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A bout de souffle: A small-time hood kills a policeman and tries to leave France, but his American girlfriend betrays him to the police and he gets killed trying to escape.; DVD 1883

À la folie-- pas du tout He loves me, he loves me not /: Angelique, a young student, is in love with a married doctor. She tries to convince him to leave his pregnant wife. Is the love affair the one-sided obsession of a desperate woman clinging to a hopeless dream, and turning it into a nightmare when she realizes it may not come true?; DVD 4797

A la rencontre de l'autre. Encountering others.: "This program addresses the expansion of the Arab empire into Spain, where Muslims ruled with tolerance for more than seven centuries. The introduction and consolidation of Islamic power in Spain, the creation of the Umayyad emirate by the sole survivor of the Umayyad dynasty, the rise of Cordoba as a cultural rival of Abbasid Baghdad, and the gradual ebb of Arab rule on the Iberian Peninsula are all discussed. Special attention is given to the prosperous reign of Abdel Rahman III and the flowering of a Muslim culture that respectfully welcomed the contributions of Christians and Jews alike."--Container.; DVD 2864

A la rencontre de l'autre. Encountering others ; they surveyed the world /: "During the 10th century, people routinely journeyed from one end of the huge Arab empire to the other--and even into non-Islamic lands far into the north and east. Who were these travelers, what did they seek? This program captures what it was like to be a pilgrim in a caravan bound for Mecca, an official carrying out the Caliph's orders, a scholar seeking knowledge, a merchant in search of new markets, and an explorer charting the seas. Some of the era's most memorable personalities--mathematician al-Khuwarizmi, the chronicler Abul Hasan Ali al Mas'udi, the cartographer al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Hawqal--are profiled"--Container.; DVD 2865

À ma soeur! Fat girl /: A daring and provocative exploration of the complexities of sexual awakening involving 12-year old Anaïs. With her family on holiday by the sea, she yearns for the experience of first love. However, she experiences it by proxy when her beautiful older sister, Elena, gets involved with an older boy. Soon Elena's naive hopes of romance will be shattered setting a chain of events in motion that will shatter her family forever.; DVD 3419

A nos amours: A fifteen-year-old Parisian girl embarks on a sexual rampage in an effort to separate herself from her overbearing father, ineffectual mother, and brutish brother.; DVD 6634

A nous la liberté: A satire on factory life centering on the activities of a couple of ex-prisoners, one of whom, an ambitious crook, becomes the boss of a large factory while the other, a sentimental old tramp, becomes a worker there. Eventually both discover that happiness and peace of mind cannot be bought with money and revert to their former life as vagabonds. This film inspired Charlie Chaplin's Modern times.; DVD 1627

A pozdravuji vlastovky Give my love to the swallows /: Tells the true story of Maruska Kuderikova, a courageous, young Moravian girl who was part of the Czech Resistance during World War II. Maruska was arrested by the Nazis for her resistance work, an experience she chronicled in a makeshift diary.; DVD 4189

A.B.C Africa: Over the course of a 10-day visit to Uganda, Abbas Kiarostami uses his camera to capture and caress the faces of a thousand orphans, many whose parents died of AIDS. Alternately heartbreaking and optimistic.; DVD 3512

Abduction the Megumi Yokota story /: In November, 1977, 13-year-old Megumi Yokota vanishes without a trace. Her parents search for her for years until one day, they encounter shocking news: Megumi was kidnapped by North Korean secret agents. What began as a simple missing persons case becomes a battle between two nations at the highest levels. Suddenly, an ordinary banker and his housewife find themselves entangled in an extraordinary conspiracy.; DVD 6669

Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed The adventures of Prince Achmed /: Premiered in Germany in 1926 and is based on the stories from "The Arabian nights", this movie has been hailed as the first full-length animated film. This is the story of a wicked sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse that sends the rider off on a flight to his death.; DVD 1871

Aboriginal architecture, living architecture: Aboriginal architecture living architecture offers a fascinating in-depth look into the diversity of North American Native architecture. Featuring expert commentary and stunning imagery, this program provides a virtual tour of seven aboriginal communities-- Pueblo, Mohawk, Inuite, Crow, Navajo, Coast Salish, and Haida-- revealing how each is actively reinterpreting and adapting traditional forms for contemporary purposes. Everyone is familiar with certain types of Aboriginal architecture. Traditional igloos and teepees are two of the most enduring symbols of North America itself. But how much do we really know about the types of structures Native Peoples designed, engineered, and built? For more than three hundred years, Native communities in North America have had virtually no indigenous architecture. Communities have made do with low cost government housing and community projects designed by strangers in far-away places. Thankfully, across the continent, political, financial, and cultural changes have created a renaissance of Native design.Mordern Aboriginal architects are turning to ancient forms, adapting them in response to changes in the natural and social environment, and creating contemporary structures that hearken to the past. Employing old and new materials and techniques, and with an emphasis on harmony and balance, Native designers are successfully melding current community needs with tradition. The resulting buildings are testaments to the enduring strength and ingenuity of Aboriginal design.; DVD 4774

About a boy: Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you are never too cool to grow up.; DVD 2970

About Baghdad: In July 2003 Sinan Antoon, an exiled Iraqi writer and poet, returned to Baghdad to see what has become of his city after wars, sanctions, decades of oppression and violence, and now occupation. Antoon takes us on a journey exploring what Iraqis think and feel about the post-war situation and the complex relationship between the US and Iraq.; DVD 2546

About Schmidt: Warren Schmidt is about to experience a bittersweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife, Helen, had big plans - but an unexpected twist changes everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused on his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting the groom's hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers, only to discover that life is full of trick questions.; DVD 1790

Abre los ojos Open your eyes /: In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. César tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't remember committing, César's only hope is to delve into the depths of his subconscious mind where the answer to ending his living nightmare lies in his dreams.; DVD 1184

Absence of malice: A businessman becomes the subject of a criminal investigation when a story about him is purposely "leaked" to an investigative reporter.; DVD 62

Absent minded professor: Classic about a professor who invents an anti-gravity substance he names flubber, that makes inanimate objects and people fly. This new edition is in black and white.; DVD 2587

Absolute beginners: Musical drama set in London, 1958. Film portrays lower class youths emerging from post-war privations and struggling to achieve mobility in the face of withering class, racial and economic barriers.; DVD 5273

Absolute Zero: DVD 7070

Absolutely positive: An intimate look at the lives of 11 unique individuals, all living with HIV. Ranging in age from 17 to 60, the group represents a wide variety of lifestyles, ethnicities, and risk groups - attesting to the ever present reality that AIDS spares no one.; DVD 4160

Abuelo The grandfather /: When news of his son's death brings old Count Albrit home to Spain after years abroad, he's pleased to meet his two charming young granddaughters. But one of the girls is not his son's daughter, and therefore not his true heir. The determined Count sets out to discover which granddaughter is worthy of his love and name.; DVD 2441

Abyss: When a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks, the Navy commandeers the crew of a civilian deep sea oil rig to help in the rescue operation. This perilous mission becomes a wondrous odyssey into the unknown as forces from the ocean's deepest region begin to make contact with the divers.; DVD 601

Accatone The scrounger /: This first of Pasolini's films presents a vivid picture of the slums of Rome through a story of a pimp, his friends, his enemies and his girls.; DVD 2344

Accused: A fiercely independent woman is gang raped, then battles the legal system twice, going after both her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and encouraged the assault.; DVD 6343

Ace in the hole: An early look at the impact of mass media in the public arena, featuring the story of a cynical and manipulative journalist.; DVD 5362

Achieving the unachievable: Discusses how the art of M.C. Escher helped mathematician Hendrik Lenstra overcome the Infinity Barrier.; DVD 5445

Across the universe: Jude is a dock worker from Liverpool who travels to the United States in the 1960s to find his estranged father. There, he falls in love with sheltered American teenager Lucy. When her brother, Max, is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, they become involved in peace activism.; DVD 5326

Act of conscience: "Chronicles the story of a family in western Massachusetts whose home was seized by federal marshalls and IRS agents after they publicly refused to pay federal taxes as a protest against war and military spending"--Turning Tide Productions web site.; DVD 6957

Acting blind: A cast of blind or visually impaired actors rehearses the play Dancing to Beethoven.; DVD 6174

Adam's rib: A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse. The lawyer-husband is the prosecutor.; DVD 63

Adaptation: Blends fictional characters and situations with the lives of real people: obsessive orchid hunter John Laroche, "New Yorker" journalist Susan Orlean, Hollywood screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. As Charlie struggles to adapt a best-selling book, he writes himself into the movie plot.; DVD 1907

Addams family: When long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after twenty-five years in the Bermuda Triangle, the other members of the off-beat Addams clan plan a great celebration, only to begin to suspect that he may not be who he claims to be.; DVD 2503

Addicted to plastic: A global journey investigating the accumulation of plastic debris and exploring possible solutions to its toxicity, recycling, and biodegradability.; DVD 5957

Addiction a 14-part series /: Strives to break through the myths and explain what addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments.; DVD 6981

Adolph Zuko presents Mae West in Klondike Annie: Mae West stars in one of her most unusual roles set in the Gold Rush of the 1890s. Rose Carlton (West) is a "kept" woman of the wealthy Chan Lo. Rose escapes and flees to Alaska aboard a ship. On board she meets Sister Annie Alden and the two develop a friendship that dramatically changes the life of Rose.; DVD 943

Adoration: Simon is a young orphan being raised by his uncle Tom. As his grandfather lay dying, Simon discovers how racist and backwards his uncle is. Simon's grandfather hated Simon's father and claims that he intentionally killed Simon's mother in a car crash. Simon's family narrative is cleverly knit into a news story presented to Simon by his high school French teacher as a translation exercise. The article is read by the teacher about an attempted bombing of an aircraft by a man who put explosives in his pregnant wife's luggage. Simon gets the idea to translate the story and write it from the perspective of the child in the woman's womb. The teacher encourages Simon to develop his story, present it to the class and to the world via the Internet as if he really was that child. The narrative of the car crash and the attempted bombing of the plane become intertwined as a way for the characters to deal with their past experiences. Simon's story takes a twist that involves everyone in his life.; DVD 7048

Adriana Lecouvreur opera in 4 acts /: DVD 3157

Advent concert from the Benedictine Monastery at Melk: DVD 2901

Adventure of English the life story of a remarkable language /: Melvyn Bragg and other experts explore the 1,500-year history of the English language and answer questions such as: How did it grow from a relatively insignificant Germanic dialect to become the premier language of culture, commerce, and diplomacy around the globe? Includes guide for group discussions, avenues for further learning, biographies, web extras, and much more.; DVD 6818

Adventures of Baron Munchausen: The amazing journeys of Baron von Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades-at-arms with the object of saving a European city from the superior forces of a Turkish sultan.; DVD 364

Adventures of Errol Flynn: DVD 4490

Adventures of Indiana Jones: DVD 5031

Adventures of Milo and Otis: A young cat and dog discover the dangers and delights of the outside world when they wander away from the farm.; DVD 3805

Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: DVD 2597

Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.: Follows the real-life Nelson family on the air with all the adventures an American middle class family might have.; DVD 2740

Adventures of Priscilla, queen of the desert: With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam, and Ralph each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered pink tour bus "Priscilla," the trio heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits.; DVD 2158

Adventures of Robin Hood: Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny.; DVD 4456

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: "A Scandal in Bohemia: A mysterious masked gentleman, who reveals himself to be the King of Bohemia, asks Holmes and Watson to recover an incriminating photograph. The dancing men: Holmes tries to catch the code of what appears to be harmless-looking chalk drawings of matchstick men. The Naval treaty: Dr. Watson's old school chum asks Holmes for help when he loses a copy of a secret treaty between England and Italy. The solitary cyclist: A young music teacher asks Holmes to find out why she's being followed by a man on a bicycle."--Container.; DVD 3080

Advise & consent: "A Senate subcommittee meets to confirm the President's controversial nominee for Secretary of State."; DVD 3538

Afei cheng chuan Days of being wild /: The story of six young people in the 1960s in Hong Kong interweaved with love-hate relationships and passion.; DVD 4133

Affair to remember: Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn.; DVD 70

