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-- Twelve years a slavec2014., Adult, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: BLK DVD Fic 12 Years Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "From acclaimed director Steve McQueen comes this 'deeply evocative and brilliantly acted' film (Claudia Puig, USA Today) based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor in a gripping performance), an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender) and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope."--Container.
![12 years a slave [DVD] (2013). Directed by Steve McQueen.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "12 years a slave [DVD] (2013). Directed by Steve McQueen.")
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[2009], p2008., Paramount Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Curious Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time. Abandoned by Thomas Button, his biological father, after Benjamin's biological mother dies in childbirth, Benjamin is raised by Queenie, a black woman and caregiver at a seniors' home. Daisy's grandmother was a resident, which is where she first met Benjamin. Although separated through the years, Daisy and Benjamin remain in contact throughout their lives, reconnecting in their forties when they finally match up in age. Some of the revelations in Benjamin's diary are difficult for Caroline to read.
![The curious case of Benjamin Button [DVD] (2008). Directed by David Fincher.](/Library/images/~imageCT69719.JPG "The curious case of Benjamin Button [DVD] (2008). Directed by David Fincher.")
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2007, p2006., General, Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Deja Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families is blown up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the recovery of evidence from the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit. The unit uses technology to directly look back in time a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: would it be possible to use the device to actually travel back in time and not only prevent the bombing but also the murder of a local woman whose truck was used in the bombing?.
![Deja vu [DVD] (2006). Directed by Tony Scott](/Library/images/~imageCT73748.JPG "Deja vu [DVD] (2006). Directed by Tony Scott")
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By Peters, Clarke Simon, David, 1960- Overmyer, Eric Hemingway, Anthony Goodman, John, 1952- Pierce, Wendell Zahn, Steve, 1968- Leo, Melissa Huisman, Michael Micarelli, Lucia, 1983- Alexander, Khandi, 1957- Brown, Rob, 1962- Dickens, Kim, 1965- Blown Deadline Productions (Firm) HBO Entertainment (Firm)[2011]., Home Box Office Call No: BLK DVD Fic Treme Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Treme Volume: 1Summary Note: Amid the ruins of New Orleans, ordinary people--musicians, chefs, residents--find themselves clinging to a unique culture and wondering if the city that gave birth to that culture still has a future.
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c2011., Adult, distributed by Warner Home Video distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: BLK DVD Fic Treme 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Treme Volume: 2Summary Note: "Over a year has passed since Katrina, but residents are finding it harder than ever to rebuild their lives, much less hold on to their special cultural identity. Some have left to become expatriates in places like New York. Others have been forced to sell their homes to outside developers. Crime and drug use are up, and corruption and graft has dried up money intended for recovery. So why bother to stay? Because it's New Orleans. And New Orleans must go on."--Container.
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-- Treme.2013., Warner Home Video Warner Home Video Call No: BLK DVD Fic Treme 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Treme Volume: 3Summary Note: Rampant crime and government ineptitude continue to cripple the city's recovery, with outside profiteers looking to cash in on short-term gains. The series' focus is still on ordinary people, but they no longer accept their lack of influence on the institutions that have controlled the city.
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2014., Adult, 480, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic TrueD 1 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: True detective Volume: 1Summary Note: The lives of two detectives are interwoven as they hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana over a seventeen-year period.
![Tune in tomorrow [DVD] (1990) Directed by Jon Amiel](/Library/images/~imageCT75041.JPG "Tune in tomorrow [DVD] (1990) Directed by Jon Amiel")
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2023., Adult, Showtime : CBS DVD Call No: NEW DVD Fic Your 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") returns in the explosive second season of Your Honor. Disbarred, disgraced, and all but destroyed, ex-judge Michael Desiato is offered a ray of hope when a federal agent recruits him to take down the empire of corruption and vengeance that runs New Orleans.
![Your honor, season 2 [DVD] (2023). Season two /](/Library/images/~imageCT103437.JPG "Your honor, season 2 [DVD] (2023). Season two /")