Edward James Olmos
Publisher
Parents Action for Children
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cuando usted sostiene a un bebé con amor y le habla, canta o le lee, la cercanía emocional y las experiencias del lenguaje que usted le brinda son una parte importante en la preparación del ninõ para cuando tenga edad suficiente para aisitir a la escuela. Existen muchas cosas que los padres y las personas encargadas de cuidar ninõs pueden hacer para ayudar a construir las habilidades literarias de los ninõs desde el momento que nacen.
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2) The judge
Publisher
Platinum Disc
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The complete 3 hour 2-part TV miniseries. Chris Noth plays a struggling, honest attorney with a small law firm. Trying to build himself and his firm, he works hard and ends up confronting The Judge (Edward James Olmos) in a trial trying to defend an honest person. There is much corruption in both city offices and in the police department. The judge is set up, in order to try to get him removed from the bench and disbarred. Finding no one who will...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 438 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This season finds the twelve colonies of man caught in a brewing civil war between the followers of President Roslin and those of Commander Adama. They must face the Cylons from outside, and within, the fleet.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An account of the United States' war with Spain beginning in 1898 which eventually led to U.S. control of Cuba and the Philippines, and later resulted in the independence of those two countries. Explains the United States' experiment in imperialism, which it later decided against.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A look at the generations of young Mexican-Americans who express their heritage through music. Features rare film, photos, and music from artists such as Ritchie Valens, Cannibal and the Headhunters, El Chicano, Los Lobos, and more.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nausicaä is the princess of a rural valley that lives at peace on the edge of a deadly fungal wasteland, until a ship carrying a weapon from a bygone industrial age crashes nearby. When warriors from a far country come to retrieve the artifact, their invasion draws Nausicaa and her people into a sprawling political conflict. Set 1,000 years after a global war that nearly destroyed all life on Earth.
Series
Criterion collection volume 940
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
Set in 1901 Texas, a Mexican-American farmer must run for his life after he is accused of murdering a Texas Ranger.
11) Blade runner
Publisher
distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the year 2019 in Los Angeles, replicants, genetically engineered human beings of superior strength and intelligence, commandeer a space shuttle to Earth. Blade runner, Rick Deckard, a police officer who hunts down and terminates replicants is coerced into exterminating the replicants.
12) 500 nations
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (372 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet (unpaged : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)
Description
"500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact"--Booklet.
13) Razor
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Learn about Lee Adama's first mission as commander of the Battlestar Pegasus, and how Admiral Cain served her ship during the original Cylon attack on the colonies. Includes deleted scenes and outtakes; documentary; commentary; and more.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 8 hrs., 41 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Continuation of the epic, follows the ongoing battle of President Laura Roslin and Commander William Adama in their heart-pounding crusade to save humanity from the deadly robot Cylons.
15) 2 guns
Formats
Description
DEA agent Bobby Trench and U.S. naval intelligence officer Marcus Stigman are working undercover for a narcotics business. After a distorted attempt to infiltrate the drug cartel, they soon learn the secret of their dubious affiliation.
16) A dog's way home
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 96 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As a puppy, Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young man who gives her a good home. When Bella becomes separated from Lucas, she soon finds herself on an epic, 400-mile journey to reunite with her beloved owner. Along the way, the lost but spirited dog touches the lives of an orphaned mountain lion, a down-on-his-luck veteran and some friendly strangers who happen to cross her path.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 7 hr., 17 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The civil war amongst the Cylons escalates and Galactica's quest for Earth continues. Razor follows the crew of Battlestar Pegasus, led by Admiral Cane, prior to their meeting with Galactica; Galactica's fleet struggles to regroup and resume the search for Earth after the Cylons attack New Caprica.
18) American me
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (2hr.6min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by a true story, this is the story of a vicious Latino prison gang leader, doomed by his past to a life of harsh, unforgiving violence after his release from jail. He grows up in East Los Angeles, joins a street gang and is in prison while he is still of an age to be in high school. By the time he is back on the streets again, he is a skillful, educated criminal. He goes back to his old neighborhood and tries to distance himself from the...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 953 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Colonies' survivors have found their hopes of eluding their Cylon pursuers dashed by an invasion and occupation of their new home. As the fate of all human life hangs in the balance, friends become enemies, enemies become unexpected allies, and decisions are made that will haunt some people for the rest of their lives. While a group of colonists on New Caprica leads the resistance against their Cylon occupiers, Admiral Adama must decide if he...
20) Dead man's walk
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 283 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The prequel to Lonesome Dove is set in the Texas Republic in the early 1840s, a time when Anglo, Hispanic, and Commanche cultures were in fierce conflict. Shows Gus and Call on a deadly trail to Santa Fe facing the rigors of nature and the elements, as well as outlaws, bandits, and the notorious Commanche warrior Buffalo Hump.