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W.C. Fields: Comedy Favorites Collection

Call Number: DVD01198

Director/Distributor: by W C Fields; Lou Heifetz; Neil Brant; Charles Bogle; Dorothy Donnelly; Jack Cunningham; William LeBaron; A Edward Sutherland; Norman Z McLeod; Walter DeLeon; Paul M Jones; J P McEvoy; Julian Street; Erle C Kenton; Galt Bell; Preston L Shobe; William Beaudine; Ray Harris; Sam Hardy; Clyde Bruckman; Virginia Van Upp; Waldemar Young; George Marion; Richard Mack; Everett Freeman; Lester Cowan; George Marshall; Mae West; Edward Cline; Prescott Chaplin; John Thomas Neville; Edward F Cline; Universal Pictures (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2013]

Notes: International house: From a story by Lou Heifetz and Neil Brant ; It’s a gift: Based upon a story by Charles Bogle ; Man on the flying trapeze: Based on original story by Charles Bogle ; Poppy: Based upon a play written by Dorothy Donnelly ; Never give a sucker an even break: Based on a story by Otis Criblecoblis.
International house originally released as a motion picture in 1933 ; It’s a gift, You’re telling me! and The old fashioned way originally released as a motion picture in 1934 ; Man on the flying trapeze originally released as a motion picture in 1935 ; Poppy originally released as a motion picture in 1936 ; You can’t cheat an honest man originally released as a motion picture in 1939 ; My little chickadee originally released as a motion picture in 1968 ; Never give a sucker an even break originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Bonus feature: Vintage documentary: Wayne and Shuster take an affectionate look at W.C. Fields.

Summary:

OCLC #: 844084531

Added: 5/13/14

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Saving Mr. Banks

Call Number: DVD01134

Director/Distributor: by John Lee Hancock; Kelly Marcel; Sue Smith; Alison Owen; Ian Collie; Philip Steuer; Thomas Newman; Mark Livolsi; John Schwartzman; Emma Thompson; Tom Hanks; Paul Giamatti; Jason Schwartzman; Bradley Whitford; Colin Farrell; B J Novak; Ruth Wilson; Kathy Baker; Rachel Griffiths; Ronan Vibert; Walt Disney Pictures,; Ruby Films (Firm),; Essential Media (Firm),; BBC Films,; Hopscotch Productions,; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Disney, Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment [2014] ©2014

Notes: Bonus features: Deleted Scene: Nanny Song.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

Summary: Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

OCLC #: 869899446

Added: 5/13/14

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Ratatouille

Call Number: DVD01120

Director/Distributor: by Brad Bird; Brad Lewis; Patton Oswalt; Lou Romano; Ian Holm; Brad Garrett; Peter O’Toole; Janeane Garofalo; Brian Dennehy; Peter Sohn; Will Arnett; Julius Callahan; James Remar; John Ratzenberger; Gary Rydstrom; Jim Capobianco; Jan Pinkava; Walt Disney Pictures.; Pixar (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2007]

Notes: Originally produced in 2007.
Special features: 2 short films: Lifted / Pixar ; written & directed by Gary Rydstrom ; Remy & Emile present “Your friend the rat” / Pixar ; written & directed by Jim Capobianco ; Fine food & film: a conversation with Brad Bird & Thomas Keller (13:53); deleted scenes.

Summary:A rat, who can also cook, makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.

OCLC #: 163952543

Added: 5/13/14

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Hugo

Call Number: DVD00933

Director/Distributor: by Martin Scorsese; John Logan; Graham King; Tim Headington; Johnny Depp; Robert Richardson; Thelma Schoonmaker; Howard Shore; Ben Kingsley; Sacha Baron Cohen; Asa Butterfield; Chloë Moretz; Ray Winstone; Emily Mortimer; Christopher Lee; Helen McCrory; Michael Stuhlbarg; Frances De la Tour; Richard Griffiths; Jude Law; Brian Selznick; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.); Infinitum Nihil (Firm); Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2012.

