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Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The enchanting story of Marcel Pagnol's childhood in the south of France, and a very special summer when he was 11 years old. In the countryside of Provence he fell under the spell of the rugged hills, made new friends and strengthened the unique bond with his father.
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (207 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
This epic masterpiece is about a group of 16th century samurai who are hired to defend a small Japanese village that finds itself annually raided by an army of bandits who steal the meager crops harvested by the peasants. Tired of relinquishing their food supply but woefully inept in combat skills, the villagers decide to hire a band of samurai to protect them. In addition to the primary conflict between the villagers and the bandits, much of the...
3) Guantanamera
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.
Language
Español
Description
In this romantic comedy, Yoyita, a world-famous diva, returns to her home town of Guantanamo for an elegant reception and a surprise reunion with her once beloved, Candido. Overjoyed with the rekindled memories of her first love, Yoyita's elated heart fizzles while in Candido's embrace. Joining Yoyita's funeral procession back to Havana are her sexy niece Gina, a former professor blacklisted for political nonconformity, and her husband Adolfo, a tasteless...
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (218 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Multiple
Description
Les bas-fonds (93 min.): A Baron, forced by circumstances, gives up his life of luxury and to takes up residence in the slums of Paris. The Baron observes the frustrated romance between Wasska Pepel and Natacha, the thwarted dreams of an actor, and the oppressive cruelties of landlord Kostileff.
Donzoko (125 min.): Sutekichi, a vulgar, comical thief takes up residence in a slum flophouse inhabited by many eccentric, destitute people. Osugi, the cruel...
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
960 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Updated with brand-new entries to describe the most recent major motion pictures, this critically-acclaimed volume spans more than a century of moviemaking, concisely describing 1001 of the best films from around the world. New in this edition are entries to describe such film hits as Lord of the Rings, Mystic River, Farenheit 9/11, and Million Dollar Baby. But in fact, this volume's team of critics goes back to 1902, describing such films as The...
Publisher
Voyager Company
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (105 min.) : sd., b&w, 1800 rpm ; 12 in.
Language
日本語
Description
A Samurai lord kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy. In this transformation of Shakespeare's tragedy MacBeth, director Kurosawa successfully interweaves the narrative with Japanese culture of the medieval period, discovering new insights within the timeless themes of ambition and greed.
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie... and will he become rich and famous...
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
A detective whose revolver is stolen goes undercover to locate the thief, sinking to such depths that even his colleagues don't recognize the difference between him and his quarry.
11) Vampire hunter D
Publisher
Urban Vision
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
In the year 12,090 A.D. the earth is plagued by vampires (lead by Count Magnus Lee) who rule over small pockets of civilization in ancient feudal land baronies. The vampire hunter known only as "D" attempts to fight through a horde of demons in order to rescue the brave villager Doris and put an end to the tyranny of Magnus Lee.
Publisher
Mei ya lei she ying die you xian gong si
Pub. Date
[199-?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
"Killer Ping is guilt ridden when his wife died in his arms during a fierce massacre. He runs the Peace Hotel and promises peace to all guests but turns his back for request of escape from fugitives. The rule upholds unbroken for ten years - until one day a lady steps into the hotel and captures the eyes of Ping, Golden rule vapors as Ping surrenders his heart to the lady, not knowing that it is all a trap. A conspirator is stepping in for a war"--Container....
Publisher
LaserLight Video Production
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on Sergei Prokofiev's musical work, a wide variety of puppet characters portray people, animals, and animated instruments, accompanied by the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.
15) Super 8
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1979, a group of young friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a movie and when locals start to disappear, the inquisitive deputy suspects that the incident was anything but an accident.
16) The stunt man
Author
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (130 min. ; 114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fugitive is forced to replace a dead stunt man on a movie set, run by a megalomaniac director.
Author
Publisher
Smith Street Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Become a film buff and enjoy your night in with this guide to feminist approved films. Have you noticed something about every "100 Greatest Movies Ever Made," or "100 Films to See Before You Die" list? The people in those movies ... they're almost all men. With so much incredible cinema to choose from, there's only so many movies you can watch about bunch of white guys struggling with their daddy issues, right? It's time to push past the male gatekeepers...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 243 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle's alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit, Actually, Lindy returns to those roots, re-examining beloved and iconic movies from the past 40 years with an eye toward the big questions of our time: Is Twilight the horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in The Lion...
Author
Series
Flavia De Luce mysteries volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
It's Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce -- an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving -- is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces' decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop's Lacey gathers...
20) Mamma Roma
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2004, p1995
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
A prostitute struggles to escape the clutches of her pimp and start a new life with her teenage son."
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