Working Title Films
21) State of play
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up-and-coming politician, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the nation's power structures. In a town of spin-doctors and wealthy power brokers, he will discover one truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one's integrity, love, or life is safe.
22) Bob Roberts
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A satirical comedy in which a British documentary crew follows a radical folksinger (and self-made millionaire) turned senatorial candidate as he blends singing, music videos and scandal on the campaign trail.
23) Dead man walking
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Matthew Poncelet is the convicted killer of two teenage lovers, preparing to end his life on death row. In response to a letter, Sister Helen Prejean visits Matthew and finds herself face-to-face with a killer who still pleads his innocence. When the date is set for his execution death by lethal injection, Poncelet asks Sister Helen to be his spiritual advisor and she agrees, little knowing the outrage that will follow her decision.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of; time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science.
25) Fargo
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (4 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.
26) The world's end
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on doing it again. They are convinced by mate Gary King, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown to once again attempt to reach the fabled pub called The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching the pub is the least...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Will Hayes is a 30-something Manhattan dad who is in the midst of a divorce. His 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins years earlier when, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician, he moves to New York in order to work on the Clinton campaign. Will attempts a "PG" version of his romantic relationships...
28) Big miracle
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story. A small town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
29) Green zone
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 55 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.
30) French kiss
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When her fiance is smitten by a beautiful Frenchwoman, Kate flies to Paris determined to win him back. However, nothing prepares her for Luc, a cunning, sexy Frenchman with a gift for gab and a fondness for thievery. A self-proclaimed expert on affairs of the heart, Luc promises to help Kate win back her man. But one star-crossed misadventure after another sweeps them across France, ultimately changing them in ways they never dreamed possible.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival...
33) Matchmaker
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marcy heads to a wee quaint Ireland burgh during its annual matchmaking festival, where she finds love and humanity amid the beer-guzzling, blarney-slinging locals.
34) Hail, Caesar!
Formats
Description
An all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. It follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix.
35) United 93
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 111 min.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fact-based story about the 40 passengers and crew aboard San Francisco bound flight United 93, who sat down as strangers and found the courage to stand up as one. This hijacked flight was the fourth terrorist attack plane on September 11, 2001. As a result of a delay on takeoff, the passengers on the flight, are behind the carefully scheduled planned attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Once hijacked, the passengers and crew are able...
36) Elizabeth
Publisher
PolyGram Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Queen Elizabeth I must learn to weigh her counsel carefully and ignore her private yearnings if she is to keep her crown--and her head. A thriller of intrigue in the court of one of history's greatest monarchs.
37) A serious man
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One ordinary man's quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik can't believe his life: his wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won't move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family,...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mr. Bean enters a church raffle and wins a vacation to France as well as a camcorder. Boarding a Eurostar train and arriving in Paris, the French language proves to be a barrier for Bean. He struggles to catch his train to the south of France. He orders a seafood meal and finds the consumption of the platter to be a challenge. Just before catching his train, he asks Russian film director Emil, who is on his way to be a judge at the Cannes Film festival,...
39) The big Lebowski
Formats
Description
Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski doesn't want any complications in his life. He can't even be bothered with a job. But, in a case of mistaken identity, a couple of thugs break into his place and steal his rug. Now, The Dude must embark on a quest with his crazy bowling buddies to make things right and get that rug back. Their journey blends unforgettable characters, kidnapping, and White Russians.
40) Senna
Publisher
ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spanning his years as a Formula One racing driver from 1984 to his untimely death a decade later, Senna explores the life and work of the triple world champion, his physical and spiritual achievements on the track, his quest for perfection and the mythical status he has since attained.