Philip Glass
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Transcendent Man explores the theories of inventor, futurist, and best selling author Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near), who predicts that in the not-so-distant future, the science fiction behind The Terminator, Blade Runner, Total Recall, The Matrix, and I Robot will become science fact. The film follows Kurzweil as he journeys the world sharing his mind-bending vision of a future in which we merge with our computers.
3) Neverwas
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Weaving together fantasy and reality, past and present, Neverwas is a magical and moving journey of discovery for Zach Riley, who finds his childhood fantasyland may really exist.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. Now, he offers a candid and intimate journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers new and often surprising insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban...
5) Jane
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Looks back at Jane Goodall's career as a primatologist, animal rights advocate, and environmental activist. Comprised of present-day interview segments with Goodall and archival footage of her work studying chimpanzees at Tanzania's Gombe National Park shot by Hugo van Lawick in the 1960s for National Geographic.
6) Dracula
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (179 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night.
7) Taking lives
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Illeana Scott is a special agent with the FBI, who has a strong record as a criminal profiler. Scott is called in by a former Quantico colleague to assist two Canadian police detectives, Paquette and Duval, who are on the trail of a serial killer who has been killing in and around Montreal for almost two decades. Art gallery owner James Costa saw the killer during an assault, and now finds himself working as a decoy for Scott. As Scott and Costa follow...
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold. When Leopold's new fiancée rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim, the Prince's interest evolves into obsession.
9) The Hours
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
DVD, Hi-fi stereo. Dolby surround. 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it....
10) Candyman
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A search for dissertation material leads a graduate student to an old tale about a slave spirit said to haunt a notorious housing project.
11) The illusionist
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Unlock the mysteries of the year's most spellbinding film from the producers of Crash and Sideways! Oscar nominees Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton lead an all-star cast in this "stunning" film (USA Today) that conjures an exhilarating blend of suspense, romance and mind-bending twists. The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim (Norton) has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus...