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Bstan-Dzin-Rgya-Mtsho, Dalai Lama XIVSummary: Philosopher, pop-icon, shaman and story teller. As one of the most influential comic book writers in the market today, Grant Morrison is all of these things. His explosive and often controversial 30-year career has made him a household name for comic fans, and he shows no signs of slowing down. Morrison's career is now taking a new turn as he explores media beyond comic books. With film and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Halo 8 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRASummary: A psychedelic precursor to music videos, in which The Mothers of Invention, a touring musical group, wreak havoc in Centerville, a stereotypical American town. The first color movie made on videotape and then transferred to film, it includes many visual effects.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Avant-Garde DVDs, Call number: DVD AVANT-GARDE TWOSummary: It all ends with a bang! In the final episodes, Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul bring the saga of Breaking Bad to a bloody conclusion in their roles as meth kingpin, Walter White and his guilt-ridden partner, Jesse Pinkman. As each tries to get clear of the wreckage they left behind in the meth world, DEA agent Hank Schrader's obsessive pursuit of "Heisenberg" gains steam, leading up...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRE RATED RSummary: This documentary profiles the groundbreaking career of the comedic musical group They Might Be Giants, which started as a duo of multi-instrumentalists both named John (Flansburgh and Linnell) in the 1980s and grew in the 1990s into being a full-fledged band.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Plexifilm 2003
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC GIGSummary: Ten of boxing's finest fighters tell what it was like to battle Muhammad Ali, the man many consider to be the best boxer ever. Ali's incomparable journey is recounted through the eyes of those who stepped through the ropes and into history. Join these respected fighters as they weigh in on 'The Greatest' and pay tribute to a living legend.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FACSummary: Tells the story of the world's only yodeling country singing and comedy lesbian sibling duo, the Topp Twins (Jools and Lynda Topp), who have inspired a generation with their politics and celebration of joy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kinosmith 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TOPSummary: "Using unseen photos and footage, ... director Martin Scorsese traces the life of George Harrison in a personal film, weaving together performance footage, home movies, rare archival materials and interviews with his family and friends"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Music Enterprises 2011
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GEOSummary: Romero is the true story of the Catholic priest Archbishop Oscar Romero who lived in El Salvador during the political unrest in the 1970s. The government launched a 'terror campaign' against the guerillas in an attempt to crush them. Archbishop Romero's protests against governments' actions was perceived as disloyalty. As an example to others, the government began to destroy churches and murder...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Vision Video 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ROMSummary: View a groundbreaking film, which tells the stories of nine extraordinary girls from nine countries, written by nine celebrated writers and narrated by nine renowned actors. Viewers will see a showcase of strength from the human spirit and the power of education to change the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by renowned economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FRESummary: The remarkable story of the rise and fall of the Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat,' told through the transformation and radicalization of one of its members, Daniel McGowan. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry weaves a chronicle of McGowan facing life in prison with a dramatic investigation of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2011
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF IFSummary: A visual history of the Beatles beginning in 1940 and ending with the breakup of the band at the end of the '60s. Includes their songs, successes and failures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Apple Corps Ltd. 2002
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BEASummary: "Experience fifteen years in the life of seminal British artist Ralph Steadman, whose surreal, often confrontational artwork is frequently associated with Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DOC FORSummary: A documentary in which Merian C. Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Marguerite Harrison travel through Asia Minor and Iraq to reach a tribe of nomads in Iran known as the Bakhtyari. They follow the tribe on its forty-eight day trek across deserts, streams, and mountains to reach pasture for their flocks. These three poeple were the first Westerners to cross the Zardeh Kuh Pass and the first to make...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Milestone Film & Video 1999
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GraSummary: An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up. Midge, played by Kirk Douglas, is not the basic good guy corrupted by the sweet science and led astray by evil mangers and promoters, his arrogance and stubbornness make him at once a villain and a hero.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Olive Films 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CHASummary: The rise and fall of the New York Cosmos, America's first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pel.̌ The Cosmos kicked off America's first love affair with the world's most popular sport in the 1970s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONCSummary: In 1957, Little Rock Central became a symbol of the struggles and hopes of the Civil Rights Movement. African-American students were not allowed into the building. An eye-opening look at racial equality, education, and class at the high school today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Home Box Office 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LITBstan-Dzin-Rgya-Mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV
Summary: Examines non-western medicine, including Tibetan methods of healing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First-Run Features 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KNOSummary: Did Henry Kissinger sabatoge the 1968 Vietnam peace talks for his own personal gain? Did he orchestrate the secret bombing of Cambodia? Did he authorize covert operations to overthrow a Chilean President? This explores how a young boy who fled Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures in United States history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run Features 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRISummary: "Vancouver-based voice actress Ashleigh Ball has brought to life numerous characters from classic cartoons such as Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, and Cinderella, among others. When Ashleigh was hired as the voice of Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash on the fourth generation installment of Hasbro's My Little Pony series, she could never have imagined that the role would turn her into an Internet...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BROSummary: Tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar, who transformed his once-average yard into a wondrous garden. Offers an upbeat message that speaks to respect for both self and others, and shows what one person can achieve.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Video Group 2008