Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PIO1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DOC PIO
Contents: Mahogany wood (Only A Mother) -- Bach is dead (Idiot Flesh) -- Time's up (Heavy Vegetable) -- Everyone comes to the freak show (Frank Pahl) -- Constantinople (Borgia Popes) -- What could the matter be (UBZUB) -- Union local 282 electrocutioner (Thinking Fellers) -- Firefly/Vinegar (The Mooseheart Faith) -- 6 things to a cycle pt. 1 (Splatter Trio) -- Act of being polite (Amy Denio) -- N-err-gee...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Vaccination Records 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK EYESummary: Chronicles the life of writer, poet, and meditation master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of Tibet's most revered 20th-century Buddhist teachers, whose students include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Royal Family of Bhutan.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Alive Mind 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BRISummary: Greek fisherman Demetrios guides a lost princess home to Atlantis, but is imprisoned there and must fight for his life, before rescuing the princess again as they flee the doomed realm.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY ATLSummary: Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FaSummary: Scooby-Doo! and the legend of the vampire: While on vacation in Australia, Scooby and the gang attend a music festival at Vampire Rock. When a legendary creature called Yowie Yahoo begins kidnapping the acts and turning them into vampires Scooby and crew help crack the mystery.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SCOSummary: "Focusing on the loves, careers, ambitions and relationships of a group of gay men and women" in Pittsburgh, PA--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV QUEContents: Disc 1. Hall of Fame Honey hush / The Johnny Burnette Trio -- Be-bop-a-lula / Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps -- Get Rhythm / Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two -- One hand loose / Charlie Feathers -- Rock around with Ollie Vee / Buddy Holly -- Gone, gone, gone / Cal Perkins -- Rockin' bones / Ronnie Dawson -- Believe what you say /Ricky Nelson -- Oooby dooby / Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK GOSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Set in England in the years leading up to the First World War, Downton Abbey tells the story of a complicated community. The house has been home to the Crawley family for many generations, but it is also where their servants live, and plan, and dream, and they are as fiercely jealous of their rank as anyone. Some of them are loyal to the family and committed to Downton as a way of life, others...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DOWWesterveld, Bab.
Summary: Text and photographs give detailed instructions on making a variety of string figures with and without a companion. Also discusses the origins and names of the individual figures and games that can be played with them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.9 WESDolphy, Eric.
Contents: Bird's mother (8:00) -- Ode to Charlie Parker (8:45) -- Far cry (3:50) -- Miss Ann (4:15) -- Left alone (6:40) -- Tenderly (4:15) -- It's magic (5:40) -- Rally (5:35) -- Bass duet (5:40) -- Softly, as in a morning sunrise (7:40) -- Where? (7:30) -- Yes indeed (5:47) -- Saucer eyes (5:06).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Prestige 1975
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL JAZZ DOLSummary: A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GRESummary: U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn helps a headstrong young girl find the man who murdered her father in Native American territory and fled with the family savings. When Rooster's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. The situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an inexperienced Texas Ranger joins the party.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN TRUSummary: Fearing the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on Superman, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences along with Wonder Woman to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Calloway, Cab
Contents: New moon and an old serenade 2:34. -- One look at you 2:43. -- Ghost of Smoky Joe 2:45. -- Floogie walk 2:16. -- Trylon swing 2:47. -- Utt da zay (The tailor's song) 2:52. -- Crescendo in drums 2:43. -- (Hep-Hep!) The jumpin' jive 2:47. -- For the last time I cried over you 2:48. -- Twee-twee-tweet 2:42. -- Pluckin' the bass 2:39. -- I ain't gettin' nowhere fast 2:43. -- Chili con conga 2:56....
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Classics 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ CALCalloway, Cab
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ CALCalloway, Cab
Contents: I got a girl named Netty -- This is always / Warren-Gordon -- Jealous / Nalie-Finch -- A blue serge suit -- One o'clock jump / C. Basie -- Frantic in the Atlantic -- Jumpin' jive / Calloway-Frobea-Palmer -- Airmail stomp / Bandul-Haggart -- Crusin' with Cab -- You got it / J. Ragovou -- That old black magic / Arlen-Mercer -- Everybody eats when they come to my house / Calloway -- The duck trot.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Prism Leisure 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD PM Calloway 1987Summary: A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JUSCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: DVD JUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JuCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE JUSSummary: "This inspiring and entertaining film chronicles Jobs' early days as a college dropout to his rise as the co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. and forced retirement from the company. More than a decade later, Jobs returns and single-handedly sets a course that will turn the once-tiny startup into one of the world's most valuable companies. His epic journey blazes a trail that changes...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JOBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JOB RATED PG-13Summary: Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes him on, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences, along with Wonder Woman, to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BAT RATED PG13Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BaCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BATCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Batman 2016Summary: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes it may already be too...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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3 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE JUSCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE JUSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Justice 2018Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PG-13Contents: Gonna make you sweat (everybody dance now) (C+C Music Factory) -- C'mon n' ride it (the train) (Quad City DJ's) -- It takes two (Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock) -- Bust a move (Young MC) -- U can't touch this (MC Hammer) -- Push it (Salt-n-Pepa) -- Rumpshaker (Wreckx-n-Effect) -- Humpin' around (Bobby Brown) -- Real love (Jody Watley) -- You dropped a bomb on me (Gap Band) -- Word up! (Cameo) -- Shake...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Entertainment 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When their rival, Humdinger, becomes Mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and the heroic pups kick into high gear to face the most challenging mission of their careers. Along the way, the team finds help from a new ally, the savvy dachshund Liberty, and together they fight to save the citizens of Adventure City! Can the pups save the city before it's too late? After...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2021