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To kill a mockingbird [videorecording (DVD)] / by Mulligan, Robert,1925; Peck, Gregory,1916-200; Badham, Mary,1952; Alford, Phillip; Lee, Harper.To kill a mockingbir; Pakula-Mulligan Productions; Brentwood Productions, Inc;
Director of photography, Russell Harlan ; music, Elmer Bernstein.Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Ruth White.When a Southern white woman accuses a black man of rape, the outcome of the trial is a foregone conclusion and no lawyer except Atticus Finch (Peck) will defend him. His defense costs him friendships but earns him the respect of his two children.CHV rating: PG.DVDs Dolby 5.1 surround.Academy Award for best actor, 1962.
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Race relations; Trials (Rape); Girls; Feature film;
© c2005., Universal ; Distributed by Universal Studios Canada
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Wicked Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West [electronic resource] : by Maguire, Gregory.aut; cloudLibrary;
The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony-winning hit musical, soon to be a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as a novel to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination.  Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens. But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals—even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.  Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster musical of the same name—one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel’s distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire’s Wicked is as unique as its green-skinned witch. 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Romantic; Literary; Contemporary; Media Tie-In; Epic; Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Horror;
© 2009., HarperCollins,
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The Equalizer [videorecording] / by Bennett, Haley,1989-; Csokas, Marton,1966-; Csokas, Marton,1966-; Fuqua, Antoine.; Gregson-Williams, Harry.; Harbour, David,1975-; Leo, Melissa.; Meunier, David,1973-; Moretz, Chloë,1997-; Pullman, Bill.; Washington, Denzel,1954-; Columbia Pictures.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Camera, Mauro Fiore ; editor, John Refoua ; music, Harry Gregson-Williams.Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz, David Meunier, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman, Marton Csokas, David Harbour, Haley Bennett.McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by; he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Gangsters; Helping behavior; Justice; Revenge; Special forces (Military science);
© c2014., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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The lonely hearts hotel / by O'Neill, Heather,1973-author.;
Set in Montreal and New York between the wars, a spellbinding story about two orphans whose unusual magnetism and talent allow them to imagine a sensational future, from the bestselling, two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted author. Exquisitely imagined and hypnotically told, The Lonely Hearts Hotel is a love story with the power of legend. Set in the early part of the 20th Century, it is an unparalleled tale of charismatic pianos, invisible dance partners, radicalized chorus girls, drug-addicted musicians, brooding clowns, and an underworld whose fortune hinges on the price of a kiss. In a landscape like this, it takes great creative gifts to escape one's origins. It might also take true love. Two babies are abandoned in a Montréal orphanage in the winter of 1914. Before long, their true talents emerge: Pierrot is a piano prodigy; Rose lights up even the dreariest room with her dancing and comedy. As they travel around the city performing for the rich, the children fall in love with each other and dream up a plan for the most extraordinary and seductive circus show the world has ever seen. Separated as teenagers, both escape into the city's underworld, where they must use their uncommon gifts to survive without each other. Ruthless and unforgiving, Montréal in the 1930's is no place for song and dance. But when Rose and Pierrot finally reunite beneath the snowflakes, the possibilities of their childhood dreams are renewed, and they'll go to extreme lengths to make those dream come true. After Rose, Pierrot and their troupe of clowns and chorus girls hit the stage and the alleys, the underworld will never look the same. With extraordinary storytelling, musical language, and an extravagantly realized world, acclaimed author Heather O'Neill enchants us with her best novel yet -- one so magical there is no escaping its spell.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Circus performers; Orphans; Man-woman relationships;
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The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean. by Compton, Juleen,film director.; St. John, Marco,actor.; Gentry, Robert,actor.; Waterson, Sam,actor.; Henesy, Sharon,actor.; Flicker Alley (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Marco St. John, Robert Gentry, Sam Waterson, Sharon HenesyOriginally produced by Flicker Alley in 1966.The story of a clairvoyant teenage girl, Norma Jean (Sharon Henesy), who struggles between the responsibility of seeing the future and the attentions of a rock-n-roll band set on exploiting her powers for profit. Centered around an enigmatic dome structure delivered to the magical pastoral Ozark countryside, THE PLASTIC DOME OF NORMA JEAN explores a battle of wills, both spiritual and material.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion Pictures.; Musicals.;
