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DVD
2001
Available. Van Pelt Video Collection; ask at Circulation Desk.
Call No. DVD 019 775 'disc 1-2'
When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents.
Added: 06-APR-12
DVD
2005
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Call No. DVD 019 629
Shobha Mathur's father carrys out experiments on various issues. One day, he makes an employee named Manohar drink a portion, which results in his death. Rajan comes to their rescue, gets rid of the body, and starts blackmailing Mathur, which can only end when Shobha marries Rajan. Shobha meets Sudarshan and they fall in love. When he asks for her hand in marriage, Shobha refuses. The next day she finds a suicide note from Sudarshan.
Added: 12-MAR-12
DVD
2008
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Call No. DVD 019 780
"[T]his movie is the story of a couple of mercenaries that are pitted against each other in the politics of old and feudal Karnataka; ... arguably the first [film] to introduce the use of Kalarippayattu, the Kerala form of martial arts."--IMDb website.
Added: 29-MAR-12
DVD
2010
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Call No. DVD 019 865 'disc 1-2'
It all begins with a choice. In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a string of murders and an evil vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, Bella is forced to choose between her love, Edward Cullen, and her friend, Jacob Black, knowing that her decision may ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.
Added: 30-APR-12
DVD
2011
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Call No. DVD 019 857
"Biutiful" takes place in grimy and crowded parts of Barcelona that are a world away from that city's tourist attractions. Uxbal is a midlevel mobster, in charge of Chinese sweatshop workers making counterfeit watches and bags, and the African vendors who sell them. He collects and dispenses money, and runs interference with the cops. He also has two young children, a mentally unstable former wife, and a terminal illness. He is trying, despite his job, to be a good man, a good father. He tries to be stoical, tough, and compassionate, but he suffers because he cannot do good things, and he cares about the consequences of his actions.
Added: 23-APR-12
DVD
2001
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Call No. DVD 019 796
A daring comic thriller that mixes trashy eroticism and terror with sardonic wit as it tells the story of a novelist who becomes obsessed with a young man he sees on a train, and his efforts to bed the man.
Added: 11-APR-12
DVD
2010
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Call No. DVD 019 568 'disc 1-2'
A behind-the-scenes look at Vogue magazine (U.S.) as editor-and-chief Anna Wintour and her staff prepare the September 2007 issue.
Added: 29-FEB-12
2011
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Call No. BLU RAY 019 804
A thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.
Added: 21-MAR-12
DVD
2004
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Call No. DVD 019 851
When a young girl who has lived in Africa and been homeschooled moves to New York, she must enter a public high school. Survival of the fittest takes on a whole new meaning when she falls for the ex-boyfriend of the most popular girl in school.
Added: 23-MAR-12
DVD
2011
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Call No. DVD 019 699
Eleven episodes of the television miniseries.
Added: 27-MAR-12
DVD
2008
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Call No. DVD 019 712 'disc 1-7'
"Continuing the enormous success of the previous two years, the third season of SNL showcased a fearless cast that created some of the most memorable sketches to ever appear on the show. With hilarious breakthrough characters like The Nerds, Coneheads, lounge singer Nick Winters, Samurai Warrior, a singing King Tut and featuring Father Guido Sarducci as well as "The Franken and Davis show," SNL continued to define itself as the pinnacle of irreverent humor and political satire."--Container.
Added: 29-MAR-12
DVD
20u0s
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Call No. DVD Judaica 280
Features bands and singers from the Big Band years. Includes Woody Herman, Ella Mae Morse and Freddie Slack, Freddie Martin with Jack Fina, Jo Stafford, Eddie Howard, Dinah Washington, Louis Jordan, Charlie Barnet, Vaughn Monroe and Stan Kenton; narrated by Ronald Reagan.
Added: 02-APR-12
DVD
20u0s
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Call No. DVD Judaica 281
Musical variety program originally broadcast on television in 1959, featuring performances by top jazz and pop musicians of the time.
Added: 02-APR-12