Michael Shannon
Author
Language
English
Description
John Rosow is a private detective hired to tail Harold Fullmer. After uncovering Harold's identity as a missing person-one of the thousands presumed dead after the terrorist attacks of 9/11-Rosow is persuaded by a large reward to bring Harold back, unwillingly, to his wife in New York City. Ultimately, however, Rosow must decide whether it's right or wrong to return Harold to a life that no longer exists.
3) The Iceman
Author
Language
English
Description
The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters had any clue about his real profession.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns home to Chicago at her brother’s (Michael Shannon) urging to help deal with her ailing mother (Blythe Danner) and her father’s (Robert Forster) reluctance to let go of their life together. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival.** Nominated for Best First Feature at the **Philadelphia Film Festival.** *"One of the year's best indie dramas, one that should hit home with a wide range of viewers sure to...
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (62 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
BALLAD OF A RIGHTEOUS MERCHANT explores the process through which this event, for which an ancient myth was the catalyst, is transformed into fiction. Building on the legacy of previous documentaries about Herzog, this one shows a side of him known only to his friends and close collaborators. Refreshingly candid and surprisingly revealing, this portrait in no way diminishes the revered director's mystique. Rather, it deepens appreciation of his humanity...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This noir drama stars Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon (*Boardwalk Empire, Nocturnal Animals*) as John Rosow, a private detective hired to tail a man, Harold Fullmer, on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers Harold’s identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing Harold back to his...
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
8) Dead Birds
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (91 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A group of Confederate soldiers (including two time Oscar-nominee Michael Shannon) hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces. "*Solid acting, at times brilliant camera work, and superb sound design all contribute to make this a truly frightening winner.*" - Steve Barton, ***Dread Central***
9) The Woodsman
Publisher
Newmarket
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
After serving 12 years in prison for child abuse, Walter (Kevin Bacon) moves into a small apartment, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. He finds unexpected solace from Vicki (Kyra Sedgwick), a tough-talking woman who promises not to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"WORLD TRADE CENTER is a film about heroism and the best in all of us," raves Good Morning America's Joel Siegel. Academy Award winner, Nicolas Cage stars in the unforgettable true story of the courageous rescue and survival of two Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble on September 11, 2001 after they volunteered to go in and help. Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone reveals an intimate look at the events of the day as seen...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.
12) Premium rush
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
13) Man of steel
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Rental [ed.]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Publisher
Hbo Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Atlantic City, 1921. In a city whose fortunes have soared in the wake of Prohibition, Nucky Thompson is paying a steep price for wielding ultimate power in 'the world's playground'. Though the 1920 election is over, Nucky finds himself the target of a federal investigation for vote tampering, and an insurrection by those he counted among his closest allies.
15) Loving
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
16) Elvis & Nixon
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the infamous meeting between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon in 1970, which was immortalized in the most requested phonograph in the National Archives.
17) Knives out
Publisher
Lionsgate
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
18) Midnight special
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version; rental.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A father and son go on the run, pursued by government agents and a cult drawn to the boy's special powers.
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During their last year at an Ivy League college in 1999, a group of friends and crew teammates' lives are changed forever when an army vet takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team.
20) Bullet Train
Publisher
Sony
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan from...