Matt Damon
Author
Language
English
Description
Weaving interviews of policy experts and startling facts with the lives and careers of four teachers, American Teacher tells the collective story by and about those closest to the issues in our educational system -- the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in classrooms across our country.
2) Rounders
Author
Language
English
Description
Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) loses his money in a poker game against Russian gangster Teddy "KGB" (John Malkovich). Under pressure from his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Mol), he promises to quit gambling. This lasts until his friend, Lester "Worm" Murphy (Edward Norton), gets out of prison and needs to pay off an old debt. The pair come close to earning the money back but are caught cheating. Then Mike finds out the debt is owed to Teddy and makes one...
Author
Language
English
Description
The People Speak is a beautiful and moving documentary film inspired by Howard Zinn's books A People's History of the United States-one of the best-selling history books in the United States-and Voices of a People's History of the United States, the primary-source companion to A People's History of the United States, edited with Anthony Arnove. The film features the actual words (in letters, songs, poems, speeches, and manifestos) of rebels, dissenters,...
5) Boston
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (114 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From its humble origins 120 years ago to present day, BOSTON immerses the viewer into the wondrous kaleidoscope of the oldest annually contested marathon in the world. Evolving from a workingman's challenge to welcoming foreign athletes and eventually women, the iconic race paved the way for the modern marathon and mass participatory sports.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles, who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
7) Ponyo
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
[Blu-ray version].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true. Includes World of Ghibli, an extraordinary interactive experience.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 80 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
As the debate over the state of America's public school system rages on, one thing everyone agrees on is the need for great teachers. Yet, while research proves that teachers are the most important school-based factor in a child's future success, America's teachers are so woefully underpaid that almost two thirds must divide their time between a second job in order to make a living. Chronicling the stories of five teachers in different areas of the...
9) Gerry
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Two friends that call each other GERRY decide to hide in the wilderness in order to see something. However, they do not find what they're looking for. They decide to return to the car but they get lost in the desert, without water, supplies or a compass. Now they have to walk, trying to find the road to survive. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**.
10) Suburbicon
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (105 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From director George Clooney, SUBURBICON is the perfect place for Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) to raise a family. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as Gardner must navigate the town's dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit and violence.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under, and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
13) Jason Bourne
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jason Bourne, the CIA's most dangerous former operative, now remembers who he truly is and comes out of hiding to uncover more hidden truths about his past.
14) Inside job
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provided is an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, traced is the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics,...
Publisher
DreamWorks Animated Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Spirit, a wild young mustang, journeys across the wilderness of the American frontier to regain his freedom and save his homeland. Along the way he forms a friendship with a Lakota brave, falls in love with a mare named Rain, and outwits an Army General.
16) Jason Bourne
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
[Blu-ray version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jason Bourne, the CIA's most dangerous former operative, now remembers who he truly is and comes out of hiding to uncover more hidden truths about his past.
Publisher
Miramax Acquisition
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Fifteenth anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a student, he's the kid who cleans the floors! Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who's failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
18) Howard Zinn
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 78 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
We mourn the loss of author, activist, historian and beloved folk hero Howard Zinn, who has been an integral part of the First Run legacy for many years. Howard lent his support to many first run films (many of which he appeared in), the most recent being the Oscar-nominated The most dangerous man in america: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon papers. Howard hid copies of the Pentagon papers for Ellsberg, and he later served as an expert witness for...
19) Downsizing
Language
English
Formats
Description
A social satire in which a guy realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself.
When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul Safrane and his wife Audrey decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and...
20) The great wall
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 43 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.