Clifton Collins
1) The Son
Author
Language
English
Description
Spring, 1849. The first male child born in the newly established Republic of Texas, Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his homestead and brutally murder his mother and sister, taking him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to Comanche life, learning their ways and language, answering to a new name, carving a place as the chief's adopted son, and waging war against their enemies, including white men...
2) Capote
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, "In Cold Blood." He arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners,...
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rose Lorkowski is a single mother attempting to support her son Oscar and her unreliable sister Norah. She works a mundane job as a maid. Once the head cheerleader in school with plenty of prospects, Rose now has little to show for her life. She still sees the former head football player, but it is little more than a despondent affair. When Oscar is expelled from public school, Rose takes a job as a bio-hazard crime-scene cleaner to help pay for a...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxi, 153 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Last year, the Japanese company that created instant ramen sold 46 billion packs and cups of pre-flavored dried noodles. It is a ubiquitous food, especially beloved by anyone looking for a cheap, tasty bite-including, it turns out, prisoners, who buy instant ramen at the commissary and use it as the building block for all sorts of meals that foster bonds of loyalty and friendship. Now Prison Ramen takes readers behind bars, with 65 ramen recipes...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
From visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes a suspenseful psychological thriller about a manipulative carnival man who teams with an equally deceptive psychiatrist to grift the wealthy in 1940s New York society. Del Toro co-wrote the enthralling film with Kim Morgan, based on William Lindsay Gresham's novel.
6) Jockey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life. However, something goes horribly wrong and the experiment ultimately spirals out of control.
8) Parker
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : digital sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Parker is a thief who has an unusual code. He doesn't steal from the poor or hurt innocent people. He is asked to join four other guys, one of whom is related to a known mobster. They pull off the job flawlessly and Parker wants to part ways with them. When he refuses to join them for another job, they try to kill him. They dispose of his body, but someone finds him...still alive. After recovering, he sets out to get back at the ones who tried to...
10) M.F.A
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free, all the while fueling a vivid thesis exhibition.
11) Extract
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joel is the owner of an extract manufacturing plant who constantly finds himself in precarious situations that steadily worsen by the minute. First, his soon-to-be floor manager acquires a serious injury in a machine malfunctioning accident. This subsequently endangers the wellbeing of his company. Second, his personal life doesn't fare much better when he takes his bartending friend Dean's advice while in a drug-induced brainstorming session on how...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 619 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin -- exploring a world in which every human appetite, not matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. Exploring what it means to be human through the eyes of the lifelike AI "hosts" in the park, the series investigates the boundaries of an exotic world set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past. Meticulously crafted and artfully designed. Westworld...
13) Man down
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer returns from his tour in Afghanistan, he finds the place he once called home in no better shape than the battlefields he's left behind. Desperate to find his estranged family, son Johnathan and wife Natalie, Gabriel is aided in his search by his best friend Devin, a hard-nosed Marine. Before long, the two intercept Charles, a man with vital information concerning the whereabouts of Gabriel's family.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 636 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Welcome back to Westworld, where the puppet show is over and the newly liberated 'hosts' are coming for humankind. In Season Two, Dolores takes charge, Maeve is on a mission and the Man in Black is back. Chaos takes control in this dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness, the birth of a new form of life, and the evolution of sin.
15) Triple 9
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A bank robbery is just the tip of the iceberg when two cops in Atlanta start suspecting members of their own team are involved. Not knowing who to trust and how deep the corruption goes, time is ticking for them to uncover the truth-- before they become the target for the next deadly job.
16) After Yang
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When his young daughter's beloved companion, an android named Yang, malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For the past eight years, the MacManus brothers have been living with their father on a remote sheep farm in Ireland, far removed from their past vigilante lifestyle. When their uncle informs them that their beloved priest has been killed by the mob, and they are being framed for the murder, the duo return back to Boston to, not only, bring justice to those who are responsible, but clear their names.
18) Waves
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, this film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father, as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. A heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times....
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a cocaine shipment is compromised, a drug cartel's CEO orders his most trusted henchman on a dangerous journey to audit the company's supply chain. As the drugs make their perilous trek across international borders, they are also being tracked by Federal Agents. When they find the problem, it might be too late to keep the cartel satisfied.
20) Tigerland
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Just released from the base stockade, recruit Roland Bozz joins a platoon of young soldiers preparing to ship out to Vietnam. His independence and outright defiance draw fire from his own men as well as commanding officers. But when the platoon is sent to Tigerland, a hellish training ground, Bozz's leadership and loyalty bring his men together, triggering extraordinary consequences.
