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"The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise--and suddenly uncertain reign--of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales,...
3) The Matrix
Publication Date
c1999
Language
English
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In an anti-utopian future, the "real" world as we know it is nothing more than a computer construct, created by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans as found a way out of the construct, and are now fighting for the future of the human race.
Publication Date
c2004, p2003
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English
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Secret agents Juni and Carmen set out on their most mind-blowing mission yet: to venture inside the virtual reality of a 3-D video game. The game contains awe-inspiring graphics and creatures that come dangerously close to real life. As they face escalating challenges, the Spy Kids must rely on humor, high-tech gadgets and the bonds of family in order to stop a power-hungry villain who is set on controlling the youth of the world.
Publication Date
c1999
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English
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Relena's hopes for world peace seem to be at an end as the Romefeller Foundation launches the final attack against her homeland. To prevent more senseless violence, Relena surrenders to the Romefeller foundation and is given a surprising choice. Meanwhile, a new player enters the stage as a group of rebel colony citizens calling themselves the White Fang begin attacking OZ bases. The Gundam pilots are scattered. Relena is working for the Romefeller...
7) Dalekmania
Publication Date
2001
Language
English
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Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the evil Daleks on Dr. Who. Dalekmania reveals the entire story of the Doctor and Daleks' adventures, including new interviews with cast and crew, behind the scenes secrets, rare archive materials and more.
8) The thing
Publication Date
c1998, 1982
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English
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Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, a twelve man research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, the THING creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them.
10) Galaxis
Publication Date
2004, c1995
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English
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A woman is on a mission from a distant place, where the inhabitants are being exterminated by an evil intergalactic rogue. Her quest is to secure the power source that will save her civilization.
11) I am mortal
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[2022]
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English
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Set 200 years in the future when the human race has achieved immortality through a genetic vaccine. All war, violence and crime has been eradicated, but in this utopian society a small band of rebels have formed to overthrow the status quo and reclaim their right to die.
12) Riddick
Publication Date
[2013]
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English
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"A dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy, Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. ... The only way off is for him to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty"--Container.
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[2019]
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English
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Growing up isn't easy for Sam. She's bullied at school and has trouble fitting in. She endures these struggles through her relationship with her dad, and her love of comics. Making matters worse, her dad proposes to his girlfriend! Desperate, Sam orders a robot through the mail that promises to solve her problems. But this monster is more than she ever could have imagined.
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2018
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English
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When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective...
16) Override
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Ria is no ordinary woman. She is a humanoid, programmed to be a dutiful housewife, reliving the same day over and over. Each day, Ria wakes up to her normal routine, but finds a different man, her husband "Jack", by her side. Until one day, her A.I. programming is hacked, causing Ria to hold the latest "Jack" the son of the Vice President, for ransom, threatening to kill him on live TV.
17) The book of Eli
Publication Date
c2009
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English
Description
Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a savage wasteland.
18) Bumblebee
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Cybertron has fallen. When Optimus Prime sends a transformer to defend Earth, his journey to become a hero begins. Charlie Watson, a teenager trying to find her place in the world, discovers and repairs the battle-scarred robot, who's disguised as a Volkswagen Beetle. As the Decepticons hunt down the surviving Autobots with the help of a secret agency led by Agent Burns, the transformer and Charlie team up to protect the world in an action-packed...
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