New video acquisitions - December 2019
A - general
B - philosophy, psychology, religion
C - biography
D - history
E - history - United States
F - history - individual states, other North American countries
G - anthropology and geography
H - business and economics
J - political science
K - law
L - education
M - music
N - art
P - literature and film
Q - sciences
R - medicine
S - agriculture
T - engineering and technology
U - military science
V - naval science
W - medicine (NLM classification)
Z - library science
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Private lives of emperors / a production of Greystone Communications, Inc. for A & E Television Networks.
New York : A & E Television Networks : New Video Group [distributor], 1996.
They were the most powerful men in the world's most powerful empire. In their magnificent mansions, they lived lives of unmatchable hedonism and opulence. Go deep into the private lives of the mighty emperors whose names echo through the ages. Visit the remains of the opulent mansions where they entertained hundreds in lavish, days-long orgies, and see stunning reconstructions of what these mighty palaces looked like at their prime. Explore the hidden stories of these legendary men in interviews with world-renowned experts, and uncover new secrets alongside the archaeologists who are digging ever deeper
DG274 .P78 1996B.
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Pompeii : buried alive / produced by Benya Ben-Nun ; producer, David M. Frank ; produced by Multimedia Entertainment, Inc. and Filmroos, Inc. in association with A & E Network.
New York : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video, c2005.
"Two-thousand years ago, Rome was an all-powerful empire and Pompeii was one of its prosperous provincial towns -until Mount Vesuvius exploded in the largest eruption ever recorded. In a matter of hours the thriving city was entombed under a thick layer of ash and debris, undiscovered for centuries." -- provided by publisher
DG70.P7 A53 1995.
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Life without basketball / directors: Tim O'Donnell, Jon Mercer.
[United States] : Gravitas Ventures, [2019]. IMPRINT = 2019.
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I basketball player to play wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American
GV884.A23 L55 2019.
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The Stuart Hall Project / a film by John Akomfrah ; in association with BBC Archives, Arts Council England, Creation Rebel Films, Smoking Dogs Films, the Open University, Time/Image.
[London] : BFI, 2013.
"A founding figure of contemporary cultural studies--and one of the most inspiring voices of the post-war Left--Stuart Hall's resounding and ongoing influence on British intellectual life commenced soon after he emigrated from Jamaica in 1951. Combining extensive archival imagery--television excerpts, home movies, family photos--with specially filmed material and a personally mixed Miles Davis soundtrack, Akomfrah's filmmaking approach matches the agility of Hall's intellect, its intimate play with memory, identity and scholarly impulse traversing the changing historical landscape of the second half of the 20th century."--BFI website
HM479.H35 S78 2013.
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Dominicanas / producida por Video Spot y Asociados S.A. en asociacin con Televison Espaola ; direccin, idea original y guin, Carmen Sarmiento ; directora de produccin, Cristina Zumarraga ; productor ejecutivo, Jos Nolla.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2006.
Part of a series that looks at Latin America through its women with interviews and on-sight visits. These women come from all walks of life: women who transport drugs across borders for their men, mothers searching for their disappeared sons and lovers, as well as women teachers, engineers, ministers, and political leaders
HQ1514 .D66 1995C.
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Chiisaki koe no kanon : sentakusuru hitobito = Little voices from Fukushima / BunBun Films ; purodys, Koizumi Shkichi ; kantoku, Kamanaka Hitomi.
[Tokyo] : Bun Bun Films, [2014]. IMPRINT = 2014.
Little Voices from Fukushima is a documentary film dedicated to Japanese mothers and children living in the post-meltdown world of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. In the course of telling their stories, Director Hitomi Kamanaka takes us to Belarus, where we learn from mothers who experienced the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 28 years ago
HV623 2011.F85 C45 2014.
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The corporate coup d'etat / director, Fred Peabody.
[New York, NY] : First Run Features, [2019].
Democracies should protect their citizens, especially the most vulnerable among them, but the United States is increasingly failing to do so. This investigative documentary shows how corporations and billionaires have taken control of the American political process and in doing so have brought economic hardship and ruin. It combines insights from political thinkers and journalists with the experiences of citizens where factory closures and outsourcing have left them desolate and hopeless
JK467 .C67 2019.
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The face : Jesus in art / a co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York and Voyager Productions, LTD. Inc.
[United States] : WNET, distributed by PBS, [2016]. IMPRINT = 2016.
