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Enron : the smartest guys in the room
written and directed by Alex Gibney ; executive producers, Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner, Joana Vicente ; producers, Alex Gibney, Jason Kliot, Susan Motamed.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Erreway : 4 Caminos
guión, Lily Ann Martin, Solange Keoleyan ; producida por Tomas Yankelevich ; dirigida por Ezequeil Crupnicoff.
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2004; 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Four adolescents and their irresponsible manager abandon their previous lives and hit the road with their music. The arrival of a baby complicates their lives.
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Every child is born a poet : the life & work of Piri Thomas
ITVS (Independent Television Sercie) ; Latino Public Broadcasting ; a film produced and directed by Jonathan Meyer Robinson.
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2003; 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Through poetry, stories, and performance, Piri Thomas, author of the autobiographical novel Down these mean streets, looks back on his life as the son of Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants, recounting his childhood in New York during the Great Depression, his membership in barrio youth gangs, his struggle with his mixed-race identity, his life as a heroin addict and armed robber, his six years in prison, and his emergence as a writer and educator. The film explores Thomas' utilization of creative expression as a means of confronting poverty, racism, violence and isolation.
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The Fall of the house of Usher : the pit and the pendulum.
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2004; 1 videodisc (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The Fantasy film worlds of George Pal
Arnold Leibovit Productions, Ltd.
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2000; 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Among the legends of Hollywood George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, innovator and showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A pioneer in stop motion animation he went on to invent the modern science fiction and fantasy film genres. This documentary explores Pal's life and work with rare interviews with Pal and reminiscences from his contemporaries. Also included are extensive film highlights.
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Fast times at Ridgemont High
a Refugee Films production ; an Amy Heckerling film ; produced by Art Linson and Irving Azoff ; screenplay by Cameron Crowe ; directed by Amy Heckerling.
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2004; 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A comedy that chronicles the trials and tribulations of several high school students.
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Faster
a film by Spark Productions in association with Dorna Sports SL ; producer, Stephen Lim ; written and directed by Mark Neale.
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2004; 2 videodiscs (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
This DVD tells the story of the MotoGP championship, the pinnacle of motorcycle racing. The championship is compromised of sixteen races on five continents contested by twenty-four of the world's top riders on the fastest motorcycles in existence.
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Flightplan
Touchstone Pictures and Imagine Entertainment present a Brian Grazer production ; produced by Brian Grazer ; written by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray ; directed by Robert Schwentke.
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2006; 1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Flying at 40,000 feet in a cavernous, state-of-the-art 474 aircraft that she designed, Kyle Pratt faces every mothers worst nightmare when her six year-old daughter, Julia, vanishes without a trace mid-flight from Berline to New York. Already emotionally devastasted by the unexpected death of her husband, Kyle desperately struggles to prove her sanity to the disbelieving flight crew, pilot, and passengers while facing the very real possiblity that she may be losing her mind.
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The fly
Brooksfilms ; produced by Stuart Cornfeld ; story by George Langelaan ; writers, David Cronenberg, Charles Edward Pogue ; directed by David Cronenberg.
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2 videodiscs (ca. 95 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Seth Brundle is a brilliant but eccentric scientist who attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man.
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Four brothers
Paramount Pictures presents a Di Bonaventura Pictures production, a John Singleton film ; produced by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura ; written by David Elliot & Paul Lovett ; directed by John Singleton.
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2005; 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Four adopted brothers come back home to avenge their mother's death at what appeared to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boy's investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local gangster. Two local cops, who are trying to solve the case, may also not be what they seem.
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Gankutsuou = The Count of Monte Cristo. Chapter 1
[Japanese version presented by] Media Factory GDH ; English version presented by Geneon Entertainment in association with Bang Zoom Entertainment ; produced by Hiroyuki Inada, Shinichiro Ishikawa ; director, Mahiro Maeda.
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2005; 1 videodisc (93 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Born into an aristocratic family in Paris, Albert sets out on a journey with his best friend, Franz, to escape his privileged yet dull life. They travel to Luna, on the surface of the moon, and meet a very wealthy man named The Count of Monte Cristo. Becoming completely fascinated with the Count's mysterious charm, Albert welcomes him into Paris high society.
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Genesis : where are we coming from?
Produced by Alain Sarde; A France/Italy Coproduction; Produced with the participation of Canal +; written and directed by Claude Nuridsanny and Marie Perennou.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Blending humor with seriousness, innocence with wisdom, an African griot uses the evocative language of myth and fable to relate the birth of the universe and the stars, the fiery beginnings of our planet and the appearance of life on earth.
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