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Author: Weitz, Chris, 1969- film director. Isaac, Oscar, actor. Kingsley, Ben, actor. Laurent, Mélanie, 1983- actor. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: OPERATIO
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: Henson, Brian, film director. Berger, Todd, 1979- screenwriter. McCarthy, Melissa, 1969- actor. Banks, Elizabeth, 1974- actor. Rudolph, Maya, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: COMEDY HAPPYTIM
Format: Video disc
Summary: A filthy comedy set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show.
Author: McQuarrie, Christopher, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Abrams, J. J. (Jeffrey Jacob), 1966- film producer. Cruise, Tom, 1962- actor, film producer. Myers, Jake, film producer. Cavill, Henry, 1983- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MISSION
Format: Video disc
Summary: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Author: Yuh, Jennifer, film director. Hodge, Chad, screenwriter. Levy, Shawn, 1968- film producer. Levine, Dan (Daniel J.), film producer. Stenberg, Amandla, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: DARKEST
Format: Video disc
Summary: When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.
Author: Seymour, Pippa, film director. Call, Jim, voice actor. Hill, Alfred, voice actor. Magee, Stephanie, voice actor. Gravitas Ventures (Firm), film distributor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: J FROZEN
Format: Video disc
Summary: The perfect way to get the family in the holiday spirit with the most beloved animated Christmas characters, including Santa Claus, Snowman, Elves and Santa's Reindeer.
Author: Abrahamson, Lenny, film director. Coxon, Lucinda, 1962- screenwriter. Egan, Gail, film producer. Calderwood, Andrea, film producer. Guiney, Ed, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: LITTLE
Format: Video disc
Summary: The story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants, a mother, son, and daughter, are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely the family's story is about to become entwined with his own.
Author: Wenders, Wim, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Rosier, David, screenwriter, film producer. Francis, Pope, 1936- on-screen participant. Oliva, Ignazio, actor. Falconetti, Carlo, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: B FRANCIS
Format: Video disc
Summary: A rare co-production with the Vatican. Pope Francis' ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to today's global questions about death, social justice, immigration, ecology, wealth inequality, materialism, and the role of the family. "The interview sections are fascinating, and scenes of the pope's travels, during which he frequently washes the feet of those who come to him, are moving."--New York Times. "A Man of His Word' honors and celebrates the shock of a man of God who would rather make this life better than hand out empty promises about the next."--Boston Globe. "It is a pleasure to watch the present-day Francis interact with people all over the world and articulate his hopes for improving the lot of the poor."--Hollywood Reporter.
Author: Vallée, Jean-Marc, television director. Noxon, Marti, 1964- creator, screenwriter. Flynn, Gillian, 1971- screenwriter. Metcalf, Alex, screenwriter. Calandra, Vince, screenwriter.
Published: 2018
Call Number: DRAMA SHARP
Format: Video disc
Summary: A reporter confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder.
Author: Cosmatos, Panos, film director. Cage, Nicolas, 1965- actor. Riseborough, Andrea, 1981- actor. Roache, Linus, 1964- actor. Duke, Bill, 1943- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MANDY
Format: Video disc
Summary: The quiet life of devoted couple Red and Mandy takes a dark and bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader seek to possess Mandy, body and soul. A shocking assault on the innocent pair leads to a spiraling, surreal, bloody rampage of all out, mind-altering vengeance.
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