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1) Shopgirl
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
Mirabelle oversees the seldom-visited glove counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. She's also a struggling artist who can barely pay her student loans. In steps Ray Porter, a handsome, rich, 50-something bachelor who sweeps her off her feet.
"'Shopgirl,' written by Steve Martin, based on his slender novel of the same name, is an elegant and exquisitely tailored romantic comedy."--New York Times.
3) 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
c2002
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. : 4 3/4 in.
Description
This satire of Victorian society shows the trials and tribulations of young love, the pettiness of upper class life, the raw energy and excitement of the most powerful city the world had ever seen, and the greed and corruption that lay just below its glittering surface.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a small village in the south of England, a handsome working man falls in love with the newly arrived schoolteacher from a wealthy family who happens to be the village beauty. Other richer men want to win her hand as well. Who will win her hand?
8) Tommy boy
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Party animal Tommy Callahan is definitely a few cans short of a six-pack. But after seven years, Tommy's finally earned his diploma-- and a cushy job at Callahan Auto Parts. Returning home, Tommy gets some more great news: his dad is marrying a real "10," and Tommy will get the stepbrother he always wanted. But as fast as you can say "Who killed the keg?," the family business starts tanking. Now Tommy's got to hit the road with his dad's right-hand...
Pub. Date
©2006
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Muppets from space: "The Muppets embark on a hilarious extra-terrestrial adventure in hopes of learning about Gonzo's past and discover that Gonzo's family members are aliens from a distant planet."--Container
Muppets take Manhattan: "Broadway bound, the Muppets take Manhattan by storm in this magical musical about breaking into show business!"--Container
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 325 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the story of the Celts from their earliest roots through the flowering of their culture and their enduring heritage today. Includes reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands.
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Appears on list
Description
Kevin McCallister is ready to turn the Big Apple into his own playground. The notorious Wet Bandits, still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are plotting a huge holiday heist in New York. Kevin's ready to welcome them with a battery of booby traps that the bumbling bandits will never forget.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Super assassin John Wick has a fourteen million dollar price tag on his head after killing a member of the High Table, the shadowy international assassins' guild. Now excommunicado, and with an army of the world's most ruthless hit men and women on his trail, John must find a way to survive in this third chapter of the adrenaline-fuelled action series.
17) Die hard
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Appears on list
Description
On Christmas Eve a team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend the holidays with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the cunning and savage criminals.
18) Cambridge spies
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of four brilliant young men at Cambridge University who are recruited to spy for Russia. They take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow. This premiered on BBC America on October 25, 2003.
19) Land of bad
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney's only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper, navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.
20) 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.
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