Michael Gambon
Language
English
Formats
Description
Albert Finney plays a brilliant but stern classics instructor at a posh prep school who is forced out of his job and into the realization that he is despised in the classroom...and at home. Nominated for Best Screenplay at the **BAFTA Awards.** Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival.** *"Finney is a master of letting us glimpse the bruised heart of a man like Andrew Crocker-Harris, who has used his devotion to the classics to bury...
Series
[Harry Potter films] volume 3
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
It's Harry's 3rd Year at Hogwarts, not only does he have a new "Defense against the Dark-Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards Prison, is coming after Harry.
43) Little women
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Sweet Molly Gibson was living life pleasantly when her widowed father decides that, for the good of his daughter, he must remarry. In comes Claire and Molly's life is turned upside down by the usually well meaning but off-the-mark Claire, who insists on things being done the proper way. Added to the stew is Caire's beautiful, educated daughter Cynthia, and the Hamleys, a well-to-do family headed by a squire who is not happy about the romantic interests...
46) Mobsters
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Mobsters follows the daring and violent exploits of four men growing up in the 1920's: charming "Lucky" Luciano, skilled negotiator Meyer Lansky, headstrong, womanizing "Bugsy" Siegal, and diplomatic Frank Costello. From their humble beginnings and diverse ethnic backgrounds, they develop an impenetrable bond that leads them to the top of the underworld.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
They are not bad girls; they are just behaving that way! Best friends take on low-life thieves in this hilarious high-energy action-comedy. It all starts when Shannon, a nurse at a London emergency room, and Frances, a struggling American actor, overhear bank robbers on a radio scanner making off with a fortune. They make contact and demand a cut at the loot.
48) Paddington
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The young Peruvian bear Paddington's adventures on his trip to London begin when he is found and taken in by the Brown family at London's Paddington Station.
Series
[Harry Potter films] volume 7
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before...
50) Victoria & Abdul
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt...
51) Being Julia
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
London, 1938. Julia is a true West End diva: beautiful, talented, wealthy, and famous. She has a devoted husband who has masterminded her brilliant career - but after years of the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. She finds what she is looking for in a handsome young American fan, who adds a few more sparks than Julia was hoping for.
52) Paddington 2
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy's hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber's antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it's up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
53) Viceroy's house
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
54) The lost prince
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Miranda Richardson and Tom Hollander star as Queen Mary and King George V. After discovering that their son Prince John suffers from epilepsy and learning disabilities, the royals have the boy sent off to be raised in a rural farmhouse, lest he tarnish the family's image of superiority. Removed from the public eye and the attention of his parents, Prince John forms a loving bond with his nurse, Lalla.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds. Hogwarts, once thought to be a safe haven, may no longer be safe. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Harry will have to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses, a critical piece...
56) Gosford Park
Publisher
MCA Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Drama set at the country estate of Sir William McCordle in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guests and downstairs servants at a hunting party weekend when one of the group is murdered.
Series
[Harry Potter films] volume 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
Author
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A thrilling adaptation of Lew Wallace's epic biblical tale of betrayal, destiny and redemption.
Judea, 26 AD. Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem. The other is known as 'He that is born King of the Jews'...
When Judah Ben Hur visits his childhood playmate Messala, now a Roman tribune, he hopes to rekindle an old friendship. But their meeting has devastating consequences. Betrayed and falsely accused