Simon Callow
1) The Twits
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
3) The Aeneid
Author
Language
English
Description
"This new translation brings Virgil's masterpiece newly to life for English-language readers. It's the first in centuries crafted by a translator who is first and foremost a poet, and it is a glorious thing. David Ferry has long been known as perhaps our greatest contemporary translator of Latin poetry, his translations of Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics having established themselves as much-admired standards. He brings to the Aeneid the same genius,...
Publisher
Morgan Creek Productions
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Ace Venture, pet detective: Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami dolphins and woos and wows the ladies.
Ace Ventura, when nature calls: Ace Ventura sets out on a mission to locate a sacred animal god for a primitive African tribe.
7) Amadeus
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from Shaffer's play, the film presents the life of Antonio Salieri, a mediocre 18th century Viennese composer obsessed with and jealous of the musical genius of the age: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Dominating the landscape for centuries, ancient cathedrals and abbeys reflect Britain's turbulent history through their architectural grandeur. The film explores cathedrals and abbeys found throughout England and Wales, featuring interviews with historians and experts and breathtaking footage filming their legendary facades and soaring interior spaces.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ace Ventura has emerged from a self-imposed exile in a remote Himalayan hideaway. He travels to Africa with explorer Fulton Greenwall to find a sacred albino bat which will avert a war between with Wachootoo and Wachati tribes. It is up to Ace to find the sacred bat before the two tribes start fighting a savage war.
16) Bob the butler
Publisher
First Independent Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Likable, bumbling Bob can't hold a job, and finds employment using the phonebook. Once in the B's, he stumbles upon Butler School and is soon hired by Anne, a single mother of two and a business owner, who desperately needs help.
18) Golden years
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After five decades of law-abiding, tax-paying citizenship, retired couple Martha and Arthur are forced into an unexpected life of crime in this star-studded comedy heist caper.