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.
Author: Wachowski, Lana, 1965- film producer, screenwriter, film director. Mitchell, David (David Stephen), screenwriter. Hemon, Aleksandar, 1964- screenwriter. McTeigue, James, film producer. Hill, Grant, film producer.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: MATRIX BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more.
Author: Washington, Denzel, 1954- film director, film producer. Williams, Virgil, screenwriter. Black, Todd, film producer. Jordan, Michael B. (Michael Bakari), 1987- film producer, actor. Blumenthal, Jason, film producer.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: JOURNAL
Format: Video disc
Summary: First Sgt. Charles Monroe King keeps a journal for his newborn son while stationed overseas. His wife, the senior editor for the New York Times, relates the story of their relationship to their son as he grows up. The story of Charles Monroe King, a sergeant who, prior to being killed in action in Baghdad, authored a journal for his son telling him how to live a decent life despite growing up without a father.
Author: Seeley, Patricia Harris, film director. Prendes, Jose, 1979- screenwriter. Trejo, Danny, 1944- actor. Reeser, Autumn, actor. Cupo, Antonio, 1978- actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: HORROR LEGEND
Format: Video disc
Summary: A young family vacationing in Mexico is terrorized by the unrelenting evil spirit known to locals as 'La Llorona.' This legendary specter has been kidnapping children for decades. When she captures their only child, his parents must fight back with everything they've got.
Author: Spielberg, Steven, 1946- film director, film producer. Krieger, Kristie Macosko, film producer. McCollum, Kevin, film producer. Kushner, Tony, screenwriter. Elgort, Ansel, 1994- actor.
Published: 2022 2021
Call Number: WEST
Format: Video disc
Summary: Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, this musical tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City.
Author: Blomkamp, Neill, 1979- film director, screenwriter. Pope, Carly, 1980- actor. Chen, Terry, actor. Boltt, Nathalie, actor. Martin, Chris William, actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: DEMONIC
Format: Video disc
Summary: When the supernatural forces behind a decades-old rift between a mother and daughter are revealed, a young woman realizes that she has released terrifying demons into the world.
Author: Burns, Ken, 1953- television director, television producer. Burns, Sarah, 1982- screenwriter, television director, television producer. McMahon, David, 1976- screenwriter, television director, television producer. Jenkins, Stephanie (Motion picture producer), television producer. David, Keith, narrator.
Published: 2021
Call Number: B ALI
Format: Video disc
Summary: A biographical documentary of world champion boxer and political activist Muhammad Ali. Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political positions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing. Four-disc set. Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the best-known and most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans throughout the world with his mesmerizing combination of speed, grace, and power in the ring, and charm and playful boasting outside of it. Ali insisted on being himself unconditionally and became a global icon and inspiration to people everywhere. Ali spoke his mind and stood on principle, staying true to his Islamic faith and refusing induction into the U.S. Army, even when it cost him his livelihood. Banished for his beliefs, he returned to boxing an underdog, reclaimed his title twice, and became the most famous man on earth. "He was," the novelist Norman Mailer wrote, "the very spirit of the 20th century."
Author: McNamara, Tony (Director), screenwriter, creator, television producer. MacGowan, Marian, television producer. Winemaker, Mark, television producer. Fanning, Elle, 1998- actor, television producer. Ward, Brittany Kahan, television producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: GREAT SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: A satirical interpretation of the biography of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. A satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.
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.
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