Author: Deeble, Mark, screenwriter, television director. Stone, Victoria, television director, television producer. Dumezweni, Noma, narrator. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company. Terra Mater Factual Studios, production company. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: DOC 591.5 NATURE Format: Video disc Summary: In arid regions across southern Kenya, the waterhole, created by elephants and termites, is central to everyone's life. It is where animals visit to drink, and where some creatures are born and die. Every visit is charged with tension, for a waterhole is the perfect place for predators to wait in ambush.
Author: Charbonier, David, film director, screenwriter. Powell, Justin, film director, screenwriter. Rosenthal, Rick, 1949- film producer. Chavis, Lonnie, 2007- actor. Dewey, Ezra, actor. Published: 2022 2020 Call Number: BOY Format: Video disc Summary: A twelve-year-old boy and his best friend have a horrifying experience when they are kidnapped while on their way home from school. A night of unimaginable terror awaits twelve year old Bobby and his best friend, Kevin, when they are abducted on their way home from school. Managing to escape his confines, Bobby navigates the dark halls, praying his presence goes unnoticed as he avoids his captor at every turn. Even worse is the arrival of another stranger, whose mysterious arrangement with the kidnapper may spell certain doom for Kevin. With no means of calling for help and miles of dark country in every direction, Bobby embarks on a rescue mission, determined to get himself and Kevin out alive or die trying.
Author: Shada, Jeremy, voice actor. DiMaggio, John, 1968- voice actor. Kenny, Tom, 1962- voice actor. Cartoon Network (Television network) Studio Distribution Services, publisher. Published: 2022 2020 Call Number: ADVENTUR DISTANT Format: Video disc Summary: After a break from adventuring, a series of mysterious events leads Finn and Jake farther from home than they have ever traveled before. When they find themselves face to face with a monstrous evil, Finn and Jake must unite for the adventure of their lifetimes!
Author: Branagh, Kenneth, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Berwick, Laura, film producer. Kovacik, Becca, film producer. Thomas, Tamar, film producer. Balfe, Caitriona, actor. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: BELFAST Format: Video disc Summary: A poignant story of love, laughter, and loss in one boy's childhood in Belfast, Ireland, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.
Author: Sisto, Pascual, film director. Portnoy, Elika, film producer. Orlovsky, Alex, film producer. Bowes, Michael, (Producer), film producer. Giacobone, Nicolás, screenwriter. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: JOHN Format: Video disc Summary: A coming-of-age psychological thriller that plays out the unsettling reality of a kid who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground.
Author: Toro, Guillermo del, 1964- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Morgan, Kim, (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Dale, J. Miles, film producer. Cooper, Bradley, actor, film producer. Blanchett, Cate, 1969- actor. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: DRAMA NIGHTMARE Format: Video disc Summary: From visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes a suspenseful psychological thriller about a manipulative carnival man who teams with an equally deceptive psychiatrist to grift the wealthy in 1940s New York society. Del Toro co-wrote the enthralling film with Kim Morgan, based on William Lindsay Gresham's novel.
Author: Sheridan, Chris, 1967- creator. Tudyk, Alan, actor. Tomko, Sara, actor. Reynolds, Corey, 1974- actor. Wetterlund, Alice, actor. Published: 2021 Call Number: TV RESIDENT SEASON 1 Format: Video disc Summary: Follows the adventures of an alien trying to fit in with the residents of a small Colorado town as he carries out his own mission. A comedic sci-fi drama based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, this show follows a crash-landed alien who must take on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and somehow find a way to fit in with the local human population. While attempting to complete his secret mission on Earth, he is forced to consider the possibility that humans might be worth saving after all.
