Frances McDormand
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shows how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The program will explore the natural history of four plants -the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - and the corresponding human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control. This two-hour documentary begins in Michael Pollan's garden, and roams the world, from the fields of Iowa to the apple forests of Kazakhstan, from a medical marijuana hot house to...
Formats
Description
What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
5) Nomadland
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, it features real nomads Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Formats
Description
The four-part drama that tells the story of a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's...
7) Fargo
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A persistent, pregnant police chief tries to solve the disappearance of a wife and mother from Fargo.
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
1990.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (109 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Frances McDormand and Brian Cox confront danger and deception at every turn in this chilling and explosive story set in strife-torn Northern Ireland. American activist Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif) and his fiancé Ingrid Jessner (McDormand) journey to Belfast to probe allegations of human rights abuses by British security forces. Now, with their safety in jeopardy, they must decide whether to risk everything to uncover a shocking high-level conspiracy....
Publisher
USA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a sleepy Northern California town in the 1940s, Ed Crane, a humble barber, suspects that his wife Doris is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town hinting that there is a fortune to be made in investing in the new invention of dry cleaning, Ed hatches a blackmail scheme he hopes will make him rich and get him some revenge at the same time. His plan goes horribly awry when he accidentally commits a murder for which Doris...
11) Blood simple
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A jealous husband hires a detective to murder his wife and her lover.
12) Almost famous
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2016.
Formats
Description
Un Gran Dinosaurio reflexiona sobre el interrogante: ¿Qué hubiera ocurrido si el asteroide que cambió para siempre la vida en la Tierra no hubiera impactado contra el planeta y los dinosaurios jamás se hubieran extinguido? Pixar Animation Studios te lleva en un viaje extraordinario al mundo de los dinosaurios, donde un Apatosaurio llamado Arlo gana un compañero bastante improbable en el camino: un humano niño. Mientras viaja a través de un...
14) Blood Simple
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A jealous husband hires a detective to murder his wife and her lover.
A man hires a private investigator to kill his wife, who he thinks is cheating on him, and her lover, but the investigator has a plan of his own. A bad situation suddenly gets worse.
"Clever scripting, good acting...Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone's and anyone's control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters!
16) North country
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Josey Aimes needs a job and goes to work at a Minnesota steel mine after splitting with her violent husband. But the job proves to be almost as harrowing as her marriage. The male miners are resentful of women taking their jobs, so the men verbally abuse and play humiliating pranks on the female miners. After being physically assaulted by a coworker, Josey tries to fight against the harassment, but none of the other women will join her case for fear...
17) Beyond Rangoon
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young San Francisco widow is swept into a political uprising in Burma after her sister reluctantly drags her on a tour of southeast Asia.
18) Moonrise kingdom
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
19) Wonder boys
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During a single weekend, college professor Grady Tripp scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled out of control. An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet and a failing marriage are just a few of the crises piling up.
20) Promised land
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013,©2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.