Bob Hoskins
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (116 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Felicia, a pregnant Irish teen, moves to England to find her boyfriend. Once there, she finds a friend in an older man who offers to help her out, but his motivation and intentions are unclear.
2) Balto
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Balto, a sled dog in Alaska, makes an arduous journey to bring life-saving medicine to a town during a diphtheria epidemic.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Mole, Water Rat, Badger and Mr. Toad pursue merry adventures in a charming adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's tale of animals who behave like Edwardian gentlemen in a world gone slightly mad. Matt Lucas stars as the exuberant Mr. Toad, along with Bob Hoskins as Badger, Mark Gatiss as Rat and Lee Ingleby as Mole. Anna Maxwell Martin, Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton round out this star-studded cast.
4) Othello
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1981.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (204 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Jealousy in love is one of the most common of human emotions. In OTHELLO, Shakespeare combines this universal theme with perfectly structured scenes, a storyline that...
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2007
Edition
Library ed.
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (ca. 60 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bremen town musicians: In this spirited tale from the Brothers Grimm, four animals begin new lives as musicians and unwittingly disband a company of robbers along the way.
Finn McCoul: The hilarious legend in which the famous Irish hero Finn McCoul and his clever wife Oonagh defeat the brutish giant Cucullin once and for all.
Koi and kola nuts: Bright African folk tale about the proud son of a chief who sets out to find his rightful place in the...
6) Brazil
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A comedy/romance about a surreal world in which terrorists scare the citizens, and where nothing can be accomplished without paperwork. Highly critically acclaimed. Directed by Terry Gilliam.
"...stunning and harrowing...so rich in details that there is something to savor in every frame. Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
8) Cousin Bette
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd. (stereo.), col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Compelled to live under the condescending patronage of her socially superior relatives, the Huot family, Cousin Bette's energies are directed towards their destruction.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The ancient mask has gone missing again. This time it washes up on the banks of a little stream where it is found by Otis the Dog, who brings it home to Tim Avery and his wife Tonya. Otis plays with the Mask until it attaches itself to his face, after which he is transformed into a cartoon dog. Eventually Tim puts on the Mask, and is transformed into a whiz kid at his advertising agency and is able to create brilliant campaigns with no problems at...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (131 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Set against the siege of Stalingrad during World War II, this is the epic tale of a young Russian sharpshooter, Vassili, who becomes a legend when a savvy political officer makes him the hero of his propaganda campaign. Their friendship is threatened when both men fall in love with a beautiful female soldier. As the battle for the city rages, Vassili faces his ultimate challenge when the Nazi command dispatches its most elite marksman to hunt down...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Extended ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Snow White is the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman who was dispatched to kill her.
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recently widowed and well-to-do Laura Henderson needs a diversion to see her through war torn London. On a whim she buys the derelict Windmill theatre in the West End and persuades impresario Vivian Van Damm to run it. The two don't seem to get along at all. Although their idea of a non-stop revue is at first a success, other theatres begin to copy the idea and disaster looms. Laura suggests they put nudes in the show, but Van Damm points out that...
13) Hook
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
[Blu-ray + DVD combo pack]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (ca. 142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A high-flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, Hook stars Robin Williams as a grown-up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook.
14) Last orders
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
DVD format; 5.1 Dolby digital, digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video. 1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ;
Language
English
Description
Follows the lives of four men, covering nearly a half-century of these South London buddies lives, from their adopted pub to Margate Pier. Through a series of flashbacks, they take you on a journey of a lifetime. Along with them are the ashes of Jack, their larger-than-life friend, whose deathbed request sends them on their way.
16) Hook
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2000, c1991
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Middle-aged lawyer Peter Banning is convinced by Granny Wendy Darling and Tinkerbell that he is Peter Pan, and must go to Neverland to save his children from Captain Hook.