New Adult DVDs
New arrivals added to our DVD Collection in the last 7 days
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| The Loving story |
Year Published: 2013 On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challenges posed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor on June 12, 1967 and resulted in sixteen states being ordered to overturn their bans on interracial marriage. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Last call |
Year Published: 2003 Based on the true story of F. Scott Fitzgerald's work on his final novel. Despite a tumultuous relationship with his mistress, his ailing wife, declining health, and his daily drinking binges, he secretly wrote a scathing novel about the film industry. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Samurai swordsmanship. Vol. 1, Basic sword program |
Year Published: 2008 Demonstrates and explains the history, construction, sword etiquette, basic targeting and mat cutting using the Samurai sword. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The sweeney |
Year Published: 2012 Armed and dangerous, the Sweeney Flying Squad is London's elite crime-fighting force. Led by legendary Detective Jack Regan, they are not afraid to use old-school, bare-knuckle tactics to bring down the modern underworld. Now, with a master criminal on the loose and a major bank heist in progress, Regan will do whatever it takes to get the job done, even if that means defying the orders of his boss and taking the law into his own hands. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Quartet |
Year Published: 2013 The rumor circling the halls is that Beecham House (the home for retired musicians) is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. Reginald, Wilfred and Cecily are in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The newsroom. The complete first season |
Year Published: 2013 The Newsroom takes a behind-the-scenes look at a high-rated cable-news program at the fictional ACN Network, focusing on the on and off camera lives of its acerbic anchor, a new executive producer, and their newsroom staff. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Broadway musicals- a jewish legacy |
Year Published: 2013 Examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of legends such as Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim. Narrated by Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey, this documentary mingles cultural history with perspectives on the origins and meanings of some of Broadway's most beloved songs, stories, and shows. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Bullet to the head |
Year Published: 2013 
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Jun 18, 2013 |
| Murderer lives at 21 |
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Jun 18, 2013 |
| Emergency! season 1 |
Year Published: 1972 One of the first shows that represented what goes on in the daily lives of the fire department and hospital during the 1970s. Includes 11 hour-long episodes, including the series pilot, plus a bonus episode of Adam-12. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The couples ultimate dance sampler |
Year Published: 2006 Presents and teaches different dances from a beginner's perspective. Dances include: the swing, salsa, West Coast swing, two-step, waltz, hustle, slow dancing, and cha-cha. Features HD footage complemented by multiple camera angles and picture-in-picture technology. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Hansel & Gretel witch hunters |
Year Published: 2013 Get ready for a twisted take on the classic tale as Hansel and Gretel have turned pro, coping with the trauma of their childhood captivity by slaying witches for hire. But when the seemingly unstoppable bounty hunters meet their match in an enemy so evil, it'll take all their training, weapons and courage to survive. Revenge is sweeter than candy. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| I'm not nuts - living with food allergies |
Year Published: 2008 Explores the misinformation many have about food allergies through the experiences of several families, and also features interviews and insights from several noted medical professionals alongside representatives from worldwide food allergy support and advocacy groups. They discuss the possible causes of food allergies, the coping challenges and strategies, and the medical, emotional, and social impact these allergies have on families. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| I love lucy- complete 3rd season |
Year Published: 1953 Cuban-born bandleader Ricky Ricardo and his wife, Lucy, live in a Brownstone apartment building on East 68th Street in New York City. The beautiful, but daffy Lucy has the nasty habit of getting into jams, scrapes, and predicaments of all kinds.Their best friends and landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz, frequently find themselves in the middle of Lucy's outlandish escapades. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Global gardener |
Year Published: 1991 Bill Mollison demonstrates the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised called permaculture in series of four half-hour programs. Each episode looks at examples in different bioregions. (DVD-R) |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Emergency! season 3 |
Year Published: 1973 Paramedics Roy deSoto and John Gage, along with Nurse Dixie McCall, are back risking their own lives to save the lives of others. Includes 22 episodes. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Emergency! season 2 |
Year Published: 1973 Reunite with Squad 51 and the heroic staff of Rampart Hospital in the second season of the pioneering series that was the first to show the real-life drama of being an EMT. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| 24 hours after Hiroshima |
Year Published: 2010 On August 6th, 1945 a weapon unlike any other was unleashed on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Four days later, the Japanese surrendered, having been subjected to horrors and devastation previously unknown and unimaginable. A team of scientists and experts from the Manhattan Project was ordered by President Truman to investigate the facts of what really happened when the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Revealed is what happened moment by moment in those first 24 hours. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Oz the great and powerful [Motion picture - 2013] |
Year Published: 2013 Disney's fantastical adventure Oz The Great And Powerful, from the director of the Spider-Man trilogy, follows Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics. When Diggs is hurled away to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot--until he meets three witches who aren't convinced he's the great wizard everyone's expecting. Reluctantly drawn into epic problems facing Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it's too late. Putting h |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Ironside - season 1 |
Year Published: 1967 Set in the turbulent '60s, television's first disabled hero covered the hottest issues of its time. Includes the two-hour movie that launched the series. |
Jun 18, 2013 |