Maryse Alberti
Pub. Date
©2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the 1975 incident where armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, resulting in the deaths of a Native American and two FBI agents. Explores the controversy and potential abuse of justice surrounding the case of Leonard Peltier, who was the sole person in the incident convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When he was NY's Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer prosecuted crimes by America's largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. After his election as governor, with the largest margin in the state's history, many believed Spitzer was on his way to becoming the nation's first Jewish president. Then, shockingly, Spitzer's meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the New York Times revealed that Spitzer...
3) Apache 8
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary about an all-women wildland firefighter crew from the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
Pub. Date
©2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later.
5) The guys
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story of a New York City journalist and a fire captain who form an unexpected bond as they pay tribute to the heroes lost in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Unable to write the eulogies himself, he asks for help from a journalist who can offer the assistance that he needs.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
First Sgt. Charles Monroe King keeps a journal for his newborn son while stationed overseas. His wife, the senior editor for the New York Times, relates the story of their relationship to their son as he grows up.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, he and his wife Marge go on an exciting multi-million dollar winning spree to revive their small Michigan town. But when a selfish college student cheats the system, Jerry must find a way to make the game fair for all.
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on historical events, this suspenseful thriller examines the infamous 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned after Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, and the moral and legal complexities that play out over the following week.