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2009., General, Disney Educational Productions Call No: DVD FIC BOYNE Edition: [Widescreen format] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bruno, an innocent and naive eight-year-old, ignores his mother and sets off on an adventure in the woods. Soon he meets a young boy, and a surprising friendship develops. Based on the book by John Boyne.
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2009., General, Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD FIC BOY Edition: [Widescreen format] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: EnglishSummary Note: Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
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[2008], Adult, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Edition: Flashback ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Five high school students - a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase - find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of John's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their fears, secrets, deepest emotions, and problems.
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By Hallström, Lasse Brown, David, 1916- Golden, Kit Holleran, Leslie Jacobs, Robert Nelson Binoche, Juliette, 1964- Dench, Judi, 1934- Molina, Alfred, 1953- Olin, Lena Depp, Johnny Pratt, Roger Mondshein, Andrew Portman, Rachel Harris, Joanne, 1964-. Chocolat Miramax Films Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)[2001], c2000., Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Cho Edition: Widescreen format. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Miramax collector's series.Summary Note: When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some resistance from the rigidly moral community. But as soon as the townspeople discover their delicious products, their attitudes begin to change.
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[2009]., Adult, PBS Distribution Call No: AMERICAN HISTORY NF DVD Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On October 29, 1929 - Black Monday, large and small investors alike lost corporate and personal fortunes when the stock market crashed. This program examines the reasons behind the crash and whether the crash was predictable.
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-- Deadly prescriptions :c2012., distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences Call No: DVD 364.1 Cri Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Retail prescription drug sales topped $300 billion in 2010 alone, and criminals are doing everything they can to get a piece of the market. This CNBC program takes a hard look at illegal enterprises that are spreading pain and suffering, not to mention addiction, across America. Viewers learn how drug dealers, bribed medical professionals, and online rogue pharmacies are helping put powerful prescription medicines like Oxycodone and Vicodin into the wrong hands, with tragic consequences. Nearly 7 million Americans ages 12 and up are abusing prescription drugs each month, according to DEA figures from 2009, while the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that misused prescriptions are now the leading cause of fatal overdoses nationwide.
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-- Visions of the inferno.[2006], c2006., Films Media Group Call No: DVD 851.15 Dan Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Access Films on Demand streaming video. Summary Note: Drawing upon the insights of numerous international scholars-and illustrating crucial passages with stunning animation sequences-this program guides viewers through the Inferno of Dante's Divine Comedy. With detailed analysis of the poet's descent into Hell and navigation through its various levels, the program interprets Dante's motives for embarking on such a journey, explains his relationship and interaction with both Virgil and Beatrice, and describes the complex mixture of morality and humanism within the work-embodied in Dante's attitude toward those who inhabit the realms of the dead.
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[2005], c1988., Films Media Group Call No: DVD 575 DNA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Evolution: The Evidence for Modern Ideas on Evolution.Summary Note: This program shows the structure and replicating processes of DNA and the effect of genetic mutation; demonstrates the Lederberg Experiment; and recapitulates the evidence provided by fossils and structural and biological homologies that the process of adaptation and the selection of adaptors rests on a wide range of genetic variability. After viewing the program, students should have a general understanding of the general structure and functioning of DNA and of the Lederberg Experiment and its significance, and should be familiar with the range and types of evidence for evolution presented in the review section.
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By Rudin, Scott, 1958-. pro Shanley, John Patrick. drt. aus Roybal, Mark. pro Streep, Meryl. act Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-. act Adams, Amy. act Davis, Viola, 1965-. act Drummond, Alice, 1929-. act Neenan, Audrie. act Blommaert, Susan. act Preston, Carrie. act Costelloe, John. act Brown, Lloyd Clay. act Foster, Joseph, II. act Miramax Films Buena Vista Home Entertai[2009]., Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Connect to reviews of this title online Summary Note: 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without any proof, besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn. This threatens to tear apart the community with its irrevocable consequence.
