Stephen Tobolowsky
Publisher
Artist View Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Burned out Hollywood screenwriter, Bo Aikens, arrives in picturesque Black River, seeking relaxation and artistic inspiration. When he becomes entangled in a nightmarish plot preventing his return home, it seems clear that this perfect little hideaway captures more than just the imagination.
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Over the course of one afternoon, in six different parts of L.A., six couples connect, reconnect, or fall apart. Marked by nimble shifts in tone (the six stories range from romping farce to emotionally gutting drama) and a potent combination of innovative cinematic storytelling and evergreen themes of the difficulties and ultimate resiliency of love in all its many forms, SIX L.A. LOVE STORIES is an indie *Love Actually* for our time. Winner of Best...
3) Buried
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up six feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited... Paul has only ninety minutes to be rescued before his worst...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Based on the controversial life story of singer-songwriter, Hank Williams, this film tells the powerful tale of country music's original bad boy. The man, the myth and the music come together when Williams travels from Alabama to a series of New Years shows in West Virginia and Ohio. This remarkable journey leads straight to the heart and soul of the legendary performer as he takes one last shot at redemption.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Garfield's owner, Jon, takes in sweet, but dimwitted pooch Odie, turning Garfield's perfect world upside-down. Now Garfield wants only one thing: Odie out of his home and his life! But when the hapless pup disappears and is kidnapped by a nasty dog trainer, Garfield, feeling responsible, tears himself away from the TV and springs into action.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Film based on the true story of the Saint Patrick Battalion, a group of soldiers enlisted from Ireland to fight in the Mexican War. When they are treated harshly for their religious convictions, they escape across the border into the enemy territory of Mexico, where they must convince a Mexican rebel leader to let them fight against the U.S. so they can protect their beliefs.
7) Mr. Magoo
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Magoo becomes the target of a notorious and ruthless band of international jewel thieves when he sets out to retrieve a stolen gem.
Publisher
Shout Factory/Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Having recently split from fiancé Sam Rawson, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but as Allison starts to rethink her engagement, Hedra grows jealous and hostile. As Allison learns new details about her roommate's life, Hedra gets violent in her efforts to get Sam out of the picture. With Hedra turning more menacing by the minute, Allison finally understands what she's up against.
9) Swing shift
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A vivid look at the wartime conditions that stood society on its head. Kay Walsh had never held a wrench before but you're never too pretty to learn. The women and men that stayed home during World War II worked in the factories that turned out the weaponry to turn the tide of battle.
10) Thelma & Louise
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Two women friends leave their partners for a short trip, but an unexpected incident turns them into fugitives from the law.
11) Basic instinct
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When body of a washed-up rocker is found riddled with puncture wounds, his arms tied to his bed, suspicion immediately falls on his frequent sexual partner Catherine Tramell. In the wealthy, sexually aggressive mystery writer's most recent novel, a rock star is murdered in precisely the same way. Is the book a perfect alibi, or is she pulling a double-reverse bluff? San Francisco homicide detective Nick Curran has a violent past, an addictive nature,...
Publisher
HBO Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. A comedy partially inspired by Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late 1980s.
14) True stories
Series
Criterion collection volume 951
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life and a distillation ot what was in his own idiosyncratic mind. The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic...
15) Groundhog Day
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Phil Connors is a TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event, is caught in a time loop, repeatedly reliving the same day.
16) Garfield
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When Jon Arbuckle adopts a dog named Odie to impress the veterinarian Liz, Garfield wants only one thing: Odie out of his life. However, when Odie is dog-napped after Garfield locks him out of the house, the lazy lasagna lover feels responsible and springs into action.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Since 1979, the state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in the shed out behind the barracks. Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox had answered a strange call just down the road and came back with an abandoned 1953 Buick Roadmaster. Curt Wilcox knew old cars, and this one was... just wrong. As it turned out, the Buick 8 was worse than dangerous--and the members of Troop D decided that it would be better if the public never found...