Catherine Hardwicke
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (149 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This celebrated film follows female directors working in Hollywood. HALF THE PICTURE uses the current EEOC investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework to talk to these successful women directors about their career paths, struggles, inspiration and hopes for the future. Winner of a #WhatNext Prize at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival.** *"An important piece of testimony in the fight...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In a story of profound faith revered by much of humanity, one young woman struggles with the destiny for which she is chosen—to give birth to the Son of God and to become the object of salvation for billions of souls—a deeply moving journey told in THE NATIVITY STORY. The Academy Award-nominated star of Whale Rider, Keisha Castle-Hughes, portrays Mary, a young wife and soon-to-be mother upon whom a seemingly impossible burden will be placed. Over...
Series
Twilight saga volume 1
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father. She begins her junior year in high school and becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen. He holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for, a true soul mate. But he knows the further they progress in their relationship, the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward tries to warn Bella that she should...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Valerie is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village.
Publisher
Roadside Attractions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's an honest and powerful story following two best friends, Milly and Jess, as they navigate life's highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can't remember a time they didn't share everything, secrets, clothes, even boyfriends, but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news. A story for every modern woman, it celebrates the bond of true friendship that ultimately can never be broken, even in life's...
6) Miss Bala
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Contains French descriptive video.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007], c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Begins with the slaughter of Bethlehem's innocents under orders from a paranoid King Herod. Go back a year to the prophecy that informs Zechariah that his wife, Elizabeth, will bear a child. Elizabeth's cousin, the adolescent Mary, struggles with her family to make ends meet and is promised to the carpenter Joseph. Mary is told by the angel Gabriel that she will carry, while still a virgin, the long-awaited Messiah who will liberate the Jews from...
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of the legendary Z-Boys, this film is a fictionalized take on a brilliant group of young skateboarders who perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport.
9) Miss Bala
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Contains French descriptive video.
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he's never known. When his daughter's abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max's violent past comes back to haunt them all." --container.
Author
Language
English
Description
Tell It Like A Women is a feature film comprised of 7 short stories whose common denominator is the representation of female protagonists. Each of these extremely different women faces a particular challenge in their life with extreme determination and courage that makes them stronger and more self-aware. Some of these inspirational and empowering stories, which take place all over the world, are inspired by true events while others are narrative...
12) Mafia Mamma
Author
Language
English
Description
While seeing to her long estranged (and now deceased) grandfather's affairs in Italy, Collette, a mild mannered suburban mom, unexpectedly inherits his mafia empire and finds herself stuck in the middle of a deadly mob war. Guided by the firm's trusted consigliere (Monica Bellucci), she hilariously defies everyone's expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.
Series
Twilight saga volume 1
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) no esperaba mucho cuando decidio mudarse al pequeño poblado de Forks, Washington, hasta que conoce al misterioso y hermoso Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) un joven que esconde un obscuro secreto: es un vampiro. A medida que sus mundos y sus corazones se unen más, Edward batalla contra el deseo de beber la sangre de Bella y en cntra de tres muertos vivientes que quieren hacer de Bella su victima. Basada en el libro #1...
14) Mafia mamma
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An American mom inherits her grandfather's mafia empire in Italy. Guided by the firm's consigliere, she hilariously defies everyone's expectations as the new head of the family business.