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Series
Criterion collection volume 1107
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (37 pages ; color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Description
Based on Parks' semi-autobiographical novel, the film follows the journey of Newt Winger, a teenage descendant of Exodusters growing up in rural Kansas in the 1920s, as he experiences the bittersweet flowering of first love, finds his relationship with a close friend tested, and navigates the injustices embedded within a racist legal and educational system. Exquisitely capturing the bucolic splendor of its heartland setting, this landmark film tempers...
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 347 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the aftermath of a devastating nuclear explosion, and a battle with neighboring New Bern, the once peaceful town of Jericho begins to rebuild itself as it attempts to communicate with the outside world. The newly formed Cheyenne government strives to establish its stronghold in the region, but Jericho's citizens become suspicious of these new leaders and they question their true intentions.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Desperadoes are on the loose and gun barrels blaze as Matt Dillon saddles up to save an innocent teenage boy out to avenge his mother's brutal stagecoach murder by a ruthless gang of outlaws. Aiding Dillon, is one of the stagecoach passengers, the mysterious David Healy, a traveling salesman of considerable charm, wit and great skill as a marksman.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. A bomb plot led by militant white supremacists threatens a town in Kansas. Through interviews, court testimony and animation, the film recounts the conspiracy and the story of the community it sought to destroy.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kansas City publicist Darcy ventures to the Emerald Educational Trust for the job of a lifetime. Here she will help VP Glen Goodman and his team find the know-how, courage, and heart to help a charity in need for Christmas. Darcy and Glen begin to realize they have everything in common. Will a surprise revelation at the big Christmas gala put an end to their promising romance before it really has a chance to start?
9) Hickok
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Wild Bill attempts to escape his past by settling in the small town of Abilene, Kansas. The mayor, captivated by Wild Bill's unparalleled gun skills, offers him a job as the town marshal. Wild Bill is soon challenged when a band of outlaws threaten him. Among the outlaws are powerful saloon owner Phil Poe, whose relationship with Bill's ex-lover stirs tension. Poe puts a bounty on Wild Bill's head but with the help of lawman Little Arkansas, Wild...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc (DVD) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
2014 marked the 40th Anniversary of the release of KANSAS, the band's debut album. To commemorate the occasion, the classic KANSAS lineup reunited, for the first time in more than 30 years; at the place their incredible journey began, Topeka, Kansas! There, they relived the incredible untold story of one of the most successful American rock bands of their era......
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Deanie is a beautiful and sensitive teenager who would do whatever her mother and her 1928 Kansas hometown find proper. Her boyfriend, Bud, has intense desires for Deanie and the two are very much in love. But, sexual pressures in society creates a rift in their relationship. She restrains herself while Bud acts on them, but with another girl. Bud's actions drive Deanie to madness. She is committed into an institution while Bud reluctantly obeys his...
12) The Wizard of Oz
Pub. Date
2009. c1939
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sd., technicolor and sepia tone ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dorothy Gale lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She has a pet dog named Toto. When Miss Gulch takes Toto away, Toto escapes and runs back to Dorothy. Soon, she runs away from home, and runs into the fake psychic, Professor Marvel. He tells Dorothy that Her Auntie Em is sick, so Dorothy and Toto run back home, but a tornado comes and takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz, a place somewhere over the rainbow. She lands in Munchkinland. Her house accidently...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (964 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The residents of a small, peaceful Kansas town are suddenly plunged into chaos when a nuclear mushroom cloud appears on the horizon, leaving them completely isolated and wondering if they're the only Americans left alive. But in this time of crisis, as sensible people become paranoid, personal agendas take over and well-kept secrets threaten to be revealed, some people will find an inner strength they never knew they had and the most unlikely heroes...
14) Picnic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story covers one Labor Day week-end in a small Kansas town, and tells about the impact a virile drifter has on the lives of several women in town.
15) The day after
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min..) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following a nuclear strike against the United States, families in small-town Kansas try to survive as radiation slowly kills everything around them.
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. The Woman of Stars and Mountains recounts the story of Rita, an indigenous woman from Mexico. Rita left her mountain community in northern Mexico and embarked on a journey to Kansas. There, she was involuntarily detained and confined in a psychiatric hospital for 12 years because the hospital authorities could not ascertain her identity, origins, or the language she spoke. Upon the discovery of the truth, Rita returned to live in the Sierra...
17) The ice harvest
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's Christmas Eve in icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist just might have something to celebrate. Charlie is an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, along with his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh, the two have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard. But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata, who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town...
18) Lynch/Oz
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch's filmography from his early short "The Alphabet" to his television series Twin Peaks: The Return. Is Lynch trapped in the Land of Oz? If so, what can we learn about his body of work by closely examining how it intersects and communicates with that legendary fantasy? In turn, what do Lynch's films have to say about the enduring resonance...
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