Acorn Films (Firm)
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (341 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Several interweaving storylines that start with a mysterious accident and the death of an Aboriginal girl in the outback. Her former teacher, Alex, becomes involved with journalist Ned Banks and his brother, Jesse, a genius computer hacker, to try to unravel the mystery. When the brothers uncover video footage of the crime, they are targeted by powerful and dangerous figures that may be connected to the highest levels of national politics.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (7 hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this new season, while detective Alexa Crowe wrangles her family and friends in her beautiful hometown of Auckland, the show will always focus on compelling episodic mysteries told with humor and heart. And this new series will feature ten new cases that pit Alexa against fascinating, powerful, and surprising suspects everyone from eccentric billionaires to grieving florists, and from tango dancers to fiery fashionistas. The only thing they have...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amid the cultural upheaval of 1950s India, Lata is torn between romance and responsibility, while her wayward brother-in-law Maan has a perilous affair with a glamorous courtesan.
6) The cry
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The abduction of a baby from a small coastal town in Australia is the catalyst for a journey into the disintegrating psychology of a young woman, Joanna, as she and her partner, Alistair, deal with an unthinkable tragedy under both the bright light of public scrutiny and in their private lives.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 366 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The once-impressive Hazelwood Manor has been in the family of Lord Hazelwood since the eighteenth century. There used to be more than 30 staff at the house, but now, with a mounting debt of 6.5 million, only five remain since Lord and Lady Hazelwood were forced to let the others go. With the future of Hazelwood in question and their jobs on the line, the unthinkable happens, the staff wins the lottery!
8) The dry
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodiscs (117 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For Aaron Falk, going back home is not going to be easy. After all, with the area facing an extreme drought, everyone is in a constant state of alert. It is against this strange backdrop that Falk stumbles into a mystery that is four decades old. Many years ago, a teenage girl died under mysterious circumstances. And the more that Falk investigates this cold case, the more he realizes that it may have something to do with the town's more recent tragedies....
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the life-affirming medical drama set in India returns, Dr. Ruby Walker is still reeling following Gabriel's shock departure, and then she's dealt another blow when her father is diagnosed with cancer. Two new doctors join the Good Karma team, while Greg and Lydia's relationship is threatened by the possibility of marriage.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (500 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The hit British crime series returns with new mysteries. Aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. As one of the most-watched shows on British television, New Tricks features strong writing, wry humor, and a splendid cast. Bonus: Behind-the-scenes featurette and bloopers.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approx. 440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Suave, smart, and somewhat strange, Raphael Balthazar can make the dead speak like no one else, as a forensic pathologist in Paris.
"Seven months after his life was upended, Balthazar (Tomer Sisley) is still dealing with the fallout from his partner leaving and the revelations about his wife. Then Captain Camille Costes (Constance Labb̌) steps in to work with the troubled forensic pathologist. Outspoken and boundlessly energetic, she has a bone...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (400 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Devastated by his friend's death, Parisian forensic pathologist Raphal︠ Balthazar has vowed never to touch a corpse again. But his resolve wavers when he discovers a dead body while sailing, and soon he₂s working once more with Chief Inspector Hľn̈e Bach, who₂s closing in on their most elusive suspect: his wife's killer.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (320 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Dublin, a young Nigerian girl, Esme Lukasa, is found dead at a bus stop opening an investigation into her violent death. This leads Inspector Jen Rooney and her team of investigating detectives to a Direct Provision Centre for asylum-seekers. It is soon discovered that another girl from the center has disappeared. The police enter a murky underworld of slumlords and traffickers to find out who killed Esme and rescue the missing girl before she...
14) The Churchills
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Popular historian David Starkey tells the story of the two greatest war leaders in British history, both of whom were called Churchill. Everyone knows Winston Churchill led Britain and her Allies in their struggle against Hitler; less well known is John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, who led Britain and her Allies against an earlier would-be dictator of Europe, the Sun King, Louis XIV of France. John Churchill was Winston's ancestor, but he was more...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
Description
Master detective Evert Backstrom is in peak form. He is still making tabloid headlines with his ability to solve murders quickly and efficiently - and arrogantly. But when his rival, celebrity lawyer Tomas Eriksson, is murdered, it proves difficult not to let emotions interfere in the investigation. The evidence points in multiple directions, and before long, more dead bodies are found. The motive connecting the murders seems to be an old music box...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
3 blu-ray discs (462 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Poirot in the last five episodes of the long running series. Alongside the familiar faces of Hasting, Japp, Miss Lemon, and Ariadne Oliver, Poirot risks everything to solve the most complex case in his career. Includes episodes: The Big-four; Elephants Can Remember; Dead Man's Folly; The Labours of Hercules; and Curtain: Poirot's Last Case.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen years after their son's murder at the hands of a racist gang, Stephen Lawrence's parents continue their fight for justice. Meanwhile, DCI Clive Driscoll is convinced the case can still be solved, despite opposition from within the police.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (215 min.) sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the newest episode of the Irish drama, the Connolly brothers are struggling to forge an empire for themselves during the American gold rush of the 1890s. They stand united, having established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the territory, but against a backdrop of growing lawlessness in Dominion Creek, they face a challenge that threatens to take from them all that they hold dear, family, friends, and gold.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 470 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Bea Smith arrives at Wentworth Prison, arrested for the attempted murder of her abusive husband, she is thrown head-first into a hostile and unforgiving environment with rules of its own. Bea tries to stay out of trouble, but quickly becomes caught up in a brutal rivalry between celebrity inmate Franky and former mob boss Jacs. Wentworth proves to be a dangerous place for the officers as well as the inmates, who are often prisoners to their own...
20) Anna Karenina
Publisher
BBC TV
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 539 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Tolstoy's powerful tale of family passions set in Russia in the 1870s, Anna, the young and beautiful wife of a powerful older man, risks more than she can imagine when she runs away with the dashing Count Vronsky.