Mykelti Williamson
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The film features the story of three famous baseball players of the 40s, when for the first time a black player took the field
"In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro League--but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to sign a black player. Only one player will be the first to take the field. The Brooklyn Dodgers want to make the deal that will make history. But the man they choose will be more...
2) Ali
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political...
3) Heat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vincent Hanna is a brilliant L.A. cop following the trail from a deadly armed robbery to a crew headed by master thief Neil McCauley. The trouble is, McCauley's expertise is at least equal to Hanna's.
4) Forrest Gump
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody...
5) Fences
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Fact-based story about the all-black U.S. Cavalry Troop H, which protected the Western territories in post-Civil War times. The story focuses on the troops' attempts to capture an Apache warrior, Vittorio, who slaughters the settlers in New Mexico. The film examines the racial tensions that existed between the black soldiers and some of the white soldiers, and the truths about the Indian invaders
7) Canal Street
Publisher
Smith Global Media (SGM)
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It is a modern-day thriller telling the story of Kholi Styles who is trying to get by in an unwelcoming new world. After he becomes the suspect of the mysterious death of a classmate, it's up to his father, Jackie Styles, an up-and-coming lawyer from the slums of Chicago, to defend his son in court and battle an outraged public before time runs out. Jackie fights to keep his faith and prove his son is not the monster the world has made him out to...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (ca. 1,065 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Contains the entire final season of the television program "24," in which CTU has been disbanded for four years and Jack Bauer faces criminal charges before a Senate subcommittee, but when a terrorist plot targets Washington D.C., Jack Bauer is pulled back into action by the FBI.
9) Clean
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A garbage collector sucked into the orbit of a local crime boss must face the violence of his past to find redemption in this bloody thrill ride.
10) Species II
Publisher
Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Just when you thought the threat of alien colonization was over ... the deadliest species from deep space is back and more menacing than ever before.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Strong violent/gruesome accidents, language, and a scene of sexuality.
While at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends to leave....
12) August Rush
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) (double-sided) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square. They are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York City and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth
13) Run the race
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reeling from his mother's death and his father's abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers' ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach and his dreams on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope.
14) Run the race
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two desperate brothers sacrifice today for a better tomorrow. Reeling from his mother's death and his father's abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers' ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach and his dreams on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope.
15) Con air
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cameron Poe is a highly decorated U.S. ranger who is convicted of manslaughter after protecting his wife in a drunken brawl. Finally, after eight years, he's being paroled and is going home to his wife and daughter. His ride home, the Jailbird, is also transporting society's most vicious murderers to Feltham Penitentiary, Lousiana's toughest maximum security prison. A surprising escape is made on board the plane as the cons seize control of the plane,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 455 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Final destination: While boarding for a cross-country flight with friends, Alex has a premonition of the plane crashing. When he causes a ruckus and gets kicked off the flight, he and his friends watch in horror as the plane crashes, but Alex and his friends learn that they were fated to die on board the airplane, a fate that hunts them down one-by-one. Final destination 2: A teen with mild precognitive powers prevents a gruesome highway accident...
17) Don't let go
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jack Radcliff, a homicide detective, picks up his niece Ashley from a theater. It is revealed that Ashley does not like her father Garret due to his bipolar disorder and history with drug abuse. A day after Jack has a serious talk with his brother about getting his life together, he receives a crying call for help from Ashley. Jack rushes to her house but is too late, finding the dead bodies of Ashley, his brother Garret, and Garret's wife in an apparent...
18) Firelight
Series
Publisher
Hallmark Hall Of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min., 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Firelight: Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays Dwayne Johnson (D.J.), a counselor at a women's correctional center who dedicates his professional life to helping young people reclaim their own self-respect through selfless service to others. The incarcerated young women in the center come from troubled, often violent, backgrounds. Many of them belong to gangs and have been involved with illegal drugs. In the words of D.J., 'They come in here so broken. These...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (501 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Purge : In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, becomes legal. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes.
The Purge : Anarchy : The New Founders of America invite you to celebrate your annual right to Purge. Writer/director...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 672 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Executive producer Dick Wolf delivers the latest installment of the compelling Chicago franchise, an emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors, nurses, and staff who hold it together. Crossing paths with familiar faces from Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire, this third team of Chicago heroes take on cases inspired by topical events while forging fiery relationships in the...