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Call Number: DVD00480

by Lige Conley; Paul Parrott; Snub Pollad; Ben Turpin; Fred Hibbard; Raymond Grey; Alf Goulding & Del Lord Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Alpha Video, 2010

Notes: Originally released in 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926 (1 Hour, 15 Minutes)

Air Pockets (1924): A wacky inventor tries to recruit investors for his folding flivver – the world’s first compact car. Starring Lige Conley, Earl Montgomery, Sunshine Hart and Olive Borden; Directed by Fred Hibbard.

Don’t Butt In! (1926): A laborer must defeat a huge, dim-witted bully in order to win the hand of the boss’s pretty daughter. Starring Paul Parrott, Ethel Broadhurst and Sunshine Sammy; Produced by Hal Roach; Directed by Raymond Grey.

Grab the Ghost (1920): Newlyweds are shocked to discover that their honeymoon home is haunted by ghosts. Starring Snub Pollard and Marie Mosquini; Produced by Hal Roach; Directed by Alf Goulding.

The Daredevil (1923): A movie director plucks reluctant Joe Magee from the rodeo, intent on turning him into his next cowboy star. Starring Ben Turpin, Kewpie Morgan and Madeline Hurlock; Directed by Del Lord.

OCLC #: 089218641199

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00497

by “Broncho Billy” Anderson; A.E. Whiting; Mrs. A.E. Whiting; Joy Lewis; Paul Willis & Fred Church Director: Jesse J. Robbins

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Alpha Video, 2010

Notes: Originally released in 1919 (51 Minutes)

Summary: A young man is lured into a cardgame by a crooked dealer. He is about to lose all the money that was given to him to get medicine for his mother when a local cowboy comes to his rescue.

OCLC #: 089218641694

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00768

by John Wayne; Lon Chaney Jr.; Raymond Hatton; Jack Mulhall; Francis X. Bushman Jr.; Ruth Hall; Yakima Canutt; Edward Peil Sr.; Colbert Clark & Armand Schaefer
Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Alpha Video, 2010

Notes: Originally released in 1946 (1 Hour, 36 Minutes)

Summary: Tom Wayne (John Wayne) is a fugitive from justice, framed for a murder he did not commit. El Shaitan, the mysterious and diabolical leader of the Devil’s Circle, a group who are plotting an Arab rebellion against the Foreign Legion, is to blame. It’s up to Tom’s sweetheart Elaine and the trustworthy Three Musketeers, Clancy (Jack Mulhall), Renard (Raymond Hatton) and Schmidt (Francis X. Bushman Jr.), to put an end to his reign of terror and clear Tom’s name.

OCLC #: 45868177

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00626

by Randolph Scott; Ann Dvorak; Edgar Buchanan; Rhonda Fleming; Lloyd Bridges; Edwin L. Marin

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Alpha Video, 2010

Notes: Originally released in 1946 (1 Hour, 29 Minutes)

Summary: A range war erupts between homesteaders and cattlemen in this all star western classic.

OCLC #: 426062838

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00540

by William S. Hart; Lambert Hillyer
Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Alpha Video, 2010

Notes: Originally released in 1934 (1 Hour, 10 Minutes)

Summary: A noble desperado seeks revenge when he is betrayed by a former gang-member in this classic silent Western.

OCLC #: 173698339

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00961

by Will Rogers; Tom Brown; Anita Louise; Henry B. Walthall Hattie McDaniels; Stepin Fetchit; Rochelle Hudson; Francis Ford; John Ford

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Alpha Video, 2010

Notes: Originally released in 1934 (1 Hour, 14 Minutes)

Summary: A humorous judge in a small Kentucky town rescues his nephew from a matchmaking mother and ingeniously discovers an approach to helping out his friend, the town blacksmith, by keeping him out of jail.

OCLC #: 173698201

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00863

by Guy Stockwell; Robert Fuller; John Carradine Barbara Luna; Woody Strode; Patrick Wayne; Robert Gordon

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Alpha Video, 2010

Notes: Originally released in 1973 (1 Hour, 26 Minutes)

Summary: When the cavalry tries to transport their prize weapon–a powerful, new gun called the Gatling–to their fort, they find themselves at odds with a local Apache tribe who wants the gun to protect their land.

OCLC #: 54938723

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00692

by Spike Lee; Danny Aiello; Ossie Davis; Ruby Dee; Richard Edson; Giancarlo Esposito; Bill Nunn; John Turturro; Rosie Perez; Joie Susannah Lee; Samuel L Jackson; Ernest R Dickerson; Barry Alexander Brown; Bill Lee; Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks.; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm); Criterion Collection (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Universal City, CA : Universal City Studios, 2001.

