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Finding your feet Unavailable©2017 111 minutes eng3rd Floor DVDs, PN1997.2 .C55F56 2018 DVDChecked out 0 timesOn the eve of retirement, a judgmental middle-class snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
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La La Land Unavailable©2016 129 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.M86.A45--2017DVDChecked out 0 timesA jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. Struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and aspiring jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind romance as they both pursue their dreams in Los Angeles. However, their blossoming relationship is challenged when their careers pull them in different directions.
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Sing Unavailable©2016 108 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.S56.2017--DVDChecked out 0 timesA koala impresario stages a grand singing competition for the world's animals in order to save his elegant theater and bring it back to its former glory.
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Eight days a week : the touring years Unavailable©2016 99 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, ML.0421.B4.E34--2016DVDChecked out 0 timesBased on the first part of The Beatles' career the period in which they toured and captured the worlds acclaim. Explores how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to become this extraordinary phenomenon. It explores their inner workings how they made decisions, created their music and built their collective career together all the while, exploring The Beatles' extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their remarkable, complementary personalities.
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Sing Street Unavailable©2016 106 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.C55.S564--2016Checked out 0 timesSee 1980s Dublin through the eyes of fourteen-year-old Conor, who is looking for a break from a home strained by his parents' relationship and money troubles while trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school where the kids are rough and the teachers are rougher. He finds a glimmer of hope in the mysterious, über-cool Raphina. With the aim of winning her heart he invites her to star in his band's music videos. There's only one problem: he's not part of a band yet.
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Born to be blue Unavailable©2015 97 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.H5.B67--2016Checked out 0 timesJazz legend Chet Baker's tumultuous life is thrillingly re-imagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. In the 1950s, Baker was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool.
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Straight outta Compton Available©2015 147 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.D7.S77--2016Checked out 10 timesIn 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking viewers back to where it all began, the film tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A.
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Love & mercy Available©2015 120 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.H5.L68--2015Checked out 6 timesAn unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era-defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.
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Pitch perfect 2 Available©2015 115 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.C55.P58--2015Checked out 5 timesThe Barden Bellas are back to pitch slap the world. It's been three years since the Bellas brought their signature vocals, style and attitude to become the first all-female group to win a national title. But when they get banned after a scandal that threatens to derail their last year at Barden, the three-time defending champs worry that this time they've lost their harmony for good. The Bellas must fight for their right to win the World Championships of A Cappella in Copenhagen.
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Danny Collins Unavailable©2015 107 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.C55.D36--2015Checked out 1 timesAging rocker Danny Collins can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act.
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The merry widow Unavailable©2015 148 minutes eng3rd Floor DVDs, M..1500.L44.M47--2015Checked out 0 timesStarring Renee Fleming in the title role, the lush 2015 Met production of Franz Lehar.
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Manon Lescaut : dramma lirico in four acts Unavailable©2014 129 minutes ita3rd Floor DVDs, M..1500.P977.M36--2015Checked out 0 times"Few operas have surpassed Manon Lescaut in the depiction of the urgency of young love. The French tale of a beautiful young woman destroyed by her conflicting needs for love and luxury... Puccini made the story his own and infused it with a new level of frank emotion and a flood of melody"--Metropolitan Opera website.
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Rudderless Available©2014 105 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.C55.R833--2015Checked out 4 timesSam, a former high-profile ad executive, is devastated by the sudden death of his musician son. When Sam discovers a box filled with his son's demo tapes, the grieving father's downward spiral comes to a standstill as he explores this unexpected gift. After mustering the will to perform one of the songs at a local bar, Sam meets and forms a friendship with Quentin a young musician. The unlikely duo forms a rock band that becomes a local sensation.
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Macbeth Unavailable©2014 169 minutes itaChecked out 0 timesRecorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House in October 2014, the performance of Verdi's Macbeth features star soprano Anna Netrebko as the scheming Lady Macbeth. Netrebko is joined by Joseph Calleja, Zeljko Lucic, and Rene Pape. Fabio Luisi leads the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
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Whiplash Available©2014 105 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.C55.W457--2015Checked out 6 timesAndrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite East coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into his band.
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Get on Up Available©2014 139 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.H5.G48--2015Checked out 7 timesBased on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, this film gives a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
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Jersey boys Available©2014 134 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.H5.J47--2014Checked out 3 timesThe story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.
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Rio 2 Available©2014 102 minutes eng3rd Floor DVDs, PN.19972.C45.R56--2014Checked out 17 times"Blu ... , Jewel ... and their three kids take a walk on the wild side and embark on a colorful, comical, music-filled journey through the Amazon"--Container.
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Begin again Available©2013 104 minutes eng1st Floor Best Sellers, PN.19972.M86.B44--2014Checked out 15 timesBritish songwriter Gretta is adrift in Manhattan after getting dumped by her philandering rock star boyfriend. While playing at an open mic night at a local bar, she is discovered by struggling music producer Dan. Sensing her songwriting potential, Dan pushes Gretta to sign with him and record an ambitious outdoors album all across the city.
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Parsifal Unavailable©2013 280 minutes ger3rd Floor DVDs, M..1500.W13.P323--2014DVDChecked out 0 times"François Girard's stunning post-apocalyptic production of Wagner's last opera Parsifal trailblazed the way for the Metropolitan Opera's centennial celebrations of the great composer"--Container.
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Maria Stuarda Unavailable©2013 200 minutes ita3rd Floor DVDs, M..1500.D665.2014Checked out 0 times
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Turandot : opera in three acts Unavailable©2013 125 minutes ita3rd Floor DVDs, M..1500.P977.T8--2016DVDChecked out 0 timesThe story is set in China in legendary times. Prince Calaf falls in love with the icy cold Princess Turandot. To obtain permission to marry her, a suitor has to solve three riddles, with any wrong answer resulting in death. Calaf passes the test, but Turandot refuses to marry him. Calef offers her a way out: if she discovers his name before dawn the next day, he wil be ready to die.
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Les miserables Available©2012 157 minutes engChecked out 38 timesIn early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
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Pitch perfect Available©2012 112 minutes eng3rd Floor DVDs, PN.19972.M86.P58--2013Checked out 63 timesArriving at her new college, Beca finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together. When Beca leads this a cappella singing group out of their traditional arrangements and perfect harmonies into all-new mash-ups, they fight to climb their way to the top of college music competitions.
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Katy Perry : part of me Available©2012 93 minutes eng3rd Floor DVDs, PN.19972.H5.K38--2012Checked out 39 timesKaty Perry is living proof that if you just be yourself, you can be anything. Get an inside look into the real Katy Perry and find out how this regular California girl with big dreams became one of the biggest stars in the world.