William Hurt
Author
Language
English
Description
"The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters : Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the...
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Pete is terminally ill with brain cancer and his mother is determined to help him fulfil his dream: to catch a butterfly, the legendary blue Morpho. Since the elusive creature is only found in tropical rainforests, she must enlist the aid of renowned entomologist, Alan Osborn, who reluctantly agrees. Based on a true story.
4) The doctor
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realizes that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions.
5) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Language
English
Description
The harshly treated orphan girl, Jane Eyre, becomes a governess in a mysterious Yorkshire mansion and falls in love with the master of the house.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Tom Grunick is the perfect modern anchorman, with charm and good looks but no background for the job. Jane Craig, the brilliant producer, has the job of trying to make Tom look like a newsman. Then there is Aaron Altman, a dedicated reporter, utterly devoid of on-camera charisma, and jealous of Tom's success with the public and Jane.
8) Neverwas
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
In order to learn more about his famous father's suicide, Zach Riley takes a postion at the clinic where his father ended his days and meets an inmate who claims to be king of the imaginary land described in Zach's father's book.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Based on the bizarre true story of a woman who tried to kill her husband four times! The woman is a devoted wife who discovers that her pizza-making husband is cheating on her and decides to kill him for breaking her heart. Her plot includes the help of her mother, an oddball busboy and two drug-addled cousins.
10) Lost in space
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
The year is 2058. With the Earth's resources severely depleted human survival depends upon "The Jupiter Mission." This daring plan will launch an entire family, the Robinsons, into the farthest reaches of hyperspace to colonize "Alpha Prime", the only other habitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space, facing alien invaders, time-warp wonders and non-stop...
11) Sunshine
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2001].
Language
English
Description
A compelling epic about generations of a Hungarian Jewish family caught up in the upheavals and false hopes of a war-swept 20th century.
12) Robin Hood
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Former con man Brett Hanson (William Hurt) is imprisoned for six years before finally being released on parole. Now he needs to get back home to Louisiana and the ex-wife (Maria Bello) he left there, so when he meets Gordy (Eddie Redmayne) and Martine (Kristen Stewart) on a road trip south, he accepts their offer to give him a ride. While Brett wonders whether his ex-wife will want to see him again, Gordy harbors a crush on Martine, who is trying...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
James is a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf. He falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. She shuns him at first, refusing to read his lips and only using signs. Will her feelings change over time?
15) Smoke
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
Episodic story, divided into five chapters, each bearing the name of a character. Most of the characters are connected by the fact that they hang out or work at the Brooklyn Cigar Store, where they tell stories and smoke a lot. Chapters explore the interpersonal relationships between this large and diverse group of people.
17) Body heat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997.
Language
English
Description
A likable, unambitious lawyer and his siren-like lover plot to kill her wealthy husband.
18) Altered states
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998.
Language
English
Description
The incredible terrifying tale of a research scientist experimenting with altered states of consciousness, and the horrors he finds in secret landscapes of the mind.
19) Winter's tale
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a man attempts to rob a seemingly empty mansion, he instead begins to fall for the wealthy heiress.
20) Tuck everlasting
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Young Winnie Foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and her domineering mother, escapes into the woods only to get lost. Her magical summer begins when she meets Jesse Tuck. Jesse is full of life and adventure and Winnie falls in love. The Tuck family has a powerful secret-- a spring that holds the magic of everlasting life. Now Winnie must choose whether she wants to live life as she knows it or drink from the spring.