Notes: Based on the book entitled “The invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2011.
Special features: Shoot the moon: the making of Hugo (20 min.); Previews (10 min.).

Summary: Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together to change Hugo’s life forever.

OCLC #: 773372781

Added: 5/8/14

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Great Cinema Classics

Call Number: DVD00884

Director/Distributor: by Humphrey Bogart; Gina Lollobrigida; Jennifer Jones; Alfred Hitchcock; Claudette Colbert; Ben Lyon; Peter Lorre; Lee Marvin; Brandon De Wilde; Robert Donat; Barbara Stanwyck; Rory Calhoun; Rhonda Fleming; Myrna Loy; Edward G Robinson; Charles Boyer; Hedy Lamarr; Van Johnson; John Garfield; Alec Guinness; TGG Direct (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [S.I.] : TGG Direct, LLC, ©2011.

Notes: N/A

Films:

Beat the Devil / John Huston, director —
I Cover the Waterfront / James Cruze, director —
Algiers / John Cromwell, director —
The Scarlet Letter / Robert G. Vignola, director —
Missouri Traveler / Jerry Hopper, director —
Becky Sharp / Rouben Marmoulian, director —
The Pied Piper of Hamelin / Bretaigne Windust, director —
Nicholas Nickleby / Alberto Cavalcanti, director —
The 39 Steps / Alfred Hitchcock, director —
They Made Me a Criminal / Busby Berkeley, director —
The Red House / Delmar Daves, director–
Lady of Burlesque / William A. Wellman, director —
Adventure Island / Peter Stewart, director —
Oliver Twist / David Lean, director —
Vanity Fair / Chester M. Franklin, director.

OCLC #: 757338242

Added: 5/8/14

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E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial

Call Number: DVD00834

Director/Distributor: by Steven Spielberg; Kathleen Kennedy; Melissa Mathison; Henry Thomas; Dee Wallace Stone; Robert MacNaughton; Drew Barrymore; Peter Coyote; Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);

Notes: 2-Disc Edition

Special Features: Introduction by Steven Spielberg;Live Performance of John Williams Conducting the Orchestra at the 2002 Premier of E.T.;The Evolution and Creation of E.T.: From idea to screenplay, through casting and making the film; he Reunion: The cast and filmmakers reunite to discuss their thoughts on the impact of the film, The Music of John Williams: Interviews and footage of the long-standing relationship between John Williams and Steven Spielberg, The 2002 Theatrical Premiere, Designs, Photographs and Original Advertising; DVD-ROM Features Through Universal Studios Total Axess; Production Notes and Cast & Filmmaker Bios; and much more!

Summary: troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home-world.

OCLC #: N/A

Added: 5/2/14

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Oz the Great and Powerful

Call Number: DVD01088

Director/Distributor: Sam Raimi

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English

Language: English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English described video.

Publisher: [Burbank, Calif.] : Disney : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2013.

Notes: Includes digital copy.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Special features: bloopers; featurette “Walt Disney and the road to Oz”, Walt’s fascination with Oz.

Summary: Disney’s fantastical adventure Oz The Great And Powerful, from the director of the Spider-Man trilogy, follows Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics. When Diggs is hurled away to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot–until he meets three witches (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle WIlliams), who aren’t convinced he’s the great wizard everyone’s expecting. Reluctantly drawn into epic problems facing Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it’s too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity–and even some wizardry–Oscar transforms himself into the great Wizard and a better man as well

OCLC #: 842042018

Added: 9/25/2013

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Spirited Away “Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi” (original title)

Call Number:  DVD01159

Director/Distributor: Hayao Miyazaki

Format:  DVD video : Animation : Juvenile audience : NTSC color broadcast system : English : Widescreen version (2.0:1 ; 16×9)

Language: English, French, Japanese or Spanish dialogue; Closed-captioned.

