Alan Rickman
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
From his breakout role in Die Hard to his outstanding, multifaceted performances in the Harry Potter films, Galaxy Quest, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and more, Alan Rickman cemented his legacy as a world-class actor. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice, and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue to captivate audiences today. But Rickman's ability to breathe life into projects wasn't confined to just his performances. As you'll find,...
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.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Song of Lunch is based on Christopher Reid's narrative poem following the story of an unnamed book editor who is meeting his former love 15 years after their break-up for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. The woman is now living a glamorous life in Paris, married to a world-renowned writer. The unnamed editor has failed in his writing career, detests his mundane publishing job and regrets the end of their love affair....
4) Nobel son
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay, it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
6) Dogma
Formats
Description
Two banished angels think they have found a loophole that will get them back into Heaven. The only problem is that they will be destroying existence in the process. In an effort to stop them, the overworked Voice of God taps cynical mortal Bethany to save the world by preventing the angels from reaching their unholy destination: New Jersey. Throw in two unlikely prophets named Jay and Silent Bob, a quickwitted yet little-known apostle and a sexy,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Harry, Ron, and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts. There they are forced to face escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry must overcome the threats of Dementors, outsmart a werewolf, and finally deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship with his parents. Harry and friends master advanced magic classes, cross time barriers, and change the course of more than one life.
8) Die hard
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On Christmas Eve, a team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend the holidays with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the cunning and savage criminals.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born under his mother's table at the fish market, onto a pile of muddy fish guts, establishing from the beginning his repulsion for putrid scents. A childhood of neglect and, later, a job at a tannery, encourage Jean-Baptiste to develop his olfactory sense rather than his verbal skills. An opportunity to prove his worth to Parisian perfumist Giuseppe Baldini results in his immediate hire into a promising new career. His...
10) Bottle shock
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Napa Valley, 1976. For connoisseur Steven Spurrier, there is no finer art than French wine. But rumors bandy about of a new California wine country that holds the future of the vine. Positive the small Napa wineries are no match for established French vintages, Spurrier challenges the Americans to a blind taste test. He finds the valley full of ambitious, and talented, novice vinters like Jim Barrett and his son Bo. He realizes his publicity stunt...
11) The butler
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America.
Formats
Description
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Hogwarts, once thought to be a safe haven, may no longer be safe. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Harry will have to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses, a critical piece...
14) Love actually
Formats
Description
It's all about love and holiday cheer in London. The Prime Minister is smitten with his caterer; a widower's young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother copes with her potentially unfaithful husband; and a lovelorn American is desperately attracted to a colleague.
15) Die hard trilogy
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (132, 124, 131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Die Hard, John McClane, a New York City detective newly arrived in Los Angeles, rescues office workers held hostage by terrorists in their office building. In Die Hard 2, off-duty cop McClane must battle terrorists holding an airport hostage. In Die Hard with a Vengeance, McClane is the personal target of a terrorist determined to blow up the entire city of New York if he does not get what he wants.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (161 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young wizard Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione are facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to uncover a dark force that is terrorizing the school.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's...