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The fatal alliance : a century of war on film / by Thomson, David,1941-author.(CARDINAL)123616;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-408) and index.I: Mobilization. Imitate the action of the tiger -- At ease -- Open fire -- Black Hawk Down -- In the heart of nature -- II: Hostilities. 1914, summer -- Error and Henry Rawlinson -- The MG 08 -- Shoulder arms/shoulder camera -- They -- A terrible place -- Funny old war -- The Gallipoli adventure -- Après la Guerre -- A brief illusion -- III: The just war. Horse feathers -- Masses -- Blimp -- Damn fine show -- Kwai -- The bastards and their demon -- Fury -- The Best Years of Our Lives -- Saving Saving Private Ryan -- On being occupied -- Russia -- IV: Post-traumatic stress disorder. The look on Ryan's face -- In Algiers -- The other side -- 'Nam -- Gibson -- The unit -- No more civilians -- No more soldiers? -- All right now? -- Looks like there's a war on... -- Do you remember?.In this moral conundrum that ponders how much moviegoers enjoy depictions of violence on a grand scale, an acclaimed film critic turns his attention to war movies, exploring how war and cinema in the 20th century became inextricably linked, transforming civilian experience of war--and history itself--for millions around the globe.
Subjects: War films; Motion picture industry; Motion picture industry;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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The scorpion king / [videorecording] / by Universal Pictures; Bloomfield, John.; Brand, Steven.; Daniel, Sean.; Debney, John.(CARDINAL)355944; Duncan, Michael Clarke.(CARDINAL)848156; Facinelli, Peter,1973-(CARDINAL)686904; Hayter, David,1969-; Heslov, Grant,1963-(CARDINAL)786800; Hill, Bernard,1944-; Hu, Kelly,1967-; Jacks, James.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-(CARDINAL)344913; Leonetti, John R.; Misher, Kevin.(CARDINAL)848571; Moeller, Ralf.(CARDINAL)533392; Osborne, William.; Parsons, Greg.; Russell, Chuck,1952-(CARDINAL)370329; Sommers, Stephen,(CARDINAL)390782; Sommers, Stephen.(CARDINAL)390782; Tronick, Michael.; Verreaux, Ed.; Alphaville Productions.(CARDINAL)848125; Misher Films (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm)(CARDINAL)318695; World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc.;
Director of photography, John R. Leonetti ; editors, Michael Tronick, Greg Parsons ; music, John Debney ; costume designer, John Bloomfield ; production designer, Ed Verreaux.The Rock, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralf Moeller, Michael Clarke Duncan.Mighty Memnon rules over nearly all the known world, who defeats his enemies in battle with the help of a beautiful sorceress. "Free tribes" form a fragile alliance to fight Memnon, and hire a trio of assassins to kill the sorceress and thus remove Memnon's advantage. The assassins are betrayed by the son of one of the tribal leaders, and Mathayus finds himself unable to kill Cassandra. Mathayus abducts the sorceress, who explains that Memnon was holding her against her will. Mathayus then uses his newfound sense of justice to convince the surviving tribal leaders to join forces again to defeat Memnon.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) ; dual-layer ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Subjects: Adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Fantasy films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Feature films.; Monster films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Alliances; Assassins; Battles; Feature films.; Video recordings.;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 15
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The golden compass [videorecording] / by Bates, Kathy,1948-act.(CARDINAL)344804; Braham, Henry,1965-cng.(CARDINAL)832749; Carraro, William C.pro.; Coates, Anne V.flm.; Craig, Daniel,1968-act.(CARDINAL)786047; Desplat, Alexandre.cmp.(CARDINAL)686641; Elliott, Sam,1944-act.(CARDINAL)847867; Forte, Deborah.pro.; Green, Eva,1980-act.(CARDINAL)784848; Highmore, Freddie,1992-act.(CARDINAL)548566; Hones, Peter.flm.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-act.(CARDINAL)346588; McKellen, Ian.act.(CARDINAL)813573; McShane, Ian,1942-act.(CARDINAL)341232; Pullman, Philip,1946-Northern lights.(CARDINAL)392940; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,1960-act.(CARDINAL)807380; Weitz, Chris,1969-drtaus.(CARDINAL)542975; Depth of Field (Firm)prn.; Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)prn.; New Line Cinema Corporation.pre.(CARDINAL)340619; New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)fds.(CARDINAL)356389; Scholastic Inc.prn.(CARDINAL)265273;
Director of photography, Henry Braham ; editors, Peter Hones, Anne V. Coates ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; senior visual effects supervisor, Michael Fink.Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Freddie Highmore, Kathy Bates, Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Craig.In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary quest that celebrates friendship and courage against all odds.MPAA rating: PG-13; sequences of fantasy violence.Blu-ray; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; DTS-HD 7.1 master surround, 1080p High Definition (Special features: DTS 5.1 surround, DTS 2.0 stereo., 1080p, 1080i High Definition); region A.This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Children's films.; Fantasy films.; Film adaptations.; Action and adventure films.; Alliances; Compass; Fantasy films.; Feature films; Human experimentation in psychology; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Witches;
Educational and home use only.
