Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=4+7293 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1142711 Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso Frank DAmico. But when DAmicos son Chris is reborn as Red Mist, the showdown between the forces of good and evil will force Kick-Ass to live up to his name, or die trying. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1185031 Five friends and former teammates reunite on the Fourth of July weekend to honor the passing of their former high school basketball coach. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1064880 For the past eight years, the MacManus brothers have been living with their father on a remote sheep farm in Ireland, far removed from their past vigilante lifestyle. When their uncle informs them that their beloved priest has been killed by the mob, and they are being framed for the murder, the duo return back to Boston to, not only, bring justice to those who are responsible, but clear their names. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1044897 Pietro has just lost his wife, and he is left alone with their young daughter. He promises the girl that he will wait for her in the car when she returns to school for the first time, but then his temporary offer turns into habit. Now Pietro spends his days in his car, watching the world around him and grieving in his own way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1112884 A father and his son are two of the last remaining people on earth after an unexplained tragedy has destroyed most of life. As the two head south, they are faced with many trials and tribulations along the way. An intense bond between the father and son is formed as together they strive to not only survive, but to retain humanity as they help the people they encounter along the way. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1133734 Malik el Djebena, who is condemned to six years in prison, cannot read or write, but soon figures out the politics of the prison. Though Malik is only 19-years-old, the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison corners him and gives him certain missions to carry out. He quickly gains the confidence of the gang leader, as these assignments begin to toughen him up. But Malik soon develops some plans of his own. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1110314 Best buddies Dustin, Albert, and Mark are twelve-year-old boys looking forward to a summer of fun in 1970. When Dustin mows the lawn of 75-year-old Jonathan Sperry, a man he has seen at church, a unique friendship develops, setting the stage for a summer the three boys will never forget! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117289 All the magical adventure of J.R.R. Tolkiens thrilling trilogy comes to life in this brilliantly animated tale of the enchanted land of Middle Earth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1044812 After four years absence, a social dropout reappears in L.A. to claim his abandoned son and then heads to Texas to reunite the boy with his mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1030592 An intimate portrait of modern heroism and the importance of family during turbulent times. Tells the story of Jake Rademacher as he sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. The film follows Jakes exploits as he risks everything, including his life, to tell his brothers story and document the courage and integrity of the American soldier. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=979153 Travel to the edge of space and beyond to discover natures ultimate abyss black holes. Explore where they are found, how they begin, and how it may be possible to harness and use the power they produce. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=762174 Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia, and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. Richie Roberts is a dedicated and honest policeman who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government and is determined to bring down Lucas drug empire. Based on a true story. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=979582 Explores how mans folly, pride, and curiousity led to some of the worst catastrophes in the Wild West. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=985693 Using rare color footage, painstakingly created dramatizations, detailed CG reconstructions, and exclusive interviews with leading historians, this documentary presents the definitive record of what happened before, during, and after these pivotal events. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=807661 This program uses experiments to show how heat makes wind, describes gale winds, hurricanes, and tornadoes, and shows how meteorologists measure the wind. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=762321 Llewelyn Moss is a Vietnam vet who could use a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies. He decides to examine the site. He finds a case filled with $2 million and a truck loaded with heroin. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife hes going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On his the way from El Paso to the Mexican border, he discovers hes being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh. Chigurhs weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on everyone who gets in his way. Just as Sheriff Bell, a World War II vet, is on Mosss trail, Chigurhs former colleague, Wells, is on his. