Publication information: [S.l.] : Embassy Home Entertainment, [198-] Physical description: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: A producer and his accountant plot to produce a sure fire flop in a money making scheme. Their play turns out bad, but the audiences love it Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:DVD
Publication information: New York, NY : New Yorker Video, 1991 Physical description: 1 videocassette (94 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: A band of Spanish conquistadors, led by Aguirre, self-styled Wrath of God, go up the Amazon in search of gold, but Aguirre's megalomania turns the expedition into a death trip Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Hollywood, Calif : Paramount Pictures, 2003 Physical description: 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + contents insert Description: Indiana Jones, an archeologist, embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant. Accompanied by his fiesty ex-flame Marion Ravenwood, Indy must discover the Ark before the Nazis do, and he has to survive poison, traps, snakes and treachery to do so Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD Format:VHS
Publication information: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c1993 Physical description: 1 videocassette (119 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: A fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago and the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c1998 Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Joe Ross is the inventor of The Process, a top-secret formula which promises to make his company unimaginably rich. But when Joe meets a successful, cynical businessman he begins to suspect that his boss will never share the profits. And with that seed of doubt planted, an intricate con-game soon falls into place Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1999] Physical description: 1 videocassette (115 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: A high-priced personal injury attorney represents eight families whose children died of leukemia after large corporations let toxic waste leak into the water supply in the Boston area. He puts his career, reputation and all that he owns on the line for the rights of his clients Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, c2000 Physical description: 1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in Description: Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a momumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD
Publication information: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2002 Physical description: 2 videodiscs (147 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + contents insert Description: Presents a mix of interrelated stories: a Mexican policeman finds himself and his partner caught in an often deadly web of corruption a pair of DEA agents work undercover in a sordid and dangerous part of San Diego a wealthy drug baron living in upscale, suburban America is arrested and learns how quickly his unknowing and pampered wife takes over his business and the U.S. President's new drug czar must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD
Publication information: Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, c2005 Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in Description: The inside story of one of history's greatest business scandals, in which top executives of America's seventh largest company walked away with over one billion dollars, while investors and employees lost everything Location: General Format: DVD
Publication information: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, 1980 Physical description: 2 videocassettes (219 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: The story of the life of Moses from the Pharaoh's household through his life of leading his people to freedom Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:DVDFormat:DVD
Publication information: Culver City, Calif. : Distributed by MGM/UA Home Video, c1988 Physical description: 1 videocassette (148 min.) : sil., b&w with original tints and technicolor sequences restored 1/2 in Description: A sweeping saga that tells the story of a young Jewish nobleman and his nemesis, a Roman centurion. Set against the backdrop of Jesus' life Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:VHS
Publication information: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, c1999 Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Based on the real-life Scopes trial in which a teacher was jailed in 1925 for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution Location: General Format: VHS Format:DVD
Publication information: Burbank, CA : RCA Columbia Pictures Home Video, [1987], c1966 Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (approx. 120 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Presents an historical drama about the opposition of Sir Thomas More to the divorce of King Henry VIII and the events which lead to More's execution Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Troy, MI : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [1998] Physical description: 1 videodisc (220 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in Description: The dramatic story of Mohammed, the prophet who founded Islam Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD
Publication information: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1987 Physical description: 1 videocassette (125 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: A powerful epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th century colonial empires Location: Video Rental Collection, Circulation Desk - Reserves Format: VHS
Publication information: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [1993], c1992 Physical description: 2 videocassettes (201 mins.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Presents the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:DVD
Publication information: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1998] Physical description: 1 videocassette (135 min.) : sd., col 1/2 in Description: In a remote area of Tibet a two-year-old child is identified as the Dalai Lama. The story follows him into adulthood where he tries to rule his nation at one of the most challenging times in its history Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: [Kirkland, Wash. : Film Distributors], c1989 Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Documents the suffering, loss, and rebirth of the Cambodian people in the aftermath of the take over of Cambodia by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge revolutionary forces and the subsequent invasion of Cambodia by Viet Nam Location: Circulation Desk Format: VHS
Publication information: New York, NY : Kino on Video Kino International Corporation, c2003 Physical description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in Description: An examination of two decades in the life of Martin Luther, whose deepening religious dilemmas and disillusionment with the Catholic Church culminated in an act of conscience and defiance that precipitated the Reformation Location: General Format: DVD
Publication information: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2004 Physical description: 1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in. + contents insert Description: Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where he is nailed to the cross. With his mother looking on, he dies Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD
Publication information: New York, NY : MGM/UA Home Video, c1985 Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 70 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in Description: Movie version of Stephen Crane's novel: the story of Henry Fleming and his initiation into manhood as a Union Army recruit during the Civil War Location: General Format: VHS
