Helen Mirren
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entert
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a British officer learns that terrorists are planning a suicide bombing and decides to have them killed, an American drone pilot is brought in and his actions create an international conflict.
2) The Duke
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1961 Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a young owl named Soren discovers that the evil Pure Ones are plotting to enslave owlkind, he and his ragtag group of friends set out to find the legendary Guardians who defeated the Pure Ones once before and are their only hope now.
4) Trumbo
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
©2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs, a loyal agent of America's Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw, a former British military elite operative, first faced off, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they've tried to take each other down. But when anarchist Brixton gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever, these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might...
7) Painted lady
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 198 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Maggie Sheridan is a semi-retired, former '60s rock singer. She seems resigned to a life lived on a crumbling country estate, ruminating about her past. Everything changes when a botched robbery leaves her friend Sir Charles Stafford dead and one of his prized pantings missing. Determined to retrieve the masterpiece and find the killer, Maggie plunges into the dark underworld of the art trade. Posing as a wealthy Polish countess, she sets off on a...
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This case involves a death in the Afro-Caribbean community that puts Detective Chief Inspector Tennison and the rest of the police force in the middle of racial controversy. Emmy Award Winner - Outstanding Miniseries.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the life of King George III, this is the story of royal intrigue, sexual indiscretions, backstairs plotting and a battle for power between Parliament and the throne, all occurring while the King is being treated for an unknown mental illness.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 204 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Tennison has proven herself and won her colleagues' grudging respect. When she is assigned to head a murder inquiry in the African Caribbean community, it seems further evidence that her star is on the rise."--Container.
Formats
Description
Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's...
13) The good liar
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Formats
Description
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
14) Hitchcock
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Plagued by both a reckless ego and nagging self-doubt, Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story that the studios won't back. Determined, he risks his reputation, his home and even the love of his wife, Alma, as he sets out to make the film "Psycho".
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm.
Description
Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends.
16) Inkheart
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that...
17) Woman in gold
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt's famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg, she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Long-term couple John and Ella Robina are experiencing the struggles of growing older. With John having Alzheimer's and Ella undergoing cancer treatment, they decide to abandon their disease-stricken lifestyles and embark on a journey from Boston to Key West in an attempt to fully live what's left of their lives. Their trusty RV, which they've dubbed "The Leisure Seeker", will be their mode of transportation as they enjoy what may be their last adventure...
19) Fast X
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: a terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything and everyone that Dom loves, forever.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 810 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The changeling: Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to one man, but loves another. She hires her father's servant to kill her betrothed, but is then horrified at what she has done.
The apple cart: The king must match wits with an unruly mistress and a cabinet wanting a constitutional monarchy.
Caesar and Claretta: The story of Mussolini and his lover, Claretta Petacci on their last night together.
The philanthropist: A circle of friends talks of unimportant...