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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a "merry war"; they both talk a mile a minute and proclaim their scorn for love, marriage, and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are sweet young people who are rendered practically speechless by their love for one another. By means of "noting" (which sounds the same as "nothing," and which is gossip, rumour, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
William Shakespeare's comedic play about love, mistaken identities, and magic is reimagined by Shakespeare's Globe as a picture book for children. The story is told from the perspective of Puck the sprite in language that is true to the original play but also accessible. This retelling is a magical way to introduce children to one of the best-loved works of the world's greatest playwright. -- Book jacket.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (265 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the lively, precocious and very eligible Bennet girls captures all the nuances of 19th century life among the English gentry, a society obsessed with profitable marriage contracts.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2013.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 minutes) : digital, sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joss Whedon's sexy and contemporary spin on Shakespeare's classic comedy about the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a sensual, tragic and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love.
8) Pocahontas
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
[1-disc; special ed.]; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1607, the Virginia Company sends a ship from England to America to stake a claim on the New World and bring back the gold that is rumored to be abundant there. Ambitious Governor Ratcliffe is head of the expedition, but well-known explorer and adventurer John Smith is the natural leader. Well-armed, the men anticipate easily fighting off any one they encounter, but John Smith's first meeting with a native is not at all what he expects. Chief Powhatan's...
Publisher
Excel Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
[Full screen version].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Bennet (Kam Heskin) is determined to ignore the follies of dating and focus on her friends and studies in this modern makeover of Jane Austen's classic tale. Will Darcy (Orlando Seale) is an attractive and sensible young businessman who would be the perfect match for Elizabeth, if not for a disastrous first impression. Will the most daunting obstacle to romance be his pride or her prejudice?
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1962
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:1 ; 16x9).
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Life is difficult for Tom Corbett as he and his son, Eddie, try to recover from the loss of his wife. The courtship process brings father and son together with renewed hope and enthusiasm for the future.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
[Special ed.]; full screen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (305 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three films made by Buster Keaton for MGM. The cameraman and Spite marriage are silent films with musical scores. Free and easy is Keaton's first talkie.
Publisher
Laguna Films
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
A poor man falls in love with the daughter of a millionaire, but is opposed by an influential aristocrat who will do anything to possess her.
14) High society
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this sophisticated musical comedy, a society wedding is being arranged in Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful Tracy Samantha Lord is to marry George Kittredge. However, Tracy's ex-husband, the songwriter C.K. Dexter-Haven, has never stopped loving her and has hopes of winning her back. A New York scandal sheet reporter and photographer arrive to cover the wedding and complicate the tangled romances.
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Love, drama, and romance are intertwine in this tale of life's trials and tribulations. An important lesson is learned: when it comes to love, life's mistakes are easily forgotten.
16) Mama's boy
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
29-year-old Jeffrey Mannus is a stay-at-home guy-- not his home, his mom's. And now his biggest challenge just walked in the door: Mert Rosenbloom, mom's new beau and Jeffrey's new rival for her 24/7 attention. Mert's gotta go and no plot is too devious or immature to make Mert history.
17) On the town
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sailors, Gabie, Chip , and Ozzie, have a 24-hour leave in New York. Chip wants to sightsee, but the only sights Gabie and Ozzie are interested in are of the female variety.
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