Author: Whannell, Leigh, 1977- film director, screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Du Fresne, Kylie, film producer. Moss, Elisabeth, 1982- actor. Jackson-Cohen, Oliver, 1986- actor. Published: 2020 Call Number: INVISIBLE BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding. But when her abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia's sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
Author: Motion picture adaptation of (work): Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Little women. Di Novi, Denise, film producer. Swicord, Robin, film producer. Pascal, Amy, 1958- film producer. Gerwig, Greta film director, screenwriter. Published: 2020 2019 Call Number: LITTLE Format: Video disc Summary: Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
Author: Cretton, Destin Daniel, film director, screenwriter. Lanham, Andrew (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Goldstein, Asher, film producer. Netter, Gil, film producer. Foxx, Jamie, actor. Published: 2020 2019 Call Number: JUST Format: Visual Materials Summary: A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian.
Author: Costabile, David, narrator. Durrance, Chris, television director. Youngelson, Jack, television director. Goodman, Barak, screenwriter, television producer. Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter. Published: 2020 Call Number: GENE Format: Video disc Summary: Scientific genetics, little more than a century old, holds at once the promise of eradicating disease and the threat of altering the very essence of what it means to be human. It traces the dizzying evolution of this new science as researchers race to identify treatments for genetic diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, and to perfect tools for rewriting DNA.
Author: Teicher, Jeremy, film director, screenwriter. Kroll, Nick, actor, screenwriter. Pappas, Alexi, actor, screenwriter. Kenworthy, Gus, actor. Schild, Morgan, actor. Published: 2020 Call Number: OLYMPIC Format: Video disc Summary: Penelope is a first time Olympian and introverted cross-country skier, who, after finishing her event early, finds herself spending time in Athletes Village with the gregarious and outgoing Ezra. As they grow closer, they push one another to embrace qualities they lost sight of in pursuit of their dreams. Will they be able to help each other take a leap of faith into the unknown?
Author: Zobel, Craig, film director. Cuse, Nick, screenwriter. Lindelof, Damon, screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Lindelof, Damon, film producer. Published: 2020 Call Number: HUNT BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.
Author: Bellocchio, Marco, film director. Favino, Pierfrancesco, actor. Lo Cascio, Luigi, 1967- actor. Alesi, Fausto Russo, actor. Cândido, Maria Fernanda, 1974- actor. Published: 2020 Call Number: TRAITOR Format: Video disc Summary: The real life of Tommaso Buscetta, the so-called "boss of the two worlds," the first mafia informant in Sicily in the '80s.
Author: Rainwater, Rotimi, film director, on-screen participant. Haddish, Tiffany, 1979- on screen participant. Berry, Halle, on-screen participant. Dawson, Rosario, on-screen participant. Jewel, 1974- on-screen participant. Published: 2020 Call Number: 362.592 Format: Video disc Summary: In the world's wealthiest country, 4.2 million teenagers are homeless. Former Navy veteran and homeless youth, director Rotimi Rainwater shows viewers the realities of life on the streets as he travels the country to shine a light on the epidemic of youth homelessness in America. With the help of celebrities and politicians who have been homeless themselves or advocates of the repressed, the film takes a large scale issue down to a very personal level.
Author: Gomez-Rejon, Alfonso, director. Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- actor. Shannon, Michael, 1974- actor. Waterston, Katherine, actor. Published: 2020 2017 Call Number: CURRENT Format: Video disc Summary: Tells the story of the competition between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over whose electric power delivery system will be used in the electrification of America.
Author: Wilde, Autumn de, film director. Catton, Eleanor, 1985- screenwriter. Bevan, Tim, film producer. Fellner, Eric, film producer. Broadbent, Graham, film producer. Published: 2020 Call Number: EMMA BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town, In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
Author: Gerwig, Greta, film director, screenwriter. Di Novi, Denise, film producer. Swicord, Robin, film producer. Pascal, Amy, 1958- film producer. Ronan, Saoirse, 1994- actor. Published: 2020 Call Number: LITTLE BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
Author: Hauer-King, Jonah, 1995- actor. Hunt, Helen, 1963- actor. Bean, Sean, actor. Manville, Lesley, actor. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), film distributor.. Published: 2020 Call Number: WORLD SEASON 1 DISC 1-2 Format: Video disc Summary: Summer 1939. Harry, a translator at the British Embassy in Warsaw, is falling in love with Polish waitress Kasia. When German tanks roll into Poland, and Britain declares war on Germany, Harry and Kasia face terrible choices. With her life in grave danger, can Harry help her, and if he can, how will he ever explain himself to Lois Bennett, the girl he left behind in Manchester?
