Jessica Lange
Author
Description
Jessica Lange and Halle Berry give performances of uncommon poignancy and depth. Lange plays an adoptive mother who gives an abandoned child a new chance at life. Berry, in a remarkable portrayal heralded as her dramatic breakthrough, is the birth mother who cleans up her life and sets out to reclaim the child. Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) portrays her firebrand attorney.
2) Rob Roy
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col.; 4
Description
Rob Roy (1995, 139 min.): When a harsh winter threatens the majestic Scottish Highlands, Rob Roy MacGregor is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montros to provide for his clan. But when Montrose's henchman conspires to take the wealth for himself, Rob is thrust into the most challenging battle of his life---one that escalates into an exhilarating climax that will captivate you to the film's final frame.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 617 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A string of grisly murders is traced back to the sinister, sensuous Countess, an infamous resident of the stylish Hotel Cortez in downtown Los Angeles. It is a visually stunning, visceral feast. Come explore the hidden corridors of this fiendishly entertaining show with accommodating extras.
4) Grey Gardens
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the life stories Edith "Big Edie" Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale who are the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis. They were raised as Park Avenue débutantes, but withdrew from New York society. They took shelter at their Long Island summer home called 'Grey Gardens.' As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. They were reintroduced to the world...
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the saga of the Cook family. Cook's kingdom is a fertile farm that spans 1,000 acres, but the seeds of its destruction are sown when the patriarch, Larry Cook, impulsively decides to distribute it among his three daughters, Ginny, Rose, and Caroline.
6) Bonneville
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Arvilla Holden hijacks her two best friends and sets off in a vintage '66 Bonneville convertible across the great American West to deliver her husband's ashes to her step-daughter. What begins as a simple road trip for the trio, will end up becoming a chance to rediscover themselves, their friendship, the importance of promises and always living life to the fullest.
7) Cape Fear
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (2 hr., 8 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fourteen years after being imprisoned, psychopath Max Cady emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden.
8) In secret
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in the lower echelons of 1860s Paris, Therese Raquin, a sexually repressed, beautiful young woman, is trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. After she meets her husband's alluring friend Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences.
10) Blue sky
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound color; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An Army major assigned to monitor a top-secret nuclear test is thrust into the center of a high-level military conspiracy. The only person who has a chance to save him from the nightmare cover-up is his wife--the wife who has nearly ruined his career with her scandalous behavior.
11) Big fish
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Appears on list
Description
William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Uncle Sweetheart is an unscrupulous concert promoter who has figured out a way to cash in on the feelings of doubt and uncertainty that plague his nation. Sweetheart has decided he will stage a massive benefit concert, with the monies going to Sweetheart instead of charity. Sweetheart hires television producer Nina Veronica to help promote the show and sell it as a nation-wide event, while Sweetheart pulls a few strings to arrange for the perfect...
13) Marlowe
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930s Bay City centers around a brooding, down-on-his-luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, daughter of a well-known movie star. The disappearance is the first twist in a series of bewildering events, and soon Marlowe is embroiled in a deadly investigation and web of lies that he's determined to bring to light." --
15) Rob Roy
Author
Description
Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange battle evil landowners among the breathtaking landscapes of the majestic Scottish Highlands in this riveting adventure of courage, love and uncompromising honor.
16) The vow
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young couple have a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. After she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband sets his sights on winning her heart again.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (594 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The exceptional young witches at Miss Robichaux's Academy are under assault by forces of ignorance and hate. Caught in the turmoil is new arrival, Zoe, who harbors a terrifying secret of her own. Fiona, a Supreme Witch with unimaginable powers, is determined to protect the Coven, but her obsessive quest for immortality will lead her to cross paths with a formidable voodoo queen and a murderous slave owner cursed with eternal life.
18) Tootsie
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Michael Dorsey is a talented actor, but his demanding nature and stubborn temperament have antagonized every producer in New York. Now his agent insists no one will hire him. But Michael needs money - eight thousand dollars to be exact - and to earn it, he's willing to play the role of a lifetime"--Container.
19) Blue Sky
Author
Description
1962... A dedicated military man/nuclear engineer, who endures continual embarrassment by his teasingly sexy (and emotionally unstable) wife, is transferred to a military base where he becomes entangled in a cover-up involving nuclear-bomb testing.
20) Neverwas
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Description
Searching for insight into his father's life and the magical place he wrote about in the beloved children's book, Neverwas, psychiatrist Zach Riley takes a job at the institution where his father lived on and off. Once there, Zach meets Gabriel, a patient whose alternate reality is startlingly close to the world his father created, setting Zach on a magical and moving journey of discovery.