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All the President’s Men
Call Number: DVD00644
by Alan J Pakula; William Goldman; Walter Coblenz; Dustin Hoffman; Robert Redford; Hal Holbrook; Jason Robards; Carl Bernstein; Warner Bros.; Wildwood Enterprises.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2010], ©2004
Notes:Originally released in 1976 (138 mins); Based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward; Nominated for eight 1977 Academy awards; Special features: Includes a behind-the-scenes documentary Pressure and the press: the making of All the president’s men / produced by Andrew J. Kuehn, Dave Gilbert, and Bill Cox, interviews with Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Robert Redford, Alan Pakula and Benjamin Bradlee, and three original theatrical trailers;
Summary: The true story of how Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the White House involvement in the Watergate break in.
OCLC #: 680227370
Added: March 28, 2011
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park or JP 2
Call Number: DVD00964
Director/Distributor: by Gerald R Molen; Colin Wilson; David Koepp; Steven Spielberg; Jeff Goldblum; Julianne Moore; Pete Postlethwaite; Arliss Howard; Janusz Kamiński; Michael Kahn; John Williams; Michael Crichton; Universal Pictures (Firm); Amblin Entertainment (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:  Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, ©2000
Notes: Originally released in 1997 (129 mins); Based on the novel The lost world by Michael Crichton; Nominated for one 1998 Academy Award; Special features include: direct hotlink to the set of Jurassic Park III, “The making of The lost world,” deleted scenes, storyboards, production photographs, design sketches, conceptual paintings, theatrical trailers, dinosaur encyclopedia, production notes, cast and filmmakers information;
Summary: Four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park, dinosaurs have secretly survived on a nearby island and roam free. Now there is a more ominous threat–a plan to capture and bring the dinosaurs to the mainland. John Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition to reach the island before the mercenary team gets there. The two groups confront each other in the face of extreme danger and must team up for their own survival in a race against time.
OCLC #: 45188602
Also: Available on VHS at VHS01597, and see the other parts of the Jurassic Park Series, Jurassic Park: DVD00963 and Jurassic Park 3: DVD00965
Added: March 28, 2011
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Letters from Iwo Jima
Call Number: DVD00995
by: Tadamichi Kuribayashi; Ken Watanabe; Kazunari Ninomiya; Tsuyoshi Ihara; Iris Yamashita; Paul Haggis; Clint Eastwood; Steven Spielberg; Robert Lorenz; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Dreamworks Pictures.; Malpaso (Company); Amblin Entertainment (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: Japanese
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2010.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 2006; Based on the book “Picture letters from Commander in Chief” by Tadamichi Kuribayashi. Running Time Approx 140 min. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards in 2007.
Summary: Sixty-two years ago, U.S. and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of letters are unearthed from that stark island’s soil, giving faces and voices to the men who fought there and more. Includes several bonus documentaries.
OCLC #:614521655
Added: March 27, 2011
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The Social Network 
Call Number: DVD01156
by: David Fincher; Aaron Sorkin; Kevin Spacey; Scott Rudin; Dana Brunetti; Michael De Luca; Ceán Chaffin; Jeff Cronenweth; Jacqueline West; Ren Klyce; Donald Graham Burt; Trent Reznor; Atticus Ross; Jesse Eisenberg; Andrew Garfield; Justin Timberlake; Armie Hammer; Max Minghella; Josh Pence; Brenda Song; Rashida Jones; John Getz; David Selby; Denise Grayson; Douglas Urbanski; Rooney Mara; Ben Mezrich; Columbia Pictures.; Relativity Media.; Scott Rudin Productions.; Michael De Luca Productions (Firm); Trigger Street Productions.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language:English
Publisher:Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2011]
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.  Based upon the book The accidental billionaires by Ben Mezrich. Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary with director David Fincher; Audio commentary with writer Aaron Sorkin & cast. Disc 2. “How did they ever make a movie of Facebook?” feature-length documentary in four parts; Jeff Crronenweth and David Fincher on the visuals; Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter and Ren Klyce on post; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and David Fincher on the score; In the hall of the mountain king: music exploration; Swarmatron; Ruby Skye VIP room (multi-angle scene breakdown). Running time Aprox 120 min. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards in 2011.
Summary: On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
OCLC #: 672029538
Added: March 27, 2011
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Tell Me a Riddle
Call Number: VHS01592
by:Melvyn Douglas; Lila Kedrova; Brooke Adams; Lee Grant; Tillie Olsen; Godmother Productions.; Media Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language:English
Publisher:Los Angeles, CA : Media Home Entertainment, ©1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1980 (aproox. 94 min.) based on Tillie Olsen’s novella, Tell Me a Riddle.
Summary:After 47 years of marriage, David & Eva have become enemies. When David learns Eva has cancer he takes her on a final, bittersweet trip to visit their daughter. As their romance rekindles, each rediscovers the person with whom they had fallen in love so many years before.
OCLC #:17734708

Added: March 25, 2011
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 Bacchantes
Call Number: VHS01590
by: Giorgio Ferroni; Giorgio Stegani; Taina Elg; Pierre Brice; Alberto Lupo; Alessandra Panaro; Akim Tamiroff; Euripides.; International Film Forum);
Format: VHS
Language:English
Publisher:[S.l.] : International Film Forum, ©1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1988 (aproox. 100 min.)  Based on The Bacchae / by Euripides. Black and White.
Summary:A provocative ballerina explores her sensuality in a series of love affairs and sexual adventures. Set against a backdrop of hard work and dedication, this story portrays the professional life of a dancer, amidst her personal world of turmoil and triumph.
OCLC #:20590935
Added: March 25, 2011
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How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
Call Number: VHS01584
by: Jacques W Benoit; Dany Laferrière; Isaach de Bankolé; Roberta Bizeau; Maka Kotto; Myriam Cyr; Jacques Legras; Hubert Fielden; Stock International (Firm); Molécule (Firm); National Film Board of Canada.; Bellevue Pathe (Firm); Cinema Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher:  [Montréal : Bellevue Pathé Quebec : Distributed by CHV Communications], ©1998.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (runtime 97 min.)Based on the novel: Comment faire l’amour avec un Nègre sans se fatiguer / Laferrière, Dany. Dubbed into English.
Summary: A Haitian immigrant in Montreal successfully pursues young white women, works at writing about his adventures, and discusses racism and racial stereotypes with his roommate.
OCLC #:42395432

Added: March 25, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection