RMC Recent Acquisitions

This list contains new items received in the last two weeks that the RMC has available for checkout. Some videos may only be available on reserve. The center provides service to students, staff, and faculty. Other community members should contact the media librarian for special permission. This information is available via an feed.

Five Follies of Don Quixote

Summary: "With compelling dramatizations filmed at authentic Spanish locations, this program explores the farcical structure of Don Quixote as well as the parallels between Cervantes' magnum opus and his own unusual life. Studying the richness of meaning and moral commentary associated with the would-be knight-errant, the program highlights the universality of Cervantes' narrative--while evoking contrasts with our own age and its vastly different take on idealism, honesty, and individuality. Organized thematically, the film guides viewers through five distinct 'follies'--Friendship, Reason, Liberty, Love, and Adventure--closely tied to the character of Don Quixote and, interestingly, his creator"--Container.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD08906
Posted: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:47:39 -0004

Meerkat Manor: Season Three

Summary: In this season, attacked, defeated and evicted from their burrow by a powerful rival mob, the suddenly homeless Whiskers struggle to start again in a new territory. Now, under the resourceful leadership of their matriarch Flower, the tribe will experience heartbreaking losses and unexpected romances, will wage an on-going battle with the ferocious Zappa tribe, and will face an equally fierce onslaught from the Kalahari's deadly elements.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09345 pt.1
Posted: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:48:14 -0004

Picnic

Summary: The story covers one Labor Day week-end in a small Kansas town, and tells about the impact a virile drifter has on the lives of several women in town.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09343
Posted: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:48:14 -0004

My Blueberry Nights

Summary: Jeremy, a big-hearted owner of a small New York diner, tries to soothe Elizabeth's jilted heart with his blueberry pie. But only after going on a year-long cross-country odyssey does she realize love was right at her doorstep all along.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09338
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:26 -0004

Some Came Running

Summary: Dave Hirsch, a writer and army veteran, returns to 1948 Parkton, Indiana, his hometown. There he must come to terms with his roots and his future.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09331
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:26 -0004

Two Thousand Maniacs

Summary: Six "Yankee" tourists are the horrified "guests of honor" for the centenniel celebration of a small southern town in this Herschell Gordon Lewis drive-in cult classic.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09299
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:26 -0004

Better Off Dead

Summary: After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts only bring him more agony and embarrassment.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09293
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:26 -0004

Be Kind Rewind

Summary: Two local outcasts attempt to save a local video store. Amateur film director Mike must find a way to save the business after his magnetized friend, Jerry, erases every movie in the store. Using an outdated video camera and their own special effects, the two embark on an adventure to remake all the movies, from "Ghostbusters" to "Driving Miss Daisy," turning the two town misfits into local celebrities.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09336
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:26 -0004

The Gods of Times Square

Summary: Shot between 1993 and 1998 to examine the religious fanatics, doomsday prophets, drug addicts, and marginized street folk as they roam the streets of the former haven of free speech known as Times Square.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09297 pt.1
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:26 -0004

Kabul Transit

Summary: "In the broken cityscape of Kabul, Afghanistan, amid the dust and rubble of war, Westerners and Afghans adjust to the uncertain possibilities of peace. [The film] shuttles through the broken streets of the city, moving between public space and private, listening in on conversations, posing questions, probing the darker alleys mainstream media avoids ... Rejecting the usual device of narration and portraiture, the film asks the viewer to experience Kabul as a newly arrived visitor would"--Container.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09340
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:25 -0004

Torchwood Complete second season

Summary: The adventures of a team of investigators, led by the enigmatic Captain Jack. Set in Cardiff, in the present day, the team uses scavenged alien technology in a very real world to solve crime both alien and human.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09223 pt.1
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:25 -0004