Affairs of Anatol: A New York socialite becomes bored with his newlywed bride and attempts to broaden his romantic horizons by rescuing a series of damsels in distress.; DVD 1628

Affliction: When events shatter the quiet of his small town, Wade Whitehouse (Nolte), with the aid of his new girlfriend (Spacek), is forced to confront his past and examine his life.; DVD 64

Afghan stories: Exposes the extraordinary life experiences of ordinary people coping with turmoil as the world comes down on their country once again. The U.S. war on the Taliban is only the latest in the series of 24 years of war and tyranny. But amazingly the new generation, who have never known peace, still have hope and dream of a future lived in prosperity and peace.; DVD 2622

AFI's 100 years, 100 movies America's greatest movies : a CBS special /: A documentary on the 100 greatest American movies of the 20th century, as determined by leaders from across the American film community.; DVD 972

Africa screams: Two bookstore clerks become involved in a safari to Africa to find diamonds and make their way through humorous mishaps involving crooked safari organizers, animals, wild and not so wild natives.; DVD 65

African-American English an introduction.: Dr. Toya Wyatt discusses historical origins, regional variance, and grammatical features of African-American English.; DVD 5048

African American lives: A compelling combination of storytelling and science, this series uses genealogy, oral histories, family stories and DNA to trace roots of several accomplished African Americans down through American history and back to Africa.; DVD 4057

African Queen: Thrown together at the outset of World War I, the spinster sister of a British missionary and the derelict captain of the launch, The African Queen, determine to pilot the boat down an unchartered river in an effort to destroy a German gunboat which prevents invasion by British forces. Setting: German East Africa in 1914.; DVD 4776

Afrique, je te plumerai Africa, I will fleece you /: A compelling and sardonic essay on the history of colonialism in Cameroon, and by extension, on the African continent. Focuses on historical as well as contemporary European cultural domination, particularly in the publishing and media industry.; DVD 5195

Afro promo: A collection of 31 trailers for films starring, directed by, and/or marketed to African Americans from the years 1952-1976.; DVD 5318

After hours: The twists and turns of one night in the life of a New York yuppie and the interesting people he comes in contact with from a sexy woman to a crazy ice cream dealer.; DVD 3222

After innocence: The story of seven men who were wrongly convicted for crimes that they did not commit, whose innocence was conclusively proven years later by DNA evidence.; DVD 5616

After Stonewall from the riots to the millennium /: In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun. Chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the century. Captures the hard work, struggles, tragic defeats and exciting victories experienced since then. It explores how AIDS literally changed the direction of the movement.; DVD 5799

After the thin man: It's New Year's Eve, Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast, and the philandering hubby of Nora's cousin has gone missing. Round up the usual suspects.; DVD 6814

Aftermath a visit to postwar Iraq.: Post-war Baghdad, April 2003. Ambivalent reaction of residents to US and Allied troops. Collapse of basic services, looting, chaos, street demonstrations. Socio-political/religious fractures exposed by power vacuum. Role of Shia Muslim clerics and US-backed exiles. Prospects for future stability and peace.; DVD 2778

Aftermath the remnants of war /: Exposes the environmental and psychological damage which remains after the fighting stops and the troops leave. Features interviews with individuals who destroy unexploded munitions in Verdun, France and Sarajevo, Bosnia, recover and identify skeletons from a battlefield in Stalingrad, Russia and help victims of Agent Orange in the Aluoi Valley in Vietnam.; DVD 2777

Afternoon with Harry Belafonte: Harry Belafonte, internationally acclaimed artist and humanitarian, speaks on the subjects of social justice and equity at the university’s Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. Belafonte, who has dedicated much of his life to supporting the worldwide human rights struggle, has also excelled in every area of the entertainment world as a recording artist, concert performer, movie star, Broadway actor, and television star and producer. The awards he has received are reflective of these passions and include the Albert Einstein Award; UNICEF's Danny Kaye Award; the Martin Luther King Peace Prize; and the Kennedy Center Honors for excellence in the performing arts. Belafonte, who was the first recipient of the Nelson Mandela Courage Award, has been honored by the American Jewish Congress; the NAACP; The Urban League; the National Conference of Black Mayors; the Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'rith; the ACLU; and the U.S. State Department and the Peace Corps. Belafonte has said that his work for human rights and his artistic pursuits have provided him with the basis for a productive and balanced life.; DVD 5334

Against the law.: "From voir dire to deliberation, this program spotlights the role that jurors play -and the challenges that they face- in a representative case in which a defendant is charged with armed robbery. In addition, the services of professional jury consultants are also profiled."--Container.; DVD 5892

Age d'or: Using a melange of strange and unrelated images, this surrealistic film about two lovers who mock convention is a statement by Buñuel on the nature of the bourgeoisie, the Church and the police. Banned in France within two weeks of its release.; DVD 3258

Age of innocence: "A ravishing romance about three wealthy New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle, the ironically-titled story chronicles the grandeur and hypocrisy of high society in the 1870's"--Container.; DVD 1851

Aging in America the years ahead /: "In search of what it means to have a 'good old age'," Julie Winokur and Ed Kashi traveled across the country for seven years, collecting scores of personal histories to depict the experience of aging in America.; DVD 5104

Agnes of God: When, at an isolated convent, the infant of a young nun is found strangled, a court-appointed psychiatrist must decide if the devout but troubled girl is fit to stand trial.; DVD 1578

Agony and the ecstasy: When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by the artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie.; DVD 3806

Agronomist: Tells the story of Haitian national hero, journalist, and freedom fighter Jean Dominique, whom Demme first met and filmed in 1986. As owner and operator of his nation's oldest and only free radio station, Dominique was frequently at odds with his country's various repressive governments and spent much of the 80's and early 90's in exile in New York, where Demme continued to interview him over the years. Dominique fought tirelessly against his country's overwhelming injustice, oppression, and poverty, but it was his shocking and still-unsolved assassination in April of 2000 that gave the director the impetus to assemble more than a decade's worth of material into a celebration of this dynamic man's life and legacy.; DVD 3712

Aguirre, the wrath of God Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes /: A band of Spanish conquistadors, led by Pizarro, go up the Amazon in search of gold. As the soldiers battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (the self-styled "Wrath of God") is consumed by visions of conquering all of South America and leads a revolt, but Aguirre's megalomania turns the expedition into a death trip.; DVD 1400

Ahí está el detalle!: Cantinflas plays a bum who pretends to be the brother of a wealthy lady, whom they needed to find in order to claim a considerable inheritance. When the real heir to the fortune shows up, the deception becomes harder to maintain as comedy ensues.; DVD 4902

A.I. Artificial intelligence: Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.; DVD 1213

Aida: An Egyptian soldier falls in love with his Ethiopian captive.; DVD 2335

Aida: DVD 2626

Äideistä parhain Mother of mine /: During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. 9-year-old Eero increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and not yet attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When Eero is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies.; DVD 5699

AIDS truth or dare? /: This program looks at the origins of AIDS, from transmission & symptoms to awareness, and how British scientists work with scientists around the world to find any effective long term treatment.; DVD 2277

Aimée & Jaguar: Its the Battle of Berlin, during World War 2, two women find each other. One is single, Aimée, the other, Jaguar, is unhappily married with 4 children. In war torn Germany it was not safe to be Jewish, it was just as unsafe to be a lesbian. When Jaguar's husband, who is a German soldier, finds out about the relationship of his wife to Aimée, nothing but trouble becomes the result.; DVD 2001

Air de famille Family resemblances /: A dysfunctional family eats together one night a week. On this Friday family politics and fights disrupt a birthday party.; DVD 665

Airplane!: In this spoof of disaster movies, Ted Striker, an ex-Navy pilot, just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard a plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to make up with her again and again, but a crisis looms as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a bad fish meal. Now, it is up to him to land the airplane safely, before the poisoning starts causing casualties. But Ted Striker's aversion to piloting is a serious psychosis, which breaks open and needs to be cured--right now.; DVD 3713

Airport: The manager of an international airport must juggle personal crises with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard-torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner.; DVD 66

Airport 1975: A private plane hits a 747 in midair. The chief stewardess must act as the blinded pilot's hands and eyes to take control of the plane or die trying.; DVD 67

Airport '77: Passengers aboard a luxurious 747 must be rescued after the plane crashes into the ocean in the Bermuda Triangle.; DVD 68

Ajainaa! Almost /: Ajainaa! features Igloolik Elders discussing their views of contemporary Inuit life. Topics include the role Inuit and "Southern" forms of education, survival strategies (such as how to save a drowning victim), and the differences between camp and settlement life.; DVD 6149

Akahige Red Beard /: A vain young doctor learns a valuable lesson from the dedicated director of a clinic for destitute patients.; DVD 1564

Akeelah and the bee: Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from Dr. Larabee, an English professor, for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of. First Akeelah has to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.; DVD 4595

Akira: A powerful psychic force known only as Akira resurfaces in Neo-Tokyo in the 21st century. Tetsuo, a young, inexperienced motorcycle biker driven beyond the boundaries of sanity by the power of Akira, is forced to conjure up demons laying dormant within his subconscious.; DVD 4161

Al Manar TV in the name of the Hezbollah /: Documents the bold journalistic practices and little-known-to-the-West popularity of the Beirut-based Arabic television station Al Manar, which offers a window into the often violent world of Israel and its struggle with the Zionist threat. Since its inception in 1991 the station's popularity has skyrocketed, broadcasting around the world via satellite to a global audience of 200 million.; DVD 4101

Al Qaeda 2.0: "Since Afghanistan, al Qaeda has reinvented itself as a high-tech, highly mobile, decentralized terror network... Covering the period fom 9/11 to the start of the Gulf War II, this program tracks al Qaeda and its allies from London, where their Internet traffic is monitored, to recent operational areas... Footage of jihadist training, U.S. search-and-destry missions, terror attacks, and the capture of Islamist militants puts viewers on the scence while key specialists such as the DoD's Chuck Spinney and Zachary Abuza...share intelligence."--Container.; DVD 2784

Aladdin: In the heart of an enchanted city, a commoner named Aladdin and his mischievous monkey, Abu, battle to save the free-spirited Princess Jasmine. Aladdin's life changes with one rub of a magic lamp as a fun-loving, shape-shifting Genie appears and grants him three wishes. Through his adventures, Aladdin proves that he is a prince where it truly matter most - on the inside.; DVD 3290

Alaska, silence & solitude: Join nature filmmakers Bob Swerer Sr. and Bob Swerer Jr. as they visit with Dick Proenneke 20 years later while venturing into the remote wilderness of Alaska to experience and film the abundant wildlife in the region.; DVD 2536

Alberto Giacometti: Two films about the surrealist artist, Alberto Giacometti, whose miniature sculptures and distinctive approach to the human body have greatly influenced modern art. What is a head? features interviews with several art world luminaries. A man among men features an interview with the artist.; DVD 4199

Alcatraz is not an island: This program tells the story of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay beginning in 1969. Many of the former participants are interviewed.; DVD 3316

Alec Guinness collection: DVD 1948

Aleksandra Alexandra /: In a desolate, sun-sorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come to see her beloved grandson. He is a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. With the enemy just beyond the compound, she wanders the barracks, observing the routines of military life, before making a sudden trip into the outlying countryside.; DVD 6722

Alexander Nevsky: Biographical story of Prince Alexander Nevsky and his successful resistance against an attempt by the Teutonic Knights to invade Russia in 1242.; DVD 649

Alexander the Great: The story of Alexander the Great, Greek hero and world-conqueror. Alexander is a man torn by conflict between his teacher, Aristotle, his warrior father and his own ambition.; DVD 3289

Alexandra David-Neel one woman's journey from Sikkim to forbidden Tibet /: Documents the life of the first woman to be granted the title of Lama in Tibet, including her two years as a hermit in the Himalayas and her secret pilgrimage to the holy city of Llasa, forbidden to foreigners. In an emotional ceremony, Neel's companion in her old age returns a golden Buddha, a gift from the Dalai Lama, to a monastery in Tibet.; DVD 2883

Alfie: A wild and ribald comedy, filled with sex and sin, about a successful London playwright who is also a shallow womanizer trying to figure out what life is all about.; DVD 3714

