Chloë Sevigny
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (516 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For years, Bill Henrickson wished for a world free from the corrupt 'Prophet' of Juniper Creek, Roman Grant. Now that Roman appears to be out of the picture, Bill and his family can breathe easily, or can they? Season 4 continues the Henricksons' story, as Bill launches another business venture: a Mormon-friendly casino. At the same time, Bill eschews a chance to seize the Prophet mantle at Juniper Creek in favor of an even more high-profile calling:...
3) Lizzie
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A psychological thriller that reveals many layers of the strange and fragile Lizzie Borden, who stood accused of the infamous 1892 axe murder of her family in Fall River, Massachusetts. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The beautiful widow Susan Vernon has come to the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors about her dalliances circulating through polite society. Whilst there, she decides to secure a husband for herself and her rather reluctant debutante daughter, Frederica.
5) Lean on Pete
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence--until he...
6) Golden exits
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An intersectional narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young woman spending time abroad upsets the balance on both sides.
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On election night, new state senator Bill Henrickson shook Utah to its core by announcing he was a polygamist. Now, instead of being embraced for their honesty, the Henrickson family is engulfed by hostility from neighbors, Home Plus employees, casino partners, students at their kids' schools and even fellow polygamists hoping to keep their personal lives private. Meanwhile, at Juniper Creek, Alby Grant returns from a self-imposed desert exile with...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a spiritual health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.
9) Queen & Slim
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Season two finds the modern-day polygamist Bill Henrickson and his three wives struggling to pick up the pieces after first wife Barb's outing at the Beehive Mother of the Year Ceremony. Second wife Nicki, learning that it was her father, Roman Grant, Prophet of the Fundamentalist Juniper Creek compound, who betrayed them, battles conflicting family loyalties. And third wife Margene, newly pregnant, fights for a bigger piece of the family pie with...
11) The dinner
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a dark psychological thriller about a fierce showdown between two couples during the course of an ornately prepared meal at a fancy restaurant. When Stan Lohman, a popular congressman running for governor, invites his troubled younger brother Paul and his wife Claire to join him and his wife Katelyn for dinner at one of the town's most fashionable restaurants, the stage is set for a tense night.
12) Zodiac
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. The four men most affected by the killer are San Francisco PD Homicide detectives David Toschi and William Armstrong, and the San Francisco Chronicle reporters Paul Avery and Robert Graysmith. Displays the psychological and emotional effects of the killings, as well as the endless procedural details of the investigation (handwriting experts, the "2500"...
13) Boys don't cry
Pub. Date
©2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A transgendered youth starts living as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. He moves to a tiny Nebraska town and begins making new friends under his new identity. All goes well until his new friends discover his secret. Based on a true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself.
14) Lizzie
Author
Description
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family.
15) Mr. Nice
Author
Description
43 aliases, 4 kids, 89 phone lines, 25 companies worldwide and over one million books sold. Among his associates are members of the Mafia, CIA, IRA and MI6. Nuclear physicist, marijuana connoisseur, school teacher, money launderer, gentleman, fugitive and spy; raconteur, travel agent, writer, philosopher of science, rock promoter, public speaker, board game appreciator and the biggest dope smuggler on the planet... meet Howard Marks, A.K.A Mr. Nice....
16) Barry Munday
Author
Description
A wannabe ladies man wakes up in a hospital after a freak accident, missing his 'family jewels.' Then he gets sued by a pregnant woman who claims he's the father. Problem is, he doesn't remember her.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Formats
Description
"Obsessed!" —Chloë Sevigny
"I am literally obsessed." —Busy Philipps
Hailed as "richly intimate" and "wickedly delightful" (The New York Times Book Review), this steamy and incisive debut adult novel follows one woman's affair with her daughter's best friend, testing the limits of love and ambition.
It's opening night, but Alice's performance in the local Bay Area production of The...
"I am literally obsessed." —Busy Philipps
Hailed as "richly intimate" and "wickedly delightful" (The New York Times Book Review), this steamy and incisive debut adult novel follows one woman's affair with her daughter's best friend, testing the limits of love and ambition.
It's opening night, but Alice's performance in the local Bay Area production of The...
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bill Henrickson returns as the enterprising suburban polygamist who has more than his hands full with three wives, a potential fourth, a growing brood of eight children, and a struggling gaming business meant to safeguard his family should they be 'outed' and his Home Plus superstores left vulnerable.
19) Shattered Glass
Author
Description
When renowned journalist Stephen Glass suddenly comes under investigation by a Forbes reporter, the search reveals Glass has fabricated many of his sensational stories, leading to his ultimate downfall in this gripping, fact-based drama.
20) Trees Lounge
Author
Description
Steve Buscemi stars as Tommy Basilio, a down-on-his-luck 31-year-old man who travels to Atlantic City in search of some kind of fresh start. Instead, he finds the Trees Lounge-a local bar filled with a variety of eccentric characters.