Niv Fichman
1) Hyena Road
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hyena Road is a taut war action film about Canadian troops in Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of three very different men: A sniper who has never allowed himself to think of his targets as human and becomes implicated in the life of one; an intelligence officer who has never contemplated killing and becomes the engine of a plot to kill; and a legendary Mujahideen warrior who had put war behind him and is now the center of the battle zone.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
This is the story of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from *A Christmas Carol*. Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today. Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay...
3) Last night
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the stroke of midnight, the world is going to end. With time running out, a crazy group of big city dwellers is determined to go out with a bang.
4) Snow cake
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Recently released from prison, Alex offers a ride to a hitchhiker, only to have her killed instantly when they are involved in a brutal car accident. Alex then approaches the girl's mother, and the events that unfold dramatically change both his life and those of others around him.
Publisher
Lionsgate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a worldwide power outage, two sisters must work together in order to survive in their increasingly treacherous new world while fighting intruders, disease, loneliness, and starvation.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele."--IMDB.
7) Blindness
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of 'white blindness.' Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where societal norms quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. Inside the hospital is one eyewitness to the nightmare. Following her husband into the hospital, a woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague...
Publisher
Siren Visual [distributor]
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The true story behind Ben Affleck's film "Argo, our Man in Tehran" features extensive interviews with Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, who hid six Americans in his official residence and obtained the counterfeit documents that allowed them to make their dramatic escape from Tehran. The film uncovers new information and adds context, including an historical overview of Iran, interviews with the rescued Americans, former Prime Minister...
9) Possessor
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the visionary mind of writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, it is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite corporate assassin Tasya Vos. Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people₂s bodies to execute high-profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.
Publisher
Sony Classical
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Yo-Yo Ma and choreographer Mark Morris collaborate in an interdisciplinary artistic exploration of dance inspired by Bach's third suite for solo cello.
Inspired by the moods and emotions of Bach's fourth suite, Sarabande is a dramatic film written and directed by feature film director Atom Egoyan. The film weaves together numerous stories in a series of coincidences intimating themes of generosity and exchange.
Author
Publisher
Sony Classical
Pub. Date
©2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Yo-Yo Ma and Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando collaborate in an interdisciplinary artistic exploration which ultimately transcends cultural boundaries and proves that Bach can inspire an art form far removed from Western tradition.
Yo-Yo Ma and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean collaborate in an interdisciplinary artistic exploration resulting in a "cosmic" ice dance of Bach's sixth suite. Tom McCamus portrays J.S. Bach in a monolog preceding...