Charles Dance
Formats
Description
Almost an entire century after the world's cinematic introduction to Dracula placed audiences under his haunting spell, the studio that pioneered the genre reawakens one of legend's most captivating figures in an action-adventure that heralds a pulse-pounding rebirth of the age of monsters. The original story of the man who became Dracula.
2) Going postal
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on Terry Pratchetts Discworld novel involves a skillful con artist Moist Von Lipwig who finds the tables turned and it's he himself who is conned into becoming the Ankh-Morpork Postmaster General. A position that has not been filled in years.
3) Alien³
Series
Alien quadrilogy volume disc 5-6
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lt. Ripley is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that an alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of the ex-cons are found.
4) Plenty
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Susan Traherne returns to her home in post-war Britain haunted by her experiences as a resistance fighter in occupied France.
Publisher
ARC Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Justin lives in a kingdom where bureaucrats rule and knights have been ousted. His dream is to become one of the Knights of Valor, like his grandfather was, but his father Reginald, the chief counsel to the Queen, wants his son to follow in his footsteps and become a lawyer. After an inspiring visit to his beloved Grandmother and bidding farewell to his supposed lady-love Lara, Justin leaves home and embarks on a quest to become a knight.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The peaceful life of two aging sisters is shattered when they take in a young Polish violinist who they find injured after having been washed ashore near their coastal English home. Their town is suspicious of any visitors and things get worse when he befriends a Russian woman who is visiting the town.
8) Ironclad
Publisher
Distributed by ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A ragtag group of Knights Templar hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of Rochester Castle in the thirteenth century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the Magna Carta treaty, the group struggles against the king to defend the freedom of their country.
9) Fallen angel
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (207 min.) : sound, color, ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ethereal beauty Angel Wharton is the devil in disguise. When she kidnaps a child as prey for a pedophile, you know she is evil. But what or who made her that way? This British miniseries explored the mind and motivations of a psychopath, moving backwards through time to learn where it all went wrong.
10) Childhood's end
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 246 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Omnipotent aliens arrive to save humanity from self-destruction. Under their benign gaze, war, famine and injustice become things of the past. But a small group of people are beginning to question whether this "Golden Age of Man" comes at a secret and terrible price. And when the Supervisor for Earth, Karellen, finally reveals his true form to the world, the sight is as profound as it is disturbing.
11) Going postal
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (185 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Moist von Lipwig is caught for his trickery, he is given the option of becoming the next postmaster or falling down a deep pit.
12) Swimming pool
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sarah is a famous British murder mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher to stay at his home in the south of France. Sarah finds that the beautiful country locale and unhurried pace is just the tonic for her - until late one night, when John's sexy and provocative daughter, Julie, unexpectedly arrives. Sarah's English reserve is jarred by Julie's lifestyle. An increasingly...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Formats
Description
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1878, when Mr. Doyle meets the brilliant teacher, Dr. Bell, the young medical student is drawn into a new world of crime investigation. As he assists Bell in solving gruesome police cases, Doyle becomes fascinated with his tutor's uncanny talent for outwitting the most clever criminals. But, one particularly vicious cat-and-mouse game has a diffrent ending. Doyle finds his life completely changed ... and even Dr. Bell's agile mind cannot predict...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 750 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Beset by the political tension of an unsettled year, Gandhi calls for British removal from India. Police Superintendent Ronald Merrick arrests an Indian news reporter. Daphne Manner arrives from London. Merrick vents his frustrations on Kumar in a vicious jailhouse beating. Daphne gives birth. Mildred Layton prepares for her daughter's wedding. The Governor finds out about Merrick's abuse. Sarah is seduced by an officer. Susan delivers a baby boy....
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[c2009]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael Kitchen stars as Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle in this original PBS Masterpiece Theatre mystery series. Set in the beautiful southern English countryside amid the disorder and danger of World War II, Foyle's War takes place far from the glory of the front. His is an ordinary struggle, against everyday evil, in extraordinarily dangerous times.
18) Woman in gold
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg, she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Publisher
CBS Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (6 hrs., 3 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nothing is what it seems when John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the ability to influence and control populations. The series stars Emmy Award Winner, Kiefer Sutherland as private espionage operative John Weir, who finds himself in the midst of a battle over the preservation of democracy in a world at odds with misinformation, behavioral manipulation, the surveillance...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
During the period between 1964 and 1977: the royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill; the United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy; survives the Aberfan disaster; observes the Apollo 11 moon landing; and plans for the Investiture of Prince Charles. While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of...