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Exodus. by Preminger, Otto,film director.; Marie Saint, Eva,actor.; Newman, Paul,actor.; Richardson, Ralph,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Eva Marie Saint, Paul Newman, Ralph RichardsonOriginally produced by MGM in 1960.Based on the Leon Uris best-seller, "EXODUS" is an epic tale about the late-1940s creation of the state of Israel. Passionately directed by Otto Preminger and adapted by Dalton Trumbo, the film features an all-star cast – Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, Jill Haworth, Lee J. Cobb, David Opatoshu, and John Derek – in a sprawling and phenomenally moving narrative underscored by the Academy Award®-winning music of the great Ernest Gold.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Action and adventure films.; Historical drama.; Motion Pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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Great Expectations. by Jarrold, Julian,film director.; Hill, Bernard,actor.; Rampling, Charlotte,actor.; Russell, Clive,actor.; Sumpter, Donald,actor.; Gruffudd, Ioan,actor.; Waddell, Justine,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bernard Hill, Charlotte Rampling, Clive Russell, Donald Sumpter, Ioan Gruffudd, Justine WaddellOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1999.Violence and Victorian gentility meet in one of Dickens' greatest creations. Pip's epic journey from boy to man has at its center his relationships with the terrifying convict Magwitch, manipulative Miss Havisham and the beautiful but heartless Estella. Tony Marchant's adaptation is dark, sometimes savagely comic and wholly unsentimental.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The Queen of Versailles by Greenfield, Lauren,filmmaker; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jacqueline Siegel, David SiegelOriginally produced by Magnolia Pictures in 2012.A character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. With the epic proportions of a Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.. The film begins with the family triumphantly constructing the largest privately owned house in America, a 90,000 sq. ft. palace. Over the next two years, their sprawling empire, fueled by the real estate bubble and cheap money, falters due to the economic crisis. Major changes in lifestyle and character ensue within the cross-cultural household of family members and domestic staff. . Winner of a Directing Award and the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.. "THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES is funny, sad, infuriating, instructive. It's the American Dream inflated to ridiculous extremes, until it bursts." - Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona RepublicMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: North American Studies; Documentary films. ; Globalization; Race relations;
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Platoon. by Stone, Oliver,film director.; Sheen, Charlie,actor.; Berenger, Tom,actor.; Dafoe, Willem,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem DafoeOriginally produced by MGM in 1986.Inspired by Oliver Stone's own experiences, this anti-war epic tells the tale of PFC Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), an Army recruit sent to Vietnam, who witnesses the atrocities of war – many of which are carried out by his comrades. Heralded by critics as the best film of 1986, PLATOON won four of the eight <b>Academy Awards®</b> for which it was nominated, including Best Picture and Director for Oliver Stone, and earned Supporting Actor nominations for co-stars Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures.;
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Molly of Denali: S3. by Rafael Braun, Uwe,film director.; Potts, Adeline,actor.; Arita Koostachin, Jules,actor.; Cardinal, Lorne,actor.; Bill, Sovereign,actor.; Leacock, Vienna,actor.; Jasper, Zane,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adeline Potts, Jules Arita Koostachin, Lorne Cardinal, Sovereign Bill, Vienna Leacock, Zane JasperOriginally produced by PBS in 2022.Join Molly, Tooey and Trini for more great Alaskan adventures! In this season, Molly and Tooey create their own Alaska Native superheroes in a design contest. Molly’s mom finds a way to beat boredom during a blizzard. Molly and Tooey help count endangered whales. Molly’s family goes on an epic boat trip to see their family in Canada and honor their grandma. And much more!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Television.;
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Tremor : a novel / by Cole, Teju,author.;
"A weekend spent antiquing is shadowed by the colonial atrocities that occurred on that land. A walk at dusk is interrupted by casual racism. A loving marriage is riven by mysterious tensions. And a remarkable cascade of voices speak out from a pulsing metropolis. Tunde, the man at the center of this novel, reflects on the places and times of his life, from his West African upbringing to his current work as a teacher of photography on a renowned New England campus. He is a reader, a listener, a traveler, drawn to many different kinds of stories: stories from history and epic; stories of friends, family, and strangers; stories found in books and films. Together these stories make up his days. In aggregate these days comprise a life"--
Subjects: Novels.; College teachers; Colonies; Identity (Psychology); Nigerian Americans; Nigerians; Photographers; Photography; Racism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beware of Mr. Baker. by Bulger, Jay,film director.; Clapton, Eric,actor.; Baker, Ginger,actor.; Copeland, Stewart,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Stewart CopelandOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2012.Ginger Baker is the original rock ‘n roll madman-junkie-superstar who everyone thought was dead, but somehow survived 50+ years of drug abuse, disastrous experiments, and four marriages on three continents. His hands and feet narrate this epic quest for rhythmic perfection, always on the forefront of musical experimentation and innovation. This no-holds-barred, moving, and hilarious portrait of the man referred to as rock’s first great drummer (and perhaps still its best) lets him tell his own story, intercut with footage of his continent-hopping life, from London to L.A., Nigeria, Italy, South Africa, and (way) beyond.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; South Africa.; Nineteen seventies.; Biography.; Jazz.; Nineteen sixties.; Performing arts.;
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The LEGO movie videogame [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.In a scenario drawn from the film, The LEGO Movie Videogame puts LEGO kids into the role of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. Players guide him as he is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (cartoon violence, comic mischief).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 3 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; Playstation Network compatible.
Subjects: LEGO movie (Motion picture); Computer adventure games; Computer games.; LEGO movie videogame (Game); LEGO toys; Playstation 3 (Video game console); Video games.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The LEGO movie videogame [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.In a scenario drawn from the film, The LEGO Movie Videogame puts LEGO kids into the role of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. Players guide him as he is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (cartoon violence, comic mischief).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 1080p ; Playstation Network compatible ; 6.1 GB storage required ; offline play enabled ; remote play enabled.
Subjects: LEGO movie (Motion picture); Computer adventure games; Computer games.; LEGO movie videogame (Game); LEGO toys; Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Ender's game [videorecording] / by Breslin, Abigail,1996-; Butterfield, Asa,1997-; Card, Orson Scott.Ender's game.Videorecording.; Davis, Viola,1965-; Ford, Harrison,1942-; Hood, Gavin,film director.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-; Partha, Suraj.; Steinfeld, Hailee,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Odd Lot Entertainment (Firm);
Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis, Moises Arias, Aramis Knight, Suraj Partha.A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character); Action and adventure films.; Brothers and sisters; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Genetic engineering; Gifted children; Human-alien encounters; Military education; Science fiction films.; War games;
© c2014., Odd Lot Entertainment ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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