"This two-hour documentary traces the dramatically different ways in which Jesus has been represented in art throughout history and around the world. Narrated by Mel Gibson, Ricardo Montalban, Bill Moyers, Edward Herrmann, Patricia Neal and others, the program utilizes the latest digital technology and motion control photography to reconstruct and relocate works into their original locations. Amazing digital morphing sequences dramatically illustrate how the image of Jesus has changed over time while unique special effects virtually reconstruct art that has been destroyed or lost forever. A sweeping and visually riveting lesson in art history, The face: Jesus in art is a documentary of stunning beauty and unprecedented innovation." -- provided by publisher
N8050 .F33 2016.
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Odyssey / written & photographed by Kenneth & Marjorie Russell.
Huntsville, TX : Educational Video Network, [2005], 2004.
Retrace the steps of Odysseus to the sites of his adventures, and gain insights about Homer's epic, as we explore the world of Greek heroes
PA4167 .O3943 1990.
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Once upon a time... in Hollywood / Columbia Pictures presents ; in association with Bona Film Group ; a Heyday Films production ; a film by Quentin Tarantino ; produced by David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh, Quentin Tarantino ; written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019].
From 1958 to 1963, American actor Rick Dalton knew the height of fame and fortune as the lead in the television series Bounty Law. Yet, Rick wasn't satisfied with the work and used his popularity to try to become a movie star. By 1969, Rick's career has stalled so much that he takes jobs as a guest star on various shows. He even starts wondering if the only way he can make a comeback is by acting in Italian productions. Cliff Booth, Rick's long-time friend and stunt double, helps him see that possibilities for success still exist in the Los Angeles film industry if they work together
PN1997.2 .O63 2019.
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Downton Abbey (Motion picture). TITLE = Downton Abbey / Focus Features presents ; in association with Perfect World Pictures ; a Carnival Films production ; screenplay by Julian Fellowes ; produced by Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge ; directed by Michael Engler.
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019].
The beloved characters of Downton Abbey take to the big screen, and it turns out that they've got a major event to prepare for. After all, it's not every day that royalty makes an appearance. Of course, it's not long before tensions are running high. The property isn't even close to ready when it becomes clear that Carson the butler will need to come out of retirement to help run this sinking ship before it's too late
PN1992.77 .D697 2019.
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Hustlers / STX Films presents ; a Gloria Sanchez/Nuyorican production ; in association with Annapurna Pictures ; a Lorene Scafaria film ; produced by Jessica Elbaum, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay ; co-producer Lorene Scafaria ; written and directed by Lorene Scafaria.
Universal City, California : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019].
Inspired by a true story, Hustlers follows Destiny, a young stripper struggling to make ends meet. That is, until she meets Ramona, the club's savvy top earner, who shows her the way toward making big bucks. But when the 2008 economic collapse hits their Wall Street clientle hard, Destiny and Ramona concoct a plan with their fellow strippers to turn the tables on these greedy power players in this wild, modern-day Robin Hood
PN1997.2 .H87 2019.
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The bitter tea of General Yen / Columbia Pictures ; directed by Frank Capra ; written by Grace Zaring Stone, Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Culver City, CA : Distribted by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ; [2014]. IMPRINT = 2014.
"At the height of the Chinese Civil War, American missionary Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai to marry another missionary, Robert Strike. As soon as she arrives, however, the couple must save a group of orphans from a fire. Injured and separated from her fiance, Megan is rescued and taken to the home of General Yen. While Megan and the general grow closer, one of the generals concubines seems to be secretly working for Yen's enemies." -- provided by publisher
PN1997 .B5884 1933.
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Blue dahlia (Motion picture). TITLE = The Blue Dahlia / Universal ; a Paramount picture ; a George Marshall production ; written by Raymond Chandler ; produced by John Houseman ; directed by George Marshall.
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment ; Lexington, KY : Amazon.com, [2012]. IMPRINT = 2012.
"A World War II veteran is accused of killing his unfaithful wife and races against time to find the real murderer with the help of a sympathetic stranger." -- provided by publisher
PN1997 .B58 1946.
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Brown girl begins : the future is her / director, Sharon Lewis.
[United States] : Gravitas Ventures, [2018]. IMPRINT = 2018.
"It's 2049 and a druglord owns the streets of the Burn. Young Ti-Jeanne must choose between her fear of dying like her mother, or harnessing the power of the Caribbean spirits to save her people." -- provided by publisher
PN1997.2 .B769 2017.
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Casper / Universal Pictures presents an Amblin Entertainment Production in association with the Harvey Entertainment Company ; producer, Colin Wilson ; writers, Sheri Stoner, Deanna Oliver ; director, Brad Silberling.
Universal City, California : Universal, [2004]. IMPRINT = 2004.
