Ian McKellen
1) The Odyssey
Author
Formats
Description
In this fresh, authoritative version-the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman-this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, this engrossing translation matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer's sprightly pace and singing with a voice that echoes Homer's music.
2) Mr. Holmes
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the...
3) The prisoner
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (276 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A reinterpretation of the British 1960s cult hit series. A man, known as Six, finds himself inexplicably trapped in the Village with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there,...
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) X-Men
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009, 2000
Physical Desc
2 blu-rays (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As the public becomes aware of genetic mutants with special powers and prejudice grow against them, Professor Xavier brings them together to harness their powers for the good of mankind and to combat the evil Magneto
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 487 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dying day: Antony Skipling becomes convinced that someone is trying to kill him after he listens to a cassette left behind by a stranger. The limbo connection: Mark Omney is forced into desperate actions after his wife mysteriously disappears. Rachel in danger: Ten-year-old Rachel travels from Scotland to London to visit her father but she does not know that the man who meets her is not who he seems. The victim: When his daughter is kidnapped, Vincent...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Recently orphaned, Flora ignores the sage advise of Mrs. Smiley and moves to the country to live on a decrepit farm with her eccentric relatives, where she finds ample material for the novel she wishes to write.
10) Mr. Holmes
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An elderly Sherlock Holmes reflects on his life, and becomes involved in an unsolved fifty-year-old case.
11) Richard III
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (105 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Shakespeare's immortal tale is brilliantly updated in this riveting masterpiece. In 1930's Britain, a savage civil war between two royal families has just concluded. But even as the newly installed King Edward (John Wood) takes the reins of power, his ruthless, younger brother Richard (Ian McKellen) sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the crown for himself. The all-star cast includes Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin...
12) All is true
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The year is 1613, and Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family.
Publisher
New Line Cinema
Pub. Date
[2013].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...
15) The dresser
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II, a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeare's "King Lear." Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager "Sir" who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser "Norman" must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time? And if he does, will he be able to perform that night?
17) Plenty
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Susan Traherne returns to her home in post-war Britain haunted by her experiences as a resistance fighter in occupied France.
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.
19) Journey of man
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (39 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An odyssey following the stages of human development from birth to maturity, with each stage presented by a Cirque du Soleil act.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tells the comedic story of ageing partners Freddie and Stuart, two men who have lived together in their Covent Garden flat for nearly 50 years. Freddie was a budding actor and Stuart worked in a bar when they first met, but their careers are pretty much over and their lives now consist of entertaining their frequent guests, making sure that their aged dog Balthazar is still breathing, and hurling caustic insults at each other.