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Southland tales / Universal Pictures and Cherry Road Films present a Darko Entertainment and MHF Zweite Academy Film production in association with Eden Roc Productions with Persistent Entertainment ; produced by Bo Hyde, Sean McKittrick, Kendall Morgan, Matthew Rhodes ; written and directed by Richard Kelly.

Summary:
In 2008, the United States is a virtual police state, with the government taking control of nearly every part of people's lives. A German firm has found a way to generate energy using seawater, but both public and private concerns are desperate to prevent the new technology from being introduced in the gasoline-starved United States. Boxer Santaros is an actor famous for his role in action films. He is currently trying to secure financing for a new project, but reality keeps mirroring the events in his script and he struggles to hold on to his identity following a bout with amnesia. Krysta Now is a porn star who has reinvented herself as a television pundit offering her views on politics, contemporary culture, and teenage sex. Roland Taverner is an L.A. police officer who hold the key to a vast conspiracy.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1424849454
  • ISBN: 9781424849451
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Steven B. Poster ; editor, Sam Bauer ; music, Moby ; costume designer, April Ferry ; production designer, Alec Hammond.
Participant or Performer Note:
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, Justin Timberlake, Nora Dunn, John Larroquette, Bai Ling, Jon Lovitz, Holmes Osborne, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Lou Taylor Pucci, Miranda Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Kevin Smith.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Amnesiacs > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Boxers (Sports) > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Motion picture actors and actresses > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Police > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Drama.
Genre: Spanish language materials.
French language materials.
Videodiscs.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Bangor Public Library DVD SOU (Text) 75011000390069 DVD Upstairs Available -
Boone Area Library SOU (Text) 33249022837847 DVD Available -
Boyertown Community Library SOU (Text) 33249018764997 DVD Available -
Martin Library Adults SOU Staff Access Video (Text) 33454003986346 Martin Archives Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main DVD Sou (Text) 33223006221856 DVD Available -
Easton Palmer Branch DVD SOUTHLAND (Text) 31901003759539 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Hawley Public Library BLU FIC SOU (Text) 38428001255925 Blu-ray Available -

Summary: In 2008, the United States is a virtual police state, with the government taking control of nearly every part of people's lives. A German firm has found a way to generate energy using seawater, but both public and private concerns are desperate to prevent the new technology from being introduced in the gasoline-starved United States. Boxer Santaros is an actor famous for his role in action films. He is currently trying to secure financing for a new project, but reality keeps mirroring the events in his script and he struggles to hold on to his identity following a bout with amnesia. Krysta Now is a porn star who has reinvented herself as a television pundit offering her views on politics, contemporary culture, and teenage sex. Roland Taverner is an L.A. police officer who hold the key to a vast conspiracy.

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