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Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A retelling of the Snow White tale, MIRROR MIRROR tells the story of Princess Snow and her step-mother the Queen. When Snow becomes a threat to her place as ruler, the Queen decides to do away with the young princess for good.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
King T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from divisions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must join forces with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Wakandan Special Forces, to prevent Wakanda from being drawn into a world war.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, the family's teenage son, Aigin, observes the slaughter. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Lapps whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his families...
5) Rampage
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
Primatologist Davis shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. When a greed-fueled corporation's genetic experiment goes awry, George and other animals across the country are mutated into aggressive super creatures that rampage the city. In an adrenaline-filled ride, Davis tries to find an antidote to not only halt a global catastrophe, but to also save the fearsome...
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Description
Considers the significance of female Chinese action stars in national and transnational contexts.
Bronze Medalist, 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Women Issues Category
Warrior Women considers the significance of Chinese female action stars in martial arts films produced across a range of national and transnational contexts. Lisa Funnell examines the impact of the 1997 transfer of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule on the representation...
Author
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) : illustrations
Description
Action cinema is a popular and familiar form which reflects the cultural, industrial and historical landscape from which it emerges. Lisa Purse analyses the genre's pleasures and complexities in the light of both its cinematic history and the latest critical debates. Focussing on action cinema of the 2000s, this book explores issues of visual style, narrative, representation and the various contexts of production through a diverse series of case studies...
13) Paycheck
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jennings is the best reverse-engineer in the business. He is hired by his friend Rethrick to do a special job, with the promise of a multi-million dollar paycheck when sucessfully completed. When he is finished, all memory of what he had been working on is ereased from his mind. That's when his problem really start to begin. He is hunted by the FBI for something he has no recollection of doing and has little time to work it out. Before his memory...
14) Forrest Gump
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description
Forrest Gump leads a truly charmed life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the second half of the 20th century. Forrest teaches Elvis to dance, meets JFK, serves in Vietnam, speaks at an anti-war rally at the Washington Monument, defeats the Chinese national team in table tennis, discovers the break-in at the Watergate, opens a shrimping business, becomes an original investor in Apple Computers, and decides to run back...
15) The A-Team
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Convicted by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, a daring team of former Special Forces soldiers must utilize their unique talents to break out of prison and tackle their toughest mission yet. It's going to take guts, split-second timing and an arsenal of explosive weapons, this is a job for The A-Team! Bonus features include: Extended Edition which includes a never-before-seen version of the film with spectacular added footage not shown...
Series
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With her father presumed dead, Lara must race to recover an ancient artifact that can alter space and time if not destroyed. She finds the key that will unlock the two sections that must be put together in order for the artifact to work. She must fight her nemises in order to restore harmony and all before the planets and sun align.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 116 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Russell Baz leads a dead-end life- he works a meaningless steel mill job all day, and cares for his terminally ill father at night. When Russell's brother Rodney returns home from Iraq, he is lured into one of the Northeast's most ruthless crime rings and mysteriously disappears. When the police fail to solve the case, Russell puts his life at risk in order to seek justice for his brother.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"John Wick uncovers a trail to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful associations across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes." --container.
