Ride the Wild Surf

September 25, 2013

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

Added: 9/25/2013

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Bring It On

October 10, 2012

Bring It On

Call Number: DVD00695

Director/Distributor: Peyton Reed

Format:  DVD video : English : Collector’s ed., widescreen version

Language: English or French diaglogue, English or French subtitles. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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

Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.
Special features: spotlight on location: The making of “Bring it on”; feature commentary with director; deleted scenes; extended scenes; never before seen home movies of the car wash scene; wardrobe and makeup tests; “Did you know that?” Universal’s animated anecdotes: watch the movie and learn about interesting and sometimes unbelievable facts; Blaque “As if” music video; DVD-ROM features including screen saver and cheer quiz; theatrical trailer and more!

Summary: The Toro cheerleading squad has spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that’s sure to land them the national championship torphy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain, Torrance, the Toros’ road to cheer glory stumbles when she discovers their perfectly choreographed routines were stolen from a hot hip-hop squad across town. Now the squad must scramble to find a new routine to compete in this year’s competition.

OCLC #: 45944306

Added: 10/10/2012

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Kingpin

Kingpin

Call Number: DVD00979

Director/Distributor: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Format:  DVD video : English

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

Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, [1999]

Notes: Widescreen format, side A; Standard format on side B.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996.

Summary: Roy Munson is a pro bowler who seems destined for greatness, or as close to greatness as a bowler can get. But after a run-in with angry competitors, Roy finds himself sadder, wiser and minus his bowling hand! Years later, he thinks he’s found his ticket back to the big time when he meets the naive Ishmael, an Amish bowling whiz. Together they set out for a million-dollar tournament in Reno, and along the way pick up Claudia, a sexy vixen with brains, attitude and really big … ideas. With her help, they make it to the tournament. But will Roy and Ishmael win the big match and score fame and fortune … or will all their hopes and dreams go barreling down the gutter?

OCLC #: 42018503

Added: 10/10/2012

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Slap shot

March 27, 2011
Slap Shot
Call Number: DVD00490
by Robert J Wunsch; Stephen Friedman; Nancy Dowd; George Roy Hill; Paul Newman; Michael Ontkean; Lindsay Crouse; Jennifer Warren; Jerry Houser; Strother Martin; Elmer Bernstein; King Road Entertainment (Firm); Pan Arts Productions (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Home Video, 2002.
Publisher:  Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video ; [S.l.] : BBC Video, [2005], 2004.
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1977. Special features: feature commentary with the Hanson brothers; the Hanson brothers classic scenes; puck talk with the Hansons; theatrical trailer; production notes; cast and filmmakers.Running Time Approx 123 min.
Summary: The player-coach of a small town minor professional league hockey team must deal with hostile crowds and on-ice thuggery in this warm-hearted and only slightly farcical look at minor league ice hockey.
OCLC #: 49483631
Added: March 27, 2011
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Blue Chips

March 20, 2011
Blue Chips
Call Number: VHS01526
by:  Nick Nolte; Mary McDonnell; Ed O’Neill; Shaquille O’Neal; William Friedkin;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, ©1994.
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (108 mins).
Summary:On the brink of a losing season, a collegiate basketball coach makes a trade for talent using under-the-table money. Now he has the best team that money can buy at the risk of betraying his conscience and the trust of his ex-wife.
OCLC #: 31023658
Added: March 20, 2011
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The Fighter

March 18, 2011
The Fighter
Call Number: DVD00848
by:David O Russell; Mark Wahlberg; Christian Bale; Amy Adams; Melissa Leo; Jack McGee; David Hoberman; Scott Silver; Paul Tamasy; Eric Johnson; Michael Brook; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Relativity Media.; Weinstein Company.; Mandeville Films.; Closest to the Hole (Firm); Paramount Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2011];
Notes:  Film Released 2010, (115 mins.) Nominated for two 2011 Academy Awards.Special features: commentary by director David O. Russell; The warrior’s code : filming The fighter.
Summary: Micky Ward … is a struggling boxer long overshadowed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky …, a local legend battling his own demons. Their explosive relationship threatens to take them both down–but the bond of blood may be their only chance for redemption”–Container.
OCLC #: 698398800
Added: March 18, 2011
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Greatest Films Collection – Romantic Comedies

