Summary: "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 AFTTeatro Alla Scala
Summary: Verdi's opera tells the tragic tale of Violetta, who is dying of consumption and leaves her beloved Alfredo at the request of his father, only to be reunited with him shortly before her death.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Arthaus Musik 2008
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA TRASummary: Death's shadow: A successful theatrical director, Simon Fletcher, returns to Badger's Drift, his head filled with disturbing childhood memories. Soon after, a local property developer becomes the first in a string of baffling murders. Strangler's wood: When a beautiful Brazilian woman is found strangled with a striped necktie in Raven's Wood, Barnaby experiences a disturbing sense of déjà vu....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2000
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MID1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MID
Summary: "Paul Hegeman highlights the music of renowned Estonian composer Arvo Pärt while attempting to unveil the mystery around the purportedly reclusive writer of such famed works as "Tabula Rasa," "Fratres," "Trivium" and "Für Alina," all stirringly performed here. But Hegeman, who also shot the film (with Auke Dijkstra), eschews a typical biographical recounting of the 83-year-old maestro's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THASummary: " ... Alfred Abel (Metropolis, Dr. Mabuse) plays Lorenz Lubota, a man obsessed with his own desires to achieve fame and wealth, who must confront the barriers of class keeping him from a woman (Lya de Putti) with whom he has had a fateful encounter."
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Flicker Alley 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PHASummary: A glum, middle-aged bachelor, Don Andres, is the heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family. Andres suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his abusive and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting Estela, whose fiancé Mario tries to make some money off of his well-to-do rival. The...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Cinematica 2005
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CORSummary: Set during Gandhi's rise to power, Chuyia, an Indian girl that is married and widowed at eight years old, is sent away to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WATSummary: In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha. A mystery is at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the city.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VALSummary: When trouble strikes at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Thomas is sent to help his Narrow Gauge engine friends. While shunting and hauling, he discovers a little green engine hiding in the tunnels. Thomas is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery but discovering the truth is harder than he imagined! Will Thomas be able to help his new friend? or will the little engine be sent away from Sodor...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Massenet, Jules
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Decca 2008
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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA THASummary: Chronicles the Jewish experience from ancient times to the present day through a cast of historical characters, vivid storytelling, location photography, and more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV STOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STO NOT RATEDVerdi, 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: Five friends and former teammates reunite on the Fourth of July weekend to honor the passing of their former high school basketball coach.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GROCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GROSummary: Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation ... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With his always loyal and sometimes effective police squad, he solves crimes in the town of Vigata, crossing paths with Mafia dons, priests, housewives, liars and saints. All the while he confronts his personal demons, which war against his professional ideals, his commitment to his...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Miss Marple solves mysteries set against a rich background of grand English estates, gorgeous scenery, and post-WWII period detail. The mirror crack'd from side to side: Hollywood star Marina Gregg has moved into Gossington Hall. When Marina and her dashing young husband host a party for the village, a garrulous fan drops dead after drinking a poisoned cocktail. The secrets of Chimneys: Miss...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Lenny has decided to relocate his family back to the small town to have his kids grow up where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grownups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY GROCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GROSummary: On the eve of retirement, a judgmental middle-class snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY FINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Finding 2018Summary: "Seven DVDs and over 14 hours of television and concert performances, including four previously unreleased specials and a box-set exclusive compilation of vintage performances from Frank's television show."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2010
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC FRA1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC MUSIC FRA
Summary: Still grieving the death of nine-year-old Alice who was killed by a savage dog, Pat and Louise relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where they learn of a pagan ritual that will allow them three more days with Alice. The couple find the idea disturbing and exciting in equal measure, but once they agree to the terms with the village's leader, a far bigger question looms: what will they do...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Reel Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY HORROR WAKSummary: An American artist couple, drawn by desire to the Sahara, travel there shortly after World War II in order to follow their passionate obsessions in an attempt to recapture the love they once shared.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SHESummary: "While traveling across [Alabama in the 1930s], Grace discovers the isolated plantation of Manderlay, a place where no one knows that slavery has been long abolished. With a good heart and pure intentions, Grace tries to emancipate the slaves and open the residents' eyes to the truth, with shocking results"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2006