Hitman

Summary: A mysterious hired gun has a barcode tattoo on his bald head. In lieu of a name, he is number 47. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 moves like a determined shark. He speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "Organization," which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping in and out of countries to ply his trade. That is until he is double-crossed on a mission in Russia with the shooting a national leader who is promptly replaced by a lookalike double. Suddenly on the run, 47 has to retrace his steps and formulate a lethal plan for extricating himself from a trap. Caught in the chaos is the lovely Nika who is forced into sex slavery by 47's new enemies and the one person who seems uniquely qualified to break through 47's many personal barriers.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09300
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:25 -0004

Delirious

Summary: Les is a small-time paparazzi with dreams of getting his embarrassingly funny photos on the front page. His luck seems to take a turn for the better when he befriends a clueless young homeless man, Toby, and makes him his unlikely assistant. But when Toby falls for a pop diva and becomes a reality TV star, Les has a tough time being pushed out of the frame and creates a devilish scheme to take down his former apprentice.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09333
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:25 -0004

disFIGURED

Summary: Lydia is a fat, graceful woman struggling to maintain her identity in fashionable Venice Beach, California. Though she is a member of Fat Acceptance Group she still struggles with complex feelings about her body and its place in the world. Darcy, a recovering-anorexic real estate agent, is struggling with the same issues from a very different perspective. Her attempt to join the Fat Acceptance Group is quickly rejected but it introduces her to Lydia.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09337
Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:48:25 -0004

The Departed (Widescreen Version)

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD07170
Posted: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:48:36 -0004

Love is a Many-Splendored Thing

Summary: A widowed Eurasian doctor and an American war correspondent stationed in Hong Kong begin an intensely passionate affair, but when the journalist is transferred to Korea where war has broken out, tragedy strikes.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09342
Posted: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:48:36 -0004

08/15, 1. Teil

Summary: This finely crafted look into life in a German military barracks shortly before WWII is the story of a rebellious young trainee who launches a mutiny against his superiors. Although the film focuses primarily on the tribulations of the new recruit it also presents a fascinating look at the lives of other soldiers, officers and civilians (most of whom are played by non-professional actors). The film's title refers to a particular type of German military pistol.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09332
Posted: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:48:54 -0004

The Andromeda Strain

Summary: When a mysterious virus is brought to Earth by a returning satellite, an elite and dedicated squad of scientists assembles to search for the truth and stop the mutating killer before it ends life on Earth.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09241 pt.1
Posted: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:48:54 -0004

The Bank Job (widescreen)

Summary: A small-time crook takes on a bank heist when an old friend offers him an inside track to the vault. Along with his hastily assembled team of low-rung criminals, Terry finds himself deep. Quiet suddenly the group become the target of ruthless mobsters, the police, government officials at the highest level, and even the royal family. Based on the true story of a British princess and a sex scandal.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09176
Posted: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:48:54 -0004

Shamanism an ancient tradition

Summary: Explores the world of Shamanic medicine. Shamans, ritualistic dancers, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a doctor, and others investigate this form of traditional healing, contrasting it with Western medical science.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09319
Posted: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:48:54 -0004

21

Summary: Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. Wanting to transfer to the Harvard School of Medicine, he learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the tuition. Then Ben is introduced into a small but secretive club by his math professor, Micky Rosa. The club has four other students: Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Jimmy; and they are being trained by Mickey in the skill of blackjack card counting. Intriged by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using the skills of code talk and hand signals, Ben makes hundreds of thousands of dollars winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben wants to make only enough money for his tuition and then to back out of the group. Ben's greed and arrogance put Micky, as well as the group, on the radar of a brutal casino security enforcer named Cole Williams. Cole holds a personal grudge against Micky which threatens to undo everything the students have learned and earned.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09261
Posted: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:48:53 -0004

Tropa de Elite

Summary: Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operation Battalion) wants to find his replacement. Two childhood friends, cadets Matias and Neto, become dismayed at the corruption in the military police. They decide to join the BOPE and Nascimento hopes one of them would become his replacement.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09330
Posted: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:48:53 -0004

The Great Consoler

Summary: Stylized film based loosely on the life and stories of American author O'Henry, in which man in prison writes popular stories, and their affect on other people.
Call Number: VIDEO .VHS13934
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:49:00 -0004

Pixote

Summary: "Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime."--Container.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09326
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:49:00 -0004

Personal Best

Summary: A promising hurdler finds needed emotional and athletic seasoning with a caring mentor. After the two fall in love, their relationship is threatened as both vie for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09295
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:49:00 -0004

Macon County Line

Summary: Set in Louisiana in 1954, two brothers enroute to joining the army are mistaken for murderers. They find themselves on the run and hunted down by a sheriff whose wife was the murder victim.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09265
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:49:00 -0004

The Draughtsman's Contract

Summary: Set in 17th-century England, an aristocratic wife commissions a young, cocksure draughtsman to sketch her husband's property while he is away-- in exchange for a fee, room and board, and one sexual favor for each of the twelve drawings. As the draughtsman becomes more entrenched in the devious schemings in this seemingly idyllic country home, curious details emerge in his drawings that may reveal a murder.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD03454 2008
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:49:00 -0004

Psycho Beach Party

Summary: Based on Charles Busch's play, this film is a satire of Hollywood movie genres.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09296
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

History of a Secret

Summary: A young woman is told her mother went to work in Paris and never returned. Twenty-five years later her father confesses that her mother actually died during a back-alley abortion.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09292
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Two-Lane Blacktop

Summary: A driver and a mechanic join a drag race driving east from L.A. in a souped up '55 Chevy, where they challenge another driver to a cross country race with their pink slips as the prize.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD00908 2007 pt.1
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Si me comprendieras

Summary: A well-known Cuban film director embarks upon the search for a black woman dancer and singer to play the central dramatic role in his next film project- a musical comedy. He sets about searching the Cuban Film Institute's extras files, and, with the enthusiastic support of friends and the aid of a small video camera, he scours the streets of Havana in search of his actress.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09317
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Amerikanskie slezy russkikh zhen

Summary: A film about American men finding Russian brides on the Internet.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09323
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Joshua

Summary: Brad and Abby Cairn seem to have it all: a happy marriage, a spacious Manhattan apartment, a gifted nine-year-old son and a new arrival on the way. But young Joshua's resentment toward his baby sister triggers a series of tragic events that fill the Cairn household with utter despair and unspeakable horror. Is it all a series of eerie coincidences-- or the calculated agenda of a sinister sibling with the perfect plan for revenge?
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09290
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

The Boy Friend

Summary: The story of an assistant manager/gofer who is given a big chance after the leading actress hurts her ankle.
Call Number: VIDEO .VHS13927
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Wings of Desire

Summary: Based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD03911
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Short Eyes

Summary: Tensions erupt among inmates when an accused child molester is placed in a Manhattan detention center.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09327
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Prison Pups

Summary: Prison Pups follows four inmates as they raise and train service dogs for the handicapped and hearing impaired. At Concord Farm, a minimum-security facility in Massachusetts, these inmates learn to take on the responsibility of a puppy and find in themselves not only a sense of confidence but also a capacity for nurturing and affection. This experience is profound as they become empowered by their role as trainers.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09328
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Summary: Rachel and her girlfriends Charlene and Monica are realizing what they want in a man is not what they're getting in their men. Every woman at church loves Rachel's husband, Deacon Clarence-- especially the preacher's flirty daughter, Chantel. As Rachel's marriage is collapsing and their love grows apart, Rachel's new boss Damion Marshall is giving her reason to leave. Charlene struggles to hold on to what's left of her marriage, as her husband Bruce succumbs to life's temptations. Meanwhile, Monica is looking for the right guy in all the wrong places and her longtime friend, Jasper King is hoping for a chance. When a life-changing moment grabs Rachel by surprise, she and her friends finally see how strong their men really are.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09329
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Shampoo

Summary: George is one of L.A.'s most desirable men, a Beverly Hills hairdresser who makes all his female clients look, and feel, better than ever. Encouraged by his girlfriend Jill to open his own salon, George approaches conservative businessman Lester for financing. Unbeknownst to Lester, George is sleeping with his wife, his mistress and his teenage daughter.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09294
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Can't Buy Me Love

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09321
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Mort Sahl: At the hungry i

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: CD2197
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Bicycle Thieves

Summary: In post-WWII poverty-stricken Rome, a man struggles to earn a living for himself and his family. When his bicycle and main means of support is stolen, with his young son in tow, he attempts to find the thief.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD00135 2007 pt.1
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Anand

Summary: Roopa lost her family in an accident when she was a child. As she is leaving her fiancee, she meets Anand, the son of the man who was responsible for the accident.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09071 pt.1
Posted: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:48:59 -0004

Double Indemnity

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09175 pt. 1
Posted: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:49:11 -0004

The Diamond Arm

Summary: An eccentric comedy about a modest Russian worker who starts a heroic combat against a gang of smugglers.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD04879 2004
Posted: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:49:11 -0004

Dinner at Eight

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09203
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:44 -0004

Bottle Rocket

Summary: "Three best friends try to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local 'godfather,' who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers" -- Container.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD00873 2006
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:44 -0004

Kal Ho Na Ho

Summary: Rohit and Naina are sweethearts and hope to marry soon. Their relationship undergoes a change when Naina's family experiences money problems. Then Aman Mathur enters their lives, and his dynamic and outgoing personality has a positive effect on everyone he comes into contact with. But Aman (cancer patient) himself is human, and cannot help himself falling in love with beautiful Naina. But Aman cannot marry Naina for he has dark secret, that he cannot share with anyone.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD04482 2006 pt.1
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:44 -0004

Demitri Martin. Person.

Summary: One of the most original voices in comedy hits the stage with a hysterical blend of music and wry observational humor.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09246
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:44 -0004

Kill Bill Vol 2 (widescreen)

Summary: The Bride continues on her deadly pursuit of her former partners in the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who, in a furious assault, attempted to murder her and her unborn child on her wedding day. As the Bride faces off against allies-turned-nemeses Budd and Elle, she flashes back to the day of her deadly wedding. We learn how she was recruited and trained and about her relationship with Squad leader Bill.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD03967
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:44 -0004

Living the Hiplife

Summary: "A musical portrait of street life in urban West Africa. [The film] follows the birth of Hiplife music in Accra, Ghana, a mix of various African musical forms and American hip-hop. Archival footage and hip-hop music videos are remixed with interviews and the daily lives of rap artists. We follow Reginald "Reggie Rockstone" Ossei (the Godfather of Hiplife) in the founding of the musical movement, as well as the Mobile Boys (a group of aspiring rap artists), as they try to make it in the music business" -- Publishers' website.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09224
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:44 -0004

The Orphanage

Summary: Laura decides to purchase her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. The new environment awakens the imagination of Laura's son. His ongoing fantasy games played with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09212
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:44 -0004

American Wedding

Summary: Jim proposes to Michelle. Hoping to make the wedding day as special as possible for his bride, Jim enlists the help of his friends to help him convince a dressmaker to create the perfect gown and in turn make a good impression on his future in-laws. Stiffler and Finch battle for the attention of Michelle's younger sister Cadence and Jim's Grandmother objects to the wedding because Michelle is not Jewish. party are just some of the obstacles that must be overcome before the happy event can transpire.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD03232 2004
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Rwanda: Living Forgiveness

Summary: There has been a lot of pain and suffering and even death in the small African country of Rwanda. Victims and perpetrators share their everyday lives and even drive through the countryside together in order to tell their reconciliation story.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09247
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Soul Mate

Summary: Behrouz is a man who has recently been released from an asylum after suffering several bouts of madness. When Behrouz accidentally meets Shirin, they impulsively decide to get married and a series of life adventures begins for the odd couple.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09253
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Things We Lost in the Fire