Alfred Hitchcock presents.: Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock presents several short stories. The stories are invariably surprising, often containing elements of horror, comedy, suspense, and the supernatural.; DVD 4428

Alfred Hitchcock's "dial M for murder": A man devises a plan to murder his wife, not only because he wants her money, but because she is in love with another man.; DVD 4311

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho: Horror melodrama in which a woman disappears after spending the night in an isolated motel which adjoins an eerie Victorian mansion, inhabited by a disturbed young man and his mother.; DVD 931

Alfred Hitchcock's rear window: As a photographer with a broken leg, Stewart takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village neighbors during a summer heat wave. Things really begin to get hot when he suspects a salesman may have murdered his nagging wife and buried the body in a flower garden. He actively enlists the help of his girlfriend to investigate the highly suspicious chain of events. Events that ultimately lead to one of the most memorable and gripping endings in film history.; DVD 4215

Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a doubt: A beguiling murderer charms his unsuspecting family, but soon his niece and namesake begins to suspect her uncle is hiding a terrible secret.; DVD 4384

Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound: Dr. Constance Petersen is a psychiatrist with a firm understanding of human nature - or so she thinks. That is until the mysterious Dr. Anthony Edwardes becomes the new chief of staff at the Green Manors Mental Asylum. The bookish and detached Constance plummets into a whirlwind of tangled identities and feverish psychoanalysis, where the greatest risk is to fall in love.; DVD 2131

Alfred Hitchcock's strangers on a train: A tennis star (Guy) is harassed on a train by a psychotic (Bruno)who wants to swap murders and who proceeds to carry out his part of the unconfirmed bargain. The British version amplifies Bruno's flamboyance, his homoerotic attraction to Guy, and his psychotic personality.; DVD 350

Alfred Hitchcock's Torn curtain: "World-famous American scientist Michael Armstrong, and his fiancee/assistant, Sarah Sherman, travel to Copenhagen for a physics conference. When Sarah mistakenly intercepts a message meant for Armstrong, she believes that he is secretly defecting to East Germany. Or is he? As Armstrong goes undercover to glean top-secret information, the couple find themslves running for their lives from enemy agents"--Container.; DVD 5793

Ali: Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in a legendary unification bout against George Foreman in Zaire, dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle."; DVD 1341

Alice: Alice: A little girl follows an elusive White Rabbit and so begins this dream expedition into the landscape of childhood, combining techniques of animation, puppet theatre and live action in Švankmajer's surreal version of Alice's adventures in Wonderland. Darkness light darkness: A man literally constructs himself within the confines of a very small room -- a potent allegory of Svankmajer's life in Eastern Europe.; DVD 1079

Alice: Comedy about a rich and spoiled New York housewife in a bad marriage. She dreams of having an affair with a musician she met at her children's school! An acupuncturist she visits in Chinatown gives her mysterious potions that break down her inhibitions, make her invisible and let her see tender moments with loved ones from her past.; DVD 1549

Alice doesn't live here anymore: When Alice's husband dies and leaves her with their eleven-year old son, she leaves for California, but is stranded in Phoenix. She lands a waitressing job and meets a rancher.; DVD 3193

Alice in Wonderland: An animated musical version of Lewis Carroll's tale about a girl named Alice. Alice follows a White Rabbit through a very small door and enters Wonderland, where she has many unusual adventures.; DVD 71

Alice Neel: A look at the life and struggles of being a single mother and female artist, that became one of the great artists of the 20th century, with subjects such as Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, and more.; DVD 6492

Alice Walker Possessing the secret of joy /: Alice Walker talks about her novel "Possessing the secret of joy" which addresses issues of female genital mutilation, and social protest in Africa and America. Filmed segments, including archival film, illustrates some of the points made.; DVD 2316

Alice's Restaurant: "In the late '60s, a changing social and political climate inspired a new generation to create a lifestyle outside the mainstream. Twenty-two year-old Arlo's journey to find a place for himself and his music includes a visit to his dying father in the hospital, gigs in New York and romps with his friends Alice and Ray, who run a small restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. And when an incident at Alice's Restaurant plays a pivotal role in Arlo's avoidance of the draft, it send him down a road that he will consider a small price to pay to keep his freedom and his beliefs"--Container.; DVD 5907

Alien: Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discover a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.; DVD 40

Alien: Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.; DVD 971

Alien 3: Lt. Ripley is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's prison. This is the story of her fears that an Alien was aboard her craft and the realization that may compel her to try to destroy not only the creature but herself.; DVD 1120

Alien resurrection: Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists had cloned her--along with the alien queen inside her--hoping to breed the ultimate weapon.; DVD 1119

Aliens: Ripley is recovering from her first encounter with the deadly alien. Her account of that event is received with skepticism, but transmissions from a colony later established on the Alien's planet abruptly cease. Burke, an up-and-coming company man, talks Ripley into going back with a squad of colonial marines. Of course the Marines do not take her warnings seriously either, until they come face-to-face with the awesome alien spawn.; DVD 72

Alila: For the apartment dwellers, every action creates a ripple unknowingly felt by all. Goreous libertine Gabi's loud, violent trysts with her physically dominant, emotionally unavailable lover Hezi bring down the wrath of their disgusted neighbors. Mali reluctantly joins her neurotic ex-husband Ezra in his search for their army deserter son. Ezra's illegal construction site and undocumented immigrant workers in turn prompt the hermit Schwartz to relive the horrors of the Nazi death camps, as his Filipino campanion Linda helplessly looks on.; DVD 3526

Alive: A team of rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive.; DVD 4766

All about Darfur: "Up until now the perilous events in Darfur has been explained by outsiders... Sudanese filmmaker Taghreed Elsanhouri talks with ordinary Sudanese in outdoor tea shops, markets, refugee camps and living rooms about how deeply rooted prejudices could suddenly burst into a wild fire of ethnic violence" -- Container.; DVD 6778

All about Eve: From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.; DVD 602

All creatures great and small: DVD 1333

All in the family the complete first season.: DVD 2598

All in the family the complete second season.: DVD 2599

All in the mind understanding the complexity of the brain.: Dr. Susan Greenfield discusses her theory that all human experience will eventually be explained in terms of the brain's physical processes. Case studies provide insights and stir controversy.; DVD 5067

All my babies a midwife's own story /: This beautiful film is the story of Miss Mary Coley, an African-American midwife more than half a century ago in rural Georgia.; DVD 5021

All my loving a film of pop music.: A groundbreaking documentary on music and its effect on pop culture in the late '60s, with previously unseen footage from the Beatles, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Pink Floyd, and many more.; DVD 5057

All or nothing: "Mike is a talented rapper with all the wrong friends. His dream of becoming the next "ghetto superstar" is challenged by Gabby, his beautiful girlfriend, who wants Mike to settle down and take care of his responsibilities. When a rap contest turns violent, Mike's friends take the law in their own hands and seek revenge on Ice, the leader of the rival crew, and also Gabby's brother."; DVD 1463

All or nothing: In a crowded South London apartment building, Penny, a working mom, struggles to keep her wayward daughter, her lazy son and her disillustioned partner on the right path.; DVD 2397

All quiet on the western front: A group of young World War I German recruits pass from idealism to disillusionment with war.; DVD 74

All that heaven allows: Cary Scott, an attractive and wealthy New England widow, creates a social outcry in her community and within her family when she becomes romantically involved with Ron Kirby, her much younger gardener.; DVD 1587

All that jazz: The story of an obsessed, pill-popping chain-smoking choreographer/director dancing simultaneously with love and death. But even while dying, he creates some great dancing. Based on the life of Bob Fosse.; DVD 2971

All the king's men: A political demagogue governor of a Southern State believes that every man has his price and that the end justifies the means. Based on the life of Huey Pierce Long, governor of Louisiana and senator.; DVD 2415

All the president's men: The true story of how Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the White House involvement in the Watergate break in.; DVD 75

All the world's a stooge: Seven classic comedies starring the Three Stooges. In the first work, they try to break into the wrestling racket, in the second they are mistaken for dentists, in the third Curly steps into his father's place to keep him from marrying a curvaceous blonde. "Three little pirates" has them escaping from the governor of Dead Man's Island and trying to survive Black Louie's Pirate den and in "Uncivil war birds", they decide to join the army as the Civil War breaks out, but they end up on different sides. "Back to the woods" have the stooges facing Indians, and "Violent is the word for Curly" has the boys hiding out at the Mildew College for Women, teaching the students how to swing.; DVD 1019

All white in Barking: "Through revealing interviews, alternately shocking and humorous, this documentary profile of a white working-class community east of London offers a timely snapshot of an increasingly multiracial Britain. The racial composition of Barking is in rapid flux, with immigrants from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Balkans arriving and many longtime white residents leaving... [Reveals] both the persistence and the gradual undermining of racial and ethnic stereotypes" -- Container.; DVD 6219

Allah Tantou God's will /: Through home movies, old newsreels, letters and fictional reconstruction of imprisonment, this film examines the life of Marof Achkar, the filmmaker's father, a diplomat under the Sekou Toure regime, who later disappeared into the Guinean gulag. Film reevaluates the turbulent decade of African independence and discusses its relevance to the new political order on the continent.; DVD 6807

Alles auf Zucker Go for Zucker /: Pool shark and hustler Jaeckie Zucker is up to his ears in debt. In a stroke of luck, his mother dies and leaves an inheritance. Before he can cash in, his mother has requested the difficult task of reconciling with his estranged Orthodox brother Samuel.; DVD 5036

All's well that ends well: William Shakespeare's comedy about Helena, the new wife of Count Bertram, who resorts to chichanery to win the respect and affection of her husband.; DVD 2364

Almost a woman: At age thirteen, Esmeralda, is the oldest child of six. She shoulders the responsibility of learning English as her mother's interpreter and guide through the challenges of their new life in America. Mami is the passionate and beautiful mother who moves the family to the U.S. seeking medical care for her son's chronically infected foot. Tata, Esmeralda's stoical grandmother, is the matriarch of the American ranch of the family.; DVD 6685

Almost famous: It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.; DVD 1639

Almost real connecting in a wired world /: In a decade, the Internet has transformed the economy, employment and our personal lives. This documentary is a snapshot of the end of the first phase of the Internet - a far less utopian age than some had hoped. Focusing on six individuals for whom the Internet has become a lifeline, the video questions how the World Wide Web has transformed our sense of community.; DVD 4830

Alone in the wilderness: Richard Proenneke lived the dream of building a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness near Twin Lakes, and stayed to become a part of the country. This is the simple account of the day-to-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature's events that kept him company.; DVD 2535

Alphaville une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution /: Secret agent Lemmy Caution travels to another galaxy and finds himself in a computer-run society which is dedicated to technology and outlaws emotion.; DVD 781

Altered states: The incredible terrifying tale of a research scientist experimenting with altered states of consciousness, and the horrors he finds in secret landscapes of the mind.; DVD 76

Alʹto vai︠a︡ sonata Dmitriĭ Shostakovich = Sonata for viola = Sonate pour alto /: Documentary portrait of Dmitri Shostakovich.; DVD 5845

Alvin and the chipmunks.: The most requested Christmas songs ever. The 25th Anniversary edition includes three episodes, along with 11 holiday songs from the classic soundtrack on an accompanying compact disc. Also features a never-before-seen pencil sketch and cels from A Chipmunk Christmas by Chuck Jones.; DVD 6168

Always: A legendary pilot with a passion for daredevil fighting sacrifices himself to save his best friend and then help his lover move on with her life.; DVD 5662

Alzheimer's project: Momentum in Science features 25 leading scientists, a primetime state-of-the-science report revealing the most cutting-edge research advances. Three additional specials (The Memory Loss Tapes; Grandpa, Will You Remember Me? with Maria Shriver; and Caregivers) capture what it means to experience the disease, to be a child or grandchild of one who suffers, and to care for those who are affected.; DVD 6742

Amandla! a revolution in four part harmony /: Tells the story of black South African freedom music and the central role it played against apartheid. Specifically considers the music that sustained and galvanized blacks for more than 40 years. Focuses on the struggle's spiritural dimension named for the Xhosa word for "power". An uplifting story of human courage, resolve and triumph.; DVD 2625

