Alan Rickman
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
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From his breakout role in Die Hard to his outstanding, multifaceted performances in the Harry Potter films, Galaxy Quest, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and more, Alan Rickman cemented his legacy as a world-class actor. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice, and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue to captivate audiences today. But Rickman's ability to breathe life into projects wasn't confined to just his performances. As you'll find,...
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The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young woman's world falls apart when her boyfriend dies. When he unexpectedly returns to life as a ghost, she must choose between the man she truly, madly, deeply loved--and a new man who is truly, madly, deeply alive.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a British officer learns that terrorists are planning a suicide bombing and decides to have them killed, an American drone pilot is brought in and his actions create an international conflict.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An inside look at the lives of eight people living in a remote and icy Scottish village. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and a daughter, played by real-life mother and daughter Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a British officer learns that terrorists are planning a suicide bombing and decides to have them killed, an American drone pilot is brought in and his actions create an international conflict.
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Song of Lunch is based on Christopher Reid's narrative poem following the story of an unnamed book editor who is meeting his former love 15 years after their break-up for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. The woman is now living a glamorous life in Paris, married to a world-renowned writer. The unnamed editor has failed in his writing career, detests his mundane publishing job and regrets the end of their love affair....
9) A Promise
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Alan Rickman stars in this simmering early 20th-century love story about a triangle between an aging factory owner, his young bride (Rebecca Hall) and his handsome protégé.
10) Snow Cake
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A man who is traumatized by a car accident flourishes a friendship with a high-functioning autistic woman.
12) Michael Collins
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (184 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Presents the life of an Irish man whose dreams inspired hope, whose words ignited passion, and whose courage forged a nation's destiny.
13) Nobel son
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay, it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
14) Snow cake
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recently released from prison, Alex offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when they are involved in a brutal car accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold dramatically change both his life and those of others around him.
15) Gambit
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
16) Galaxy quest
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The unemployed actors of the Galaxy Quest television series are reduced to convention appearances and store openings. But when a distressed interstellar cadre of benevolent aliens beam Jason Nesmith and his crew of has-beens onto their ship, they have the misguided hope that these 'historical documents' can defeat a genocidal space warlord.
18) Dogma
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Two banished angels think they have found a loophole that will get them back into Heaven. The only problem is that they will be destroying existence in the process. In an effort to stop them, the overworked Voice of God taps cynical mortal Bethany to save the world by preventing the angels from reaching their unholy destination: New Jersey. Throw in two unlikely prophets named Jay and Silent Bob, a quickwitted yet little-known apostle and a sexy,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997, c1991
Physical Desc
1 DVD (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Robin Hood for the 90's, light years removed from the romantic vision of Errol Flynn ... but this gritty, pumped-up version can stand on its own. Rough, tough, and a rousing good time, with this version of the Sheriff of Nottingham a real surprise.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Harry, Ron, and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts. There they are forced to face escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry must overcome the threats of Dementors, outsmart a werewolf, and finally deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship with his parents. Harry and friends master advanced magic classes, cross time barriers, and change the course of more than one life.