Summary: When the adorable fruit bat Stellaluna is separated from her mother, she is adopted by a family of birds, but soon finds that she just can't fit in. Her playmates like to sleep at night; she wants to fly. They whistle and sing; she doesn't even have a beak! But just when it seems like she'll always be an outsider, Stellaluna makes an amazing discovery. Now she'll learn to cherish the things...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2004
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD StellalunaSummary: Abby, an eerily self-possessed young girl, emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Owen, an alienated 12-year-old boy, recognizes a fellow outcast and opens up to her, forming a unique bond. But as a string of grisly murders occupy his town, Owen has to confront the reality that this seemingly innocent...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR LETSummary: 10-year-old baseball fan Yankee Irving is always the last one picked for sandlot baseball games. But when Babe Ruth's prized bat is stolen during the 1932 World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol. He embarks on a wild cross-country journey that teaches him the stuff of real heroes, and along the way, Yankee learns that importance of perseverance and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile DVD, Call number: J DVD Everyone'sSummary: A heartwarming tale of two unique women who bond while recuperating in a hospital. Martha, a mother of four rambunctious and imaginative children, finds solace when she meets the younger woman, Claudia, and quickly the two build a strong relationship. When Martha invites Claudia to live with her family, Claudia unwittingly takes on the responsibility of becoming a surrogate mother to Martha's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AMASummary: The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GRASummary: An inspiring true story of courage and friendship the whole family will love. When 15-year-old Jay Moriarty discovers that the mythical Mavericks surf break is real, he reaches out to local surfing legend Frosty Hesson to train him to ride it. What begins as a mentorship turns into an extraordinary bond that transforms both their lives, as Jay and Frosty learn valuable lessons about conquering...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2013
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CHASummary: Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia where they rule as king and queen. It is a land filled with monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants. This...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2007
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BrCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY BRICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Bridge 2007Summary: Rachel is a generous and loyal pal to her engaged best friend Darcy. But after celebrating her 30th birthday, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in the arms of Dex, the guy she's had a crush on since law school, and who happens to be Darcy's fiance. In the frantic weeks leading up to Darcy's wedding, Rachel finds herself caught between her longtime friendship with Darcy and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2010
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY SOMCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SOMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SOM RATED PG-13Summary: In 1959, Miami journalist and aspiring writer Ed Myers travels to Havana to meet his idol, Ernest Hemingway. A fascinating and unexpected friendship develops as the legendary author mentors young Myers in deep-sea fishing, drinking, and finding his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them. The first U.S. movie filmed in Cuba in more than half a century, it offers...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PAPSummary: Thelma is an abused and neglected wife, while her friend Louise is a bitter, hard-edged waitress. The two decide to take a brief vacation to escape the drudgery of their everyday lives. Immediately, they run into trouble, as Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma in the parking lot of a country bar.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD THESummary: A young fox named Tod is taken in by an old woman after his mother is killed by a hunter. Full of mischief, young Tod befriends Copper, a hound dog pup. The two become such good friends that their friendship becomes endandered when they grow up. Copper's owner, Amos Slade, wants to kill Tod and he'll do anything to get him. He even has his other dog Chief to help him. As Tod and Copper get...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY FOXSummary: Seven friends, recent college graduates, search for a place in the real world and face the issues of career and commitment. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo's, their local hang-out, they save, betray and love each one another as only the closest of friends can.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ST.Summary: In a tale akin to "Romeo and Juliet," the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents' differences. Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse and commonplace. Jorgito's mother is a poor socialist who is proud of her family's social standing, and places similar restrictions on her son....
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF VIVSummary: Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius. You've never met a college student quite like 'Rancho.' From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down-along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for 'Virus, ' the school's uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN THRSummary: Two carefree pals (Macchio and Whitfield) traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, Vincent Gambini (Pesci) is the cousin of one of them and he is a lawyer. Vinny is a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try and has never been in court. When cousin Vinny arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend (Tomei) to...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009