Peter Jackson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
True story centering on the new investigation surrounding the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas. Evidence surrounding the murders exposed the wrongful conviction of three teenagers who lost 18 years of their lives imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 468 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the band's intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome, and is compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage shot in January 1969 (by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been brilliantly restored....
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin find himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to a dastardly pirate. With the help of Snowy, Captain Haddock, and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thompson, Tintin will travel half the world...
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, and brave members of he Fellowship as they continue their quest to destroy the Ring of Power. As darkness descends on Middle-earth, a strange creature named Gollum leads the heroes to the Black Gates of Mordor. The rest of Middle-earth prepares for a battle that will decide the fate of all.
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Frodo makes his way through the darkness to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Aragon learns of his destiny as the true King and the others prepare for a massive battle that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young...
10) King Kong
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (188 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to Skull Island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape named Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by...
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When circumstances bring together two bright and highly imaginative teenage schoolgirls they quickly form an unwavering bond, creating a fantasy world that only they can share. Disturbed by the intensity of the friendship, their parents threaten to keep them apart. The girls vow to stay together, devising a secret plan that leads to shocking consequences.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 4 hr., 49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This documentary captures some of the performances from the 2013 edition of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, an event that featured sets from such musical luminaries as Robert Cray, Steve Cropper, BB King, Keb' Mo', John Mayer, and Buddy Guy among many others.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world. Enraged, Smaug rains his fiery wrath down upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. Obsessed above all else with his reclaimed treasure, Thorin sacrifices friendship and honor to hoard it as Bilbo's frantic attempts to make him see reason drive the Hobbit towards...
14) District 9
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Twenty years ago, aliens from another planet made contact with Earth. Now, the refugee camp they are forced to live in has deteriorated into a slum-like ghetto. When field operative Wikus van der Merwe is put in charge of evicting the aliens, he contracts a strange virus that changes his DNA to match that of the refugees. As his body begins to mutate, he becomes a hunted man, and the aliens' only hope for freedom.
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The first chapter in Peter Jackson's new epic trilogy set in Middle Earth 60 years before J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga. Follow Bilbo Baggins as he's swept into a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached by the wizard Gandalf, Bilbo joins a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way they face many dangers; Bilbo meets Gollum and takes...