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1) Nightcrawler
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Description
A pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling, where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are...
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Roy Neary witnesses the arrival of flying saucer from an alien world. Thus begins an incredible series of events, culminating in the ultimate encounter with other-worlders as Neary is led aboard the awesome Mothership.
Disc one: Widescreen presentation ; scene selections with motion images -- Disc two: Making-of documentary ; 1977 featurette "Watching the skies" ; 11 deleted scenes ; filmographies ; Theatrical trailers.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
It follows the Cooper clan as four generations of extended family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. As the evening unfolds, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.
4) Alien
Series
Formats
Description
Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.
5) Take shelter
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Curtis LaForche lives in a small town in Ohio with his wife, Samantha, and daughter, Hannah, a six-year-old deaf girl. When Curtis begins to have terrifying dreams, he keeps the visions to himself, channeling his anxiety into obsessively building a storm shelter in his backyard. His inexplicable behavior concerns those closest to him, but the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within his community can't compare with Curtis's privately held...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world.
9) Pollyanna
Series
Pub. Date
[2002?], 1960
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young orphan brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets with her optimistic outlook on life.
10) The founder
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
Tells the true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
11) The deep
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset star as a vacationing American couple who quickly find themselves involved in a modern-day pirate tale, complete with sunken treasure and sadistic voodoo terror.
12) The lake house
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect. When they discover that they're living two years apart, they try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
13) Living free
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A sequel to Born free, this film details the adventures of Elsa's three cubs, captured in the wild and transferred to Serengeti National Park by George and Joy Adamson.
14) Get out
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
15) Apollo 11
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
From director Todd Douglas Miller comes a cinematic event 50 years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, the film takes viewers straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission, the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 525 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A religion-based autocracy has taken over most of the United States, renaming the country Gilead. In this country women are second-class citizens. Anyone trying to escape is punished. One such person is June, who is captured while trying to escape with her husband and child and is sentenced to be a handmaid, bearing children for childless government officials. As a handmaid, June is renamed Offred. This is her story.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (471 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Leonard and Penny went from next-door neighbors to next-door newlyweds with a nuptial excursion to Vegas. This season, they find themselves in a repeating paradigm as they re-create their wedding, this time with family including Penny's mother and brother and Leonard's parents. Meanwhile, the Relationship Agreement between Sheldon and Amy added an entirely new subsection with their annual coitus clause.
18) Cars 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage!
19) Love, Kennedy
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Kennedy Hansen is a 15-year-old girl with three goals: drive a car, date boys, and be a cheerleader. Even though she contracts a terrible disease, Kennedy is able to triumph over her obstacles and make her dreams come true."-- Container.
20) Muslims
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Looks at what it means to be a Muslim in the 21st century. Filmed in Egypt, Malaysia, Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and the United States, this program explores the influence of culture and politics on religion, looks at the political forces at work among Muslims around the world, emphasizes Islam's kinship with Christianity and Judaism, and examines the diverse interpretations of Islam among the Muslim people.


