James Woods
2) Hercules
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Animated, musical adaptation of the story of Hercules.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (229 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic tale of the lives of two New York gangsters from the period of the early 1900's through prohibition, and climaxing in their subsequent reunion in the 1960's. Friends from childhood, they entered a life of crime together that inevitably led to tragedy and death.
6) Cat's eye
Pub. Date
[2002], c1985
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A wandering supernatural feline's trio of adventures. The staff at Quitter, Inc. promises to help a nicotine addict kick the habit. If he doesn't, someone in his family might get smoked. Then a luckless gambler is forced into a bet involving a stroll around the outside of a building's 30th floor - on a 5 inch ledge. Then a young schoolgirl is rescued from a vile, doll-sized troll.
7) Casino
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls...
8) John Q
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
John Q. is a factory worker facing financial hardship as a result of reduced hours in his workplace. He and his wife soon discover that their child is in need of an emergency heart transplant. Although they have an HMO, they are informed that their policy doesn't cover such an expensive procedure. Unable to raise the money for the surgury himself and with no recourse but to take his son home to die, John snaps and holds the staff and patients of the...
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2 explores the ideological conflict that existed between Thomas...
10) Holocaust
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family of Berlin and intertwines their fate as European Jews with the story of a German family, the Dorfs, whose members include a high-ranking Nazi officer. Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass" occurs and the Weiss family suffer a series of unspeakable tragedies in the aftermath.
11) Nixon
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 213 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Takes a riveting look at the complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power. His involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States.
12) 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.
13) Surf's up
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cody, a Rockhopper penguin, journeys from his home in Shiverpool, Antarctica, to take part in the Big Z Memorial Surf-Off on beautiful Pen Gu Island. During his adventure he meets many new friends, including surf nut Chicken Joe and high-spirited lifeguard Lani. Cody believes that winning is everything until he meets Geek, an old, washed-up pro surfer, who may just show Cody that a true winner isn't always the one who comes in first.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. Lindsay Wagner stars as a young physician who is compelled to return to her roots. Although the orphanage where she was raised is abandoned, she sets up a medical practice and discovers that her "new-fangled" medicine is in direct conflict with the home-spun ways and remedies of the area's medical practitioner.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 120 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the historic influence of Z Channel; showcases the important voice the station gave filmmakers; examines the great influence the channel had on modern cinema, independent filmmaking, and the development of cable television.
16) Too big to fail
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the symbiotic relationship between Wall Street and Washington.