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Mangal Pandey: The Rising. by Mehta, Ketan,film director.; Khan, Aamir,actor.; Patel, Ameesha,actor.; Mukerji, Rani,actor.; Stephens, Toby,actor.; NH Studioz (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aamir Khan, Ameesha Patel, Rani Mukerji, Toby StephensOriginally produced by NH Studioz in 2005.It is the year 1857. The British are plundering the resources of their Indian subjects, who have reached their breaking point. Soldier Mangal Pandey (Aamir Khan) leads an uprising against India's imperialist occupiers -- events the British call a mutiny and the Indians call a war for independence. Throughout the violent events, Mangal maintains a friendship with Capt. William Gordon (Toby Stephens), who sympathizes with India's subjugated citizens and obeys his conscience.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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The King's Letters. by Chul-Hyun, Jo,film director.; Deok-moon, Choi,actor.; Mi-seon, Jeon,actor.; Hae-il, Park,actor.; Kang-ho, Song,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Choi Deok-moon, Jeon Mi-seon, Park Hae-il, Song Kang-hoOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2019.During the Joseon Dynasty, despite so many accomplishments he has made for the people, King Sejong, still has his biggest goal remaining; the invention of original letters that can be read and written by all the people. But courtiers, who want to dominate over knowledge and power, are against his will and discourage his belief. Frustrated King Sejong hears about a bonze Sinmi, a phonogram expert, and secretly brings him in the palace…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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Forbidden Dream. by Jin-ho, Hur,film director.; Min-sik, Choi,actor.; Suk-kyu, Han,actor.; Joon-ho, Heo,actor.; Hong-pa, Kim,actor.; Sung-hoon, Park,actor.; Gu, Shin,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Choi Min-sik, Han Suk-kyu, Heo Joon-ho, Kim Hong-pa, Park Sung-hoon, Shin GuOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2019.Sejong, the 4th king of the Joseon Dynasty, has been interested in advancing science and technology. He appoints Jang Young-sil, a slave and scientific genius, to be a low-level officer despite bitter opposition from the court. Jang blossoms his talents by making the most accurate water clock that has ever been made. Sejong wants to create a new calendar that can replace the Chinese one from the Ming Dynasty.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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The Throne. by Lee, Joon-ik,film director.; Hae-sook, Kim,actor.; Geun-young, Moon,actor.; So-Dam, Park,actor.; Ji-Seob, So,actor.; Kang-ho, Song,actor.; Ah-in, Yoo,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kim Hae-sook, Moon Geun-young, Park So-Dam, So Ji-Seob, Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ah-inOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2015.In the year of 1762, 35 years into the rule of King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty, Crown prince Sado is accused of plotting treason by his biological mother Lady Yi. King Yeongjo cannot penalize his own son as a traitor, as it would mean that he would become the father of a traitor threatening his throne, and ends up ordering Sado to take his own life. As Sado’s lieges oppose King Yeongjo’s decision by putting their own lives at risk, King Yeongjo locks Sado in a wooden rice chest to kill him.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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The Secret Mission. by Eom, Yu-na,film director.; Hong-pa, Kim,actor.; Tae-hoon, Kim,actor.; Hyeon, Woo,actor.; Hae-jin, Yoo,actor.; Kye-Sang, Yoon,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kim Hong-pa, Kim Tae-hoon, Woo Hyeon, Yoo Hae-jin, Yoon Kye-SangOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2019.Set in the 1940's when Korea was under Japanese occupation. Korean people were banned from speaking their own language. Pan-Soo (Yoo Hae-Jin) has been imprisoned several times and it is nothing special for him to go there. He does not know how to read or write the Korean language. One day, he steals Jung-Hwan’s (Yoon Kye-Sang) bag to help pay for his son's tuition fee. Jung-Hwan is the son of a wealthy Korean family who are pro-Japanese. Yet, Jung-Hwan is a representative of the Korean Language Society. By meeting Jung-Hwan, Pan-Soo's life soon changes. They work together to publish a Korean language dictionary.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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Before, Now & Then. by Andini, Kamila,film director.; Bening, Arswendy,actor.; Salma, Happy,actor.; Jamil, Ibnu,actor.; Basuki, Laura,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arswendy Bening Swara, Happy Salma, Ibnu Jamil, Laura BasukiOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2022.Set amid the political violence of late-1960s Indonesia, Kamila Andini's intoxicating film BEFORE, NOW & THEN follows Nana, the beautiful wife of a wealthy plantation owner whose inner life remains with her deceased first husband, murdered in the civil war a decade prior. A survivor, Nana values her safety and material comforts, but carries out a haunted existence, dreaming of her lost love. Forced to confront her husband's blatant infidelity, Nana makes an unusual connection with his younger mistress, Ino. The two women, sharing their secrets and desires, discover a newfound freedom and intimacy withheld from them both by the strictures of patriarchal society. Framed by elegant cinematography and a lush score, BEFORE, NOW & THEN is a lyrical, transporting character study in the lineage of Wong Kar-wai and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, "wreathed in poetic melancholy and never less than beautiful" (Deadline).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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TBH, too much drama / by Greenwald, Lisa.;
Best friends Cecily, Gabby, and Prianka face drama in the last days of school as a meme goes viral, their mothers take them bra shopping together, and Cecily develops her first crush. Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Epistolary fiction.; Friendship; Middle schools; Schools; Text messages (Cell phone systems);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rent [videorecording]. by Diggs, Taye; Dawson, Rosario;
Director, Chris Columbus.Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs.The story of eight friends dealing with life and love in Manhattan's Alphabet City in 1989. Over the course of a year, the friends face poverty, drug addiction, break-ups, reconciliations, eviction, and AIDS.OFRB rating: PG.DVD.
Subjects: Drama.; Gay & Lesbian Interest.; Drama.;
© 2007., Revolution Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Transcendence [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Depp, Johnny; Freeman, Morgan; Hall, Rebecca;
Director, Wally Pfister.Rebecca Hall, Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman.Dr. Will Caster is the foremost researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.OFRB rating: PG.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Foreign.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2014., Warner,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Alien origin [videorecording (BLURAY)].
Recently discovered footage from a lost space expedition exposes a horrifying truth about the genesis of life on Earth.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Sci-Fi.; Horror.; Drama.; Sci-Fi.;
© 2012., The Asylum Home Entertainment,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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