Tim Robbins
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Ave fénix volume 182
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English
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Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television 'family'. But...
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Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers; however the first edition contained...
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Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He has become estranged from his family and his life isn't in order. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come up from the ground, en masse, to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it. As the aliens plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must put aside thoughts of himself and come to the defense...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. When a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest...
9) Zathura
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Danny twists the key of an old science fiction game. The game unleashes a localized meteor shower and wrenches Danny's house into orbit around a distant ringed planet. Besides Danny, his brother Walter and sister Lisa have to go along. Soon a defective robot, a rangy astronaut, and an alien spaceship enter the picture. The only way the kids can return their house to its proper space-time coordinates is to finish the game, but before they can finish,...
10) I.Q
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Albert Einstein tries to lure his spirited niece Catherine away from her stuffy British fiance and into the arms of her perfect love match...a sweet-natured auto mechanic.
11) Mystic River
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Three childhood friends are reunited after one loses a daughter, but all for different reasons.
12) Mission to Mars
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
NASA launches a Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors from the first manned mission to Mars which has mysteriously disappeared.
13) Bob Roberts
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A radical folksinger turned senatorial candidate blends the campaign trail with singing, music videos and scandal.
14) Dark waters
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Inspired by a shocking true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything - his future, his family, and his own life - to expose the truth.
15) Catch a fire
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Patrick Chamusso, an oil refinery worker who joined the African National Congress after being arrested and tortured for a crime he did not commit.
16) Miss Firecracker
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Carnelle, a hellraiser, enters the Miss Firecracker contest in the old-fashioned town where she was raised. Carnelle's not the usual contestant, but her cousin is a famous winner, and Carnelle's determined to equal her, no matter what.
18) Code 46
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
A government worker in a future, totalitarian society falls in love with a woman who forges papers for the disenfranchised.
19) Jacob's ladder
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Jacob is a man living in a nightmare. Having survived Vietnam, he's back home in New York City. But memories of both his wartime demons and the accidental death of his son haunt and terrorize him. Jacob's grip on reality begins to slip and only his friend can save him.
20) Bull Durham
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
American romantic comedy, dealing with a very minor minor-league team and three of its current constituents, an aging baseball groupie that beds one player each season, a cocky foolish new pitcher, and the older, weary catcher brought in to wise the rookie up.