Sean Astin
Author
Series
Unlocked The World of Games Revealed volume 3
Description
Sean Astin journeys into the world of gaming journalism and meets with industry godfather Nolan Bushnell. Alison Haislip receives unprecedented access to Nintendo's top executives, including legendary creator of Super Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto. Matt Walsh sits down with doctors, psychologists, and industry experts to explore one of the most controversial topics in gaming.
Author
Series
Masters of Science Fiction volume 6
Description
It seems like the perfect solution to a ballooning crime rate - filling the skies with flying robotic droids that can prevent murders before they take place. However, nobody told these "Watchbirds" that all life depends on a formula of carefully balanced killing. Robert Sheckley's renowned story examines one of the most important questions of our time - is it wise to sacrifice our liberty in the name of our security? Join host Professor Stephen Hawking...
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Description
Step into the Roaring Twenties with "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This iconic novel immerses you in the glitz and glamour of the Jazz Age, where mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby hosts extravagant parties in pursuit of lost love, Daisy Buchanan. Through the eyes of Nick Carraway, the story unravels, revealing the dark underbelly of wealth and privilege. With lyrical prose, Fitzgerald explores the American Dream, love, and obsession. A...
4) Ploey
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In order to survive the cruel winter months, Ploey, a young flightless plover chick must take on a dangerous journey to find a legendary valley located in the heart of the highlands. While on his journey, he needs to stay hidden from the ever-watchful eyes of a ravenous falcon who has been terrorizing his family and friends for years. He realizes that the only way to save his loved ones is learning to fly and become the plover his father taught him...
5) Rudy
Pub. Date
1994, c1993
Physical Desc
1 videodisc.
Description
True story about a young man whose dream has always been to play football for Notre Dame University. Because of his blue-collar background, nobody believes that he can even gain admittance to the school, and his small size will rule out football. But he confounds them all by entering the school and becoming a walk-on player for the team.
6) Stay Cool
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
An author who returns to his hometown to deliver a commencement address to a class of graduating high school students has to deal with his feelings for an old flame as well as the advances of a student who has the hots for him.
7) iMordecai
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In this delightful comedy based on a true story, cranky Miami retiree Mordecai (Judd Hirsch) gets thrown headfirst into the digital age when his over-eager son (Sean Astin) buys him an iPhone. Cue the chaos: Mordecai can barely send a text, but somehow stumbles into TikTok and Tinder adventures he never saw coming. As he fumbles through FaceTime fails and viral mishaps, he also rekindles his spark with his quirky wife (Carol Kane), proving that even...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
All Allyson and her friends want is a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and conversation, a long-needed moms' night out. But in order to enjoy high heels, adult conversation, and food not served in a paper bag, they need their husbands to watch the kids for three hours - what could go wrong?
9) iMordecai
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Mordecai, a Holocaust survivor, is given a new iPhone, an unexpected series of events upends his world. A heartwarming Miami-set comedy based on a true story.
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Harmony Jones (Basinger) is a traveling cosmetic sales woman whose life is shaped by an early encounter with the King himself. That life takes an ugly turn when she inadvertently kills an Elvis Impersonator and flees the scene. On the run from the FBI, Harmony discovers to her horror that she suddenly has a knack for leaving dead Elvis performers in her wake. Her hopes for avoiding all things Elvis are dashed when a handsome man (Corbett) falls for...
11) Demoted
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The producer of American Pie presents a hilarious look at what happens when two mid-level sales associates are DEMOTED to the company secretarial pool.
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (106 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A Musical Romance starring Academy Award Winner Marisa Tomei, Robert Carlyle and John Goodman that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Frank has been consumed by grief over his wife's death. But everything changes when he pulls over on a rural highway to help a dying stranger entangled in a car wreck. En route to fulfill a forty-year promise to his childhood sweetheart, the stranger shares a compelling tale of adolescent love replete with first...
13) Hard Miles
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (109 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The uplifting true story of the bicycling team at a medium-security correctional school in Colorado. HARD MILES follows beleaguered coach Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine) as he rounds up an unlikely crew of incarcerated students for a seemingly impossible bike ride from Denver to the Grand Canyon.
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (250 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract the Eye of Sauron and buy Frodo as much time as possible...
15) Click
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to make its own choices.
16) Adverse
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A rideshare driver discovers that his sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
20 videodiscs (2819 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Mutants Rule! Emerging from their hidden lair in the sewers, teenage bros Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael face off against the most dangerous baddies and the most delicious pizza in New York City! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are martial arts masters-in-training on a mission to defeat all enemies, protect the innocent, and make it home in time to chill. With the help of powerful pals like April O'Neil, Casey Jones, and Ice Cream...
18) The Goonies
Pub. Date
Ã2010
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a corrupt corporate developer buys out their neighborhood and plans to flatten all their homes, a gang of kids stumbles onto a treasure map and searches out the treasure in the hopes of buying back their houses.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 458 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl. It's 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the demagorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.
20) Gloria Bell
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Gloria is a free-spirited divorcee who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family.