Summary: The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic. At the forefront of the rebellion was General Toussaint Louverture, an ex-slave whose genius was admired by allies and enemies alike.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2009

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV Ega

Summary: When Sara and her friends arrive at her family's Louisiana lake house, they quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of sexy fun in the sun. But they soon discover the lake is infested with hundreds of flesh-eating sharks, and a few equally dangerous human predators, that turn their killer vacation into a bone-crunching battle to stay alive!

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2011

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SHA

Summary: Set during the height of the Bosnian War in 1993, a group of Bosnian soldiers are advancing on Serb territory under the cover of a foggy night. At daybreak, the fog lifts, and the Serbs open fire. Soon there is only one Bosnian survivor because he was able to dive into a trench in no man's land. He then watches as two Serbian soldiers use the body of a fallen Bosnian to bait a land mine. He...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2002

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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN NO

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie No

Summary: Follow the adventures of a young school teacher as she faces new adventures and trials with the many citizens of Hope Valley, on the Canadian frontier.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: EdifyFilms 2019

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV WHE

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WHE

Summary: Almost seven months after the Rage virus has annihilated the inhabitants of the London and the British Isles, the U.S. Army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin. In the first wave of returning refugees, a family is reunited, but one of them unwillingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007

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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR TWE

Summary: A 12-year-old tech prodigy's science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY THI

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD THI

Summary: Complilation of 7 films with introduction to the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames. 'Toccata for toy trains' is a trip through a world of antique toys, and toy trains. 'House : after five years of living' illustrates the home and studio designed and built by Charles Eames on a hill in California overlooking the ocean. 'Lucia chase vignette' follows a sister chasing her brother through the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Pyramid Film & Video 2000

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FIL

Summary: In a tale akin to "Romeo and Juliet," the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents' differences. Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse and commonplace. Jorgito's mother is a poor socialist who is proud of her family's social standing, and places similar restrictions on her son....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2007

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF VIV

Summary: "A close-knit team of six young men sailed away from Ireland in 1977 with dreams of a better life. Thirty years later, they reunite at the wake after one of them suddenly dies. Hardened by years of disappointment and drink, they quickly realize that their bonds of friendship have weakened, provoking regret, jealousy and tension. As they reveal their guilty feelings about their dead friend and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd. 2008

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN KIN

Summary: "... reveals the story of the young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she leaves her privileged upbringing behind in hope of establishing a new life on the Canadian frontier." -- container.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WHE

Summary: London, 1872. Phileas Fogg lives a comfortable but utterly unfulfilling life in London, spending every day at his club with his friends Fortescue and Bellamy. But when he receives a hand-delivered postcard, with only the word 'COWARD' written on the back, it turns his world upside down.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ARO

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3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ARO

Summary: Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramla, fed up with dieting and the dieting club they belong to, discover the world of Sumo, where large people are honored and appreciated.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2010

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MAT

Summary: The world of storyteller Beatrix Potter comes to life in this ballet through the magic of music and dance.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009

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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TAL

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TAL RATED G

Summary: A talk show host and his wife and son seem to be living an ideal life until clandestinely-filmed videotapes of their private lives start to show up on their front porch. As the tapes reveal more secrets, the resulting stress and fear leads to conflict, obsession, and deceit for the couple and brings back episodes from the husband's childhood when he wronged a young Algerian boy.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2006

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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CAC

Summary: A wickedly perceptive comedy about the life-altering, emotional armor-piercing friendship between a lonely 17-year-old rebel looking for a job and a conservative, middle-aged salesman.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2002

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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MY

Summary: Over the course of one hot summer, a group of children in the decaying rural South must confront a tangle of difficult choices.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA GEO

Summary: Upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss to her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: RLJE Films 2022

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DU

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DUA

Summary: "Season Eight continues the story of love, hope, courage, and faith on the Canadian frontier. Follow the adventures of the young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she faces new adventures and trials along with her infant son Jack and the many citizens of Hope Valley, a town that has become a symbol of the love and supports the residents have for one another."

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Edify Films 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV WHE

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WHE

Summary: Camille is an introverted eighteen-year-old skateboarder who lives on Long Island with her single mother. She discovers "The Skate Kitchen", a subculture of girls whose lives revolve around skating, and bravely seeks them out. The rambunctious big-city girls quickly adopt the naive Camille as part of their gang. However, she soon learns the complexity of friendship when she befriends a boy...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SKA