John
Author
Series
Camino Island novels volume 3
Publisher
DOUBLEDAY
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
304 pages 24 cm
Language
English
Description
On Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed......
Author
Series
Charlie 'Bird' Parker novels volume 21
Publisher
EMILY BESTLER BOOKS
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone--ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk--has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty. But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one...
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Could nuclear energy be the solution to the climate crisis? ATOMIC HOPE Inside the Pro-Nuclear Movement is an observational documentary that follows a tiny group of highly unpopular "pro-nuclear" activists who controversially believe we now need to urgently re-address our feelings on nuclear power if we are to have any hope of decarbonizing our energy systems before the effects of catastrophic climate change wreak havoc.
5) Merger, The
Publisher
Indiepix Films
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The town of Bodgy Creek is in trouble. Their beloved footy club, The Roosters, is being forced to merge with another team or fold. But former AFL star player Troy Carrington has a plan. Joining forces with ten-year-old aspiring filmmaker Neil and his mom Angie, Troy rebuilds the rag-tag team and leads them on a journey of change and redemption.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 80 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alarming levels of radiation have infused the water, plants, and skies, and a radiated paleosaurus rises from the ocean depths. In its path: London. In its arsenal: a strength to topple buildings, a stride that flattens cars, a flesh-searing radioactive ray, and a ticked-off attitude. Left in ruins on land, humankind takes the fight to the beast's undersea realm, where a two-man submarine crew must ensure the torpedo they fire is dead-on.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave Americans a new way to serve their country: the Peace Corps. In its 60-year history, 200,000+ volunteers have traveled to more than 140 countries to carry out the organization's mission of world peace and friendship a towering task, indeed. Through interviews with Corps volunteers, Heads-of-State, scholars, journalists, and host country nationals, the film explores how this uniquely American government agency...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From Spike Lee, the legendary director of Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, comes his electrifying take on the murders in NYC during the summer of 1977. Centering on the residents of an Italian-American Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. The heat is soaring to record highs, blackouts are filling the streets with looters, and the murders of a man who calls himself the Son of Sam are gripping the 'city that never sleeps'...
10) Blood Simple
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray + 1 4K UltraHD Blu-ray (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joel and Ethan Coen's career-long darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, hard-boiled neo-noir set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought. Actor M. Emmet Walsh looms over the proceedings as a slippery private eye with a yellow suit, a cowboy hat, and no moral compass, and Frances McDormand's cunning debut performance set her on the road to stardom. The...
11) Double Trouble
Publisher
Mgm Home Enter
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comedy, mystery, and mayhem combine when Elvis Presley plays Guy in Double Trouble, a romp involving stolen gems, trenchcoated defectives that is, detectives! and more. Through it all, a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. That means performing a tune array including the title tune, City By Night, Could I Fall in Love? Long-Legged Girl and There's So Much World to See. The trouble was never this cool and this much fun.
Publisher
Milestone Records
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 75 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two families living on a remote island off the coast of Scotland, the Mansons and the Grays, are united by friendship and the romance between young Ruth and Andrew. Ruth's brother Robbie plans to leave the island despite Andrew's objections, believing that there is no future living there. To settle their argument, the two men follow an ancient local tradition and race to the top of the island's 1,220-foot cliffs to see whose opinion should prevail....
13) Staying Alive
Publisher
Klsc
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenge yet, making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage. Like its predecessor, this album pulsates with the groove-powered excitement of five new Bee Gees songs plus Frank Stallone's high-intensity scoring which includes his hit, "Far from Over." And watch closely to catch a Hitchcockian cameo appearance by producer-director-writer-superstar...
14) Footloose (1984)
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray + 1 4K UltraHD Blu-ray (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When city boy Ren McCormick finds himself in an uptight Midwestern town where dancing has been banned, he revolts with best friend Willard and the minister's daughter. Two-time Academy Award winner; Golden Globes nominee; Grammy Awards nominee
15) Pied Piper, The
Publisher
KL Studio Classics
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the Middle Ages, the divided town of Hamelin tries in vain to rid itself of the Black Plague. A mysterious musician arrives in town promising to rid the town of their rat infestation by playing his magical flute, but the townspeople cannot put aside their personal agendas and ask the piper to help them with other deeds, as the town's petty and greedy leader attempts to take advantage of their new savior.
16) Abyss, The
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
17) Goodbye & Amen
Publisher
Radiance Films
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
A CIA agent preparing to overthrow an African government has his plan upturned when a corrupt colleague starts shooting people from the roof of a hotel.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 249 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek (2009), the amazing story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. Star Trek Into Darkness: When a ruthless mastermind known as Khan declares a one-man war on the Federation, Captain Kirk and his crew will embark on the greatest manhunt in history.Federation.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A proud movie theater honors action star turned recluse "Claude Luc Hallyday" with a retrospective of his illustrious career but when real estate developers show up to ruin the party, the two new friends must fight off corporate greed in the name of art.