Author: Baker, Jonathan, film director. Baker, Josh, film director. Casey, Daniel, 1981- screenwriter. Levy, Shawn, 1968- film producer. Cohen, Dan, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: KIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Life can be difficult for convicts, even after they've been released. One former felon finds that the odds are stacked against him when he is forced to go under cover in order to save his life-and his brother's. With time running out, they realize that the weapon shielding them from authorities is more of an enigma than they ever dreamed possible. Then there's the fact that he's being hunted by people who happen to be excellent at finding those who they believe threaten them. With soldiers, government agents and a crime lord in hot pursuit, things are heating up.
Author: Berg, Peter, 1964- film director, film producer. Roland, Graham, screenwriter. Carpenter, Lea, screenwriter. Wahlberg, Mark, 1971- film producer, actor. Levinson, Stephen, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MILE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country.
Author: Baker, Jonathan, film director. Baker, Josh, film director. Casey, Daniel, 1981- screenwriter. Levy, Shawn, 1968- film producer. Cohen, Dan, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: KIN BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Chased by a vengeful criminal, the feds, and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con and his adopted teenage brother are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection.
Author: McMurray, Gerard, film director. Demonaco, James, screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Bay, Michael, 1964- film producer. Form, Andrew, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: FIRST BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
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