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Before Stonewall. by Schiller, Greta,film director.; Rosenberg, Robert,film director.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by First Run Features in 1984.In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun.BEFORE STONEWALL pries open the closet door--setting free the dramatic story of the sometimes horrifying public and private existences experienced by gay and lesbian Americans since the 1920s. Revealing and often humorous, this widely acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today's gay rights movement, from the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in the brave fight for acceptance.Experience the fascinating and unforgettable, decade-by-decade history of homosexuality in America through eye-opening historical footage and amazing interviews with those who lived through an often brutal closeted history.Narrated by Rita Mae Brown.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Sociology.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; History.; Gay rights.; Lesbians.;
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Happy Valley S1. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2014.Sarah Lancashire stars in this compelling crime thriller as a police sergeant in a small town where drunkards, drug addicts and teenage pregnancies are a way of life. Her world is shaken when the man she thinks is responsible for her daughter's death - Tommy Lee Royce - is released from prison. Meanwhile, accountant Kevin Weatherill, desperate to send his daughters to private school, asks his boss for a pay rise. When he refuses, a plan to hold his daughter to ransom quickly spirals out of control when Tommy Lee gets involved. How far will any of them go to get what they really want?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.;
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Blue Lights. by Bannier, Gilles,film director.; McCann, Martin,actor.; Dormer, Richard,actor.; Brooke, Sian,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Martin McCann, Richard Dormer, Sian BrookeOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2023.Three rookie police officers in Northern Ireland must survive their probation period. The odds are at least one of them isn’t going to last.The team quickly find themselves fighting drug gangs, paramilitaries, undercover operatives, the local community and even their own force in a battle for justice. Working as first responders, they’re brought into direct contact with characters from all walks of life. Most of the people the cops encounter just need a helping hand to live a better life. But when a large-scale investigation into a local criminal gang is quickly shut down, difficult and dangerous questions surface. Who is protecting these criminals? And why?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Crime.;
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In the heat of the night [videorecording (DVD)] by Jewison, Norman,1926-; Poitier, Sidney,1927-; Steiger, Rod,1925-; Oates, Warren,1928-1982.; Ball, John Dudley,1911-In the heat of the night.;
Music by Quincy Jones; "In the heat of the night" sung by Ray Charles.Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant.A black cop from Philadelphia is accused of killing a Mississippi town's most prominent citizen, and after he proves himself innocent, he is coerced into helping the chief of police solve the murder.CHV rating: R.Classement CV: R.MPAA Rating: Not rated.DVD Dolby digital, NTSC 1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery films; African American detectives; Race relations; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© [2001], c1967., MGM Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fargo. [videorecording] / by Freeman, Martin,1971-; Hanks, Colin,1977-; Thornton, Billy Bob,actor.; Tolman, Allison,actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
Disc 1. Crocodile's dilemma -- Rooster prince.Disc 2. Muddy road -- Eating the blame -- Six ungraspables.Disc 3. Buridan's ass -- Who shaves the barber? -- Heap.Disc 4. A fox, a rabbit and a cabbage -- Morton's fork.Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman.The Coen Brothers Best Picture Oscar Nominee transforms into the season's most talked about TV debut. It features a new "true crime" story and new characters, all chilled in the trademark dry wit, murderous mayhem and "Minnesota nice" of the original classic film. Lorne Malvo, is a manipulative master criminal who changes the life of insurance salesmen Lester Nygaard. Gus Grimly and Molly Solverson are the small-town police officers who join forces to uncover Lester's secrets.PG.DVD, widescreen 1.78:1 presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Crime; Criminal investigation; Police; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© 2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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On the waterfront [videorecording] / by Brando, Marlon.; Johnson Malcolm,1904-1976.; Kazan, Elia.; Malden, Karl.; Steiger, Rod,1925-2002.; Criterion Collection (Firm);
Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Pat Henning, Eva Marie Saint.Mob-connected union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) rules the waterfront with an iron fist. The police know that he's been responsible for a number of murders, but witnesses play deaf and dumb ("plead D & D"). Washed-up boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) has had an errand-boy job because of the influence of his brother Charley, a crooked union lawyer (Rod Steiger). Witnessing one of Friendly's rub-outs, Terry is willing to keep his mouth shut until he meets the dead dockworker's sister, Edie (Eva Marie Saint). "Waterfront priest" Father Barry (Karl Malden) tells Terry that Edie's brother was killed because he was going to testify against boss Friendly before the crime commission. Because he could have intervened, but didn't, Terry feels somewhat responsible for the death. When Father Barry receives a beating from Friendly's goons, Terry is persuaded to cooperate with the commission.PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; full screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.
