Mike Nichols
Author
Description
From the humble beginnings of a frontier army camp, Fort Worth transformed into a city as cattle drives, railroads, oil, and national defense drove its economy. During the tremendous growth, the landscape and cultural imprint of the city changed drastically, and much of Cowtown was lost to history. Witness the birth of western swing music and the death of a cloud dancer. See mansions of the well-heeled and saloons of the well-armed. Meet two gunfighters,...
3) Zappa
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"With unfettered access to the Zappa Vault and all its archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter's assembly features appearances by Frank's widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank's musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood,...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on a slippery slope as a recovering addict. On exit from rehab, it is recommended she stay with her mother, who has become a somewhat champion drinker herself. Suzanne therefore struggles to maintain her sobriety and her sanity in the company of Doris.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....
6) Biloxi blues
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eugene, a raw recruit from Brooklyn, is sent to boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi, where he expects the army to be dolls, doughnuts, and USO dances. Instead, he encounters a tough drill sergeant and a platoon of often hostile recruits.
7) The birdcage
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Armand and Albert are a middle-aged gay couple who own and star at a gay nightclub in South Beach. When Armand's son announces his intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, the whole household is turned upside down for a family visit.
8) Silkwood
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear facility worker who blew the whistle on dangerous practices at the Kerr-McGee plant and who died under circumstances which are still under debate.
9) Wit
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devastating illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit.
10) Catch-22
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of a group of fliers in the Mediterranean during World War II.
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 352 min.) : sd., col. w/b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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...
12) The graduate
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A recent college graduate from an affluent family is seduced by the wife of his father's business partner, then subsequently falls in love with her daughter.
14) Regarding Henry
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A ruthless lawyer is shot during a robbery attempt and must rebuild his life without any memory of his past.
19) Robert Catch 22
Author
Series
Description
An evening of readings and discussion: Heller's friends and colleagues including Christopher Buckley, Robert Gottlieb, and Mike Nichols. They revisit his classic black comedy set at the end of World War II, one of the most important books about patriotism, honor, and the absurdities of war and beauracracy of the 20th century. The conversation is led by Lesley Stahl. An excerpt is performed by Scott Shepherd (Gatz).
20) The Birdcage
Author
Description
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that insists you don't have to be a woman to be a mother.