James Cromwell
1) Still Mine
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The heartfelt tale of Craig Morrison who sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, using age old technicques, passed down to him by his Dad. However, times have changed and amidst a series of stop work orders, Craig rushes to finish the house and must take a final stance against all odds in this inspirational story.
2) Owd Bob
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The story of a young orphaned boy who is sent to live with his grandfather in Ireland. The boy finds adjusting to the country life challenging, but soon learns the life has its rewards as well.
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James Cromwell (Babe) stars in this heartwarming adaptation of the acclaimed best-seller about an eight-year-old Cherokee boy in Tennessee's Smoky Mountains during the 1930s. That boy is Little Tree (Joseph Ashton), sent to live with his mountain-dwelling grandparents after the loss of his mother and father. It's the beginning of a new life for Little Tree, filled with joy, discovery, setbacks, triumphs and good friends like mystical Cherokee seer...
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It's been decades since Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell escaped a POW camp. Now, they're sharing a new prison, Hogan Hills Retirement Home. The four band together for an escape plan, but the rules of engagement have changed-and so has what they're fighting for. Grumpy Old Men meets The Great Escape, Never Too Late is a heartwarming story about how you're never too old to chase your dreams.
5) Babe
Pub. Date
c2003
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.
Pub. Date
2002
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Join Spirit, a young wild mustang, as he sets out against impossible odds to regain his freedom and save his homeland. On his courageous journey across the American frontier, Spirit forms a remarkable friendship with a Lakota brave, outwits a squadron of soldiers, and falls for a paint mare named Rain.
7) The Queen
Pub. Date
c2005, [2007]
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The Queen begins with a familiar epigraph "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" - Henry IV, Part II. The action of the film takes place during the week following the death, on August 31, 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. One of its accomplishments, courtesy of adroit use of newsreel and other contemporary footage, is to remind viewers of the deep sadness that surrounded that event. It is also about the divergent and potentially ruinous ways...
9) Emperor
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
10) Becoming Jane
Pub. Date
[2008]
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Jane's mother also...
11) Still mine
Pub. Date
2014
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1 videodisc (approximately 103 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An exquisitely mounted and deeply affecting story about one man's determination to create a home for his ailing wife as they enter their twilight years. Based on actual events, that proves love is the ultimate triumph.
12) The artist
Pub. Date
[2012]
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However, the advent of the talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.
13) Marshall
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 videodisc (1 hr., 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career defining cases.
14) Spider-Man 3
Pub. Date
c2007
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2 videodiscs (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he struggles to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care...
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
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2 videodiscs (ca. 352 min.) : sd., col. w/b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985 and the Reagans are in the White House. Death is swinging the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior tells Lou, his lover, he's ill and Lou decides to bolt. As disease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Lou. Joe is an attorney, who is Mormon and Republican, is pushed by right-winger Roy toward a job at the Justice Dept. Both Joe and Roy are in the closet: Joe out of shame and religious turmoil; Roy to preserve...
Pub. Date
©2012
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1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the best-selling book by Drew Gilpin Faust, this film will explore how the American Civil War created a 'republic of suffering' and will chart the far-reaching social, political, and social changes brought about by the pervasive presence and fear of death during the Civil War.
18) I, robot
Pub. Date
[2004]
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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Chicago, 2035. Detective Del Spooner distrusts robots. But why? The Three Laws of Robotics form a perfect circle of logic and protection for humans--all robots are "3 laws safe" from the instant they roll off the assembly line. When U.S. Robotics founder Dr. Alfred Lanning apparently commits suicide, Spooner is assigned to investigate. It appears that Dr. Lanning, the father of robotics, was murdered by a prototype of the latest generation robot,...
19) The promise
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (133 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Empires fall, love survives. When Michael, a brilliant medical student, meets Ana, their shared Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between Michael and Ana's boyfriend Chris, a famous American photojournalist dedicated to exposing political truth. As the Ottoman Empire crumbles into war torn chaos, their conflicting passions must be deferred while they join forces to get their people to safety and survive themselves....
20) Big hero 6
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 videodisc (approximately 102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada learns to harness his genius, thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon, and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion - a robot named Baymax - and transforms the group into a band of...