"Determined to get her hands on her father's hidden fortune, Carrigan is forced to hire an afterlife therapist to exercise the ghosts that keep frightening her away. Dr. Harvey and his daughter, Kat, move in and soon Kat meets Casper, the friendliest ghost. But Casper's uncles are still determined to drive all the "fleshies" away." -- provided by publisher
PN1997 .C371 1995.
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Indian horse / Elevation Pictures presents a Screen Siren Pictures, Terminal City Pictures & Devonshire Productions production, in association with Telefilm Canada ; produced by Christine Haebler, Trish Dolman, Paula Devonshire ; executive producer, Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Dennis Foon ; directed by Stephen S. Campanelli.
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019]. IMPRINT = 2019.
Saul Indian Horse, an Ojibway boy, is torn from his family and committed to a residential school. At the school, Saul is denied the freedom to speak his language or embrace his heritage and is a witness to abuse by the people sworn to protect him. But Saul finds salvation in the unlikeliest of places, the rink. His incredible hockey talents lead him away from the school to bigger and better opportunities, but no matter how far Saul goes, the ghosts of his past are always close behind
PN1997.2 .I5353 2017.
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Jirga / director, Benjamin Gilmour.
[Studio City, CA] : Lightyear Entertainment, [2019].
An ex-soldier returns to Afghanistan to find the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war. Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life in the hands of the village justice system
PN1997.2 .J57 2019.
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Queen of outer space / Warner Bros. Pictures ; an Allied Artists Pictures Corporation ; produced by Ben Schwalb ; directed by Edward Bernds ; screenplay by Charles Beaumont.
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007].
Male astronauts crash-land on an all-female planet Venus
PN1995.9.S26 Q446 1958.
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Rafiki = Friend / a Big World Cinema/AfroBubbleGum production ; in co- production with MPM Film, Schortcut Films Ape&Bjrn, Rinkel Film, Razor Film ; in association with Tango Entertainment ; a Wanuri Kahiu film ; director, Wanuri Kahiu ; producer, Steven Markovitz ; writers Jenna Bass, Wanuri Kahiu.
[New York, NY] : Film Movement, [2019]. IMPRINT = 2019.
"Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Inspried by Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree", which chronicles a story of two girls in love in Uganda, "Rafiki" challenges deep rooted cynicism about same sex relationships among actors, crew, friends, and family in Kenya." -- provided by publisher
PN1995.9.H55 R34 2018.
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Krug vtoro (Motion picture) English. TITLE = The second circle / a film by Aleksandr Sokurov ; written by Yuri Arabov.
New York : Kino on Video, [2006].
"In a remote Siberian village, an anonymous young man emerges from a blizzard to claim his late father's body. As he finds himself in his father's lifeless eyes, the reluctant young pilgrim discovers that they have more in common dead than alive." -- provided by publisher
PN1997 .K78 1990.
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Sibiriada : poma / Mosfilm ; avtory stsenariia, Valentin Ezhov, Andre Mikhalkov- Konchalovski ; postanovka Andreia Mikhalkov-Konchalovskogo.
New York, N.Y. : Kino International, [2007], 1979.
Three generations of two families in a Siberian hamlet from 1900 to 1917, and the Russian Revolution to the '60s. NOTE = An epic romantic drama about three generations of two feuding families, the rich Solomins and the poor Ustyuzhanins, of a rural Siberian village, from the time of the Russian Revolution to the exploration during the 1980's of hidden Siberian resources
PN1997.A2 S53 1979.
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Them that follow / Amasia Entertainment presents an Amasia Entertainment production ; a G-Base Film production ; written and directed by Britt Poulton & Dan Madison Savage ; produced by Bradley Gallo, Michael A. Helfant, Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, Danielle Robinson.
Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2019]. IMPRINT = 2019.
Deep in Appalachia, Pastor Lemuel Childs officiates over an isolated community of serpent handlers, an obscure sect of Pentecostals who freely take up venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. As his devoted daughter Mara prepares for her wedding day under the observant eye of Hope Slaughter, Mara reveals a deadly secret that threatens to shatter the entire community
PN1997.2 .T44 2019.
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White Palace / Universal Pictures presents a Mirage/Double Play production ; a Luis Mandoki film ; screenplay by Ted Tally and Alvin Sargent ; produced by Mark Rosenberg, Amy Robinson, Griffin Dunne ; directed by Luis Mandoki.
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Video, 2004.
A St. Louis advertising executive, still mourning the death of his wife, meets an older woman
PN1997.A2 .W45 1990.
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Venus wars / Gakken Company Ltd., Bandai Company Ltd., Shochiku Co. Ltd. ; directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko ; screenplay by Yuichi Sasamoto and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.
