Bob Hoskins
2) Passed Away
Author
Language
English
Description
Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving Scanlan clan are drawn together in a test of familial endurance that soon has them at each other's throats. As the eldest son, Johnny is tactlessly reminded that he's probably the next to go; daughter Terry is the black sheep who hasn't told anyone that the marriage they all warned her against has broken up; thick-headed but nice looking younger son Frank...
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.
4) Othello
Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Language
English
Formats
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
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.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
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...
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen [ed.]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Made famous as Superman on television, George Reeves finds it hard to not be typecast because of it. When he is found dead of a gunshot wound, rumors begin to run rampant. Based on Hollywood's most notorious unsolved mystery.
9) Pinocchio
Publisher
Distributed by Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 189 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The beloved fairy tale of a wooden puppet brought to life by love and magic.
10) Mona Lisa
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An ex-convict, thug and a high-class call girl make for an unlikely and dangerous couple in Academy Award-winner Neil Jordan's tale of frustrated love on the cruel streets of London's underworld. Features trailer.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approx. 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.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
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.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), a handsome heir to a political dynasty who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Destiny throws the unlikely pair together for one night, but when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, the two...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this lavish, 1930s-era drama, Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide. Now, Francis Ford Coppola's extraordinary film is brought tovivid new life with never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences thatdeepen and enrich the storylines.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is 1942 and the Nazis are cutting a deadly swath through Russia. Under the leadership of Kruschev, the citizens of Stalingrad are mounting a brave resistance, spurred by the exploits of their local hero, Vassili Zaitsev. An expert sniper, Vassili's deeds have become legendary, thanks to propaganda produced by a political officer named Danilov. To stop Vassili, the Germans dispatch their best sniper, Major Konig, to Stalingrad. When Vassili and...
17) Beyond the sea
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Standard format (16:9).
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the life and career of American singer-songwriter Bobby Darin, one of the most popular musicians of the late 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s.
18) Brazil
Series
Criterion collection volume 51
Language
English
Formats
Description
A daydreaming bureaucrat becomes involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman and becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions.
"Hailed for its groundbreaking visual effects and satirical story, Brazil is one of the most highly regarded films of all time and a bona fide cult classic. Jonathan Pryce stars as Sam Lowry, a grey-suited government clerk who finds his life turned upside-down when he gets involved in...
19) Last orders
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The hapless Roger Rabbit is framed for the murder of Marvin Acme, who was photographed "playing patticake" with Roger's wife Jessica. The mixed live and animated action takes place in Hollywood and next-door "Toontown," where humans and "Toons" co-exist.