Miramax Films
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000], c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher who shows him the wonder of the natural world around him, amidst the growing tensions and chaos of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje, a complicated WWII saga told in flashback sequences. Best Picture, Best Director-Anthony Minghella, and Best Supporting Actress-Juliette Binoche. Includes exclusive bonus material and special packaging.
6) Chocolat
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop--with Sunday hours--across the street from the local church, they are met with some resistance from the rigidly moral community. But as soon as the townspeople discover their delicious products, their attitudes begin to change.
7) Blue
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young woman is left devastated by the unexpected death of her husband and child. She retreats from the world around her, but is soon reluctantly drawn into an ever-widening web of lies and passion as the dark, secret life of her husband begins to unravel.
Description
In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget decides she needs to make a change in her life. She falls for her boss who uses her and then dumps her. In the meantime, Bridget keeps running into the divorced guy her mom tried to set her up with, and he happens to be ex-friends with her boss. She uses her diary as a confessional and she begins to wonder if she will ever find true love.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Einar is a crusty old rancher who does what he can to hold onto his Wyoming ranch. It's been a struggle for years; his son was killed in a car crash, his wife left him, and his longtime friend and helper, Mitch was recently mauled by a bear. Now, Einar has to care for Mitch and help him recover. Jean and her daughter, Griff, have to leave Jean's current abusive boyfriend. The only place they can go is the ranch of Griff's grandfather, Einar, who only...
10) Comedian
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows Jerry Seinfeld and Orny Adams as they navigate their way through the cutthroat world of New York's comedy clubs, each working toward the ultimate goal of an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. For Seinfeld, hitting the clubs is a way of proving himself after his years of sitcom success; for the up-and-coming Adams, nightly stand-up routines are an avenue to bigger and better things, preferably comedy festivals, talk show appearances,...
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young society woman's love for a common journalist presents her with an impossible decision: leave him or marry and face a life of poverty. Events take an unexpected twist when she befriends a lonely young heiress whose own tragic secret offers an irresistible but dangerous solution.
12) Jackie Brown
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A stewardess, a street-tough gun runner, a lonely bail bondsman, a shifty ex-con, a stoned-out beach bunny and an earnest federal agent converge in a quest for a missing half million dollars.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young man inherits a train station in rural New Jersey and moves there for a life of quiet solitude. He soon finds friendships and a sense of belonging that he never expected, and never thought he wanted.
15) Clerks
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's one wild day in the life of a pair of overworked counter jockeys who brave a nonstop parade of unpredictable shoppers, while managing to play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and straighten out their offbeat love lives.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the Magdalene sisterhood asylum because of 'sinful' behavior. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns would break everyone's wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story.
17) Gone baby gone
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Amanda McCready is a 4-year-old who has disappeared from her Boston home. The police make little headway in solving the case, so the girl's aunt hires Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, private detectives. They freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons: they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Patrick and Angie must face...
18) Kate & Leopold
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kate and her actor brother live in 21st century New York. Her ex-boyfriend, Stuart, has found a spot near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time-- one can return to the 19th century. Stuart goes back to the 1870s and takes pictures, then is followed back to New York by Leopold. Leopold gets help with fitting into the 21st century from Kate's brother Charlie, and meets Kate herself. Kate is climbing the corporate ladder in advertising, but...
19) Cold Mountain
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (154 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.
20) Happy-go-lucky
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Poppy is a life-loving and irrepressibly cheerful primary school teacher. She is thirty years old, single, and infinitely optimistic and accepting. She lives with her best friend and flatmate Zoe in London. She is tested by a repressed driving instructor with anger problems, and, in turn, she decides to test him. She has exciting flamenco lessons, an encounter with a homeless man, an argument with her pregnant sister, and a love-affair with the social...