Like most good memoirs, Gail Caldwell's latest is a reassessment of life choices, roads taken and others foregone. "At some point you shuffle the cards and call the deck a life," she writes.
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a series of novels by Black authors married revolutionary politics with pulp fiction. Their plotlines remain distressingly relevant.
These journeys of the imagination explore what it means to be human.
Author: Marmor, David, film director. Grossman, Naomi, actor. Nichols, Taylor, actor. Matthey, Giles, 1987- actor. Blumenfeld, Alan, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: 1 BR
Format: Video disc
Summary: After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it's too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity, or be trapped forever in an existential hell.
Author: Luebbe, Dawn, actor, screenwriter, film director. DeBoer, Jocelyn, 1985- film director, screenwriter, actor. Bennett, Beck, 1984- actor. Casey, Neil, 1981- actor. Metzger, Natalie, 1986- film producer.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: GREENER BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: In a day-glo colored, bizarre version of suburbia, soccer moms and best friends Jill and Lisa are locked in a passive aggressive battle of wills that takes a turn into the sinister when Lisa begins systematically taking over Jill's life. Meanwhile, a psycho yoga teacher killer is on the loose, Jill's husband has developed a curious taste for pool water, and Lisa becomes pregnant -- with a soccer ball.
Author: Sanders, Chris (Christopher Michael), film director. Green, Michael (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Stoff, Erwin, film producer. Mangold, James, film producer. Gillan, Karen, 1987- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: CALL BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
Author: Wells, John, 1956- creator. Abbott, Paul, creator. Macy, William H., 1950- actor. White, Jeremy Allen, actor. Cutkosky, Ethan, 1999- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: SHAMELES SEASON 10 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The tenth season picks up six months after last season's finale: Frank uses his leg injury to collect as many prescription drugs as possible and his exploits lead him to an old friend.
Author: Keane, Murray, television director. Rea, Neill, 1971- actor. Sutherland, Fern, actor. Sampson, Nick, actor. Acorn Media (Firm), distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BROKENWO SERIES 6 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
Author: Komasa, Jan, 1981- film director. Pacewicz, Mateusz, screenwriter. Bodzak, Leszek, film producer. Hickinbotham, Aneta, film producer. Bielenia, Bartosz, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: CORPUS
Format: Video disc
Summary: After spending years in a Warsaw prison for a violent crime, twenty-year-old Daniel is released and sent to a remote village to work as a manual laborer. The job is designed to keep the ex-con busy, but Daniel has a higher calling. While in prison, he found Christ and aspires to join the clergy, but his criminal record means no seminary will accept him. When Daniel arrives in town, one quick lie allows him to be mistaken for the town's new priest, and he sets about leading his newfound flock.
Author: Luebbe, Dawn, actor, screenwriter, film director. DeBoer, Jocelyn, 1985- actor, screenwriter, film director. Bennett, Beck, 1984- actor. Casey, Neil, 1981- actor. Metzger, Natalie, 1986- film producer.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: GREENER
Format: Video disc
Summary: In a day-glo colored, bizarre version of suburbia, soccer moms and best friends Jill and Lisa are locked in a passive aggressive battle of wills that takes a turn into the sinister when Lisa begins systematically taking over Jill's life. Meanwhile, a psycho yoga teacher killer is on the loose, Jill's husband has developed a curious taste for pool water, and Lisa becomes pregnant -- with a soccer ball.
Author: Pope, Matthew, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Thompson, Don M., screenwriter, film producer. Lind, Bethany Anne, actor. Patton, Will, actor. Röhm, Elisabeth, 1973- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: BLOOD
Format: Video disc
Summary: A woman's panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spins out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his family.
Author: Giammetta, Carolina, film director. Jensen, Ashley, actor. Horne, Mathew, 1978- actor. McCooey, Matt, 1980- actor. Glover, Jamie, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: AGATHA SERIES 3 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: The delightful Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe) stars as unlikely private detective Agatha Raisin, who uncovers killers in the Cotswolds in this British-village mystery. In Series Three, Agatha opens a PI agency to uncover the killers lurking in her sleepy Cotswold village, with help from her friend Roy and paramour James.
Author: Scalpello, Ron, film director. Moorcroft, Nick, 1979- screenwriter. Claflin, Sam, 1986- actor. Spall, Timothy, 1957- actor. Bonneville, Hugh, actor.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: CORRUPTE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ex-con Liam McDonagh wants nothing more than to live a peaceful life and to re-connect with his young son. After being released from prison, he learns his brother is caught up in a dark and dangerous web of corruption with property developer Clifford Cullen. In a drive for redemption, Liam must risk everything to save his brother and win back the trust of his family in this action-packed crime thriller.
Author: Duke, Clark, 1985- film director, screenwriter. Boonkrong, Andrew, screenwriter. Vaughn, Vince, actor. Malkovich, John, actor. Hemsworth, Liam, 1990- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: ARKANSAS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog. When a series of mistakes sets them on a collision course with Frog, Kyle and Swin must eliminate Frog or die trying.
Author: Wolf, Christie Will, film director, screenwriter. Lilley, Jen, actor. Russell, Christopher, 1983- actor. Kymlicka, Barbara, author. Cinedigm (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: LOVE
Format: Video disc
Summary: While hosting a puppy party, Hailey meets single father, Ryan. She helps him discover the value of adopting a dog and teaches him that there's more to life, especially when falling in love.
Author: Teems, Scott, film director, screenwriter. Brotzman, Andrew, screenwriter. Smith, Laura D., film producer. Mann, Kristin, film producer. Whigham, Shea, 1969- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: QUARRY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A drifter kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church, but the police chief suspects foul play.
Author: Feifer, Michael, film director. Bledsoe, Neal, 1981- actor. Mayes, Rob, actor. McCord, AnnaLynne, 1987- actor. Kilmer, Val, 1959- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: SOLDIERS
Format: Video disc
Summary: Following the Civil War, Frank works as a bounty hunter but is still marred by the trauma of war. When two children show up on his doorstep in search of their captive mother, Frank must step up to take down the notorious Major Briggs who is behind it all. Under his protection, Frank and the children embark on the western frontier to settle the score.
Author: Henchy, Chris, 1964- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Quinn, Brian, 1976 March 14- screenwriter, film producer, actor. Gatto, Joe, screenwriter, film producer, actor. Murray, James, 1975- screenwriter, film producer, actor. Vulcano, Sal, screenwriter, film producer, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: IMPRACTI
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story of an embarrassing high school mishap from 1992 that sends the jokers on the road competing in hidden-camera challenges for the chance to turn back the clock and liberate three of the four Jokers.
Author: McCormack, Eric, 1963- actor. Messing, Debra, 1968- actor. Hayes, Sean, 1970- actor. Mullally, Megan, actor. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), distributor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: WILL REVIVAL SEASON 2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Will, Grace, Jack and Karen continue to try to navigate life as they get older -- sex, relationships, alimony, grandparenthood -- all of which take on hilarious and unexpected dimensions.
Author: Burrows, James, 1940- television director. Kohan, David, creator, screenwriter, television producer. Mutchnick, Max, creator, screenwriter, television producer. Alden, Bruce, television producer. McCormack, Eric, 1963- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: WILL REVIVAL SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: That's right, honey! A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, comedy's most fabulous foursome is back. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprise their infamous roles as Will, Grace, Jack and Karen. The legendary James Burrows, director of every original Will & Grace episode, returns along with a slew of razor-sharp jabs and dirty martinis. Behold once again, from the minds of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, TV's wittiest ensemble ever.
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