Author: Weitz, Chris, 1969- film director. Orton, Matthew, screenwriter. Kavanaugh-Jones, Brian, film producer. Berger, Fred, 1981- film producer. Spire, Jason, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: OPERATIO BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The thrilling true story of the secret mission led by Israeli intelligence agent Peter Malkin to infiltrate Argentina and capture Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the plans that sent millions of innocent Jews to their deaths during World War II, and bring him to justice.
Author: McQuarrie, Christopher, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Abrams, J. J. (Jeffrey Jacob), 1966- film producer. Myers, Jake, film producer. Cruise, Tom, 1962- actor, film producer. Cavill, Henry, 1983- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MISSION BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Author: López Estrada, Carlos, 1988- film director. Casal, Rafael, 1985- screenwriter, film producer, actor. Diggs, Daveed, screenwriter, film producer, actor. Calder, Keith, film producer. Wu, Jessica, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: BLINDSPO BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men₂s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in.
Author: Forster, Marc, 1969- film director. Perry, Alex Ross, screenwriter. McCarthy, Tom, 1966- screenwriter. Burr, Kristin, film producer. Taylor, Brigham, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: CHRISTOP
Format: Video disc
Summary: The young boy, who loved taking adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a gang of spirited and loveable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into that world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.
Author: Bird, Brad, 1957- film director, screenwriter, voice actor. Walker, John, 1956 April 21- film producer. Grindle, Nicole Paradis, film producer. Nelson, Craig T., voice actor. Hunter, Holly, 1958- voice actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: J INCREDIB 2 BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving the world. For action sequences and some brief mild language.
Author: Forster, Marc, 1969- film director. McCarthy, Tom, 1966- screenwriter. Schroeder, Allison, screenwriter. Perry, Alex Ross, screenwriter. Taylor, Brigham, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: CHRISTOP BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Author: Raimi, Sam, television director. Tapert, Robert (Robert G.), television producer. Skarsgård, Gustaf, actor. Winnick, Katheryn, actor. Ludwig, Alexander, 1992- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: TV VIKINGS SEASON 5 VOL. 1 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Season five begins with Ivar the Boneless asserting his leadership over the Great Heathen Army, while Lagertha reigns as Queen of Kattegat. Iver's murder of his brother Sigurd sets the stage for vicious battles to come, as Ragnar's sons plot their next move after avenging their father's death. Bjorn follows his destiny into the Mediterranean Sea, and Floki, who is suffering from the loss of his wife Helga, takes to the seas submitting himself to the will of the gods.
Author: Agutter, Jenny, actor. Bassett, Linda, actor. Parfitt, Judy, 1935- actor. George, Helen, 1984- actor. British Broadcasting Corporation, film distributor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: CALL SEASON 7 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: A drama about the lives of a group of midwives who care for expectant mothers in the East End of London during the 1950s.
Author: Nolan, Jonathan, creator. Joy, Lisa, creator. Wood, Evan Rachel, 1987- actor. Newton, Thandie, 1972- actor. Wright, Jeffrey, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: WESTWORL SEASON 2 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: Welcome back to Westworld, where the puppet show is over and the newly liberated 'hosts' are coming for humankind. In Season Two, Dolores takes charge, Maeve is on a mission and the Man in Black is back. Chaos takes control in this dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness, the birth of a new form of life, and the evolution of sin.
Author: Howard, Terrence, actor. Henson, Taraji P., actor. Smollett, Jussie, 1983- actor. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., distributor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: EMPIRE SEASON 4 DISC 1-2
Format: Video disc
Summary: In season four, the shows explosive twists and turns resume, as Empire Entertainment embarks on a celebration of its 20th anniversary. Lucious makes his first public appearance after the explosion in Las Vegas, and all members of the Lyon family have their own interests in Lucious regaining his physical and mental faculties.
Author: Baker, Jonathan, film director. Baker, Josh, film director. Casey, Daniel, 1981- screenwriter. Levy, Shawn, 1968- film producer. Cohen, Dan, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: KIN
Format: Video disc
Summary: Life can be difficult for convicts, even after they've been released. One former felon finds that the odds are stacked against him when he is forced to go under cover in order to save his life-and his brother's. With time running out, they realize that the weapon shielding them from authorities is more of an enigma than they ever dreamed possible. Then there's the fact that he's being hunted by people who happen to be excellent at finding those who they believe threaten them. With soldiers, government agents and a crime lord in hot pursuit, things are heating up.
Author: Berg, Peter, 1964- film director, film producer. Roland, Graham, screenwriter. Carpenter, Lea, screenwriter. Wahlberg, Mark, 1971- film producer, actor. Levinson, Stephen, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MILE BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country.
Author: Baker, Jonathan, film director. Baker, Josh, film director. Casey, Daniel, 1981- screenwriter. Levy, Shawn, 1968- film producer. Cohen, Dan, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: KIN BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Chased by a vengeful criminal, the feds, and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con and his adopted teenage brother are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection.
Author: McMurray, Gerard, film director. Demonaco, James, screenwriter. Blum, Jason, film producer. Bay, Michael, 1964- film producer. Form, Andrew, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: FIRST BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
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