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Edge of tomorrow [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Armstrong, Jonas.; Blunt, Emily.; Butterworth, Jez,screenwriter.; Cruise, Tom,1962-; Gleeson, Brendan.; Gurry, Kick.; Liman, Doug.; McQuarrie, Christopher.; Paxton, Bill.; Taylor, Noah.; Way, Tony,1978-; Village Roadshow Pictures.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Music by Christophe Beck ; cinematography, Dion Beebe ; edited by James Herbert.Tom Cruise, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Noah Taylor, Emily Blunt, Jonas Armstrong, Lara Pulver, Tony Way, Kick Gurry.In a near future, an alien race has hit the Earth in an unbeatable assault. Major William Cage has never seen a day of combat, but is dropped into a suicide mission and killed within minutes. Cage now finds himself thrown into a time loop forcing him to live out the same day over and over, fighting and dying each time. With each "life", Cage learns more fighting skills, so that when he and warrior Rita Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, they are one step closer to defeating the enemy.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Death; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Science fiction films.; Time travel;
© c2014., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Raya and the last dragon [videorecording] / by Awkwafina,1989-voice actor.; Butler, Ross,1990-voice actor.; Del Vecho, Peter,film producer.; Hall, Don,1969-film director.; Kim, Adele,screenwriter,film director.; Nguyen, Qui,screenwriter.; Shurer, Osnat,film producer.; Tran, Kelly Marie,voice actor.; Tudyk, Alan,voice actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Walt Disney Pictures,production company.;
Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Alan Tudyk, Ross Butler, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong.Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it's up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she'll learn that it'll take more than dragon magic to save the world; it's going to take trust as well.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for some violence, action and thematic elements.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Dragons; Monsters; Magic;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Boudica: Queen of War. by V. Johnson, Jesse,film director.; Standen, Clive,actor.; Faulkner, James,actor.; Moran, Nick,actor.; Kurylenko, Olga,actor.; Franzén, Peter,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Clive Standen, James Faulkner, Nick Moran, Olga Kurylenko, Peter FranzénOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.This historical action-drama chronicles the legendary revolt of Boudica (Olga Kurylenko), the fierce warrior queen of the Iceni tribe. After Roman forces betray her family, seizing her land and brutalizing her people, Boudica rises to lead a violent uprising against the empire’s occupation of Britain. Facing impossible odds, she unites rival tribes and ignites a fierce battle for freedom and justice. But as the bloody conflict escalates, Boudica’s unrelenting fury threatens to consume everything in its path, including her own sense of humanity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; War.; Action films.; Action and adventure films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Redpatch : a play / by Calvert, Raes,author.; Oliver, Sean Harris,author.;
"The story of a Métis soldier fighting for Canada on the Western Front of Europe during WWI. Vancouver 1914, a young Native man named Jonathon Woodrow, desperate to prove himself as a warrior enlists to fight in the Canadian army. Relying on his experience in hunting and wilderness survival, Pte. Woodrow quickly becomes one of the most feared trench-raiders in the 1st Canadian Division. But as the war stretches on, and with no end to the fighting in sight, Pte. Woodrow begins to realize that he will never go home again."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Drama.; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Division, 1st; Métis; World War, 1914-1918;
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Jack the Giant Slayer [videorecording] / by Lemke, Darren.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; McQuarrie, Christopher.; McShane, Ian,1942-; Moritz, Neal H.; Singer, Bryan,1965-; Studney, Dan,1966-; Tucci, Stanley.; New Line Cinema Corporation.; Turner Entertainment Co.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Music by John Ottman ; cinematography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; edited by Bob Ducsay and John Ottman.Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson.Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend, and gets a chance to become a legend himself.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Giants; Heroes; Princesses; Rescues;
© c2013., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Queen of shadows / by Maas, Sarah J.;
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire-- for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past. She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Queens; Homecoming; Insurgency; Demoniac possession; Assassins; Identity (Philosophical concept);
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Lion / by Iggulden, Conn,author.;
Ancient Greece, 5th century BC: The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. In the front rank stands Pericles, Lion of Athens. Behind Pericles lies the greatest city of the ancient world. Before him, on land and at sea, stands the merciless Persian army. Both sides are spoiling for war. Though still a young man, Pericles knows one thing: to fight a war you must first win the peace. It's time for a hero to rise. For his enemies to tremble. And for Athens, a city of wisdom and warriors, to shine with glory.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Cimon, -approximately 450 B.C.; Pericles, approximately 495 B.C.-429 B.C.; Deception; Intrigue; Statesmen;
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The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos. by Akinmuyiwa, Bisola,film director.; Atinkpo, Elijah,film director.; Tayler, James,film director.; Cerf, Mathew,film director.; Okechukwu, Samuel,film director.; Ogungbamila, Temitope,film director.; Edukpo, Tina,film director.; Adebayo, Adebowale,actor.; Avlessi, Gerard,actor.; Okechukwu, Kachi,actor.; Ami-Williams, Temiloluwa,actor.; Adelesi, Teniola,actor.; Rushlake Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adebowale Adebayo, Gerard Avlessi, Kachi Okechukwu, Temiloluwa Ami-Williams, Teniola AdelesiOriginally produced by Rushlake Media in 2024.Jawu lives in one of the floating slums pushed into the lagoon which gives the megacity Lagos its name – a young mother scraping by in an indifferent city. However, the spirit of the great warrior king Egbaezen has marked her for a terrible responsibility and ordeal. Danger now threatens his people, as corrupt officials conspire to evict thousands from their ancestral homes. Egbaezen’s spirit takes the form of an African Grey parrot, and sets in motion a chain of events that will change Jawu and her entire community forever.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Crime.; Motion pictures--Africa.; Poverty.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Nigeria.;
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The power of the pearl earrings / by Trinh, Linda.; Nguyen, Clayton.;
Liz is the spontaneous and energetic middle child in the Nguyen family, whe grew up listening to stories from her Grandma Noi about the Trung Sisters, freedom fighters in ancient Vietnam. Liz is determined to prove she is just as important and brave as the famous warriors. But a new boy at school threatens her plans by turning her best friend against her. She struggles with her place in her family until she finds the pearl earrings her Grandma Noi left her as a gift. This reminds her of her Vietnamese heritage which gives her confidence to stand up for herself.LSC
Subjects: Middle-born children; Identity (Psychology); Self-esteem in children; Grandmothers; Vietnamese;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Orphia and Eurydicius / by John, Elyse,author.;
Their love transcends every boundary. Can it cheat death? Orphia dreams of something more than the warrior crafts she's been forced to learn. Hidden away on a far-flung island, her blood sings with poetry and her words can move flowers to bloom and forests to grow ... but her father, the sun god Apollo, has forbidden her this art. A chance meeting with a young shield-maker, Eurydicius, gives her the courage to use her voice. After wielding all her gifts to defeat one final champion, Orphia draws the scrutiny of the gods. Performing her poetry, she wins the protection of the goddesses of the arts: the powerful Muses, who welcome her to their sanctuary on Mount Parnassus. Orphia learns to hone her talents, crafting words of magic infused with history, love and tragedy. When Eurydicius joins her, Orphia struggles with her desire for fame and her budding love. As her bond with the gentle shield-maker grows, she joins the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece. Facing dragons, sirens and ruthless warriors on the voyage, Orphia earns unparalleled fame, but she longs to return to Eurydicius. Yet she has a darker journey to make - one which will see her fight for her love with all the power of her poetry.
Subjects: Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Goddesses; Love; Man-woman relationships; Mythology, Greek; Women poets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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