Summary: Audrey Burke is reeling from the shock of the news that has just been delivered to her door by the local police - her husband, Brian, had been killed in a random act of violence. Once anchored by the love and comforts of their marriage, Audrey is now adrift. Impulsively, she turns to Jerry, a down-and-out addict who has been her husband's close friend since childhood. Desperate to fill the painful void caused by her husband's death, Audrey invites Jerry to move into the room adjacent to their garage in the hope that he can help her and her children cope with their sudden loss. Now, in facing a daily battle to stay off drugs and his unexpected role as surrogate parent and friend to Audrey's son and daughter, he finds a core of inner resilience. As Jerry and Audrey navigate grief and denial, their fragile bonds are constantly tested. Together, they discover the strength to move forward.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09215
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Women in Love

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09211
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

The Best of the Colbert Report

Summary: In this age of skepticism and not getting it, Americans want the truth and no one gives it to them better than Stephen Colbert. Watch as Stephen shows the nation how he feels the facts, knows the districts, and justifies injustices.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09210
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Genocide

Summary: The heart-wrenching, yet often heroic story of the millions of men, women and children who fell victim to Hitler's Final Solution.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09252
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Krazzy 4

Summary: "It's a mad, mad, mad world out there... and everybody's worried they're going bananas...except the Krazzy 4...because they know they're already Krazzy!" -- Container.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09248
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

George of the Jungle

Summary: George is a buff and lovable klutz who saves his animal friends from poachers.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09214
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Deutschland bleiche Mutter

Summary: Set during World War II, newlywed Lene must watch her new husband go off to war during the German invasion of Poland. She discovers that she is pregnant and is forced to take her child on a journey across the war-ravaged countryside. Lene is in turn brave and foolhardy, resourceful and resilient, facing a bleak future with fierce determination.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09251
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Saawariya

Summary: Destiny weaves its magical spell when a shy musician's chance encounter leads to four unforgettable nights filled with music, passion and romance.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09225
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2-Disc Field Guide Edition) widescreen

Summary: The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared, a curious, adventurous boy, quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His twin brother Simon is calm and reserved but is rapidly drawn into the fantastical world of fairies and goblins. Older sister Mallory and their mom are harder to convince, but after the almighty and ruthless ogre leader Mulgarath begins to attack the home, the entire family must band together to combat the hordes of goblins and creatures that lurk just outside.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09289 pt.1
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Tashan

Summary: A young executive is caught up in a world of lies and deception, when he is asked by a beautiful young woman to teach her boss English.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09255
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Fata Morgana

Summary: Mystery and surrealism in the story of a fashion model who's targetted for murder.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09254
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:43 -0004

Sharpe's Complete Collection

Summary: The adventures of a maverick British officer during the Napoleonic wars.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09205 pt.1
Posted: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:49:42 -0004

Viy (Spirit of Evil)

Summary: A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09272
Posted: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:49:53 -0004

Paddle to the Sea

Summary: A young Native American boy carves a small wooden man into a canoe. Follows the adventures of the tiny craft as it forges its own path from Lake Superior through the Great Lakes and down to the Atlantic Ocean. A thrilling journey across the waves and rapids of North America.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09304
Posted: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:49:52 -0004

Swann in Love

Summary: Set in Paris in the 1890s, Swann falls in love with a young courtesan, and soon finds himself tormented by his unrelenting sexual desire.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09209
Posted: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:49:52 -0004

The Criminal

Summary: Johnny Bannion has spent the last three years in prison devising the biggest robbery of his career. Out of prison, he puts his plans into action. Burying the money in a field, Bannion is arrested before he has a chance to reveal its whereabouts to his gang. After springing from jail they make the fatal mistake of shooting him before he has given them the full story.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09302
Posted: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:49:52 -0004

Dans Paris

Summary: Paul, depressed from his recent break-up with Anna, returns home to live with his divorced father and womanizing, slacking younger brother, Jonathan. With little success, his carefree sibling and doting father try to cheer him up with women, wine, and home-cooked meals. When, in the midnight hour, Paul is forced to entertain one of his brother's desperate girlfriends, he begins to realize that while things never go according to plan, family and the pursuit of love are always worth the fight.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09312
Posted: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:49:57 -0004

