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1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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William Garnett (Forest Whitaker) is an ex-con starting life over as a recently converted Muslim. With the help of his determined parole officer (Brenda Blethyn), he gets a job, meets an interesting woman, and keeps his head down. But the town sheriff, Bill Agati (Harvey Keitel), won't leave him alone since Garnett was responsible for killing his deputy. As Agati puts pressure on him, and his old partners in crime hassle him, Garnett slowly starts...
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Ed Hemsler (John Lithgow) spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner (Blythe Danner) spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other's stuff. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*If you cherish the rare opportunity to watch magnificent actors as perfect as Blythe Danner...
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2017.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (83 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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David Warwik (Wyatt Cenac) is a struggling writer who has been toiling away at the same novel for years. His wife Jennifer (Greta Lee) is a hot young literary figure, who has just released a new masterpiece. When her publisher invites the couple to an artists' salon at his home in Connecticut, the pair embark on a twisted journey, and David must face his demons and try to "not be weird" among the waspy salon guests and competitive artists in attendance....
4) Operator
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Joe (Martin Starr, Silicon Valley) is a programmer with a crippling anxiety problem who is unable to deal with uncertainty. At work he is tasked with creating an interactive call center answering machine that can convey empathy. Joe recruits his wife Emily (Mae Whitman, Arrested Development) who has the perfect voice for the system.
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2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A contemporary fairy tale revolving around the unlikely of friendship between a reclusive young woman with dreams of being a children's book author and a cantankerous widower, set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London. Bella Brown (Jessica Brown Findlay) is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children's book. When she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden...
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2013.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (108 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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In this dazzlingly beautiful romantic drama, a Nigerian woman living in Brooklyn must make a choice which could have dire consequences when she has failed to conceive a child a year after her glorious wedding.
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2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Flagg Purdy (Alan Arkin) is a lovable but stubborn man. When he escalates a minor disagreement with his oldest friend into a legal battle, he incurs the wrath of his neighbors and friends.
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2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A heart-warming father son story set in glorious Tuscany about bohemian London artist Robert who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Richardson) to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. Neither expects to find the once beautiful villa in such a state of disrepair. As Robert and Jack painstakingly restore the villa to its previous glory, they also start to mend their relationship. The future may now look quite...
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2008.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams) is driving to Alaska in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy. Winner of the Palm Dog and nominated for the Un Certain...
10) The Nest
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2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (107 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Rory (Jude Law), an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie Coon), and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the 1980's. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath...
11) Swingers
Pub. Date
1996.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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When a lovesick average Joe can't seem to shake a relationship rut, his smooth, fast talking buddy decides he'll do whatever it takes to lift their spirits. From three martini lunches in smoky cocktail lounges, to an outrageous road trip to Vegas, these two young "swingers" are determined to rewrite the rules of modern dating. This laugh-out-loud comedy classic launched the careers of its outstanding cast, and captures the energy of Los Angeles nightlife...
12) Begin Again
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2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (104 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A disgraced record exec (Mark Ruffalo) forms a bond with a young singer-songwriter (Keira Knightley) changing each of their lives.
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2023.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (80 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Surrounded by the eccentric faculty of Truman High School, Mitch Carter wins the California Teacher of the Year award and immediately receives a tempting offer that may force him to leave his job.
14) Detachment
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2012.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Oscar-winners Adrien Brody and Marcia Gay Harden star in this award-winning drama about a substitute teacher at a troubled high school. From the Tony Kaye, director of *American History X*. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. "*Harrowing depiction of the American educational system features a superb performance by Adrien Brody.*"- Frank Scheck, ***Hollywood Reporter***
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2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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On the eve of his third marriage, Caveh Zahedi tells the story of how his attraction to prostitutes and his compulsive honesty combined to destroy each of his past relationships. The genre-bending mix of camera address, re-enactment, and home movie footage make for a strikingly funny and original film.
16) Relaxer
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2018.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Doom and gloom are on the way. The Y2K apocalypse can't be stopped. Abbie's older brother issues him the ultimate challenge before it goes down: beat the infamous level 256 in Pac-Man and no getting up from the couch until he does so. Abbie’s survival story begins here; inside a rotting living room with no food or water, and a revolving door of friends and acquaintances. It’s THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL by way of SLACKER. Official Selection at the...
17) A Woman, A Part
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2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Maggie Siff delivers a tour-de-force performance as Anna Baskin, an exhausted workaholic actress at a crossroads in her life. She abruptly extricates herself from a successful but mind-numbing TV role, returning to a life she left behind with ex-creative partners Kate and Isaac. A WOMAN, A PART examines the media’s portrayal of women, the nature of friendship and the difficulties of reckoning with change. Nominated for Best First Feature at the...
18) A Little Stiff
Pub. Date
1991.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A LITTLE STIFF is a minimalist comedy based on true events and re-enacted by the actual participants. Caveh Zahedi plays himself as a neurotic film student who develops a crush on art student Erin McKim after a brief encounter in an elevator.
19) Who We Are Now
Pub. Date
2018.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (100 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Recently released from prison, Beth (Julianne Nicholson) is working with her public defender (Jimmy Smits) to get her son back from her sister, who was awarded legal custody while Beth was incarcerated. Soon after, Beth forms an unlikely alliance with Jess (Emma Roberts), an idealistic young protégé of the public defense team, who decides to take on Beth's cause whether she likes it or not. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival** and the...
20) Speaking Parts
Pub. Date
1989.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A postmodern thrilling drama about loss, love, power and the distance that modern technology puts between us. The story of four people—an actor/gigolo, a frustrated chambermaid, an obsessed writer and the film producer who manipulates them all—is filmed as if we were watching their power games through the lens of a surveillance camera. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Winner of Bes Canadian Screenplay at the **Vancouver...
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