John Lyons
Author
Description
For many, the Beatles offered a delightful alternative to the dull and the staid, while for others, the mop-top haircuts, the unsettling music, and the hysterical girls that greeted the British imports wherever they went were a symbol of unwelcome social and cultural change. This opposition to the group-more widespread and deeper rooted in Chicago than in any other major American city-increased as the decade wore on, especially when the Beatles adopted...
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 280 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three episodes from the British detective series featuring Detective Inspector Jack Frost, a policeman who approaches his cases with a dry wit and sense of moral justice, as he hunts down criminals in Denton, England. In episode 1, DI Frost must deal with a desperate mother and solve a 20 year old missing persons case following the discovery of a teenage girl's remains. In episode 2, Frost tries to find out why a clown is dead and help find a man...
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Jack Frost returns to seek out the unpleasant truth, often at great personal cost. This season Frost raids an illegal dogfighting ring, hoping to nab a local gangster, but the thug eludes him, and a brutal killing follows. Meanwhile, he is disturbed to find that someone is copying a series of unsolved crimes from years earlier, and Frost himself may be the killer's next victim. Most unexpected of all, love finally finds the aging detective,...
4) Hard eight
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sydney, a poker-faced professional gambler plays guardian angel to unlucky John and his girlfriend. When John's and his bride's honeymoon night leads to a disastrous hostage situation, the gambler takes care of it as usual. But when a slick casino pro threatens to reveal a secret from Sydney's past, Sydney decides to hedge his bets and not leave anything to chance.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 5 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Appropriate adults: When an 8 year old girl disappears near the local woods, foul play is suspected as circumstances point to a seemingly harmless 20 year old with Down's Syndrome.
Quarry: Two animal rights activists are murdered following a protest of a fox hunt.
Paying the price: A ruthless kidnapper tests Frost's skills to the full - it proves a tough case to crack and, for one woman, time is running out.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1210
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sound, color and some black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Description
Intertwined are the mission of PAIN, an advocacy group focused on the Sackler family's role in the opioid crisis, with Nan Goldin's journey through New York City's underground arts scene, addiction, and activism. Goldin's photographs and reflections on memory and trauma underscore her solidarity with marginalized communities, making for a powerful narrative of art, activism, and survival.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Family outcast April lives in a beat-up apartment in New York's Lower East Side with her boyfriend, Bobby. In order to spend some time with her dying mother, April invites her conservative suburban family to her place for a Thanksgiving feast. While she frantically tries to complete the meal, the family drives in from Pennsylvania sharing less-than-pleasant opinions about April's lifestyle. Her dad tries to think positively, while sister Beth flaunts...
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tale of Dirk Diggler's rise to fame in this hilarious look at the pornography industry, the free-spirited 70s, and the indulgent 80s. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, and winner of various other industry awards.
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The "sshhh!" hits the fan when Dr. Evil and Mini-Me escape from prison. Joining forces with superfreaky Goldmember, they kidnap Austin's father, master spy Nigel Powers in a dastardly time-travel scheme to take over the world. So Austin cruises to 1975 and teams up with Foxxy Cleopatra to stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem.