Benjamin Bratt
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English
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"Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go-Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Another band getting noticed is The Six, led by the brooding Billy Dunne....
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Series
American Experience volume 1
Language
English
Description
After the Mayflower - In 1621, Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoags of New England negotiated a treaty with Pilgrim settlers. A half-century later, as a brutal war flared between the English and a confederation of Indians, this diplomatic gamble seemed to have been a grave miscalculation.
Author
Series
American Experience volume 5
Language
English
Description
Wounded Knee - In 1973, American Indian Movement activists and residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation occupied the town of Wounded Knee, demanding redress for grievances. As a result of the siege, Indians across the country forged a new path into the future.
Author
Series
American Experience volume 2
Language
English
Description
Tecumseh's Vision - In the course of his brief and meteoric career, Tecumseh would become one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time, orchestrating the most ambitious pan-Indian resistance movement ever mounted on the North American continent. After his death he would live on as a potent symbol of Native pride and pan Indian identity.
Author
Series
American Experience volume 3
Language
English
Description
Trail of Tears - Though the Cherokee embraced “civilization” and won recognition of tribal sovereignty in the U.S. Supreme Court, their resistance to removal from their homeland failed. Thousands were forced on a perilous march to Oklahoma.
Author
Series
American Experience volume 4
Language
English
Description
Geronimo - As the leader of the last Native American fighting force to capitulate to the U.S. government, Geronimo was seen by some as the perpetrator of unspeakable savage cruelties, while to others he was the embodiment of proud resistance.
7) La MISSION
Author
Language
English
Description
Che gets by on his macho persona, but lives for the love of his son Jesse. When he discovers that Jesse has been living a secret life, Che is forced to examine his actions and the life he lives.
Author
Language
English
Description
As World War II rages, the elite 6th Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, the men of the 6th will face the unthinkable by attempting the impossible! This gripping big-screen hit captures a moment in time when men of honor became soldiers of destiny!
10) Doctor Strange
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Language
English
Formats
Description
A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
11) The great raid
Series
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of American Rangers who rescue the survivors of the Bataan Death March from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during WWII. When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, the remnants of Gen. MacArthur's Army were forced down the Bataan Penninsula where they were surrounded and cutoff with no hope of rescue. They were starving and dying of disease. Gen. Wainwright eventually surrendered and the troops were marched off to prison. Along...
12) Despicable me 2
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recruited by the Anti-Villain League, Gru helps deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his machine that turned water into food causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But Flint soon learns that his invention survived and is now creating food-animals. Flint and his friends embark on a dangerously delicious mission to battle hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders and other foodimals to save the world again!
14) Coco
Publisher
Disney / Pixar
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
15) Trail of Tears
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (74 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Though the Cherokee embraced "civilization" and won recognition of tribal sovereignty in the U.S. Supreme Court, their resistance to removal from their homeland failed. Thousands were forced on a perilous march to Oklahoma.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (77 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In 1621, Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoags of New England negotiated a treaty with Pilgrim settlers. A half-century later, as a brutal war flared between the English and a confederation of Indians, this diplomatic gamble seemed to have been a grave miscalculation.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
As the leader of the last Native American fighting force to capitulate to the U.S. government, Geronimo was seen by some as the perpetrator of unspeakable savage cruelties, while to others he was the embodiment of proud resistance.
18) The Woodsman
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A child molester returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Premiered to critical acclaim at the **Toronto International Film Festival**, and based on the celebrated novel by Richard Van Camp, THE LESSER BLESSED is an eye-opening depiction of what it is like to be a vulnerable teenager in today’s modern world. Through the eyes of Larry Sole, a First Nation teenager filled with bravado and angst, fragile and yet angry, seeking clarity clouded by confusion, seeking to belong without belonging, comes the story...
20) Trucker
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (93 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan, *Gone Baby Gone*), a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking with Runner (Nathan Fillion, *Firefly*,*Castle*) until the evening her estranged 11-year-old son, Peter is unexpectedly dropped at her door. Peter hasn’t seen his mother since he was a baby and wants to live with Diane as little as she wants him, but they are stuck...