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1) The Postman
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The year is 2013 and the future isn't what it used to be. There are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow--only scattered bands of terrorized survivors in what was once called the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule named Bill, a knack for the works of Shakespeare and something he has yet to discover: the power to inspire hope.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise...
4) Robots
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Charles is a womanizer while Elaine is a gold digger. The duo learns humanity when forced to team up and pursue robot doubles of themselves.
5) Prometheus
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniacal Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine.
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the help of their new recruits, The Beast and Angel, the X-Men must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet. A potential cure is discovered and processed to treat and ultimately eliminate the genetic mutations, once and for all. As the battle lines are drawn, the...
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the rebels abandon their new base on Hoth. Princess Leia, Han Solo, R2-D2 and C-3P0 escape in the damaged Millennium Falcon. Later, on Bespin, they are captured by Lord Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker, meanwhile, follows Ben Kenobi's posthumous command and receives Jedi training by Yoda on Dagobah.
9) The Giver
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
10) Inception
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dom Cobb is the best there is at extraction; stealing valuable secrets inside the subconscious during the mind's vulnerable dream state. His skill has made him a coveted player in industrial espionage, but also has made him a fugitive and cost him dearly. Now he may get a second chance if he can do the impossible; inception, planting an idea rather than stealing one. If they succeed, Cobb and his team could pull off the perfect crime.
11) Ad astra
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Army Corps engineer and astronaut Roy McBride is searching for answers in the depths of space. Twenty years ago, Roy's father went in search of proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life on Neptune during a one-way mission. The mission was designated officially as a failure. Roy searches the solar system for the truth about both his father's mission and a recent mystery that has unfolded that threatens Earth. What Roy doesn't know is that this...
12) 3022
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Halfway through a ten-year mission, a group of astronauts becomes unstable, overcome by the isolation of deep space. While they prepare to return home, Earth is hit by a catastrophic event. The haunting emptiness of space becomes the least of their concerns as they fight to survive against unforeseen threats.
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1943, a secret government project attempted to create a cloaking device that would make warships invisible. But during the first test, the warship vanished - and could not be found again. Seventy years later, it reappears on a Pennsylvania runway, allowing the sole surviving crewman to escape and a local lawman to board. What is behind a sinister reactivation of the project? Where will the massive ship materialize next? And what will become of...
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
16) Dune: part 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Paul Atreides, a brilliant, gifted young man born into a destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 139 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description
Evelyn Wang, a flustered immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure.
18) Jules
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jules follows Milton who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Things become complicated when two neighbors discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors...
19) Max Steel
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sixteen year old Max McGrath, who's body can generate the universe's most powerful energy, and a techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel become unlikely friends and soon find themselves hunted by sinister forces who want to control Max's powers, as well as an unstoppable enemy from another galaxy.
20) Arrival
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team, including linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
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