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1) Wingtips
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 online resource (15 min.).
Description
In this 1940s noir-style surreal thriller, our hero (Alex Boling) seems fixated on wingtip shoes. Under loose floorboards in a dark attic he finds a shoebox containing the wingtips of his dreams. After a meticulous shining, he puts them on and embarks on a journey of self-discovery where danger lurks around every corner and imminent disaster grows closer with every step he takes.
2) The Player
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (124 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A Hollywood studio executive with a shaky moral compass (Tim Robbins) finds himself caught up in a criminal situation that would be right at home in one of his movie projects, in this biting industry satire from Robert Altman. Mixing elements of film noir with sly insider comedy, THE PLAYER, based on a novel by Michael Tolkin, functions as both a nifty stylish murder story and a commentary on its own making, and it is stocked with a heroic supporting...
4) Rebecca
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A shy ladies' companion is staying in Monte Carlo with her boorish employer when she meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. Maxim is still troubled by the death of his wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. She and Max fall in love, get married and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. The second Mrs. de Winter meets the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley....
5) In bloom
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (89 minutes)
Description
Kurt and Paul seem very solid and in love, living large in their home city of Chicago, thanks in part to Kurt's successful pot-dealing business. Everything is going their way. But when a sexy young customer makes a play for Kurt, it sets of a chain of events that not only puts their perfect relationship at risk, but possibly even their lives.
6) Ausente
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (91 minutes)
Description
Martin, a young Argentine student, is exploring the reactions of his sports coach, Sebastian, while vying for his love and affection. He has an opportunity - one night to push the envelope and be as close as ever to reaching what he so desperately wants. With his teacher keeping him off at a distance, but at the same time being so kind and nurturing, Martin continues to inch further and further towards crossing the line. But, with all the twists and...
10) Lose your head
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (98 minutes)
Description
Lose Your Head is a psycho thriller inspired by the true story of a young Portuguese man who disappeared some years ago after a night of club hopping. Like thousands of other young tourists, Luis from Madrid arrives in Berlin to spend a carefree Summer weekend. After a break-up, Berlin's infamous club scene seems the ideal place to party the pain away, make new friends and fall in love again. However, Luis resemblance to a young Greek student who...
11) Liebmann
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (82 minutes)
Description
Teacher Antek Liebmann moves to the French countryside to leave his former life in Germany behind. He soon gets a job and finds himself in a new relationship. But the strange energy of a nearby artists' residency and an unexpected visitor from Germany make him realize he cannot escape his memories. He has to find his own way to confront the ghosts of his past.
12) Don't be bad
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A world where money, luxury cars, night clubs, cocaine and synthetic drugs are easy to run. A world in which Vittorio and Cesare, in their early twenty, act in search of their success.
13) Dark passage
Description
Vincent Parry, a man unjustly accused of murdering his wife, escapes from San Quentin and sets out to clear his name; but, he needs the help of someone he can trust. He finds both help and love in Irene, a San Francisco artist who is convinced he's innocent.
14) The 39 steps
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Wrongfully accused of murder, Richard Hannay finds himself on a roller coaster action adventure full of excitement, drama, danger, fun, and romance as he attempts to save the nation from invasion. On the run from spies and the police, the last thing he expected was to be stuck with Victoria Sinclair, an opinionated suffragette, but their mutual loathing turns to romance as they find themselves facing death together.
Pub. Date
[c2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher leaps off the pages of Lee Child's bestselling novel and onto the big screen in this explosive thriller. When an unspeakable crime is committed, all evidence points to the suspect in custody who offers up a single note in defense: Get Jack Reacher! The law has its limits, but Reacher does not when his fight for the truth pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
16) Spectre
Series
Description
A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
17) The 39 steps
Pub. Date
[©2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, black and white with color introd. and afterword ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Richard Hannay is on vacation in London when he mets a mysterious woman who tells him of a spy ring she is trying to crack. She doesn't know the identity of the master spy, but she is privy to a few revealing details. Later, she is murdered before Hannay can learn anything more. Accussed of her murder and with his life now in danger, Hannay must elude police while he attempts to uncover the spies.
18) The departed
Appears on list
Description
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit....
Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Adam, the son of a powerful Egyptian businessman and his American wife, a corrupt, domineering female industrialist, meets Hanane, an impoverished journalist. Unfortunately, Adam's mother will stop at nothing to get rid of Hanane. In the meantime, corruption is everywhere in Egypt, and Adam's rich parents and their friends in the government are at the heart of this system.
20) Fail-safe
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war.
