Summary: Dev is a 30-year-old actor in New York who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life. Ambitious, funny, cinematic, and personal, Dev's story takes him through subjects as diverse as the plight of the elderly, the immigrant experience, and how to find the most delicious pasta for dinner.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MASSummary: While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY QUESummary: Take an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and hear the story of how six trailblazing performers--Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier--changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HOWSummary: The Chi (short for Chicago) follows the lives of Emmett, Brandon, Ronnie and Kevin in the South Side neighborhood of Chicago after a fateful turn of events sends shock waves through the community but also connects them in unexpected ways.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CHISummary: Created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, Master of None became an immediate global hit on Netflix, was named "the year s best comedy" by the New York Times and has won a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. Ansari has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance as Dev Shah, a 30-year-old trying to jump-start his acting career and elevate his dating game with...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MASSummary: Follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son, Terry, from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability in a rapidly changing New York City.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA THO1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD
Summary: Created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, Master of None became an immediate global hit on Netflix, was named "the year's best comedy" by the New York Times and has won a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. This new season is a modern love story thjat intimately illustrates the ups and downs of marriage, struggles with fertility, and personal growth together and apart.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MASSummary: Two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020