Author: Lorre, Chuck, creator, television director, screenwriter. Tennant, Andy, 1955- television director. Miller, Beth McCarthy, television director. Petrie, Donald, television director. Higgins, Al, screenwriter. Published: 2019 Call Number: KOMINSKY SEASON 1 Format: Video disc Summary: An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.
Author: Chadha, Gurinder, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Manzoor, Sarfraz, 1971- screenwriter. Berges, Paul Mayeda, screenwriter. Barclay, Jane, 1960- film producer. Daniel, Jamal, film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: BLINDED Format: Video disc Summary: Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
Author: Nelson, Stanley, 1955- television director. Smith, Marcia A., screenwriter. Curry, Traci A., television producer. Tunie, Tamara, narrator. Firelight Films (Firm), production company. Published: 2019 Call Number: 338.0409 Format: Video disc Summary: The documentary seeks to illuminate, educate, and inform, by examining more than 150 years of African-American men and women, from those bound by bondage to moguls at the top of multimillion-dollar empires.
Author: Estes, Jacob Aaron, 1973- film director. Reid, Storm, 2003- actor. Williamson, Mykelti, actor. Oyelowo, David, actor. Mann, Byron, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: DONT Format: Video disc Summary: Detective Jack Radcliff gets a shocking phone call from his recently murdered niece Ashley. Working together across time, they race to solve her murder before it can happen.
Author: Gast, Leon, film director, film producer. Sonenberg, David, film producer. Hackford, Taylor, 1944- film producer. Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016, on-screen participant. Foreman, George, 1949- on-screen participant. Published: 2019 Call Number: 796.8309 WHEN Format: Video disc Summary: "In 1974, Leon Gast traveled to Africa to film Zaire 74, a music festival planned to accompany an unprecedented sports spectacle: the Rumble in the Jungle, in which late-career underdog Muhammad Ali would contend with the younger powerhouse George Foreman for the boxing heavyweight championship title--'a fight between two blacks in a black nation, organized by blacks,' as a Kinshasa billboard put it. When the main event was delayed, extending Ali's stay in Africa, Gast wound up amassing a treasure trove of footage, observing the wildly charismatic athlete training for one of the toughest bouts of his career while basking in his role as black America's proud ambassador to postcolonial Africa. Two decades in the making, When We Were Kings features interviews with Norman Mailer and George Plimpton that illustrate the sensational impact of the fight, rounding out an Academy Award-winning portrait of Ali that captures his charm, grace and defiance"--Container.
Author: Chadha, Gurinder, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Manzoor, Sarfraz, 1971- screenwriter. Berges, Paul Mayeda, screenwriter. Barclay, Jane, 1960- film producer. Kalra, Viveik, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: BLINDED BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
Author: Emes, Ian, television director. Stone, Jamie Magnus, television director. Unthank, Julian, creator, screenwriter. Thomas, Matthew (Screenwriter), screenwriter. James, Linda (Producer), elevision producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: QUEEN SERIES 1 DISC 1-2 Format: Video disc Summary: "The "wickedly offbeat" (Parade), contemporary mystery series follows the adventures of newly promoted Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone and her three crime-writing aunts as they solve murders in the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh. Though Matilda's strict boss warns her that homicides are police-only matters, her aunts can't help but offer their expertise, as well as unsolicited dating advice. As Matilda contends with a novelist killed during a blackout at an awards ceremony, an aging rock star strangled before her band's reunion tour, and an actor killed onstage, the one case she can't seem to crack is the unexplained disappearance of her mother more than 20 years ago."--Container.
Author: Ghatak, Ritwikkumar, 1925-1976, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Supri?? Deb?, 1933- actor. Chatterjee, Anil, 1929-1996, actor. Mukherjee, Gyanesh, -2008, actor. Bha???c?rya, Bijana, 1915-1978, actor. Published: 2019 1960 Call Number: BENGALI MEGHE Format: Video disc Summary: Tells the story of a family that has been uprooted by the Partition of India and come to depend on its eldest daughter, the self-sacrificing Neeta. She watches helplessly as her own hopes and desires are pushed aside time and again by those of her siblings and parents, until all her chances for happiness evaporate, leaving her crushed and ailing.
Author: Forsyth, Bill, 1946- film director, screenwriter. Puttnam, David, 1941- film producer. Riegert, Peter, 1947- actor. Mackay, Fulton, 1922-1987, actor. Lawson, Denis, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: LOCAL Format: Video disc Summary: Texas oil executive Mac is dispatched by his crackpot boss to a remote seaside village in Scotland with orders to buy out the town and develop the region for an oil refinery. But as business mixes with pleasure, Mac finds himself enchanted by both the picturesque community and its oddball denizens, and Texas starts to feel awfully far away.