Turner Classic Movies Greatest Classic Films Collection – Romantic Comedies  
Call Number: DVD00889
by: by Cary Grant; Katharine Hepburn; James Stewart; Spencer Tracy; George Cukor; Howard Hawks; George Cooper Stevens; Turner Classic Movies (Television network); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2009;
Notes:  Films Released between 1938 and 1966, (426 mins. Black and White & Color);
Summary: Philadelphia story (1940, 112 min.):A sophisticated romantic comedy about a rich, spoiled socialite who learns some things about who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.
Bringing up Baby (1938, 102 min.): Crazy comedy about an heiress who is determined to catch a stuffy zoologist and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention.
Adam’s rib (1949, 100 min.): A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse. The lawyer-husband is the prosecutor.
Woman of the year (1942, 112 min.): In this hilarious excursion into the Battle of the Sexes, Tracy plays Sam Craig, the down-to-earth sportswriter of the New York Chronicle. As Tess Harding, the paper’s bright international columnist, Hepburn makes his life miserable. As soon as they start taking swipes at each other in their columns, there is little peace between them. In the office and in the bedroom the squabbling continues, until their problems are overcome by their deep love for each other.
OCLC #: 310976949
Added: March 18, 2011
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The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

March 16, 2011
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Call Number: DVD00816
by: Ed Cunningham; Seth Gordon; Steve Wiebe; Billy Mitchell; Walter Day; Picturehouse (Firm); Largelab (Firm); New Line Home Entertainment (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment, [2008].
Notes: Originally released in 2007 (90 mins.);feature commentary with director Seth Gordon, producer Ed Cunningham and associate producers J. Clay Tweel and Luis Lopez; feature commentary with Chris Carle and Jon M. Gibson; extended interviews; animated short “A really, really brief history of Donkey Kong;” arcade glossary; “I am 8-bit” music & art gallery; theatrical trailer ; DVD-ROM features
Summary:Unprecedented rivalry rocks the electronic world to its core. Join novice gamer Steve Wiebe on his quest to destroy the top score of gaming legend Billy Mitchell, the uncontested champion of the Donkey Kong world for over 20 years. Only one can truly claim the title King of Kong.
OCLC #: 179927477
Added: March 16, 2011
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White Men Can’t Jump

February 16, 2011
White Men Can’t Jump
Call Number: DVD01204
by: Ron Shelton; Wesley Snipes; Woody Harrelson; Rosie Perez;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:   Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009
Notes: Originally released in 1992 (115 mins.); Nominated for one 1991 Academy Award; Special features: re-edited with deleted scene, music video “White men can’t jump” by Riff, theatrical trailers, tv spot;
Summary: Two men, one black and one white, team up as a pair of basketball hustlers, and con their way across the courts of Los Angeles.
OCLC #: 461417191
Added: February 16, 2011
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Rudy

February 3, 2011
Rudy
Call Number: DVD00446 Copy 1
DVD00446 Copy 2
by David Anspaugh; Robert N Fried; Cary Woods; Angelo Pizzo; Sean Astin; Ned Beatty; Charles S Dutton; Lili Taylor; Jason Miller; Robert Prosky; Jerry Goldsmith; Fried/Woods Films.; Tri-Star Pictures.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000]
Notes: Approx. 114 min. Rated PG. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. Special features include: Rudy the real story ; First down with Sean Astin ; original featurette ; isolated music score (available on one channel) ; bonus trailers ; talent files ; interactive menus ; scene selection.
Summary:
Although people have told Rudy all his life he’s not good enough, smart enough or big enough, nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for Notre Dame.
OCLC #:45105549
Added: February 3, 2011
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The World According to Garp

