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1) Chinatown
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3 copies. Additional copies on order.
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DVD Chinatown
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c1999 | Paramount | 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
3 copies. Additional copies on order.
Main Media DVD Chinatown |
Description
Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
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2) The pianist
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4 copies. Additional copies on order.
La Farge AV
DVD Pianist
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DVD Pianist
Southside AV
DVD Pianist
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Availability | |
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| [2006] | Widescreen. | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
2 copies. Additional copies on order.
Main Media DVD Pianist Southside AV DVD Pianist | |
| c2002 | Full screen version. | Universal | 1 videodisc (149 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. | On Shelf
La Farge AV DVD Pianist Main Media DVD Pianist |
Description
Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.
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La Farge AV
DVD Ninth
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DVD Ninth
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c[2007] | Widescreen [ed.]. | Lions Gate Entertainment | 1 videodisc (ca. 133 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
2 copies. Additional copies on order.
La Farge AV DVD Ninth Main Media DVD Ninth |
Description
An unscrupulous rare-book dealer is hired to locate the last remaining copies of a demonic manuscript that can summond the devil.
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4) Venus in fur
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2014 | Program content, R.P. Productions-Monolith Films ; Package design, MPI Media Group | 1 videodisc (1 hr., 36 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | Français | On Shelf
1 copy. Additional copies on order.
Main Media DVD Venus |
Description
Wide screen 2.40:1.
"Alone in a Parisian theatre after a day of auditioning actresses for the play he is preparing to direct, Thomas is complaining over the phone about the low standard of the auditionees. Not one has the poise to play the leading role. He is getting ready to leave when Vanda appears: an unbridled and brazen whirlwind of energy. Vanda embodies everything Thomas hates. She is crude, idiotic, and will stop at nothing to get the part....
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DVD Rosemary's
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DVD Rosemary's
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2000 | Paramount Pictures | 1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
2 copies. Additional copies on order.
Main Media DVD Rosemary's Southside AV DVD Rosemary's |
Description
After unwittingly becoming friendly with a coven of witches and warlocks, a young wife is impregnated by the Devil.
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| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2004] | Distributed by Warner Home Video | 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
1 copy. Additional copies on order.
Southside AV DVD Fearless |
Description
A spoof of old vampire films finds a young maiden kidnapped by a Jewish vampire and his gay son.
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2003 | Special ed. | Criterion Collection | 2 videodiscs (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. | Polish | On Shelf
1 copy. Additional copies on order.
Southside AV DVD Knife |
Description
A middle-aged journalist and his wife invite a footloose young hitch-hiker aboard their sail-boat for a Sunday outing in the Polish lake district. Like two peacocks, the men proceed to flaunt their virility before the woman, revealing a cynical sadism on the part of the husband and a growing resentment in the knife-wielding youth.
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8) Carnage
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2012] | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
1 copy. Additional copies on order.
Southside AV DVD Carnage |
Description
Two pairs of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, the evening becomes quite chaotic as the parents become increasingly childish.
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9) Tess
| Pub. Date | Edition | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2004 | Special ed. | 1 videodisc (ca. 172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Media DVD Tess |
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In this adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic romance, Tess Darbeyville, a beautiful young peasant in late 19th century England, seeks her fortune with the wealthy D'Urbervilles, whom her family believes to be distant relatives. Although Tess rejects the advances of the D'Urberville's son Alex, he forcibly seduces her, leaving her pregnant and alone. After her sickly baby dies, Tess falls in love with Angel, a parson's son, who abandons her on their...
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10) Tess
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2014] | Director-approved two-DVD special edition. | Criterion Collection | 2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.) | English | On Shelf
1 copy. Additional copies on order.
Southside AV DVD Tess |
Description
An exquisite, richly layered adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge. With its earthy visual textures it is a work of great pastoral beauty as well as vivid storytelling.
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11) The ghost writer
| Pub. Date | Phys Desc. | Availability | |
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| ©2010 | 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| c2010 | 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
When a ghost writer is hired to write the memoirs of a former British...
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2014] | Director-approved two-DVD special edition. | The Criterion Collection | 2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English |
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Description
Roman Polanski imbues his unflinchingly violent adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ruthless ambition and murder in medieval Scotland with grit and dramatic intensity. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as a decorated warrior rising in the ranks and his driven wife, scheming together to take the throne by any means.
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13) Oliver Twist
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2005] | Widescreen. | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Media DVD Oliver |
Description
A slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.
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