The Air I Breathe

Summary: A film based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. Four very different people teetering on the edge of desperation are unexpectedly linked by their destinies. Filled with surprising twists and turns, this suspenseful, action-filled drama employs both brutal violence and aching poetry in a moving exploration of the search for happiness in a gritty urban world.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09262
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Pearl Diver

Summary: The story of two sisters, haunted by the twenty-year-old murder of their mother, and what happens when a farming accident rips away the layers of secrecy and buried trauma surrounding that night. They learn that sometimes the secrets from the past can bring hope for the future.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09218
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Summary: In 1939 London, Miss Guinevere Pettigrew is a middle-aged governess who finds herself once again unfairly dismissed from her job. Now she must seize the day if she wants a job. She does this by intercepting an employment assignment outside of her comfort level as social secretary. Arriving at a penthouse apartment for the interview, Miss Pettigrew is catapulted into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse. Suddenly, Miss Pettigrew finds herself swept into the world of high society. Within hours she is living it up. Taking the social secretary designation to heart, she tries to help her new friend Delysia navigate both a love life and career. This is complicated by the three men in Delysias life: devoted pianist Michael, intimidating nightclub owner Nick, and impressionable junior impresario Phil. Miss Pettigrew herself is unexpectedly drawn to the gallant Joe, a successful designer who is tenuously engaged to haughty fashion maven Edythe - the one person who senses that the new social secretary may be out of her element and schemes to undermine her. Over the next 24 hours, Guinevere and Delysia will empower each other to discover their romantic destinies.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09270
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

World of George Kuchar

Summary: A compilation of 26 short and experimental films, plus an interview.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09267 pt.1
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Meerkat Manor: Season Two

Summary: In the second season, the meerkat clan know as the Whiskers will face dramatic new challenges in their struggle for dominance and survival amid the dangers of the Kalahari Desert. With cutting-edge technology capturing every meerkat moment above and below ground, witness the Whiskers tangling with old enemies-- and confronting a dangerous new rival meerkat gang. Then, when a fresh generation of mischief-making pups arrives on the scene, it adds a whole new dimension to the family's intricate social mix.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09053 pt.1
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Boondock Saints

Summary: FBI agent Paul Smecker (Dafoe) is on the trail of two vigilante brothers (Flanery and Reedus) whose spiritual sense of right and wrong has turned Boston's streets red with blood. The victims: villains and mob bosses whom the authorities have been powerless to stop. Now, Smecker finds himself torn between whether he should catch the killers ... or join them.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD02545 2006 pt.1
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09263
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Little Women

Summary: Chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grew into young ladies during the harsh times of the Civil war.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09258
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Eternal Summer

Summary: Not available.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09244
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

The Thief of Bagdad

Summary: When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09227 pt.1
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

The Age of the City

Summary: "The 26 half-hour videos in The unfinished nation -- Part II tell the story of America's rich history and unique heritage - from the Civil War and Reconstruction to the Information Age. Each of the videos in the series combines interviews with leading scholars and historians, historical footage, photographs, locations of historic interest, and more. Discover the never-ending story that is ... The Unfinished Nation'" -- Container.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09242
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Last Life in the Universe

Summary: Kenji is a mysterious, obsessive-compulsive, suicidal Japanese man living in Bangkok, Thailand who gets thrown together with Noi, a Thai woman, through a tragic chain of events. Noi is everything Kenji is not. He is a neat freak who keeps his dishes washed and his books neatly stacked and organized. She dresses like a slob, smokes pot and never picks up after herself. It's a match that somehow seems to work. Slowly, as Noi begins to seduce Kenji back to life, more is revealed about him and why he's suicidal and living in Bangkok.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09220
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:09 -0004

Gift of a Girl

Summary: "Explores the complexity of female infanticide in southern India and shows steps that are being taken to eradicate the practice"--Container. Asserts that the Indian dowry system should be abolished, as the practice has caused a rise in the incidences of female infanticide, bride burnings, and other abuses of girls and women.
Call Number: VIDEO .DVD09245
Posted: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:50:08 -0004