October 29, 2010
The World According to Garp
Call Number: VHS01428
by George Roy Hill; Robin Williams; Glenn Close; Mary Beth Hurt; John Lithgow; John Irving; Warner Bros. Pictures.; Pan Arts.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher:  [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, 1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1982 (162 mins.); Based on a novel with the same title by John Irving; Nominated for two 1983 Academy Awards;
Summary: T.S. Garp’s life is filled with a strange assortment of characters–some violent, some humorous, and some of which reappear at oddly coincidental times. This film is an ironic statement about life in America during these anxious and casually destructive times.
OCLC #: 27778778
Added: October 29, 2010
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

October 19, 2010
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Call Number: VHS 01424
by Frank Sinatra; Esther Williams; Gene Kelly; Edward Arnold; Betty Garrett; Jules Munshin; Harry Tugend; George Wells; Stanley Donen; Busby Berkeley; Arthur Freed; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Turner Entertainment Co.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [New York : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©2000]
Notes: Originally released in 1949 (93 mins).
Summary: The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they’ve been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected “fathead” who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy roommate Eddie O’Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavory gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.
OCLC #: 45132334
Added: October 19, 2010
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They Made Me a Criminal

October 18, 2010
They Made Me a Criminal
Call Number: VHS 01423
by John Garfield; Claude Rains; The Dead End Kids; Busby Berkeley
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Distributed by Videotech Corp., 1939
Notes: Originally released in 1939
Summary: A champion prizefighter, believing he murdered a man in a drunken brawl, runs away
OCLC #: 21175940
Added: October 18, 2010
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Wrestling’s Greatest Matches : The Golden Era

Wrestling’s Greatest Matches
Call Number: VHS01415
by Sandy Oliveri; Movietime Archives.
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York : Goodtimes Home Video, ©1986.
Notes: Compiled by Sandy Oliveri from television presentations from the ’50s and ’60s. (60 mins)
Summary: Includes highlights of wrestling matches and interviews with several of the performers.
OCLC #: 18554818
Added: October 18, 2010
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Cinderella Man

October 8, 2010
Cinderella Man
 
Call Number: DVD00729
 
by Ron Howard; Cliff Hollingsworth; Akiva Goldsman; Brian Grazer; Penny Marshall; Russell Crowe; Renée Zellweger; Paul Giamatti; Craig Bierko; Paddy Considine; Bruce McGill; Ron Canada; Salvatore Totino; Mike Hill; Daniel P Hanley; Thomas Newman; Universal Pictures (Firm); Miramax Films.; Imagine Entertainment (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
 
Format: DVD
 
Language: English
 
Publisher:   [Universal City, Calif.] : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, ©2005.
 
Notes: Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005 (245 mins). Special features (87 min.): optional audio commentary by Howard; optional audio commentary by Goldsman; optional audio commentary by Hollingsworth; 7 deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by Howard (21 min. total); “The fight card'” featurette (23 min.); “The man, the movie, the legend : a filmmaking journey” featurette (14 min.); “For the record : a history in boxing” featurette (7 min.); “Ringside seats” featurette (9 min.); “Jim Braddock : the friends & family behind the legend” featurette (11 min.); Kodak “Cinderella Man” gallery (2 min.).
 
Summary: The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s.
 
OCLC #: 61233883
 
Added: October 8, 2010
 
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Invictus

September 23, 2010
Invictus
Call Number: Copy 1: DVD00947
Copy 2: DVD00947
by Clint Eastwood; Anthony Peckham; Lori McCreary; Robert Lorenz; Mace Neufeld; Morgan Freeman; Matt Damon; Tony Kgoroge; Julian Lewis Jones; Adjoa Andoh; Patrick Mofokeng; Matt Stern; Leleti Khumalo; John Carlin; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Spyglass Entertainment (Firm); Revelations Entertainment (Firm); Man Company (Firm); Malpaso (Company); Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2010.
Notes:  Originally released in 2009 (133 min.); Nominated for two 2010 Academy Awards; Based on the book “Playing the enemy” by John Carlin. Special features: Matt Damon plays rugby (7 min.); Invictus music trailer (3 min); Previews (10 min.).
Summary: In 1994, having been released from his long imprisonment, Nelson Mandela is elected as the first president of post-apartheid South Africa. Racial tension runs high, even in the president’s offices, and especially among the members of his half black, half Afrikaner security team. As hosts of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, South Africa’s low ranked national team, the Springboks, have a berth in the tournament. Mandela begins makeing public appearances supporting the team, and meets privately with captain Francois Pienaar, encouraging him to inspire his teammates to victory. The Springboks’ new slogan is “One team, One nation.” President Mandela is betting that if they win the Cup, it might even be a bit true.
OCLC #: 558876514
Added: September 23, 2010
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Million Dollar Baby

September 22, 2010
Million Dollar Baby
Call Number: DVD01040 Copy 1
DVD01040 Copy 2
by Clint Eastwood; Albert S Ruddy; Tom Rosenberg; Paul Haggis; Hilary Swank; Morgan Freeman; Tom Stern; Joel Cox; F X Toole; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm); Malpaso (Company); Ruddy Morgan Productions.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher:  Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2010.
Notes:  Originally released in 2004 (132 min.); Based on stories from Rope burns by F.X. Toole; Nominated for seven 2005 Academy Awards;
Summary: Frankie is a former boxing manager who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching, the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women’s boxing and the pair form a touching bond in the process.
OCLC #: 630195529
Added: September 22, 2010
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Seabiscuit

September 16, 2010
Seabiscuit
Call Number: VHS01382
by Kathleen Kennedy; Frank Marshall; Gary Ross; Jane Sindell; Tobey Maguire; Jeff Bridges; Chris Cooper; Elizabeth Banks; Gary Stevens; William H Macy; Kingston DuCoeur; Eddie Jones; John Schwartzman; David G McCullough; William Goldenberg; Randy Newman; Judianna Makovsky; Jeannine Oppewall; Laura Hillenbrand; Universal Pictures (Firm); Dreamworks Pictures.; Spyglass Entertainment (Firm); Larger Than Life (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, ©2003.
Notes:  Originally released in 2003 (141 min.); Nominated for seven 2004 Academy Awards; Based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand.
Summary: Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
OCLC #: 53072454
Added: September 16, 2010
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D2: The Mighty Ducks

July 16, 2010
D2: The Mighty Ducks
Call Number: VHS01303
by Emilio Estevez; Steven Brill; Sam Weisman; Walt Disney Pictures.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [United States] : Walt Disney Home Video ; [Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, 1994]
Notes: Originally released in 1994 (107 min.);
Summary: Everyone’s favorite peewee hockey team returns to the ice for more slapshot action and slapstick laughter.
OCLC #: 31000647
Also: See the first ‘Mighty Ducks’ film at VHS00157
Added: July 16, 2010
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Kid Dynamite

July 7, 2010
Kid Dynamite
Call Number: DVD00971
by Leo B Gorcey; Bobby Jordan; Huntz Hall; Gabriel Dell; Wallace Fox; Sam Katzman; Jack Dietz; Gerald Schnitzer; Front Row Entertainment Canada, Inc.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [Woodbridge, Ontario] : Front Row Entertainment Canada, Inc., 2001.
Notes:  Originally released in 1943 (73 min. Black & White); 
Summary:  The East Side boxing champ, Muggs McGinnis, challenged to a fight with the West Side’s hero, is kidnapped. When Mugg’s pal Danny is substituted, confusion begins.
OCLC #: 53233720
Added: July 7, 2010
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