Author: Lutz, Alex, film director, screenwriter, actor. Segouin, Thibault, screenwriter. Deban, Anaïs, screenwriter. Milshtein, Oury, film producer. Dingler, Tom, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: GUY Format: Video disc Summary: Gauthier, a young journalist, finds a letter suggesting he might be the son of Guy Jamet, a 72-year-old French pop singer who was famous from the 60's to the 80's. As the old-time singer embarks on a tour to promote his newly released covers album, Guathier follows his maybe-biological father under the pretext of filming a documentary about Guy's career.
Author: Favreau, Jon, film director, film producer. Nathanson, Jeff, screenwriter. Silver, Jeffrey (Producer), film producer. Gilchrist, Karen (Producer), film producer. Glover, Donald, 1983- voice actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: LION BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother, and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his.
Author: Cooley, Josh, film director. Folsom, Stephany, screenwriter. Stanton, Andrew, screenwriter. Rivera, Jonas, film producer. Nielsen, Mark, film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: J TOY 4 BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called 'Forky' to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.
Author: Letterman, Rob, film director, screenwriter. Hernandez, Dan, screenwriter. Samit, Benji, screenwriter. Connolly, Derek, screenwriter. Reynolds, Ryan, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: FAMILY POKEMON BLU-RAY Format: Video disc Summary: After his father's mysterious disappearance, Tim decides to investiage what could have made the ace detective leave without a trace. While pursuing the case, he comes across a Pikachu that only he can understand, who claims to be an excellent detective, and they join forces with a young journalist and her Psyduck who are investigating a strange new drug that is manufactured in the last location Harry Goodman was seen alive.
Author: Letterman, Rob, film director, screenwriter. Hernandez, Dan, screenwriter. Samit, Benji, screenwriter. Perlman, Nicole, acreenwriter. Connolly, Derek, screenwriter. Published: 2019 Call Number: ACTION POKEMON Format: Video disc Summary: The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wisecracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery.
Author: Wang, Lulu (Filmmaker), film director, screenwriter, film producer. Melia, Daniele, film producer. Turtletaub, Marc, film producer. Saraf, Peter, film producer. Miano, Andrew, film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: FAREWELL Format: Video disc Summary: Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate.
Author: Nilson, Tyler, 1981- film director, screenwriter. Schwartz, Michael (Michael David), 1978- film director, screenwriter. Berger, Albert (Motion picture producer), film producer. Yerxa, Ron, film producer. Lemole, Christopher, film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: PEANUT Format: Video disc Summary: An adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler and attending the wrestling school of The Salt Water Redneck, his idol. Through circumstances beyond their control, Tyler, a small-time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak's unlikely coach and ally.
Author: Roberts, Johannes, film director, screenwriter. Riera, Ernest (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Harris, James, 1982- film producer. Lane, Mark (Motion picture producer), film producer. Jones, Robert (Robert Howard), 1961- film producer. Published: 2019 Call Number: 47 Format: Video disc Summary: Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their fun outing turns into heart-stopping fear when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves. As they swim deeper into the claustrophobic labyrinth of caves they enter the territory of the deadliest shark species in the ocean.
Author: Franco, James, 1978- film director, actor. Boone, Josh, 1979- screenwriter. Cox, Brian, 1946- actor. Levy, Jane, 1989- actor. Quaid, Dennis, actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: PRETENDE Format: Video disc Summary: Life imitates art as a French new wave-obsessed film student finds his muse in a mysterious actress that both he and his best friend fall in love with. After years of sex, betrayal, and collateral damage, the three end up in a dangerous situation that leaves one of them fighting for his life.
Author: Freundlich, Bart, 1970- film director, screenwriter, producer. Williams, Michelle, 1980- actor. Moore, Julianne, actor. Crudup, Billy, 1968- actor. Chase, Will, 1970- actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: AFTER Format: Video disc Summary: Isabel has devoted her life to working with the children in a Calcutta orphanage. Theresa is the multimillionaire leader of a media company who lives with her artist husband in New York. When Isabel hears of a mysterious and generous grant for the financially strained orphanage, she must travel to New York to meet the benefactor, Theresa, in person, who then insists she stay for a family wedding.
Author: Berloff, Andrea, film director, screenwriter. De Luca, Michael, 1965- film producer. Viscidi, Marcus, film producer. Haddish, Tiffany, 1979- actor. Moss, Elisabeth, 1982- actor. Published: 2019 Call Number: KITCHEN Format: Video disc Summary: Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but an ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands, proving surprisingly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition, literally.