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Dark horse [videorecording] / by Osmond, Louise,film director.; Dawson, Judith,film producer.; Nikitin, Anne,film producer.; Dream Alliance(Race horse),2001-on-screen participant.; Davies, Howard(Tax accountant),on-screen participant.; Vokes, Jan,on-screen participant.; FilmFour (Firm),presenter.(CARDINAL)346669; Channel Four Films (Firm),presenter.(CARDINAL)528733; British Film Institute,presenter.(CARDINAL)344861; Ffilm Cymru Wales,presenter.; Darlow Smithson Productions,production company.; World's End Pictures,production company; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)282400;
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; anamorphic widescreen presentation, 2.40:1 aspect ratio; 5.1 Dolby digital.Featuring Dream Alliance, Howard Davies, Jan Vokes.Music, Anne Nikitin.MPAA rating: PG (parental guidance suggested; some material may not be suitable for children) for some mild thematic elements and language.Canadian home video rating: G (suitable for all ages).Looks at a small group of friends in a former mining town in Wales who decide to breed a racehorse, Dream Alliance, who goes on to have a prodigious career on the track.Special features: Photo gallery -- Theatrical trailer.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Biographical films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Dream Alliance (Race horse), 2001-; Davies, Howard (Tax accountant); Vokes, Jan.; Race horses; Horse owners; Race horses as an investment; Horse racing;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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The golden compass [videorecording] / by Bates, Kathy,1948-(CARDINAL)344804; Carraro, William C.; Craig, Daniel,1968-(CARDINAL)786047; Elliott, Sam,1944-(CARDINAL)847867; Forte, Deborah.; Green, Eva,1980-(CARDINAL)784848; Highmore, Freddie,1992-(CARDINAL)548566; Kidman, Nicole,1967-(CARDINAL)346588; McKellen, Ian.(CARDINAL)813573; McShane, Ian,1942-(CARDINAL)341232; Pullman, Philip,1946-Northern lights.(CARDINAL)392940; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,1960-(CARDINAL)807380; Weitz, Chris,1969-(CARDINAL)542975; Depth of Field (Firm); Ingenious Film Partners (Firm); New Line Cinema Corporation.(CARDINAL)340619; New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)356389; Scholastic Inc.(CARDINAL)265273;
Director of photography, Henry Braham ; editors, Peter Hones, Anne V. Coates ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; senior visual effects supervisor, Michael Fink.Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Freddie Highmore, Kathy Bates, Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Craig.In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary quest that celebrates friendship and courage against all odds.MPAA rating: PG-13; sequences of fantasy violence.DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; DTS-ES 6.1 discrete surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital stereo. surround, DVD-9.
Subjects: Adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Suspense films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Pullman, Philip, 1946-; Action and adventure films.; Alliances; Compass; Human experimentation in psychology; Witches; Spanish language materials.; Brújula; Brujos;
This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.
