Chris Columbus
Author
Series
House of secrets (Chris Columbus) volume 1
Formats
Description
Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.
Author
Series
House of secrets (Chris Columbus) volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
465 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.
4) Stepmom
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Anna and Ben, the two children of Jackie and Luke, have to cope with the fact that their parents are divorced and that there is a new woman in their father's life: Isabel, a successful photographer. She does her best to treat the kids in a way that makes them still feel at home when being with their dad, but also loves her work and does not plan to give it up. But Jackie, a full-time-mother, regards Isabel's efforts as offensively insufficient. She...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After he learns he is the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, Percy Jackson sets out to recover the bolt, prove his innocence, and prevent a war between the gods that could destroy the Earth.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Kevin McCallister is ... ready to turn the Big Apple into his own playground ... The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv, still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are plotting a huge holiday heist. Kevin's ready to welcome them with a battery of booby traps that the bumbling bandits will never forget"--Container.
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise's first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, which premiered twenty years ago. The retrospective special will tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations,...
8) Home alone
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister's family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin! Left to his own devices he sets out to have his own private Christmas but two bumbling burglars force Kevin to come up with a bewildering battery of booby traps to thwart them.
9) Rent
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Focuses on the year in the life of a group of friends in New York's East Village. The "bohemians" live carefree lives of art, music, sex, and drugs. It is carefree until Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, and Roger, an aspiring songwriter, find out they owe a year's rent to Benny. Benny is a former friend who had promised them free rent when he married the landlord's daughter. Roger has also attracted the attention of his downstairs neighbor, Mimi. Mark's...
10) Gremlins
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Description
When a young bank teller inadvertently breaks the rules of Mogwai care, his new pet Gizmo multiplies into a bevy of mischievous brothers, who soon morph into malevolent scaly creatures.
11) Nine months
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The news that his girlfriend is expecting a baby sends Sam, an unflappable child psychologist, into a panic. Torn between advice given by a well-meaning but over-bearing couple and his confirmed bachelor buddy, Sam is in serious danger of losing his mind and his girlfriend.
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.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager, he's the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, the most powerful weapon ever created! With storm clouds brewing, Percy embarks on an incredible cross-country journey to prove his innocence, recover the bolt, and prevent a war among the gods that could destroy our world!
14) Only the lonely
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Comedy about a 38-year old Chicago cop who still lives with his mother, a domineering widow used to controlling her son's life. When he meets and falls in love with a young woman, Mama sets out to break up the romance.
15) Mrs. Doubtfire
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Daniel Hillard is no ordinary father, so when he learns his ex-wife needs a housekeeper, he applies for the job. With the perfect wig, a little makeup and a dress for all occasions, he becomes Mrs. Doubtfire, a devoted British housekeeper who is hired on the spot. Free to be the "woman" he never knew he could be, the disguised Daniel creates a whole new life with his entire family.
16) The help
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1960s Mississippi, Skeeter, a southern society girl, returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives, and a small Mississippi town, upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up, to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community.
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Get ready for the wildest and most adventure-filled night as Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic that brings the museum exhibits to life, before it is gone forever.
19) Patti Cake$
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Female rapper Patti Cake$ takes advantage of every opportunity in her New Jersey hometown as she chases her dreams of music stardom.