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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

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Good Will Hunting

Call Number: DVD00875

Director/Distributor: Gus Van Sant

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English : Widescreen

Language: In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles; closed-captioned.

Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ©1997.

Notes: Special features: Optional audio commentary with Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck; Deleted scenes (11 deleted scenes with commentary); Production featurette; Theatrical trailer; TV spots; Academy Award “Best Picture” montage; “Miss Misery” music video; Behind-the-scenes footage.

Summary: A young working-class genius is hauled back from the brink of self-destruction by a gifted counselor.

OCLC #: 40778264

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Mean Streets

Call Number: DVD01033

Director/Distributor: Martin Scorsese

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English : Special ed

Language: In English with English, French, or Spanish subtitles ; Closed-captioned.

Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 2004.

Notes: Videodisc release of a 1973 motion picture.

Summary: Charlie, a 27-year-old, tries to work his way up the bottom rungs of organized crime’s ladder. Amy Robinson is Teresa, the girlfriend Charlie’s family declares “unsuitable” because she has epilepsy.

OCLC #: 56363394

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Prince Among Slaves

Call Number: DVD01109

Director/Distributor: Andrea Kalin, Bill Duke

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English

Language: Closed-captioned.

Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, ©2008.

Notes: Based on the book: Prince among slaves / by Terry Alford.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: “Dominion over others : slavery at home in the world” featurette; “Writing in the sand : the legacy of Muslim slavery” featurette; “Land of faith & liberty : the Muslim kingdom of Futa Jallon” featurette; interview with Mos Def.

Summary: The true story of Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima Ibn Sori, a West African prince who was sold into slavery in 1788, eventually ending up in Natchez, Mississippi.

OCLC #: 191886932

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The Barefoot Contessa

Call Number: DVD00660

Director/Distributor: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Format:  DVD video : English

Language: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. English, French with French and Spanish language subtitles.

Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM/UA Home Entertainment, [2001]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1954. Winner Best Supporting Actor 1954
For specific features see interactive menu.

Summary: With extraordinary beauty, talent and grace, Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner) was born to be a star. Aided by American movie director Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart), she attains great success and fortune in Hollywood’s land of dreams. But, though she gives her all for stardom, there is one thing Maria will never compromise – her soul.

OCLC #: 47571475

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The Elephant Man

Call Number: DVD00820

Director/Distributor: David Lynch

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English : Widescreen version

Language: In English and French with optional English subtitles.

Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, [2001]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Based on: The elephant man and other reminiscences / by Sir Frederick Treves and in part on The elephant man : a study in human dignity / by Ashley Montagu.

Summary: Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the “Elephant Man” when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.

OCLC #: 48647781

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King Kong

Call Number: DVD00978

Director/Distributor: Peter Jackson

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English : Full Screen

Language: In English with optional English SDH, French, or Spanish subtitles.

Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, ©2006.

Notes: Based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.

Summary: Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to Skull Island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape named Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape inthe quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.

OCLC #: 63183318

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Goodfellas

Call Number: DVD00876

Director/Distributor: Martin Scorsese

Format:  DVD video : English : 2-disc special ed

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

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2004.

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Based on the book “Wiseguy” by Nicholas Pileggi.
Special features: commentary by Martin Scorsese and cast/crew; bonus commentary with ex-gangster Henry Hill and ex-FBI Agent Edward McDonald; 4 new documentaries.

Summary: Details the rise and fall of Henry Hill, a Brooklyn kid who grows up idolizing the “wise guys” from his neighborhood. He begins hanging around the mobsters and doing odd jobs until he gains the notice of local chieftain Paulie Cicero. In his teens, Hill distinguishes himself as a “stand-up guy” by choosing jail time over ratting on his accomplices. From that moment on, he is a part of the family. Along with his partner Tommy, he rises through the ranks to become Paulie’s lieutenant. Soon he finds himself the target of both the feds and the mobsters.