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By BollaÃn, IcÃar, 1967- Laverty, Paul Gordon, Juan GarcÃa Bernal, Gael, 1978- Tosar, Luis Elejalde, Karra, 1960- Aduviri, Juan Carlos Arévalo, Raúl, 1979- Santos, Carlos Ciangherotti, Cassandra Iglesias, Alberto Catalán, Alex Hernández Zoido, Ãngel Morena Films Mandarin films S.A Alebrije Cine y Video (Firm) Vaca Films (Firm) También la Lluvia AIE (Firm) Imagec2012., Image Entertainment Call No: DVD 791.43 EVE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Idealistic filmmaker Sebastian (Gael Garcia Bernal, The Motorcycle Diaries) and his cynical producer Costa (Luis Tosar, The Limits of Control) arrive in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about Christopher Columbus' conquest of the Americas. But as filming commences, the local citizens begin to riot in protest against a multi-national corporation that is taking control of their water supply. With the film shoot in jeopardy, both men find their convictions shaken. Inspired by the real-life Water Wars in Bolivia in the year 2000"--Container.
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-- Families of the World.[2009], Master Communications Group Call No: DVD 917 FAM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Part of the Films on Demand collection. Series Title: Films on demand.Summary Note: Nine-year-old Jose and his family are closely watching weather reports on an approaching hurricane. We visit his mother, who supervises hurricane preparations for kidney dialysis patients at a hospital. Eight-year-old Laura lives on a farm in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Laura's mother does sustainable agriculture, growing bananas and tropical flowers. Hurricanes, language and political status are major themes.
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[2011]., Adult, Miramax Home Entertainment [Distributed by] Lionsgate Call No: DVD GOO Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Miramax award-winning collectionSummary Note: Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who's failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
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2017., General, Films Media Group, an Infobase Co. Call No: DVD Edition: 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This program offers a brief history of U.S. criminal justice. It covers such topics as criminal justice in colonial America, the Quakers' penitentiary, and the development of criminology. The program explains the organization of the U.S. criminal justice system"--Container.
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By Rudin, Scott, 1958- Fox, Robert Hare, David, 1947- Daldry, Stephen Streep, Meryl Moore, Julianne Kidman, Nicole Harris, Ed, 1950- Collette, Toni Danes, Claire, 1979- Daniels, Jeff, 1955- Dillane, Stephen Janney, Allison Reilly, John C., 1965- Richardson, Miranda McGarvey, Seamus, 1967- Boyle, Peter, 1946- Glass, Philip Cunningham, Michael, 1952-. Hours Paramo[2003], c2002., General, Paramount Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Edition: Special collector's Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it.
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By Thompson, Barnaby Parker, Oliver Everett, Rupert Firth, Colin, 1960- O'Connor, Frances, 1970- Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- Dench, Judi, 1934- Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- Massey, Anna Fox, Edward, 1937- Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Miramax Films Ealing Studios Film Council (London, England) Newmarket Capital Group LP Fragile Films (Firm) Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) Buena Visc2002., General, Miramax Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen version Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for the weekend, and is startled to discover Jack is also there--except that she knows him as bad-boy Earnest. So just who really is who?.
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-- It is kind of a funny story.By Gilchrist, Keir, 1992- Graham, Lauren, 1967- Galifianakis, Zach Roberts, Emma, 1991- Davis, Viola, 1965- Gaffigan, Jim Kravitz, Zo, 1988- Fleck, Ryan, 1976- Boden, Anna Misher, Kevin Browning, Ben Vizzini, Ned, 1981- Focus Features Wayfare Entertainment (Firm) Misher Films Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)[2011]., General, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic It's Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think ... that's certainly true for Craig, a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for some time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor, a potential new romance and an opportunity to begin anew. Charming, witty and smart, it's a coming-of-age story that's kind of a funny story.
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[2008], General, Docurama Films : Distributed by New Video Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.
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-- Vita e bellac2000., Adult, Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed exclusively in Canada by Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD FIC LIF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Miramax collector's seriesSummary Note: "In this extraordinary tale, Guido (Benigni) - a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colourful imagination and an irresistible sense of humour - has won the heart of the woman he loves and created a beautiful life for his young family. But then, that life is threatened by World War II... and Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate!"--Container.
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By Eckert, John M Qualles, Paris Leon, Kenny Diddy, 1969- Lathan, Sanaa McDonald, Audra Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- Martin, Justin, 1994- Nunn, Bill, 1953- Oyelowo, David Jones, Ron Cephas Thomas, Sean Patrick Stamos, John, 1963- Strasburg, Ivan Warren, Mervyn Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. Raisin in the sun Bad Boy Films (Firm) Storyline Entertainment (Firm) Sony Pic2008., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Edition: Anamorphic widescre Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago comes into a sudden financial windfall, the potential uses of which divides them bitterly.
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1998., General, Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before!.