Vanessa Redgrave
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Inspired by actual events, this "ripped-from-the-headlines" thriller features Kathy Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) as a Nebraskan police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up, and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 105 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The women of defeated Troy are at the mercy of the Greeks in this adaption of Euripedes' tragic anti-war play. The unbeatable cast is lead by Katharine Hepburn, Irene Papas, Genevieve Bujold and Vanessa Redgrave.
3) The riddle
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In order for reporter Mike Sullivan to stop a cunning killer, he must first solve a murder hidden within a newly discovered Charles Dickens manuscript.
4) Foxcatcher
Language
English
Formats
Description
The dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Arthur, a curmudgeonly old soul, is perfectly content with his reliable daily routine until his beloved wife introduces him to a spirited local singing group led by the youthful and charming Elizabeth. Despite his inital resistance, this unexpected friendship leads to Arthur's discovery of music that revitalizes his passion for new adventures and reconnects him with the people who matter most.
6) Georgetown
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An ambitious social climber marries a wealthy widow in hopes of meeting people in high places.
8) Miral
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After she rescues dozens of children who survived a massacre in Jerusalem in 1948, Palestinian Hind Husseini establishes an orphanage that helps thousands of other children left homeless by violence. But the success of her peace-through-education institution is tested when pupil Miral gets a taste of radical politics in the region's refugee camps.
9) Anonymous
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Industries
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Was Shakespeare a fraud? Who really wrote about cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne? Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, intrigue and suspense advance the theory that it was really Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
10) Deep impact
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into government shelters will survive.
11) Byron
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Relive the true story of one of history's greatest romantic and tragic heroes. Byron was a figure who defined the romantic spirit of the early 19th century. In five days he rises from obscurity to superstar status, but throws it all away in a scandal.
12) Finding you
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Talented aspiring violinist, Finley, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small village in Ireland. An unexpected romance develops as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous revival, and she inspires him to take charge of his future until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.
13) Atonement
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©[2010]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When 13-year-old Briony Tallis, sees her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner at the fountain in front of the family estate she misinterprets what is happening thus setting into motion a series of misunderstandings and a childish pique that will have lasting repercussions for all of them. Robbie is the son of a family servant toward whom the family has always been kind. They paid for him to attend Cambridge and now plans on going to medical school....
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (2 hrs. 11 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A re-creation of mid-Victorian England that contrasts the silliness of the aristocracy with the squalor of the lower classes. Rather than making a standard blood and glory epic, Richardson created a film that took the silly glory and glamour out of war and substituted something closer to the bitter truth.
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Verona, Italy - the beautiful city where Romeo first met Juliet - there is a place where the heartbroken leave notes asking Juliet for her help. It's there that aspiring writer Sophie finds a 50-year-old letter that will change her life forever. As she sets off on a romantic journey of the heart with the letter's author, Claire, now a grandmother, and her handsome grandson, all three will discover that sometimes the greatest love story ever told...
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (185 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Jack uncovers an ancient family curse, he must make amends for the sins of his ancestors by traveling to a land where an immortal giant swears vengence for all eternity.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the mid-1930's the great politican and orator Winston Churchill was out of favor with the English people and struggling to make his voice heard. Wrestling with his personal demons, a lonely but defiant Churchill attempts to warn the world of the impending gloom surrounding Hitlers' Germany.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd and sometimes illicit jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.
20) How about you
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ellie is a free-spirited and headstrong young woman. She is left in charge of a residential home over the Christmas holidays. Her youth and inexperience bring her into conflict with the four grumpy residents. See how the hilarious antics of this uncivilized group, an unlikely romance, and the gradual solidarity that develops between the residents and Ellie unfold.