Matthew Broderick
1) To Dust
Author
Language
English
Description
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. As a clandestine partnership develops with Albert, a local community college biology professor, the two embark on a darkly comic and increasingly literal undertaking into the underworld.
4) Election
Author
Language
English
Description
Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, a straight-A go-getter daetermined to be president of Carver High's student body. Popular teacher Jim McAllister (Broderick) decides to derail Tracy's obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate.
5) To Dust
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York, distraught by the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obsessing over how her body will decay. As a clandestine partnership develops with Albert (Matthew Broderick), a local community college biology professor, the two embark on a darkly comic and increasingly literal undertaking into the underworld. Winner of an Audience Award at the **Tribeca Film Festival**....
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben Singer is a failed folk singer, newly unemployed proofreader, and every-other-weekend dad to his young daughter. The only thing he takes comfort in is smoking marijuana and chess games with Ibou, his Senegalese roommate. When Ibou becomes ill, his beautiful sister Khadi comes to the U.S. from Senegal, and Ben's life begins to turn around.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (293 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stars trace their family roots through history. To know who you are, you have to know where you came from. In this fascinating reality series, seven celebrities share their life-altering discoveries. Working with genealogists, historians, and researchers, they travel the world to uncover the secrets and surprises in their family trees. Intriguing, moving, and ultimately uplifting, this series proves that genealogy is more than a pastime.
8) WarGames
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mel Brooks, the comedian, director and screenwriter, has energetically avoided a documentary profile from being made, until now. He has agreed to throw himself into a new documentary about his storied career, giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film archives.
10) Election
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (0 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, a straight-A go-getter determined to be president of Carver High’s student body. Popular teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) decides to derail Tracy’s obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate. Nominated for Best Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Actress at the **Golden Globes.** Winner of Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the **Film Independent...
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (115 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A madcap portrayal of William Lightbody's (Matthew Broderick's) stay at the health farm run by cereal King Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (Sir Anthony Hopkins). William's wife, Eleanor (Bridget Fonda), has persuaded him to go to Kellogg to have his system cleaned of impurities. Kellogg is very unconventional, and almost barbaric in his treatments.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Here are the gods, goddesses, and legendary figures of ancient Greece--mighty Zeus, with his fistful of thunderbolts; gray-eyed Athena, goddess of wisdom; Helios, the sun; greedy King Midas--lavishly depicted by Caldecott winners Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. In a relaxed and humorous tone, these splendid artists bring to life the myths that have inspired great European literature and art through the ages, creating a book readers of all ages will...
14) Glory
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. Robert Gould Shaw and Cabot Forbes are two idealistic young Bostonians that lead the regiment, Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins is the inspiration who unites the troops, and Pvt. Trip is a runaway slave who joins the regiment.
15) The lion king
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious...
16) 1918
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1985.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the gifted pen of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Horton Foote (To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies) comes a touching trilogy of American tales set in early 20th Century Texas. At the height of World War I, Elizabeth and her husband face hard times when her previously disapproving father steps in to take care of her children so her beloved can go off to war. Matthew Broderick heads a powerhouse cast in this remarkable drama, whose characters...
17) The freshman
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clark Kellogg, a naive student, accepts a job working for Carmine Sabatini, a powerful New York importer. As Clark finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into an ingenious scam, the FBI asks him to snitch on his colorful employer.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1986.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying a young man of humble prospects, and her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant. The story of unselfish love between a man and a woman and the abiding love within a family, this American classic explores the enduring themes of human existence.
19) The lion king
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
The circle of life edition; Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The wait is over! For the first time ever, experience the majesty of Disney's epic animated masterpiece as it roars off the screen and into your living room. Embark on an extraordinary coming-of-age adventure as Simba, a lion cub who cannot wait to be king, searches for his destiny in the great 'Circle of Life.' Featuring pristine picture and sound and groundbreaking immersive bonus features.
20) Cinderella
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2004, 1984.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., color, ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English