William Goldman
3) Marathon man
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
After the shocking murder of his older brother, a New York history student finds himself inexplicably hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.
5) Marathon man
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Hoffman plays the likeable Columbia graduate student and marathon runner of the title, unwittingly trapped in a terrifying drama revolving around a murderous Nazi fugitive"--Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 948
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
When the beautiful maiden Buttercup hears that her true love Westley is dead, she reluctantly agrees to marry the loathsome Prince Humperdinck. After Westley returns to rescue Buttercup, the two begin an epic adventure filled with fencing, fighting, giants, monsters, miracles, true love and hilarity!
7) Maverick
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Comedy about a handsome gambler, a charming lady scam artist and a lawman, all headed for a poker tournament held on a river boat with a $500,000 pot for the winner.
8) Misery
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After an almost fatal car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon finds himself being nursed by a deranged fan who holds him captive.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As a middle-aged man's friend dies, Bobby takes a look back at his childhood memories ... When mysterious out-of-towner, Ted, moves into the boarding house that 11-year-old Bobby shares with his self-involved mother, Bobby jumps at the chance to befriend an adult who talks to him straightforwardly. Ted enlists Bobby to read him the newspaper daily--and to keep an eye out for the "low men" bent on capturing Ted, who possesses a strange mind-reading...
10) The hot rock
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A team of cat burglars try to steal a diamond from a museum but all their careful planning is powerless against their bad luck.
11) Misery
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Novelist Paul Sheldon does not remember the blinding blizzard that sent his car spinning off the road. Nor does he remember being nursed back from unconsciousness. All he remembers is waking up in the home of Annie Wilkes, a maniacal fan who is bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner, forever.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Description
The Sundance Kid is the frontier's fastest gun. His partner, Butch Cassidy is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. If only they could blow open a baggage car without also blowing up the money-filled safe inside. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, put on new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend, head down to Bolivia.
Series
Controversial classics volume 2
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
True story of the Watergate break-in that led to the political scandal of the decade.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Screenwriters ranging from newcomers to living legends share their triumphs and hardships in a probing, insightful, and often hilarious odyssey through the world of movie storytelling. Celebrated scribes reveal the fascinating creative adventures that gave birth to beloved classics (and notorious flops). By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Description
Return to a time when men were men and swamps were fire swamps, full of quicksand and rodents of unusual size. Lagoons were inhabited by shrieking eels, and the most beautiful woman in the world was named ... Buttercup? Well, it's a bent fairy tale, complete with all the fencing, fighting, chases, and escapes.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A kindly grandfather sits down with his grandson and reads him a bedtime story. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive in a classic tale of love and adventure. The beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the nasty Prince Humperdinck, while Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) attempts to save her. Along the way he meets an accomplished swordsman and a giant,...
18) Harper
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hard-boiled private investigator Lew Harper is hired to locate a missing millionaire.
19) Chaplin
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chaplin's entire life is covered in the biographical film. From his upbringings in the slums of England to his Honorary Oscar in 1972.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001, c1975
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the New England town of Stepford, the women dedicate themselves to housework, cleaning, doing laundry, and preparing gourmet meals for their husbands. Their homes are well maintained as are the lawns. It's all a well-kept secret until Joanna moves to town and discovers the truth behind these Stepford wives.