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=888219 When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shreks father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. He recruits Donkey and Puss in Boots to bring back Arthur, the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona finds out that she is pregnant and the jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and a band of princesses must stop him to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163377 Know to be mans best friends, cats and dogs have engaged in a fierce and merciless battle. Now, Mr. Tinkles, a ruthless cat, is plotting intensively to achieve nothing less than world domination. His main target is Professor Brody. The professor is working on a medication that will rid people of their dog hair allergies. Mr. Tinkles strives to get to the substance and have it analyzed. He then means to have it altered so that all humans of the world become allergic to any kind of dog. Cats would rule and dogs would then be exterminated. Lou is the Brody familys new puppy. He has never heard of dog agents and the major protective mission they fulfill towards the unsuspecting Brody family. Lou, along with Butch and a few other dog agents from the neighborhood desperately tries to hinder Mr. Tinkles in his sinister plans to take over the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=734647 Uncertain of what he wants to do with his life, college graduate Benjamin Braddock returns home. And when the wife of his fathers business partner, the sexy Mrs. Robinson, seduces him, the affair only deepens his confusion. That is, until he meets the girl of his dreams. But theres one problem-- shes Mrs. Robinsons daughter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=768405 Everyone is fascinated by the awesome power of tornadoes and hurricanes, but some scientists and adventure-seekers will do everything possible to experience the birth of a tornado or to look directly into the eye of the hurricane. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=635358 A crusading prosecutor uses a prostitute to indict mobster Johnny Vanning. Inspired by the real-life saga of prostitutes whose testimony put Lucky Luciano behind bars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=763084 A moviemaking expedition to a fantastic island is filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. A gaint simian becomes lovestruck with the films blonde starlet. King Kong is captured and is brought to Manhattan, where he goes on a rampage, culminating in the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building where he cradles his beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=690888 DTK tells the story of the biggest motorcycle race in American history, the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Luguna Seca, California.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=656434 A drama of forced high school integration in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, white football coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by African-American Herman Boone, tough, opinionated and as different from Yoast as could be. The two men overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions. A rousing celebration of how a town torn apart by resentment, friction and mistrust comes together in triumphant harmony. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=763604 Escape to Witch Mountain: Two orphan children escape from a scheming millionaire and discover they have come from another planet. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=660642 Walter Neff is a smooth talking insurance salesman who meets the very attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husbands automobile policy. The couple are immediately drawn to each other and have an affair. They scheme together to murder Phyllis husband for life insurance money with a double indemnity clause. Unfortunately, all does not go as planned. Barton Keyes is the wily insurance investigator who must sort things out. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=622631 A scientist and a filmmaker explore the intricate and potentially deadly forces of a tornado by driving into the heart of an actual storm in a specially-designed vehicle made of 8,000 pounds of steel plating and bulletproof glass. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=979034 Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970s and 80s are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=682397 The Blue Collar boys are back, live on stage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=558005 Information on how to be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfire, biological or chemical attack, explosions, or radiation threat. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=603580 In 17th century Brazil groups of runaway black slaves escaped to mountainous jungle strongholds, where they formed self-governing communities known as quilombos. This film chronicles the most famous, the Palmares, and their legendary chieftain Ganga Zumba. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=606945 A multitude of family snapshots, Super-8 home movies, old answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, snippets of 80s pop culture, and dramatic reenactments are used to create an epic portrait of an American family travesty. Begins in 2003 when Jonathan learns that his schizophrenic mother, Renee, overdoses on her lithium medication. He is shot back into his real and horrifying family legacy of rape, abandonment, promiscuity, drug addiction, child abuse, and psychosis. He grows up on camera and finds his escape in musical theater and B-horror movies. A look into the future shows Jonathan as he confronts the almost unbearable love he shares with his tragically damaged mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=624653 When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=591948 A charming, eloquent, and vicious drifter on the lam in London rejects those who would care for him and hurls himself into a nocturnal odyssey through the city, colliding with a succession of desperate and dispossessed people and scorching everyone in his path. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=595870 A storybook tornado blows into the library and makes a terrible mess. Key word: west. Word family: -est. Target vowel: short e. Target consonant: w. Genre: folk tale. Subject/Themes: the environment and writing stories and poems. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=694801 From his stormy relationship with the beautiful Virginia Hill to his mysterious murder, Biography presents an up-close look at the mobster who lived his life at nothing short of full-throttle--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=537598 Did a place called Troy really exist? Was Homers epic more than the Trojan tale of war and deception? Join us in the search for a lost world and unravel the mysteries that whirl around the ancient city. National Geographic transports you back in time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=745818 A young teen thinks his town of Santa Cruz is infested with vampires, and becomes convinced of it when his own brother starts turning into one. Includes a commentary with director Joel Schumacher; featurettes; deleted scenes; and much more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=888214 Right after Shrek and Princess Fionas honeymoon, the newly wed couple goes to Princess Fionas parents for dinner. When a Fairy Godmother discovers Fiona and Shrek are married she reminds the king about a deal they areed on years ago, that Fiona should have married her son, who happens to be Prince Charming. The King then hires a cat named Puss-in-Boots, a sword fighting cat and ogre slayer, to kill Shrek. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=497282 When his band votes him out due to his embarrasing musical antics, Dewey has to make the rent somehow. After intercepting a call for his substitute-teacher roomie Ned, Dewey finds himself in front of a class of elite elementary school students. Dewey decides to take on the music program and makes it his goal to teach them the gospel of rock and roll. His ulterior motive is to get them to compete against his former band for a cash prize. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1161319 Special features includes three revealing audio commentaries; two feature length documentaries; one classic film, the European version, and the extended version of George A. Romeros Dawn of the Dead and much more. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=529765 Little on earth can withstand the violent fury of an F5 tornado. A churning vortex with wind speeds over 300 mph, these tornadoes create immense swaths of death and destruction in a matter of seconds. Today, experts are exploring the supertwisters complex inner workings in bold new ways in the hopes of one day being able to accurately predict the occurrences of tornadoes. Top scientists and meteorologists work within miles of these furocious twisters to gather data and create forcasting models that may someday save countless lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=529709 The Wolf Man: When a man is attacked by a werewolf, he finds to his horror that he now becomes one himself under a full moon. WereWolf of London: While on a botanical expedition in Tibet Dr. Wilfred Glendon is attacked in the dark by a strange animal. Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man: Graverobbers open the grave of the WolfMan and awake him. She-Wolf of London: A young heiress finds evidence suggestig that at night she acts under the influence of a family curse. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=494301 On Halloween night years ago, little Michael Meyers brutally slaughtered his sister in cold blood. But for the last fifteen years, town residents have rested easy, knowing that he was safely locked away in a mental hospital ... until tonight. Tonight, Michael returns to the same quiet neighborhood to relive his grisly murder again ... and again ... and again. Tonight is Halloween! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=454408 This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=475947 Chronicles the beginnings of professor Xaviers super-powered X-students. The battle focuses on their primary sinister foe, Magneto, who has his mutant minions at his side. A George Wallace-like senator launchs a campaign against mutantkind which, of course, only complicates things for our heroes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=506627 A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess for a tyrannical lord. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=633123 Based on the memoirs of Josephine Marcus Earp, an opera singer who married the famed lawman Wyatt Earp, the movie provides an in-depth account of the real legend of Wyatt Earp, including his epic battle at the OK Coral. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=481154 Harrowing story about an escaped convict who breaks into a suburban home and takes a family hostage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=881088 A collection of highlights from standup comedy routines made during a tour across America during the summer of 2002. This comedy concert headlines the top names in so-called redneck humor: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy. This arrives after the four performers spent two years on the road and released the best-selling comedy record. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=413011 Through the examination of myth, legend, language and history, an exploration of how the imaginary world of Middle-Earth reflects our own. Includes interviews with the cast, filmmakers, explorers, anthropologists, and archaeologists. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=524778 Story of the last member of the Usher family who is obsessed by generations of evil as he prepares to meet his death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=492222 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=385116 Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods: these colossal powers of nature have had dramatic consequences for humankind. But as massive as these forces are, the stories of heroism and tragedy are very personal. Youll meet heroes, fighting to save homes and lives, but see victims, too, suffering unspeakable tragedies. Join scientists as they study the elemental killers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=531512 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=380072 An aging ex-vaudeville child star initiates a psychotic reign of terror over her crippled sister, a former movie-queen of the 1930s. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=422766 Recalls Las Vegass history from the early days of mobsters to the modern gambling business.