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Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mighty Memnon rules over nearly all the known world, who defeats his enemies in battle with the help of a beautiful sorceress. "Free tribes" form a fragile alliance to fight Memnon, and hire a trio of assassins to kill the sorceress and thus remove Memnon's advantage. The assassins are betrayed by the son of one of the tribal leaders, and Mathayus finds himself unable to kill Cassandra. Mathayus abducts the sorceress, who explains that Memnon was...
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack must perform a heroic deed by Monday, or flunk out of fairy tale school, just like his father before him. To succeed, Jack sells his C.O.W. (Computer of Wonder) for a handful of beans that overnight, magically grow into a gigantic beanstalk reaching high into the sky. Desperate to be a hero, Jack climbs up the enchanted beanstalk into a magical and dangerous world, and with the help of some friends he learns the true meaning of heroism on his...
6) Absurdistan
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Welcome to Absurdistan, a small village in the high desert mountains, just on the outskirts of reality, where magical visions and bizarre events fuse together. The village is facing a water shortage, but the men are too lazy to fix a rickety pipeline and the women are getting fed up with their good-for-nothing husbands. The women make a simple vow: 'No water, no sex.'
7) Time bandits
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young Kevin's daydreams burst into astonishing and hilarious life when a band of time-traveling little men come crashing through his bedroom wardrobe and carry him off on an unbelievable crime spree, weaving through the greatest and strangest moments of history. Features Terry Gilliam Interview and trailer.
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
256 p. : col. ill. ; 33 cm.
Description
Our most death-defying adventures and wildest flights of imagination—the stuff such as dreams are made of—this is the realm of fantasy. And ever since ancestral storytellers created myths of monsters, lost worlds, dragons, and heroes, fantastical tales have transported us to these magical places beyond. William Morris, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Robert E. Howard are just a few examples of writers who sailed off the edge of their known worlds into...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In an enchanted, mythical forest, two star-crossed lovers are kept apart by their feuding families. Surrounded by rivals, nymphs, and druids, the two must overcome jealousy, temptation, and other worldly obstacles to keep their passion alive.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A heartwarming story about a deceased Sicilian father trying to negotiate his way into heaven. But the only way in is to first go back and repair his relationship with his reluctant son, reunite his feuding family back in Sicily, and help all find love in places they never imagined.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"With Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons, you can bring some of the most mouthwatering dishes from your favorite fantasy series to life for each and every meal, from breakfast to dessert and everything in between (yes, that includes second breakfast.) Featuring more than 125 delicious recieps inspired by delectable offerings in dozens of books, films, TV series and more, this book is loaded with step-by-step instructions, gorgeous illustrations...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (2 hr., 17 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was, Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he was not quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon sales person took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia....
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It all begins with a choice. In the third chapter of Stephenie Meyer's phenomenal Twilight series, Bella Swan is surrounded by danger as Seattle is hit by a string of murders and an evil vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, Bella is forced to choose between her love, Edward Cullen, and her friend, Jacob Black, knowing that her decision may ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.
15) Tale of tales
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Salma Hayek and John C. Reilly are Queen and King in this gory,gorgeous grown-up fairytale full of princes and princesses, sorcerers and fairies,and fearsome monsters and ogres. Three story strands interweave with one another in this film from director Matteo Garrone. In one tale, Hayek plays a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life. In another, Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters.
16) Ghostbusters II
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Doctors Venkman, Stantz and Spengler regroup to nuke the spooks in this high-spirited comedy. Sidelined after their spectacular save of New York CIty five years ago, the heroes of the hereafter once again answer the call when an underground river of ghoulish goo threatens to rot the Big Apple to the core.
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (34 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pascal is a young French boy who discovers a stray balloon on the streets of Paris that seems to have a mind of its own and begins to follow Pascal everywhere. The two become inseparable, yet the world's harsh realities finally interfere. A touching allegory of the magic powers of love and friendship.
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth, the giants strive to reclaim the land they one lost, forcing Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed...
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