Ian McKellen
1) The Odyssey
Author
Formats
Description
In this fresh, authoritative version-the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman-this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, this engrossing translation matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer's sprightly pace and singing with a voice that echoes Homer's music.
2) Mr. Holmes
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the...
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
The epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo's frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards...
4) Mr. Holmes
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An elderly Sherlock Holmes reflects on his life, and becomes involved in an unsolved fifty-year-old case.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
[2007], c2006.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust "society mouse" who lives the life of a pampered pet in a posh Kensington flat. When a sewer rat named Sid comes out of the sink, he desides he had hit the jackpot. Roddy schemes to rid himself of Sid by luring him into the "whirlpool." Sid may be an ignorant slob, but he's no fool, but it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (179 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, and brave members of he Fellowship as they continue their quest to destroy the Ring of Power. As darkness descends on Middle-earth, a strange creature named Gollum leads the heroes to the Balck Gates of Mordor. The rest of Middle-earth prepares for a battle that will decide the fate of all.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the help of their new recruits, The Beast and Angel, the X-Men must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet. A potential cure is discovered and processed to treat and ultimately eliminate the genetic mutations, once and for all. As the battle lines are drawn, the...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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 still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...