Richard Dreyfuss
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
We've let the meaning of America be reduced to guesswork. It might not be too late. Our democratic republic is failing, and it shouldn't be a surprise. We can't fly a plane without training; we can't practice medicine without attending medical school. And yet we expect the American people to wield the full power of their citizenship, the product of the most revolutionary governmental thinking in human history, without any education. We no longer teach...
3) The crucible
Author
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
A veiled reflection of the anticommunist witch-hunts of the 1950s, this play portrays seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts as a rigid theocracy eager to ferret out real or imagined deviations from the norm, and indicts everyone in Salem--and by extension American society--for the crimes of intolerance and blind hatred.
6) Red
Series
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Frank is a former black-ops CIA agent living a quiet life alone, until the day a hit squad shows up to kill him. With his identity compromised, Frank reassembles his old team; Joe, Marvin, and Victoria, and sets out to prove that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Stand back and watch the bullets fly in this explosive action-comedy"--Container.
7) Jaws
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the townb2ss chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
8) Lansky
Publisher
HBO Pictures
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Gangster rises from immigrant poverty to a world of power and wealth.
The mob has many faces, but only one man is behind them all. Emigrating to America as a child, the young Meyer Lansky learns to fight with his wits and always comes out on top - and at a proftit. Starting with a small gang, Lansky soon becomes a big-time gangster when, at the height of prohibition, he joins Bugsy Siegal and Lucky Luciano in creating a crime "syndicate", organizing...
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantasy about a boy, tended by two aunts, who discovers a magic pathway inside a giant peach. Together with some insect friends, he sets sail for the city of his dreams. Special features include.
Publisher
Miracle Pictures
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Film about the confusion between real life and reel life that consumes a film maker. By mixing interviews with real people and erotic scenes of a haunting young woman, the audience is kept guessing about which is reality and which is a dream.
11) Stand by me
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
This film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up takes place in a small Oregon town as four boys set out on a two-day search for a missing teenager's body, a search that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery.
12) The lightkeepers
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1912. Vowing to swear off women for good, curmudgeonly Seth Atkins takes refuge tending a remote Cape Cod lighthouse. Then, a mysterious stranger literally washes ashore in Seth's life, with a past full of secrets and a similar aversion to females. But the arrival of two beautiful, spirited women will test the men's resolve.
13) My life in ruins
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Follows a history professor-turned-travel guide who, sick of pushy tourists, takes a romantic chance with a handsome Greek bus driver.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Roy Neary witnesses the arrival of flying saucer from an alien world. Thus begins an incredible series of events, culminating in the ultimate encounter with other-worlders as Neary is led aboard the awesome Mothership.
15) Tin men
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Two less-than-honest aluminum siding salesmen meet in a fender bender, but their bruised egos and quick tempers turn the minor accident into a major vendetta against each other's symbols of success--their prized Cadillacs.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A struggling New York actor is kidnapped and forced to impersonate the late dictator of Parador, a Caribbean nation. The actor gets better and better at the role, with the help of the dead leader's sultry mistress, until guerilla fighters strike, and he wonders if it might not be a good time to move to a new role!
17) What about Bob?
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Bob Wiley, a troubled but lovable therapy patient, seeks help from noted psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin. When the doctor leaves town to go on a quiet family vacation, Bob, afraid of being alone, follows--showing up unexpectedly at the therapist's lakeside retreat. Bob becomes the houseguest that just won't leave.
Publisher
Briarcliff Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by true events, witness the extraordinary journey of Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton, who made history as the first Black player to sign an NBA contract. At a time when segregation divided sports, New York Knicks coach Joe Lapchick and team executive Ned Irish see the future of basketball in Sweetwater's dazzling and unorthodox displays of entertaining athleticism. Together, they challenge convention and break through barriers that would change...
Publisher
Goodtimes Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
When the magical Toy Maker grabs all of Santa's toys, its up to everyone's favorite reindeer, Rudolph, to come to the rescue. With the help of Hermey the elf, Yukon Cornelius, Bumbles the abominable snow monster and special friend Clarice, they promise Santa to track down the Toy Taker and rescue Santa's toys.
20) Another stakeout
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[between 1994 and 2002.]
Language
English
Description
Chaos and calamity prevail as two hard-charging Seattle detectives go undercover with an inexperienced assistant D.A. to spy on neighbors suspected of hiding an escaped Mafia witness on the run from the Feds and a mob hit man.