Amar, Akbar, Anthony Amara, Akabara Enthonī /: Lavish action-filled account of the separation, separate lives, and eventual reunion of three brothers: one raised by a Hindu policeman, one raised by a Muslim tailor, and one raised by a Catholic priest.; DVD 3776

Amarcord I remember /: Memories of episodes about love, sex, politics, family life and growing up in a small Italian town in the 1930's.; DVD 780

Amartya Sen a life reexamined /: Documentary on the life and work of Amartya Sen, the first South Asian to win the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics. The film is centered around a conversation between Sen and economist Kaushik Basu, a student of Sen, and is interspersed with interviews of other experts as well as footage of places connected with Sen's life.; DVD 29

Amateur: A crackpot ex-nun who writes pornographic short stories crosses paths with an amnesiac wandering the streets of New York City. When they set out to uncover his identity, they come face to face with his unsavory past--including a vengeful porno actress and ruthless corporate assassins hot on their trail.; DVD 3465

Amator Camera buff /: Happily married and economically stable, Filip Mosz buys an 8mm film camera with the intention of filming his newborn child - and capturing the moment of attaining a lifelong dream. But when a powerful director of the town's local factory recruits him to film an important board meeting, Filip's fascination with the medium grows into a pssionate dedication. Now Filip has command of a larger film unit and networks to enrich his career. Filip eventually reaches an irreconcilable deadlock with his wife, friends and the director who previously supported his cinematic ambitions.; DVD 3182

Amazing grace: A dramatization of the life of the human rights activist, cultural reformer and member of Parliament, William Wilberforce who sustained a twenty-year fight in 19th century England, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade. Wilberforce encountered intense opposition from members of Parliament but his minister John Newton, a reformed slave ship captain who penned the hymn "Amazing Grace" urged him to see the cause through.; DVD 5822

Amazing grace, Hesed muflah: DVD 3527

Amen.: When a newly commissioned SS Lieutenant witnesses the chemical disinfectant he's helped perfect being used to systematically murder interred Jews, he knows he must act. The only sympathetic ear he finds is a young priest with ties to the Vatican. As the two unlikely allies fight to reveal the truth to the Church and world, they discover that a man of conscience can commit treason and a man of God can commit heresy in order to thwart genocide.; DVD 2520

Amereeka: DVD 7091

America betrayed how government and big business bring ruin to America's infrastructure /: America's infrastructure was once our proudest achievement. Now its a most dangerous embarrassment. Bridges, dams, levees and highways are crumbling, toppling, being washed away, and putting us all at risk. Features interviews with journalists, noted scientists, whistleblowers who risked their lives to speak out, and politicians from both sides. Exposes the rampant collusion, corruption and cronyism within the government agencies whose very purpose is to protect us.; DVD 6677

America, or, Love and Sacrifice: Torn between his revolutionary political beliefs and his love for the daughter of a Virginia Tory, Nathan Holden struggles with his fellow patriots for independence. But at the crossroads of this path to freedom stands Captain Walter Butler. A murderous redcoat, Butler ravages the fledgling colonies with a band of barbaric Mohawks.; DVD 910

America remembers the events of September 11 and America's response : CNN tribute /: Assembled from CNN Presents' two-part series of the same name, this video compiles CNN's coverage of 9/11 and the months that followed. Includes timeline of events on September 11; eyewitness accounts; and personal recollections by CNN's Larry King, Paula Zahn, Aaron Brown, Wolf Blitzer, and Judy Woodruff. Includes footage of the one-year anniversary memorials in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.; DVD 1039

American Bandstand 1957 +: DVD 4068

American beauty: An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell with it all" and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor (whose parents are even stranger) and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager--his daughter's best friend.; DVD 178

American cinema: An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics.; DVD 1543

American dream: In this Academy Award winner for best documentary in 1990, the true-life story of the 1985-1986 workers' strike against Geo. A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota, is documented from beginning to end. When Geo. A. Hormel & Company made $2 million in profits, then cut its workers' salaries by $2.00 an hour each, the workers had only one option: Go out on strike.; DVD 2624

American drug war The last white hope /: This documentary follows director Kevin Booth as he investigates the world of illegal drugs, from street-corner dealers to high level kingpins, from narcotics officers to powerful judges. Approaching his subject matter with a skeptical eye, Booth questions the effectiveness of the drug war, and the motives of those who continue to fuel it from all ends. Through research and investigation, Booth asserts that there might well be just as much greed, crime, and corruption on either side of the narcotics battle, as the drug war is steeped in issues of race and class.; DVD 6440

American family: This set contains all 22 episodes from season one of this critically acclaimed dramatic series as seen on PBS. "American Family" is the first broadcast TV drama series featuring an all Latino cast.; DVD 3624

American feud a history of conservatives and liberals /: DVD 6436

American film theatre.: Collection of five film adaptations of contemporary 20th century plays produced by the American Film Theatre from 1973-1975.; DVD 1631

American film theatre.: A collection of 5 film adaptations of 20th century plays produced by the American Film Theatre.; DVD 2850

American film theatre.: Collection of four film adaptations from a series of contemporary 20th century plays produced as the brainchild of producer Elly Landau, 1974 and 1975.; DVD 2851

American film treasures IV avant garde, 1947-1986.: Presents 26 films by 27 directors representing a variety of film types and styles, from abstract animation to documentary.; DVD 6479

American gangster: Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia, and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. Richie Roberts is a dedicated and honest policeman who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government and is determined to bring down Lucas' drug empire. Based on a true story.; DVD 5620

American graffiti: Four teenagers come of age in 1962 on the last summer night before they go off to college, jobs, or the army.; DVD 646

American heart: Jack Kelson has only 3 goals when he gets out of prison: get a room, get a job, and get to Alaska where the air is clean and a man can start fresh again. But he never stopped to consider that his 14 year old son has a dream too-- a dream of being with the only family he knows, his dad.; DVD 1787

American history X: Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.; DVD 22

American in Paris: The 1951 Oscar winner for "Best Picture, "An American in Paris" is about the romantic adventures of a carefree young artist in post-WW II Paris.; DVD 620

American movie: Documentary of the two-year effort by Mark Borchardt to finish his "no-budget horror film, Coven."; DVD 647

American outrage: Documentary of the 35-year fight of Carrie Dann and Mary Dann against the U.S. government's attempts to take over traditional Shoshone land in Nevada, part of 60 million acres guaranteed to them in the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley.; DVD 6197

American pastime: Faced with a country that now doubted their loyalty following Pearl Harbor and struggling with their new situation, Japanese-American families turned to baseball as a way to handle their plight and find the strength to stand up for themselves.; DVD 4819

American pimp: Albert and Allen Hughes turn their documentary eye to the world of street pimps in this 1999 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Competition entry. The Black urban pimps interviewed reveal their world and their secrets in a film that is about power. We watch as they discuss their business, including percentages, lifestyles, stealing "ho's", and the Player's Ball. These men exude charm and charisma and boast rock star status in their communities. People are lured by the glamour and money, only to be used as commodities and tossed out once they have passed their prime. Also traces the history of the street pimp from the 20's to the present, with particular emphasis on the 70's pimp.; DVD 2972

American pop: The story of four generations whose lives revolve around the beat of American popular music. The story is told in animation with songs by The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Pat Benatar and Lou Reed among others.; DVD 69

American president: Andrew Shepherd is a consummate politician and a man of integrity, who also happens to be a widower, ready to start dating again. He is swept off his feet by a lobbyist, Sydney Ellen Wade. His critics rant that it is immoral and his friends proclaim that it's romantic, but one thing is certain, all that stands between true love and re-election is the approval of the American public.; DVD 1852

American psycho: A young, handsome man with a Harvard education and success on Wall Street has terrible urges that take him in pursuit of women, greed, and murder.; DVD 5896

American revolution 2 riots to revolution Chicago in 1968 /: The 1960s was defined by a common effort to fight against injustice. Mike Gray, a Chicago filmmaker, used his camera to document the politics of the streets from the riots in the social upheaval, to the rising of two prolific groups fighting prejudice.; DVD 7022

American rhapsody: In order to escape Communist Hungary, a family must leave behind their infant daughter. She is then temporarily raised by a peasant Hungarian couple. When the daughter is finally brought to America to be with her family, her relationship with her real family becomes strained. The girl is torn between two mothers and two homelands. Based on a true story. The girl returns to Hungary and take an unforgettable journey of self-discovery.; DVD 2134

American splendor: Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.; DVD 2973

American tail: A Russian mouse lands in New York in the 1880s, only to be separated from his family. He must now learn to live on the streets and evade the mean cats.; DVD 6544

American teen: A look at what the life of a high school senior is really like through the eyes of five very different teenagers living in Indiana. Features the Prom Queen, the Jock, the Rebel, the Geek, and the Heartthrob.; DVD 6463

American tragedy: This is the story the public never saw of the high profile attorneys of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. What started as a cohesive defense team ends up as a fractured and tarnished group of disagreeing attorneys. Interspersed with real footage of the media coverage.; DVD 784

American werewolf in London: It's a rainy night on the Welsh moors. Two American students on a walking tour of Europe trudge on to the next town, when suddenly the air is pierced by an unearthly howl ... Three weeks later, one is dead and the other is in the hospital.; DVD 3756

American zombie: Story of two Los Angeles filmmakers who set out to document a group of high functioning zombies and their struggles to gain acceptance in human society.; DVD 6259

Americanization of Emily: A cynical American naval officer (Garner) is assigned a lovely young English widow (Andrews) as his driver in this comedy set in London during World War II. Despite their differences they fall in love, but his superiors seem to have nasty plans for him involving D-day!; DVD 3655

America's ad icons: This program uses case studies of Tony the Tiger, Charlie the Tuna, the Energizer Bunny, Jack in the Box, Colonel Sanders, Kool-Aid Man, Mr. Peanut, Morris the Cat, and Mr. Clean to illustrate different approaches to creating memorable brand icons. Discusses the psychology behind their consumer and cultural appeal. Also includes commercial clips.; DVD 2782

America's atomic bomb tests: After World War II, American scientists and military officials conducted numerous atomic tests in the American Southwest; now this incredible documentary footage (intended for internal use and not declassified until 1997) comes to light in three essential DVDs.; DVD 4114

America's darkest day Pearl Harbor /: "Pearl Harbor : America's darkest day" (2001) goes through various points in question regarding the December 7th, 1941 attack, such as: why were American troops caught completely off-guard?, and did President Roosevelt know the attack was coming? Also, shows actual Japanese footage of the events leading up to the brutal attack. "December 7th" (1943) is Hollywood's reconstruction of the events at Pearl Harbor on the day of the Japanese attack. Historically, the film is accurate in every detail. "Kamikaze" (1961) documents through Allied and Japanese newsreel film, the war in the Pacific from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Includes more Japanese footage from their home front. "Kill That Zero" includes actual cockpit dogfight footage, Japanese footage of aviators in training and the Zero under construction.; DVD 1605

America's lost landscape the tallgrass prairie /: The rich and complex story of one of the most astonishing alterations of nature in human history.; DVD 3996

Amerikanische Freund: Story about a Hamburg picture framer who is perfectly ordinary except that he is suffering from a rare and fatal blood disease. His peace and sanity are upset when he is offered money to assassinate a Mafia figure in Paris.; DVD 3646

Amerikanische Soldat The American soldier /: Fassbinder's homage to American gangster movies. Ricky, a professional killer, is hired by 3 Munich policemen upon his return to Germany from America. He visits family, meets up with friends, and drops by old haunts, all the while carrying out his kills without hesitation of emotion. Upon completion of all his assignments, Ricky finds himself in a shoot-out with the cops who hired him.; DVD 4543

Ami de mon amie My girlfriend's boyfriend /: Set outside Paris, the film follows the lives and loves of two very different young women.; DVD 771

Amiche: The story of Rosette, a girl from a wealthy family, who attempts suicide. From the attempted suicide, she goes on to meet a group of women who she will become friends with--Clelia, Nene, and Navy. The film shows how various experiences in their lives bring about changes in their relationship. It describes the life experiences these friends have, from a suicide to the finding of a new love to a separation to a marriage.; DVD 2161

Amistad: Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board a slave ship bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.; DVD 34

