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1) Dune
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English
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"Science fiction's supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who will become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. Paul's noble family is named stewards of Arrakis, whose sands are the only source of a powerful drug called "the spice." After his family is brought down in a traitorous plot, Paul must go undercover to seek revenge, and...
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Language
English
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A corrupt millionaire junk dealer, embarrassed by his simple girlfriend's lack of social sophistication, arranges to have a pesty muckraking journalist train her in a crash course in "culture." He is surprised and outraged when after becoming aware of her role as pawn in his crooked business deals, she refuses to cooperate.
3) The deal
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A political thriller with an all star cast which includes Christian Slater, Selma Blair, Angie Harmon, and Robert Loggia. A timely political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.
4) City hall
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The death of an innocent child helps uncover a scandal that links the mob directly to the Mayor's office.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A genial homeless unemployed baseball pitcher is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleas to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will, and John Doe clubs are formed. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero, but he is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of the clubs to bludgeon his...
6) Dune: Part 2
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Paul Atreides, alongside Chani and the Fremen, seeks vengeance against the conspirators who destroyed his family, while grappling with the dilemma of choosing between his love for Chani and the fate of the universe. Amidst the turmoil caused by the destruction of House Atreides by House Harkonnen, Paul and his mother Lady Jessica integrate into Fremen society on Arrakis, where they confront suspicion and skepticism while fulfilling prophecies and...
7) Faith
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 206 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A high tension thriller of political corruption and international intrigue. A high ranking government official scrambles to keep his secret lifestyle hidden from the world when his daughter purposely leaks his affair to a reporter she's dating.
8) Silver city
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Grammatically challenged, "user friendly" gubernatorial candidate Dicky Pilager has just launched a rosy campaign for the citizens of the New West. But things take an unexpected turn when the taping of an environmental political ad ends up with Pilager reeling in a corpse. Enter his ferocious campaign manager, Chuck Raven who hires idealistic journalist turned rumpled private detective Danny O'Brien to investigate potential links between the corpse...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An ex-CIA agent, in his quest to find his kidnapped daughter, is lead on a trail of political intrigue, corruption, danger and betrayal, yet he will stop at nothing to save her.
10) Dune
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey that tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest...
11) Lone star
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An unsolved murder in a Texas border town uncovers a tale of corruption, intrigue, and forbidden love.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A carefree ex-newspaperman Tom Richards is arrested for vagrancy, he's saved from a jail term when Vinnie McLeod, an elderly editor of a floundering local paper, offers him a job. Together they're out to make headlines as they work to expose political corruption in a small town. They refuse to buckle under the threats and demands of corrupt, rival newspaper owner, Big Boss Dougherty. So the suspense mounts as they stand their ground against Dougherty's...
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Colonel Terry Childers is a patriot and war hero. But when a peacekeeping mission he leads in Yemen goes terribly wrong, he finds himself facing a court martial. Accused of breaking the rules of engagement by killing unarmed civilians, Childers' only hope of vindication rests with comrade-in-arms Hays Hodges, a military lawyer of questionable abilities. Together, they face the battle of their lives.--Container.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following the collapse of the civilized worlds, the Overseer, now supreme ruler of the universe, seeks to extend his reign and enslave the remains of humanity. Only revolutionary commander, John Worthy, and his rebel band of fighters stand between freedom and an intergalactic apocalypse.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Description
6 videodiscs (997 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick is a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. In Season Two, even with her husband back home and planning to run for office again, Alicia continues redefining herself and her role in her family's life. Features all 23 dramatic episodes, plus featurettes, deleted scenes, music videos, and more....
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (663 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Frank prepares for his promotion to Vice President. Doug tries to erase all leads leading him back to him and Frank. Claire fights back against Gillian. Zoe considers working with Frank again.
17) Bad ass
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shunned by society for nearly forty years, Vietnam War veteran Frank Vega becomes an instant celebrity when he thwarts a hate crime on a city bus and footage of the incident goes viral on the Internet. But when his best friend is murdered and the police seem unwilling to help, Vega takes his new Bad Ass nickname to the extreme against corrupt cops and a crooked mayor in pursuit of old-school justice.
19) American hustle
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle is the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Carmine Polito is the passionate, volatile,...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
Description
The final installment of Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium' trilogy. Lisbeth Salander is fighting for her life in more ways than one. In an intensive care unit and charged with three murders, she will have to not only prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce the same corrupt government institutions that nearly destroyed her life. Once upon a time, she was a victim. Now, Lisbeth Salander is fighting back.
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