Author: Roiland, Justin, 1980- voice actor. Parnell, Chris, 1967- voice actor. Grammer, Spencer, 1983- voice actor. Chalke, Sarah, voice actor. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. Published: 2021 Call Number: RICK SEASON 5 Format: Video disc Summary: Follows the adventures of mentally unbalanced scientist Rick and his grandson Morty. Hold onto your butts--it's season five, baby! Rick, Morty, and the fam are back with ten all-new episodes. Sex, romance, testicle monsters, a guy named Mr. Nimbus... It's everything you want, so get your butt ready!
Author: Affleck, Ben, 1972- actor. Cranston, Bryan, 1956- actor. Arkin, Alan, actor. Spacey, Kevin, actor. Bening, Annette, actor. Published: 2020 2008 Call Number: BINGEBOX ACADEMY Format: Video disc Summary: "Argo": Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979. "American Beauty": Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend. "Green book": A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. "The shape of water": At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. "Slumdog millionaire": A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Author: Thaw, John, 1942-2002, actor. Whately, Kevin, actor. Dexter, Colin, creator, author. Adaptation of (work): Dexter, Colin. Inspector Morse novel. BBC Studios, distributor. Published: 2019 1986 Call Number: INSPECTO DISC 1-3 Format: Video disc Summary: Inspector Morse is a melancholy, enigmatic and romantic man who never uses his first name and who finds solace in real ale, classical music and difficult crosswords. Together with his able Sergeant Lewis, Morse uses his considerable intellect and passion for the truth and justice to investigate death and murder in the English university town of Oxford.
Author: Lee, Justin (Director), film director. Berenger, Tom, 1949- actor. Van Dien, Casper, 1968- actor. Morrone, Ed, actor. Fahey, Jeff, actor. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: DRAMA TALE Format: Video disc Summary: In the lawless West, The Cowboys a notorious brotherhood of killers and thieves reigned over the land with brutal fists and fast guns. Fate had finally caught up with them ... and now the merciless gang has but a single surviving member. When a deputized gunslinger takes up the call to hunt down the last Cowboy, the chase is on and the bullets fly and only one of these hardened men can survive.
Author: Griffin, Camille, film director, screenwriter. Vaughn, Matthew, 1971- film producer. Rattray, Celine, 1975- film producer. Styler, Trudie, film producer. Knightley, Keira, 1985- actor. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: COMEDY SILENT Format: Video disc Summary: A family hosts their annual Christmas dinner party for friends and family as an imminent catastrophe is about to destroy the world. A group of old friends, in true British fashion and while the rest of the world faces impending doom, reunite to celebrate Christmas in the comfort of an idyllic country home. Burdened with the inconvenience of mankind's imminent destruction, they adopt a stiff upper lip, crack open another bottle of Prosecco and continue with their festivities. But no amount of stoicism can replace the courage needed for their last night on Earth.
Author: Brewer, Craig, film director. Barris, Kenya, 1974- screenwriter. Blaustein, Barry W., screenwriter. Sheffield, David, 1948- screenwriter. Kanew, Justin, screenwriter. Published: 2022 2020 Call Number: COMEDY COMING 2 Format: Video disc Summary: Shortly before his father's death, Prince Akeem learns that he sired an illegitimate son during his last stay in the United States and now he has to return to Queens to retrieve him to ensure a male successor to the throne. Akeem and Semmi are back! Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York--where it all began. Additionally returning to their original roles in this long-awaited sequel, are James Earl Jones, John Amos, Louie Anderson, and Shari Headley, alongside new characters from Wesley Snipes, Tracy Morgan, and Leslie Jones.
Author: Hirst, Michael, 1952- creator, screenwriter. Winnick, Katheryn, actor. Skarsgård, Gustaf, actor. Ludwig, Alexander, 1992- actor. Hirst, Georgia, 1994- actor. Published: 2022 2019 Call Number: VIKINGS SEASON 6 VOLUME 2 Format: Video disc Summary: Follows the adventures of the sons of legendary Viking, Ragnar Lothbrok, at the beginning of the Viking Age. Season six returns following the battle between brothers which left Bjorn Ironsides a hero to the people who have been under the tyrannical rule of Ivar for so long. As the new leader of Kattegat, Bjorn struggles to fill his late father's shoes as king, while facing critical dilemmas and wrestling with the idea that power overshadows morals. Meanwhile, Ivar travels to Russia and meets his match in Prince Oleg, a ruthless and unpredictable ruler.
