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Amistad : "give us free" : a celebration of the film by Steven Spielberg / by Spielberg, Steven,1946-(CARDINAL)148835; Angelou, Maya.(CARDINAL)126661; Allen, Debbie,1950-(CARDINAL)763762;
Includes bibliographical references (page 124)."I remembered, and I had hope" / by Maya Angelou -- "My story ... our story ..." / by Debbie Allen -- "Without history, there is no life" -- "We're painting a picture" : the making of Amistad -- The story in brief -- Home -- The middle passage -- Mutiny -- Prison -- "Give us freedom" -- Portrait gallery -- Film credits -- Further reading and thanks -- The great characters / by Steven Spielberg.Presents photographs, quotes, and essays from the film.
Subjects: Amistad (Motion picture);
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Dancing in the wings / by Allen, Debbie,1950-author.(CARDINAL)763762; Nelson, Kadir,illustrator.(CARDINAL)344155;
Sassy tries out for a summer dance festival in Washington, D.C., despite the other girls' taunts that she is much too tall.680LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader ARReading Counts RC
Subjects: Fiction.; Picture books.; African American girls; Ballet dancers; Ballet; Girls; Self-confidence; Teasing; Girls.;
Available copies: 30 / Total copies: 41
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Heart and soul [audio-enabled device] the story of America and African Americans / by Nelson, Kadir,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)344155; Allen, Debbie,1950-narrator.(CARDINAL)763762; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;
Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.Declarations of independence -- Slavery -- Abolition -- Lincoln's war -- Reconstruction -- Cowboys and Indians: Native Americans and westward Negroes -- Turn of the century and the great migration -- Harlem and the vote for women -- Hard times and World War II -- Black innovation -- Jim Crow's a-dying -- Revolution -- Epilogue.Read by Debbie Allen.Presents an introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama.Grades 3-6.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Abolitionists; African Americans; Civil rights; Indians of North America; Slavery;
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Fame. [videorecording] / by Allen, Debbie,1950-; Curreri, Lee.; Gimpel, Erica.; Ray, Gene Anthony.; Blinn, William.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.(CARDINAL)340075;
Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague, Carlo Imperato, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Valerie Landsburg, P.R. Paul, Gene Anthony Ray, Lori Singer.Portrays the lives of a diverse group of talented and driven students at the New York City High School of the Performing Arts. This school has always been their dream. They want to dance, they want to sing, to play music, and to act. Above all they want to live their lives while they are still young and full of energy. Leroy, Danny, Jesse, Chris, Coco and all the others try hard because they know that they've got a long way to go till they reach fame and riches.DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital mono ; Dual-layer.
Subjects: Teen television programs.; Television musicals.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.); Performing arts; Students; Performing arts high schools; Friendship; Television series.; Performing arts; Dance;
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Fame. [videorecording] / by Allen, Debbie,1950-(CARDINAL)763762; Blinn, William.(CARDINAL)536440; Curreri, Lee.; Gimpel, Erica.; Ray, Gene Anthony.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.(CARDINAL)340075;
Theme music, Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford.Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Albert Hague, Carlo Imperato, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Valerie Landsburg, P.R. Paul, Gene Anthony Ray, Lori Singer."The New York City High School for the Performing Arts was home to a group of passionate, gifted teens, providing them with everyday challenges that helped launch - or sometimes crush - their dreams. With irresistible music and dazzling dance numbers, Fame delivers romance, comedy and triumph!"--Container.DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital mono ; Dual-layer ; full screen (aspect ratio 1.33:1).
Subjects: Teen television programs.; Television musicals.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.); Dance; Friendship; Performing arts high schools; Performing arts; Performing arts; Students;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Polly: comin' home! [videorecording] / by Allen, Debbie,1950-director.(CARDINAL)763762; Pulliam, Keshia Knight,actor.; Rashad, Phylicia,1948-actor.(CARDINAL)532030; Harewood, Dorian,actor.;
Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, Dorian Harewood, Barbara Montgomery, Brandon Quinton Adams.Originally broadcast on television in 1990."Polly returns to Harrington, Alabama, to rejoin her rich aunt. Although she can walk again, Polly finds harmony in short supply as the town adjusts to a new orphanage director and election unrest"--Not rated.
