Wu, Yangmu
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Amsterdam 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 WUSummary: A historical action war drama based on the founding of the Republic of China, when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the last ruling Qing Dynasty, which held unquestioned power and rule for 250 years. From the walls of the Forbidden City to the battlefields of China, no expense was spared in the production and no detail ignored in its quest for historical accuracy. 1911 is a true...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Well Go USA 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE NINSummary: An undercover policeman infiltrates a major drug ring and works his way to the position of heir apparent. When the leader of the syndicate becomes ill, the lure of power and money cause him to question his true identity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Co. 2009
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN PROSummary: A female agent, attacked and left for dead, trains with a kung fu master and uses her new skills to complete some unfinished and deadly business.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Co. 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN COMSummary: Set amidst the urban jungle of Taipei, is this stylish tale of teen angst and despair. Centering on four disaffected, disillusioned youth, the storyline shuttles between the deadpan, petty con games of two Taipei hoods, a young woman, and a cab driver's son who's being pressured to study by his parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN REBSummary: Sunny is living off the grid, doing his best to provide for his infant son, Henry, in the wake of Veil's death. It is only when Henry contracts a mysterious illness that Sunny must journey back into the Badlands, where the Widow and Baron Chau are entrenched in a drawn-out war. No longer supported by Tilda or Waldo, the Widow must find new allies in Lydia and in Nathaniel Moon. But when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INTSummary: Season Two finds Sunny and M.K. separated and scattered to the wind, each imprisoned in unlikely places. While M.K. struggles to control his powers, Sunny is determined to fight his way back into the Badlands to find his family or die trying.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INTSummary: It is a genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West. In a land controlled by feudal barons, Into the Badlands tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained great warrior Sunny and a young boy M.K. who embark on a spiritual journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INTSummary: Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she discovers the island where her father disappeared.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE TOMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TOMSummary: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WARWu, Cheng'en
Summary: "A Chinese Lord of the Rings and one of the all-time great fantasy novels--which Neil Gaiman has said "is in the DNA of 1.5 billion people"--now in a thrilling new one-volume translation A shape-shifting trickster on a kung-fu quest for eternal life, Monkey King is one of the most memorable superheroes in world literature. High-spirited and omni-talented, he amasses dazzling weapons and skills...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Wu 2021Summary: This take on the traditional wuxia film, set in 9th century China, centers on Nie Yinniang, a young woman who was abducted in childhood from a decorated general and raised by a nun who trained her in the martial arts to be an assassin who is directed to slay corrupt government officials. After 13 years of exile, she is returned to the land of her birth with orders to kill her betrothed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ASSSummary: Liu Jin-xi is a village craftsman whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by the arrival of two notorious gangsters in the local general store. When Liu single-handedly saves the shopkeeper's life, he comes under investigation by detective Xu Bai-jiu. Convinced that Liu's martial arts mastery belies a hidden history of training by one of the region's vicious clans, Xu doggedly pursues the shy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WUSummary: Soul Mate traces the relationship between two best friends (Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun) and the eventual collapse of their friendship when a boy comes between them. Anchored by two of the most promising young actresses of their generation, Soul Mate is an evocative drama that dissects young love with style and verve. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SOUSummary: Tharlo is a Tibetan shepherd, used to living with little human contact. Visiting a Tibetan town in Qinghai province to obtain a proper ID card from the local police station, Tharlo surprises Police Chief Dorje by reciting from memory a lengthy excerpt from one of Chairman Mao's essays. But things develop in a romantic rather than a political direction. To prepare for his ID photo, Tharlo needs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN THASummary: Follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral, chronicling middle-aged father, NJ's tenuous flirtation with an old flame and precocious young son Yang-Yang's attempts at capturing reality with his beloved camera.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2006
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3 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN YIWu, Mike
Summary: When zookeeper Walt announces that the zoo will have to close, all of the animals pitch in to try to save their home but it is Ellie the elephant who reveals a talent that just may keep the zoo open for good.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney * Hyperion Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WUSummary: "Join TV's funniest new family and flashback to the '90s! Twelve-year-old hip-hop enthusiast Eddie Huang and his family make their way from D.C.'s Chinatown to Orlando where his dad, Louis, tries to make his new steakhouse a success. His mom, Jessica aims to understand the culture clash and dominate suburbia. While his brothers fit right in, Eddie's still tries to get a seat at the table--any...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRESummary: In rural Gaotai County, two lonely, middle-aged outcasts are pushed into an arranged marriage by their families. Ma is a humble farmer with little to offer his timid and sickly wife, Cao, except for a small, abandoned house on a barren patch of land. From just a few seeds, their newly planted crops take root and flourish; similarly, an unexpected bond between them starts to blossom. As seasons...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RETSummary: Set in the mid-1990s, and inspired by a true story, this show stars Hudson Yang as eleven-year-old, hip-hop-loving Eddie Huang, who, with his family, is adjusting to a new life in suburban Orlando. Faced with new schools, new friends, new neighbors, and new traditions, the Huangs stay true to their family values as they pursue the American Dream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRESummary: The Huangs find themselves navigating new waters as they grow up in - and possibly away from - 90's suburban Orlando. Dad Louis is now not only focused on his growing business, but his growing kids before they scatter with lives of their own. With the release of her mystery/thriller novel, mom is looking toward the next chapter in her life - all while her beloved Evan continues to help her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRESummary: Set in the '90s, hip-hop loving teenager Eddie Huang and his family have lived in Orlando for a few years now and have assimilated nicely into the suburban American lifestyle. Cultural differences still present everyday challenges, but close friends, neighbors, and business acquaintances are there to help them navigate the complexities of raising a family of future millennials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020