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21) Speak no evil
Publisher
Shudder
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One family accepts an invitation to the rural home of another they met on vacation, only to find their lives altered in unexpected, deeply horrifying ways.
22) Donnie Darko
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this psychological thriller, a delusional suburban teen is visited by a demonic rabbit with eerie visions of the past and deadly predictions for the future.
23) Taurus
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A rising but troubled musician spends his days and nights searching endlessly for the inspiration to record his next song. His assistant wants to save him, his collaborators want him in the studio, and his dealer and his ex push him deeper into the void.
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This story is neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war. . ." title screens. 1914. War has broken out in Europe. A group of German college students are convinced to enlist after their teacher, Professor Kantorek, gives...
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mike and Kate, a young couple, get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to win a cool five million dollars. The challenge: live for 50 days in a blank space with no contact with the outside world.
26) Siberia
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clint tends bar at a snowbound roadhouse whose patrons speak a language he doesn't understand, and things may not be what they seem. Desperate for answers, he drives a sled team to a nearby cave, but finds no peace. Are the spirits that confront him mere figments of his imagination, or will they slowly tear his body and soul to pieces?
27) The novice
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An obsessive college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an extreme physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
28) The lesson
Publisher
Decal Releasing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An aspiring young writer eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol. Soon, he realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution that threatens his life. A taut noir thriller. -- Back cover.
29) Stories we tell
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color with black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A "genre-twisting film by director Sarah Polley, who investigates the elusive truths of her eclectic family of storytellers as she playfully interrogates a cast of characters who each relate their version of the family mythology. Polley reveals the essence of family as she uncovers the secrets buried deep within-- "--Container.
30) The game
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Widescreen and full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
Author
Publisher
Kingswell
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
"Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood....
32) Nitram
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, Nitram is an isolated young man living with his parents in Australia until he meets an eccentric heiress. What follows is a gripping portrait of nihilism and violence. Based on the Port Arthur Massacre.
33) The humans
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group's deepest fears are laid bare. The piercingly funny and haunting debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his Tony Awardʼ-winning play, THE HUMANS explores the hidden dread of a family and the love that binds...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"FAR FROM THE TREE follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity."--Container.
36) The juror
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A struggling single mother impulsively agrees to serve on a jury hoping for a little excitement in her humdrum life. She gets far more than she bargained for when she's forced to sacrifice the truth to save her son from the mob's seductive, psychotic enforcer.
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The ability to make wise, educated decisions is essential to living a successful and fulfilled life. Whether simple or complex, private or public, decisions are an essential part of life, affecting individual lives for good or ill, as well as friends, families, and communities. Decision-making is a skill--one that can be learned, honed, and perfected. When the necessary components of a smart decision are understood, mistakes can be sidestepped. When...
38) Ordinary people
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
ix, 437 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This revised edition of Dark Dreams explores the evolution of the modern horror film. It divides horror into three varieties (psychological, demonic and apocalyptic) and demonstrates how horror cinema represents popular expression of everyday fears while revealing the forces that influence American values. Directors given a close reading include Hitchcock, De Palma, Cronenberg, Del Toro, Haneke, and Polanski"--Provided by publisher.
40) The number 23
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 199 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Walter Sparrow receives a book for his birthday from his wife, Agatha. The first words he reads changes his once placid existence into a whirlpool of psychological torture and mayhem. The book is a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter's life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The book's main character is a brooding detective named Fingerling who seems to copy Walter's own history. As the book comes to life, Walter becomes fascinated by...