Summary: Bonus features (all on disc 2): Backstage at the Met with host Renée Fleming: interviews with Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani, Maria Zifchak and Carolyn Choa; Anthony Minghella talks about Madama Butterfly.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Classical 2011
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MADSummary: "Reset documents the creation of Benjamin Millepied's first ballet as Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet, the oldest national ballet company in the world - and one of the most prestigious. The appointment of Millepied, best known for his choreography for the film Black Swan (2010), was an untraditional choice and his first ballet was eagerly anticipated. The film shows a work of love...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RESVerdi, Giuseppe
Summary: The action takes place in ancient Egypt, and tells of the love of Radames, the captain of the guard, for a slave girl, Aida. She is the daughter of the King of Ethiopia, who is captured by Radames and the Egyptian troops. Tricked into betraying military secrets, Radames is condemned to be buried alive. He is joined by Aida, who dies with him.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca Music Group Classics 2011
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA AIDSummary: A Roaring Twenties gangster saga that only the Coen brothers could concoct, Miller's Crossing marries the hard-boiled sensibility of classic noir fiction with the filmmakers' trademark savory dialogue, colorful characters, and finely calibrated set pieces. Gabriel Byrne brings a wry gravitas to the role of Tom Reagan, the quick-thinking right-hand man to a powerful crime boss (Albert Finney),...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY MILSummary: "Joel and Ethan Coen's career-long darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, hard-boiled neonoir set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought ... Blood Simple reinvented the film noir for a new generation, marking the arrival of a filmmaking ensemble that would transform the American independent...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY BLOSummary: A spectacular retelling of Gaston Leroux's immortal horror tale stars Claude Rains as the masked phantom of the Paris opera house; a crazed composer who schemes to make a beautiful young soprano, the star of the opera company and wreak revenge on those who stole his music. Nelson Eddy, the heroic baritone, tries to win the affections of Foster as he tracks down the disfigured "monster" who has...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2014
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR PHASummary: A ballet based on Shakespeare's tragicomedy that focuses on King Leontes, who accuses his boyhood friend of betrayal, condemns his wife for adultery, and banishes his newborn daughter. The story is taken up fifteen years later when the wronged and innocent parties are re-united with the king who has since come to his senses and now lives in a state of perpetual grief and regret.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA WINSummary: Sabata: Sabata is a mysterious steely-eyed gunslinger who, after he discovers the town of Daugherty's elite are the masterminds behind the big bank heist, imposes his bullet-laced brand of justice on the town.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM 2005
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN SABSummary: "AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. Directors Martha...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Oscilloscope Laboratories 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC AFTSummary: Based on an ancient Indian poem, Sakuntala, the story concerns Nikia's love for Solor, who loves her in return, and Solor's obligation to wed Gamzatti. Gamzatti murders her rival and the inconsolable Solor envisions Nikia inviting him to join her in the Kingdom of the Shades. This performance exhibits the perfection achieved by the Kirov corps de ballet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2008
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA BAYSummary: Former U.S. soldier John Rambo has settled into a peaceful retirement on his father's ranch after years of fighting and facing his PTSD. But the desire for revenge urges him to travel to Mexico, where he confronts a drug cartel. He quickly finds that his past has caught up with him. As the cartel chases him down, Rambo must use all his deadly combat skills to enact vengeance. With his trusty...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE RAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RAMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RaSummary: Carmen, a beautiful and sultry gypsy, woos the corporal Don José. Their relationship leads to his rejection of his former love, mutiny against his superior, and joining a gang of smugglers. His jealousy when she turns from him to the bullfighter Escamillo leads to murder.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2010
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA CARWagner, Richard
Summary: The four operas of The Ring Cycle.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2012
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA RINSummary: A homesick Russian poet, Gorchakov, researching in Italy with the aid of a beautiful interpreter, Eugenia, arrives at a Tuscan spa, while there he encounters the local mystic, who sets him on a challenging task.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Fox Lorber Home Video 1998
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN NOSSummary: Jonas Taylor leads a research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted against colossal, prehistoric sharks and relentless environmental plunderers, they must outrun, outsmart and outswim their merciless predators.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2023
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MEGSummary: The debut performance from Jonas Kaufmann as Goethe's love-lorn hero in Massenet's romantic opera. Kaufmann is supported by a cast including Sophie Koch and Ludovic Tézier.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2010
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA WERSummary: Powell and Pressburger merge film with opera and dance to tell the tale of a poet who dreams of three women who all break his heart. He tells "the three tales of my folly of love"--In Paris, when he fancied himself in love with Olympia, who turned out to be a life-sized doll; in Venice, when bewitched by a beautiful courtesan; and on a Grecian isle, in love with daughter of a singer and conductor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2005
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS TALSummary: Join Dave as he travels through the heartland and makes a special stop in his hometown to pass out invitations to attend the event of the decade. It's a front row seat for outrageous comedy with music from today's hottest artists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Rogue Pictures 2006
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC DAVSummary: After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe & Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone Home Video 1999
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BELSummary: A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD StSummary: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SELCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Selma 2015Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SEL RATED PG-13Summary: Although he has been missing for several years and the entire town thinks her father has abandoned her family, Meg steadfastly believes the best and protects her younger brother, Charles Wallace, from the brunt of the rumors and taunting. It is he, however, who convinces her to join him, the school sports star Calvin, and three unusual women on an interplanetary voyage to rescue their father...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2018
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3 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY WRICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV WRICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WRCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WRICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD WRISummary: Having just graduated from college, Barry B. Benson finds himself disillusioned with the prospect of having only one career choice - honey. As he ventures outside of the hive for the first time, he breaks one of the cardinal rules of the bee world and talks to a human, a New York City florist named Vanessa. He is shocked to discover that the humans have been stealing and eating the bee's honey...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2008
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BEECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BEESummary: A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024