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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 68 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The extra girl follows the misadventures of Sue Graham, a small-town lass who escapes her romantic entanglements by heading for the green pastures of Hollywood. Sue quickly discovers that the dream factory is just a factory like any other, as she is assigned to duty in the wardrobe department. But through pluck and ambition, she manages to overcome every setback, including one hair-raising sequence in which she accidentally unleashes a man-eating...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 111 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The public enemy, Nothing sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A star is born. Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom only to have them shattered by a ruthless, cold-hearted town without pity, where the chances of finding fame are one in a hundred thousand. Enter falling (and falling down drunk) movie star Norman Maine (Fredric March),...
3) Chinatown
Language
English
Formats
Description
A landmark movie in the film-noir tradition, CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together....
5) La La Land
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Formats
Description
A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreams.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998, c1991
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the "hood" is a place of drive-by shootings, unemployment, drugs and pain. But their reactions to the world around them vary-- one is an unambitious drug dealer, his brother is a college bound teenage father, and the brother's best friend is guided by a strong father who hopes for a better life for his son.
7) Baby boy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Special ed.; widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In South Central L.A., Jody has two babies by two different women and he still lives at home with his mom. He's trying to live large, but doesn't have or want a job. Growing up is tough on Jody, but a series of events involving his mom, her new boyfriend, his girlfriend, and her ex-con ex-boyfriend all force him to learn some hard lessons about living, loving and surviving.
8) Mid90s
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Stevie, a teenager growing up in Los Angeles. He struggles with his family, including his abusive old brother and co-dependent single mom. He also struggles with his richer friends at school. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about race, class, and privilege.
Publisher
Columbia/Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Hollywood screenwriter, questioned falsely for murder, is drawn to his neighbor when she confirms his alibi. However, his volatile nature eventually threatens to destroy their one last chance for real love.
10) She said
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation, a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (10 hr., 47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Still mourning the death of his former partner, Officer Pete Malloy is teamed with rookie Jim Reed, and together they serve and protect Los Angeles as Adam-12, their unit's radio call number.
12) Heat
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vincent Hanna is a brilliant L.A. cop, following the trail from a deadly armed robbery to a crew headed by master thief Neil McCauley. The trouble is, McCauley's expertise is at least equal to Hanna's.
13) Mulholland Dr
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A beautiful woman riding in a limousine along Los Angeles' Mulholland Drive is targeted by a would-be shooter, but before he can pull the trigger, she is injured when her limo is hit by another car. The woman stumbles away from the accident and meets up with a plucky ingenue new to L.A. But are things really as they seem?
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Special ed.; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slaying of the patrons at an all-night diner. A tribute to tough film noir crime films.
17) Furious 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deckard Shaw is out for revenge against Dominic Toretto and his crew, following the death of his brother in 'Fast & Furious 6.' Before Shaw can do that, Dom plans to take him out first with help from Brian, Ronan, Tej, and Letty.
"Furious 7 offers edge-of-the-seat excitement with outlandish action sequences, inventive stunts, hilarious cartoonish moments and even some touching emotion."--USA Today.
"Fast-moving fight scenes, outrageous auto antics...
18) The TV set
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
TV writer Mike Klein is in the Prime Time of his life: his show just got picked up by a network, his favorite actor is set to star, and his wife is about to have a baby. But even though his wife is sure to deliver, the network president might not. After locking horns with the steely suit, the hapless Mike must scramble to maintain creative control, before his beloved project is altered irrevocably, and his entire career winds up in permanent hiatus....
19) Point break
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Young FBI agent Johnny Utah goes undercover at the suggestion of his partner to learn if a group of wild surfers is actually a gang of bank robbers. He soon comes under the dangerous spell of the surfers' charismatic leader, Bodhi, a mystical mastermind who'll do absolutely anything for a thrill-- and expects his followers to do the same.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (10 hr., 55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Race to the scene with the heroic men of paramedic Squad 51 and the emergency staff of Rampart Hospital as they respond round-the-clock to LA's most dire emergencies.
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