Ben Kingsley
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tova Friedman was one of the youngest people to emerge from Auschwitz. After surviving the liquidation of the Jewish ghetto in Central Poland where she lived as a toddler, Tova was four when she and her parents were sent to a Nazi labour camp, and almost six when she and her mother were forced into a packed cattle truck and sent to Auschwitz II, also known as the Birkenau extermination camp, while her father was transported to Dachau. During six...
2) Oliver Twist
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Director Roman Polanski offers a slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.
Publisher
Festival Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the full range of Thich Nhat Hanh's life and work, documenting his efforts to help heal a world in conflict and provide tools for anyone, from any tradition, to lead a mindful and meaningful life. Includes rare archival footage of his peace work in Vietnam during the war.
DVD bonus features: Touching peace: an evening with Thich Nhat Hanh (public talk by Thich Nhat Hanh in Berkeley, California ; 90 min.); trailer.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An American, raised by Indian gurus, wants to be in the self-help business, and his first job is to help a hockey player who has lost his wife to a rival player. Includes deleted and extended scenes, bloopers, featurettes, and outtakes.
"...cross-cultural romp..."--Los Angeles Times.
"...the most original and hilarious comedy since the first 'Austin Powers' film."--Gazette (MD)
Publisher
The Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A case of mistaken identity lands down-on-his-luck Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin begins to be under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat. He finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get to them before they get him.
6) Hugo
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the tale of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or gulags. Their plight inspires young Igor Savitsky. He pretends to buy state-approved art but instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artists' works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB"--Container.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
DVD [edition].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self discovery, guided by panther turned stern mentor Bagheera, and the free spirited bear Baloo.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (196 min.) : sd., b&w with color segment ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story follows the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest chapters in human history because of what he did.
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A feel-good, coming of (middle) age comedy about a mismatched pair who helps each other overcome life's road blocks.
"Endearing, mordant, and impeccably acted."--Boston Globe.
"Learning to Drive may be a small movie, but it's a haunting one."--Toronto Star.
"As this movie, directed by Isabel Coixet, tracks the deepening friendship between people from different cultures and backgrounds, it acquires an unforced metaphorical resonance."--New York...
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
DVD : It's a race against time when a rogue prince (Jake Gyllenhaal) reluctantly teams up with a rival princess (Gemma Arterton) to safeguard a magical dagger that gives its possessor the power to reverse time and rule the world.
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Get ready for the wildest and most adventure-filled night as Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Author
Series
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
Autobiography of a Yogi is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. Profoundly inspiring, it is at the same time vastly entertaining, warmly humorous and filled with extraordinary personages.
Self-Realization Fellowship's editions, and none others, include extensive material added by the author after the first edition was published,...
14) The wackness
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[c2009]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against crimes like noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set in this time, troubled high school student Luke Shapiro is a teenage pot dealer who forms a friendship with Dr. Jeffrey Squires, a psychiatrist and kindred lost soul. When the doctor proposes Luke trade him weed for therapy sessions, the two begin to explore both New York...
15) Iron man 3
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his entire world reduced to rubble, he must use all his ingenuity to survive, destroy his enemy, and somehow protect those he loves. But a soul-searching question haunts him: Does the man make the suit, or does the suit make the man?
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A beautiful, strong-willed woman leaves the United States after meeting a doctor who runs a remote medical mission within the Ottoman Empire, which is on the brink of World War I.
17) Security
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eddie Deacon is a war hero suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who takes a low-key job as a nighttime security guard at a shopping mall to get back on his feet. Things are uneventful until a gang of brutal ruthless bikers and their psychotic leader chase an innocent girl into the mall in an attempt to kill her and keep her from testifying against them. Now Eddie and his team of unarmed guards are her only hope for survival.
18) The jungle book
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self discovery, guided by panther turned stern mentor Bagheera, and the free spirited bear Baloo.