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2008, p1966., General, Universal Studios Call No: DVD Fic Arabesque Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An Oxford language professor is asked by Middle East Oil magnates to decipher a hieroglyphic and soon finds himself marked for murder.
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2019., 105, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic ArtS Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After a roving motorcycle gang attacks him on the street, timid bookkeeper Casey joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic instructor, Sensei, and hardcore brown belt Anna, Casey gains a newfound sense of confidence. But when he attends Sensei's mysterious night classes, he discovers a sinister world of brutality and hyper-masculinity, presenting a journey that places him squarely in the sights of his enigmatic new mentor.
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-- Beautiful peoplec2009., Adult, Mongrel Media Call No: DVD Fic Beautiful P Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A modern take on Madame de La Fayette's classic novel, "The Princess of Cleves".
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c2009., General, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Breaking Bad 1 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Breaking bad Volume: 1Summary Note: "Emmy Award winner Bryan Cranston stars as Walter White, a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife (Anna Gunn) and physically challenged son (RJ Mitte). Everything changes when Walter receives a startling diagnosis: terminal lung cancer. With only a few years to live and nothing to lose, Walter uses his training as a chemist to cook and sell crystal meth with one of his former students (Aaron Paul). As his status grows, so do his lies, but Walt will stop at nothing to make sure his family is taken care of after he's gone, even if it means putting all their lives on the line."--Container.
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2011, p2010., Adult, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Breaking Bad 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Breaking bad Volume: 3Summary Note: "Winner of two 2010 Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Bryan Cranston and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season finds Walter White (Cranston) fighting for survival. Abandoned by his wife (Anna Gunn), feuding with his reckless partner (Paul) and hunted by a Mexican cartel, teacher-turned-meth-cook Walt faces an impossible choice: make a fortune working for a dangerous kingpin or walk away and risk everything he cares about. Executive produced by Vince Gilligan and Mark Johnson."--Container.
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-- Breaking badc2013., Adult, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Breaking Bad 5.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Breaking bad Volume: 5Summary Note: "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul return in their Emmy winning roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman in the fifth explosive season of Breaking Bad. With Gus Fring dead, Walt's transformation from a well-meaning family man to a ruthless drug kingpin is nearly complete. Forming a partnership with Jesse and Mike (Jonathan Banks), Walt proceeds to make a killing until the fruits of his murderous schemes are threatened by a new development in the investigation led by his relentless brother-in-law Hank (Dean Norris). Executive produced by Vince Gilligan and Mark Johnson, the fifth season charts the murderous rise of Walter White as he reaches new highs...and new lows."--Container.
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-- Breaking bad.2013., Adult, distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Breaking Bad 5.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Breaking bad Volume: 6Summary Note: "It all ends with a bang! In the final episodes, Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul bring the saga of Breaking Bad to a bloody conclusion in their roles as meth kingpin Walter White and his guilt-ridden partner Jesse Pinkman. As each tries to get clear of the wreckage they left behind in the meth world, DEA agent Hank Schrader's obsessive pursuit of 'Heisenberg' gains steam, leading up to a shattering finale that will leave no one in Walt's world unscathed. Executive Produced by Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson and Michelle MacLaren, the final episodes bring the unforgettable story of Walter White to its inevitable close."--Container.
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2012, p2011., Mongrel Media Call No: DVD Fic Detachment Edition: Widescreen version. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Henry Barthes is an educator with a talent to connect with his students. Yet as a substitute teacher he hides his gift to avoid emotional connections. When an assignment places him at a school with a burned-out administration and an apathetic student body, he becomes a role model as a teacher. His emotional bond with the students and teachers help him see he is not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless world.
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c2008, p2007., General, Weinstein Company Call No: BLK DVD Fic GreatD Edition: Widescreen [ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-American college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story.
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2007., Adult, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic History B Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Centers around eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities. They are aided on their quest by two teachers, a shrewd young upstart and an inspiring old eccentric, whose opposing philosophies challenge the boys to confront the true meaning of education and the relative values of happiness and success.
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2024., Adult, Universal Call No: NEW DVD Fic Holdovers Edition: Collector's edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them a damaged, brainy troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
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By Ivory, James Kapoor, Shashi Naidu, Leela Khote, Durga, 1905- Thappar, Romesh Chattopadaya, Harindernath Sanyal, Pahari Kapoor, Pincho Sachdev, Achla Castaldo, Ernest Mitra, Subrata Khan, Ali Akbar, 1922- Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927- Merchant Ivory Productions Criterion Collection (Firm) Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)1963., General, Criterion Collection : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Householder Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Merchant Ivory collectionSummary Note: The story of a shy, Delhi schoolteacher who marries and then, little by little, gets to know his wife during their first year together. This story, derived from the culture of modern India, is able to relate to the problems of young couples everywhere.
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-- How to get away with murder.[2015]., ABC Studios Call No: BLK DVD Fic How M 1 Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Dangerous. Shocking. Mesmerizing. That's the final verdict on ABC's How to get Away with Murder, the sexy ensemble drama where brilliant and seductive Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) dominates her classroom as powerfully as she dominates the courtroom. Each year, Annalise chooses a handful of top law students to assist her with her high-profile, albeit morally ambiguous, court cases. But the lines between defending and committing murder soon begin to blur when Annalise and her students become intimately involved in a sordid homicide that could destroy them all. Ride this raw, intense rollercoaster with all 15 episodes; plus, experience exclusive, never-before-seen bonus features.
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-- How to get away with murder.2016., Adult, ABC Studios Call No: BLK DVD Fic How M 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: As the body count rises, Annalise Keating, Frank, Bonnie and the "Keating Five" dive into a docket of daunting new cases. Meanwhile, the shocking discovery of who killed Rebecca leads into the mystery of who shot Annalise. But instead of answers, this stunning development will set the stage for a series of shocking secrets, bitter betrayals and gasp-worthy revelations that will prove beyond all reasonable doubt, that under the right circumstances, anyone can be a killer. Savor every deliciously twisted moment with all 15 episodes. Plus, descend deeper into the labyrinth with exclusive, never-before-seen bonus features.
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c2009., Summit Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Knowing Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In 1959, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. One mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of Caleb. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. With the reluctant help of the daughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, John's increasingly desperate efforts take him on a race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster and the ultimate sacrifice.
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2012., General, distributed exclusively in Canada by Les Films Séville, an affiliate of Entertainment One Call No: DVD Fic Monsieur Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "While going through his own personal tragedy, Bachir Lazhar, a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, is hired as a substitute in an elementary school after the abrupt death of a teacher. With great sensitivity and humour, Monsieur Lazhar depicts the encounter of two distant worlds: that of an immigrant and a group of shaken but endearing kids who, together, will transcend their losses."--Container.
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2004., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: SC DVD Fic Prime Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Studio classic.Summary Note: A teacher in a 1920s Scottish girls' school captivates her students with her fascist ideals and free-thinking attitude.
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-- Professor T.2023., PBS Call No: NEW DVD Fic Professor T 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Professor Jasper Tempest and the team untangle a series of knotty crimes ranging from an unexplained fire in a student block to the mystery of an entire family found dead in their home.
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1998., Adult, Touchstone Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Rushmore Edition: Widescreen. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A gifted, rebellious teenager finds himself in competition with a wealthy older man for a favorite teacher's affections.
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2010., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Single Edition: Widescreen. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.