Angela Bassett
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.
2) 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.
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.
4) Contact
Pub. Date
©1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway receives an encrypted message, apparently from a solar system many light-years away.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) are covert CIA operatives and best buddies-- until they both fall for charming and sexy Lauren (Reese Witherspoon). Their friendship is put to the ultimate test as they wage an epic battle for her affection, using their surveillance skills and an array of high-tech gadgetry. May the best spy win!"--Container.
7) 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...
8) Bumblebee
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Charlie Watson discovers and repairs an old Volkswagen Beetle as a way to remember her father and stake her independence from a stepfather she abhors, with only the music of The Smiths and the unrequited crush of the boy-next-door for friends. When she discovers the VW Bug is actually an alien robot on a reconnaissance mission for the rest of his race, the two form a bond which eventually has her putting her life on the line against evil alien robots,...
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-traveling journey to find the family he never knew. In the world of 2037, hip-hoppin' frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. In an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he can't save it alone. He meets the wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to keep moving forward and never stop believing in himself....