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Author: Serling, Rod, 1924-1975, creator. Kinberg, Simon, creator. Ramirez, Marco (Screenwriter), creator. Peele, Jordan, 1979- actor, narrator, creator. Nanjiani, Kumail, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TWILIGHT SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Enter another dimension with Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg's modern take on the all-time classic.
Author: Haynes, Todd, film director. Correa, Mario, screenwriter. Carnahan, Matthew Michael, screenwriter. Ruffalo, Mark, film producer, actor. Hathaway, Anne, 1982- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: DARK BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything - his future, his family, and his own life - to expose the truth.
Author: Haynes, Todd, film director. Correa, Mario (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Carnahan, Matthew Michael, screenwriter. Ruffalo, Mark, film producer, actor. Hathaway, Anne, 1982- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: DARK
Format: Video disc
Summary: Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything, his future, his family, and his own life to expose the truth.
Author: Tiernan, Greg, film director. Vernon, Conrad, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Lieberman, Matt, screenwriter. Rivinoja, Erica, screenwriter. Berman, Gail, 1956- film producer.
Published: 2020 2019
Call Number: ADDAMS BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The eccentrically macabre family moves to a bland suburb where Wednesday Addams' friendship with the daughter of a hostile and conformist local reality show host exacerbates conflict between the families.
Author: Banks, Elizabeth, 1974- film director, screenwriter, actor. Cantillon, Elizabeth, film producer. Belgrad, Doug, film producer. Handleman, Max, film producer. Scott, Naomi, 1993- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: CHARLIES
Format: Video disc
Summary: Director Elizabeth Banks takes the helm as the next generation of fearless Charlie's Angels take flight. In Banks's bold vision, the Angels are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world's smartest, bravest, and most highly trained women all over the globe, there are now teams of Angels guided by multiple Bosleys taking on the toughest jobs everywhere.
Author: Matsoukas, Melina, 1981- film director, film producer. Waithe, Lena, 1984- screenwriter, film producer. Frey, James, 1969- screenwriter, film producer. Weston, Brad, film producer. Abdy, Pamela, film producer.
Published: 2020
Call Number: QUEEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly becomes a symbol of trauma.
Author: Bradbeer, Harry, television director. Kirkby, Tim, television director. Waller-Bridge, Phoebe, 1985- screenwriter, creator, actor. Hampson, Lydia, television producer. Clifford, Sian, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: FLEABAG SEASON 1
Format: Video disc
Summary: A dry-witted, sexual, angry, grief-riddled woman hurls herself at modern living in London. She often escapes into momentary fantasy asides -- letting an imaginary audience hear her unspoken gibes -- as she navigates her father's emotional distance, her godmother-turned-stepmother, her perfect sister and horrible brother-in-law as well as her seemingly-doomed love life.
Author: Croft, Teagan, 2004- actor. Thwaites, Brenton, 1989- actor. Diop, Anna, 1988- actor. Potter, Ryan, 1995- actor. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TITANS SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: In season two, following the aftermath of their encounter with Trigon, Dick Grayson reforms the Titans. Under his supervision in their new home at Titans Tower, Rachel, Gar, and Jason Todd train together as a team. Although these original Titans attempt to transition into a regular life, when old enemies resurface everyone must come together to take care of unfinished business.
Author: Gobert, Fabrice, television director, screenwriter, creator. Goupil, Frédéric, 1962- television director. Fouché, Audrey, screenwriter. Abert, Coline, screenwriter. Adda, Fabien, 1976- screenwriter.
Published: 2019 2015
Call Number: TV RETURNED FRENCH SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: In the wake of season one's climatic wave, the residents of the town adjust to the new order of life and the repercussions of the horde's appearance. Season two picks up after six months have gone by since the returned left with Simon, Camille and her mother, and Julie, along with the mysterious boy Victor.
Author: Davis, Garth (Director), film director. Goslett, Philippa, 1974- screenwriter. Edmundson, Helen, 1964- screenwriter. Canning, Iain, film producer. Sherman, Emile, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MARY
Format: Video disc
Summary: She is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood women in history, alternately vilified as a sinner and canonized as a saint. For the first time, the incredible story of Mary Magdalene is told through her own eyes. In the first century A.D., the free-spirited Mary flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher Jesus.
Author: Flowerday, Rachel (Screenwriter), creator. Guner, Tahsin, 1972- creator. Bullock, Peter (Producer), television producer. Williams, Mark, 1959- actor. Cusack, Sorcha, 1949- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: FATHER SEASON 7
Format: Video disc
Summary: Step back in time to the sleep 1950s English Cotswolds, where Father Brown continues to tend his flock and catch criminals with compassion, intuition, psychology, and wit. Includes all ten episodes from the seventh season.
Author: Gay, Paul, television director. Gough, Lawrence, television director. Giammetta, Carolina, television director. O'Dwyer, Declan, television director. Logue, Paul (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
Published: 2019 2018
Call Number: VERA SEASON 9
Format: Video disc
Summary: The central character is Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile, and courage. Her trusted an dlong suffering colleague is Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism.
Author: Serling, Rod, 1924-1975, creator. Kinberg, Simon, creator. Ramirez, Marco (Screenwriter), creator. Peele, Jordan, 1979- actor, narrator, creator. Nanjiani, Kumail, actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: TWILIGHT SEASON 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Enter another dimension with Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg's modern take on the all-time classic.
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