Jeff Daniels
2) The hours
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it....
3) Howl
Language
English
Formats
Description
James Franco delivers a career-defining performance as poet Allen Ginsberg. Through his search for personal and creative expression, Ginsberg writes *Howl*, and must contend with attorney Jake Ehrlich (Jon Hamm) during *Howl’s* bizarre obscenity trial. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. Nominated for Outstanding Film...
4) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
5) Steve Jobs
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow the life of the late Steve Jobs. His drive to change technology ultimatly had a negative effect on everyone around him.
"Thanks to Fassbender's revelatory performance, Jobs comes across as a captivating monster, a dictator in a black turtleneck who is impossible to ignore."--Globe and Mail.
6) The Martian
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
"Hell, I'm scared of simply sleeping outdoors and I walked out of the movie with just the tiniest daydream of strapping myself into a rocket and shooting for the stars (ideally with Matt Damon as my co-pilot)."--Globe and Mail.
"What's so...
7) Gettysburg
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (254 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Civil War drama depicting the events and personal struggles of the Union and Confederate soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Publisher
Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eddie is an eighty-three-year-old war veteran. He spends his days maintaining the rides at Ruby Pier, a seaside amusement park. Now Eddie's own life is about to come to an end. One morning, an accident occurs on one of the rides. In front of a horrified crowd, Eddie attempts to save the five-year-old's life. The last thing he sees is the little girl's frightened face, the last thing he feels is the child's hands in his. Then, a blinding flash of light...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
14 DVDs (25 hrs., 36 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The inspiring early days of America-- the personalities, the battles, the bravery, the losses, and even the romance-- spring to life in spellbinding detail in this sweeping 14-DVD set"--Container.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's 1953, and the piece of talking furniture called TV is still a novelty in America's living rooms. On it, Sen. Joseph McCarthy uses fear, falsehooods and belligerence to become arguably the most powerful man in the land. On it , newsman Edward R. Murrow, who's had his fill of the senator's tactics, fights back.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
©2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (725 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Newsroom takes a behind-the-scenes look at a high-rated cable-news program at the fictional ACN Network, focusing on the on and off camera lives of its acerbic anchor, a new executive producer, and their newsroom staff.
14) American rust
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (496 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In an economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, a complicated and compromised chief of police is forced to decide how far he's willing to go when the son of the woman he loves is accused of murder. A harrowing journey into the lives of a small town with big secrets, where people are driven by loyalty, love, and desperation, and bad choices come far too easy.
15) Dumb and dumber
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
Widescreen and standard versions.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a pair of dim-witted friends on a cross-country trip to return a case full of money.
16) Heartburn
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A bitter romance based on Nora Ephron's autobiographical novel about her relationship with Carl Bernstein.
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Dan Miller and his wife Laura only want what's best for their happy and healthy eight-year-old son Adam who's been deaf since age four. Laura, who is deaf, opposes the surgery, an implant. Dan, who is hearing, misses talking and listening to his son. This is a devoted family facing a moment of truth. Together or apart, Dan and Laura must make a life-altering decision on behalf of their son"--Container.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen and widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The true story of Moe Berg, professional baseball player, Ivy League graduate, attorney, and a top-secret spy who helped the US win the race against Germany to build the atomic bomb.
20) Speed
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Jack Traven, an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist has planted on a bus. But until he does, Jack and passenger must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour-- or the bomb will explode.