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1) St. Vincent
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maggie, a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her twelve-year old son, Oliver. Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent, a retired curmudgeon with a desire for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper, named Daka, Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine,...
2) Two Sherpas
Author
Publisher
Charco Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"An Englishman has fallen from a ridge in Nepal. His guides kneel at the edge, exchanging the odd word, waiting for him to move. They must make a decision to descend. In those minutes, Two Sherpas expands dizzyingly to encompass Mount Everest's place in the imagination of imperialists, Nazis and others; ambition, exploration and exploitation; a mysterious encounter in a beach resort in a distant land; a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar,...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self-created paradise and begin a journey into the outside world that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent and brings into question everything he's taught them.
"Finely wrought and inventive, Captain...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Napoleon is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight red 'fro, sweet moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his older brother, Kip, and trying to avoid his scheming Uncle Rico. When two new friends enter Napolean's life - shy Deb and mustachioed Pedro - the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But...
6) Management
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mike Cranshaw has a chance meeting with Sue Claussen when she checks into the roadside motel owned by Mike's parents in Arizona. A bottle of wine 'compliments of management' jump starts a cross-country journey and unique courtship between two different kinds of people who are both ultimately looking for the same thing: a sense of happiness. Mike sees something special in button downed Sue that inspires him to take a chance and hit the road to go after...
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For centuries, the residents of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights and quiet contentment. But when the City's massive power generator begins to fail, the streetlamps fade - along with the hopes of the townspeople. Now it will be up to two courageous teenagers to follow a trail of clues left by the ancient builders to find the way out of Ember before their world is plunged into complete darkness.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Charlie and five others draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy factory that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
[Widescreen format, 40th anniversary ed.].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.
10) Tetro
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Naive, 17-year-old Bennie goes to Buenos Aires to search for his older brother whom he has not seen for ten years. With the success of their father Carlo, a renowned symphony conductor, the family moved from Argentina to New York. When Bennie finds his brother, Tetro, he is surprised to find that he is not the person he remembered. While staying with Tetro and his girlfriend Miranda, the two brothers grapple with the haunting experiences of their...
11) New in town
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A high-powered consultant in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle is sent to a small Minnesota town, in the middle of nowhere, to oversee the restructuring of a blue collar manufacturing plant. She endures a frosty reception from the locals, along with the icy roads and freezing weather. She warms up to the small town's charm, and eventually finds herself being accepted by the community. When she's ordered to close down the plant and put the entire...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1961.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (115 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The names Audrey Hepburn and Holly Golightly have become synonymous since this dazzling romantic comedy was translated to the screen from Truman Capote’s best-selling novella. Holly is a deliciously eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. George Peppard plays her next-door neighbour, a writer who is “sponsored” by a wealthy Patricia Neal. Guessing who’s the right man for Holly is easy. Seeing just how...
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