Summary: The hugely popular live American television plays of the 1950s have become the stuff of legend. Combining elements of theater, radio, and filmmaking, they were produced at a moment when TV technology was growing more mobile and art was being made accessible to a newly suburban postwar demographic. These astonishingly choreographed, brilliantly acted, and socially progressive "teleplays"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOLSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The fourth season of this classic groundbreaking series saw the beginning of one-hour episodes. This allowed for more elaborate and detailed stories which plunged viewers even further into the twilight zone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: Forty original episodes, #372-412, of the half-hour drama that aired 1966-1971. In 1795, the beautiful and jealous witch Angelique attempts to destroy Barnabas' romance with his fiance, Josette DuPres. She enslaves Collins family servant Ben Stokes to assist her evil plans. Abigail Collins and Natalie DuPres find evidence they believe proves Victoria Winters is a witch. The family moves into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DARSummary: Season two begins with a burnt corpse found in the trunk of a car, a seemingly isolated case of urban violence. Prosecutor Pierre Clement, Police Captain Laure Berthaud and examining magistrate Judge Roban investigate the murder and soon find themselves up against the criminal machine that lies behind it. It's a furiously-paced season with characters that become increasingly dark, disillusioned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPISummary: Continues the history of people of African descent, including topics such as the global African presence, the science of melanin, the truth about the prison industrial complex, how thriving black economic communities were undermined in America, hidden truths about Native Americans, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HIDSummary: A Dog's Way Home: Chronicles the heartwarming adventure of (Bella), a devoted dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 3MSummary: When a German POW is signed to the Manchester football club as a goalie, the public outcry from fans -- especially Jews -- is overwhelming. With the support of Rabbi Alexander Altmann and the British woman he loves, together they overcome prejudice, public hostility, and personal tragedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA KEECopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD KEESummary: The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GIVCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GIV RATED PG-13Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GIVSummary: After being dumped by the woman he loves, a man says the word "Macbeth" during a play audition and accidentally brings a curse down on the production and on his ex-girlfriend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard Cinema 2008
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY NEVSummary: Set in 1919 but based on a real incident from 1906. A coal mine collapses on the frontier between Germany and France, trapping a team of French miners inside. Workers on both sides of the border spring into action, putting aside national prejudices and wartime grudges to launch a dangerous rescue operation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KAMSummary: Joe is a boxer who is headed for a championship fight when he is killed in a plane crash. Unfortunately for Joe, he was not supposed to die in the crash, but was instead brought up to heaven too soon by an overeager angel. It is now up to Mr. Jordan, the angel's boss, to find Joe a new body and give him another chance to fight for the title. Joe meets an idealistic young woman to whom he is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY HERESummary: For years, Marie and Jean have spent their vacations at their country home. One day at the beach, Marie falls asleep while Jean goes for a swim. When she awakens, he is gone. Marie notifies the authorities and even after an extensive search, no body is found. Did he drown or did he just run off?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber Films 2001
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN UNDSummary: Season 7: Laure and Gilou are brought back together by a double homicide in a Chinese restaurant, and the tragic loss of one of their own. Meanwhile, Josp̌hine struggles with life in prison as she awaits trial and Judge Roban faces forced retirement. All of them will have to deal with unexpected hurdles and the ultimate dilemma: give up the truth or betray the institution they have each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPISummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly: And no one knows why. What else can this old lady fit in her stomach? Antarctic antics: Swinging to the beat of award-winning songs, these penguins heat up the arctic with their slips, slides, swims, and glides! Musical Max: Max stops playing his instruments after everyone complains. But the peace and quiet is driving them crazy! Will Max ever be in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV THESummary: Captain Laure Berthaud, private lawyer Pierre Clement, Judge Roban and Joséphine Karlsson all work through a wide spectrum of tough investigations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPISummary: Originally released in France as Engrenages, this hard-hitting Parisian cop thriller became a blockbuster sensation across Europe and Australia. Captain Laure Berthaud, private lawyer Pierre Clement, Judge Roban and Joséphine Karlsson all work through a wide spectrum of tough investigations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPISummary: High plains drifter: When "The Stranger" rides into the sin-ridden town of Lago, bullets fly as he battles three ruthless gunmen in a pulse-pounding shoot-'em-up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN CLISummary: Following a mental breakdown, Detective Peter Wendel is tasked with creating an elite team of investigators to crack cold cases. When the police find a note on a dead body that claims Sweden's most notorious serial killer is a fraud, Wendel gets a chance to redeem himself, but only the dregs of the force are available to work the case. Under pressure to mobilize quickly, Wendel is forced to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TRUSummary: A trip back home to Glasgow presents James with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves. As Helen and James navigate their feelings for one another, Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall are also forced to consider their places in the world, while James must decide between supporting his family or following his heart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ALLCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ALLCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AllSummary: Sparkling sea, sunny beaches, ferryboat commuting, but bodies keep cropping up. Homemaker and mother of two, Nora Linde never intends to get involved, but she often has a connection to the victim or discovers the body or knows the culprit. She also knows police investigator Thomas Andreasson from their school days. Theirs is a love affair that keeps not happening: they're each attracted to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SAMHurt, John
Summary: Based on the true story of two East German families who built a hot air balloon to escape from Communist East Germany.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HURSummary: Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Company 2008