Mandate Pictures (Firm)
1) Peacock
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
John Skillpa, a quiet bank clerk living in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, prefers to live an invisible life. Then, in a moment, everything changes. A train caboose runs off its tracks and crashes into John's backyard and destroys more than the weathered planks of his wood fence. When neighbors descend on the scene, they discover John's other personality, Emma, for the first time and mistakenly believe her to be John's wife. John is launched into the spotlight...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kay Effiel is an author writing her latest novel. Her story revolves about an isolated man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real. Harold is an IRS agent who has lived a dull existence. One day he begins to hear Karen's voice as she narrates what she is putting down on paper. Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life. He begins...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar's door on Christmas Eve, his attempts to redirect it to Harold's house ends with its 'high grade' contents and Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree, going up in smoke.
4) Young adult
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mavis Gary is a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart. When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate who hasn't quite gotten over high school, either.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mr. Magorium owns the most amazing store in the world, where all the toys literally come to life. When the boss decides to retire, the shop throws a tantrum, and all its wonders begin to cease. Now Mr. Magorium's reluctant manager, skeptical accountant, and most loyal customer must work together to save the emporium by finding a little magic within themselves.
6) 50/50
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by personal experiences, an original story about friendship, love, survival, and finding humor in unlikely places. Two best friends' lives change when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A couple staying at an isolated vacation home, returns from a wedding reception. They receive a knock on the door in the middle of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. As the night goes on, the reality of their psychological terror becomes more terrifying than anything both could have imagined. Now, they must go beyond what either of them thought they were capable of in order to survive....
8) Hope springs
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kay and Arnold are a middle-aged couple who have been married for 30 years and now are sleeping in separate rooms and barely interact in any meaningful loving way. Finally, Kay has had enough and finds a book by Dr. Feld which inspires her to sign them up for the doctor's intense week-long marriage counseling session. What follows is an insightful experience as Dr. Feld manages to help the couple understand how they have emotionally drifted apart...
9) The switch
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Kassie, a smart, fun-loving single woman..., despite her neurotic best friend Wally's ... objections, decides it's time to have a baby--even if it means doing it herself-- with a little help from a charming sperm donor... But, unbeknownst to her, Kassie's plans go awry because of a last-minute switch that isn't discovered until seven years later-- when Wally gets acquainted with Kassie's cute--though slightly neurotic--son"--Container.
10) Whip it
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bliss Calendar is a small-town teenager with a big dream: to find her own path in the world. Tired of following in her family's footsteps of compliance and conformity, Bliss discovers a way to put her life on the fast track, literally. She lands a spot on a rough-and-tumble roller derby team and becomes 'Babe Ruthless', the hottest thing on eight wheels.
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
©2012, ©2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following years of growing apart, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrive at Kumar's door on Christmas Eve, his attempts to redirect it to Harold's house ends with the 'high grade' contents, and Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree, going up in smoke.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nick knows exactly how long it has been since Tris broke up with him - three weeks, two days, and 23 hours. Now she is at his gig, with a new guy. Nick can't understand how she could have moved on so fast. But that night, Nick meets Norah. They have nothing in common except their taste in music. This begins the night of Nick, Norah and Manhattan. Now, this chance meeting turned into a crusdade to find a legendary rock band's secret show, ends up being...
13) Juno
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Juno MacGuff is a sixteen-year-old who after a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, learns that she's pregnant. Yes, having a baby, especially at a young age, can dramatically affect the rest of young woman's life, and yes, it's nothing to be taken too lightly, but on the other hand: it's not the end of the world. How could a perfectly normal thing like a pregnancy be a totally awful thing? She decides to carry the baby to term...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Harold and Kumar take an ill-fated flight to Amsterdam, but Kumar's suspicious-looking bong is mistaken for a bomb. Their arrest prompts a racist Homeland Security official to send the boys to indefinite lockup at Guantanamo Bay. Once there, they watch as beefy guards sexually subjugate 'enemy combatants.' The guys manage to get away and make it back to the U.S., hoping the well-connected fiance? of Kumar's old girlfriend, Vanessa, can get them out...
15) Juno
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Juno MacGuff is sixteen years old. After a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, she learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. During her pregnancy, which she treats with care but detachment, her relationships develop.