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2023: A Space Odyssey. by Mavretic, Michael,film director.; Shilling, Joi,actor.; Curiosity Stream (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Joi ShillingOriginally produced by Curiosity Stream in 2023.2023: a remarkable year on Earth, and in space. Join some of this year's space missions for a hyper-tour from our Sun to Jupiter—and beyond. Come face-to-face with an asteroid, lift off in search of the conditions for life, experience wondrous natural phenomena, and so much more.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Astronomy.; Documentary films.; Solar system.;

Jack Has a Plan. by Berman, Bradley,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2022.When Jack Tuller—a man with a terminal brain tumor for the past 25 years—takes control of his destiny by choosing the time and means of his death, his family and friends struggle to accept his decision. Jack's best friend documents his three-year quest to die with dignity, culminating in a permanent going-away party. JACK HAS A PLAN is an inspiring and entertaining exploration of the nature of love and friendship, and the relationship of the personal and political.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Documentary films.;

Poirot. [videorecording] / by Bowles, Peter,1936-; Christie, Agatha,1890-1976.; Curry, Tim,actor.; Hannah, John,actor.; Kent, James,film director.; McGovern, Elizabeth,1961-; Pearce, Ashley,film director.; Phillips, Siń,1934-; Reed, Dan,film director.; Suchet, David,actor.; Walter, Harriet.; Wilby, James,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm);
Mrs. McGinty's dead -- Cat among the pigeons -- Third girl -- Appointment with death.John Hannah, Tim Curry, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Bowles, James Wilby, David Suchet, Sian Phillips, Harriet Walter.Putting his brilliant intellect and fastidious nature to the test, Agatha Christie2s famous Belgian detective solves the most mystifying crimes of the Art Deco era in these newly remastered adaptations.PG.DVD, widescreen.
Subjects: Belgians; Detective and mystery television programs.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
© c2014., Acorn Media,

Bears [videorecording] / by Merediz, Olga,narrator.; Robertson, Mark(Film editor),editor of moving image work.; Schofield, Anuschka,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
Director of photography, Matthew Aeberhard [and others], editor, Mark Robertson.Narrated by Olga Merediz.Among the biggest land mammals on the planet, bears need a lot of resources to survive and must use all of their skills, brawn, and brains to get what they need, whether they're foraging for honeycombs or tasty plants, standing up to their rivals, or raising cubs. Follow the adventures of bears across the globe as they draw on their remarkable adaptations to survive in an ever-changing world. Find out what it really takes to be a bear.E.DVD; region 1; NTSC; wide screen ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bears; Bears.;
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Transformers. [videorecording] / by LaBeouf, Shia,1986-; Huntington-Whiteley, Rosie,1987-; Dempsey, Patrick,1966-; Tyrese.; Duhamel, Josh,1972-; Turturro, John,1957-; Malkovich, John.; Jeong, Ken.; Nimoy, Leonard.; Bay, Michael,1964-; Industrial Light and Magic (Studio); Dreamworks Pictures.; Paramount Pictures.; Di Bonaventura Pictures.; Hasbro, Inc.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Steve Jablonsky ; cinematography, Amir Mokri ; edited by Roger Barton, William Goldenberg, Joel Negron.Shia Labeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Leonard Nimoy.The interstellar war between the Autobots and Decepticons shifts into overdrive following the discovery of Sentinel Prime (voice of Leonard Nimoy) in this sequel from director Michael Bay. Only a precious handful of officials in the government and military realize that the 1969 moon mission was the result of an event that threatened profound repercussions for the entire human race. When the Apollo 11 astronauts discover the wrecked remains of Sentinel Prime on the surface of our natural satellite, they bring him back to planet Earth. But Sentinel Prime wasn't the only alien object on the moon, and when a malevolent new enemy makes its presence known, only the Autobots can save humankind from certain destruction.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Transformers (Fictitious characters); Extraterrestrial beings; Human-alien encounters; Good and evil; Robots;
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Big Stone Gap [videorecording] / by Elfman, Jenna,1971-; Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-; Hickey, John Benjamin.; Judd, Ashley.; Krakowski, Jane.; Triqiani, Adriana.; Wilson, Patrick,1973-; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski, Jenna Elfman, Adriana Triqiani.Ave Maria Mulligan has lived her whole life in tiny Big Stone Gap, a picturesque coal-mining town nestled in the hollers of southwestern Virginia. When she's not making deliveries from her family's pharmacy to far-flung neighbors, Ave Maria directs the annual outdoor drama festival, keeps chaste company with her longtime beau, Theodore, and exchanges good-natured barbs with local hunk Jack MacChesney.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Coal mines and mining; Comedy films.; Families; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Romantic comedy films.; Small cities;
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A light in the dark : a history of movie directors / by Thomson, David,1941-author.;
"Directors operate behind the scenes managing actors, establishing a cohesive creative vision, at times literally guiding our eyes with the eye of the camera. But we are often so dazzled by the visions onscreen that it is easy to forget the individual who is off-screen orchestrating the entire production--to say nothing of their having marshalled a script, a studio, and other people's money. David Thomson, in his usual brilliantly insightful way, shines a light on the visionary directors who have shaped modern cinema and, through their work, studies the very nature of film direction. With his customary candor about his own delights and disappointments, Thomson analyzes both landmark works and forgotten films from classic directors such as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir and Jean-Luc Godard, as well as contemporary powerhouses such as Jane Campion, Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino. He shrewdly interrogates their professional legacies and influence in the industry, while simultaneously assessing the critical impact of an artist's personal life on his or her work. He explores the male directors' dominance of the past, and describes how diversity can change the landscape. Judicious, vivid and witty, A Light in the Dark is yet another required Thomson text for every movie lover's shelf"--
Subjects: Motion pictures; Motion picture producers and directors;