Author: Wachowski, Lana, 1965- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Mitchell, David (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Hemon, Aleksandar, 1964- screenwriter. McTeigue, James, film producer. Hill, Grant, film producer. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: MATRIX Format: Video disc Summary: "To truly know himself, Neo must follow the white rabbit once again into the Matrix ... What he doesn't know is that the Matrix is more dangerous than ever"--Container. A successful video game developer, the creator of "The matrix" game series, starts to suspect that the stories and characters of his games are not fiction.
Author: Drake, Edward, film director, screenwriter. Large, Corey, screenwriter, film producer. Murphy, Timothy V., actor. Willis, Bruce, 1955- actor. Gough, Rob, actor. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: AMERICAN Format: Video disc Summary: An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small Georgia town must infiltrate a building filled with heavily armed terrorists who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage. When a doctor is taken hostage by a group of outlaws searching for a missing woman, a sheriff tries to handle the situation before the FBI arrives.
Author: Cohn, Jared, film director, screenwriter. Messner, Johnny, 1970- film producer. Large, Corey, film producer. Cannon, Cam, screenwriter. Muldoon, Patrick, 1968- actor. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: DEADLOCK Format: Video disc Summary: When a criminal seeking revenge takes hostages at a power plant with a group of mercenaries, an ex-soldier must come to the rescue. Ron Whitlock is a wanted criminal leading a team of mercenaries on a mission of vengeance. Convinced that the government is working against them, the merciless group brutally seizes an energy plant and holds everyone inside hostage. With a nearby town on the brink of massive flooding and destruction, it's up to one retired elite army ranger Mack Karr to save thousands of innocent lives before it's too late.
Author: Waugh, Ric Roman, 1968- film director. Mervis, Adam, 1981- screenwriter. Iwanyk, Basil, film producer. Boyea, Brendon, film producer. Eonomou, Greg, film producer. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: NATIONAL Format: Video disc Summary: Shortly before the college football national championship game, the star quarterback and a teammate start a player's strike to fight for fair compensation for student athletes. Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James and teammate Emmett Sunday ignite a player's strike declaring they won't compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach and various power brokers must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.
Author: Benz, Bill, film director. St. Vincent, 1982- actor. screenwriter, actor. Brownstein, Carrie, 1974- screenwriter, actor. Johnson, Dakota, 1989- actor. Buzzington, Ezra, actor. Published: 2022 2019 Call Number: DRAMA NOWHERE Format: Video disc Summary: When St. Vincent hires a close friend to direct a documentary about her, they soon find the project having a distorted effect on reality, identity, and authenticity. From real-life friends Annie Clark and Carrie Brownstein comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent's music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking within subject and filmmaker that threaten to derail the friendship, the project, and the duo's creative lives. From first-time filmmaker Bill Benz comes a densely woven, laugh-out-loud funny and increasingly fractured commentary on reality, identity, and authenticity.
Author: Evans, Marc, 1963- director. Clunes, Martin, 1961- actor. Blakley, Claudie, 1974- actor. Lyons, Katie, 1981- actor. Rimi, Sule, actor. Published: 2022 2021 Call Number: MANHUNT SERIES 2 Format: Video disc Summary: A London police detective must track down a serial killer. Fresh off his success catching a headline-grabbing killer, DCI Colin Sutton is on the brink of retirement when he's asked to review the long running inquiry into another infamous predator. Known as "The Night Stalker" to the press and "Minstead Man" to the police, this serial rapist has stalked the elderly of Southeast London for nearly two decades.
