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Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Two breakout plays by an Iranian-American playwright that examine the human costs of migration, both for those who leave their home country and for those who stay. Sanaz Toossi's English is a comic and empathetic play about a group of Iranian students taking an English language class in the hopes of passing the challenging TOEFL exam. Navigating word games and listening exercises, the students make every effort to become fluent enough to migrate...
Author
Publisher
Plume/New American Library
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
"This volume includes: • Little Me • The Gingerbread Lady • The Prisoner of Second Avenue • The Sunshine Boys • The Good Doctor • God's Favorite • California Suite • Chapter Two • And an Introduction by the author: “As Time Flies By” Nothing can take away the pleasure that Neil Simon's plays have given literally millions of theatergoers in the past quarter of a century. They and the critics agree that a trip to see any one of...
Publisher
Dreamworks
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.
4) Saint Omer
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Français
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Bringing a documentarian's sense of open-ended inquiry to her first narrative feature, writer-director Alice Diop constructs a morally and emotionally layered courtroom drama unlike any other. When she travels to Saint-Omer, France, to attend the trial of a young Senegalese woman accused of murdering her infant daughter, novelist Rama finds herself shaken to the core by a case that proves to have profound resonances with her own life. Interweaving...
5) Poor things
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Marinette and Adrien, two junior high students, have been uniquely chosen to save Paris from the evil doings of the villain Hawk Moth. These two live a normal life of going to school and dealing with friends, family and growing up. But when evil threatens, they transform into Ladybug and Cat Noir and gain super powers with the help of their magical pets.
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
To the rest of the world, Garth and Hub are mysterious old men hiding millions. But to Walter, they are family - and now they're about to lead him on an adventure he'll never forget.
To the rest of the world, Garth and Hub are mysterious old men hiding millions. But to Walter, they are family - and now they're about to lead him on an adventure he'll never forget. Winner of two Awards of Excellence and a Seal of Approval.
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Homicide detective Billy Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover in a notorious Chicago drug ring. When several members of the ring soon turn up dead, Billy abruptly pulls Kate out, blowing her cover. Kate's informant inside the gang quicklydisappears. As does the ring's black book... When Billy can't find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover. As Billy and...
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Gaeilge
Description
A young girl discovers a new way of life when she is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer.
Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.
10) Kung fu panda 2
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Po is now living his dream as the Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five. Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy Kung Fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins in order to be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed....
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This Christmas someone special needs help from The Odd Squad. (Hint: it's Santa!) Olive and Otto travel to the North Pole and help Santa deliver presents. But mischief ensues when Santa's reindeer escape! Luckily, Olive has a plan to find them. Meanwhile, Ms. O ends up on the naughty list and it's up to Oscar to help. Also includes Not So Splash and Party of 5,4,3,2,1.
This Christmas someone special needs help from The Odd Squad. (Hint: it's Santa!)...
12) Marlowe
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Company/Warner Brothers Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Five-hundred bucks doesn't come easily for private eye Philip Marlowe. But when it comes by way of a bribe, it might as well be five cents. He rejects Winslow Wong and his offer of cash, and Wong promptly karates the detective's office into a junk pile. In a colorful whodunit based on Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister, Garner's easygoing style contrasts agreeably with the grim task of sleuthing a case of missing persons, blackmail and ice-pick...
13) The first omen
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
14) The color purple
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Publisher
Studio Ghibli
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
日本語
Description
When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh house again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding...
Publisher
Warner Brothers Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Harry, Ron, and Hermione are in their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and they must use all they have learned so far to ward off attacks from a mysterious dark force.
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers in Wales are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
18) Kung fu panda
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Po is a fuzzy and clumsy panda who dreams of joining the world of martial arts. When he is trained to be the next Dragon Master by his idols, will he fail, or become an unlikely hero?
Series
Publisher
Warner Brothers Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Based on characters from the DC Comics series, superhero Virgil Hawkins and his classmates confront real problems and issues faced by today's teens: peer pressure, gangs and growing up in an ethnically diverse, urban neighborhood.
20) Land of bad
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
A covert Special Forces operation in the South Philippines spirals into a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite extraction team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney is left outnumbered but determined to leave no man behind. With an air strike closing in, Kinney's only hope hinges on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper, navigating unknowable danger where every move could be their last.
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