Jennifer Beals
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English
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Special Agent Jennifer Beck is a intrepid FBI agent who is assigned to solve the case of a multimillionaire couple missing daughter. As the clues begin to reveal themselves, Beck, who has a secret gift of clairvoyance, tries to connect the kidnapper to the girl's mother, who is having an affair with her husband's business partner. Racing against the clock, Beck must discover the real reason for the abduction before it's too late.
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When Sarah, a lonely and deeply troubled woman, inadvertently enters an AA meeting, she is embraced by its members who believe that she too is an alcoholic. What the meeting is all about, she doesn't know... her motive for going to the community center was to meet face-to-face with Charlie, a handsome man who she has seen regularly standing in front of the center, adjacent to her apartment window, before entering what she supposes is some sort of...
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English
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"Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go-Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Another band getting noticed is The Six, led by the brooding Billy Dunne....
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (544 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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From hot new hookups to trouble at the altar, nothing is off-limits for this unapologetic group of friends and lovers. No matter who comes out on top, Gen Q always has each other's backs. They're here, queer, living proud, and always staying true to themselves.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (487 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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No matter who travels off into the sunset (or ties the knot ) this fierce group of friends and lovers are keeping it all in the family. Maybe this is their time to find 'the one' or just the one for right now. Either way, they're living their best life the only way they know how honestly and confidently proving time and time again queer life is real life.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Denzel Washington has charisma to burn as the jobless ex-GI Easy Rawlins, who sees a chance to make some quick cash when he's recruited to find the missing lover of a wealthy mayoral candidate in late 1940s Los Angeles only to find himself embroiled in murder, political intrigue, and a scandal that crosses the treacherous color lines of a segregated society.
8) The hive
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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In a future where online comments are monitored by the Hive and are met with terrible consequences, Cassie is forced to go on the run after she posts an edgy joke.
9) Caro diario
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Italiano
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Director Nanni Moretti plays himself in this beloved comedy, told as three chapters from the filmmaker's diary: musing on cinema atop a Vespa, exiling himself to the Aeolian Islands to work on a new screenplay, and mourning his ailing health. Winner of the Best Director award at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, and two David di Donatello Awards, including Best Film.
10) Vampire's Kiss
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English
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After a night of passionate lovemaking in which he is bitten on the neck, a troubled literary editor becomes convinced that he is a vampire and begins to live the role.
11) Wishful Thinking
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English
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An outrageously fun romantic comedy about trust, destiny and love! Max and Elizabeth have been living together for years. But when it becomes clear that he's not ready to get married, she becomes more and more withdrawn...until Max is convinced she is fooling around on the side! As Max's suspicion grows, sexy Lena further complicates matters by stepping in with a hilarious scheme to win him over!
12) Arabian Knight
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English
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A colorful, hilarious and thoroughly entertaining action-adventure! In an ancient city, a timid shoemaker's apprentice named Tack falls for the lovely and adventurous Princess Yum Yum. When a bumbling thief manages to steal the enchanted golden balls that protect the city, Tack and the Princess must courageously defeat the evil wizard Zig Zag and save their beloved city from destruction.
13) Four Rooms
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English
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Don't miss the fun in this hilariously sexy comedy that has a sizzling all-star cast checking in for laughs! It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments.
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At the center of the circle is a woman ahead of her time. Welcome to the Algonquin Hotel, the hottest spot for thinkers, writers, and satirists in 1920s New York. At the head of your table are such notables as Robert Benchley, George S. Kaufman, Harpo Marx, and Mrs.Dorothy Parker, the head of this vicious circle. With a commitment to gathering once a week, this union of intellects delves into deep conversations about everything from social injustices...