Jamie Foxx
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For Nick, Kurt, and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few too many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers, permanently. There's only one problem: even the best laid plans are only...
4) Annie
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks, advised by his brilliant VP, Grace and Guy, makes a thinly-veiled...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (approximately 141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spider-Man's conflict has been within himself: the struggle between Peter Parker and the responsibilities of Spider-man. But Peter Parker finds that his greatest battle is about to begin. It's great to be Spider-Man, but it comes at a price: only he can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (156 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
When detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a satanic cult, he quits the police force, gets tattoos, and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the charismatic cult leader, Cyrus, with the help of the cult's only female escapee, Case Hardin. Bob is led down the rabbit hole to save his daughter while Case seizes the opportunity to claim back her power. Based on the novel by Boston Teran
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray videodisc (166 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Django, a former slave turned hired gun, heads back to the plantation to free his wife, Broomhilda, from the tyrannical plantation owner Calvin Candie, with the help of a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Shultz.
8) Jarhead
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Anthony 'Swoff' Swofford is a third-generation enlistee who goes from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty. He sports a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts. He lives with no cover from the intolerable heat and the potential threat from Iraqi soldiers. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on the blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand,...
9) Soul
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what’s great about life, he may discover...
10) Just Mercy
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian.
11) Dying Laughing
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Featuring Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Bob Saget, Jamie Foxx, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Lewis, Steve Coogan, Bobby Lee, & the late Garry Shandling, DYING LAUGHING is a candid look inside the agony and ecstasy of making people laugh for a living. A stand-up comedian must be the writer, the director, and the star performer. There is no rehearsal, no practice, and no safety net when you’re in front of a live audience. For most...
12) Sleepless
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (1 hr., 36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs, who is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs' teenage son. In one sleepless night he will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation and bring the kidnappers to justice.
13) Rio
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A comedy-adventure that centers on Blu, a flightless macaw who acts more human than bird. When Blu, the last of his kind, discovers there's another, and that she's a she, he embarks on an adventure to magical Rio. There, he meets Jewel and a menagerie of vivid characters who help Blu fulfill his dream and learn to fly.
14) Baby driver
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A talented, young getaway driver relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss, he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
15) Strays
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They say a dog is a man's best friend, but what if the man is a total dirtbag? In that case, it might be time for some sweet revenge, doggy style. When Reggie, a naive, relentlessly optimistic Border Terrier, is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose. But once Reggie falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed Boston Terrier named Bug, a stray who loves...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange's help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who have ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome...
17) Rio 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Blu ... , Jewel ... and their three kids take a walk on the wild side and embark on a colorful, comical, music-filled journey through the Amazon"--Container.
Author
Series
Ken Burns volume 2
Description
Robinson uses his fame to speak out against injustice, alienating many who had once lauded him for "turning the other cheek." After baseball, he seeks ways to fight inequality, but as he faces a crippling illness, he struggles to remain relevant.
Author
Series
Ken Burns volume 1
Description
Robinson rises from humble origins to integrate Major League Baseball, performing brilliantly despite the threats and abuse he faces on and off the field and, in the process, challenges the prejudiced notions of what a black man can achieve.