Matt Damon
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good When Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon visited rural Zambia in 2006, the last thing he expected was to become a life-long champion for the battle to end the global water and sanitation crisis. He quickly realized that to make a real impact, he'd need additional expertise....
2) Inside job
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Provided is an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, traced is the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics,...
3) Boston
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (114 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
From its humble origins 120 years ago to present day, BOSTON immerses the viewer into the wondrous kaleidoscope of the oldest annually contested marathon in the world. Evolving from a workingman's challenge to welcoming foreign athletes and eventually women, the iconic race paved the way for the modern marathon and mass participatory sports.
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 80 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
As the debate over the state of America's public school system rages on, one thing everyone agrees on is the need for great teachers. Yet, while research proves that teachers are the most important school-based factor in a child's future success, America's teachers are so woefully underpaid that almost two thirds must divide their time between a second job in order to make a living. Chronicling the stories of five teachers in different areas of the...
5) True grit
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution....
6) Gerry
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Two friends that call each other GERRY decide to hide in the wilderness in order to see something. However, they do not find what they're looking for. They decide to return to the car but they get lost in the desert, without water, supplies or a compass. Now they have to walk, trying to find the road to survive. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**.
7) Titan A.E
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fifteen years after an alien race destroyed Earth, Cale searches for the spaceship Titan, which holds the secret to the salvation of the human race, before the Drej can destroy it.
8) Suburbicon
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (105 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
From director George Clooney, SUBURBICON is the perfect place for Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) to raise a family. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as Gardner must navigate the town's dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit and violence.
9) Syriana
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
A politically charged thriller that unfolds against the intrigues and corruption of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals to the men toiling in the oil fields, the film illuminates the consequences of the pursuit of power.
"****. Brilliant. It's not just hot, it's incendiary. "--Rolling Stone.
"Two very big, enthusiastic thumbs up. One of the year's best films "--Ebert & Roeper.
"Thought-provoking and unnerving, emotionally...
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. He's hired to go to Italy to bring back the playboy son of a millionaire and soon is plunged into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
12) Elysium
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the year 2154, two groups of people remain: the extremely wealthy, who reside on an immaculate man-made space station named Elysium, and the rest, who occupy an overpopulated, destroyed Earth. Max decides to embark on a mission that could bring equality to the opposed worlds.
14) The Martian
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
15) Howard Zinn
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 78 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
We mourn the loss of author, activist, historian and beloved folk hero Howard Zinn, who has been an integral part of the First Run legacy for many years. Howard lent his support to many first run films (many of which he appeared in), the most recent being the Oscar-nominated The most dangerous man in america: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon papers. Howard hid copies of the Pentagon papers for Ellsberg, and he later served as an expert witness for...
16) Promised land
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 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.
17) Ocean's twelve
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ocean's Twelve reintroduces Ocean and his perfectly trained team of con men. Dividing forces to hit Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome, the heist-meisters move beyond casinos to tackle new objectives, one of which involves stealing a famous painting.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc (approximately 118 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)
Description
An unlikely World War II platoon has been tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. With the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could they possibly succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time, they would risk their lives to protect...
19) Oppenheimer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spirit: stallion of the Cimarron: "Join Spirit, a wild young mustang, as he sets out on an action-packed quest against impossible odds to regain his freedom and save his homeland. In his courageous and thrilling journey across the majestic wilderness of the American frontier, Spirit forms a remarkable friendship with a young Lakota brave, outwits a relentless squadron of soldiers, and falls for a beautiful paint mare named Rain. Spirit: stallion of...