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The Dark Underside of Rwanda’s Model Public Image
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Why Constitutions Are the Safeguards of Freedom
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Wander [DVD]
Author: Mullen, April, film director, film producer. Doiron, Tim, 1979- screenwriter, film producer. Relis, Andre, film producer. Verdi, Chad A., film producer. Allison, Jason, film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: WANDER
Format: Video disc
Summary: After being hired to investigate a possible murder cover up in a small town, Arthur -- a traumatized private eye with a penchant for conspiracy theories -- is plunged into a world of lies and deceit, seeing parallels between this death and the death of his daughter. Increasingly paranoid, Arthur's sanity is tested as he attempts to filter fact from fiction and solve the case, all the while questioning if he is a pawn in a much bigger game. When a mentally unstable private investigator is hired to investigate a possible murder cover up in a small town, he suspects that the murder may be somehow linked to the same conspiracy cover up that caused the death of his daughter.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: WANDER
Format: Video disc
Summary: After being hired to investigate a possible murder cover up in a small town, Arthur -- a traumatized private eye with a penchant for conspiracy theories -- is plunged into a world of lies and deceit, seeing parallels between this death and the death of his daughter. Increasingly paranoid, Arthur's sanity is tested as he attempts to filter fact from fiction and solve the case, all the while questioning if he is a pawn in a much bigger game. When a mentally unstable private investigator is hired to investigate a possible murder cover up in a small town, he suspects that the murder may be somehow linked to the same conspiracy cover up that caused the death of his daughter.
The undoing [DVD] : an HBO limited series.
Author: Kidman, Nicole, 1967- actor. Grant, Hugh, actor. Jupe, Noah, 2005- actor. Sutherland, Donald, 1935- actor. Home Box Office (Firm), production company.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: UNDOING
Format: Video disc
Summary: A thrilling mini-series from HBO about a successful New York therapist whose life begins to spin out of control just before her first book is published.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: UNDOING
Format: Video disc
Summary: A thrilling mini-series from HBO about a successful New York therapist whose life begins to spin out of control just before her first book is published.
Des [DVD]
Author: Neal, Luke, creator, screenwriter. Arnold, Lewis (Television director), television director. Jones, Kelly (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Meanti, David, television producer. Tennant, David, 1971- actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: SUSPENSE DES
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story is about one of the most infamous serial killers in UK history: Dennis Nilsen. Known as the "kindly killer", Nilsen was an unassuming civil servant who became Britain's most prolific serial killer of the time. The chilling true-crime series delves into Nilsen's emotionally elusive psyche after his arrest in 1983.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: SUSPENSE DES
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story is about one of the most infamous serial killers in UK history: Dennis Nilsen. Known as the "kindly killer", Nilsen was an unassuming civil servant who became Britain's most prolific serial killer of the time. The chilling true-crime series delves into Nilsen's emotionally elusive psyche after his arrest in 1983.
Zappa [DVD]
Author: Winter, Alex, 1965- film director, film producer. Decca, Anghel, cinematographer. Zipper, Glen, film producer. Frizzell, John, 1966- composer. Nichols, Mike J., film editor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: B ZAPPA
Format: Video disc
Summary: "With unfettered access to the Zappa Vault and all its archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter's assembly features appearances by Frank's widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank's musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others."--Container insert.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: B ZAPPA
Format: Video disc
Summary: "With unfettered access to the Zappa Vault and all its archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time. Alex Winter's assembly features appearances by Frank's widow Gail Zappa and several of Frank's musical collaborators including Mike Keneally, Ian Underwood, Steve Vai, Pamela Des Barres, Bunk Gardner, David Harrington, Scott Thunes, Ruth Underwood, Ray White and others."--Container insert.
