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Ian Holm
21) Time bandits
Series
Criterion collection volume 37
Language
English
Description
Young Kevin's daydreams burst into astonishing and hilarious life when a band of time-traveling little men come crashing through his bedroom wardrobe and carry him off on an unbelievable crime spree, weaving through the greatest and strangest moments of history. Features Terry Gilliam Interview and trailer.
23) Shergar
Publisher
GT Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Shergar, Ireland's most decorated thoroughbred and perhaps the greatest race horse of all time, who was kidnapped by IRA terrorists and held for $2 million ransom. Can a young stable boy save Shergar's life?
24) From hell
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and in Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history--Jack the Ripper--before Mary is killed.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001, c1994]
Language
English
Description
Based on the life of King George III, this is the story of royal intrigue, sexual indiscretions, backstairs plotting and a battle for power between Parliament and the throne, all occurring while the King is being treated for an unknown mental illness.
26) Alien
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
History tells us that Napoleon died in exile on the Island of St. Helena. Or did he? In 1821, a secret network of Napoleonic loyalists hatch an ingenious plot: the Emperor will return to Paris and a double will take his place in exile.
28) Chariots of fire
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic...
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Following a tragic schoolbus accident, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends upon a small town. With promises of retribution and a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the grieving community, Stephens begins his investigation into the details of the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, deceit and forbidden desires that mirrors his own troubled personal life. Gradually, we learn that Stephens has his own...
Publisher
USA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Joe Mitchell is a top writer at The New Yorker, specializing in profiles of urban eccentrics. But he's never met anyone as fascinating as Joe Gould, a cantankerous, unkempt, yet possibly brilliant street philosopher. When Mitchell decides to profile Gould, he has to decide whether Gould is a fraud or a genius.
Publisher
USA Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Joe Mitchell is a top writer at The New Yorker, specializing in profiles of urban eccentrics. But he's never met anyone as fascinating as Joe Gould, a cantankerous, unkempt, yet possibly brilliant street philosopher. When Mitchell decides to profile Gould, he has to decide whether Gould is a fraud or a genius.
32) Another woman
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
When a distinguished philosophy professor turns 50, she feels compelled to take emotional stock of her life. But the deeper she digs the more her life seems to unravel, until she realizes that her search for truth is a personal odyssey of self-examination, discovery and acceptance.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bilbo Baggins, a peaceful hobbit living in the Shire, joins a group of thirteen dwarves in their quest to retake their home from the dangerous dragon Smaug; a fellowship of companions travels with the hobbit Frodo to return the one ring to Mordor and battle the legions of the evil Sauron.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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...
36) Hamlet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"It's 2054 Paris and the city lives in the shadow of corporate giant Avalon, which sells the irresistible promise of 'ageless beauty.' The sudden kidnapping of a gifted young scientist draws a tough-as-nails cop into a twisted underworld of corporate espionage, genetic research and organized crime"--Container.
Publisher
Family Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Alice has already traveled to Wonderland once, now she is taking another journey to the fascinating world with the memorable character Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, Red King and Queen, Red and White Knights, and Jabberwocky.
Publisher
Alliance Atlantis
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
This epic version of Tolkien's classic work, tells the tale of Frodo, a simple hobbit, who must leave his home in Hobbiton, and brave great dangers in a quest to destroy the legendary One Ring. Along the way he is aided by a fellowship of stalwart companions, including the wizard Gandalf, the mysterious Strider, and his hobbit friends, Sam, Merry and Pippin.
