Author: Letterman, Rob, film director, screenwriter. Hernandez, Dan, screenwriter. Samit, Benji, screenwriter. Perlman, Nicole, acreenwriter. Connolly, Derek, screenwriter. Published: 2019 Call Number: ACTION POKEMON Format: Video disc Summary: The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wisecracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery.
Author: Wang, Lulu (Filmmaker), film director, screenwriter, film producer. Melia, Daniele, film producer. Turtletaub, Marc, film producer. Saraf, Peter, film producer. Miano, Andrew, film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: FAREWELL Format: Video disc Summary: Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate.
Author: Nilson, Tyler, 1981- film director, screenwriter. Schwartz, Michael (Michael David), 1978- film director, screenwriter. Berger, Albert (Motion picture producer), film producer. Yerxa, Ron, film producer. Lemole, Christopher, film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: PEANUT Format: Video disc Summary: An adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler and attending the wrestling school of The Salt Water Redneck, his idol. Through circumstances beyond their control, Tyler, a small-time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak's unlikely coach and ally.
Author: Roberts, Johannes, film director, screenwriter. Riera, Ernest (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Harris, James, 1982- film producer. Lane, Mark (Motion picture producer), film producer. Jones, Robert (Robert Howard), 1961- film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: 47 Format: Video disc Summary: Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their fun outing turns into heart-stopping fear when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves. As they swim deeper into the claustrophobic labyrinth of caves they enter the territory of the deadliest shark species in the ocean.
Author: Franco, James, 1978- film director, actor. Boone, Josh, 1979- screenwriter. Cox, Brian, 1946- actor. Levy, Jane, 1989- actor. Quaid, Dennis, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: PRETENDE Format: Video disc Summary: Life imitates art as a French new wave-obsessed film student finds his muse in a mysterious actress that both he and his best friend fall in love with. After years of sex, betrayal, and collateral damage, the three end up in a dangerous situation that leaves one of them fighting for his life.
Author: Freundlich, Bart, 1970- film director, screenwriter, producer. Williams, Michelle, 1980- actor. Moore, Julianne, actor. Crudup, Billy, 1968- actor. Chase, Will, 1970- actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: AFTER Format: Video disc Summary: Isabel has devoted her life to working with the children in a Calcutta orphanage. Theresa is the multimillionaire leader of a media company who lives with her artist husband in New York. When Isabel hears of a mysterious and generous grant for the financially strained orphanage, she must travel to New York to meet the benefactor, Theresa, in person, who then insists she stay for a family wedding.
Author: Berloff, Andrea, film director, screenwriter. De Luca, Michael, 1965- film producer. Viscidi, Marcus, film producer. Haddish, Tiffany, 1979- actor. Moss, Elisabeth, 1982- actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: KITCHEN Format: Video disc Summary: Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but an ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands, proving surprisingly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition, literally.
Author: McCarthy, Claire, film director. Chellas, Semi, screenwriter. Ridley, Daisy, 1992- actor. Watts, Naomi, 1968- actor. Felton, Tom, 1987- actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: OPHELIA Format: Video disc Summary: In a story based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia tells of her life in the court at Elsinore, her love for Prince Hamlet, and her escape from the violence in Denmark. The unspoken, complex heroine of Hamlet shares her own story through modern language in contemporary Denmark. As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the two in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and betrayal. When Hamlet's father is murdered and the prince's wits begin to unravel into an insatiable quest for vengeance, Ophelia sharply navigates the rules of power in Denmark all while struggling to choose between her true love and her own life.
Author: Curtis, Simon, 1960- film director. Bomback, Mark, screenwriter. Moritz, Neal H., film producer. Dempsey, Patrick, 1966- film producer. Landau, Tania, film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: ART Format: Video disc Summary: Based on the best-selling novel by Garth Stein, this is a heartfelt tale narrated by a witty and philosophical dog named Enzo. Through his bond with his owner Denny, an aspiring Formula One racecar driver, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition and understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life. The film follows Denny and the loves of his life, his wife, Eve, their daughter Zoe, and his best friend, Enzo.
Author: Øvredal, André, 1973- film director. Hageman, Dan, screenwriter. Hageman, Kevin, screenwriter. Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- film producer, screenwriter. Melton, Patrick, screenwriter. Published: 2019 Call Number: SCARY Format: Video disc Summary: It's l968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind, but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time.
Author: Richards, Mick, film director. Guthrie, Arlo, performer. Havens, Richie, performer. West, Leslie, performer. Cinema Libre Studio, publisher. Published: 2019 Call Number: 781.66 Format: Video disc Summary: For three days in August 1969, nearly a half-million young people descended upon Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York for the rock 'n' roll event that defined a generation. Mythologized for 50 years, the filmmakers set the record straight with the most comprehensive examination of how the festival came to be using original interviews with key figures, rare archival footage and unearthed photographs.
