Batman Begins
Explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: batman (fictitious character), organized crime, criminal behavior, good and evil, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X]
The Blind Side
Dramatizes the life of All-American football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother, adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and a first-round NFL draft pick.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: oher, michael, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], african american professional athletes, adoptees, football, african american football players
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: boys, concentration camps, world war, 1939-1945, holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), video recordings for the hearing impaired [X]
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Three men--a Sioux doctor, a Lakota chief, and a senator--face conflicts during the systematic plunder of the American Indians during the second half of the nineteenth century.
973.8
year: 2007
copies: 5
call number/section: 973.8
lexile:
subjects: indians of north america, indians, treatment of, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], native americans, united states
Chocolat
The mysterious Vianne and her child arrive in an old-fashioned French town at the beginning of Lent and open a chocolate shop.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: happiness, man-woman relationships, villages, chocolate industry, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X]
Citizen Kane
A wealthy newspaper publisher achieves tremendous social and political power, but fails to overcome the loneliness which plagues him throughout his life.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: newspaper publishing, wealth, ambition, politicians, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], welles, orson, citizen kane (motion picture), publishers and publishing, men, closed caption video recordings
Dead Poets Society
Passionate English teacher John Keating challenges his students at the exclusive Welton Academy to live life to the fullest, and their efforts to take his message to heart change their lives forever.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], self-perception, preparatory schools, teacher-student relationships
Erin Brockovich
A feisty single mother stumbles onto one of the biggest tort cases in history after securing employment with a small-town lawyer.
363.73
year: 2000
copies: 6
call number/section: 363.73
lexile:
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, a young man with a limited IQ, does not let his disability hold him back when pursuing success on the football field, in war, and in business, nor does it keep him from remaining steadfast in his love for Jenny.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: people with mental disabilities, young men, man-woman relationships, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], mentally handicapped
Gangs Of New York
In 1863, a man returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer and gang rival.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: gangs, immigrants, revenge, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], five points (new york, n.y.)
Grease
A musical fantasy of high-school life in the 1950's, the story focuses on the romance between the handsome Danny, a would-be gang leader, and his naive girlfriend Sandy.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: high school students, man-woman relationships, nineteen fifties, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], musicals, films for the hearing impaired, feature films, musical films, man-woman relationship, closed caption video recordings
The Great Debaters
Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-American college.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: debates and debating, african american college students, african american college teachers, video recordings for the hearing impaired [X], texas
High School Musical
Contains original and sing-along versions of Disney's "High School Musical," in which Troy, the school's basketball star, and Gabriella, a brainy transfer student, turn their world and the school upside down when they get together and decide to audition for the school musical.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Human Footprint
Takes a phase-by-phase journey through life from infancy to old age to illustrate the enormous imprint every American makes during his or her time on Earth.
363.7
year: 2008
copies: 3
call number/section: 363.7
lexile:
subjects: human ecology, nature, consumption (economics), video recordings for the hearing impaired [X]
Imaginary Witness
Explores Hollywood's involvement with and attitude towards one of the most horrific events in world history, exploring Nazism, post-war years and the end of the 20th century.
940.53
year: 2009
copies: 2
call number/section: 940.53
lexile:
subjects: holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures, jews in motion pictures, motion picture industry, holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), video recordings for the hearing impaired [X]