Author: Macdonald, Kevin, 1967- film director. Ackland, Adam, film producer. Traven, M. B., screenwriter. Haines, Rory, screenwriter. Noshirvani, Sohrab, screenwriter. Published: 2021 Call Number: MAURITAN BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: The true story of Mohamedou Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch, uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up.
Author: Paragas, Diane, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Howell, Annie J., screenwriter. Cipriaso, Celena, screenwriter. Bienen, Andy, screenwriter. Mejia, Cecilia R., film producer. Published: 2021 2019 Call Number: YELLOW Format: Video disc Summary: A Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family and leaving the only home she has known. Rose, an undocumented Filipino girl, dreams of one day leaving her small Texas town to pursue her country music dreams. Her world is shattered when her mom suddenly gets picked up by immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rose, facing this new reality, is forced to flee the scene, leaving behind the only life she knows, and embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she searches for a new home in the honky tonk world of Austin, Texas. -- Provided by publisher.
Author: Hedén, Joachim, film director, screenwriter. Kirst, Patrick, composer (expression) Morheden, Fredrik, editor of moving image work. Gammel, Moa, 1980- actor. Martin, Madeleine, 1993- actor. Published: 2021 2020 Call Number: BREAKING Format: Video disc Summary: A few days after Christmas, half-sisters Ida and Tuva set out on a winter dive in a remote part of the Norwegian coastline. Toward the end of the dive, a rockslide traps Tuva underwater. As Ida surfaces to call for help, she discovers that the rockslide has struck above water as well, burying their equipment, phones, and car keys; they are completely cut off from any chance of outside rescue. As the frantic race for survival unfolds, Ida is put to the ultimate test of character and forcefulness.
Author: Kim, Lee, 1972- film producer. MacBride, Christopher, film director, screenwriter. Millman, Sarah, costume designer. Pilotpriest, composer. Lyon, Matt, film editor. Published: 2021 2020 Call Number: FLASHBAC Format: Video disc Summary: Fredrick Fitzell is living his best life, until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.
Author: Schroeder, Eliza, film director. Brunger, Jake, screenwriter. Conn, Shelley, 1976- actor. Tarbet, Shannon, 1991- actor. Imrie, Celia, 1952- actor. Published: 2021 2019 Call Number: LOVE Format: Video disc Summary: Determined to fulfill her late mother's dream of opening a bakery in charming Notting Hill, nineteen-year-old Clarissa enlists the help of her mother's best friend Isabella and her eccentric estranged grandmother Mimi. These three generations of women will need to overcome grief, doubts, and differences to honor the memory of their beloved Sarah while embarking on a journey to establish a London store filled with love, hope, and colorful pastries from all over the world.
Author: Bassett, M. J. (Director), screenwriter, film director. Bassett, Isabel, actor, screenwriter. Bassett, Molly, film producer. Romijn, Rebecca, 1972- actor. Winchester, Philip, 1981- actor. Published: 2021 Call Number: ENDANGER Format: Video disc Summary: Jack Halsey takes his wife, their adult kids, and a friend for a dream vacation in Kenya. But as they venture off alone into a wilderness park, their safari van is flipped over by an angry rhino, leaving them injured and desperate. Then, as two of them go in search of rescue, a bloody, vicious encounter with a leopard and a clan of hyenas incites a desperate fight for survival.
Author: Fastvold, Mona, 1981- film director. Waterston, Katherine, actor. Kirby, Vanessa, actor. Abbott, Christopher, 1986- actor. Affleck, Casey, 1975- actor. Published: 2021 Call Number: WORLD Format: Video disc Summary: Somewhere along the mid-nineteenth century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.
Author: Zingaretti, Luca, 1961- television director, actor. Sironi, Alberto, 1940- television director. Bruni, Francesco, 1961- screenwriter. Camilleri, Andrea, screenwriter. De Mola, Salvatore, screenwriter. Published: 2020 2019 Call Number: DETECTIVE EP.35-36 ITALIAN Format: Video disc Summary: Follows Detective Salvo Montalbano as he investigates crime in the fictional town of Vigata, Sicily. Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation; it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With his always loyal and sometimes effective police squad, he solves crimes in Vigata, crossing paths with homemakers and priests, liars, saints and Mafia dons. He also wages a personal war with his own demons, which fight against his professional ideals and personal commitment to beautiful long-distance girlfriend, Livia.
