Frank Carlson Library

"Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a New York mafia 'family.' His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Not given a choice, the business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but gives in to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants...

A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night. Lawless:The loyalty of the infamous Bondurant brothers-- bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia-- is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave. Gangster squad: Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs,...

Four action films featuring Sylvester Stallone. Tango & Cash: Two rival L.A. policemen who have one thing in common -- each thinks "he" is the best -- team up to pursue a vicious international crime lord who has set them up. Demolition man: In 2032 San Angeles, the bad guy Snipes escapes from prison, the only cop who can stop him is Stallone, a cop in an ice cube. Specialist: Hired by May Munro to bomb the mobsters who murdered her parents, ex-CIA...

Doubt: 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion...

Mister Scarface: When a Mafia kingpin is scammed out of a mountain of cash, he wants it back--and he doesn't care who he has to kill to get it. Cop in blue jeans: In this ultra-violent thriller, a hard-nosed undercover cop will stop at nothing to take down the criminal empire of a cunning, ruthless mob boss. Master touch: Just released from prison, a professional thief decides to pull one last caper which could set him up for life or land him back...

In the final installment of the Godfather Trilogy, an aging Don Michael Corleone seeks to legitimize his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworld but is kept back by the ambitions of the young. While he attempts to link the Corleone's finances with the Vatican, Michael must deal with the machinations of a hungrier gangster seeking to upset the existing Mafioso order and a young protǧ'̌s love affair with his daughter....

Shooter: "A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. After being double crossed for the attempt and on the run, he sets out for the real killer and the truth." -- IMDb.com. Pain & Gain: "A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong." -- IMDb.com. The Fighter: "Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who...

The Godfather: It is the late 1940s in New York and "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a powerful Mafia "family." His youngest son Michael had defied Vito by enlisting in the Marines to fight in World War II. Michael has returned with no intention of continuing the family business, but after several assassination attempts on his father's life, Michael wants revenge on the men responsible. He is groomed as the new don, leading the family to a new era...

Batman begins: After his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred, detective Jim Gordon and his ally Lucius Fox, Bruce returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and high-tech weaponry to fight evil The dark knight: Batman, Police Lieutenant Jim Gordon, and District Attorney Harvey...