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Extract [videorecording]
Miramax Films presents a Ternion Entertainment production in association with F+A Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, a Mike Judge film ; produced by Michael Rotenberg, John Altschuler ; written and directed by Mike Judge.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Joel is the owner of an extract manufacturing plant who constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident. This subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fair much better when he takes his bartending friend Dean's advice while in a drug-induced brainstorming session on how to test his wife's faithfulness. Finally, compounding these catastrophes is Cindy, his new employee, who happens to be a scam artist intent on milking the company for all its worth. Now, Joel must attempt to piece his company and his marriage back together all while trying to figure out what he's really after in life.
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Fanaa [videorecording] : destroyed in love
producer, Aditya Chopra ; director, Kunal Kohli.
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1 videodisc (168 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Zooni, a blind Kashmiri girl, meets Rehan Qadri, a local tour guide and an incorrigible flirt. Her friends warn her against him. Rehan, fascinated by Zooni, wants her to see life as it should be seen, in its many colours. He promises her that time spent with him will be the most precious in all her life. What Zooni doesn't know is that Rehan has another side of his life that he has kept from her -that side can change her life but also destroy it.
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Fast company [videorecording]
produced by Michael Lebowitz, Peter O'Brian, Courtney Smith ; directed by David Cronenberg.
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The story of a corporate-sponsored racing team and the explosive obsessions that speed them through lives of fast cars, fast cash and fast company.
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Firaaq [videorecording]
Percept Picture Company in association with Mirah Entertainment present ; written by Nandita Das & Shuchi Kothari ; directed by Nandita Das.
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
In the midst of the 2002 riots between the Hindus and the Muslims in Gujarat, the lives of people from different walks of life are all tested, from a couple desperately trying to decide whether or not to stay in their home, to a woman who must deal with the guilt of sending someone away, to a group of men bent on revenge.
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For fun [videorecording]
directed by Ning Ying.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
An older gentlemen wanders the streets of Beijing, trying to find something to do after being let go from his job at the Peking Opera House, and thinks he finds it when he meets a group of opera musicians.
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A handful of dust [videorecording]
[presented by] Stagescreen Productions ; screenplay by Tim Sullivan, Derek Granger, and Charles Sturridge ; produced by Derek Granger ; directed by Charles Sturridge.
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1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
In 1930s England, Tony and Brenda Last and their son, John Andrew, live an idyllic life in the huge Victorian country house that is the symbol of Tony's family pride. The chance arrival of a penniless scrounger irrevocably shatters the gentle balance of their lives as Brenda's search for excitement and Tony's determination to hold on to what is his eventually lead in the direction of divorce and send Tony to South America.
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The hangover [videorecording]
Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Legendary Pictures, a Green Hat Films production, a Todd Phillips movie ; produced by Todd Phillips, Dan Goldberg ; written by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore ; directed by Todd Phillips.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Angelenos Doug Billings and Tracy Garner are about to get married. Two days before the wedding, Doug and his groomsmen hop into Tracy's father's Mercedes for a 24-hour stag party in Las Vegas. The morning after their arrival in Vegas, they awaken in their Caesars Palace hotel suite each with the worst hangover. No one remembers what happened in the past twelve or so hours. The suite is in shambles and Doug is missing. Phil, Stu and Alan try to find Doug using only what little pieces of information they have at hand and go on a journey of discovery. However, it's a race against time since they need to find Doug and get him back to Los Angeles in time for the wedding.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [videorecording]
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Heyday Films production ; produced by David Heyman, David Barron ; screenplay by Steve Kloves ; directed by David Yates.
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1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Hogwarts, once thought to be a safe haven, may no longer be safe. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Harry will have to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses, a critical piece of information known only to Horace Slughorn, Hogwarts' former Potions Professor. Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promises of more money, a bigger office and the chance to teach the famous Harry Potter.
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The headless woman [videorecording]
Aquafilms ; El Deseo S.A. ; R&C Produzioni ; Slot Machine ; Teodora Film ; produced by Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Tilde Corsi, Verónica Cura ; produced by Esther García, Lucrecia Martel, Cesare Petrillo ; produced by Enrique Piñeyro, Vieri Razzini, Marianne Slot ; written by Lucrecia Martel ; directed by Lucrecia Martel.
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A bourgeois woman is driving alone on a dirt road when she becomes distracted and runs over something. In the days following this jarring incident, she becomes dazed and emotionally disconnected from the people and events in her life. She becomes obsessed with the possibility that she may have killed someone. The police confirm that there were no accidents reported in the area and everything returns to normal. That is until a gruesome discovery is made.
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I, Claudius [videorecording]
by Jack Pulman ; a BBC Television production, in association with London Films ; producer, Martin Lisemore ; directed by Herbert Wise.
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4 videodiscs (669 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Traces the lives of several early Roman emperors, showing ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have marked him a fool, yet whom prophecies have foretold will one day rule Rome.
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Inglourious Basterds [videorecording]
Universal Pictures and The Weinstein Company presents A Band Apart, Zehnte Babelsberg Film, Visiona Romantica ; produced by Lawrence Bender ; written by Quentin Tarantino ; directed by Quentin Tarantino.
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1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
During World War II, a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers, led by Lt. Aldo Raine, become known as "The Basterds." They are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish woman who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. A plot is set in motion to kill the Nazis at the theater's movie premier, including Adolph Hitler.
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Into the storm [videorecording]
directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
This sequel to the award-winning film The Gathering Storm offers an intimate look at the making of a nation's hero, when Churchill was at his most commanding and effective. It shows how his prowess as a great wartime leader ultimately undermined his political career and threatened his marriage.
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