Emma Thompson
Author
Series
Description
For the Green family, it's going to be a summer of hard work, blackmail... and flying pigs! The Green family is living quite happily on Deep Valley Farm until war breaks out. Father goes off to fight who knows where, the Greens' spoiled cousins come from the city to stay and someone threatens to take the farm from them. Just when it seems things can't get any worse, the piglets escape and the children get completely Out of Control. Only one person...
Author
Publisher
Frederick Warne
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 CD : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (63 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.)
Description
In need of a change of scene, Peter squeezes under the gate into Mr. McGregor's garden intending to steal a lettuce but instead finds a picnic basket and--before he know it--himself in Scotland.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
From his breakout role in Die Hard to his outstanding, multifaceted performances in the Harry Potter films, Galaxy Quest, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and more, Alan Rickman cemented his legacy as a world-class actor. His air of dignity, his sonorous voice, and the knowing wit he brought to each role continue to captivate audiences today. But Rickman's ability to breathe life into projects wasn't confined to just his performances. As you'll find,...
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
2015
Formats
Description
Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer.
"Nolte's...
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An extraordinary story of love, compassion, and danger. This political thriller is about one family who had the courage to fight for justice in a country ruled by fear. Based on the novel by Lawrence Thornton.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An inside look at the lives of eight people living in a remote and icy Scottish village. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and a daughter, played by real-life mother and daughter Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
8) Dolittle
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
When the queen falls ill, the reclusive Dr. John Dolittle and his animal friends set out an adventure to find a cure.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Song of Lunch is based on Christopher Reid's narrative poem following the story of an unnamed book editor who is meeting his former love 15 years after their break-up for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. The woman is now living a glamorous life in Paris, married to a world-renowned writer. The unnamed editor has failed in his writing career, detests his mundane publishing job and regrets the end of their love affair....
10) Saving Mr. Banks
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (125 min.) : Blu-ray, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Description
The story of Walt Disney's struggle to obtain the rights to P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins."
11) Saving Mr. Banks
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her...
12) The Children act
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both
13) Peter's Friends
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
It's been ten years since a group of friends (including Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton and Stephen Fry) graduated from college, and they've reunited at a grand English manor in the countryside to ring in the New Year. But when drinks start flowing, and their inhibitions are stripped away, it isn't long before this close-knit crew find themselves caught up in an unexpected melee misunderstandings that will soon test the very limits of...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kay Effiel is an author writing her latest novel. Her story revolves about an isolated man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real. Harold is an IRS agent who has lived a dull existence. One day he begins to hear Karen's voice as she narrates what she is putting down on paper. Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life. He begins...
15) Primary colors
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack Stanton is a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House with his strong, savvy and equally ambitious wife, Susan. Running against the odds, the Stantons need all the help they can get from their extremely colorful political team. Together, they take off on a hilarious, heart-wrenching and ultimately history-making roller coaster ride to the top.
16) Howards End
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999], p1992
Physical Desc
1 DVD (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In Edwardian England, two well educated sisters, each find different ways to deal with the constrainsts of society.
17) Wit
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An English professor, who alienates her students, has always had control over her life. That is until she is diagnosed with a devasting illness. She agrees to undergo a series of procedures that are brutal, extensive and experimental. She finds that the fine line between life and death can only be walked with wit.
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein becomes a catalyst for the #MeToo Movement. Contains testimonials from those who knew him well such as Hillary Clinton, Emma Thompson, Heather Kerr, Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman and more!
20) Brave
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills.