Martin Scorsese
1) The aviator
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Howard Hughes as the twentysomething millionaire, having already made a fortune improving the design of oil-drilling bits, who comes to Hollywood with an interest in getting into the picture business. It doesn't take long for Hughes to jump from producer to director of his first major film project, a World War I air epic. The film was a massive hit, and the eccentric inventor became a mogul in Hollywood, making Jean Harlow a star...
3) The departed
Language
English
Formats
Description
In South Boston, the Massachusetts State Police are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation...
6) Raging bull
Language
English
Description
This searing story charts the tortured rise and fall of middleweight champion Jake 'The Bronx Bull' La Motta.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 psychological masterpiece Vertigo - in which obsessive ex-cop James Stewart pursues troubled loner Kim Novak through the streets of San Francisco and up and down the coast of California - is one of the most dissected, discussed, and revered films of all time.
Now, for the first time, the story of this remarkable film is revealed. Writing with the full cooperation of the director's family, many crew members, and the film's...
8) GoodFellas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Focuses on a group of men involved with organized crime while giving an inside look at the Mafia from 1955-80. Based on the life of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood.
9) Goodfellas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of one man's life in the Mafia over a period of three decades.
10) Hugo
Language
English
Description
Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come...
12) Shine a light
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
It's the Rolling Stones as you have never seen them before. A musical event capturing all the fire, soul and raw power of the World's Greatest rock band. Classical band clips, exclusive behind-the-scenes moments and concert footage.
13) Public speaking
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Wise, brilliant, and funny, Fran Lebowitz hit the New York literary scene in the early '70s when Andy Warhol hired the unknown scribe to write a column for Interview magazine. Today, she's an acclaimed author with legions of fans who adore her acerbic wit. Public speaking captures the author in conversation at New York's Waverly Inn, in an onstage discussion with longtime friend and celebrated writer Toni Morrison, and on the streets of New York City....
14) Shutter Island
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go. Includes featurette
15) Help!
Publisher
Capitol Records, Inc
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Ringo possesses a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, the Beatles are chased from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientists and the London police.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort. From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late '80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'
Series
Publisher
Voyager Company
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
Featuring a wealth of extracts from famous and infamous American movies, Scorsese offers a provocative multifaceted portrait of Hollywood film directors as he charts a comprehensive course through the rich history of the American cinema.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronicles the life and times of Queen Victoria from her childhood to her early rise to power and the first turbulent years of her rule. Her romantic relationship and eventual marriage to Prince Albert culminates in a royal power struggle which ultimately is the key to her happiness when she comes to the realization that he is someone she can fully trust and believe in.