Albert Brooks
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
375 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
June 12, 2030 started out like any other day--until a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was unable to respond. The fallout from the earthquake sets in motion a sweeping novel of ideas that pits national hope for the future against assurances from the past, in this all-too-believable imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow
2) Finding Nemo
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 blu-rays (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the adventures of a clown fish who battles sharks, seabirds, and sewer systems in the Great Barrier Reef, attempting to find his son, Nemo.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1071
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
Series
Criterion collection volume 887
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A hopeless and depressed businessman sells everything he owns and buys a Winnebago to travel across the country, in hopes of finding something important to do with his life.
5) Concussion
Publisher
Columbia
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of the doctor who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE in football players, and the uphill battle he faced in bringing the information to the public.
6) Concussion
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pittsburgh doctor Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage that football players suffer over the course of their careers.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A hilarious comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Max, a terrier, has his favorite-pet status turned upside-down when his owner takes in a stray named Duke.
8) Drive
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Formats
Description
Driver is a Hollywood stunt driver by day, and moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver for hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene. When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best, Drive!
9) The in-laws
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When two fathers of an engaged couple meet for the first time, they know they are very different. One is a podiatrist, happy with his quiet life. The other is a CIA operative, who lives life on the edge, and when circumstances gets out-of-hand, involves the other in an arms-smuggling sting.
11) Finding Dory
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
2 Blu-rays (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Dory, the forgetful blue tang, suddenly remembers she has a family who may be looking for her, she, Marlin, and Nemo take off on a life-changing quest to find them, with help from Hank, a cantankerous octopus; Bailey, a beluga whale who's convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Destiny, a nearsighted whale shark! Dive into the movie overflowing with unforgettable characters, dazzling animation, and gallons of fun!