Summary: Seventeen years after his family was separated by the civil war in Angola, a New York taxi driver is reunited with his now devoutly religious wife and teenage daughter when they are finally able to follow him to America. But after living thousands of miles apart for so long, the three find they must discover one another's strengths, forgive one another's weaknesses, and bridge cultural and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA FARSummary: Between 1968 and 1972, the world watched in awe each time an American spacecraft voyaged to the Moon. Only 12 American men have walked upon its surface and they remain the only human beings to have stood on another world. Now for the first time, a combination of archival material from the original NASA film footage, much of it never before seen and interviews with the surviving astronauts tells...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm 2008
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF INSummary: In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. CGesar tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't remember committing, CGesar's only hope is to delve into the depths of his subconscious...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan Home Entertainment 2001
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN OPESummary: An adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler and attending the wrestling school of The Salt Water Redneck, his idol. Through circumstances beyond their control, Tyler, a small-time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak's unlikely coach...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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3 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY PEACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE PEACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Peanut 2019Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PEACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PEASummary: "Out of Print is a documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles." -- container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OUTSummary: Once upon a time, Dicky Eklund was known as the pride of Lowell, Massachusetts. There isn't a person in Lowell who doesn't know about the time that Dicky knocked down the great Sugar Ray Leonard. By the early 1990s, Dicky's crack addiction has soured everything, although he dreams of making a comeback. The real contender is his half-brother Micky Ward. 31-year-old Micky is an unassuming nice...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2011
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FIGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FIGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FIGSummary: "A middle-aged antique dealer is flabbergasted to learn that his closest acquaintances don't actually like him. Challenged to provide an actual friend in only ten days, or lose a valued vase, his search provides a witty and thoughtful look at the meaning of friendship"--http://www.seattlefilm.org.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2006
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MYSummary: Experience the thrilling adventures of Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a freewheeling mutt with a heart of gold. This heartwarming tale now charms a new generation of families and fans with its exquisite animation, unforgettable songs, and one of the greatest love stories of all time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LAD RATED GSummary: Set in Germany and France in the immediate aftermath of the First World War (1914-1918), the film recalls the mourning period that follows great national tragedies as seen through the eyes of the war's 'lost generation': Anna, a bereft young German woman whose fiancé, Frantz, was killed during trench warfare, and Adrien, a French veteran of the war who shows up mysteriously in her town, placing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FRASummary: A young blade runner's discovery of a long buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The 12 O'Clock Boys are a notorious urban dirt bike pack in Baltimore that pops wheelies, weaves at excessive speeds through traffic, and impressively evades the hamstrung police. Their antics are viewed through the eyes of adolescent Taekwon Ford, known as Pug, a bright kid from the Westside obsessed with the riders and willing to do anything to join their ranks.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TWESummary: From the wilds of Costa Rica to the suburbs of our own country, parrot owners, rescuers, breeders, and biologists involved in conservation programs share their stories and the stories of their parrots in this bittersweet and unforgettable film about the difficulties and consequences of keeping and caring for parrots as pets.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PARSummary: A wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JOYCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD JOYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE JOYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Joy 2016Summary: In a hidden realm at the end of the world, amidst the massive ice mountains of Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, condors soar, colorful caracaras keep a sharp eye out for prey, graceful guanacos roam, and vivid pink flamingos make a theatrical appearance.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PUMSummary: Experience the thrilling adventures of Lady, a lovingly pampered cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a freewheeling mutt with a heart of gold. This heartwarming tale now charms a new generation of families and fans with its exquisite animation, unforgettable songs, and one of the greatest love stories of all time.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVDCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LADCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV LADCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LADSummary: Hushpuppy is a six-year-old living in an isolated bayou community. When her father Wink becomes ill, she sets off for the outside world in an attempt to help him. The journey to save her father is delayed by a 'busted' universe that reverses weather patterns and brings about long-extinct animals. Can Hushpuppy save the day?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2012
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BEACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE BEASummary: "Antonio, a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock, a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio woo the fair Portia. Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed him but soon learns that those to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Classics 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MERCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Merchant 2005Summary: How do you find lasting love in today's world? For documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe, swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath's dismay. For Zoe's childhood friend and neighbor Kaz, the answer is to follow his parents' example and opt for an arranged (or "assisted") marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY WHASummary: It is filmmaker Chris Bell's (Bigger Stronger Faster) hard-hitting and thought-provoking expose of Big Pharma, its marketing practices and their impact on the staggering level of addiction to prescription drugs in North America. Executive Produced by Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley, this documentary is compelling viewing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PRESummary: Arriving in 1924, Pesachʹke Burstein, the dancing-singing comedian, quickly became a leading figure in the Golden Era of Yiddish theater. On stage, he would meet, fall in love with and eventually marry raising star Lillian Lux. Embarking together on triumphant overseas tours as a couple, they soon became the parents of twins. Before long the children, Mike and Susan, were given stage names and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KOMSummary: Many advocates of marijuana legalization actually oppose Initiative 502, the law that will permit growing, sale, and use of cannabis, because it may impose harsh DUI laws and new taxes that could hurt medicinal marijuana patients and providers. This unexpected political clash exposes the economic and human impact of an already controversial subject.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC EVESummary: Former tennis pro Chris Wilton stumbles into good fortune when Chloe Hewett, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and the sister of one of his tennis students, falls in love with him. But when Chris meets Nola, a much deeper passion is stirred. His desire isn't deterred even after he discovers that Nola is already dating Chloe's brother. But when their affair threatens Chris's increasingly...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Pictures 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MATCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MATCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Match 2006Summary: Set in 1940 London, the story is an ode to how women played a major role in boosting national morale during the Blitz of London in the second World War.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY THESummary: In this adaptation of Tony Hillerman's novel, Navajo police detective Joe Leaphorn and officer Jim Chee solve a modern murder and a bank robbery supposedly committed by Butch Cassidy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS DVD Video 2003