Jodie Foster
1) The accused
Publisher
Paramount
Formats
Description
After a brutal gang-rape in the back of a neighborhood bar, Sarah Tobias finds herself battling the legal system with her attorney. As they go after both her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and encouraged the assault, the limits of justice and social responsibility are examined and tested.
2) Nim's Island
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her...
3) Contact
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway receives an encrypted message, apparently from a solar system many light-years away.