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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This new HBO Drama is set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and the ancient wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne.
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In the third season of the HBO hit drama series Game of Thrones, the Lannisters barely hold on to the throne after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon, while stirrings in the north threaten to alter the overall balance of power. Robb Stark, King in the North, faces major calamity in his efforts to build on his victories over the Lannisters while beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder and his huge army of wildlings continue their inexorable march...
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"...plenty of action, and enough complexities to keep geeks, geniuses and fans glued to the strange and wonderful world of the Seven Kingdoms all spring."--New York Post.
"David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' unflinching adaptation of George R.R. Martin's books straddles the line between theatrical blockbuster and dense multi-pronged TV serial. At its best, it's big, bloody and downright glorious."--Variety.
"The most compelling characters in season 3...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"With the Army of the Dead--led by the Night King, his White Walkers and an undead dragon--bearing down on Jon and Dany and their combined forces, a denouement eight seasons in the making will be reached, answering a myriad of questions surrounding the fate of the series' protagonists. Meanwhile, Jon's true identity promises to undermine Dany's claim to the Iron Throne...and, or course, Cersei has a devious strategy of her own."--Container.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A sane woman is locked up in an asylum by a fraudulent English aristocrat who is afraid she may expose his 'secret.' Escaping while wearing a white gown, she runs into a youthful hero who becomes haunted by his brief meeting with this 'woman in white.'
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This season begins with a power vacuum that protagonists across Westeros and Essos look to fill. At Castle Black, Jon Snow struggles to balance the demands of the Night's Watch with those of the newly-arrived Stannis Baratheon, who styles himself as the rightful king of Westeros. Meanwhile, Cersei scrambles to hold on to power in King's Landing amidst the Tyrells and the rise of a religious group led by the enigmatic High Sparrow, while Jamie embarks...
9) The Munsters
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
From the director of Halloween, The Devil's Reject, and House of 1000 Corpses comes a different kind of love story. The one-of-a-kind master storyteller, Rob Zombie, brings the bizarre romantic comedy of the ages home, as The Munsters make their triumphant return to the screen in this all-new feature film.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants, a mother, son, and daughter, are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely the family's story is...
Publisher
Distributed by Lion's Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1183, a royal family prepares for a joyous Christmas holiday reunion of scheming, conniving and deceit. King Henry II summons his cunning prison-bound wife to his side as he prepares to announce the succession of the throne to one of his double-crossing three sons, none of whom are qualified to rule the monarchy.
14) Ophelia
Publisher
IFC Films, Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The unspoken, complex heroine of Hamlet shares her own story through modern language in contemporary Denmark. As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the two in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and...
15) W. E
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Pop icon Madonna returns to the director's seat for the first time since her 2008 feature debut, FILTH AND WISDOM, for this ambitious romance detailing one lonely woman's obsession with the relationship between King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy) and American divorcee Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough). To Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish), no act of devotion in history is more romantic than King Edward VIII abdicating the throne to be with his one true...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms -- and on the brink of civil war within their own house. Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the Iron Throne. Now, with schemes hatched on both sides --...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest, and triumph. In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die....
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Get ready for some dragon vs. dragon action! Based on George R.R. Martin's 'Fire & Blood' and set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the prequel series House of the Dragon tells the epic story of House Targaryen during the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen and the high drama that ensue when he installs his first-born child, Princess Rhaenyra, a dragonrider of pure Valyrian blood as the first woman to be named heir to the Iron Throne....
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