UK Film Council
1) Deep water
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
True story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. Sponsored by the Sunday Times of London, the much-ballyhooed event attracted a field of nine, including amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst, who set out to circumnavigate the globe in late 1968. Battling treacherous seas and his own demons, Crowhurst almost immediately comes apart as he faces the isolation of nine months on the high...
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After being orphaned, young Maria Merryweather leaves her luxurious home to live with her eccentric uncle at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. There she discovers a magical world torn apart by an ancient feud and inhabited by outlandish characters and mythical beasts. Now, Maria must unearth the secrets of her past before the 5000th moon rises and Moonacre Manor disappears into the sea forever.
3) Dear Frankie
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 105 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie secretly authors letters from his "father" recounting seafaring adventures around the world. Torn between exposing the truth and protecting her son, Lizzie hires a handsome stranger to play the role of a father and gets more than anyone bargained for.
4) Venus
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking,...
5) Snow cake
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recently released from prison, Alex offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when they are involved in a brutal car accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold dramatically change both his life and those of others around him.
6) Brick lane
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nazneem is a young Bangladeshi woman who arrives in London during the 1980s. She leaves behind her beloved sister and home, for an arranged marriage and a new life. In a loveless marriage to the middle aged Chanu, she feels trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London. She begins to fear that her soul is quietly dying. Meanwhile, her sister Hasina, continues to live a carefree life back in Bangladesh. Nazneen struggles to accept her lifestyle...
7) Harry Brown
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Harry Brown lives in a world that has been taken over by drug dealers and gangsters. A world where killing is a way of life, and the police have lost all control. But when his only companion and best friend is senselessly murdered just feet from his own apartment, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Utilizing the skills he learned while fighting the IRA, Harry takes on these hooligans as he doles out his own form of justice.
8) Sunshine
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all.
9) Tyrannosaur
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joseph is an unemployed widower, drinker, and a man crippled by his own volatile temperament and furious anger. Hannah is a Christian worker at a charity shop, a respectable woman who appears wholesome and happy. When the pair is brought together, Hannah appears as Joseph's potential savior, someone who can temper his fury and offer him warmth, kindness, and acceptance. As their story develops, Hannah's own secrets are revealed and Joseph becomes...
10) Opal dream
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kellyanne has two of the best friends in the world. The only problem is that nobody sees them but her. When her father leaves them in an opal mine, it's up to Kellyanne's brother to rally the town to find these two imaginary friends.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 186 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In The secret garden, a young orphan named Mary is sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle. She discovers a secret garden which was abandoned after a tragic accident. With the help of her crippled cousin Colin, and Dickon the country boy, her spirit is gradually reawakened as they bring the garden back to life. In Five children and It, four brothers and one sister discover a Psammead, or sand-fairy, in the gravel...
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.
14) Becoming Jane
Publisher
[Distributed by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment]
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The year is 1795 and the feisty 20-year-old Jane Austen is an emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. As a prospective match for Jane, her parents are eyeing Mr. Wisley. He is the nephew to the very formidable,...
15) Dorian Gray
Publisher
National Entertainment Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Young Dorian Gray arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of corrupt, dev[i]lish Lord Henry Wotton who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. Desperate to protect the youth and beauty captured in his portrait, Dorian swears he would give anything to stay as he is ... even his soul. Slipping deeper and deeper into a world of sin, sex and celebrity, his deeds grow ever more evil in an attempt to hide his...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Barbara is a cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. Her only means of taking the edge off her desperate loneliness is writing in her journal. Sheba is a younger, attractive woman, who joins the faculty as an art teacher. Barbara watches her from afar and has nothing but caustic things to say in her diary. Barbara finds herself reaching out to Sheba. Sheba responds by inviting her to dinner at her house to meet Sheba's lecturer husband and...
17) Millions
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The United Kingdom decides to convert to the Euro in seven days. For the Irish criminal world, it's the biggest opportunity there ever was. When a railway heist goes wrong and an enormous bag of money falls from the sky into the hands of Damian and Anthony, there's only one thing the two can do--spend it like there's no tomorrow! But Damian and Anthony have differing views on what to do with the money. What they both discover is that money can cause...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shylock has grown wealthy through money-lending, the only profession open to Jewish businessmen of the time, but faces indignity and danger when he ventures beyond the Jewish quarter. In the same city, though in a different world, lives Antonio, a Christian merchant beset by worry over the fate of his trading vessels and his increasing isolation from his best friend Bassanio. The younger man has fallen in love with the beautiful Portia, and seeks...
19) Clean
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Emily Wang is a woman whose past is riddled with drugs and regrets. As a result, her husband, Lee, is found dead in a desolate motel room in Hamilton, Ontario, and landed Emily with a six-month jail sentence. The only thing that she desires for the future is a loving relationship with her son Jay, who is being cared for by Lee's parents, Albrecht and Rosemary. While Rosemary blames Emily for Lee's death, Albrecht recognizes the importance of the bond...