Publication information: Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, c1989 Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (89 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in Description: During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers are set up for suicide missions and are generally manipulated in ways that show no regard for their lives Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:DVD
Publication information: [Universal City], Calif. : MCA Videocassette Inc., 1981 Physical description: 1 videocassette (129 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in Description: The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him--except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:VHS Format:DVD Format:DVD
Publication information: [United States] : Magnetic Video Corp., [197-] Physical description: 2 videocassettes (171 min.) : sd., col., with b&w sequences 1/2 in Description: Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:DVD
Publication information: Burbank, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1993] Physical description: 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: When his wife walks out, Ted Kramer and his six-year-old son have a chance to really get to know each other. Then Ted's wife returns and she wants her son back Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:DVD
Publication information: Bevery Hills, Calif. : Fox Video, c1996 Physical description: 1 videocassette (114 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Norma Rae, a textile worker in a small Southern town, discovers that she has a social conscience when a labor organizer arrives at her mill to establish a union Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, c1990 Physical description: 1 videocassette (122 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:VHS Format:DVD
Publication information: New York, N.Y. : Orion Home Video, c1992 Physical description: 1 videocassette (125 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Set in 1920's China, 19-year-old Songlian has become Fourth Wife to the wealthy Chen. Yet she must share her husband with three existing wives. Each must wait until dusk for the arrival of a red lantern, which signifies with whom the master will sleep tonight. When Songlian discovers that the other wives cheat to win the red lantern, she decides to join the fight for Chen's attention Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1995] Physical description: 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Story of the love between a proud lion ruler, Mufasa, and his son, Simba, a naive and curious cub Location: Juvenile Format: VHS
Publication information: Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2000 Physical description: 2 videodiscs (155 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in Description: A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new Emperor, Commodus. He becomes a slave and then a gladiator, fighting in the Roman Colosseum in defiance of the Emperor Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD
Publication information: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005] Physical description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 170 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in Description: Follows the life of Howard Hughes as the twentysomething millionaire, having already made a fortune improving the design of oil-drilling bits, who comes to Hollywood with an interest in getting into the picture business. It doesn't take long for Hughes to jump from producer to director of his first major film project, a World War I air epic. The film was a massive hit, and the eccentric inventor became a mogul in Hollywood, making Jean Harlow a star and enjoying a romance with Katharine Hepburn. But Hollywood's old-boy network never fully accepted Hughes, and in time his passion for flying began to reclaim his attentions. In time he began designing new planes, setting air speed records, flying around the world, and risking his life testing aircraft. Hughes also found time to romance Ava Gardner and founded his own airline, Trans-World Airlines. As his ideas became bolder and more eccentric, he gained many powerful enemies Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD
Publication information: Beverly Hills : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c1998 Physical description: 1 videocassette (92 min.) : sd., b&w 1/2 in Description: A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C., capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son befriend him...realizing they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: New York, N.Y. : Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, 1981 Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: A television news reporter and a cameraman uncover a startling incident while investigating a nuclear power plant Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS Format:DVD Format:VHS
Publication information: Hollywood, CA. : Paramount, c1989 Physical description: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (195 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: The story of the love affair of John Reed and Louise Bryant in a war-torn world and how the Russian revolution shook their lives Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, [1987], c1983 Physical description: 1 videocassette (131 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Drama about an Oklahoma woman who becomes contaminated with plutonium at her job based on a true story Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, 1989 Physical description: 1 videocassette (129 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Based on the true story of young anthropologist Dian Fossey who travels to the African mountains to study the rare gorillas Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c1990 Physical description: 1 videocassette (135 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: A new Soviet sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast. Government experts think it is planning to attack- that is, all the experts but one. He thinks the sub's commander is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find the sub and prove his theory Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Hollywood, CA : Miramax Home Video, c1992 Physical description: 1 videocassette (93 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Two proper, middle-class English women, bored with their lives and their passionless husbands, spend a month on vacation in a medieval villa on the Italian Riviera. The idyllic hideaway holds a special magic and hopes reawaken and they will find ways to live and love that have long eluded them Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1995 Physical description: 1 videocassette (128 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in Description: Dustin Hoffman plays Sam Daniels, a take-charge army virologist trying to stave off global biological meltdown. A rare killer virus from the jungles of Zaire has taken hold in a California community. Its mortality rate is 100%. And some say the only way to stop its spread is to firebomb the town and everyone in it Location: Video Rental Collection Format: VHS
Publication information: [Santa Monica, CA] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2005] Physical description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in Description: The deeply moving true story of a five-star-hotel manager who used his wits and words to save more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan conflict Location: Video Rental Collection Format: DVD
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