Michael Gambon
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (339 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on George Simenon's classic detective novels and starring Michael Gambon, is equipped with rigorous logic, uncanny judgment of character, and, of course, his signature pipe and fedora. Inspector Maigret relishes the challenge of solving any mystery. Filled with dangerous crimes and elusive characters from the villages of rural France to the alleyways of Montmarte. Brings the most intriguing and complex puzzles from Simenon's anthology to the...
2) Longitude
Series
Adventure collection volume disc 5-6
Publisher
New Video Group [distributor
Pub. Date
2000]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Interweaves two stories: John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer; and naval officer Rupert Gould who, two hundred years later, stumbles across Harrison's forgotten chromometers and devotes himself to restoring Harrison's long-neglected mechanical masterpieces.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (306 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on George Simenon's classic detective novels and starring Michael Gambon, is equipped with rigorous logic, uncanny judgment of character, and, of course, his signature pipe and fedora. Inspector Maigret relishes the challenge of solving any mystery. Filled with dangerous crimes and elusive characters from the villages of rural France to the alleyways of Montmarte. Brings the most intriguing and complex puzzles from Simenon's anthology to the...
4) Paddington
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Formats
Description
The story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear that travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined; until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says 'Please look after this bear. Thank you,'" and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Circa 1939 ace city reporter Polly Perkins has noted the sudden disappearances of many of the world's most famous scientists. After the city falls under attack of giant flying robots, she decides to team up with her ex-boyfriend, aviation officer Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan and flys around the world in search of the evil mastermind, Dr. Totenkopf, whose plan it is to create a new world by destroying the one of today.
8) Cranford
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (291 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cranford, in 1842, is a market town in northwest England. It is a place governed by etiquette, custom and above all, an intricate network of ladies. It seems that life has always been conducted according to their social rules. For spinsters Deborah Jenkyns, the arbiter of correctness, and Matty, her dumurring sister, the town is a hub of intrigue. Handsome new doctor Frank Harrison has arrived from London; a retired Captain and his daughters move...
Formats
Description
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Hogwarts, once thought to be a safe haven, may no longer be safe. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Harry will have to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses, a critical piece...
11) Sylvia
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Born in Boston, MA, in 1932, Plath developed a talent as a writer and published her first poem when she was eight years old. That same year, Plath was forced to confront the unexpected death of her father. In 1950, she began studying at Smith College on a literary scholarship. In 1955, she was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to study in England at Cambridge. There, Plath met Ted Hughes, a respected author. The two fell in love, and married in 1958....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes...