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Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2004, c1955
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A neighborhood is disturbed when truck driver Rosario is killed by the police. One day, his wife learns Rosario was having an affair; and a new carefree, handsome Italian truck driver enters her life. Winner of the Best Actress (Anna Magnani), Best Cinematography and the Best Art Direction Awards at the **Academy Awards.** Winner of Best Actress Award at the **Golden Globes** and the **BAFTA Awards.** *"That fine Italian actress Anna Magnani...has...
2) Bleak house
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 480 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The icily beautiful Lady Dedlock faces the revelation of her dark past once Mr. Tulkinghorn catches wind of it. Esther's background also comes to light after the murder of a strange man. An all-star cast comes together for this Dickens classics.
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-American college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
[Full screen ed.]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"WORLD TRADE CENTER is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen...
6) Snow cake
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recently released from prison, Alex offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when they are involved in a brutal car accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold dramatically change both his life and those of others around him.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Talented college gymnast with Olympic dreams are changed when he meets a mysterious stranger named Socrates who holds the power to tap into new worlds of strength and understanding. The gymnast suffers a serious injury, but with the help of Socrates and an elusive young woman, he discovers that he has much to learn and even more to leave behind before he can become a peaceful warrior and find his destiny.
9) Water
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Hindi
Description
Chuyia, an Indian girl that is married and widowed at eight years old, is sent away to a home where Hindu widows must live in penitence. Her feisty presence affects the other residents, forcing each to confront their faith and society's prejudices.
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An illustration of the variety of ways love can be conveyed. Whether it's romantic intimacy, friendly bonds, or familial ties, these stories of human relationships touch the soul.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Barbara is a cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. Her only means of taking the edge off her desperate loneliness is writing in her journal. Sheba is a younger, attractive woman, who joins the faculty as an art teacher. Barbara watches her from afar and has nothing but caustic things to say in her diary. Barbara finds herself reaching out to Sheba. Sheba responds by inviting her to dinner at her house to meet Sheba's lecturer husband and...
13) Somersault
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After making a misjudged advance towards her mother's boyfriend, 16-year-old Heidi flees her home for the small Australian ski town of Jindabyne. Her self destructive tendancies surface, and her fragile new world threatens to come tumbling down.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A down-and-out silver miner raising a son, self-made oilman Daniel Plainview, whose voracious appetite for oil turns him into a California tycoon in the early years of the 20th century. Getting the oil from the ground is an intensely physical process that later broadens into Plainview's equally indomitable urge to control land and power. Along the way, Plainview deals with a mighty derrick fire, a visit from a long-lost brother, and the ongoing involvement...
15) Anne of Avonlea
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2006], c1975
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 312 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Anne's life at Green Gables takes unexpected turns with the arrival of two new orphans and the realization of her dream to go to college. Through marriage proposals from suitors and the sale of her first story, Anne holds on to her memories of Avonlea and discovers life and love on her own terms.
16) Tierra =: Earth
Publisher
distributed by Vanguard
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Angel is called in to fumigate the land after a plague of woodlice imparts a distinctive, earthy taste to the wine. He falls in love with the married Angela while lusting after Mari, women reflective of his own split personality.
En un paisaje solitario, un hombre cae en amante con 2 mujeres muy diversas.
17) Titus
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 162 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of the Shakespeare play by the same name, Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.
18) All about us
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When two filmmakers hit a brick wall in Hollywood, they set off for Mississippi to find Morgan Freeman and convince him to star in their next movie. When life gets in their way, they soon discover what matters to them most.
19) Little children
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sarah Pierce is a new stay at home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. Spending every moment with a three year old tests the patience of the one-time English scholar. One day, at a local playground, she interacts with a group of moms and the differences are clear. They embrace motherhood and seem to relish all that their new role brings.
20) Ushpizin
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming and light hearted look at the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning, livinig and loving in modern-day Israel. The story of a family facing hardships who must rely on their faith for miracles to happen during the holiday season.
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