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Author: Eggers, Robert, 1983- film director, screenwriter, film producer. Eggers, Max, screenwriter. Teixeira, Rodrigo, film producer. Dafoe, Willem, actor. Pattinson, Robert, 1986- actor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: LIGHTHOU
Format: Video disc
Summary: A hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Author: Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- actor. Kampf, Paul, film director. Morales, Esai, actor. Olmos, Edward James, actor. Cinema Libre Studio, film distributor.
Published: 2020
Call Number: IMPRISON
Format: Video disc
Summary: Dylan Burke attempts to move from his former life as a criminal, with his true love, Maria. He soon realizes that his past will continue to haunt him, when he learns the new local prison warden, Daniel Calvin, has not forgotten him for an old crime.
Author: Goold, Rupert, film director. Edge, Tom, screenwriter. Livingstone, David (Motion picture producer), film producer. Zellweger, Renée, 1969- actor. Buckley, Jessie, 1988- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: JUDY BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline.
Author: Kendrick, Alex, 1970- film director, screenwriter, actor. Kendrick, Stephen, 1973- screenwriter, film producer. Burns, Aaron (Producer) film producer. Tolley, Justin (Producer), film producer. Shirer, Priscilla, 1974- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: OVERCOME
Format: Video disc
Summary: High school basketball coach John Harrison receives unfortunate news that will change his life. The largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down, forcing many families to leave in search of other job opportunities. John and his family are faced with an uncertain future, and his dreams of winning the state basketball championship are in jeopardy. He agrees to coach the cross-country team where he meets a runner who is on her journey of discovery. John and his wife are inspired by their new friend while John attempts to help the runner win the biggest race of the year.
Author: Tarantino, Quentin, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Heyman, David, 1961- film producer. McIntosh, Shannon, film producer. DiCaprio, Leonardo, actor. Pitt, Brad, 1963- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: ONCE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: From 1958 to 1963, American actor Rick Dalton knew the height of fame and fortune as the lead in the television series Bounty Law. Yet, Rick wasn't satisfied with the work and used his popularity to try to become a movie star. By 1969, Rick's career has stalled so much that he takes jobs as a guest star on various shows. He even starts wondering if the only way he can make a comeback is by acting in Italian productions. Cliff Booth, Rick's long-time friend and stunt double, helps him see that possibilities for success still exist in the Los Angeles film industry if they work together.
Author: Kendrick, Alex, 1970- film director, screenwriter, actor. Kendrick, Stephen, 1973- film producer, screenwriter. Burns, Aaron (Producer) film producer. Tolley, Justin (Producer), film producer. Shirer, Priscilla, 1974- actor.
Published: 2019
Call Number: OVERCOME BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team's state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down and hundreds of families begin moving away, John must come to grips with the challenges facing his family and his team. John is frustrated and questioning his worth, until he crosses paths with a student struggling with her own journey.
Author: Stevens, Taylor, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F STEVENS
Format: Books
Summary: They were born in the shadows. Schooled in espionage. Taught to kill and trained to disappear. In this captivating masterwork from bestselling author Taylor Stevens, elusive twins Jack and Jill take the global spy game to electric levels.The assassin broker is dead. The power void has left the network he controlled without restraints, and the world's deadliest killers free to pursue their own vendettas and political agendas. The United States government, unwilling to risk upheaval and global chaos, has mobilized killers of its own to preemptively hunt down and destroy each potential threat. Among the most dangerous on that list are Jack and Jill. Often estranged--always connected by a legacy they can't escape--the siblings have eluded many who want them dead. As they board a flight to Berlin hoping to meet the father they've never known, they suspect a trap. What they can't predict is how far a high-level Russian operation will go to secure their skills, or how hard the U.S. operatives sent to stop them will fight to assassinate them first. For the twins, resistance and cooperation both mean death. Caught between two superpowers with unlimited resources and unable to trust each other, brother and sister will match wit against skill in a life-threatening chase across Europe, back to the United States, and into an unholy alliance that could change the balance of global power forever. Filled with pulse-pounding tension, blistering action, and intense human drama, Liars' Legacy is world-class intrigue at its best. -- Dust jacket.
Author: Steadman, Catherine, author.
Published: 2020
Call Number: F STEADMAN
Format: Books
Summary: "When a man is found on a British beach, drifting in and out of consciousness, with no identification and unable to speak, interest in him is sparked immediately. From the hospital staff who find themselves inexplicably drawn to him, to international medical experts who are baffled by him, to the national press who call him Mr. Nobody, everyone wants answers. Who is this man? And what happened to him? Some memories are best forgotten. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Emma Lewis is asked to assess the patient in a small town deep in the English countryside. This is her field of expertise, this is the chance she's been waiting for, and this case could make her name known across the world. But therein lies the danger. Emma left this same town fourteen years ago and has taken great pains to cover all traces of her past since then. Places aren't haunted . . . people are. But now something--or someone--is calling her back. And the more time she spends with her patient, the more alarmed she becomes that he knows the one thing about her that nobody is supposed to know"--
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