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Allswell in New York. by Snyder, Ben,film director.; Cannavale, Bobby,actor.; Rubin-Vega, Daphne,actor.; Rodriguez, Elizabeth,actor.; Solis, Felix,actor.; Colón-Zayas, Liza,actor.; Rispoli, Michael,actor.; Freestyle Digital Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bobby Cannavale, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Felix Solis, Liza Colón-Zayas, Michael RispoliOriginally produced by Freestyle Digital Media in 2022.A heartfelt dramedy set in the bustling streets of New York City, this film follows a trio of Latina women grappling with love, loss, and the chaotic demands of family. Struggling to rebuild after past traumas, the women find themselves torn between the lives they've built and the families they left behind. With poignant performances by Elizabeth Rodriguez, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Daphne Rubin-Vega, this ensemble piece captures the complexity of modern relationships and the fragile, enduring bonds of sisterhood.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Comedy films.;
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The story of a new name / by Ferrante, Elena.; Ferrante, Elena.Storia del nuovo cognome.English.; Goldstein, Ann.;
Two friends, Lila and Elena, are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this complicated and meticulously portrayed friendship at the center of their emotional lives, the two girls mature into women, paying the cruel price that this passage exacts.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Female friendship; Self-realization in women;
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Double you / by Peacock, Shane.;
"When Adam Murphy learns that his late, revered grandfather, David McLean, hid a huge stash of foreign cash and fake passports in the family<U+2019>s cottage, he is stunned. Was Grandpa really a traitor, as some of the evidence suggests? And why was a loaded Walther PPK pistol hidden at the cottage? Determined to prove his grandfather<U+2019>s innocence, Adam takes the famous James Bond gun and follows the clues to Bermuda, where he encounters danger, evidence of espionage, and an unusual girl named Angel Dahl"--www.amazon.ca."010+"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Grandfathers; Firearms;
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Island in Between. by Leo Chiang, S.,film director.; Icarus Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Icarus Films in 2023.The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China. Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang weaves lyrical vignettes of tourist visits and local life with his own narrative as someone negotiating ambivalent personal bonds to Taiwan, China, and the US. ISLAND IN BETWEEN explores the uneasy peace in these islands, and contemplates Taiwan's uncertain future.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Military history..; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; China.; Taiwan.; War.; United States.; Tourism.;
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Maze [videorecording] / by Burke, Stephen,film director,screenwriter.; Doolan, Jane,film producer.; McCann, Martin,1983-actor.; Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom,actor.; Ward, Barry,actor.; Lightyear Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Bord Scannán na hÉireann,production company.;
Director of photography, David Grennan ; production designer, Owen Power ; original music, Stephen Rennicks.Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward, Martin Mccann, Eileen Walsh.Based on the incredible true story of the 1983 mass breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from a high-security prison, the film charts how inmate Larry Marley engineered the largest European prison escape since World War II. Up against the most state-of-the-art and secure prison in the whole of Europe (a prison within a prison), Larry must coordinate with inmates across several cellblocks. While scheming his way towards pulling off this feat, Larry forms a close bond with prison warden Gordon Close.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Marley, Larry; Maze Prison (Lisburn, Northern Ireland); Provisional IRA; Escaped prisoners; Prisons;
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Loyalty / by Cole, Martina,author.; Rose, Jacqui,author.;
Dara Tailor has had to grow up fast. With a mother addicted to cocaine, Dara must look after her seven younger siblings, until social services split them up for ever. Grace Perry has led a sheltered life. Until her widowed mother is attacked and left for dead and Grace is taken into care. At Holly Brookes Children's Home, the two girls unite in the face of horrific abuse and form an unbreakable bond of loyalty. But when their loyalty is tested can they rely on each other to do the right thing?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Abused children; Children; Dysfunctional families; Female friendship;
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Eyes that weave the world's wonders / by Ho, Joanna.; Kleinrock, Liz.; Ho, Dung.;
A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom, and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what makes her beautiful. She learns to appreciate the differences in her family and celebrate them.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Picture books.; Asian Americans; Adopted children; Intercountry adoption; Adoption; Families; Interracial adoption; Racially mixed families; Korean Americans;
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Hearts in Atlantis. by Hicks, Scott,film director.; Tudyk, Alan,actor.; Hopkins, Anthony,actor.; Yelchin, Anton,actor.; Morse, David,actor.; Davis, Hope,actor.; Boorem, Mika,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alan Tudyk, Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, David Morse, Hope Davis, Mika BooremOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 2001.When Bobby Garfield (David Morse) returns to his hometown for the funeral of a boyhood friend, he recalls the magical summer of 1960…That summer a lodger (Anthony Hopkins) moves into eleven-year-old Bobby's house. A special bond grows between the mysterious, kindhearted lodger and the fatherless boy. But the lodger comes with a haunted past… and strange powers that puzzle and alarm the impressionable boy. And in the few short weeks the lodger stays in his house, the way Bobby sees the world changes forever.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Coming-of-age films.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Leaving Las Vegas. by Figgis, Mike,film director.; Shue, Elisabeth,actor.; Sands, Julian,actor.; Cage, Nicolas,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Nicolas CageOriginally produced by MGM in 1995.1995 <b>Best Actor Oscar®</b> winner Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue set the screen ablaze in this profoundly moving love story of a career alcoholic who has hit rock bottom. Trashing all personal and professional ties to L.A., he sets off for Las Vegas on a mission: to drink himself to death. There, he meets Sera (Shue), a beautiful, seen-it-all hooker, and the moment they connect, they form a unique bond based upon unconditional acceptance and mutual respect that will change each of them forever.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Life and nothing more [videorecording] / by Bleechington, Andrew,actor.; Méndez Esparza, Antonio,film director.; Williams, Regina,actor.; Williams, Robert,actor.; Grasshopper Film (Firm),publisher.;
Andrew Bleechington, Regina Williams, Robert Williams.Spanish-born filmmaker Antonio Mňdez Esparza follows-up his debut drama Aqu y̕ all ẁith another sensitive portrait of a struggling family. Stressed by her job in a diner, single mother Regina is raising her two children in northern Florida. When her fourteen-year-old son Andrew has another brush with the law, she worries he will wind up in prison like his father. Mendez Esparza employs documentary-style realism in this snapshot of race, class and the bonds of family in contemporary America.14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; African American families; Juvenile delinquents; Mothers and sons; Single mothers;
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