Rory Kinnear
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"You shouldn't be here. It's too late . . . " These, heard over the phone, were the last recorded words of successful celebrity-divorce lawyer Richard Pryce, found bludgeoned to death in his bachelor pad with a bottle of wine - a 1982 Chateau Lafite worth 3,000, to be precise. Odd, considering he didn't drink. Why this bottle? And why those words? And why was a three-digit number painted on the wall by the killer? And, most importantly, which of the...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home--a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse--but John's not here. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the inquisitive, nine-month-old resident of Trudy's womb. Told from a perspective unlike any other, Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storytellers"--...
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
2-disc collector's edition; widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
5) Broken
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2013], 2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91, 15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Skunk is an 11 year-old girl who lives a carefree life with her father, on a cul-de-sac in a very much middle-class neighborhood in Britain. At the beginning of the movie Skunk sees Rick, a young man living across the street, getting violently beaten up by yet another neighbor, Mr. Oswald. We later learn that one of Oswald's daughters, in order to save face, told her dad that Rick raped her, following which Oswalt in a rage pummels Rick. Skunk is...
6) Cuban Fury
Author
Language
English
Description
Beneath Bruce Garrett's shabby, overweight exterior, the passionate beating heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Only one woman can reignite his Latin fire, but first Bruce must learn how to unshackle his dancing beast, regain his long-lost swagger, and claim the love of his life.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading...
9) Bank of Dave
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true-life experiences of Dave Fishwick; 'Bank of Dave' tells the story of how a working-class Burnley man and self-made millionaire fought to set up a community Bank.
10) Man up
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Nancy is mistaken for Jack's blind date, she decides to take fate into her own hands and just go with it. What could possibly go wrong?
11) Women in love
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
[Widescreen edition].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following the banning of his earlier novel, The Rainbow, D.H. Lawrence shocked his audience yet again with Women in Love. Combining elements of both novels, this adaptation focuses on the lives of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, as they struggle with their own loves, desires, passions, and relationships with two friends, Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich. As Ursula and Birkin's friendship and love develop, Gudrun and Gerald's stormy and destructive...
12) Men
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. However, someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread soon becomes a fully formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 435 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An erotically charged, profoundly unsettling new saga that completely reinvents literature's most iconic and terrifying characters. Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein, and timeless figures from Dracula join a core of original characters in a dark and brutal quest to save a soul, even as they grapple with their own monstrous temptations.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (482 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vanessa Ives accepting her demons could exact a terrible cost and plunge the world into darkness, while Ethan Chandler, Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Sir Malcolm, the Creature, and Lily must each face their own monstrous selves.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (182 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Pagford is a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind the pretty facade, however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. Pagford is not what it first seems.
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (229 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"[This program] charts Catherine's tumultuous reign as the cunning and ambitious empress fights off threats to her crown, wages war with the Ottoman Empire and expands Russian's borders as far as the Black Sea and Crimea. Beyond its tale of a political success story against all odds, the series chronicles the passionate love affair between Catherine and Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin."-- Container.
17) Women in love
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (181 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Following the banning of his novel, The Rainbow, D.H. Lawrence shocked his audience yet again with Women in Love. Combining elements of both novels, this adaptation focuses on the lives of two sisters, Ursula & Gudrun Brangwen, as they struggle with their own loves, desires, passions and relationships with two friends, Rupert Birkin & Gerald Crich. As Ursula & Birkin's friendship and love develops, Gudrun & Gerald's stormy and destructive relationship...
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (482 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vanessa Ives accepting her demons could exact a terrible cost and plunge the world into darkness, while Ethan Chandler, Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Sir Malcolm, the Creature, and Lily must each face their own monstrous selves.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (8 hr., 38 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Hollow crown: "New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption,...