Summary: Rise of the planet of the apes: Caesar is a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence from an experimental drug. Raised by the drug's creator, Caesar ultimately finds himself imprisoned and taken from the humans he loves.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: BLU-RAY SCI-FI PLASummary: Snow White & the huntsman: "The fairytale is over ... In this epic action-adventure, Kristen Stewart plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy her. With a Huntsman dispatched to kill her, will she meet her destiny and end the darkness?"--IMDb.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SNOSummary: Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager, he's the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, the most powerful weapon ever created! With storm clouds brewing, Percy embarks on an incredible cross-country journey to prove his innocence, recover the bolt, and prevent a war among the gods that could destroy our world!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2010
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Percy 2010Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY PERCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV PERCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PERCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PER RATED PGSummary: Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven, she'll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey. In the first film, Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. Now she must hope they are enough.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FROSummary: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SELCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SEL RATED PG-13Summary: Tells the sweeping and dramatic story of religious life in America, examining more than 500 years of American religious history, from the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the 2008 presidential election. Examine this history as it has played out in public life, exploring the complex interaction between religion and democracy in the United States; the origins of the American concept of religious...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GODSummary: " ... lays bare the science of vaccine safety and examines the increasingly bitter debate between the public health establishment and a formidable populist coalition of parents, celebrities, politicians and activists who are armed with the latest social media tools ... and are determined to resist pressure from the medical and public health establishments to vaccinate, despite established...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2010
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VACSummary: Follows businessman Peter Robbins' quest to emulate Jules Verne's Captain Nemo and build his own submarine with a panoramic view. Shows how he and his helpers experience challenges, setbacks, and triumphs as they build their submarine without the resources of a big shipyard and using only scavenged or off-the-shelf parts. Shares the thrill of the sub's maiden voyage, an expedition to the depths...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV UNDSummary: Science fiction tales of derring-do, heroism and romance. Set in the future, they relate the adventures of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as they battle the forces of the evil Imperial army.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lucasfilm 2013
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2 available in Science Fiction DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY SCI-FI STASummary: In search of peace and solitude, wealthy Dona St. Columb retreats to her country estate in Cornwall and discovers the exact opposite. Based on Daphne du Maurier's enduring story of piracy and betrayal.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2006
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FRESummary: When Binky discovers that he's allergic to peanuts, he has so many questions: Will he be forced to live without Chinese food? Will he ever again be able to eat with his friends? And most importantly, will his mom ever calm down?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ARTSummary: Presents archeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. This archeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one God--the foundation of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIBSummary: Patrick Swayze plays a ghost who teams up with a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) to uncover the truth behind his murder - and to rescue his sweetheart (Demi Moore) from a similar fate.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 1990
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Ghost 1990Summary: Discover the latest thinking from solar enthusiasts and skeptics as it investigates cutting-edge research developments. The program introduces viewers to the scientists and businesspeople who are racing to make solar power practical.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SOLSummary: While global warming has been heating up the world, recently scientists were stunned to discover that the sun has actually been growing dimmer, with less and less sunlight reaching earth's surface. Nova unravels this baffling climate detective story.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DIMSummary: Rango, a kooky pet chameleon, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt, until he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2011
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2 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY RANCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD RCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD RANSummary: Who would have predicted that a hot spot left over from the Big Bang would eventually lead to our galaxy, the solar system, the Earth--and to us? Origins explores how the universe and our planet began amid chaos and eventually gave birth to the first stirrings of life. Join cutting-edge scientists on a voyage deep into the Earth to find analogs to the earliest life on our planet, and travel a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ORISummary: A merry mashup of sisterly affection, parental disappointment, and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan, who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE POLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POLSummary: Greg Focker has finally begun to earn the respect of his ex-CIA father-in-law, Jack Byrnes but one important test still lies ahead: will Greg prove that he has what it takes to be the family's next 'Godfocker', or will the circle of trust be broken for good?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2011
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE LITCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie LittleSummary: When the kingdom's most wanted bandit Flynn Rider hides in a mysterious tower, the last thing he expects to find is Rapunzel, a spirited teen with an unlikely superpower, 70 feet of magical golden hair! Together, the unlikely duo sets off on a fantastic journey filled with surprising heroes, laughter, and suspense.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV TANCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD TANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TAN RATED PGSummary: A million or more years ago, during the Ice Age, Australia was home to a wide range of extraordinary giant animals. None was quite as bizarre or fearsome as Thylacoleo, the meat-eating marsupial lion. Pound for pound, this creature had the most powerful bite of any mammal, living or extinct. Even though it was at the top of the ancient Australian predators, Thylacoleo was eventually toppled...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BONSummary: On the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, science is revealing the truth behind the myth, a saga of adventure, greed, and savagery. Archaeologists have discovered the site of Chief Powhatan's capital, the spot where John Smith met him and his daughter.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH 2007