Angela Bassett
3) Breakthrough
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a revolutionary new series about scientific explorers and how their cutting-edge innovations and advancements will change our lives in the immediate future and beyond. Every scientific breakthrough is driven by a compelling human drama, the scientists grappling with the fear of failure and the anticipation of success, and at the same time, challenging and inspiring us all to look at the world and its possibilities.
5) Bumblebee
Formats
Description
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...
6) Supernova
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Description
In the farthest reaches of deep space, a medical vessel keeps a lonely vigil for those in trouble. Responding to a frantic cry for help, the ship becomes disabled. Now the crew must unravel the secrets of the mysterious survivor and the alien artifact they rescued before a forming supernova blasts them and the entire galaxy into oblivion.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kat Connor's mother mysteriously disappears, just as Kat is discovering and relishing her newfound sexuality. At first excited by her freedom, Kat soon finds herself confronted with the strange facts of her mother's departure and her own denial about the events surrounding it begin to haunt her.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A volatile story about a Washington, D.C. political reporter who writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent. Unexpectedly finding herself behind bars, she struggles to maintain her principles and relationship with her family when she refuses to divulge her source. Inspired by true events.
10) Green Lantern
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. When a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (617 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A string of grisly murders is traced back to the sinister, sensuous Countess, an infamous resident of the stylish Hotel Cortez in downtown Los Angeles. It is a visually stunning, visceral feast. Come explore the hidden corridors of this fiendishly entertaining show with accommodating extras.
Publisher
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatic biography of Rosa McCauley Parks, who in 1955 created the spark that began the modern Civil Rights Movement. Her refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
14) Tina
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"With a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos, and new interviews, including with the singer herself, TINA presents an unvarnished and dynamic account of the life and career of music icon Tina Turner. Everything changed when Tina began telling her story, a story of trauma and survival, that gave way to a rebirth as the record-breaking queen of rock 'n' roll. But behind closed doors, the singer struggled with the survivor...
15) Malcolm X
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
16) Chi-raq
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago?'s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
17) The score
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Persuaded to help a desperate friend for a $6 million payday, an expert safecracker postpones his retirement to pull off one last heist with a novice thief. Their foolproof plan turns into a high risk gamble when a clash of egos threatens to bring them both down.
18) Malcolm X
Series
Criterion collection volume 1160
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 blu-rays (201 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The life of Malcolm X, the black activist who became a Muslim and was a leader in the Nation of Islam until his assassination. Special features include: 10 additional scenes, the Academy Award-nominated documentary Malcolm X, and more.
19) Contact
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway receives an encrypted message, apparently from a solar system many light-years away.
20) Boyz n the hood
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three young black men with different backgrounds struggle to survive the violence and bigotry of Los Angeles.