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River east, river west : a novel / by Rey Lescure, Aube,author.;

"Shanghai, 2007: Fourteen-year-old Alva has always longed for more. Raised by her American expat mother, she's never known her Chinese father, and is certain a better life awaits them in America. But when her mother announces her engagement to their wealthy Chinese landlord, Lu Fang, Alva's hopes are dashed, and so she plots for the next best thing: the American School in Shanghai. Upon admission, though, Alva is surprised to discover an institution run by an exclusive community of expats and the ever-wilder thrills of a city where foreigners can ostensibly act as they please. 1985: In the seaside city of Qingdao, Lu Fang is a young, married man and a lowly clerk in a shipping yard. Though he once dreamed of a bright future, he is one of many casualties in his country's harsh political reforms. So when China opens its doors to the first wave of foreigners in decades, Lu Fang's world is split wide open after he meets an American woman who makes him confront difficult questions about his current status in life, and how much will ever be enough. In a stunning reversal of the east-to-west immigrant narrative and set against China's political history and economic rise, River East, River West is an intimate family drama and a sharp social novel. Alternating between Alva and Lu Fang's points of view, this is a profoundly moving exploration of race and class, cultural identity and belonging, and the often-false promise of the American Dream."--

Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Americans; Racially mixed teenagers;

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The Persian Version. by Keshavarz, Maryam,film director.; Froushan, Arty,actor.; Daneshmand, Bijan,actor.; Mohammadi, Layla,actor.; Noor, Niousha,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Arty Froushan, Bijan Daneshmand, Layla Mohammadi, Niousha NoorOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.In this Sundance award-winner, when a large Iranian-American family gathers in New York, a secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Comedy films.; Independent films.; Families.;

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Rosewood. by Singleton, John,film director.; McGill, Bruce,actor.; Cheadle, Don,actor.; Rolle, Esther,actor.; Dean, Loren,actor.; Rooker, Michael,actor.; Dubin, Steven,actor.; Rhames, Ving,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Bruce McGill, Don Cheadle, Esther Rolle, Loren Dean, Michael Rooker, Steven Dubin, Ving RhamesOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1997.A false accusation ... an angry mob ... a seething hatred. An American tragedy kept secret for more than 60 years. In 1923, predominantly black ROSEWOOD, Florida, is razed by an enraged mob when a white woman lies, saying a black man attacked her. But even at the height of the senseless massacre, a white shopkeeper and a black war veteran heroically rescue women and children. A train that runs through ROSEWOOD is commandeered in the middle of the disaster to carry them to safety. Based on a true story, this wrenching drama exposes the best and worst of human nature ... and the tragically shameful events in ROSEWOOD.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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

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Demoted. by Rogers, J.B.,film director.; King, Cleo,actor.; Cross, David,actor.; Vartan, Michael,actor.; Klein, Robert,actor.; White, Ron,actor.; Foster, Sara,actor.; Astin, Sean,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Cleo King, David Cross, Michael Vartan, Robert Klein, Ron White, Sara Foster, Sean AstinOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2012.The producer of American Pie presents a hilarious look at what happens when two mid-level sales associates are DEMOTED to the company secretarial pool.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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

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The Enchanters A novel [electronic resource] : by Ellroy, James.aut; cloudLibrary;

AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with a wild riff on the Marilyn Monroe death myth in an astonishing, behind-the-headlines crime epic. Los Angeles, August 4, 1962. The city broils through a midsummer 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. Freddy O’s got a hot date with history. The savage Sixties are ready to pop. It’s just a shot 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. It is, resoundingly, the great American crime novel.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Hard-Boiled; Historical;

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The Monk and the Gun. by Choyning, Pawo,film director.; Lhamo, Deki,actor.; Einhorn, Harry,actor.; Wangchuk, Tandin,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Deki Lhamo, Harry Einhorn, Tandin WangchukOriginally produced by Films We Like in 2023.An American who travels into Bhutan in search of a treasure and crosses path with a young monk who wanders through the serene mountains, instructed by his teacher to make things right again.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;