Author: Green, Mike, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Kelly, Brian, screenwriter. Kneebone, Julie, film producer. Lofberg, Lauren, actor. Wiese, Taylor, actor. Published: 2020 Call Number: OUTBACK Format: Video disc Summary: The terrifying tale of a young couple lost in the wilderness and fighting for survival. Wade and Lisa head to Australia hoping to recharge their ailing romance. When their GPS fails, they leave their car and head off on foot to find a new route. As daylight fades, they're forced to spend the night in the bush without food, water, or weapons, surrounded by snakes, scorpions, and wild dogs. Now, one decision could mean the difference between life and certain death.
Author: Luke, Derek, 1974- actor. Martini, Max, 1969- actor. Núñez, Paola, 1978- actor. Allen, Joel, (Actor) actor. Aytes, Rochelle, 1976- actor. Published: 2020 Call Number: PURGE SEASON 2 Format: Video disc Summary: A single Purge Night affects the lives of four interconnected characters over the ensuing year, all inevitably leading up to the next Purge.
Author: Junger, Gil, film director, screenwriter. Lazar, Andrew, film producer. Chen, Cory, film producer. Zhang, Linshu, film producer. Strauss, John J., 1957- screenplay. Published: 2020 Call Number: THINK Format: Video disc Summary: Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox star in this whimsical family comedy about a boy and his dog, and a science project that will change all of their lives forever. It follows twelve-year-old Oliver, a tech prodigy, whose middle-school science fair experiment goes awry, creating a telepathic connection between him and his furry friend, Henry. The bond brings Oliver and Henry even closer as they join forces to comically overcome complications at school, and help Oliver?s parents rekindle their marriage.
Author: Wilde, Autumn de, film director. Cotton, Eleanor, screenwriter. Bevan, Tim, film producer. Fellner, Eric, film producer. Broadbent, Graham, film producer. Published: 2020 Call Number: EMMA Format: Video disc Summary: Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
Author: Pesce, Nicolas, 1990- film director. Raimi, Sam, film producer. Tapert, Robert (Robert G.), film producer. Ichise, Taka, film producer. Gilpin, Betty, actor. Published: 2020 Call Number: GRUDGE Format: Video disc Summary: After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a single mother and young detective try to investigate and solve the case. Later, she discovers the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Now, she runs to save herself and her son from demonic spirits from the cursed house in her neighborhood.
Author: Petzold, Christian, 1960- film director. Petzold, Christian, 1960- screenwriter. Koerner von Gustorf, Florian, film producer. Weber, Michael, 1958- films producer. Rogowski, Franz, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: TRANSIT (GERMAN) Format: Video disc Summary: Georg, a German refugee, flees to Marseille assuming the identity of a recently deceased writer whose papers he is carrying. There he delves into the delicate and complex culture of the refugee community, becoming enmeshed in the lives of a young mother and son and falling for a mysterious woman named Marie.
Author: Aja, Alexandre, 1978- film director, film producer. Rasmussen, Michael, screenwriter. Rasmussen, Shawn, screenwriter. Flores, Craig J., 1973- film producer. Raimi, Sam film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: CRAWL Format: Video disc Summary: When a hurricane hits her hometown, Haley ignores evacuation orders to search for her missing father. Finding him injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by floodwaters. As time runs out to escape the storm, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their fears.
Author: Muschietti, Andrés, film director. Dauberman, Gary, screenwriter. Muschietti, Barbara, film producer. Lin, Dan (Film producer), film producer. Lee, Roy, 1969- film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: IT Format: Video disc Summary: Twenty-seven years after they defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. When kids start disappearing again, Mike, the only one who stayed in Derry, calls the others to come home. Each damaged by the experiences of the past, they must conquer their fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all.
