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Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The story of a three day pass: An African-American soldier stationed in France is granted a promotion and a three-day leave from base and heads to Paris, where he finds whirlwind romance with a white woman--but what happens to their love when his furlough is over?
Watermelon man: A loud-mouthed, bigoted white man's suburban existence is jarringly upended when he wakes to discover that he has become a black man.
Sweet Sweetback's baadasssss song:...
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
"Sing (Chow) is a small-time crook desperate to join the evil Axe Gang. When he stumbles into a local slum, his cocky behavior sparks an epic kung fu showdown between the town's landlords and the all-powerful Axe Gang. As the battle erupts, an unlikely hero transforms into the greatest kung fu master of all."--Container.
5) Collateral
Author
Language
English
Description
Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams and no results. On this fateful night, Max has to transport Vincent on his next job – one night, five stops, five hits and a getaway.
Series
Language
English
Description
American History X: "Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists in Los Angeles, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family."--Container.
A History of Violence: Tom is a loving, well-respected...
7) From hell
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history -- Jack the Ripper -- before Mary is killed.
Publisher
Up-town Productions
Language
English
Description
Biography of Leonard Halladay of Mayfield, Michigan, a businessman, avid trout fisherman, and fly tyer who created the trout fly known as the Adams Fly. Narrated by his grandson, John Falk, who gives a demonstration of materials and techniques for tying an original Adams Fly. Also contains some history of trout fishing in Northern Michigan in the 1920s and 1930s.
Publisher
History Center of Traverse City
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
This silent film showcases the people and places of Traverse City, Michigan in 1940, featuring local churches, schools, businesses, families and social gatherings. In the film, The Traverse City Exchange Club invites famous Hollywood director "Gary Owens" to preside over a Movie Queen contest in which the winner will receive a Hollywood contract. The film was originally produced as a fund-raiser to benefit "disadvantaged children."
Publisher
Brauer Productions
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A documentary detailing the renovation of a historic set of Big Wheels and the determination of one man who made it happen"--Disc surface. Retired history buff Bill Steffler volunteered his time and skills to rebuild a rotting set of ten foot logging "Big Wheels" owned by Traverse City, Michigan. He discovered almost all of it was beyond restoration; building new parts from scratch was necessary. What he thought would take 3 months to complete...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
This course explores six themes that every one of us has experienced or will experience: the unconquerable human spirit; youth, old age, and all that is between; romance and love; adventure and courage; laughter and irony; and patriotism.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
עברית
Description
After not being able to recall the time he spent on an Israeli Army mission during the Lebanon War, Ari attempts to unravel the mystery by traveling around the world to interview old friends and comrades. As the pieces of the puzzle begin to come together, his memory begins to return in illustrations that are surreal.
16) Break-up
Author
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. Neither one is willing to move out of the condo they once shared. Taking the advice of their repsective friends and confidants, including a few complete strangers, they both engage in mental warfare designed to force the other person to flee the premises. But they might just realize that they might be fighting to keep their relationship alive.