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Little Brother. by O'Donnell, Sheridan,film director.; Diemer, Daniel,actor.; Simmons, J.K.,actor.; Ohama, Natsuko,actor.; Ettinger, Philip,actor.; Draper, Polly,actor.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Daniel Diemer, J.K. Simmons, Natsuko Ohama, Philip Ettinger, Polly DraperOriginally produced by Gravitas Ventures in 2023.Two brothers on a road trip across the American West must learn to transcend their differences, confront their shared family trauma, and find solace in what matters most to them--each other.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Families.;

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Desperately seeking something : a memoir about movies, mothers, and material girls / by Seidelman, Susan,author.;

"The funny and insightful first-person story of the trailblazing movie director of the 80s and 90s whose fearless punk drama, "Smithereens" became the first American indie film to compete at Cannes, and smash hit "Desperately Seeking Susan" led to a four-decade career in film. Starting out in the mid-70s, a time when few women were directing movies, Susan was determined to become a filmmaker. She longed to tell stories about the unrepresented characters she wanted to see on screen: unconventional women in unusual circumstances, needing to express themselves and maintain their autonomy. Her genre-blending films reflect a passion for classic Hollywood storytelling, mixed with a playful New Wave spirit, informed by her years living in downtown NYC. Seidelman continued to shape American pop culture well into the nineties, directing the pilot of the iconic TV series "Sex and The City," focusing her sharp lens on the changing place of women in American society and helping to fundamentally reshape our self-image in ways that are still felt today. Raised in the safe cocoon of 1960s suburbia, Susan Seidelman wasn't a misfit, an oddball, or an outlier. She was a "good-girl" with a little bit of "bad" hidden inside. A restless teenager, she dreamed of escape and reinvention, a theme that would play out in her films as well as in her own life. Because she loved stories, a high school guidance counselor suggested she become a librarian, but she had her sights set further afield. In 1973, she left the Philly suburbs, enrolled at NYU's burgeoning graduate film school and moved to NYC's Lower East Side. There, she found herself in the right place at the right time. New York City was falling apart, but out of that chaos came a burst of creative energy whose effects are still felt in American pop culture today. Downtown became a vibrant playground where film, music, performance and graffiti art cross-pollinated and where Seidelman chronicled the lives of the colorful misfits, oddballs, dreamers and schemers she met there. It's all in Desperately Seeking Something. Seidelman not only has a keen perspective on the times she's lived through -- from her Twiggy-obsessed girlhood, through the Women's Lib movement of the early 70s, the punk scene of the late 70s, Madonna-mania of the 80s, to the dot-com "greed is good" 90s, and beyond -- she tells great stories"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Seidelman, Susan.; Women motion picture producers and directors; Women television producers and directors;

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A Sacrifice. by Scott, Jordan,film director.; Bana, Eric,actor.; Dassler, Jonas,actor.; Sink, Sadie,actor.; Rois, Sophie,actor.; Kampwirth, Stephan,actor.; Hoeks, Sylvia,actor.; VVS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Eric Bana, Jonas Dassler, Sadie Sink, Sophie Rois, Stephan Kampwirth, Sylvia HoeksOriginally produced by VVS Films in 2024.American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event, while his daughter becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Cults.;

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Breaking bad. [videorecording] / by Brandt, Betsy.; Cranston, Bryan,1956-; Cruz, Raymond.; Gilligan, Vince.; Gunn, Anna,1968-; Mitte, R. J.; Norris, Dewan.; Paul, Aaron,1979-; Porter, Dave.; Slovis, Michael.; Willingham, Lynne.; American Movie Classics Company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Television.;

Disc 1. Seven thirty-seven -- Grilled -- Bit by a dead bee -- Down.Disc 2. Breakage -- Peekaboo -- Negro y azul.Disc 3. Better call Saul -- 4 days out -- Over.Disc 4. Mandala -- Phoenix -- ABQ.Director of photography, Michael Slovis ; editor, Lynne Willingham ; music, Dave Porter.Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Aaron Paul, Raymond Cruz, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt.DVD release of episodes originally broadcast on AMC in 2009.After an unremarkable chemistry teacher learns he has terminal cancer, he turns to an exciting life of crime to provide for his loved ones.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; region 1.Emmy Awards, 2009: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Cranston); Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

Subjects: Cancer patients; Chemistry teachers; Drug traffic; Ice (Drug); Methamphetamine; Television programs.; Terminally ill; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2010., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,

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