Danny Huston
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President and others. Against the ominous backdrop of post-Civil War Washington, war hero Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) reluctantly agrees to defend the lone woman charged, Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), before a military tribunal. As the nation turns against her, Surratt is forced to rely on Aiken to uncover the truth and save...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and all the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises...
3) Big eyes
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Walter Keane became a worldwide celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. The ruse broke up their marriage and led to a divorce and a dramatic courtroom battle to prove authorship of the paintings.
4) Hitchcock
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Plagued by both a reckless ego and nagging self-doubt, Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story that the studios won't back. Determined, he risks his reputation, his home and even the love of his wife, Alma, as he sets out to make the film "Psycho".
5) Stan & Ollie
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One of the world's great comedy teams set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As the charm and beauty of their performances shine through, they re-connect with their adoring fans. The tour becomes a hit, but Stan and Ollie can't quite shake the specter of Laurel and Hardy's past.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the desolate Australian outback of the 1880s, newly-arrived Captain Stanley captures the wanted outlaw Charlie Burns. Seeking to civilize the violent outback frontier, Captain Stanley presents his prisoner with a stark choice: Burns can either watch his beloved younger brother Mikey die on the gallows, or find and betray his older and far more dangerous brother Arthur to the authorities.
8) 21 grams
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fate brought them together, now vengence will tear them apart. A violent car accident unexpectedly throws together the lives of a college professor, an ex-con and a young mother with a reckless past. The crossing of their paths takes them through the heights of love, the depths of revenge and the promise of redemption.
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 121 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When there is an assassination attempt on US President Allan Trumbull, his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the president. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm, and...
10) 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." --
11) The kingdom
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Description
A terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, causing an international incident to ignite. FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Fleury and his team discover that the Saudi authorities are suspicious and unwelcoming of the Americans into what they consider a local matter. The agents find...
12) John Adams
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 501 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
13) Children of men
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1hr., 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in and around a dystopian London fractious with violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows the unexpected discovery of a lone pregnant woman and the desperate journey to deliver her to safety and restore faith for a future beyond those presently on Earth.
14) Game night
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery.
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In Clash of the Titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus an unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 469 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect, Dutton family patriarch John Dutton is determined to protect his ranch and his family's legacy by any means necessary.
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (465 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders--land developers, an Indian reservation, and America's first National Park. It is an intense study of a violent world far from media scrutiny--where land grabs make developers billions, and politicians are bought and sold by the world's largest oil and lumber corporations. Where drinking water poisoned...
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won, and lost, through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Kevin Costner's ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
19) All I see is you
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Somewhere in the wilds of northwest Canada in the early 1800s, Logan and Victor, two half-brothers with special powers grow up amid violence. Eventually they will become the near-indestructible warriors known as Wolverine and Sabretooth. William Stryker is a sinister government operative whose Weapon X program experiments keep pulling Wolverine back in. Kayla Silverfox shares a peaceful Canadian co-existence with Wolverine as he tries to drop out...