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24. Season 7 [videorecording]
producer, Paul Gadd ; directors, Brad Turner and Tony Todd.
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6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Set in Washington, D.C. for the first time, the season opens four years after Season Six with CTU dismantled and Jack on trial for all his 'misconduct' at CTU. Jack's day takes an unexpected turn when someone threatens the government and his expertise is needed again.
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Alexandra [videorecording]
co-production of Proline-Film and Rezo Productions with the support of Russian Federal Culture and Film Agency and the Centre national de la Cinématographie (France) ; producer, Andrei Sigle ; director and screenwriter, Alexander Sokurova.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
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Barbary Coast [videorecording]
Howard Productions, Inc. presents a Howard Hawks production ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by Howard Hawks ; screen play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
A ruthless gambling boss cannot win the love of the girl he made into a star attraction in his California saloon during the Gold Rush.
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Blood of beasts [videorecording]
Crimson Down presents a Crimson Knight production ; a David Lister film ; produced by Patricia Chesney and Mark Chesney ; written by Paul Anthony ; directed by David Lister.
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1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Freya, the beautiful daughter of King Thorsson, must undertake a deadly battle when her father and fiancé are captured by a tormented monster - a man with the body of a beast, cursed by his god and cast out by his people.
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Boston legal. Season five [videorecording]
20th Century Fox Television.
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4 videodiscs (607 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. They tackle some of today's most inflammatory, and sometimes irreverent, social and moral issues, from teen pregnancy and the death penalty to sex surrogates and Alzheimer's. Now, the firm faces financial ruin and its brilliant attorneys face chaotic caseloads filled with malpractice, murder, love and lust.
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Broadway Danny Rose [videorecording]
an Orion Pictures release ; a Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe production ; produced by Robert Greenhut ; written and directed by Woody Allen.
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1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Comedy about an agent Broadway Danny Rose and his attempt to revive the sagging career of the overweight, aging lounge singer, Lou Canova. Danny has finally booked Lou at the Waldorf, but Lou won't go on unless his girlfriend Tina is there on opening night. It's Danny's quest to round up Tina, an attempt that lands him right in the middle of a gangland battle.
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Butterfly lovers [videorecording] = Wu xia Liang Zhu
bian ju dao yan Ma Chucheng.
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1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Detailed summary in vernacular field only.
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The case of the grinning cat [videorecording]
production, Les Films du Jeudi, ARTE France ; a film by Chris Marker ; produced by Laurence Braunberger.
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1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
In November 2001, Chris Marker became intrigued by the sudden appearance of grinning yellow cat paintings on Paris buildings and began to document them , as well as other incidents and protests in the city of Paris while he filmed. The creator is eventually revealed to be an art collective known as Mr. Chat.
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Cherry blossoms [videorecording]
Doris Dörrie, director.
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1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Only Trudi knows that her husband Rudi is suffering from a terminal illness. She decides not to tell him and convinces him to visit their family in Berlin. When Trudi dies suddenly, Rudi vows to make up for her lost life and takes his last journey to Tokyo in the midst of the cherry blossom festival.
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Chris & Don [videorecording] : a love story--
an Asphalt Stars production ; a film by Guido Santi & Tina Mascara ; edited and directed by Guido Santi & Tina Mascara ; produced by Julia Scott ... [et al.] ; Asphalt Stars Productions.
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The true-life story of the passionate three-decade relationship between Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, thirty years his junior. Their against-all-odds saga is brought to life through rare home movies, animation, dramatizations, and reminiscences from Don and many friends.
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The closer. The complete fourth season [videorecording]
Shephard/Robin Company ; Warner Bros. Television.
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4 videodiscs (690 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson has an offbeat personality, uses a tough-as-nails approach, and has a track record as one of the country's leading investigators. For the Atlanta transplant heading up the Priority Homicide Division of the los Angeles Police Department, her position on this elite detective squad, which handles high-profile cases of a sensitive nature, is a tenuous balancing act. She faces antagonistic roadblocks, even from her own peers, and must manage a team that remains wary of her unconventional style.
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A collection of 2007 Academy Award nominated short films [videorecording].
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1 videodisc (190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A collection of short films nominated for the 80th annual Academy Awards. Included are the winning live action short and the winning animated short.
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