version of a timeless Christmas fantasy set in motion when a young girl receives the gift of a nutcracker.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 1997
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday NCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS NUTSummary: "In the spirit of The Blind Side comes this inspiring true story of family, faith, and football... Jon Abbate [is] a rising football star at Wake Forest University... [L]ives are suddenly shattered when the family's youngest son, Luke, is killed in a tragic accident. Inspired by Luke's memory, Jon courageously leads the Wake Forest team to a series of last-minute victories--leading to a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FIFCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family 5th 2011Summary: When their dad dies on his 55th birthday, Beverley Hills sisters Mary and Nora find themselves destitute, forced by a grasping sister-in-law to move in with their aunt in East L.A. Younger sister Mary is mortified, without Spanish, and scared of the vatos. Her sister convinces her to finish college, where she promptly decides that one of her T.A.s will be her ticket back to Rodeo Drive. Elder...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: OddLot Films 2011
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PRASummary: Bridget is a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature does not help her find a substantial job, so she accepts a janitorial position at the Federal Reserve. There, she meets Nina and Jackie, who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2008