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1. King Kong [videorecording] [2006]
- King Kong (Motion picture : 2005) Polyglot.
- Deluxe extended ed. - Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2006]
- Description
- Video — 3 videodiscs (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to Skull Island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape named Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.
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2. King Kong [videorecording] [2005]
- King Kong (Motion picture : 2005)
- 2-disc special ed. - Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures, 2006.
- Description
- Video — 2 videodiscs (188 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by using commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe, including the man who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.
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3. 14 hours [videorecording]. [2006]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of not being capable to make his girlfriend happy, keeps police at bay for fourteen hours while attempting suicide.
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4. Day night day night [videorecording] [2007]
- Santa Monica, CA : Genius Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Faith comes face-to-face with failure as a 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber. There is no explanation as to why she has come to her conviction, only that she believes in her decision absolutely. She decides to bring terror to New York with a mission to bomb Times Square. Inspired by actual events.
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5. Inside man [videorecording] [2006]
- Full screen. - Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2006.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster and Academy Award nominee Clive Owen star in this intense and explosive crime thriller. The perfect bank robbery quickly spirals into an unstable and deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a criminal mastermind (Owen), a determined detective (Washington), and a power broker with a hidden agenda (Foster). As the minutes tick by and the situation becomes increasingly tense, one wrong move could mean disaster for any one of them. From acclaimed director Spike Lee comes the edge-of-your-seat, action-packed thriller that Wall St. Journal is calling a heist film that's right on the money.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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6. Michael Clayton [videorecording] [2008]
- Michael Clayton (Motion picture)
- Widescreen ed. - Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2008]
- Description
- Video — 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of the law firm Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Burned out with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
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7. The Incredible Hulk [videorecording] [2008]
- Incredible Hulk (Motion picture)
- Widescreen [ed.] - Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2008.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Scientist Bruce Banner has been living in the shadows, scouring the earth for an antidote. Warmongers dream of abusing his powers and won't leave Bruce alone. He suffers from his constant need to be with the only woman he has ever love, Betty Ross, and Bruce knows that he must return to civilization. The brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression called The Abomination whose powers match that of the Hulk. Now, a fight of epic proportions ensues as Bruce must call upon the hero within to rescue New York City from total destruction.
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8. Cloverfield [videorecording] [2008]
- Cloverfield. Polyglot.
- Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.
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- Video — 1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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New York is suddenly under attack from a Godzilla-like monster who stomps through midtown, destroying everything and everybody in sight.
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9. Wall Street [videorecording] [2007]
- 20th anniversary ed. - Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 2 videodiscs (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Tired of the view from his one-bedroom apartment, Bud Fox dreams of the luxury and power at the pinnacle of Wall Street investment banking. Charming his way into the tutelage of Gordon Gekko, the best of the best, Fox is soon rubbing shoulders with friends in the highest places. But in a world that values high-risk greed over low-yied ethics, Fox will soon find himself in a most precarious position.
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ZDVD 15599 DISCS 1-2 | Unknown |
- Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2007]
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- Video — 5 videodiscs (ca. 994 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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- Disc
- 1: Repression ; Wrath ; Stolen ; Rooftop
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- 2: Tangled ; Redemption ; Sacrifice ; Inheritance ; Care
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- 3: Ridicule ; Monogamy ; Protection ; Prodigy ; Counterfeit
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- 4: Execution ; Popular ; Surveillance ; Guilt ; Justice
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- 5: Greed ; Denial ; Competence ; Silence.
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11. We own the night [videorecording] [2008]
- We own the night. Polyglot.
- Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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New York City, November 1988. Bobby Green is the manager of a Russian nightclub owned by Marat Buzhayev. The club is frequented by gangsters like Buzhayev's nephew Vadim. Despite Bobby's hedonistic and amoral lifestyle, he is committed to his girlfriend Amada. Bobby has a secret, however, which he guards closely. His brother is Police Captain Joseph Grusinsky and his father, Bert, is a legendary Deputy Chief. Bobby's strained relationship with his father and brother is tested when Bert warns his son that the police mean to clean up the drugs and Bobby will have to have to choose a side. After Joseph is badly wounded in an assassination attempt, Bobby finds that he can no longer remain neutral. When he discovers his father could be next, Bobby realizes they will only be safe when Nezhinski and his organization are destroyed, so Bobby and Joseph join forces for an all-out assault.
