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1) Byzantium
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two female vampires wreak havoc on an unsuspecting English seaside community. Introverted Eleanor and the outgoing Clara both carry secrets from deep in their shared past--all 200 years of it. Shacked up in the seedy Byzantium Hotel, they scheme to keep their secrets from unsuspecting new victims in this seductive, stylish new take on the vampire genre.
2) Broken
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Formats
Description
Skunk is an 11 year-old girl who lives a carefree life with her father, on a cul-de-sac in a very much middle-class neighborhood in Britain. At the beginning of the movie Skunk sees Rick, a young man living across the street, getting violently beaten up by yet another neighbor, Mr. Oswald. We later learn that one of Oswald's daughters, in order to save face, told her dad that Rick raped her, following which Oswalt in a rage pummels Rick. Skunk is...
3) Mister Foe
Language
English
Formats
Description
Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, Hallam Foe instead finds himself searching the rooftops of Edinburgh for love, while his knack for voyeurism paradoxically reveals his darkest fears and peculiar desires.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The second series of the compelling courtroom drama follows upright barrister William Garrow as he does battle against the injustices of the 18th century legal system. Rich in period atmosphere and excellent performances, Garrow's Law offers an illuminating glimpse into history. Includes all 4 episodes of Series 2.
"Gripping, enlightening"--Seattle Times
"Courtroom drama gold"--The Sunday Times (U.K.)
"****"--Scripps Howard News Service
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 414 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the center of the action is top-ranking detective Janine Lewis, a single mother passionately committed to both her children and her work. She struggles to balance the demands of a high-powered, sometimes dangerous job with raising her children.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approx 351 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Martha Costello is a brilliant, passionate defense barrister with a reputation for defending the poor and downtrodden. She is about to embark on the next step of her career and apply to be a member of the highly prestigious Queen's Counsel. But she's not the only one at her chambers applying. Joining Martha is Clive Reader - charming and ruthless, funny, gifted, and dangerous. Only one is likely to be made QC, so how they perform in court is vital,...
8) Persuasion
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Anne Elliot turned down Captain Wentworth's proposal of marriage, she allowed herself to be persuaded by her snobbish family's conviction of his unworthiness. But now, after a separation of eight years, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth are to meet again and the tables have turned. Her former lover's fortunes have prospered and he is now returned from a career at sea both eligible and affluent. Anne's father, Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall,...
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With the demise of Moriarty, Sherlock finds himself locked in another mind battle with the powerful Charles Augustus Magnussen, who is holding the secrets of the world at his fingertips. Once again, the game is on for Sherlock and John in The Empty Hearse; The Sign of Three; and finally, His Last Vow.
Publisher
distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 443 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Judge John Deed is an idealist at heart, and his more traditional colleagues regard him as a dangerous and unpredictable maverick. Deed is proof that power does not have to corrupt. Armed whit a sharp intellect, rakish charm, keen wit, and passionate belief in justice, he has made it to the top on his own terms. Fearless and independent, he is sworn to serve State and Sovereign and will not allow himself to be influenced by government lackeys. Even...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Barry is a working-class cop assigned to protect the queen's youngest son, a new student at Cambridge University. Grace is an American exchange student both men fall in love with. When the prince proves as inept at love as he is at learning, the macho bodyguard becomes tutor as well as protector, ghostwriting sweet nothings and academic assignments, all while repressing his own feelings for Grace.
12) Lilies
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (467 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Iris, May, and Ruby are sisters living in Liverpool after WWI. Now as the world begins to change and their fortunes are bound to their widowed father and brother, they must learn to rely on each other. Includes all 8 episodes.
13) Wallander
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Returns with Wallander in the next set of thrilling tales set in the beautiful landscape of southern Sweden. These stories follow Kurt Wallander, a sensitive but brilliant detective, a man who takes each murder case he works on personally and will stop at nothing in his search for the truth, even at the expense of his health and his family life. Beautifully filmed, Wallander is a compelling series featuring an extremely likeable and entirely believable...
14) Vera: Set 2
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 370 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the solitary, obsessed, cantankerous investigator Vera Stanhope -- who happens to be pure genius at her job.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clatterford St. Mary's is a small town big enough to have a good cross section of people, but small enough that everyone knows everyone else's business (but won't talk about it until asked). Cue the Women's Guild, whose meetings are the talk of the town.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Love is in the air for both young and old in Glenbogle. But nothing is as is seems on the Scottish estate. Will they all live happily ever after?
17) Sword of honour
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A war story and a love story, as well as a biting satire on the emergence of the world we live in today.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (706 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920's Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit.
Publisher
Westlake Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Palfrey, an elegant, genteel widow, came from Scotland to London to take up residence at the Claremont Hotel. Though she had high hopes for the cosmopolitan pleasures of living in a big city, she is soon filled with a sense of uneasiness and gloom.
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...
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