Author: Steves, Rick, 1955- host. Rick Steves' Europe, Inc., publisher. American Public Television, production company. Oregon Public Broadcasting, production company. Published: 2020 Call Number: 914.04 Format: Video disc
Author: Story, Tim, film director. DeFaria, Christopher, 1959- film producer. Costello, Kevin (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Moretz, Chloë, 1997- actor. Peña, Michael, 1976- actor. Published: 2021 Call Number: J TOM Format: Video disc Summary: When Jerry moves into a fine hotel on the eve of an important society wedding, the event planner hires Jerry to get rid of him. Unfortunately, the battle which follows is big enough to destroy the wedding, her career, and possibly the hotel -- so the sworn enemies decide to work together to save it all.
Author: Durkin, Sean, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Guiney, Ed, film producer. Schlesinger, Derrin, film producer. Garnett, Rose, film producer. Jackson, Amy (Producer), film producer. Published: 2021 2020 Call Number: NEST Format: Video disc Summary: An American entrepreneur and his family see their lives take a sudden twist when they move into an English country manor. Rory, an ambitious entrepreneur, and former commodities broker persuades his American wife, Allison, and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the '80s. Sensing an opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor, with grounds for Allison's horses and plans to build a stable. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, and the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage.
Author: Macqueen, Harry, film director, screenwriter. Morgan, Emily (Film producer), film producer. Goligher, Tristan, film producer. Firth, Colin, 1960- actor. Tucci, Stanley, actor. Published: 2021 2020 Call Number: DRAMA SUPERNOV Format: Video disc Summary: A gay couple, one a musician, the other a novelist, embark on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.
Author: Cooper, Charles, film producer. Fair, Kevin G., television director. Grant, Laura Gasbarro, screenwriter. Wolfe, Julie Sherman, screenwriter. MacFarlane, Luke, actor. Published: 2021 Call Number: DRAMA TAKING Format: Video disc Summary: Former professional ballet dancer Jenna works with NHL star Ryan Cooper to help him recover from an injury using ballet as therapy, and as they grow close, he helps her mend her injured heart. But when it's time for Ryan to return to the ice and leave Jenna and her small, Connecticut town, they both must consider the paths they want to take, and just maybe, love will find its way.
Author: Zeller, Florian, screenwriter, film director. Hampton, Christopher, 1946- screenwriter. Spadone, Christophe, film producer. Friend, Simon, film producer. Parfitt, David, 1958- film producer. Published: 2021 2020 Call Number: DRAMA FATHER Format: Video disc Summary: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind, and even the fabric of his reality.
Author: Patterson, Grear, film director, producer, screenwriter. Irving, Jack, actor. Irving, Ben, actor. Gavin, Lily, actor. Culp, Amalia, actor. Published: 2021 2019 Call Number: GIANTS Format: Video disc Summary: A pair of players on a successful high school baseball team, the Giants, come of age in the American south.
Author: Turner, Brad, film director. Wickerman, Michael, screenwriter. Vandervoort, Laura, actor. Pepper, Barry, 1970- actor. Feore, Colm, 1958- actor. Published: 2021 Call Number: TRIGGER Format: Video disc Summary: Nicholas Shaw, a disgraced former U.S. secret agent who suffered memory loss at the hand of captors, is dragged back into the darkest shadows of the spy world when he is enlisted by his former partner to help find a missing colleague. But to uncover the truth, Nicholas will need to remember the past. Doing so might also be the key to clearing his own name.
Author: Tarantino, Quentin film director, screenwriter. Avary, Roger, screenwriter. Bender, Lawrence film producer. Travolta, John, 1954- actor. Jackson, Samuel L. actor. Published: 2020 1994 Call Number: PULP Format: Video disc Summary: The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Author: McGregor, Steven (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Ayshford, Blake, screenwriter. Lee, Timothy (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Bedford, Kodie, screenwriter. MacLean, Danielle, screenwriter. Published: 2020 Call Number: MYSTERY SERIES 2 Format: Video disc Summary: "Contains violence and strong language"--Container Aaron Pedersen returns as Det. Jay Swan in this mystery set in the Australian outback. When a body is found along the coast, Jay teams up with a local constable to investigate. Facing obstruction from an archaeologist working nearby, Jay must expose the web of corruption plaguing the town as the body count rises. "When a decapitated body is found in the mangroves of a coastal town, [Detective Jay Swan] teams up with local constable Fran Davis ... to investigate the crime. Soon a nearby archaeologist ... makes a find that could help with the case, but she conceals it for fear of shutting down her dig site. Facing obstruction at every turn and a rising body count, Jay must expose the web of corruption plaguing the town."--
Author: Parker, Alan, 1944-2020, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Jones, Laura, 1951- screenwriter. Rudin, Scott, 1958- film producer. Brown, David, 1916-2010, film producer. Watson, Emily, 1967- actor. Published: 2019 1999 Call Number: ANGELAS Format: Video disc Summary: Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.