Notes: Originally released 1989 (120 mins); Nominated for two 1990 Academy Awards; Special features, disc 1 (the movie): new widescreen digital transfer, enhanced for 16×9 televisions and approved by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson ; Dolby Digital surround and PCM stereo soundtracks ; audio commentary by director Spike Lee, Ernest Dickerson, production designer Wynn Thomas, and actor Joie Lee ; English subtitles ; optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition. Special features, disc 2 (the supplement): new video introductions by Spike Lee ; St. Clair Bourne’s 60-minute documentary “The Making of Do the Right Thing” ; Spike Lee and line producer Jon Kilik revisit the Bed-Stuy locations ; Public Enemy’s video for “Fight the Power” directed by Spike Lee ; the 1989 Cannes Film Festival press conference with Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, and Joie Lee ; Spike Lee’s behind-the-scenes footage, from rehearsal to wrap ; original storyboards for the riot sequence ; new video interview with editor Barry Brown ; theatrical trailer and tv spots

Summary: The hottest day of the year explodes onscreen in this vibrant look at a day in the life of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. A portrait of urban racial tensions sparked controversy while earning popular and critical praise.

OCLC #: 46335414

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: IND00005

by Curtis Hall; Daniel L. Leys; Julie Lisbeth Stukey; Timothy Gunn; Jonathan Worful;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   Vernacular Films in association with Launch Pad Pictures

Notes: Originally released 2006 (81 mins).

Summary: As his marriage crumbles, an ethics professor ironically finds himself caught in a dangerous ethical dilemma when he attempts to intervene on behalf of a bright but troubled student who appears to be a victimof physical abuse.

OCLC #: [?] Additional information from publisher website

Added: November 4, 2010

Call Number: DVD00662

by Tim Burton; Peter Macgregor-Scott; Lee Batchler; Janet Scott Batchler; Akiva Goldsman; Joel Schumacher; Val Kilmer; Tommy Lee Jones; Jim Carrey; Nicole Kidman; Chris O’Donnell; Michael Gough; Pat Hingle; Bob Kane; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); DC Comics, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]

Notes: Originally released in 1995 (122 mins.); Based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics; Nominated for three 1996 Academy Awards;

Summary: Batman faces two nemesis – Two-Face and the Riddler. Former District Attorney Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two-Face, believes that Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side. He decides to unleash a reign of terror on the citizens of Gotham City. Edward Nygma, a.k.a. The Riddler, is a computer genius and former employee of millionaire Bruce Wayne. He is out to get Bruce at all costs. The Riddler has perfected a device for draining information from all the brains in Gotham, including Bruce’s knowledge of his other identity. Bruce’s love interest is Dr. Chase Meridan. Former circus acrobat Dick Grayson, whose family is killed by Two-Face, becomes Bruce’s ward and Batman’s new partner, Robin.

Also: See Batman (VHS01174); and Batman & Robin (VHS00824)

OCLC #: 33393485, 299814661

Call Number: DVD00441

by John Wayne; Katharine Hepburn; Stuart Millar; Richard Jordan; Anthony Zerbe; John McIntire; Paul Koslo; Richard Romancito; Tommy Lee; Strother Martin; Martin Julien; Laurence Rosenthal; Paul Nathan; Hal B Wallis; Charles Portis; Universal Pictures Corporation.; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:  Universal City, Calif. : MCA Universal Home Video, ©1998.

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975 (108 mins). Suggested by the character ‘Rooster Cogburn’ from the novel ‘True Grit’ by Charles Portis

Summary: A rough-edged deputy marshall teams up with a strait-laced missionary to track down a band of murdering bank robbers. During the pursuit of the outlaws, a warm rapport develops between the rough-and-tumble lawman and the flinty reverend’s daughter.

OCLC #: 45656579

Added: November 2, 2010

Also: see the original “True Grit” at VHS00965

Call Number: DVD01090

by G W Pabst; Ladislaus Vajda; Georg C Horsetzky; Günther Krampf; Louise Brooks; Fritz Kortner; Francis Lederer; Carl Goetz; Krafft-Raschig.; Alice Roberts; Daisy D’Ora; Gustav Diessl; Michael von Newlinsky; Sig Arno; Thomas Elsaesser; Mary Ann Doane; Gillian B Anderson; Dimitar Pentchev; Peer Raben; Stephan Oliva; J Hoberman; Kenneth Tynan; Frank Wedekind; Janus Films.; Münchner Stadtmuseum. Abteilung Film.; Nero-Film A.G.; Criterion Collection (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:  [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2006.

