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Surviving progress [videorecording] / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-; Crooks, Harold.; Goodall, Jane,1934-; Hawking, S. W.(Stephen W.); Roy, Mathieu.; Suzuki, David T.,1936-; Venter, J. Craig.; Big Picture Media Corporation.; Cinemaginaire (Firm); First-Run Features (Firm); National Film Board of Canada.;
Featuring, Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood, Jane Goodall, Michael Hudson, David Suzuki, Craig Venter.Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment.E.DVD ; NTSC; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Progress; Progress; Progress.; Science and civilization.; Technological innovations; Technological innovations; Technology and civilization.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., First Run Features,
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Nanny McPhee returns [videorecording (DVD)] / by Butterfield, Asa.; Fiennes, Ralph.; Gyllenhaal, Maggie,1977-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Steer, Oscar.; Thompson, Emma.; Vlahos, Eros.; Woods, Lil.; Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Edited by Sim Evan-Jones ; Music by James Newton Howard.Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oscar Steer, Asa Butterfield, Lil Woods, Eros Vlahos, Maggie Smith.When Nanny McPhee appears at the farmhouse door of a busy young mother Isabel Green, she discovers that Mrs. Green's children are in an all-out household war with their two spoiled city cousins. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and an elephant that turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to show the children five valuable lessons, the most important of which is how to get along.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; Dobly digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo ; widescreen presentation (2.40:1).
Subjects: Children's films.; Cousins; Fantasy films.; Farms; Feature films.; Magic; Nannies; Video recordings for children.;
© c2010., Universal Studios Home Entertainment,
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Wicked little letters [videorecording] / by Sharrock, Thea,1976-film director.; Adefope, Lolly,1990-actor.; Atkins, Eileen,1934-actor.; Buckley, Jessie,1989-actor.; Colman, Olivia,actor.; Jones, Gemma,actor.; Kirby, Malachi,1989-actor.; Scanlan, Joanna,actor.; Spall, Timothy,1957-actor.; Vasan, Anjana,actor.; Sweet, Jonny,screenwriter.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Isobel Waller-Bridge ; edited by Melanie Ann Oliver ; director of photography, Ben Davis.Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins, Timothy Spall.Based on a stranger than fiction true story, this ferociously funny mystery follows two neighbors: deeply conservative Edith Swan and foul-mouthed Rose Gooding. When Edith begins to receive wicked letters full of hilarious profanities, Rose is charged with the crime. However, as the towns women begin to investigate themselves, they suspect that something is amiss.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Feature films.; Gooding, Rose; Swan, Edith; Swearing; Christian women; Criminal investigation; Neighbors; Anonymous letters; Hate mail; Irish; Nineteen twenties; Small cities;
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Philomena [videorecording] / by Clark, Sophie Kennedy.; Coogan, Steve.; Dench, Judi,1934-; Fairley, Michelle.; Frears, Stephen.; Lahbib, Simone,1965-; Sixsmith, Martin.Lost child of Philomena Lee.Videorecording.; Winningham, Mare.; BBC Films.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada);
Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Mare Winningham, Michaelle Fairley, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Simone Lahbib.Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, Philomena focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock--something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of--and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the son's whereabouts. After starting a family years later in England and, for the most part, moving on with her life, Lee meets Sixsmith (Coogan), a BBC reporter with whom she decides to discover her long-lost son.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Lee, Philomena; Sixsmith, Martin.; Feature films.; Illegitimate children; Journalists; Mothers and sons; Teenage mothers;
© c2014., BBC Films ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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The unfit heiress : the tragic life and scandalous sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt / by Farley, Audrey Clare,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."At the turn of the twentieth century, American women began to reject Victorian propriety in favor of passion and livelihood outside the home. This alarmed authorities, who feared certain "over-sexed" women could destroy civilization if allowed to reproduce and pass on their defects. Set against this backdrop, THE UNFIT HEIRESS chronicles the fight for inheritance, both genetic and monetary, between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her mother Maryon. In 1934, aided by a California eugenics law, the socialite Maryon Cooper Hewitt had her "promiscuous" daughter declared feebleminded and sterilized without her knowledge. She did this to deprive Ann of millions of dollars from her father's estate, which contained a child-bearing stipulation. When a sensational court case ensued, the American public was captivated. So were eugenicists, who saw an opportunity to restrict reproductive rights in America for decades to come. This riveting story unfolds through the brilliant research of Audrey Clare Farley, who captures the interior lives of these women on the pages and poses questions that remain relevant today: What does it mean to be "unfit" for motherhood? In the battle for reproductive rights, can we forgive the women who side against us? And can we forgive our mothers if they are the ones who inflict the deepest wounds?"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Hewitt, Ann Cooper, 1914-1956; Hewitt, Ann Cooper, 1914-1956.; Heiresses; Involuntary sterilization; Reproductive rights; Socialites;
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Toni Morrison [videorecording] : the pieces I am / by Morrison, Toni,on-screen participant.; Als, Hilton,interviewee.; Davis, Angela Y.(Angela Yvonne),1944-interviewee.; Lebowitz, Fran,interviewee.; Mosley, Walter,interviewee.; Winfrey, Oprah,interviewee.; Sanchez, Sonia,1934-interviewee.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Perfect Day Films,production company.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music by Kathryn Bostic ; director of photography, Graham Willoughby.Featuring: Hilton Als, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez, Oprah Winfrey.An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images/thematic material.DVD; widescreen (1.78:1).
