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Blumenthal, Deborah. DiCamillo, Kate. Ering, Timothy B. Hoena, B. A. LaHaye, Tim Nelson, MarilynSummary: 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...
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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
Summary: "Contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Lauren Groff has selected an exciting and engaging variety of stories by an international array of both celebrated and emerging writers. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Groff, fascinating observations from the winning writers on what inspired...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESSummary: In the small Texas town of Rio Bravo, law and order is maintained by three unlikely enforcers: hard-boiled sheriff Chance; former quick draw artist Dude, now gone drunk and disheveled; and the crippled, wisecracking Stumpy, who patrols the jail with a shotgun. The arrest and incarceration of Joe Burdette for murder has set these three at odds with his brother, corrupt and wealthy landowner...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Pictures 2007
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN RIOEring, Timothy B.
Summary: During the day Hamilton can best all the creatures in the swamp, but when it's time for bed, he quivers with fright, until his dad helps him conquer his fear of the dark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Actor Thomas Mitchell stars in each episode as writer O. Henry himself as he relates his stories to his publisher, his barber, a bartender, or the cop on the beat. In some episodes, O. Henry meets his characters as he discovers firsthand the story he will later write.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OSummary: In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there are moles in their midst, Billy and the other mole are suddenly thrust...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DEPCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Departed 2007Summary: Play Misty for me: A radio disc jockey becomes the victim of psychotic obsession when he tries to end a torrid love affair with a fan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Bryan Cranston stars in a riveting look at the formidable challenges and demons faced by President Lyndon Johnson on his tumultuous first year in office, from his accidental ascension to the presidency in November 1963, to his relentless fight to win passage of a landmark Civil Rights Bill with the election of 1964 looming.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ALLSummary: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead an Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD 300Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE THRSummary: Anne of the thousand days: Follow King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in one of history's most famous tragic love affairs in the Academy Award winning masterpiece starring Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANNSummary: A down on his luck screenwriter reluctantly agrees to adapt a trashy bestseller to the silver screen. Rather than read the book himself, Steele convinces a star-struck hatcheck girl, Mildred Atkinson, to accompany him home and tell him the story in her own words. Later the night, Mildred is found murdered and Steele, who has a history of violent behavior, becomes the prime suspect. A neighbor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Hoena, B. A.
Summary: In this humorous (and gross) retelling of the Greek myth, Theseus and his hero friends visit the island of Crete and the amusement park known as the Labyrinth, where they encounter a nasty bully called the Minotaur who challenges Theseus to a race through the Maze-o-muck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HOENelson, Marilyn
Summary: Through the power of faith, a monk named Abba Jacob and his loyal rat terrier, Snook, are reunited after being separated by a ferocious storm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE FIC NELSummary: Mulan: Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her guardian dragon, Mushu, to battle an invading army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment] 2013
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MULCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Movie Mulan 2013Blumenthal, Deborah.
Summary: In three interlinked stories, sisters Annie and Sophie argue over such issues as foods touching on a plate, quiet time, and pet ownership.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLUSummary: On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was killed in Dallas and the world changed forever. But what if it could be changed back? James Franco stars as Jake Epping, an English teacher who accepts the monumental mission of trying to prevent the assassination of JFK. Luckily, he has the help of Sadie Dunhill (Sarah Gadon), a resourceful librarian who's trying to reconcile secrets of her own....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2016
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ELELaHaye, Tim
Summary: The Young Trib Force finds themselves in some of the most dangerous and frightening situations yet. As they search for a missing member of their team, they come face-to-face with a top Global Community official. World War III is erupting, and chaos is everywhere. Will they survive and continue to spread the gospel?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Army Corps engineer and astronaut Roy McBride is searching for answers in the depths of space. Twenty years ago, Roy's father went in search of proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life on Neptune during a one-way mission. The mission was designated officially as a failure. Roy searches the solar system for the truth about both his father's mission and a recent mystery that has unfolded...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD SCI-FI ADSummary: When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE JURCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Jurassic 2018Summary: Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movei JurassicSummary: A yearly high-stakes poker game between childhood friends turns into chaos when the tech billionaire host unveils an elaborate scheme to seek revenge for the ways they've betrayed him over the years. But as his plans unfold, a group of thieves hatches plans of their breaking into the mansion thinking it is empty. The old friends quickly band together and the years of playing the game help them...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie PokerSummary: A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland. While performing in a village pub, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl, who will change his life forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2011