Publisher: [United States] : Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2003]

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features: special introduction by John Lasseter; the art of “Spirited away”; The Nippon Television special; select storyboard-to-scene comparison; voice talent featurette; original Japanese trailers.

Summary: When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents.

OCLC #: 51916072

Added: 9/11/2013

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American Graffiti

Call number: VHS 01733

Director/Distributor: George Lucas; Francis Ford Coppola; Richard Dreyfuss; Ron Howard; Cindy Williams; Mackenzie Phillips

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: Universal Pictures Corporation.; MCA Home Video, ©1990.

Notes: Released: 1973

             Runtime: 112 Mins.

Summary: Four high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

OCLC #: 25722403

Added: 01/18/13 by Reece Potter

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Bend it like Beckham

Call Number: DVD00669 Copy 1 (Widescreen)

DVD00669 Copy 2 (Fullscreen)

Director/Distributor: Gurinder Chadha; Deepak Nayar; Guljit Bindra; Paul Mayeda Berges; Parminder Nagra; Keira Knightley; Jonathan Rhys-Meyers; Anupam Kher; Archie Panjabi; Shaznay Lewis; Frank Harper; Juliet Stevenson; Liangzhong Lin; Justin Krish; Craig Pruess; Ralph Holes; Fox Searchlight Pictures.; Kintop Pictures (Firm); Bend It Films.; ROC Media.; Road Movies Filmproduktion.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.

Format:  DVD video : English : Widescreen & Fullscreen ed

Language: English (5.1 Dolby surround), French (5.1 Dolby surround) and Spanish (Dolby surround) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned in English.

Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Special features: Director/co-writer commentary; 10 deleted scenes; “making of” featurette; “Who wants to cook Aloo gobi” cooking featurette; music video with outtakes; trailers; Aloo gobi recipe.

Summary:

OCLC #: 52872906

Added: 10/12/2012

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Eight Below

Call Number: DVD00817

Director/Distributor: Frank Marshall

Format:  DVD video : English

Language: In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2006]

Notes: Suggested by the film: Nankyoku Monogatari; inspired by a true story.
Special features: Deleted scenes; “Running with the dogs: the making of Eight below”; two audio commentaries.

Summary:  An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends, a pack of sled dogs he’s worked with for years who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled with a massive storm front forces them to fly to safety, leaving the dogs behind. Shepard is determined to rescue his canine friends, but he has to wait until the weather will allow him to travel back to the mountain. Now, the dogs must struggle against the elements to survive as they attempt to make their way back home.

OCLC #: 64685889

Added: 10/12/2012

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The Incredibles

Call Number: DVD00940

Director/Distributor: Brad Bird

Format:  DVD video : Animation : NTSC color broadcast system : English : 2-disc collector’s ed., Full-Screen

Language: In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French; closed-captioned.

Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ©2005.

Notes: Special features: Disc 1. Introduction by Brad Bird; commentary with writer/director Brad Bird, producer John Walker; commentary with animators. Disc 2. Intro; Jack-Jack attack; Deleted scenes; Making of the Incredibles; More making of the Incredibles; Incredi-blunders; Vowellet: an essay by Sarah Vowell; Art gallery; Publicity; Mr. Incredible and pals; Mr. Incredible and pals with commentary; NSA files; Boundin’; Boundin’ with commentary; Who is Bud Luckey?

Summary: Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world’s greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live “normal” lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family effort to rescue the world from total destruction.

OCLC #: 57246031

Added: 10/10/2012

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RV

Call Number: DVD01132

Director/Distributor: Barry Sonnenfeld

Format:  DVD video : English : Widescreen [ed.]

Language: English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia/Sony Pictures, 2006.