Subjects: Johnson Malcolm, 1904-1976.; Brothers; Feature films.; Murder; Organized crime;
© c2013., Criterion Collection,
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Annika. [videorecording] / by Haynes, Lucia,screenwriter.; John, Philip(Philip R.),film director.; Leung, Katie,1987-actor.; Parker, Kieran,film producer.; Poet, Frances,screenwriter.; Roach, Ukweli,1986-actor.; Sives, Jamie,1973-actor.; Walker, Nick,screenwriter.; Walker, Nicola,actor.; Walton, Flona,film director.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Nicola Walker, Jamie Sives, Katie Leung, Ukweli Roach.DI Annika Strandhed, the speedboat-driving head of Glasgow's newly-formed Marine Homicide Unit, juggles baffling cases and a rebellious teenage daughter. Joined by DS Michael McAndrews, Annika's old colleague; DC Blair Ferguson, the forensic brains behind the unit; and DS Tyrone Clarke, the new cop at the station. A police procedural with wit, Annika delighted critics during its recent UK broadcast. 'The dialogue is so droll and the performances so charming I'm in for what fisherfolk call the long haul,' enthused the reviewer for The Guardian (UK) and The Times (UK) offered this praise, 'Annika allows Walker to let loose a warm sense of humor.'.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Mothers and daughters; Watercraft police; Women detectives;
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The Animal. by Greenfield, Luke,film director.; Haskell, Colleen,actor.; Asner, Edward,actor.; C., John,actor.; Schneider, Rob,actor.; Revolution Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Colleen Haskell, Edward Asner, John C. McGinley, Rob SchneiderOriginally produced by Revolution Studios in 2001.From the producers of the comedy smash Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo comes THE ANIMAL, the tale of lowly file clerk Marvin Mange (Rob Schneider), who doesn’t have the athletic prowess it takes to complete the police training school and fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he’s critically injured in a car accident and an eccentric doctor secretly uses animal organs to perform a trans-species-ectomy to rebuild him. Energized by his new body parts, Marvin achieves instant fame as a supercop.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.;
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Trespass Against Us. by Smith, Adam,film director.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Ben-Adir, Kingsley,actor.; Marshal, Lyndsey,actor.; Fassbender, Michael,actor.; Kinnear, Rory,actor.; Harris, Sean,actor.; Elevation Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Brendan Gleeson, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lyndsey Marshal, Michael Fassbender, Rory Kinnear, Sean HarrisOriginally produced by Elevation Pictures in 2016.TRESPASS AGAINST US is set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside. Chad Cutler (Fassbender) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby (Gleeson) and has been groomed to spend his life hunting, thieving and tormenting the police. But with his own son, Tyson coming of age, Chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Crime.; Motion pictures, British.; Families.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The Final Score : Six Short Novels. by Winslow, Don.;
Don Winslow is back and hes better than ever in this intense collection of six all-new, never-before-published short novels. Coming in 2025 is Amazon's $100 million film adaptation of 'Crime 101', a novella from Winslow's last collection, 'Broken'. The movie will star Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, and Mark Ruffalo.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; FICTION / Noir; FICTION / Short Stories (single author); FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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