Emma Thompson
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer.
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2) Dolittle
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
When the queen falls ill, the reclusive Dr. John Dolittle and his animal friends set out an adventure to find a cure.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kay Effiel is an author writing her latest novel. Her story revolves about an isolated man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real. Harold is an IRS agent who has lived a dull existence. One day he begins to hear Karen's voice as she narrates what she is putting down on paper. Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life. He begins...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack Stanton is a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House with his strong, savvy and equally ambitious wife, Susan. Running against the odds, the Stantons need all the help they can get from their extremely colorful political team. Together, they take off on a hilarious, heart-wrenching and ultimately history-making roller coaster ride to the top.
9) Brave
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills.
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
p2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of blind devotion and repressed love between a fanatically proper butler and a high-spirited, strong-minded young housekeeper employed by a British lord who is unwittingly a Nazi dupe.
11) Cruella
Publisher
Disney
Formats
Description
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, is a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella?s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Heilman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic...
12) Howards End
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard's desire for cultural and intellectual status attracts the attention of Helen. Margaret must reconcile her independent spirit with her desire for companionship...
13) An education
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the early 1960's, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her.
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) Valiente
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Realiza un viaje heroico con Mérida, una talentosa arquera y testaruda hija del Rey Fergus y la Reina Elinor. Decidida a forjar su propio camino en la vida, Mérida desafía una antigua tradiciónque es sagrada para los revoltosos y divertidos lords del reino. Cuando las acciones de Mérida sin querer desatan el caos en el reino, ella debe emplear todas sus habilidades y recursos - incluyendo a sus traviesos e inteligentes hermanos trillizos - para...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Ent
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 14.5 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
" Comedian: A hilarious look at the stand-up comedy business and the success and struggles that two contrasting personalities face -- One hell of a guy: The Devil sends one of his minions, Nick, to capture the soul of the ever-gracious Cassie Springer -- Committed: When Joline discovers that her husband has abruptly left her in an effort to 'find himself,' she drops everything and heads out in search of her stray spouse -- The big white: A deftly...