Sam Waterston
Author
Description
A young, struggling playwright and theater director, Victor, and his girlfriend Mary are expecting their first child. As Mary's father keeps buying them things they could never afford, Victor's sense of entrapment grows. His inner struggle to meet their expectations seems to be guiding him towards a way of life he is unwilling to accept. The suffocating reality his life is becoming pushes him towards and escape, but is it for real?
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ernest Hemingway's extraordinary life and career has been exhaustively, but less thoroughly examined is his fascinating friendship with film icon Gary Cooper. The liberal, best-known writer of the 20th century and the tight-lipped, all-American "common man" were complete opposites and yet the best of friends for over 20 years.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the lesser-known tale of George's creators, Hans and Margret Rey. Years later, having heard that Hans was wasting his artistic talents as a bookkeeper in Rio, Margaret traveled to Brazil to persuade him to marry her and do something creative together. Arriving in New York as refugees, they started their life anew and over the next three decades, they created a classic that continues to touch the hearts and minds of children around the world....
6) Anesthesia
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While on his way home one evening, Walter Zarrow, a popular Columbia University philosophy professor, is violently attacked on the street. Flashing back one week to the beginning of a domino effect of events that led up to this seemingly senseless assault, the film traces hidden connections between an apparently disparate group of people.
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 377 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For as long as they can recall, Grace and Frankie have been rivals. Their one-upmanship comes crashing to a halt, however, when they learn that their husbands have fallen in love with each other and want to get married. As everything around the ladies is coming apart, the only thing they can really rely on is each other.
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Frankie is stunned by Grace's news, but she buries her feelings, until everyone gathers together to send off Bud and Allison. While Frankie tries to adjust to living alone, Grace arranges a family dinner that takes an awkward turn. Robert and Sol plan a honeymoon trip. Grace's insecurities flair at a lavish fundraiser, where Frankie gets swept up in the silent auction. Sol hosts a game night to distract a worried Robert." -- From container.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the US Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg's 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
13) Capricorn One
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the head of NASA's manned Mars mission discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces them to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at an abandoned air force base. Over many months, the astronauts are forced to film broadcasts on their progress. They find out that they are to die upon re-entry. An investigative reporter gets wind that something is amiss...
14) The great Gatsby
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1920s Long Island, a mysterious American millionaire's efforts to recapture the sweetheart of his youth result in tragedy.
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (216 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages ; color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Description
A Harvard graduate, turned federal Marshal in Wyoming, learns of a government sanctioned plot by cattle barons to kill the area's European settlers for their land. The resulting battle is based on the Johnson County War of 1892.
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (389 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After learning their ex-husbands plan to marry one another, lifelong rivals Grace and Frankie have bonded in an uneasy friendship. The second season of this acclaimed comedy series brings more laughs and surprises as Grace and Frankie tackle the challenges of family and relationships, while driving each other crazy on a regular basis.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 389 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two nemeses become bonded jilted wives after their husbands reveal they have been having an affair with each other since the 1990s and now plan to get married. As Grace and Frankie muddle through ups and downs with their business, romantic relationships and families, they must face some realities of aging.
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Grace and Frankie tackle the challenges of family and relationships - while driving each other crazy on a regular basis! Grace and Frankie visit the beach house while their worried kids try to track them down. Robert and Saul are caught in an embarrassing situation." -- From container.
Author
Formats
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder's second novel, won him the first of his three Pulitzer Prizes. The novel opens in the aftermath of an inexplicable tragedy-a tiny footbridge in Peru breaks, and five travelers hurtle to their deaths. Most townspeople think to themselves with secret joy, "Within 10 minutes myself...." But for Brother Juniper, a humble Franciscan friar who witnesses the catastrophe, the question is inescapable: Why those...
20) Man In The Moon
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The heartwarming coming-of-age film set in the 1950s stars Reese Witherspoon as a 14-year-old girl who gets her first difficult lesson in love. Also stars Sam Waterston and Tess Harper.