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The good lord bird [videorecording] / by television adaptation of (work):McBride, James,1957-Good lord bird.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-actor,creator.; Point-Du Jour, Hubert,actor.; Knapp, Beau,actor.; Showtime Entertainment,distributor.; Showtime Networks,production company.;

Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp.Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; War television programs.; Brown, John, 1800-1859; Fugitive slaves; Abolitionists; Slavery;

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The swamp [videorecording] / by Hopper, Tim,narrator.; MacLowry, Randall,television producer,television director.; Taylor, Rebecca,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.;

Tim Hopper, narrator.The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity's attempt to conquer nature. This program, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America's greatest wetland.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround.

Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Environmental television programs.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Natural areas; Wetlands;

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United [videorecording] / by Andrews, Dean,1963-; Ashfield, Kate.; Burt, Natalie.; Chibnall, Chris.; O'Connell, Jack,1989-; Scott, Dougray,1965-; Stannard, Julia.; Strong, James.; Tennant, David,1971-; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Screen Media Films (Firm); World Productions (Firm : London, England);

Music by Clint Mansell ; cinematography, Christopher Ross ; edited by Billy Sneddon.David Tennant, Dougray Scott, Jack O'Connell, Dean Andrews, Kate Ashfield, Natalie Burt.Based on the true story of how Manchester United, the youngest championship team in English soccer history, rose from the ashes of a tragic plane crash that devastated the team. Powerfully acted, United is a tale of overcoming-the-odds; a triumphant film not to be missed by sports fans.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.

Subjects: Manchester United (Soccer team); Aircraft accidents; Feature films.; Soccer players; Sports films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;

© c2012., Screen Media Films ; Distributed by Alliance Films,

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Denial [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Foster, Gary,1961-film producer.; Hare, David,1947-screenwriter.; Jackson, Mick,film director.; Krasnoff, Russ,film producer.; Scott, Andrew,1976 October 21-actor.; Spall, Timothy,1957-actor.; Weisz, Rachel,1971-actor.; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Lipstadt, Deborah E.Denial.; Bleecker Street Films (Firm),presenter.; Participant Media,production company.; BBC Films,production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Music, Howard Shore ; editor Justine Wright ; director or photography, Haris Zambarloukos.Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott, Alex Jennings.When Deborah Lipstadt speaks out against Holocaust denier David Irving over his falsification of history, she discovers that the stakes are higher than ever in the battle for historical truth. Now faced with a libel lawsuit in British court, Lipstadt and her attorney have the heavy burden of proving that the Holocaust actually happened, in a riveting legal fight with stunning consequences.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.

Subjects: Feature films.; Irving, David John Cawdell, 1938-; Lipstadt, Deborah E.; Penguin (Firm); Holocaust denial; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Trials (Libel);

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The mercy [videorecording] / by Firth, Colin,1960-actor.; Gatiss, Mark,actor.; Marsh, James,1963-film director.; Thewlis, David,1963-actor.; Weisz, Rachel,1970-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Tomalin, Nicholas.Strange last voyage of Donald Crowhurst.; Screen Media Films (Firm),publisher.;

Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Andrew Buchan.Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor competes in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in the hope of becoming the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe without stopping. With an unfinished boat and his business and house on the line, Donald leaves his wife, Clare and their children behind, hesitantly embarking on an adventure on his boat the Teignmouth Electron.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Crowhurst, Donald, 1932-1969; Teignmouth Electron (Ketch); Sunday Times Golden Globe Race (1968-1969); Single-handed sailing; Voyages around the world;

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The Beatles [videorecording] : made on Merseyside / by Byron, Alan(Film producer),film director,screenwriter.; Harrison, George,1943-2001,on-screen participant.; Lennon, John,1940-1980,on-screen participant.; McCartney, Paul,on-screen participant.; Starr, Ringo,on-screen participant.; Film Movement (Firm),film distributor.; Omnibus Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

The Beatles.The Beatles defined music and popular culture like no other band ever will, but how did they make the journey from Merseyside teenagers to international pop stars in the '60s? The film recounts how American rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues dragged post-war Liverpool into one of the most vibrant music cities ever with the Mersey Sound. Featuring unique archive and revealing interviews from those involved in the early years of The Beatles in Liverpool and Hamburg.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.

Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Harrison, George, 1943-2001.; Lennon, John, 1940-1980.; McCartney, Paul.; Starr, Ringo.; Beatles.; Rock musicians; Rock music;

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Murder on the home front [videorecording] / by Fennell, Emerald.; Kennedy, Patrick,1978-; Lefebure, Molly.; Merchant, Tamzin.; Sax, Geoffrey.; PBS Distribution (Firm);

Tamzin Merchant, Patrick Kennedy, Emerald Fennell.Set during the London Blitz of 1940, here is a vibrant, original crime drama. This is a world where people live life in the moment. It is also a world where criminals can use the blackout and devastation to hide their darkest activities. As the Luftwaffe drop their bombs, below people are literally getting away with murder.PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.

Subjects: Criminals; Made-for-TV movies.; Murder; World War, 1939-1945;

© c2014., PBS Distribution,

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Bill & Ted's excellent adventure [videorecording] / by Barron, Robert,actor.; Bock, Larry,editor of moving image work.; Camilleri, Terry,1949-actor.; Carlin, George,actor.; Casey, Bernie,actor.; David, Clifford,1932-actor.; Herek, Stephen,film director.; Kroopf, Scott,film producer.; Matheson, Chris,screenwriter.; Murphey, Michael S.,film producer.; Newman, David,1954-composer.; Rand, Patrick,editor of moving image work.; Reeves, Keanu,actor.; Shor, Dan,actor.; Shurstedt, Timothy,1949-director of photography.; Soisson, Joel,film producer.; Solomon, Ed,screenwriter.; Steedman, Tony,1927-2001,actor.; Wiedlin, Jane,actor.; Winter, Alex,1965-actor.; Interscope Communications (Firm),production company.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.,film distributor.; Nelson Entertainment (Firm),presenter.;

Original score by David Newman; director of photography, Timothy Shurstedt ; editors, Larry Bock, Patrick Rand.Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Bernie Casey, Terry Camilleri, Dan Shor, Tony Steedman, Robert Barron, Jane Wiedlin, David Clifford.Screwball comedy about two high school students who face a difficult history exam. With the help of a time-traveling messenger they round up some historical heavyweights for their class project.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Comedy films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Time travel; High school students; High schools;

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Toni Morrison [videorecording] : the pieces I am / by Morrison, Toni,on-screen participant.; Als, Hilton,interviewee.; Davis, Angela Y.(Angela Yvonne),1944-interviewee.; Lebowitz, Fran,interviewee.; Mosley, Walter,interviewee.; Winfrey, Oprah,interviewee.; Sanchez, Sonia,1934-interviewee.; Magnolia Pictures (Firm),presenter.; Perfect Day Films,production company.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;

Music by Kathryn Bostic ; director of photography, Graham Willoughby.Featuring: Hilton Als, Angela Davis, Fran Lebowitz, Walter Mosley, Sonia Sanchez, Oprah Winfrey.An artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images/thematic material.DVD; widescreen (1.78:1).

Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Morrison, Toni.; Nobel Prize winners; African American women novelists; African American women poets;

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The Blake mysteries. [videorecording] / by Adams, George,television producer.; Barry, Ian,television director.; Jenner, Paul,screenwriter.; Garner, Nadine,actor.; McClory, Belinda,1968-actor.; Tobeck, Joel,1971-actor.; Seven Network Australia,production company.; Screen Australia,production company.; Film Victoria,production company.; Gambit Pictures (Firm),production company.; December Media (Firm),production company.; ITV (Firm),publisher.; BBC Studios,distributor.;

Nadine Garner, Belinda McClory. Joel Tobeck.It's 1963. JFK has been assassinated. The world has changed ... and tremors are being felt even all the way in Ballarat. Jean Blake is still adjusting to life after her husband Lucien's disappearance eight months earlier, when she's unexpectedly drawn into the investigation of a pair of bizarre murders. Both cases seem linked to a series of newspaper articles recently published in The Courier and Ballarat's most infamous unsolved mysteries. No one knows the town's history better than Jean and she's determined to help, despite push-back from Chief Superintendent Matthew Lawson.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Courier Mail (Ballarat, Vic.); Murder; Murder;

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