Fisher Stevens
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The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years-except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous...
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[2015]
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Something really strange is happening in the City by the Bay. People are dying, but their souls are not being collected. Someone -- or something -- is stealing them and no one knows where they are going, or why, but it has something to do with that big orange bridge. Death Merchant Charlie Asher is just as flummoxed as everyone else. He's trapped in the body of a fourteen-inch-tall "meat" waiting for his Buddhist nun girlfriend, Audrey, to find him...
3) The cove
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2009
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg.
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National Geographic Channel
Pub. Date
2017
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1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ;
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Presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change. Leonardo DiCaprio travels to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand, going on expeditions with scientists and meeting with political leaders. Also presents steps individuals and society can take to prevent the disruption of life on our planet.
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2017
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1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This feature documentary takes a candid look at the interconnected lives of two movie icons, who sadly and unexpectedly died one day apart this past December: Star Wars actress/author Carrie Fisher and her mother, Singin' in the Rain star Debbie Reynolds. Shot mainly inside the Beverly Hills compound where both Fisher and Reynolds lived (their two houses were connected by one walkway), the film captures the unique chemistry and eccentricity that bound...
6) Crazy love
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Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
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1 DVD (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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An examination of the human psyches of Burt and Linda Pugach. Tells the astonishing and unbelievable story of the obsessive roller-coaster relationship the couple shared. Their whirlwind romance culminated in a violent and psychologically complex set of actions that landed the pair on the cover of endless newspapers.
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Val is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing to give up one of his close criminal associates. He's reunited with his two best friends Doc and Hirsch. But one of the friends is keeping a dangerous secret. He's been put in an impossible quandary by a former mob boss, and his time to find an acceptable alternative is running out. As the sun rises on the guys' legendary reunion, their position becomes more and more desperate....
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
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1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life. However, something goes horribly wrong and the experiment ultimately spirals out of control.
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2003]
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Political terrorists, in a desperate bid to focus the world's attention on their fight for freedom, kidnap an American ambassador. Now the diplomat's life hangs in the balance-- helplessly caught between a government unwilling to cooperate-- and his fear of the captors themselves!
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Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1990.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Jeremy Irons stars in an Academy Award-winning role with Glenn Close, Christine Baranski and a high-powered supporting cast as Claus vonBülow, an aristocratic, moral reprobate who's guilty of attempted murderbut found legally innocent in a stunning REVERSAL OF FORTUNE. In thisshocking, witty true story that reveals life in a wealthy American upperclass that shamelessly feels no guilt over the consequences of itsactions, a story that examines a legal...
11) Factotum
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
[2006]
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1 DVD (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing.
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 DVD (184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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My science project : Michael Harlan has procrastinated on his science project until the last minute, and his teacher issues him an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So, Mike scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable gizmo to pass off as his project. He finds one and unwittingly unleashes the awesome power and energy of the unknown. Twisted dimensions, time warps, a fantastic realm where the past, present, and future collide...
13) Isle of dogs
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 DVD (101 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari Kobayashi embarks on an epic journey in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
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3 DVDs (651 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson looms ever closer, provoking existential angst and division among the Roys in the fourth and final season of Jesse Armstrong's Emmy-winning drama series. As the siblings anticipate the prospect of this seismic merger, the ensuing power struggle finds them grappling with what their lives will look like after the deal and weighing a future where their cultural and political...