Summary: The dark crystal: The Mystics fight to overthrow the evil Skeksis and take back control of their planet. When Jen, a member of the Gelfling tribe, sets out to find the missing shard of the crystal which powers the entire planet, his dangerous journey brings him face to face with monsters at every turn. Determined to restore peace to the planet, Jen will not back down.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY DARSummary: In Frogtown Hollow live Emmet and Ma Otter, a family with little money but lots of love. With Christmas coming, they want very much to buy each other a store-bought gift, but are barely scraping by doing odd jobs. When a local talent contest offers a special prize. Emmet must make a sacrifice to join his jug band for the competition. Will the jug band prevail or will fierce competition from the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Hit Entertainment 2005
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD EMMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Sight and Sound Holiday Display, Call number: DVD JUV EMMSummary: A young girl has an extremely vivid & symbolic dream the night before her mother goes in for surgery.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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2 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY MIRCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MIRSummary: A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2023
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GUICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GUISummary: A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FANTASY GUISummary: A filthy comedy set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HaSummary: When the power goes out, it sparks an idea for Dot, Hal, Mom, and Dad. But stepping away from gadgets and devices isn't as easy as it seems. No video games, no laptaps or tablet, no drone. A trip to the basement turns up some interesting materials, none of which require electricity, software, or Internet access. What Dot and her family will need to plug into are their imaginations, creativity,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Entertainment 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZUCLee, J. M. (Joseph M.)
Summary: After barely escaping capture, Naia and Gurjin save their friends and continue their quest to fan the flames of resistance, but when they uncover a connection between the urRu and Skeksis, Naia finds her determination wavering.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2019