Paul Dano
1) Youth
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two longtime friends are vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along his daughter and best friend Mick, a renowned filmmaker. The two men reflect on their past, each finding that some of the most important experiences can come later in life.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hank is stranded on a deserted island, having given up all hope of ever making it home again. One day everything changes when a corpse named Manny washes up on shore. The two become fast friends, and ultimately go on an epic adventure that will bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Aspiring playwright Louis Ives moves to New York, taking an environmental job with a beautiful, infatuating co-worker. Louis rents a room from an eccentric former playwright who moonlights as an 'extra man,' a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. The two men develop a volatile mentorship, which leads to a series of comic adventures.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description
Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see The Greatest Show on Earth. Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student....
7) The Batman
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies, Alfred Pennyworth, Lt. James Gordon, amongst the city's corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. When a killer targets Gotham's elite with a series...
8) Prisoners
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads, Dover knows his child's life is at stake and decides he must take matters into his own hands. How far...
9) Wildlife
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Description
A meticulously crafted portrait of the American nuclear family in crisis charts the rift that forms within a 1960s Montana household when the father and breadwinner abruptly departs to fight the forest fires raging nearby, leaving his restless wife and teenage son to pick up the pieces. A deeply human look at a woman's wayward journey toward self-fulfillment in the pre-women's liberation era and a sensitively observed, child's eye coming-of-age tale....
10) Dumb money
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (yes, the mall videogame store) into the world's hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill, who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement,...
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including...
12) 12 years a slave
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (357 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A modern take on one of the most famous stories of all time. In 1805 when we first meet Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, they are all part of St. Petersburg's glittering elite, but are fired up with youthful ambition to find meaning in their lives. As everything they thought they knew is questioned, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian society is about to change forever.
14) Love & mercy
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.
15) Ruby Sparks
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Struggling with writer's block and a lackluster love life, once-famous novelist Calvin creates a beautiful fictitious character named Ruby who inspires him. But not only does this bring his work to life, it also brings Ruby to life, literally. Face-to-face with an actual relationship with his once virtual girlfriend, Calvin must now decide whether to pen this love story or let it write itself.
16) Knight and day
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"When a small-town girl named June (Diaz) meets a mysterious stranger, she thinks she's found the man of her dreams. But she soon discovers he's a fugitive super-spy, who thrusts her into a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase that spans the globe. As the bullets and sparks fly, June must decide if her 'Knight' in shining armor is a dangerous traitor or the love of her life"--Container.
17) Okja
Series
Criterion collection volume 1133
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Description
Mija is a South Korean girl growing up on an Edenic mountainside with her grandfather and best friend: Okja, a giant, empathetic "super pig" created as part of a secret GMO experiment. When Okja is abruptly torn away from her, Mija embarks on a perilous rescue mission that places her at the center of a sinister corporate conspiracy. While Bong's trademark virtuosic set-pieces dazzle, Okja's beating heart is the connection between a girl and her super...