Ammo for the info-warrior: A collection of nine news videos created by Guerilla News Network (GNN), an independent news organization devoted to exposing young people to global news and information. The videos cover a range of stories, from the diamond trade in Sierra Leone to the public relations industry practices to spoken word poetry about the business of hip-hop.; DVD 2709

Amongst white clouds: American director Edward A. Burger documents his journey into the lives of China's forgotten Zen Buddhist hermit tradition. The Zhongnan Mountains have been home to recluses for some five thousand years; Burger's experiences demonstrate that the tradition continues to thrive. One of only a few foreigners to have lived and studied with these hidden sages, Burger reveals to us their tradition, their wisdom, and the hardship and joy of their everyday lives.; DVD 4978

Amores perros Love's a bitch /: Three different people are catapulted into dramatic and unforseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash: a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel's designer pooch disappears into the apartment's floorboards; and an ex-radical turned hit man rescues a Rotweiler with a gunshot wound.; DVD 2126

Amos 'n Andy show.: DVD 5997

Amour de Swann Swann in love /: Set in Paris in the 1890s, Swann falls in love with a young courtesan, and soon finds himself tormented by his unrelenting sexual desire. Based on the novel by Marcel Proust.; DVD 2948

Amour en fuite: The further amorous adventures of Antoine Doinel. This fifth time out, the women from Doinel's past resurface to challenge his emotions.; DVD 724

Amour, l'après-midi Chloe in the afternoon /: A successful young executive living in the suburbs with his wife and baby finds himself attracted to, and then entangled with, another woman from his past.; DVD 766

Anaïs observed a portrait of a woman as artist /: Presents the life and philosophy of Anaïs Nin, foremost exponent of the twentieth-century's greatest art form: the art of the person.; DVD 6991

Analyze this: A spoof on the gangster roles that have been associated with De Niro's film career, this is the story of an anxiety-ridden Mafia boss who monopolizes the services of a family psychiatrist.; DVD 813

Anatomy of a murder: A courtoom drama of premeditated murder as a jealous army lieutenant pleads innocent to murdering the rapist of his beautiful wife.; DVD 1641

Anchorman the legend of Ron Burgundy /: It's the 70's and Ron Burgundy is the king of San Diego. He's the most popular news anchor in town. He and his all male news team rule the city with their sauve looks, minimal IQ's and unbelievably bad hair. In Ron's world, women don't belong in the newsroom. So when rising star reporter Veronica Corningstone fills in for Ron one night and the ratings soar, it becomes more than a battle ... it becomes war.; DVD 5688

Anchors aweigh: Two lovesick sailors on shore leave in Hollywood fall hard for the same beautiful singer. The race for Susie's heart leads them both into a series of comical and musical adventures.; DVD 648

Ancient civilizations: Combines historical interviews with glimpses of everyday life of 13 cultures. Scholars provide commentary on such topics as the role of women, religion, education, the military, and politics. Also includes readings from contemporary sources and 3-D architectural reconstructions.; DVD 2278

Ancient Greece: Beginning with Homer's account of the Trojan War, this program re-creates the Greek world to provide insight into the daily lives of Greek citizens.; DVD 6309

Ancient refuge in the holy land unearthing a rebel hideout /: Nearly 2000 years ago, a dark, inhospitable cave located in a canyon near the Dead Sea was a secret hideout for Jewish refugees fleeing for their lives from the oppressive rule of the Roman Empire. In 1960, archaeologists discovered dramatic letters.; DVD 3577

And now for something completely different: Monty Python's first feature film, in which they perform many of their comedy skits from the television program: Monty Python's Flying Circus.; DVD 1972

And then there were none: Ten people, strangers to each other, are invited to a lavish estate on an island. The tension mounts as, one by one, they are murdered.; DVD 1624

Anderson tapes: Newly released from prison, an ex-con assembles his professional pals and plans a multi-million dollar robbery of an entire luxury apartment house. He is unaware that a hoard of lawmen are recording their activities.; DVD 5971

Andersonville trial: Explores the moral dilemma of responsibility for the prison camp in Andersonville, Ga., where 14,000 Union soldiers lost their lives during the Civil War.; DVD 2477

Andreĭ Rubli︠o︡v strasti po Andrei︠u︡ / Mosfilʹm, Tvorcheskoe obʹedinenie pisateleĭ i kinorabotnikov ; rezhissi︠o︡r-postanovshchik,: Story of the famed 15th century icon painter who survives the cruelties of medieval Russia and creates works of art.; DVD 911

Andy Warhol: "Shows Warhol performing for the media in interviews ranging over 25 years and examines his artistic achievements in a career which spanned painting, film, publishing, rock music, and television. It includes extracts from films such as Chelsea girls, Lonesome cowboys and Women in revolt, archive material, newsreel footage and contributions from many of his closest associates and superstars including Ondine, Viva, John Giorno and Brigid Berlin."--Container.; DVD 2000

Angakkuiit shaman stories /: A documentary recounting Inuit memories and experiences of shamanism, and oral histories about the last shamans practicing in the region of Igloolik, Nunavut. Interviewees range from young people to elders and politicians, but they all share a belief that things happen, and that shamanism is still a living religion.; DVD 5956

Angel and the badman: A wounded gunman avenging the death of his foster-father is nursed back to health by a young Quaker woman. She promises to marry him if he will give up his gun.; DVD 900

Angel at my table a trilogy /: The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.; DVD 4162

Angel heart: A down on his luck detective travels from the tough streets of Brooklyn, to the hot jazz clubs of New Orleans, and finally to voodoo rituals in the swamps of Louisiana.; DVD 2822

Angela's ashes: Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.; DVD 1260

Angels in America: Set in 1985. Revolves around two very different men with AIDS, one fictional, one fictionalized. Roy Cohn, personifies all the hypocrisy, delusion and callousness of the official response to the plague. Nothing shakes Roy's lack of empathy: even on his death bed, he's fighting with his gay nurse and taunting the woman he helped put to death, Ethel Rosenberg. The other patient is Prior Walter, who is visited by an angel and deserted by his self-pitying lover, Louis. Louis moves on to a relationship with Joe Pitt, a Mormon lawyer whose closeted homosexuality drives his wife to delusions and brings his mother to New York.; DVD 3105

Angels in the dust: Presents the story of Marion Cloete, who left a life of privilege in Johannesburg, South Africa, to open an orphanage that has provided for more than 550 children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.; DVD 6322

Angels with dirty faces: Two childhood friends grow up and go their separate ways--one a criminal and the other a parish priest. Rocky Sullivan returns to his old neighborhood to find his lawless life style idolized by the young hoodlums there. Jerry Connelly, the parish priest sees his hard work turn unavailing because of Rocky's corruptive influence.; DVD 6400

Anglaise et le duc: Beautiful aristocrat Grace Elliott enjoys her comfortable upper-middle class life and warm friendship with her former lover the Duke of Orleans, until the turbulent French Revolution of the 1790s frighteningly begins. Their friendship unravels as Grace risks her life taking in a fugitive against the Duke's wishes. Soon, Grace urges the Duke not to make a horrifying decision. But ultimately she's unable to prevent several bloody fates--including the possibility of her own.; DVD 2144

Angry eye with Jane Elliott /: Documentary on Jane Elliott's blue-eyed/brown-eyed exercise in discrimination involving college students forced to experience racist treatment minorites have received for years.; DVD 36

Angry monk reflections on Tibet /: Examines the life of Gendun Choepel, a Tibetan monk who left the monastery to become a fierce critic of Tibet's religious conservatism, cultural isolationism and reactionary government. This criticism led to his imprisonment for three years as a political subversive. Includes archival footage, readings from Choepel's works as well as interviews with Tibetan historians, a travel companion, a contemporary British diplomat and Choepel's widow.; DVD 4860

Angst essen Seele auf Ali, fear eats the soul /: Lonely widow Emmi Kurowski meets Arab worker Ali in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love--to their own surprise, and to the shock of family, colleagues, and drinking buddies. An emotional power that reflects the ethnic tensions within German society.; DVD 2221

Animal a film /: DVD 5166

Animal crackers: A comedy classic that loosely centers around a painting stolen during a house party held by a wealthy society woman. Introduces Groucho's most famous character, Captain Spaulding.; DVD 808

Animal factory: When first time felon Ron is sentenced to two years in a decaying prison, he is quickly introduced to a world where violence is the only way of life. After a prison riot, Earl, a veteran convict who has manipulated the system to his every advantage, takes Ron under his wing. Now Ron will soon discover that life in the Animal Factory is not about rehabilitation but about survival.; DVD 2966

Animal farm: This rendering of Orwell's classic is set in the beautiful Irish countryside and populated with a wide variety of barnyard animals. Chaos ensues when the animals take over the farm.; DVD 1646

Animated century: Animated characters Professor Elderberry and Horace introduce clips from 160 animated films from 26 countries. They discuss the most significant animated films of the past 100 years.; DVD 4041

Animated Soviet propaganda : from the October Revolution to Perestroika /: From the 1920s to the 1980s, the Soviet regime ordered the production of dozens of animated propaganda films. Their target audience was the Soviet Union itself, and their goal was to win the hearts and minds of the Soviet people. Commentary by leading Soviet film scholars.; DVD 6100

Animation: A collection of 19 shorts by independent animator David Ehrlich, whose work is abstract, poetic and lyrical; often inspired by the cycles and transformations of nature.; DVD 5119

Animation of Alexeiff: DVD 7090

Anna and the King: English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens has traveled to Siam to educate the 58 children of King Mongkut. Each has preconceived ideas about the other's world. Amid the danger of political unrest, their respect for each other turns into something more.; DVD 1638

Anna Boleyn a historical drama in six acts /: Tragic drama of the second wife of England's Henry VIII, made in Berlin by Lubitsch before he moved to Hollywood to make comedies.; DVD 6771

Anna Christie: Gretta Garbo made her landmark transition to the new era, playing a former prostitiute whose past may ruin her chance for happiness.; DVD 4445

Anna Karenina: Anna Karenina, dutiful wife and doting mother, knows contentment but not passion. That changes when she meets ardent Count Vronsky. For him, she throws away marriage, family, social position and finally her life.; DVD 4446

Anna Wilding's Buddha wild the monk in a hut /: Buddha Wild provides an opportunity for a group of Thai and Sri Lankan monks, living around their temple in a country far from home, to talk about their commitment and way of life in a typically simple and modest Buddhist way.The film explores the tenets of Buddhism and the day-to-day lives of the monks. Director Anna Wilding gives the commentary with a well-judged mixture of seriousness and humor. Wilding gained access to areas of Buddhist temples that had never before been captured on film.; DVD 6932

Anne of Green Gables: An elderly bachelor and his spinster sister adopt an orphan and are mistakenly sent a girl instead of a boy. The orphan, Anne, remains with the couple, moves from one mishap to another, succeeds academically, and finds love.; DVD 2839

Anne Sofie von Otter from the Théâtre musical de Paris, Châtelet /: DVD 3168

Année dernière à Marienbad Last year at Marienbad /: "A handsome stranger tries to convince a lovely young woman that they had a passionate affair a year ago "perhaps at Marienbad", but she claims not to remember him. He haunts her mind with images by mixing memory and fantasy, fear and desire."--Container.; DVD 732

Annie: The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks.; DVD 2895

Annie Hall: Woody Allen's semiautobiographical portrait of his amorous, but ultimately mismatched, relationship with co-star Diane Keaton. Allen uses satire and comedy to portray this "nervous romance" for modern times.; DVD 1511

Annie Leibovitz life through a lens /: Not rated. An in-depth look at one of the most well-known photographers in the 21st century. From her childhood to her life at Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, and her relationships throughout it all. Includes interviews with her subjects and Leibovitz herself.; DVD 6490

Annie Oakley.: A western series revolving around the famous Ohio frontierswoman known for her sharp-shooting skills.; DVD 3435

Ano em que meus pais saíram de férias The year my parents went on vacation /: Mauro is a 12-year-old boy, who is left to fend for himself when his parents 'go on vacation' during the Communist regime in 1970's Brazil. The culturally diverse community of São Paulo unites to watch Péle lead his country in winning the World Cup of soccer.; DVD 5904

Año perdido A lost year /: A coming of age story of two young women.; DVD 3857

Anoche soñé contigo Dreaming about you /: During their summer break, Toto and Quique dream their life away by biking around the neighborhood. They want to discover something new to them ... women. But Toto didn't count on the unexpected visit of his cousin, Azucena, with whom he would have an unforgetable experience ... his sexual initiation.; DVD 2444

Anonymously yours: An extraordinary documentary shot clandestinely in Burma, the film examines sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia through interviews with four young women. The brutal honesty of their stories exposes the commonplace bartering and selling of women and the cycles of poverty that enslave them. From the back rooms of teashops and restaurants to the lounges of five-star hotels, the Far East sex trade thrives on the routine merchandising of girls and women for the sexual pleasure of men from all cultures.; DVD 3309

Años barbaros: Dos jóvenes son sentenciados a prisión, luego de pintar un graffiti de contenido político. Ellos deciden escapar y viajan a través de España, haciéndose pasar por guías turísticos de dos chicas americanas. Two handsome young Spanish men escape the law by posing as tour guides for two American girls on a trip through Spain's countryside.; DVD 4544

Another side of peace: Another Side of Peace follows an Israeli man's efforts to reach reconciliation and to come to terms with the deaths of his sons. He works with his Palestinian partners to connect with other bereaved families in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Provides a proocative and intimate look at the human side of the conflict, and the healing power of communication nad reconciliation.; DVD 3972

Another woman: When a distinguished philosophy professor turns 50, she feels compelled to take emotional stock of her life. But the deeper she digs the more her life seems to unravel, until she realizes that her search for truth is a personal odyssey of self-examination, discovery and acceptance.; DVD 2250

Ant farm: In 1975, two artists barreled a car full speed into a pyramid of televisions for a spectacular performance art put on by the Ant Farm, a group of radical architects, video and performance artists and visionaries. Includes additional Ant Farm features produced between 1970 and 1976.; DVD 3117

Anthology of surreal cinema.: Entŕacte: After a man is killed, his coffin takes on a life of it's own. After a long surrealistic chase, he climbs out of his coffin and makes everyone that was chasing his coffin disappear! -- container. La coquille et le clergyman: Obsessed with a general's wife, a clergyman has strange visions of death and lust, while struggling against his own eroticism. -- container. Ballet mecanique: An experimental film short from Cubist painter Fernand Léger containing a montage of images and rhythms that create a hallucinatory effect. Features the original soundtrack. -- container. Anemic cinema: An abstract and maybe nihilistic film short containing spiral forms merging into a rotating disc that's labeled with different messages. -- container.; DVD 3731

Anti-Jewish policy and the liquidation of the Polish Intelligentsia in 1939 a dress rehersal for 'Operation Barbarossa'? /: Alexander Rossino explores the mentality of those who perpetrated crimes against civilians. He investigates Nazi racial-political policies and military action to show that Poland was Germany's dress rehearsal for the slaughter of Slavs and Jews.; DVD 7089

Antigone rites of passion /: An innovative dance/film interpretation of the classic Greek drama of the heroine who defied the state to bury her brother. The film examines the conflict between moral and political law.; DVD 4545

Antikythera mechanism astronomy and technology in ancient Greece /: The Antikythera Mechanism was found by chance, in a shipwreck, close to the small Greek island of Antikythera (between Crete and Peloponnese) in April 1900, by sponge divers. The shipwreck was dated between 86 and 67 B.C. (coins from Pergamon). The Mechanism has been dated, by epigraphologists, around the second half of the 2nd century B.C. (100-150 B.C.). About this time the great Greek astronomer Hipparchos (190-120 B.C.) lived in Rhodes. It was a portable (laptop-size), geared artifact which calculated and displayed, with high precision, the movement of the Sun and the Moon on the sky and the phase of the Moon for a given epoch. It could calculate the dates of the four-year cycle of the Olympiad and its associated Crown Panhellenic Games and could predict eclipses. It had one dial on the front and two on the back. Its 30 precisely cut gears were driven by a manifold, with which the user could set a pointer to any particular epoch (at the front dial). While doing so, several pointers were synchronously driven by the gears, to show the above mentioned celestial phenomena on three accurately marked annuli. It contained an extensive user's manual. The exact function of the gears has finally been decoded and a large portion of the manual has been read after 2000 years by a major new investigation, using state of the art equipment. Researchers have since learned that the device, named the Antikythera Mechanism, can calculate and display, with high precision, the movement of the Sun and the Moon and the phase of the Moon for a given epoch, among other astronomical calculations.; DVD 6070

Antonia's line: A remarkable portrait of a family and a community, of mothers and daughters, and of one indomitable woman. Earthy, sexy, romantic, filled with laughter and warmth, it's a joyous celebration of simple pleasures and enduring passions.; DVD 45

Antony and Cleopatra: Shakespeare's drama of Mark Antony's obsessive passion for Queen Cleopatra, and how it leads to the tragic downfall of both.; DVD 2515

Anvil! the story of Anvil.: At 14, Toronto school friends Steve 'Lips' Ludlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the 'demigods of Canadian metal,' releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal.; DVD 6823

Any given Sunday: Tony D'Amato, the embattled Sharks coach, faces a full-on blitz of team strife plus a new, marketing-savvy Sharks owner who's sure Tony is way behind times.; DVD 1608

Anything goes: While on a transatlantic voyage, two Broadway luminaries are on the lookout for a talented leading lady to star in their new show. Features an oceanful of tunes by Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Sammy Cahn.; DVD 2466

Anywhere but here: Adele is a flashy, flirtatious dreamer. Her daughter Ann is a quiet, no-nonsense realist. On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they are two of a kind.; DVD 2166

Apa egy hit naplója = Father : diary of one week /: A "contemporary" Hungarian film about the years after World War II. A young man tries to discover the truth about his father.; DVD 3189

Apache: The story of Massai, the last of the fierce Apache warriors, and his single-handed, bloody war against the entire U.S. Army. The former pacifist learns "might makes right" from the oppressive soldiers, and seeks to defend the rights of his tribe after the 1886 humiliating surrender by their chief Geronimo.; DVD 2213

Aparājito The unvanquished /: Follows the life of the poor Bengali country boy, Apu and his encounter with the school system in Benares and later with the intellectual life at the university in Calcutta.; DVD 2723

Apartment: An ambitious office clerk plans to get ahead by lending out his apartment to his boss, but falls in love with the boss's girlfriend.; DVD 2013

Apocalypse now: A United States Army officer/trained assassin is sent into the depths of a southeast Asian jungle to seek out a renegade colonel and terminate his command during the Vietnam War.; DVD 652

Apocalypse now redux: A United States Army officer/trained assassin is sent into the depths of a southeast Asian jungle to seek out a renegade colonel and terminate his command during the Vietnam War.; DVD 1045

Apocalypto: As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression, where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.; DVD 5206

Apollo 13: A true story. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds, to bring them home.; DVD 1645

Apostle: Sonny is a gifted Southern preacher loved by his community. When Sonny loses control and commits a crime of passion, he is forced to run from the law. Hiding out in the small town of Bayou Boutte, Sonny adopts a new identity and sets out on a new mission--to find the road to redemption.; DVD 365

Appalachians: Episode 1 (55 min.). Examines the earliest settlers of the Appalachians, the Cherokee; the arrival in the 1700s of European settlers who brought their traditions and music with them; the regional role of whiskey distilling; the large evangelical tent meetings which brought together blacks and whites and fostered the development of regional white gospel influenced by African rhythms -- Episode 2 (55 min.). The Cherokees are cruelly relocated along the Trail of Tears; the Civil War splits famililes; modernization arrives as railroads make it possible to strip raw materials and timber from the mountains; mining companies change entire towns and ways of life; miners demands better working conditions and the region suffers from the violence of the great Coal Wars -- Episode 3 (62 min.). The phonograph and radio take mountain music to the outside world; Great Depression devastates the region; the New Deal provides new ways of making a living and brings wider access to electricity; strip mining and mountain-top removal change the landscape forever; people of Appalachia keep their traditional culture alive and vibrant.; DVD 6158

Appaloosa: 1880s, the American West. Randall Bragg is a rich landowner who is wanted for murdering the town marshal. Lawman Virgil Cole and his deputy Everett Hitch are two friends who are hired to defend a lawless town from the murderous rancher. Their efforts become complicated and their friendship is tested when a young widow arrives in town.; DVD 6317

Appat Fresh bait /: A shocking true story of greed and murder. Getting rich quick is the idea; robbery, torture, and murder are the plan. Nathalie, Eric, and Bruno lure men with the promise of sex with Nathalie. Two men enter the apartment, never to be seen alive again.; DVD 6595

Après l'amour Love after love /: Spanning a year in the life of Lola (Isabelle Huppert), a novelist famous for turning her life into fiction, we follow her loves and the loves of her loves. It is the story of how the 70's generation is dealing with the 90's and the contradiction, often comic, between what we expect of romance and need from love.; DVD 884

Apt pupil: A dark drama about a sixteen-year-old honor student who recognizes an old man living in his hometown as a hunted Nazi. Compelled to reveal the secrets of his death camp past to earn the boy's silence, the German fugitive derives a sinister scheme to implicate the teenager in a dangerous psychological game.; DVD 1647

Arachnophobia: A doctor who is deathly afraid of spiders moves his family to a small town where the disgusting arachnids are attacking the townspeople. He must overcome his fear to save the community, but it may already be too late!; DVD 2247

Ararat: Edward, a veteran filmmaker of Armenian descent, is in Toronto shooting a film about the Siege of Van, which lead to the genocide of over a million Armenian people at the hands of Turkish troops. Raffi has been sent to Turkey to shoot background footage for the film. Raffi's mother Ani, an author and historian, is also involved in the project as a consultant. As Raffi attempts to re-enter Canada with cans of exposed film, he's detained by David, a suspicious customs official who has his own tenuous link to the film.; DVD 1788

Architects at work: "This compilation of recent 'NewsHour' segments introduces viewers to Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Vincent Scully, and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, visionaries in the world of architecture" -- Container.; DVD 6213

Architecture of doom Architektur des Untergangs /: Covers the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture and popular culture during the rise of the Third Reich. Features never-before-seen film footage of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi regime.; DVD 4259

Architectures 1 a collection /: "A series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th century, consisting of remarkable archive material, scale-models, and interviews with some of the greatest architects of our time"--Container. Includes Germany's Bauhaus, the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris plus the work of Jean Nouvel, Otto Wagner, Walter Gropius and more.; DVD 3118

Architectures 2: "A series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th century, consisting of remarkable archive material, scale-models, and interviews with some of the greatest architects of our time"--Container.; DVD 3119

Architectures 3 a collection /: "A series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th century, consisting of remarkable archive material, scale-models, and interviews with some of the greatest architects of our time"--Container. This volume examines the extraordinary Jewish Museum of Berlin; Louis Sullivan's Auditorium Theatre in Chicago; a Dominican convent; Charles Garnier's Parisian Opera and more.; DVD 3120

Archives of war: Series documents 20th century wars using film shot by British Pathé News, from the trenches of World War I, through the destruction of World War II, to the Cold War's atomic arsenals and the horrors of the Korean and Vietnam wars.; DVD 1373

Arctic mission: "The Arctic mission: a scientific and filmmaking expedition through the fragile but treacherous Arctic ice. This breathtakingly beautiful environment has become the first victim of global warming"--Container.; DVD 3957

Arctic passage: "Two extraordinary sagas in the quest for the Northwest Passage..."--Container.; DVD 4083

Arctic quest our search for truth : a film /: Discusses the threat to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the northeast corner of Alaska from a proposal to drill for petroleum there. Teenagers from the Youth Environmental Summit in Colorado decide to go to the refuge to see the animals and what impact the refuge and its potential loss would have on the Native American people there.; DVD 5419

Arctic tale: Filmed over the span of fifteen years, Arctic tale follows a polar bear cub and a walrus pup as they learn to survive in the wild and face increasing challenges posed by global warming.; DVD 6311

Arena: "Kidnapped and forced to kill, these female gladiators beat the Romans at their own game"--Container.; DVD 866

Argent de poche Small change /: Stories of children in a French village as they grow from children to adolescents to adulthood.; DVD 1517

Argent, Money: DVD 4163

Argentina hope in hard times /: This film follows the processions and protests, attends street-corner neighborhood assemblies, visits workers' cooperatives and urban gardens, and examines how Argentines are picking up the pieces of their devastated economy and creating new possibilities for the future. A spare narrative, informal interview settings, and candid street scenes allow the pervasive strength, humor, and resilience of the Argentine people to tell these tales.; DVD 3320

Aria: Ten of the world's best-known film makers were given a free hand to make real any vision.; DVD 1536

Aristide and the endless revolution: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former president of Haiti, was twice removed from office with the complicity of the international community. An investigation into the events that led to his most recent ouster, 'Aristide and the endless revolution' exposes the geopolitical intrigue, the economic alliances between the Haitian and U.S. elite, the armed criminals posing as freedom fighters and other factors that have consistently threatened this young democracy.; DVD 6970

Aristocats :: This enchanting tale begins in Paris, when a kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to her family - family of adorable high-society cats.; DVD 366

Aristocrats: Comedy veterans, Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, use their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke. The joke is an old burlesque routine too extreme to be performed in public. It's called The Aristocrats.; DVD 4115

Arlington Road: Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed by a right-wing group, college professor Michael Faraday becomes obsessed with the culture of thise groups--expecially when his new neighbors, the all-American Oliver and Cheryl Lang, start acting suspiciously.; DVD 4546

Armageddon: Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful team train the world's best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results.; DVD 653

Armée des ombres Army of shadows /: A civil engineer who is one of the French Resistance's chiefs is given away by a traitor and interned in a camp.; DVD 4799

Armenian genocide: "During World War I, over one million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. This one-hour documentary examines what happened and why, in what has been called one of the greatest untold stories of the twentieth century." -- cover; DVD 4785

Arna's children: Arna Mer Khamis spent her life campaigning for human rights. In the Jenin refugee camp, Arna opened a theater where she taught children to express themselves through art. When Arna died of cancer in 1995, the theater ultimately did not survive. Five years later her son, Juliano, returns to discover what happened to "Arna's children".; DVD 5012

Arnold Schoenberg my evolution /: Documentary about the life and works of one of the most influential musical figures of the 20th century. Includes audio portion of his "First Public Lecture : Arnold Schoenberg--my evolution", which he presented live on 29 Nov. 1949 in the Royce Auditorium at UCLA. Early film footage of the musician, composer, artist, and teacher is also shown.; DVD 6325

Around the world with Orson Welles: Short films (ST. Germain Des Pres, Chelsea Pensioners, Madrid Bullfight, Pays Basque I and Pays Basque II) that provide a tour of Europe and a cinematic essay.; DVD 2757

Arranged: DVD 7084

Arrested development.: The eccentric Bluth clan lives a life of excess, funded by the family credit card and paid for by patriarch, George, whose fortune came from the tract home development business. Oldest son George, nicknamed Gob, is an "illusionist" of minor importance who has anger management issues. Youngest son, Buster, wastes his days taking obscure graduate school courses. Daughter Lindsay is a vain socialite. The only sane one is Lindsay's twin brother Michael, a widower, who has decided to wash his hands of the family. But when his father is jailed and the family's assets are frozen, Michael is forced to step up and aid his family in adjusting to new lives.; DVD 6624

Arrow: Based on the true story of the Avro Arrow, this film tells of the passion, the betrayal and the players behind the building of the stunning fighter-interceptor jet.; DVD 5276

Art 21 art in the twenty-first century /: A unique television series presenting 37 diverse artists working in the United States today, taking viewers behind the scenes--and beyond the museum or gallery experience--into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. Themes provide a connective thread between profiles of three to five artists per program. The artists, including painters, photographers, sculptors, performance, and video artists, demonstrate the breadth of artistic practice across the United States and reveal the depth of intergenerational and multicultural talent"--Container.; DVD 2857

Art & jazz in animation The cosmic eye : the films of John & Faith Hubley /: Animated films featuring jazz musicians made by Faith & John Hubley.; DVD 1379

Art Blakey's jazz messengers Tokyo 1961 + London 1965.: DVD 6795

Art in the age of Alfonso el Sabio: During the reign of Alfonso el Sabio ("Alfonso the learned") art and intellectual endeavor flourished in Spain. Jews, Christians, and the Moslems contributed to an intellectual renaissance in the areas of science, law, history, and literature. Alfonso's reign marked the end of the Romanesque style and the flourishing of French Gothic art. The Royal Chapel of the Mosque in Cordoba - one of the first Alphonsine projects in Andalusia - is used as an example of this change in art and architecture.; DVD 2815

Art of failure: Chuck Connelly not for sale /: This is the unusual story of the rise and fall of Chuck Connelly, in the 1980s a major upcoming talent in the New York art scene along with Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Connelly ended up alienating every collector and gallery owner he worked with. This documentary follows the life of this painter who now sees his career fading. Driven by desperation, and left by his wife during the course of this film, Connelly hires an actor to pose as a young, upcoming artist to sell Chuck's work to galleries and art dealers. The film provides an intimate and often troubling character study of Connelly, a working-class guy from Pittsburgh who holds "traditional" beliefs that art is about personal expression and craftsmanship. Shot over six years, this dramatic and entertaining documentary explores a painter's passion for his work, despite being his own worst enemy.; DVD 7078

Art of Mexico.: A guide to the understanding of Mexican art - both of the past and present - from its beginnings in the masterworks of the Aztecs and Mayans to the autobiographical surrealism of Frida Kahlo.; DVD 4899

Art of the piano L'art du piano = El arte del piano = Āto ofu piano /: Explores the worlds of the piano's greatest exponents through performance footage taken from film and television archives; includes commentary by Piotr Anderszewski, Daniel Barenboim, Schuyler Chapin, Cilin Davis, Gary Graffman, Evgeny Kissin, Zoltan Kocsis, Stephen Kovacevich, Paul Myers, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, György Sandor & Tamás Vásáry.; DVD 5373

Art of violin a film /: Features archival performance footage and interviews, this film profiles the world of the violin in the 20th century and its most outstanding performers. ... some silent, and later resynchronised, film footage ..."--Container.; DVD 1030

Artcirq: Artcirq, a circus project, was created in 1998, with the financial support of the Cirque Éloize and Isuma Productions. During the summer of 1999, the circus company stayed for the first time in Igloolik, and presented a show and delivered the first workshops for everyone. The members of the company also participated in a ten-day hunting camp with a group of 30 Inuk, with the intent to familiarize the Caucasians with camp life. The following summer two live shows are presented and by 2001, four shows and this documentary film is presented to the Igloolik community.; DVD 5960

Arthur: Arthur Bach is very, very rich, and he's next in line for a 750 million dollar inheritance. He stands to lose his inheritance--and a life in the lush style to which he is accustomed--if he doesn't marry the most boring blonde on Long Island within thirty days. Unfortunately, Arthur has just discovered the girl of his dreams.; DVD 77

Arven Inheritance /: Christoffer, who four years earlier abandoned the family steel business for an idyllic life as a restauranteur with the woman he loves, Maria, a rising actress. But when Christoffer's father commits suicide, Christoffer's domineering and manipulative mother compels him to return home to take control. Maria's worst fears for Christoffer are tragically realized as he must contend with a business on the brink of financial ruin and a brother-in-law scheming for control. Christoffer must make wrenching decisions that threaten to tear his family apart and destroy his soul.; DVD 3503

Arviq! Bowhead! /: For untold centuries Inuit hunted the huge bowhead, or 'right' whale, as a main source of food, heating oil and building materials, As with all animals, Inuit hunters take only what they can use. Starting in the 1700's until the close of the 19th century, commercial whalers from Europe and America wiped out almost the entire world's population of bowhead whales. In the mid-20th century, the Canadian government made the eastern Arctic bowhead hunt illegal, While Inuit were not responsible for the near-extinction of the the bowhead, they are still prohibited from hunting it like everyone else. In 1994 one of Canada's most respected Inuit elders - 95 year old Noah Piugatuk - announced that he wanted to taste the bowhead whale one more time before he died. Honouring the elder's wish, Piugatuk's son-in-law caught an illegal whale near Igloolik in September 1994. Afew months later, the whale hunters were charged and ordered to stand trial. In June 1996, the government finally dropped all charges against the Igloolik hunters. In August 1996, Inuit huntedrs from across the arctic gathered in Repulse Bay to catch the first legal bowhead in more than forty years. Arviq! traces the history of the bowhead in the Arctic up to the first legal hunt in 1996.; DVD 5955

Arvo Pärt 24 preludes for a fugue /: Portrait of the composer with moments recorded during three prolific years of the composer's life, featuring rehearsals, premieres, seminars, meetings and recollections. includes excerpts from musical works Tabula Rasa, Für Alina, Fratres, and Orient & Occident.; DVD 5774

As you like it: Rosalind is the daughter of banished Duke Senior and is being raised at the court of Duke Frederick, with her cousin Celia. She falls in love with a young man named Orlando, but she is banished by Duke Frederick, who threatens death if she comes near the court again. Celia goes with Rosalind. Disguised as the boy Ganymede, Rosalind enters the forest of Arden. Upon their arrival in the forest, they happen upon Orlando and his manservant, who are fleeing the wrath of Orlando's eldest brother. What follows is an elaborate scheme devised by the cross-dressing Rosalind to find out the verity of Orlando's supposed passion for her, and to further capture his heart, through the witty and mischievous façade of Ganymede.; DVD 5365

Ascenseur pour l'echafaud: Florence Carala and her lover Julien Tavernier, an ex-paratrooper, want to murder her husband by faking a suicide.; DVD 4183

Ascent of money boom and bust /: Bestselling author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson takes a look at how money evolved, from the concept of credit and debt in the Renaissance to the emergence of a global economy and the subprime crisis we face today.; DVD 7075

Ash Wednesday: "Hell's Kitchen, Ash Wednesday, 1980. Sean Sullivan is killed in a vendetta. Three years later, Sean's brother Francis receives word that Sean may be alive. But the truth isn't always what it seems in this neighborhood, where violence and betrayal are the local currency."--Back Cover.; DVD 1971

Ashtanga, NY, a yoga documentary: Follows the aging yoga guru Sri K. Pattabhi Jois as he gives his final North American workshop in New York City in September 2001. Devotees were arriving from all over the world when the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place in the midst of the celebration. In the difficult weeks that followed, Jois used the Ashtanga practice to help heal and fortify his diverse followers. This is not an instructional video, and these are not your garden-variety contortionists. This is a real look into the intersection of ancient practice and modern-life, New York-style.; DVD 3081

Asi es la vida Such is life /: Julia es una mujer normal. Un día su marido la deja, la abandona por otra. Todo por lo que ha luchado ha desaparecido. Para mantener su hogar, Julia se dedicaba a la medicina informal, curando casi todo tipo de males, lo que sea para ayudar a su marido y sostener a sus dos hijos. Ante el abandono de su marido, el mundo de Julia se derrumba, ya no le queda nada. Su Casero le manda desalojar la casa, ya tampoco tiene donde vivir. Sólo le quedan sus dos hijos. La pena y la tristeza dan paso al coraje y la venganza. Tiene que vengarse. Él no puede destrozarle el corazón y marcharse, así sin más. Las cartas están echadas y Julia ya no tiene marcha atrás. "Poor and uneducated, Julia lives in a seedy barrio in Mexico City where she practices homeopathic medicine and performs abortions to support her family. When her husband abandons her for another woman, Julia's world crumbles. She is thrown out of her apartment by her landlord -- soon to be her husband's new father-in-law -- and her children are about to be taken away from her. With the help of her godmother, she plans to take revenge on her low-life, opportunistic husband"--Container.; DVD 6300

Asonot shel Ninah Nina's tragedies /: Award-winning writer/director Savi Gabizon's look at a young teenager's coming-of-age and his attraction to his beautiful but emotionally fragile Aunt Nina.; DVD 3868

Asphalt Zahov Yellow asphalt : three desert stories /: At the edge of modern Israel and the ancinet Bedouin way of life, three dramatic encounters between two very different societies are brought forth. The tales are of the human condition - of passion and deceit, carelessness and love, courage and selfishness, in which no one culture has a monopoly on virtue or vice.; DVD 3536

Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford: Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He's the nation's most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He's also the land's greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn't bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession.; DVD 5473