Available copies: 30 / Total copies: 41
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The scorpion king [videorecording] by Johnson, Dwayne,1972-(CARDINAL)344913; Rock(Wrestler); Bloomfield, John.; Brand, Steven.; Daniel, Sean.; Debney, John.(CARDINAL)355944; Duncan, Michael Clarke.(CARDINAL)848156; Facinelli, Peter,1973-(CARDINAL)686904; Facinelli, Peter.; Hayter, David,1969-; Hayter, David.(CARDINAL)422990; Heslov, Grant,1963-(CARDINAL)786800; Hill, Bernard,1944-; Hu, Kelly,1967-; Jacks, James.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-(CARDINAL)344913; Leonetti, John R.; Misher, Kevin.(CARDINAL)848571; Moeller, Ralf.(CARDINAL)533392; Osborne, William.; Parsons, Greg,1982-(CARDINAL)461793; Parsons, Greg.; Russell, Chuck,1952-(CARDINAL)370329; Sommers, Stephen.(CARDINAL)390782; Tronick, Michael.; Verreaux, Ed.; Alphaville Productions.(CARDINAL)848125; Misher Films (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm)(CARDINAL)318695; World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (Firm); World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc.;
Director of photography, John R. Leonetti ; editors, Michael Tronick, Greg Parsons ; music, John Debney ; costume designer, John Bloomfield ; production designer, Ed Verreaux.The Rock, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralf Moeller, Michael Clarke Duncan.Mighty Memnon rules over nearly all the known world, who defeats his enemies in battle with the help of a beautiful sorceress. "Free tribes" form a fragile alliance to fight Memnon, and hire a trio of assassins to kill the sorceress and thus remove Memnon's advantage. The assassins are betrayed by the son of one of the tribal leaders, and Mathayus finds himself unable to kill Cassandra. Mathayus abducts the sorceress, who explains that Memnon was holding her against her will. Mathayus then uses his newfound sense of justice to convince the surviving tribal leaders to join forces again to defeat Memnon.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD, DTS, Dolby digital.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Fantasy films.; Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Alliances; Assassins; Battles; Films for the hearing impaired; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 21
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Gunless [videorecording] / by Phillips, William.(CARDINAL)735103; Gross, Paul,1959-; Guillory, Sienna,1975-; Alliance Films.(CARDINAL)857356; Brightlight Pictures (Firm)(CARDINAL)344939; Rhombus Media (Firm);
Paul Gross, Sienna Guillory.A hardened American gunslinger is repeatedly thwarted in his attempts to mount a showdown in a friendly town in Canada where no one seems to understand or appreciate the brutal code of the American Wild West.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Cowboys; Comedy films.; Western films.; Feature films.; Videodiscs.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Clifford the Big Red Dog: Happy birthday, Clifford [videorecording] /
The best party ever -- Clifford's big surprise -- Potluck party pooper -- It's my party.Suitable for ages 3 and up.Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Television films.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Measure of revenge / by Peyfa,Film directorDirector(local)tmpaut1444829134683700; Thorne, Bella,1997-Actor(DLC)no2011134246; Leo, Melissa,Actor(DLC)no 99069006; Weary, Jake,1990-Actor(DLC)no2010198211; Vertical,,Publisher(local)tmpaut1444829675940100;
Bella Thorne, Melissa Leo, Jake Weary.After her son dies mysteriously, Lillian Cooper starts her own investigation which leads to an unlikely alliance with her son's former drug dealer.DVD, wide screen.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Thrillers (Films); Films de fiction.; Thriller films.; Feature films.; Death; Investigations; Drug dealers; Hallucinations and illusions; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Talking words factory. [videorecording] by LeapFrog (Firm)no2001024697(CARDINAL)538503; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)no2011018024(CARDINAL)340342;
Animation, Jun Lamapano [and others] ; music composed by Brian Mann and Craig Dobbin.No credits provided on packaging.Teaches vowels and consonants, word building, rhyming, and vocabulary. Join Leap, Lily, and Tad on a journey to the Word Factory and see how letters are made into words!Not rated.DVD, full screen presentation, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: DVD-Video discs.; DVDs.; Videodiscs.; Animated films.; Animated films; Children's films.; Educational films.; Educational films; Animated films.; Children's films.; Educational films.; Alphabet; Alphabet; Reading (Early childhood); Reading (Early childhood); Reading; Reading; Word recognition; Word recognition; Alphabet; Alphabet; Reading.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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