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1) La La Land
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreams.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a spiritual health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master, There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, Boogie Nights) reteams with The Master star Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, Her, Walk the Line) for this darkly comic adaptation of the 2009 Thomas Pynchon novel, set in late-sixties Los Angeles. When private eye Doc Sportello's ex-old lady suddenly out of nowhere shows up with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just happens...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 161 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
From 1958 to 1963, American actor Rick Dalton knew the height of fame and fortune as the lead in the television series Bounty Law. Yet, Rick wasn't satisfied with the work and used his popularity to try to become a movie star. By 1969, Rick's career has stalled so much that he takes jobs as a guest star on various shows. He even starts wondering if the only way he can make a comeback is by acting in Italian productions. Cliff Booth, Rick's long-time...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gloria Swanson, as Norma Desmond, an aging silent-film queen, and William Holden, as the struggling young screenwriter who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the screen's most memorable characters in SUNSET BOULEVARD. Winner of three **Academy Awards**, director Billy Wilder's powerful orchestration of this bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic. From the unforgettable opening sequence - a body found floating in a decayed mansion's...
6) Gloria Bell
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gloria (Julianne Moore) spends her nights joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles and finds herself thrust into an unexpected and complicated new romance. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*It's a remarkably enjoyable movie, downright cathartic in its presentation of a three-dimensional character.*" - Brian Tallerico, ***RogerEbert.com***
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
[Subtitled version]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (638 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ray rebuilds his life both personally and professionally in New York City. After being rescued from a plummet into the East River, his savior, a cop named Mac, brings Ray into the Staten Island Police Department fraternity. While exploring this new world of brotherhood and corruption, Ray finds himself once again working for media mogul Samantha Winslow. Sam has teamed up with New York City mayoral candidate Anita Novak, a partnership that puts Rayat...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (528 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A refreshingly hilarious look at what it means to be a family in today's hectic, unpredictable world. While fledgling fathers Cameron and Mitchell struggle with learning the ropes of parenthood, longtime parents Claire and Phil try to keep the spice in their marriage amid the chaos of raising three challenging children. Meanwhile, family patriarch Jay has more than his hands full with his sexy, spirited wife, Gloria, and her precocious son.
9) Blade runner
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Los Angeles, 2019: Rick Deckard of the LAPD's Blade Runner unit prowls the steel & microchip jungle of the 21st century. His job is to track down and eliminate assumed humanoids known as 'replicants.' Replicants were declared illegal after a bloody mutiny on an Off-World Colony, and are to be terminated upon detection. He wants to get out of the force, but is drawn back in when 6 "skin jobs," the slang for replicants, hijack a ship back to Earth....
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (139 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A man (Andrew Garfield) tries to find the parties responsible for his beautiful neighbor's disappearance, unraveling a string of crimes, murders, & bizarre coincidences in his East L.A. neighborhood. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"If a talented filmmaker opening the throttle of his imagination as wide as it can go appeals to you, you should give "Under the Silver Lake" a look." - Ty Burr, **Boston Globe***
11) Private property
Publisher
Cinelicious Pics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Blu-ray & DVD ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (79 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Two homicidal drifters [Duke and Boots] ... wander off the beach and into the seemingly-perfect Los Angeles home of unhappy housewife [Ann]"--Container.
12) The holiday
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 136 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but both are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. Amanda comes upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget their troubled...
13) Den of thieves
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Theatrical version, Unrated version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (149 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 516 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the extended Pritchett/Dunphy clan faces an uproariously unpredictable array of family vacations, holiday hassles, troublesome in-laws, and surprising secrets, they still somehow manage to thrive together as one big, loving family even as they drive each other absolutely insane.
15) The high note
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.
16) Dark blue
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Special ed.; widescreen (2.35:1) or standard (1.33:1) formats.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A veteran LAPD detective tutors a rookie cop in the realities of police intimidation and corruption in the days leading up to the L.A. riots.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The incredible true story of aspiring filmmaker and Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) as he and his best friend Greg (Dave Franco) defiantly pursue their dreams and embark on the hilarious odyssey of making the now-infamous cult classic *The Room*. **Oscar** nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. **Golden Globe** winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Nominated for Best Male Lead at the **Film...
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (629 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ray's ongoing family upheaval has taken an emotional toll, leaving him more vulnerable than ever. LA's preeminent fixer is heading into uncharted territory and will soon discover that some damage cant be controlled.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 499 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Quackery rules the roost when Phil adopts a trio of orphan ducklings and the rebellious Dunphy kids spread their wings. Meanwhile, Cam and Mitchell face financial hurdles and wild frat boys, Jay and Gloria "farm" out Joe's preschool education and Manny leaps into the dating game. But will the big question finally be answered: are Haley and Andy destined to be together?
20) Home again
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recently separated from her husband, Alice decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of Los Angeles with her two young daughters. During a night out on her 40th birthday, Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers who happen to be in need of a place to live. Alice agrees to let the guys stay in her guest house temporarily, but the arrangement ends up unfolding in unexpected ways. Alice's unlikely new family and new romance comes to a crashing...
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