John Magaro
1) Past lives
Language
English
Description
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.
2) Overlord
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (109 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
D-Day looms, and two soldiers are prepared to sacrifice their own lives to the noble cause of bringing down the Nazis. They have a secret mission to perform when they sneak into a Nazi-occupied town, but they do not realize what kind of a time they are in for. Not only is their mission dangerous by conventional means, but it has a supernatural element to it that makes their blood run cold. Can they successfully thwart the plot unfolding in front of...
3) Carol
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (118 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her twenties, Therese is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol, an alluring woman trapped in a loveless,...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the true story of four outsiders (Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt) who saw what the big banks, media and government refused to: the global collapse of the economy. A bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of banking, where everyone and everything is in question. Winner of an **Academy Award** and a **BAFTA Award** for Best Adapted Screenplay and nominated for Best Film. Nominated for four **Golden Globes**...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.
6) Showing Up
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A sculptor preparing to open a new show tries to work amidst the distractions and dramas of family and friends. The vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art & craft from beloved director Kelly Reichardt paints a wry, affectionate picture of friendship, rivalry, and the compulsion to create" --Container.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16 ... and turning up dead. Keep your heart racing with this suspense-thriller filled with twists, turns and a dark secret that will send your soul searching for cover.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"...Bailey [is] the owner/operator of a rundown kiddie amusement park on the wintry Jersey shore...[W]hen a mysterious French stranger appears carrying the ashes of Bailey's younger sister and claiming to be her husband, dark secrets begin to be unearthed. Now with the help of his childhood best friend and former lover, Bailey must confront his own deadly past and desperate future."--Container.