Angela Bassett
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Description
In this sexy and chilling romance spiked with a dark vein of humor, a beautiful vampire who only dines only on bad guys and a cop working undercover in a vicious Mafia family unexpectedly discover that they have much in common ... when a power-hungry mob boss discovers that being undead is the best thing that's ever happened in his ruthless career, and the vampire and the cop must work together to keep Pittsburgh from becoming the Transylvania of...
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Close to the Enemy volume 3
Description
Everyone must put aside their differences to search for Lotte, and Callum is forced to make a choice between his brother and following orders from his superiors. Callum's best friend, Alex, encourages his American wife, Rachel, to seek Callum's help in becoming a patron of the arts.
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Close to the Enemy volume 1
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At the end of WWII, British intelligence officer Callum Ferguson is assigned to persuade captured German scientist Dieter Koehler to work with the British RAF to develop an urgently needed jet engine.
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Close to the Enemy volume 7
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With Dieter's wedding just around the corner, the entire hotel is involved in preparations for the event. Callum confronts Rachel to understand her true feelings for him, and Victor remains haunted by the effects of the war.
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Close to the Enemy volume 6
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Callum and Rachel take advantage of Alex's upcoming business trip, while Victor tries to expose the criminal activities of Callum's team. Dieter finally opens up about his past in Germany.
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Close to the Enemy volume 2
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Callum employs unorthodox methods to convince Dieter to work with the British, while also juggling the demands of War Crimes officer Kathy-who believes the British government is harboring war criminals-and his troubled younger brother, Victor.
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Close to the Enemy volume 5
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While Dieter is helping the British achieve their jet engine goals, Victor provides information to Callum showing that Dieter may not be as innocent as he seems. Then, Callum works to regain favor with Kathy by helping her get access to a useful German prisoner.
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Close to the Enemy volume 4
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Callum struggles to keep up with his work responsibilities and the demands of the hotel's newest guest, Frau Bellinghausen, while his relationship with Rachel becomes more compromising. Callum gets to know Harold, an ex-Foreign Office bureaucrat, who reveals some startling truths about the outbreak of the war.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...
11) Black Panther
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
King T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from divisions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must join forces with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Wakandan Special Forces, to prevent Wakanda from being drawn into a world war.
12) Breakthrough
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines cutting edge developments in science, technology, and medicine, covering a variety of topics that include: new findings in pandemic research; cyborg technologies; new developments in understanding the brain; the latest advances in extending human life; innovations in energy resources; developments under way to countervail potential water shortages.
13) Malcolm X
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Born Malcolm Little, his minister father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. After getting out of jail, he preaches the teachings, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. There he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim. He changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz and stops his anti-white teachings, having...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 617 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A string of grisly murders is traced back to the sinister, sensuous Countess, an infamous resident of the stylish Hotel Cortez in downtown Los Angeles. It is a visually stunning, visceral feast. Come explore the hidden corridors of this fiendishly entertaining show with accommodating extras.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kat Connor's mother mysteriously disappears, just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality. At first excited by her freedom, Kat soon finds herself confronted with the strange facts of her mother's departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it begin to haunt her.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the president is kidnapped by a terrorist who seizes control of the White House (Secret Service Code: Olympus), disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team rushes to respond, they must rely on Banning's insider knowledge to save the president and prevent an even greater catastrophe.
17) Chi-raq
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago₂s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
19) Soul
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover...
20) Survivor
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Foreign Service Officer newly posted to the American embassy in London is charged with stopping terrorists from getting into the US. After surviving a vicious attack on the embassy, she finds herself framed for crimes she didn't commit and racing to elude assassins while trying to clear her name and stop a large-scale terrorist attack set for New Year's Eve.