Ian Holm
Author
Series
Lord of the rings volume 3
Formats
Description
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From Sauron's fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide....
2) Big night
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1997, c1996
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of two brothers whose Italian restaurant is on the brink of bankruptcy. Their only chance for success is to risk everything they own on an extravagant feast for bandleader Louis Prima. But their big night is complicated by a lovers' triangle, a sneaky restaurant rival, and the hilarious perfection of chef Primo.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the life of King George III, this is the story of royal intrigue, sexual indiscretions, backstairs plotting and a battle for power between Parliament and the throne, all occurring while the King is being treated for an unknown mental illness.
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. Gradually, we learn that Stephens has his own...
6) Lord of war
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Chronicles the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa to selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, and through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s. He forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. His relationship with his younger brother is somewhat volatile, he is married to a famous model, and he is relentlessly pursued...
7) Wetherby
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jean Travers is a schoolteacher whose life changes completely when a young man breaks into her home, and then kills himself right in front of her for no apparent reason. As Jean's friends struggle to help her, Jean is drawn deeper and deeper into a web of memories and deceptions.
8) Ratatouille
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (111 min.) : Blu-ray, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A rat from the French countryside dreams of becoming a renowned chef.
9) Henry V
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Henry V, King of England, invades France to make what he believes is a legal claim to the throne, but a massive army stands in his way and the young king must lead his own army to victory for the British Empire.
11) Big night
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Primo and Secondo, two immigrant brothers, try to save their struggling Italian restaurant with a banquet honoring a famous musician.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What if dragons were real? Mock documentary follows researchers as they track dragon remains, using the latest scientific methods. Explores the evolution of dragons and their anatomical features. Uses CGI special effects to take an in-depth look at the beasts of myth and fable.
13) Naked lunch
Series
Criterion collection volume 220
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (31 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
Part-time pest-control man and full-time drug addict Bill Lee (Weller) seeks escape from his troubled existence in 1953 New York and flees to Interzone (a hallucinatory version of Tangiers) where reality and fantasy have merged. It's a strange, surreal landscape inhabited by mugwumps, half-alien, half-insect creatures, man-sized centipedes, carnivorous typewriters and bizarre humans. Compelled to make sense of this alien territory, he writes a book...
14) Brazil
Series
Criterion collection volume 51
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme, a daydreaming bureaucrat who is involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. This is the original 142 minute director's cut edition of the film assembled from both the European and American versions.
15) Naked lunch
Series
Criterion collection volume 220
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A part-time exterminator writes of his drug induced fantasy world where he confronts giant talking bugs.
16) Henry V
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2000.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.
17) Napoleon & love
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (468 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
British drama depicting the many women in Napoleon Bonaparte's love life, starring Ian Holm as Napoleon and Billie Whitelaw as Josephine.
18) Ratatouille
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen of one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini, the garbage...
19) Naked lunch
Series
Criterion collection volume 220
Publisher
Homevision
Pub. Date
1991
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4in.
Description
Part-time exterminator and full-time drug addict Bill Lee plunges into the nightmarish netherworld of the Interzone, pursuing a mysterious project that leads him to confront sinister plots and giant talking bugs.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006, c1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sean Casey is just another idealistic assistant D.A. until his prosecution of a cop-killing drug lord catapults him into the center of New York's tempestuous political arena. Vowing to follow the clues wherever they lead, the young D.A. embarks on a search for the truth that will force him to question his faith in the law, his loyalty to loved ones, and his place in a system where justice is the ultimate con.