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-- Génération X-trême2002., General, Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD Fic American HX Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Video Difference legacy collection (Dalhousie)Summary Note: "Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton, Rounders, Primal Fear) the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny (Edward Furlong, Pecker) from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family, American History X also stars Faiuza Balk, Elliot Gould, Stacy Keach and Beverly D'Angelo."--Container.
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-- Les invasions barbares[2004], p2003., Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm Call No: DVD Fic Barbarian Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Examines the varying personal politics - economic and sexual - at play among an aging group of friends, lovers, and ex-spouses. Remy and Louise are divorced. Their son Sebastien lives in capitalist splendor in London. Their estranged daughter sails boats throughout the world. But the slightly estranged family is brought together by Remy's losing battle with terminal cancer, and the hedonistic, ex-radical father and straight-laced son have to overcome their differences.
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c2000., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Ice S Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The story of two disfunctional families who learn to cope with nature-- human nature-- in this emotionally charged tale of suburban life in the '70s. When a self-centered husband's relationships with his wife and mistress grow cold, it takes a wife-swapping 'key party' and a freak ice storm to clear the air-- and change their lives forever."--Container.
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2006, p2005., Adult, Thinkfilm Call No: DVD Fic Keeping Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An absent-minded vicar of a rural parish is so distracted by the pressures of his job that he fails to notice his wife's dalliance with her brash golf instructor, his daughter's parade of new boyfriends, and his young son's regular trouncing by the school's bullies. Enter their new housekeeper, Grace, the answer to the family's prayers. Grace is a sweet old lady with her own distinctive definition of cleaning house, with an unusual way of solving every day problems.
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2015., Adult, eOne Call No: DVD Fic Mommy Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A feisty widowed single mom finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her explosive 15-year-old ADHD son. As they try to make ends meet and struggle with their unpredictable ménage, the peculiar, new girl across the street, Kyla, benevolently offers her help. Together, they find a new sense of balance, and hope is regained."--Container.
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-- Non educated delinquents2011., Adult, Entertainment One Films Canada Call No: SC DVD Fic NEDS Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Directed by the acclaimed actor and director Peter Mullan (My Name Is Joe, The Magdalene Sisters), Neds, or so-called Non-Educated Delinquents, takes place in the gritty, savage and often violent world of 1970s Glasgow. On the brink of adolescence, young John McGill is a bright and sensitive boy, eager to learn and full of promise. But the cards are stacked against him. Most of the adults in his life fail him in one way or another. His father is a drunken violent bully and his teachers - punishing John for the 'sins' of his older brother, Benny - are down on him from the start. With no one willing to give him the chance he desperately needs, John takes to the savage life of the streets with a vengeance. Neds is not only a story of lost hope, it is a story of survival by any means necessary."--Container.
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2001., General, HBO Video Call No: DVD Fic Six 1 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Includes all 13 episodes of the first season. A look at members of a dysfunctional family that operates a funeral home in Pasadena. With the elder son returning home for the holidays to shattering news, the family must learn to deal with a death of their own, while figuring out how to go ahead with the business of the living. A funny and emotional look at a grieving American family ... that just happens to be in the grief management business.
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2006., Adult, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Thank Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Nick Naylor is a sexy, smart and charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who will fight to protect American's right to smoke. At the same time he is trying to maintain the idea of a perfect role model for his 12-year-old son. When Nick incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.