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Hidden Agenda. by Loach, Ken,film director.; Dourif, Brad,actor.; Cox, Brian,actor.; McDormand, Frances,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Brad Dourif, Brian Cox, Frances McDormandOriginally produced by MGM in 1990.Frances McDormand and Brian Cox confront danger and deception at every turn in this chilling and explosive story set in strife-torn Northern Ireland. American activist Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif) and his fiancé Ingrid Jessner (McDormand) journey to Belfast to probe allegations of human rights abuses by British security forces. Now, with their safety in jeopardy, they must decide whether to risk everything to uncover a shocking high-level conspiracy. Directed by British filmmaker Ken Loach.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).; Drama.; Motion pictures.;

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Four Weddings and a Funeral. by Newell, Mike,film director.; MacDowell, Andie,actor.; Grant, Hugh,actor.; Fleet, James,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Andie MacDowell, Hugh Grant, James FleetOriginally produced by MGM in 1994.In this beguiling romantic comedy, handsome and debonair Londoner Charles (Hugh Grant) just can’t get himself to commit. And the more he sees his mates tie the knot, the less he wants to be roped in himself. But all of that changes when he meets-- again and again -- a free-spirited American named Carrie (Andie MacDowell). Instantly smitten, Charles begins to pursue her, only to learn that she too is ready to take the plunge…with someone else! Kristen Scott Thomas and John Hannah also star.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;

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Rescue Dawn. by Herzog, Werner,film director.; Bale, Christian,actor.; Davies, Jeremy,actor.; Zahn, Steve,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Christian Bale, Jeremy Davies, Steve ZahnOriginally produced by MGM in 2007.Inspired by a true story and written and directed by Werner Herzog, "Rescue Dawn" tells the story Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), an American pilot shot down over Laos during the Vietnam war, captured by the Vietcong and subjected to a hellish prison camp. What followed was one of the most remarkable and harrowing experiences of the entire war, an uncanny tale of camaraderie and betrayal, courage in the face of despair, and triumph over tragedy. Steve Zahn and Jeremy Davies also star.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures.;

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Northern Lights. by Hanson, John,film director.; Nilsson, Rob,film director.; Spano, Joe,actor.; Behling, Robert,actor.; Lynch, Susan,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Joe Spano, Robert Behling, Susan LynchOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1978.Winner of the 1979 Camera d'Or, NORTHERN LIGHTS, a unique work of political cinema from the late 1970s, dramatizes small North Dakotan wheat farmers' political struggle against the bankers and railroad magnates pushing them into bankrupcy. Two young lovers get swept up in the turmoil surrounding the formation of the populist Nonpartisan League in the mid-1910's. Shot on location in black-and-white 16mm with a cast of nonprofessional actors, this deeply moving, politically committed film is a masterpiece of American independent cinema. The 4K digital restoration of NORTHERN LIGHTS was created by IndieCollect and Metropolis Post in collaboration with directors John Hanson and Rob Nilsson.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Independent films.; Historical films.; Political films.; Farmers.; Labor.;

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Four Souls of Coyote. by Gauder, Áron,film director.; Kramer, Danny,actor.; Black, Diontae,actor.; Cardinal, Lorne,actor.; Landham, Priscilla,actor.; Novak, Stephanie,actor.; Juno Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Danny Kramer, Diontae Black, Lorne Cardinal, Priscilla Landham, Stephanie NovakOriginally produced by Juno Films in 2023.Set in the present day, Native American teenagers confront the crew of an oil pipeline project, just down the hill from the land of their ancestors. The grandfather evokes the ancient tale of their Creation myth, reminding all of us that the challenges facing humanity are universal, and that we need to find our place in the great circle of creatures.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Animated films.; Action and adventure films.; Motion pictures--Hungary.; Motion pictures--Europe.;

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The night of [videorecording] / by Ahmed, Riz,1982-; Jagannathan, Poorna.; Lafi, Syam M.; Maʻādī, Paymān,1972-; Turturro, John,1957-; HBO Entertainment (Firm); HBO Home Entertainment (Firm); Warner Home Video (Firm);

Riz Ahmed, Peyman Moaadi, Poorna Jagannathan, Syam M. Lafi, John Turturro.A probing contemporary look at crime, the presumption of guilt and the urban prison system, The Night Of delves into the intricacies of a complex New York City murder case with compelling cultural and political overtones. Played out over the course of eight riveting hours, The Night Of offers viewers an invigorating new take on the crime-drama genre, exploring the vagaries of a single murder case through multiple, contentious points of view. Starring John Turturro as an embattled defense attorney and Riz Ahmed as his young Pakistani-American client, the story centers around the brutal murder of a young woman on Manhattan's Upper West Side, examining the initial police investigation, arrest, and imprisonment of the prime suspect - a likeable, unassuming college student who finds himself and his family thrown into the pit of NYC's criminal, legal, penal and judicial system. Meanwhile, his lawyer, an inveterate "precinct trawler" who lucks into the biggest case of his life, becomes entangled in a web of complicated legal maneuverings by detectives and rival attorneys that undermine his ability to try the case.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Detectives; Murder; Criminal investigation; Murder; Criminal justice, Administration of;

