DVD - U. S. & Foreign Feature Films
Newly arrived at the library!
These are new feature films from all over the world.
05/20/2013 - 5:28pm
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. The story is a time-shifting weave of six interlinking narratives, with diverse settings from the savagery of a Pacific Island in the 1850s to a dystopian Korea of the near future.
SciFi/Fantasy
May 15, 2013
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.
Action
May 8, 2013
Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.
Drama
Apr 30, 2013
The story of how a man who has lost everything, his house, his job, his wife, reconnects with himself and creates his own silver linings from the bonds he forms with his family and friends.
Comedy
Apr 29, 2013
The plan for a quick stop at Mom's takes a turn when an impulse compels Andy to invite his mother, Joyce, on a three-thousand mile cross-country journey. But the further they go, the closer they get, and Andy realizes that they have more in common than he ever imagined.
Comedy
Apr 30, 2013
Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.
Drama
Apr 24, 2013
Liu Jin-xi is a village craftsman whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by the arrival of two notorious gangsters in the local general store. When Liu single-handedly saves the shopkeeper's life, he comes under investigation by detective Xu Bai-jiu. Convinced that Liu's martial arts mastery belies a hidden history of training by one of the region's vicious clans, Xu doggedly pursues the shy hero and draws the attention of China's criminal underworld in the process.
895.13 Dra
May 14, 2013
Lower-class business student JW falls in love with a sexy heiress while living a double life mingling with Stockholm's wealthy elite. To keep up the facade of his lifestyle, he's lured into a world of crime. Jorge is a petty fugitive on the run from both the police and the Serbian mafia. He hopes that brokering a massive cocaine deal will allow him to escape for good. Mafia enforcer Mrado is on the hunt for Jorge, but his efforts are complicated when he's unexpectedly saddled with caring for his young daughter. As JW's journey ventures deeper into the dark world of organized crime, the fate of all three men becomes entangled and ends with a dramatic struggle for life and death.
839.72 Eas
May 13, 2013
Sungkyunkwan Scandal is set in Sungkyunkwan University in the late Chosun era during the reign of King Jeongjo, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother's illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money, Kim Yoon-hee enters the school under his name, disguised as a boy in her desperation to support him. There, she becomes friends with the intelligent and upright Lee Sun-joon, the playboy Goo Yong-ha and rebellious Moon Jae-shin. These four unlikely friends themselves embroiled in romantic rivalies, campus politics, and even a top-secret mission to help the king change the course of Korean history.
895.74 Sun Vol. 1
May 20, 2013
Sungkyunkwan Scandal is set in Sungkyunkwan University in the late Chosun era during the reign of King Jeongjo, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother's illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money, Kim Yoon-hee enters the school under his name, disguised as a boy in her desperation to support him. There, she becomes friends with the intelligent and upright Lee Sun-joon, the playboy Goo Yong-ha and rebellious Moon Jae-shin. These four unlikely friends themselves embroiled in romantic rivalies, campus politics, and even a top-secret mission to help the king change the course of Korean history.
895.74 Sun Vol. 2
May 20, 2013
Touted as China's X-Men, 'The Four' are extremely skilled assassins and detectives who are hired by the Chinese Emperor to arrest and kill the most deadly criminals roaming throughout the country.
895.13 Fou
May 20, 2013
After the son of a family of tae kwon do experts foils an attempt to steal a priceless Thai artifact, the family becomes national heroes, and targets of revenge by the criminal gang whose robbery the son stopped. In order to protect the boy's family, they are sent into hiding but are soon discovered. When they're taken hostage, one son will stop at nothing to save his kin, and together they'll take back what belongs to them.
895.74 Kic
May 14, 2013
A cat belonging to a widowed Rabbi and his beautiful daughter eats the family parrot and miraculously gains the ability to speak. Along with the power of speech comes unparalleled sardonic wit, and the cat spares no group or individual as he skewers faith, tradition and authority. The delivery of a box from Russia further complicates things when a painter is discovered inside, more dead than alive. He is on a quest for a hidden tribe and its mythical city in Africa.
843 Rab
May 20, 2013
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Drama
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Comedy
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Comedy
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Drama
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