Summary: In the 1980s, videotape changed the world and laid the foundation for modern media culture. This film traces the rise and fall of VHS from its heyday as the mainstream home video format to its current status as a nostalgic relic and prize to collectors who still cherish it. Features interviews with both filmmakers and enthusiasts from the VHS era.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC REWSummary: Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. Wanting to transfer to the Harvard School of Medicine, he learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the tuition. Then Ben is introduced into a small but secretive club by his math professor, Micky Rosa. The club has four other students: Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Jimmy; and they are being trained by Mickey in the skill of blackjack...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TWE RATED PG-13Summary: It's not easy for a narrow-minded professor to reconcile with his equally stubborn son. But soon, father and son find themselves gathering with their wide and colorful circle of family and friends to confrom their differences, confess their secrets, and celebrate life.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BARSummary: Sing: When an eternally optimistic koala puts on a singing competition to save his failing theater, animals across the city gather to step into the spotlight and chase their dreams! Sing 2: In the sequel, can-do koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of animal performers prepare to launch a dazzling stage extravaganza in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There's just one...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family SingSummary: Episode I: In this first episode of the "Star Wars" saga young Anakin Skywalker, a slave with a gift for pod-racing, gains his freedom with help from Queen Amidala's Jedi Knights and then, in turn, helps the Queen defend her planet Naboo from the evil Sith Lords.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lucasfilm 2013
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1 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY SCI-FI STASummary: "Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With a palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema." -- container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS THRSummary: May 29th, 2003 marks the 100th anniversary of the most honored entertainer in the world, Bob Hope. He has made audiences laugh throughout every decade of the 20th century, from Vaudeville to Broadway to Hollywood. He soared to fame on the stage, the radio, on the movie screen and the television screen. And now, the profile recognized around the world can be in your home, with the Bob Hope 100th...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passport Video 2003
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ROASummary: May 29th, 2003 marks the 100th anniversary of the most honored entertainer in the world, Bob Hope. He has made audiences laugh throughout every decade of the 20th century, from Vaudeville to Broadway to Hollywood. He soared to fame on the stage, the radio, on the movie screen and the television screen. And now, the profile recognized around the world can be in your home, with the Bob Hope 100th...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Passport Video 2003
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV COMSummary: Alternates animated sequences of a panda bear named Little Pim with live action sequences of children enjoying everyday activities to teach babies, toddlers, and preschoolers over 60 mealtime-related Japanese vocabulary words. Includes vocabulary reviews and a repeat play option.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV JAPANESE LITSummary: With some 40 species of shark calling Hawaii's waters home, scientists are seeing new animal behavior around every corner. Hopping from island to island, uncover surprising moments of cooperation, rarely seen hunting tactics and striking insights into these predators. Meet the Whitetip reef shark, Whale shark, Tiger shark and more through the lens of remote sensor cameras and drone technology.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHASummary: International art sensation Keith Haring blazed a trail through the legendary art scene of '80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. Haring's message targeted the underlying threat of violence, sexual exploitation, and political oppression. His art was shown in over one hundred group and solo exhibitions during his lifetime and he continues to be celebrated today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KEISummary: Larry Haun takes you step-by-step through the entire process of building the walls in a basic house, showing you practical ways to organize tasks, streamline procedures, and handle tools and materials efficiently.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Gary Rogowski shows how routers can be used to cut a wide variety of joints quickly and accurately. He demonstrates how to set up both hand-held and table-mounted routers for joinery operations.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.083 ROUSummary: Primates have been called the highest order of animal with big brains, adaptability, tool-usage, social structures, and personalities. Learn more about familiar species and discover new ones, such as the newly-found bald uakari and Tapanuli orangutan, as well as the scientists who work with them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PRIOrtenberg, Neil.
Summary: Chronicles the life and work of Barney Rosset, the influential head of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review, who published such groundbreaking works of fiction as Lady Chatterley's Lover, Naked Lunch, and Tropic of Cancer, while fighting the U.S. government's obscenity laws along the way.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Double O Film 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OBSSummary: Kelly Mehler show how to get the most out of the workshop's most essential tool, from assembling the machine and setting it up making accuratecuts.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.083 MASSalazar, Alicia
Summary: Camila plans to create a computer video called "How to be a fashion star", but first she must design a new outfit (with sequins) with the help of her best friend, Bea.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SALSummary: Designed specifically for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers, this video presents Pim the Panda as your child's teacher, who introduces the viewer to Japanese words with the help of live-action segments in which relevant vocabulary appears on the screen.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV JAPANESE LITSummary: Mark Duginske shows you how to precisley tune and accurately use your bandsaw to achieve optimum performance. You'll see how to change blades effortlessly, resaw boards from firewood, cut veneer and much more.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.083 MASSummary: Pirate Morgan is pardoned and made the new governor of Jamaica on one condition - he must stop his fellow pirates from doing their criminal actions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE BLASummary: Alternates animated sequences of a panda bear named Little Pim with live action sequences of children enjoying everyday activities to teach babies, toddlers, and preschoolers over 60 mealtime-related French vocabulary words. Includes vocabulary reviews and a repeat play option.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2007