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Jane got a gun [videorecording] / by Boies, Mary Regency,film producer.; Cody, Alan.; De Francisci, Marcello,composer.; Dougas, Terry,1977-film producer.; Duffield, Brian,screenwriter.; Edgerton, Joel,1974-actor,screenwriter.; Emmerich, Noah,actor.; Gerrard, Lisa,composer.; Holbrook, Boyd,1981-actor.; Keshishian, Aleen,film producer.; LaStaiti, Scott,film producer.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-actor.; O'Connor, Gavin,film director.; Portman, Natalie,1981-actor,film producer.; Santoro, Rodrigo,1975-actor.; Schiller, Zack,film producer.; Stashwick, Todd,actor.; Steindorff, Scott,1959-film producer.; Tambakis, Anthony,1967-screenwriter.; Walker, Mandy,1963-; 1821 Pictures (Firm),production company.; Boies/Schiller Films,presenter,production company.; Handsomecharlie Films,production company.; Relativity Media,presenter.; Stone Village Pictures (Firm),production company.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.; Weathervane Productions,production company.; Weinstein Company,presenter.;
Director of photography, Mandy Walker ; editor, Alan Cody ; music, Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci.Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, Todd Stashwick.Young and pretty with a soul of pure steel, Jane Hammond is a good girl married to one of the worst baddies in town. When her husband Bill turns against his own gang, the vicious Bishop Boys, and returns home barely alive with eight bullets in his back, Jane knows it's time to ditch the dress for a pair of pants and strap on her own gun.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for violence and some language.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Western films.; Gangs; Married people; Outlaws; Revenge;
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Penelope [videorecording (DVD)] / by Caveny, Leslie; Dinklage, Pete; Grant, Richard E.,1957; McAvoy, James,1979; O'Hara, Catherin; Palansky, Mark; Ricci, Christin; Russell, Dylan; Simpson, Jennifer; Steindorff, Scott,1959; Witherspoon, Reese,1976; Seville Picture; Stone Village Pictures (Firm; Summit Entertainmen; Tatira (Firm; Type A Films (Firm; Zephyr Films;
Director of photography, Michel Amathieu ; editor, Jon Gregory ; music, Joby Talbot ; costume designer, Jill Taylor ; production designer, Amanda McArthur.Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant.Penelope Wilhern is born to wealthy socialites. She is afflicted by the Wilhern spell that can only be broken when she finds love. Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl meets a string of suitors in her parent's futile attempt to break the curse. Each eligible bachelor is enamored with Penelope and her sizable dowry, but only until her curse is revealed. Lemon, a mischievous and eager tabloid reporter, wants a photograph of the mysterious Penelope and hires Max to pose as a prospective suitor to get the shot. The handsome down-on-his luck gambler finds himself falling for Penelope. He decides to disappear so he will not disappoint her or to expose his surreptitious ways. Fed up by this latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and ventures into the world alone. She finds adventure and meets Annie, her first friend, and becomes the person she was meant to beCanadian Home Video Rating: PGDVD ; full screen and widescreen presentation
Subjects: Aristocracy (Social class); Bachelors; Comedy film; Love; Man-woman relationships; Tabloid newspapers;
© c2008., Distributed in Canada by Seville Pictures,
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The burial hour / by Deaver, Jeffery,author.;
"A businessman snatched from an Upper East Side street in broad daylight. A miniature hangman's noose left at the scene. A nine-year-old girl, the only witness to the crime. With a crime scene this puzzling, forensic expertise of the highest order is absolutely essential. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate. Soon the case takes a stranger turn: a recording surfaces of the victim being slowly hanged, his desperate gasps the backdrop to an eerie piece of music. The video is marked as the work of The Composer. Despite their best efforts, the suspect gets away. So when a similar kidnapping occurs on a dusty road outside Naples, Italy, Rhyme and Sachs don't hesitate to rejoin the hunt. But the search is now a complex case of international cooperation--and not all those involved may be who they seem. Sachs and Rhyme find themselves playing a dangerous game, with lives all across the globe hanging in the balance"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Rhyme, Lincoln (Fictitious character); Police; Forensic scientists;
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Fly away home [videorecording] / by Daniels, Jeff,1955-; Paquin, Anna.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany, Terry Kinney.A 13-year old girl and her estranged father learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphaned flock of geese and teach them to fly.Canadian Home Video rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Children's films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fathers and daughters; Human-animal relationships; Geese;
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Mean dreams [videorecording] / by Black, Allison,film producer.; Coughlin, Kevin,screenwriter.; Feore, Colm,1958-actor.; Grassby, Ryan,screenwriter.; Morlando, Nathan,film director.; Nélisse, Sophie,actor.; Paxton, Bill,actor.; Wiggins, Josh,actor.; Woods, William,film producer.; Vertical Entertainment,publisher.; Mister Smith Entertainment,presenter.; Woods Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Euclid 431,production company.;
Director of photography, Steve Cosens ; editor, Ronald Sanders, Sandy Pereira ; music, Son Lux.Sophie Nélisse, Josh Wiggins, Colm Feore, Bill Paxton.Local farm boy Jonas and the new girl next door, Casey, embark on a journey that will change their lives forever. When Casey's abusive home life reaches a new level of danger, Jonas takes the lead in their escape by stealing a bag full of drug money from Casey's corrupt father, local cop Wayne Caraway. With the stolen cash as their only means to a better life, Casey flees with Jonas. Under relentless pursuit from her father, they learn the hard truth of what it will take in order to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Child abuse; Runaway teenagers;
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