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Pub. Date
(c)2016
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rather thank taking a reverent look back at an established artist, Bechard's new film serves as an introduction of sorts to a musical life in progress, diving deep into the evolving career of the gloriously talented Loveless and the bandmates alongside her. Lydia and company may be on a familar and off-repeated journey--from tour van to rock club to recording studio and repeat--but theirs is a singular vision thanks to the geniune, honest, and charismatic...
Series
Pub. Date
©2005
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (25 pages ; illustrations ; 18 cm)
Description
A fictionalized account of Abraham Lincoln's early years as a lawyer in Springfield, Ill. The film is essential John Ford Americana; Fonda's Lincoln is a mythic rugged individualist.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1976, producer Graham Leader and director James Szalapski documented the outlaw songwriter scene that extended from Austin and Nashville. Included were then relative unknowns Steve Earle (ten years before he released his first album), Rodney Crowell and John Hiatt, plus their musical mentors Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt, who delivers a memorable scene in his trailer-home, drunk with a BB gun. Born was Heartworn Highways, a cult classic documentary...
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most complex and consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (63 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton, best friends from a dying steel town in southern Ohio, are out to convince the world that Bigfoot exists. Seeking fame, fortune, and notoriety, Wayne and Dallas' friendship is tested when a nationally recognized Bigfoot researcher makes a stop in their town, in this honest, moving, and often funny look at their lives in the Appalachian foothills.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A tribute to Freddie Mercury, almost 30 years after his tragic death. Featuring contributions from his closest friends and colleagues plus fellow musicians and the finest critics, writers and broadcasters, this film also boasts extensive archive footage, interviews and news reports from the man himself and with the group which he so expertly co-created.
9) I, Tonya
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 119 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the unbelievable but true events, I, Tonya is a dark comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Though Harding was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition, her legacy was forever defined by her association with an infamous and poorly executed attack on fellow Olympic competitor Nancy Kerrigan. I, Tonya is an absurd, irreverent, and piercing portrayal...
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (49 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Adele is a double Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter who caught the attention of the media after becoming the first recipient of the Critics Choice award at the BRIT Awards in 2008. 'Fire And Rain' tells the story of Adele plus interviews and more. A superb unauthorized documentary.
11) Percy vs Goliath
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Percy Schmeiser, a third-generation farmer, is sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight the giant legal battle, Percy joins forces with up-and-coming attorney Jackson Weaver and environmental activist Rebecca Salcau to fight one of the most monumental cases all the way up to the Supreme Court.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At the dawn of heavy metal, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake's drums. This film follows Lee as he attempts to overcome his greatest obstacles. It celebrates his immortal music, but also his courageous confrontation with his own mortality. His tribe of rock icons - from bands like Uriah Heep, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath - celebrates him in his final years.
13) The rookie
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot...
15) Beyond the sea
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One of America's greatest performers, Bobby Darin lived a rags-to-riches life. He worked his way from shady nightclubs to his dream destination, the Copacabana, where he wowed the crowds with his songs. He was a marvel at singing, songwriting and performing - stealing the hearts of fans everywhere despite the suffering in his own heart.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A spirited look at the first 21 years of writer/director Richard Linklater's remarkable career, featuring interviews with collaborators Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Billy Bob Thornton, Keanu Reeves, Jack Black, and more.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The story of renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of: time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine...
19) A quiet passion
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of poet Emily Dickinson, whose genius, wit, intellectual independence, and pathos only came to be recognized after her death.
20) Armstrong
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatic, moving and insightful, this documentary tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon, and the unwanted celebrity status that ensued.
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