Days of the Bagnold summer [DVD]
Author: Motion picture adaptation of (work): Winterhart, Joff. Days of the Bagnold summer. Bird, Simon, 1984?- film director. Owens, Lisa, 1985- screenwriter. Dolan, Monica, actor. Cave, Earl, actor.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: DAYS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sue works in a library; her son Daniel eats chips and listens to Metallica. When his father and stepmother cancel his summer plans to visit them in Florida at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together. An epic war of wills ensues in the unassuming battleground of their suburban home as they each reckon with private tragedies, and pursue their passions.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: DAYS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Sue works in a library; her son Daniel eats chips and listens to Metallica. When his father and stepmother cancel his summer plans to visit them in Florida at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together. An epic war of wills ensues in the unassuming battleground of their suburban home as they each reckon with private tragedies, and pursue their passions.
American skin [DVD]
Author: Burg, Mark, film producer. Ben Ammar, Tarek, film producer. Behnken, Lukas, 1979- film producer. Parker, Nate, 1979- screenwriter, film director, actor. Weber, Billy, film editor.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: AMERICAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lincoln Jefferson, a Marine veteran, is stopped by police and an altercation leads to the fatal shooting of his unarmed son, KJ. Disillusioned upon learning that the officer will not be charged, and that his son was denied a fair trial, Lincoln desperately takes the matter into his own hands in a series of events he hopes will finally lead to justice for his grieving family.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: AMERICAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Lincoln Jefferson, a Marine veteran, is stopped by police and an altercation leads to the fatal shooting of his unarmed son, KJ. Disillusioned upon learning that the officer will not be charged, and that his son was denied a fair trial, Lincoln desperately takes the matter into his own hands in a series of events he hopes will finally lead to justice for his grieving family.
Adverse [DVD]
Author: Metcalf, Brian A., film director, film producer, screenwriter. Arjen, Kelly, film producer, actor. Nicholas, Thomas, film producer, actor. Cohan, Derrick, cinematographer. Kharlamov, Alex, composer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: ADVERSE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A rideshare driver discovers that his sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: ADVERSE
Format: Video disc
Summary: A rideshare driver discovers that his sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate.
Archenemy [DVD]
Author: Mortimer, Adam Egypt, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Passmore, Lucas, screenwriter. Noah, Daniel, 1972- film producer. Whalen, Lisa (Lisa Wolk), 1981- film producer. Wood, Elijah, 1981- film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: ARCHENEM
Format: Video disc
Summary: Max Fist claims to be a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to Earth, where he has no powers. No one believes his stories except for a local teen named Hamster. Together, they take to the streets to wipe out the local drug syndicate and its vicious crime boss known as The Manager.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: ARCHENEM
Format: Video disc
Summary: Max Fist claims to be a hero from another dimension who fell through time and space to Earth, where he has no powers. No one believes his stories except for a local teen named Hamster. Together, they take to the streets to wipe out the local drug syndicate and its vicious crime boss known as The Manager.
Reunion [DVD]
Author: Mahaffy, Jake, film director, screenwriter. Ormond, Julia, actor. Draper, Emma, actor. Bach, John, 1946- actor. Brunning, Nancy, actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: REUNION
Format: Video disc
Summary: A pregnant woman returns to her recently deceased grandparents' old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: REUNION
Format: Video disc
Summary: A pregnant woman returns to her recently deceased grandparents' old family home to spend time with her estranged mother. What begins as a tenuous reunion slowly turns terrifying.
Scare me [DVD]
Author: Ruben, Josh, film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor. Bach, Alex, 1986- film producer. Powell, Daniel (Producer), film producer. Cash, Aya, actor. Drysdale, Rebecca, actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: SCARE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Two strangers, Fred and Fanny, are stuck in their Catskills cabin during a power outage. Looking to pass the time, they decide to tell each other scary stories. But the more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life. As the horrors of reality manifest, Fred confronts his ultimate fear that Fanny may be the better storyteller, forcing him to craft the most horrific tale imaginable and put an end to the competition for good.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: SCARE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Two strangers, Fred and Fanny, are stuck in their Catskills cabin during a power outage. Looking to pass the time, they decide to tell each other scary stories. But the more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life. As the horrors of reality manifest, Fred confronts his ultimate fear that Fanny may be the better storyteller, forcing him to craft the most horrific tale imaginable and put an end to the competition for good.
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