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Lil Wayne / by Miller, Frederic P.(CARDINAL)563789;
Subjects: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.; Rapping; Cash Money Records; Jay Sean;
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Philadelphia [videorecording]. by Hanks, Tom(CARDINAL)318707; Robards, Jason(CARDINAL)160366; Washington, Denzel,1954-(CARDINAL)360194;
Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Jason Robards Jr., Anna Deavere Smith.Includes: filmmaker's commentary; deleted scenes; original making-of featurette; Bruce Springsteen music video, Streets of Philadelphia; courthouse protest footage and interviews; and much more.Philadelphia is a 1993 American legal drama film written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Filmed and set in its namesake city, it tells the story of gay man Andrew Beckett who asks lawyer Joe Miller to help him sue his employers, who fired him after discovering he has AIDS."***1/2 Highly recommended."--Video Librarian"A dazzling achievement! Honor, rage, heartbreak and astonishing humor..."--Cosmopolitan"An emotional powerhouse!"--Rolling StoneRated PG-13.DVD.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Drama films; DVD-video discs; Film adaptations; Gay & Lesbian interest; Legal films; LGBT; Gay/Lesbian; LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction);
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BB King. [videorecording] / by Brewer, Jon,director.; Freeman, Morgan,actor.(CARDINAL)348086; Bounce Productions Ltd. (Firm); Cardinal Releasing Ltd.; Emperor Media Ltd.; Kingsid Ventures Ltd.;
Narrated by Morgan Freeman.Director Jon Brewer worked closely with the gregarious and charming musician and was given extraordinary access to his friends, family and colleagues. This is a no holds barred, powerful documentary that explores how an orphaned kid from Mississippi turned his life around, battled against all odds and against unrelenting racism to overcome even the toughest critics in the entertainment industry, to become 'King of the Blues'.DVD; NTSC; Region 0; Dolby digital.
Subjects: King, B. B.; African American musicians; Biographical films.; Blues (Music); Blues musicians; Nonfiction films.;
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Celebrating Bird [videorecording] : the triumph of Charlie Parker / by Armstrong, Louis,1901-1971.(CARDINAL)121358; Basie, Count,1904-1984.(CARDINAL)157733; Byron, Toby.(CARDINAL)363142; Giddins, Gary.(CARDINAL)514367; Gillespie, Dizzy,1917-1993.(CARDINAL)128758; Haynes, Roy.; McShann, Jay.; Monk, Thelonious.(CARDINAL)283517; Morgan, Frank,1933-2007.; Parker, Chan.; Parker, Charlie,1920-1955.(CARDINAL)715129; Simmons, Kendrick.; Tatum, Art,1909-1956.(CARDINAL)736479; Webster, Ben,1909-1973.(CARDINAL)724548; Young, Lester,1909-1959.(CARDINAL)158065; Medici Arts (Firm);
With Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Haynes, Jay McShann, Frank Morgan, Chan Parker and others; performances by Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Thelonious Monk, Ben Webster, Art Tatum, and many others.A revealing look at an enigmatic yet endlessly appealing man, who soared to the heights of creative freedom but couldn't beat a lifelong addiction to heroin. Includes Parker's only surviving TV appearance playing Hot house.DVD, region 0, 4:3; PCM mono 2.0.
Subjects: Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.; African American musicians; Biographical television programs.; Jazz musicians; Nonfiction television programs.; Saxophonists;
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God is the bigger Elvis [videorecording] / by Anderson, Julie(Julie M.),film producer.; Cammisa, Rebecca,film director,film producer.; Gandbhir, Geeta,editor of moving image work.; Lavino, James,composer.; Raschke-Robinson, Claudia,director of photography.; HBO Documentary Films,production company.(CARDINAL)348529; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)348533;
Director of photography, Claudia Raschke-Robinson ; editor, Geeta Gandbhir ; original music, James Lavino."The remarkable story of Dolores Hart, a rising Hollywood starlet who appeared in ten films starting in 1957, acting with the likes of Elvis Presley, Montgomery Clift, Warrent Beatty and Anthony Quinn, but abandoned her blossoming career to become a Benedictine nun in 1963"--Container.Rating: TV-G.DVD-R, NTSC, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Benedictine monasteries; Benedictine nuns; Biographical films.; Biographies.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.; Video recordings.; Hart, Dolores, 1938- 1938-; Abbey of Regina Laudis (Bethlehem, Conn.);
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The life of Muhammad [videorecording] / by Omaar, Rageh,1967-presenter.; Sardar, Ziauddin,screenwriter.; Kermani, Faris,television producer,television director.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.(CARDINAL)309769; Crescent Films,production company.; British Broadcasting Corporation.production company.(CARDINAL)143648; BBC Two (Television station : London, England),broadcaster.;
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen; stereo.Presenter, Rageh Omaar.Camera, Philip Chavannes ... [et al.] ; editor, Tim Arrowsmith ; original music, Jez Spencer.Rating: Not rated.In a journey that is both literal and historical, host Rageh Omaar retraces the footsteps of the Prophet, from his beginnings in Mecca to his struggles with accepting his Prophetic role; from his flight to Medina to his subsequent military and political successes and failures--through to his death and his legacy.
Subjects: Muḥammad, Prophet, -632; Muḥammad, Prophet, -632; Islam; Biographical television programs.; Historical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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The betrayal [videorecording] = Nerakhoon / by Fernandez-Marengo, Flora.pro; Kuras, Ellen.drtproaus; Phrasavath, Thavisouk.drtaus; American Documentary Films.; Cinema Guild.; P.O.V. (Firm); PandinLao Films.;
Cinematography, Ellen Kuras ; editor, Thavisouk Phrasavath ; music, Howard Shore.The epic story of a family forced to emigrate from war-torn Laos after the chaos of the secret air war waged by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, to the mean streets of New York City. Kuras has spent the last 23 years chronicling the family's extraordinary journey in this deeply personal, poetic, and emotional film.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Laotian Americans; Laotian Americans; Laotian Americans; Laotian Americans; Nonfiction films.; Political refugees;
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Galileo's journal, 1609-1610 / by Pettenati, Jeanne.; Rui, Paolo,illustrator.;
Includes bibliographical references.This fictional journal is from the year in which Galileo constructed his own telescope and began to record his astronomical discoveries. Includes additional nonfiction biographical information.AD660LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642; Inventors; Telescopes;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Mary Cassatt [videorecording] / by Kultur International Films.;
Children and naturalism are the hallmarks of Mary Cassatt's work during the 1880's and 1890's.DVD; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Biographical films.; Biographical (Nonfiction); Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926.; Women artists;
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Georgia O'Keeffe [videorecording] / by Kultur International Films.;
This documentary portrays the legendary painter as she candidly reveals her warmth, humor, and practical wisdom. For the first time on camera, O'Keeffe openly discusses her work and inspirations taken from the haunting mountain deserts of New Mexico.DVD, all regions, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC.
Subjects: Biographical (Nonfiction); Biographical films.; Biographical films.; O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986.; Women artists;
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Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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