OCLC #: 55944757

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City Hall

Call Number: DVD00731

Director/Distributor: Harold Becker

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English : Standard and widescreen versions

Language: In English or dubbed French with optional English or French subtitles; Closed-captioned.

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

Notes: Videodisc release of a 1996 motion picture.

Summary: The death of an innocent child helps uncover a scandal that links the mob directly to the Mayor’s office.

OCLC #: 44588198

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Memoirs of a Geisha

Call Number: DVD01034

Director/Distributor: Rob Marshall

Format:  DVD video : English : 2-disc widescreen special ed

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

Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2006.

Notes: Based on the book by Arthur Golden.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary with Rob Marshall and John DeLuca ; Commentary with Colleen Atwood (costumes), John Myhre (production designer) and Pietro Scalia (editor) ; Previews (8 min.); Disc 2: Featurettes Sayuri’s Journey (15 min.); The Road to Japan (6 min.); Geisha Boot Camp (12 min.); Building the Hanamachi (13 min.); The Look of a Geisha (16 min.); The Music of “Memoirs” (10 min.); A Geisha’s Dance (8 min.); The Way of the Sumo (6 min.); Rob Marshall, Director (10 min.); A Day with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa (10 min.); Chef Nobu’s recipes [text feature]; Behind the scenes photo gallery; Costume illustrations photo gallery.

Summary: In 1929, a poor fisherman sells his 9-year-old daughter to a geisha house in Kyoto. Chiyo will be an unpaid servant until it is determined if she is beautiful enough for apprenticeship, and the house’s clientèle. Run by Mother, the ruling geisha is Hatsumomo, and little Pumpkin her only friend. Trained under strict discipline for a lifetime of entertaining and flattering wealthy men, Sayuri grows up lovely, accomplished, and the target of jealous rivals. Love is no part of this cloistered world, although geisha lore hints that even if they fall in love with clients–the operative word is client, and that love is never free. 

OCLC #: 63161554

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The Pianist

Call Number: DVD01100

Director/Distributor: Roman Polanski

Format:  DVD video : English : Widescreen ed

Language: Closed-captioned. In English, French or Spanish with English, French or Spanish subtitle.

Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal, ©2003.

Notes: Based on the book Śmierć miasta by Wladyslaw Szpilman.
Videodisc release of a 2002 motion picture.
Special features: “A story of survival” featurette which includes insight into the making of the film, Roman Polanski’s own story of survival during WWII, behind-the-scenes interviews with Oscar winners Roman Polanski, Adrien Brody and Ronald Harwood, clips of Wladyslaw Szpilman playing the piano.

Summary: Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.

OCLC #: 52498257

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Marie Antoinette

Call Number: DVD01028

Director/Distributor: David Grubin

Format:  DVD video : English

Language: English

Publisher: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS, [2005]

Notes:

Summary: The story of a callous monarch, swept to her death in the torrent of the French Revolution. It is also the tale of a fragile young woman struggling to find herself during one of the most turbulent moments in human history.

OCLC #: 567698140

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Killing Me Softly

Call Number: DVD00974

Director/Distributor: Kaige Chen

Format:  DVD video : English

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

Publisher: [United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003], ©2001.

Notes: Standard version on one side, widescreen version on the other.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the novel by Nicci French.
Special features: original theatrical trailer.

Summary: Alice is a London website designer who decides to get out of a comfortable, but ordinary relationship with her boyfriend. She then forms a dangerously obsessive bond with a handsome, but mysterious mountaineer, who turns out to have some secrets he wishes Alice had never discovered.

OCLC #: 51911069

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Title: 36 Hours

Call Number: DVD00617

Director/Distributor: George Seaton

Format:  DVD video : English

Language: In English with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Based on the short story: Beware of the dog / Roald Dahl; and, a story by Carl H. Hittleman and Luis H. Vance.
Special features: theatrical trailers for 36 hours, Up periscope and The Americanization of Emily.

