James Earl Jones
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Black Indians: an American story" brings to light a forgotten part of Americans past - the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. Narrated by James Earl Jones, "Black Indians: an American story" explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart and the challenges they face today.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 24 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Legacy of a dream is a 24 minute film that uses selected footage from the 180 minute Academy Award nominated documentary "King: a filmed record; Montgomery to Memphis" to present a shorter account of Dr. King's non-violent campaign for civil rights and social justice. It uses only original newsreel and other primary material, unvarnished and unretouched, and covers the period from the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 through his assassination in 1968....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 115 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Explores America's darkest period: President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. Trail of tears: Cherokee legacy is presented by Wes Studi and narrated by James Earl Jones.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 110 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement documents the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. It is a veritable video encyclopedia of the leading figures, institutions and events of a movement that transformed the American stage. Amiri Baraka, Ossie Davis, James Earl Jones and Ntozake Shange describe their aspirations for a theatre serving the Black community. Excerpts of A Raisin in the Sun, Black Girl,...
6) Earth
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet - polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales. An astonishing and heartwarming film filled with adventure, suspense, and humor as it captures rare footage of nature's wildest and most elusive animals.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Meet Kion, second-born cub of Simba and Nala, as he assumes the role of leader of "The Lion Guard," an elite team of animals tasked with preserving the Pride Lands. Follow him as he assembles a group of unlikely heroes: Bunga the honey badger, Fuli the cheetah, Beshte the hippo and Ono the egret. Join them on a thrilling adventure as they use their unique abilities to defend the Pride Lands from predators and maintain balance within the Circle of...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (ca. 388 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Science fiction tales of derring-do, heroism and romance. Set in the distant past, they relate the adventures of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial Army.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and two robots (R2-D2 and C-3PO) work together to rescue the princess and restore justice in the Empire.
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approx. 133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a period of great conflict, a group of unlikely heroes led by Jyn Erso, a daring fugitive, and Cassian Andor, a rebel spy, band together on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
12) Field of dreams
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Two-disc anniversary ed., widescreen [ed.].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Language
English
Description
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a voice, followed by a brief vision of a baseball field. He believes that if he builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield, Shoeless Joe Jackson from the infamous 1919 Chicago "Black" Sox will return to play baseball. By being willing to take a chance, Ray gets a second time up at bat in life.
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A satire in which the U.S. president and his military advisors struggle ineptly to avert a holocaust after a psychotic Air Force general launches a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union because he fears that the Russians are poisoning the water supply in the United States.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Limited edition ; Enhanced trilogy version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the rebels abandon their new base on Hoth. Princess Leia, Han Solo, R2-D2 and C-3P0 escape in the damaged Millennium Falcon. Later, on Bespin, they are captured by Lord Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker, meanwhile, follows Ben Kenobi's posthumous command and receives Jedi training by Yoda on Dagobah.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
2-disc special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kiara and Kovu, the newest generation of the prides, experience the power of love and enjoy more of Timon and Pumbaa's antics. Kiara, Simba's headstrong daughter and heir to the Pride Lands, is on the prowl for adventure. While boldly exploring the Outlands - which are strictly off-limits - she meets Kovu, a young cub chosen to walk in Scar's path. Kiara and Kovu find that they may be the only hope left for healing the rift between their two prides....
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 331 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Continue the epic tradition of the legendary Star Wars saga. It is a dark time in the galaxy as the evil Galactic Empire rules with an iron fist. Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet, ruining the lives of its people. A ragtag band of rebels, Ezra, Hera, Kanan, Sabine, Zeb and Chopper, have taken a brave stand against the ruthless oppression of the Empire in a fight to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (233 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Conan the barbarian: Cimmerian Conan is captured as a child after his parents are murdered by raiding Vanir led by Thulsa Doom. After years of enslavement, Conan is freed to learn the "riddle of steel" and to kill the arch-villain Thulsa Doom.
Conan the destroyer: Conan is asked by the evil Queen Taramis to accompany a beautiful young princess to find a magic treasure. If he returns with the treasure and the virgin, the Queen promises to bring Conan's...
18) The lion king
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
[Blu-ray].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother, and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
[Widescreen format, Standard format].
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs, NTSC (388 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The sandlot: 1960s. Fifth-grader Scotty Smalls has just moved into town with his folks. Kids call him a dork because he can't even throw a baseball. But that changes when the leader of the neighborhood gang recruits him to play on the nearby sandlot field. It's the beginning of a magical summer of baseball, wild adventures, first kisses and fearsome confrontations with the dreaded beast and its owner who live behind the left field fence. Soon nine...
20) The Lion King
Language
English
Description
"Embark on an extraordinary coming-of-age adventure as Simba, a lion cub who cannot wait to be king, searches for his destiny in the great 'Circle of Life'"--Container.