Notes:

Summary: Bob is determined to combine work and pleasure. He rents a recreational motor home to drive his wife and kids on a scenic vacation to the Colorado Rockies. While trying to enjoy some much needed, quality time with his family, Bob is secretly preparing a presentation for a high-stakes corporate merger. Their dysfunctional road trip leads to repeated encounters with the perky Gornicke family. The Gornicke’s don’t appear to be too bright, but to Bob, they represent the familial togetherness that Bob was hoping to regain.

OCLC #: 69870723

Added: 10/10/2012

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Holiday in the Sun

Call Number: DVD0919

Director/Distributor: Steve Purcell

Format:  DVD video : English

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2001.

Notes: Special features: behind-the-scenes featurette; music video; fashion piece; theatrical trailers.

Summary: The twins are spending winter break at the lavish Atlantic Hotel on Paradise Island in the Bahamas … with their parents. Determined to make the best of their situation, the girls decide to unleash a tropical hurricane of off-the-hook action and head-over-heels tropical romance. Amidst the parties, scuba diving, and moonlit strolls, the girls stumble across something sinister … a mysterious antiquities smuggling ring.

OCLC #: 48255618

Added: 10/10/2012

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Holes

Call Number: DVD00918

Director/Distributor: Andrew Davis

Format:  DVD video : English : Full screen version (1.33:1)

Language: English, [dubbed] French, or [dubbed] Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Publisher: [United States] : Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ©2003.

Notes: Based on the novel by Louis Sachar.
Special features: gag reel; deleted scenes; cast commentary with Shia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas, Jake M. Smith, Max Kasch; “Dig it” music video performed by the cast; “The making of ‘Holes'” featurette; filmmaker’s commentary with director Andrew Davis and author/screenwriter Louis Sachar.

Summary: Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and “builds character”. An ancient family curse still dogs Stanley and he’s thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. Stanley and his campmates will have to forge fast friendships to unearth the mystery of what’s really going on in the desert.

OCLC #: 52548785

Added: 10/10/2012

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Title: Zathura

Call Number: DVD00610

Director/Distributor: Jon Favreau

Format:  DVD video : Juvenile audience

Language: English

Publisher: [Culver City, Calif.] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]

Notes: Special Edition

Summary: Danny twists the key of an old science fiction game. The game unleashes a localized meteor shower and wrenches Danny’s house into orbit around a distant ringed planet. Besides Danny, his brother Walter and sister Lisa have to go along. Soon a defective robot, a rangy astronaut, and an alien spaceship enter the picture. The only way the kids can return their house to its proper space-time coordinates is to finish the game, but before they can finish, the game board falls into the hands of some rather nasty, carnivorous lizards.

OCLC #: 62414136

Added: 09/28/2012

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Toy Story 3

Call Number: DVD01189

Director/Distributor: Lee Unkrich

Format:  DVD video : Animation : NTSC color broadcast system

Language: English       

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Disney Enterprises Inc. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ©2010.

Summary: Andy is 17 years old and headed off to college, meaning he doesn’t have a place in his life for childhood things. The toys (save for Woody), fearing they’ll be packed away in the attic and forgotten about forever, are mistakenly donated to the local daycare facility. There, their wishes to be played with once again are fulfilled all too well. They also meet a new collection of toys, including Barbie, Ken, Mr. Pricklepants, Chuckles the clown, and the grandfatherly Lots-O’ Huggin’ Bear, who may not be exactly who he seems to be. When Woody realizes that Andy still wants his toys, it’s up to him to stage a daring rescue effort and break his friends out of Sunnyside Day Care.

OCLC #: 650357358

Added: 09/28/2012

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Title: The Polar Express

Call Number: DVD00401

Director/Distributor: Robert Zemeckis

Format:  DVD video: Animation: Juvenile audience: English: Full-screen ed

Language: Closed-captioned. Dialogue in English (Dolby Surround 5.1), French (Dolby Surround 5.1) or Spanish (Dolby Surround 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, [2005]

Notes:

Summary: When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

OCLC #: 60886202

Added: 10/03/2012

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