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Publisher
Electric Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the final days of the First World War, during Malta's revolution for independence, two British officers are tasked with quelling the riots and covering up the bloody encounter, while innocent protesters are jailed and killed.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wesley, a young deaf boy, is frequently bullied at school, and his home life, a sanctuary, consists of his loving mother and younger sister. When his father, a rough, unhappy man, returns home, Wesley withdraws into a shy and uneasy silence. But one day, on his cold walk home from the school, Wesley finds a strange man helpless and bleeding next to the road. He brings the man to an abandoned barn not far from his house. The man slowly recovers, helped...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's just another day on the job for a band of badass combat zone rescue workers as they defy death and confront war's absurdities. The setting is 1995, somewhere in the Balkans. Over the course of 24 breathless hours, Mambru, leads his team of humanitarian, including hard-bitten, wisecracking veteran B and new recruit Sophie, as they deal with a most unexpected crisis, layers of bureaucratic red tape, and the reappearance of Mambru's old flame.
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Great War - March, 1918. C-company arrives to take its turn in the front-line trenches of northern France, led by the war-weary Captain Stanhope. With a German offensive imminently approaching, the company anxiously awaits their unknown fate. Based on the Tony award winning play. Nominated for Best Actor at the (Sam Claflin) at the **Evening Standard British Film Awards**. *"JOURNEY'S END ... [is] a tale that is both harrowing and heartbreaking."...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bob Ho is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him; he has to win over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (172 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The courage-filled story of the Allied Resistance and the Paris Liberation of 1944. As the Nazi jackboot marches through Europe, the freedom fighters of Paris mount a brave resistance. Nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Original Score at the **Golden Globes.**
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin find himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to a dastardly pirate. With the help of Snowy, Captain Haddock, and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thompson, Tintin will travel half the world...
8) Mafia mamma
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
While seeing to her long estranged (and now deceased) grandfather’s affairs in Italy, Collette, a mild mannered suburban mom, unexpectedly inherits his mafia empire and finds herself stuck in the middle of a deadly mob war. Guided by the firm’s trusted consigliere (Monica Bellucci), she hilariously defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.
9) Rescue Dawn
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story and written and directed by Werner Herzog, "Rescue Dawn" tells the story Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), an American pilot shot down over Laos during the Vietnam war, captured by the Vietcong and subjected to a hellish prison camp. What followed was one of the most remarkable and harrowing experiences of the entire war, an uncanny tale of camaraderie and betrayal, courage in the face of despair, and triumph over tragedy....
10) Flyboys
Publisher
distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Widescreen [ed.].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, this action-packed epic tells the tale of America’s first fighter pilots. These courageous young men distinguish themselves in a manner that none before them had dared, becoming the true heroes who experience triumph, tragedy, love, and loss amid the chaos of World War I.
11) Reflection
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Ukrainian
Description
In 2014, Ukrainian surgeon Serhiy enlists to fight Russian military forces in the Donbass region, where he is captured by enemy soldiers. Now a prisoner of war, Serhiy is forced to witness horrifying scenes of humiliation and violence at the hands of the Russian invaders, his medical background co-opted to dispense mercy killings to the tortured. After his release, he returns to his comfortable middle-class apartment, still suffering from the trauma...
12) Good Kill
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan yearns to get back into the cockpit of a real plane, but he now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned box in the Las Vegas desert. When he and his crew start taking orders directly from the CIA, and the stakes are raised, Egan's nerves, and his relationship with his wife begin to unravel. Revealing the psychological toll drone pilots endure as they are forced to witness the aftermath of their...
13) Hatari!
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Director Howard Hawks reteams with John Wayne, who heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa. Only they don’t use bullets – they capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions. Nominated for an **Academy Award** for Best Cinematography, Color. *"one of those rare films that genuinely constitutes a 'late masterpiece'." - Derek Adams, **Time Out***
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was...
15) Stalag 17
Language
English
Description
Two worthy **Academy Award** nominees from 1950's *Sunset Boulevard* - actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder - re-teamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, STALAG 17. The result was another Best Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth), and the elusive Best Actor Oscar for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up...
16) Papillon
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This is the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Oscar-winner Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape. Official Selection...
17) Tears of the sun
Language
English
Description
Bruce Willis stars as Lt. A.K. Waters, the loyal veteran officer of a Navy S.E.A.L unit. When he’s sent into the heart of Africa, the usually hard-bitten Waters finds himself deeply conflicted at having to choose between following orders and the dictates of his own conscience.
18) Megan Leavey
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A film based on the true life story of a young marine corporal (Kate Mara) whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an interdimensional rupture threatens to unravel reality, the fate of the world is suddenly in the hands of a most unlikely hero: Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), a flustered immigrant mother. As bizarre and bewildering dangers emerge from the many possible worlds, she must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight her way through the splintering timelines to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure through...
20) War and Peace
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Leo Tolstoy’s literary masterpiece comes to life in this epic film classic, featuring the talents of some of the greatest names from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring Audrey Hepburn as Natasha, Henry Fonda as Pierre, and Mel Ferrer as Prince Andrei, WAR AND PEACE is a compelling **Oscar**-nominated drama of international conflict, spectacular adventure, gripping intrigue and tragic romance set against the sweeping backdrop of Napoleon’s invasion...
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