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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (558 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From creator, Taylor Sheridan comes a prequel to Yellowstone. It follows the original Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It's a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America's promised land Montana.
3) Resistance
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. A compelling drama about a group of unsung heroes who put themselves in harm's way to rise above hatred and oppression during World War II.
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
He took France to its greatest period of influence in history. But his ego and thirst for ever more power led to one of the greatest downfalls ever. Napoleon Bonaparte stands as one of the greatest militarycommanders to ever live. As a ruler he brought France to unprecedented heights of glory only to see it unravel as a result of his arrogance. Examine the life and legend of the Corsican commander's greatest military victories in detail. Trace his...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (approximately 18 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, The Vietnam War, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides -- Americans who fought...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout the world.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
For violence and intense sequences of sci-fi action, language, and some innuendo.
9) Cruella
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, is a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella's flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Heilman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic...
10) Indian summers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, this epic drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Professor Alice Roberts uses archaeological discoveries to piece together a turning point in Britain's history. The key to her quest is the excavation of a stone palace in Cornwall, long believed to be the birthplace of the King Arthur legend. Was Arthur in fact ruler of a prosperous trading village, and the defender of the native Britons against the Anglo-Saxons?
13) Remembering home
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.), 1 guide (11 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm), 1 booklet (15 pages ; 28 cm) 1 lyrics guide (16 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm) in white binder, 12 black and white pictures.
Language
English
Description
The media presentation offers a blueprint for helping the people in a group build the homes of their dreams in their imaginations. Using their memories of places they have lived, visited, or seen on TV or in the movies, they can design just the right home for the way they want to live today. The topics of everyday living and home and family life offer much opportunity for thoughtful discussion.
Designed for the use of senior citizens to recall the...
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (273 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Everything looks better through beer goggles. Even history. So strap on a buzz and watch as a third season of big name celebrities, including Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Ellie Kemper & Maya Rudolph, reenact wild American tales as told by trashed comedians.
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (325 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
It's the Taisho period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister, Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a demon slayer to turn his sister back and kill the demon that massacred his family.
18) The Civil War
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns' Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 3 booklets + 12 pictures ; in white binder 30 x 27 x7 cm
Language
English
Description
Designed as a multi-media, multi-sensory kit for program leaders who work with groups of older adults to encourage them to share their memories of African American life styles.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Chronicles the rich history of an institution at the heart of the African American experience. Beginning with enslavement, traveling through Emancipation, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights movement, and ending in the present-day, Gates takes viewers on a journey through time, focusing on the key events, charismatic figures, political debates, and musical traditions that have shaped, and been shaped by, the Black Church. The series also...
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