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Author: Jenkins, Barry, 1979- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Romanski, Adele, film producer. Murphy, Sara (Film producer), film producer. Gardner, Dede, film producer. Kleiner, Jeremy, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: IF
Format: Video disc
Summary: A timeless love story set in early 1970s Harlem involving newly engaged nineteen-year- old Tish and her fiance Fonny who have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream.
Author: Jordan, Michael B. Caple, Steven, Jr., director. Jordan, Michael B. (Michael Bakari), 1987- actor. Stallone, Sylvester, producer, actor. Thompson, Tessa, 1983- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: CREED II
Format: Video disc
Summary: Apollo Creed's son Adonis Johnson once again turns to Rocky Balboa to help him prepare for a fight against Viktor Drago, Ivan Drago's son.
Author: Eastwood, Clint, 1930- actor, film director, film producer. Schenk, Nick, screenwriter. Moore, Tim (Producer), film producer. Rivera, Kristina, film producer. Meier, Jessica, film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MULE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Earl Stone is a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. Even as his money problems become a thing of the past, Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on him, and it's uncertain if he'll have time to right those wrongs before law enforcement, or the cartel's enforcers, catch up to him.
Author: Knight, Travis, 1973- film director. Steinfeld, Hailee, actor. O'Brien, Dylan, 1991- actor. Theroux, Justin, actor. Cena, John, actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: BUMBLEBE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Cybertron has fallen. When Optimus Prime sends a transformer to defend Earth, his journey to become a hero begins. Charlie Watson, a teenager trying to find her place in the world, discovers and repairs the battle-scarred robot, who's disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle. As the Decepticons hunt down the surviving Autobots with the help of a secret agency led by Agent Burns, the transformer and Charlie team up to protect the world in an action-packed adventure that's fun for the whole family.
Author: Krzykowski, Robert D., film director, film producer, screenwriter. Berenson, Shaked, film producer. Elliott, Sam, 1944- actor. Turner, Aidan, 1983- actor. Fitzgerald, Caitlin (Actor), actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: MAN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Since WWII, Calvin Barr has lived with the secret that he was responsible for the assassination of Adolf Hitler. Now, decades later, the US government has called on him again for a new top-secret mission. Bigfoot has been living deep in the Canadian wilderness and is carrying a deadly plague that is now threatening to spread to the general population. Relying on the same skills that he honed during the war, Calvin must set out to save the free world yet again.
Author: Marsh, James, 1963- film director. Penhall, Joe, screenwriter. Bevan, Tim, film producer. Fellner, Eric, film producer. Wright, Michelle (Producer), film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: KING
Format: Video disc
Summary: A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on the infamous true events.
Author: McKay, Adam, 1968- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Ferrell, Will, 1967- film producer. Gardner, Dede, film producer. Kleiner, Jeremy, film producer. Pitt, Brad, 1963- film producer.
Published: 2019
Call Number: VICE
Format: Video disc
Summary: Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in this epic tale of how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world. Co-starring Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell, it is a darkly comic look behind the scenes of American politics.
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