Peter Jackson
Publisher
Dead Alive Productons
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The story is set in a run-down theatre in the sleaziest part of town. This is the home of the 'Feebles Variety Show, ' a second-rate show with a third-rate producer and no-rate performers."--Container.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017].
Physical Desc
508 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 31 cm.
Description
Describes how The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit film trilogy were brought to life on the screen, looking at the technology, people, and creative processes involved in their creation.
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
The epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo's frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards...
5) King Kong
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
2 blu-rays (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Subdued by an ambitious filmmaker, a giant gorilla attempts to escape his bonds to find the woman he loves.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the land of Middle Earth, young hobbit Frodo Baggins is entrusted with the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron and with a fellowship of eight others, embarks on a quest to destroy it.
10) King Kong
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 188 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to Skull Island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape named Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by...
11) District 9
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Formats
Description
Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2022].
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (7 hrs., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the band's intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome, and is compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage shot in January 1969 (by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been brilliantly restored....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin find himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to a dastardly pirate. With the help of Snowy, Captain Haddock, and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thompson, Tintin will travel half the world...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([10] p. ; 19 cm.)
Description
Elderly hobbit Bilbo Baggins relinquishes possession of a golden ring possessing magical powers to Frodo, his youthful heir. Charged with casting the ring into the fires from which it was forged, the young hobbit begins an arduous trek across Middle-earth, accompanied by a stalwart band including his best friend Sam, the mercurial wizard Gandalf, the warrior Aragorn, and the blustery Gimli, among others. Opposed by the treacherous sorcerer Saruman...
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (223 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir is dead; Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring; Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Uruk-hai; Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, Theoden. The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dur and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When circumstances bring together two bright and highly imaginative teenage schoolgirls they quickly form an unwavering bond, creating a fantasy world that only they can share. Disturbed by the intensity of the friendship, their parents threaten to keep them apart. The girls vow to stay together, devising a secret plan that leads to shocking consequences.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.