Summary: This star-studded anthology series follows a different character in each episode. As the protagonist awaits their fate in court, the show traces the history of their alleged crime. Compellingly written by Cracker's Jimmy McGovern, BAFTA-winning screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst, and a host of other talents, Accused is an engrossing study of motive and madness.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Five men who board a train as strangers will soon find commonality when joined by a sixth passenger, the mysterious traveler known as Dr. Schreck . Watch as their destinies unfold in the chilling and life-altering horror-thrill ride.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Powell's role as a television actor-producer magnate began with the formation of Four Star Productions in 1952. The debut offering of what would become a persuasive and powerful force within the newly developing television industry was the anthology series, Four Star Playhouse (1952-1956). Powell oversaw production and appeared as various characters along side alternating stars Charles Boyer,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FOUSummary: The new anthology series based on the 1982 horror-comedy classic, is still the most fun you₂ll ever have being scared! A comic book comes to life in a series of vignettes, exploring terrors ranging from murder, creatures, monsters, and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable. You never know what will be on the next page.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CRESummary: It follows Mirror Tulip, an excaped reflection from the mirror world, and Jesse Cosay, a fourteen-year-old jock from Arizona. As the pair find themselves on the run from the mirror police, themes of identity, friendship and peer pressure arise.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INFSummary: Five original films, set between 1969 and 1982, celebrate the courage and solidarity of London's West Indian community. From a group of activists taking on a seemingly hopeless battle against police persecution, to a teenager experiencing a blues party full of dance, danger and romance, they're a powerful reminder of how brave individuals can spark change.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SMASummary: An anthology series based on the 1982 horror comedy classic, this is a series of episodes exploring terrors such as murder, monsters, and delusions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CRESummary: Horror movie maestro William Castle (The Tingler) followed his role model Alfred Hitchcock into TV with this thrilling anthology series of suspense thillers concentrating on individuals confronted with supernatural occurrences. Sebastian Cabot (Family Affair) took the persona of Winston Essex - the owener of a mysterious hotel - who introduced the story. A mid- season name change (to Circle of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GHOSummary: The first season: "Packed with haunting stories that at first light appear to be about normal situations, these tales are gradually twisted until they become about something sinister, shocking and totally unsettling. Revealing the dark underworld of our everyday existence, Tales from the Darkside includes stories penned by masters of horror, with unforgettable performances by some of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A compilation of all 156 episodes of Rod Serling's groundbreaking series. Travel through another dimension--not only of sight and sound, but of mind.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV TwilightSummary: The third season: "You are cordially invited to a place unlike any other; where reality and fantasy are twisted together to create a dark and disturbing underworld. In Tales from the Darkside: The Third Season, expect the unexpected as you come face to face with your worst fears and your greatest nightmares"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Told from the perspectives of eight different Pacific Island cultures, directed by eight different female Pacific filmmakers, and starring eight different indigenous actresses as the title character, this portmanteau film about female empowerment tells the story of one fictitious woman's life in eight separate vignettes, each segment advancing a decade or so forward, deploying a single...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VAISummary: A collection of 9 films by emerging filmmakers from underrepresented communities around the world. Each of these stories is personal and distinctly told, but unified by themes of rebirth and growing as above, so below, growing into your future and your past rather than forgetfully forward. These films deny the idea of art for art's sake and do not exist in self-designed aesthetic vacuums. Their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN WHORollins, James
Summary: In this breathtaking collection of short fiction, his first ever anthology, James Rollins brings together twelve thrilling stories that dig a little deeper into his creative stomping grounds and open vistas into new landscapes and characters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ROLSummary: A stirring look at three women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand. A...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2017
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CER1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF CER
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE CERSummary: An anthology series that showcases the stories, memories and inspirations behind Dolly Parton's most beloved songs. New and classic Dolly music will score every episode. Each story will vary in tone, from love stories and inspirational tales to family dramas, westerns and revenge comedies.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. 2022