Tim Blake Nelson
Author
Description
"A travelogue of purgatory. Brutal, but minutely rendered-a chronicle of small betrayals and vicissitudes in a ruthless world. Losers, hustlers and delusional artists, all trapped in their pretense and hollow lives; making deals with the devil at the crossroads of Tinseltown." -Guillermo del Toro
Tim Blake Nelson's debut novel is an epic group portrait of four men grappling for control of a script in a radically changing Hollywood, or the City of...
2) Old Henry
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
A farmer takes in an injured man who has a satchel of cash, but must decide who to trust when a posse comes looking for the money.
3) Blue caprice
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two snipers, father and son, terrorize the Washington, D.C. area with a series of shootings from the trunk of their blue Chevrolet Caprice.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An astronaut-in-training has to leave NASA (to save the family farm) but just can't give up on his dream of shooting into space, even if he has to do it all by himself. And that will of course get everyone up in arms, from his wife to his banker to the town gossips to the media and the Department of Homeland Security.
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts-- escapees from a prison farm in Mississippi-- and their adventures as they travel home in hopes of recovering buried loot before it's lost forever in a flood.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young, single mother of four is wrongly accused of selling drugs near a school and is offered a plea deal that would force her to admit to a crime she didn't commit. She challenges the laws of Texas when, instead of ruining her life with a conviction, she decides to sue the DA for racial discrimination in a case that changes her life as well as the laws of her state. Based on a true story.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Scientist Bruce Banner has been living in the shadows, scouring the earth for an antidote. Warmongers dream of abusing his powers and won't leave Bruce alone. He suffers from his constant need to be with the only woman he has ever love, Betty Ross, and Bruce knows that he must return to civilization. The brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression called The Abomination whose powers match that of...
8) Colossal
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (1 hr., 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Thirty-year old Justine longs for a life more fulfilling than the one she leads with her boring husband and the dead-end job she has. But when a passionate young co-worker catches her eye and steals her heart, Justine's good girl existence takes a turn for the worse.
10) Fantastic 4
Publisher
Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
11) Syriana
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As a career CIA operative, Bob Barnes begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to. An up-and-coming oil broker, Bryan Woodman faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir al-Subaai. Corporate lawyer, Bennett Holiday faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies. Across the globe, a disenfranchised...
12) Hoot
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From the best-selling children's novel by Carl Hiaasen comes this larger-than-life story of three kids who answer the call of the wild by protecting a family of endangered miniature owls. But when a housing development threatens the fragile species, the threesome must learn to think big, break some rules and take a stand.
13) Just mercy
Publisher
Warner Bros
Formats
Description
A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian.
14) The confirmation
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy about an estranged father and son, whose weekend adventure leads to something they never imagined, a true family connection.
15) Holes
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and "builds character". An ancient family curse still dogs Stanley and he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. Stanley and his campmates will have to forge fast friendships to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the desert.
16) The hustle
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson's talent for physicality and Hathaway's withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naïve tech billionaire...
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A compulsive gambler attempts to cure his addiction by moving from Las Vegas to Albuquerque and working at an auto insurance company, only to find old temptations cropping up once again when he's sent out to investigate a dubious car accident just outside of Sin City.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The reunited Mystery, Inc. team return to their hometown of Coolsville as hereos where the local criminology museum offers an exhibition of the many ghostly disguises used by villains they've subdued over the years. Their warm welcome is short lived when a mean-spirited reporter airs a series of stories calling the teams abilities into question. To make matters worse, a number of the weird creature costumes are coming to life and wrecking havoc on...
19) Minority report
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who set him up.
20) Syriana
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
There is less oil than the world requires, and that will make some people rich and others dead. Career CIA field operative Bob Barnes is sorting out his midcareer issues--his bosses want him quietly confined to a desk job. Bryan Woodman, an expatriate in Geneva, becomes the financial adviser to idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir. Corporate lawyer Bennett Holiday is finessing the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies. In Prince Nasir's country,...