James Fox
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Charlie and five others draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy factory that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world.
5) Life
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock and roll life. Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
While on a trip in 1928 to visit her son, Mrs. Moore, accompanied by her son's fiancee, becomes appalled at the treatment of the Indians by the ruling British government. Later, they befriend a native Indian who, over-stepping the accepted norms of his culture, invites the two ladies on an excursion. In a strange turn of events, he is accused of attempting to rape the young woman.
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Takes you on a journey through a set of tales wound together. Among these tales are among some of the unforgettable tales by the world's most magical storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen. 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Snow Queen', 'Princess and the Pea', 'The Ugly Duckling', and 'The Nightingale' all intertwined together in this magical, humorous, and entertaining story.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
In 1830s Northumberland, after cholera claims both of her parents, 16-year-old Cissie Brodie stubbornly vows to raise her five young brothers and sisters herself. Only a bare cave, and the kindness of villagers, keep the children out of the workhouse. But one man's lust and cruelty change Cissie's life forever, setting in motion a series of events that test her courage and character.
15) King Rat
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
In Singapore's Changi Gaol during WWII, Corporal King, a thoroughly unscrupulous and opportunistic American POW, makes shabby deals with the camp guards in order to make his confinement more comfortable. King delights in rising above his military rank and social class as he uses his streetwise tactics to "rule" over his fellow Allied prisoners and his Japanese captors.
16) The servant
Series
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A tale of hypocrisy and hatred until a corrupt servant becomes the master.
17) The Russia house
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer both deliver exceptional performances as two people - he from England, she from Russia - caught up in a world of spies and politics, whose love could prove fatal to them both. When Katya, a beautiful Russian book editor attempts to send British publisher Barley Blair a manuscript written by "DANTE", a noted Soviet scientist, she unwittingly involves him in a world of international espionage. Having met Blair at a...
18) Mister Lonely
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A Michael Jackson impersonator finds love and new friends in a home in the Scottish Highlands, when he is taken in by a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, in a castle that is home to Shirley Temple, Buckwheat, Madonna, The Pope, and other impersonators.
19) Effie Gray
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A sumptuous historical drama set against a luscious backdrop exploring the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin, his young bride Effie Gray, and his protege painter John Everett Millais. After marrying Ruskin, Effie quickly realizes her marriage is a lie when Ruskin refuses to consummate it. Yearning for affection, she soon falls for the charms of the charismatic Millais.
20) The golden bowl
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Set in the early 1900's, Maggie is the daughter of American tycoon Adam Verver, who marries an impoverished yet charming Italian aristocrat, Prince Amerigo. Through a twist of fate, Adam marries the Prince's former lover, Charlotte. Maggie's suspicions deepen to a possible affair between the Prince and Charlotte, when Maggie makes the ill-fated purchase of a golden bowl. It becomes only a matter of time before Maggie unravels the truth from a world...