George Tillman
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple.
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Brianna Jackson is a sixteen-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift her family and do right by the legacy of her father a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her. Based on the New York...
4) Men of honor
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The courageous story of an African-American sailor who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a ruthless training officer and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl's iron will is never broken. Against all odds, he pushes on to achieve the impossible--Container.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Starr Carter navigates the perilous waters between her poor, black neighborhood and her prestigious, mainly white private school. This all changes when she finds herself in the middle of racial activism after her best friend is shot by police officers, and she's forced to make a decision. Allow the media to skewer her friend to protect the status quo, or stand up and tell the truth in memory of Khalil?
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's been more than ten years since our last appointment at Calvin's Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse....
7) Barbershop
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Calvin never wanted to take over the family business, a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. One morning he decides to sell the shop to a shady loan shark named Lester. Calvin spends the day cutting heads at the shop, and starts to understand the importance of the legacy left to him. Calvin learns to appreciate his barber friends, and discovers that the place where they work is more than just a place to get a haircut. Calvin gradually changes...
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a slick new mega-franchise clip-joint opens across the street from his southside Chicago barbershop, Calvin and his crew must take a stand to save the shop from bankruptcy - and the neighborhood from a shady development deal.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One summer in New York City, thirteen-year-old Mister's hard-living mother is arrested by the police, leaving him and nine-year-old Pete to survive alone while dodging child protective services and the dangers of the Brooklyn projects. The resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly unmovable obstacles. But what really keeps the pair in the survival game is much more Mister's vulnerability than his larger-than-life...