Search Results: Returned 7 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 7
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2007., General, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Alpha Dogs Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "They grew up together in the suburbs of LA, living their own version of the American dream, with every day a blur of partying and looking for the next thrill. Johnny (Emile Hirsch, Lords Of Dogtown) is the leader in their sordid world of drugs, greed, power and privilege. But when he is double-crossed by another dealer, things quickly begin to spiral out of control, and an impulsive kidnapping leads to a shocking conclusion. Justin Timberlake (Black Snake Moan), Sharon Stone (Bobby) and Bruce Willis (Lucky Number Slevin) co-star in this powerful and controversial film."--Container.
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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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-- John Steinbeck's East of Eden[2005], p1955., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic East Edition: 2-disc special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Cal Trask is considered the "bad" son of taciturn Salinas Valley lettuce farmer Adam Trask. Although Cal always means well, he just can't stay out of trouble. Neither is Cal able to match the high esteem in which his father holds his "good" brother Aron. Only Aron's girl friend Abra and kindly old Doctor Sam seem to be able to see the essential goodness in the troublesome Cal. In an effort to win his father's love, Cal purchases a fresh lettuce crop to replace the ruined beans that threatened to bankrupt his family. But Adam rejects the gift and comes to realizes that Cal knows that Kate is Cal and Aron's mother, whom both boys thought was long dead.
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2009, p1993., Juvenile, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Free Edition: Widescreen ed. . Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Warner Bros. family entertainment.Summary Note: A story about the friendship that develops between a 12-year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family, and a whale confined in a too-small tank at an aquatic park.
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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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2005, c1955., Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Rebel Edition: Two-disc special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Jim Stark, the teenage son of a well-to-do family, is overcome by loneliness, frustration and anger, which leads to violence when he seeks approval of a gang of high-school hoodlums.