Summary: Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Poverty Law Center 2012
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Summary: Count Almaviva, in love with Rosina, the ward of Dr. Bartolo, succeeds, with the help of the barber, Figaro, in defeating the doctor's attempts to separate the lovers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2005
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA BARSummary: A cargo plane on a routine flight suddenly hits a high-turbulence storm, forcing a crash landing hundreds of miles off course in the barren Gobi desert. Among the survivors, one eccentric passenger leads the crew to build a new plane - against all odds, against all hope, and sometimes - against each other.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FLISummary: "Age of Champions is the award-winning documentary about five athletes [Doug Adams, George Riser, Jarol and Leah Duerksen, Charles Wilson, George Gentilhomme, and The Water Wizards] who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. You'll meet a 100-year-old tennis champion, 86-year-old pole vaulter, and rough-and-tumble basketball grandmothers as they triumph over the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AGESummary: Ten of boxing's finest fighters tell what it was like to battle Muhammad Ali, the man many consider to be the best boxer ever. Ali's incomparable journey is recounted through the eyes of those who stepped through the ropes and into history. Join these respected fighters as they weigh in on 'The Greatest' and pay tribute to a living legend.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Sing: When an eternally optimistic koala puts on a singing competition to save his failing theater, animals across the city gather to step into the spotlight and chase their dreams! Sing 2: In the sequel, can-do koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of animal performers prepare to launch a dazzling stage extravaganza in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There's just one...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family SingSummary: The Stones' legacy is presented in its entirety as told by band members, fellow musicians, friends, family and biographers through five decades of maximum rock 'n' roll. From the small clubs of London to the limelight of the world stage, we hear about the making of their greatest albums, see them on every major tour and best of all...get to know them in private. Intimate interviews, combined...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Multicom Entertainment 2002
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Summary: Scooby-Doo and Shaggy travel to Arabia to become the Caliph's royal food tasters. But they bite off more than they can chew and are forced to run for their lives.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCOSummary: Kasper Carr is a master thief, targeting businesses in the Chicago area. He stakes out fresh opportunities in front of a documentary film crew, which gradually becomed complicit in his crimes. As the director and producer become entangled in the allure of their fascinating subject and the legal ramifications of their actions, Carr pursues a series of larger-scale and more dangerous jobs. All...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Indie Films 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF STRSummary: In Ghosts on the go the gang crosses the Atlantic Ocean and takes on Europe! "Large dragon at large": The gang attends a Renaissance Fair, where a dragon interrupts their fun. "It's all Greek to Scooby": While traveling in Greece, an ancient myth apparently comes to life because of a medallion Shaggy is wearing. "Pompeii and circumstance": The gang's Italian vacation is interrupted by misdeeds...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WHASummary: Die hard: New York City detective John McClane is in Los Angeles to spend the holidays with his estranged wife Holly. While McClane waits for Holly's office party to end, terrorists take control of the building. As their sinister leader, Hans Gruber, and his savage henchman round up hostages, McClane gets ready to blast a few rounds of his own and launch a one-man war.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie DieRodrigo y Gabriela (Musical group)
Contents: Santo Domingo -- Hanuman -- Ixtapa -- 11:11 -- Master maqui -- diablo Rojo -- Logos -- Juan Loco -- Tamacun.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Canada 2010
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN RODBernard, Sheila Curran
Summary: "Drawing on the narrative tools of the creative writer, the unique strengths of a visual and aural media, and the power of real-world content truthfully presented, Documentary Storytelling offers advice for producers, directors, editors, and cinematographers seeking to make ethical and effective nonfiction films, and for those who use these films to educate, inform, and inspire. Special...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Focal Press, an imprint of Elsevier 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.1 BERSummary: When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY POLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Polar 2004Copies Available at East Bay
2 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: DVD JUV POLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD POLSummary: Lost and lonely, and separated from her mother and siblings, a newborn kitten named Chi cries in a park. What she thinks must be the end, however, turns out to be a brand new adventure when the Yamada family gives her a new home.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DiscoTek Media 2015
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME CHISummary: After her father presents her with a mysterious music box, Clare Shannon is surprised to find her every wish coming true. Her joy slowly morphs into terror as she begins to realize the bloody price of each new wish.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Broad Green Pictures 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WISSummary: Mickey, Donald and Goofy climb up a fantastic beanstalk into the sky to a place where everything is huge, including the food, a castle and a fearsome giant named Willy who guards a beautiful golden harp. Mickey and his friends will have to outwit Willy in order to make it home safely. Includes 4 other Disney animated films.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MICSummary: Morgan Adams, the female captain of a pirate ship, is on a treasure hunt for millions of pounds of gold reportedly buried somewhere on Cutthroat Island. She and her uncles each hold sections of the map to the treasure. While Morgan is willing to make deals and agree to share the wealth in order to put the map together, her Uncle Dawg would rather kill everyone in his way, including his niece.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 1995
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CUTOrtenberg, Neil.
Summary: Chronicles the life and work of Barney Rosset, the influential head of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review, who published such groundbreaking works of fiction as Lady Chatterley's Lover, Naked Lunch, and Tropic of Cancer, while fighting the U.S. government's obscenity laws along the way.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Double O Film 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OBSSummary: While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, is appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young woman.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PASSummary: Documents an entire school year with Wilma Stephenson and those students committed enough to surrender themselves to her enlightened despotism. By the end of the year, thirteen of her students will have made it through the gauntlet. At a school where over 40% of students don't even make it to their senior year, Wilma shows her kids how to achieve the American Dream: You choose a realistic goal....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PRESummary: A look at controversial director Pier Paolo Pasolini. Was his death in 1975 the work of Pino the Frog, a 17 year old male prostitute, or an assassination by right-wing fascists?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Facets Multimedia 2006