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1) Shadowlands
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A two-act play about the romance of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. The action takes place in Oxford in the 1950s. Originally presented at the The Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 5 Oct. 1989.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 108 min.)
Language
English
Description
Assumpta Serna stars as the brilliant and beautiful poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz in this magnificent portrayal of 17th Century Mexico. In order to pursue her love of writing, Juana enters the convent and gains international renown. When the Inquisition comes, the local Vicereine (Dominique Sanda) becomes Juana's protectress and erotic muse, and soon begins a thrilling romance of startling passion and intensity.
3) Martin Eden
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Italiano
Formats
Description
Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, MARTIN EDEN is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university...
4) Anomalisa
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a trip to Ohio, Michael (David Thewlis) is separated from the routine of his daily life and a chance encounter helps him realize just what he’s been missing. Love, laughter and loneliness align in Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's critically-acclaimed masterpiece. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the **Academy Awards** and **Golden Globes**. Nominated for Best FIlm at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Winner of the Feature Film...
5) Her
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
A withdrawn writer, Theodore Twombly, falls in love with his computer's highly advanced operating system named Samantha.
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, right after the publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.' Based on David Lipsky's critically-acclaimed memoir 'Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace.'
"It's a movie that makes thoughtful drama out of the essential insanity of celebrity journalism, wherein...
7) Limitless
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Widescreen edition ; unrated extended cut.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (105 min.) : Blu-ray, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eddie Morra, a burnt-out writer, discovers a top-secret pill that unlocks 100% of his brain's capacity. He instantly acquires mind-bending talents and mesmerizing visions that bring him big money, beautiful women, and limitless success. But his dream life soon becomes a waking nightmare, as the drug's brutal side effects take their toll and Eddie finds himself entangled with a cunning Wall Street power broker who wants everything Eddie has, and more....
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Widescreen and full-frame versions.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Harry Block has gone through three wives, six psychiatrists and dozens of girlfriends during his long literary career. But when Harry writes a bestseller about his best friends, his best friends become his worst enemies.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young woman who escapes from her group home hoping to get her Star Trek script produced in Hollywood. With her sister and psychiatrist at her heels, she must conquer a new world full of challenges.
10) Mother!
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
A couple living a reclusive life discovers that their relationship is challenged when uninvited guests arrive at their home.
11) Basic instinct 2
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Rated R theatrical version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Now living in London, writer Catherine Tramell sets her lethal sights on Michael Glass, the control-freak psychiatrist assigned to evaluate her as a risk-addicted suspect in the "accidental" killing of a star soccer player. Turns out Catherine's just getting started (or is she?), and that's bad news for Glass's ex-wife, a tabloid journalist, and the Scotland Yard detective who's desperate to put Catherine in jail. Has Catherine finally met her match...
12) The wife
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While traveling to Stockholm with her husband, where he'll be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, a woman confronts the sacrifices she's made on his behalf.
13) Ruby Sparks
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Struggling with writer's block and a lackluster love life, once-famous novelist Calvin creates a beautiful fictitious character named Ruby who inspires him. But not only does this bring his work to life, it also brings Ruby to life, literally. Face-to-face with an actual relationship with his once virtual girlfriend, Calvin must now decide whether to pen this love story or let it write itself.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The comedy story about a writer named Theodore Twombly, who is withdrawn and falls in love with his computer's highly advanced operating system named Samantha.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a world where people speak the truth and have no concept of deception, a young man about to lose everything invents the 'lie' and goes on to not just change the nature of movie-making, but also creates the basis of religion. After much effort, he also gets the girl he loves.
Series
Criterion collection volume 856
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©2017.
Edition
Director-approved edition.
Physical Desc
3 blu-rays (4 hr., 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 1 guide (32 pages ; color illustrations, 17 cm).
Language
English
Description
This celebrated three-part romance captures a relationship as it begins, begins again, deepens, strains, and settles over the course of almost two decades. The trilogy includes: Before Sunrise (1995); Before Sunset (2004); and Before Midnight (2013).
Publisher
Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Watch the classic story by James Thurber, about a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance, and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1973
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 159 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Depicts a day in the life of a family deteriorating from alcoholism, drug addiction, and imminent death. Ageing actor James Tyrone has abandoned all hope of being a great performer and has settled for being a hack. His bitter wife, Mary, has slipped into morphine addiction, while hie eldest son, Jamie, is a drunk. Jamie is envious of the writing talent of his younger brother, Edmund. These four haunted lives are about to clash.
19) Saving Mr. Banks
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her...
Series
Publisher
Focus Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes place during one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's book author Ted Cole and his beautiful wife, Marion. It is a provocative story about one couple's emotional journey into a world of daring sensuality and stunning honesty.
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