John Magaro
1) Past lives
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
3) Overlord
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
D-Day looms, and two soldiers are prepared to sacrifice their own lives to the noble cause of bringing down the Nazis. They have a secret mission to perform when they sneak into a Nazi-occupied town, but they do not realize what kind of a time they are in for. Not only is their mission dangerous by conventional means, but it has a supernatural element to it that makes their blood run cold. Can they successfully thwart the plot unfolding in front of...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley,...
5) Carol
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (118 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her twenties, Therese is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol, an alluring woman trapped in a loveless,...
6) Call Jane
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy and her husband and daughter are living the all-American dream. But Joy's tranquil world is shattered when her life-threatening pregnancy forces her to navigate a medical establishment unwilling to help. This impossible situation leads Joy to the 'Janes,' an underground network providing the only available alternative, helmed by fierce advocates...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.
8) 18 1/2
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18 1/2 minute gap in Nixon's tapes.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When timid Jersey crab Armen meets bold tourist sea crab, Ramona, it causes shell-shocking tension in the community. But when the duo is swept away by a storm, they embark on an epic journey to find a home. Their courage unites their families paving the way for great summers to come, Under the Boardwalk.
10) LaRoy, Texas
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Ray discovers that his wife is cheating on him, he decides he's going to kill himself. His plans suddenly change when a stranger mistakes him for a low-rent hitman.
11) Down the shore
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"...Bailey is the owner/operator of a rundown kiddie amusement park on the wintry Jersey shore. But when a mysterious French stranger appears carrying the ashes of Bailey's younger sister and claiming to be her husband, dark secrets begin to be unearthed. Now with the help of his childhood best friend and former lover, Bailey must confront his own deadly past and desperate future."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (543 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The live-action series follows the estranged members of a family of superheroes known as the Umbrella Academy. Years after disbanding, the siblings reunite after the death of their adoptive father, who trained them to save the world years ago. Each possessing unique powers and personalities, the dysfunctional members of the Umbrella Academy include Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Number Five, and Vanya.
13) My soul to take
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16 ... and turning up dead. Keep your heart racing with this suspense-thriller filled with twists, turns and a dark secret that will send your soul searching for cover.
14) Not fade away
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, comes a story about discovering your passions, following your dreams, and finding yourself. It's the 1960s and rock n' roll is changing the world. Inspired by a bold new era and his success in a local band, Douglas drops out of college to pursue his musical dreams, only to discover the harsh realities of the music industry. Douglas is forced to choose between listening to his father or listening to his heart....
15) First cow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
1 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Blu-ray videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1820s Pacific Northwest, a cook and a Chinese immigrant come up with a scheme to strike it rich involving a wealthy businessman's prized dairy cow.
16) First cow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The quiet, skilled cook Otis "Cookie" Figowitz has traveled west into Oregon with a group of aggressive fur trappers. While living in the territory, Cookie finds develops a friendship with the Chinese immigrant King-Lu, who's also come to Oregon to seek his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business of selling baked goods in their frontier outpost--but Cookie and Lu's business plan is dependent on stealing milk from the first cow imported...
17) Unbroken
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
1 Blu-ray disc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Description
1 Blu-ray disc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark's history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family's hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles to manage both his professional and personal responsibilities, and whose influence over his nephew will help make the impressionable...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
5 videodiscs (540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Carol: Two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change. A young woman in her twenties, Therese is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol, an alluring woman trapped in...