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1929 (133 mins). Adapted from the stage plays: Erdgeist & Die Büschse der Pandora / by Frank Wedekind. “New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the definitive Munich Film Museum restoration”–Container. Accompanying booklet (“Reflections on ‘Pandora’s box'”) includes essays by film critic J. Hoberman (“Opening ‘Pandora’s box'”), film critic Kenneth Tynan (“The girl in the black helmet”), & actress Louise Brooks (“Pabst and Lulu”). Special features (disc 1): Optional audio commentary by film scholars Thomas Elsaesser & Mary Ann Doane; Four different musical scores (orchestral score by Gillian Anderson, cabaret score by Dimitar Pentchev, modern orchestral score by Peer Raben, piano improvisation by Stéphan Oliva). Special features (disc 2): “Louise Brooks : looking for Lulu” (documentary film by Hugh Munro Neeley ; 1998, 60 min.); “Lulu in Berlin” (documentary filmmakers Richard Leacock & Susan Steinberg Woll interview actress Louise Brooks ; 1984, 48 min.); “The shadow of my father : Michael Pabst on G.W. Pabst’s ‘Pandora’s box'” (interview with director G.W. Pabst’s son by Richard Leacock ; 2006, 34 min. ; in German, with optional English subtitles); stills gallery.

Summary: The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

OCLC #: 71036519

Added: November 1, 2010

Call Number: IND00004

by William Gazecki; Jacque Fresco; Roxanne Meadows; DocFlix Movies.;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:   [Venice, Calif.?] : DocFlix Movies, ©2006.

Notes: Originally released 2006 (86 mins).

Summary: Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most often as a “generalist” or multi-disciplinarian — a student of many inter-related fields. He is a prolific inventor, having spent his entire life (he is now 90 years old) conceiving of and devising inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative technology. As a futurist, Jacque is not only a conceptualist and a theoretician, but he is also an engineer and a designer.

OCLC #: 169916439

Added: November 1, 2010

Call Number: DVD01147

VHS01554

by Jonathan Demme; Edward Saxon; Kenneth Utt; Ron Bozman; Ted Tally; Jodie Foster; Anthony Hopkins; Scott Glenn; Ted Levine; Anthony Heald; Thomas Harris; Orion Pictures.; Criterion Collection (Firm).;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher:  [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, ©1998.

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990 (118 mins). Based on the novel by Thomas Harris. Special Features include: Scene selection; Commentary track featuring Jonathan Demme, Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Tally & John Douglas; Deleted scenes; Storyboards; FBI crime classification manual; Voice of Death (word-for-word statements from convicted killers).

Summary: A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

OCLC #: 39949091, 233134251

Added: November 1, 2010

Call Number: DVD00668 Copy 1

DVD00668 Copy 2

by Richard Linklater; Anne Walker-McBay; Kim Krizan; Ethan Hawke; Julie Delpy; Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm); Detour Filmproduction.; Filmhaus Wien.; Warner Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1999]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1995 (101 mins). Widescreen version on one side; full version on the other side. Special features include theatrical trailer.

Summary: A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one romantic evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

OCLC #: 43614224

Added: November 1, 2010

Call Number: DVD01009

by John Sayles; R Paul Miller; Maggie Renzi; Mason Daring; Ron Canada; Chris Cooper; Clifton James; Kris Kristofferson; Matthew McConaughey; Frances McDormand; Joe Morton; Elizabeth Peña; Castle Rock Entertainment (Firm); Rio Dulce, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, ©1999.

Notes: Orignally released Motion Picture 1996 (135 mins). Includes original theatrical trailer.

Summary: When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.

OCLC #: 43186091

Added: November 1, 2010

Call Number: DVD01018

by Fritz Lang; Peter Lorre; Ellen Widmann; Inge Landgut; Otto Wernicke; Theodor Loos; Gustaf Gründgens; Thea von Harbou; Seymour Nebenzal; Fritz Arno Wagner; Paul Falkenberg; Anton Kaes; Eric Rentschler; William Friedkin; Claude Chabrol; Harold Nebenzal; Friedrich Gnass; Paul Kemp; Theo Lingen; Rudolf Blümner; Georg John; Rosa Valetti; Fritz Odemar; Nero-Film A.G.; Janus Films.; Criterion Collection (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: German

Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2004.

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1931 (111 mins.). Special features (disc 2): “Conversation with Fritz Lang” by William Friedkin (c1975, 49 min.); “M le maudit” short film by Claude Chabrol (c1982, 11 min.); interview with Chabrol about Lang (7 min.); interview with Harold Nebenzal, the son of producer Seymour Nebenzal (c2004, 14 min.); classroom tapes of editor Paul Falkenberg discussing “M” and its history (c1976-1977, 36 min.); “The physical history of M” featurette (c2004, 25 min.); gallery, with production stills, behind-the-scenes photos and production sketches by art director Emil Hasler. Booklet includes an essay by film critic Stanley Kauffman (“The mark of ‘M'”); 3 contemporaneous articles about the film (“My film ‘M’ : a factual report”, “Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ : filmed sadism” & “Gangsters, too, have their professional honor”); interview with Lang by Gero Gandert (“Fritz Lang on ‘M’ : an interview”, c1963).

Summary: When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down. The story is based on the Düsseldorf child murders of 1929 

OCLC #: 56795847

Added: October 31, 2010

Also: available on VHS at VHS00809