Nancy Richardson
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
It tells the unlikely love story of Maddy, a smart, curious and imaginative eighteen-year-old who due to an illness cannot leave the protection of the hermetically sealed environment within her house, and Olly, the boy next door who won't let that stop them. Maddy is desperate to experience the much more stimulating outside world, and the promise of her first romance.
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Language
English
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Description
It follows the Cooper clan as four generations of extended family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. As the evening unfolds, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The family that fights together, stays together. Headed by reformed gangster Ricky, his wife Julia, and their two kids Zak and Paige, the Bevis family barely gets by wrestling for small audiences at dinky venues. When Zak and Paige have the once in a lifetime chance to audition for the WWE, the family has to navigate the trials that come with the bright lights and big money that comes with fame. Biopic of English WWE wrestler Paige.
Language
English
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Description
Seventeen, angry, and alienated from her estranged father, Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life gets turned inside out when her mother forces her to spend the summer with him in the small Georgia beach town where he lives. Here, Ronnie finds salvation, friendship, second chances, and first love.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over the radio with his high school girlfriend, Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there's nothing left for him underground, he decides to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters...
10) Selena
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Grammy Award-winning South Texas singer whose life tragically ended just as she was taking Tejano music into mainstream America.
11) My family
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of three generations of Mexican Americans, from the father's journey to California in the 1920's, to the family struggles in modern-day America.
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 1965, during the turbulent early days of the right-to-vote movement. The story of a young schoolgirl in Selma, Alabama, who is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to resist the degradation that her fellow African-Americans are suffering.
13) Lords of Dogtown
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of the legendary Z-Boys, this film is a fictionalized version of a brilliant group of young skateboarders who perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It all begins with a choice. In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a string of murders and an evil vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, Bella is forced to choose between her love, Edward Cullen, and her friend, Jacob Black, knowing that her decision may ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.