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Morrison, Toni.; Nobel Prize winners; African American women novelists; African American women poets;
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Downton Abbey. [videorecording] / by Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Dockery, Michelle,1981-; McGovern, Elizabeth,1961-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Carnival Films (Great Britain); PBS Distribution (Firm); PBS Home Video.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.); WGBH Video (Firm);
Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Giamatti.The sweeping Downton Abbey saga continues, beginning six months after the unexpected death of Matthew Crawley, heir to Downton Abbey, husband to Lady Mary, and brand new father to a baby boy and successor, in a car accident. Although it is the 1920s, Britain still observes mourning rituals that are almost Victorian in their solemnity. Nonetheless, life goes on at Downton Abbey and the Crawleys are beginning to snap out of it.PG.DVD, NTSC, Region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
Subjects: Aristocracy (Social class); Families; Historical television programs.; Household employees; Man-woman relationships; Social classes; Television programs.;
© c2014., PBS Home Video,
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The hollow crown. [videorecording] / by Bonneville, Hugh,actor.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Dench, Judi,1934-actor.; Gambon, Michael,actor.; Hawkins, Sally,actor.; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Henry VI, part I.; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Henry VI, part II.; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Richard III.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Sally Hawkins.Henry VI, Parts I and II and Richard III tell the story of an exceptionally turbulent period in British history. These exhilarating and emotionally charged films feature some of Shakespeare's most eloquent and powerful language.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471; Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485; Edward IV, King of England, 1442-1483; Plantagenet, House of; Tudor, House of;
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The happy prince [videorecording] / by Everett, Rupert,actor,screenwriter,film director.; Delloye, Sébastien,film producer.; Kreuzer, Philipp,film producer.; Schulze, Jörg(Film producer),film producer.; Firth, Colin,1960-actor.; Watson, Emily,1967-actor.; Morgan, Colin,1986-actor.; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-actor.; Chancellor, Anna,actor.; Wadham, Julian,1958-actor.; McGuire, Joshua,actor.; Wayman, Daniel,actor.; Standing, John,1934-actor.; Thomas, Edwin,actor.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor, Julian Wadham.The declining years of Oscar Wilde are drawn into compelling focus in this bravura effort from star/screenwriter/director Rupert Everett, as the flamboyant British wit--having fled to the continent after serving his indecency conviction--caroused and bitterly ruminated over his circumstances to such few remaining supporters and paramours as Bosie Douglas (Colin Morgan) and Robbie Ross (Edwin Thomas).Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R.DVD, widescreen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Biographical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900; Authors, Irish;
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Vietnam [videorecording] : the ten thousand day war / by Arnett, Peter,1934-; Basehart, Richard,1914-1984.; McLeod, T. I.(T. Ian); BWE Video (Firm); Cinequity Funding (Firm); Informational Television Productions Limited.; TDW Copyright Holding Ltd.; Video Service Corp.;
Disc 1. America in Vietnam -- France in Vietnam -- Dien Bien Phu -- Early hope -- Assassination -- Disc 2. Days of decision -- Westy's war -- Uneasy allies -- The Guerrilla society -- The trail -- Firepower -- The village war -- Disc 3. Air war -- Siege -- Tet! -- Frontline America -- Soldiering on -- Changing the guard -- Wanting out -- Disc 4. Bombing of Hanoi -- Peace and consequences -- The prisoners -- The unsung soldiers -- The final offensive -- Surrender -- Vietnam recalled.Original photography, Edward Higginson ; film editor, Raymond Belanger ; narrator, Richard Basehart ; music, Cameron Hawkins, Pete Pedersen ; research, Oleh J. Rumak, Shelley Saywell ; film research, Anne McCourt, Donna Dudinsky.Presents the history behind the longest, most controversial war in modern history. Using film clips shot by both sides and seen through the eyes of policymakers and combat veterans, the programs reexamine without blame or judgement the rise and fall of America's twenty-five year commitment to the war in Vietnam.E.DVD.
Subjects: Indochinese War, 1946-1954.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975.;
© c2012., Distributed by Video Service Corp,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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