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- Prince among slaves [videorecording] / by Jones, Raki.; Kalin, Andrea.; Duke, Bill,1943-; Mos Def(Rapper); Alford, Terry.Prince among slaves.; Duke Media (Firm); National Black Programming Consortium.; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Spark Media (Washington, D.C.); Unity Productions Foundation.;
Prince among slaves -- Middle Passage -- TransAtlantic slave trade -- Natchez, Mississippi -- Foster's field -- Torn memories -- Escape and revelation -- King Cotton -- Starting anew -- Twenty years later -- Crossroads -- Dr. Cox's offer -- Narschalk -- Freedom -- Departure -- Most popular African in America -- ACS -- Backlash -- Last stop -- Journey home -- A dream fulfilled.Director of photography, John Rhode ; editor, David Grossbach ; original music, Joseph Vitarelli ; costume designers, Karen Simon, Diana Moss ; production designer, Jeffrey Pratt Gordon.Narrator, Mos Def.In 1788, a slave ship sailed from the Gambia River with hundreds of men, women and children bound in chains. Eight months later, a handful of survivors were sold in Natchez, Mississippi. One of them made an astonishing claim: he was a prince of an African kingdom larger and more developed than the newly formed United States. The true story of an African prince who endured the humiliation of slavery without losing his dignity or hope of freedom.Not rated.DVD; stereo.American Black Film Festival, 2007: Best Documentary.
- Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ibrahima, Abd al-Rahman, 1762-1829.; Slavery; Slave traders; Princes; Television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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- Dark girls [videorecording] / by Duke, Bill,1943-director,producer.; Berry, D. Channsin,director,producer.; French, Bradinnproducer.; Farquhar, Kurt,composer.; Duke Media (Firm),production company.; Urban Winter Entertainment,production company.; Dark Girls, LLC,production company.; One Village Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.(CARDINAL)340134;
Original score, Kurt Farquhar.DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation, anamorphic, 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.MPAA rating: Not rated.Examines the cultural phenomenom of "colorism", the prejudice or discrimination based on the relative darkness or lightness of skin generally within one's own ethnic or racial group, specifically as it pertains to women and girls of color in America and other parts of the world.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women, Black; African American women; Human skin color; Human skin color; Prejudices.; Classism.; Self-esteem in women.;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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- Hoodlum [videorecording] / by Bernstein, Elmer.; Brancato, Chris.; Duke, Bill,1943-; Fishburne, Laurence,III,1961-; Garcia, Andy.; Roth, Tim.; MGM Home Entertainment, Inc.; United Artists Corporation.;
Director of photography, Frank Tidy ; production design, Charles Bennett ; editor, Harry Keramidas ; music, Elmer Bernstein.Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Andy Garcia, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson.Harlem Mobster Bumpy Johnson's reign is threatened by the savage gangster Dutch Schultz. Johnson instigates a dangerous plan involving one of the most feared and powerful gangsters in history--Lucky Luciano. MPAA rating: R.DVD Dolby digital stereo surround.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Gangster films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gangs;
- For private home use only.
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Not easily broken [videorecording] / by Bird, Brian.(CARDINAL)410365; Chestnut, Morris.(CARDINAL)431215; Duke, Bill,1943-; Hart, Kevin,1980-; Henson, Taraji P.(CARDINAL)549808; Jakes, T. D.(CARDINAL)349847; Duke Media (Firm); Tri-Star Pictures.(CARDINAL)809902;
Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart, Jenifer Lewis.The relationship of a married couple is tested after a car accident and other life pressures.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Jakes, T. D.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Spouses; Temptation; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- For private home use only.
- Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 24
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- Deep cover [videorecording] by Duke, Bill,1943-; Fishburne, Larry.; Goldblum, Jeff,1952-(CARDINAL)838160; Sierra, Gregory.; Smith, Charles Martin.(CARDINAL)785778; Williams, Clarence,1939-; Image Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)328010; New Line Cinema Corporation.(CARDINAL)340619; New Line Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)785753;
Producers, Pierre David and Henry Bean ; director, Bill Duke ; story, Michael Tolkin ; screenplay, Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean ; photography, Bojan Bazelli ; editor, John Carter ; executive producer, David Streit.Larry Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Gregory Sierra, Clarence Williams, Charles Martin Smith.A cop goes undercover to bring down a major drug supplier with the help of a drug dealing attorney.DVD player required.DVD.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery films.; Drugs; Feature films.;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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- Prince among slaves [videorecording] / by Mos Def(Rapper); Mos Def(Rapper),narrator.; Alford, Terry.Prince among slaves.; Duke, Bill,1943-; Duke, Bill,1943-director.; Grossbach, David,film editor.; Grossbach, David.; Jones, Raki,producer,screenwriter.; Jones, Raki.; Kalin, Andrea,director,producer,screenwriter.; Kalin, Andrea.; Rhode, John,cinematographer.(CARDINAL)606936; Rhode, John.(CARDINAL)606936; Vitarelli, Joseph,composer.(CARDINAL)847987; Vitarelli, Joseph.(CARDINAL)847987; Duke Media (Firm); National Black Programming Consortium.; National Endowment for the Humanities.We the People.(CARDINAL)289933; PBS Home Video.(CARDINAL)218235; Spark Media (Washington, D.C.); Unity Productions Foundation.;
Prince among slaves -- Middle Passage -- TransAtlantic slave trade -- Natchez, Mississippi -- Foster's field -- Torn memories -- Escape and revelation -- King Cotton -- Starting anew -- Twenty years later -- Crossroads -- Dr. Cox's offer -- Narschalk -- Freedom -- Departure -- Most popular African in America -- ACS -- Backlash -- Last stop -- Journey home -- A dream fulfilled.Director of photography, John Rhode ; edited by David Grossbach ; original music composed by Joseph Vitarelli.Narrated by Mos Def.The true story of Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima Ibn Sori, a West African prince who was sold into slavery in 1788, eventually ending up in Natchez, Mississippi.Not ratedDVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen.American Black Film Festival, 2007: Best Documentary
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Ibrahima, Abd al-Rahman, 1762-1829.; Enslaved persons; Muslims; Princes; Slavery;
- "Includes limited public performance rights"--Container.
