Jeffrey Wright
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In a small patch of desert called Sin's Kitchen, three dark and complex tales amalgamate and explore the hidden depths of man's soul. Mobster Vinnie Bardoza and his sidekick Joe enjoy lunch as they bury Fat Eddie, while ex-con Rock hunts for Vinnie with hopes to claim a handsome reward.
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's a mystery on a global scale: five times in Earth's past, life has been nearly extinguished, the vast majority of plants and animals annihilated in a geologic instant. What triggered these dramatic events? And what might they tell us about the fate of our world? Joins scientists around the globe as they unravel the mysteries of two of the most dramatic mass extinction.
Author
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"The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (438 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in the near-future, this series follows employees and patrons of Westworld, a vast theme park modeled after America's Wild West. Over the course of three seasons, Westworld's android "hosts" begin to display aberrant behavior that explodes in violence, and takes the battleground between humans and hosts into the real world.
7) Moynihan
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, did not just live in the twentieth century, he strode across it, a colossus of ideas and a man of deeds. He was an influential intellectual and sociologist, policy specialist, ambassador and long-serving senator. Fifteen years after his death, as the nation sinks further into hyper-partisanship and politics has become dominated by the frenzy of social media, the first feature length documentary about his life captures Moynihan...
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; c4 3/4 in.
Description
Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a...
9) Source code
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of an experimental government program called the 'Source Code' that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last eight minutes of his life. Armed with the task of identifying the bomber of a Chicago commuter train, Colter must relive the incident over and over again, gathering clues until he can solve the mystery and prevent an even deadlier...
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency.
11) 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...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the complex swimming pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect he new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 352 min.) : sd., col. w/b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
God has abandoned Heaven. It's 1985 and the Reagans are in the White House. Death is swinging the scythe of AIDS. In Manhattan, Prior tells Lou, his lover, he's ill and Lou decides to bolt. As disease and loneliness ravage Prior, guilt invades Lou. Joe is an attorney, who is Mormon and Republican, is pushed by right-winger Roy toward a job at the Justice Dept. Both Joe and Roy are in the closet: Joe out of shame and religious turmoil; Roy to preserve...
16) The public
Pub. Date
[2019].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the basic...
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 146 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a Victor's Tour of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games, The Quarter Quell, and announces a...
19) Casino Royale
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With two professional assassinations in quick succession, James Bond is quickly elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Uganda where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved...
20) Shaft
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up.