Author: Pollard, Sam, film director. Gates, Lovell, on-screen participant. Thompson, Jakkar, on-screen participant. Stevens, Clayton B., on-screen participant. Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Motley, Bob, 1923-2017. Negro baseball leagues.
Published: 2023 2009
Call Number: 796.357
Format: Video disc
Summary: Celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century, exploring Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities, and a showcase for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while exposing unintended consequences of the sport's integration.
Author: Bratton, Elegance, film director, screenwriter. Brown, Effie T., film producer. Gordon, Chester Algernal, film producer. Pope, Jeremy (Singer), actor. Castillo, Raul, actor.
Published: 2023 2022
Call Number: INSPECTI
Format: Video disc
Summary: In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.
Author: Cavelle, Jenna, film producer. Lewis, Jazsmin, 1976- film producer, actor. Pierce, Leon, Jr., film director, screenwriter, film producer. Mowry, Tahj, actor. Cole, Deon, actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: WELCOME
Format: Video disc
Summary: Matt, a well known writer and director, suffers a traumatic experience, that leads to him being deathly afraid to go outside. Therefore he decides to attempt to write, direct, and star in a feature film, all from his apartment.
Author: Null, Vance, film director. Green, Brent Ryan, 1984- film producer. Blaze, Tommy, screenwriter. Solomon, Cary, screenwriter. Konzelman, Chuck, screenwriter.
Published: 2021
Call Number: GODS NOT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Reverend Dave is called to defend a group of Christian homeschooling families. He finds himself taken aback by the interference of the government and believing that their right to educate their children is a freedom worth fighting for. Reverend Dave is called to Washington DC to testify in a landmark congressional hearing that will determine the future of religious freedom in our country for years to come.
Author: Pelecanos, George P., creator. Simon, David, 1960- creator. Franco, James, 1978- actor. Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977- actor. Carr, Gary, 1986- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: DEUCE SEASON 3
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's 1985 and the party of the '70s is slowing down. 42nd Street has deteriorated into a world of crime, seedy video stores, and peep shows; VHS has overtaken film as porn's primary medium, and the AIDS epidemic has had a devastating impact. Welcome to the third and final season of the gritty HBO series that follows the interconnected lives of barkeeps, prostitutes, pimps, the police, mobsters, and adult film actors and producers in Times Square.
Author: Schultz, John, 1960- film director. Jacobson, Danny, screenwriter. Sheffield, David, 1948- screenwriter. Cedric, the Entertainer, 1965- actor. Epps, Mike, actor.
Published: 2020 2005
Call Number: HONEYMOO
Format: Video disc
Summary: New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden and sanitation engineer Ed Norton are best friends whose schemes are the only things bigger than their dreams. The most recent plan finds the boys out to make a fast buck by racing a stray greyhound.
Author: Scott, Ridley, film director. Fancher, Hampton, screenwriter. Peoples, David Webb, screenwriter. Ford, Harrison, 1942- actor. Hauer, Rutger, 1944-2019, actor.
Published: 2020 1980
Call Number: 10
Format: Video disc
Summary: Blade runner: A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. The lost boys: A young teen thinks his town of Santa Cruz is infested with vampires, and becomes convinced of it when his own brother starts turning into one. The shining: Jack Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, who's come to the elegant, isolated Outlook Hotel as off-season caretaker with his wife and son. Torrance has never been there before - or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time-warp of madness and murder. Caddyshack: The story centers around Danny Noonan, who is desperate to win the college scholarship awarded to the best caddy at Bushwood Country Club. Also involved are a millionaire who wants to turn the golf course into a a new property development and a greenskeeper who is about to start World War III--against a gopher. Lethal weapon: The story of two Vietnam-vets-turned-cops who have just one thing in common: both hate to work with partners. But their partnership becomes the key to survival when a murder investigation leads to war with a heroin ring.
Author: Kuwabara, Satoshi, film director. Yu, Apphia, voice director. Matsusako, Yukako, voice actor. Hanazawa, Kana, 1989- voice actor. Taketatsu, Ayana, voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: QUINTESS SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Desperate to pay off his family's debt, Futaro Uesugi quintuples his troubles when he accepts a new job, tutoring a set of quintuplets! If he can't get Itsuki, Miku, Ichika, Nino, and Yotsuba to hit the books, he can kiss his paycheck goodbye.
Author: Kuwabara, Satoshi, film director. Yu, Apphia, voice director. Matsusako, Yukako, voice actor. Hanazawa, Kana, 1989- voice actor. Taketatsu, Ayana, voice actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: QUINTESS SEASON 1 BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Desperate to pay off his family's debt, Futaro Uesugi quintuples his troubles when he accepts a new job, tutoring a set of quintuplets! If he can't get Itsuki, Miku, Ichika, Nino, and Yotsuba to hit the books, he can kiss his paycheck goodbye.
Author: Dappen, Nate, creator, screenwriter, television director, television producer. Losin, Neil, creator, screenwriter, television director, television producer. Campbell-Staton, Shane, creator, on-screen presenter, television producer. Smith, Rick (Motion picture director), television director. Price, Kori, television producer.