Subjects: Made-for-TV movies.; Fiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; African American girls; Families; Small cities;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Polly--comin' home! / by Allen, Debbie,1950-director.(DLC)n 87817324; Pulliam, Keshia Knight,actor.(DLC)no 95060330; Rashad, Phylicia,1948-actor.(DLC)no 97049458; Harewood, Dorian,actor.(DLC)n 88034921; Montgomery, Barbara,actor.(DLC)nr 00000060; Adams, Brandon,actor.(DLC)no2008089480; Calloway, Vanessa Bell,1957-actor.(DLC)nr2004027586; Porter, Eleanor H.(Eleanor Hodgman),1868-1920Pollyanna.(DLC)n 85820517; Buena Vista Home Entertainmentdistributor.(local)tlcaut1981206785300; Walt Disney Studios,,production company.(local)tlcaut18048114941900;
Music, Joel McNeely ; art director, Peter Clemens ; editor, Jim McElroy ; director of photography, Isidore Mankofsky.Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, Dorian Harewood, Barbara Montgomery, Brandon Adams, Vanessa Bell Calloway.Polly returns to Harrington, Alabama, to rejoin her rich aunt, but she finds harmony in short supply as the town adjusts to a new orphanage director and election unrest.Not rated.DVD, full screen format ; Dolby digital ; NTSC.
Subjects: Orphans; African American women; Nineteen fifties; Made-for-TV movies.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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That's so Raven. [videorecording] Raven's makeover madness by Raven,1985-(CARDINAL)533209; Allen, Debbie,1950-(CARDINAL)763762; Brown, Orlando,1987-(CARDINAL)888147; De Stefano, K. C. Lynn.; Keith, Gerren.; Pol, Anneliese van der.; Poyres, Michael.; Sherman, Susan.(CARDINAL)370332; Stanton, Eric Dean.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)340297; Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)348538;
Raven, Orlando Brown, Anneliese van der Pol, Kyle Massey, Rondell Sheridan, T'Kevah Crstal Kevmáh.Don't miss a hilarious minute of the madness in volume 4 as Raven makes over her career when she charms her way into a dream internship. But her glamorous boss is more than she bargained for, and Raven's future is at risk.TV-G.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Fantasy television programs.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Comedy television programs.; Fantasy television programs.; Friendship; Internship programs; Friendship; Friendship; Internship programs;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Fame [videorecording] / by Allen, Debbie,1950-(CARDINAL)763762; Allen, Debbie.(CARDINAL)423617; Cara, Irene,1959-; Curreri, Lee.; De Silva, David.; Dean, Laura,1963-; Falco, Louis.; Franceschi, Antonia.; Gore, Christopher.; Gore, Michael,1951-(CARDINAL)844660; Hambling, Gerry.; Marshall, Alan,1938-; Parker, Alan,1944-2020(CARDINAL)717150; Ray, Gene Anthony.; Seresin, Michael.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.(CARDINAL)150193; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485;
MARCIVE 05/06/09CD: Fame -- Out here on my own -- Hot lunch jam -- Dogs in the yard -- Red light -- Is it okay if I call you mine? -- Never alone -- Ralph and Monty (Dressing room piano) -- I sing the body electric -- Miles from here -- Out here on my own (Instrumental version) -- Fame (Instrumental version).Director of photography, Michael Seresin ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; music, Michael Gore ; choreography, Louis Falco.Irene Cara (Coco Hernandez), Lee Curreri (Bruno Martelli), Laura Dean (Lisa Monroe), Antonia Franceschi (Hilary Van Doren), Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy Johnson), Debbie Allen (Lydia), and others.Story about students at the High School of Performing Arts, New York. Dance sequences include an audition, classes, a ballet solo by Antonia Franceschi, and the ensemble numbers "Fame" and "I sing the body electric."Rated R.DVD, NTSC.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Musical films.; Musical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.); New York High School for Performing Arts; Ambition; Dance; Performing arts; Teenagers; Musicals.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the square [videorecording] / by Allen, Debbie,1950-film director.(CARDINAL)763762; Baranski, Christine,actor.(CARDINAL)344805; Haskell, Mary Lane,actor.; Lewis, Jenifer,1957-actor.(CARDINAL)544028; Mason, Jeanine,actor.; Parton, Dolly,actor.(CARDINAL)346135; Schlatter, Maria S.,screenwriter.; Segarra, Josh,1986-actor.; Sills, Douglas,actor.; Williams, Treat,actor.(CARDINAL)531899; Netflix (Firm),presenter.(CARDINAL)340126; Studio Distribution Services (Firm),publisher.; Warner Bros. Television,production company.(CARDINAL)843556;
Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton.Dolly Parton, Jenifer Lewis, Josh Segarra, Jeanine Mason, Mary Lane Haskell, Treat Williams, Christine Baranski.An embittered scrooge of a woman plans to sell her small town, with no regard for how it will affect the townspeople. As the sale approaches, a kindhearted angel arrives to persuade her to mend her ways and redeem herself. Can music, magic, and memories change her mind?Rating: Not rated.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Christmas films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Musical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Families; Small cities; Women;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 26
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