Author: Sayles, John, 1950- screenwriter, film director. Renzi, Maggie, film producer. Rajski, Peggy, film producer. Cooper, Chris, 1951- actor. McDonnell, Mary, actor. Published: 2019 1987 Call Number: MATEWAN Format: Video disc Summary: Dramatized version of the battles which took place in the coal fields of West Virginia in the 1920s when the union and the coal companies were at odds. "Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film debut), arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, Appalachia-born and immigrant, while urging patience in the face of the coal company's violent provocations. With a crackerjack ensemble cast--including James Earl Jones, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Will Oldham--and Oscar-nominated cinematography by Haskell Wexler, Matewan taps into a rich vein of Americana with painstaking attention to local texture, issuing an impassioned cry for justice that still resounds today"--Container.
Author: Balfe, Caitriona, actor. Heughan, Sam, 1980- actor. Lacroix, Duncan, actor. McTavish, Graham, actor. Television adaptation of (work): Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander novels. Published: 2018 Call Number: OUTLANDE SEASON 3 DISC 1-2 Format: Video disc Summary: The third season picks up right after Claire travels through the stones to return to her life in 1948. Now pregnant, she struggles with the fallout of her sudden reappearance and its effect on her marriage to her first husband, Frank. Meanwhile, in the eighteenth century, Jamie suffers from the aftermath of his doomed last stand at the historic battle of Culloden, as well as the loss of Claire.
Author: Nawrocki, Michael, voice actor. Vischer, Lisa, voice actor. Southerland, Stephanie, voice actor. Buckland, Kira, 1987- voice actor. Mann, David, 1966- voice actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: BEST Format: Video disc Summary: Bob and Larry are preparing for their first Christmas show in Mr. Nezzer's theater, and the show seems to be headed for disaster. Bob begins to wonder how to celebrate christmas when everything is going wrong. It's when the Veggies go back to the very first Christmas, where times were tough, and things didn't seem to be working out, that they all earn the promise of Christmas, God is with them. It's a timeless story of hope that every family will enjoy.
Author: Leitch, David (Director), film director. Johnson, Dwayne, 1972- actor. Statham, Jason, 1967- actor. Elba, Idris, actor. Kirby, Vanessa, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: HOBBS Format: Video disc Summary: Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs, a loyal agent of America's Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw, a former British military elite operative, first faced off, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they've tried to take each other down. But when anarchist Brixton gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever, these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves.
Author: Stupnitsky, Gene, film director, screenwriter. Eisenberg, Lee, screenwriter. Tremblay, Jacob, actor. Gordon, Molly, 1994- actor. Forte, Will, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: GOOD Format: Video disc Summary: After being invited to his first kissing party, twelve-year-old Max is panicking because he doesn't know how to kiss. Eager for some pointers, Max and his best friends Thor and Lucas decide to use Max's dad's drone to spy on a teenage couple making out next door. But when things go ridiculously wrong, the drone is destroyed. Desperate to replace it before Max's dad gets home, the boys skip school and set off on an odyssey of epically bad decisions.
Author: Aprahamian, Sallie, director. Molotnikov, Justin, director. Horsfield, Debbie, 1955- screenwriter. Ray, Michael, producer. Turner, Aidan, 1983- actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: POLDARK SEASON 5 DISC 1-2 Format: Video disc Summary: It is a new century and with it comes the promise of a hopeful future, but the past casts a long shadow over Cornwall. Following the death of Elizabeth, Ross Poldark resolves to put Westminster behind him and spend more time with the people he loves. However, when an old friend emerges with a plea for help, Ross is compelled to challenge the establishment again.
Author: Shadyac, Tom, film director. Hodge, Aldis, actor. Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- actor. Kinnear, Greg, 1963- actor. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor. Published: 2019 Call Number: BRIAN Format: Video disc Summary: The inspirational true story, an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL.
Author: Costner, Kevin, actor. Grimes, Luke, 1984- actor. Reilly, Kelly, actor. Paramount Pictures Corporation, distributor. Published: 2019 Call Number: YELLOWST SEASON 2 DISC 1-2 Format: Video disc Summary: Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect, Dutton family patriarch John Dutton is determined to protect his ranch and his family's legacy by any means necessary.
Author: Farrant, Kim, film director. Davies, Luke, 1962- screenwriter. Regal, David (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Etting, Brian, film producer. Etting, Josh H., film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: ANGEL Format: Video disc Summary: A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.