Paul Newman
Author
Description
The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon Several years before he died in 2008, Paul Newman commissioned his best friend to interview actors and directors he worked with, his friends, his children, his first wife, his psychiatrist, and Joanne Woodward, to create an oral history of his life. After hearing and reading what others said about him, Newman then dictated his own version of his life. Now, this long-lost memoir-90% Newman's own...
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A dramatization of the development of the atomic bomb by the Manhattan Project, during World War II, with emphasis on the relationship between General Leslie Groves, the project director, and scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Waring Hudsucker, head of a successful company commits suicide, the board of directors has a plan to make a lot of money, so they decide to appoint a moron to run the company. Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is exactly what Hudsucker is looking for to be president. They hope that as soon as the stock falls low enough, the director and his friends will buy them up cheaply, take over the company and they will be successful again. However, a tough...
7) Slap shot
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The coach of a third-rate hockey team signs up some rough and tough players to help his team win.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Formats
Description
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this affectionate story of small town life in upstate New York, Sully, a fitfully employed 60-year-old construction worker, is a cheerful curmudgeon who has made a lifetime of bad decisions. He unexpectedly has a chance to make right some of them when his estranged son and grandson drop back into his life.
10) Cars
Publisher
Disney/Pixar
Formats
Description
Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson, and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (165, 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Towering inferno: Due to substandard materials and workmanship, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers catches on fire during its gala opening, trapping a large crowd of society guests.
Volcano: A raging volcano formed beneath the famed La Brea Tar Pits of Los Angeles begins to rain a storm of deadly fire bombs and white-hot lava upon the city.