Frank Langella
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xii, 356 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Interspersed with his own experiences, the actor relates his encounters with many of the twentieth century's most intriguing personalities, including John F. Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marilyn Monroe. Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight in a small Mexican village; Elizabeth Taylor devouring homemade pasta and tenderly wrapping him in her pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"... a love story and a murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s... inspired by the disappearance of Kathie McCormack, wife of real estate heir Robert Durst. Mr. Durst was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Kathie who disappeared in 1982 and was never found"--Container.
4) All the way
Pub. Date
2016
Formats
Description
Bryan Cranston stars in a riveting look at the formidable challenges and demons faced by President Lyndon Johnson on his tumultuous first year in office, from his accidental ascension to the presidence in November 1963, to his relentless fight to win passage of a landmark Civil Rights Bill with the election of 1964 looming.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When his ultra-wealthy neighbor in the Hamptons builds an obnoxious mega-mansion next door, grumpy retired novelist Harry March concocts an elaborate scheme for revenge that is destined to go hilariously awry.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (292 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's television, who for the last three decades has been a beacon of kindness and optimism to children and adults alike. But when his family life starts to unravel, Jeff discovers that keeping it all together isn't as easy as one-two-three. The result: a kind man in a cruel world facing a slow leak of sanity that asks the question, can one keep a good man down?
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's 1953, and the piece of talking furniture called TV is still a novelty in America's living rooms. On it, Sen. Joseph McCarthy uses fear, falsehooods and belligerence to become arguably the most powerful man in the land. On it , newsman Edward R. Murrow, who's had his fill of the senator's tactics, fights back.
8) 5 to 7
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A young Manhattan writer (Anton Yelchin) starts a passionate love affair with a glamorous, married French woman in this sexy romance. Co-stars Glenn Close and Frank Langella.
9) The Box
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (116 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars…but simultaneously take the life of someone you don’t know? Would you do it? And what would be the consequences? The year is 1976. Norma Lewis is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur, is an engineer working at NASA. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son…until...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a former aristocrat who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime learns that his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it--with an opportunist, a priest and his former servant all in pursuit.
11) Draft day
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.
12) Junior
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dr. Alex Hesse and his associate, Dr. Larry Arbogast have developed a wondrous new drug to ensure healthy pregnancies. But when the government forbids further testing of their creation, Alex and Larry secretly move forward with a daring plan. And Dr. Hesse becomes pregnant, which leads to comedy, romance and maternal love.
13) Grace of Monaco
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Academy Award®-winner Nicole Kidman captures the beauty and elegance of Grace Kelly in this true story of her transition from Hollywood starlet to Princess of Monaco.
14) Draft day
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.
15) Unknown
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dr. Martin Harris awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Harris plunges into a deadly mystery, forcing him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
16) The box
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Norma and Arthur Lewis are a suburban couple with a young child. After Arthur losses his job, they receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. Arlington Steward is a mysterious stranger who delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, by pressing this button it will simultaneously cause the death of another person somewhere in the world, someone...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Battling illness and unable to finish a novel that has taken him ten years to write, aging novelist Leonard Schiller is slipping into literary obscurity. At one time a famous author, Schiller has been all but forgotten by the readers, colleagues and critics who once praised his works. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious graduate student, convinces Schiller that her thesis could reintroduce his writing to the world, the reclusive writer is forced to confront...
18) Frost/Nixon
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after resigning from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner portrays the sensitive spinster Alma Winemiller in this 1948 drama by Tennessee Williams, a radically revised version of his earlier play Summer and Smoke, set in Mississippi at the turn of the century. Frustrated with longing for the socially prominent young doctor next door, the eccentric, highly emotional minister's daughter decides to settle for one night with him in a rented hotel room."--Container.
20) Lolita
Publisher
Pathé Distribution
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A middle-aged man marries an oppressive widow in order to be near and carry on an affair with her nymphet daughter