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- American gigolo [videorecording] by Bruckheimer, Jerry.pro(CARDINAL)346576; Duke, Bill,1943-act; Elizondo, Hector.act(CARDINAL)178252; Gere, Richard,1949-act(CARDINAL)343266; Hutton, Lauren.act; Pallandt, Nina van,1932-act; Schrader, Paul,1946-ausdrt; Freddie Fields Productions.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.(CARDINAL)141482;
Executive producer, Freddie Fields ; editor, Richard Halsey ; music, Giorgio Moroder.Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt, Bill Duke."Julian Kay is on the prowl and looking for someone to please. Boyish and sensual, he speaks five or six languages, and is equally comfortable as a chauffeur for a wealthy middle-aged matron, and as a translator/companion for the lonely wife of an eecutive. He is the American gigolo. But Julian's love-for-sale lifestyle turns deadly when a client is murdered and Julian becomes the prime suspect."--Container.MPAA rating: R.DVD, widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English), mono. (French), NTSC.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Fortune hunters; Male prostitutes; Man-woman relationships; Murder;
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- Sister act 2 : back in the habit / by Duke, Bill,1943-director.(DLC)no 98068455; Orr, James,1953-author.(DLC)no 96011722; Cruickshank, Jimauthor.(DLC)no 00082444; Mason, Judi Ann,author.(DLC)n 85204993; Najimy, Kathy,actor.(DLC)n 93048015; Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-actor.(DLC)n 85176762; Coburn, James,actor.(DLC)n 86025301; Goodman, Miles,musical director.(DLC)n 95067347; Touchstone Home Video (Firm)(DLC)no 95013190 ; Touchstone Pictures(DLC)no 95025350 ;
Director of photography, Oliver Wood; production design, John de Cuir, Jr.; editor, John Carter; music, Miles Goodman.Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, James Coburn, Maggie Smith.A lounge singer who had previously posed as a nun returns to the order to help teach in an inner city school.MPAA rating: PG.DVD Dolby digital 5.1 surround stereo.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Comedy films.; Nuns; Urban schools; Films for hard of hearing people;
- For private home use only.
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- Nero Wolfe. [videorecording] / by Bloomfield, George.; Chaykin, Maury.; Duke, Bill,1943-; Hutton, Timothy,1960-(CARDINAL)785963; Jaffe, Michael.(CARDINAL)215285; L'Ecuyer, John.; Pepper, John R.; Smithee, Alan.(CARDINAL)810660; Stout, Rex,1886-1975.(CARDINAL)123314; Tolkan, James,1931-; Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; Freemantle International.; Jaffe/Braunstein Films Ltd.;
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- Subjects: Closed captioned.; Private investigators; Television programs.; Wolfe, Nero (Fictitious character);
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- Get rich or die tryin' [videorecording] / by 50 Cent(Musician)(CARDINAL)541907; Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale,1967-; Bryant, Joy,1976-actor(CARDINAL)845663; Duke, Bill,1943-; Friday, Gavin.; Howard, Terrence.actor(CARDINAL)538768; Jones, Quincy,1933-(CARDINAL)759214; Quinn, Declan,1957-; Seezer, Maurice.; Sheridan, Jim,1949-(CARDINAL)720522; Paramount Pictures Corporation.(CARDINAL)141482;
Director of photography, Declan Quinn ; editor, Conrad Buff ; music score, Quincy Jones, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer ; costume designer, Francine Jamison-Tanchuck ; production designer, Mark Geraghty.Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller, Viola Davis.A rap superhero is encased in muscular flesh like armor, his face is an impassive mask, he reaches out to destroy his enemies with his unique talent. Marcus is a gangster who breaks from his youthful life of crime to triumph as a rapper. Marcus's girlfriend helps him pull free the wires holding his jaw shut when he's recovered from being shot in the face. He even has a moment when a razor blade is thrown into his cell and is encouraged to kill himself. Instead, the self-reliant gangster uses it to carve his rhymes into the walls.MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content, sexuality and nudity.DVD; region 1; NTSC.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Gangsters; Man-woman relationships; Rap musicians;
- Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 6
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