All too clear [videorecording] : beneath the surface of the Great Lakes / by Drebert, Yvonne,film producer.; Melnick, Zach,film director.; McIntyre Media,film distributor.;
Over the past 20 years, quadrillions of invasive mussels have been sucking the life out of the Great Lakes. They're trapping nutrients, the basic building blocks of life, on the lake bottom. Without nutrients, organisms of all kinds - from the tiniest plankton to the largest fish - are vanishing. In Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Ontario, vast offshore areas have become "biological deserts," heralding one of the biggest changes to the Earth's freshwaters in 10,000 years. All Too Clear uses cutting-edge underwater drones to explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive mussels, known as quaggas, are re-engineering the ecosystem of the Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers. To capture this epic change, the Canadian husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert spent more than 150 days filming underwater, making it the most ambitious underwater film ever made about the Great Lakes. Part scientific exploration, part natural history adventure - the film showcases freshwater wildlife and environments like never before. This epic documentary series will challenge everything you think you know about the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, and its tremendous potential for the future.E.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Environmental films.; Introduced organisms.; Freshwater mussels.; Introduced aquatic organisms; Nature; Zebra mussel; Quagga mussel;
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Returning home [videorecording] / by Stiller, Sean,film director.; Webstad, Phyllis,on-screen participant.; McIntyre Media,film distributor.;
Phyllis Webstad.Skilfully intertwining narratives concerning residential school survivors and Indigenous peoples' relationship with imperiled wild Pacific salmon, Sean Stiller's stirring documentary is a revelatory testament to strength and resilience. At the heart of the film is Phyllis Jack-Webstad, the survivor who founded the Orange Shirt Day movement. While Phyllis recounts her childhood trials to youth across the country, her relations in the Secwépemc territory near Williams Lake are contending with another outcome of colonialism: the upper Fraser River's lowest salmon runs in Canadian history. In observing the interconnection between the Secwépemc and salmon, Stiller lays bare the impacts of overfishing on these communities. The first production by Canadian Geographic Films, Returning Home balances Stiller's stunning cinematography with clear-eyed testimonies to the unforgivable transgressions endured by Phyllis and other survivors within the walls of residential schools. Likewise, it effectively illustrates what it means to truly be in good relationship with the land and shares how, for the Secwépemc, healing people and healing the natural world are synonymous.E.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Environmental films.; Personal narratives.; Webstad, Phyllis; Pacific salmon; Pacific salmon; Overfishing; Migratory fishes; Nature; Human-animal relationships; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Secwepemc; Secwepemc; Residential schools;
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Die Alone. by Dean, Lowell,film director.; Moss, Carrie-Anne,actor.; Smith, Douglas,actor.; Grillo, Frank,actor.; Cherry, Jonathan,actor.; Murray, Kimberly-Sue,actor.; Quiver Distribution (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith, Frank Grillo, Jonathan Cherry, Kimberly-Sue MurrayOriginally produced by Quiver Distribution in 2024.Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan (Douglas Smith), a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma (Kimberly-Sue Murray). His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae (Carrie-Anne Moss), a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai (Frank Grillo) unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan’s fractured memory.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Motion pictures--Canada.; Zombies.; Science fiction films.;