Published: 2023
Call Number: 304.2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the world to explore our global impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do.
Author: Kaytis, Clay, screenwriter, film director. Zwilling, Irwin, producer. Schenk, Nick, screenwriter. Billingsley, Peter, screenwriter, actor. Hayes, Erinn, 1976- actor.
Published: 2023 2022
Call Number: CHRISTMA
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ralphie is all grown up in this sequel to the annual holiday favorite in which he must deal with Christmas and all that comes with it, this time as a dad. Peter Billingsley returns to the role that has made kids of all ages anticipate Christmas morning like no other.
Author: Turtletaub, Marc, film director, film producer. Steckler, Gavin, screenwriter. Liebling, Deborah, film producer. Daly, Andrew, film producer. Clark, Michael B., 1979- film producer.
Published: 2023
Call Number: JULES
Format: Video disc
Summary: Jules follows Milton who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Things become complicated when two neighbors discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life thanks to this unlikely stranger.
Author: McQuarrie, Christopher, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Jendresen, Erik, screenwriter. Cruise, Tom, 1962- film producer, actor. Hamilton, Eddie, film editor. Balfe, Lorne, composer (expression)
Published: 2023
Call Number: MISSION 7 PART 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission, not even the lives of those he cares about most.
Author: Lazarov, Joe, film director. Summers, Steve, film producer. Levin, Billy film producer. Rambo, David, screenwriter. Parton, Dolly, actor.
Published: 2023
Call Number: DOLLY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A modern-day movie musical about the making of a network TV special, Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas is the frenetic backstage story and delightful on-camera results of Dolly's desire to uplift an exhausted world's spirits by sharing the unique "mountain magic" she has always found in and around Dollywood at Christmas. Throughout the movie's production numbers and rehearsal chaos, Dolly finds herself taking a private journey into her past, guided by the mysterious appearances of her personal Three Wise Men. When it's time for her big special to air live, a renewed and inspired Dolly goes rogue and shows the world that the real magic of Christmas lies in the hearts of the children we all once were, the realization that Christmas is about the people we share it with, and how her faith remains the common thread between Christmases past, present, and future.
Author: Macchio, Ralph, 1961- actor. Zabka, William, 1965- actor. Henggeler, Courtney, 1978- actor. Maridueña, Xolo, 2001- actor. Buchanan, Tanner, 1998- actor.
Published: 2023 2022
Call Number: TV COBRA SEASON 5
Format: Video disc
Summary: Johnny Lawrence is at his lowest point as a jobless handyman haunted by his wasted life. When he rescues a bullied kid from bullies, he is inspired to resurrect the notorious Cobra Kai dojo. It also resurrects his old rivalry with Daniel LaRousso. Daniel is a successful businessman who may be happily married but is missing an essential balance in life since the death of his mentor, Mr. Miyagi.
Author: Pollard, Sam, film director. Gates, Lovell, on-screen participant. Thompson, Jakkar, on-screen participant. Stevens, Clayton B., on-screen participant. Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Motley, Bob, 1923-2017. Negro baseball leagues.
Published: 2023 2009
Call Number: 796.357
Format: Video disc
Summary: Celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century, exploring Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities, and a showcase for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while exposing unintended consequences of the sport's integration.
Author: Bratton, Elegance, film director, screenwriter. Brown, Effie T., film producer. Gordon, Chester Algernal, film producer. Pope, Jeremy (Singer), actor. Castillo, Raul, actor.
Published: 2023 2022
Call Number: INSPECTI
Format: Video disc
Summary: In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.
Author: Cavelle, Jenna, film producer. Lewis, Jazsmin, 1976- film producer, actor. Pierce, Leon, Jr., film director, screenwriter, film producer. Mowry, Tahj, actor. Cole, Deon, actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: WELCOME
Format: Video disc
Summary: Matt, a well known writer and director, suffers a traumatic experience, that leads to him being deathly afraid to go outside. Therefore he decides to attempt to write, direct, and star in a feature film, all from his apartment.
Author: Null, Vance, film director. Green, Brent Ryan, 1984- film producer. Blaze, Tommy, screenwriter. Solomon, Cary, screenwriter. Konzelman, Chuck, screenwriter.
Published: 2021
Call Number: GODS NOT
Format: Video disc
Summary: Reverend Dave is called to defend a group of Christian homeschooling families. He finds himself taken aback by the interference of the government and believing that their right to educate their children is a freedom worth fighting for. Reverend Dave is called to Washington DC to testify in a landmark congressional hearing that will determine the future of religious freedom in our country for years to come.
Author: Pelecanos, George P., creator. Simon, David, 1960- creator. Franco, James, 1978- actor. Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 1977- actor. Carr, Gary, 1986- actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: DEUCE SEASON 3
Format: Video disc
Summary: It's 1985 and the party of the '70s is slowing down. 42nd Street has deteriorated into a world of crime, seedy video stores, and peep shows; VHS has overtaken film as porn's primary medium, and the AIDS epidemic has had a devastating impact. Welcome to the third and final season of the gritty HBO series that follows the interconnected lives of barkeeps, prostitutes, pimps, the police, mobsters, and adult film actors and producers in Times Square.
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