[Place of publication not identified] : Eastern Star, [2012].
In the 21st century, mankind has inhabited Venus. A group of motorbike racers and an Earth journalist are caught in the crossfire as war explodes on Venus
PN6790.J34 V462 1989B.
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Zemlia = Earth / avtor stsenariia i rezhisser Aleksandr Dovzhenko ; proizvodstvo VUFKU.
[Brighton, England] : Mr Bongo Films, 2010.
A feature film from Russia, one of the last silent films, commissioned to promulgate the need for collectivisation. Set in the Ukraine, it tells of the efforts of a local people's committee, headed by Vasili, to take over land and stock in the face of opposition by the landowners. The peasants' new tractor is used to tear down fences, but triumph turns to tragedy when Vasili is killed by an angry landowner
PN1997 .Z46 1972.
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Palookaville / Playhouse International Pictures presents in association with ; the Samuel Goldwyn Company and Redwave Films ; producer, Uberto Pasolini ; writer, David Epstein ; director, Alan Taylor.
Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, 2003.
"For bumbling buddies Sid, Russ and Jerry, a life of crime looks like a solid career move - until they learn they might be under-qualified. Plotting to rob a jewelry store, they mistakenly burglarize a bakery. Scheming to hold up an armored truck, they wind up rescuing the driver. In fact, their hilarious struggle to pull off just one simple heist proves that crime doesn't pay - if you're too dumb to take the loot!"--Container
PN1997 .P3566 1996.
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Game of thrones. The complete eighth season / HBO presents ; producers, Chris Newman, Greg Spence, Lisa McAtackney, Duncan Muggoch ; co-executive producers, Vince Gerardis, Guymon Casady, George R.R. Martin, Bryan Cogman ; executive producers, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, David Nutter, Miguel Sapochnik ; created by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss ; Television 360 ; Startling Television ; Bighead Littlehead ; a presentation of Home Box Office.
[Los Angeles, CA] : Home Box Office : HBO Home Entertainment, [2019]. IMPRINT = Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2019].
"With the Army of the Dead--led by the Night King, his White Walkers and an undead dragon--bearing down on Jon and Dany and their combined forces, a denouement eight seasons in the making will be reached, answering a myriad of questions surrounding the fate of the series' protagonists. Meanwhile, Jon's true identity promises to undermine Dany's claim to the Iron Throne...and, or course, Cersei has a devious strategy of her own."--Container
PS3563.A7239 G362 2019B.
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The goldfinch / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Amazon Studios ; a Color Force production ; a John Crowley film ; directed by John Crowley ; screenplay by Peter Straughan ; produced by Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson.
[Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2019]. IMPRINT = 2019.
Theodore 'Theo' Decker was thirteen years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day, a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch
PS3570.A657 G652 2019.
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Living downstream [videorecording] / The People's Picture Company presents in association with The Ceres Trust ; directed by Chanda Chevannes ; produced by Chanda Chevannes, Nathan Shields.
[New York] : First Run Features, [2013].
Follows ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber as she travels the U.S. making the case for a link between environmental toxins and cancer
RC268.25 .S742 2013.
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Roman city / a Unicorn Projects presents ; produced and directed by Larry Klein ; written and co-produced by Mark Olshaker ; executive producer, Ray Hubbard ; producer, Colin Leighton.
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2006]. IMPRINT = 2006.
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in this Emmy Award-winning animated and live-action video. Roman City recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, Verbonia is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness
TA80.R6 R65 1994.
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Back to natural / directed by Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D. ; produced by Gillian Scott-Ward, Ph.D., Dominic Ward ; executive producer, Marquis Smalls.
Holland, Ohio : Dreamscape Media, [2019]. IMPRINT = 2019.
Documentary film that reveals the shocking truth about hair, politics, and racial identity in Black communities and beyond. Directed by New York City based clinical psychologist Gillian Scott-Ward, the film was inspired by the work she was doing in her clinical practice and her own drive to go natural. Back to Natural is a powerful call for healing that takes a grassroots approach to exploring the globalized policing of natural Black hair. Filmed in New York City, Philadelphia, Paris, And Cape Town, this documentary explores universal aspects of the Black experience and the "new" natural hair movement
TT972 .B33 2019.
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The machine that made us / director, Patrick McGrady.
[Holland, Ohio] : Dreamscape Media, LLC, [2019].
Stephen Fry goes in search of the story behind the first media entrepreneur Johann Gutenberg, the man who invented the printing press, to find out why he did it and how
Z126 .M33 2007.
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