Stephen.1956 Dillane
1) Macbeth
Author
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
2) Savage grace
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A dramatization of the true story of a young woman who married into a wealthy family whose extremely close relationship with her son turns into a deadly tragedy.
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Santiago Munez, an immigrant from Los Angeles, is given the chance to go to England to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player. This underdog must prove he has the talent, passion, and determination to triumph against all odds.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 599 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
6) Darkest hour
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
7) Spy game
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.
8) The hours
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it....
9) King Arthur
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A reluctant leader, Arthur wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before he can, one final mission leads him and his Knights of the Round Table--Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Tristan, and Gawain--to the conclusion that when Rome is gone, Britain will need a leader to fill the void. Britain needs a king--someone not only to defend against the current threat of invading Saxons, but to lead the isle into the new age. Under...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 558 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After the shocking developments at the end of season 5 -- including Jon Snow's bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys' near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei's public humiliation in the streets of King's Landing -- survivors from all parts of Westeros and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances...
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 545 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As the season begins, encouraged by the Red Wedding slaughter in the Riverlands that wiped out many of their Stark nemeses, the Lannisters' hold on the Iron Throne remains intact. But can they survive their own egos as well as new and ongoing threats from the south, north and east?
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.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 559 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"This season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of the newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself as the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jamie embarks...