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Adopted children Drama Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Drama Disco dancing New York (State) New York Drama Disco music New York (State) New York Drama England Drama England Social life and customs 19th century Drama Families Drama Man-woman relationships Drama Music and teenagers New York (State) New York Drama Teenagers New York (State) New York DramaSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2021
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD COUCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE COUSummary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROOWood, A. J.
Summary: Little Llama becomes friends with Chinchilla when the tiny animal offers to help her find the sweet grass at the top of a mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Cat Publishing, an imprint of ABRAMS 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WOOSummary: A sleepy Norwegian town erupts after an American backpacker is arrested. Witnesses claim a teen died after touching the stranger, and that he inexplicably started a fire that engulfed a farm. He warns a psychologist, Christine, that he has supernatural powers, and that anyone who gets too close to him dies. Is he a liar, a freak of nature, an angry god? Determined to find the truth, Christine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MORCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MoSummary: When seventeen year old J's mother dies of an overdose, he calls his grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody, who invites him to come live with her. A Ma Barker camouflaged as a cheery suburban grandmother, she dotes on her roguish boys, and looks to add J to the mix. The oldest is Pope, a gunman off his meds, unhinged drug dealer Craig, and baby-faced youngest Darren. The brothers, along with Pope's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY ANISummary: In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. One mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of Caleb. But it is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Entertainment 2009
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD FIC KNOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie KnowingSummary: Silas Marner was a man who had everything, until he lost it all. Falsely accused of theft and driven out of his town, Silas starts life anew. One day, upon arriving home, he discovers a child asleep on the hearth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SILSummary: In the late 1980s, 61-year-old former pathologist Dr. Jack Kevorkian launched a crusade to provide what he considered a humane and dignified option for the terminally ill--assisted suicide. Aided by his loyal friend Neal Nicol, and his older sister Margo Janus, Kevorkian begins offering his "death counseling" services to a grateful and burgeoning clientele. He earns the support of Hemlock...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Films 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA YOUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie You 2010Summary: The awful truth: One of the best "screwball" comedies of the thirties, in which a separated couple do their best to spoil one another's love affair while awaiting their divorce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA CARSummary: A sitcom following the comedy chaos of an unlikely house-share between the struggling living and the restless dead. Resident ghosts and cash-strapped couple Mike and Alison face life-changing events at Button House, their crumbling, haunted, stately home. Alison and Mike are determined to get the best reviews from the guests at their luxury new B&B. However, buried secrets, booking mix-ups...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GHOSummary: Based on an inspiring true story, this emotionally powerful crowd-pleaser emerged as one of the year's most talked about independent films. It's the fascinating and epic tale of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer. Through breathtaking talent and sheer determination, Li makes his way to the United States, but when he falls...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2011
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MAOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Mao 2011Summary: When Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of an experimental government program called the 'Source Code' that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last eight minutes of his life. Armed with the task of identifying the bomber of a Chicago commuter train, Colter must relive the incident over and over again, gathering clues...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVDCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SOUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER SOUSummary: 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: In desperate need of money, Isaac accepts a job looking after his landlord's niece, Olga, for a few days. He discovers there is a catch: he must wear a leather harness and chain that restricts his movements to certain rooms in order to protect Olga's extremely frail mental state. Once left alone with Isaac, Olga exhibits erratic behavior while Isaac makes horrific discoveries in the house that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR CAVSummary: The tale of the first meeting between Tigger and Pooh. Pooh gets stuck in Rabbit's house from eating too much honey, and there's a flurry of activity on a windy day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MANSummary: CIA agent Jack Ryan finds himself in a race against time to stop terrorists who plan to ignite a war between the U.S. and Russia by detonating a nuclear bomb at the Super Bowl game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Sum 2002Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER SUMWynne, Phoebe
Summary: "Phoebe Wynne's The Ruins is a suspenseful, feminist Gothic coming-of-age tale with shades of Patricia Highsmith, Rebecca, and Atonement, pitched against the sun-soaked backdrop of a summer holiday on the French Riviera. Welcome to the Chateau des Sètes, a jewel of the Cote d'Azur, where long summer days bring ease, glamour, and decadence to the holidaymakers who can afford it. Ruby Ashby...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WYNSummary: [Head] An exciting kaleidoscope of surreal vignettes set to music, this fast-paced film takes a psychedelic look at the pop phenomenon called the Monkees as they shatter their pre-fab image. A technically innovative rock musical.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AME1 available in Sight & Sound Print Material, Call number: SSC DVD DRAMA AME
Summary: When Pete and Ellie choose to start a family, they stumble headfirst into the world of foster care adoption. After they learn their perfect foster child comes with two other siblings, Pete and Ellie find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight and must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2019
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY INSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD INSCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE INSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Instant 2019Wynter, Anne
Summary: "Three generations of a family grow up and come together around one pecan tree"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2013