Peter Sallis
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Times wrote of John Wyndham's terrifying post-apocalyptic thriller The Day of the Triffids that it had, "All the reality of a vividly realized nightmare." It may best serve our purposes to tell what triffids actually are. Triffids are odd, interesting little plants that grow in everyone's garden. Triffids are no more than mere curiosities until an event occurs that alters human life: what seems to be a spectacular meteor shower, turns into a bizarre,...
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 190 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On a quest for his favorite snack, Wallace takes Gromit on an out-of-this-world adventure in his homemade space rocket to discover if the moon really is made of cheese. Then, Wallace takes in a mysterious lodger, but Gromit's suspicions are aroused when the new arrival starts to show a sinister interest in his master's Techno-Trousers. Last, Wallace and Gromit set up a window-cleaning business, only to find themselves ensnared in a deadly mystery...
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The complete six part series featuring amazing contraptions from around the world. Wallace and Gromit take an enthusiastic look at some real-life cracking contraptions, from gadgets that help around the home to the mind-boggling world of space travel and much more in between. From their self-built television studio, Wallace introduces films of inventors from around the world, and unveils some of his very own creations.
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Full screen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 85 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, a mysterious veggie-ravaging beast wreaks havoc on the town's vegetable plots. It's up to Wallace and Gromit to catch the beast with their humane pest-control business, "Anti-Pesto". But someone else has other plans for the beast.
It's 'veggie-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood. The two enterprising friends are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto."...
6) Brand
Series
Henrik Ibsen the collection volume V. 1
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : digital, sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The BBC has worked tirelessly to bring the works of playwright Henrik Ibsen to the screen. Brand: A pastor returns to his ancestral home to find the villagers on the verge of starvation. He believes ministering to these poor people to be his calling. Over the course of time, however, he faces many difficult choices. The decisions he makes, based on his stark and idealist view of morality, have dire consequences for all the people he touches and, ultimately,...
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (260 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
All 13 episodes of the further adventures of Toad and company deliver timeless pleasures with the magic and splendor of Kenneth Grahame's classic book.
Series
Publisher
Hit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
20th anniversary collection.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (49 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of Wallace and Gromit, an inventor and his dog, as they build a spaceship and travel to the moon in search of cheese.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (NTSC, 686 min.) : DVD video, digital, sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brides of Dracula: "Marianne is traveling to Eastern Europe from Paris for a teaching post. She gets stranded at an inn after her stagecoach mysteriously leaves her. She is persuaded to stay at Baroness Meinster's chateau. During her stay Marianne meets the Baroness's son who is chained to a wall. Feeling bad for the son, Marianne frees him, only to discover that he is a vampire. Luckily for her, Dr. Van Helsing is on his way to rescue Marianne and...