Gary Sinise
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Publisher
Nelson Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
vii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Gary Sinise shares the never-before-told story of his journey from trouble-making Chicago kid to cofounder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company, world-famous actor, and tireless advocate for America's active duty defenders, veterans, and first responders.
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At age fifty-eight, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. This chronicle of their trip meanders from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases. Written during a time of upheaval and racial tension in the South-which Steinbeck witnessed firsthand-Travels with Charley is a stunning evocation of America on the eve of a tumultuous decade.
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An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lenny dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own - a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come...
6) Forrest Gump
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The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Seemingly by accident Forrest comes...
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (111 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Best friends Lennie (John Malkovich) and George (Gary Sinise) find themselves out of work in Depression-era California, unable to keep jobs because of Lennie’s childlike mind. But when they get hired at the Tyler Ranch, they finally find some stability – until their supervisor’s wife (Sherilyn Fenn) becomes a victim of Lennie’s compassion, forcing George to make a heart-wrenching decision.
8) Joe Bell
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Mark Wahlberg plays the rough-edged Oregon-based father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin by embarking on a walk across America to speak his heart to heartland adults and students about the potential terrifying high costs of bullying.
9) WWII in HD
Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (488 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The first documentary to show World War II from the perspective of both sides in full, immersive HD color, the world premiere HISTORY?
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (1039 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Mac Taylor and his forensics team face the shocking loss of one of its members, followed by a provocative new addition to the force, Lindsay Monroe. The stakes get even higher when a Miami serial killer strikes in Manhattan and CSI: Miami's Horatio Caine joins the riveting manhunt.
11) Mission to Mars
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
NASA launches a Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors from the first manned mission to Mars which has mysteriously disappeared.
12) Truman
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
President Truman led the nation through the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the struggle for civil rights and the creation of the United Nations.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Four best friends and their high school basketball coach are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their winning season but their reunion soon turns violent as the dark secret they've all been hiding is exposed.
14) Ransom
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the son of a wealthy businessman is kidnapped, he defies the experts and turns the tables on the kidnappers in a last-chance effort to rescue his boy.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (960 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Mac Taylor leads a team of forensic investigators who use high-tech science to follow the evidence and solve crimes in The Big Apple. Includes 22 crime solving episodes, featurettes, deleted scenes, and more.
16) Open season
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A performing grizzly bear named Boog, who has been domesticated by a park ranger, Beth, helps deer friend Elliot escape from the mullet-sporting hunter, Shaw. When the two animals escape to the forest they become lost - just as hunting season begins. To make the situation worse, Boog doesn't know how to survive outside of his beloved ranch. Elliott and Boog develop a strong bond not only between themselves but also with the other wild animals as they...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
5 Blu-rays (758 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Creeds move next door to a pet cemetery, which has the power of resurrection; the release of a killer virus nearly destroys Earth, but the survivors band together and have a final showdown between the forces of good and evil; a man awakens from a five-year coma to discover he has powers to see visions of the past, present and future; a paralyzed teen investigates a series of murders after encountering a mysterious creature.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Transports you to the lunar surface, where you can walk alongside the 12 extraordinary astronauts who have been there, experiencing what they saw, heard, and felt. Features rarely seen NASA footage, newly released photographs, CGI and actual live-action renditions of the lunar landscape.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 885 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Mac Taylor, his team of forensic specialists, and police officer Flack. Their game is on when the clues in a woman's murder lead them to one of the web's most addictive virtual worlds. A plot to detonate a bomb involves two scuba instructors. A guidance counselor is killed at a dance. Murders in Times Square, Central Park, and even on the Statue of Liberty test the team. All while battling Mac's nemesis, the mysterious 333 Stalker.
20) WW II in HD
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (455 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The only people to see the war like this were the ones who lived it. Until now. Seventy years in the making. Three thousand hours of color footage few knew existed. The first documentary to show original color footage of World War II in immersive HD, the world premiere History series WWII in HD uses the journals and accounts of those who served in the war's biggest battles to create a personal, introspective and detailed look at life on and off the...