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[2017]., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Christine Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The story of a woman who finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a spiraling personal life and career crisis. Christine, always the smartest person in the room at her local Sarasota, Florida news station, feels like she is destined for bigger things and is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position in a larger market.
![Christine [DVD] (2016). Directed by Antonio Campos](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Christine [DVD] (2016). Directed by Antonio Campos")
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-- Bonne nuit et bonne chance [DVD]c2006, p2005., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Bonsoir Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.
![Good night, and good luck [DVD] (2005). Directed by George Clooney.](/Library/images/~imageCT69432.JPG "Good night, and good luck [DVD] (2005). Directed by George Clooney.")
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c1999., Adult, HBO Home Video Call No: BLK DVD Fic Introducing Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy Dandridge still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds, she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of Carmen Jones, becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.
![Introducing Dorothy Dandridge [DVD] (1999). Directed by Martha Coolidge.](/Library/images/~imageCT75316.JPG "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge [DVD] (1999). Directed by Martha Coolidge.")
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2007, p2006., General, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: SC DVD Fic Last K Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His perspective as an outsider causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power and he grows increasingly monstrous. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin's genocidal tyranny. Amin is both seductive and horribly destructive. Garrigan grows increasingly prone to exploitation.
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2018., Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Bio R726w Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: As one of America's most beloved children's show hosts, Mr. Rogers remains one of the most iconic television figures for families worldwide. This documentary takes a closer look at the person behind the show, persona, and personality that helped define what it meant to be a good person and be a part of a healthy community. Through his children's show, Mr. Rogers would go on to inspire a generation by not skirting real world issues, confronting issues of social justice and maturity through a lens that provided an educational aspect that was approachable by kids and appreciated by the entire family.
![Won't you be my neighbor? [DVD] (2018). Directed by Morgan Neville.](/Library/images/~imageCT85784.JPG "Won't you be my neighbor? [DVD] (2018). Directed by Morgan Neville.")