Author: McTeigue, James, film director. Engle, Ryan, screenwriter. Sullivan, Jaime Primak, screenwriter. Union, Gabrielle, actor, film producer. Lopez, James, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: SUSPNSE BREAKING
Format: Video disc
Summary: Shaun Russel's life is thrown into turmoil after her father's unexpected death. She takes her two young children out to his mansion in Malibu in order to attempt to settle his estate. The mansion is designed with state-of-the-art security that ends up trapping her kids inside, along with four criminals who plan to capture her late father's wealth as well. Shaun must now attempt to save her children and defeat the villains.
Author: Cardasis, Damon, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Tagger Brockey, Mandy, film producer. Ezroni, Adi, 1978- film producer. Miller, Rebecca, 1962- film producer. Kain, Luka, actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: SATURDAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: A fourteen year-old boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
Author: Sánchez, Sergio G., film director, screenwriter. Atienza, Belén, film producer. Augustín, Álvaro, film producer. Barrois, Ghislain, film producer. MacKay, George, 1992- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: MARROWBO BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Four siblings move to America with their mother to escape a troubled past. When she dies, they vow to stay together, no matter what. But when a ghostly presence torments what's left of their family, and a lawyer threatens their pact, the four must stand together or be torn apart forever in this chilling thriller.
Author: Castorena, Jake, 1987- director. Liu, Sam, producer, director. O⁰́₉Connell, Jerry, 1974- voice actor. Romijn, Rebecca, 1972- voice actor. Wilson, Rainn, 1966- voice actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: DEATH BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: When an unstoppable monster called Doomsday threatens Metropolis and the people he loves, Superman sacrifices himself to destroy it.
Author: McTeigue, James, film director. Engle, Ryan, screenwriter. Sullivan, Jaime Primak, screenwriter. Union, Gabrielle, film producer, actor. Lopez, James, film producer.
Published: 2018
Call Number: BREAKING BLU-RAY
Format: Video disc
Summary: Shaun Russel's life is thrown into turmoil after her father's unexpected death. She takes her two young children out to his mansion in Malibu in order to attempt to settle his estate. The mansion is designed with state-of-the-art security that ends up trapping her kids inside, along with four criminals who plan to capture her late father's wealth as well. Shaun must now attempt to save her children and defeat the villains.
Author: McCorkle, Mark, creator. Schooley, Bob, creator. Adsit, Scott, 1965- voice actor. Potter, Ryan, 1995- voice actor. Chung, Jamie, 1983- voice actor.
Published: 2018 2017
Call Number: FAMILY BIG
Format: Video disc
Summary: The adventures continue for tech genius Hiro Hamada and his healthcare companion, the lovable, inflatable Baymax. Picking up right before the end of the film, Hiro thinks Baymax is lost forever, until he finds the chip Tadashi designed to create Baymax. Hiro immediately gets to work rebuilding Baymax, but Hiro's overconfidence and impatience gets him into trouble. The stakes are raised for Hiro, Baymax, and their friends, as they fight to protect San Fransokyo.
Author: Sánchez, Sergio G., film director, screenwriter. Atienza, Belén, film producer. Augustín, Álvaro, film producer. Barrois, Ghislain, film producer. MacKay, George, 1992- actor.
Published: 2018
Call Number: HORROR MARROWBO
Format: Video disc
Summary: Four siblings move to America with their mother to escape a troubled past. When she dies, they vow to stay together, no matter what. But when a ghostly presence torments what's left of their family, and a lawyer threatens their pact, the four must stand together or be torn apart forever in this chilling thriller.
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