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24101) Jack Irish: season 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 229 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A former criminal lawyer reinvents himself as a part-time private investigator and tries to put his life back together after his wife is murdered by one of his clients.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny. An uplifting message that teaches children about the origins of Easter traditions such as Easter egg hunts, egg rolling contests and Easter bonnets.
24103) Star Trek: generations
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's the late 23rd century and retirees Scott, Chekov and Admiral James T. Kirk are guests aboard the new Enterprise. When they receive a distress call from inside the Nexus, Kirk sacrifices himself to save all. 70 years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the new crew of the Enterprise encounter Dr. Soran, a scientist with a strong obsession to harness the power of the Nexus regardless of the cost. Picard's only hope for the future lies within the...
24104) 12 years a slave
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
24105) Barabbas
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Pardoned instead of Christ, Barabbas is haunted for the rest of his life. After watching his former lover, Rachel, being stoned to death for her belief in Jesus, Barabbas returns to his life of thievery. Arrested again, he is sent to the sulphur mines and then to gladiator school where he witnesses yet another friend give his life in the name of the Nazarene. It is only at the end, when Barabbas himself faces crucifixion, that he discovers his faith....
24106) Midway
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
24107) Peter Rabbit
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
24108) Wreck-It Ralph
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For decades, Ralph has played the bad guy in his popular video game. In a bold move, he embarks on an action-packed adventure and sets out to prove to everyone that he is a true hero with a big heart. As he explores exciting new worlds, he teams up with some unlikely new friends including feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz. Then, when an evil army threatens their world, Ralph realizes he holds the fate of the entire arcade in his massive hands.
24109) My sister's keeper
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents' ability to find a compatible bone marrow donator. Their desperate decision to conceive another child raises both ethical and moral questions and begins to erode their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart.
24110) The stand
Pub. Date
©1999
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (366 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Millions perish, and as small, isolated frightened bands unite, the answers to their perpetual questions to justify this end of civilization are bared in their dreams--revelations that urge some to embrace a path of virtue and others one of darkness. As the opposing forces separate into two camps, the noble elements try to shield themselves from their corrupt enemy.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in 1944 Spain, against the backdrop of the anti-Franco guerrilla warfare. When young Ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself in a world of unimaginable cruelty. Soon Ofelia finds the creatures of her imagination in which she used to escape have become a reality and she must battle them to save both her mother and herself. In the terrifying battle that ensues, Ofelia soon learns that...
24112) The obsoletes: a novel
Author
Formats
Description
"A thought-provoking coming-of-age novel about two human-like teen robots navigating high school, basketball, and potentially life-threatening consequences if their true origins are discovered by the inhabitants of their intolerant 1980s Michigan hometown"--
24113) "I confess"
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A priest hears a murderer's confession and then becomes the murder suspect himself.
24114) Vengeance valley
Pub. Date
2004, ©1951
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A man tries to protect his brother from the two vengeful relatives of an unwed pregnant girl.
24115) Hansel & Gretel
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When their wicked stepmother strands them in the Magic Forest, things look mighty grim for little Hansel and Gretel. On their enchanted adventure, they encounter everything from a scatterbrained Sandman and a bumbling Boogeyman, to a very Wicked Witch who really likes her children well-done.
24116) Finding Neverland
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Well-known playwright James M. Barrie finds his career at a crossroads when his latest play flops and doubters begin to question his future. Then by chance he meets a widow and her four adventurous boys. Together they form a friendship that ignites the imagination needed to produce Barrie's greatest work. Traverses both fantasy and everyday reality, melding the difficulties of adult life with the spellbinding allure and childlike innocence of the...
24117) Unbroken
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
24118) The pride of the Yankees
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lou Gehrig, the Yank's great first baseman and the son of poor immigrants, rose to heights of baseball fame-- only to be cut down at the peak of his career by an incurable disease known as ALS.
24119) Iron man 3
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"When Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his entire world reduced to rubble, he must use all his ingenuity to survive, destroy his enemy, and somehow protect those he loves. But a soul-searching question haunts him: Does the man make the suit-- or does the suit make the man?"--Container.
24120) Jack Reacher
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher leaps off the pages of Lee Child's bestselling novel and onto the big screen in this explosive thriller. When an unspeakable crime is committed, all evidence points to the suspect in custody who offers up a single note in defense: Get Jack Reacher! The law has its limits, but Reacher does not when his fight for the truth pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
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