John Wood
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. It is only when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the cultivated but worthless Gilbert Osmond that she discovers that wealth is a two-edged sword...
2) Lady Jane
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1553, England's idle rich were anything but idle. With the blessing of the royal family, they plundered the riches of the church, stole the finest farmlands, and generally took all the best things the country had to offer. A cousin to the infamous Henry VII, Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Carter) disapproved of the way her fellow nobles behaved, and disagreed with their religious beliefs. But as a sheltered 16-year-old, there wasn’t much she could...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Edition
Letterbox ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Arthur Chipping is the new Latin master at an English boy's boarding school. The eccentric schoolmaster lives a full, rich life within the cloistered school, defined by his role as the intellectual shepherd of generations of young students. Then while traveling through the countryside on summer holiday, he unexpected falls in love. His new wife ignites his passion and brings him out of his shell. Spans over 50 years in the life of Mr. Chipping.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The sensitive and poetic Richard II is undoubtedly the rightful king of England but he is unscrupulous and weak. When his cousin Henry Bolingbroke returns from banishment and mounts a challenge to his authority, Richard's right to the throne proves of little help to him.
6) Sabrina
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sabrina, the naive daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family, is obsessed with David, the family's younger son. When Sabrina returns to Long Island from Paris as a sophisticated young woman, she begins a romance with David, who has meanwhile become engaged to the daughter of a wealthy family. This new romance threatens the business interests of Linus, the older son, so he pretends to court Sabrina in order to woo her away from David,...
7) Orlando
Series
Language
English
Description
"Orlando, an English nobleman, defies the laws of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations that humorously, hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes."--Container.
8) WarGames
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (665 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The terminator: In 2029, the ruling giant super-computer, Skynet, sends an indestructible cyborg, a Terminator, back in time to 1984 to kill a woman, Sarah Connor, whose unborn son will become mankind's only hope.
Ex machina: Caleb, a coder at the world's largest Internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a retreat belonging to the company's reclusive CEO, Nathan. But when Caleb arrives he finds that he will have to participate in a...
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young computer whiz kid accidentally taps into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3.
11) Citizen X
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Viktor Burakov (Rea), a brilliant forensics expert but an inexperienced detective, is put in charge of investigating the case of a serial killer. As the number of victims continues to rise, the investigation slows to a standstill, buried under government red tape.