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Tombstone : the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the vendetta ride from hell / by Clavin, Thomas,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the New York Times bestselling author of Dodge City and Wild Bill. On the afternoon of October 26, 1881, nine men clashed in what would be known as the most famous shootout in American frontier history. Thirty bullets were exchanged in thirty seconds, killing three men and wounding three others. The fight sprang forth from a tense, hot summer. Cattle rustlers had been terrorizing the back country of Mexico and selling the livestock they stole to corrupt ranchers. The Mexican government built forts along the border to try to thwart American outlaws, while Arizona citizens became increasingly agitated. Rustlers, who became known as the cow-boys, began to kill each other as well as innocent citizens. That October, tensions boiled over with Ike and Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank McLaury, and Billy Claiborne confronting the Tombstone marshal, Virgil Earp, and the suddenly deputized Wyatt and Morgan Earp and shotgun-toting Doc Holliday. Bestselling author Tom Clavin peers behind decades of legend surrounding the story of Tombstone to reveal the true story of the drama and violence that made it famous. Tombstone also digs deep into the vendetta ride that followed the tragic gunfight, when Wyatt and Warren Earp and Holliday went vigilante to track down the likes of Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill Brocius, and other cowboys who had cowardly gunned down his brothers. That "vendetta ride" would make the myth of Wyatt Earp complete and punctuate the struggle for power in the American frontier's last boom town"--

Subjects: Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929.; Earp, Morgan, 1851-1882.; Holliday, John Henry, 1851-1887.; Frontier and pioneer life; Outlaws; Vendetta; Violence;

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Vox Lux. by Corbet, Brady,film director.; Abbott, Christopher,actor.; Ehle, Jennifer,actor.; Law, Jude,actor.; Portman, Natalie,actor.; Cassidy, Raffey,actor.; Martin, Stacy,actor.; Elevation Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Ehle, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy MartinOriginally produced by Elevation Pictures in 2018.VOX LUX, a 21st century portrait, begins in 1999 when teenage Celeste survives a violent tragedy. Celeste's meteoric rise to fame dovetails with a personal and national loss of innocence, consequently elevating the young powerhouse to a new kind of celebrity: American icon. By 2017, Celeste is mounting a comeback after a scandalous incident almost derailed her career. Touring in support of her sixth album, the pop savior must overcome her personal and familial struggles to navigate motherhood, madness and monolithic fame.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.; Musicals.; Terrorism.; Popular music.;

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The enchanters : a novel / by Ellroy, James,1948-author.;

"Los Angeles. August 4, 1962. The city broils through a mid-summer heat wave. Marilyn Monroe ODs. A B-movie starlet is kidnapped. The overhyped LAPD overreacts. Chief Bill Parker's looking for some getback. The Monroe deal looks like a moneymaker. He calls in Freddy Otash. The freewheeling Freddy O. Tainted ex-cop, defrocked private eye, dope fiend, and freelance extortionist. A man who lives by the maxim "Opportunity is Love." Freddy gets to work. He dimly perceives Marilyn Monroe's death and the kidnapped starlet to be a poisonous riddle that only he has the guts and the brains to untangle. We are with him as he tears through all those who block his path to the truth. We are with him as he penetrates the faux-sunshine of Jack and Bobby Kennedy and the shuck of Camelot. We are with him as he falters, and grasps for love beyond opportunity. We are with him as he tracks Marilyn Monroe's horrific last charade through a nightmare L.A. that he served to create--and as he confronts his complicity and his own raging madness. It's the Summer of '62, baby. The savage Sixties are ready to pop. The Rolling Stones proclaim it best: We're just a shout away. The Enchanters is a transcendent work of American popular fiction. It is James Ellroy at his most crazed, brilliant, provocative, profanely hilarious, and stop-your-heart tender. It is a luminous psychological drama and an unparalleled thrill ride"--

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Noir fiction.; Novels.; Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962; Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department; Ex-police officers; Kidnapping; Nineteen sixties; Private investigators;

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Pink glass houses : a novel / by Elias, Asha,author.;

There's a reason people call Miami Beach "a sunny place for shady people." Welcome to Sunset Academy, the most coveted elementary school in Miami Beach, where there are three categories of families: rich, wealthy, and ultra-wealthy. Perfectly tanned and smiling Charlotte Giordani is Sunset Academy's alpha mom. With a sleek blowout and relentless charm, Charlotte's brashness serves her well. She's up for election as the PTA president and is riding high, having just secured a massive donation from billionaire Don Walker and his socialite wife Patricia. Don and Patricia are philanthropists, media darlings, and the owners of Villa Rosé, a newly built modern glass house that everyone is talking about. (It's either spectacular or a tacky eyesore, depending on how you feel about billionaires.) Enter Melody Howard, a wide-eyed transplant from Wichita, Kansas. At first a skeptic about Miami Beach and its endlessly hashtaggable social scene, Melody finds herself sucked into the glossy, frenetic world of Sunset Academy moms. Melody's easygoing manner and background in nonprofit management make her an asset to the PTA. But when she emerges as a rival for the PTA presidency, Charlotte begins to unravel. Even the most powerful players on the social scene prove to be vulnerable when an investigation into white-collar crime--triggered by another school mom, the formidable Jamaican-American Judge Carol Lawson--threatens to take down the whole institution. No amount of rosé can soothe tensions as the drama builds to a shocking crisis point. Told in rotating first person voices, Pink Glass Houses is an irresistibly voyeuristic peek into the lives of the rich and infamous, where cocaine playdates, $100,000 kiddie birthday parties, and relentless social climbing are a way of life.

Subjects: Satirical fiction.; Novels.; Parents' and teachers' associations; Rich people; Scandals; Social status; Women;

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