Tom Hanks
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"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
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"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film ... and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
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At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from...
5) Band of brothers: E company, 506th regiment, 101st airborne from Normandy to Hitler's eagle's nest
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"Stephen E. Ambrose's iconic New York Times bestseller about the ordinary men who became World War II's most extraordinary soldiers: Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, US Army. They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak--in Holland and the Ardennes--Easy Company was as good a rifle company...
6) The sixties
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 510 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Description
The 1960s was the decade America transformed from a country of conformity to a land of political, cultural, and social liberation. Looking through the lens of television, this production weaves together the events and personalities that influenced and dominated the 1960s in America, sketching a portrait of this remarkable decade that is both entertaining and illuminating.
7) Larry Crowne
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher. Now this simple guy will discover that when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might find your reason to live.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Royal Air Force officer is caught between the ravages of World War II and unrequited love. Flight Lieutenant David Bradford meets and falls in love with a beautiful Jewish girl, Sarah while recuperating from a leg wound in Jerusalem. Her family rejects him, however, and wages war on the couple by trying to keep them apart.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A documentary that goes beneath the surface of some of the favorite films, seeking to better understand the way society views love, relationships, and romance. Romantic comedies are hugely successful and deeply loved by many but often have avoided critical analysis. Helped by a diverse chorus of writers, actors, and filmmakers, and with original songs by her band Summer Camp, director Elizabeth Sankey embarks on a journey of investigation and self-discovery....
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (22 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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What starts out as an exciting road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse following a detour to a roadside motel. After Mr. Potato Head suddenly disappears, his friends find themselves caught up in a hilarious mystery that must be solved before they suffer the same fate in this thrilling story of TERROR!
Pub. Date
2003
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After hearing a man confess his love for his dearly departed wife on a call-in radio show, a woman falls deeply, inexplicably in love with him. Deciding he is her destiny, she treks across country on a wildly romantic impulse to meet him.
12) Radio flyer
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After their mother marries a child abuser, Mike decides to help Bobby escape by turning their Radio Flyer wagon into a magic rocket ship that will carry Bobby to safety.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (22 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During one of Bonnie's post-Christmas playdates, the Toy Story crew find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to ever return to Bonnie's room.
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ambientado en un mundo donde los juguetes tienen vida propia cuando la gente no está presente, emprende un fantástico viaje lleno de diversión visto principalmente a través de los ojos de dos juguetes rivales, Woody, un vaquero que habla de una cuerda y Buzz Lightyear, un figura de acción de superhéroe espacial. El dúo no emparejado aprende a dejar de lado sus diferencias cuando las circunstancias los separan de su dueño, Andy, y se encuentran...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman named Alan Clay pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great.
16) Toy story 2
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The fun and adventure continues when Andy goes off to cowboy camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody, who hasn't the slightest clue that he's a greatly valued collectible.
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mientras Andy se prepara para irse a la universidad, sus leales juguetes descubren que han sido donados a la guardería de Sunnyside, donde los niños indómitos con sus deditos pegajosos no juegan bien. Así que es todo para uno y uno para todos, ya que se unen al homólogo de Barbie, Ken, un erizo actor llamado Mr.Picklepants, y un osito de peluche rosa con aroma a fresa llamado Lots-o'-Huggin 'Bear para planificar su gran escape y asegurarse de...
19) Philadelphia
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two competing lawyer join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
20) Bridge of spies
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 video disc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
James Donovan is a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.