Jack Black
1) Nacho Libre
Formats
Description
Raised in the monastery where he is now the cook, Nacho finds a way to earn money for the holy place by wrestling, even though it is strictly forbidden by the church elders. Naturally, Nacho isn't acting out of purely altruistic measures, as he wishes to help Sister Encarnacion, a beautiful Mexican nun who has recently arrived at the monastery.
3) Bernie
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (100 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow who soon becomes controlling. With Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival** and **BFI London Film Festival**.
4) The Sheik
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
This is the amazingly entertaining story of the man that lived the American Dream by assuming the persona of the supreme villain. This touching documentary tells the story of Khosrow Vaziri’s electrifying wrestling career. From his upbringing in Iran, his journey in America, to his unprecedented experiences as America’s most hated villain. Audience Award nominated for Best Documentary at **Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival**....
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (109 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Recently fired from his rock band, Dewey Finn takes a job as a 4th grade teacher at an uptight private school where his free-spirited attitude and shenanigans cause the students to discover other sides of themselves. Dewey forms a rock band with his students to win a Battle of the Bands, help get himself out of debt and re-establish himself as a musician.
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
If Georges Méliès had a modern-day heir, it would be Michel Gondry. A brilliant, eccentric jack-of-all-trades, Gondry’s unique DIY talent drew the creative elite of global pop music—Björk, The Rolling Stones, Daft Punk, The White Stripes, Beck, Paul McCartney — who trusted his madcap visions to redefine the music video forever. He then blazed his own trail in Hollywood, all while maintaining his signature offbeat style and artistic integrity,...
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In this outrageous musical comedy adventure, aspiring rockers JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) form the band Tenacious D and embark on an epic quest to find the Pick of Destiny, a legendary guitar pick that grants its wielder unparalleled musical talent. Featuring cameos from rock legends and a soundtrack that rocks as hard as the story, the film blends humor, music, and fantasy in a way that only Tenacious D can.
9) The D Train
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
All his life, Dan Landsman (Jack Black) has never been the cool guy. That's about to change - if he can convince Oliver Lawless (Marsden), the most popular guy from his high school, to show up with him to their class reunion. A man on a mission, Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life.
10) Be Kind Rewind
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (100 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Jack Black and Mos Def star in Be Kind Rewind, a one-of-a-kind comedy from the mind of writer/director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Black plays a loveable loser stuck in a life that's too small for his big dreams. But when he unintentionally erases all the tapes in a video store where his best friend works, he devises a plan to satisfy the store's few loyal customers by re-creating and re-filming every movie they decide to...
11) Tropic Thunder
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (107 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in TROPIC THUNDER, an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline’s (Jennifer Jason Leigh) wedding to unemployed musician Malcolm (Jack Black) at the family seaside home, Margot (Nicole Kidman) shows up to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of “support". Nominated for Best Supporting Female (Jennifer Jason Leigh) at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. *"Noah Baumbach's interest in...
13) The holiday
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. They both come upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget their troubled love lives....
14) Kung fu panda 4
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.
15) Borderlands
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lilith, an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas, the universe's most powerful SOB. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits - Roland, a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina, a feral preteen demolitionist; Krieg, Tina's musclebound protector; Tannis, the oddball scientist who's...
16) Tropic thunder
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder,' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes...
17) The big year
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Looking to shake up their routine lives, three amateur bird watchers compete to become the ultimate 'birder' by spotting the greatest number of species within a single calendar year. But the friendly rivalry soon turns into a hilariously complicated cross-country adventure as each man begins to realize that the quest for success comes at a price--and that's not chicken feed!"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario's brother, Luigi, and to save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser." --
19) Year one
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tribal nitwits, Zed and Oh, are two guys living in the year one. Neither one can hunt nor gather, so they are thrown out of their Neanderthal community and dung-and-stick huts. Zed eats the forbidden fruit and the two become curious about what may lay outside of their limited little world. They decide to embark on a journey through the ancient world. On their travels they meet Cain and Abel, Abraham and Isaac. They wind up in Sodom where their girlfriends...
Pub. Date
[2007?]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (221 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Grosse Pointe Blank: Martin Blank, a hitman stuck in a career rut, attends his ten-year high school reunion to pull off one last job and ends up rekindling an old flame.
High fidelity: The owner of a semi-failing record store located on one of the back streets of Chicago sells music the old-fashioned way with his two wacky clerks.