Assassination of Richard Nixon: Based on real-life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman who takes extreme measures to achieve his American dream.; DVD 3716

Assault on Precinct 13: Police and convicts must join forces to defend themselves against a vicious gang.; DVD 79

Astonishing work of Tezuka Osamu: "Kimstim is proud to release this astonishingly imaginative collection of Osamu's 13 most innovative piecees, many of which are the master's own personal favorites"--Container.; DVD 6891

Asylum: In 1971, filmmker Peter Robinson and a small crew lived in R.D. Laing's controversial Archway Community. This film documents their stay in the mental health facility where schizophrenics attempted to live communally and peacefully as they tried to heal their "selves" according to Laing's philosophy.; DVD 3063

At five in the afternoon: DVD 3115

At the death house door: An intimate look at the death penalty in the state of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous 'Walls' prison unit in Huntsville. During Pickett's remarkable career he presided over 95 executions, including the world's first lethal injection. After each execution, Pickett recorded an audiotape account of his trip to the death chamber.; DVD 6873

At war with the Army: Jerry Lewis stars as a bumbling private and Dean Martin is his smooth buddy who tries to straighten him out.; DVD 80

Atalante: When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him aboard the barge "L'Atalante", where they travel along the Seine River. The bride, becomes bored and leaves the ship for Paris where she starts flirting with other men.; DVD 1981

Atame! Tie me up! Tie me down! /: Comedy about an orphaned mental patient who is determined to create an ideal family for himself, so, in an irrationally inspired bid for love, he kidnaps a recovering drug addict/porn star.; DVD 1436

Atanarjuat The fast runner /: A small nomadic community is cursed by an unknown shaman. When Atanarjuat falls in love with a woman already promised to the son of the clan's leader, he has to fight for her. She is won by Atanarjuat and the leader plots to attack him in his sleep. Escaping, he sets off running across the ice, embarking on a harrowing adventure of survival in the brutal wilderness. He returns stronger and wiser to reclaim his life and stop the curse that has divided his people.; DVD 1750

Atanarjuat, the fast runner Atanarjuat, la légende de l'homme rapide /: Evil in the form of an unknown shaman divides a small community of Inuit. Twenty years later, two brothers emerge to challenge the evil order: Amaqjuag, the Strong One, and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner. Atanarjuat wins the hand of the lovely Atuat away from the boastful son of the camp leader, Oki, who vows to get even. Oki ambushes the brothers in their sleep, killing Amaqjuaq, as Atanarjuat miraculously escapes running naked over the spring sea ice.; DVD 5913

Atlantic City: A smalltime, aging Mafia hood falls in love with a clam bar waitress, and they share the spoils of the big score against the backdrop of a changing Atlantic City.; DVD 2020

Atomic Cafe: A documentary exploration of the United States government's propaganda promoting the atomic bomb. Relies on film clips of the 1940's and 1950's, including bits and pieces of propoganda films, newsreels, popular songs, and defense training films.; DVD 2670

Atonement: In 1935, thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take is one spark for this relationship to combust. When it does, Briony - who has a crush on Robbie, is compelled to interfere. She goes so far as to accuse Robbie of a crime he did not commit. Cecilia and Robbie declare their love for each other, but, ultimately, he is arrested. Briony bears false witness and the course of three lives is changed forever. As Briony grow older, she continues to seek forgiveness for her childhood misdeed. Through a terrible and courageous act of imagination, she finds the path to her uncertain atonement, and to an understanding of the power of enduring love.; DVD 6286

Attack!: DVD 2212

Attila: The story of two colliding worlds and two men that embody these worlds: Attila, King of the Huns and Roman General Flavius Aetius.; DVD 5384

Au coeur du mensonge The color of lies /: A police inspector investigates the rape and murder of a young girl in a provincial Breton town.; DVD 5707

Au dela de la haine Beyond hatred /: The true story behind the violent death of Francois Chenu, a young gay man who was murdered by 3 homophobic skinheads in 2002.; DVD 5708

Au hasard Balthazar Balthazar /: Robert Bresson's masterpiece follows a much-abused donkey, Balthazar, whose life strangely parallels that of his owner, Marie. A beast of burden suffering the sins of man, Balthazar nevertheless nobly accepts his fate.; DVD 4702

Au plein soleil: Tom Ripley has been sent to Italy by the father of one Philippe Greenleaf with the objective of bringing Greenleaf back into the family fold in the United States. Ripley, an accomplished forger, takes his job half-seriously until he falls in love with the same woman Greenleaf is in love with, Marge.; DVD 1397

Au revoir les enfants Goodbye, children /: Based on the director's life, this film chronicles Malle's experiences during the German occupation of France in World War II.; DVD 585

Auberge espagnole The Spanish apartment /: Xavier is a straight-laced French college senior who moves to Barcelona as part of a student exchange program, much to the dismay of his beautiful girlfriend. But sharing cramped quarters with students from all over Europe quickly leads to multi-cultural chaos as Xavier gets an eye-opening lesson on how to live, love, laugh and party.; DVD 2716

Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen Even dwarfs started small /: "The inmates have taken over an institution in a bleak and savage world in which everyone's a dwarf. As one of the institution's directors holds a rebel hostage while issuing orders for calm, the other inmates run amok, smashing equipment, setting fires, fighting for power and tormenting two blind prisoners. In this land of reversed proportions, these revolutionary outcasts not only destroy the symbols of civilization-- cars, typewriters and dinner plates-- but trees and flowers and animals as well."--Container.; DVD 755

Auf der anderen Seite The edge of heaven /: Six characters are drawn together by circumstances - an old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.; DVD 6647

Aura The aura /: A quiet, cynic taxidermist, who suffers from epilepsy attacks, is obsessed with committing the perfect crime. He claims that the police are too stupid to find out about it when it's well executed, and that the robbers are too stupid to execute it the right way. He feels that he could do it himself by relying on his photographic memory and his strategic planning skills. He is invited on a hunting trip away from his home. Once there, an accident gives him the chance of a life time: the possibility to commit the perfect crime.; DVD 5201

Austin Powers, international man of mystery: Frozen in the 60's, secret agent Austin Powers is thawed back into action to once again battle his arch-enemy, Dr. Evil.; DVD 6946

Auto focus: Bob Crane became well known as the star of the comedy hit series "Hogan's Heroes." With fame and success, Crane drove headfirst into the darker, destructive side of celebrity life. He eventually teamed with a video technician who helped him document his numerous sexploits. But when his fast living got out of control, the end result was a brutal murder that remains one of Hollywood's most scandalous unsolved mysteries.; DVD 2223

Autumn sonata: An international concert pianist visits her grown daughter after a seven-year absence. Aching with the memory of her mother's neglect, the introverted daughter explodes into a rage and the reunion turns into a shattering confrontation.; DVD 777

Avalon: The story of several generations of a family, from the arrival of immigrant Sam Krichinsky in the suburb of Baltimore called Avalon, down through his children and grandchildren. The family goes from poverty to prosperity and the world changes around them, but their love and humor hold the family together.; DVD 1145

Avalon: "In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers"--Internet Movie Database.; DVD 3566

Avant-garde. experimental cinema, 1928-1954 /: A tribute to the Rohauer Collection, including works by Stan Brakhage and Willard Maas, and others. Films include Geography of the Body; The Potted Psalm; The Cage; Interim; Rebus-Film No. 1; and Pacific 231.; DVD 5643

Avant-garde experimental cinema of the 1920s and '30s.: Twenty-five short films selected from the avant garde movement of the 1920's and 1930's.; DVD 3807

Avanti: A man travels to Italy to claim his dead father's body, and discovers he has been conducting an affair there for years. Things get complicated when he falls for the woman's daughter.; DVD 3110

Aventures de Rabbi Jacob The mad adventures of Rabbi Jacob /: A racist, anti-Semitic French businessman on his way to his daughter's wedding unwittingly stumbles on a group of Arab terrorists. He is forced to disguise himself as a Hasidic Jewish rabbi, which leads to one crazy slapstick situation after another.; DVD 4234

Aviator: A biopic about the most prolific period in the life of Howard Hughes, from the mid-1920s through the 1940s.; DVD 3814

Avoid eye contact best of NYC independent animation.: In September 2003, eleven animators met in a large Chelsea loft. Young animators joined seasoned masters to produce a tour of the best of the last few decades of New York City animation.; DVD 5542

Avoid eye contact best of NYC independent animation.: "The films on this volume span the last five years, young animators join seasoned masters in a program that is surely to become an important part of any animation enthusiast's library. All films are international award winners, each with a distinct look, united only by genre and the gritty soul of New York City."--Back of case.; DVD 5543

Avventura: Story about the search for a girl lost on an island; gradually the searchers become preoccupied with their own problems, and the girl is never found.; DVD 1596

Awa a mother in West Africa /: Portrait of a single mother in Burkina Faso, who supports herself and her six children by cooking and selling rice as a street vendor. Awa narrates her own story, interspersed with interviews of her children, illustrating the economic realities faced by women in the urban areas of West Africa.; DVD 5047

Awake, my soul the story of the Sacred Harp /: "A documentary about Sacred Harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape-note singing with deep roots in the American south. Shape-note singing has survived over 200 years tucked away from notice in the rural deep south, where, in old country churches, singers break open The Sacred Harp, a 160 year old shape-note hymnal which has preserved these fiercely beautiful songs which are some of the oldest in America"--Container.; DVD 5533

Awake Zion a documentary /: Ever wonder why Jews and Rastafarians both use the Star of David and make references to Zion? Director Monica Haim's exuberant documentary explores the surprising connections between reggae culture and Judaism. Haim brings together Jewish and Jamaican artists, scholars, and historians in a celebration of music, roots and culture. She embarks on a journey that takes her from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where she meets with Hasidic dancehall superstar Matisyahu, to Jamaica, birthplace of reggae, and ultimately to Israel, where a small, sizzling reggae scene thrives. Along the way, Awake Zion tells a fascinating story of unsuspecting cultural and historical convergence, a story about symbols, themes and traditions shared by people who might seem to be on opposite ends of the spiritual spectrum.; DVD 4883

Awakenings: DVD 81

Away all boats!: Capt. Jebediah Hawks must weld a new ship and her inexperienced crew into a well-oiled war machine. Highlighed by spectacular battles with kamikaze planes, this is the exciting story of the amphibious attack transports that landed U.S. troops in the laps of their Japanese enemies during World War II.; DVD 909

Away from her: Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's 'forgetfulness' actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since this is the nursing home 'no-vistors,' first 30 days policy of a patient's stay. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, but she has transferred her affections to another man. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness.; DVD 5136

Away we go: Burt and Verona are a loving couple. Burt has always wanted to marry Verona, but Verona resists, not seeing the point of the institution. Regardless, they are having a baby together and question their potential parenting abilities. They decide to move closer to Burt's parents so they can share the experience with the baby's grandparents. In Verona's sixth month, she and Burt learn that his parents are moving to Belgium the month before the baby is due. Being mobile people, Burt and Verona decide to move. As they want to share their new family experience with people that they love, they decide to take a trans-continental trip to meet with old friends and relatives. Most of them are married with children of their own, and Burt and Verona want to see where they would like to live and with whom they want to share the experience.; DVD 7020

Awful truth: A separated couple sabotages each other's love affairs while waiting for their divorce decree to become final.; DVD 5839

Awful truth the complete first season /: Shot in his trademark "guerilla video" style, each episode is filled with observations that bridge comedy and controversy and places Michael Moore in the middle of today's hot topics.; DVD 5221

Ayn Rand a sense of life /: This 1998 documentary looks at the life and work of the controversial Russian-born author, Ayn Rand. A sense of life is a flux of events, ideas, emotions and accomplishments - all combining to create a portrait of one woman's genius and point of view.; DVD 2646

Ayneh The mirror /: When Mina's mother fails to pick her up after school, the little girl sets off by herself and is thrust into a perilous adventure in an adult world.; DVD 3519

Azucar amarga: An idealistic young Cuban Communist sours on the political conditions in his country and is willing to let his girlfriend and family go to take action. Un hombre cubano joven idealista llega a un acuerdo con sus pasiones politica y romanticas en medio de las ruinas de la revolucion cubano.; DVD 1210

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