Summary: The clock is ticking for the Nazis trying to dupe Jefferson Pike (James Garner) into giving up war secrets. They pose as U.S. physicians to convince the supposedly amnesiac Pike to unlock his memory by recalling his last assignment: planning for D-Day.

OCLC #: 123377986

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Ride the Wild Surf

Call Number: DVD01124

Director/Distributor: Don Taylor, Phil Karlson

Format:  DVD video : English

Language: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, ©2004.

Notes: Not rated. Videodisc release of the 1964 motion picture.

Summary: Four young boys and girls take a magic carpet ride to surfer’s paradise where the best wave riders in the world have come to test themselves.

OCLC #: 64399689

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Love in the time of Cholera

Call Number: DVD01017

Director/Distributor: Mike Newell

Format:  DVD video : English : Widescreen format

Language:  Soundtrack In English, with subtitles in English and Spanish. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Publisher: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : New Line Home Entertainment, ©2008.

Notes: Based on the novel: El amor en los tiempos del cólera / by Gabriel García Marquez.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: optional audio commentary by Newell; “The making of ‘Love in the time of cholera'” featurette (30 min.); 17 deleted scenes (18 min. total), with optional audio commentary by Audsley; theatrical trailer (2 min.).

Summary: Set on the Caribbean coast of South America, this love story brings together Fermina Daza, her distinguished husband, and a man who has secretly loved her for more than fifty years.

OCLC #: 184742286

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Title: Connie and Carla

Call Number:  DVD00743

Director/Distributor: Michael Lembeck

Format:  DVD video : English : Widescreen version

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

Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, ©2004.

Notes:

Summary: Connie and Carla are best friends who want to make a name for themselves in the musical theater. One night, Connie and Carla witness a low-level Mafiosi hit. The gals are seen by the shooters, and they hit the road in fear for their lives. Connie and Carla end up in Los Angeles, needing new identities. After watching a drag review, they decide to pose as drag queens. Their act is an immediate hit, and soon they’re the toast of L.A.’s gay community. Meanwhile, Connie falls for Jeff, a regular guy looking for his cross-dressing brother.

OCLC #: 55482580

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Snow Falling on Cedars

Call Number:  DVD01154

Director/Distributor: Scott Hicks

Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English

Language: English or French soundtrack; optional English captions; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, ©2000.

Notes: Widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Based on the novel by David Guterson.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Special features include: Spotlight on location, the making of Snow falling on cedars ; feature commentary with Scott Hicks ; deleted scenes ; Manzanar ; theatrical trailer.

Summary: A murder trial has upset the quiet community of San Piedro, and now this tranquil village has become the center of controversy. For a local reporter the trial strikes home when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case.

OCLC #: 44186116

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Title: Three Days of the Condor

Call Number: DVD00613

Director/Distributor: Sydney Pollack

Format:  DVD video : English : Widescreen

Language: Closed-captioned. Includes English subtitles.

Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, ©2006.

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975.
Based on the novel “Six days of the Condor” by James Grady.

Summary: A CIA agent who is on the run from a mass slaughter in his research office suddenly finds himself the target of both his employers and the unknown killers of his associates.

OCLC #: 42679890

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Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Call Number: DVD00639 Copy 1

DVD00639 Copy 2

DVD00639 Copy 3

Director/Distributor: Martin Scorsese

Format:  DVD: Widescreen version

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

 Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004]

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Special features: commentary by director Martin Scorsese, Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson; making-of documentary second chances; theatrical trailer.

Summary: Eight year old Alice Graham dreams of becoming a singer. Twenty seven years later she spends most of her life mediating between her sullen husband and their son Tom. When her husband is killed she decides to sell up and pursue a singing career. She finds herself forced to reassess her life, her relationship with Tom, and most of all her dependence on men.

OCLC #: 56116187

Added: 9/19/2013

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