DVD - U. S. & Foreign Feature Films
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These are new feature films from all over the world.
Omni loop
Author(s):
Bernardo Britto
Mary-Louise Parker
Ayo Edebiri
Carlos Jacott
Harris Yulin
Description:
Zoya Lowe, a quantum physicist, has been diagnosed with a black hole growing in her chest and given a week to live. But what the doctors and her family do not know is that she has already lived this week before - because she is stuck in an endless time loop. That all changes the day she meets a gifted physics student named Paula and together they team up to save her life and solve the mysteries of time travel.
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DVD
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SciFi/Fantasy
Things will be different
Author(s):
Michael Felker
Adam David Thompson
Riley Dandy
Chloe Skoczen
Justin Benson
Description:
In order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points.
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DVD
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SciFi/Fantasy
Wicked
Author(s):
Jon M. Chu
Cynthia Erivo
Ariana Grande
Jonathan Bailey
Ethan Slater
Description:
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads, and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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DVD
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Music
Elevation
Author(s):
George Nolfi
Anthony Mackie
Morena Baccarin
Maddie Hasson
Description:
Set in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, a single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.
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DVD
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Action
Here
Author(s):
Robert Zemeckis
Tom Hanks
Robin Wright
Paul Bettany
Kelly Reilly
Description:
A generational story about families and the special place they inhabit, sharing in love, loss, laughter, and life.
Format:
DVD
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Drama
The last rifleman
Author(s):
Terry Loane
Pierce Brosnan
Clemence Poesy
Jurgen Prochnow
John Amos
Description:
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
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Drama
Weekend in Taipei
Author(s):
George Huang
Luke Evans
Lun-Mei Gwei
Sung Kang
Description:
On a deep undercover assignment in Taipei, DEA agent John Lawlor was doing eveything right ... until he fell in love with his informant, beautiful Josephine 'Joey' Kwang, one of the Asian underworld's best transport drivers. Compromised and cover blown, John was forced to flee. Now years later, John is back in Taipei for the weekend. But is he here to finish the job? Or to win back Joey's love?
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
Action
Juror #2
Author(s):
Clint Eastwood
Nicholas Hoult
Toni Collette
J. K. Simmons
Chris Messina
Description:
Juror #2 follows family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the accused killer.
Format:
DVD
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Drama
Azrael
Author(s):
E.L. Katz
Samara Weaving
Vic Carmen Sonne
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Vincent Willestrand
Description:
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.
Format:
DVD
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Horror
The order
Author(s):
Justin Kurzel
Jude Law
Nicholas Hoult
Tye Sheridan
Jurnee Smollett
Description:
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government.
Format:
DVD
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Action
The lord of the rings. The war of the Rohirrim
Author(s):
Kenji Kamiyama
Brian Cox
Gaia Wise
Luke Pasqualino
Laurence Ubong Williams
Description:
It tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm's Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their destruction.
Format:
DVD
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SciFi/Fantasy
Sight
Author(s):
Andrew Hyatt
Terry Chen
Greg Kinnear
Danni Wang
Raymond Ma
Description:
Sight, starring Greg Kinnear and Terry Chen, follows the inspiring true story of Ming Wang, an impoverished Chinese prodigy who flees Communist China to become a pioneering eye surgoen in America. When tasked with restoring the sight of an orphan who was blinded by her step mother, he must confront the trauma of living through a violent uprising in his youth, the Cultural Revolution.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
Drama
The owners
Author(s):
Jiří Havelka
Tereza Ramba
Vojta Kotek
Dagmar Havlová
Jiří Lábus
Description:
A timely metaphor for failing democracy, The Owners takes a seriocomic look at the most local form of self-governance: the co-op apartment building meeting. It includes a curious cast of characters, all of whom own apartments in the same building in Prague, as they attempt to tolerate each other's presence long enough to make some important decisions about the building's future.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
891.86 Own
Den of thieves 2. Pantera
Author(s):
Christian Gudegast
Gerard Butler
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Evin Ahmad
Salvatore Esposito
Description:
Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world's largest diamond exchange.
Format:
DVD
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Action
Sweetie, you won't believe it
Author(s):
Yernar Nurgaliev
Daniyar Alshinov
Asel Kalieva
Azamat Marklenov
Description:
A fishing trip with the boys quickly spirals out of control after witnessing a mob hit in the forest, setting off a series of insane, violent and hilarious misadventures. What begins with a couple quarreling about baby names soon ends in gory revenge and slapstick splatter in a seemingly indestructible one-eyed psychopath's cabin in the woods.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
894.345 Swe
September 5
Author(s):
Tim Fehlbaum
Peter Sarsgaard
John Magaro
Ben Chaplin
Leonie Benesch
Description:
September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, September 5 provides a powerful new perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.
Format:
DVD
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Drama
Ex-husbands
Author(s):
Noah Pritzker
Griffin Dunne
Rosanna Arquette
Richard Benjamin
James Norton
Description:
Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, Mexico, only to crash his son's bachelor party.
Format:
DVD
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Comedy
There's still tomorrow = C'̈ ancora domani
Author(s):
Paola Cortellesi
Valerio Mastandrea
Romana Maggiora Vergano
Emanuela Fanelli
Giorgio Colangeli
Description:
In this moving comedic drama set in postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life. An Italian box office phenomenon and winner of six Italian Academy Awards.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
853 The
V/H/S/Beyond
Author(s):
Phillip Andre Botello
Alanah Pearce
Dane DiLiegro
Mitch Horowitz
Description:
The film is presented as an anthology of five short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own sixth short horror film shot akin to a documentary, with interviews from ufologists. Each short is linked together with the concept of found footage as each segment is from various VHS tapes.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
Horror
Last breath
Author(s):
Alex Parkinson
Woody Harrelson
Simu Liu
Finn Cole
Cliff Curtis
Description:
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface. Based on a true story, the crew use teamwork, resilience, and a race against time to do the impossible.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
Drama
Stay online
Author(s):
Yeva Strielnikova
Liza Zaitseva
Oleksandr Rudynskyi
Hordii Dziubynskyi
Olesia Zhurakivska
Description:
A young woman volunteering in Kyiv is given one of the thousands of laptops donated by ordinary Ukrainians to support the war effort. The woman receives a mysterious video call from a young boy searching for his father, the laptop's previous owner, who went missing during the Russian army's invasion. Reluctantly, she agrees to help find his missing parents a decision that will ultimately force her to risk the lives of her own loved ones.
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
891.79 Sta
