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Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's just another day on the job for a band of badass combat zone rescue workers as they defy death and confront war's absurdities. The setting is 1995, somewhere in the Balkans. Over the course of 24 breathless hours, Mambru, leads his team of humanitarian, including hard-bitten, wisecracking veteran B and new recruit Sophie, as they deal with a most unexpected crisis, layers of bureaucratic red tape, and the reappearance of Mambru's old flame.
Publisher
Electric Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the final days of the First World War, during Malta's revolution for independence, two British officers are tasked with quelling the riots and covering up the bloody encounter, while innocent protesters are jailed and killed.
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Great War - March, 1918. C-company arrives to take its turn in the front-line trenches of northern France, led by the war-weary Captain Stanhope. With a German offensive imminently approaching, the company anxiously awaits their unknown fate. Based on the Tony award winning play. Nominated for Best Actor at the (Sam Claflin) at the **Evening Standard British Film Awards**. *"JOURNEY'S END ... [is] a tale that is both harrowing and heartbreaking."...
4) Reflection
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Ukrainian
Description
In 2014, Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy enlists to fight Russian military forces in the Donbass region, where he is captured by enemy soldiers. Now a prisoner of war, Serhiy is forced to witness horrifying scenes of humiliation and violence at the hands of the Russian invaders, his medical background co-opted to dispense mercy killings to the tortured. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment, still suffering from the trauma...
5) Hatari!
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Director Howard Hawks reteams with John Wayne, who heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa. Only they don’t use bullets – they capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions. Nominated for an **Academy Award** for Best Cinematography, Color. *"one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'." - Derek Adams, **Time Out***
6) Good Kill
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan yearns to get back into the cockpit of a real plane, but he now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned box in the Las Vegas desert. When he and his crew start taking orders directly from the CIA, and the stakes are raised, Egan's nerves, and his relationship with his wife begin to unravel. Revealing the psychological toll drone pilots endure as they are forced to witness the aftermath of their...
7) Stop-Loss
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend, Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum), who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon’s will, the Army orders him back...
8) Stalag 17
Language
English
Description
Two worthy **Academy Award** nominees from 1950's *Sunset Boulevard* - actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder - re-teamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, STALAG 17. The result was another Best Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth), and the elusive Best Actor Oscar for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up...
9) Megan Leavey
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A film based on the true life story of a young marine corporal (Kate Mara) whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wesley, a young deaf boy, is frequently bullied at school, and his home life, a sanctuary, consists of his loving mother and younger sister. When his father, a rough, unhappy man, returns home, Wesley withdraws into a shy and uneasy silence. But one day, on his cold walk home from the school, Wesley finds a strange man helpless and bleeding next to the road. He brings the man to an abandoned barn not far from his house. The man slowly recovers, helped...
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (172 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The courage-filled story of the Allied Resistance and the Paris Liberation of 1944. As the Nazi jackboot marches through Europe, the freedom fighters of Paris mount a brave resistance. Nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Original Score at the **Golden Globes.**
12) Mr. Pip
Publisher
Freestyle Digital Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Watts is the last Englishman remaining in a tropical village in Bougainville during its civil war in the 1990s. He begins to teach the local children by reading them Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. Matilda, an imaginative young girl, is transported into the story of the novel, believing that Dickens' character Pip is her friend. Matilda's "Pip" world is an extraordinary fusion of Dickens' Victorian London with the environment and people...
13) War and Peace
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Leo Tolstoy’s literary masterpiece comes to life in this epic film classic, featuring the talents of some of the greatest names from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring Audrey Hepburn as Natasha, Henry Fonda as Pierre, and Mel Ferrer as Prince Andrei, WAR AND PEACE is a compelling **Oscar**-nominated drama of international conflict, spectacular adventure, gripping intrigue and tragic romance set against the sweeping backdrop of Napoleon’s invasion...
14) Ne Zha
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young boy, Nezha, is birthed from a heavenly pearl by the Primeval Lord of Heaven. Born with unique powers, Nezha finds himself as an outcast who is hated and feared. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, the young boy must choose between good and evil in order to break the shackles of fate and become the hero.
15) Bellflower
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An apocalyptic love story, BELLFLOWER is both explosive and visually stunning. While Woodrow and Aiden prepare for the global apocalypse by crafting homemade flamethrowers and fire breathing Mad Max-inspired muscle cars, Woodrow falls hard in love with a femme fatale who's potentially more dangerous than the end of days. Nominated for Best Cinematography and the John Cassavetes Award at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Nominated for the Emerging...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A merciless cowboy (Bill Pullman) sets out on a dangerous journey across the frontier, determined to do whatever it takes to avenge his longtime partner’s brutal murder in this thrilling, action-packed western. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. "*This is a satisfying indie western, a dark and brooding film made with both a modern touch and real love for the genre.*" - Kenneth Turan, ***The Los Angeles Times***
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Korean
Description
After dying unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by three guardians, where only after passing seven trials and proving he lived a noble life will he be able to reincarnate. Based on the wildly popular webcomic, ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE TWO WORLDS is a star-studded, action-packed fantasy epic about life, death, rebirth, and the unseen forces that guide us through all.
18) The Paper Tigers
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As teenagers, kung fu disciples Danny, Hing, and Jim were inseparable. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring, and not at all preoccupied with thoughts of martial arts or childhood best friends. But when their old master is murdered, the trio reunites, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges if they are to honorably defend his legacy....
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bob Ho is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him; he has to win over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval.
20) My way
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Korean
Description
Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense in Jun Shik's unit and he devises a scheme but fails. Jun Shik and Tatsuo are captured by the...
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