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12. Live free or die hard [videorecording] [2007]
- Collector's ed. ; 2-disc unrated, Widescreen ed. - Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2007.
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- Video — 2 videodiscs (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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NYPD Detective John McClane has faced some brutal terrorists in his career, but now, he's about to face what may be his most dangerous enemy yet. John, who occasionally does work for the United States Department of Homeland Security, receives a call to bring in a hacker named Matt Farrell, because there has been a breach in an FBI computer system. Farrell is one of the many hackers who are suspected in the attack. After John gets to Matt's apartment, a group of men show up and try to kill John and Matt. They barely escape with their lives. A group of terrorists led by Thomas Gabriel are systematically shutting down the United States computer infrastructure. Luckily, Matt knows enough about hacking to figure out how Gabriel is shutting down the computers. Gabriel plans to bring the country to its knees, but he doesn't count on John and Matt. Gabriel wants John and Matt out of the way. It becomes personal for John when an enraged Gabriel kidnaps his daughter Lucy. Gabriel may think he now has the upper hand on John, but he has no idea how far John is willing to go to rescue Lucy.
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13. NYPD Blue. Season 04 [videorecording] [2006]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
- Description
- Video — 4 videodiscs (1001 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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- Disc 1, Side A: Episode
- 1: Moby Greg / teleplay by Theresa Rebeck ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Mark Tinker
- Episode
- 2: Thick Stu / teleplay by David Mills ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Brad Silberling
- Episode
- 3: Yes, we have no cannolis / teleplay by Leonard Gardner ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Mark Tinker
- Episode
- 4: Where's Swaldo? / written by Stephen Gaghan & Michael R. Perry and David Milch ; directed by Mark Tinker. Disc 1, Side B: Episode
- 5: Where'd the Van Gogh? / teleplay by Nicholas Wootton ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Michael M. Robin
- Episode
- 6: Yes sir, that's my baby / written by Rift Fournier ; directed by Davis Guggenheim. Disc 2, Side A: Episode
- 7: Ted and Carey's bogus adventure / written by Meredith Stiehm ; directed by Dan Sackheim
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- 8: Unembraceable you / teleplay by Theresa Rebeck ; story by Bill Clark & Theresa Rebeck ; directed by Michael M. Robin
- Episode
- 9: Caulkmanship / teleplay by George D. Putnam ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Donna Deitch
- Episode
- 10: My wild Irish nose / written by Hugh Levick ; directed by Robert J. Doherty. Disc 2, Side B: Episode
- 11: Alice doesn't fit here anymore / teleplay by Leonard Gardner & Nicholas Wootton ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Mark Tinker
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- 12: Upstairs, downstairs / teleplay by David Mills ; story by Bill Clark & David Mills ; directed by Paris Barclay. Disc 3, Side A: Episode
- 13: Tom and Geri / teleplay by Meredith Stiehm ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Adam Nimoy
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- 14: A Remington original / teleplay by Nicholas Wootton ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Michael M. Robin
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- 15: Taillight's last gleaming / written by David Mills ; directed by Randall Zisk
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- 16: What a dump! / teleplay by Leonard Gardner ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Perry Lang. Disc 3, Side B: Episode
- 17: A wrenching experience / teleplay by Meredith Stiehm ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Michael Watkins
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- 18: I love Lucy / teleplay by Theresa Rebeck ; story by David Milch & Theresa Rebeck ; directed by Kathy Bates. Disc 4, Side A: Episode
- 19: Bad rap / written by Thad Mumford ; directed by Matthew Penn
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- 20: Emission impossible / teleplay by Bill Barich ; story by David Milch & Bill Clark ; directed by Robert J. Doherty. Disc 4, Side B: Episode
- 21: Is Paris burning? / written by David Shore ; directed by Paris Barclay
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- 22: A draining experience / written by Jane Wallace ; directed by Michael Watkins
- Special features.
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14. Taxi driver [videorecording] [2007]
- Taxi driver (Motion picture). French & English.
- Collector's ed. - Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]
- Description
- Video — 2 videodiscs (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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- disc
- 1. Feature film
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- 2. Special features.
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15. Murder over New York [videorecording] [2008]
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2008]
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- Video — 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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- Murder over New York (1940 ; 65 min.)
- Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940 ; 64 min.).
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum: When a convicted murderer, who was brought to justice by Charlie Chan himself, breaks free of his shackles and escapes into the night, the resourceful Chan knows it's only a matter of time before he will strike again.
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