Jacob Vargas
1) Jarhead
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows "Swoff," a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound pack on his back through the Middle Eastern deserts. There is no cover from intolerable heat or from the Iraqi soldiers, who are always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country...
2) The public
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019].
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a brutal blast of cold hits Cincinnati, the public library transforms from a safe haven for the homeless into a potential war zone. Those who have no place of retreat to evade the cold stage a sit-in in the library where they are tended by members of the library's staff. Soon the police arrive and a stand-off threatens to bring tragedy to the homeless individuals and those who care about their well-being. An eye-opening exploration of the basic...
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Now married to Suzanne, Nick buys a suburban house to escape the rat race of the big city and to provide more space for his new wife and kids Lindsey and Kevin. But when his new home quickly becomes a costly "fixer upper," he finds himself at the mercy of an eccentric contractor. Nick's suburban dream soon becomes a nightmare.
4) Kimi
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As a "voice stream interpreter," Angela listens to thousands of anonymous audio streams from smart speaker owners, the perfect job for an agoraphobe like herself. While listening to a stream, she overhears a murder taking place and must leave the comfort of her home.
5) Dragonfly
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:1)
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joe is a physician mourning the death of his wife Emily who died in South America, where she was providing medical outreach. Wracked by grief, Joe feels obligated to check in on his wife's pediatric patients, fulfilling a promise he made before she left. Visiting the ward, Joe starts to believe that Emily is using the near-death experiences of her terminal patients to communicate with him through images the children report seeing in their dreams,...