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21) Party girl
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A 20-something club girl needs some steady income after the cops bust her for throwing an illegal rent party. She gets a job as a library clerk and discovers the wonders of the Dewey Decimal system.
24) The birdcage
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Armand and Albert are a middle-aged gay couple who own and star at a gay nightclub in South Beach. When Armand's son announces his intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, the whole household is turned upside down for a family visit.
25) Trading places
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The rich Duke Brothers wager on whether a born loser like Billy Ray Valentine, a hustler from the ghetto, can become as successful as Winthorpe, a wealthy investment executive, if put in the proper environment--and would a prig like Winthorpe turn to a life of crime if he were to lose it all.
26) Eating Alaska
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., color with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. "What happens to a vegetarian who moves to the Alaskan Frontier? Eating Alaska is a serious and humorous film about connecting to where you live and eating locally. Made by a former city dweller now living on an island in Alaska and married to [a]fisherman, deer hunter and environmental activist, it is a journey into food politics, regional food traditions, our connection to the wilderness and to what we put into our mouths." -- www.eatingalaska.com...
27) The great alone
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. "The Great Alone" is an award-winning documentary packed with adventure and thrills that follows the inspiring comeback story of four-time Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey and his indestructible love and passion for dog sledding, his family and the infamous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The first ever in history to win four consecutive Iditarod races, Lance Mackey faces ongoing battles with his health, his past and his dogs as he tackles the...
29) Sing your song
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. with some b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Told with a remarkable sense of intimacy, visual style and musical panache, Susanne Rostock's inspiring biographical documentary surveys the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer and his experiences touring a segregated country to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte's groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights movement.
30) Task force
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. "Told in flashback, Task force stars Gary Cooper in a wide-ranging performance taking him from brash young aviator to command of an aircraft carrier. Also on deck are Walter Brennan as a veteran navy sea dog and Jane Wyatt as Cooper's valiant, uncomplaining wife. The movie's other star attraction is actual World War II combat footage putting you in the middle of the chaos of a carrier deck strewn with flaming wrecks or the nail-biting tension...
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is a documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government. Follows Ai "from the close of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (for which he helped design the acclaimed 'Bird's Nest' stadium) to his arrest and 81-day detention in 2011" (container).
32) Cradle will rock
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A kaleidoscopic look at the extraordinary events of 1930s America, from high society to life on the streets in Depression-era New York City. Based on the events surrounding Marc Blitzstein's controversial musical about a steel strike, to be produced by the Federal Theater Program.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (3 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Description
The first Iranian Vampire Western ever made. A joyful mash up of genre, archetype, and iconography, its prolific influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, horror films and the Iranian New Wave.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Now considered one of the 20th century's greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime. Vivian's strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never-before-seen photos, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The story behind the Northwest Sound that had a hold on the Seattle-Portland-Spokane area for just a few years in the 1960s and 1970s, as told by Jerden Records founder and record producer Jerry Dennon. It begins in the early 1960s and encompasses the music, recordings, record labels, radio personalities and of course "Louie Louie". Features the artists that were recording and performing at the great teen dance halls in the Pacific Northwest: Sonics,...
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rock and roll legend Levon Helm is at home in Woodstock, NY, in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. Shot during the course of two-plus years, this highly anticipated film focuses in on the four-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member after his 2007 comeback album, Dirt Farmer, brought him back to the spotlight.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An in-depth look at the high-stakes world of drug dealing and drug enforcement, featuring interviews with top-ranking government officials and such celebrities as Woody Harrelson, Susan Sarandon, The Wire creator David Simon, and rappers Eminem, 50 Cent, and Rick Ross.
38) To the wonder
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Neil is an American traveling in Europe who meets and falls in love with Marina. After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile, who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood friend, Jane.
39) Alive inside
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A joyous cinematic exploration of music's capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music.
40) Random harvest
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 126 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Story of an amnesiac war casualty who is nursed back to health by a lovely showgirl. They marry, and share 3 years of happiness when his memory returns due to an accident.
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